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| US10167755B2 |
Apparatus for identifying fluid of a removable fluid container and method of use
An apparatus comprising: an identity determiner configured to determine an identity of a removable fluid container; a characteristic determiner configured to obtain a first characteristic based on testing the fluid of the fluid container; a data obtainer configured to obtain a second characteristic based on the identity; and a processor configured to control a fluid provider to provide fluid from the removable fluid container based on the comparison of the first characteristic and the second characteristic. |
| US10167752B2 |
Engine oil pump with electronic oil pressure control
A variable displacement vane pump with electronic oil pressure control provides efficient pumping of engine oil precise regulation of engine oil pressure. The variable displacement oil pump includes a rotor supported in a housing for rotation about an axis of rotation and a slide ring movably supported in the housing. A plurality of vanes extends between the rotor and the slide ring to define a plurality of variable displacement pumping chambers. An electronic drive mechanism is configured to position the slide ring with respect to the axis of rotation, and a controller is configured to drive the electronic drive mechanism for selectively positioning the slide ring to adjust an eccentricity of the slide ring relative to the axis of rotation such that the displacement of the pumping chambers is varied. |
| US10167751B2 |
Internal combustion engine having an engine backpressure brake and a compression release engine brake
An internal combustion engine having at least one outlet valve per cylinder, which can be actuated via a camshaft and a transmission device, a hydraulic valve clearance compensation element being arranged in the transmission device between the camshaft and the outlet valve, and having an engine braking device, having an engine backpressure brake for building up an exhaust gas backpressure and a compression release engine brake, by way of which at least one outlet valve can be held open at least in an engine braking phase, the compression release engine brake being formed by the hydraulic valve clearance compensation element. |
| US10167747B2 |
Sheet metal locking cover for a cam phaser
A cam phaser includes a stator, a rotor positioned in the stator, a cover plate positioned on a first side of the stator, a locking cover positioned on a second side of the stator, a locking pin assembly configured to selectively lock the rotor in a position relative to the stator, a plurality of aligned first openings which extend through the stator, the cover plate, and the locking cover, a plurality of fasteners respectively inserted in the plurality of aligned first openings, and a plurality of aligned central openings forming a throughbore. The locking cover has a body made from sheet metal having a first axial side, a second axial side, a plurality of the first openings extending from the first axial side to the second axial aide, and a second opening extending from the first axial side to the second axial side. The body has a web portion and a plurality of reinforcing portions which are thicker than the web portion. |
| US10167746B2 |
Method of controlling camshaft phase based on humidity
A method of phasing the opening and closing of internal combustion engine intake and exhaust valves relative to the rotation of the crankshaft is based upon changes in engine speed, engine load and ambient relative humidity. During certain conditions of higher humidity, in order to maintain good combustion stability and thus overall engine operation, it is necessary to reduce intake and exhaust valve overlap by adjusting the phase of the intake and exhaust camshafts. This is achieved by utilizing a set of cam position reference values and constraints based upon engine speed, engine load and humidity that are contained in lookup tables that adjust and limit cam position and valve overlap. Generally speaking, in order to maintain optimum engine performance, intake and exhaust valve overlap is reduced with higher ambient humidity and vice versa. |
| US10167743B2 |
Method for controlling a steam generator and control circuit for a steam generator
In a method for controlling a waste heat recovery steam generator of the once-through steam generator type in a combined cycle power plant, the flow volume of the feedwater into the steam generator is controlled based on a measured steam temperature at the outlet of a superheater and on a set-point value for the steam temperature for a steam turbine. A degree of superheating at the outlet of a high-pressure evaporator, a degree of subcooling at the inlet into the high-pressure evaporator, and the measured current flow volume of the feedwater are integrated in the control system in a plurality of control steps. For an optimum operation during rapid load changes, the method especially comprises additional controlling of the degree of subcooling of the flow medium at the inlet into the high-pressure evaporator. |
| US10167740B2 |
Turbine engine having an element for deflecting foreign objects
A turbine engine having a nacelle is provided. The nacelle includes, upstream, an air intake fairing and an element for deflecting foreign objects which defines with the fairing an air intake flow path for supplying air to two coaxial flow paths which are a radially inner flow path and a radially outer flow path. The outer flow path being is by a hub housing and scoops, the hub housing and the scoops being installed downstream of the element for deflecting objects. Each scoop includes two independent portions which are an upstream portion borne by the hub housing, and a downstream portion borne by the nacelle. |
| US10167739B2 |
Centering arrangement of two parts relative to each other
A centering arrangement includes a ring-like inner part and a ring-like outer part, whereby the outer part surrounds the inner part in a concentric arrangement and with an interspace established between the outer part and the inner part, and whereby the outer part and the inner part are subject to a differential radial expansion. A centering contact element, procures a centering mechanical contact between the outer part and the inner part at a plurality of circumferentially distributed contact points, and is able to deform in order to compensate for differential radial expansion. |
| US10167735B2 |
Bearing housing oil spray groove
A product may be provided for use with a turbocharging system. A housing may be configured to house a bearing. A shaft may extend through the bearing. A turbine wheel may be connected to one end of the shaft. The housing may include a wall forming an opening and defining a surface facing the opening. The bearing may have a segment extending into the opening and mating with the surface. The wall may include an oil spray groove opening through the surface and having an outlet directed at the shaft. |
| US10167734B2 |
Buffer airflow to bearing compartment
A seal support and duct assembly of a gas turbine engine includes a seal support housing disposed about a central axis, a duct housing attached to the seal support housing, the duct housing and the seal support housing defining the seal support and duct assembly, an outer annular cavity, an inlet that supplies the outer annular cavity with cooling buffer air, an inner annular cavity disposed radially inward of the outer annular cavity, a first plurality of outlets that provide the cooling buffer air from the outer annular cavity to the inner annular cavity, and a second plurality of outlets that provide the cooling buffer air from the inner annular cavity to an area surrounding a bearing compartment. |
| US10167731B2 |
Turbomachine comprising an electric current generator allowing oil injection from the inside of a rotor shaft
A turbomachine for an aircraft, comprising a rotor shaft, a turbomachine case, a lubricated bearing chamber, at least one bearing supporting the rotor shaft and being located in the bearing chamber, a lubrication device comprising oil injection means to inject oil into the bearing chamber, and oil supply means to supply oil to said oil injection means, and an electric current generator, comprising an armature driven by the rotor shaft and a field coil fixed to the turbomachine case. The generator has an orifice, which passes longitudinally through the generator from one end to the other, and the oil injection means pass through the orifice so that oil can circulate in the axial direction through the generator. |
| US10167724B2 |
Turbine blade platform undercut with decreasing radii curve
A turbine blade has an undercut beneath its platform proximate a trailing edge region. The undercut incorporates a curved portion to reduce to reduce undesirable stress concentration. The undercut shape includes a curved portion of decreasing radius with increasing distance from the underside of the platform. |
| US10167723B2 |
Thermally isolated turbine section for a gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine includes a turbine section fluidly connected to a combustor by a primary flow path. The turbine section includes a first portion at a high pressure relative to a second portion. A thermally isolated cooling plenum is positioned radially inward of the primary flow path. The cooling plenum is defined by a forward wall, a shaft structure, an aft wall, and an inner diameter wall of the primary flow path. Air in the thermally isolated cooling plenum is thermally isolated from air in the primary flow path. At least one cooling air system is operable to provide cooling air to the thermally isolated cooling plenum. |
| US10167721B2 |
Milling machine and method for operating a milling machine
The invention relates to a milling machine having a replaceable milling drum, different types of milling drums being capable of being associated with the milling machine; and having a control unit for controlling the milling machine, machine parameters of the milling machine being settable by way of the control unit. Provision is made that the milling machine has associated with it at least one means that is designed to detect at least one characteristic feature of the milling drum; that the at least one means is connected to the control unit; and that the control unit is designed to specify for at least one machine parameter, indirectly or directly from the characteristic feature, a value to be set, and/or a setting range. The invention further relates to a corresponding milling drum and to a corresponding method. The milling machine, milling drum, and method allow the selection of machine parameters for operation of the milling machine to be simplified. |
| US10167711B2 |
Pressure activated completion tools and methods of use
Methods and apparatus of pressure activated completion tools for hydraulic fracturing and related processes are provided. In some embodiments, the hydraulic fracturing apparatuses for accessing a subterranean formations can include a tubular body to be fluidly connected in-line with a completion string, the tubular body having at least one burst port configured to receive burst inserts (burst plugs), and a movable inner sleeve that can slide along the inside of the tubular body when exposed to hydraulic pressure from a first position to a second position. The tubular body can also have flow-port(s) that are blocked when the movable inner sleeve is in the first position and opened when the movable inner sleeve slides to the second position. |
| US10167707B2 |
Rod string rotation during well pumping operations
A well pumping system can include an actuator that reciprocates a rod string, and a rod rotator including at least one helical profile and at least one engagement device. The rod string may rotate in response to longitudinal displacement of the rod string while the engagement device is engaged with the helical profile. A method of rotating a rod string in a well can include rotating a rod in a rotary direction, in response to displacement of the rod in a longitudinal direction, and preventing rotation of the rod in an opposite rotary direction, in response to displacement of the rod in an opposite longitudinal direction. |
| US10167706B2 |
Oil/gas production apparatus
An apparatus for boosting the pressure of flowing fluids includes jet pumps (10a, 10b), each having a low pressure (LP) inlet for LP fluid, a high pressure (HP) inlet for HP liquid and a medium pressure (MP) outlet for MP fluid. A fluid separator device (16) receives the MP fluid from the outlets of the jet pumps, and includes a gas outlet line (20) for a separated gas phase and a liquid outlet (22a, 22b) for separated liquid phase. A liquid return line (24b, 38) returns at least some of the separated liquid phase to the HP inlets of the jet pumps, and a mechanical pump (32) is connected into the liquid return line for boosting the pressure of the liquid delivered to the HP inlets of the jet pumps. A flow control system (6) is provided for controlling the flow of fluids through the respective jet pumps (10a, 10b). |
| US10167704B2 |
Reservoir pressure prediction and methods of execution
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer readable media useful in determining pore pressure in a reservoir. Specifically disclosed are methods, systems, and computer readable media for determining mudstone permeability in mudstone bounding a reservoir. |
| US10167688B2 |
Method of disconnecting a drill string at a drill rig
A method and apparatus for disconnecting an end rod from a drill string coupled together by a threaded connection is provided. A rod handling apparatus includes a gripper unit having a floating sled with a sensor unit configured to monitor relative axial position of the sled relative to a frame of the gripper unit to determine a decoupling of the threaded connection and a separation of an end rod from the drill string. |
| US10167687B2 |
Magazine for drilling rods
The invention relates to a drill rod magazine for vertical storage of drill rod elements, having a base frame, on which at least one support means is arranged that has two substantially horizontally directed retaining arms which, by formation of a receiving area, are parallel to and spaced apart from each other, wherein the drill rod elements are retained in a vertical position between the retaining arms. Along at least one retaining arm a clamping rod is supported in a movable manner which is in operative connection with a tensioning means that exerts a tensioning force onto the drill rod elements for retaining the drill rod elements in a clamping manner in the receiving area. |
| US10167686B2 |
Continuous well string injector using multi-piston cylinder blocks for application of skate pressure
A continuous well string injector features a frame carrying a pair of endless chain conveyors on opposite sides of a pathway. Each chain carries gripper dies for engaging the continuous well string when received in the pathway. A respective skate and cylinder block reside in the closed loop path of each chain. Each cylinder block features a plurality of blind bores having open ends facing toward the respective skate, and a respective piston is slidably disposed within each bore. Hydraulic extension and retraction ports open into the cylinder bores on opposite sides of the piston, whereby back and forth displacement of the pistons forces the skates toward and away from one another to grip and release the continuous well string. A front wall of the frame has an open horizontal gap aligned with the pathway to enable lateral entrance and exit of the continuous string to and from the pathway. |
| US10167685B2 |
Machine and method for earth-working
A machine and a method for earth-working with a machine, having a mast, along which a top drive can be moved vertically by an adjusting device, through which top drive a telescopic kelly bar is displaceably guided, which has at least one outer kelly bar, which is designed to come to lie on the top drive, and one inner kelly bar, which comprises a rope suspension for a rope, through which the inner kelly bar is moved vertically by a rope winch. The adjusting device for the top drive and/or the main rope winch for the kelly bar is/are automatically controlled, wherein the inner kelly bar is moved relative to the top drive in some areas in a rapid travel mode at a first speed and in some areas in a conservative travel mode, in which the speed is reduced in comparison with the first speed. |
| US10167683B2 |
Centralizer for downhole probes
An assembly for use in subsurface drilling includes a downhole downhole probe supported by a centralizer. The centralizer comprises a tubular member that extends around the downhole probe. A wall of the centralizer is fluted to provide inward contact points that support the downhole probe and outward contact points that bear against a bore wall of a section of drill string. The downhole probe may be supported for substantially its entire length. |
| US10167682B2 |
Coupling mounted spin-through rod centralizer
A spin-through rod centralizer consisting of a stator mounted on the rod coupling which provides the bearing surface for rotation of the coupling within the stator. The stator is restrained from such axial movement by two steel “washers” that are captured between the rod shoulders and the coupling when the connection between two rods is made up. The washers are slightly larger in diameter than the coupling and thereby keep the stator located on the coupling, yet do not restrict the relative rotation between the coupling and the stator. An alternative configuration uses a coupling with a shoulder at one end that acts as one of the “washers” to restrain the stator from axial movement. |
| US10167676B2 |
Method and relative system for the identification of malfunctionings of the drill bit during the drilling of hydrocarbon wells
Disclosed is a method for identification of malfunctioning of a drill bit during drilling of hydrocarbon wells. The method includes measuring the penetration rate of the drill bit, measuring the drilling length, measuring the drilling mud concentration of at least one alkene gas species, measuring the torque at the drill bit, then analyzing the microscopic structure of the drilling cuttings on the basis of the values assumed by these measurements and on the basis of the observations of this microscopic structure. Finally the method generates an alert signal and returns the drill bit to the surface. The method facilitates a system for the early identification of drill bit malfunction due to wear, both in the case of fatigue and in the case of wrong initial choice of the type of drill bit with respect to the lithology of the rocks to be drilled. |
| US10167675B2 |
Polycrystalline diamond cutting elements having lead or lead alloy additions
Polycrystalline diamond cutting elements having enhanced thermal stability, drill bits incorporating the same, and methods of making the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a cutting element includes a substrate having a metal carbide and a polycrystalline diamond body bonded to the substrate. The polycrystalline diamond body includes a plurality of diamond grains bonded to adjacent diamond grains by diamond-to-diamond bonds and a plurality of interstitial regions positioned between adjacent diamond grains. At least a portion of the plurality of interstitial regions comprise lead or lead alloy, a catalyst material, metal carbide, or combinations thereof. At least a portion of the plurality of interstitial regions comprise lead or lead alloy that coat portions of the adjacent diamond grains such that the lead or lead alloy reduces contact between the diamond and the catalyst. |
| US10167667B2 |
Method for preventing false positive occupancy sensor detections caused by motion
A method and corresponding system is disclosed that provides for management of a response to motion detection in a motion-based system. The method includes: determining a schedule of movement of a position and an orientation of a window treatment, wherein a scheduled time of movement of the window treatment is greater than a time-out period of an occupancy sensor and determining at least one of the position of the window treatment and the orientation of the window treatment at a corresponding time of movement wherein the movement is based at least on one of a current time and a next time, and responsive to a detection of motion, outputting the determined at least one position and orientation at the current time. |
| US10167664B2 |
Window assembly for vehicle
A window assembly for a vehicle includes a fixed frame having a pair of opposite side frame members, an upper frame member and a lower frame member. A fixed window panel is disposed at a lower portion of the side frame members and at the lower frame member. A movable window panel is movable relative to the fixed window panel and the frame between an opened position and a closed position. Each of the side frame members includes a lower channel for receiving a side perimeter edge region of the fixed window panel and an end region of the lower frame member. An elastomeric seal is overmolded along the lower channel of the side frame member and is configured to receive and seal against (i) the side perimeter edge region of the fixed window panel and (ii) the end region of the lower frame member. |
| US10167661B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling garage door opener operations
A garage door opener system includes sensor components and actuatable components. When a condition is detected based on sensor output, a responsive action is selected. The actuatable component is controlled to perform the selected responsive action. Accessory sensors and actuatable accessories may be in communication with the garage door system. When the accessories are found to be present by the garage door opener system, and a condition is detected by the accessory sensor, a responsive action is selected and the actuatable accessory is controlled to perform the responsive action. In either case, the responsive actions may be selected based on rules. The responsive actions may be performed by a combination of the actuatable components of the garage door opener system and the actuatable accessories in communication with the garage door opener system. |
| US10167658B2 |
Side-load hung window assembly with sash guides
A side-load, hung window assembly can include a sash guide attached to the window sash and extending into a space between the window sash and the jamb channel. The sash guide can include a recess at an outer end to provide clearance for the sash guide to pass over the uncurled end portion of the curl spring and the mounting device. In addition, an aesthetic cover can be disposed over the mounting device. Alternatively or in addition, a spring cover can be disposed over the uncurled end portion of the curl spring and the mounting device. |
| US10167657B2 |
Hinge assembly for an insulated door
The hinge assembly comprises a housing for mounting on a cabinet and a post member for mounting on a door and for rotation relative to the housing. A first electrical contact is mounted within the housing for connection to a source of electrical power in the cabinet and a second electrical contact is disposed in the post in electrical contact with the first contact for connection to an electrical appliance in the door. In one embodiment, the electrical contacts rotate relative to each other as the post member pivots on the housing while in other embodiments; the electrical contacts remain stationary relative to each other as the post member pivots on the housing. |
| US10167654B2 |
Doorknob indicating system
A doorknob indicating system includes an exterior doorknob disposed on an interior side of a door, an interior doorknob disposed on an exterior side of the door, an LED on an escutcheon of said exterior doorknob, a user interface on an escutcheon of said interior doorknob, a source of electrical power, and a controller. The LED, the user interface, and the source of electrical power are operatively connected to the controller. The controller is programmed to illuminate the LED for one or more determined time intervals based upon an input received by the user interface. |
| US10167651B2 |
Pool water filtration system
A system and method for filtering pool water by removing algae from the water without the use of chemicals is presented. The system includes a pump, a hose, and a filter. The pump is configured to move a volume of water from the pool and push the water through the hose. A container is in communication with the hose to receive the water. The container includes an internal filter and a series of holes in the body of the container. The water passes through the filter and is discharged out through the holes. The water is recycled through the filter continuously. The location of the pump and the container relative to one another within the pool allows an operator to dictate the level of circulation and filtration of water through the pool. |
| US10167649B2 |
Automatic relief valve system with water level sensing for a fiberglass swimming pool body
A swimming pool assembly, including a pool body defining a top edge and an bottom connected by a wall, an access port positioned through the bottom, a first conduit connected to the access port and extending away from the body, a valve connected with the first conduit, a second conduit connected with the first conduit and extending toward the top edge, wherein the second conduit is water permeable. An actuator is positioned in the second conduit and connected to the valve. First and second water level sensors are positioned to measure ground water level and pool water level. A microprocessor is operationally connected to the water level sensors and to the actuator, wherein when the ground water level exceeds the pool water level by a predetermined amount, the microprocessor sends a signal to the actuator to open the valve. |
| US10167647B1 |
Modular structure for extension over a pool
There is provided a structure for extending over a pool. The structure includes a first section secured to a second section at at least two locations. Each of the first section and the second section may include two longitudinal members joined by a set of transversally-disposed lateral members. Furthermore, the first section and the second section further includes a set of transparent members disposed in a longitudinal direction overtop the set of transversally-disposed lateral members. Furthermore, the set of transparent members form a continuous platform secured by a set of stops disposed at each end of the two longitudinal members. The first and second section may be secured using a set of bolts, pins, screws, or combinations thereof. |
| US10167646B1 |
Pool, method of fabricating a pool, and a pool panel junction
Pools, methods of fabricating pools, and pool panel junctions are provided. The pool includes a first internal surface having a first radius; a second internal surface, for example, of a wading pool, having a second radius; a third internal surface having a third radius, different from the second radius; and a junction where the first internal surface transitions to the second internal surface at a first elevation and the first internal surface transitions to the third internal surface at a second elevation, different from the first elevation. The pool panel junction includes at least one elongated member having a pair of opposing sides defining planes that converge at an apex, such as, a triangular member, and wherein each of the opposing sides is adapted to engage an adjacent connector operatively mounted to a pool panel. An elongated pool panel structural member and a method of fabricating a pool are also provided. |
| US10167643B2 |
Protecto unit for a sliding door frame
A protector for a sliding door frame includes an inverted U-shaped sill riser cover and a sill plate cover and means for snapping the two covers together to form a rigid unitary unit for protecting the sliding door frame during construction. |
| US10167641B2 |
Air control trigger for integrated handheld texture sprayer
A handheld sprayer comprises a housing, a turbine, a spray tip, a hopper and a trigger. An air flow passage extends through the housing. The turbine is configured to generate an airflow within the air flow passage. The spray tip is positioned to receive airflow from the air flow passage. The hopper is connected to the housing and is configured to discharge a fluid into the air flow passage. The trigger is mounted to the housing to control discharge of the hopper into the flow passage and airflow form the turbine. In different embodiments, the trigger controls airflow from the turbine to the spray tip or the hopper or both. Additionally, a method for spraying a fluid from a handheld sprayer comprises controlling airflow from a turbine and discharge from a hopper into a passage using a combined actuator. |
| US10167640B2 |
Changeover cover with plug connection
A substrate installation unit for installing with other substrate installation units, in particular of the same type, for covering a substrate, wherein the substrate installation unit comprises a substrate-side attachment structure, which is designed for attaching to the substrate; and a plug connection structure, facing away from the substrate, for releasably plug connecting, in particular with a formation of a snap-in plug connection with a correspondingly designed plug connection structure of a surface installation unit, which comprises a utilization structure. |
| US10167638B2 |
Mixed stucco block
The invention is a mixed stucco block of gypsum blocks. Due to using a layer of compacted polystyrene in its center, it is much lighter than regular gypsum blocks. In addition, its heat transfer coefficient is less than solid stucco panels. In addition, due to applying some smithereens in it along with support system and innovative Rabyts, mechanical connection of cement mortar is provided for it. Therefore it is possible to use this block in wet places including in bathroom, WC, and as the side wall of the façade. |
| US10167636B2 |
Method of designing a corrugated sheet and corregated sheet obtained
Method for designing a corrugated roofing sheet made of natural fibers, impregnated with bitumen including a uniform pattern of mutually parallel alternating corrugations borne by a mid-plane, the corrugations defining rounded crests each separated from the next by a rounded trough, the crests and trough being connected by alternately inclined portions, the transverse offset between two successive crests being equal to the transverse offset between two successive troughs and defining the pitch P of the corrugations, the sheet having a thickness E of material substantially constant over its extent, and a height H being twice the distance between the mid-plane and the exterior surface of a crest or twice the distance between the mid-plane and the exterior surface of a trough, these two distances being identical. The height, thickness and pitch values are determined by Fi |
| US10167629B2 |
Insulated reinforced foam sheathing, reinforced elastomeric vapor permeable air barrier foam panel and method of making and using same
The invention comprises a product. The product comprises a first foam panel having an edge, a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface and a second foam panel having an edge, a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface, wherein the first and second foam panels are disposed such that their edges are adjacent each other and define a joint therebetween. The product also comprises an elongate metal strip having a body portion and a projection extending outwardly from the body portion, the metal strip being disposed such that at least a portion of the projection is disposed in the joint between the foam panels and at least a portion of the body portion covers a portion of the second primary surface of the first foam panel and a portion of the second primary surface of the second foam panel. A method of making and using the composite panel is also disclosed. |
| US10167626B1 |
Masonry support apparatus
A masonry support apparatus supports a wall of brick or other masonry material in a building, provides a thermal break between the wall and a concrete floor of the building, and secures insulation material between the wall and the floor. The masonry support apparatus comprises an elongated longitudinally extending support member, at least one insulation bracket assembly extending rearwardly from the support member for securing an insulation block, and at least one concrete anchor extending rearwardly from the insulation bracket assembly for securing to a concrete floor. The support member, insulation bracket assembly and concrete anchor are permanently joined together to form a unitary structure. |
| US10167621B2 |
Threshold trench drain
A threshold drain for connecting to a drain system and collecting an incoming flow of water from a predetermined direction across a threshold at the installation site. The drain includes a catch pan with portions defining a pan outlet. A flange pipe is coupled to the pan outlet for the purpose of connecting the threshold drain to the drain system. A grate is received within the catch pan and includes transverse webs and longitudinal webs. The transverse webs extend parallel to one another along the width of the catch pan and are spaced above the pan bottom wall. The longitudinal webs extend parallel to one another along the length of the catch pan and are supported by the transverse webs above the pan bottom wall in a fixed orientation. The fixed orientation is inclined toward the pan side walls adjacent to the incoming flow of water. |
| US10167618B2 |
Flush toilet
A flush toilet for cleaning a toilet main body and discharging waste by using flush water is disclosed. The flush toilet contains a bowl portion including a bowl shaped waste-receiving surface and a rim portion formed on a top edge of the waste-receiving surface, the rim portion having an inner circumferential surface whose top portion is configured to rises vertically. The bowl portion contains a front region, the front region includes a first arc-shaped surface having a curvature R1 in a horizontal direction of a top portion of the waste-receiving surface and a second arc-shaped surface having a curvature R2 in a vertical direction formed by the inner circumferential surface of the rim portion and the waste-receiving surface, and the ratio of the curvature R1 to the curvature R2 is in a range of 1:3 to 3:1. |
| US10167617B2 |
Modular toilet system and components
A modular toilet is disclosed comprising a toilet shell and a hydraulic core. The hydraulic core module is a separate unit from the toilet shell module and may be non-symmetrical with the internal and external form of the shell. The core module comprises a toilet bowl connected to a siphon drain comprising a weir. The drain may be a vertical loop drain. The toilet shell and the hydraulic core may comprise mutual sealing surfaces. The drain may comprise openings for connection to a toilet ventilation system. |
| US10167616B2 |
Method of coupling a pit extension to a pit liner of a pit vault
A method of coupling a pit extension to a pit liner of a pit vault can comprise aligning an extension bottom end of the pit extension with a liner top end of the pit liner in an end-to-end facing relationship; bringing a leg of the pit extension into engagement with the pit liner proximate to the liner top end; and attaching the leg to the pit liner. |
| US10167612B2 |
Counterweight device for arranging accumulators inside the counterweight of a working machine
Counterweight device in which an accumulator is disposed inside a counterweight, the work machine connecting the accumulator to piping at the machine body side and capable of moving a machine body or work device even though the counterweight is not attached to the body. A counterweight is fixed to a mount base at the rear end part of a swinging frame, an accumulator installed inside the counterweight by means of a temporary placing support structure. The temporary placing support structure can be temporarily placed on and attached to the end plate at the swinging frame side before attaching the counterweight. |
| US10167611B2 |
Hydraulic excavator drive system
A hydraulic excavator drive system includes: a cylinder that drives a moving part that is an arm or a bucket. Hydraulic oil is supplied from a hydraulic pump to the cylinder via a control valve. A bypass line branches off from a rod-side supply/discharge line. The bypass line is blocked and opened by a restrictor. The restrictor is controlled by a controller such that, when the hydraulic oil is supplied to the cylinder through a head-side supply/discharge line, the restrictor blocks the bypass line if a pressure detected by a load detector is lower than a predetermined value, and opens the bypass line if the pressure detected by the load detector is higher than or equal to the predetermined value. |
| US10167610B2 |
Construction machine
A reducing agent tank (11) is disposed in a first space (SP1) on an upstream side of cooling air with respect to a heat exchanger (21), and an engine (13) and an injector (14) are disposed in a second space (SP2) on a downstream side of the cooling air with respect to the heat exchanger (21). The heat exchanger is placed on a bracket (30) having a first side plate section (32), a second side plate section (33), and a top plate section (31), and a first cutout section (34) for allowing a reducing agent hose (25) to be inserted, a second cutout section (35) for allowing the reducing agent hose to be inserted are provided in the first side plate section and the second side plate section, respectively, and a portion of the reducing agent hose passes through the first cutout section and the second cutout section to be wired in an internal space (SP3) of the bracket. |
| US10167608B1 |
Apparatus for bi-directional load testing of driven piles and injection piles, and method thereof
An apparatus for carrying out bi-directional load testing of close ended driven piles and injection piles utilizing a hydraulic jack, comprising an enclosure for housing the hydraulic jack. The apparatus includes a first hollow body, a second hollow body and a third hollow body. The first hollow body has an open upper end, an open lower end, and a base for attaching the top of the hydraulic jack. The second hollow body has an open upper end, an open lower end, and a base for attaching the base of the hydraulic jack. The third hollow body has an open upper end and an open lower end, and has an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the first hollow body and the second hollow body, the third hollow body being capable of being axially received by both the first hollow body and the second hollow body. |
| US10167607B2 |
Drainage system with contiguous void
A drainage system for engaging and removing accumulating drainage water with a sump pump liner, a sump pump disposed within the liner, and at least one contiguous void with an inner volume in fluidic communication with an inner volume of the liner. The void can comprise a low pressure void compartment disposed distal to the bottom of the liner, or the void can comprise a water harvesting arm with a proximal end retained by the main body of the liner and a body portion that projects from the main body. Liner-void apertures can be disposed in the bottom of the main body of the liner, and void-environment apertures can be disposed in a void bottom partition. The main body can have a rectangular cross section with a lateral water harvesting arm projecting from each sidewall. |
| US10167604B2 |
Rope-suspended leader mast
A rope-suspended leader mast includes a lower part for accommodating a material to be pile-driven and an upper part for accommodating a diesel pile driver having a fuel feed. The leader mast is provided with at least one securing rope. A fuel feed interrupter interrupts the fuel feed of the diesel pile driver accommodated by the rope-suspended leader mast when the securing rope is tensioned. |
| US10167601B2 |
Generator for converting tidal fluctuation to electrical energy
A generator for converting tidal fluctuation to electrical energy is provided. The generator includes at least a first energy transfer mechanism. The first energy transfer mechanism includes a weight that is floatable in water. The first energy transfer mechanism further includes a first driver gear and a coupling rod connecting the weight to the first driver gear. The coupling rod rotates the first driver gear when the weight rises or lowers while floating on the water. Therefore, linear vertical motion of the tides is converted into rotational motion. A rotor is rotated by the first driver gear when the first driver gear is rotated by the coupling rod. |
| US10167590B2 |
Method and device for sorting of laundry items, preferably laundry items for cleaning
The automatic sorting of laundry items requires a knowledge of all sorting criteria. One strives to read these out from data storage media attached to the laundry items. The problem is when laundry items lack data storage media, or they are not readable because they have been damaged, for example. The invention calls for deriving sorting criteria which cannot be otherwise obtained from at least one imaging recording of an imaging device, such as a 3D-camera. Such sorting criteria, which cannot be derived from the picture or recording of the 3D-camera, are derived from supplemental information which can be obtained in different ways. Thus, it is also possible to sort laundry items without data storage medium or with damaged data storage media in a fully automatic or at least largely automatic manner. |
| US10167588B2 |
Washing machine and washing water supply device
Provided is a washing machine including a main body having an opening and a door assembly disposed at the opening, wherein the door assembly includes a door that opens and closes the opening and an auxiliary washing unit having an auxiliary washing space in which hand-washing can be performed, and provided to pivot about one side of the door in an inside of the door. Through this configuration, separated washing spaces can be provided and separate hand-washing can be performed. Also, pressure of washing water supplied into the washing machine can be regulated so that water supply efficiency can be improved and a flow rate of the washing water can be adjusted. |
| US10167583B2 |
Honeycomb structure made of a non-woven made of recycled carbon fibers
A honeycomb structure comprising carbon-fiber non-woven, sandwich structure comprising the honeycomb structure, and process for the production of the honeycomb structure. |
| US10167578B2 |
Methods and systems for regulating tension in warping
A warping system for reducing tension in a plurality of yarn ends wound by the warping system onto a beam. The warping system minimizes the number of contact points as yarn is pulled off of yarn packages in a creel and wound onto the beam. After exiting a tube, yarn passes over a roller and an expansion comb before being wound onto the beam. The yarn extends between the roller and the beam substantially in a yarn plane. The yarn can contact the warping system at only one contact point between the roller and the beam. |
| US10167577B2 |
Channel plate adapter and open-end spinning device with a channel plate adapter
A channel plate adapter is provided for use in a cover of a rotor housing of an open-end spinning device, wherein a rotor is rotatably arranged in the rotor housing. The channel plate adapter includes an output fiber channel that conveys fibers to the rotor, the output fiber channel having an inlet side where fibers enter and an outlet side from which the fibers exit towards the rotor. The output fiber channel further includes a bend between the inlet side and the outlet side, the bend splitting the output fiber channel into a first section formed between the inlet side and the bend, and a second section formed between the bend and the outlet side. The bend changes direction of the second section relative to the first section such that the second section is oriented against a direction of rotation of the rotor. |
| US10167559B2 |
Negative patterning approach for ultra-narrow gap devices
A method for manufacturing a gap device includes forming a template structure on a substrate, depositing an active material layer on the substrate and on the template structure, wherein the active material layer covers at least top and side surfaces of the template structure, planarizing the active material layer, and selectively removing the template structure with respect to the active material layer and the substrate. |
| US10167557B2 |
Gas distribution system, reactor including the system, and methods of using the same
A gas distribution system, a reactor system including the gas distribution system, and method of using the gas distribution system and reactor system are disclosed. The gas distribution system can be used in gas-phase reactor systems to independently fine tune gas source locations and gas flow rates of reactants to a reaction chamber of the reactor systems. |
| US10167555B2 |
Method and apparatus for fabricating fibers and microstructures from disparate molar mass precursors
The disclosed methods and apparatus improve the fabrication of solid fibers and microstructures. In many embodiments, the fabrication is from gaseous, solid, semi-solid, liquid, critical, and supercritical mixtures using one or more low molar mass precursor(s), in combination with one or more high molar mass precursor(s). The methods and systems generally employ the thermal diffusion/Soret effect to concentrate the low molar mass precursor at a reaction zone, where the presence of the high molar mass precursor contributes to this concentration, and may also contribute to the reaction and insulate the reaction zone, thereby achieving higher fiber growth rates and/or reduced energy/heat expenditures together with reduced homogeneous nucleation. In some embodiments, the invention also relates to the permanent or semi-permanent recording and/or reading of information on or within fabricated fibers and microstructures. In some embodiments, the invention also relates to the fabrication of certain functionally-shaped fibers and microstructures. In some embodiments, the invention may also utilize laser beam profiling to enhance fiber and microstructure fabrication. |
| US10167550B2 |
Multi-functional composite structures
A multi-functional composite system generally comprises a core, a plurality of structural composite fiber layers, a matrix material, a connector configured to interface with one or more electrical devices and a composite conductor assembly, the composite conductor assembly having one or more conductors disposed between two or more insulating layers. |
| US10167544B2 |
Vapor deposition mask, vapor deposition mask preparation body, method for producing vapor deposition mask, and method for producing organic semiconductor element
There are provided a vapor deposition mask capable of satisfying both high definition and lightweight in upsizing and forming a vapor deposition pattern with high definition while securing strength, a vapor deposition mask preparation body capable of simply producing the vapor deposition mask and a method for producing a vapor deposition mask, and furthermore, a method for producing an organic semiconductor element capable of producing an organic semiconductor element with high definition.A metal mask 10 in which a slit 15 is provided and a resin mask 20 in which openings 25 corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition are provided at a position of overlapping with the slit 15 are stacked, and the metal mask 10 has a general region 10a in which the slit 15 is provided and a thick region 10b larger in thickness than the general region. |
| US10167541B2 |
Alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is an alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet including a base steel sheet, the base steel sheet containing a given amount of C, Si, Mn, and other elements. The alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet is provided with an alloyed hot-dip galvanized layer on a surface of the base steel sheet, the alloyed hot-dip galvanized layer containing, in mass %, Fe: more than or equal to 5% and less than or equal to 15%, and having a thickness of more than or equal to 3 μm and less than or equal to 30 μm. The alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes an A layer immediately under the surface of the base steel sheet, the A layer being formed in the base steel sheet and having a thickness of more than or equal to 2 μm and less than or equal to 20 μm from the surface of the base steel sheet, containing more than or equal to 50 vol % of a ferrite structure, and containing more than or equal to 90 mass % of unoxidized Fe, less than or equal to 10 mass % of a total of contents of oxides of Fe, Si, Mn, P, S, and Al, and less than 0.05 mass % of C. |
| US10167540B2 |
Continuous oligocrystalline shape memory alloy wire produced by melt spinning
There is provided herein a shape memory alloy wire that includes an alloy composition of CuAlMnNi and excluding grain refiner elements. The alloy composition includes 20 at %-28 at % Al, 2 at %-4 at % Ni, 3 at %-5 at % Mn with Cu as a remaining balance of the alloy composition. The alloy composition is disposed as an elongated wire of at least about 1 meter in length, having a wire diameter of less than about 150 microns. At least about 50 vol % of said alloy composition along said wire length has an oligocrystalline microstructure as-disposed in the wire and without thermal treatment of the wire. |
| US10167539B2 |
Hot-rolled steel sheet and method for producing same
A hot-rolled steel sheet wherein an average pole density of orientation group of {100}<011> to {223}<110> is 1.0 to 5.0 and pole density of crystal orientation {332}<113> is 1.0 to 4.0. The hot-rolled steel sheet includes, as a metallographic structure, by area %, 30% to 99% ferrite and bainite in total, and 1% to 70% martensite. The hot-rolled steel sheet satisfies Expression 1: dia≤13 μm, and also satisfies Expression 2: TS/fM×dis/dia≥500, wherein an area fraction of the martensite is defined as fM in unit of area %, an average size of the martensite is defined as dia in unit of μm, an average distance between the martensite is defined as dis in unit of μm, and tensile strength of the steel sheet is defined as TS in unit of MPa. |
| US10167538B2 |
Steel pipe
A steel pipe, consisting of, in terms of mass %: from 0.06% to 0.25% of C, 0.50% or less of Si, 1.00% to 1.80% of Mn, 0.030% or less of P, 0.020% or less of S, 0.08% or less of Al, 0.008% or less of N, 0.080% or less of Nb, and a remainder consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein a compressive residual stress at an outer surface measured by an X-ray method is 250 MPa or more, and a compressive residual stress at a position at a depth of 1 mm from the outer surface measured by the X-ray method is 70% or more of the compressive residual stress at the outer surface measured by the X-ray method. |
| US10167537B2 |
Electronic apparatus and method for manufacturing the same
An electronic apparatus includes: a first electronic component including a first electrode; solder on the first electrode; and a phase containing In, Ag, and Cu, the phase being dispersed and included in the solder.And a method for manufacturing an electronic apparatus, the method includes: forming solder on a first electrode of a first component, the solder including a phase containing In, Ag, and Cu, the phase being dispersed in the solder. |
| US10167536B2 |
Tungsten alloy, tungsten alloy part, discharge lamp, transmitting tube, and magnetron
According to one embodiment, a tungsten alloy includes a W component and a Hf component including HfC. A content of the Hf component in terms of HfC is 0.1 wt % or more and 3 wt % or less. |
| US10167534B2 |
Fresh water degradable downhole tools comprising magnesium and aluminum alloys
Downhole tools, methods, and systems of use thereof, the downhole tools comprising at least one component made of a doped alloy that at least partially degrades by micro-galvanic corrosion in the presence of fresh water having a salinity of less than about 1000 ppm, and wherein the doped alloy is selected from the group consisting of a doped magnesium alloy, a doped aluminum alloy, and any combination thereof. |
| US10167529B2 |
Hardfacing process and parts produced thereby
A hardfacing process includes depositing a clad layer having a thickness greater than about 1 mm (0.04 in) on a surface of the component by arc welding, and creating a heat affected zone directly below the clad layer due to the depositing. The heat affected zone may be a region of the component where a lowest hardness is more than 40% lower than a base hardness of the component below the heat affected zone. The method may also include heat treating the component after the deposition such that the lowest hardness in the heat affected zone is restored to within about 15% of the base hardness of the component. |
| US10167527B2 |
Method and arrangement for progressive surface hardening
The invention relates to a method for the progressive induction surface hardening of a closed curve trace of a workpiece, the closed curve trace and a hardening device being moved relative to one another in a feed mode to harden the closed curve trace starting from an initial zone to an end zone, an unhardened soft zone being provided. According to the invention, the workpiece is provided with a marking, the hardening device having a sensor for detecting said marking. The curve trace and the hardening device are moved relative to one another along the treatment direction until the senor detects the marking. Once the marking is detected, another movement takes place in the treatment direction before the hardening device is activated, the curve trace being hardened by the relative movement. The marking is again detected by means of the sensor and the hardening device is then deactivated. The invention also relates to an arrangement which is suitable for carrying out the method described. |
| US10167523B2 |
Gene impacting biomass formation and recalcitrance and methods of use
The invention provides plants having improved biomass properties of increased biomass quantity and density, increased cellulose content and deceased lignin content and improved sugar release efficiency, methods of generating (genetically modifying) and/or selecting (natural variant collections) plants with such preferred attributes of cellulose, lignin and sugar release, and uses of such plants. The inventors have determined that the expression of the gene, Potri.001G375700 (belonging to IQD signaling protein family containing a canonical calmodulin-binding domain) and/or activity of Potri.001G375700, modulates cellulose, lignin synthesis, sugar release and growth in plants. |
| US10167521B2 |
Methods and materials for detecting contaminated food products
This document provides methods and materials for detecting contaminated food products. For example, methods and materials for using an enzymatic amplification cascade of restriction endonucleases to detect nucleic acid of a microorganism or virus (e.g., a pathogen) within a sample (e.g., food product sample) being tested, thereby assessing a food product for possible contamination are provided. |
| US10167520B2 |
Universal or broad range assays and multi-tag sample specific diagnostic process using non-optical sequencing
The present invention includes a method for determining the identify of an organism or virus in a sample comprising the steps of: isolating DNA or RNA from the sample; combining the DNA or RNA directly or with one or more universal or target specific amplification primers, wherein the one or more primers are specific for one or more group of target microorganisms or virus; and amplifying the DNA, or the RNA following reverse transcription with a reverse transcriptase; and contacting the amplification product with one or more species-, organism- or virus-specific detectable marker. |
| US10167519B2 |
Fusion genes associated with progressive prostate cancer
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for determining whether a subject having prostate cancer is at greater risk of developing progressive disease, and methods of treating the subjects. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that approximately 90% of men carrying at least one of the following fusion genes: TRMT11-GRIK2, SLC45A2-AMACR, MTOR-TP53BP1, LRRC59-FLJ60017, TMEM135-CCDC67 and CCNH-05orf30 experienced prostate cancer recurrence, metastases and/or prostate cancer-specific death after radical prostatectomy (each examples of “progressive prostate cancer”), while these outcomes occurred in only 36% of men not carrying any of these fusion genes. It is also based, at least in part, on the discovery that no patient studied survived five years without recurrence if their primary prostate cancer contained a TRMT11-GRIK2 or MTOR-TP53BP1 fusion gene. It is also based, at least in part, on the discovery that the protein encoded by the MAN2A1-FER fusion gene exhibits kinase activity. |
| US10167517B2 |
MIPOL1-ETV1 gene rearrangements
Compositions and methods associated with recurrent MIPOL1-ETV1 genetic rearrangements that are useful for cancer diagnosis and therapy are disclosed. |
| US10167516B2 |
Six-gene biomarker of survival and response to platinum based chemotherapy in serious ovarian cancer patients
Described herein are methods of predicting the risk of developing ovarian cancer recurrence of a subject comprising the steps of detecting the expression levels of at least four of the six genes selected from the group consisting of AKT2, KRAS, RAC1, CALM3, RPS6KA2 and YWHAB or the gene products thereof, wherein the presence of increased expression levels of the genes or the gene products is predictive of the increased risk of developing ovarian cancer recurrence in the subject. Kits for practicing the methods are also disclosed. |
| US10167515B2 |
Molecular analysis using a magnetic sifter and nanowell system
A method for identification of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in a blood sample uses magnetic enrichment and a nanowell assay. The CTCs are magnetically labeled with cancer cell markers conjugated to magnetic nanoparticles and then separated by passing the blood sample through a magnetic sifter. The enriched CTCs are then loaded into a microfluidic single-cell molecular assay comprising an array of 25,600 or more nanowells, each containing at most a single one of the CTCs. Using multiple fluorescent gene markers, simultaneous multiple-color multiplexed gene expression of the CTCs is performed, preferably using RT-PCR. Images of fluorescence signals from individual nanowells are analyzed to identify CTCs. |
| US10167513B2 |
Compositions and methods for detecting a neoplasia
The invention provides compositions and methods for detecting a neoplasia (e.g., pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer) in a subject sample (e.g., serum, blood, plasma, tissue). In particular embodiments, the invention provides methods for detecting BNC1 and ADAMTS1 promoter methylation in circulating DNA in serum. |
| US10167510B2 |
Nucleic acids, methods and kits for the diagnosis of DYT6 primary torsion dystonia
The invention relates generally to the THAP1 gene and mutations in this gene, as well as the THAP1 protein and mutations in this protein, that are associated with dystonia. The invention relates to the identification, isolation, cloning and characterization of the DNA sequence corresponding to the wild type and mutant THAP1 genes, as well as isolation and characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention further relates to methods and kits useful for detecting mutations in THAP1 that are associated with dystonia, as well as to methods and kits useful for diagnosing dystonia. The present invention also relates to therapies for treating dystonia, including gene therapeutics and protein/antibody based therapeutics. |
| US10167507B2 |
Metabolic diseases-related odorant receptor genes and use thereof
The present invention relates to a diagnostic kit for metabolic diseases selected from the group consisting of obesity, dyslipidemia, fatty liver, and insulin resistance syndrome, and a method for screening a therapeutic composition for said diseases. The invention provides a large number of new gene targets for metabolic diseases such as obesity and the like, thereby enabling a more reliable diagnosis of genes such as obesity and the like and the use in the screening of a therapeutic candidate material based on the new gene targets. |
| US10167505B2 |
Integrated sequencing apparatuses and methods of use
Provided are methods and apparatuses for performing sequencing using droplet manipulation, for example, via electrowetting-based techniques. Also provided are integrated methods and apparatuses for performing sample preparation and sequencing on the same apparatus. In addition, provided are methods of reducing reagent waste and preloaded consumable cartridges comprising reagents for sample preparation and/or sequencing. |
| US10167495B2 |
Microbe quantifying apparatus and microbe quantifying method
A microbe quantifying apparatus includes: a filtering mechanism that filters microbes contained in a fluid sample with a filter; a quantifying mechanism that quantifies the microbes with a specified biological material contained in the microbes on the filter as an index; and an anti-drying mechanism that prevents drying of the microbes on the filter. |
| US10167493B2 |
Methods for producing carotenoids from fermentation by-products
The present technology relates to methods for extracting carotenoids like β-carotene or lutein from oil obtained from/as a by-product derived from a feedstock material like starch-containing material in a processes for producing fermentation products by-products derived from a fermentative production process, in particular from an ethanol fermentation process, wherein the by-product is selected from the group consisting of distillers' wet grain (DWG), distillers' dried grains (DDG), distillers' solubles (DS), distillers' dried solubles (DDS), distillers' dried grain with solubles (DDGS), and mixtures thereof. |
| US10167492B2 |
Process for manipulating the level of glycan content of a glycoprotein
The present invention provides a method for manipulating the fucosylated glycan content on a recombinant protein. |
| US10167486B2 |
Vectors and methods for long-term immune evasion to prolong transplant viability
A kit for altering allogeneic human cells for a human recipient where the kit includes a set of lentivirus vectors where each of the lentivirus vectors expresses a sequence targeting a consensus conserved nucleic acid sequence, which when expressed in cells, functions as a negative modulator for nucleic acid encoding a domain having a mismatch in an HLA protein and where the set of lentivirus vectors includes individual lentivirus vectors that correspond to individual HLA mismatches for a set of HLA mismatches that consist of HLA Class I mismatches and at least one HLA Class II mismatch and where the kit is for treatment of human cells by an appropriate subset of the set of lentivirus vectors based at least in part on a determined subset of the set of HLA mismatches between a human donor and a human recipient or between human cells and a human recipient. |
| US10167484B2 |
Compositions and methods for control of insect infestations in plants
The present invention is directed to controlling pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions in an invertebrate pest. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling pest infestation by feeding one or more different recombinant double stranded RNA molecules to the pest in order to achieve a reduction in pest infestation through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation. |
| US10167483B2 |
Herbicide resistance genes
The subject invention provides novel plants that are not only resistant to 2,4-D, but also to pyridyloxyacetate herbicides. Heretofore, there was no expectation or suggestion that a plant with both of these advantageous properties could be produced by the introduction of a single gene. The subject invention also includes plants that produce one or more enzymes of the subject invention “stacked” together with one or more other herbicide resistance genes. The subject invention enables novel combinations of herbicides to be used in new ways. Furthermore, the subject invention provides novel methods of preventing the development of, and controlling, strains of weeds that are resistant to one or more herbicides such as glyphosate. The preferred enzyme and gene for use according to the subject invention are referred to herein as AAD-12 (AryloxyAlkanoate Dioxygenase). This highly novel discovery is the basis of significant herbicide tolerant crop trait and selectable marker opportunities. |
| US10167481B2 |
Plant regulatory elements and uses thereof
The present invention provides DNA molecules and constructs, and their nucleotide sequences, useful for modulating gene expression in plants. Transgenic plants, plant cells, plant parts, and seeds comprising the DNA molecules operably linked to heterologous transcribable polynucleotides are also provided, as are methods of their use. |
| US10167478B2 |
Replicative minicircle vectors with improved expression
The present invention relates to the production and use of covalently closed circular (ccc) recombinant DNA molecules such as plasmids, cosmids, bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs), bacteriophages, viral vectors and hybrids thereof, and more particularly to vector modifications that improve expression of said DNA molecules. |
| US10167477B2 |
Microorganisms and methods for the production of aniline
A non-naturally occurring microbial organism having an aniline pathway includes at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding an aniline pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce aniline. The aniline pathway includes (1) an aminodeoxychorismate synthase, an aminodeoxychorismate lyase, and a 4-aminobenzoate carboxylyase or (2) an anthranilate synthase and an anthranilate decarboxylase. A method for producing aniline, includes culturing these non-naturally occurring microbial organisms under conditions and for a sufficient period of time to produce aniline. |
| US10167474B2 |
Cell-specific internalizing RNA aptamers against human CCR5 and uses therefore
Provided herein are fluoropyrimidine-modified RNA aptamers capable of binding CCR5. The compositions and methods provided herein are, inter alia, useful for the delivery of antiviral drugs (e.g., siRNAs) and preventing HIV entry into a target cell. |
| US10167473B2 |
SiRNA and their use in methods and compositions for inhibiting the expression of the ORAI1 gene
The invention relates to si RNA molecules and their use in methods and pharmaceutical compositions for inhibiting the expression of the ORAI1 gene. The invention also relates to the use of said si RNAs molecules in the treatment and/or prevention of an eye condition characterized by increased expression and/or activity of ORAI1 gene, preferably said eye condition is conjunctivitis and/or an ocular allergy such as seasonal allergic conjunctivitis, perennial allergic conjunctivitis, vernal keratoconjunctivitis, atopic keratoconjunctivitis, and giant papillary conjunctivitis. |
| US10167472B2 |
PME-1 as a biomarker to predict and diagnose an increased risk of endometrial cancer and gene silencing of PME-1 to inhibit epithelial to mesenchymal transition
Disclosed are methods of attenuating activity of the PME-1 gene. siRNAs or shRNAs are used to target against PME-1, thereby reducing the PME-1 mRNA. It is disclosed that the siRNAs or shRNAs targeted against PME-1 attenuate the epithelial to mesenchymal transition, thereby inhibit endometrial cancer development. A kit containing siRNA or shRNA reagents for attenuating the PME-1 gene expression is also disclosed. |
| US10167470B2 |
Antisense oligonucleotides for the treatment of leber congenital amaurosis
The present invention relates to the fields of medicine and immunology. In particular, it relates to novel antisense oligonucleotides that may be used in the treatment, prevention and/or delay of Leber congenital amaurosis. |
| US10167463B2 |
Modified chymosin polypeptides
The invention relates to a polypeptide having chymosin activity which: a. is capable of hydrolyzing bovine alpha s1-casein at position F23F24 so as to form αs1-I CN (f24-199) more rapidly than camel chymosin; and b. has a C/P ratio higher than the C/P ratio of bovine chymosin. |
| US10167461B2 |
Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing 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. |
| US10167458B2 |
Alpha-amylase variants
The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. |
| US10167456B2 |
Bifunctional lipase mutant and methods of using same
The present invention provides a novel dual-function lipase mutant and its application in processing of flour products. The amino acid sequence of the lipase has one of the following amino acid substitutions: P298T,P298T/H317P, P298T/H317P/V326S, P298T/T218S/S234F, P298T/H317P/P168L/A129S, P298T/S234F/K161R/V326S, wherein the substitutions are relative to a parent amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1; wherein the lipase mutant maintains a triglyceride and lecithin hydrolysis activity and good performance in thermostability. The mutants have good performance in processing of flour products, while they can significantly whiten the bread or other products in processing of flour products and significantly increase the specific volume in bread baking process. |
| US10167453B2 |
Saccharide oxidase, and production method for same and use of same
A protein having a novel saccharide oxidase activity capable of being subjected to various uses is provided. The present invention provides a protein having the following physicochemical characteristics: (1) effect: oxidizing a saccharide to produce a saccharic acid; (2) substrate specificity: acting on glucose, maltotriose, maltose, galactose, maltotetraose, lactose, and cellobiose; and, (3) [Km value of glucose]/[Km value of maltose]≤1. |
| US10167450B2 |
Human pancreatic beta cell lines for diagnostic of diabetes
The present invention relates to a method for preparing commercial scale quantities of human functional Betacells and to the establishment of cell lines. It also relates to a method of diagnosis using Beta cell tumors or cells derived thereof. The method comprises sub-transplantation procedure to enrich the graft in proliferating Betacells, allowing to generate human Betacell lines. Such lines express little amount of insulin and have a gene expression profile that resembles to adult Betacells. In addition, the human Betacell lines are able to normalize glycemia of diabetic mice when transplanted, demonstrating their insulin secretion capabilities. |
| US10167445B2 |
Cell culture monitoring system with low power consumption
An improved cell culture monitoring system and method that detects cell growth and concentration in a dynamic environment of incubator/shaker. In order to reduce power consumption and make a wireless cell culture monitoring system practical, several methods of temperature compensation are used to replace a method of controlling the temperature of sensing module. Furthermore its power consumption can be significantly reduced by using an adaptive and synchronized light pulse detection technique. |
| US10167444B2 |
Bioreactor and method of forming complex three-dimensional tissue constructs
A bioreactor and method of forming complex three-dimensional tissue constructs in a single culture chamber. The bioreactor and methods may be used to form multi-phasic tissue constructs having tissue formed from multiple cell types in a single culture chamber. The bioreactor includes at least one translation mechanism to facilitate translation of one or more tissue constructs without direct user intervention, thereby providing a closed, sterile environment for complex tissue fabrication. The bioreactor may be used as a stand-alone device or as part of a large-scale system including many bioreactors. The large-scale system may include a perfusion system to monitor and regulate the tissue culture environment. |
| US10167442B1 |
Composition for cleaning disarticulated skeletons
The composition for cleaning disarticulated skeletons is a mixture of ammonia, hydrogen peroxide and water. The composition may further include ozone continuously pumped into the mixture while soaking the skeleton. The skeleton may initially be soaked in a composition having 7% ammonia by volume and 8-10% hydrogen peroxide by volume, the balance being water, e.g., for a period of ten days. The composition may be maintained at 20° C. and ozone may be continuously pumped during the ten-day period. If any grease remains, the bones may be soaked again, e.g., in a composition having 3% ammonia and 3% hydrogen peroxide for an additional seven days, again with continuous pumping of ozone at a rate of 200 mg/hr into the mixture, followed by rinsing with water and drying. |
| US10167441B2 |
Laundry scent additive
A laundry scent additive having polyethylene glycol and perfume. The laundry scent additive enables consumers to control the amount of scent imparted to their laundry. |
| US10167438B2 |
Compressor for refrigeration and air conditioning, and refrigeration and air conditioning device
The present invention provides a compressor for refrigeration and air conditioning and a refrigeration and air conditioning device capable of achieving both favorable environmental performance and favorable refrigeration cycle efficiency. In the compressor for refrigeration and air conditioning, a refrigerator oil containing a polyol ester and a refrigerant containing difluoromethane are enclosed. The polyol ester has two or more repetitions of poly[2,2-di(alkanoyloxymethyl)oxytrimethylene] as a structural unit. Further, the polyol ester is composed of only one or both of a cyclic polyol ester, which is obtained by cyclically polymerizing a molecular chain having the structural unit, and a crosslinked polyol ester, which is obtained by crosslinking molecular chains having the structural unit with each other through a crosslinkable structural unit polymerized with the structural unit. |
| US10167436B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for processing human waste into fuel
Example embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for providing fuel briquettes from human feces. In an example embodiment, feces are treated to inactivate pathogens resident therein and to cause the cellulose material in the feces to undergo a phase transition. The treatment of the feces comprises heating the feces. Briquettes are formed from a mixture comprising the treated feces and carbonized agricultural waste product. The treated feces acts a binder such that the mixture may be formed into briquettes. |
| US10167434B2 |
Integrated hydrocracking process
An integrated hydrocracking process for production of olefinic and aromatic petrochemicals from a hydrocarbon feedstock including crude oil. An object of the present invention is to provide an integrated hydrocracking process for the production of olefinic and aromatic petrochemicals from a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising crude oil in which the portion of the crude oil converted to LPG is increased significantly. |
| US10167428B2 |
Methods for biomass torrefaction with carbon dioxide capture
An environmental friendly, continuous biomass torrefaction system is disclosed herein. This torrefaction system captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from the combustion gases generated in the process. A portion of the captured CO2 is recycled and used as the inert gas for torrefying biomass and cooling the torrefied biomass. The rest of the captured CO2 is stored. |
| US10167427B2 |
Flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linkers
A flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linker, a process for forming a flame-retardant polymer, and an article of manufacture comprising a material that contains the flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linker are disclosed. The flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linker can be synthesized from vanillin obtained from a bio-based source, and can have at least one phosphoryl or phosphonyl moiety with phenyl, allyl, epoxide, propylene carbonate, or thioether substituents. The process for forming the flame-retardant polymer can include reacting a diol vanillin derivative and a flame-retardant phosphorus-based molecule to form the flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linker, and binding the flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linker to a polymer. The material in the article of manufacture can be flame-retardant, and contain flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linkers. Examples of materials that can be in the article of manufacture can include resins, plastics, adhesives, polymers, etc. |
| US10167422B2 |
Electrically-conductive proppant and methods for detecting, locating and characterizing the electrically-conductive proppant
Electrically-conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles and methods for producing such electrically-conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles from an alumina-containing raw material. Methods for using such electrically-conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles in hydraulic fracturing operations. |
| US10167421B2 |
Phenol-alkoxylate co-solvent surfactant composition
Provided herein are, inter alia, compositions including a surfactant and a phenol-alkoxylate co-solvent useful in enhanced oil recovery. The compositions and methods provided herein are particularly useful for oil recovery under a broad range of reservoir conditions (e.g. high to low temperatures, high to low salinity, highly viscous oils). |
| US10167418B2 |
Hot melt silicone and curable hot melt composition
A hot melt silicone that is non-flowable at 25° C. and that has a melt viscosity at 100° C. of 5,000 Pa·s or less, the hot melt silicone being formed by subjecting (A) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane in which 10 mol % or greater of all of silicon atom-bonded organic groups is a phenyl group, and (B) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule to hydrosilylation reaction in the presence of (C) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst; and a curable hot melt composition comprising: (I) the hot melt silicone; (II) an organopolysiloxane which has at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule and in which the amount of silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atom is 0.5 mass % or greater; and (III) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The hot melt silicone is non-flowable at 25° C., has a low surface stickiness, and easily melts by heating. Furthermore, this curable hot melt composition has both hot melt properties and curability. |
| US10167417B2 |
Quantum dot article with reduced edge ingress and improved color stability
A quantum dot film article including a first barrier layer, a second barrier layer; and a quantum dot layer between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer. The quantum dot layer includes quantum dots dispersed in a matrix including a cured adhesive composition. The adhesive composition includes an epoxide and a curing agent including: (a) a compound of Formula I: wherein A is a monocyclic or a polycyclic alkylene group, or a monocyclic or a polycyclic heteroalkylene group, and m and n are integers each independently selected from 0 to 5; and (b) a polyether amine compound including at least one of primary and secondary amino groups attached to a polyether backbone. The adhesive composition further includes a radiation curable methacrylate compound. |
| US10167414B1 |
Alkyl silicones as pigment coatings
The present invention is directed to a specific class on pigment reactive silicone polymers that contain both higher alkyl groups and reactive trialkoxy silanes present in the backbone of a specific silicone polymer. By carefully selecting the proper reactive silicone polymer and treating the pigment with said polymer a surprisingly stable and efficient coating is applied the pigment, most importantly ZnO and TiO2 as to render photo stability and alter solubility of the pigment in a variety of solvents. |
| US10167410B2 |
Using chemical vapor deposited films to control domain orientation in block copolymer thin films
Vacuum deposited thin films of material are used to create an interface that non-preferentially interacts with different domains of an underlying block copolymer film. The non-preferential interface prevents formation of a wetting layer and influences the orientation of domains in the block copolymer. The purpose of the deposited polymer is to produce nano structured features in a block copolymer film that can serve as lithographic patterns. |
| US10167406B2 |
White pigment dispersions
The present disclosure provides white pigment dispersions, which can include an aqueous liquid vehicle, and from 5 wt % to 70 wt % of a white metal oxide pigment dispersed by two co-dispersants. The metal oxide pigment can have an average particulate size from 100 nm to 1 μm, and the co-dispersants can include both i) a short-chain anionic dispersant having a weight average molecular weight ranging from 1,000 Mw to 30,000 Mw, and ii) a non-ionic or predominantly non-ionic dispersant. |
| US10167403B2 |
Ink, ink container, and method for producing functional element
An ink according to an embodiment includes a functional layer forming material, wherein the ejection amount of a droplet ejected from a nozzle of an inkjet head is 9.5 ng or more and 11 ng or less, and the length of the droplet when the droplet is ejected from the nozzle at an ejection velocity of 6 m/sec or more and 9 m/sec or less is 250 μm or less. |
| US10167401B2 |
Image forming method
The present invention provides an image forming method capable of suppressing glossiness unevenness in one image with curability of an ink droplet having been caused to land on a recording medium increased. The image forming method includes: preparing an actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink containing a radical polymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, a gelling agent, and a nucleating agent; discharging a droplet of the actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink to cause the droplet to land on a surface of a recording medium; and curing the droplet by irradiating the droplet having been caused to land on the recording medium with actinic radiation. The gelling agent contains, in a molecular structure thereof, a polar group, and a C15-26 alkyl group, the nucleating agent is a (poly)glycerin fatty acid ester, and an oxygen concentration in an atmosphere where irradiation with the actinic radiation is conducted is less than 20 vol %. |
| US10167399B2 |
Ink, ink cartridge, and image recording method
Provided is Ink including a pigment, a resin, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, wherein a solid content of first liquid as prepared by diluting the ink 500-fold with water and by adding CaCl2 at a concentration of 1.5 mM has a rate of aggregation of 1.5 nm/second or less; and a solid content of second liquid as prepared, after the ink has been stored at 60° C. for 2 weeks, by diluting the ink 500-fold with water and by adding CaCl2 at a concentration of 5 mM has a rate of aggregation of 2.0 nm/second or more. |
| US10167396B2 |
Low smoke fire-resistant optical ribbon
Embodiments of an optical fiber ribbon cable are provided. The optical fiber ribbon cable includes a cable jacket having an interior surface defining a central bore, at least one buffer tube located in the central bore of the cable jacket, and at least one optical fiber ribbon disposed within the at least one buffer tube. The at least one optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of optical fibers, a polymer matrix surrounding the plurality of optical fibers, and a low-smoke, flame retardant (LSFR) coating surrounding the polymer matrix. The LSFR coating includes from 25 to 65% by weight of an inorganic, halogen-free flame retardant filler dispersed in a curable acrylate medium. Further, the inorganic, halogen-free flame retardant filler includes particles having, on average, a maximum outer dimension of 5 microns. |
| US10167391B2 |
Azo compound, use thereof and method for preparing same
The present invention provides a novel azo compound having a quenching ability for the material that exhibits a luminescent phenomenon at an excited energy level, a quencher comprising the novel azo compound, a use of the quencher and a method for preparing the azo compound. The quencher according to the present invention may exhibit excellent characteristics in a wavelength absorption region. |
| US10167388B2 |
Block copolymers, synthesis and application as dehydrating and desalting of heavy crudes
The present invention is related to formulations consisting of block copolymers α,ω-di-aryl or alkyl sulfonates of poly(ethylene oxide)w-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide)w of bis-ammonium and block copolymers α,ω-di-amine of poly(ethylene oxide)w-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide)w, that are effective in the dewatering and desalting crude whose specific gravities are within the range of 14 to 23°API. |
| US10167387B2 |
Synthetic polymeric materials and devices thereof
Provided herein is a polymeric material comprising a polymer host; and a guest molecule comprising a glycosaminoglycan; wherein the guest molecule is disposed within the polymer host, and wherein the guest molecule is covalently bonded to at least one other guest molecule. In some embodiments, the polymer host comprises a silicone-based polymer. In other embodiments, the glycosaminoglycan is chosen from hyaluronic acid and derivatives thereof. |
| US10167383B2 |
Process to form ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymers
The invention provides a process to form a “first composition comprising a first ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer and a second ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer,” said process comprising polymerizing a first mixture comprising ethylene, an α-olefin, and optionally a polyene, in a stirred tank reactor to form a first ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer, and transferring at least some of the first ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer to a loop reactor, and polymerizing, therein, a second mixture comprising ethylene, an alpha-olefin, and optionally a polyene, in the presence of the first ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer, to form the “first composition comprising the first ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer and the second ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer.” The invention also provides a polymerization reactor configuration comprising at least the following: a stirred tank reactor followed by a loop reactor. |
| US10167381B2 |
Lightweight wall repair compounds
Herein are disclosed wall repair compounds comprising at least one or more polymeric binder latex emulsions, one or more inorganic fillers, and comprising an amount of organic polymeric thickener that is less than about 0.1 percent by weight based on the total weight of the wall repair compound. In certain embodiments, the wall repair compound comprises an inorganic filler system selected such that such that synthetic inorganic fillers comprise essentially 100 percent of the inorganic filler used. In certain embodiments, the wall repair compound comprises one or more glycol ether smoothing agents. |
| US10167379B1 |
Hybrid fiber layup and fiber-reinforced polymeric composites produced therefrom
Embodiments of a hybrid fiber layup used to form a fiber-reinforced polymeric composite, and a fiber-reinforced polymeric composite produced therefrom are disclosed. The hybrid fiber layup comprises one or more dry fiber strips and one or more prepreg fiber strips arranged side by side within each layer, wherein the prepreg fiber strips comprise fiber material impregnated with polymer resin and the dry fiber strips comprise fiber material without impregnated polymer resin. |
| US10167378B2 |
Processing device and processing method of fiber containing resin
A processing method according to the present embodiment is a processing method of a fiber containing resin in which fibers are contained in a matrix resin. The processing method includes: a step of thermal decomposition of the matrix resin in the fiber containing resin; and a step of stirring a resulting fibers bundle in solvent after the thermal decomposition. At the time of the thermal decomposition, the matrix resin may be carbonized in a dry distillation-carbonization furnace, for example. |
| US10167377B2 |
Phosphorus containing epoxy compounds and compositions therefrom
Epoxy containing phosphonate monomers, polymers, copolymers, oligomers and co-oligomers and methods for making the same are describes herein. These materials can be used to make polymers, and can be combined with other polymers, oligomers or monomer mixtures to make resins with excellent fire resistance that can be used in a variety of industrial and consumer products. |
| US10167363B2 |
Modified polybutylene naphthalate for improved performance and process of making thereof
A polybutylene naphthalate polyester and process for preparing polybutylene naphthalate polyester, for improving barrier performance of polyesters used in making of monolayer or multilayer containers. The process comprising: a) mixing butane diol with polymerization catalysts, monoethylene glycol, color toner, and at least one crystallization suppressing agent; b) reacting said mixture with naphthalene dicarboxylic acid or ester thereof to obtain oligomerized product via esterification or ester interchange; c) polymerizing said oligomer using at least one polymerization catalyst to obtain amorphous polybutylene naphthalate polyester chips; d) crystallizing said polybutylene naphthalate polyester chips; and e) subjecting said polyester chips to solid state polymerization to upgrade the intrinsic viscosity (I.V.) up to more than 0.40 dl/gm. |
| US10167361B2 |
Production of aromatics and C2+olefins
A process is provided for converting a mixture of carbon monoxide and molecular hydrogen to an alcohol mixture, which is separated into a first methanol-containing stream and a second C2+ alcohol-containing stream. The first stream's methanol is reacted to produce a mixture of aromatics and aliphatics. The second stream's C2+ alcohol is converted to hydrocarbon including ethylene and propylene. |
| US10167358B2 |
Process for modifying isocyanates with use of cyclic ammonium salts as catalyst
The invention relates to a process for modifying isocyanates where at least one organic isocyanate with NCO functionality >1 is oligomerized in the presence of at least one catalyst, characterized in that the catalyst comprises, as isocyanatemodification catalysts, at least one cyclic ammonium salt having a cation of the formula (I) (formula I), where the N-containing substituents R1 and R2 are mutually independently identical or different aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic C, to C20 moieties which are saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, optionally substituted and/or interrupted by heteroatoms from the group of oxygen, sulphur and nitrogen, and Y is a substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched C2 to C20 segment optionally interrupted by heteroatoms from the group of oxygen, sulphur and nitrogen or else intempted by aromatic rings, and optionally containing other rings. The invention further relates to the use of such a catalyst. |
| US10167351B2 |
Methods of controlling polyolefin melt index while increasing catalyst productivity
The catalyst productivity of a polyolefin catalyst in the methods disclosed herein may be increased by increasing the concentration of an induced condensing agent (ICA) in the reactor system. The effect the increased ICA concentration may have on a melt index may be counteracted, if necessary, in various ways. |
| US10167348B2 |
Solution polymers formed from methylene malonate monomers, polymerization, and solution polymer products
The present teachings show that it is possible to polymerize 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds in a solution (for example using one or more solvents). Polymerization of 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds in a solution provides opportunities to better control the polymerization compared with bulk polymerization. The solution polymerization techniques can be employed for preparing homopolymers, copolymers (e.g., random copolymers), and block copolymers. |
| US10167347B2 |
Carboxylate ester of polysaccharide
The invention relates to a carboxylate ester of polysaccharide characterized in that it possesses ester bonds with trimellitic anhydride and is soluble in water. The polysaccharide is esterified with trimellitic anhydride and the degree of substitution of the polysaccharide lies in the range of from 0.5 to 3. The invention further relates to methods for the manufacture of these polysaccharides esters in organic solvents, in water or in an extruder or a kneader and to their use in fabric and home care formulations. |
| US10167346B2 |
Compositions and methods for making alpha-(1,2)-branched alpha-(1,6) oligodextrans
Compositions for improving the health of a subject comprise alpha-(1,2)-branched alpha-(1,6) oligodextrans, preferably with an average molecular weight between about 10 kDa and 70 kDa, between about 10% and 50% alpha-(1,2)-osidic side chains, and having at least partial indigestibility in the subject. Methods for improving the health of a subject comprise administering the composition to a subject in an amount effective to improve gut health, or to prevent or treat a gastrointestinal disorder, a cholesterol-related disorder, diabetes, or obesity. Methods for making oligodextrans having controlled size and controlled degree of branching comprise providing alpha-(1,6) oligodextrans having an average molecular weight between 0.5 and 100 kDa and introducing at least 10% alpha-(1,2)-osidic side chains onto the alpha-(1,6) oligodextrans. |
| US10167340B2 |
Anti-survivin antibodies for cancer therapy
Provided are survivin specific antibodies, nucleic acids encoding the antibodies and methods for treating tumors comprising survivin-expressing cells by administration of the antibodies. The antibody compositions were found to be effective in inhibiting the growth of tumors. |
| US10167339B2 |
Antagonistic anti-OX40L antibodies and methods of their use
Described herein are methods and compositions for treating autoimmunity and inflammatory conditions without non-specific suppression of the host immune system. In particular, the anti-OX40L antibodies described herein are unique in that they not only inhibit the differentiation of inflammatory T cells but also promote the generation and function of regulatory T cells by inducing IL-10 and inhibiting TNF-α and by reducing aberrant Th2 cell responses. Furthermore, the methods and compositions described herein eliminate or reduce aberrant T follicular helper cell—(Tfh) responses that may contribute to the pathogenicity of autoimmune disease. |
| US10167338B2 |
Method of treating cancer using IL2R beta/common gamma chain antibodies
Anti-CD122 and/or γc antibodies and fragments thereof are disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions comprising such antibodies and fragments, and uses and methods using the same. |
| US10167337B2 |
Combination immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer
Agonists to ICOS in combination with a blocking agent to a T cell inhibitory receptor (e.g., CTLA-4, PD-1, etc.) are demonstrated herein to be useful for the treatment of tumors. |
| US10167335B2 |
IL-1β neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies
The present invention is directed to antigen binding proteins and in particular to IL-1β antigen binding proteins. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the antigen binding proteins, use of the antigen binding proteins and methods for production. |
| US10167326B2 |
Alpha-fetoprotein “ring and tail” peptides
The invention relates to compounds that are analogs of a cyclic peptide, cyclo[EKTOVNOGN], AFPep, that has anti-estrotrophic activity. The analogs of the invention include peptides and peptidomimetics that inhibit estrogen receptor-dependent cell proliferation. The compounds of the invention are useful for treating cell proliferative disorders or physiological conditions characterized by undesirable or unwanted estrogen induced cell proliferation, including breast cancer. |
| US10167323B2 |
Nucleic acid molecules encoding insecticidal proteins
Improved compositions and methods for controlling pests are disclosed. In particular, nucleic acid molecules encoding novel engineered Cry1Ba (eCry1Ba) proteins having improved toxicity to lepidopteran insect pests are provided. By substituting at least one amino acid in domain I of a Cry1Ba protein an engineered Cry1Ba protein having substantially altered insecticidal properties is designed. Further, methods of making and using the ecry1Ba nucleic acid sequences, for example in transgenic plants to express eCry1B proteins to confer protection from insect damage are disclosed. |
| US10167322B2 |
Engineered albumin binding polypeptide
The present disclosure relates to a class of engineered polypeptides having a binding affinity for albumin. In particular, the present invention relates to albumin binding polypeptides which have a high resistance to proteolytic cleavage and therapeutic use thereof. The disclosure provides an albumin binding polypeptide comprising an albumin binding motif, which motif consists of the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO. 1782) GXASDX5YKX8X9I X11X12AX14TVEGVX20 ALX23X24X25ILX28X29XB. |
| US10167320B2 |
Purification of virus like particles
Methods of purifying virus-like particles (VLPs) that are substantially free of process contaminants and infectious agents. The methods incorporate, for example, low-pH treatment during harvest and/or inactivation by a solvent and/or detergent during VLP capture. |
| US10167319B2 |
Caged cell penetrating peptide-polymer conjugates for diagnostic and therapeutic applications
The caged cell-penetrating peptide (cCPP) conjugates of this invention are ideal for intracellular delivery of a broad variety of cargoes including various nanoparticulate pharmaceutical carriers (liposomes, micelles, microparticles, nanoparticles, polymer-conjugates). The conjugates comprise a detectable agent or a therapeutic agent, and the conjugates provide a novel strategy for site-specific delivery of the same to appropriate tissues in the subject. Versatile application of the conjugates in diagnostics and imaging is described. |
| US10167318B2 |
D-enantiomeric peptides derived from D3 and use thereof
The present invention relates to novel D-enantiomeric A-beta-oligomer-binding peptides, homologs, fragments, parts and polymers thereof and use thereof. |
| US10167312B2 |
Method of treating melanocortin-4 receptor-associated disorders in heterozygous carriers
A method of treating a disorder in a subject. The method comprises administering to said subject an effective amount of an agonist of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R). The subject is a heterozygous carrier of an MC4R mutation, and the disorder results from an attenuated response of MC4R to α-melanocortin stimulating hormone (α-MSH). |
| US10167307B2 |
Process for extraction of saponins from agricultural products
A process for the extraction and concentration of saponins from agricultural feedstocks. An agricultural feedstock can undergo a first preparation step intended to increase surface area of the feedstock for increased efficiency in extracting saponin from the feedstock. A saponin extraction step can extract saponin from the prepared feedstock and diffuse the saponin into a solution. A pH adjusted crossflow filtration step can be used to concentrate the saponin into a concentrated saponin solution. One or more pH adjusted centrifugation steps can be used to spin out and concentrate suspended saponin solids. The saponin solids can undergo a drying step to remove any excess water and produce a purified saponin product that can be easily packaged and transported. |
| US10167306B2 |
Crystalline form of 1-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-4-methyl-3-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-thienylmethyl]benzene and preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to a crystalline form of 1-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-4-methyl-3-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-thienylmethyl]benzene. Specifically, it discloses a novel crystalline form of 1-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-4-methyl-3-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-thienylmethyl]benzene and the preparation method as well as use thereof. The novel crystalline form of 1-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-4-methyl-3-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-thienylmethyl]benzene provided in the present invention has the advantages such as stable physical and chemical properties, high purity, excellent reproducibility and industrial production suitability. |
| US10167299B2 |
1-(3-aminopropyl) substituted cyclic amine compounds, preparation method therefor, and pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof
Provided are 1-(3-aminopropyl) substituted cyclic amine compounds as represented by frmula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers, diastereoisomers, racemates and mixtures thereof, and a method of synthesizing said 1-(3-aminopropyl) substituted cyclic amine compounds by using aromatic heterocyclic formaldehyde as raw material. Said compounds can be used as CCR 5 antagonist for the treatment of HIV infection. |
| US10167297B2 |
Substituted pyridine compounds having herbicidal activity
The present invention provides a substituted pyridine compound of the formula I or an agriculturally suitable salt or N-oxide thereof, wherein the variables in the formula I are defined as in the description. Substituted pyridine compounds of formula I are useful as herbicides. |
| US10167292B2 |
Benzodiazepines as bromodomain inhibitors
The present invention provides novel benzodiazepine derivatives of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives, polymorphs, salts or prodrugs thereof. Said compounds have potential as bromodomain (BRD) inhibitors. |
| US10167290B2 |
Substituted pyrazino[2,3-b]pyrazines as mTOR kinase inhibitors
Provided herein are methods for the preparation of substituted pyrazino[2,3-b]pyrazines of the formula (II): the method comprising contacting a compound of formula (VI): with R1—Y in a solvent, in the presence of a palladium catalyst, wherein said contacting occurs in the presence of a base, wherein R1-R3, Y, the palladium catalyst and the base are as defined herein. |
| US10167286B2 |
Compositions and methods using the same for treatment of neurodegenerative and mitochondrial disease
The disclosure is directed to compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative and/or mitochondrial diseases, such as Parkinson's disease and Leigh's disease. The compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are of the class of nitrogenous bases, for example, pyrimidines, purines, pteridines and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US10167281B2 |
Substituted thiazole or oxazole P2X7 receptor antagonists
The present invention refers to novel substituted thiazole and oxazole compounds of formula (I) having P2X7 receptor (P2X7) antagonistic properties: The compounds are useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases associated with P2X7 receptor activity in animals, in particular humans. |
| US10167279B2 |
Compounds and compositions as RAF kinase inhibitors
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and (II) as described herein, and salts thereof, and therapeutic uses of these compounds for treatment of disorders associated with Raf kinase activity. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and compositions comprising these compounds and a therapeutic co-agent. |
| US10167276B2 |
Compounds and methods for inhibiting JAK
Disclosed are compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods/uses of using the same, for example, for treating a JAK-related disorder, such as cancer, cancer cachexia or an immune disorder: wherein R1 is methyl or ethyl; R2 is selected from methyl, ethyl, methoxy and ethoxy; R3 is selected from hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine and methyl; R4 is selected from methyl, ethyl and —CH2OCH3; R5 and R6 are each individually methyl or hydrogen; and R7 is selected from methyl, ethyl, —(CH2)2OH and —(CH2)2OCH3, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10167275B2 |
AZD9291 intermediate and preparation method therefor
Disclosed are an intermediate, N-[2-[[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]methylamino]-4-methoxy-5-formamidine]phenyl-2-propenamide (II), applicable in preparing AZD9291 (I) and a preparation method for the intermediate. Preparation steps of the preparation method comprise: 2-fluoro-4-methoxyaniline, serving as a starting material, undergoes amidation, substitution, nitrification, reduction and guanidination reactions to prepare N-[2-[[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]methylamino]-4-methoxy-5-formamidine]phenyl-2-propenamide (II). Also disclosed is a method for preparing AZD9291 (I) by means of a cyclization reaction between the compound of a formula II and (2E)-3-dimethylamino-1-(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-2-propen-1-one (III). The preparation method has readily available raw materials and a simple process and is economical, environmentally friendly, and suitable for industrialized production. |
| US10167270B2 |
Substituted quinazoline compounds and uses thereof for modulating glucocerebrosidase activity
Disclosed are new small molecules having a substituted quinazoline core structure and the uses thereof for modulating glucocerebrosidase activity. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the small molecules or activated glucocerebrosidase conjugated to the small molecules, which compositions may be administered in methods of treating diseases or disorders associated with glucocerebrosidase activity, including neurological diseases and disorders such as Gaucher's disease and Parkinson's disease. |
| US10167268B2 |
Process for purifying a crude composition of dialkyl ester of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
An ester composition including at least 90% wt of the dialkyi ester of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid as starting dialkyi ester concentration and up to 5% wt of the monoalkyi ester of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid as starting monoalkyi ester concentration, the percentages being based on the weight of the ester composition, is purified in a process which includes subjecting the ester composition to melt crystallization to yield a purified dialkyi ester composition containing a dialkyi ester concentration higher than the starting dialkyi ester concentration and a melt residue containing a monoalkyi ester concentration higher than the starting monoalkyi ester concentration. From the melt residue a purified monoalkyi ester composition and a contaminants-rich residue can be prepared via melt crystallization. The purified dialkyi ester composition and/or the purified monoalkyi ester composition can be hydrolyzed to yield purified 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid. |
| US10167267B2 |
Conversion and purification of biomass
The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing an optionally substituted furoic acid by dehydrating a biomass and oxidizing the optionally substituted furan derived from the dehydration reaction. Water extraction has been incorporated as a step between the dehydration and the oxidation in order to purify the intermediate optionally substituted furan before having it oxidized. Prior to this water extraction, the organic solvent used for dehydration may be separated by evaporation. The provision of the water extraction allows impurities to be separated from the intermediate optionally substituted furan. |
| US10167264B2 |
Substituted pyrimidines useful as EGFR-T790M kinase inhibitors
The present invention is directed to novel pyrimidines, their derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof. The compounds and compositions of the present invention have protein kinases inhibitory activities and are expected to be useful for the treatment of protein kinases and/or mutants mediated diseases and conditions. |
| US10167263B2 |
Treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The present invention relates to the identification of compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases. The invention also provides methods of preparing the provided compounds. |
| US10167261B2 |
2-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinolin-6-yl sulphonamide CPDS and their use as plant growth regulators
The present invention relates to sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I) where the substituents R1-R6 and R8, L, A and n are as defined in the application, to plant growth regulator compositions comprising them and to methods of using them for controlling the growth of plants, improving plant tolerance to abiotic stress (including environmental and chemical stresses), inhibiting seed germination and/or safening a plant against phytotoxic effects of chemicals. |
| US10167260B2 |
2-aminopyridine-based selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors
Aminopyridine compounds, as can be used in conjunction with methods for modulation of nitric oxide synthase activity. |
| US10167253B2 |
Ionizable compounds and compositions and uses thereof
This invention includes ionizable compounds, and compositions and methods of use thereof. The ionizable compounds can be used for making nanoparticle compositions for use in biopharmaceuticals and therapeutics. More particularly, this invention relates to compounds, compositions and methods for providing nanoparticles to encapsulate active agents, such as nucleic acid agents, and to deliver and distribute the active agents to cells, tissues, organs, and subjects. |
| US10167250B2 |
Process for the preparation of 2-(trihalomethyl) benzamide
The present invention relates to a process for preparation of 2-(trihalomethyl) benzamide. |
| US10167248B2 |
Process for the reductive amination and selective hydrogenation of substrates containing a selected halogen
Disclosed is a process for performing a chemical reaction selected from reductive amination and hydrogenation of a first functional group in an organic feed substrate, which feed substrate comprises at least one further functional group containing a halogen atom, wherein the halogen atom is selected from the list consisting of chlorine, bromine, iodine, and combinations thereof, in the presence of hydrogen and a heterogeneous catalyst comprising at least one metal from the list of Pd, Rh, and Ru, together with at least a second metal from the list consisting of Ag, Ni, Co, Sn, Cu and Au. The process is preferably applied for the reductive amination of 2-chloro-benzaldehyde to form 2-chloro-benzyldimethylamine, as an intermediate in the production of agrochemically active compounds and microbiocides of the methoximinophenylglyoxylic ester series. Further disclosed is a composition rich in 2-chloro-benzyldimethylamine, further comprising an amount of 2-chloro-benzyl alcohol and being low in chlorotoluene isomers. |
| US10167247B2 |
Solid forms of treprostinil
There is provided individual polymorphic forms of treprostinil and pharmaceutical formulations comprising the same, methods of making and using the same. |
| US10167244B2 |
Method for hydroformylating cyclooctadiene using 2-(anthracen-9-yloxy)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane
A catalytic method for hydroformylating a cyclooctadiene substrate involving forming a reaction mixture that includes the cyclooctadiene and a precursor of or a transitional metal ligand complex where the ligand has structure (1): H2 and CO are fed into the reaction mixture and the mixture is heated to convert the cyclooctadiene into an aldehyde. A preferred ligand is 2-(anthracen-9-yloxy)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane. |
| US10167240B1 |
Method and apparatus for solubilizing humic acid granules
Improved methods and apparatus (10, 74) for the solubilization of initially solid humic acids include a large-volume mixing/agitation tank (12, 76) for water and solid humic acids, together a recirculation assembly (14, 78) for continuously recirculating the water/humic acids mixture while reducing the size of the humic acids. Properly used, the apparatus (10, 74) is capable of providing relatively stable, solubilized humic acid solutions or dispersions. |
| US10167235B2 |
Joined body and method for producing the same
A joined body 20 includes a porous ceramic 22 made of porous ceramic, a metal member 24 made of a metal, and a joint 30 formed of an oxide ceramic that penetrates into pores 23 of the porous ceramic 22 and joins the porous ceramic 22 to the metal member 24. The penetration depth of the oxide ceramic into the pores of the porous ceramic is preferably 10 μm or more, and more preferably 15 to 50 μm. The joined body 20 may be produced through a joining step of forming a joint by placing a metal raw material between a porous ceramic and a metal member and firing the metal raw material in the air at a temperature in the range of 400° C. to 900° C., where an oxide ceramic produced by oxidation of the metal raw material penetrates into the pores of the porous ceramic in the joint. |
| US10167228B2 |
Lithium infused raw fly ash for the production of high strength cementitious products
A method of producing high-strength cementitious product from raw fly ash by mixing the raw fly ash with a lithium compound, whereby milling of the raw fly ash to achieve requisite strength is unnecessary. It has now been found that by adding as little as 0.1% of lithium chloride to raw untreated Class C fly ash, one can achieve improved seven-day and twenty-eight-day compressive strength. At the very least, raw lithium treated Class C fly ash may be used at lower total cementitious content per yard of concrete as opposed to Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) for improved compressive strength. |
| US10167223B2 |
Preparation method of doped vanadium dioxide powder
The present invention relates to a hydrothermal method for preparing a doped vanadium dioxide powder, the doped powder having a chemical composition of V1-XMXO2, 0 |
| US10167222B2 |
Selenium-free sunglass material with brown tint
UV- and IR-absorbing materials with brown tint for sunglasses are described. The sunglass materials are prepared from a base glass through a post-fabrication process that includes ion exchange with silver. The tint of the sunglass material can be adjusted by controlling the level of ion exchange of the base glass with silver by varying the conditions of ion exchange. A wide range of tint is possible, including multiple shades of brown tint. In a typical process, a base glass having strong absorption in the UV and IR is fabricated and the resulting glass is subjected to a post-fabrication silver ion exchange process to control tint. The post-fabrication silver ion exchange process permits control of tint while maintaining strong UV and IR absorption and adequate transmittance in the visible. |
| US10167219B2 |
Ecological biowater purification system
An ecological biowater purification system includes at least one water purification tank, each water purification tank including a water inlet, a water outlet, a water purification device, a suction device, a first backflow device and a second backflow device. In particular, the water purification device includes, in order, a sedimentation pool, an anaerobic pool, an anoxic pool, a level-1 and a level-2 biological filter pool, which communicate with one another via baffle boards and communication holes. Each suction device includes a plurality of suction nozzles and suction pipes for discharging precipitates out of the respective water purification tanks. The first backflow device is used to make some water in the level-2 biological filter pool flow back to the sedimentation pool, and the second backflow device is used to make some water in the level-1 and level-2 biological filter pools flow back to the anaerobic pool. |
| US10167214B1 |
System and method for gas-dispersion-return-sludge-based wastewater treatment
Control over the wastewater purification can be achieved through controlling delivery of gas-dispersion return sludge solely to an aerobic reaction vessel. The gas-dispersion return sludge is created using pure oxygen or oxygen containing trace amounts of ozone as a reactive gas, which is blended with return sludge to create a mixture of gas and liquid, which is pressurized with an atomizer pump, and then at a pressure of not more than approximately 5.5 MPa, the mixture is passed through an atomizer which uses cavitation or ultrasound at a frequency of less than 12,000 KHz to instantly render the reactive gas in the mixture to an ultra-fine bubble state. A portion of the gas is placed into a dissolved state, reaching a state of supersaturation with a high DO value of 20-40 mg/l, and causing the remaining ultra-fine bubbles to create an ultra-fine bubble condition. |
| US10167209B2 |
System and method for disinfection and fouling prevention in the treatment of water
A treatment system for treating water, such as produced water that is produced during hydraulic fracturing. The system employs a combination of a plasma spark discharge and an RF oscillating electric field. The plasma spark discharge and the RF oscillating electric field may be employed simultaneously or in an overlapping manner within a chamber to treat the water. The treatment system is able to kill microorganisms as well as reduce or eliminate fouling due to, for example, bicarbonates. In some embodiments, grids are employed to further enhance the heat produced by the RF oscillating electric field. |
| US10167205B1 |
Explosive separation of impurities from waste water in freeze crystallization spray chambers
A wastewater purification system is provided. The wastewater purification system comprises a chamber. One or more wastewater nozzles are positioned near the top of the chamber. An intake duct is further provided to supply chilled air into the chamber, and one or more exhaust ducts are provided to remove the chilled air from the chamber. One or more perforated receptacles positioned near the bottom of the chamber to collect solid byproducts, and a watertight receptacle at the bottom of the chamber to collect a liquid product. The wastewater enters the chamber as wastewater droplets via the one or more wastewater nozzles, wherein the wastewater undergoes freeze separation due to heat exchange with a high mass flow of the chilled air between the intake duct and the one or more exhaust ducts. |
| US10167196B1 |
Method of conversion of red phosphorous to soluble polyphosphides
Soluble polyphosphides were successfully generated in a number of organic solvents by a reaction between shelf-stable red phosphorus and potassium ethoxide or other nucleophilic activators. The species were identified by 31P-NMR in solution. The reaction was scaled up to gram quantities by using a flow-chemistry process. |
| US10167194B2 |
Reducing gas generators and methods for generating reducing gas
One embodiment of the present invention is a unique reducing gas generator. Another embodiment is a unique method for generating a reducing gas. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for generating reducing gas. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. |
| US10167190B2 |
Low cost wafer level process for packaging MEMS three dimensional devices
An apparatus and method for wafer-level hermetic packaging of MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) devices of different shapes and form factors is presented in this disclosure. The method is based on bonding a glass cap wafer with fabricated micro-glassblown “bubble-shaped” structures to the substrate glass/Si wafer. Metal traces fabricated on the substrate wafer serve to transfer signals from the sealed cavity of the bubble to the outside world. Furthermore, the method provides for chip-level packaging of MEMS three dimensional structures. The packaging method utilizes a micro glass-blowing process to create “bubbleshaped” glass lids. This new type of lids is used for vacuum packaging of three dimensional MEMS devices, using a standard commercially available type of package. |
| US10167185B2 |
Filling adapter having a coaxial valve
A filling adapter for a container to be filled with media, in particular for the filling of containers on assembly lines for the production of motor vehicles where the filling adapter is equipped with a hose packet, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic lines. A filling adapter according to the disclosure achieves better fluid flow properties while reducing the overall size, production costs, and weight of the filling adapter. The filling adapter is equipped with a coaxial valve in the region of the adapter head of the filling adapter, which coaxial valve, starting from the inlet cross section, is initially provided with a flow contour extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the valve, which in the further flow course transitions into a flow contour extending at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the valve to the outlet cross section. |
| US10167184B1 |
Multiple beverage dispensing cooler
A multiple beverage dispensing system is housed within an ice chest having a plurality of interior sections and a lid. Within a central section is an ice screw which is configured to pull ice stored within the central section out of the device through an exterior door. The other two (2) exterior sections house a plurality of cylindrical fluid dispensing containers. Each container is plumbed to be in communication with an individual exterior tap. Each tap is disposed adjacent the exterior ice door. |
| US10167183B1 |
System and method for beverage dispensing
A system and method for the automated dispensing of bulk keg wine is provide having, in combination: integrated temperature control; pressure monitoring; automated purging; and integrated point of sale data acquisition for determining inventory usage statistics for each keg of wine dispensed. The system provides for precise measurement of each portion. Control algorithms for adapting system operation provide anticipated travel time and distances, and anticipated dispensed volumes and volumetric flow rates to allow for precise control of selected pour volumes. A relationship is calibrated among applied pressure, piston delay time, and dispensed per push volume to achieve higher control accuracy between a maximum and minimum system pressure ranges. |
| US10167177B2 |
Crane, and crane control method
Provided is a crane which can suppress deformation and vibration of a crane structure in travel and stop of the crane. Inverters are installed respectively in travel devices which are arranged on the opposite sides with a gap in a transverse direction. Each of the inverters independently measures a torque generated in a motors to which the inverter is connected and reduces the rotation speed in the command from a controller to the motor such that the greater the measured torque is, the greater a ratio of reduction is. |
| US10167175B2 |
Clamping apparatus
A lifting and support device comprises a first yoke having a first support arm that defining a first wedge slot above the first support arm and a second yoke pivotally coupled to the first yoke having a second support arm inwardly extending toward and laterally spaced from the first support arm and defining a second wedge slot above the second support arm. The first and second wedge slots are substantially aligned when the first and second yokes are in a closed position. A wedge is configured for insertion within the first and second wedge slots when the first and second wedge slots are substantially aligned to hold a structure between the wedge and the first and second support arms of the first and second yokes in order to support a structure relative to the lifting and support device. |
| US10167171B2 |
Elevator with brake device in the manner of a clamp brake
An elevator with a brake device for braking a car and/or keeping it stationary on at least one braking rail. The brake device has at least two brake shoes situated opposite from each other, and at least one brake clamp with two clamp arms for opening and closing clamp jaws acting on the brake shoes. In certain embodiments, only one of the clamp arms is connected to the car in pivoting fashion via a bearing with a pivot axle that is affixed to the car, oriented parallel to the direction of travel. In certain embodiments, the brake clamp is supported on the car in such a way that the clamp jaws, by pivoting together in the same direction, are able to follow a movement that is forced on a brake shoe due to local position deviations of the associated braking rail. |
| US10167169B2 |
Reel, method of manufacturing the same, and method of manufacturing reel component member
A reel comprises a bottomed circular tube shaped hub that has an outer peripheral face for winding a recording tape around; a first flange that is integrally molded to one end portion of the hub; a second flange that is joined to another end portion of the hub; a plurality of hole portions that are provided at equal intervals on a ring shaped reel gear formed at a lower face of a bottom plate of the hub; and a gate mark that is formed at the bottom plate of the hub, further to a radial direction inside than an inner peripheral face of the hub, wherein a difference in surface roughness between a weld portion and a non-weld portion on the outer peripheral face of the hub is 0.25 μm or less. |
| US10167167B2 |
Device for towing a very long tubular object
A device for towing very long tubular objects comprises a casing and an assembly which can be fixed removably to the casing. The removable assembly comprises: pulling means capable of driving in their movement, by friction, the object in a towing direction, gripping means capable of exerting a load on the pulling means to keep the pulling means and the towed object in continuous contact; the gripping means being driven by a relative movement relative to the towed object in a direction opposite to the towing direction. The casing comprises driving means, connected removably to the pulling means and gripping means and configured to drive in movement the pulling means and the gripping means in a coordinated manner to ensure a continuous and uniform pulling of the object. |
| US10167166B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus forming an image on a sheet, including: an exterior member movable with respect to an apparatus main body; a locking portion locking the exterior member to the apparatus main body such that the exterior member is not moved with respect to the apparatus main body; a display portion which is disposed on the exterior member and displays a state of the locking portion; and a light source turning on the display portion, in which the display portion includes a thin portion which is a part of the exterior member, has a thickness less than thicknesses of other portions of the exterior member, and transmits light from the light source. |
| US10167165B2 |
Stock rolls containing a first folded film within a second folded film and methods of making the same
Methods for forming a stock roll including a folded film within another folded film include combining the films and winding them into the stock roll. In particular, one or more implementations of a method of forming a stock roll involve combining films on an extrusion tower. Thus, implementations of the present invention can greatly reduce costs and space requirements, while allowing a single stock roll to feed a bag-making machine in order to produce bag-in-bag structures. One or more implementations further include stock rolls including a first folded film within another folded film. |
| US10167163B2 |
Handoff mechanism for a media production apparatus
A handoff mechanism for use with a media stacker of a media production apparatus comprises a plurality of kicker units (101) arranged across a width of the handoff mechanism. A common drive mechanism (103) is provided to move the plurality of kicker units (101) between a closed position and an open position. Each kicker unit (101), when in the closed position during use, applies a pressure to any media sheets that are already stacked in a stacker tray (105) while a new media sheet is being fed to the stacker tray. The pressure provided by each kicker unit (101) is independent of the pressure provided by the other kicker units (101). |
| US10167158B2 |
Slitter device
A slitter device includes a first tension detecting unit for obtaining a raw-cloth tension value which is a tension value of a sheet material fed out from a let-off mechanism, a second tension detecting unit for obtaining a divided material tension value which is the sum of the tension values of each of divided sheet materials, and a drive control device which includes a comparator to which the first tension detecting unit and the second tension detecting unit are connected, and which compares the raw-cloth tension value and the divided material tension value with each other; and a drive controller which controls an operating state of a roll driving motor such that the raw-cloth tension value and the divided material tension value coincide or substantially coincide with each other based on the comparison result of the comparator. |
| US10167157B2 |
Station for inspecting rolled strips in coils
A station (100, 110) for inspecting rolled strips wound in coils, comprises: —a first pair of mutually opposed pinch rolls (3, 4), adapted to receive and feed a rolled strip (1) from a coil (10); —a carriage (7) sliding between a first start position, near said first pair of pinch rolls (3, 4), and a second end position, said sliding carriage (1) comprising a gripping member to grasp said rolled strip (1) coming from said first pair of pinch rolls (3, 4), said carriage allowing the strip to be unwound without contact with a surface (S1) to be inspected. |
| US10167156B2 |
Vacuum commutation apparatus and methods
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transporting a discrete element. A preferably rotatably driven vacuum commutation zone (or internal vacuum manifold), preferably internal to a preferably independently driven porous vacuum roll or drum is disclosed. The vacuum manifold applies vacuum through pores in the driven porous vacuum roll or puck in order to hold material against an external surface of the vacuum roll or puck. By independently controlling the vacuum commutation zone and the driven porous surface, unique motion profiles of the vacuum commutation zone relative to the driven porous surface can be provided. Micro vacuum commutation port structures are also disclosed. |
| US10167154B2 |
Vacuum system for securing items in printing machines
The invention relates to a vacuum system for securing items in printing machines, comprising a printing table (2) with a perforated surface and, in relation thereto, a vacuum system for securing the items to be printed, which comprises a box structure (8) connected to a suction system and provided with a perforated wall in relation to the surface of the printing table (2), said box structure (8) having lateral panels that vertically close the interior thereof, which panels can be moved in order to adjust the gap between them in relation to the width of the items to be printed. |
| US10167149B2 |
Banknote separation apparatus and method for banknote bundle receiving machine
A banknote separation apparatus, for a banknote bundle receiving machine, includes a guide unit, a pickup roller unit, a pickup roller raising/lowering unit, a feeding roller unit and a gate roller unit. The guide unit is provided on a route along which a banknote bundle inputted into the banknote bundle receiving machine is moved. The pickup roller unit is provided above the guide unit in a spaced-apart relationship with the guide unit and configured to separate a banknote from the banknote bundle and to feed the banknote. The pickup roller raising/lowering unit is configured to raise or lower the pickup roller unit. The feeding roller unit is provided on a back side of the pickup roller unit. The gate roller unit is provided under the feeding roller unit and configured to maintain a predetermined distance from the feeding roller unit. |
| US10167146B2 |
Containerized transportation trailers
Disclosed are various embodiments for a containerized shipping trailer and an automated module moving apparatus. A containerized shipping trailer may comprise a shipping container having a plurality of compartments configured to store a plurality of modules in an interior of the shipping container. An automated module moving apparatus may comprise a body configured to move horizontally along a rail from a first position to a second position to insert at least one projection into a portal of a module located in a compartment of the shipping container. The module may be removed and placed at a predefined location. |
| US10167144B2 |
Device for repositioning tubes in a tube rack
A device for repositioning tubes in a tube rack is presented. The device comprises a base; a mount movable relative to the base in a first and second direction; an actuator for moving the mount; grippers coupled to and movable with the mount, each gripper comprising arms with portions for gripping a tube; a biasing element coupled to the mount and to the arms to be movable relative to the mount and to move the portions towards/away from each other; a blocking element coupled to the base to engage the biasing element and to block movement of the biasing element with respect to the mount against a force where the mount is moved in the first direction to move the portions towards each other and to disengage from the biasing element when the mount is moved in the second direction to allow the portions to be moved apart. |
| US10167137B2 |
Flame resistant viscose filter apparatus and method
A filter assembly includes a filter pad comprising flame resistant viscose. The filter assembly also includes a bonding emulsion. The bonding emulsion may comprise casein resin. The bonding emulsion may additionally comprise acrylic resin. The filter assembly also includes a structural support. In particular embodiments, at least a portion of the fibers are treated with a solution that is fire resistant or fire retardant. |
| US10167135B2 |
Single-portion package, system and process for preparing liquid products based upon said single-portion packages
The present invention discloses a single-portion package (1) presenting a flow distribution element (4) provided so as to divide the internal volume into a first free space (1.1) and a second compartment (1.2) containing at least one substance, and whereby said flow distribution element (4) is displaced along successive positions along and relative to the sidewall (3.1) under the fluid pressure developing on said first space (1.1), and so that it initially confines said substance and it then confines and/or compresses said substance. The present invention further relates to a system (10) for preparing liquid products and comprising at least two of said single-portion packages (1, 1′) preferentially presenting different flow distribution elements (4, 4′) so that it results for example in different first spaces (1.1, 1.1′) and respective compartments (1.2, 1.2′). |
| US10167132B2 |
Elevating lift dispenser and container
A container includes a canister having an upper lip, and an operator having an operator main body. The operator has a gripping ring at one end that defines an operator upper lip and a container opening. The gripping ring outside diameter is greater than an outside diameter of the operator main body. The canister includes a helical grooved canister engagement feature which extends about the canister. The operator includes an operator engagement feature which is a longitudinal slot formed through the operator main body. A lift having a lift projection is received in the operator, and the operator main body is received within the canister, with the lift projection extending through the operator engagement feature and into the canister engagement feature. The gripping ring extends at least partially over the canister upper lip, and a lower edge of the gripping ring is located adjacent the canister upper lip. |
| US10167129B2 |
Food tray with improved construction
A tray is configured for supporting a product between the tray and a film extending over the tray. The tray has a bottom wall located at a lower end of the tray. The bottom wall has a peripheral edge. Side walls extend upwardly from the bottom wall. Each side wall has an upper edge at an upper end of the tray. A rim is located at the upper end of the tray, and is connected to the upper edge of the side walls. The rim extends horizontally outwardly from the upper edge of the side walls. A skirt depends downwardly from the rim, and is spaced outwardly from the side walls. The skirt is configured so the skirt can be bent inwardly when a film is held in tension around the skirt of the tray. |
| US10167128B2 |
Inflator device and method for inflatable packaging
An inflation device for pressurized inflation of an un-inflated package, the package comprising two layers, which are generally flat prior to inflation, and an inflation opening, the inflation device comprising an inflation tool, for contacting the package at the inflation opening to inflate the package through the inflation opening using inflation fluid from a pressure source, the inflation tool having an enclosing surface to enclose the inflation opening externally of the package. The inflation tool is larger than the inflation opening so as to ensure that the inflation opening is actually enclosed. |
| US10167126B2 |
Box with inner bag for liquid food
A rigid box with a wall defining an inner chamber into which extends a flexible bag for a liquid or viscous food to be consumed in a suitable serving temperature range, whereby the flexible bag is associated with a part comprising a valve. The box is provided with passages suitable for the flow of an aqueous medium within the inner chamber outside the flexible bag so as to control the temperature of the food to be consumed. |
| US10167122B2 |
Non-removable tamper resistant lid
The present invention relates to a tamper resistant lid for a container and a method for sealing a container. The method for sealing a container includes providing a tamper resistant lid having a center axis; an outer member; an inner member; the outer member and the inner member each include an outer surface and an inner surface wherein at least a part of the outer surface of the inner member is substantially adjacent at least a part of the inner surface of the outer member, the inner member having a thread; and at least one stop member preventing the inner member from rotation with respect to the outer member, placing the tamper resistant lid onto a container; rotating the outer member in a first direction to allow the thread of the inner member to connect to a thread of a neck element of the container; and disabling the at least one stop member by applying a designated force after the inner member has been connected to the container, so that the outer member can be freely rotated with respect to the inner member to thereby prevent removal of the tamper resistant lid from the container. |
| US10167115B1 |
Sealable container assembly with internal, removable panel and spout
A sealable container assembly with an internal, removable panel and a spout. The container assembly has a simplified construction that includes a container, a panel with a spout that is removably positionable inside an interior volume of the container and a lid that is removably attachable to the container to seal the interior volume of the container with the panel and spout positioned in the interior volume of the container. |
| US10167113B2 |
Method of stacking overpack salvage drums
An overpack salvage drum including a drum body and a lid. A bottom wall and side wall of the drum body cooperate to define an interior of the drum body. The lid is configured to close an open top of the drum body. The lid includes at least two independent lid threads to engage with corresponding independent drum threads provided on the drum body. The lid includes a plurality of alternating castellations having a flat inner facing side and castellations having an arcuate inner facing side, which can be interdigitated with castellations on another lid when two lids are stacked together, or can be used to lock with a drum body to rotationally secure a drum body relative to the lid when in a stacked arrangement. The lids include lugs and recesses, or rings that allow for secure stacking of the lids. |
| US10167112B2 |
Protecting pallet blocks
The present invention provides a block protector assembly including a protector contoured to conform to a block of pallet where the pallet includes a plurality of blocks, and an attachment mechanism coupled to the protector, where the attachment mechanism is configured to secure the protector to the block of the pallet, where the protector includes a rigid material. The present invention also provides a method including determining a contour of a block of a pallet, fabricating a protector to follow the contour of the block, and securing the protector to the block. In addition, the present invention provides a protector configured to prevent damage to a block of a pallet, where the protector includes a first side contoured to a first side of the block, a second side contoured to a second side of the block, and a third side contoured to a third side of the block. |
| US10167110B2 |
Dual height collapsible container
A collapsible container according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a base and a plurality of walls, including a first wall, collapsible onto the base. A support is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the first wall, such that an identical container would stack on the collapsible container at a first height when the support is in the first position and at a second height when the support is in the second position. In another embodiment, different stacking heights can be achieved by rotating the upper container 180 degrees relative to the lower container. |
| US10167105B2 |
Apparatus for manufacture of packaging container with reclosable connection and method of manufacture
An apparatus for manufacturing and converting a container includes a platform for slidably accommodating a sheet of packaging material, an actuation mechanism for feeding the sheet through the platform, and a gluing device for applying glue to a portion of the sheet. The apparatus further includes a magnet applicator assembly housing a plurality of magnets, a slug applicator assembly housing a plurality of slugs and a folding mechanism to align the sheet in a final glued form. The magnet applicator assembly applies magnets to the sheet at a pre-determined time, and the slug applicator assembly applies slugs to the sheet at a pre-determined time. The magnet and the slug are attached to the sheet by the glue applied by the gluing device. The magnet aligns with the slug forming a reclosable connection. |
| US10167103B2 |
Printing apparatus, control method and non-temporary recording medium
In accordance with one embodiment, a printing apparatus comprises a conveyance path, a detection section and a control section. The conveyance path conveys a mount to which labels are attached. The detection section detects the existence of the label peeled off by a peeling bar which peels off the label attached to the mount. The control section controls start time of back feed of the mount in a case in which it is detected that the label is taken away. |
| US10167093B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling a satellite
Provided is an apparatus for controlling an orbiting satellite by sensing a change in a yaw angle of the orbiting satellite and calculating a ground sample distance (GSD) based on the yaw angle. The apparatus may include a sensor configured to sense a yaw angle corresponding to yaw steering of the orbiting satellite, and a processor configured to calculate, based on the yaw angle, a GSD corresponding to a length of a pixel projected onto a planetary surface scanned by the orbiting satellite. |
| US10167091B2 |
Adaptive scan rate space surveillance sensor for super-GEO orbits
Systems, methods, and apparatus for space surveillance are disclosed herein. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves scanning, by at least one sensor on at least one satellite in super-geostationary earth orbit (super-GEO), a raster scan over a field of regard (FOR). In one or more embodiments, the scanning is at a variable rate, which is dependent upon a target dwell time for detecting a target of interest. In at least one embodiment, the target dwell time is a function of a characteristic brightness of the target. |
| US10167087B2 |
Collapsible inflatable aspirator system
An aspirator system for inflating an inflatable evacuation device includes an aspirator body having a plurality of flapper doors configured to open to allow intake of atmospheric gas. The aspirator system also includes an aspirator barrel connecting the aspirator body to the inflatable evacuation device, having connected inflation chambers wrapping around a circumference of the aspirator barrel and arranged along a length of the aspirator barrel, and being configured to provide an aspirator barrel chamber for guiding the atmospheric gas to the inflatable evacuation device when the aspirator barrel is inflated. The aspirator system also includes a showerhead nozzle connected to the connected inflation chambers, configured to direct high-pressure gas to inflate the aspirator barrel and compel intake of atmospheric gas through the plurality of flapper doors, to inflate the inflatable evacuation device. |
| US10167083B2 |
Cradle recline mechanism for fixed-shell aircraft seat
A fixed-shell aircraft passenger seat including a seat bottom pivotably attached to a seatback, a fixed-shell positioned behind the seatback, left and right spreaders guiding the seat bottom forward and lower as the seat bottom moves to a reclined sitting position, a linkage arm linked with movement of the seat bottom, and a locking gas spring arranged between the linkage arm and a fixed seat frame member for counterbalancing passenger weight to return the seat bottom to upright and prevent over acceleration into a cradle recline sitting position. |
| US10167082B2 |
In-vehicle position detection and configuration of vehicle components
There is described herein a method and system for the configuration of vehicle management components using in-vehicle position detection. The in-vehicle position detection may also be used for providing a floor plan of the vehicle. In some embodiments, in-vehicle position detection may be used concurrently for configuring vehicle management components and for providing floor plans. |
| US10167081B2 |
Flying wing with side cargo compartment
Optimization of the use of the available volume in a flying wing for commercial passenger transport, in particular for short- or medium-haul routes. A flying wing is provided including a passenger cabin together with at least one hold for the transport of luggage and/or goods, in which the hold is positioned laterally relative to said passenger cabin. |
| US10167066B2 |
Charge deployment system for ordnance neutralisation
A charge deployment system for ordnance neutralization. The system is suited to deploying multiple disposal charges to neutralize multiple items of ordnance, in particular mines, in a single sortie. The system includes at least one deployment unit, each unit including a housing for stowing a charge in a stowed position; means for mounting a charge within the deployment unit; means for controllably moving a charge and mounting means from the stowed position to a deployment position; means for controllably releasing a charge from the mounting means; and a controller for controlling each moving means. It further relates to an unmanned vehicle, such as an unmanned underwater vehicle, including such a charge deployment system for ordnance neutralization. |
| US10167060B2 |
Buoyant structure with frame and keel section
A buoyant structure with a hull, a main deck, a lower inwardly-tapering frustoconical side section; a lower generally rounded section extending from the lower inwardly-tapering frustoconical side section; a generally rounded keel; a fin-shaped appendage secured to a lower and an outer portion of the hull proximate the generally rounded keel. In embodiments, the keel has a first frame extending from the keel and a first keel extension connected to the first frame. |
| US10167057B1 |
Jet boat
A jet boat basically includes a hull, a first jet propulsion unit, a second jet propulsion unit, and a steering unit. The first jet propulsion unit is provided to the hull. The first jet propulsion unit has a first steering deflector with a first propulsion axis. The first steering deflector is movable with respect to the hull. The second jet propulsion unit is provided to the hull. The second jet propulsion unit has a second steering deflector with a second propulsion axis. The second steering deflector is movable with respect to the hull. The steering unit is operatively coupled to the first and second jet propulsion units. The first and second steering deflectors are oriented such that the first and second propulsion axes are non-parallel to a longitudinal center axis of the hull while the steering unit is in a straight steering position. |
| US10167051B1 |
Assistive driving system for a wheelchair and method for controlling assistive driving system
The present disclosure describes a system and method for a providing an assistive driving force to a wheelchair. |
| US10167050B2 |
Electric assist device for a bicycle and bicycle equipped with such a device
An electrical assistance device for a bicycle includes an electrical machine, a drive roller, an actuatable positioner, and a controller. The electrical machine includes a support arm and a rotor shaft, which carries the drive roller via a free wheel. The support arm is mounted on the bicycle by a pivot shaft, which pivots between a drive position and a separated position. The actuatable positioner releasably holds the support arm in the separated position. The controller controls operation of the electrical machine and is able to cause the electrical machine to produce a motive torque in a direction toward a wheel of the bicycle driven in forward movement. The controller also is able to deliver an electrical pulse to the electrical machine to produce a reaction torque in a direction opposite to the motive torque to cause the support arm to pivot, causing actuation of the positioner. |
| US10167049B2 |
Crank treading torque detection device for electric bicycle
A treading torque detection device includes a pre-set trading torque and a motor. The torque from the pre-set trading torque and the torque from the motor are respectively connected to a hollow tube mounted to an axle via a first one-way transmission device and a second one-way transmission device. The two respective powers are transmitted to a chainwheel by the hollow tube. A torque detection unit us connected to the hollow tube and located between the first and second one-way transmission devices. The power from the motor and the treading torques from the two ends of the axle do not affect to each other. When the torque detection unit detects a torque that is higher than the pre-set trading torque, the motor is activated to provide power, and the detected torque is reduced to the pre-set torque. |
| US10167043B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes a right front wheel, a left front wheel, a brake operator, grips, and a steering force transmission which transmits a steering force to the right front wheel and the left front wheel. The steering force transmission includes a steering shaft, a handlebar, and a tie rod. Brake operators, which operate the brakes, and the grips are located on the handlebar, and a rubber damper located on the steering force transmission significantly reduces or prevents vibrations from being transmitted to the grips, wherein the vibrations are due to a difference between a frictional force generated between the right front wheel and a corresponding road surface and a frictional force generated between the left front wheel and a corresponding road surface. |
| US10167039B1 |
Rider safety system for a motorcycle
A retrofit rider safety kit for a motorcycle includes handlebars with an attachment mounting bracket and a pair of foot pegs. The handlebar and foot pegs are secured near the front of a motorcycle frame. The handlebars are secured to the mounting bracket by a push button release mechanism. |
| US10167035B2 |
Blow molded toy cycle
A blow molded toy cycle has a female bearing area with tapered and recess sections. A fork has a corresponding male bearing area that includes a tapered section and an annular protrusion section. A protrusion spaced at a distance from the annular protrusion extends from the shaft and has a surface to contact a top surface of the body to secure the fork when the male and female bearing areas are in contact. The fork has integrally formed tabs that to bend around an axle to form a bearing area for the axle that allows the axle to rotate within the fork. A blow molded pedal attaches to a section of the axle and has a series of ribs disposed between side sections to form a bearing area that allows the pedal to rotate around the axle. Two rear and one front wheels attach to the body and fork respectively. |
| US10167034B2 |
Vehicle with a sloping steering column
The invention relates to a vehicle (10), e.g. of the scooter type, comprising: a deck (12); tail gear (30) having single contact means (32); a steering assembly (16) comprising at least a steering column (18) having a first axis (X1), the first axis and the plane of the support forming a first angle (a1); nose gear (22); the nose gear being mounted to pivot relative to the deck about a second axis (X2); the steering column being arranged in such a manner that pivoting the steering column about the first axis causes the nose gear to pivot about the second axis; and the first and second axes sloping relative to each other, thereby defining a second angle (a2). The invention is characterized by the fact that the first angle (a1) is not variable while the vehicle is in use. |
| US10167033B2 |
Airflow shaping enclosure reducing drag behind cyclist
An airflow shaping enclosure is mounted to the rear of a cyclist riding a bicycle. The airflow shaping enclosure is wide at its front and tapers toward its rear, maintaining and shaping airflow streamlines behind the cyclist. The forward section of the airflow shaping enclosure is shaped to match the rear of the cyclist and to fill space behind the cyclist's buttocks, back, and calves. The rear section of the airflow shaping enclosure is shaped to form a streamlined extension of the cyclist's body. The airflow shaping enclosure fore-aft and height locations are adjustable to minimize the gap between the airflow shaping enclosure and the cyclist's buttocks, back, and thighs. The airflow shaping enclosure is configured to carry luggage. |
| US10167030B1 |
Mountable magnetic retractable tethered puck for two wheeled vehicles
Devices, apparatus, systems and methods for using a magnet retractable support platform for kickstands for use with two wheeled vehicles that include motorcycles, mopeds and bicycles. While a two wheeled vehicle is parked, a kickstand support, such as a puck, can be magnetically attached to a lowered kickstand on a two wheeled vehicle by a magnet in the kickstand support. A tether line can have an end attached to the kickstand support and an opposite end tethered to a mounted retriever assembly that can be clamped to handlebars of the two-wheeled vehicle. A spring in the retriever assembly can activated by a switch to retract the tether line and allow for the kickstand support to be attached again to the mounted retriever assembly when the kickstand support is not being used. A clip and/or a second magnet on the retriever assembly can also releasably attach the kickstand support to the retriever assembly when the kickstand support is not being used. |
| US10167028B2 |
Spare tire presentation apparatus
A spare tire presentation apparatus includes a base, a four bar linkage and a sliding platform. The four bar linkage connects the base to the motor vehicle. The sliding platform is supported on the base. A spare tire is carried on the sliding platform. |
| US10167027B2 |
Modular counterweight
A modular counterweight system includes a housing, a bracket, and an actuator. The housing is configured to selectively interface with a plurality of counterweights, facilitating incremental adjustment of an overall weight of the modular counterweight system. The bracket is configured to couple the housing to the vehicle, and the housing is at least one of (i) pivotally coupled to the bracket, (ii) extensionally coupled to the bracket, and (iii) translationally coupled to the bracket. The actuator is positioned to selectively reconfigure at least one of the housing and the bracket and thereby change the center of gravity of the modular counterweight system. |
| US10167026B2 |
Spoiler arrangement for a motor vehicle
A spoiler arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a carrier configured to attach on a body of the motor vehicle. At least one lamella is arranged on the carrier and includes a longitudinally extended flexible and elastic bending rod and at least one surface segment. The surface segment is connected to the bending rod along a side edge. |
| US10167025B2 |
Slidable conveyance assembly
A device for a slidable assembly may include a support channel, defined by first, second, and third support sides and including a primary support bearing and a tertiary support bearing, and a slide channel, defined by first, second, and third slide sides and including a primary slide bearing and a tertiary slide bearing. In an assembled state, the slide channel may fit around the support channel such that the primary support bearing contacts the first slide side and the primary slide bearing contacts the first support side such that the first slide channel is configured to slide longitudinally with respect to the first support channel, and the tertiary support bearing contacts the first slide channel and the tertiary slide bearing contacts the first support channel to restrict lateral transition of the first slide channel with respect to the first support channel. |
| US10167023B2 |
Vehicle underbody structure and vehicle body
The vehicle underbody structure (20) includes a floor panel (24) and an underbody reinforcement element (26), the underbody reinforcement element (26) including at least a front transversal beam (112a, 112b) and a rear transversal beam (114), the transversal beams (112a, 112b, 114) extending parallel to each other and being attached to the floor panel (24). The front transversal beam (112a, 112b) and the rear transversal beam (114) are made of a press hardening steel having a tensile strength higher than or equal to 1300 MPa. |
| US10167022B2 |
Vehicular underframe structure
A vehicular underframe structure may an include a lower panel including a composite material and having a central portion curved upwards along a longitudinal direction thereof; an upper panel including a composite material and combined on the lower panel wherein an undersurface thereof faces an upper surface of the lower panel with an internal compartment formed therebetween; and a rib portion provided in the internal compartment and having a lower rib integrally protruding upwards from the upper surface of the lower panel and an upper rib integrally protruding downwards from the undersurface of the upper panel. |
| US10167021B2 |
Vehicular resin panel structure and luggage door
A vehicular resin panel structure is provided including a resin inner panel formed in a polygonal shape including a first edge portion, a second edge portion, and an angular portion, and fixed to a vehicle body at plural fixing points including a first fixing point and a second fixing point. The resin inner panel is further provided with a first rib further to an in-plane direction outer side of the resin inner panel than an imaginary line connecting the first fixing point and the second fixing point, and running along a direction intersecting the imaginary line. The first rib runs along a direction intersecting the imaginary line. The vehicular resin panel structure includes a resin outer panel including an outer end portion overlapping with the inner panel adhered to an inner end portion of the inner panel, and having a larger linear expansion coefficient than that of the inner panel. |
| US10167020B2 |
Roof segment for a vehicle and method for producing a roof segment
A roof segment for a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, wherein the roof segment has a flat base element with a wall, wherein the wall is created from a single, plastically deformed starting material, forms a closed hollow cross section, and encloses one or more cavities. The invention further relates to a method for producing a roof segment that may include plastic deformation of a single starting material to produce a blank that has a wall with a closed hollow cross section, and hotforming the blank to produce the flat base element. |
| US10167018B2 |
Auxiliary frame for a vehicle and method for producing an auxiliary frame
A subframe for a vehicle for supporting at least one wheel-controlling component, wherein the subframe has at least one shell element, wherein the subframe has or forms at least one mount section for the mounting of a transverse link element, wherein a first subsection of the mount section has or forms at least one first passage opening for receiving a fastening mechanism for the transverse link element, wherein a further subsection of the mount section is a section which is bent relative to the first subsection. Also disclosed is a method for producing a subframe. |
| US10167015B2 |
System for retrofitting vehicle automation
An autonomous vehicle retrofit system includes: a central computer; and a braking interface to decelerate a wheel of a vehicle via actuation of a brake caliper, the braking interface further including a brake pedal; a first master cylinder assembly, mechanically coupled to the brake pedal such that actuation of the brake pedal causes actuation of the first master cylinder assembly; a second master cylinder assembly, coupled to the central computer such that the central computer controls actuation of the second master cylinder assembly; and an actuator selector, hydraulically coupled to the brake caliper, that selectively actuates the brake caliper in response to actuation of at least one of the first master cylinder assembly and the second master cylinder assembly. |
| US10167001B2 |
Gap filler having a reduced bulk
The gap filling device includes a movable ramp that is movable in a horizontal direction between a retracted position within a housing arranged under a floor of the rail vehicle, and a deployed position extending out of the housing. The ramp further has an upper surface that is accessible in the deployed position. The ramp includes lateral flanged edges extending over at least a portion of the length of the ramp, with each being movable between a first position, in which this lateral flanged edge extends vertically projecting outwards in relation to the upper surface of the ramp up to a first height, and a second position, in which the lateral flanged edge extends up to a second height that is lower than the first height. |
| US10167000B2 |
Fuel supply system for a locomotive
A fuel supply system for mounting to an undercarriage of a locomotive includes a first enclosure and a second enclosure that are disposed below the undercarriage of the locomotive. The first enclosure is configured to extend partway along a length of the undercarriage and is designated to store a first type of fuel therein. The second enclosure is located adjacent to the first enclosure and configured to extend parallelly with respect to the undercarriage. The second enclosure is designated for enclosing components that are configured for supplying a second type of fuel to an engine of the locomotive. |
| US10166999B1 |
Surround sound based warning system
An apparatus includes an interface and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive data readings generated by a plurality of sensors. The processor may be configured to perform a fusion operation on the data readings to detect an event, determine a location of the event with respect to a vehicle based on the data readings, convert the location to spatial audio data and generate an audio warning signal based on the spatial audio data. The sensors may generate video data as one of the data readings. The processor may perform video analysis on the video data to calculate measurements using a number of pixels to the event to calculate the location. The spatial audio data may be in a format compatible with a surround sound speaker system of the vehicle. The audio warning signal may indicate the location of the event using the surround sound speaker system. |
| US10166997B2 |
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and program
A method for decelerating a vehicle, a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing the method, and reception apparatuses. The method includes monitoring a state of a driver of the vehicle, and causing a notification to be output based on the monitored state of the driver. The method further includes determining, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus and when operating in a manual operation mode, whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate after the notification is output. The vehicle is caused by the circuitry to decelerate based on the determination of whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate. A passenger of the vehicle may trigger an automatic emergency stop (unit 23), which in turn may be overridden by the driver (switch 24). |
| US10166996B2 |
Systems and methods for adaptively communicating notices in a vehicle
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to adaptively communicating notices to passengers within a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes in response to receiving a notice about an occurrence of an event, determining a viewing orientation of a passenger in the vehicle according to at least one electronic input that indicates information about a physical position of the passenger within the vehicle. The event is an incident associated with the vehicle for which the passenger is to be informed. The method also includes selecting at least one alerting device from available communication devices in the vehicle according to the viewing orientation by determining which of the available communication devices correspond with the viewing orientation of the passenger. The method further includes controlling the at least one alerting device to communicate the notice to the passenger about the occurrence of the event. |
| US10166983B2 |
Pedal cruise control (PCC)
A method of cruise control for a vehicle includes: checking for cruise conditions, determining whether the vehicle is in cruisecontrol mode, and if so, controlling the cruising speed of the vehicle until an exit signal is detected; checking the throttle deviation, to determine throttle stability; checking cruising speed, whereby if conditions for throttle stability are met, the speed deviation of the vehicle is calculated, and the cruising speed is set; if conditions for cruising have been met, issuing a cruising prompt message to the driver, and detecting actions of the driver, and if it is thereafter detected that the driver has released the throttle pedal, then entering the vehicle into cruise control mode whereby the vehicle speed is automatically controlled to the set cruising speed. A system is provided to perform the method. A cruise control which is low-cost, requires no control buttons, and offers a simple product structure is achieved. |
| US10166982B1 |
Automobile-speed control using terrain-based speed profile
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards hysteresis engaged vehicle cruise control apparatuses, and systems and methods that facilitate energy efficiency as a function of external energy obstacles. The method and system includes an adaptable terrain-based speed profile and terrain-based work function for maintaining a vehicle at a desired speed and selected speed range. The speed profile further includes a terrain-based driving preference associated with an identifier that identifies a particular driver and driving profile. Vehicle-related data is generated with regard to energy efficiency obstacles, and vehicle speed is automatically adjusted based on this data to facilitate fuel economy. In certain embodiments, vehicle-related data is sent to a cloud-computing system for processing. In other embodiments, the desired speed and terrain-based speed profile is influenced by user or external inputs. |
| US10166980B2 |
Vehicle mass computation
A vehicle having a drivetrain is controlled based on a difference between a torque transmitted by the drivetrain when the vehicle has constant non-zero speed and the torque transmitted by the drivetrain when the vehicle is accelerating. The drivetrain torque may be measured by a drivetrain torque sensor. The effective vehicle mass is computed from the torque difference. The computed mass of the vehicle is used to adjust the activation of a collision warning system or a collision avoidance system. A method of operating a vehicle where the activation of a collision avoidance system is adjusted based on a difference between a torque transmitted by a drivetrain when the vehicle has constant non-zero speed and the torque transmitted by the drivetrain when the vehicle is accelerating is disclosed. The torque difference is used to compute a vehicle mass that is used to adjust a collision warning distance. |
| US10166979B2 |
Parking assist system and method
The present disclosure provides a parking assist system including: a rear object recognizer that recognizes a rear object existing behind a vehicle through rear sensors; a reversing controller that controls the vehicle to reverse until an entry rate to the parking space becomes a first reference value or more, and ends reversing control when a distance between the vehicle and the rear object becomes less than a second reference value; a rear object position storage that stores position information of the rear object and increases a count when the reversing control is ended on the basis of the distance between the vehicle and the rear object; and a system terminator that ends parking control when the position information of the rear object before and after the count is increased is substantially the same. |
| US10166976B2 |
Connection of an autonomous vehicle with a second vehicle to receive goods
Connecting a first autonomous vehicle with a second vehicle to control the second vehicle during the transfer of goods to the first autonomous vehicle while moving. The first autonomous vehicle: receives a request from the second vehicle to connect to the second vehicle; initiates control over the second vehicle, such that the first autonomous vehicle synchronizes driving control with the second vehicle; initiates physical connection of the first autonomous vehicle with the second vehicle for transfer of the goods when the first and the second vehicles are in motion; after the physical connection between the first and the second vehicle is established, initiating transfer of the goods from the second vehicle to the first autonomous vehicle; and when the transfer of goods between the first and the second vehicle is complete, the first autonomous vehicle breaking the connection with the second vehicle and relinquishing control of the second vehicle. |
| US10166972B2 |
Hybrid electric vehicle controller and method
A controller is provided for a parallel hybrid electric vehicle. The vehicle powertrain includes an engine, an electric propulsion motor powered by an energy storage device, and an electric generator driven by the engine to recharge the energy storage device. The controller receives one or more signals indicative of one or more operating modes in which the vehicle is to be operated; receives a signal indicative of demanded powertrain drive torque; and causes the engine and electric propulsion motor to deliver drive torque to one or more wheels to drive the vehicle. The controller causes the powertrain to operate in a parallel powertrain mode, where the amount of torque delivered by the electric propulsion motor is determined by the controller in dependence on the signal indicative of demanded powertrain drive torque and the one or more signals indicative of the one or more operating modes. |
| US10166964B2 |
Pedalless electronically controlled hydraulic braking system with redundant pump
A braking system for an autonomous vehicle includes a brake device that is configured to brake a vehicle wheel. A first control system includes a first pump fluidly connected to the brake device via a hydraulic circuit. A second control system includes a second pump fluidly connected to the brake device via the hydraulic circuit. The second pump is fluidly connected in parallel with the first pump. A controller is in communication with the first and second control systems. The controller is configured to detect a fault in the first control system. The controller is configured to command the second pump to pressurize the hydraulic circuit in response to the failure. |
| US10166963B2 |
Service brake chamber manufactured with composite pressure housing and non-pressure housing and a connection method of this chamber
This invention is related to a service brake chamber manufactured with a composite pressure housing and a non-pressure housing, used in the air brake system of heavy vehicles such as trucks, trailers lorries and buses and a connection method of pressure housing and non-pressure housing forms this chamber. |
| US10166958B2 |
System for controlling auto vehicle hold for vehicle
A system may be configured for controlling an auto vehicle hold (AVH) for a vehicle, which is configured for implementing an AVH function by improving a brake hydraulic circuit, wherein an electronic system for controlling an AVH for a vehicle, in which a pair of AVH valves for implementing an AVH function is additionally formed in a hydraulic brake circuit of an active hydraulic brake (AHB), so that the implementation of the AVH function may be continuously maintained even in a state where an electronic parking brake (EPB) is not mounted. |
| US10166952B2 |
Flat wiper blade
Flat wiper blade for use in windscreen wiper modules of vehicles, essentially consisting of a wiping rubber in addition to two spring rails, extending in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade, spaced apart from one another and receiving the wiping rubber in a subsection between them, which each respectively project over the wiping rubber on the wiper blade longitudinal sides and with at least one jet or injection strip provided on one longitudinal side of the wiper blade, having at least one injection or washing duct with a large number of jet or injection openings for application of a washing and cleaning fluid to a vehicle windscreen and which, with use of clip-like fixtures spanning the wiper blade on the upper side of the wiper blade, is retained on the external peripheries of the spring rails. |
| US10166951B2 |
Windshield wiper connector
Novel connectors for coupling wiper blades with arms are described, including those that. A wiper blade connector may include first and second side walls and a bridge defining an upper channel, as well as a passage for receiving a rivet or pin. The connector may also include a reinforcement portion which may be an extension of the side walls, include a portion overhanging into the upper channel, an outward extension projecting in a direction away from the upper channel, or resilient tabs on the inside of the channel. The connector may also include a support element, such as a truss member, which extends the upper channel. A lateral brace may also be provided between side walls. |
| US10166946B2 |
Vehicular airbag device
A vehicular airbag device capable of improving reduction of an occupant obstruction value during a diagonal collision. A vehicular airbag device opens an airbag door on an instrument panel. The outer shape of the airbag when fully deployed and expanded is line-symmetrical with respect to a center line (a line X-X) of the opening in a vehicle left-right width direction, and a width dimension WB in the vehicle width direction at a position of a rear edge 2b of the instrument panel in the vehicle longitudinal direction is greater than a width dimension WC in the vehicle width direction at a position of a center Z1 of the opening in the vehicle longitudinal direction which is more forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction than the rear edge position of the instrument panel. |
| US10166942B2 |
Motor vehicle seat arrangement occupancy detection
The present invention relates to a measurement arrangement for detecting an occupancy of a motor vehicle seat arrangement with at least one seat, which comprises a sensor arrangement with at least one sensor (10) for detecting a deformation of a lower side (21) facing away from the seating surface or of a force loading by a lower side (21) facing away from the seating surface of a seat cushion (20) of at least one seat of the motor vehicle seat arrangement, which is fastened on a structural element (40) of the motor vehicle. |
| US10166941B1 |
Light housing for mounting light on bumper of automobile
A light housing for installing a light on a bumper of an automobile. It includes a cylindrical member with a front opening which has a shape defined by an intersection of the cylinder with a first plane that is non-perpendicular to a cylindrical axis of the cylinder, and an oval shaped mounting ring joined to the cylindrical member at the front opening. The mounting ring had a backward extending outer rim, the outer rim having a shape that conforms to a second plane which is parallel to the first plane. When mounted on the bumper, the backward extending outer rim presses against the bumper surface. The light housing is designed such that when mounted, the axial direction of the cylindrical member forms a predefined angle relative to the forward direction of the automobile, e.g. parallel to the forward direction. |
| US10166940B2 |
Extendable vehicle grille
A vehicle comprising a base, a grille and a bumper. The grille is supported by the base, and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The bumper is supported by the base below the grille. In the retracted position a front terminal portion of the grille is offset from a front terminal portion of the bumper, and in the extended position the front terminal portion of the grille is generally aligned with the front terminal portion of the bumper. |
| US10166933B2 |
Fastening arrangement for securing a unit mount and a stabilizer mount
A fastening arrangement for securing a unit mount and a stabilizer mount to a vehicle component of a motor vehicle includes a bearing seat, which is provided on a side of the vehicle component, and a fastening element, which is adapted for detachable connection to the vehicle component and supporting the stabilizer mount, with the unit mount being arranged between the bearing seat and the fastening element. |
| US10166931B2 |
Support bars and cycle carriers
A cycle carrier support bar has a cycle end grip device (4) at a first end of a tubular spacer bar (2) and a carrier end grip device (5) at the second end. The cycle end grip device can be a flexible strap (42) with a tensioning lever (43) and a key-operated lock (6). The carrier end grip device (5) can be a rigid clamp with opposed jaws (51,52) connected at a pivot (54) and closed releasably by a latch mechanism operated by a longitudinally-slidable carrier shuttle (55) carrying a detent of the latch. The latch is released to open the carrier end grip device (5) by pulling on the wire of a Bowden cable (8) which extends along the middle of the tubular spacer bar, and has an actuating lever (7) exposed through a window in the cycle end grip (4), so as to be accessible only when the cycle end grip (4) is open. |
| US10166930B2 |
Adjustably positionable cargo box and load restraining bar system for pickup truck bed
A cargo supporting and restraining system is disclosed for use within a cargo area of a vehicle. The system may have a pair of support rails fixedly secured to opposing interior wall surfaces of a pair of sidewalls of a vehicle cargo area. A load bar assembly may be used which has a generally U-shaped frame, and which is supported for sliding movement and adjustable positioning along the support rails. A locking system may be associated with the load bar assembly for locking the load bar assembly at a desired longitudinal position along the support rails. A cargo box assembly may also be provided which is removably secured to the load bar assembly. A locking assembly is operably associated with the cargo box assembly for locking the cargo box to the load bar assembly to prevent removal of the cargo box assembly. |
| US10166928B2 |
Storage compartment divider having partition with hinged telescoping sections
A storage compartment divider includes a partition having a first section with a first peg and a second section with a second peg. A hinge connects the first and second sections together. In addition the storage compartment divider includes a base having a plurality of sockets that receive the two pegs and hold the partition in a plurality of positions. |
| US10166927B2 |
Rearview mirror assembly for vehicle
A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element having a glass substrate with a planar front surface and a circumferential edge along the periphery of the glass substrate. A mounting element is disposed at the rear of the mirror reflective element and includes a pivot element that is configured to pivotally mount the mirror reflective element at the vehicle. A plastic molding receives the mirror reflective element therein such that a portion of the plastic molding is circumferentially disposed about the circumferential edge of the glass substrate without overlapping onto the front surface of the glass substrate. The portion of the plastic molding provides a curved rounded transition from the front surface of the glass substrate to a side surface of the plastic molding. The plastic molding includes at least a portion of a mirror housing of the interior rearview mirror assembly. |
| US10166925B2 |
Rear view element folding device
A rear view element folding device is disclosed for approaching at least one pivot position of an element housing relative to an element foot that can be mounted on the motor vehicle. The rear view element folding device locks or unlocks at least one resting position of the element housing relative to the element foot. A method for triggering such a rear view element folding device is also disclosed. |
| US10166920B2 |
Tractor-trailer connections for image capture data
A system comprises a transmitter unit configured for mounting at a trailer connected to a tractor. The transmitter unit comprises a video input for receiving video data from one or more trailer cameras, a power input for receiving power from a power line of the trailer, and a wireless communication module for communicating with a mobile communication device. A memory is configured to store trailer information received from the wireless communication module, the trailer information uniquely identifying the trailer. A transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the video data. A receiver unit is configured for mounting at the tractor and comprises a receiver for wirelessly receiving the video data transmitted by the transmitter, a power input for receiving power from a power line of the tractor, and an output for outputting the received video data. The receiver unit is further configured to receive the trailer information from the transmitter unit. |
| US10166916B2 |
Systems and methods for determining a vehicle is at an elevated risk for an animal collision
Methods and systems for analyzing environment data to determine whether a vehicle operator is at an elevated risk for an animal collision are provided. According to certain aspects, an insurance provider may assess elevated risk according to various factors and, if it is determined that the vehicle operator is at an elevated risk for an animal collision, the insurance provider may generate a warning and wirelessly communicate the warning to the vehicle operator. The factors analyzed may include past accident, driver characteristic, weather, calendar, time of day, animal, seasonal, and/or other information. The vehicle operator may be notified of the risk and optionally presented with tips to mitigate the risk. The vehicle operator may be notified of the risk by a mobile device and/or the vehicle, such as from a vehicle communication and control system. Animal collision avoidance functionality may be used to adjust insurance premiums, rates, or rewards. |
| US10166913B2 |
Side marker illumination
A vehicle includes a side mirror positioned on an A-pillar. A light assembly is coupled with a bottom surface of the side mirror. The light assembly is configured to illuminate a plurality of photoluminescent structures located within an interior and on an exterior of the vehicle when the vehicle is in a door off configuration. |
| US10166904B1 |
Single component cup holder mechanism
Cup holder mechanisms are provided for vehicles that include, in one example, an upper region, a base region, and a middle region. The upper region includes an outer ring configured to receive a beverage by at least partially surrounding a perimeter of the beverage. The base region includes a base support element configured to support a bottom of the beverage. The middle region connects the upper region and the base region. The cup holder mechanism is configured to be movable, by an actuator based on input provided by an occupant of the vehicle, between: a closed position, in which the cup holder mechanism is stowed in a recess within a housing; and an open position, in which the cup holder mechanism is opened outside the housing to receive the beverage. The upper region, the base region, and the middle region are formed as a single unitary piece. |
| US10166900B2 |
Internal upper seatback support for driving and sleeper seats
A vehicle seating assembly includes a frame having first and second side members. A seatback and a head restraint are supported on the frame. A paddle includes a lower pivot rod pivotally coupled between the first and second side members of the frame. The paddle is disposed proximate a top portion of the seatback, below the head restraint. A bladder is disposed between the paddle and the frame and is operable between an inflated condition, wherein the paddle is pivoted forward to support one of the upper back and neck of an occupant, and a deflated condition, wherein the paddle is pivoted rearward into the seatback. |
| US10166899B1 |
Ratcheting headrest assembly
A headrest assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes a head restraint configured to rotate from a first locked position to a second locked position to incline the head restraint relative to a seat back. Further, the head restraint is configured such that rotation of the head restraint beyond the second locked position causes the head restraint to become urged back to the first locked position. The head restraint includes a ratchet assembly having a pawl and pawl spring, and the pawl spring includes a first section and a second section. The first section of the pawl spring is configured to contact the pawl when the head restraint is rotated from the first locked position to the second locked position, and the second section of the pawl spring is configured to contact the pawl when the head restraint is rotated beyond the second locked position. |
| US10166898B2 |
Traveler's personal arm rest device
A traveler's personal arm rest device comprises a chest portion and a pair of shoulder straps configured to supportively maintain the chest portion against the anterior side of a wearer's torso. In an embodiment, the chest portion may be securely folded to define a tubular cavity sized to accommodate all of the wearer's arms therein so that such arms may be maintained and comfortably supported by way of the straps in a resting position that is in line with his or her own body. The disclosure may provide a wearer with increased comfort while seated in cramped modes of public transportation and further prevent passive aggressive and even assertive arguments with neighbors regarding available arm resting spaces. Elements enabling compact self-stowage when not in use, providing ergonomic support when worn, and permitting storage of personal belongings therein are also provided. |
| US10166897B2 |
Seat
A vehicle seat (1) includes a seat frame (6), an elastic sheet (9) mounted to the seat frame in a tensioned state (6), and a trim (10) provided on the elastic sheet (9). The elastic sheet (9) includes a fastening section including a fastening plate (16) for the trim (10). The trim (10) includes a trim body (11) and a trim end (15) that is attached to the trim body (11) and fastened to the fastening plate (16) with the trim body (11) being stretched. |
| US10166883B2 |
Underbody of an electrically driven motor vehicle
An underbody of an electrically driven motor vehicle, with a vehicle supporting structure, which is bounded laterally in a transverse direction of the vehicle by two vehicle sills between which a multiplicity of battery modules is arranged, which battery modules are assigned a battery supporting structure and at least one battery temperature control device, and with supply and removal devices for a temperature control medium. The supply and removal devices for the temperature control medium are arranged in the region of the vehicle sills. |
| US10166881B2 |
Charge-discharge controller
A charge-discharge controller includes a resetter for executing a SOC reset charging and a timing calculator for executing a timing calculation process that calculates an execution timing of the SOC reset charging by the resetter. The timing calculator calculates a profit reduction amount by an execution of the SOC reset charging for each of a plurality of time ranges, and sets the execution timing of the SOC reset charging in one or more time ranges to minimize the profit reduction amount, in consideration of an economy of charging of battery besides SOC. |
| US10166880B2 |
System for announcing predicted remaining amount of energy
A system for announcing a predicted remaining amount of energy includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain traveling state information which contains current vehicle position information; a searching unit configured to search a predicted passage point through which the vehicle is predicted to pass in a future on a basis of the traveling state information; an predicting unit configured to predict a predicted remaining amount of energy, the predicted remaining amount of energy being a predicted amount of traveling energy remaining at the time when the vehicle passes the predicted passage point; and an announcing unit configured to announce information about the predicted remaining amount of energy and the predicted passage point corresponding to the predicted remaining amount of energy to a user. |
| US10166879B2 |
Battery discharge preventing system for hybrid vehicle and battery discharge preventing method using the same
Disclosed herein is a battery discharge preventing system for a hybrid vehicle including a high voltage battery that drives a motor of the vehicle, a low voltage battery that supplies power to a black box, a first voltage sensor that measures a voltage level of the low voltage battery, a converter that charges the low voltage battery using the high voltage battery, a first relay that selectively regulates a current path between the high voltage battery and the converter, and a control unit that controls the first relay according to a measurement value of the first voltage sensor. |
| US10166878B2 |
Power supply apparatus of vehicle
A power supply apparatus of a vehicle includes: auxiliary machines electrically connected between a battery and a converter; and a control device controlling inverters and the like based on a required vehicle power including a required charge discharge amount of the battery. The control device has a continuous voltage step-up mode and an intermittent voltage step-up mode. In the continuous voltage step-up mode, the control device calculates the required charge discharge amount based on electric power supplied from the battery. In the intermittent voltage step-up mode, the control device changes a method of calculating the required charge discharge amount to a method that calculates the required charge discharge amount based on electric power passing through the converter, and makes the required charge discharge amount smaller than the required charge discharge amount in the continuous voltage step-up mode. |
| US10166875B2 |
Deployable safety shield for charging
Methods, devices, and systems are provided to shield a passenger compartment of an electric vehicle from electromagnetic fields present during a wireless charging process. A charging system may include a shield portion between the charging plate and a passenger compartment of the electric vehicle. The shield portion may include at least two states, a first state being a non-deployed state and a second state being a deployed state and the shield portion is configured to attenuate an electromagnetic field provided by the charging system when in the second state. |
| US10166864B1 |
Drive apparatus
A drive apparatus for a vehicle includes a hydraulic pump connected to two separate hydraulic motors by a center section. A center section hydraulically connects the pump and the motors by means of a pump running surface connected to two motor running surfaces by hydraulic porting. A plurality of projections extend from the center section. Two of the projections have a first flat surface that is coplanar with the pump running surface, and a third projection has a separate flat surface that is parallel to and offset from the pump running surface. The third projection may be disposed between the two motor running surfaces. |
| US10166861B2 |
Fuel tank structure
A fuel tank structure including: a fuel tank that is mounted to an automobile and that stores fuel; a bat shaped member that is fixed to a ceiling portion inside the fuel tank, and that maintains a contact state with the fuel by expanding or contracting according to a fluid surface height of file stored inside the fuel tank; a pump housing recessed portion that is formed to a bottom portion of the fuel tank with a fuel pump disposed therein; and a fuel flow path that is in communication with the pump housing messed portion and that extends from the pump housing recessed portion in a groove shape. |
| US10166860B2 |
Multi-stage detachable hood air scoop assemblies and vehicles incorporating the same
A vehicle includes a hood assembly that covers an engine compartment. A multi-stage detachable hood air scoop assembly is connected to the hood assembly. The multi-stage detachable hood air scoop assembly includes an intake component connected directly to the hood assembly. A cover component is releasably connected to the intake component and directly to the hood assembly using releasable connections such that the cover component detaches from the intake component and the hood assembly in response to a predetermined front impact force. |
| US10166856B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for assessment of an operator of an electrically motorized vehicle
A system, method, and device for operations of an electrically motorized vehicle. The electrically motorized vehicle can utilize an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle. A user of the device for the electrically motorized wheel can be profiled by receiving data from a sensor system of the device and creating a profile of the user operating the vehicle from the data. |
| US10166855B2 |
Vehicle, system, and method of calculating an engine torque request value
A method of calculating an engine torque request value for a vehicle includes a vehicle controller receiving an regeneration torque request value corresponding to a regeneration torque to be generated by an energy recovery mechanism. The vehicle controller further receives a desired acceleration value, and calculates the engine torque request value based on the regeneration torque request value and the desired acceleration value. The vehicle controller may then operate the engine in accordance with the engine torque request value. |
| US10166854B2 |
Transmission, hybrid drivetrain and drivetrain for an electric vehicle
A transmission includes a main gear set, an auxiliary gear set and an electric motor with a rotor and a stator. A third shaft of the main gear set is connected to a transmission output shaft, and a first shaft of the auxiliary gear set is connected to the rotor. When a second shaft of the auxiliary gear set is connected to a first shaft of the main gear set, a third shaft of the auxiliary gear set is constantly connected to the third shaft of the main gear set or a fourth shaft of the main gear set. When the second shaft of the auxiliary gear set is connected to the third shaft of the main gear set, the third shaft of the auxiliary gear set is constantly connected to the fourth shaft of the main gear set. |
| US10166850B2 |
Deflection element for a wind deflector of a motor vehicle
A deflection element for a wind deflector of a motor vehicle includes a flexible fabric configured to be transferred by a deployment element of the wind deflector into a raised or spread out use position in relation to a basic position. The deflection element has a fastening device along at least one upper or lower side edge of the fabric for fixing the deployment element on a base element of the wind deflector, or on a motor vehicle chassis. The fastening device has at least one first clamping strip and at least one second clamping strip connected to one another by connecting elements which correspond to one another and penetrate through the fabric to thereby clamp the side edge of the fabric between the first clamping strip and the second clamping strip. |
| US10166839B2 |
Vehicle display system relating to air conditioner operating load
A vehicle display system includes: a display arranged in a cabin of a vehicle and configured to display settings of a plurality of setting items of an air conditioner; and an electronic control unit configured to calculate an index value indicating a level of an operating load of the air conditioner on the basis of the setting of the setting item that influences a load state of the air conditioner among the plurality of setting items, and display, on the display unit, the index value and the setting of the setting item used to calculate the index value among the plurality of setting items. |
| US10166837B2 |
Idle reduction system
An idle reduction system for use with an engine can include a main unit including a controller, and a relay controlled by the controller. The relay can be electrically connected between an ignition switch and an electrical power source for starting the engine. A method of reducing idling of an engine can include connecting an idle reduction system, thereby permitting the system to shut down the engine in response to one or more predetermined conditions, the idle reduction system starting the engine in response to at least one of: a) battery voltage being less than a predetermined level, and b) engine temperature being less than a predetermined level, and the idle reduction system controlling operation of at least one of: an auxiliary air conditioner and an auxiliary heater. |
| US10166836B2 |
Utility vehicle
A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame supported by the ground-engaging members, a powertrain assembly supported by the frame which includes an engine, an alternator coupled to the engine through a housing, and a heating, ventilation, and air condition (“HVAC”) assembly including a compressor operably coupled to the engine. The compressor is supported on a first side of the housing plate and the alternator is supported on a second side of the housing. |
| US10166834B2 |
Heating system of hybrid vehicle and method for controlling the same
A heating system may include a cooling water line connected to a vehicle engine, a heat exchanger provided at the cooling line, the heat exchanger being arranged within an air conditioning duct, thermoelectric elements each attached, and a controller for controlling start or stop of the engine, to maintain a temperature of the cooling water between an upper limit temperature and a lower limit temperature. |
| US10166828B2 |
Suspension device for amphibious vehicle
A pressure system of a suspension device for an amphibious vehicle includes: a pump configured to discharge a working fluid; a first control valve disposed in a first flow path extending between the pump and a first hydraulic chamber, the first control valve being configured to control supply of the working fluid from the pump to the first hydraulic chamber; a pilot check valve disposed in a portion of the first flow path which extends between the first hydraulic chamber and the first control valve, the pilot check valve being configured to open and close the first flow path in accordance with a pilot pressure; and a second control valve disposed in a pilot flow path extending between the pump and the pilot check valve, the second control valve being configured to control supply of the pilot pressure to the pilot check valve. |
| US10166827B2 |
Multi-function hitch accessory retaining device and method
A multi-function hitch accessory retaining device and method which includes an assembly comprising a housing, receiver engagement pin, biasing mechanism, fastener, and coupling pin that is inserted into an accessory shank and configured to easily engage and disengage a conventional hitch receiver as well as a method of firmly securing the shank within the hitch receiver tube. |
| US10166820B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire has a plurality of polygonal shallow grooves. The polygonal shallow grooves are formed on a surface of a land portion of a tread surface, for constructing closed loops. The plurality of polygonal shallow grooves formed on one of the land portions have internal regions which are independent of each other. |
| US10166819B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire is provided with at least three circumferential main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of land portions defined by the circumferential main grooves. The belt layer is formed by laminating a pair of cross belts having belt angles, as an absolute value, of not less than 10° and not greater than 45° and of mutually opposite signs, and a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle within a range of ±5° with respect to the tire circumferential direction. In a cross-sectional view in the tire meridian direction, the distance Dcc from the circumferential reinforcing layer to the terminal wear surface on a tire equatorial plane and the distance De from an end portion of the circumferential reinforcing layer to the terminal wear surface have the relationship such that De/Dcc≤0.94. |
| US10166818B2 |
Snow tire tread comprising incisions and cavities
A snow tire tread having a plurality of blocks separated by grooves and provided with sipe incisions dividing into several parts from a certain depth onwards, (complex sipes each having, when viewed in cross section, a rectilinear first part extending radially from the tread surface of the tread, and a second part extending the first part and comprising at least two branches each having an end. The tread has cavities each extending between the branches of a complex sipe and having a bottom situated at the same level as the ends of the branches. The cavities and the grooves of the tread are configured so that this tread has a voids surface ratio at the end of wear greater than or equal to 35%. Furthermore, the distance (D) between two branches of two adjacent complex sipes is at least equal to 2 mm. |
| US10166814B2 |
Axle wheel end axial thrust assembly
An axle assembly for a vehicle including a differential assembly, a first axle tube extending outwardly from the differential assembly and including an axle bore, a first axle shaft rotatably received in the axle bore of first axle tube and including a first annular groove, an annular ring holder disposed within the axle bore of the first axle tube, a radial bearing assembly including an outer race and a plurality of roller elements being axially fixed within the axle bore of the first axle tube, a first snap ring received in the annular groove of the first axle shaft, and a thrust ring, the thrust ring being axially disposed between the radial bearing assembly and the first snap ring so that the thrust ring bears against the plurality of roller elements. |
| US10166812B2 |
Axle assembly
An axle assembly with a housing, a shaft received in the housing, a shaft bearing supporting the shaft for rotation relative to the housing about a shaft axis, a differential assembly, an annular band and a secondary retainer. The shaft bearing has an inner race, which is received on and directly engaged to the shaft, and an outer race that is received on and directly engaged to the axle housing. The differential assembly has an output member that is non-rotatably coupled to the shaft. The annular band is fixedly coupled to the shaft at a location along the axle shaft axis between the inner race and the output member. The secondary retainer is disposed along the axle shaft axis between the annular band and the output member and is configured to limit movement of the annular band along the axle shaft axis in a direction toward the output member. |
| US10166810B2 |
Optically variable magnetic security threads and stripes
The present invention relates to the field of the protection of value documents and value commercial goods against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the present invention relates to security threads or stripes to be incorporated into or onto security documents. The security threads or stripes comprise i) an optically variable layer; ii) a magnetic code; and iii) a non-metallized substrate, wherein the magnetic code has a color matching the color impression of the optically variable layer at one viewing angle and wherein the optically variable layer and the magnetic code are jointly visible from one side of the security thread or stripe. |
| US10166807B2 |
Method and device for applying portions of a backlining material to the back of a book block
A method for applying portions of a backlining material to a back of a book block includes transporting the book block in a conveying direction in a book production line. The back of the book block is provided with an adhesive, wherein the book block is initially provided with the adhesive over an entire back length of the book block in a single application process. Then, the portions of the backlining material are applied in succession to the back of the book block, wherein at least a first portion of the backlining material is applied by a first conveying device and subsequently at least a second portion of the backlining material is applied by a second conveying device to the back of the book block such that at least one of the portions overlaps another one of the portions. |
| US10166806B2 |
Coated print medium
The present disclosure is drawn to a coated print medium, a method of preparing a print medium, and a printing system. The coated print medium can comprise a substrate and a coating applied to the substrate. The coating can comprise, by solids or dry weight, 5 wt % to 30 wt % of a polymeric binder, 20 wt % to 50 wt % of a cationic latex, 5 wt % to 15 wt % of a multivalent cationic salt, and 1 wt % to 20 wt % of a sulfonic acid- or sulfonate-containing stilbene optical brightener. |
| US10166800B2 |
Ribbon cassette including ink ribbon, first spool, and second spool
A ribbon cassette includes a case, an ink ribbon, a first spool, a second spool, a rotating member, a clutch spring, and an engaging part. The ink ribbon has one end portion wound over the first spool and another end portion connected to the second spool. The rotating member is engaged with a first inner surface of the first spool. The clutch spring includes a coil like annular part attached to the rotating member, and an extension part extending from the annular part. The engaging part is positioned on a locus of rotation of the extension part. The first spool has a protrusion provided at a second inner surface of the first spool. The case-hole is in communication with an interior of the first spool, and has a portion overlapped with an entire circular region surrounded by a path of rotation of the tip end of the protrusion. |
| US10166799B2 |
Service stations for handheld fluid jet apparatuses
A service station for servicing a handheld jet dispensing apparatus includes a fluid jet cartridge carrying a composition and a camera for capturing an image of a surface includes a body having a docking portion that is sized to receive the jet dispensing apparatus. A servicing portion is located adjacent the docking portion. The servicing portion is configured to receive a servicing cassette and to position the servicing cassette for interaction with nozzles of fluid jet cartridge of the jet dispensing apparatus for a cartridge servicing operation. An actuator is configured to move the servicing cassette during the cartridge servicing operation relative to the fluid jet cartridge of the handheld treatment apparatus with the handheld treatment apparatus in the docking portion. |
| US10166797B2 |
Printer which sets a print area based on a scanned image of a material on which printing is to be performed, method for controlling printer, and recording medium
A printer includes: a processor; a print head configured to perform printing in accordance with input print data; and a scanner configured to acquire an image of a material to be printed. The processor is configured to detect at least one line extending in a first direction on the material to be printed from the image acquired by the scanner when moving of the printer in a moving direction in which the scanner is on the front side of the print head, and set a print area along the first direction based on the line on the material to be printed, and the print head prints in the print area. |
| US10166795B2 |
Tape cartridge
A tape cartridge configured to mounted in a tape printing apparatus includes: a cartridge case, a tape-shaped member contained in the cartridge case, an ink ribbon contained in the cartridge case, a roller contained rotatably in the cartridge case and is configured to feed the tape-shaped member outside the cartridge case by rotation, and is movable to a tape feeding upstream side in association with a retracting of the tape-shaped member into the cartridge case, a retracting prevention part cantilevered by the cartridge case on the tape feeding upstream side from the roller, and holds the tape-shaped member together with the roller moved to the tape feeding upstream side, and a ribbon guide part which is provided in the retracting prevention part. the retracting prevention part includes: a tape holding part, and an upstream base end provided at a base end of the tape holding part. |
| US10166790B1 |
Dynamic print media weight determination system and method
A printing device includes a print media pathway connecting a print media source with a marking component. A flexible member, positioned in the pathway, is deflected by a moving sheet of media to be printed by the marking component. A sensor system outputs a signal in response to a detected deflection of the flexible member. A weight output component outputs a weight-related value for the sheet based on the output signal. The weight-related value may correspond to one of a predefined set of print media weight ranges, each range associated with one or more respective settings for the printing device. An adjustment component adjusts the settings of the printing device based on the weight-related value. This allows the printing device to respond dynamically to changes in print media weight without the need to be provided with the weight of the print media currently installed in the printer by a user. |
| US10166789B2 |
Printing device
A printing device for printing tickets in public places, with an anti-paper jam system in which an optical sensor for detecting the presence of paper is arranged at a zone where a rise of the paper occurs in case of occlusion of the paper outlet mouth; before the start of a print, the paper is retracted with respect to the sensor, whereby the sensor is OFF; when the print starts, the paper advances until arriving in front of the sensor, whereby the sensor turns ON; from this moment on, if the sensor returns OFF, it means that the paper is no longer detected by the sensor, because it has been raised by an occlusion, whereby the advancing of the paper is interrupted. |
| US10166787B2 |
Printer and control method therefor
Disclosed are a printer and a control method thereof. The control method of the printer includes: a first positioning mark and a first printing content are printed on printing paper when printing is executed using a ribbon of a reference color; and a starting position of the first page is transmitted to a printing position of a printing head according to the first positioning mark and a printing position deviation compensation value to print the printing content of the first page in an ith printing content when printing is executed using a ribbon of an ith color. The method solves a problem of inaccurate positioning in a printer when one page on printing paper is positioned repeatedly. |
| US10166783B2 |
Ink jet recording apparatus
An ink jet recording apparatus includes an ejector, a fixing unit, a reversing unit and a hardware processor. The ejector performs an ejection operation of ejecting a color material and an overcoat material onto a recording medium. The fixing unit fixes the overcoat material, thereby forming an overcoat on the medium. The reversing unit reverses the medium. The processor causes the fixing unit to form the overcoat on one side of the medium after causing the ejector to perform the ejection operation on the one side at a predetermined ejection position, causes the reversing unit to reverse the medium with the overcoat formed on the one side, and causes the fixing unit to form the overcoat on the other side of the medium after causing the ejector to perform the ejection operation on the other side at the ejection position. |
| US10166782B2 |
Printing apparatus and printing method
The positions and widths of a shared printing area and the gradients of printing ratios are made different between front surface printing and back surface printing. |
| US10166781B2 |
Bottling plant with an information-adding station configured to add information on the outer surface of a bottle or container
Container printing arrangement for printing bottles or similar containers on an outer surface thereof. The container printing arrangement comprises one or more printing stations and a container conveyor. The printing station has a print head, a conveyor arrangement, and transfer elements which are moved by the conveyor arrangement. The transfer elements each comprise a first resilient layer and a second resilient layer which supports the first resilient layer. The first resilient layer has a transfer surface which receives a print image from the print head, and then transfers the print image onto a container. |
| US10166777B2 |
Method of forming piezo driver electrodes
A method for forming piezoelectric transducers for inkjet printheads includes: forming at least one piezoelectric layer on a substrate; forming at least one electrode pattern by depositing a conductive material on an exposed surface of the at least one piezoelectric layer; and forming a plurality of individual piezoelectric elements from the at least one piezoelectric layer before or after the forming of the at least one electrode pattern. |
| US10166771B2 |
Liquid ejection method, liquid ejection apparatus, and liquid ejection head
A liquid ejection method includes ejecting liquid from an ejection opening, using a liquid ejection head including a heating surface configured to heat the liquid and the ejection opening corresponding to the heating surface, by heating the liquid with the heating surface to produce a bubble communicating with air through the ejection opening such that at least a part of the heating surface is exposed to the air through the ejection opening, wherein the liquid is heated with the heating surface for 0.5 microseconds or shorter to produce a bubble communicating with the air through the ejection opening such that at least a part of the heating surface is exposed to the air through the ejection opening, in order to eject the liquid from the ejection opening. |
| US10166770B2 |
Addressing pigment settling defects in TIJ by using natural convection to stir the ink
A heating device along a slot of a print head is selectively actuated to form temperature gradients within fluid along the slot to facilitate convective fluid flow within and along the slot. |
| US10166769B2 |
Inkjet printhead with multiple aligned drop ejectors
An inkjet printhead includes a two-dimensional array of drop ejectors arranged as a plurality of columns, each column including a plurality of banks, and each bank including a plurality of groups that each include a plurality of drop ejectors. The drop ejectors in each group are substantially aligned along a first direction. The groups in each bank are spaced from each other along the first direction and are offset from each other along a second direction. The banks in each column are spaced from each other along the first direction and are offset from each other along the second direction. The columns are offset from each other along the second direction. The two-dimensional array has a width W along the first direction and a length L greater than W along the second direction. Each drop ejector includes a nozzle, an ink inlet, a pressure chamber and an actuator. |
| US10166767B2 |
Drive waveform generating device, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus
A drive waveform generating device includes a plurality of waveform generating units each configured to generate and output a drive waveform to a corresponding one of a plurality of pressure generators that are provided corresponding to a plurality of nozzles of a liquid discharge head. Each of the plurality of waveform generating units includes a detector and a waveform generator. The detector is configured to detect data associated with a type of the drive waveform to be applied to at least one pressure generator of the plurality of pressure generators corresponding to at least one adjacent nozzle to a target nozzle. The waveform generator is configured to change a waveform shape of the drive waveform to be applied to one pressure generator of the plurality of pressure generators corresponding to the target nozzle in accordance with the data detected by the detector. |
| US10166766B2 |
Head driving device, liquid-ejection head unit, and liquid ejection apparatus
A head driving device drives a liquid ejection head. The liquid ejection head includes a plurality of nozzles and a plurality of pressure generating devices provided respectively corresponding to the nozzles. The head driving device includes a driving-waveform correcting unit configured to correct driving waveform data that defines ejection characteristics of liquid to be ejected from the nozzle based on interference patterns expressing variations in the ejection characteristics caused by an interference occurring in the nozzle. |
| US10166765B2 |
Means for higher speed inkjet printing
A method and apparatus for subdividing and printing regions of a substrate with multiple print heads or multiple print head assemblies which substantially decreases printing time is described. The method includes a feathering method which reduces overlap artifacts which is useful in any printing situation where adjacent regions are printed that could be misaligned, offset, or have slightly different colors. |
| US10166760B2 |
Droplet ejection control apparatus, droplet ejection control method, and droplet ejection apparatus
Provided is a droplet ejection control apparatus that causes a droplet ejection apparatus including a head in which a plurality of nozzles are disposed being aligned in a predetermined direction to perform overlap printing in which printing is duplicated in a predetermined region using a first nozzle row group and a second nozzle row group, and includes a control unit which sets an amount of droplets, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, to a value corresponding to the stated condition based on print control data according to which the first nozzle row group and the second nozzle row group perform superimposition printing. |
| US10166757B2 |
Inking unit of a printing machine
An inking system of a printing press includes an impression cylinder for guiding a printing substrate, and at least one ink-transfer roller. The ink-transfer roller includes a cylinder mandrel, on which at least one cylinder sleeve is concentrically displaceable, and bearing blocks, in which ends of the ink-transfer roller are mounted and which are independently displaceable in the radial direction of the impression cylinder. The ink-transfer roller can be set against the impression cylinder or any other ink-transfer roller, with a bearing block being detachable from one end of the ink-transfer roller and displaceable relative to the ink-transfer roller so that the cylinder sleeve can be removed via this one end. A stop device, with which the cylinder sleeve can be brought into contact, has components that are movable in the axial direction of the print roller. The movable stop device components can be decelerated via a force-providing element. |
| US10166756B2 |
Temperature control assembly for controlling the temperature of a functional parts of a printing machine, and printing system comprising at least one printing machine and a temperature control assembly
A temperature control assembly controls the temperature of functional parts of a printing machine. The temperature control assembly comprises a plurality of assembly-side sub-circuits, the temperature of which is to be individually controlled, each sub-circuit having a temperature-control fluid outlet and a temperature-control fluid inlet, on each of which, in order to form a respective temperature control circuit, one or more functional parts can be connected as loads of a temperature-controlling external temperature control sub-circuit by the use of releasable connections, and which, on the feed side of the temperature control thereof, are or can be thermally and fluidically coupled, via respective removal points, to a common feed line, and on the return side, via each return point, to a common fluid return. The temperature control assembly is configured as a structurally independent assembly comprising the assembly-side temperature control circuits thereof and the feed and return, and a temperature control device that controls the temperature of the temperature control fluid supplied to the feed, one of on and in a single-component or in a multi-component frame of the temperature control assembly. The temperature control device is provided in a fluid stream between the last return point and the first removal point. A line section of the feed line, which extends at least over the length from the first removal point to the last downward removal point of the assembly-side temperature control circuit, has an average line cross-section which is one of greater than a multiple of the average line cross-section of a supply line section arranged in the feed downstream of the temperature control device and arranged upstream of the line section, and which is greater than a multiple of a line a cross-section upstream of each of the largest return point. |
| US10166751B2 |
Method for enhanced additive manufacturing
Systems and methods are disclosed for manufacturing a three dimensional (3D) part. In one implementation a system in accordance with the present disclosure may make use of an additive manufacturing (AM) subsystem for performing an AM operation to form the 3D part. The 3D part may be formed using a plurality of distinct material layers layered one on top of another. The system may also involve at least one of a laser peening (LP) subsystem and a High Velocity Laser Accelerated Deposition (HVLAD) subsystem. The LP subsystem may be used for laser peening a selected subquantity of the layers, to impart improved hardness to the selected subquantity of the layers and/or to the overall 3D part. The HVLAD subsystem may be used to bond at least one of the material layers to a previously laid down one of the material layers. |
| US10166749B2 |
Bonding-substrate fabrication method, bonding substrate, substrate bonding method, bonding-substrate fabrication apparatus, and substrate assembly
[Problem] To provide a substrate bonding technique having a wide range of application. [Solution] A silicon thin film is formed on a bonding surface, and the interface with the substrate is surface-treated using energetic particles/metal particles. |
| US10166748B2 |
Multi-stage debulk and compaction of thick composite repair laminates
A method for fabricating a repair laminate for a composite part having an exposed surface includes applying a release film to the exposed surface and forming an uncured ply stack assembly on the release film. The uncured ply stack assembly is formed by forming and compacting a series of uncured ply stacks. The release film and ply stack assembly is then removed from the exposed surface. A bonding material is then applied to the exposed surface, and the uncured ply stack assembly is applied to the bonding material. The ply stack assembly and bonding material are then cured. |
| US10166746B2 |
Resilient pad composite and process for making same without a die
The present application describes making a resilient pad composite that includes a substrate bonded to a plurality of discrete, spaced-apart, resilient elements engaged to at least one reinforcing structure. The reinforcing structure may include a lattice of reinforcing material. The one or more lattices of reinforcing material may engage at least some of the resilient elements. |
| US10166744B2 |
Glass/metal laminated structures and methods of manufacturing laminated structures
Laminated structures comprise a metal sheet including a first face and a second face with a thickness of from about 0.5 mm to about 2 mm extending between the first face and the second face. The laminated structure further includes a first chemically strengthened glass sheet including a thickness of less than or equal to about 1.1 mm and a first interlayer attaching the first chemically strengthened glass sheet to the first face of the metal sheet. In further examples, methods of manufacturing a laminated structure comprise the steps of laminating with a metal sheet and a first chemically strengthened glass sheet together with an interlayer. |
| US10166734B2 |
Mold apparatus, mold system, and method for molding sole component of article of footwear
A mold apparatus includes a first pivot arm having a first mold surface, a second pivot arm having a second mold surface opposing the first mold surface, and a driving cam member having a first driving cam surface configured to engage a first driven cam surface of the first arm to pivot the first arm in a first direction, and a second driving cam surface configured to engage a second driven cam surface of the second arm to pivot the second arm in a second direction opposite the first direction. The driving cam member moves between a first position, in which the first mold surface of the first arm and the second mold surface of the second arm form a continuous mold surface, and a second position, in which the first arm and the second arm are separated to enable removal of a molded element having an undercut mold surface contour. |
| US10166732B2 |
Annular ring and non-pneumatic tire
The present invention provides an annular beam of monolithic construction of one homogeneous material and a related efficient, low-cost non-pneumatic tire. Specific geometric design, combined with nonlinear elastomer physical properties, enable the suppression of all reinforcing belts, continuous fibers, or other strengthening layers in the annular beam. The annular beam consists of at least two bands that are continuous in the circumferential direction and connected by a web geometry. The non-pneumatic tire consists of the annular beam, a ground contacting portion, a central wheel, and a plurality of web spokes that connect the wheel and beam. When the tire is loaded to a design load against a flat surface over a design contact length, a contact area of essentially uniform pressure is produced, while the load is transmitted from the beam to the hub via tension in the web spokes. The tire can be economically manufactured. |
| US10166731B2 |
Method for modifying power of light adjustable lens
A method for adjusting a light adjustable lens in an optical system includes providing a light adjustable lens in an optical system; providing an ultraviolet light source to generate an ultraviolet light; and irradiating the generated ultraviolet light with a light delivery system onto the light adjustable lens with a center wavelength and with a spatial irradiance profile to change a dioptric power of the light adjustable lens by changing a refraction of the light adjustable lens in a refraction-change zone, thereby causing a wavefront sag, defined as half of a product of the change of the dioptric power and the square of a radius of the refraction-change zone, to be within 28% of its maximum over an ultraviolet spectrum. |
| US10166730B2 |
Contact lens manufacturing method
In manufacturing a contact lens, a contact lens mould arrangement in which the engagement between the mould halves is unconstrained and at least one mould half is sufficiently pliable or flexible that during the curing of the contact lens composition at one mold half may move or flex relative to the other to define a post-cure mould cavity of smaller volume than the pre-cure mould cavity and during which the curvatures of the first and/or second mould surfaces are allowed to change provides a significantly more efficient manufacturing process and enables one mould half to be readily utilized as a blister cup for contact lens packaging. |
| US10166728B2 |
Method for manufacturing spoke unit
In a method for manufacturing a spoke unit, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from a middle supporting portion to a first supporting portion along the front surface of the mandrel. Subsequently, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from the first supporting portion to the middle supporting portion along the back surface of the mandrel. Subsequently, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from the middle supporting portion to a second supporting portion along the front surface of the mandrel. Subsequently, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from the second supporting portion to the middle supporting portion along the back surface of the mandrel. |
| US10166726B2 |
Method and apparatus for additive manufacturing
A method and device for producing a three-dimensional component by in-bath additive manufacturing comprising a bath (12) of a first fluid component and a nozzle (15) for dispensing a second fluid component. In use the nozzle is moved in the bath, and the fluid components react to produce said component. The second fluid component may be varied to change the visual and/or physical properties of the component. A computer (24) contains a digital record to control respective position of the nozzle and the bath. |
| US10166725B2 |
Three dimensional printing adhesion reduction using photoinhibition
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for three dimensional print adhesion reduction using photoinhibition include, in one aspect, a method including: moving a build plate in a vat of liquid including a photoactive resin; creating a photoinhibition layer within the liquid directly adjacent a window of the vat by directing a first light through the window into the liquid, the first light having a first wavelength selected to produce photoinhibition; and creating a solid structure on the build plate from the photoactive resin within a photoinitiation layer of the liquid by directing a second light through the window into the liquid, where the photoinitiation layer resides between the photoinhibition layer and the build plate, and the second light has a second wavelength different than the first wavelength. |
| US10166724B2 |
Method for providing spacers
A method for providing spacers on a construction component to be adhered involves applying a planar formation, including passages, on the construction component to be adhered, and inserting a setting liquid in the passages of the planar formation, so that the liquid forms spacer on the construction component to be adhered after setting and peeling off the planar formation. The spacer ensures a predetermined minimum bondline when adhering the construction component. |
| US10166723B2 |
Method of edge sealing for secondary lithium battery
A method of edge sealing for a secondary lithium battery, including: (1) drawing a 3D model of a battery edge of a secondary lithium battery, and inputting it into a 3D printer; (2) positioning the secondary lithium battery in a 3D printing area, and fixing a relative position of the secondary lithium battery in the 3D printing area; (3) stimulating, by the 3D printer, the battery edge according to the 3D model and setting a printing path; (4) adding edge sealing glue in a printing head of the 3D printer, the printing head moves according to the set printing path and meantime performs at least one time of printing, so that printed edge sealing glue covers the battery edge; (5) solidifying the edge sealing glue. The method of edge sealing of this application has broader application, which can be applied to batteries of any shape. |
| US10166720B2 |
Multilayer wiring board and manufacturing method for the multilayer wiring board
A manufacturing method for a multilayer wiring board includes: forming a groove on a surface of a first thermoplastic resin board; forming a modified layer made of resin having a melting point lower than a melting point of resin constituting the first thermoplastic resin board, by applying light to a region of the surface of the first thermoplastic resin board other than a region around the groove; filling the groove of the first thermoplastic resin board with conductive material having fluidity; and bonding a second thermoplastic resin board to the surface of the first thermoplastic resin board, on which the modified layer is formed, by thermocompression bonding. |
| US10166716B2 |
Method of manufacturing a medical device for external application to the head of a patient
A method of manufacturing a custom device for external application to the head of a patient over a removed portion of the cranium of the patient is described. A three dimensional digital image portion of the external surface of the head comprising at least the removed portion is generated. A three dimensional digital image portion is processed to identify the removed portion. A digital file is generated that is utilized to manufacture the device. |
| US10166715B2 |
Method and device for applying protective sheeting of polymer material to a pipeline
A method of applying protective sheeting of polymer material to a pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis and having a cutback bounded at opposite axial ends by two end portions of respective protective coatings of polymer material, the method including directly heating the free faces of the end portions; extruding and simultaneously winding about the pipeline a protective sheeting wide enough to cover the cutback and the end portions; and compressing the protective sheeting against the pipeline, the end portions included. |
| US10166714B2 |
Roller and method for compressing protective sheeting of polymer material around a pipeline
A roller for compressing protective sheeting of polymer material around a pipeline rotates about a given or designated axis of rotation and has a shaft; and a first tubular portion which extends about the shaft and varies in elasticity along the given or designated axis of rotation; more specifically, the first tubular portion is of greater elasticity at the ends of the roller than at the center of the roller. |
| US10166713B2 |
Mould with a movable bottom and horizontal joint plane
A mould (12) for producing, from a blank (3), a container (2) having a bottom (6) provided with a seat (8), the mould (12) including: —a wall (14) delimiting a cavity (17) and, beyond the cavity (17), a hollow recess (21) opening into the cavity (17) via an opening (20); —a mould bottom (16) that is movable relative to the wall (14), the bottom having an upper surface (27) defining a seat surface (28) having the footprint of the seat (8) of the container (2). In this mould: —the wall (14) has a counterbore (24) that defines, at the top, the hollow recess (21) and that extends perpendicular to and around the opening (20), substantially parallel to the central axis (X); —the upper surface (27) defines a peripheral face (30) that extends flush with the counterbore (24). |
| US10166712B2 |
Method and apparatus for fabricating containers
A plurality of preforms are positioned in relation to each other and an incompressible fluid is injected into a cavity of each of the preforms to induce them to expand into containers. A portion of the surface of each of the preforms comes into abutment with a portion of the surface of at least one other preform during the injecting step, such that the expansion of the preforms is constrained. |
| US10166709B2 |
Actuator cooling apparatus and method
An injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold, an actuator, a mold and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises: a heat transmitter comprising a distal arm or member and a proximal base or member, the distal arm or member or member being mounted by a spring loadable interconnection or engagement to or with the proximal base or member, the clamp plate, the mold, the manifold, the actuator and the heat transmitter being assemblable together in an arrangement wherein the spring loadable interconnection is loaded urging the distal end surface of the distal arm or member into compressed engagement with the clamp plate. |
| US10166704B2 |
Method of making a laminated trim component at a pair of spaced first and second molding stations
A method of making a laminated trim component at a pair of spaced first and second molding stations is provided. A heated plastic composite sheet is pressed against a heated laminated sheet to bond a plastic cushioning layer of the laminated sheet to the composite sheet at the first molding station. The step of pressing compresses a portion of the laminated sheet spaced inwardly from an outer periphery of the laminated sheet to locally compact and thin the cushioning layer at the portion to form a compressed portion of the cushioning layer. The bonded sheets are transferred to the second molding station where a plastic compatible with the plastic of the composite sheet is molded around the composite sheet to form at least one component at the inner surface of the composite sheet. |
| US10166703B2 |
Elastomeric gasket with multiple skeletons for placement between two parts of an aircraft and a method for making the same
An assembly for use on an aircraft wing having an aircraft skin and a fuel tank, the assembly comprising a metal access door for accessing the fuel tank, a metal retainer ring for engaging the wing and the access door. Fasteners removably couple the access door to the retainer ring. A lip, which may be on the wing surface, is configured to receive a perimeter of the access door when the access door is coupled to the retainer ring. A polyurethane elastomeric gel gasket having a metallic skeleton is configured to lay between the access door and a lip of the metal wing surface. Under compression, the polyurethane will deform and squeeze out the edges and flatten so as to provide metal-to-metal contact between the access door and the lip. |
| US10166696B2 |
Safety device, backflow reduction device, conformable wood processing device, and methods thereof for a waste processing system
A safety device for a waste processing system having a powered cutting system including a rotor rotatably mounted within a housing is disclosed wherein the improvement relates to a safety device which includes a first safety device disposed within the housing, spaced from the rotor and thereby defining a first gap therebetween through which a cable that has been captured by the rotor assembly is automatically cleaved when disposed between the first safety device and rotor assembly. |
| US10166695B1 |
Process for splitting a segment of wood
A wood supporting apparatus for use with a wood splitting device having a splitting wedge which translates along a substantially vertical splitting axis for dividing a segment of wood into separate segments, the wood supporting apparatus having a base member with a vertical support member for supporting and rotatably positioning the segment of wood. |
| US10166691B2 |
Hand-guided power tool with a guide bar
A power tool has a sprocket wheel cover mounted on a housing and a guide bar secured between housing and sprocket wheel cover and having a guide groove for a saw chain. The guide bar has a guide slot extending in a longitudinal direction of the guide bar and guiding the guide bar on a guide element for longitudinal movement relative to the housing. The guide bar has a first exterior side extending in a first plane and facing the housing and a second exterior side extending in a second plane and facing the sprocket wheel cover. The guide bar has an oil supply opening extending from the second exterior side into the guide groove and connected by an oil supply channel with an oil supply device. The oil supply channel has a channel section separate from the guide bar and extending from the first to the second plane. |
| US10166690B2 |
Apparatus for producing container carriers
A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers within a plurality of corresponding container receiving apertures is formed using a rotary die within a rotary die press resulting in carriers having complex configurations including close tolerance cuts and complex perforation patterns. |
| US10166687B2 |
Curtain cutting aid
A curtain cutting aid includes a curtain holder including an insertion space, an insertion slot in communication with the insertion space and a positioning portion disposed between the insertion space and the insertion slot, and a positioning unit including a movable bar inserted through the insertion slot into the insertion space and provided with spaced positioning grooves and an operating knob mounted in the curtain holder and coupled with the movable bar and movable between an initial position where one positioning groove of the movable bar is engaged with the positioning portion of the curtain holder to lock the movable bar in the insertion space, and a pressed position where the positioning groove of the movable bar is disengaged from the positioning portion of the curtain holder for allowing adjustment of the position of the movable bar according to the size of the curtain to be cut. |
| US10166670B2 |
Tool bit holder
The invention relates to a tool bit holder (10), for holding tool bits for a hand tool. The tool bit holder (10) has an extension along an x-axis, along a y-axis being perpendicular to the x-axis, and along a z-axis being perpendicular to the x-axis and y-axis. The tool bit holder (10) comprises an at least partially arc-shaped main surface (12), where the arc-shaped part (13) of the main surface (12) at least partially transitions between the y-axis to the z-axis. The main surface (12) is provided with an elongated slit (11) extending at least along its arc-shaped part (13) essentially along the x- and y-axis. The slit (11) is provided with an inner and an outer section (17), where the outer section (17) is level with the main surface (12) and the inner section (16) is wider than the outer section (17). The outer section (17) is adapted to receive the waist (3) of a tool bit (1) according the standard ISO 1173:2001, Form E. |
| US10166666B2 |
Adapter for combustion tool fuel cells
An adapter is provided for use in combination with a fuel cell having a closure formation. The adapter includes a fuel cell closure ring configured for engagement upon the closure formation of the fuel cell and including a top edge, a bottom edge, and a sidewall therebetween having an inner sidewall surface and an outer sidewall surface. At least one groove is defined by the inner sidewall and has at least one primary recess in communication with the at least one groove. At least one secondary recess is in communication with the groove. A metering valve has a body and at least one depending leg with a radially extending foot formation configured for engaging the groove. At least one supplemental locking lug is located on the leg and is constructed and arranged for engaging the at least one secondary recess. |
| US10166662B2 |
Hose clamp support tool
A hose clamp support tool includes a collar that is attached to a nose of a rotational driver. A drive extension includes a driven socket end that is connected to a drive output of the rotational driver, and a screw socket end that engages a screw of a hose clamp. A support structure is coupled to the collar, and is slideably moveable relative to the drive extension along the central drive axis. The support structure includes a cylindrical portion. The drive extension extends through and is rotatably supported by the cylindrical portion. The support structure includes a hood. The hose clamp is secured between the hood and the screw socket end of the drive extension during installation and removal operations. A biasing device is operable to bias the support structure along the central drive axis relative to the drive extension. |
| US10166661B2 |
Electronic device for checking fastening state of screws
An electronic device for checking a fastening state of screws includes a receiving member, a cover, an electric screwdriver, a processor, and a warning unit. The receiving member receives a mountable device. The cover includes a number of screw guiding members, the screw guiding members guides the screws into screw holes on the mountable device. The electric screwdriver fastens the screws into the screw holes on the mountable device. The processor predefines an order of the electric screwdriver fastening the screws in response to operations of an operator; in a process of the electric screwdriver fastening the screws into the screw holes on the mountable device received in the receiving member, checks whether the fastening order is the same as the predefined order; and when the fastening order is not the same as the predefined order, controls the warning unit to output a warning message. |
| US10166652B2 |
Substrate polishing device and method thereof
Provided are a device and method for polishing a substrate, in which an upper ground surface, a side surface and a lower ground surface of a substrate can be simultaneously polished, and a polishing wheel can be evenly used on the whole so as to be uniformly abraded. A substrate polishing system is to polish a substrate, of which upper edge and a lower edge are polished, and includes: a table, on which the substrate is secured; a spindle provided at the upper portion of a side surface of the table; a polishing wheel formed in the shape of a cylinder and having a rotating shaft mounted perpendicularly to the substrate, so as to polish the substrate with a side surface thereof while rotating by the spindle; and a Z axis movement means for moving the polishing wheel in the vertical direction during the polishing of the substrate. |
| US10166648B2 |
Finishing belt device and method for finishing a workpiece
A finishing belt device includes a pressure apparatus having a pressure roller that applies a pressing force to the rear side of a finishing belt that, when viewed in the running direction of the finishing belt, an active side of the finishing belt is pressed against a peripheral surface to be finished of a workpiece in a linear contact region at the level of the pressing force. A pressure roller support is provided with the pressure roller arranged as a first pressure roller and another pressure roller is arranged as a second pressure roller. When viewed in the running direction of the finishing belt, the active side of the finishing belt is pressed against the peripheral surface to be finished of the workpiece in two spaced-apart linear contact regions via the two pressure rollers. The invention also relates to a method for finishing a peripheral surface of a cam surface. |
| US10166647B2 |
Polishing apparatus and polishing method
A polishing apparatus polishes a periphery of a substrate. This polishing apparatus includes a rotary holding mechanism configured to hold the substrate horizontally and rotate the substrate, plural polishing head assemblies provided around the substrate, plural tape supplying and recovering mechanisms configured to supply polishing tapes to the plural polishing head assemblies and recover the polishing tapes from the plural polishing head assemblies, and plural moving mechanisms configured to move the plural polishing head assemblies in radial directions of the substrate held by the rotary holding mechanism. The tape supplying and recovering mechanisms are located outwardly of the plural polishing head assemblies in the radial directions of the substrate, and the tape supplying and recovering mechanisms are fixed in position. |
| US10166642B2 |
Drive apparatus comprising mechanical vibration suppression function, and system comprising mechanical vibration suppression function
An apparatus or system comprises: a damper side linear motor; a drive side linear motor; a first detection unit that detects a first position that is a position of a movable portion of the drive side linear motor in relation to a machine base; a second detection unit that detects a second position that is a position of a movable portion of the damper side linear motor in relation to the machine base; a third detection unit that detects a third position that is a position of the movable portion of the drive side linear motor in relation to the movable portion of the damper side linear motor; a drive side control unit that controls the drive side linear motor, based on the first position and the third position; and a damper side control unit that controls the damper side linear motor, based on the second position. |
| US10166639B2 |
System for changing and inserting tools into or presenting tools at a machine tool and tool magazine, also machine tool having a tool changing system or tool magazine
A system is provided for changing and inserting tools into or presenting tools at a machine tool. The system includes at least n rotatable tool magazines for receiving a plurality of tools, where n≥2, which are arranged in tandem in the direction of a rotational axis. At least one of the n tool magazines can be driven independently of the other tool magazines to perform a rotational movement about the rotational axis. The system further includes a manipulator for removing the tools from the magazine. The tools are held in tool mounts along the circumference of the n tool magazines such that the longitudinal axes of the tools in each case of one of the n tool magazines are located in one plane and project from the circumference of the tool magazine, and the tools can be moved along the circumference of the respective tool magazine. |
| US10166635B2 |
Welding device comprising an active heating device for heating the workpiece
The invention relates to a welding device (1), in particular a laser welding device, for welding metal workpieces (3) by means of at least one welding head (2), in particular a laser welding head, which defines a working area (4). The welding device is characterized by at least one heating device (5) which acts on the working area (4) to heat up the workpiece (3), in particular before and/or after the welding process. |
| US10166634B2 |
Laser cladding using flexible cord of hardfacing material with diamond
A method of hardfacing a component includes generating a laser beam and directing the laser beam to an area of a wear surface of the component. The method includes feeding a flexible cord of a cladding material into the laser beam to melt the flexible cord and produce a bead of the cladding material on the wear surface. The flexible cord includes an inner metal wire surrounded by an agglomerate of abrasion and wear-resistant material that contains diamond particles. The method further includes moving the laser beam and the flexible cord along the wear surface to produce a cladding layer over the wear surface of the component. |
| US10166633B2 |
Laser beam machine for thermally treating workpieces with a cable guidance system having a fitted deflection unit
A laser beam machine has a laser head (3) for emitting a laser beam onto a workpiece which is to be treated, and a movement unit (1, 2, 9) for physically moving the laser head (3), which movement unit has a linearly moving machine portal (1) and a transverse carriage (2) which is held such that it can be moved on said machine portal in a transverse manner, wherein a flexible fiber cable (10) with a minimum permissible bending radius enters at an inlet point on the upper laser head end for transmitting the laser beam, and wherein a cable guidance system (12, 13) is provided in order to guide the fiber cable (10) at least over a portion of its length. In order to provide a laser beam machine proceeding from the above, in which laser beam machine inclined positions of the laser head (3) are also possible without the fiber cable (10) being subjected to excessive loading, the invention proposes that the cable guidance system (12, 13) has a deflection unit (13) which is fitted to the laser head (3) and which prespecifies a flexurally rigid deflection arc which extends above the inlet point and closely adjoins the inlet point, and by means of which deflection arc the fiber cable (10) is guided to the inlet point, and the radius of which deflection arc is greater than the minimum permissible bending radius of the fiber cable (10). |
| US10166631B2 |
Laser processing head apparatus with camera monitor
A laser processing head apparatus with a camera monitor includes a light source for illumination having a near-infrared laser diode that generates a near-infrared laser beam of which upper limit value is a wavelength of a laser beam for processing, and out of processing point-emitted light, a processing point-reflected laser beam and illumination light for imaging, which have passed through a condensed lens and a laser beam reflection mirror and are directed to the camera respectively. An optical filter blocks transmission of the processing point-emitted light and the processing point-reflected laser beam, and transmits the illumination light for imaging. |
| US10166626B2 |
Method for the non-releasable connection of components or component regions and non-releasable connection
A method for the connection of components or component regions and a non-releasable connection produced in this manner. Two connection faces are partially welded to each other with an adhesive layer being incorporated between the two connection faces. The method including the following steps: arranging a welding base on a connection face, applying the adhesive layer to a connection face, moving the connection faces toward each other in such a manner that the welding base is applied against the other connection face, introducing welding current in the region of the applied welding base. A spacer is arranged between the connection faces before the connection faces are moved toward each other. The connection faces are spaced apart from each other in the region of the welding base by the extent that the welding base projects above the spacer. |
| US10166622B2 |
Automatic welding method and apparatus
A method of automatically controlling welding using a welding apparatus having a heat-source and a wire feed. The method includes: setting at least one welding parameter; setting a stable wire interaction position where the wire fed by the wire feed interacts with the heat generated by the heat-source so as to produce an acceptable weld; and monitoring the wire interaction position during welding. If the wire interaction position deviates from the stable wire interaction position by more than an allowable tolerance at least one welding parameter is automatically altered to return the wire interaction position to within the allowable tolerance of the stable wire interaction position. The invention also relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method. |
| US10166620B2 |
Slag removal system and method
A device to unclog orifices in a workpiece is provided. The device includes a lower portion configured to receive the workpiece and an upper portion configured to secure the workpiece to the lower portion. The upper portion includes a tube configured to receive a piston. An unclogging material is placed in the tube portion, and the piston forces the unclogging material through the orifices. |
| US10166615B2 |
Slip detector
A machine including: a table having a surface adapted to have a workpiece lay and move thereon, and a vise for gripping the workpiece. The machine also includes a drive system for moving the vise and workpiece a distance along the table surface, and a sensor assembly connected to the vise for measuring an amount of slip distance occurring between the vise and the workpiece. The machine also includes a control unit connected to the sensor assembly and the drive system for storing the measured slip distance and for operating the drive system and for operating to do at least one of, when a predetermined amount of slip distance is detected: sounding an alarm and stopping further movement of the workpiece, and, when a slip distance is measured, for causing the drive system to move the vise and workpiece an added distance equal to the measured slip distance. |
| US10166606B2 |
Cutting insert, cutting tool, and method for manufacturing machined product
A cutting insert of one aspect includes a top surface including a first corner portion and a second corner portion; and a top cutting edge. The top cutting edge includes a first corner cutting edge, a first major cutting edge, a second corner cutting edge, and a second major cutting edge. The top surface includes a first breaker protrusion and a second breaker protrusion. A gap between the first breaker protrusion and the first corner cutting edge is larger than a gap between the second breaker protrusion and the second corner cutting edge, a gap between the first breaker protrusion and the first major cutting edge becomes larger as a distance from the first corner cutting edge increases, and a gap between the second breaker protrusion and the second major cutting edge becomes smaller as a distance from the second corner cutting edge increases. |
| US10166605B2 |
Method for producing microparticles
The problem addressed by the present invention is providing a method for producing microparticles. At least two fluids to be processed, a raw material fluid that contains a raw material and a processing fluid that contains a substance for processing the raw material are mixed in a thin film fluid formed between at least two surfaces for processing that are disposed so as to face each other, that can approach and separate from each other and at least one of which rotates relative to the other, and microparticles of the raw material that is processed are obtained. At this time, the proportion of the microparticles of the raw material which has been processed that coalesces with each other is controlled by controlling the circumferential speed of the rotation in a confluence section in which the raw material fluid and processing fluid flow together. |
| US10166598B2 |
Precision-casting core, precision-casting core manufacturing method, and precision-casting mold
A coating layer including solely silicon alkoxide or mixed alkoxide of silicon alkoxide and aluminum alkoxide is formed on a surface of a sintered precision-casting core body mainly including silica particles so as to seal holes formed in the surface. As a result, it is possible to prevent the breakage of the core during casting. |
| US10166597B2 |
Camshaft-manufacturing method and gear shaft-manufacturing method
A camshaft-manufacturing method includes: a split die group preparation step; a processing preparation step of preparing a cam including a through-hole, a cam body which is smaller than each of the cam accommodation portions, and ribs which are provided on both sides in a thickness direction of the cam body and configured to be fitted into the rib accommodation portions, and a hollow shaft, accommodating the cam body in the cam accommodation portion and fitting the ribs in the rib accommodation portion, and inserting the hollow shaft into the through-hole of the cam; and a processing step of performing hydroform processing, and fixing the cam to the hollow shaft by expanding the hollow shaft. |
| US10166594B2 |
Spring forming device, method for forming a helical spring and corresponding computer program
The present invention refers to a spring forming device (1) comprising: a system (3) for feeding a wire (4) for forming a helical spring (2); a winding system (7) suitable for winding said wire (4) according to a helical configuration having a predefined diameter (D) extending along a helix development axis (A); one or more pitch tools (11, 13, 9), each suitable for acting on the wire (4) so that it takes on said cylindrical helix configuration with a predefined pitch (p); a system (15) for detecting the actual pitch of the spring forming in device (1) starting from said wire (4); means for detecting the amount (I) of the fed wire; a control unit configured for: —determining the actual length (Leff) of the spring forming in the device starting from the actual amount of the fed wire (I) and actual pitch (peff) detected for portions of the spring, already formed in the device; —determining a reference length (L) as a function of said actual amount (I) of fed wire; —determining an error between said reference length (L) and said actual length (Leff); —generating a command signal such to vary, during the spring formation, the configuration of one of said one or more pitch tools (11, 13, 9) as a function of said error. Moreover, the present invention refers to a method for forming springs and a corresponding computer program. |
| US10166593B2 |
Manufacturing method for bumper beam of vehicle
A manufacturing method for a bumper beam of a vehicle may include pipe making, producing a circular pipe by pipe molding a steel plate having a predetermined thickness between first and second molding rolls, heating the circular pipe to a set temperature in a heating furnace, pressurizing and molding the circular pipe heated in the heating furnace and having flexibility, while inserting the circular pipe between an upper mold and a lower mold to form a molding beam, and thereafter, rapidly cooling the molding beam to form the molding beam into a high-strength molding beam, and curvature-molding the high-strength molding beam at a predetermined curvature through a curvature molding machine. |
| US10166592B2 |
Method for forming a sheet made of an aluminum alloy into a component of complex shape, particularly a motor-vehicle component
A method for forming a sheet made of an aluminium alloy into a component of complex shape, particularly a motor-vehicle component, such as an outer panel or an inner frame of a bonnet or a door of a motor-vehicle, provides for blow-forming of the sheet, with the aid of pressurized gas, within a mould. The alloy constituting the sheet does not have superplasticity features and the sheet and/or the mould are heated to a temperature in the order of 400°-450° C. for 5XXX series alloys and 450°-500° C. and over for 6XXX and 7XXX series alloys. The maximum pressure reached by the forming gas is in the order of 20-30 bars and the time required for forming the sheet is between 40 and 150 seconds and therefore is consistent with production rates in the automotive field. |
| US10166590B2 |
High speed blow forming processes
A method of forming a part includes: inserting a blank into a die, the die comprising a mold mounted above a sealing counterpart; clamping the blank between the mold and the sealing counterpart; applying first pressure on the blank from the sealing counterpart so the blank is pressed upward to form a shaped part corresponding to the mold; applying a vacuum to the shaped part to hold it against the mold also after separating the mold and the sealing counterpart, the vacuum applied through at least one opening in the mold located in a corner of the mold that the blank does not reach when the first pressure is applied; and discontinuing the vacuum to allow the shaped part to be released from the mold. |
| US10166589B2 |
Forming tool and method for hot forming and partially press hardening a workpiece made of sheet steel
A forming tool for hot forming and partially press hardening a workpiece made of sheet steel including a die, a punch, and a cooling device. The die is formed of a first die part and at least one second die part which is movable relative to the first die part, while the punch is formed of a first punch part and at least one second punch part which is movable relative to the first punch part, the at least one movable second die part and the at least one movable second punch part interacting with an opening device which causes the at least one second die part and the at least one second punch part to contact the workpiece with a shorter closing time than the first die part and the first punch part. |
| US10166587B2 |
Smart active control roller hemming device and system
A smart active control hemming device is provided. The device includes a robot arm and a hemming roller unit that is disposed at a front end portion of the robot arm. The hemming roller unit includes a plurality of hemming rollers, a control motor that is driven with an electric motor to adjust a hemming pressure or position of at least one of the hemming rollers, and a pressure detection sensor that detects a hemming pressure of the hemming roller in which a hemming pressure is adjusted by the control motor. |
| US10166584B2 |
Process damping of self-excited third octave mill vibration
Control of self-excited third octave vibration in a metal rolling mill can be achieved by adjusting the tension of the metal strip as it enters a stand. Self-excited third octave vibration can be detected and/or measured by one or more sensors. A high-speed tension adjustor can rapidly adjust the entry tension of the metal strip (e.g., as the metal strip enters a mill stand) to compensate for the detected self-excited third octave vibration. High-speed tension adjustors can include any combination of hydraulic or piezoelectric actuators coupled to the center roll of a bridle roll to rapidly raise or lower the roll and thus induce rapid tension adjustments in the strip. Other high-speed tension adjustors can be used. |
| US10166583B2 |
Process for hot-rolling metallic hollow bodies and corresponding hot-rolling mill
In order to optimize the lubrication of a rolling rod in a process for hot-rolling metallic, elongate hollow bodies (21) by means of the rolling rod (2), which is arranged in the hollow body and to which lubricant is applied before the hot-rolling operation, the lubricant is applied to the rolling rod in solid form. |
| US10166580B2 |
Aluminum foil, electronic device, roll-to-roll aluminum foil, and method of producing aluminum foil
An aluminum foil includes a first main surface and a second main surface located opposite to the first main surface. In at least one of the first main surface and the second main surface, a surface roughness Ra is not more than 10 nm, a surface roughness Rz is not more than 40 nm in each of a rolling direction and a direction perpendicular to the rolling direction, and the number of peak counts is not less than 10 when a reference length is 40 μm, the number of peak counts being determined from a roughness curve in at least one of the rolling direction and the direction perpendicular to the rolling direction. |
| US10166575B2 |
Shift and hold conveyor assembly for removal of oversize parcels
A conveyor assembly insertable within a conveying system including a low friction conveying surface having both forward and lateral conveying forces for moving articles toward a parallel lateral sidewall and a downstream conveyor. A first diverging sidewall gradually converges parcels toward the center of the conveyor. An inwardly directed offset extends from a first diverging sidewall to a second lateral sidewall for shifting parcels inwardly toward a second lateral sidewall. A raised high friction conveying surface or rail belt extends along an outer edge of the low friction conveyor. At least a portion of the high friction belt is raised above the surface of the adjacent conveying surface in flow communication with the low friction conveying surface. Parcels contacting the high friction belt are prevented from shifting over toward the sidewall and parcels having a center of gravity outside the tipover point fall over the belt onto a recirculation conveyor. |
| US10166572B2 |
Display inserts, overlays, and graphical user interfaces for multimedia systems
A disclosed digital media device operational at user premises to receive media signals from a media source for presentation via endpoint devices such as a television display. The digital media device can include gateway and digital media management functionality and can be referred to as a gateway and digital media device. The device offers application services obtained over a wide area network and a user premises network. The digital media device may form a composite signal from the media signal and application service information, for example, for a composite audio and/or video signal for television type presentation to the user. The digital media device may receive a selection signal based on the presentation, for transmission to the application service provider device or to the media source. The media device also offers a GUI presenting a moveable arrangement of icons for selectively accessing application services. |
| US10166569B1 |
Painting system
A painting system having a paint applicator holder, a paint applicator and a paint tray. The paint applicator holder has a handle portion and an applicator portion that extends from the handle portion. The paint applicator has an applicator base and an applicator pad. The applicator base is capable of engaging the applicator portion. The applicator pad is capable of receiving paint. The paint tray has a lower surface and a side wall extending therefrom to define a recess that is adapted to receive paint. The paint tray further also has at least one ridge extending from the lower surface into the recess to longitudinally and latitudinally support the paint applicator above the lower surface. |
| US10166567B2 |
Coating apparatus and method of coating joint
A coating apparatus for coating a perimeter surface of a pipeline. A frame selectively mounts a sprayer on the pipeline. The sprayer can spray fluid along a flow path in a spraying mode and preparation mode. In the preparation mode, a fluid diverter moves into the flow path to divert the fluid delivered from the sprayer away from the pipeline. In the spraying mode, the fluid diverter moves out of the flow path to permit the sprayer to coat the perimeter surface of the pipeline with a curable liquid. A vacuum system can draw a vacuum through the diverter to remove the fluid the sprayer sprays in the preparation mode. The flow path can be located in a spray shroud. The diverter can fluidly couple the vacuum system to the shroud interior in the spraying mode to remove overspray. |
| US10166563B2 |
Pump systems, pump engines, and methods of making the same
A pump engine assembly includes an output cylinder that may be customized to include a stop portion limiting the stroke of a piston to produce a particular output such that customized pump systems may be produced from similar parts with the exchange of only a single part—the output cylinder. |
| US10166557B2 |
Electrostatic spray tool system
An electrostatic spray system includes an electrostatic tool, a spray tip assembly configured to receive a coating material, and an airflow to atomize and charge the coating material, and spray the coating material in an airflow direction. The spray tip assembly includes a first air cap horn having a recess in a first distal surface, a first charging pin disposed within the recess, and a grounded pin coupled to the spray tip assembly. The first charging pin and the grounded pin are configured to produce an electric field that charges the coating material. |
| US10166556B2 |
Pulsating high pressure air and water nozzle
A pulsating high pressure air and water nozzle is disclosed. The nozzle includes an impeller adapted to rotate about an axis, a housing adapted to secure the impeller therein, and a supply conduit secured to the housing. The supply conduit is orientated to direct a stream of pressurized fluid to impact the impeller to cause the impeller to rotate. The nozzle also includes a discharge port secured to the housing and is adapted to discharge a pulsating stream of fluid directly from the housing. The impeller includes a plurality of radial spaced vanes secured to a hub, where a cavity is disposed between each vane of the plurality of vanes. The plurality of vanes is adapted to intermittently block the discharge port as the impeller rotates. In addition, the nozzle includes a cover adapted to be removably secured to the housing to access an inside of the housing. |
| US10166554B2 |
Injector
A valve injector (10) comprising: a body (12) defining a fluid conduit (14), the fluid conduit (14) accommodating first, second and third checks (16, 18, 20), the first check (16) being disposed within the fluid conduit (14) towards a first end (10a) of the injector (10), the second check (18) being disposed towards a second end (10b) of the injector (10), distally from the first end (10a), and the third check (20) being located between said first and second check (16, 18). |
| US10166545B2 |
Valve-manifold laboratory glassware with electrically motorized moveable-gate valves for chemical laboratory automation and other applications
An article of laboratory glassware for directing the flow of chemical materials is described. The article includes a manifold having a plurality of input ports and at least one output port, and a plurality of stopcocks. Each stopcock has an inlet port and an outlet port connected by a passageway through the plug. Each of the stopcock output ports is connected to one of the manifold input ports, and each of the stopcock input ports is connected with one end of a hollow glass tube, and the other end of the hollow glass tube is connected to a ground glass joint. The output ports of the manifold are terminated to a ground glass joint. Each stopcock is fitted with a plug comprising a longitudinally-movable gate whose position is driven by a stepper or D.C. electrical motor where the gate position can be monitored by a sensor and can be computer-controlled. |
| US10166544B2 |
Unit for making available a fluid for a biochemical analysis device, and method and device for producing such a unit
A unit for making available a fluid for a biochemical analysis device includes a lid element and a bottom element with a bottom recess lying opposite the lid element. A film is arranged between the lid element and the bottom element. A fluid bag with a force introduction surface for introducing a force into the fluid bag is folded and/or arranged in the bottom recess such that, without pressure acting on the film, the force introduction surface and a main plane of the film are oriented in different directions. The film is pressed against the force introduction surface when pressure acts on the film in the direction of the bottom recess to thereby introduce the force into the fluid bag. The fluid bag has at least one closure seam that opens when the force is introduced. |
| US10166543B2 |
Cell capturing cartridge
Provided is a cell capturing cartridge. According to an embodiment of the inventive concept, the cell capturing cartridge may include a substrate and structures provided on an upper surface of the substrate and constituting a plurality of rows that are parallel to a row direction. The structures in one row may be offset from the structures in the neighboring rows in the row direction. Each of the substrates may have a first side surface facing one side of the substrate and a second side surface disposed opposite to the first side surface and having a width greater than that of the first side surface. |
| US10166536B1 |
Method of making and separating a propylene/ethylene mixture from butene
A method of producing propylene and ethylene from a butene-containing hydrocarbon stream by cracking olefin compounds in the butene-containing hydrocarbon stream in the presence of a core-shell ZSM catalyst, wherein the core-shell ZSM catalyst comprises a ZSM-5 core and a silica shell disposed thereon. Various embodiments of the method of producing propylene and ethylene, and the method of making the core-shell ZSM catalyst are also provided. |
| US10166534B2 |
Method for reduction of organic molecules
A method for the reduction organic molecules comprising a Ruthenium-Triphosphine complex with aromatic ligands at the phosphors which are ortho or meta substituted. |
| US10166533B2 |
Methods for producing borylated arenes
Methods for the borylation of aromatic compounds using cobalt catalysts are provided. |
| US10166524B2 |
Methane conversion apparatus and process using a supersonic flow reactor
Apparatus and methods are provided for converting methane in a feed stream to acetylene. A hydrocarbon stream is introduced into a supersonic reactor and pyrolyzed to convert at least a portion of the methane to acetylene. The reactor effluent stream may be treated to convert acetylene to another hydrocarbon process. |
| US10166521B2 |
Process and system for conversion of carbon dioxide to carbon monixide
A process and an apparatus for converting carbon dioxide CO2 into carbon monoxide CO using hydrocarbons are described. In further embodiments, processes and apparatuses for generating synthesis gas and processes and apparatuses for converting synthesis gas into synthetic functionalised and/or non-functionalised hydrocarbons using CO2 and hydrocarbons are described. The processes and apparatuses are adapted to convert CO2 emitted by industrial processes, and thus the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere may be reduced. |
| US10166516B2 |
Control method and control system for agitating mechanism
A control method and control system for an agitating mechanism are provided. The control method includes receiving a load current detected by a current detecting apparatus when the agitating mechanism is rotating along a specific direction; determining whether the rotation of the agitating mechanism meets a preset trigger condition based on the load current; and controlling the agitating mechanism to rotate in a direction opposite from the specific direction when the trigger condition is met. The present invention can reduce the possibility of the electrical components of the agitating mechanism being burnt out and prolong the lifespan of the agitating mechanism. The present invention can improve agitation results of the agitating mechanism. At low speed, the agitating mechanism can perform the agitation gently without damaging the texture of the solid food. At high speed, the agitating mechanism can more homogeneously and finely agitate the mushy food with enhanced agitating efficiency. |
| US10166513B2 |
Spacer for a membrane module
A spacer for a membrane module, the spacer comprising: a plurality of first filaments defining a plurality of fluid flow channels, in use the plurality of fluid flow channels being adjacent a membrane of the membrane module; and a plurality of second filaments provided on the plurality of first filaments and extending into the fluid flow channels, the second filaments moveable relative to the first filaments in response to an external stimulus during flow of fluid in the fluid flow channels. |
| US10166505B2 |
Method of treating gas and gas treatment device
Method of treating gas and gas treatment device, the gas treatment device comprising: a first chamber, comprising a first inlet, a first outlet and a first energy supply system, allowing the gas to enter the first chamber through the first inlet; a second chamber comprising a second outlet and a second energy supply system; a third chamber comprising a third inlet in communication with the first outlet and the second outlet; and a fourth chamber comprising a fourth inlet and a scrubbing system containing a solvent comprising water molecules (H2O), wherein the third outlet of the third chamber is in communication with the fourth inlet of the fourth chamber. |
| US10166499B2 |
Filter assembly for a fluid filter
A filter assembly for a fluid filter includes a plurality of filter units assembled in series, and each filter unit includes: a connecting member, an input member and an output member. The input member of each of the filter units has an extending pipe connected to a connecting pipe of another filter unit, so that the filter units can be easily assembled by directly screwing the connecting pipe of the connecting member of one filter unit into the extending pipe of the input member of another filter unit, without using tools or fasteners. Hence, the assembling cost is relatively reduced. |
| US10166495B2 |
Filter cartridge
A filter cartridge includes a radio frequency identification, RFID, tag positioned on a casing. A compressed cellulose foam is positioned over the RFID tag on the casing. An impermeable material is positioned over the cellulose foam on the casing at an outer surface of the casing. The impermeable material defines a passage that extends through the impermeable material to the cellulose foam. The passage is configured such that water is flowable through the passage to the cellulose foam. The compressed cellulose foam is configured for wicking the water from the passage to the RFID tag. |
| US10166493B2 |
Mobile flocculation and fracking water treatment system
A mobile flocculation and water treatment system includes at least one tank, preferably a series of adjoining tanks separated by weirs, and an adjacent pump house mounted on a mobile platform. At least one pump is mounted in the pump house. Fluid conduits run from the pumps to the tank. An overflow is mounted between the downstream tank and the pump house whereby fluid overflow from the tanks is directed into the pump house. The pump house provides a substantially water-tight reservoir zone to provide secondary containment. Water to be treated enters the upstream end of the tanks and is discharged from the downstream end. |
| US10166492B2 |
Bubble removing unit and substrate treating apparatus including the same
A bubble removing unit is disclosed including a body having an inner space, through which a liquid flows, in an interior thereof, a liquid introducing pipe through which the liquid is supplied to the body, a liquid discharging pipe through which the liquid, from which bubbles are removed, is discharged from the body, a bubble discharging pipe through which the bubbles are discharged from the inner space, and a rod-shaped bar situated in the inner space and a length of which extends in a lengthwise direction of the body, wherein a variable cross-section part situated between the liquid introducing pipe and the liquid discharging pipe and a cross-section of which varies along the lengthwise direction of the body is provided in the inner space of the body. |
| US10166486B2 |
Self-righting model vehicle
A process for self-righting an inverted remote controlled model vehicle is provided. The process includes the method of determining a current pitch angle and a current angular rocking rate of the model vehicle and accelerating or decelerating a mass on the model vehicle based on the current pitch angle and the current angular rocking rate of the model vehicle to create a rocking motion by the model vehicle. In addition, the method also includes terminating the self-righting process when the model vehicle is upright. In which, the model vehicle body contacts the ground and provides a fulcrum for the rocking motion by the model vehicle. |
| US10166481B2 |
Method, device and system for sharing of game characters
A method for sharing of game characters includes a game management system coupled to a first platform server and a second platform server. The game management system generates a uniform identifier, assigns the uniform identifier to a username that is used by a user to log in the first platform server and the second platform server, and transmits the uniform identifier to a game server. The game server creates or retrieves a game character based upon the uniform identifier. |
| US10166477B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, and image processing program
A game device includes: a detecting section configured to obtain an imaged image imaged by an imaging device, and detect a tracking object included in the obtained imaged image; a control section configured to calculate a position in which to display a predetermined image according to a position in which the tracking object is detected; and an image generating section configured to generate a display image displaying the predetermined image in the position calculated by the control section in the imaged image such that the predetermined image is superimposed on the imaged image, and display the generated display image on a display device. |
| US10166473B2 |
System and method to provide augmented reality and remote gameplay for traditional trading card games
A computer-implemented method and system to deliver enhanced augmented reality gameplay experience for Trading Card Games. The computer-implemented method includes setting up a gaming session with a plurality of Gamers through a user interface. The computer-implemented method includes scanning one or more relevant cards and identifying a Game Component represented by the relevant cards. The computer-implemented method includes retrieving a pre-defined sequence of animated movements of a 3D model of the Game Component from a database by the game server. Further, the computer-implemented method includes superimposing the sequence of animated movements onto the image of the trading card as captured by the camera of the gaming device, thereby giving the effect of the animated 3D model augmenting the real image of the static trading card so that the Game Component appears to be alive. Furthermore, the computer-implemented method includes capturing one or more actions taken on the Game Components by the Gamer by a plurality of Input Parameters. Moreover, the computer-implemented method includes detecting information on the actions captured and subsequently sending the information to the Gaming Server through the data network. The computer-implemented method includes generating Outcome Parameters by logically matching the one or more actions taken with the cards in play against one or more actions and cards in play by the opposing Gamer. The computer-implemented method also includes superimposing the actions of the Outcome Parameters thereby giving the effect of the animated 3D model augmenting the real image of the static trading card to display the consequence of the Gamers one or more actions. The computer-implemented method includes completing the gaming session until the end is reached, the end is defined by the rules of the TCGs being played. |
| US10166470B2 |
Method for providing a virtual world layer
A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality, including providing a virtual world layer having virtual world layer functionality beyond the base virtual world functionality, coupling the virtual world layer to the base virtual world and coupling the virtual world layer to the user. User access to the base virtual world functionality and to the virtual world layer functionality by the virtual world layer is provided. |
| US10166468B2 |
Information processing system, information processing apparatus, recording medium and information processing method
An example system includes a server and multiple information processing apparatuses. The server includes a competition request acceptance unit accepting a competition request from the information processing apparatus, and an opponent decision unit deciding an opponent of a user concerning the request accepted by the competition request acceptance unit. The information processing system includes a history storage unit storing competition history information for a user in a tournament, an exchange processing unit performing processing of exchanging at least a part of the competition history information between competing users, based on the decision made by the opponent decision unit, and a competition processing unit performing processing concerning a competition between the users. The opponent decision unit decides an opponent based on at least a part of competition history information stored in the history storage unit. |
| US10166467B2 |
Information processing device, data structure of game data, and recording medium
An information processing device processes game data including a startup file and a program file, the game data being formed by adding, to an image file of game data including a plurality of files that are each assigned one or a plurality of blocks and including metadata of each file, metadata including a signature attached to each of the plurality of blocks constituting the image file. The information processing device includes: a first mount processing section mounting the image file to which the metadata including the signature is added at a first mount point, and recognizing the image file; and a second mount processing section mounting the recognized image file at a second mount point, and recognizing the plurality of files included in the image file. |
| US10166466B2 |
Feedback for enhanced situational awareness
An electronic game feedback system includes a wearable haptic feedback device and a processing circuit. The wearable haptic feedback device includes a plurality of haptic elements configured to provide haptic feedback to a user. The processing circuit is configured to provide a display to the user associated with an electronic game, the electronic game associated with a primary object and a distal secondary object; receive first positional data regarding the primary object; receive second data regarding the secondary object; and control operation of the wearable haptic feedback device to provide the feedback to the user based on the first positional data and the second data. |
| US10166464B2 |
Puzzle
In order to provide a puzzle that allows young children to enjoy puzzle games easily and pleasantly, a puzzle 1 has a housing main body 10 and a puzzle shaft 40 provided in the housing main body 10. The puzzle shaft 40 includes a shaft and a piece 30. The shaft is provided with rotation of the shaft centers fixed. A plurality of pieces that is rotatably provided around the shaft center of the shaft along a shaft center direction of the shaft via the shaft and a ratchet mechanism, and puzzle patterns are provided to outer periphery of the shaft around the shaft center. The ratchet mechanism is made up of ratchet teeth formed on the outer periphery of the shaft and a ratchet pawl provided to the piece via an elastic portion. |
| US10166461B2 |
Card shuffling apparatuses and related methods
Card shuffler apparatuses include a card repositioner used to randomly reposition a plurality of cards on-edge over an aperture extending through a card support surface to allow cards to sequentially pass through the aperture in a random order. The apparatuses may be capable of continuously and sequentially forming playing card hands for use in a game. Shuffler apparatuses may be used to obtain a measurement relating to a thickness of the deck of cards. Methods involve the use of card shuffler apparatuses to form one or more playing card hands in a playing card game. Additional methods involve counting playing cards present within a stack of playing cards using a shuffler apparatus. In further methods, a number of shuffler apparatuses and a lesser number of shuffler activation devices are provided in a gaming establishment so as to preclude simultaneous use of all the shuffler apparatuses in the establishment. |
| US10166460B2 |
Process and system for managing a bowling centre
A process and a system for managing a bowling center, which includes one or more bowling lanes along which a bowl is rolled, one or more pin setting up machines at one end of the lane and one or more bowlers' bays at the opposite end of the lane, one or more overhead monitors or videos above the lane, one or more consoles or keyboards located at the one or more lanes, respectively, and allowing a user to enter data, an electronic control system set up to manage the bowling center, and in particular, a score program which calculates the score of the games played at the bowling center and displays the score, in particular at the respective overhead monitor. A visual signal is emitted at the respective lane to indicate that the lane is open and waiting for users. |
| US10166459B1 |
Modular ramp system
A modular ramp system includes a ramp component and a connector releasably joined to the ramp component. The ramp component has first and second inclined surfaces and a connecting portion positioned between the first and second inclined surfaces. The connector has a bottom side formed with first and second coupling sections connectible to the connecting portion. The connector is positionable in a first position in which one of the first and second coupling sections is releasably joined to the connecting portion of the ramp component, and the other of the first and second coupling sections is adapted to releasably couple to a ramp or an external structure, and is positionable in a second position in which the first and second coupling sections are releasably joined to the connecting portion of the ramp component. |
| US10166454B2 |
Swing analysis device, swing analysis system, swing analysis method, and storage medium
A swing analysis device includes an angle calculator that calculates an upper limit angle and a lower limit angle during a predetermined period of swing of a sporting apparatus based on a plurality of angles of the sporting apparatus for predetermined planes; and an index setting unit that sets an upper limit plane based on the upper limit angle and a stroke direction, and sets a lower limit plane based on the lower limit angle and the stroke direction. |
| US10166452B2 |
Bat swing training device
The present invention is a bat swing training device and methods of using the device to increase accuracy when hitting a ball with a bat. The training device has a bottom end having a knob, a handle next to the knob and a shaft next to the handle and a top end having a barrel for hitting the ball. The handle is a non-round-cylinder shape and the shaft has a means for maintaining a desired orientation of the bat at the moment of contacting a ball. The method includes the steps of gripping and swinging the training device while maintaining the desired orientation and repeating the swing improving hitting accuracy. |
| US10166447B2 |
Progressive weighted aerobic ping pong exercise racquet
An enhanced table tennis racket is disclosed that incorporates features for enhancing the aerobic exercise value of the game. One or more weights may be attached, removably or permanently, to the racket. In alternative embodiments, a mobile computer device such as a smartphone may be fitted in a recess formed in the racked and may track the movement of the racket. Mobile application software may provide data processing and reporting functions. A computing device in communication with the mobile computing device may receive data concerning the racket for demonstration or analysis purposes. |
| US10166445B2 |
Golf putter head assembly and method of use
A head assembly for a golf putter includes a head piece, a hosel or connector for attaching a putter shaft to the head piece, and a releasable clamping element. A body portion of the hosel is formed with a concavity defined by a cylindrical concave surface. A finger extension of the hosel has a bore for receiving an end of a putter shaft. The head piece includes an elongate body having a putting face on one side and a cylindrical convex surface on an opposite side. The cylindrical convex surface is insertable into the concavity in the hosel body and is engageable with the cylindrical concave surface thereof. The clamping element adjustably fixes the hosel and the head piece to one another. |
| US10166444B1 |
Golf club with removable face
The present invention is directed to a modular golf club. In particular, golf club includes a face component that is removably coupled so that the physical attributes of the golf club head may be altered. |
| US10166443B2 |
Golf club head
A golf club head according to the present invention includes a face portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the sole portion including a toe-side recessed portion arranged on a toe side, a heel-side recessed portion arranged on a heel side, and a middle recessed portion arranged between the toe-side recessed portion and the heel-side recessed portion, and at least one readily deformable portion that extends linearly in a toe-heel direction is formed in the toe-side recessed portion and the heel-side recessed portion. |
| US10166438B2 |
Apparatus, method, and program product for tracking physical activity
Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for tracking physical activity. One apparatus includes a processor, and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to detect, by use of the apparatus held by a first person, a second person in close proximity to the first person. The code is executable by the processor to track physical activity of the first person. The code is executable by the processor to transmit at least a portion of the tracked physical activity of the first person to an electronic identity corresponding to the second person to enable attaching at least the portion of the tracked physical activity of the first person to the electronic identity corresponding to the second person. |
| US10166435B2 |
Back extension exercise apparatus
An exercise apparatus for performing a back extension exercise comprising: a frame, a seat having a seating surface and a pelvic stabilization pad having a lower back engagement surface, an input arm assembly interconnected by a first interconnection to a first resistance mechanism, the input arm assembly including a manually graspable mechanism and being arranged on the apparatus such that the input arm assembly is pivotable beginning from a start motionless position along a path of travel toward the pelvic stabilization pad under resistance exerted by one or both of the resistance mechanisms, wherein the first resistance mechanism is adapted to increase resistance as the degree of pivoting of the input arm assembly increases along the path of travel away from the start motionless position rearwardly toward the pelvic stabilization pad. |
| US10166431B2 |
Selectorized dumbbell with a weight selector having a continuous periphery that encloses an open interior
A selectorized dumbbell has a plurality of nested weights that provide a stack of left weight plates and a stack of right weight plates. A handle is dropped between the stacks and a selector is inserted into one of a plurality of vertically spaced positions on the handle to couple a selected number of the weights to the handle. The selector has a continuous periphery enclosing an open interior. A user who is exercising with the dumbbell will be alerted to unintended dislodgement of the selector since a portion of the selector's periphery will contact a portion of the user's grip hand, wrist or forearm during such dislodgement. This prevents complete dislodgement and prompts the user to restore the selector to a fully installed position. Side walls of the selector may become curved when the selector is installed to provide an additional frictional force resisting dislodgement of the selector. |
| US10166430B2 |
Barbell collar
A barbell collar. The barbell collar may have a plate and at least two weight bars, a first weight bar and a second weight bar. The plate may comprise a barbell engagement portion, a heavy arm and a light arm. The heavy arm weighs more than said light arm. The barbell engagement portion is configured to engage with a barbell. Each of the at least two weight bars may be attached to each of the at least two arm portions of the plate. The at least two weight bars may be adapted to engage and hold one or more weights. |
| US10166428B2 |
Adjustable club
An adjustable club for exercise that has an elongate handle, at least one weight and a stud. The elongate handle acts as a counterweight to the removable weights. The elements of the adjustable club may be held together by two different types of frictional fits. The adjustable club may include only the elongate handle and the stud. |
| US10166424B2 |
Exercise machine having changeable damping mechanism
An exercise machine having a changeable damping mechanism is provided. A first transmission rope on a first shifting wheel of a first rotating shaft drives a damping device of a damping shaft to generate a relative damping action for training the leg muscular endurance of the user. Through a first changeable damping mechanism, the first transmission rope, which having stretch elasticity on the first shifting wheel is controlled to adjust the rotational speed according to the gear ratio, which may be in cooperation with a second transmission rope, which having stretch elasticity on a second shifting wheel through a second changeable damping mechanism, and is in cooperation with the damping action of a magnetic control wheel or a blower fan of the damping device to extend the range of damping control for different users to train muscular endurance. |
| US10166423B2 |
Support apparatus for plyometric exercise
A support apparatus for use during plyometric exercise. The apparatus includes a resilient body having a cuboid shape. A flexible cover is provided that surrounds the body. The cuboid body has a height, width and depth which are all of different lengths to each other such that the apparatus may be arranged in three different orientations in which an uppermost face defines a landing platform of three different heights. The body includes a foam core and a shock absorbing layer located at and bonded to the outer surface of the core that surrounds and encapsulates the core. The shock absorbing layer is formed of a foam material having a density greater than the foam core and is located at all six sides of the apparatus such that an intermediate layer is located at the upper face of the apparatus to define a landing platform whatever the orientation of the apparatus. |
| US10166416B2 |
Respirator mask speech enhancement apparatus and method
Speech enhancement apparatus and respirator masks including speech enhancement apparatus, as well as methods of enhancing speech transmission for the wearer of a respirator mask are described herein. In one or more embodiments, the speech enhancement apparatus and methods described herein detect acoustic energy within a first frequency range in the clean air envelope of a respirator mask and deliver compensating acoustic energy outside of the clean air envelope using a speaker. The compensating acoustic energy is, in one or more embodiments, delivered in one or more predetermined attenuated frequency ranges that cover less than all of the detected first frequency range. In one or more embodiments, the compensating acoustic energy may be delivered with an attenuated amplitude profile that uniform or that is non-uniform over the one or more attenuated frequency ranges. |
| US10166412B2 |
Skin lightening composition comprising 4-hexylresorcinol and ilomastat
The present invention is in the field of personal care compositions; in particular skin lightening compositions. A more effective way to reduce melanin content in melanocytes remains to be desired. It has been found that 4-hexylresorcinol in combination with MMP inhibitor galardin synergistically reduces melanin content in melanocytes. The invention thus relates to a composition comprising a synergistic combination of 4-hexylresorcinol and galardin for use in skin lightening. Thus the composition, when applied topically over an appropriate length of time in-vivo, may be used to lighten the skin, or to reduce age spots or freckles. |
| US10166409B2 |
Fluoroscopic device, moving body tracking device for radiation therapy, and X-ray detector
An X-ray fluoroscopic device includes an X-ray imaging mechanism having an X-ray tube 1 and a flat panel detector 2; filters 23 to form a correction region, in which the scattered radiation S caused by irradiating the therapeutic beam to the subject 57 can be incident, but the X-ray that is irradiated from the X-ray tube 1 and transmits through the subject 57 cannot be incident; and a correction element that corrects the data of the region other than the correction region of the flat panel detector 2 by using the data of the correction region of the flat panel detector 2. |
| US10166406B2 |
Radiation treatment planning and delivery using collision free regions
Collision free regions are predetermined for one or more class solutions. Each class solution has defined limits for allowed field geometry variations. Collision free regions in planning can be defined as a set of allowed isocenter positions relative to a fixation device. The collision free regions may be visualized by a user to plan for field geometry and isocenter position tradeoffs. Collision free regions in delivery can be defined as a set of allowed couch support coordinates. The treatment fields in a radiation treatment plan can be checked against the collision free regions in delivery to determine whether they will pose any collision risks. |
| US10166405B2 |
Image-guided radiotherapy for internal tumor boost
A method of image-guided radiotherapy for treatment of a radio-resistant or radio-sensitive tumor. A three-dimensional visualized tumor image is obtained and the boundary of the tumor is identified. A boosted radiation dose of treatment is designated and applied to a boost region within the tumor boundary. A predetermined prescribed radiation dose is simultaneously applied with the boosted radiation dose within the tumor boundary and in a planning target volume region, which is outside of the tumor boundary. The boosted radiation dose outside of the boost region decreases at a boost dose decreasing rate such that the boosted radiation dose is equal to the predetermined prescribed radiation dose at the tumor boundary. |
| US10166402B2 |
Visible light photo-disinfection patch
A method and device are presented for providing patient safe light to a wound. The device includes a radiation source producing flora lethal radiation wavelengths, a radiation conduit detachably optically coupled to the radiation source, and a patch remotely located from the radiation source configured to at least partially conform to a surface contour of the wound. The patch includes a flexible panel formed of a radiation transmitting material able to withstand sterilization, including at least one surface with a disturbed surface area configured to emit radiation upon the wound. |
| US10166399B2 |
Charge balancing circuit, stimulator circuit and method for charge balancing
A charge balancing circuit is adapted to be connected to an electrode and to a stimulation source. The charge balancing circuit has an electrode terminal for receiving an electrode voltage, an amplifier coupled to the electrode terminal and adapted to amplify and invert the electrode voltage for generating an intermediate voltage and a compensation stage. The compensation stage is adapted to generate an output current if the electrode voltage lies outside a specified safety range and to generate the output current depending on the intermediate voltage. The compensation stage is further adapted to supply the output current to the electrode terminal for driving the electrode voltage towards and/or into the safety range. |
| US10166394B1 |
Device and method to automatically tune the nerve stimulation pattern of a sensory-feedback capable prosthesis
Described is a system for automatically tuning the sensor feedback of a prosthetic device. The system comprises an electrode or plurality of electrodes in contact with a peripheral nerve of a user wearing a prosthetic device for administering the sensory feedback and an additional stimulus that evokes a muscle response in the user. A sensor is used to measure the muscle response. One or more processors generate a current stimulation pattern that encodes a posture of the prosthetic device. The current stimulation pattern is used in a spinal cord simulation to produce predicted muscle activations. Using the muscle response and the predicted muscle activations, an adjusted stimulation pattern is determined. |
| US10166393B2 |
Active implantable medical device for heart failure treatment by stimulation of the vagus nerve
The invention relates to an active implantable medical device. The device includes a VNS pulse generator, an activity sensor for detecting a patient's current activity level, and a processor. The processor is configured to collect the electrical activity of the heart, such as a current intrinsic heart rate of the patient. The processor further calculates values of a reference heart rate based on the patient's current activity level. A first histogram is constructed from the reference heart rate values, and a second histogram is constructed from the intrinsic heart rate values. An index representative of the patient's condition is derived by comparing the first and second histograms. |
| US10166392B2 |
Apparatus and method for optimized stimulation of a neurological target
A preferred frequency is identified, being usable to stimulate a neurological target within a mammalian body using at least one microelectrode positioned at or near the target. To establish efficient and effective stimulation, an impedance analyzer is provided for measuring electrical impedance values indicative of a microelectrode-tissue interface across a range of different frequencies. A preferred one of the measured electrical impedance values is identified as being closest to a pure resistance. The neurological target can then be stimulated at or near the frequency associated with the preferred impedance value (peak resistance frequency), thereby promoting desirable traits, such as optimum charge transfer, minimum signal distortion, increased stimulation efficiency, and prevention of microelectrode corrosion. The peak resistance frequency can be used to determine an preferred pulse shape. A target can be identified by microelectrode measurements of neuronal activity and/or impedance magnitude at peak resistance frequency. |
| US10166389B2 |
Single-wire electrode array
Tissue-stimulating prostheses that include a single-wire electrode array for delivery of electrical stimulation signals (current stimulation) to a recipient. The single-wire electrode array comprises a plurality of electrode devices that are all connected to a stimulator unit via a single-wire connection (i.e., only one wire or lead). Each of the plurality of electrode devices is individually addressable by the stimulator unit for delivery of the current signals to the recipient via the single-wire connection. |
| US10166388B2 |
Method for extracting temporal features from spike-like signals
A system and method for the evaluation of hearing implant signal processing is described. A cochlear implant signal processor converts a speech signal input into multi-channel stimulation pulse sequences for a cochlear implant electrode array. A temporal feature processing module extracts temporal feature information from the stimulation pulse sequences. A speech recognition engine evaluates the temporal information using automatic speech recognition to produce speech recognition outputs corresponding to the speech signal input. |
| US10166380B2 |
Implantable venous device
An implantable venous device includes a catheter including a passage; a locking nut including a channel for receipt of the catheter and an annular convex end; an injection seat including a base, a peripheral wall, and a mounting member projecting out of the wall; a connecting tube projecting out of the mounting member and including a bulged central portion and an annular curved outward end with the locking nut secured onto the bulged central portion; a base member including a groove; a housing including a top opening, a clamping portion on a periphery of the top opening, and a passageway through a bottom edge for receipt of the base member with the injection seat fastened in the housing, and with the locking nut in the groove; and an implant member in the top opening and including a peripheral flange urged downward by the clamping portion. |
| US10166369B2 |
Devices and method for maxillary sinus lavage
A lavage catheter for the treatment of a maxillary sinus is described. The catheter comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion comprises an irrigation tip. The irrigation tip has a tip opening through which fluid may be delivered by one handed operation of the catheter. A method for lavaging the maxillary sinus includes inserting the lavage catheter into a patient's anatomy and advancing the irrigation tip into the maxillary sinus using one hand. |
| US10166363B2 |
Catheter
A catheter includes a catheter shaft having an inner layer, a reinforcing body covering the inner layer, and an outer layer covering the reinforcing body. Additionally, a tubular metallic distal end tip is provided at the distal end of the catheter shaft, and a slit is formed on the distal end tip. An outer peripheral surface of the distal end tip is provided with outer coating such that the outer coating is disposed within the slit. Thus, the metallic distal end tip may bend easily and the distal end tip is not easily caught on, for example, a lesion. |
| US10166357B2 |
Delivery of respiratory therapy with nasal interface
A respiratory mask for continuous positive airway pressure treatment includes a cushion adapted to be positioned against the face of a patient. The cushion is configured in a gasket arrangement around an entrance to the airways of the patient. The cushion is constructed from a polyurethane foam and has a thickness of greater than about 5 mm. |
| US10166356B2 |
Reversible frame for a patient interface assembly
A reversible frame assembly includes a body, a cushion assembly coupling, and a reversing device. The body has a first side and a second side. The body includes at least a first body member and a second body member. The body is coupled to a cushion assembly at the cushion assembly coupling with the cushion assembly disposed on one of the first or second sides of the body. The body is structured to be disposed in one of two concave configurations, a first concave configuration, wherein the body first side is concave about at least a portion of the cushion assembly, and a second concave configuration, wherein the body second side is concave about at least a portion of the cushion assembly. The reversing device is structured to allow the body to move between the first configuration and second configuration. |
| US10166352B2 |
Systems and methods for compensating long term sensitivity drift of electrochemical gas sensors exposed to nitric oxide
Described are systems and methods for compensating long term sensitivity drift of catalytic type electrochemical gas sensors used in systems for delivering therapeutic nitric oxide (NO) gas to a patient by compensating for drift that may be specific to the sensors atypical use in systems for delivering therapeutic nitric oxide gas to a patient. The long term sensitivity drift of catalytic type electrochemical gas sensors may be addressed using calibration schedules, which can factor in the absolute change in set dose of NO being delivered to the patient that can drive one or more baseline calibrations. The calibration schedules can be used to reduce the amount of times the sensor goes offline. |
| US10166351B2 |
Enhanced systems, processes and apparatus for facilitating intranasal treatment of a patient and products thereby
Systems are disclosed for facilitating intranasal treatment of a patient's sphenopalatine/pterygopalatine recess. Likewise the instant system is effective for addressing acute pain conditions, and is refined enough to be performed by physician's assistants, nurses, and other well-trained practitioners. Apparatus involved includes a sheath hub, a catheter hub, an arresting element, and an engagement element in embodiments. Engagement between the arresting element and the engagement element prevents rotation of the sheath hub with respect to the catheter hub. |
| US10166348B2 |
Insufflation system
An aerosol generator is positioned adjacent to a patient as an attachment to a trocar. The trocar has an entry port for insufflation gas. Aerosol generated by a vibrating element is entrained in the insufflation gas and the mixture is delivered through the trocar. The aerosol may contain a medicament. The trocar may be a conventional trocar. Such trocars are typically used for a camera. The delivery of the aerosolized medicament can occur at the start of the procedure and be delivered in bolus. At the start of the procedure, the peritoneum is being inflated by means of the flow of insufflator gas. This gas flow will help to entrain the aerosolized medicament to the pneumoperitoneum regions. The surgeon can temporarily remove the camera from the trocar port to facilitate insertion and positioning of the aerosolizing unit. |
| US10166347B1 |
Closure assembly for a medical device
A closure assembly for a medical device structured to provide an indication of tampering comprising an outer sleeve including an indicator window formed therein. An end cap is connected to the sleeve and movable there with and includes an indicator shield attached thereto. A tip cap is movably retained within the sleeve and includes an indicator member movable with the tip cap and detachable therefrom. The indicator window is disposed in visual alignment with either the indicator member or the indicator shield dependent on a state of use of the closure assembly. |
| US10166343B1 |
Noise evident tamper cap
A noise tamper evident cap assembly for a medical injection device is provided. The assembly includes a sleeve assembly having a sidewall formed circumferentially around a tip cap, and being permanently affixed to a bottom cap. At least one noise fin is formed along an interior of the side wall and disposed in at least partially obstructing and overlying relations relative to a bottom portion of said tip cap, such that the removal of the tip cap will cause an interaction with said noise fin(s) and create an audible indicator. The tip cap is removably connected to the bottom cap via an engagement mechanism, which is also obstructed by the noise fin(s). The bottom cap is structured and dimensioned to enclose a dispensing portion of the medical injection device. |
| US10166342B2 |
Recoil reducing needle shields
A recoil reducing needle shield for covering a drug container with a needle includes an outer shell, including an upper portion, a lower portion, and at least one flexible interface positioned therebetween, defining a fulcrum. Radially inward flexing of the upper portion causes radially outward flexing of the lower portion about the flexible interface. An inner cover includes an open proximal end, a closed distal end, and a needle cavity defined therein for receiving a portion of the drug container including the needle. At least a portion of the inner cover is disposed within the outer shell. The open proximal end of the inner cover is coupled to the lower portion of the outer shell, such that radially outward flexing of the lower portion stretches the open proximal end of the inner cover, thereby reducing an initial pull-off force required to remove the needle shield from the drug container. |
| US10166341B2 |
Medicament delivery device
The invention relates to a medicament delivery device (100) having a a drive mechanism arranged to drive a plunger rod (12). A release button (4) is movable between an active and an inactive state, wherein the release button (4) in the active state allows the actuator (3) to move axially towards a proximal end position and wherein the release button (4) in the inactive state allows the actuator (3) can move axially towards the proximal end position or towards the distal end position. |
| US10166340B2 |
Apparatus for determining information associated with reflection characteristics of a surface
Apparatus comprising: a sensor configured to generate sensor output dependent on an intensity of light incident on the sensor and having a field of view directed at an external surface in use; an illumination source configured to emit light onto the external surface in use; a window located such as to allow light to pass from the illumination source to the external surface and to allow light to pass to the sensor from the external surface in use; a shield coupled to or integral with the window, the shield being substantially opaque to substantially all wavelengths of light detectable by the sensor and defining an aperture which limits the field of view of the sensor; and a processor configured to use the sensor output to determine information associated with reflection characteristics of the external surface. |
| US10166334B2 |
Medicine injection apparatuses
A medicine injector in which a barrel with a receiving cavity is adapted to slidably receive a syringe subassembly for axial movement therein. Upon removal of a safety and release of a syringe driver, the syringe driver moves forward and injects the syringe needle. Penetration controls are shown for controlling needle penetration depth. In one form the penetration control uses a sleeve and spring which are radially adjacent. A cushioning ring or other cushion may be used to reduce syringe breakage. A load distribution and guide ring may be used to distribute loading applied to the syringe and help guide the moving syringe. |
| US10166333B2 |
Method for generating a monitoring signal using a supervising entity or safety module
The present invention relates to method for generating a monitoring signal by monitoring laboratory values of a patient using a medical app (122). The medical app (122) is executed on a mobile device (102) of the patient, wherein the execution of the medical app (122) on the mobile device (102) of the patient is supervised by a supervising entity or safety module (106, 128), the supervising entity or safety module (106, 128) comprising at least executable program instructions (130). The medical app (122) comprises executable instructions for executing at least one sequence of processes for generating the monitoring signal. The processes comprise safety critical processes. The sequence of processes is triggered by the measurement of the blood glucose level of the patient. The method comprises executing a first process of the sequence of processes, wherein the execution results in the generation of an information, forwarding the information of the executed process to the supervising entity or safety module (106, 128), evaluating the received information by the supervising entity or safety module (106, 128) and executing a second process of the sequence of processes depending on the result of the evaluation. |
| US10166330B2 |
Pharmaceutical drug delivery system
A pharmaceutical drug delivery system having a base (1) comprising at least two inlets (2), an outlet (20) and a passive mixing chamber (7) having micro pin fins (8) with heights in the range of 10 to 100μιτι characterized in that the base (1) is selectively coated with nanostructures which are made of a material different than the material of said base, such that the base (1) comprises a plurality of regions R1 to RN each having a different nanostructure coating intensity, and such that a surface tension gradient is established among regions R1 to RN for promoting fluid flow towards the outlet (20). The present invention further proposes a method for obtaining a pharmaceutical drug delivery system. |
| US10166327B2 |
Smart connection interface
A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. The reservoir, a base and a cap are connected to form an integrated unit that is capable of being inserted and secured in an infusion pump housing. The cap and the infusion pump are each provided with at least one sensor or at least one detectable feature, arranged to interact with at least one corresponding detectable feature or sensor on the other of the cap and infusion pump device, to detect one or more of the presence, position or other characteristic of the cap when the cap is aligned or coupled with the infusion pump housing. The detectable feature and sensor may be magnetic, RF, mechanical, optical or any combination. |
| US10166325B2 |
Packaging for medical device and medicament
A packaging for a medical device and medicament comprising a packaging body having a first region and a second region. A medicament delivery device comprises a delivery mechanism for administering medicament to a patient. The medicament delivery device is received in the first region and a medicament container is received in the second region. The medicament delivery device includes a chamber configured to receive the medicament container. The packaging body includes a hinge between the first and second regions such that the first and second regions are pivotable about the hinge from a storage position in which the first and second regions are spaced apart to a loading position in which the first region lies adjacent the second region. The chamber and medicament container are equidistantly spaced from the hinge such that the medicament container is loaded into the chamber when the first and second regions are pivoted into the loading position. |
| US10166324B2 |
Methods and system for treating arthritis
Provided is an arthritis treatment method and an arthritis treatment system which can be effective for the short-term attainment of a pain relief effect. An arthritis treatment method includes an instrument introducing step of causing at least one instrument having a tubular shape to communicate with a lesion area in which crystal-induced arthritis occurs, and a treatment step of removing a causative agent of the crystal-induced arthritis from the lesion area by perfusion and discharge of a lavage fluid through the instrument. |
| US10166323B2 |
Blood separation by microfluidic acoustic focusing
Systems and methods for cleansing blood are disclosed herein. The methods include acoustically separating undesirable particles bound to capture particles from formed elements of whole blood. After introducing the capture particles to whole blood containing undesirable particles, the whole blood and capture particles are flowed through a microfluidic separation channel. At least one bulk acoustic transducer is attached to the microfluidic separation channel. A standing acoustic wave, imparted on the channel and its contents by the bulk acoustic transducer, drives the formed elements and undesirable particles bound to capture particles to specific aggregation axes. After aggregating the particles, the formed elements exit the separation channel through a first outlet and are returned to the patient. The undesirable particles, bound to the capture particles, exit through a second outlet and can be discarded to saved for later study. |
| US10166322B2 |
Gain in separation processes with control loop
Embodiments are described for receiving first data related to an amount of a first component in a multi-component liquid. A gain may be determined based on the first data. The multi-component liquid may be separated into at least two components. The gain may then be used to control a position of an interface between two separated components of the multi-component liquid, such as by using the gain in changing a speed of a pump pumping at least one of the components. |
| US10166321B2 |
High-flow port and infusion needle systems
The present invention relates to a multi-reservoir port, catheter and non-coring needle systems that support high-flow applications such as hemodialysis and apheresis. In particular, the present invention relates to improvements to each of these systems to provide optimal flow rates and septum life with minimal intraluminal pressure; both individually and in combination. |
| US10166320B2 |
Detecting a heater bag
In one aspect, a peritoneal dialysis (PD) machine can be used to detect a heater bag filled with dialysate. The PD machine has a heater tray that includes a temperature sensor and also has a processor that determines a status of the heater bag based on data received from the temperature sensor. For example, the status may be presence of the heater bag on the heater tray and/or correct positioning of the heater bag on the heater tray. |
| US10166319B2 |
Implantable pump system having a coaxial ventricular cannula
An implantable cardiovascular blood pump system is provided, suitable for use as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) system, having an implantable cardiovascular pump, an extracorporeal battery and a controller coupled to the implantable pump, and a programmer selectively periodically coupled to the controller to configure and adjust operating parameters of the implantable cardiovascular pump. The implantable cardiovascular blood pump includes a coaxial inflow cannula and outflow cannula in fluid communication with one another and with a pumping mechanism. The pumping mechanism may be a vibrating membrane pump which may include a flexible membrane coupled to an electromagnetic actuator assembly that causes wavelike undulations to propagate along the flexible membrane to propel blood through the implantable cardiovascular pump. The implantable cardiovascular pump may be programmed to operate at frequencies and duty cycles that mimic physiologic flow rates and pulsatility while avoiding thrombus formation, hemolysis and/or platelet activation. |
| US10166305B2 |
Mobile sterilization apparatus and method for using the same
A mobile sterilization system comprising: a sterilization cabinet, the sterilization cabinet comprising: a bottom panel, a top panel, two side panels, a back panel and a door configured so as to define an interior chamber; a plurality of casters or wheels mounted to the bottom panel, each of the plurality of casters or wheels being mounted to the bottom panel by a caster or wheel bracket, wherein the caster or wheel bracket comprises a lateral projection; perforations formed in at least one of the bottom panel, top panel and two side panels; and at least one filter configured to cover the perforations; and a transfer cart, the transfer cart comprising: an upper platform for receiving a sterilization cabinet, the upper platform comprising a pair of transfer cart tracks extending longitudinally along the upper platform, wherein each of the transfer cart tracks comprises a lateral projection; and a lower support structure for supporting the upper platform and for receiving wheels; wherein the sterilization cabinet is received on the transfer cart such that the lateral projections of the caster or wheel brackets engage the lateral projections of the transfer cart tracks, whereby to prevent side-to-side and up-and-down movement of the sterilization cabinet relative to the transfer cart. |
| US10166303B2 |
Radio-imaging and radio-therapy of cancer using antibodies to HAAH
The present invention is directed to compositions and method for providing radio-imaging and radiotherapy for cancer. In particular, methods for making and using radio-labeled anti-HAAH antibodies for tumor imaging and immunotherapy are provided. |
| US10166299B2 |
AAV mediated aquaporin gene transfer to treat Sjogren's syndrome
The invention relates to a gene transfer-based method to protect a subject from Sjogren's syndrome. The method comprises administering to the subject an AAV virion comprising an AAV vector that encodes aquaporin-1 (AQP-1) protein. Also provided are AQP-1 proteins and nucleic acid molecules that encode such proteins. Also provided are AAV vectors and AAV virions that encode an AQP-1 protein. |
| US10166297B2 |
Isolation of novel AAV's and uses thereof
The invention in some aspects relates to isolated nucleic acids, compositions, and kits useful for identifying adeno-associated viruses in cells. In some aspects, the invention provides kits and methods for producing somatic transgenic animal models using recombinant AAV (rAAV) to an animal having at least one transgene that expresses a small interfering nucleic acid or at least one binding site for a miRNA. |
| US10166295B2 |
Pegylated OXM variants
A composition which includes oxyntomodulin and polyethylene glycol polymer (PEG polymer) linked via a reversible linker such as 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) or sulfo-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (FMS) is disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the reverse pegylated oxyntomodulin and methods of using same are also disclosed. |
| US10166294B2 |
Multifunctional forms of polyoxazoline copolymers and drug compositions comprising the same
The present disclosure provides copolymers of 2-substituted-2-oxazolines possessing two or three reactive functional groups which are also chemically orthogonal. The copolymers described may be random copolymers, block copolymers or a mixture of random and block copolymer configurations. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides novel methods for synthesizing the above polymers and for conjugating to molecules such as targeting, diagnostic and therapeutic agents. |
| US10166288B2 |
Vaccines having an antigen and interleukin-21 as an adjuvant
Disclosed herein is a vaccine comprising an antigen and IL-21. Also disclosed herein are methods for increasing an immune response in a subject. The methods may comprise administering the vaccine to the subject in need thereof. |
| US10166287B2 |
Immunogenic composition
present application discloses an immunogenic composition comprising N. meningitidis capsular polysaccharides from at least one of serogroups A, C, W135 and Y conjugated to a carrier protein to produce a N. meningitidis capsular polysaccharide conjugate, wherein the average size of each N. meningitidis polysaccharide is above 50 kDa. |
| US10166285B2 |
Recombinant virus with diminished latency and methods of using same
The disclosure provides recombinant herpes virus with diminished latency. In embodiments, the recombinant herpes virus comprises a latency gene or transcript linked to an altered or heterologous promoter. The disclosure also provides compositions and methods for inducing immunity in animals using the recombinant herpes viruses. |
| US10166283B2 |
Nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal for increasing the expression of an encoded pathogenic antigen
The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence, comprising or coding for a coding region, encoding at least one peptide or protein comprising a pathogenic antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, at least one histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. Furthermore the present invention provides the use of the nucleic acid for increasing the expression of said encoded peptide or protein. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine, e.g. for use in the treatment of infectious diseases. The present invention further describes a method for increasing the expression of a peptide or protein comprising a pathogenic antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, using the nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. |
| US10166279B2 |
Vaccine
A mutant of an E coli heat-stable toxin (ST) having the following wild-type sequence: NSSNYCCELCCNPACTGCY wherein the mutant comprises a mutation selected from the group consisting of: A14H, A14T and N12T. |
| US10166276B2 |
Compositions and methods for treatment of non-hodgkins lymphoma
The present invention provides recombinant peptides comprising a B cell receptor (BCR) or a fragment thereof, nucleotide molecules encoding same, and vaccines and vectors comprising same; and methods of treating, inducing an immune response against, inducing a regression of, and suppressing a formation of a lymphoma, comprising administering same. The present invention also provides methods of inducing a humoral immune response in an animal against an antigen, comprising administering to the animal a fusion peptide comprising an LLO protein or fragment thereof fused to the antigen. |
| US10166273B2 |
Synergistic tumor treatment with antibodies targeting PD-1, PD-L1 or CTLA4 and integrin-binding-Fc-fusion protein
The present invention provides a method of treating cancer with a combination of IL-2 and an integrin-binding-Fc fusion protein. The methods of the invention can be applied to a broad range of cancer types. |
| US10166271B2 |
Methods for promoting hair growth
This disclosure reveals that cyclic corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) antagonist peptides (such as astressin B, its functional fragments, and their derivatives) induce hair growth and prevent hair loss in vivo. This important discovery enables, for instance, methods of promoting hair growth, and methods of treating hair loss (such as the hair loss that occurs normally in some individuals or that is the result of a health disorder or therapeutic treatment). Exemplary cyclic CRF antagonist peptides useful in the disclosed methods are provided throughout the disclosure. |
| US10166269B2 |
Combinations of proteasome inhibitors and cyclic peptides
The present invention relates to a combination comprising a proteasome inhibitor and a cyclic peptide that comprises an exposed Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) moiety. In particular, the present invention relates to a combination comprising a proteasome inhibitor selected from the group consisting of: a boronate, an epoxyketone, a peptide aldehyde and a β-lactone protease inhibitor; and a cyclic peptide that comprises an exposed Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) moiety. More particularly, the present invention relates to a combination comprising a proteasome inhibitor selected from the group consisting of: bortezomib, delanzomib, ixazomib, carfilzomib, oprozomib, MG132 and marizomib; and a cyclic peptide that comprises an exposed Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) moiety. |
| US10166268B2 |
Oxytocin improves treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
The present disclosure provides methods for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and OSA induced cardiorespiratory diseases. The disclosure provides, inter alia, methods for treating or alleviating: OSA or OSA induced hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, myocardial ischemia, sudden cardiac death or stroke, by administering oxytocin. The disclosure further provides methods for improving sleep satisfaction in OSA patients by administering oxytocin. |
| US10166266B2 |
Process to enhance the bioactivity of ashwagandha extracts
The invention relates to an extract of Ashwagandha that exhibit enhanced bioactivity and bioavailability comprising of enriched withanolide glycosides and saponins; with negligible amount of alkaloids, withanolide aglycones and oligosaccharides. The extract as disclosed prepared from root, stems, leaves and whole plant of Ashwagandha further shows improved immunomodulatory activity, anti-inflammatory activity, anti stress activity, antidiabetic activity and sleep quality. The disclosure also provides a method of improving bioactivity of withanolide glycosides even at lower doses, by the administration of an enteric coated formulation of extract of Ashwagandha to humans. The enteric coating protects the composition from hydrolysis in the acidic environment of the stomach to release the withanolide glycoside in neutral/alkaline pH in gastrointestinal tract (GIT) thus enhancing the absorption. Further the process of preparation of the extract of Ashwagandha enriched with withanolide glycosides and saponins are disclosed along with various formulations. |
| US10166264B2 |
Bacteriophage and antibacterial composition comprising the same
The present invention relates to a bacteriophage having a specific bactericidal activity against Salmonella, a composition for the prevention or treatment of infectious diseases comprising the bacteriophage as an active ingredient, an antibiotic comprising the bacteriophage as an active ingredient, an animal feed or drinking water comprising the bacteriophage as an active ingredient, and a sanitizer or cleaner comprising the bacteriophage as an active ingredient. The bacteriophage of the present invention has a specific bactericidal activity against Salmonella choleraesuis, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella derby, Salmonella infantis or Salmonella newport with no influences on beneficial bacteria, as well as excellent acid- and heat-resistance and desiccation tolerance. |
| US10166257B2 |
Processes for production of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and uses of same in immunotherapy
The present invention provides improved and/or shortened methods for expanding TILs and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including novel methods for expanding TIL populations in a closed system that lead to improved efficacy, improved phenotype, and increased metabolic health of the TILs in a shorter time period, while allowing for reduced microbial contamination as well as decreased costs. Such TILs find use in therapeutic treatment regimens. |
| US10166256B2 |
Anti-tumor T cell immunity induced by high dose radiation
Cancer treatment is provided, by irradiating an individual with a localized, high single dose or short course of doses at a primary tumor site; collecting T cells from the individual after a period of time sufficient activation of an anti-tumor response; treating the individual with an effective dose of dose of chemotherapy; and reintroducing the T cell population back to the individual. |
| US10166252B2 |
Method for assessing and treating or preventing impaired plasma polar lipid levels
The invention pertains to the use of a preparation for the manufacture of a composition for preventing or treating impaired plasma levels of one or more polar lipids such as phosphatidylcholines [PC] selected from the group consisting of phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:6 [PC aa C36:6], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:0 [PC aa C38:0], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:6 [PC aa C38:6], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C40:6 [PC aa C40:6] and phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C40:6 [PC ae C40:6] in a preclinical AD or MCI subject or a subject with a high likelihood of developing AD or MCI, and wherein said subject is administered with a composition comprising at least one, preferably at least two, most preferably all B vitamins selected from the group consisting of vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and vitamin B9. |
| US10166250B2 |
Bicyclic aryl sphingosine 1-phosphate analogs
Compounds that have agonist activity at one or more of the S1P receptors are provided. The compounds are sphin-gosine analogs that, after phosphorylation, can behave as agonists at S1P receptors. |
| US10166249B2 |
Substituted bicyclic compounds
Disclosed are compounds of Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V): and/or a salt thereof, wherein R1 is —OH or —OP(O)(OH)2, and X1, X2, X3, R2, R2a, Ra, Rb, and Rc are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as selective agonists for G protein-coupled receptor S1P1, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and vascular disease. |
| US10166247B2 |
Composition for inhalation
The invention relates to a formulation comprising formoterol and budesonide for use in the treatment of respiratory diseases. The composition further contains HFA 227, PVP and PEG, preferably PVP K25 and PEG 1000. |
| US10166245B2 |
Enzymatic process for obtaining 17 alpha-monoesters of cortexolone and/or its 9,11-dehydroderivatives
The present invention refers to a new enzymatic process for obtaining 17α-monoesters of cortexolone and/or its 9,11-dehydroderivatives starting from the corresponding 17α,21-diesters which comprises an enzymatic alcoholysis reaction. Furthermore, the present invention refers to new crystalline forms of cortexolone-17α-propionate and 9,11-dehydro-cortexolone 17α-butanoate. |
| US10166243B1 |
Optimizing mifepristone levels for cushing'S patients
The present invention provides a method for optimizing levels of mifepristone in a patient suffering from Cushing's syndrome. The method comprises the steps of treating the patient with seven or more daily doses of mifepristone over a period of seven or more days; testing the serum levels of the patient to determine whether the blood levels of mifepristone are greater than 1631 ng/mL; and adjusting the daily dose of the patient to achieve mifepristone blood levels greater than 1631 ng/mL. |
| US10166233B2 |
Outpatient modified rapid detoxification for addiction to alcohol and drugs
A program for outpatient modified rapid detoxification for addiction to alcohol and drugs is disclosed. Patients are seen by trained medical professionals who are recovering addicts and alcoholics. The medication protocol addresses all of the withdrawal symptoms while allowing the patient to safely sleep through the detoxification. |
| US10166232B2 |
Arylamide compounds and compositions and uses thereof
The present invention discloses ophthalmic and otic compositions of facially amphiphilic antimicrobial polymers and oligomers and their uses, including their use in methods for treating and preventing ophthalmic infections and otic infections in humans and animals. |
| US10166229B2 |
Compounds and methods for the treatment of cancer
Compositions and methods are disclosed in embodiments relating to induction of cell death such as in cancer cells. Compounds and related methods for synthesis and use thereof, including the use of compounds in therapy for the treatment of cancer and selective induction of apoptosis in cells are disclosed. Compounds are disclosed in connection with modification of procaspases such as procaspase-3. In embodiments, compositions are capable of activation of procaspase-3. |
| US10166225B2 |
Method for treating osteoporosis
This invention is directed to the treatment of osteoporosis using N-(4-{[6,7-bis(methyloxy)quinolin-4-yl]oxy}phenyl)-N′-(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxamide. |
| US10166224B2 |
Nicotine salt with meta-salicylic acid and applications therein
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of nicotine delivery. The disclosure teaches a nicotine meta-salicylate. More specifically, the disclosure teaches a condensation nicotine aerosol where nicotine meta-salicylate is vaporized. This disclosure relates to aerosol nicotine delivery devices. The delivery devices can be activated by actuation mechanisms to vaporize thin films comprising a nicotine meta-salicylate. More particularly, this disclosure relates to thin films of nicotine salt with meta salicylic acid for the treatment of nicotine craving and for effecting smoking cessation. |
| US10166223B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of diabetes or fatty liver comprising CYP4A inhibitor
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of diabetes or fatty liver comprising a CYP4A (cytochrome P450A) inhibitor as an active ingredient. The compound of the present invention has activities of promoting glucose uptake into hepatocytes, inhibiting fat accumulation in liver cells, and inhibiting reactive oxygen production in mitochondria, and thus can be very usefully used for the development of a therapeutic agent for diabetes or fatty liver. |
| US10166221B2 |
Formulations of an LSD1 inhibitor
The present application relates to pharmaceutical formulations and dosage forms of a lysine specific demethylase-1 (LSD1) inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof, including methods of preparation thereof, which are useful in the treatment of LSD1 mediated diseases such as cancer. |