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US10168200B2	Systems and methods for power management in ultrasonic sensors A system and method for controlling the energy of sound waves generated for fluid sensing. The system includes a transducer configured to generate a first sound wave and a second sound wave and to detect a first echo of the first and second sound waves. The system also includes a driver configured to drive the transducer to produce the first and second sound waves. The system also includes a controller configured to compare a signal characteristic of the first echo of the first and second sound waves. The controller is configured to control the driver based on comparing the signal characteristic of the first echo of the first and second sound waves.
US10168181B2	Meter reading device and system A remote unit includes an electronics assembly, a housing, and a fastening member. The electronics assembly includes a communications module and an image sensor, having a lens with a field of view, that captures images of a display of a meter. The housing includes a cover coupled to a base member. The base member couples to the meter and includes an aperture. The electronics assembly is retained between the base member and the cover, such that the lens aligns with the aperture. The fastening member receives a portion of the housing in a hollow section. A mechanism of the fastening member attaches to a portion of the meter, maintaining the display in the field of view. The communications module transmits image data, derived from the captured images, to a hub unit. The hub unit processes the image data, and forwards information extracted from the image data to a remote server.
US10168178B2	Navigation device and content output control method thereof The navigation device according to the present invention comprises a position information identifying unit for identifying at least one of a current moving speed and a position of the moving object, a safety level determining unit for determining safety level information about an output of content based on the at least one of the moving speed and the position of the moving object, a content receiving unit for receiving content via a network, and a control unit for controlling the output of the received content according to the safety level information.
US10168177B2	Navigation system with destination action mechanism and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a navigation system includes: calculating a travel route to an expected destination for displaying on a device; determining a destination action for execution at the expected destination; detecting a route deviation from the travel route; determining a deviation type of the route deviation; and generating an action modification based on the route deviation type.
US10168175B2	Navigation apparatus, server apparatus and method of collecting parking location information A navigation apparatus comprises a processing resource operably coupled to a receiver for location-related data and arranged to perform, when in use, location determination. The processing resource supports a parking location determination module he parking location determination module is arranged to determine when the location determined is substantially unchanged and to determine that the location determined constitutes a candidate parking location in response to the location determined remaining substantially unchanged relative to a predetermined period of time.
US10168165B2	Driver guidance for guided maneuvering A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.
US10168159B2	Magnetometer arrays for inertial navigation, mapping, and drift compensation Examples of arrays of magnetometers that can be used as or as part of an inertial measurement unit (IMU) are disclosed herein. Various methods for using such arrays in order to obtain highly precise and locationally unique data, which can be used to correct for drift effects, are also disclosed. In certain embodiments, the Jacobian matrix of the magnetic field is computed from the magnetometer measurements. This Jacobian matrix data can be used to generate a magnetic field map for a particular environment and/or to locate position, velocity, and acceleration of the IMU by referencing such a magnetic field map.
US10168157B2	Smoothed navigation solution using filtered resets A navigation system includes at least one inertial sensor configured to detect motion of the system and generate inertial data; at least one aiding device configured to generate aiding device measurement data; at least one processing unit configured to generate an un-smoothed navigation solution inclusive of navigation state variable error resets based on the inertial data and the aiding device measurement data; wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to sum the state variable error resets into a cumulative sum of the state variable error resets; wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to high pass filter the cumulative sum of the state variable error resets; and wherein the at least one processing unit is further configured to subtract the high pass filtered cumulative sum of the state variable error resets from the un-smoothed navigation solution to generate a smoothed navigation solution.
US10168155B2	Presenting information for a current location or time A computing system is described that obtains, based at least in part on information included in at least one previous communication associated with a user of a computing device, an indication of a future location and a future time and event information associated with the future location and the future time. The computing system obtains a duration of time for the user to travel from a current location of the computing device to the future location, and, based at least in part on the duration of time, obtains a departure time at which the user is predicted to need to depart from the current location in order to arrive at the future location by an arrival time based on the event. The computing system outputs, for transmission to the computing device, an indication associated with the event and including information indicative of the departure time.
US10168153B2	Enhanced position measurement systems and methods Novel solutions for position measurement, including without limitation tools and techniques that can be used for land surveying and in similar applications. One such tool is a greatly enhanced position measurement system that takes the form of a surveying rod with substantial independent functionality, which can be used with or without a total station or similar device.
US10168151B2	Gearbox orientation system A gearbox orientation system for indicating the orientation of a gearbox is provided. The orientation system includes at least one sensor for measuring sensed data of a gearbox, such as the relative orientation of the gearbox and its absolute orientation. The system may further include at least one microcontroller in communication with the at least one sensor for determining indicator data using the sensed data. Additionally, the system may further include at least one indicator in communication with the at least one microcontroller for displaying indicator data using the sensed data.
US10168147B2	Structured light sensing for 3D sensing Apparatus for structured light scanning. The structured light includes one or more projected lines or other patterns. At least two independent emitters emit light for each projected line or pattern. Typically the at least two independent emitters are arranged in a row. The apparatus also includes a pattern generator for causing light from respective emitters of a given row to overlap along a pattern axis to form a projected pattern.
US10168145B2	Three dimensional shape measurement apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium A three dimensional shape measurement apparatus comprising: a projection unit configured to perform a projection operation to a measurement area; a photographing unit configured to photograph a target object in the measurement area undergoing the projection operation; and a measurement unit configured to measure a three dimensional shape of the target object based on the photographed image, wherein the measurement area includes a measurement reference surface serving as a reference for a focus position of a photographing optical system of the photographing unit, and is defined based on a projection range of the projection unit and a photographing range of the photographing unit, and the focus position is set deeper than a position of the measurement reference surface when observed from the photographing unit.
US10168143B2	Strain monitoring of MRAM arrays A method is presented for determining strain in a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) structure. The method includes exposing long lines of the MRAM structure to monochromatic light to produce a diffraction pattern, measuring changes in interference fringe spacing in the diffraction pattern, determining the changes in the local strain in the MRAM structure from the measured changes in the interference fringe spacing, and assessing a performance of the MRAM structure from values of the changes in the local strain.
US10168142B2	Optical characteristic measuring apparatus and optical characteristic measuring method An optical characteristic measuring apparatus includes an optical system, a detector, and an analysis unit. The optical system collects detection light incident from a sample. The detector spectrally disperses the detection light in plural times to generate plural pieces of detection data, the plural pieces of detection data indicating their respective spectra of detection light incident from the sample to the optical system with an optical distance between the sample and the optical system being different from each other. The analysis unit analyzes the spectrum indicated by the detection data to measure a predetermined optical characteristic of the sample. The analysis unit specifies a piece of the detection data to be used for measuring the optical characteristic based on intensity of the detection light in the plural pieces of detection data, and measures the optical characteristic based on the specified piece of the detection data.
US10168141B2	Method for identifying air pollution sources based on aerosol retrieval and glowworm swarm algorithm Techniques for identifying air pollution sources based on aerosol retrieval and a glowworm swarm algorithm are described herein. According to these techniques, a satellite remote sensing image is obtained and a wind speed vector is obtained from the satellite remote sensing image. A GSO algorithm is applied, introducing a glowworm similarity correction factor obtained from an attribute value and a wind speed and wind direction correction factor obtained from the wind speed vector, and pollution sources are identified.
US10168139B2	Parameter measurement of phase objects using tomographic imaging Briefly, embodiments of methods and/or systems for tomographic imaging are disclosed. In an example embodiment, optical measurements may be obtained for at least a portion of an illuminated object at a plurality of focal positions between the illuminated object and an imaging lens and at a plurality of angular orientations. Rotated representations of the optical measurements may be projected onto a coordinate plane in which in-focus and out-of-focus rotated representations of the optical measurements may form a cross-sectional image of the illuminated portion of the object.
US10168133B2	Checking gauge having integrated features and method of making the same A gauge for checking the tolerance of a manufactured tube having at least one bend therein is digitally manufactured layer-by-layer using an additive manufacturing machine. Multiple features of the gauge are integrated with each other within a common reference coordinate system to precisely locate the features relative to each other.
US10168128B2	High caliber target A high caliber target includes a target plate and a stand. The target plate may be mounted on and removed from the stand. In accordance with one embodiment, the target plate can be mounted and removed without tools. In accordance with one embodiment, the target plate is presented to the shooter without joints or edges which could promote ricochets back toward the shooter. In accordance with another embodiment, the target plate can pivot on impact relative to the stand.
US10168124B2	Trajectory prediction system A trajectory prediction system for predicting a point of impact of an object shot from a ballistic device is provided. The trajectory prediction system includes an objective lens, an eyepiece lens optically coupled with the objective lens, an image sensor, a processor, and a display electrically connected to the processor and the image sensor. The image sensor, the processor, and the display are disposed between the objective lens and the eyepiece lens. When an external light reaches the image sensor through the objective lens, the image sensor transmits a first signal to the display, and the display shows an image according to the first signal. The processor calculates the trajectory of the object and transmits a second signal to the display, and the display simultaneously shows the image and at least one predictive point of impact according to the first and second signals.
US10168120B2	Adaptive configuration for a firearm A combination for a firearm which creates an improved firearm. An upper chassis is created which is formed from a first housing and a second housing which, once independently formed, are permanently secured to each other. The upper chassis provides a first opening through which a spent cartridge is discharged and a second opening which permits a variety of attachments to be selectively attached to the upper chassis to customize the firearm to the user and activity.
US10168119B2	Firearm bipod This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a bipod having pivot and cant functionality built into a unified cant/pivot assembly, housing, and pivot block. Rotation of a locking knob under the housing can gradually increase or decrease friction of the cant and pivoting degrees of freedom. Sufficient loosening of the locking knob can allow a pivot block to be lifted from the housing and rotated 180°, and then retightened to lock in a given pivot position. Before this 180 rotation of the pivot block, the pivot block and hence the firearm is free to pivot up to 10°, or up to 20°, or up to 30°.
US10168117B2	Fiber winding system for composite projectile barrel structure A composite projectile barrel is disclosed comprising a continuous fiber composite outer shell whose average effective coefficient of thermal expansion in the longitudinal direction approximately matches that of an inner liner. In one embodiment, the composite barrel comprises PAN precursor carbon fiber and a thermoset epoxy resin, with the carbon fiber wound at varying winding angles to form a plurality of regions within the outer shell. The finished barrel exhibits light weight, superior axial stiffness and strength, durability, and is reliably accurate.
US10168115B1	Mating bolt carrier and barrel extension A mating bolt carrier and barrel extension, including at least some of a bolt carrier having a front face that includes one or more surface preparations or features formed at least partially thereon or therein; and a barrel extension having a rear face that includes one or more surface preparations or features formed at least partially thereon or therein, wherein at least a portion of the one or more surface preparations or features are capable of mating or interlocking with the surface preparations or features of the front face of the bolt carrier.
US10168107B2	Heat store container with inclined plates for improved temperature distribution A heat accumulator for storing thermal energy may include a container having a horizontally extending longitudinal axis, and a thermal storage material. The container may have a first opening for inflow and/or outflow of a fluid, a second opening offset vertically opposite the first opening, and at least one fluid-impermeable plate which is inclined against an inflow and/or an outflow direction of the fluid.
US10168104B2	Filling pipe for use in high-temperature heat pipe filling operation A filling pipe for use in high-temperature heat pipe filling operation includes an alkali metal filling unit, metallic pipe fixing unit, hermetic seal cover and stopping net. The alkali metal filling unit has a filling body, a receiving space disposed in the filling body. A feed inlet and a feeding pipe are disposed at the top and bottom of the filling body, respectively. A vacuum-generating component is disposed at the filling body laterally. The metallic pipe fixing unit has a fixing body and a taper opening disposed thereon and adapted to limit the metallic pipe. When the fixing body gets connected to the filling body, the feeding pipe is inserted into metallic pipe. The hermetic seal cover covers separably the feed inlet. The stopping net is movably disposed in the receiving space. Therefore, solid alkali metals are filled into a metallic pipe easily and safely.
US10168102B2	Plate type heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle apparatus having the same plate type heat exchanger A plate type heat exchanger is a plate type heat exchanger in which a first flow path through which a first fluid circulates and a second flow path through which a second fluid circulates are alternatively formed between a plurality of heat transfer plates, and an inner fin is disposed at least in the first flow path. Further, in the plate type heat exchanger, recessed grooves having a dimension smaller than that between fin sections of the inner fin are formed along a flow direction of the first fluid in an area of the inner fin that faces the heat transfer plate and on the heat transfer plate.
US10168096B2	Refrigerator There is disclosed a refrigerator; a lighting device provided in the storage chamber, a first door rotatably coupled to the case to open and close the storage chamber, an auxiliary storage chamber provided in the first door, a second door, a front panel formed of a transparent material, an evaporation treatment unit evaporated on an overall back surface of the front panel to transmit lights partially, a variable transparency film attached to a back surface of the evaporation treatment unit provided in the front panel to get transparent when the power is supplied, a frame unit with an opening having a corresponding size to an opening provided in the first door, an insulation panel distant from the front panel, a power supply unit for supplying an electric power to the variable transparency film and the lighting device, a proximity sensor provided in the second door to sense a user's approaching.
US10168095B2	Slide out door bin A refrigeration appliance door bin assembly that includes: a refrigeration appliance door bin having a substantially planar main base portion, at least one upwardly extending wall that is free of an indentation, apertures or recesses extending upward from the main base portion and a downwardly extending perimeter lip portion where the main base portion and the downwardly extending lip portion define a downwardly facing door bin frame engagement space, the door bin engagement space engages a door bin frame of a refrigerator spaced within the door of a refrigerator such that the downwardly extending lip portion surrounds an exterior portion of the door bin frame and prevents substantial movement of the door bin when the door bin is engaged with the door bin frame caused by a refrigeration appliance door opening force or a refrigeration appliance door closing force; and a refrigeration appliance door bin bottom surface cover.
US10168092B2	Refrigeration device for container Disclosed herein is a container refrigeration apparatus (10) for cooling air in a container (11). The container refrigeration apparatus (10) includes: a gas supply device (30) which produces nitrogen-enriched air having a higher nitrogen concentration than outside air and supplies the nitrogen-enriched air into the container (11) via a supply passage (44); an oxygen concentration sensor (51) which measures an oxygen concentration of the air in the container (11); and a controller which controls the operation of the gas supply device (30) so that the oxygen concentration measured by the oxygen concentration sensor (51) reaches a target concentration. The container refrigeration apparatus (10) is provided with a measurement passage (88) which guides part of the nitrogen-enriched air passing through the supply passage (44) to the oxygen concentration sensor (51), and an on-off valve (82) is provided for the measurement passage (88).
US10168088B2	Air conditioning device having bypass and being operable in a positive cycle defrosting mode An air conditioning device includes a main refrigerant circuit and a discharge-intake bypass circuit. The refrigerant circuit is operable in a heating mode and a positive cycle defrosting mode. It is possible for refrigerant to bypass from a discharge side to an intake side of the compressor when the refrigerant circuit is operating in the heating mode. The refrigerant circuit is operable in a positive cycle defrosting mode. When the refrigerant circuit is operating in the positive cycle defrosting mode, a superheat valve of the discharge-intake bypass circuit is opened and the refrigerant is caused to bypass from the discharge side to the intake side of the compressor through the bypass circuit and a defrosting-mode main valve high-pressure control is performed to adjust a valve opening of a main valve so that a high pressure level of a refrigerating cycle in the refrigerant circuit reaches a target high pressure.
US10168085B2	Condenser having a refrigerant reservoir assembly containing a desiccant bag A condenser having a receiver for use in an air conditioning system, having a plurality of refrigerant tubes, at least one header in hydraulic communication with the plurality of refrigerant tubes, and a receiver housing connected to the header. The receiver housing includes a refrigerant conduit nested within the spine of a desiccant bag. The spine divided the desiccant bag into two desiccant compartments, which are folded over the refrigerant conduit such that the desiccant compartments urge the refrigerant conduit onto the spine, thereby holding the desiccant bag in a predetermined position.
US10168083B2	Refrigeration system and heat exchanger thereof A refrigeration system and a heat exchanger are provided. The refrigeration system includes a compressor, a micro-channel condenser, a micro-channel evaporator and at least one throttling device which are connected by pipelines. Each of the micro-channel condenser and the micro-channel evaporator includes an inlet manifold and an outlet manifold, and a plurality of flat tubes being connected between the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold. The inlet manifold of the micro-channel evaporator is provided with a baffle, and the inlet manifold of the micro-channel evaporator is divided by the baffle into multiple manifold sections, and the manifold sections of the inlet manifold are isolated from each other by the baffle, and are each in communication with a certain number of the flat tubes, and are each not provided with a distribution pipe configured to distribute flow rate into the flat tubes in communication with the manifold sections.
US10168081B2	Adsorption heat pump system and cooling generation method An adsorption heat pump system comprises an evaporator that evaporates an adsorbate; a first adsorption device that adsorbs the adsorbate of the evaporator and generates cooling in the evaporator; and a second adsorption device that adsorbs the adsorbate that was adsorbed by the first adsorption device and generates cooling in the first adsorption device.
US10168073B2	Water heater demand side management system A system for shifting energy demand from on-peak time windows to off-peak time windows by using hot water heater load shifting, while providing the end user with the level of service (i.e., availability of hot water) according to the user's customary use described by service quality criteria. The shift is accomplished by a controller located at the end user establishment and in communication with a central control server. The controller monitors local water heater temperature and controls heating elements in accordance with a demand shift process commanded by the central control server. The controller may determine usage and remaining capacity for reporting back to the central control server. A volumetric capacity and usage determination is disclosed. The control server may select water heaters according to use and/or capacity. Further embodiments may regulate load dependent properties of the power including voltage, phase and/or frequency.
US10168068B2	Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus includes: a first bypass pipe connected to an inlet-side passage of an accumulator through a second expansion device, a second passage of a subcooling heat exchanger for exchanging heat between refrigerant flowing through the second passage of the subcooling heat exchanger and refrigerant flowing through a first passage of the subcooling heat exchanger, and a first opening and closing device; a second bypass pipe branched from the first bypass pipe between the subcooling heat exchanger and the first opening and closing device and connected to an injection port of a compressor through a second opening and closing device; and a third bypass pipe branched from a refrigerant pipe between a heat source-side heat exchanger and a use-side heat exchanger and connected to a refrigerant pipe between an inlet side of the compressor and an outlet side of the accumulator through a third expansion device.
US10168064B1	Ultrasonic humidifier An ultrasonic humidifier having stackable and detachable water reservoirs for easy expansion of its water storage capacity. A user can build the ultrasonic humidifier with a number of desired units of the stackable and detachable water reservoirs vertically to suit the usage and to accommodate the space in which the humidifier is used in. Each unit of the stackable and detachable water reservoirs has its own individual floater and draining device to control the replenishment of water to the unit it is attached to. The ultrasonic humidifier having stackable and detachable water reservoirs allows user to refill individual water reservoir unit separately.
US10168062B2	Cold wind table cabinet A cold wind table cabinet includes a main body, inside which a refrigeration device is configured. The refrigeration device includes a housing, blower, and refrigeration box, where refrigeration components are installed inside the refrigeration box. A blower air inlet is in communication with a housing air outlet, a refrigeration air inlet faces and is in communication with a blower air outlet, and a refrigeration air outlet a housing air outlet. Whereby, the present invention allows the table cabinet to have the function of selecting cold wind or natural wind to blow out, and especially, eliminates the configurations of an air fan or air pipe.
US10168061B2	Conditioning system of the free cooling type for environments, method of operation of a said conditioning system, and apparatus for carrying out such method A conditioning system of the free cooling type for environments and particularly for computing centers, which comprises: a conditioning unit of the free cooling type provided with an evaporative cooler using water, first fans, for the exit to the outside environment of a stream of warm air in output from said conditioning unit, second fans for emitting cool, conditioned air from said conditioning unit, elements for accumulating reserve water which are interconnected to the conditioning unit, a detector for detecting the presence of a flow of water in input to the accumulation elements, which are interconnected with an electronic unit for the control and management of the conditioning system.
US10168060B2	Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus includes a compressor for compressing and discharging refrigerant; an outdoor heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and a heat medium that enters the outdoor heat exchanger; an indoor heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and a surrounding medium of use; a bypass pipe for bypassing the refrigerant that is to enter the outdoor heat exchanger; and a bypass flow control valve arranged on the bypass pipe, for adjusting a flow of the refrigerant that is to enter the outdoor heat exchanger, in which the outdoor heat exchanger includes a first passage through which the refrigerant flows, and a second passage through which the heat medium flows, and in which the first passage allows the refrigerant to flow upward.
US10168056B2	Desiccant air conditioning methods and systems using evaporative chiller An air conditioning method includes the steps of: dehumidifying an air stream to be provided to a building space by exposing the air stream to a liquid desiccant in a conditioner; diverting a portion of the air stream dehumidified in the conditioner to an air treatment unit acting as an evaporative chiller to that causes the portion of the dehumidified air stream to absorb water from a water source and thereby cool a heat transfer fluid, and providing the heat transfer fluid cooled in the air treatment unit to the conditioner to cool the air stream to be provided to the building space; and regenerating the liquid desiccant used in the conditioner.
US10168051B2	Combustor assembly for a turbine engine A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The combustor assembly generally includes an annular dome and a liner. The liner at least partially defines a combustion chamber and includes the forward end received within a slot defined by the annular dome. A mounting assembly attaches the forward end of the liner to the annular dome. The mounting assembly includes a pin extending through the slot and the forward end of the annular dome. The mounting assembly also includes a grommet positioned in an opening in the forward end of the liner. The grommet is also positioned around the pin to protect the liner during operation of the gas turbine engine.
US10168050B2	Afterburner and aircraft engine The present embodiment sufficiently ensures the ignition stability and the flame-holding property of an afterburner while suppressing a reduction in the efficiency of an aircraft engine. A flame holder is disposed directly downstream of an injection hole of a fuel injector in a liner. The flame holder comprises: a ring-shaped annulus flame-holding member which is provided on the inner circumferential surface of the liner and is capable of propagating a flame in the circumferential direction; and a plurality of radial flame-holding members which are radially disposed inwards of the annulus flame-holding member and are capable of propagating the flame in the radial direction. A guide ring is provided inwards of the radial flame-holding members, and a ring-shaped guide channel that guides a fuel-containing mixed gas in the downstream direction is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the guide ring and the inner peripheral surface of the annulus flame-holding member.
US10168049B2	Method for preventing explosion of exhaust gas in decompression processing apparatus Disclosed is a plasma processing apparatus in which a main control unit is capable of managing the processing situation of an exhaust gas in an exhaust gas processing unit through a dilution controller. The exhaust gas processing unit includes a detoxifying device connected to the outlet of a vacuum pump through an exhaust pipe, a dilution gas source connected to the exhaust pipe near the outlet of the vacuum pump through a dilution gas supply pipe, an MFC and an opening/closing valve installed at the middle of the dilution gas supply pipe, a gas sensor attached to the exhaust pipe on the downstream side of an end (node N) of the dilution gas supply pipe, and a dilution controller configured to control the MFC.
US10168048B2	Dual fuel burner pressure switch shut off mechanism A mechanism for maintaining and controlling optimal burning conditions in a dual fuel burner involving electrical circuitry which includes pressure detection of a fuel source pressure to determine if an incorrect fuel source has been utilized.
US10168043B2	Light-emitting accessory having a light guide body with an inclined portion A light-emitting accessory including: a light source; a light guide body that guides the light radiated from the light source; a case body that holds the light source and the light guide body and has an attachment to an outside thereof; a cover body formed by a light permeable material and being attached to the case body to cover the light source and the light guide body. The light guide body has a back surface facing the light source, and a front surface opposite to the back surface. In the vicinity of the center of the front surface is made an inclined portion which is inclined in a direction of thickness of the light guide body, and the light source confronts the inclined portion.
US10168036B2	Bar-typed track LED lamp A bar-typed track LED lamp includes a track, a bar-typed LED lamp movably mounted on the track, a connector disposed between the track and the bar-typed LED lamp, and two balance mechanisms disposed on the bar-typed LED lamp and arranged at both sides of the connector along a longitudinal direction of the track. Each of the two balance mechanisms includes a housing disposed on the bar-typed LED lamp, a prop received in the housing and protruding from the housing, and at least one elastic member arranged between the prop and the bar-typed LED lamp. The prop presses against the track while the elastic member is under compression. Whether the direction of the tension force F is strictly coincide with the center of gravity of the bar-typed LED lamp or not, the bar-typed LED lamp always receives an equal moment. Therefore, the connecter or the bar-typed LED cannot be damaged.
US10168032B2	Exterior lamp mounting adaptor A mounting adaptor for an electric light fixture to be mounted on a surface. The mounting adaptor comprising: a base and a joining member each having an interfacing face, one of the base and the joining member comprising on its interfacing face a groove, the other one of the base and the joining member comprising on its interfacing face a lip adapted to cooperate with the groove thereby providing a capability to assemble releasably the joining member with the base; a locking mechanism adapted to lock the base and the joining member in a mounted position relatively to each other; the base comprising a mounting element adapted to mount the base to the surface; and the joining member comprising a joint element adapted to mount the electric light fixture to the joining member.
US10168031B2	Lighting arrangement A lighting arrangement can include a mounting ring and a luminaire. The mounting ring can extend along a central longitudinal axis and have a plurality of tabs, a circular wall, and a plurality of locking arms. Each of the plurality of tabs can define a mounting aperture and the circular wall can interconnect the plurality of tabs. Each of the plurality of locking arms can project from the circular wall and include a circumferential portion extending about the axis. The luminaire can have a housing assembly and a light emitter and a plurality of posts. The mounting ring and the luminaire can be interconnected by moving the posts past distal ends of the locking arms along the axis and then rotating the mounting ring and the luminaire relative to one another in a first angular direction about the axis.
US10168030B2	LED lamp with fusible metal heat management elements A light emitting diode (LED) lamps and methods of providing heat management with fusible metals associated with the heat management components. More particularly, the present disclosure provides LED lamps fusible metal components that are situated between LED components and heat sink components of the LED lamp.
US10168027B2	Structure of a lighting display device An improved structure of a lighting display device includes a lower fixing element, an upper fixing element, a projection device, a transparent bottle, and an assembling element. The projection device is disposed inside the lower fixing element and the transparent bottle is disposed thereon and fixed by a positioning annulus on an inner surface of the lower fixing element. The assembling element has a depression surface atop to be engaged a positioning plate of the upper fixing element and an upper engaging space to mount on the transparent bottle. A spring is further disposed between the upper engaging space and the transparent bottle. Thereby the transparent bottle is able to display attractive visual effects by lighting projection and to be easily engaged and disengaged.
US10168026B1	Under cabinet light fixtures An end cap for a light fixture is described herein. The end cap can include a body having at least one wall and at least one coupling feature, where the at least one wall has an inner surface and an outer surface, and where the at least one coupling feature is configured to couple the body to another component of the light fixture. The end cap can also include a first knockout disposed in the at least one wall, where the first knockout is configured to be removed to generate a first aperture in the at least one wall, where the first aperture is configured to receive a first electrical enclosure. The end cap can further include a second knockout disposed in the at least one wall, where the second knockout is configured to be removed to generate a second aperture in the at least one wall.
US10168024B2	Lighting panel adapted for improved uniformity of light output The invention provides a lighting panel, for use for example within a modular surface system, comprising one or more strips of solid state lighting elements associated with a reflector structure. The lighting panel is adapted for improved uniformity of light intensity across the width of its output area. Lighting elements comprise two or more subsets, each subset adapted to collectively generate a different light intensity profile across the width of the panel output window. The subsets are selectively adapted to generate profiles which, when blended, mutually offset one another's deviations from some common mean intensity across the width of the output window, thereby generating a combined intensity profile of improved uniformity. Embodiments include arrangements in which subsets of lighting elements are adapted to have differing actual or virtual optical path lengths to the reflector surface. Also provided are embodiments further comprising an acoustically absorbing back surface, for providing an acoustic dampening function.
US10168021B2	Light guiding device A light guiding device for an illumination device, especially for a motor vehicle or an indicator device in a rearview device of a motor vehicle includes a light coupling side for incoupling light from a light source, a reflection side having a reflection layer; and a light outcoupling side, which is disposed generally opposite the reflection side. A clearance between the reflection side and the light outcoupling side generally decreases as the distance from the light incoupling side increases. The reflection side having the reflection layer is configured so that light arriving from the light incoupling side is deflected to the light outcoupling side. The reflection layer may be a paint or lacquer layer that is imprinted or evaporation-coated on the reflection side.
US10168017B2	Vehicle combination lamp A vehicle combination lamp including lamp units of high use efficiency can be provided. Among a plurality of lamp units constituting the combination lamp, a first lamp unit can be configured to include two types of light sources, namely, white light sources and orange light sources and a light guide bar that takes in light from the light sources and emits the light in a predetermined direction. White light and orange light that are emitted from the white light sources and the orange light sources, respectively, and guided through and emitted from the light guide bar can contribute to a DRL function and a turn signal lamp function, respectively.
US10168016B1	Transparent vehicle lamp A transparent vehicle lamp includes at least one lens having a main body portion and a first light input portion. An optical axis extends through the main body portion in a front-rear direction. The main body portion has a reflecting surface intersecting with the optical axis, a coupling surface connected to a periphery of the reflecting surface and a light output surface spaced apart from the reflecting surface and the coupling surface along the optical axis such that the image of a scenery toward which the coupling surface faces is formed on the light output surface.
US10168015B2	LEDs mounted on curved lead frame An LED lamp includes a metal lead frame strip (14) on which is directly mounted bare LED dies (12), such as in series. Therefore, there is excellent thermal conductivity to the lead frame (14). Lenses (24) are then molded over the LED dies (12) to encapsulate them. The lead frame (14) is then inserted into a mold for a thermally conductive plastic body (38) and is bent in an arc while in the mold so that the top surfaces of the LED dies (12) are not parallel to each other. The plastic body is molded, and the structure is removed from the mold. The curved lead frame causes the overall light emission to be very wide, such a greater than 270 degrees. In another embodiment, the lead frame strip is supported over a curved outer surface of a pre-molded plastic support. Ends of the lead frame strip are inserted into electrical connectors of the plastic support.
US10168013B1	Light module of laser headlamp with light circulation effect A light module of a headlamp includes several laser emitters, several collimators, a light circulating device, a liquid crystal panel, and a projection lens in sequence. The light circulating device includes a filter, a first polarizer, a first reflector, a wavelength transforming layer, a second reflector, and a second polarizer to convert laser rays of the laser emitters into white laser rays with a predetermined polarization for the liquid crystal panel, and finally to project out through the projection lens.
US10168010B1	Ground insert garden lamp A ground insert lamp includes a fixed seat, a stake, a lamp body and a plurality of fasteners. The fixed seat includes a pedal and a connector integrally formed on the pedal. The connector has a periphery provided with a breach. The lamp body is removably mounted on the connector. The pedal has a periphery provided with an opening connected to the breach of the connector. The pedal has an upper face provided with a plurality of ribs. The pedal is provided with a slot corresponding to the stake and a plurality of fastening holes corresponding to the fasteners. The fixed seat is affixed to the ground by the stake or affixed to the wall by the fasteners.
US10168009B2	LED lamps with improved quality of light LED lamp systems having improved light quality are disclosed. The lamps emit more than 500 lm and more than 2% of the power in the spectral power distribution is emitted within a wavelength range from about 390 nm to about 430 nm.
US10168007B2	Light-emitting device and illuminating apparatus A light-emitting device includes blue LED chips having a light emission peak wavelength of at least 430 nm and at most 470 nm and red LED chips having a light emission peak wavelength of at least 600 nm and at most 640 nm. The light-emitting device includes a yellow phosphor having a light emission peak wavelength of at least 500 nm and at most 580 nm and a red phosphor having a light emission peak wavelength of at least 640 nm and at most 670 nm. The light-emitting device emits white light through mixing of light emitted by each of the blue LED chips, the red LED chips, the yellow phosphor, and the red phosphor.
US10168005B2	LED illumination device with arbitrary bending and fixing connector module The present invention relates to an LED illuminating device, which includes a lamp cover, a housing, and a base formed in a standardized general modularized manner that can be combined to form the desired appearance of the illuminating device. Also, a lens decorative lighting member, which uses general screw-in manner, is included. The lens decorative lighting member can act as both decorative lighting and lens. The elected lens decorative lighting member can change the light emitting angle and the color temperature arbitrarily. A plug-in integrated light source module consisting of lamp bead and the heat sink is further included. A plug-in three-dimensional circuit-connecting component, which replaces the existing PCB, is further included to form a general component, which can be arbitrarily bent, fixed, and tailored. A plug-in power supply module is further included, wherein additional functions can be arbitrarily selected and replaced based on demands.
US10168003B2	Valve system for an LNG tank The invention relates to a valve system of a fuel tank, especially of an LNG tank, which valve system includes at least two pressure relief safety valves, in which valve system one pressure relief safety valve is located in one safety valve branch branching from an outlet line from the LNG tank. The valve system further comprises interconnected shutoff valves for shutting off one of the safety valve branches at time and that the shutoff valves are diverter valves with a T-bore.
US10168002B2	Breather layer for exhausting permeate from pressure vessels Devices and methods for addressing permeation of a gas through a liner of a pressure vessel involve a porous layer between the liner and a composite shell of the pressure vessel around the liner. The porous layer provides fluid communication with atmosphere for gases that permeate through the liner. Such porous layers may be provided in a continuous wound set of fibers about the liner. Further, an inner composite structure may be provided between the liner and the porous layer to reduce the rate of permeation to the porous layer.
US10168001B2	Method and arrangement for waste cold recovery in a gas-fueled sea-going vessel A fuel storage and distribution system for a gas-fueled sea-going vessel includes a tank room that constitutes a gastight space enclosing tank connections and valves associated with them. A part of a refrigeration or air conditioning circuit reaches into the tank room. A first local heat transfer circuit is configured to receive heat from the part of the refrigeration or air conditioning circuit in the tank room and arranged to transfer such received heat to liquefied gas fuel handled in the fuel storage and distribution system.
US10168000B2	Nitrogen pumping from a tank truck A method of pumping a liquid with a tank truck, power is transferred from a diesel engine through a automatic transmission device to a triplex pump, wherein the triplex pump has a fluid provided to an inlet, an fluid outlet pressure and a fluid outlet flow rate, the diesel engine has a rotational speed, and the automatic transmission has an outlet rotational speed, and has multiple gear ratios is provided. The method comprising determining a delta P by comparing the fluid outlet pressure of the triplex pump to a predetermined pressure, determining a delta F by comparing the fluid outlet flow rate of the triplex pump to a predetermined flow rate, adjusting the rotational speed of the diesel engine to reduce the delta P and delta F, wherein the rotational speed of the diesel engine is held constant once either the delta P or the Delta F is approximately zero.
US10167995B2	Portable item holder having an elongate void extending between two openings for receiving the item An item holder, mountable by suction on a mounting surface, including a deformable body having a convex outer surface that is substantially free of protrusions, a concave inner surface, and an edge extending around the outer and the inner surfaces. The deformable body is shaped to form in the body an elongate void extending through the deformable body, between the concave inner surface and the convex outer surface, in a direction that is generally parallel to the mounting surface during use of the holder. The elongate void formed by the deformable body terminates at opposing openings including of a first opening opposite a second opening. The body also defines a suction portion needed for creating the suction between the body and the mounting surface. The holder also includes a link component extending into the first opening, through the elongate void, and out of the second opening.
US10167994B2	Instrument and speaker lift stand A musical instrument stand has an expandable telescoping stand with an adjustable travel stop included interior to an extension tube diameter. The telescopic extension of the musical instrument stand is adjustable by repositioning the travel stop longitudinally within the tube.
US10167991B1	Lockable display support The application relates to a lockable display support, which comprises a base, a cantilever and a suspension assembly for positioning the display; the cantilever comprises an upper cover, a lower cover, an upper shaft seat and a lower shaft seat which are hinged into a four-link mechanism. Wherein, the cantilever further comprises a lockable pneumatic rod placed between the upper cover and the lower cover, and hinged between the diagonal shaft points of the four-link mechanism. In the application, the angle of the cantilever can be reliably locked by the lockable pneumatic rod when it is locked, which can support not only the display but also the keyboard, thus avoiding upper and lower bounces of the cantilever and providing a stable and comfortable input operation experience; it features a simple structure and a solid support. Especially, it can be wall-hung, providing the support for stand-up input operations.
US10167990B2	Camera mounting system A camera is disclosed comprising a substantially cylindrical camera body defining a longitudinal axis and a mounting system rotatably connected to the camera body, the mounting system comprising a base portion for mounting the camera to another object and at least one ring member arranged to surround the camera body and rotate around the longitudinal axis of the camera body during use.
US10167986B2	Cable puller and method A cable puller and associated methods are shown. Useful example methods include pipe bursting using cable pullers as shown. Cable pullers and methods shown provide a mechanical advantage that increases an amount of cable pulled in one cycle. Selected examples are shown that include a pulley located on a distal end of a moving portion of an extending and contracting beam. The pulley and the mechanical advantage it supplies helps to improve the efficiency of the cable puller and reduce manufacturing cost of the cable puller.
US10167981B2	Extension-type cable tie frame for power cable An extension-type frame for power cable tie, the extension-type frame comprises a first cable frame having a first plane surface, the first plane surface has a plurality of first protruding rings, each of the first protruding rings can form a first cable tie hole; a second cable frame having a second plane surface, the second plane surface has a plurality of second cable tie holes; wherein a plurality of edges of the second cable frame respectively insert into a plurality of rail spaces of the first cable frame, the first and second cable frames can slide each other, the first protruding rings of the first plane surface are located above the second cable tie holes of the second plane surface, thereby preventing interference between the second cable tie holes of the second plane surface and the first cable tie holes of the first plane surface, and therefore the second plane surface can adjust the available quantity of the second cable tie holes.
US10167979B2	Throttling device An air removal assembly can include an air valve mountable on a fluid system; and a throttling device in fluid communication with the air valve, the throttle device further in fluid communication with the fluid system through the air valve when the air valve is mounted on the fluid system, the throttling device including: a body having an inner and outer surface, the inner surface defining a body cavity, the inner and outer surfaces defining a plurality of body orifices in fluid communication through the body cavity; a throttle movably positioned within the body cavity proximate to a first orifice of the plurality of orifices, the throttle movable to a closed position closing the first orifice and to an open position opening a fluid pathway between the first orifice and the body cavity; and a biasing element biasing the throttle to a partially-open position between the closed and open positions.
US10167973B2	Multi-stage poppet valve Provided is a multi-stage poppet valve including: a flow pipe in which a channel through which a fluid flows is formed; a fixing part extended inwardly from an inner peripheral surface of the channel of the flow pipe, and having a first channel formed therein, the first channel being hollowed in a vertical direction and having the fluid flowing therethrough; a main valve part disposed on the fixing part, having a second channel formed at the center of an inner portion thereof, and vertically moved by force acting in the vertical direction to open and close the first channel, the second channel having the fluid flowing therethrough; and an auxiliary valve part vertically moved in the second channel by force acting in the vertical direction to open and close the second channel, thereby controlling a flow rate of the fluid passing through the second channel.
US10167970B2	Safe valve for high pressure regulator The present invention relates to a safe valve for a high pressure regulator, which includes: a guide body coupled to a valve port prepared at a body of a high pressure regulator; a valve body couple to an upper end part of the guide body to open the valve port when the overpressure occurs in a state that the valve port is closed; a lower spring installed inside the valve body for providing elastic force to the valve body; and a discharging pipe couple to a lower part of the guide body for discharging the fuel upon an opening operation of the valve body, wherein a function for a relief valve to relieve the overpressure by discharging the fuel when the overpressure is generated inside the high pressure regulator and a function for a purge valve separated from the body to discharge fuel inside the high pressure regulator are integrally provided.
US10167969B1	Pressure relief valve for railroad tank cars A relief valve configured to allow content held within a vessel to be release under pressure is disclosed. The relief valve is configured to expose a release outlet when pressure within the vessel exceeds a release pressure, and the relief valve is further configured to maintain exposure of the release outlet after pressure within the vessel falls below the release pressure.
US10167966B2	Ventilating valve for a sewer pipe A reliable low-wear ventilating valve for mounting on a sewer pipe, to prevent the development of a negative pressure and also to prevent the escaping of unpleasant odors. The ventilating valve includes a tubular body, one end of which is configured as a fastening piece for mounting on a sewer pipe and the other end of which is configured as a ventilating valve head which has inlet openings for the inlet air into the sewer pipe, which are located between concentric rings which are arranged at a distance from the tubular body and extending symmetrically about the latter on ribs of the tubular body.
US10167965B2	Non return valve for use in water line The invention is a non-return valve comprising a housing, a guiding element mounted in the housing, a floating element having a transitional motion with respect to the guiding element, a support plate positioned below the floating element and a plurality of sealing elements mounted in the housing.
US10167963B1	Precision ceramics control valve A precision ceramics control valve includes a valve housing, a rotary base mounted in the valve housing, a slide mounted in the valve housing and located under the rotary base, a valve lever pivotally mounted in the rotary base and having an upper end protruding from the valve housing and a second end provided with a drive portion connected with the slide, a movable valve plate mounted in the valve housing and located under the slide, a fixed valve plate mounted in the valve housing and located under the movable valve plate, a valve seat mounted on a lower end of the valve housing to stop the fixed valve plate, the movable valve plate, the slide and the rotary base, and a temperature limiting device mounted in the valve seat.
US10167960B2	Fluid control valve A fluid control valve includes: a drive section; body provided with first port, second port, and valve seat; and valve element formed columnar-shaped and coupled with the drive section, and the valve element includes annular sealing protrusion annularly protruding from end face located on side facing the valve seat, the sealing protrusion being provided at leading end with annular sealing portion to be pressed against the valve seat for sealing and at least the annular sealing protrusion is made of fluororesin. The valve element is configured such that the annular sealing portion is radially displaced with displacement amount of no more than 6.175 μm when the annular sealing portion is pressed against the valve seat by the drive section so that abrasion caused by deformation of the valve element in valve closing is restrained and generation of particles is prevented.
US10167956B2	Purgeable labyrinth axle/hub seal A purgeable labyrinth axle/hub seal for a motor vehicle with an axle annular member that attaches to an end portion of an axle and a hub annular member that attaches to a wheel hub and matingly connect for defining a cavity that receives grease and a labyrinth gallery for a grease path from the cavity, to seal the connection of the axle and hub from water, dirt and other contaminants.
US10167952B2	Clutch torque control method for DCT vehicle A clutch torque control method for a dual clutch transmission (DCT) vehicle may include a shift initiation determining step of determining whether power-on downshift in which a driver steps on an accelerator pedal to change a current shift stage to a lower shift stage is initiated, and a torque correcting step of correcting basic control torque according to torque-stroke (TS) curve characteristics for controlling a disengagement-side clutch within a real shift range in which a number of rotations of an engine is changed with observer torque calculated by a torque observer when the power-on downshift is initiated, and determining the corrected basic control torque into control torque of the disengagement-side clutch.
US10167950B2	Vehicle, and control method for vehicle When engagement of a lockup clutch is initiated, coupling of the lockup clutch is initiated in a state where a working fluid amount is sufficiently ensured by setting a condition that an engine rotation speed is higher than or equal to a limit engine rotation speed. Thus, it is possible to prevent rapid engagement of the lockup clutch. Here, the limit engine rotation speed is appropriately determined on the basis of a line pressure, and it is possible to reduce a delay of coupling of the lockup clutch by ensuring the working fluid amount while preventing rapid engagement of the lockup clutch.
US10167947B2	Control device of vehicle A control device of a vehicle including a multi-speed transmission having plurality of gear positions different in gear ratio selectively established by controlling engagement and release predetermined engagement devices out of plurality engagement devices, the control device involves: shift control portion configured to provide delay control of delaying time point starting provision of release-side torque phase control reducing a torque capacity of release-side engagement device by a preset delay time with respect to time point of starting provision of a torque phase control of generating a torque capacity of an engagement-side engagement device during a torque phase in a drive upshift; and a delay time setting portion configured to preset the delay time such that the delay time is shortened when a shared torque of the release-side engagement device before start of the torque phase in the drive upshift is high, as compared to when the shared torque is low.
US10167944B2	Axle assembly having a lubricant reservoir An axle housing having a lubricant reservoir. An arm portion of an axle housing and a dam may cooperate to define a reservoir that retains lubricant in the arm portion. A conduit or a deflector may be provided to direct lubricant that is sprayed by a ring gear to the reservoir.
US10167942B2	Speed reducing equipment with torque splitter, and casing thereof Speed reducing equipment with a torque splitter, and casing used in all types of industrial plants for processing organic or inorganic raw materials. The speed reducer with torque splitting includes four metallic overlapping casing parts having three joint faces between the overlapping casing parts, the three joint faces parallel and horizontals and passing through shaft center lines of a rotating system containable within the casing.
US10167940B2	Differential device An input member of a differential device includes a step portion in a side surface on a carrier side of an outer peripheral end portion of the input member, the step portion being recessed in a direction opposite to the carrier, extending to a radially-outer end surface of the outer peripheral end portion of the input member, and being capable of abutting against the carrier. Accordingly, when welding the input member and the carrier supporting a planetary gear, a degree of freedom of processing and welding workability are improved and the differential device is reduced in size. Moreover, grinding and finishing of a welding bead are unnecessary, and therefore manufacturing cost is suppressed.
US10167939B2	Dog clutch and differential gear A dog clutch includes: a first rotational member; a second rotational member; a clutch member; and a pressing mechanism. The clutch member includes a meshing portion meshing with the second rotational member, an engageable portion circumferentially engaging with an engaged portion provided in the first rotational member, and a cam surface configured to generate a cam thrust in a direction of a rotation axis by a relative rotation with respect to the first rotational member. When the clutch member moves, a depth of meshing with the second rotational member is deepened by the cam thrust, and then the engageable portion engages with the engaged portion, so that the clutch member receives a torque from the first rotational member.
US10167936B2	CVT transmission A CVT transmission including a start-up element, a variator, and a direct-shift stage for switching between a first operating range (low) and a second operating range (high). A maximum transmission ratio of the second operating range (high) corresponds to a minimum transmission ratio of the first operating range (low). The transmission ratio ranges are arranged so that the marginal variator transmission ratio ranges, which constitute low-efficiency ranges, are not used.
US10167934B2	Planet for a planetary rolling-contact screw A planet (11) for a planetary rolling contact gear, along whose planetary axis a middle section (12) having a larger diameter and, axially on both sides of the middle section (12), end sections (13) having a smaller diameter are formed, wherein a first engagement profile (14) is formed on the lateral surface of the planet (11) in the middle section (12) and a second engagement profile (15) is formed on the lateral surface of the planet (11) in the end sections (13), wherein the first engagement profile (14) has a plurality of first teeth (16) that are arranged in an annular manner around the planetary axis, wherein first grooves (17) arranged in an annular manner about the planet axis are formed between successive first teeth (16), wherein the two first edge teeth (23) located at the ends of the middle section (12) are formed within and at a distance from a tooth contour (18) of the first teeth (16) of the middle section (12).
US10167933B1	Actuator systems and methods An actuator system can be used to adjust a position of a component in a spatial light modulator. The actuator system has a pair of actuators that are coupled together by a frame that is used to adjust the height of the component relative to the substrate. The frame includes a pair of moment arms that are coupled to the actuators and a pair of connecting arms that are coupled to the moment arms. The connecting arms are then connected together at about the center of the frame, which portion of the frame can be used to raise or lower the plate. The center of the frame can be raised or lowered by a shortening or lengthening of the connecting arms relative to each other.
US10167931B2	Work vehicle A work vehicle having a belt type stepless speed changing mechanism includes a rotation detecting section for detecting an engine rotational speed, a vehicle speed detecting section for detecting a vehicle speed of a traveling vehicle body and an informing section configured to effect an alarm informing for alarming wear of a drive belt if a vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detecting section is a predetermined vehicle speed deviates from a preset permissible range.
US10167927B2	Compression wire joints An improved compression wire joint is disclosed that allows for tighter connections between the wires. It is particularly useful for connecting copper and aluminum wires together because it provides a tight connection that better accommodates thermal expansion of each wire.
US10167926B2	Self-adhesive balancing weight for a vehicle wheel A balancing weight, for balancing a wheel of a vehicle, which includes a bottom surface to be attached to the rim of the wheel, opposed thereto a top surface, two long sides opposing each other, between the top surface and the bottom surface and two short sides opposing each other, between the long sides and between the top surface and the bottom surface. The balancing weight is an arch segment having a convex bottom surface extending between the short sides, and the short sides disposed at an angle of less than 90° with respect to the bottom surface, and at an angle of more than 90° with respect to the top surface. Furthermore, the short sides are convex-shaped from one long side to the other long side.
US10167920B2	Adjustable damping curve shock absorber An adjustment control for adjusting a damping curve of a shock absorber includes an aperture seat coupled to a base of the shock absorber. The aperture seat defines a flow tube. A plug, in mechanical communication with a spring, slidably engages the flow tube. A plug nut is threadably coupled to an adjustment nut shaft stud and is in mechanical communication with the spring. An adjustment nut is coupled to the base. The adjustment nut has a non-circular cavity to receive at least a portion of the adjustment nut shaft stud and at least a portion of the non-circular region of the plug nut such that the plug nut cannot rotate relative to the non-circular cavity of the adjustment nut. An adjustment knob causes rotation of the adjustment nut shaft stud. The rotation of the adjustment nut shaft stud causes axial movement of the plug nut.
US10167918B2	Valve A valve includes a valve disc and annular-plate shaped leaf valves. The leaf valves are laminated on each of the one chamber side and the other chamber side of the valve disc. The valve disc includes annular bosses and seats. The boss is formed at each of the one chamber side and the other chamber side to support the leaf valves. The seats are formed on outer peripheral sides of the respective bosses on the one chamber side and the other chamber side. The leaf valves are left from/seated on the seats. At least one of the seats on the one chamber side and the other chamber side are disposed to project with respect to the bosses. An outer peripheral end on the seat on the other chamber side is disposed on an outer peripheral side with respect to an outer peripheral end of the leaf valve.
US10167909B2	Method and apparatus for controlling damper clutch to prevent engine stall Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for controlling a damper clutch to prevent engine stall, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for controlling a damper clutch to prevent engine stall which can decide and correct when there is any error in control of a damper clutch in order to prevent engine stall. The method and the apparatus for controlling the damper clutch can decide and correct that a control unit of a damper clutch controller shows a wrong duty command value or a wrong current command value, thereby preventing engine stall, restraining decrease of acceleration power and blocking generation of noise or vibration.
US10167907B2	Hybrid vehicle drive apparatus A hybrid vehicle drive apparatus, including a prime-mover-output-shaft, a transmission-input-shaft and a motor-rotor provided therebetween, each rotatable around an axis-line, a first-clutch arranged radially inward of the rotor to connect/disconnect the output-shaft and the motor, a second clutch arranged radially inward of the rotor axially in tandem with the first-clutch to connect/disconnect the motor and the input-shaft, and a cover-member having a radially extending first, second-sidewall-members and a substantially cylindrical connection-member connecting the first, second-sidewall-members, integrally rotatable with the motor, forming a clutch-chamber enclosing the first, second-clutches by means of the first, second-sidewall-members and the connection-member, and formed with an oil-discharge-port connecting the clutch-chamber and a drain-oil-chamber sideward of the clutch-chamber, wherein the cover-member has first, second-cover-members axially disassemblable at the connection-member and each having a fitting-member fitted integrally rotatable with each other.
US10167902B2	Manufacturing method of rotating element, connecting structure between rotating element and rotating shaft, and steering apparatus A manufacturing method of a rotating element including a cylindrical fitting portion having a pair of circumferential end portions forming an axial slit between the circumferential end portions, the cylindrical fitting portion being serration-fitted to a rotating shaft, includes: clamping the fitting portion by a clamp jig so that the fitting portion is elastically deformed in an elliptical shape; forming a female serration arranged in an elliptical shape by use of a tool having an elliptical section, the female serration being formed on an inner peripheral surface of the fitting portion elastically deformed in the elliptical shape; and releasing the clamping by the clamp jig so that the arrangement of the female serration is changed to a perfect-circle shape from the elliptical shape.
US10167899B2	Sintered bearing, fluid dynamic bearing device provided with same, and sintered bearing manufacturing method A sintered bearing (1) of the present invention includes: an inner layer (2) and an outer layer (3) each made of sintered metal and formed into a cylindrical shape; and a radial dynamic pressure generating portion (dynamic pressure grooves 1a1 and 1a2) die-formed in an inner peripheral surface of the inner layer (2), in which the outer layer (3) has compressive yield strength higher than compressive yield strength of the inner layer (2).
US10167895B2	Hydrodynamic bearing To overcome defects in the supply of pressurized lubricant, a hydrodynamic bearing for guiding a shaft (14) includes a stationary outer annular wall, a rotatable inner annular wall (20), and a space (22) between the walls. The outer annular wall comprises an opening for supplying pressurized lubricant to the space so as to form a film of load-bearing fluid. The bearing includes a cavity (30) externally defined by the inner annular wall (20) and axially defined by two transverse annular walls (31A, 31B) secured to the shaft (14) and arranged on both sides of the cavity. The inner annular wall (20) comprises fluid connection orifices (32) connecting the cavity (30) to the space (22). The cavity (30) is divided into compartments (50, 52) by a partition wall (48) configured such that the cavity forms a lubricant supply for a transient operational phase.
US10167894B2	Ball and socket A joint between two structures to allow the structures to be rotatably, connected at a variety of angles while increasing the pull-out resistance and decreasing rattling. The joint has a first portion connected to a structure and a second portion connected to a structure. The first and second portions are also connected to one another via a ball and socket connection and a pin.
US10167891B1	Self-reporting, grounded nut-clip A self-reporting, grounded nut-clip is provided. The self-reporting, grounded nut-clip includes a support body. The support body includes first and second bends defining first, second and third support sections interleaved with the first and second bends. The first and third support sections define first and second apertures, respectively, and the second support section is interposed between the first and third support sections. The self-reporting, grounded nut-clip further includes a fastening element receiving member disposed on the first support section at the first aperture, a star washer, and an indicator. The star washer is disposed on the third support section at a location of the second aperture. The indicator is coupled to the third support section and is configured for automatic activation upon complete nut-clip installation.
US10167890B2	Plug-in coupling having an elastically deformable coupling part and installation method therefor An elastically deformable coupling part for a plug-in connection for connecting a first component and a second component, has an inner connection portion, in which a head of a pin-like element of the second component can be accommodated by a detent or snap-in connection. In addition, the coupling part has an outer fastening portion, which can be connected to a keyhole of the first component by a bayonet closure. The fastening portion comprises at least one radial contact surface. At least one first radial projection, which forms a bayonet gap for a rotational accommodation of the first component, is arranged at an axial distance from the radial contact surface. At least one second radial projection, which forms a locking gap for the first component between the second projection and the radial contact surface by a movability directed inward, is arranged at an axial distance from the radial contact surface.
US10167886B2	Securement clip for pipe and scaffold engaged fabric A clip configured for compressive engagement of fabric to pipe or similar elongated members such as those of a scaffold. The clip has a body with opposing sidewalls separated by a gap. The sidewalls are formed of elastic or flexible material which will temporarily deflect to temporarily increase the diameter of the gap, to allow passage of the pipe through the gap. The sidewalls thereafter return to the original position wherein interior surfaces of the sidewalls and an axial cavity of the body compressively engage with the pipe and any fabric adjacent thereto to hold the fabric in a compressive, sandwiched engagement between the clip and the pipe.
US10167881B2	Valve components A first valve component (10), in particular a pressure compensator component, has a valve slide (16) that can be guided in a valve housing (12) in a longitudinal direction. The valve slide has a control part (34) controlling a fluid-conducting connection (28) between at least two fluid connection points (30, 32) in the valve housing (12). The control part has at least one pocket-shaped recess (38), at least part of which is bordered by a fluid-guiding surface (40) extending at least between two vertices of the recess and extending with increasing inclination from one vertex to another vertex. Starting from a predeterminable distance before the other vertex, the fluid-guiding surface (40) extends from its point of greatest inclination with decreasing inclination in the direction of the other vertex.
US10167880B2	Shovel and method of controlling shovel A shovel includes a lower-part traveling body, an upper-part turning body mounted on the lower-part traveling body, a hydraulic actuator mounted on the upper-part turning body, an internal combustion engine disposed in the upper-part turning body, provided with a supercharger, and configured to be controlled at a constant rotational speed, a hydraulic pump connected to the internal combustion engine, and a controller configured to control horsepower absorbed by the hydraulic pump. The controller is configured to increase a load on the internal combustion engine with the hydraulic pump before a load on the hydraulic actuator increases.
US10167878B2	Cooling fan coupled with a set of recirculation flaps Disclosed aspects relate to cooling electronics. A set of recirculation flaps is coupled with a cooling fan. At least one recirculation flap has a ferrous material. In various embodiments, the set of recirculation flaps is arranged in an open position in response to air pressure from the cooling fan, and is arranged in a closed position in response to substantially no air pressure from the cooling fan. A controller is coupled with the cooling fan. The controller indicates a set of indicated positions for the set of recirculation flaps based on a tachometer value. An electromagnet is connected with the controller to position the set of recirculation flaps in the set of indicated positions using the ferrous material. In various embodiments, the electromagnet engages the ferrous material to arrange the set of recirculation flaps in an open position.
US10167875B2	Turbocharger compressor and method A compressor wheel for a turbocharger includes first, second and third pluralities of blades formed around a central hub. Each of the second plurality of blades is disposed between adjacent blades from the first plurality of blades and extend a shorter distance than the first plurality of blades along the centerline of the central hub. Each of the third plurality of blades is disposed between adjacent blades from the first and second pluralities of blades, and extends a shorter distance than the second plurality of blades along the centerline of the central hub. Together, the blades are separated in sets, each set including a blade from each of the first, second and third pluralities in order with respect to any radial location around the compressor wheel as the compressor wheel rotates.
US10167874B2	Centrifugal pump, in particular for supplying power to rocket engines The invention relates to the field of centrifugal pumps, and in particular it relates to a centrifugal pump (303, 403) comprising at least: an impeller (303a, 403a); a rotary shaft (302, 402) secured to said impeller (303a, 403a); a casing (320, 420) having an axial admission passage (325, 425); at least one first bearing (305, 405) supporting said rotary shaft (302, 402) in said casing (320, 420); and at least one dynamic seal (311, 411) around the rotary shaft (302, 402), the impeller (303a, 403a) being situated between the at least one dynamic seal (311, 411) and the axial admission passage (325, 425) of the pump (303, 403). The centrifugal pump (303, 403) also comprises, between the impeller (303a, 403a) and at least one dynamic seal (311, 411), an axial force compensation disk (330, 430) secured to the shaft (302, 402) and presenting a diameter greater than 70% of a diameter of the impeller (303a, 403a). A front face (330a, 430a) of the disk (330, 430) faces towards the impeller (303a, 403a) and is connected to a branch connection for fluid under pressure taken downstream from the pump (303, 403), and a rear face (330b, 430b) faces towards the dynamic seals (311, 411) and presents fins (330c, 430c) that are oriented radially, at least in part.
US10167873B2	Dual direction windmill pump for geared turbofan engine A lubrication system includes a shaft rotatable about an axis, a lubrication pump configured to supply a lubricant flow to a gear system, and a gear train coupled to the shaft and configured to drive the lubrication pump in a first direction responsive to rotation of the shaft in both the first direction and a second direction. A gas turbine engine and method are also disclosed.
US10167868B2	Screw compressor A screw compressor includes compressor bodies, a motor disposed in a side of the compressor bodies, a gear box coupled to the compressor bodies and transmitting the drive force of the motor to a screw rotor, and a tubular coupling casing coupling the gear box and the motor and having horizontal axis. The coupling casing has a work hole in the horizontal direction. The work hole is used for maintaining a coupling accommodated in the coupling casing. The coupling casing has a rib extending in the up-down direction. It is thus possible to avoid reduction in the rigidity of the coupling casing with no cost increase, and to improve maintainability.
US10167858B2	Double-headed swash type compressor and method for manufacturing cylinder block Disclosed herein is a double-headed swash type compressor, and a distance between an outer peripheral surface of a shaft (20) and an inner peripheral surface of a shaft bore (11) is greater than a distance between the outer peripheral surface of the shaft (20) and an inner peripheral surface of a journal bearing (30).
US10167854B2	Shape memory article with heat-generating microcapsule A shape memory article comprises a shape memory material that transitions to a first shape from a second shape when a temperature of the shape memory material exceeds a threshold temperature. A plurality of microcapsules is in thermal contact with the shape memory material. Each microcapsule in the plurality of microcapsules has a first compartment, a second compartment, and an isolating structure separating the first and second compartments. The isolating structure is rupturable in response to a stimulus. The first compartments each contain a first component, and the second compartments each contain a second component that reacts with the first component to produce heat.
US10167852B2	Saddle and hook system The invention relates to a pile upending system for upending a pile such as a monopile for the foundation of offshore wind turbines, the pile upending system comprising; a pivotally mounted pile support frame having a seat for engaging an outside wall of a pile, the pile support frame being pivotable around a support frame axis of rotation for allowing the seat to support the pile during upending, a cable system for supporting an, in use outboard, end of a pile, comprising one or more tensioned or tensionable cables having an outboard end provided with a hoisting member for supporting the outboard end of the pile during upending of said pile, an outboard support system comprising a frame member for, in use, extending outboard and supporting the hoisting member of the cable system, wherein the outboard support system is arranged with respect to the pile support frame such that the frame member extends transverse with respect to the support frame axis of rotation for arranging the hoisting member at a distance from the seat and aligned with the seat such that a pile may engage the hoisting member upon longitudinal movement of the pile along the seat.
US10167851B2	System and method for monitoring and controlling wind turbines within a wind farm In one aspect, a system for monitoring and controlling the operation of wind turbines located within a wind farm may generally include first and second wind turbines. The first wind turbine may include a first turbine controller configured to monitor an operating parameter(s) associated with the first wind turbine and provide a first control interface for controlling the operation of the first wind turbine. The second wind turbine may include a second turbine controller configured to monitor an operating parameter(s) associated with the second wind turbine and provide a second control interface for controlling the operation of the second wind turbine. The system may also include a secondary computing device coupled to the second turbine controller. The second turbine controller may be configured to provide the secondary computing device access to the first control interface in order to allow the operation of the first wind turbine to be controlled.
US10167847B2	Vertical axle or axis helically swept blade wind turbine The Vertical Axle or Axis Helically Swept Blade Wind Turbine, is by definition a vertical wind turbine using a blade or blades shaped as an uninterrupted spiral, with one side of the blade flat, the other side serving as an airfoil to create desired overall torque, all around its full swept turn, or integer number of full swept turns, using this the same cross section all along its stretch.
US10167846B2	Eduction industrial power system An eduction industrial power system is provided. The system includes one or more vertical-axis wind turbine power plants. Wind is accelerated through a multi-floor eductor of the power plant. Each floor of the eductor is configured with a constricted portion designed to increase the air speed through the eductor, such that low speed winds enter the eductor and much higher speed winds exit it. A plurality of rotor-blade assemblies disposed in the constricted portion of each floor of the multi-floor eductor are mounted to, and rotate, a shared vertical-axis rotor shaft to generate electricity, via a generator. The electricity generated can be stored, used or channeled to an electrical grid, as desired.
US10167845B2	Blade flow deflector An airfoil blade assembly including a blade which includes a lift generating section with a first profiled body defined between a pressure surface and a suction surface. The first profiled body extends from a first leading edge to a first trailing edge with a first chord extending form the first leading edge to the first trailing edge and being perpendicular to the radial direction. At least one flow deflector extends along either the pressure surface or the suction surface within the lift generating section of the blade. The at least one flow deflector defines a second profiled body extending between a second leading edge and a second trailing edge with a second chord extending between the second leading edge and the second trailing edge. The second profiled body defines an outer surface facing away from respective pressure surface or suction surface along which the flow deflector extends.
US10167840B1	Apparatus and method for controlling ignition timing of engine An apparatus and a method for controlling an ignition timing of an engine may include a storage storing a map table in which correction torques are recorded; a receiver receiving first atmospheric information corresponding to a current position of a vehicle; a detector configured for measuring second atmospheric information corresponding to the current position of the vehicle; and a controller configured for detecting a corresponding correction torque from the map table on the basis of the first atmospheric information and the second atmospheric information, correcting a required torque using the detected correction torque, and controlling an ignition timing of an engine on the basis of the corrected required torque.
US10167838B2	Engine control apparatus An engine control apparatus is used with a system equipped with an engine and an engine starter. The engine starter includes an electrical motor, a pinion gear driven by the electrical motor, and a pinion shifter which thrusts the pinion to a location where the pinion is engageable with a ring gear coupled to the engine. The engine control apparatus determines a pulsation parameter which represents a pulsating component of speed of the engine or a value correlating with the pulsating component. The engine control apparatus works to thrust the pinion through the pinion shifter to establish engagement with the ring gear and then rotate the electrical motor to crank the engine. The engine control apparatus alters a cranking terminating time as a function of the pulsation parameter. This minimizes mechanical noise occurring between the pinion gear and the ring gear at the start of the engine.
US10167837B2	Mobile telephone for remote operation A mobile telephone capable of controlling a remote keyless system is provided. The mobile telephone is loaded with an executable program that enables the mobile telephone to control the remote keyless system using frequencies and systems already used by the remote keyless system. The complex functionality a mobile telephone allows the executable program to fully control remote keyless systems.
US10167834B2	High-pressure fuel pump including a discharge valve with a valve ball and a valve body A high-pressure fuel pump which includes a discharge valve with a valve ball and a valve body, the valve body having a sealing section on which a sealing seat is present, and having a guide section in which the valve ball is guided. The guide section includes a first plurality of axially protruding webs between which first flow paths are formed, an opening which faces radially outwardly being present at least between two adjacent webs.
US10167829B2	Fuel heating device for vehicle and method thereof A fuel heating device for a vehicle may include a start sensor detecting a starting of a vehicle; a controller area network (CAN) communication device transmitting and receiving various signals to and from an engine control device; a resistance sensor measuring a resistance of a heater provided inside an injector; and a controller controlling the resistance sensor to measure the resistance of the heater when the starting of the vehicle is detected in a state in which a failure occurs in the CAN communication device, converting the measured resistance of the heater into a temperature of a fuel, and operating the heater to heat the fuel to a reference temperature when the converted temperature is lower than or equal to a threshold.
US10167828B2	Internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine for a vehicle, a fuel delivery pipe (37) is favorably protected from a load of a frontal crash. An intake chamber member (42) positioned in an upper part of an intake manifold (31) is supported by an engine main body (11) via a first support member (50) and a second support member (51) at laterally spaced apart parts of the intake chamber member. A lower part of the intake manifold is connected to a cylinder head of the engine via downstream ends of branch pipes (43) of the intake manifold. The fuel delivery pipe extends laterally between an intake side of the engine main body and the branch pipes.
US10167825B1	Air intake assembly for motorcycle An air intake assembly includes a filter element and an intake conduit. The intake conduit includes a first end forming an inlet opening. The first end supports the filter element. The intake conduit also includes a second end forming an outlet opening and being adapted for attachment to an internal combustion engine. The intake conduit further includes a body defining a central axis extending between the first and second ends. A first lateral dimension of the body is taken transverse to the central axis, adjacent the inlet opening, within a plane that intersects both the inlet and outlet openings. A second lateral dimension of the body is taken transverse to the central axis, adjacent the outlet opening, within the plane. The first lateral dimension is less than the second lateral dimension.
US10167822B2	Dual fuel refueling Embodiments are disclosed that relate to refueling a dual fuel internal combustion engine. In one example, a method comprises supplying a liquid fuel to a fuel tank configured to store both the liquid fuel and a gaseous fuel, if a pressure in the fuel tank is less than a threshold pressure.
US10167808B2	Correction of an injected quantity of fuel A method for adjusting an actual value of a quantity of fuel injected into an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle to a target value is provided, wherein a deviation of the actual quantity of fuel injected from the target value is determined based on a ratio of the component of the combusted quantity of gas in the induction system to the concentration of oxides of nitrogen in the exhaust system and the injected quantity of fuel is readjusted according to the deviation. Furthermore, an arrangement for carrying out the method is provided.
US10167804B2	System and methods for CBV diagnostics Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing compressor bypass valve degradation. In one example, a method may include indicating degradation of a compressor bypass valve coupled in a compressor bypass based on intake aircharge temperature measured upstream of a compressor inlet via an air charge temperature sensor.
US10167800B1	Hardware node having a matrix vector unit with block-floating point processing Processors and methods for neural network processing are provided. A method includes receiving vector data corresponding to a layer of a neural network model, where each of the vector data has a value comprising at least one exponent. The method further includes first processing a first subset of the vector data to determine a first shared exponent for representing values in the first subset of the vector data in a block-floating point format and second processing a second subset of the vector data to determine a second shared exponent for representing values in the second subset of the vector data in a block-floating point format in a manner that no vector data from the second subset of the vector data influences a determination of the first shared exponent and no vector data from the first subset of the vector data influences a determination of the second shared exponent.
US10167799B2	Deceleration cylinder cut-off in a hybrid vehicle Methods and arrangements for transitioning an engine between a deceleration cylinder cutoff (DCCO) state and an operational state are described. In one aspect, transitions from DCCO begin with reactivating cylinders to pump air to reduce the pressure in the intake manifold prior to firing any cylinders. In another aspect, transitions from DCCO, involve the use of an air pumping skip fire operational mode. After the manifold pressure has been reduced, the engine may transition to either a cylinder deactivation skip fire operational mode or other appropriate operational mode. In yet another aspect a method of transitioning into DCCO using a skip fire approach is described. In this aspect, the fraction of the working cycles that are fired is gradually reduced to a threshold firing fraction. All of the working chambers are then deactivated after reaching the threshold firing fraction.
US10167795B2	Exhaust gas treatment system warm-up methods Provided are methods for warming up a vehicle exhaust treatment system prior to an engine start, wherein the vehicle includes an internal combustion engine (ICE), a supercharger capable of delivering air to an ICE intake, an exhaust gas treatment system including an exhaust gas treatment device and an upstream electric heating device and capable of accepting exhaust gas from the ICE, and optionally a turbocharger having a turbine in fluid communication with the exhaust gas treatment system. Methods include establishing fluid communication between the supercharger and the exhaust gas treatment system, engaging the supercharger to communicate air to the exhaust gas treatment system via the supercharger, and engaging the heating device. The method can further comprise reducing turbine resistance by reducing the power position of the turbine or opening a wastegate. The methods can further include first satisfying a start condition, and/or subsequently detecting a termination condition.
US10167792B2	Engine system and control method of using the engine system An engine system includes an intake line, an exhaust line, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, a turbocharger including a turbine provided in the exhaust line, and a compressor provided in the intake line, wherein the compressor compresses outside air, an intake bypass line which branches off from the intake line at a rear end of the compressor and merges into the intake line at the front end of the compressor, a recirculation valve installed at a point at which the intake bypass line and the intake line merge together, and a controller which controls operations of opening and closing the recirculation valve so that a portion of the intake gas compressed by the compressor is supplied into the intake line at the front end of the compressor through the intake bypass line, or the intake gas is supplied into the combustion chamber through the intake bypass line.
US10167787B1	Systems and methods for preventing spark plug fouling in a variable displacement engine Methods and systems are provided for reducing fouling of a spark plug in a cylinder of a variable displacement engine configured to propel a vehicle. In one example, a method includes in response to deactivation of a cylinder or cylinders of the engine, providing spark to the cylinder or cylinders at a predefined position of a piston or pistons coupled to the cylinder or cylinders, respectively, where the predefined position comprises the piston or pistons being within a threshold of a bottom dead center position. In this way, spark plug fouling may be reduced or eliminated during conditions of cylinder deactivation.
US10167779B2	Mid-turbine frame heat shield A heat shield for a mid-turbine frame has a conical body, including at least one axial retention feature, at least one circumferential retention feature, and at least one radial retention feature.
US10167774B2	Turbomachine A variable geometry turbine comprising a turbine wheel mounted for rotation about a turbine axis within a housing. The housing defines an annular inlet surrounding the turbine wheel and defined between first and second inlet sidewalls. The turbine further comprises a cylindrical sleeve that is axially movable across the annular inlet to vary the size of a gas flow path through the inlet. The annular inlet is divided into at least two axially offset inlet passages. The inner diameter of the sleeve is greater than the inner diameter of the inlet passages.
US10167771B2	Ebullient cooling device An ebullient cooling device includes: a coolant passage configured to be formed inside an internal-combustion engine, and allow a coolant that cools the internal-combustion engine by boiling to flow therethrough; an expander configured to be driven by the coolant that has boiled in the internal-combustion engine; a condenser configured to be located at a downstream side of the expander, and cool the coolant that has passed through the expander; and a heat exchanger configured to cool a cooling object by heat exchange with the coolant, wherein a low-pressure region including the expander and the condenser and a high-pressure region other than the low-pressure region are formed in a path through which the coolant circulates, and a passage connecting to a part through which a liquid-phase coolant flows and a passage connecting to the low-pressure region are coupled to the heat exchanger.
US10167766B2	Reverse fin cooling fan An engine assembly includes a crankcase, shaft, blower housing, and cooling fan. The shaft is rotatably coupled to the crankcase and defines a rotational axis. The blower housing includes an internal space. The cooling fan is disposed within the internal space, includes a plate defining an upper surface, and is positioned to rotate with the shaft about the rotational axis. The cooling fan includes a band having an inner band radius and an outer band radius. The cooling fan includes a plurality of reversed fins extending between the band and the upper surface and between a root adjacent to the rotational axis and a tip adjacent to the outer band radius, each fin offset at an angle measured in a counterclockwise direction from a plane passing through the rotational axis and the tip to a plane passing through the root and the tip when viewed from above the cooling fan.
US10167763B2	Fluid flow adjustment door with pivotable inner door Methods and systems are provided for a door of an exhaust system of an engine. In one example, a door of an exhaust system may include an outer door pivotable around a first location and an inner door pivotable around a second location, with the inner door positioned within the outer door, and with an amount of opening of an aperture of the outer door adjustable by a position of the inner door.
US10167753B2	Power unit for vehicle An engine power unit for a vehicle has a crankcase made up of tow left and right crankcase members, and a lubricant feed pump disposed in one crankcase member in such a fashion that one side surface of pump rotors of the feed pump lies on the mating surface of the crankcase members. The feed pump is mounted on one end of the shaft of the feed pump while a drive gear for rotating the shaft is disposed on the opposite end of the shaft. A lubricant oil filter to which oil is delivered from the feed pump is disposed on the other crankcase member. Thus, the structure for supplying lubricating oil is simplified, and the power unit is reduced in size in its entirety.
US10167741B2	Nacelle fluid drain An aircraft nacelle may comprise an inner fixed structure and an outer sleeve. The aircraft nacelle may comprise an O-duct thrust reverser. A drain gutter may be located in the inner fixed structure. The drain gutter may comprise a labyrinth configuration. The drain gutter may drain fluids in an aft direction through the inner fixed structure. The fluids may exit through a drain fin located at a station plane aft of the outer sleeve.
US10167736B2	Joint assembly A joint assembly comprises an end portion of a first component that is accommodated within an end portion of a second component, with each respective first and second end portion having a corresponding first and second location feature, and an elongate resilient helical connection member. The second location feature comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion, with a clamping ring accommodated within the distal portion. When the joint is assembled, the first and second location features together define an annular cavity into which is accommodated the connection member to interlock the first and second components to one another. The clamping ring is adapted to exert a radially inwardly directed clamping force on the connection member.
US10167733B2	Turbine engine component with vibration damping A vibration resistant fan guide vane for a gas turbine engine is provided. The fan guide vane comprises a vibration damping component made of a MAXMET composite. The damping component may be a cover that covers some or all of the fan guide vane body. Alternatively, portions of the fan guide vane body or the entire vane body may be made from MAXMET composites. The disclosure makes use of the ultrahigh, fully reversible, non-linear elastic hysteresis behavior that MAXMET composites exhibit during cyclic elastic deformation in order to damp vibration.
US10167727B2	Gas turbine engine blade containment system A gas turbine engine blade containment system is disclosed. The blade containment system may include a generally cylindrical casing being made of a first material, and a generally cylindrical ring being made of a second material coaxially surrounding the casing, at least some portion of the ring metallurgically bonded to the casing.
US10167726B2	Component core with shaped edges A gas turbine engine component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, at least one cooling passage. The at least one cooling passage includes a first wall and a second wall bounding the at least one cooling passage, the first wall having a plurality of first surface features and the second wall having a plurality of second surface features. The plurality of first surface features and the plurality of second surface features are arranged such that a width of the cooling passage varies along a length of the cooling passage defined by the plurality of first surface features and the plurality of second surface features. The plurality of first surface features has a first profile, and the plurality of second surface features has a second, different profile. A casting core for forming cooling passages in an aircraft component is also disclosed.
US10167725B2	Engine component for a turbine engine An engine component for a turbine engine includes a particle collector having a substrate configured to retain at least some particles from a particle-laden stream passing through a portion of the engine. A fluid bypass around the substrate of the collector enables the particle-laden stream to bypass the substrate if the substrate is filled with particles.
US10167719B2	Methods and systems for evaluation of rock permeability, porosity, and fluid composition Methods and systems for substantially simultaneous evaluation of rock sample permeability and porosity, and composition of formation fluids, are provided. Such methods and systems may be used to evaluate the permeability, porosity, and composition of at least a portion of a subterranean formation in a drilling operation. An example of such a method may include passing a cleaning fluid through the rock sample so as to extract at least a portion of one or more formation fluids from the rock sample in an effluent comprising the cleaning fluid and the portion of the one or more formation fluids; and determining one or more properties of the effluent so as to determine the composition of the portion of the one or more formation fluids, and so as to determine the permeability and porosity of the rock sample.
US10167718B2	System and method for analyzing downhole drilling parameters using an opto-analytical device In one embodiment, a downhole drilling tool configured to engage a formation to form a wellbore includes one or more channels formed in a bit body, the channels configured to direct electromagnetic radiation. The downhole drilling tool also includes an opto-analytical device integrated with the downhole drilling tool, the opto-analytical device configured to receive electromagnetic radiation directed through the one or more channels and detect a drilling characteristic based on the received electromagnetic radiation.
US10167716B2	Methods of acoustically communicating and wells that utilize the methods Methods of acoustically communicating and wells that utilize the methods are disclosed herein. The methods generally utilize an acoustic wireless network including a plurality of nodes spaced-apart along a length of a tone transmission medium. In some embodiments, the methods include methods of communicating when the acoustic wireless network is spectrum-constrained.
US10167713B2	Optimized geosteering using real-time geological models Systems and methods for optimized geosteering using real-time geological models that are updated with LWD measurements containing data such as, for example, layer boundaries and formation properties.
US10167712B2	Rotary isobaric pressure exchanger system with flush system A system including a frac system with a hydraulic energy transfer system configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid, and a flush system configured remove particulate out of the hydraulic energy transfer system.
US10167709B2	Subsurface multiple antenna radiation technology (SMART) An in-situ radar guidance system with a collocated high power electromagnetic heating system or SMART System (Subsurface Multiple Antenna Radiation Technology) creates chemical, physical, and electrical changes as needed to certain organic or inorganic materials for energy efficient recovery of liquids, gases, and solids.
US10167708B2	Automatic Y-tool A Y-tool is configured for use with a pumping system that includes an electric submersible pump and bypass tubing. The Y-tool includes a slave valve assembly that controls access to the bypass tubing. The Y-tool also includes a master valve assembly driven by pressure from the electric submersible pump and a linkage assembly connected between the master valve assembly and the slave valve assembly.
US10167705B2	Method of gas lift in wells experiencing hydrostatic loading There is provided a method of gas lift having the steps of positioning a valve seat downhole in a gas well experiencing hydrostatic loading, the valve seat having a gas flow channel, and providing a valve closure movable between a closed position engaged with the valve seat to close the gas flow channel and an open position spaced from the valve seat permitted a flow of gas through the gas flow channel, the closure being biased by magnetic attraction to a normally closed position magnetically engaged with the valve seat, such that gas is only able to flow through gas flow channel when gas pressure is sufficient to move the closure to the open position by overcoming the magnetic attraction which maintains the closure in the closed position.
US10167700B2	Valve operable in response to engagement of different engagement members A system can include a tubular string having at least two internal profiles, and a valve assembly reciprocably disposed in the tubular string. The valve assembly is actuated to a closed configuration in response to displacement of the valve assembly through one internal profile, and the valve assembly is actuated to an open configuration in response to displacement of the valve assembly through another internal profile. A method of gravel packing a well can include displacing a service string in opposite longitudinal directions within a completion assembly, the service string including a valve assembly that selectively restricts flow through a longitudinal flow passage of the service string, opening the valve assembly as the valve assembly displaces in one longitudinal direction, and closing the valve assembly as the valve assembly displaces in the opposite longitudinal direction.
US10167699B2	Expandable device for forming a cement plug A cementing device for establishing a false bottom in a well bore for formation of a cement plug in the well bore. The cementing device includes a tool body which has a front end and a rear end. The cementing device further includes at least one propulsion device which is attached to the front end and/or the rear end of the tool body and is adapted for being propelled by a fluid.
US10167698B2	Configurable bridge plug apparatus and method A configurable composite bridge plug apparatus and method for converting bridge plugs into frac plugs in the field of operation is disclosed. The bridge plug apparatus includes a body with a cylindrical hollow inner mandrel, an upper threaded end and a lower threaded end. A release ring with threads disposed on an outer surface is attached to the upper threaded end. An upper restriction element and a lower restriction element plug both ends of the hollow inner mandrel so that flow is restricted in either directions. A stand-off pin holds the lower restriction element in place. A ball seat inserted proximally to the upper restriction element towards the upper threaded end. A cage retainer is attached to the ball seat with a ball. The configurable bridge plug transformed to a frac plug by removing the upper restriction element and the lower restriction element from the bridge plug.
US10167695B2	Blowout preventer including shear body A blowout preventer (“BOP”) includes a housing comprising a vertical bore extending through the housing and a shear body rotatable with respect to the vertical bore to shear an object located within the vertical bore.
US10167693B2	Hanger sealing system A system includes a hanger having a tapered radially-outer surface and a hanger sealing assembly configured to move between an unsealed position and a sealed position in which the hanger sealing assembly seals an annular space between the hanger and a housing of a wellhead. The hanger sealing assembly includes an annular sleeve, a first and second annular seal each comprising a respective tapered radially-inner surface configured to contact the tapered radially-outer surface of the hanger, and an annular seal-engaging sleeve. The annular seal-engaging sleeve is coupled to the first and second annular seals, and movement of the annular sleeve along an axial axis is configured to exert an axial force on the first annular seal, thereby causing the first and second annular seals to move axially and radially outward along the tapered radially-outer surface of the hanger to seal the annular space.
US10167692B2	Well casing security device A well casing security device and method. The security device includes a cover including a sidewall, a top, one or more stabilizers, and a means for attaching the cover to a well casing or to its concrete slab to render it vandal-resistant. A locking support ring is provided for attachment to either the well casing or to the concrete slab surrounding the casing. The locking support ring includes a ring body with a plurality of braces. Each of the braces includes an arm defining a slot between the arm and the ring body. The cover includes a plurality of brackets enabling rotational engagement cover with the locking support ring. Locking means are provided on the cover to lock the cover to the locking support ring. The locking means includes a key operated lock that is tamper resistant and insures that the well casing cannot be accessed easily by an intruder.
US10167690B2	Cutter assembly for cutting a tubular A method of cutting a tubular includes disposing a rotatable cutter assembly in the tubular, the cutter assembly including a blade having a cutting portion; engaging the tubular using a trailing cutting structure of the cutting portion; engaging the tubular using an intermediate cutting structure of the cutting portion; forming a window in the tubular; and longitudinally extending the window using a leading cutting structure of the cutting portion. A rotatable blade includes a blade body extendable from a retracted position; and a cutting portion on the blade body having: a trailing cutting structure configured to engage the tubular, an intermediate cutting structure configured to engage the tubular while the trailing cutting structure engages the tubular, a leading cutting structure configured to engage an exposed wall thickness of the tubular; and an integral stabilizer disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the blade body.
US10167689B2	Drill cuttings circular separator Apparatus having a base, a separator housing movably connected with the base, the separator housing including a top having an inlet chute, a bottom having a liquid discharge chute, a cylindrical sidewall defining an axial centerline and having a discharge spout, and at least one screen mounted within the separator housing. A vacuum system proximate the at least one screen may also be incorporated. The apparatus further includes at least one circular force generator (CFG) disposed on the separator housing, and at least one sensor positioned on the apparatus for measuring an operating function associated with and enabled by the vibration profile, and a controller in electronic communication with the sensor and with the at least one CFG. The difference between the measured operating function and the prescribed operating function is reduced. The apparatus may also include at least one CFG having a plurality of imbalanced masses which rotate in a plane parallel the axial centerline. The CFG may be disposed in an annular ring arrangement on the top, on the bottom, or CFGs disposed on both the top and the bottom.
US10167678B2	Pull tube stress joint for offshore platform The present disclosure provides a system and method for supporting a catenary riser coupled to an offshore platform system including a pull tube and a pull tube stress joint for girth weld stress reduction and improved fatigue performance. A pull tube sleeve is coupled around a welded connection of the pull tube. The sleeve has a larger inner diameter than an outer diameter of the pull tube to form an annular space therebetween, and a fill material is filled into the space between the sleeve and the pull tube. The fill material provides a supportive coupling between the sleeve and the pull tube. The sleeve, the pull tube, or both can have gripping surfaces formed in or on their surfaces to retain the fill material in the space. The sleeve can be formed from a plurality of portions and be welded, fastened, or otherwise coupled around the pull tube.
US10167677B2	Flotation system and method A flotation system includes one or more floatation modules, each having a first section and a second section, each having an internal core made of a buoyant material. The first section includes two end faces and a projection extending from one of the end faces. The projection has a contoured profile. The second section includes two end faces and a reciprocal recess in one of the end faces. The end faces of the first section engage the end faces of the second section such that the projection engages the reciprocal recess in a mating engagement. The outer surface of the flotation module include one or more grooves providing a pathway for the flow of circulation fluid. The floatation system may be attached to a tubular string during inner string cementing operations to reduce the load applied to the platform.
US10167668B1	Work ladder used as working platform A working ladder capable of serving as a working platform, comprises a ladder frame body having a front portion and a top; and a step assembly. The step assembly comprises at least a bottom step and an upper step located above the bottom step; the rear shaft comprises a bottom rear shaft and an upper rear shaft; two movable auxiliary support rods capable of swinging up and down are disposed in the front portion of the ladder frame body; an auxiliary shaft for the rear end of the bottom step to rest on is horizontally disposed on the top of the ladder frame body; when the auxiliary support rods are in a downward position, the rear end of the bottom step rests on the lowermost bottom rear shaft; when the auxiliary support rods are in a upwardly position, the bottom step moves upwardly to the top of the ladder frame body, and meanwhile the rear end of the bottom step rests on the auxiliary shaft. The steps of the working ladder can be used as working platforms.
US10167660B2	Multi-axis hinges and containers including the same According to the embodiments provided herein, a multi-axis hinge can include a fixed axis body and an articulating body. The fixed axis body and the articulating body can be in rotational engagement and can be configured to rotate with respect to one another around a hinge rotational axis. The fixed axis body can include a first pillar and a second pillar that extends away from the hinge rotational axis. The first pillar and the second pillar can each include a panel engagement member. The articulating body can include a first articulating pillar and a second articulating pillar that extends away from the hinge rotational axis. The first articulating pillar and the second articulating pillar can each include a door engagement member.
US10167656B2	Retractable handle system for vehicle A retractable handle system for a vehicle may include an electric actuator disposed inside a door panel, a driving member configured to be rotated in forward and reverse directions by receiving rotational force of the electric actuator, a driving arm provided to be rotated in the forward and reverse directions by the rotation of the driving member and blocked by the driving member from being rotated in a state in which an operation of the electric actuator is stopped so as to maintain a stored state and a pop-up state of a handle, and the handle which is supported by and coupled to the driving arm and configured to be moved by the forward and reverse rotation of the driving arm.
US10167648B1	Pool skimmer A pool skimmer apparatus has a weir in an inlet at an upper end of a main housing, at least one submersible DC powered pump in a bottom portion thereof, a removable debris-collection net disposed between the weir and the at least one pump wherein water and floating debris are drawn over the inlet weir, into the net where the floating debris is captured, and the filtered water is discharged through a discharge nozzle that can be manually rotated by a user to selectively adjust the angular direction of the water discharged by the pump to create a desired circulating current pattern within the pool that will effectively circulate more of the pool water and any floating debris therein toward the inlet of the skimmer.
US10167645B2	Building, in particular a hospital A modularly constructed hospital which consists of stackable modules for patients and which is accessed from the outside by means of a service tower without the access paths and the paths for the patients intersecting with each other.
US10167642B2	Dual platform for a composite power pole Improvements in a dual platform for a composite power pole is disclosed. The platform. The stepup is a two-tiered aerial working platform that be attached to an upright member such as an electrical power pole, it can be mounted at any put the lineman or worker in the best possible working position and allows a lineman to step up or down in a manner that they are accustomed. The dual platform wraps partially around the pole so a worker can safely step around pole without fear of a misstep. The platforms exist at a neutral angle to increase standing comfort. The platforms are nestable whereby platforms can be strapped to opposite sides of pole. This allows a worker to install multiple platforms to make a ladder to climb the pole or to create a platform around the circumference of the pole or a circumferential staircase.
US10167639B2	Flush face wall tile A flush face wall tile is provided that can be installed on an exterior wall of a building to protect it from rain and/or sun. The wall tile may have a tapered profile such that a thickness of the wall tile between a front face wall and a rear wall increases from a bottom portion of the front face wall to an upper portion of the front face wall. A plurality of these wall tiles can be installed on the wall such that the front face walls of each tile are substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis to form a flush exterior wall surface.
US10167637B2	Method of using a self adhering roofing membrane A method of covering a roof deck involves adhering a preformed, self adhering single ply roofing membrane which includes a water impermeable membrane, a pressure sensitive, hot melt adhesive adhered to one side of the water impermeable membrane, and a release liner on the side of the pressure sensitive, hot melt adhesive opposite of the water impermeable membrane.
US10167635B2	Nonwoven cementitious composite for In-Situ hydration A cementitious composite material for in-situ hydration includes a mesh layer, a cementitious material, a sealing layer, and a containment layer. The mesh layer has a first side and a second side. The mesh layer includes a plurality of discontinuous fibers arranged in a nonwoven configuration and coupled with one another. The cementitious material is disposed within the mesh layer. The cementitious material includes a plurality of cementitious particles. The sealing layer is disposed along the first side of the mesh layer and coupled to the plurality of discontinuous nonwoven fibers. The containment layer is disposed along the second side of the mesh layer and configured to prevent the plurality of cementitious particles from migrating out of the mesh layer.
US10167633B2	Tie system for insulated concrete panels An insulated concrete panel comprising an insulation layer having one or more openings extending therethrough, a first concrete layer adjacent to a first surface of the insulation layer, a second concrete layer adjacent to a second surface of the insulation layer, and a wall tie received within one or more of the openings. The wall tie includes a central section received within the one or more openings of the insulation layer, a first concrete engaging at least partially embedded within the first concrete layer, and a second concrete engaging section embedded within the second concrete layer. The second concrete engaging section has a maximum width that is larger than a maximum width of the central section. The central section of the wall tie is configured to transfer shear forces and resist delamination forces between the first and second concrete layers.
US10167631B2	Thermal insulation panel A thermal insulation panel is provided for thermally insulating edifices. The thermal insulation panel contains at least one aerogel and is open to diffusion along the panel's main insulating direction.
US10167630B2	Foam wall structures and methods for the manufacture thereof Wall structures and methods of manufacturing wall structures are described in this specification. The wall structures include a frame, a first foam panel attached to the frame, a second foam panel disposed in a cavity defined by the frame, and a foam layer.
US10167628B2	Surface coating incorporating phase change material A stable emulsion having a fluid medium; a phase change material (PCM) comprising a straight, branched and/or cyclic aliphatic moiety having from 3 to 18 carbon atoms, polymers, and copolymers having residues of the straight, branched and/or cyclic aliphatic moiety; and a modified cyclodextrin having at least one functional moiety capable of forming a stable emulsion with the PCM in the fluid medium. The invention further includes a modified paint or surface coating having from 10 to 99 weight % of a base coating and from 1 to 90 weight % of the stable emulsion admixed therein.
US10167625B1	Foundation anchor system and anchor installation method using the same A foundation anchor system for a building structure is disclosed herein. The foundation anchor system includes a positioning member for setting and aligning a sill plate anchor component in a foundation wall of a building structure, an anchor member configured to be disposed in the foundation wall, and an anchor bolt configured to secure a sill plate member to the foundation wall. The positioning member includes a body portion, first and second downwardly extending tab portions for overlapping opposite sides of the foundation wall, and an anchor component engagement portion configured to removably engage an end of a sill plate anchor or an end of a sill plate anchor bolt. The anchor member includes a tubular body portion with a threaded interior bore, and a frustoconical skirt portion for retaining the anchor member in the foundation wall. An installation method utilizing the foundation anchor system is also disclosed herein.
US10167623B2	Prefabricated reinforced concrete-filled steel pipe sleeve joint A prefabricated reinforced concrete-filled steel pipe sleeve joint includes high-strength outsourcing steel pipes, reinforcement restraining plates, high-tensile reinforcements, transformation separation sleeves and an ordinary outsourcing steel pipe, wherein: two transformation separation sleeves are respectively located at an upper end and a lower end of the ordinary outsourcing steel pipe; one of the transformation separation sleeves, which is located at the upper end of the ordinary outsourcing steel pipe, is connected with one of the high-strength outsourcing steel pipes; the other transformation separation sleeve, which is located at the lower end of the ordinary outsourcing steel pipe, is connected with the other high-strength outsourcing steel pipe; the high-tensile reinforcements penetrate through the ordinary outsourcing steel pipe; upper ends and lower ends of the high-tensile reinforcements are respectively extended to interiors of the high-strength outsourcing steel pipes; the high-tensile reinforcements are connected with the transformation separation sleeves.
US10167622B2	Drain assembly with adjustable spherical frame A floor drain assembly including a collar, a shank coupled to the collar, a frame, an insert coupled to the shank and capturing the frame between the insert and the shank, a strainer coupled to the frame, a protective cover coupled to the strainer, and a sleeve surrounding the collar, the shank, the frame, the insert, the strainer, and the protective cover. The shank is moveable relative to the collar and includes a spherically shaped shank surface. The frame includes a lower frame surface shaped to engage the shank surface and an upper frame surface. The insert is moveable relative to the shank and includes a spherically shape insert surface engaged with the upper frame surface such that the frame is captured between the insert and the shank.
US10167620B2	Erosion and sediment control above grate based inlet filter system An above grate based inlet filter system for erosion and sediment control comprises a natural fiber filter mat configured to extend beyond the perimeter of the grate and a securing mechanism, such as magnets, configured to securing the filter mat around the perimeter of the grate. The system may include a filter berm secured in vicinity to the mat, and a rectangular array of magnets coupling the filter mat to the grate. The natural fiber filter mat may effectively be a coir fiber filter mat extending beyond the perimeter of the grate, wherein the coir fiber filter mat is formed of vertically aligned coir fibers. The optional filter berm may be effectively formed as triangular in cross section and formed of 100% reticulated polyether foam and formed to be at least 3″ in height.
US10167615B2	Control system for construction machinery and control method for construction machinery using the same A control system for construction machinery includes first and second hydraulic pumps connected to an engine, a swing control valve and a first boom control valve installed in a first center bypass line connected to the first hydraulic pump, a second boom control valve installed in a second center bypass line connected to the second hydraulic pump, a shutoff valve installed in a control line through which a boom raising pilot signal pressure is supplied to the first boom control valve and configured to selectively open and close the control line, and a control unit configured to electronically control the shutoff valve according to a manipulation signal, wherein the control unit closes the shutoff valve such that the first boom control valve is shifted to a neutral position when a swing operation priority mode is selected.
US10167613B2	Hydraulic drive system of construction machine A pump that supplies hydraulic oil to a boom cylinder and a turning hydraulic motor; a regenerative hydraulic motor is coupled to the pump and to which the hydraulic oil discharged from the boom cylinder at a time of boom lowering and/or the hydraulic oil discharged from the turning hydraulic motor at a time of turning deceleration is/are led; an engine drives the pump; an alternator mounted to the engine and operable to rotate an output shaft of the engine when electric power is supplied to the alternator; an electrical storage device connected to the alternator; a power converter interposed between the alternator and the electrical storage device; and a controller that switches the power converter to either a servo-on state or a servo-off state and that controls the power converter either in a charging mode or in a discharging mode when switching the power converter to the servo-on state.
US10167609B1	Carouseling articulated dredge and barge Described are a vessel and vessel/barge systems for dredging underwater surfaces. The vessel includes a hull with a bottom, bow portion, stern portion, port side, and starboard side. The vessel also includes a deck supported by the hull and a pump system mounted within the hull. A drag arm pivotably couples to the pump system. The vessel additionally includes a void defined by contiguous watertight walls or bulkheads joined to and extending upward from the bottom of the hull. The contiguous watertight walls or bulkheads are (i) vertically extensive of a perimeters of an aperture in the bottom of the hull, (ii) outboard, astern, and forward the aperture, or (iii) some combination thereof. The barge is releasably coupled to the vessel. Moreover, the barge is in fluidic communication with the drag arm.
US10167600B2	Particle removing arrangement for an electric vehicle A particle removing arrangement is adapted to remove particles from the upper contact surface of an electric rail in an electric highway by the use of an airflow, where the particle removing arrangement is arranged in front of a current collector of a vehicle, where the particle removing arrangement includes an inlet opening for inlet of air and an outlet opening for outlet of air, where the inlet opening is directed in a forward direction and the outlet opening is directed in a sideway to rearward direction in relation to the driving direction of the vehicle, and where the particle removing arrangement creates a particle removing airflow from a forward movement of the vehicle. Particles can be removed from an electric rail without the use of an external power source. The particles can also be removed in a contact-less manner, such that there is no friction or abrasion between the particle removing arrangement and the electric rail.
US10167599B2	Plow blade wear member A plow blade wear member having a slower wear rate than known blade wear members, and having a reduced tendency to partially break off, fracture, chip, or become otherwise damaged when the blade wear member engages a discontinuity in a travel surface. In various embodiments of the present disclosure, the blade wear member is formed or cut from a used airplane tire. In various embodiments of the present disclosure, the blade wear member is formed or cut from a used fiber reinforced airplane tire having a relatively large outer circumference to provide the desired radius of curvature, the desired thickness, and the desired strength for the blade wear member.
US10167598B2	Snow plow blade A snow plow blade, especially a replaceable snow plow blade, that functions to dampen or suppress jolts and vibrations due to forceful contact of the blade with objects.
US10167597B2	Snow tiller for preparing ski slopes A ski slope snow tiller configured to travel in a travelling direction along the ski slope; the snow tiller having two supporting structures hinged to each other about a hinge axis; two shafts housed respectively in the supporting structures and configured to rotate about respective rotation axes crosswise to the travelling direction; tools fitted to the shafts; and at least one further tool connected at least to a shaft and located between the two supporting structures.
US10167595B2	Method of creping a cellulosic sheet using a multilayer creping belt having openings to make paper products, and paper products made using a multilayer creping belt having openings A method of creping a cellulosic sheet and a creped web made by a creping process. The method includes preparing a nascent web from an aqueous papermaking furnish, depositing and creping the nascent web on a multilayer creping belt that includes (i) a first layer made from a polymeric material having a plurality of openings, and (ii) a second layer attached to a surface of the first layer, with the nascent web being deposited on the first layer, and applying a vacuum to the creping belt such that the nascent web is drawn into the plurality of openings, but not drawn into the second layer.
US10167594B2	Method for manufacturing biodegradable packaging material, biodegradable packaging material and a package or a container made thereof A biodegradable packaging material, a method of manufacturing the same, as well as products made of the material wherein the manufacture comprises extrusion onto a fibrous substrate one or mote polymer coating layers including at least one layer of a polymer blend consisting of (i) 20-95 wt-% of polylactide having a high melt index of more than 35 g/10 min (210° C.; 2.16 kg), (ii) 5-80 wt-% of polybutylene succinate (PBS) or a biodegradable derivate thereof, and (iii) 0-5 wt-% of one or more polymeric additives. The components of the blend are melted and blended in connection with the extrusion step. The goal is to improve extrudability, increase machine speed in extrusion and maintaining good adhesiveness to the substrate and wood heat-sealability of the coating. The products include disposable drinking cups and board trays, as well as sealed carton packages for solids and liquids.
US10167589B2	Method for controlling rinsing cycle of washing machine A method for controlling a rinsing cycle of a washing machine is provided. The method may include a primary rinsing by supplying water into the inner tub until a water level in the outer tub becomes a preset circulating water level, wherein some of the water is supplied through a drawer in the washing machine that holds fabric softener, and a remaining amount of water is supplied by spraying the water supplied from the external water source through the direct water nozzle via a direct water supply hose, a secondary rinsing by spraying water into the inner tub through the circulating nozzle, and a third rinsing by spraying the water into the inner tub through the direct water nozzle while draining the outer tub.
US10167586B2	Production process of environment-friendly denim fabric and production line thereof The present invention provides a production process characterized in that a false twisting process is added between a spinning process and a winding process so that yarn slivers undergo excessive pre-torsion in an axial direction and twists which are same in quantity but different in twisting direction are generated on the yarn slivers. Absorption of glucose-containing sulfur dyestuff is performed in a dyeing process. An ammonia removal process is performed in a high-temperature and high-pressure tank so that residual ammonia in a fabric is evaporated. The evaporated ammonia is collected and then fed back to a mercerizing process for continuous use. The present invention also provides a production line including a spinning unit having a false twisting device, a dyeing unit configured to realize the dyeing process, and a liquid ammonia finishing unit consisting of a fabric mercerizing device, an ammonia removal device, an ammonia recycling device and a controller.
US10167585B2	Method for selective display of yarn in a tufted fabric with double end yarn drives A novel method of tufting carpets is provided to allow the use of four or more colors of yarn at sufficient stitch density to provide for a solid appearance of any of the selected colors at any location on the carpet, and utilizing natural tacking of rear yarns to minimize loose yarn on the backing.
US10167584B2	Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a sewing portion, a processor, and a memory. The sewing portion is configured to sew a pattern on a sewing object. The memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the processes. The processes include the acquiring reference data representing a relative positional relationship between a sewing position and an arrangement position. The sewing position is a position of the pattern sewn on the sewing object by the sewing portion. The arrangement position is a position of a decorative component arranged on the sewing object. The processes include displaying, on the basis of the acquired reference data, a mark that indicates the arrangement position corresponding to the sewing position.
US10167582B1	Braided filament with particularized strand compositions and methods of manufacturing and using same In one embodiment, the present invention is a braided filament including a plurality of strands each having at least one ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber and at least one polyester fiber wherein the quantity of certain types of fibers in a first strand is the same as the quantity of the same type of fibers in a second strand. In a variant, one additional strand of the braided filament is a monofilament strand. In another variant, each strand is homogeneous with respect to the other strands and is made exclusively from ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fibers and polyester fibers such that each strand has the same distribution and quantity of fiber types.
US10167580B2	Easily unraveled textile article A device is provided including a textile article. The textile article includes a leading edge comprising an open loop and a secured loose end. The device further includes a piece of hardware threaded through the open loop. The textile article is configured to easily unravel by removing the piece of hardware from the open loop and pulling upon the secured loose end.
US10167576B2	Method of producing fine fiber, and fine fiber, non-woven fabric, and fine fibrous cellulose A method of producing a fine fiber, including treating a cellulose raw material with an enzyme; and fibrillating the treated cellulose raw material; treating with the enzyme under a condition where at least a ratio of endo-glucanase activity to cellobiohydrolase activity that is 0.06 or greater. The cellulose raw material may be a plant fiber. The method efficiently produces a fine fiber from a cellulose raw material at low cost and with a low environmental burden, a fine fiber, and a non-woven fabric.
US10167575B2	Nanofiber manufacturing method and nanofiber manufacturing device The present invention provides a nanofiber manufacturing method and a nanofiber manufacturing device. A solution 25 in which a polymer is dissolved in a solvent is supplied from a distal end of a nozzle 16 to form a Taylor cone 44 at a distal end opening 16b. By applying a voltage between the solution 25 and a collector 50 using a power supply portion 62, an electrospinning jet 45 is sprayed from the Taylor cone 44 to the collector 50. At the start or stop of electrospinning, a blocking member 48 is inserted into a spraying area 42 of the electrospinning jet 45 such that an unstable electrospinning jet or unstable nanofibers are received. A product is not manufactured from an unstable electrospinning jet formed at the start or stop of electrospinning, and the manufacturing of a defective product is prevented.
US10167573B2	Method of producing SiC single crystal A method of producing a SiC single crystal includes: disposing a SiC seed crystal at a bottom part inside a graphite crucible; causing a solution containing Si, C and R (R is at least one selected from the rare earth elements inclusive of Sc and Y) or X (X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Ge, Sn, and transition metals exclusive of Sc and Y) to be present in the crucible; supercooling the solution so as to cause the SiC single crystal to grow on the seed crystal; and adding powdery or granular Si and/or SiC raw material to the solution from above the graphite crucible while keeping the growth of the SiC single crystal.
US10167570B2	N-type SiC single crystal and method for its production A n-type SiC single crystal with low resistivity and low threading dislocation density is provided, which is achieved by a n-type SiC single crystal containing germanium and nitrogen, wherein the density ratio of the germanium and the nitrogen [Ge/N] satisfies the relationship 0.17<[Ge/N]<1.60.
US10167568B2	Separation of alpha emitting species from plating baths A non alpha controlled alloy that includes a metal and an alpha emitting material is utilized as a plating anode to selectively plate the metal upon a plating cathode. The metal may be selectively plated by pulse plating the non alpha controlled alloy with current control to suppress plating of the alpha emitting material upon the plating cathode. The metal may also be selectively plated by pulse plating the non alpha controlled alloy with potential control to suppress plating of the alpha emitting material upon the plating cathode. The metal may also be selectively plated by plating out the alpha emitting material upon a filtering cathode.
US10167567B2	High resistance virtual anode for electroplating cell A high resistance virtual anode for an electroplating cell includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a plurality of first holes through the first layer. The second layer is over the first layer and includes a plurality of second holes through the second layer.
US10167566B2	Substrate for light emitting device, light emitting device, and method for manufacturing substrate for light emitting device A substrate (5) in which a surface of an aluminum base (10) other than a surface on which an insulating thin film layer (17) is formed is covered with a protective layer (19) which is an aluminum anodic oxide film.
US10167565B2	Method and device for electroplating in cylindrical geometry A method and device for electrodeposition in cylindrical geometry. A method for electrochemically depositing a thin layer on a flexible substrate, comprising: providing, in an electrolysis bath, a first closed cylinder in a second hollow cylinder, applying the flexible substrate to one of the surfaces chosen from the outer surface of the first cylinder and the inner surface of the second, the flexible substrate forming a first electrode, providing, in the electrolysis bath, a second electrode, and applying a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode in order to electrodeposit the thin layer on the flexible substrate.
US10167563B2	Stability control of a hydrogen generating system and method A method of and apparatus for efficient on-demand production of H2 and O2 from water and heat using environmentally safe metals are disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus for hydrogen generation through water-decomposition reaction includes a main reactor, an oxidizer reactor, and a computer-control system. The computer system is configured to control each of the components of the hydrogen gas production system for stable hydrogen-gas production.
US10167562B2	Perovskite oxide catalyst for oxygen evolution reactions A catalyst for an oxygen evolution reaction has a higher and longer-life catalytic activity than that of the conventional and expensive noble metal oxide catalysts, such as RuO2 and IrO2. An A-site ordered perovskite oxide catalyst (such as CaCu3Fe4O12 and CaMn3Mn4O12 etc.) as an oxygen evolution reaction catalyst is excellent in cost effectiveness. The catalyst has a high catalytic activity compared with a noble metal oxide catalyst, and a long repetition use life since it is extremely stable also under the oxidative reaction conditions. Use of the catalyst is expected to the important energy conversion reactions such as a charge reaction of a metal-air battery, an anode oxygen evolution reaction in the case of a direct water decomposition reaction by sunlight, etc.
US10167561B2	Method and apparatus for producing hydrogen having reversible electrodes Provided is a method and an apparatus for producing hydrogen from salt water by electrolysis. The apparatus includes at least one pair of electrodes, wherein the pair of electrodes comprises a first zinc plated electrode and a second zinc plated electrode spaced apart from the first zinc plated electrode, a controller for supplying direct electrical current across the first and second electrodes such that the first and second electrodes are oppositely charged, and a tank containing an electrolytic solution including salt water and a mild acid. The first and second electrodes are immersed in the electrolytic solution.
US10167560B2	Method and apparatus for structural coloration of metallic surfaces Materials for, and methods of, colorizing a metallic surface with micro-gratings using vibration cutting technologies are provided. Micro-gratings on aluminum, brass, and stainless steel surfaces can be rapidly created to effect, under illumination, at least one color observable in the visible spectrum using elliptical vibration texturing, a vibration-assisted mechanical cutting process. The modified metallic surface can display multiple visible colors, an iridescent effect caused by changes in one or more cutting parameters employed to produce the micro-gratings, the angle of illumination by an incident light, and/or the viewing angle of the surface under illumination.
US10167556B2	Apparatus and method for depositing a coating on a substrate at atmospheric pressure An apparatus for depositing a coating on a substrate at atmospheric pressure comprises (a) a plasma torch comprising a microwave source coupled to an antenna disposed within a chamber having an open end, the chamber comprising a gas inlet for flow of a gas over the antenna to generate a plasma jet; (b) a substrate positioned outside the open end of the chamber a predetermined distance away from a tip of the antenna; and (c) a target material to be coated on the substrate disposed at the tip of the antenna.
US10167552B2	Spin chuck with rotating gas showerhead An apparatus for processing wafer-shaped articles comprises a spin chuck for holding a wafer-shaped article in a predetermined orientation, and a rotating shower head for supplying process gas to a surface of a wafer-shaped article when held by the spin chuck. The rotating shower head comprises an outlet plate having plural openings formed in each of a central and a peripheral region thereof. A process gas feed is provided so as to supply process gas to a gas distribution chamber. The gas distribution chamber is in fluid communication with a plurality of openings formed in the shower head.
US10167551B2	Apparatus, method and reaction chamber The present invention relates to an apparatus, method, a reaction chamber and a use of a reaction chamber for processing a surface of a substrate by subjecting the surface of a substrate to successive surface reactions of at least a first precursor and a second precursor. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber; a detachable reaction chamber arranged to be installed inside the vacuum chamber, and inside which the substrate is positioned during processing and a precursor system for supplying the at least first and second precursors into the action chamber and for discharging the at least first and second precursors from the reaction chamber. According to the present invention the reaction chamber is provided as a gastight vessel.
US10167548B2	Continuous system A continuous system for transmitting accelerating forces and decelerating forces by interlocking, consisting of at least one carrier system having at least two connecting elements, a plurality of transport systems arranged one behind the other, wherein each transport system has a cam drum or cylindrical cam having a helical groove and the connecting elements of the carrier system are suitable for interlockingly engaging with the groove of the cam drum, and at least one motor, which drives the cam drums.
US10167545B2	Indium tin oxide thin films with both near-infrared transparency and excellent resistivity An indium tin oxide film containing by weight about 90% In2O3 and about 10% SnO2 is prepared using a low-energy deposition sputter process on a substrate. The indium tin oxide film thus obtained has a carrier concentration on the order of 1020/cm3 and a carrier mobility greater than 30 cm2/Vs. The low carrier concentration results in an increased transmission in the near infra-red region, while the high carrier mobility results in good conductive properties.
US10167543B2	Method for manufacturing optical fiber preform Provided is a method for manufacturing an optical fiber preform. In a premixing step, a source-material-containing gas containing organosilicon is mixed with premix-use oxygen gas so as to obtain a premixed source material gas. In the premixing step, the premix-use oxygen gas has a temperature greater than or equal to a liquefaction temperature of the organosilicon, the liquefaction temperature being determined depending on an amount of the organosilicon contained in the premixed source material gas.
US10167533B2	Wear-resistant copper-based alloy, cladding alloy, cladding layer, and valve system member and sliding member for internal combustion engine A wear-resistant copper-based alloy includes: at least one selected from the group made of molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium and niobium carbide; chromium in an amount of less than 1.0% in terms of wt %; and a matrix and hard particles dispersed in the matrix, in which the hard particles include niobium carbide and at least one selected from the group made of Nb—C—Mo, Nb—C—W, and Nb—C—V around the niobium carbide.
US10167530B2	Method of manufacturing hot press formed part, and hot press formed part A method of manufacturing a hot press formed part by hot pressing a coated steel sheet that is obtained by forming a Zn-based coating layer on a surface of a steel sheet includes: heating the coated steel sheet to a temperature range of 750° C. or more and 1000° C. or less; cooling a surface of the coated steel sheet; and hot press forming the coated steel sheet under a condition that a surface temperature of the coated steel sheet is 400° C. or less and an average temperature of the coated steel sheet is 500° C. or more or a temperature of a center position of the coated steel sheet in a thickness direction is 530° C. or more.
US10167528B2	Composition design and processing methods of high strength, high ductility, and high corrosion resistance FeMnA1C alloys A novel FeMnAlC alloy, comprising 23˜34 wt. % Mn, 6˜12 wt. % Al, and 1.4˜2.2 wt. % C with the balance being Fe, is disclosed. The as-quenched alloy contains an extremely high density of nano-sized (Fe,Mn)3AlCx carbides (κ′-carbides) formed within austenite matrix by spinodal decomposition during quenching. With almost equivalent elongation, the yield strength of the present alloys after aging is about 30% higher than that of the optimally aged FeMnAlC (C≤1.3 wt. %) alloy systems disclosed in prior arts. Moreover, the as-quenched alloy is directly nitrided at 450˜550° C., the resultant surface microhardness and corrosion resistance in 3.5% NaCl solution are far superior to those obtained previously for the optimally nitrided commercial alloy steels and stainless steels, presumably due to the formation of a nitrided layer consisting predominantly of AlN.
US10167524B2	Virus causing respiratory tract illness in susceptible mammals The invention relates to the field of virology. The invention provides an isolated essentially mammalian negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus (MPV) within the subfamily Pneumovirinae of the family Paramyxoviridae and identifiable as phylogenetically corresponding to the genus Metapneumovirus and components thereof.
US10167522B2	Nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting plasmodium knowlesi This invention relates to novel nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting Plasmodium knowlesi parasites in a sample.
US10167512B2	Leukocyte microRNAS for use in diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis Methods for diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis are described. Methods utilize the recognition that leukocyte miRNAs can be dramatically dysregulated subjects suffering from endometriosis. Accordingly, leukocyte miRNAs, as well as polynucleotides encoding the miRNAs, can be utilized in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis.
US10167511B2	Biomarker identification Disclosed are method and apparatus for identifying biomarkers and in particular for identifying biomarkers for use in making clinical assessments, such as early diagnostic, diagnostic, disease stage, disease severity, disease subtype, response to therapy or prognostic assessments. In one particular example, the techniques are applied to allow assessments of patients suffering from, suspected of suffering from, or with clinical signs of SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) being either infection-negative SIRS or infection-positive SIRS.
US10167504B2	Method of sequencing The present invention provides a method of sequencing a polynucleotide using a stepwise ligation and cleavage method in which two or more cleavage enzymes which are specific to two or more test probes are used sequentially to identify which test probe bound and hence the sequence of the target polynucleotide. In a preferred aspect the probes and/or bases used in the reaction are labelled, e.g. with a bead.
US10167501B2	Methods and apparatus for quantification of nucleic acid amplification by monitoring impedances The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for amplifying, detecting, and optionally quantifying, nucleic acids. In one aspect the method comprises (a) providing a reaction volume comprising (i) a first electrode comprising an electrochemically-active conducting polymer, a first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule capable of hybridizing to a target nucleic acid, wherein the first nucleic acid molecule is covalently attached to the electrochemically-active conducting polymer, and (ii) a second electrode, (b) providing a reaction mixture to the reaction volume, the reaction mixture comprising a target nucleic acid, a nucleic acid polymerase, a redox couple, and nucleic acid amplification reagents, (c) amplifying the nucleic acid, and (d) measuring the impedance of the first electrode at least once during the nucleic acid amplification reaction.
US10167498B1	Gradient elution moving boundary electrophoresis for use with complex samples and detection of toxins Methods of detecting the presence of toxins in a sample using electrophoretic separations and of performing electrophoretic separation of complex samples are provided. The method of detecting the presence of toxins includes reacting a sample and a substrate with a signaling enzyme which converts the substrate to the product in a reaction medium, introducing a run buffer into a separation channel having an inlet end, selectively introducing at least one of the substrate and the product of the reaction medium into the inlet end of the separation channel, electrophoretically separating the substrate and the product, and determining the rate of conversion of the substrate to the product, wherein a change in the rate of conversion is indicative of the presence of toxins. The method of performing electrophoretic separations of complex samples having charged particulates and oppositely charged analytes comprising introducing a run buffer into a separation channel having an inlet end, selectively introducing the oppositely charged analytes in the complex sample into the separation channel, and electrophoretically separating the charged particulates and the oppositely charged analytes. Additionally, a device for varying with respect to time the bulk flow of a fluid in a separation channel of an electrophoretic device having a buffer reservoir in fluid contact with the separation channel is provided. The device includes a pressure sensor in fluid contact with a buffer reservoir, a high pressure reservoir in selective fluidic communication with the buffer reservoir, a low pressure reservoir in selective fluidic communication with the buffer reservoir and in fluidic communication with the high pressure reservoir, and a pumping device for pumping a gas from the low pressure reservoir to the high pressure reservoir.
US10167497B2	Stable NAD/NADH derivatives The present invention provides for stable nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD/NADH) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP/NADPH) derivatives of formula (I), enzyme complexes of these derivatives and their use in biochemical detection methods and reagent kits.
US10167479B2	Agrobacterium strains for plant transformation The present invention relates to the field of the production of transgenic plants through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cells of somatic embryogenic calli or embryogenic suspension cultures and regeneration of the transformed cells into fruit-setting plants. In particular, the present invention relates to the production of transgenic plants in the Euphorbiaceae family. The present invention further relates to media compositions, selection methods and engineered Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains that improve Agrobacterium-mediated transformation efficiency.
US10167475B2	Aptamers for purifying and quantifying gelsolin and its variants The present invention relates to novel DNA aptamers capable of binding gelsolin tightly and specifically. The invention further relates to the use of these aptamers to estimate the gelsolin levels in a given sample and purify bulk quantities of tagless gelsolin and its variants. The present invention thus eliminates the use of different animals/their tissues to produce gelsolin binding proteins, which are much more expensive and socially unacceptable methods as opposed to the synthesis of a DNA molecule by in vitro PCR. Using this strategy, bulk production of the gelsolin binding matrix can be carried out at much lower cost. Also, the aptamers can be used to block binding of gelsolin to its binding partners for diagnostic and/or therapeutic applications.
US10167471B2	Inhibition of PCSK9 through RNAI The invention relates to various PCSK9 RNAi constructs with gene silencing activities, and uses thereof. The construct has a double-stranded region of 19-49 nucleotides, preferably 25, 26, or 27 nucleotides, and preferably blunt-ended. The construct has selective minimal modifications to confer an optimal balance of biological activity, toxicity, stability, and target gene specificity. The sense strand may be modified such that the construct is not cleaved by Dicer or other RNAse III, and the entire length of the antisense strand is loaded into RISC In addition, the antisense strand may also be modified by 2′-O-methyl groups at the 2nd 5′-end nucleotide to greatly reduce off-target silencing. The constructs of the invention largely avoid the interferon response and sequence-independent apoptosis in mammalian cells, exhibits better serum stability, and enhanced target specificity.
US10167465B2	Method of differentiating adult stem cells into nerve cells by using high-intensity electromagnetic field The present invention provides methods of differentiating mesenchymal stem cells or adult stem cells into nerve cells by treating the mesenchymal stem cells or the adult stem cells with an electromagnetic field having a high intensity of 100 to 1,500 mT and a low frequency of 0.01 to 100 Hz. These methods also provide injecting the mesenchymal stem cells or adult stem cells into a subject prior to treating the mesenchymal stem cells or adult stem cells with an electromagnetic field having a high intensity of 100 to 1,500 mT and a low frequency of 0.01 to 100 Hz.
US10167464B2	Cell and biofactor printable biopapers Disclosed herein is a structure having: a porous polymeric film permeated by a first extracellular matrix material; and a topcoat layer comprising a second extracellular matrix gel disposed on the film. Also disclosed herein is a method of: providing a porous polymeric film; permeating the film with a first extracellular matrix material; and applying a topcoat layer of a second extracellular matrix material to the film. Also disclosed herein is a method of: laser-machining holes through a film comprising collagen to form a web-like structure.
US10167462B2	Modified EL188 endolysin sequence The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence exhibiting at least about 90% sequence identity with the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. Said polypeptides preferably degrade the peptidoglycan of Gram-negative bacteria, in particular of Pseudomonas and/or Campylobacter bacteria. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, vectors comprising such nucleic acids, and corresponding host cells. Finally, the present invention relates to compositions comprising such polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells according to the present invention.
US10167460B2	Variant enzymes Disclosed are glycosyl hydrolase enzyme variants, particularly variants of certain oxidoreductases of glycosyl hydrolase family 61. Nucleic acids encoding the glycosyl hydrolyase variants, compositions including the glycosyl hydrolase variants, methods of producing the variants, and methods of using the variants are also described.
US10167459B2	Modified beta-fructofuranosidase for fructooligosaccharide production The invention provides variants of the Aspergillus japonicus β-fructofuranosidase enzyme which have been modified so as to improve synthesis of inulin-type fructooligosaccharides (FOS) from sucrose. One or more substitutions may be made to the parent β-fructofuranosidase polypeptide at amino acid positions 121, 159, 302 and/or 471 of the mature peptide (SEQ ID NO: 3), corresponding to crystal positions 140, 178, 321 and 490. A method of synthesizing FOS using the variants is also claimed.
US10167455B2	Recombinant polymerases for improved single molecule sequencing Provided are compositions comprising recombinant DNA polymerases that include amino acid substitutions, insertions, deletions, and/or exogenous features that confer modified properties upon the polymerase for enhanced single molecule sequencing. Such properties can include enhanced metal ion coordination, reduced exonuclease activity, reduced reaction rates at one or more steps of the polymerase kinetic cycle, decreased branching fraction, altered cofactor selectivity, increased yield, increased thermostability, increased accuracy, increased speed, increased readlength, and the like. Also provided are nucleic acids which encode the polymerases with the aforementioned phenotypes, as well as methods of using such polymerases to make a DNA or to sequence a DNA template.
US10167452B2	Viral purification methods The present invention is directed to an improved method of purifying virus, particularly reovirus. Infectious virus can be extracted from a cell culture with a detergent to produce high titers of virus, and the virus can then be purified by simple steps such as filtration and column chromatography. Viruses and compositions comprising the viruses prepared according to the present invention are also provided.
US10167451B2	Combinational use of mechanical manipulation and programin derivatives to increase Oct4, Sox2, or Nanog expression in fibroblasts The present invention provides methods and compositions for inducing pluripotency in differentiated mammalian cells. In particular, the methods include mechanically aggregating the cells into discrete masses or embryoid-like bodies and treated them with a small molecule compound. Provided herein are the compositions of the compounds which are derived from programin (e.g., reversine).
US10167449B2	Human brown adipose derived stem cells and uses An isolated human brown adipose tissue stem cell line. In one embodiment, the isolated human brown adipose tissue stem cell line expresses the markers CD9, SSEA4, CD44, CD90, CD166, CD73, but not CD14, CD34, CD45 or STRO-1. In another embodiment, the isolated human brown adipose tissue stem cell line expresses the genes UCP1, PPARGC1A, NRF1, FOXC2, CREB1, SIRT3, and WNT5A (REFX). In still another embodiment, the isolated human brown adipose tissue stem cell line is capable of differentiating into osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes.
US10167443B2	Wet clean process for removing CxHyFz etch residue A method for cleaning etch residues that may include treating an etched surface with an aqueous lanthanoid solution, wherein the aqueous lanthanoid solution removes an etch residue that includes a majority of hydrocarbons and at least one element selected from the group consisting of carbon, oxygen, fluorine, nitrogen and silicon. In one example, the aqueous solution may be cerium ammonium nitrate (Ce(NH4)(NO3)),(CAN).
US10167432B2	Processes to make alkylate gasoline by sulfur-contaminated ionic liquid catalyzed alkylation Processes are provided for making an alkylate gasoline blending component, comprising: a. feeding an olefin feed comprising greater than 80 wppm of a sulfur contaminant comprising mercaptans, alkyl sulfides, and alkyl disulfides to a chloroaluminate ionic liquid catalyst, wherein a level of the sulfur contaminant accumulates in the chloroaluminate ionic liquid catalyst to make a sulfur-contaminated ionic liquid catalyst comprising 300 to 20,000 wppm of a sulfur; and b. alkylating the olefin feed with an isoparaffin using the sulfur-contaminated ionic liquid catalyst to make the alkylate gasoline blending component having a final boiling point below 221° C. An alkylation process exclusively utilizing coker LPG olefins is also provided.
US10167430B2	Catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction for bio-oil production Embodiments of a method for producing bio-oil include hydrothermal liquefaction of a biomass (e.g., a lignocellulosic biomass) feedstock to provide a process stream comprising crude oil and an aqueous fraction. The process stream is catalytically upgraded by contact with a sulfided-ruthenium catalyst, in the absence of added hydrogen, at a temperature and pressure effective to reduce an oxygen content of the crude oil, reduce a nitrogen content of the crude oil, reduce a total acid number of the crude oil, increase a H:C mole ratio of the crude oil, reduce a density of the crude oil, reduce a moisture content of the crude oil, reduce viscosity of the crude oil, or any combination thereof, thereby producing an upgraded oil and an upgraded aqueous fraction, which are subsequently separated. The catalytic upgrading process may be a plug-flow process and/or may be performed at or near liquefaction conditions.
US10167429B2	Conversion of solid biomass into a liquid hydrocarbon materials The present invention provides a process for producing liquid hydrocarbon products from a solid biomass feedstock, said process comprising the steps of: a) providing in a first hydropyrolysis reactor vessel a first hydropyrolysis catalyst composition; b) contacting the solid biomass feedstock with said first hydropyrolysis catalyst composition and molecular hydrogen in said first hydropyrolysis reactor vessel to produce a product stream comprising partially deoxygenated hydropyrolysis product, H2O, H2, CO2, CO, C1-C3 gases, char and catalyst fines; c) removing said char and catalyst fines from said product stream; d) hydroconverting said partially deoxygenated hydropyrolysis product in a hydroconversion reactor vessel in the presence of one or more hydroconversion catalyst and of the H2O, CO2, CO, H2, and C1-C3 gas generated in step a), to produce a vapor phase product comprising substantially fully deoxygenated hydrocarbon product, H2O, CO, CO2, and C1-C3 gases.
US10167425B2	Etching solution capable of suppressing particle appearance The present disclosure relates to an etching solution capable of suppressing particle appearance including a first silane compound in which three or more hydrophilic functional groups are independently bonded to a silicon atom and a second silane compound in which one or two hydrophilic functional groups are independently bonded to a silicon atom.
US10167419B2	Beneficiating weighting agents Beneficiating particulate additives by removing contaminants or minerals that impact the quality and specific gravity of the particulate additives may be achieved via dry solids separation technologies. For example, an air classifier, an electrostatic separator, and a combination thereof may be used to produce a beneficiated particulate additive comprising less than 40% of drill solids by weight of the beneficiated particulate additive.
US10167416B2	High performance water-based adhesion compositions and applications An adhesion composition comprising a) a first polymer that is selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers, acrylonitrile butadiene, butyl rubber, cellulose acetate, cellulose butyrate, epoxy resins, ethylene vinyl acetate, natural rubber, neoprene, phenolic polymers, polyurethanes, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, styrene butadiene rubber, casein, dextrin, starch, copolymers thereof and combinations thereof; b) a second polymer selected from the group consisting of ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, oxidized polyethylene, oxidized ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, maleated polyolefin and combinations thereof; and c) a surfactant; where the composition is water-based, having a solids content of greater than about 30% based on the total weight of the composition, with a particle size of about 10 nm to about 2000 nm, and is adapted for adhesion to substrates; and where the first and second polymers are different. The adhesion composition can also comprise a tackifier resin selected from the group consisting of rosin ester resin, rosin acid resin, synthetic hydrocarbon resin, synthetic terpenic resin and combinations thereof. Applications of the composition are also disclosed.
US10167413B2	Ice-phobic coating formulations and uses thereof Disclosed in certain embodiments is an ice-phobic coating formulation comprising an elastomer, filler particles, and a cryoprotectant.
US10167412B2	Phenol polymer with 5,5′-biaryl bonds, method for preparing same, and uses thereof A phenol polymer is obtainable by oligomerization of one or more macropolyphenols serving as monomers, wherein the oligomerization step is catalyzed by an oxidase enzyme. The bonds between the macropolyphenol fragments in the polymer are exclusively 5,5-biaryl bonds. This polymer is useful as an antioxidant, chelating agent, plasticizing agent, or antimicrobial agent.
US10167408B2	Aqueous composition with improved elongation at break An aqueous polymer composition which when in the form of a film shows excellent elongation at break comprising (i) 5 to 30 wt. % of polyurethane where the acid value of the polyurethane is between 3 to 40 mg KOH/g; (ii) 70 to 95 wt. % of vinyl polymer comprising 20 to 90 wt. % of vinyl polymer with Tg<20° C.; 10 to 80 wt. % of vinyl polymer with Tg≥20° C.; where at least one of the vinyl polymers contains acid functional groups with acid value in the range of from 15 and 240 mg KOH/g.
US10167405B2	Aqueous coloring agent dispersion for inkjet, ink composition, inkjet recording method, and colored body An inkjet aqueous pigment dispersion which achieves high pigment concentration, exhibits favorable redispersion properties after drying, and does not exhibit changes in ink properties even when stored for a long time; and an ink composition using the aqueous pigment dispersion. The inkjet aqueous pigment dispersion contains a pigment, a liquid medium, and a polymer dispersion agent which is an A-B block polymer obtained by copolymerization using a mixture of an organic tellurium compound represented by formula (1) and an organic ditellurium compound represented by formula (2) as a polymerization initiator. The monomer for configuring the A block is at least one type of monomer represented by formula (3), and the monomer for configuring the B block is benzyl methacrylate and/or benzyl acrylate.
US10167404B2	Fixable, UV curable ink A fixable, UV curable ink includes an aqueous ink vehicle including water and a co-solvent, a pigment, and a dispersant. A polyurethane polymer dispersion is suspended as droplets within the aqueous ink vehicle. The polyurethane polymer dispersion includes a polyurethane polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyether-based polyurethane, a polyester-based polyurethane, a polycarbonate-based polyurethane, and mixtures thereof. The polyurethane polymer has i) an acid number ranging from 0 mg/g to less than 20 mg/g and ii) a glass transition temperature of less than 0° C. A water soluble or water dispersible photoinitiator is present in the fixable, UV curable ink. A base may be included in an amount sufficient to adjust a pH of the UV curable ink so that it ranges from 7.5 to 9.5. An additive may be included and selected from the group consisting of a biocide, a non-ionic surfactant, an anti-kogation agent, a buffer, and combinations thereof.
US10167402B2	Electro-optical security element for securtiy and/or valuable document A security element for a security and/or valuable document includes a matrix based on an organic polymeric material and at least one electrically conductive pigment dispersed in the matrix and at least one organic luminescent substance dispersed in the matrix. In the presence of the conductive pigment the luminescent substance is capable of non-contact excitation of light emission where the particle size is less than 200 nm. The luminescent substance is not encapsulated and is directly surrounded by the matrix and is embedded therein.
US10167400B2	White inks The present disclosure provides a white ink including an aqueous ink vehicle, from 5 wt % to 50 wt % of a white metal oxide pigment having an average particulate size from 100 nm to 2,000 nm, from 0.02 wt % to 2 wt % of an anionic low molecular weight polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 Mw to 50,000 Mw and an acid number higher than 100 mg KOH/g based on dry polymer weight, and from 2 wt % to 30 wt % of latex particulates having a glass transition temperature from 0 C to 130 C. Furthermore, the white metal oxide pigment is dispersed by a non-ionic or predominantly non-ionic dispersant having an acid number not higher than 100 mg KOH/g based on dry polymer weight.
US10167395B1	Anti-fouling and anti-corrosion agent for marine steel structure surface and preparation method thereof The present invention provides an anti-fouling and anti-corrosion agent for the marine steel structure surface and preparation method thereof. The emulsion is made of raw materials at the following mass ratios: 1100 to 1500 parts of a polyurethane monomer, 1000 parts of polyether glycol, 200 to 400 parts of an alcohol chain extender, 100 to 250 parts of a hydrophilic chain extender, 200 to 400 parts of epoxy resin polyols, 100 to 150 parts of triethylamine, 400 to 1000 parts of an acrylate monomer, 1000 to 1500 parts of a graphene oxide-protamine composite emulsion, and 5 to 20 parts of an initiator. The solvent-free and composite film-forming resin emulsion of the present invention has both anti-fouling and anti-corrosion functions, which applies to a production of a green and environmental marine coating and protects the marine steel structure surface to prevent from organism attachment and sea water corrosion.
US10167390B2	Asphalt binders containing a glyceride and fatty acid mixture and methods for making and using same Asphalt binders and methods for making and using same. In at least one specific embodiment, the asphalt binder can include a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. The glyceride and fatty acid mixture can include one or more triglycerides, at least 1 wt % of one or more diglycerides, and at least 5 wt % of one or more fatty acids, based on the combined weight of the one or more triglycerides, the one or more diglycerides, and the one or more fatty acids. The asphalt binder can be made by combining a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. A paving composition can be made by combining a plurality of solids and the asphalt binder. A road can include a plurality of solids mixed with the asphalt binder.
US10167385B2	Acrylic processing aid, method for preparing the same and polyvinylchloride resin composition comprising the same The present invention relates to an acrylic processing aid, a method for preparing the same, and a polyvinyl chloride resin composition comprising the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an acrylic processing aid having a core-shell structure comprising the core and shell comprise a polymer prepared by copolymerizing a methyl methacrylate monomer and an alkyl acrylate monomer having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and wherein the core comprises the polymer having a weight-average molecular weight ranging from 10,000,000 to 18,000,000 g/mol, a method for preparing the same, and a polyvinyl chloride resin composition comprising the same.
US10167380B2	Composite material A composite material is provided. The composite material includes a plurality of beads in which each bead has a diameter. The composite material also including a plurality of fibers in which each fiber has a length and a width. The composite material further includes a resin binder. In the composite material, the length of each fiber is greater than the width of each fiber, and the width of each fiber is less than the diameter of each bead.
US10167370B2	Film, method for producing same, transparent conductive film, and touch panel A film includes a substrate including a cyclic olefin-based resin; and an easily adhesive layer adjacent to the substrate, in which a content of a fluorine-containing polymer in the easily adhesive layer is greater than 20 mass % with respect to a total mass of the easily adhesive layer. This film is used in a transparent conductive film, and this transparent conductive film is used in a touch panel. A method for producing a film includes laminating an easily adhesive layer by directly applying a coating liquid for forming an easily adhesive layer on a substrate including a cyclic olefin-based resin, in which a content of a fluorine-containing polymer in the coating liquid for forming the easily adhesive layer is greater than 20 mass % with respect to a total mass of the coating liquid for forming the easily adhesive layer.
US10167366B2	Polysilocarb materials, methods and uses Polysilocarb formulations, cured and pyrolized materials, was well as articles and use for this material. In particular pyrolized polysilocarb ceramic materials and articles contain these materials where, the ceramic has from about 30 weight % to about 60 weight % silicon, from about 5 weight % to about 40 weight % oxygen, and from about 3 weight % to about 35 weight % carbon, and wherein 20 weight % to 80 weight % of the carbon is silicon-bound-carbon and 80 weight % to about 20 weight % of the carbon is free carbon.
US10167362B2	Doping-induced carrier density modulation in polymer field-effect transistors A method of fabricating an organic field effect transistor (OFET), including forming a source contact, a drain contact, and a gate connection to a channel comprising semiconducting polymers, wherein the gate connection applies a field to the semiconductor polymers across a dielectric layer to modulate conduction along the semiconducting polymers between the source contact and the drain contact; and treating the semiconducting polymers, wherein the treating includes a chemical treatment that controls a carrier density, carrier mobility, threshold voltage, and/or contact resistance of the OFET.
US10167360B2	Process to produce polyolefin ionomers and ionomers produced thereby A process to produce an ionomer comprising reacting alkyl-cis-cyclooctene and cis-cyclooctene in a mole ratio from 1:0 to 0:1, in the presence of a difunctional chain transfer agent under ring opening metathesis polymerization conditions to form an unsaturated polyolefin reactive telechelic pre-polymer; hydrogenating the unsaturated polyolefin reactive telechelic pre-polymer to produce a hydrogenated polyolefin reactive telechelic pre-polymer; reacting the hydrogenated polyolefin reactive telechelic pre-polymer with at least one compound according to the formula aMx+b(R)y, wherein M is a metal, x is a charge of M, R is an alkyl, aryl, oxide, or fatty acid, y is a charge of R, a and b are integers of at least 1, and ax+by=0, to form an ionomer is provided. Further provided are ionomers produced thereby.
US10167349B2	Catalyst system for the polymerization of olefins A catalyst system comprising the product obtained by contacting (a) a solid catalyst component containing Mg, Ti, halogen and at least an electron donor compound selected from phenylene aromatic diesters of a specific formula (b) an alkylaluminum cocatalyst and (c) an ester of formula R′OOC—(CR″2)m—COOR′ in which m is an integer from 2 to 7, the R′ groups, equal to or different from each other, are C1-C10 alkyl groups and the R″ groups, independently, are hydrogen or C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups.
US10167345B2	Antigen binding formats for use in therapeutic treatments or diagnostic assays The present invention relates to antigen binding formats for use in therapeutic treatments or diagnostic assays. The present invention relates to an antigen-binding format consisting of: —a first fusion protein wherein the CH1 constant domain of an antibody is fused i) by its N-terminal end to the C-terminal end of a variable domain of an antibody and ii) by its C-terminal end to the N-terminal end of a variable domain of an antibody and, —a second fusion protein wherein the CL constant domain of an antibody is fused by its N-terminal end to the C-terminal end of a variable domain of an antibody.
US10167344B2	Mice expressing a limited immunoglobulin light chain repertoire A genetically modified mouse is provided, wherein the mouse expresses an immunoglobulin light chain repertoire characterized by a limited number of light chain variable domains. Mice are provided that present a choice of two human light chain variable gene segments such that the immunoglobulin light chains expresses by the mouse comprise one of the two human light chain variable gene segments. Methods for making bispecific antibodies having universal light chains using mice as described herein, including human light chain variable regions, are provided. Methods for making human variable regions suitable for use in multispecific binding proteins, e.g., bispecific antibodies, and host cells are provided.
US10167342B2	Production of hersintuzumab: a new humanized antibody against HER2 for cancer treatment A monoclonal anti-HER2 antibody is mutated on complementarity determining regions (CDRs) and framework regions. The VH domain of the antibody includes a portion of the amino acid sequence as SEQ ID NO: 1. The VL domain of the antibody includes a portion of the amino acid sequence as SEQ ID NO: 5.
US10167341B2	High affinity anti-GD2 antibodies In this application are described high affinity anti-GD2 antibody agents, and various methods and reagents related thereto, including for example for the detection, prevention, and/or therapeutical treatment of GD2-related diseases, in particular, neuroblastoma.
US10167334B2	Treatment of cancer using anti-TGF-BETA and PD-1 antibodies The present disclosure relates, in general, to combination therapy using an inhibitor of transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) and an inhibitor of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) for treating cancer or preventing recurrence of cancer diseases such as lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, hepatocellular cancer, esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, ovarian cancer, stomach cancer, fibrotic cancer, glioma and melanoma, and metastases thereof.
US10167333B2	Neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies against hepatitis B virus surface antigen The invention is in the field of medical treatment and prevention. The invention provides an antibody or a part thereof capable of specifically binding to the Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and having Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) neutralizing activity, wherein said antibody or fragment thereof comprises a light chain CDR1 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a light chain CDR2 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a light chain CDR3 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a heavy chain CDR1 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, a heavy chain CDR2 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9 and a heavy chain CDR3 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10.
US10167332B2	Polypeptides with enhanced anti-inflammatory and decreased cytotoxic properties and relating methods The invention provides a polypeptide containing at least one IgG Fc region region, said polypeptide having a higher anti-inflammatory activity and a lower cytotoxic activity as compared to an unpurified antibody and methods of production of such polypeptide.
US10167329B2	Stabilized insulin-like growth factor polypeptides This invention is in the field of IGF-1 modifications. In particular, it relates to modified IGF-polypeptides and modified IGF-1 precursor polypeptides wherein the cleavage of E-peptide is prevented. The invention also relates to the use of such polypeptides for treating muscle diseases and disorders.
US10167321B2	Cytomegalovirus antigens and uses thereof This disclosure provides modified cytomegalovirus (CMV) gL proteins and complexes comprising gL proteins. The modified gL proteins remain intact and are able to form complexes with other CMV proteins.
US10167316B2	Anti-cancer peptide and use thereof Provided are a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the use thereof. Cancer can be effectively prevented or treated by application of the peptide.
US10167315B2	Peptoids and methods for treating Alzheimer's disease Provided herein are peptoids capable of inhibiting or reversing amyloid β (Aβ) fibril or plaque production. The peptoids form a helical structure with three monomers per helical turn and have at least four monomers with a side-chain having an arylalkyl or aryl group. The peptoid may be achiral. Also provided are methods of using the peptoids to inhibit or reverse aggregation of Aβ and methods of treating subjects with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or slowing the progression of AD.
US10167311B2	Boronic acid esters and pharmaceutical formulations thereof Provided herein are boronic acid esters of boronic acid therapeutic agents, such as bortezomib. The boronic acid esters can be used to prepare liposomal formulations of boronic acid therapeutic agents with improved properties, such as enhanced stability. This disclosure, in one aspect, relates to compositions and methods of making and using the compositions.
US10167310B2	System and method for producing interleukin receptor antagonist (IRA) The present invention relates to a system and method for producing high levels of autologous IL-1RA cytokine, comprising: a blood collection vessel (1), a cover (4), a portion of separation gel (2), an anticoagulant portion (3), a plasma collection syringe comprising a sharp needle (9), a buffy coat collection syringe (11) and an incubation tube with cover (15). The blood collection vessel is adapted such that, when containing the whole blood (5), and centrifuged after treatment, yields separation fractions comprising, a first fraction of RBCs sediment (6), a second fraction of said gel (2), a third fraction comprising WBCs, platelets and a fourth fraction of plasma solution (8).
US10167303B2	Iridium organometallic complex containing a substituted dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline and an electronic device having an emitting layer containing the iridium complex Iridium organometallic complexes containing a substituted dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline having the formula are provided. These compounds are useful as orange or red emitting components of a light emitting layer in an electronic device.
US10167302B2	Phosphonate nucleosides useful in the treatment of viral diseases The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, and their use in medicine particular as anti-viral agents; wherein: X is selected from O and NR11; Y is selected from O, S and NR12; A is selected from —(CR1R2)n-, —(CR9R10)—, —(CR9R10)—(CR1R2)n-, —(CR1R3)—(CR2R4)—(CR1R2)n-, —CR3═CR4—(CR1R2)n- and —C≡C—(CR1R2)n-; R1 and R2 are independently selected from H, alkyl, hydroxyl, hydroxymethyl and halogen; R3 and R4 are independently selected from H and alkyl, or R3 and R4 together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a mono or bicyclic ring system selected from cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkenyl, aryl and heteroaryl; R5 is selected from H, P(═O)(OH)2 and P(═O)(OH)—O—P(═O)(OH)2; R6 is selected from H and alkyl; R7 and R8 are independently selected from H, alkyl, halogen and hydroxymethyl R9 and R19 together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a mono or bicyclic ring system selected from cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyl and heterocycloalkenyl; R11 is selected from H and alkyl; R12 is selected from H and alkyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n is 1, 2 or 3; p is 0 or 1; q is 0, 1, 2 or 3; r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; s is 0 or 1; Base is a natural or non-natural nucleobase, and wherein each alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkenyl, aryl and heteroaryl may be optionally substituted as described herein.
US10167294B2	Fused bicyclic compounds for the treatment of disease Described herein are fused bicyclic compounds, compositions, and methods for their use for the treatment of disease.
US10167293B2	[8-(phenylsulfonyl)-3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl](1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methanones The present invention covers [8-(phenylsulfonyl)-3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl](1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methanone compounds of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of disorders, in particular of gynecological disorders, hyperproliferative disorders, metabolic disorders, or inflammatory disorders as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
US10167291B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising a crystal form of (S)-4-(8-amino-3-(1-(but-2-ynoyl) pyrrolidin-2-yl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazin-1-yl)-N-(pyridin-2-yl)benzamide In some embodiments, the invention relates to crystalline solid forms, including hydrates, polymorphs, and salt forms, of (S)-4-(8-amino-3-(1-(but-2-ynoyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazin-1-yl)-N-(pyridin-2-yl)benzamide. In some embodiments, the invention relates to amorphous solid forms of (S)-4-(8-amino-3-(1-(but-2-ynoyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazin-1-yl)-N-(pyridin-2-yl)benzamide. In some embodiments, the invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the solid forms, and methods for treating conditions or disorders by administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition that includes the forms, including pharmaceutical compositions and methods for overcoming the effects of acid reducing agents.
US10167282B2	1-(5-tert-butyl-2-aryl-pyrazol-3-yl)-3-[2-fluoro-4-[(3-oxo-4H-pyrido [2, 3-B]pyrazin- 8-yl)oxy]phenyl]urea derivatives as RAF inhibitors for the treatment of cancer The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds. More specifically the present invention pertains to certain 1-(5-tert-butyl-2-aryl-pyrazol-3-yl)-3-[2-fluoro-4-[(3-oxo-4H-pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazin-8-yl)oxy]phenyl]urea compounds (referred herein as “TBAP compounds”) that, inter alia, inhibit RAF (e.g., BRAF, CRAF, etc.). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit RAF (e.g., BRAF, CRAF, etc.); and to treat disorders including: proliferative disorders; cancer (including, e.g., malignant melanoma, colorectal carcinoma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma); inflammation; immunological disorders; viral infections; fibrotic disorders; disorders associated with a mutated form of RAF (e.g., BRAF, CRAF, etc.); disorders ameliorated by the inhibition of RAF (e.g., BRAF, CRAF, etc.); disorders ameliorated by the inhibition of mutant BRAF; disorders ameliorated by the inhibition of BRAF and CRAF; disorders associated with RAS mutations and/or MAPK pathway activation; disorders ameliorated by the inhibition of SRC, p38, FGFRA, VEGFR-2 (KDR), and/or LCK; etc.
US10167272B2	Muscarinic agonists This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 receptor and/or M4 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of muscarinic M1/M4 receptor mediated diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds include those according to formula (1a) or a salt thereof, wherein p, q, r, s, Q, R3 and R4 are as defined herein.
US10167265B2	Treatment of pulmonary and other conditions Disclosed is a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a structure of: X1-L-X2 wherein L is a linking moiety comprising an enone; and X1 and X2 are each independently an optionally-substituted N-heterocycle. Also disclosed are method for treating pulmonary conditions and other organ or system conditions with the compounds.
US10167262B2	Herbicidal substituted 3-arylpyrazoles Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein X1, X2, X3, G and Q are as defined in the Summary of the Invention; P is P1 or P2; and P1 and P2 are as defined in the Summary of the Invention. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention. Also disclosed is a herbicidal mixture comprising (a) a compound of Formula 1, and (b) at least one additional active ingredient selected from (b1) through (b16); and salts of compounds of (b1) through (b16), wherein (b1) through (b16) are as defined in the disclosure.
US10167258B2	Inhibitors of mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoforms 1-4 and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to the identification of PDK inhibitors and their use in the treatment of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. The invention relates to the development of robust PDK inhibitors that can be used to improve glucose metabolism and correct metabolic dysfunction in vivo. Based on the unique structural features present in the ATP-binding pocket of PDK2, a single functional-group change was made in a known Hsp90 inhibitor that binds to the corresponding pocket of the latter protein from the GHKL family. This approach efficiently converted the Hsp90 inhibitor to a highly specific inhibitor for all PDK isoforms. These final PDK inhibitors of this series robustly augments PDC activity with reduced phosphorylation in tissues.
US10167255B2	Process for preparing amines The present invention refers to a process for preparing amines comprising reacting a compound of the formula R1—CO—R2 comprising a carbonyl moiety with a amine compound of the formula HNR3R4 and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst.
US10167254B2	IDO inhibitors There are disclosed compounds that modulate or inhibit the enzymatic activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and methods of treating proliferative disorders, such as cancer, viral infections and/or inflammatory disorders utilizing the compounds of the invention.
US10167252B2	Compounds and mixtures with antidegradant and antifatigue efficacy and compositions including such compounds Antidegradant compounds are disclosed, and methods of making them, that are represented by the formula I: wherein each X is independently selected from the group consisting of ethyl, methyl, or hydrogen. Also disclosed are diimine intermediates corresponding to formula III: wherein each X is independently selected from the group consisting of ethyl, methyl, or hydrogen. These intermediates themselves exhibit antidegradant activity.
US10167243B2	Biomass conversion process to hydrocarbons An improved process for the production of a higher hydrocarbon from solid biomass is provided. Solid biomass that has been digested and hydrodeoxygenated in a liquid digestive solvent in the presence of a hydrothermal hydrocatalytic catalyst is separated to an organic rich phase and an aqueous rich phase containing diols. At least a portion of the aqueous rich phase is contacted with an acidic amorphous silica alumina catalyst producing monooxygenate-containing stream comprising water, organic monooxygenates, and unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons. At least a portion of the monooxygenate-containing stream is contacted with a solid acid condensation catalyst to produce a higher hydrocarbons stream. At least a portion of the organic rich phase is also contacted with a solid acid condensation catalyst to produce a higher hydrocarbons stream.
US10167242B2	Process for preparing a C3-C7 (hydro) fluoroalkene by dehydrohalogenation The invention provides a process for preparing a C3-7 (hydro)fluoroalkene comprising dehydrohalogenating a C3-7 hydro(halo)fluoroalkane in the presence of a catalyst comprising a metal oxide supported on alumina, wherein the catalyst has a sodium content of less than about 800 ppm.
US10167241B2	Two-bed paraffin to olefin enhancement process A process is presented for the purification of an olefins feed stream to a benzene alkylation unit. The process removes heavy aromatics in a two adsorbent unit system. The unit passes the olefins feed stream to a first adsorbent unit, while the second adsorbent unit is either in regeneration mode, or standby mode. The process switches the feed stream to the second adsorbent unit and displaces the fluid in the second adsorbent unit, while maintaining the flow of the purified feed stream to the benzene alkylation unit.
US10167239B2	Pelleted feather meal and soybean meal based organic fertilizer A process for production of a pelleted feather meal and soybean meal based organic fertilizer includes combining feather meal and soybean meal to create a combination of feather meal and soybean meal and processing the combination of feather meal and soybean meal into pellets. In one embodiment, the pelleted feather meal and soybean meal based organic fertilizer includes meat and bone meal.
US10167238B2	Micronutrient compositions and systems and methods of using same An agricultural spray may be produced by admixing citric acid and glutamic acid with a metal salt and a pesticide or other agricultural chemical containing components capable of precipitating with the metal salt in the admixture. The citric acid and the glutamic acid chelate with the metal salt to provide a stability and compatibility-enhancing composition, thereby preventing the metal salt from forming an insoluble solid within the admixture. Such a composition may be produced by admixing citric acid and glutamic acid at a molar ratio of about 6.8:0.5 to about 1:0.29. The composition may include a metal sat, citric acid and glutamic acid in a molar ratio of about 1:6.8:0.5 to about 1:1:0.29 and a pesticide.
US10167229B2	Quick-drying building material composition based on a mineral hybrid binder A quick-drying gypsum composition, in particular for use as gypsum filling compound and for the production of floor coverings, wherein the gypsum composition contains 20 to 70% of a mixture of calcium aluminate and calcium sulfate hemihydrate and/or anhydrite and/or calcium sulfate dihydrate as hydraulic binders and 30 to 80% by weight of fillers, and wherein the weight ratio of calcium aluminate to calcium sulfate hemihydrate and/or anhydrite and/or calcium sulfate dihydrate binders lies in the range from 1:1 to 1:5. Gypsum compositions of this type are characterized by a particularly beneficial shrinkage behavior, such that stresses and cracks in the dried composition can be avoided. At the same time, the gypsum compositions dry to readiness for covering in a time that is compatible with conventional cement filling compounds.
US10167227B2	Fiberglass materials, methods of making, and applications thereof Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to fiberglass materials, composite glass materials, methods of making fiberglass materials and composite glass materials, and different applications of fiberglass materials and composite glass materials. The fiberglass materials can include a bimodal particle size distribution. The fiberglass materials can include an average aspect ratio of greater than about 2 to 1. Also described herein are composite glass materials including a first glass material and a second material. The second material can include at least one of post-consumer glass waste, fly ash, metakaolin, and slag. Also described herein are methods of making a composite glass material including providing a first glass material to a mixer; providing a second material to the mixer; and co-milling the first glass material and a second material to form a composite glass material.
US10167225B2	Substrate provided with a stack having thermal properties and a substoichiometric intermediate layer A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-films stack having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation including a single metallic functional layer, based on silver or on a metal alloy containing silver, and two antireflection coatings. The coatings each include at least one dielectric layer. The functional layer is positioned between the two antireflection coatings. At least one of the antireflection coatings includes an intermediate layer including zinc tin oxide SnxZnyOz with a ratio of 0.1≤x/y≤2.4, with 0.75(2x +y)≤z ≤0.95(2x +y) and having a physical thickness of between 2 nm and 25 nm, or even between 2 nm and 12 nm.
US10167220B2	Method and apparatus for adding thermal energy to a glass melt Disclosed herein are methods and apparatuses for adding thermal energy to a glass melt. Apparatuses for generating a thermal plasma disclosed herein comprise an electrode, a grounded electrode, a dielectric plasma confinement vessel extending between the two electrodes, and a magnetic field generator extending around the dielectric plasma confinement vessel. Also disclosed herein are methods for fining molten glass comprising generating a thermal plasma using the apparatuses disclosed herein and contacting the molten glass with the thermal plasma. Glass structures produced according to these methods are also disclosed herein.
US10167218B2	Production of ultra-high-density brines Water treatment systems and associated methods are generally described. Certain embodiments of the water treatment systems and methods described herein may be used to treat water comprising one or more contaminants (e.g., oil, grease, suspended solids, scale-forming ions, volatile organic material) to remove at least a portion of the one or more contaminants. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the treated water may be used directly in certain applications (e.g., oil and/or gas extraction processes). In some embodiments, at least a portion of the treated water may undergo desalination to produce substantially pure water and/or concentrated brine.
US10167216B2	High efficiency wastewater treatment system A High Efficiency Treatment System (system) wastewater treatment system including a tank with a multi-chamber tank system that is designed to remove pollutants from domestic wastewater. Embodiments of the system consist of a pretreatment chamber, which is in fluid communication with an anoxic chamber, which is in fluid communication with an aeration chamber, which is in fluid communication with a clarification chamber, and which is in fluid communication with a polishing chamber. The system can be applied to remove suspended solids, BOD, ammonia, nitrate and TKN from wastewater.
US10167215B2	Method for nitrogen removal from aqueous medium The invention relates to a method for nitrogen removal from aqueous medium, comprising steps of (a) converting NH4+ in the aqueous medium to NO2− by partial aerobic nitrification, (b) partially reducing the obtained NO2− to N2O in anoxic conditions, and (c) decomposing N2O to N2 with energy recovery. A mixture of ferrous sulfate and ferric sulfate is used in step (b) for reduction of NO2− to N2O.
US10167213B2	Aeration control valve system with bypass gas release passage for water treatment system and methods for using same An aeration control valve system with a bypass gas release passage may be used with an aerated water treatment system to control aeration and flow of water and gas (e.g., air or ozone) in accordance with various operating cycles. The aeration control valve system causes gas to be pumped or drawn into the water treatment system during a gas charge or draw cycle to provide a gas charge for aerating the water to facilitate water treatment. The aeration control valve system releases the gas during a gas release cycle while allowing the water treatment system to remain “in service” to continue to treat the water. To allow gas release when water is flowing during service, the bypass gas release passage is located external to or within the aeration control valve system and bypasses a flow region of the water that flows during service.
US10167211B2	Fluid filtration system A method of filtering a fluid includes flowing a fluid into a filter assembly. The filter assembly includes a vessel defining a pressure chamber and a filter screen disposed within the vessel. The screen divides the pressure chamber into a first subchamber and a second subchamber. In addition, the method includes flowing the fluid from the first subchamber to the second subchamber, and controlling a first pressure of the first subchamber relative to a second pressure of the second subchamber to induce cavitation in the flowing fluid. Further, the method includes precipitating out dissolved impurities within the fluid during the cavitation.
US10167210B2	Methods for conserving resources by treating liquids with electromagnetic fields Resources, such as water, energy, power, amount of de-scaling chemicals, device lifetimes, data analytics and system depreciation may be conserved through the use of dual-field electric and magnetic probes that create and apply electromagnetic fields to liquids, such as water.
US10167208B2	Sterilization system A sterilizing system according to the present invention includes a water supply apparatus provided with a filter unit having a plurality of filters, a water tank storing water purified by the filter unit, a water cock and water tank connection passages, and a sterilizer to sterilize the water supply apparatus, wherein the sterilizer comprises a sterilizing water generator, a circulation pump, a circulation passage, a rinsing water supply passage, a first drain passage and a first drain valve.
US10167207B2	Electrolytic apparatus with circulator, reverse osmosis filter, and cooler, for producing reducing water An apparatus for producing reducing water that maintains a neutral range of pH and exhibits superior reducing force. The apparatus for producing reducing water includes an electrolytic bath including a cathode chamber provided with a cathode, an anode chamber provided with an anode, and an intermediate chamber interposed between the cathode chamber and the anode chamber, wherein the cathode chamber and the intermediate chamber are provided with an inlet through which water is supplied, and an outlet through which water is discharged, a cation exchange membrane is provided between the cathode chamber and the intermediate chamber, and the intermediate chamber includes a cation exchange resin that dissociates hydrogen ions when the cation exchange resin reacts with water.
US10167206B2	Method and apparatus for recharging a deionization vessel Deionization equipment and methods of using such deionization equipment are provided. The deionization equipment allows for improved efficiency in removing spent deionization resin from deionization apparatuses, and also recharging functional deionization resin into deionization apparatuses. Embodiments of the deionization equipment include a resin transfer passage that includes an upper opening, a lower opening and an intermediate opening.
US10167204B2	Gravity filter designs configured for increased residence time Embodiments of water filters comprise a filter housing configured to be disposed in a pour tray of a water filter pitcher, wherein a filter media cartridge is disposed inside the filter housing. The filter housing includes a housing floor, housing sidewalls extending upwardly, away from the housing floor, and at least one filter housing outlet disposed in one or more of the housing floor or the housing sidewalls. The filter media cartridge includes filter media, where the filter media cartridge comprises a cartridge floor spaced above the housing floor, cartridge sidewalls extending upwardly, away from the cartridge floor, and at least one filter media cartridge outlet disposed along one or more of the cartridge floor or the cartridge sidewalls. The water filter pitcher further includes a riser extending upwardly, away from the housing floor, and spaced between the housing sidewalls and the cartridge sidewalls, where the riser extends a distance above the cartridge floor. The riser forms a conduit volume.
US10167203B2	Preparation of suspensions A method for preparing a suspension of LDH particles comprising the steps of: preparing LDH precipitates by coprecipitation to form a mixture of LDH precipitates and solution; separating the LDH precipitates from the solution; washing the LDH precipitates to remove residual ions; mixing the LDH precipitates with water; and subjecting the mixture of LDH particles and water to a hydrothermal treatment step by heating to a temperature of from greater than 80° C. to 150° C. for a period of about 1 hour to about 144 hours to form a well dispersed suspension of LDH particles in water, wherein said LDH particles in suspension comprise platelets having a maximum particle dimension of up to 400 nm.
US10167202B2	Enhanced metal recovery through oxidation in liquid and/or supercritical carbon dioxide Process for enhanced metal recovery from, for example, metal-containing feedstock using liquid and/or supercritical fluid carbon dioxide and a source of oxidation. The oxidation agent can be free of complexing agent. The metal-containing feedstock can be a mineral such as a refractory mineral. The mineral can be an ore with high sulfide content or an ore rich in carbonaceous material. Waste can also be used as the metal-containing feedstock. The metal-containing feedstock can be used which is not subjected to ultrafine grinding. Relatively low temperatures and pressures can be used. The metal-containing feedstock can be fed into the reactor at a temperature below the critical temperature of the carbon dioxide, and an exotherm from the oxidation reaction can provide the supercritical temperature. The oxidant can be added to the reactor at a rate to maintain isothermal conditions in the reactor. Minimal amounts of water can be used as an extractive medium.
US10167200B2	Synthesis of molecular sieve SSZ-41 A method is disclosed for synthesizing zincoaluminosilicate molecular sieve SSZ-41 having high aluminum content from a combined source of silicon oxide and aluminum oxide selected from one or more a FAU framework type zeolite and a colloidal aluminosilicate.
US10167198B2	Method for producing flake graphite, and flake graphite There is provided a method for producing relatively easily handleable exfoliated graphite by exfoliating graphite without complicated steps, and exfoliated graphite obtained by the method. A method for producing exfoliated graphite, comprising steps of preparing a composition which comprises graphite or primary exfoliated graphite and a polymer and in which the polymer is fixed to the graphite or primary exfoliated graphite; and pyrolyzing the polymer contained in the composition to exfoliate the graphite or primary exfoliated graphite and remove the polymer by pyrolysis.
US10167197B2	Method for producing zirconium tungsten phosphate It is intended to provide an industrially advantageous method for obtaining zirconium tungsten phosphate that is useful as a negative thermal expansion material and exhibits a single phase in X-ray diffraction. The method for producing zirconium tungsten phosphate according to the present invention comprises using a mixture of a tungsten compound and an amorphous compound containing phosphorus and zirconium as a reaction precursor and calcining the reaction precursor. Preferably, the reaction precursor has an infrared absorption peak at least at 950 to 1150 cm−1, and the maximum value of the infrared absorption peak in this range appears at 1030 (±20) cm−1.
US10167195B2	Continuous boron nitride nanotube fibers Described herein are apparatus, systems, and methods for the continuous production of BNNT fibers, BNNT strands and BNNT initial yarns having few defects and good alignment. BNNTs may be formed by thermally exciting a boron feedstock in a chamber in the presence of pressurized nitrogen. BNNTs are encouraged to self-assemble into aligned BNNT fibers in a growth zone, and form BNNT strands and BNNT initial yarns, through various combinations of nitrogen gas flow direction and velocities, heat source distribution, temperature gradients, and chamber geometries.
US10167193B2	Ferroelectric agglomerates and methods and uses related thereto Disclosed herein are ferroelectric agglomerates and methods related thereto. In certain aspects, the ferroelectric agglomerates can be made from particles that have been treated with SbX3 or SbX5, wherein X is a halogen. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US10167192B2	Perforated contact electrode on vertical nanowire array Disclosed herein is a structure having: a support, a plurality of nanowires perpendicular to the support, and an electrode in contact with a first end of each nanowire. Each nanowire has a second end in contact with the support. The electrode contains a plurality of perforations. The electrode contains a plurality of perforations. Also disclosed herein is a method of: providing the above support and nanowires; depositing a layer of a filler material that covers a portion of each nanowire and leaves a first end of each nanowire exposed; depositing a plurality of nanoparticles onto the filler material; depositing an electrode material on the nanoparticles, the ends of the nanowires, and any exposed filler material; and removing the nanoparticles and filler material to form an electrode in contact with the first end of each nanowire; wherein the electrode contains a plurality of perforations.
US10167189B2	Stress isolation platform for MEMS devices A MEMS product includes a stress-isolated MEMS platform surrounded by a stress-relief gap and suspended from a substrate. The stress-relief gap provides a barrier against the transmission of mechanical stress from the substrate to the platform.
US10167188B2	Integrated particle filter for MEMS device A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) transducer including an enclosure defining an interior space and having an acoustic port formed through at least one side of the enclosure. The transducer further including a compliant member positioned within the interior space and acoustically coupled to the acoustic port, the compliant member being configured to vibrate in response to an acoustic input. A back plate is further positioned within the interior space, the back plate being positioned along one side of the compliant member in a fixed position. A filter is positioned between the compliant member and the acoustic port, and the filter includes a plurality of axially oriented pathways and a plurality of laterally oriented pathways which are acoustically interconnected and dimensioned to prevent passage of a particle from the acoustic port to the compliant member.
US10167187B2	Physical quantity sensor having an elongated groove, and manufacturing method thereof A physical quantity sensor includes a first sensor element, and an outer edge portion arranged in at least part of the outer periphery of the first sensor element, and a first groove extending in a first direction provided in the outer edge portion in a plan view of the outer edge portion.
US10167182B2	Vacuum side air vent A volume of fluid may be received at the air chamber from a fluid source and dispensed to a nozzle. The fluid source may be in fluid communication with the air chamber. The flow may be reversed to draw the fluid to the air chamber and purge air within the air chamber or the fluid to the atmosphere.
US10167180B2	Adjustable pallet forks An attachment device having adjustable pallet forks for attachment to a skid steer or other vehicle. The device allows a user to adjust the width of the pallet forks without exiting the skid steer or vehicle. The device includes a wheel in communication with the pallet forks wherein the wheel is aligned to be engaged with a ground surface upon manipulation of the hydraulic controls of the skid steer or vehicle allowing for movement of the wheel to equate to movement of the width of the pallet forks.
US10167179B2	Jack system The present invention relates to inspection and repair of piping, pipe supports and other often elevated cable racks on chemical, metallurgical and other industrial plants. In particular, the invention relates to devices and systems for lifting or raising heavy objects relatively short heights. More specifically, the invention relates to a jack system and a jack used with said system.
US10167178B2	Leveling jack with direct actuation A leveling and stabilizing jack includes an intermediate member joining first and second lifting sections. Each lifting section includes a cross beam, a leg, a brace, a foot, a motor and a drive screw. The motor powers the drive screw, which is operably associated with the leg, to cause the leg to extend away from or retract toward the cross beam depending on the motor's direction of rotation. A motor control can control the motor of each of the lifting sections independently in a manner that results in leveling of the jack when deployed.
US10167170B2	Smart elevator system A smart elevator system includes: an elevator provided in a building having multiple floors; a controller configured to control the elevator; a portable terminal used by a person to make a reservation for using the elevator and including a communicator for long-range communication and short-range communication; a server system configured to receive the reservation for using the elevator from the portable terminal by communicating with the portable terminal and control an operation of the elevator through the controller according to the reservation; and a portable terminal detector provided near a door of the elevator and configured to obtain a unique key of the portable terminal through the communicator, when the portable terminal used to make the reservation approaches it.
US10167168B1	Casting reel supporting device A casting reel spooling device includes a base having an upright support arm perpendicularly secured adjacent a first base end. A pair of spool arms are each secured to the support arm and project out over the base. Each spool arm has a spring positioned between a plurality of moveable fishing spool support tumblers. The device is configured to support a plurality of fishing line spools which facilitate fishing line from an individual fishing line spool to be reeled into a given fishing reel into which the respective fishing line is secured.
US10167164B2	Handheld tape dispenser A handheld tape dispenser includes a first shell, a second shell releasably secured to the first shell, a spring-actuated tape applying mechanism, a knife, a roll of tape, a roller member, and a tape press roller. The adhesive tape frictionally passes the roller member and a gap between the front platform and the tape press roller to extend out of a front opening. A rearward movement of the button moves blades downward to sever the adhesive tape.
US10167162B2	Medium storage device and medium transaction device In a banknote storage box (16) of an ATM (1), a front guide (25) is attached to a front door (21) through attachment members (26) at four locations in a front guide attachment section (30). Intervals between faces (32 and 33) positioned on mutually opposite sides of each attachment member (26) are different for each of three attachment intervals LA, LB, and LC. Accordingly, in the front guide attachment section (30), a selected attachment interval LS is able to be adjusted between three steps without exchanging components by just changing the orientation of each attachment member (26) when attaching the attachment member (26).
US10167155B2	Fixture to support reel-to-reel inspection of semiconductor devices or other components A system includes a component inspection system having a radiation source configured to generate radiation and a radiation detector configured to detect the radiation after the radiation passes through components to be inspected. The system also includes a fixture configured to receive multiple reels that are each configured to receive a tape in or on which the components are located. The fixture includes a base configured to be secured to a support, a shaft, one or more motors mounted to the shaft and configured to rotate the reels, and one or more joints coupling the shaft and base. The one or more joints are configured to allow (i) rotation of the shaft about a longitudinal axis of the shaft to change an orientation of the shaft with respect to the base and (ii) rotation of the shaft to change a direction at which the shaft extends away from the base.
US10167153B2	Media infeed metal detection Baseline values for metal detection readings associated with an item inserted into an infeed mouth of a depository are obtained before the item is pinched on a pathway of the depository. The baseline values are adjusted by additional readings obtained when the item is pinched on the pathway for transport. The adjusted baseline values are processed with calculated values from ongoing and fluctuating current readings to determine at least one final value. A determination is made as to whether the item includes at least some metal based on comparison of the at least one final value and a predefined value.
US10167151B2	Medium conveyance device and medium transaction device In a storage box guidance section provided to an upper portion of a banknote storage box in a banknote pay-in/pay-out device of an ATM, a groove is provided running along a front-rear direction at the right side of a storage box conveyance guide group. Further, in a handover section provided to a casing in the banknote pay-in/pay-out device, a position establishing section is provided to the right side of a handover section conveyance guide group. The left-right direction position of the storage box guidance section may accordingly be established with respect to the handover section by positioning the position establishing section inside the groove when storing a lower frame loaded with the banknote storage box and the like in the casing of the banknote pay-in/pay-out device. This enables finger sections of the storage box conveyance guide group and finger sections of the handover section conveyance guide group to be interlocked with each other without abutting.
US10167150B2	Feeder system for feeding a stack of flat elements to a processing device A feeder system for feeding a stack (101) of stackable flat, carton elements to a processing device: A delivery ramp (103) includes a receiving surface (104) on which an edge portion (111) and a center portion (116) of the stack (101) is arrangeable. A transport device (125) includes a supporting platform on which at least a further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the supporting platform is arranged adjacent to the receiving surface (104) such that the further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) may be received. A downholder element (117), adjusts a size of a gap (705) between the downholder element and a supporting platform, such that the further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is clampable between them. The transport device (125) is movable between the receiving position, at which the stack (101) may be received by the delivery ramp (103), and a hand over position at the processing device such that the stack (101) is movable from the receiving position to the hand over position.
US10167145B2	Pick or put station with controllable receptacle exchange A receptacle exchange for a pick or put receptacle and method for exchanging a pick or put receptacle includes a process location at which an operator processes a receptacle by picking articles from or putting articles to a receptacle. A lift moves a receptacle from a supply location to the process location. An extractor retrieves a receptacle from the process location to an extracted location. A first drive elevates the lift between the supply location and process location and moves the extractor between the process location and extracted location. A second drive moves an inclination of the extractor. A control controls the first and second drives.
US10167143B2	Device and method for moving transport elements in a container treatment system A method for adapting motion profiles of a plurality of individually controllable transport elements for transporting containers in a container treatment system along a transport path, wherein the plurality of transport elements are movably arranged along the transport path, the method includes the following steps: determining a treatment state of at least one container carried along by a first transport element, and/or determining an operational state of at least one first container treatment unit which is arranged downstream with respect to a position of the first transport element along the transport path, wherein the first transport element is moved by an open- and/or closed-loop control unit of the container treatment system as part of a stream of transport elements, and wherein the motion profile of the first transport element is adapted by the open- and/or closed-loop control unit in response to the determined treatment state and/or the determined operational state.
US10167142B2	Article transport facility A ceiling guided vehicle includes a travel driving portion, an elevation driving portion, and a control portion that controls the operation of the travel driving portion and the elevation driving portion. An auxiliary unit that supplies, to the ceiling guided vehicle, one or both of power for driving the travel driving portion and the elevation driving portion and a control signal is provided so as to be attachable to and removable from the ceiling guided vehicle. The auxiliary unit includes a supported portion configured to be supported in a suspended state on a supporting portion provided on the ceiling guided vehicle; and an abutment portion configured to abut against the ceiling guided vehicle in a plurality of abutment areas disposed at different positions in plan view, and the abutment areas are provided at positions lower than the supporting portion in a vertical direction.
US10167138B2	Method for delivery of proppant to a frac site A cargo container is modified to carry a fracing proppant such as sand from a quarry or source to the frac site. Openings are cut in the top and bottom of a cargo container and hydraulically operated sliding doors are placed there under. A hopper module with the walls being inclined to approximately the angle of repose for the proppant is installed inside the cargo container. The hopper module is sealed inside the cargo container so that a proppant enters through the top opening at the quarry and flows out through the bottom opening at the fracing site. Once transported to the frac site, the modified cargo container is lifted, emptied and set aside.
US10167134B2	Article carrier for an electronic vaping device At least one example embodiment discloses an article carrier for an electrical vaping device. The article carrier may include a base portion, a lid portion and a hinge. The base portion may include a first edge region and the lid portion includes a second edge region. The hinge may include a connector band and first and second anchors. The connector band connects the first edge region of the base portion to the second edge region of the lid portion and may include a recessed top portion and a relieved lower portion. The recessed top portion may include a recess. And the relieved lower portion may include a relief for receiving the first and second edge regions.
US10167130B2	Insulating container The current invention relates to an insulating container comprising a vessel and a wrap, wherein the vessel comprises one or more protrusions matched to corresponding recesses, wherein the protrusions have a substantially consistent wall thickness, wherein the wrap and the protrusions cooperate to form one or more void spaces between the wall and the wrap, thereby providing insulating properties to the container.
US10167125B2	Array of breakable wax melts and array of containers for breakable wax melts An array of breakable wax melts is provided. The array includes a first breakable wax melt having a first shape that corresponds with a first theme. The array also includes a second breakable wax melt having a second shape that is different from the first shape, wherein the second shape corresponds to a second theme. The first and second themes are each selected from the group consisting of: a perfume mixture, holiday, season, a graphic on a container for containing the first or second breakable wax melts, and combinations thereof. An array of containers for containing the breakable wax melts is also provided.
US10167124B2	Shave cream pod A shaving cream formulation having one or more surfactants, one or more emulsifying agents, and water, wherein water is present in an amount of less than twenty weight percent based on total weight of the formulation. The shave cream formulation being compatible for use with a water-soluble film enclosure.
US10167120B1	Travel bottle with twisting locking lid A bottle includes a secure sealing mechanism. A twisting locking lid secured onto a bottle maintains the contents of the bottle. This is achieved by securing a dispensing mechanism in a closed, locked position and sealing an outlet so that any liquids being forced into a dispensing channel are held within the channel.
US10167118B1	Closure cap with a flange upper surface having an interrupted annular recess A container has a body, a spout fitment, and a cap. The body has a neck extending to a mouth defining a body opening. The spout fitment has: a spout within the body opening; and an outer wall within the neck. The cap has: an upper sidewall; a flange protruding radially from upper the sidewall; and an outer sidewall depending from the flange. An internal thread of the cap outer sidewall is engaged to an external thread of the neck wall. An underside of the flange contacts the mouth. An upper surface of the flange has an interrupted annular recess.
US10167107B2	Container or set of containers The invention provides a container comprising a base for storing and displaying one or more items, and a cover, wherein the container is configurable between a closed position in which the base is covered by the cover and an open position in which at least one item is visible and removable from the base, in use, and wherein at least one of the cover and the base comprises an attachment point or area on a surface thereof, for connecting a base or cover of a second container to the cover or base, in use.
US10167106B2	Storage box with fill viewer A storage box having a fill viewer created when the negative space of the box flaps are combined when the flaps are folded to close the box.
US10167102B2	Apparatus for transferring process material between a first container and a second container, and method for this purpose The apparatus for transferring process material between a first container and a second container has, as its essential constituent parts, at least one first tensioning unit, which has a first tensioner and a second tensioner, which can be actuated independently of one another, and also a tubular liner piece, which extends indirectly between the containers in order to seal off the transition between the containers from the exterior. The tensioning unit has fixed in it, temporarily, the near end portion of the liner piece and the near end portion of a tubular liner remainder left over from a previous transfer operation. In specific applications, a transfer means is installed between the containers. The process material is usually of a sensitive nature e.g. a pharmaceutical component and must be neither contaminated by the exterior surroundings nor pass into the surroundings. The containers are typically constituent parts of a production installation, such as big bags, steel containers or drums. The invention also relates to a method for using the apparatus.
US10167101B2	Film packing device A film packing device for a roll of film having or not having a reel includes a handle. Two ends of the handle are provided with a coupling rod and a base, respectively. The coupling rod is provided with a quick-release unit. The base is provided with a limit unit. The quick-release unit and the limit unit are selectively mounted with a first film application unit and a second film application unit. Through the first film application unit, the film packing device can be mounted with a roll of film having a paper reel. Through the second film application unit, the film packing device can be mounted with a roll of film not having a paper reel. The film packing device can be replaced with different types of film in a simple and quick way.
US10167097B2	Apparatus for forming groups of products An apparatus for the transverse welding of a tape traveling in a machine direction, comprising: a stationary structure, a rotary structure rotatable with respect to the stationary structure about a rotation axis perpendicular to said machine direction, a plurality of welding units carried by said rotary structure and spaced apart in a circumferential direction, wherein each of said welding units comprises an inner welding element fixed relative to the rotary structure and an outer welding element cyclically movable with respect to the rotary structure between a release position and an operative position, and vice versa, wherein each of said outer welding elements during the movement from said release position to said operative position, and vice versa, performs an angular rotation movement about a respective radial axis perpendicular to said rotation axis, and a linear translation movement along said radial axis.
US10167096B2	Packing machine core and strap cutting and ironing adhering method A packing machine core and a strap cutting and ironing adhering method, including: a control mechanism, a packing strap ironing adhering and strap catting mechanism, an ironing adhering sliding plate mechanism, and a machine core bracket, where the control mechanism includes a machine core mainshaft and a mainshaft motor. Multiple control cams are mounted on the machine core mainshaft and include multiple cams for controlling the ironing adhering and strap cutting mechanism and a first cam for controlling a swinging arm of the ironing adhering sliding plate mechanism. The mainshaft motor drives, by a speed reducing mechanism, the machine core mainshaft to rotate, and the multiple cams for controlling the ironing adhering and strap cutting mechanism include a left cutter cam, a middle cutter earn, a right cutter cam, and a second cam for controlling a swinging arm of an ironing head to work.
US10167092B2	Perch for screening drones Embodiments herein describe a perch for screening drones before permitting access to a restricted geographic region. The perch may include various scanners for evaluating the payload of the drone, its hardware, and flight control software. In one embodiment, the screening perch includes a conveyor belt that moves the drone through various scanners or stages in the perch. In one embodiment, the perch ensures the drone is properly configured to enter the restricted geographic region. The region may include multiple requirements or criteria that must be satisfied before a drone is permitted to enter. For example, the drone may need a signed flight plan, cargo that is less than a certain percentage of its weight, or an approved flight controller before being permitted into the restricted region. In this manner, the perch serves as a controlled entrance point for drones attempting to enter the restricted region.
US10167090B2	Systems and methods for fatigue monitoring A method of monitoring usage to determine accumulated component fatigue damage includes evaluating available data for calculating an accumulated component fatigue damage for a component over a pre-determined time frame. The method includes determining at least one available method for calculating the accumulated component fatigue damage based on the available data. The method includes determining the accumulated component fatigue damage for the component using the at least one available method.
US10167086B2	Anti-icing system for an aircraft An anti-icing system is provided within a chamber having an exterior wall of which an outer surface may be subject to ice formation. The anti-icing system comprises a nozzle arranged to inject hot gas within the chamber. A gas-mixing device defines a channel for receiving hot gas from the nozzle. The gas-mixing device includes a swirl-inducing feature for causing gas from the chamber to be drawn into the channel with a swirling effect when hot gas from the nozzle is injected into the channel.
US10167080B2	Storage modes for tiltrotor aircraft A tiltrotor aircraft having a VTOL flight mode, a forward flight mode and a storage mode includes a fuselage having a wing rotatably mounted thereto. The wing has an orientation generally perpendicular to the fuselage, in the flight modes, and an orientation generally parallel to the fuselage, in the storage mode. First and second pylon assemblies are positioned proximate outboard ends of the wing. First and second mast assemblies are respectively rotatable relative to the first and second pylon assemblies and have generally vertical orientations, in the VTOL flight mode, and generally horizontal orientations, in the forward flight mode and the storage mode. First and second proprotor assemblies are respectively rotatable relative to the first and second mast assemblies. Each proprotor assembly includes a plurality of rotor blades and has a radially extended orientation, in the flight modes, and a stowed orientation, in the storage mode.
US10167079B2	Main rotor rotational speed control for rotorcraft An aircraft includes an airframe having an extending tail, a counter rotating, coaxial main rotor assembly disposed at the airframe including an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly and a translational thrust system positioned at the extending tail and providing translational thrust to the airframe. A flight control computer is configured to control a main rotor rotational speed of the upper and the lower rotor assemblies of the main rotor assembly as a function of airspeed of the aircraft. A method of operating an aircraft includes retrieving a threshold main rotor rotational speed of the dual coaxial main rotor assembly and calculating an actual main rotor rotational speed according to an environment of the aircraft. The actual main rotor rotational speed is maintained to remain at or below the threshold main rotor speed according to an airspeed of the aircraft.
US10167076B1	Corrugated lift fan rotor A corrugated lift fan rotor is disclosed. In various embodiments, a rotor includes an upper skin, a lower skin, and an at least partly corrugated core encased between the upper skin and the lower skin. In some embodiments, the core comprises a composite material, such as carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite material, and includes an upper cap portion, a lower cap portion, and a web portion extending between the upper and lower cap portions.
US10167075B2	Joint assembly and method of forming thereof A joint assembly includes a first component formed from a first material and a second component including a portion that extends at least partially into the first component and that has an uneven outer profile. The first material is configured to form the first component into a shape that is substantially complementary to a shape of the portion to facilitate restricting movement of the second component in an axial direction.
US10167074B2	Structure formed from composite material A structure formed from composite material and method of forming a structure composite material is disclosed in which one or more metal layers are disposed on the composite material.
US10167072B2	Atmospheric balloon descent system An atmospheric balloon descent system includes a system housing having a drogue chamber containing a drogue chute and a parachute chamber containing a parachute. The parachute coupled with the drogue chute with a drogue tether. A riser tether extends between a descent system end portion and a balloon system end portion, and the descent system end portion is coupled with the parachute. A drogue cover release is coupled between the riser tether and the drogue cover. The descent system transitions between riser deployment and parachute deployment configurations. In the riser deployment configuration the system housing is decoupled from the atmospheric balloon system and the riser tether is deployed between the system housing and the atmospheric balloon system. In the parachute deployment configuration the deployed riser tether opens the drogue chamber and deploys the drogue chute and the deployed drogue chute opens the parachute chamber and deploys the parachute.
US10167070B2	Marine electric power steering system with cable assembly A marine electric power steering system includes an actuator assembly, a gear assembly, and a cable assembly. The actuator assembly has an actuator assembly input and an actuator assembly output. The actuator assembly input is operatively connected to a steering shaft that extends along a steering column axis. The gear assembly includes a first gear that is driven by a second gear and a crank arm extending from the first gear. The cable assembly extends from an end of the crank arm to a steering device.
US10167069B2	Mounting and actuation device In at least one embodiment the present invention provides an improved mounting and actuation device having a mounting body defining a stowage cavity and an actuation arm operable for movement from a first stowed position to a second actuated position, the actuation arm operably connected to the mounting body at a first proximal end and having a second distal end having a mounting surface adapted to receive an accessory wherein the actuation arm is received in the stowage cavity in the first stowed position.
US10167068B2	Apparatus for rowing in the direction the rower is facing Apparatus for rowing in the direction the rower is facing has a base frame. A main bearing for a lever with hand grip and another for a lever with oar are in the base frame. A linkage connects the lever with hand grip and lever with oar to form a counteracting four-bar linkage system. The oar lever is the driven arm of the four-bar linkage and is linked to a rotary drive that has a main axle and virtually coaxial actuator rod. The hand grip lever rotates about its axis and is mounted to a bearing body within the base frame. The hand grip lever actuates an actuator that is virtually coaxial to the main axle on the bearing body. The actuator engages with a seesaw mounted on the base frame to shift the actuator rod of the rotary drive to rotate the oar.
US10167064B2	Side cutaway system and method for kayaks The present invention is method of reducing the longitudinal beam of a kayak in the area of a kayaker's paddle stroke by incorporating a cutaway section. The invention allows the paddle to be closer to the center of gravity of the kayak and thus produce more drive force and less wasted turning force. The paddler doesn't have to reach out so far to the side and therefore has a more comfortable and ergonomic stroke.
US10167062B2	Cable loading structure The invention provides a floatable cable loading facility (3) for receiving and controlling a cable storage tank (1) which can be used without providing additional infrastructure on a quay or vessel. The cable loading facility is able to receive and retain a tank (1) while rotating it to allow loading and unloading of the cable.
US10167058B2	Retractable roof A retractable roof includes a pair of tracks oriented lengthwise along opposite sides of an opening, a plurality of traveler cars displaceable on the tracks manually or by motor, and a plurality of bows coupled with the traveler cars and extending between the tracks and across the opening. The bows are displaceable with the traveler cars between a closed position and an opened position. A roof material sized to cover the opening is secured to the bows.
US10167054B2	Motorcycle The configuration includes: a right and left pair of main frames extending from a head pipe while widening rearward; and pivot frames that are welded to the main frames and extend toward the rear downward direction. Under the main frames, an engine is arranged. The main frame includes a hanging portion for holding and fastening the engine. In the front portion of the main frame, a bulge portion is disposed on the vehicle-widthwise outer side. The hanging portion is settable to the bulge portion.
US10167053B2	Bicycle drive unit A bicycle drive unit has a transmission and a motor that transmits torque to the transmission. The transmission includes first and second input side rotating bodies, first and second output side rotating bodies, an output unit and a switching mechanism. The first and second output side rotating bodies are coupled to the first and second input side rotating bodies, respectively. The switching mechanism switches between a first state in which rotation of the first input side rotating body is transmitted to the output unit, and a second state in which rotation of the second input side rotating body is transmitted to the output unit. Only torque of the motor is transmitted from the first and second input side rotating bodies to the output unit, while torque outputted from the output unit merges with a manual drive force in a drive force transmission path from the output unit to a wheel.
US10167047B2	Bicycle drive unit A bicycle drive unit is basically provided with a crankshaft and a housing. The housing includes a synthetic resin first portion, a synthetic resin second portion and a metallic third portion. The synthetic resin first portion supports a first end of the crankshaft. The synthetic resin second portion supports a second end of the crankshaft. The metallic third portion is disposed in between the synthetic resin first portion and the synthetic resin second portion. The metallic third portion defines an internal space of the housing along with the synthetic resin first portion and the synthetic resin second portion.
US10167046B2	Vehicle with weight-based drive mechanism Vehicle including a frame, a seat mounted to the frame, wheels rotatably mounted on the frame, and drive mechanisms for causing rotation of one wheel. Each drive mechanism includes an arm pivotally attached to the frame at one end, a weight and attached pedal at an opposite end of the arm, and a guide member including a bump and that moves in conjunction with movement of the weight. The guide member has a first end region at which the guide member is pivotally attached to the frame and a second, opposite end region which is free. A roller attached to the arm moves along the guide member during pivotal movement of the arm to cause pivoting of the guide member as the roller engages with the bump. An energy transfer system converts pivotal movement of the guide member into motive power to rotate the wheel.
US10167044B2	Non-metallic bracket A non-metallic bracket for a bicycle hydraulic component is basically provided with a non-metallic body and a force receiving member. The non-metallic body has a hydraulic hose attachment port and an internal fluid passage. The hydraulic hose attachment port has an insertion opening disposed at an exterior surface of the non-metallic body and an internal attachment bore extending from the insertion opening towards the internal fluid passage. The internal attachment bore of the hydraulic hose attachment port includes an internal screw thread portion that threadedly receives a hose fastening fitting. The force receiving member is provided to the non-metallic body so as to receive force applied to the non-metallic body in an area of the hydraulic hose attachment port caused by screwing the hose fastening fitting into the internal screw thread portion of the non-metallic body.
US10167042B2	Clutch control system To downsize the periphery of reaction force applying device of a clutch controller, and set operation load more freely, in a clutch control system that links the clutch controller and a clutch device electrically, an operation reaction force is applied to a clutch lever, from reaction force applying device that uses a spring as a reaction force generation source; the reaction force applying device includes multiple reaction force generation cylinders arranged parallel to one another; and the clutch lever has an input/output arm, which extends toward an input/output part of each of the multiple reaction force generation cylinders from the vicinity of a lever support shaft, to allow transmission of operating force and reaction force between the clutch lever and the reaction force applying device.
US10167041B2	Bicycle operating device A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, and a piston. The base member has a longitudinal axis defined along a center axis of a free end of a bicycle handlebar in a mounting state where the base member is mounted to the free end of the bicycle handlebar. The base member includes a cylinder bore having a cylinder center axis. The cylinder bore is at least partly arranged in the bicycle handlebar in the mounting state. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The cylinder center axis is inclined relative to the longitudinal axis by an inclination angle equal to or larger than 4 degrees. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore and operatively coupled to the operating member to move in the cylinder bore in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member.
US10167037B2	Human computer interactive motion apparatus A human-machine interactive motion apparatus includes a first frame and a second frame rotatable relative to each other; a rotating mechanism disposed between the first frame and the second frame to rotatably connect the first frame to the second frame; a rotation stop member fixed on at least one of the first frame and the second frame; and a function extension member rotatably connected to the rotation stop member; wherein the function extension member is connected to the rotation stop member having a limitation of a rotation angle of the function extension member relative to the at least one of the first frame and the second frame.
US10167029B2	Rubber crawler A rubber crawler excellent in durability, in which projections are adhered to a crawler main body separately, is provided. The rubber crawler (10) has a crawler main body (1) formed of vulcanized rubber and projections (3) formed of vulcanized rubber, the crawler main body (1) having a ridge (1c) on an inner circumferential surface (1b), the projections (3) being adhered to the ridge (1c) of the crawler main body (1).
US10167024B2	Panel member, press mold, and manufacturing method of panel member The panel member molded from a fiber reinforced plastic material includes the waved plate section. In the waved plate section, lateral wall portions are connected to upright wall portions through bent portions. Each lateral wall portion includes a general portion extending along the wavelength direction of the waved plate section. A plate thickness of the general portions of the lateral wall portions is set thinner than a plate thickness of the upright wall portions. The general portion at least does not include bubbles with a larger diameter than reinforcing fibers. An array direction of the reinforcing fibers disposed in the general portion of the lateral wall portion is set in a direction running along the wavelength direction of the waved plate section.
US10167019B2	Automobile vehicle body and automobile vehicle body manufacturing method An automobile vehicle body and an automobile vehicle body manufacturing method is provided in which a metal joint is divided into an upper joint and a lower joint. The upper joint includes an upper wall which is fitted into a side member, a vehicle width direction inner wall and a vehicle width direction outer wall, and a lower joint includes a lower wall which is joined to a lower face and an outside face of a vehicle body floor, and the vehicle width direction outer wall, and therefore, the vehicle width direction outer wall of the upper joint is fastened to the vehicle width direction outer wall of the lower joint by a first bolt, and the vehicle width direction inner wall of the upper joint is fastened to an inside face of the side member by a second bolt.
US10167016B2	Vehicle with park assist A vehicle including: motor(s), steering, sensors, processor(s) configured to: (a) load a stored parking spot; (b) via the sensors, map an area leading the vehicle; (c) intersect virtual segments with locations on the map based on (a); (d) compare a current heading, based on (c), to a desired heading, based on (a); (e) automatically recast the vehicle, via the steering based on (d).
US10167011B2	System for compensating for disturbance of motor for motor driven power steering A system for compensating for disturbance of a motor for motor driven power steering is provided. The system for compensating for disturbance of a motor for motor driven power steering compensates for the disturbance based on a closed loop based input value prediction model unit, separately predicts an input value from a command by a closed loop based input value prediction model unit, and compensates for disturbance in accordance with a desired disturbance frequency band when there is a difference between the predicted input value and an input value error-compensated by a feedback controller.
US10167009B2	Electric power steering system An electric power steering system includes a rack housing configured to accommodate a rack shaft, a pinion shaft meshed with the rack shaft, a speed-reducer including a worm wheel connected to a portion of the second pinion shaft protruding from the rack housing, a speed-reducer housing configured to accommodate the speed-reducer, and a seal member having an annular shape. The seal member is disposed closer to the second pinion gear than the worm wheel is, in the speed-reducer housing. The sear member seals a clearance between the second pinion shaft and the speed-reducer housing.
US10167008B1	Stroller frame A stroller frame has a body, two front wheel assemblies, a seat supporting mechanism, and a rear wheel folding mechanism. The two front wheel assemblies are respectively and pivotally disposed on the body. The seat supporting mechanism is moveably disposed below a seat plate of the body. The rear wheel folding mechanism is disposed on a rear side of the body and has two rear wheel assemblies and two linkage assemblies. The two rear wheel assemblies are moveably disposed on a first transverse rod of the body. The two linkage assemblies are respectively disposed on two ends of a second transverse rod of the body. When the stroller frame is folded, two rear wheels of the two rear wheel assemblies move between two front wheels of the two front wheel assemblies to decrease the overall width and volume of the folded stroller frame.
US10167007B2	Game cart apparatus and methods Cart apparatuses and related methods are described that are configured to traverse uneven terrain while carrying heavy loads such as game animals or equipment. In one example, the cart has a frame that has a handle structure and at least one cargo support portion. At least one wheel support assembly is configured to pivot around an axle connected to the frame. A first wheel and a second wheel may also be included, with the first and second wheels each being pivotable relative to the at least one wheel support assembly. The first wheel may have a first axis of rotation offset from and parallel to the axle, and the second wheel may have a second axis of rotation offset from and parallel to the axle. These carts and methods may make travel through uneven terrain and wilderness areas faster and more conveniently for outdoorsmen.
US10167005B2	Route examining system and method A route examining system includes first and second detection units and an identification unit. The first and second detection units are configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle system traveling along a route having plural conductive tracks. The first and second detection units are disposed at spaced apart locations along a length of the vehicle system. The first and second detection units are configured to monitor one or more electrical characteristics of the conductive tracks in response to an examination signal being electrically injected into at least one of the conductive tracks. The identification unit includes one or more processors configured to determine that a section of the route includes an electrical short responsive to the one or more electrical characteristics monitored by the first and second detection units indicating that the examination signal is received by only one of the first and second detection units.
US10167004B2	Sensor system A sensor system senses one or more characteristics of vehicles in a vehicle system with sensors disposed onboard the vehicles and communicate data representative of the one or more characteristics from the sensors to one or more of a controller or a control system of the vehicle system. The data communicated from the sensors onboard the same vehicle can be synchronously communicated with respect to the sensors onboard the same vehicle and asynchronously communicated with respect to the sensors disposed onboard one or more other vehicles in the vehicle system. The systems and methods can direct components disposed onboard a vehicle system to change operations, monitor data output by sensors operatively connected with the components, and determine which of the sensors are operatively connected with which of the components based on the operations of the components that are changed and the data that is output by the sensors.
US10167002B2	Meter gauge power bogie and meter gauge vehicle A meter gauge power bogie and a meter gauge vehicle, the meter gauge power bogie includes two wheelsets, a framework arranged on the wheelsets and a driving device, the wheelset includes an axle extending along the width of the vehicle body and wheels press-fitted with the axle and located at both ends of the axle, a traction motor is arranged at a front side or a rear side of a rolling axial suspension box, and via the rolling axial suspension box enclosing an axle of the driving device of the bogie and a gearbox being arranged between ends of the traction motor and the rolling axial suspension box at the same side and the corresponding wheel, the rolling axial suspension box, the traction motor and the gearbox are fixedly connected, and thus form an integral structure.
US10166995B2	System and method for feature activation via gesture recognition and voice command Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for activating a vehicle feature through gesture recognition and voice command by an authorized user. Generally, a vehicle control system of the present disclosure obtains gesture commands and voice commands from an authorized user and communicates with a body control module to complete the vehicle feature. More specifically, in certain embodiments, a processor of the vehicle control system is configured to initiate a feature activation mode of a vehicle control system, authenticate an authorized user, receive a gesture command and a voice command, determine a vehicle feature associated with the received gesture command and voice command, and activate the determined feature in response to the recognized gesture command and voice command.
US10166992B2	Impairment evaluation system A system configured to administer an impairment evaluation when a driver has been identified as attending an impairment event is provided. The system includes a driver profile unit configured to determine a sober driver profile. A sensor unit detects the location and operation of the motor vehicle after a motor vehicle stop. An impairment event unit receives the information regarding the operation of the vehicle from the sensor unit and compares the operation of the vehicle with the sober driver profile after the motor vehicle stop. The drinking unit identifying the motor vehicle stop as an impairment event when the operation of the vehicle deviates from the sober driver profile a predetermined amount. A challenge is administered to the driver after the impairment event so as to determine if the driver is impaired. The vehicle is rendered inoperable when the driver fails the challenge.
US10166991B1	Method and apparatus of selective sensing mechanism in vehicular crowd-sensing system Systems and method are provided for implementing selective crowd sourcing. In one embodiment, a processor-implemented method for obtaining data from vehicles includes calculating a greedy parameter value for each of a plurality of vehicles in a geographical area; selecting no more than a predetermined number of the plurality of vehicles having a greedy parameter value in a greedy parameter threshold range; instructing the selected vehicles to transmit data while in the geographical area; and receiving the data from the selected vehicles. In another embodiment, a vehicle including a crowd sourcing selection module is provided. The crowd sourcing selection module is configured to retrieve consensus information from a central repository; calculate greedy parameter information regarding the vehicle using the consensus information; and determine whether to transmit an event observation to the central repository based on the greedy parameter information.
US10166990B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes an engine, a continuously variable transmission, an engine stop system, and a brake system. The brake system is configured to control a braking force of the wheel based on an operation state of a brake operating portion that is operated by a driver. The brake system includes a braking force adjusting device. The braking force adjusting device includes an actuator and an electronic control unit. The actuator is configured to adjust a braking force of the wheel. The electronic control unit is configured to, when the engine stop system stops the driving of the engine, control the actuator such that slip of a belt of the belt-type continuously variable transmission relative to the pulley becomes less than or equal to a predetermined allowable limit.
US10166988B1	Method and apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine A powertrain system including an internal combustion engine and an electric machine that are configured to generate torque that is transferred via a geartrain to a vehicle driveline is described. A method for controlling the powertrain system includes determining a desired output torque, and determining an engine torque command and an electric machine torque command based upon the desired output torque. An engine-out NOx setpoint associated with operating the engine at the desired output torque is determined. The electric machine is operated in response to the electric machine torque command. The engine is operated to generate torque in response to the engine torque command and engine operation is controlled to achieve the engine-out NOx setpoint.
US10166987B2	Control system and method Embodiments of the present invention provide a system comprising: a first controller operable to assume one of a plurality of respective states, in a first state the first controller being configured automatically to cause a powertrain to develop drive torque and cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value, the first controller being configured to receive a door state indicator signal indicative of whether a door is in an open or closed state, and an occupant presence indicator signal indicative of whether an occupant is present in a given seat of a vehicle, the system being configured not to permit operation of the first controller in the first state in dependence on the door state indicator signal and the occupant presence indicator signal.
US10166986B2	Method for operating a drive device for a motor vehicle and corresponding drive device A method for operating a drive device for a motor vehicle includes: during a coasting operation of the motor vehicle in which a shifting clutch is open and the internal combustion engine stands still starting the internal combustion engine in a first operating mode with the electric machine and in a second operating mode by at least partially closing the shifting clutch with a coupling torque set at the shifting clutch, thereby operatively connecting the internal combustion engine with at least one wheel, wherein the internal combustion engine is started in the first operating mode when a predictively determined wheel slip predictive value exceeds a wheel slip setpoint value, and wherein when the internal combustion engine is started in the second operating mode the electric machine is used for starting the internal combustion engine and for driving the at least one wheel when a wheel slip actual value exceeds the wheel slip setpoint value.
US10166984B2	Method for driver information and motor vehicle A method to provide driver information in a motor vehicle includes determining a route section predicted to be driven in the future by the motor vehicle and determining a reference speed as a function of at least one specified maximum speed through a speed limit in the predicted route section or in a partial section of the predicted route section. The method further includes determining a current actual driving speed of the motor vehicle, and providing a target acceleration notification to notify a driver of the motor vehicle of a potential acceleration of the motor vehicle if the reference speed is greater than the current actual driving speed at least by a specified differential value.
US10166981B2	Traveling control device, on-vehicle display device, and traveling control system A traveling control system capable of reducing uneasiness felt by an occupant in automatic traveling control of a vehicle includes an on-vehicle control device which performs traveling control on the vehicle, and a display device that is connected to the on-vehicle control device and presents information to an occupant through screen display or audio output. The on-vehicle control device acquires externality recognition information recognized by an externality sensor and/or out-of-vehicle communication, decides driving behavior content to be taken by the vehicle based on the externality recognition information, specifies a driving behavior cause which is a reason why the driving behavior content is decided, and outputs the driving behavior content and the specified driving behavior cause. The display device acquires the driving behavior content and cause output by the control device and sends a notification of the driving behavior content and cause through screen display or audio output.
US10166978B2	Method for automatically parking a vehicle and associated control device Method for automatically parking a vehicle in a parking area having a multiplicity of parking spaces, comprising the following steps: allocating a specific parking space for the motor vehicle by means of the control device; automatic driving, or driving under the control of the control device, of the vehicle to the specific parking space; characterized by the following steps: making available at least one item of environmental information for the control device; evaluating the parking spaces on the basis of the at least one item of environmental information; and if appropriate, re-parking a vehicle located in a parking space which is evaluated as being less than optimum to a parking space which is evaluated as being optimum by the control device.
US10166977B2	Control apparatus for vehicle-mounted apparatus and power steering apparatus One aspect of the present invention increases or reduces an amplitude or amplitudes of a steering angle sensor output signal and/or a motor rotational angle signal, and outputs a motor instruction signal based on a substitute signal for a torque sensor output signal that is calculated based on at least one of the steering angle sensor output signal and the motor rotational angle signal that is subjected to the adjustment of the amplitude thereof, and the other of the steering angle sensor output signal and the motor rotational angle signal, when an abnormality is detected in the torque sensor output signal.
US10166975B2	Transmission with torque converter disconnect clutch and engine braking friction clutch A transmission includes a housing, and a transmission input member. A torque converter includes a pump and a turbine. The turbine of the torque converter is connected to the transmission input member. A lock-up clutch selectively connects the pump and the turbine. A cover is connected to and rotatable with the pump. The cover at least partially defines an interior of the torque converter. A torque converter input member passes through the cover. A one way clutch interconnects the torque converter input member and the cover. An engine brake friction clutch is disposed within the interior of the torque converter. The engine brake friction clutch selectively interconnects the torque converter input member and the cover in torque communication to transfer a braking torque therebetween.
US10166971B2	System and method for energy rate balancing in hybrid automatic transmissions A hybrid system includes a transmission control module, a power source, a transmission, and a drive train. The transmission control module partially operates the hybrid system and receives operating information from various components of the system, calculates power losses in the drive train, and calculates the driving torque needed to reach a target power profile determined from a driver's input.
US10166970B2	Control of torque transmitted to the driving wheel of a hybrid motor vehicle A method for controlling a mechanical torque transmitted to a driving wheel of a hybrid motor vehicle includes dividing a stroke of a vehicle acceleration pedal at a variable neutral point position into a first braking-adjustment stroke and a second acceleration-adjustment stroke, determining, within the first braking-adjustment stroke in which an electric motor of the vehicle operates as a generator, a regenerative braking torque setpoint for the electric motor based on a depression of the accelerator pedal and based on of a value of maximum energy recovery torque established based on a first function stored in a memory, and providing a value of maximum recovery torque depending on a vehicle speed. The first function assumes a value of substantially zero for an upper limit speed corresponding to the vehicle speed at the moment of coupling and decoupling of the electric motor by a connection device of the vehicle.
US10166969B2	Method and control apparatus for recuperating energy in a hybrid vehicle A method and apparatus for recuperating energy in a hybrid vehicle, having an internal combustion engine an electrical machine, and on-board electrical system with an energy store that can be charged with electrical energy during a recuperation operation. A recuperation power for a recuperation operation of the electrical machine is set to a first value that allows a recuperation operation with a maximum generator capacity of the electrical machine if an actual energy level of the energy store is lower than or equal to a threshold value. However, the recuperation power for a recuperation operation is set to a second value lower than the first value and allows a recuperation operation with a reduced generator capacity of the electrical machine if the actual energy level of the energy store is greater than the threshold value.
US10166967B2	Shifting control method for hybrid vehicle A shifting control method for a hybrid vehicle may include motor torque determination step, of determining the condition of a motor torque, by a controller, in a power-off downshift shifting process, gear mesh step, by the controller, of releasing a clutch of a releasing side and meshing a target shifting stage gear connected to a clutch of engaging side when the motor torque is positive (+) torque, an assist control step, of controlling, by the controller, the motor torque to 0 Nm, a rising step, by the controller, of controlling the motor speed to rise and follow a target motor speed predetermined higher than at least an input shaft speed of an engaging side after releasing the assist control, and an engaging step, by the controller, of engaging the clutch of the engaging side by a clutch torque of the engaging side when the motor speed exceeds the input shaft speed of the engaging side.
US10166961B2	Vacuum scavenging in hybrid vehicles A method for a hybrid-electric vehicle may comprise, while the hybrid-electric vehicle is moving and in an absence of fuel being directed to an engine, directing engine intake air through an ejector to supply vacuum to a brake booster independent of a brake booster vacuum.
US10166960B2	Vehicle brake system for a motor vehicle and method for controlling the vehicle brake system when the parking brake function is activated A vehicle brake system, comprising a hydraulically controllable disk brake device, which has an electromechanical actuating device for activating a parking brake function, wherein the vehicle brake system has a hydraulic circuit having a hydraulic pressure source and controllable hydraulic functional elements in order to hydraulically control the disk brake device according to a service brake action of a driver or according to an automatic activation of a driving assistance system, wherein the vehicle brake system further comprises a control device in order to control the electromechanical actuating device according to a parking brake action of the driver or according to an automatic activation of the parking brake function. In order to avoid overload states the control device is designed to control at least one of the hydraulic functional elements in such a way that, before the parking brake function is activated by controlling the electromechanical actuating device, a hydraulic volume currently acting on the disk brake device in order to produce a hydraulic pressure that causes a service brake action can be hydraulically isolated.
US10166959B2	Method for diagnosing electric brake system A method for diagnosing an electric brake system is disclosed. The method for diagnosing an electric brake system, which includes a reservoir, a master cylinder, a first backup flow path, a second backup flow path, a first cut valve, a second cut, a simulation device, a hydraulic pressure supply device, a first hydraulic flow path, a second hydraulic flow path, a hydraulic control unit, and an electronic control unit configured to control the hydraulic pressure supply device and the valves on the basis of hydraulic pressure information and displacement information of the brake pedal, comprising a first diagnosis mode of: closing the first cut valve and the second cut valve when the pedal effort is not provided to the brake pedal; operating the hydraulic pressure supply device to generate hydraulic pressure at the hydraulic control unit; measuring the hydraulic pressure in the first or second hydraulic circuit; and comparing the measured hydraulic pressure with a first reference pressure to diagnose abnormality of the valves.
US10166957B2	Hydraulic braking system for a land craft A hydraulic brake system for a land vehicle including a hydraulic connection between a master cylinder and wheel brakes that is established or blocked by valve arrangements in dependence upon trigger signals from an electronic control with the electronic control unit devised and programmed in such a way that, in order to set a brake pressure characteristic required for a specific vehicle behavior, the electronic control unit supplies trigger signals through which the setting of a respective brake pressure characteristic in two brake circuits in predefined pressure stages (delta-p) is staggered in terms of time by a substantially predefined time stage (delta-t).
US10166956B2	Dual line hydraulic trailer brake control circuit and method of control thereof A method of detecting a leak in a hydraulic trailer brake circuit of a trailer includes providing a controller, a base valve, a first sensor, a second sensor, a control valve having a solenoid, a reduction valve, a hydraulic fluid supply, a first brake output, and a second brake output. The method also includes supplying a first pressure to an inlet of the base valve and outputting a second pressure from an outlet of the base valve to the first brake output. The first pressure is detected by the first sensor and the second pressure is detected by the second sensor, and the detected first and second pressures are communicated to the controller. The difference between the first and second pressures are compared to a threshold, and a leak is detected in the hydraulic trailer brake circuit if the difference satisfies the threshold.
US10166954B2	Brake-by-wire system for a vehicle with an adjustable brake pedal emulator assembly A brake pedal assembly of a brake-by-wire system of a vehicle includes a support structure, a brake pedal pivotally engaged to the support structure at a first pivot axis, and a brake pedal emulator assembly. The brake pedal emulator assembly extends between and is pivotally engaged to the brake pedal and the support structure at respective second and third pivot axis. The brake pedal emulator assembly includes a brake pedal emulator and an adjustment mechanism aligned along a centerline intersecting the second and third pivot axis. The brake pedal emulator is constructed and arranged to displace axially when the brake pedal is actuated, and the adjustment mechanism is constructed and arranged to adjust axial displacement.
US10166953B2	Vehicle shift control system When a P lock state is set on the basis of a predetermined request signal for setting the P lock state, a P position indicator lamp (62) is turned on or off on the basis of the status of power supplied to the vehicle (10). For example, when the P lock state is set, the P position indicator lamp (62) is turned off when the power status is an ALL-OFF status where a combination meter (56), or the like, is not turned on or is raised to an ACC-ON status; whereas, when the P lock state is set, the P position indicator lamp (62) is turned on when the power status is an IG-ON status, when the power status is changed from the IG-ON status during vehicle driving to the ACC-ON status, or within a predetermined period of time from when the power status is changed from the IG-ON status to the ALL-OFF status.
US10166950B2	Electronic key system, onboard apparatus, and portable apparatus An electronic key system includes an onboard apparatus and a portable apparatus. The electronic key system establishes wireless communication with a secret key common between the onboard apparatus and the portable apparatus, and authenticates the portable apparatus registered as the portable apparatus of an authorized user. The portable apparatus includes a portable apparatus code transmitter that transmits a portable apparatus code. The onboard apparatus includes an onboard code transmitter that transmits an onboard code. The onboard apparatus further includes a portable apparatus code receiver, and an onboard-side key generation portion. The portable apparatus further includes an onboard code receiver, and a portable-apparatus-side key generation portion.
US10166949B1	Vehicle safety and security system The vehicle safety and security system comprises one or more vehicle cameras which feed imaging data to a control box located within the vehicle and which may be controlled by a remote control device. The vehicle cameras may be located at positions within or outside of the vehicle. Imaging data captured by the cameras may be recorded or transmitted to a remote location, including transmission to the remote control device. The remote control device may display imaging data obtained from the control box and may change operational parameters such as the orientation of the cameras and whether imaging data should be recorded or not. The cameras may inform the remote control device of intrusions into the field of view of the cameras and the remote control device may cause the control box to preserve imaging data recorded in temporal proximity to incidents at the vehicle.
US10166948B2	Mobile device system for remote starting and management of a vehicle The present invention relates to a mobile terminal system for the remote starting and management of a vehicle, and provides a mobile terminal system for the remote starting and management of a vehicle, the system comprising: a wrist watch terminal provided in a wrist watch form, generating a response signal by being converted from an idle state into an activated state when a wake-up signal wirelessly transmitted from the outside is received, wirelessly transmitting the response signal to the outside, and performing a task for communicating with a vehicle on the basis of a real-time operating system; and a vehicle terminal provided to the vehicle, wirelessly transmitting the wake-up signal to the outside of the vehicle, receiving the response signal wirelessly transmitted from the wrist watch terminal by responding to the wake-up signal, and controlling an operation of the vehicle by analyzing the response signal.
US10166938B2	Vehicle power supply box device A vehicle power supply box device includes: a first system which feeds electric power to first group electric parts requiring constant feed of power supply electric power; a second system which feeds electric power from to second group electric parts requiring feed of power supply electric power in response to a state of an ignition switch. The device further includes: a recovery switch portion connected between a second input side power supply line and an input of the first system; an input abnormality detecting portion which detects presence/absence of abnormality in the input of the first system; and a recovery control portion which controls the recovery switch portion to be turned ON/OFF in accordance with the presence/absence of the abnormality detected by the input abnormality detecting portion.
US10166936B2	Damping material There is provided a damping material which is capable of yielding a damping effect by use of a simple configuration, and also allows for easy attachment and low cost. A vehicle damping material includes: a mass body containing section in which a hollow section is formed and in which a mass body is inserted into the hollow section; and a gripping section for pinching a vehicle member, the mass body containing section and the gripping section each being made of an elastic material.
US10166935B2	Trim article with reflectance reducing features In a dimmable trim component for a vehicle interior, a trim article includes a reflective member having a photoreactive or an electro-optic coating disposed over the reflective member. The reflective member is configured to reflect ambient light. The coating is a bistable coating and is operable between a first light transmissive state and a second light transmissive state. When in the first light transmissive state, ambient light is transmitted to the reflective member for reflection by the reflective member through the coating. When in the second light transmissive state, a portion of the ambient light is absorbed by the coating and therefore, not reflected by the reflective member, such that the coating provides a dimming effect to the trim article in high ambient conditions.
US10166934B2	Capturing driving risk based on vehicle state and automatic detection of a state of a location A system for capturing an event comprises a processor and a memory. The processor was configured to a) determine that a vehicle is approaching a location of interest; b) capture an image of the location; c) analyze the image to determine a state of the location; and d) modify an event criterion based at least in part on the state of the location. The memory is coupled to the processor and is configured to provide the processor with instructions.
US10166932B2	Bicycle mount device A device for mounting a bicycle, regardless of the positioning of the top cross-bar, to a bicycle rack, the device includes a bicycle attachment member, a mounting member, and a connection member. The bicycle attachment member is dimensioned to cooperate with a seat positioning member of the bicycle to secure the bicycle attachment member to the seat positioning member. The mounting member extends at an angle relative to the bicycle attachment member. The connection member connects the bicycle attachment member to the mounting member, wherein the bicycle is maintained in level position on the bicycle rack during transport.
US10166926B2	Automatically dimmable rear-view mirror arrangement for motor vehicles and method for producing a mirror assembly for a rear-view mirror arrangement A rear-view mirror arrangement for motor vehicles that includes a housing and a mirror assembly arranged thereon and which is to observe following traffic. The mirror assembly has a front side and a rear side, in which a reflectance thereof that it is variable by a control device. The mirror assembly has an electrically drivable liquid crystal cell arranged between transparent carrier layers, and at least one reflection coating. One of the transparent carrier layers which faces toward the housing on the rear side is an optically transparent plastic film that is provided with the reflection coating on the rear side.
US10166921B2	Brightness and color matching video from multiple-camera system Systems and methods for adjusting color and brightness in multi-camera systems are disclosed. The system uses four cameras, having overlapping fields of view, mounted on the four sides of a vehicle. Color errors are determined for areas where the images from the rear and side cameras' fields of view overlap. Color gain factors are determined and applied for each of the side cameras (using the rear camera as “master”) to match the colors of the video outputs from the side cameras and the rear camera. The gains for the front view camera are then adjusted using gain factors based on the matched video outputs from the side view cameras using the side cameras as the “master” to the front camera “slave.” In this way, the rear camera indirectly acts as the master for the front camera and all cameras are ultimately color-matched to the rear camera.
US10166918B2	Drive assisting apparatus A drive assisting apparatus includes a running state detection unit which detects a running state of a vehicle, a manipulation detection unit which detects a drive manipulation of a driver on the vehicle, a line-of-sight direction detection unit which detects a line-of-sight direction of the driver, a pattern storage unit which is stored in advance with data indicating combinations of a vehicle running state and a driver drive manipulation and a driver line-of-sight direction pattern, and a warning signal output unit. The warning signal output unit outputs a warning signal if a combination of the running direction detected by the running state detection unit, the drive manipulation detected by the manipulation detection unit, and the line-of-sight direction detected by the line-of-sight direction detection unit is different from any of the combinations of the data stored in the pattern storage unit.
US10166917B2	Transmission of uncompressed video in cellular networks A method and apparatus are described, for providing short-range uncompressed video service in a cellular network. The method comprises the steps of: establishing a communication link between at least one local sensor to a base station or to a first user equipment (UE), by using a non-cellular technology; establishing a radio communication channel by using a cellular technology between at least one second user equipment (UE) and the base station or between at least one second UE and the first UE by using a device-to-device (D2D) cellular technology; transmitting over the radio communication channel, uncompressed video data representing at least one area of the video image that was received from the at least one local sensor or control information resulting from processing the received data; and providing the received data or the control information to at least one mobile application residing at the at least one second UE or to at least one control element associated with the at least one second UE.
US10166914B2	Separable display article A display article includes a film formed from a stretchable plastic and including a first plurality of micro-light emitting diodes and a second plurality of micro-light emitting diodes disposed adjacent to the first plurality and embedded in the plastic. The article includes a substrate having a first portion and a second portion, and a tear seam disposed between the first and second portions. The film is attached to the substrate such that the tear seam is located between the first and second pluralities. A component includes the display article and an airbag disposed adjacent the substrate and configured for transitioning between a stowed position in which the airbag does not extend through the substrate, and a deployed position in which the airbag extends through the substrate and the film. The first and second portions are separated at the tear seam when the airbag is disposed in the deployed position.
US10166912B2	Automotive LED driving apparatus An LED driving apparatus group in which first and second LED groups are connected in series is provided. The apparatus includes a voltage input unit that receives an input voltage from a vehicle power device and a current controller that generates a current with a predetermined level by adjusting the received input voltage and provides the current to an input terminal of the first LED group. A first feedback path feeds back a voltage applied to a first node, which is connected to an output terminal of the first LED group, to an input terminal of the current controller. A first switching unit is disposed on the first feedback path and is switched on or off based on a control signal. A second switching unit is disposed between an output terminal of the second LED group and ground and is switched on or off based on the control signal.
US10166910B2	Automotive lighting module with combined low and high beam functions and an adjustable light source A motor vehicle lighting module including an optical axis, a first optical system with at least one first light source, the system being configured to form a first lighting beam along the optical axis, with a horizontal cutoff; and a second optical system with at least one second light source, the system being configured to produce, in combination with the first optical system, a second lighting beam along the optical axis, that is vertically more extensive than the first beam. The light sources have a variable lighting power varying between a high level and a low level, the first beam being produced at the low level of lighting power and the second beam being produced at the high level of lighting power.
US10166907B2	Retractor with space-saving features A retractor may include various features that reduce the amount of space necessary to secure an object, for example, a wheelchair in a vehicle. In one embodiment, the webbing is designed to come off of the top of the retractor spool, which shifts the webbing take-off point from the spool rearward, as compared to prior art retractors. In another embodiment, the retractor is provided with a webbing guide that rotates around at least a portion of the circumference of the retractor spool. The rotatable guide also shifts the take-off point from the webbing guide rearward, as compared to prior art retractors. In yet another embodiment, the retractor is provided with both a rotatable webbing guide and webbing that comes off of the top of the spool.
US10166905B2	Heating and cooling cup holder A heating and cooling cup holder may include a holder body having an opened upper end and a blast hole formed in a side surface of the holder body into which wind is introduced, a heat exchanging body having a front surface coupled to an outer side surface of the holder body to cover the blast hole and having an inlet formed in one side surface of the heat exchanging body to allow the wind introduced through the inlet to be heat-exchanged, a first peltier element having a front surface coupled to a rear surface of the heat exchanging body, a heat dissipating module coupled to a rear surface of the first peltier element, a second peltier element having an upper surface coupled to a lower surface of the holder body, and a heat pipe heat-exchangeably connecting a lower surface of the second peltier element to the heat dissipating module.
US10166902B2	Travel support device A seating support device for use in conjunction with a seat to support a user during travel. The support comprises a main body of flexible material that is capable of being manipulated to alter a three dimensional form of the body into one of multiple usable forms. At least one of the multiple forms is a support form having a recess for a user to rest their leg and/or foot therein. Other forms include a second support form and/or a pouch or carry bag form. An attachment mechanism associated with the body is provided for attaching the body to a support structure separate from a seating surface of the seat in the at least one support form. The body is also configured to couple the seat in use.
US10166901B2	Seat for a motor vehicle A seat includes a back part and a seat part having a seat cover, padding, and a support structure. The seat cover delimits a seat area, which is divided into a central bearing area and two side support areas. An air bladder is located in each of the side support areas. The air bladders can be inflated or deflated for changing the vertical position of the seat area on the side support areas. A bearing part is arranged between the support structure and the air bladder. A fastener constructed as a latching connection is configured to fix the bearing part on the support structure.
US10166895B2	Seatback comfort carrier A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. A back panel includes a front closeout panel. A carrier supports the seatback and includes an upper thoracic region having a peripheral support. A peripheral gap is defined between the front closeout panel and the upper thoracic region. A bottom portion of the upper thoracic region includes a lower wall having a sinusoidal configuration. A lower lumber region includes a peripheral support. A peripheral gap is defined between the front closeout panel and the lower lumber region. An upper portion of the lower lumbar region includes an upper wall having a sinusoidal configuration. A plurality of concave connectors couple the lower wall of the upper thoracic region with the upper wall of the lower lumber region.
US10166893B2	Seat pad A seat pad is made of a flexible polyurethane foam, wherein when the seat pad is divided into five equal parts in a direction of a thickness and the five equal parts are termed from a first layer, to a fifth layer, starting from a front surface side, the equal parts are ranked in the following order of decreasing hardness: the fifth layer, the fourth layer, the third layer, and the second layer. The hardness of the fourth layer is set larger than the hardness of the first layer. A midportion of the seat pad that is a portion other than the front surface and an underside surface is set at a density of 45 to 55 kg/m3.
US10166889B1	Series mounted energy attenuator and spring damper Methods and apparatus are provided for a shock absorbing vehicle seating system. In one embodiment the seating system includes a seat moveably attached to a vehicle by a seat guide apparatus configured to constrain seat movement to a stroking direction. The system further includes a spring damper with opposed first and second ends, configured to compress along a longitudinal axis extending through the ends in response to an external compressive load, and an energy attenuating component with a deformable portion disposed between a first end and a second end thereof. The spring damper and energy attenuating component are arranged serially with respect to one another, and together form a seat supporting assembly disposed between the seat and the vehicle. The energy attenuating component is configured to deform in a predictable manner in response to a shock load that reaches a predefined threshold value, allowing the seat to stroke in the stroking direction as the energy attenuating component absorbs energy.
US10166884B2	Power conditioning system and control method therefor A power conditioning system that includes a fuel cell to be connected to a load, a fuel cell converter connected between the fuel cell and the load, the fuel cell converter converting an output voltage of the fuel cell at a predetermined required voltage ratio, a battery connected in parallel with the fuel cell with respect to the load, the battery serving as a power supply source different from the fuel cell, a battery converter connected between the battery and the load, the battery converter converting an output voltage of the battery at a predetermined required voltage ratio. The power conditioning system includes a converter direct coupling unit configured to directly couple an input side and an output side of the fuel cell converter during startup of the power conditioning system and a fuel cell output voltage increasing unit configured to increase the output voltage of the fuel cell to a predetermined voltage by supplying oxidant gas during startup of the fuel cell.
US10166882B2	Power system for electric vehicle A power system for an electric vehicle, an electric vehicle and a method for charging a power battery are provided. The power system includes: a power battery (10); a charge-discharge socket (20); a bidirectional DC-DC module (30); a driving control switch (40); a bidirectional DC-AC module (50); a motor (M); a motor control switch (60); a charge-discharge control module (70); a battery manager (108); and a control module (80) configured to control the driving control switch (40), the motor control switch (60) and the charge-discharge control module (70) so as to control the power system to enter a charge-discharge mode, and to control the power battery (10) to charge and discharge in a pulse mode so as to heat the power battery (10) when the temperature of the power battery (10) is lower than a predetermined temperature.
US10166877B2	Charge control system for electric vehicle and electric vehicle A charge control system for an electric vehicle and an electric vehicle are provided. The charge control system includes: a charge-discharge socket (20); a three-level bidirectional DC-AC module (30); a charge-discharge control module (50); a filtering module (70); and a control module (60) connected with a third terminal of the charge-discharge control module (50) and configured to control the charge-discharge control module (50) to turn on, to sample an output voltage of an external grid by using a connection midpoint of filtering capacitors in the filtering module (70) as a reference point, and to control the three-level bidirectional DC-AC module (30) according to the output voltage of the external grid so as to control the external grid to charge the power battery (10), when the external grid is in an angle connection mode and the electric vehicle is a charge-discharge mode.
US10166876B2	Charging device for charging a vehicle accumulator A vehicle accumulator connected to a charging device is charged by controlling a configurable charge program executed by a control unit of the charge device. The configurable charge program is obtained from a charge program memory, so that the vehicle accumulator can be charged in an optimal manner with an individual charging characteristic.
US10166874B2	Device and method for positioning by means of triangulation A system includes a vehicle and an induction charging unit, where the induction charging unit includes a primary coil and the vehicle includes a secondary coil. During a charging operation in a charging position, electric power is inductively transmissible from the primary coil to the secondary coil, in the charging position, the secondary coil being situated in a preferred spatial position area with respect to the primary coil, such that, for setting the charging position, by means of electromagnetic distance and angle measuring, by triangulation, the system detects a location position which describes a time-dependent spatial position of the secondary coil with respect to the primary coil. Moreover, by means of the location position and the charging position, the system detects at least a partial travel trajectory, along which the location position of the charging position can be approximated.
US10166872B2	Range extender vehicle A range extender vehicle includes: a turboshaft engine, a turboshaft engine controller, a generator, a battery pack, a battery controller, driving motors, a battery heat radiator, and a gasholder. A signal end of the turboshaft engine is connected to the turboshaft engine controller. A transmission shaft of the turboshaft engine is connected to a rotatory shaft of the generator. The generator outputs electric energy to the battery pack and the driving motor respectively. The battery pack and the driving motor are connected together and are connected to the battery controller at the signal end. The transmission shaft of the driving motor is connected to the wheel.
US10166870B2	Hybrid vehicle and control method for hybrid vehicle An electronic control unit is configured to control an engine such that in specified traveling where the vehicle travels while operating the engine with a first inverter and a second inverter kept in a shutdown state, a first motor is rotated at a speed that causes a counter-electromotive voltage of the first motor to be higher than direct current-side voltages of the first inverter and the second inverter, and the first motor outputs torque to a driving shaft through a planetary gear. The electronic control units are configured to interrupt electric power supply from the side of the first inverter and the second inverter to the side of an electric storage device when an accelerator operating amount becomes equal to or below a specified operating amount in the specified traveling.
US10166869B1	Electronic component unit, wire harness, and connector fixing structure An electronic component unit of a wire harness includes a substrate on which an electronic component is mounted, a connector electrically connected to the substrate, and a connector fixing structure. The connector fixing structure includes a pair of notches that are provided facing each other on ends of the substrate in a long-side direction and that penetrate through the substrate in a plate thickness direction, a pair of press fitting plates that are provided on the connector and that are press-fitted into the respective notches, and a deformation acceptable space that is provided adjacent to each of both sides of the press fitting plates press-fitted into the respective notches in the long-side direction.
US10166868B2	Vehicle-mounted equipment operation support system A vehicle-mounted equipment operation support system include: a vehicle-mounted equipment operating device including a contact operating surface allowing an operator to perform a contact operation with a finger when operating or stopping a vehicle-mounted equipment, and an operation mode detector detecting an operation mode of the operator with respect to an operation unit, and in which the contact operating surface is arranged at a position closer to a vehicle front side than a steering wheel and enables an operation of the operator without taking off a hand from the steering wheel and a plurality of contact operation modes are assigned to the contact operating surface; a display device capable of displaying operation-related information relating to the operation of the operator; and a controller capable of performing display control of the operation-related information on the display device based on an output signal of the operation mode detector.
US10166865B2	Automatic control of driveline states A method for controlling a vehicle driveline uses sensors to estimate a need for powering secondary wheels for each of a plurality of conditions. The estimates are scaled and the scaled estimates summed. Only primary wheels are powered when the summed estimates are less than a reference value. Both the primary and secondary wheels are powered when the summed estimates exceed the reference value.
US10166862B2	Method for detecting a sticking tank vent valve A method for detecting a sticking tank vent valve in a motor vehicle, a temperature sensor being situated in a tank vent line between the tank vent valve and an inlet point into an intake manifold or into a turbocharger and sticking of the tank vent valve being detected when the absolute value of a correlation of a calculated tank ventilation mass flow and of a signal value of the temperature sensor violates a predefinable threshold value.
US10166857B2	Two-way motion type active air flap system and vehicle having the same Disclosed herein is a two-way motion type active air flap system of a vehicle, which includes first, second, and third air flaps configured by a combination of a row array of air flaps and a column array of air flaps. The column array of air flaps is opened forward in a revolving manner by the rotational force of a flap rotary actuator, and the row array of air flaps is opened laterally in a sliding by the rotational force of a flap sliding actuator, so that the first, second, and third air flaps control a blast space through which external air passes. Thus, since the front opening and the lateral opening of the air flaps are performed independently, it is possible to fundamentally prevent an adverse effect of causing overcooling and deteriorating aerodynamic performance.
US10166852B2	Vehicle body lower structure Disclosed is a vehicle body lower structure which is capable of suppressing an increase in a vehicle weight, ensuring a degree of freedom of a layout of vehicle parts and also protecting an electric power converter. In the vehicle body lower structure, the electric power converter is provided between a first cross member and a second cross member. The electric power converter includes an electric power converter body, a first support portion and a second support portion. The electric power converter is disposed between the first cross member and the second cross member. The first support portion is provided at the electric power converter body and supported by the first cross member. The second support portion is provided at the electric power converter body and supported by the second cross member. The second support portion has a weak portion which is deformable by an impact load.
US10166851B2	Belt molding A belt molding that achieves a reduced separating/contacting noise includes a protrusion formed on an outer surface of a side portion, which is opposed to a glass, of a molding main body, a seal lip that is formed below the protrusion on the outer surface of the side portion, which is opposed to the glass, of the molding main body and is configured to be in contact with the glass, which rises and lowers, and is capable of being in contact with the protrusion when the glass is fully-closed. A skin is disposed on at least one of contacting portions among a seal lip contacting portion of the protrusion that contacts the seal lip and a protrusion contacting portion of the seal lip that contacts the protrusion. The skin is made of a harder material than a material of the protrusion or the seal lip that include the skin.
US10166849B2	Tonneau cover system and multi-link and/or over-center clamp A tonneau clamp including a link slidably coupled to tonneau cover; a clamping link pivotably coupled to the link and having a clamping surface; and a handle pivotably coupled to the link and the clamping link and moveable between lowered and upper positions. The handle can be pivotably coupled to the link at a first pivot joint and to the clamping link at a second pivot joint. Handle movement causes the clamping link to pivot relative to the link to raise the clamping surface from an unclamped position to a clamped position in which the clamping surface applies a clamping force against the underside of a ledge of a vehicle cargo box. In the unclamped position the first pivot joint is on a first side of a line and in the clamped position the first pivot joint is on a second side of the line opposite the first side.
US10166847B2	Vehicle side portion structure A vehicle side portion structure includes a front side door and a rear side door of a vehicle that does not have a center pillar. A lock member is disposed at a vertical direction lower portion of one side door of the front side door and the rear side door. When the one side door is closed, the lock member engages with the other side door to lock the one side door. A reinforcement member is provided inside the one side door at the vertical direction lower portion. A part of the reinforcement member is disposed on an upper side of the lock member so that the lock member is surrounded by the reinforcement member and the peripheral edge portion of the one side door as seen in a side view of the vehicle.
US10166845B1	Adjustable sun shield An improved adjustable sun shield useable on the visor of a vehicle. The inventive sun shield provides significantly improved flexibility for placement of the shield so the shield may be selectively placed and located by a driver or passenger in a location that best blocks in-coming sunlight. Unlike prior art sun shields, which provide the user with limited options for placement (e.g., typically pivoting in single direction), the sun shield enables a user to position the shield at a plurality of locations and in a plurality of positions, thereby increasing the user's ability to block sunlight by placing the sun shield in the best location and position to accomplish this.
US10166843B2	Vehicle air-conditioning apparatus A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus includes a case including an air passage therein and a filter arrangement area provided in the air passage for arranging a filter. The case includes: a drain port provided on a bottom portion of a downstream-side air passage in the filter arrangement area; an insertion port provided on a side surface of the case and configured to allow insertion of the filter into the filter arrangement area; a water receiving portion provided on a bottom portion of an upstream air passage in the filter arrangement area; a drain channel passing below the filter arrangement area and configured to introduce water from the water receiving portion to the drain port; and a waterproof wall that covers a lower corner portion on the insertion port side of an upstream-side boundary of the filter arrangement areas. The waterproof wall is increased in height toward the insertion port.
US10166838B2	Air conditioner for vehicle When a refrigerant evaporation temperature of an interior evaporator cannot be set lower than a dew-point temperature of air flowing into the interior evaporator in a heating operation, a refrigerant circuit is switched to a normal heating operation mode in which a flow rate of the refrigerant flowing into the interior evaporator is set to zero by allowing the refrigerant to flow toward a bypass passage. In a case where the air cannot be dehumidified by the interior evaporator, an unnecessary heat exchange between the air and the refrigerant in the interior evaporator can be suppressed. Thus, the energy of the vehicle air conditioner can be effectively prevented from being wasted.
US10166835B2	Battery cooling system for vehicle A battery cooling system for a vehicle may include an air conditioning device including a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, and a first expansion valve connected through a refrigerant line and circulating a refrigerant to cool the internal of the vehicle; a cooler including an electric device radiator and a first water pump connected with a cooling line and circulating coolant to cool a motor and an electric device; a battery module in which the coolant circulated therein through an operation of a second water pump provided on a battery cooling line, connected with the cooling line through the battery cooling line; and a chiller connected with the refrigerant line through a connection line, provided on the battery cooling line, and controlling a temperature of the coolant by heat-exchanging the coolant and the refrigerant selectively introduced thereinto.
US10166832B2	Performance-variable bushings as well as gas spring and damper assemblies including same A performance-variable bushing includes an inner support element and an outer support element. An elastomeric connecting element extends between and operatively connect the inner and outer support elements such that a substantially fluid-tight seal is formed therebetween. The elastomeric connecting element can be at least partially formed from one of an electrorheological elastomeric material and a magnetorheological elastomeric material. The performance-variable bushing includes a variation-inducing element operatively associated with the elastomeric connecting element and selectively operable to vary values of one or more physical properties of the elastomeric connecting element. The elastomeric connecting element is configured for use under a pre-load force from pressurized gas within a spring chamber of an associated gas spring and damper assembly. Gas spring and damper assemblies and suspension systems are also included.
US10166831B2	Device for adjusting the height of a vehicle body A device for adjusting the height of a vehicle body, containing a movement thread, which is arranged between the vehicle body and a wheel carrier. The movement thread has two threaded parts that can be rotated in relation to each other, which are formed by a spindle and a spindle nut, and a locking apparatus, which bridges the movement thread at at least two axial positions in a positive-locking manner and which has a locking sleeve having locking stops arranged over the periphery at different axial positions. The device is characterized in that the locking sleeve is modularly formed of a stack of at least one locking element containing locking stops and groove sections and at least one intermediate element containing only groove sections.
US10166830B2	Gas spring system for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle with such a gas spring system, and method for operating a motor vehicle The invention relates to a gas spring system for a motor vehicle, with a gas pressure generation unit that can be connected via fluid connections to at least one gas pressure receiver. It is provided therein that the gas pressure generation unit is designed to be operated by gas pressure and configured to be operated by an energy gas pressure of an energy gas for a motor vehicle drive.
US10166825B2	Joint structure for an air valve A joint contains: a body, at least one locking block, at least one controller, and at least one resilient element. The body has an inlet segment, an outlet segment, and an air channel. The outlet segment has a connection orifice. Each locking block has a tooth and a driving portion. The tooth is controlled to move between a first position and a second position. Between the first position and the second position is defined a reverse driving travel path obliquely extending to the inlet segment. Each locking block also has a coupling shaft. The reverse driving travel path is arcuate, and the driving portion and the coupling shaft are on opposite sides of the tooth. Each resilient element urges the tooth to move to the first position and is pressed so that the tooth moves to the second position along the reverse driving travel path.
US10166823B2	Tire pressure monitoring system A tire air pressure monitoring system for a vehicle is disclosed. The tire air pressure monitoring system includes a detector configured to detect tire air pressures of tires of the vehicle; and a processing device. The processing device is configured to output a first notification that is an alarm representing a reduced tire air pressure state based on at least one of the tire air pressures less than or equal to a first threshold, detect a predetermined opportunity at which the tires can be filled with air, and output a second notification, differently from the first notification, based on a detection of the predetermined opportunity and at least one of the tire air pressures less than or equal to a second threshold but greater than the first threshold, the second threshold being greater than the first threshold.
US10166822B2	Tire position determination system Each of a plurality of tire air pressure detectors includes an information retention portion that retains one or more pieces of timing information indicating the time at which the tire air pressure detector has rotated to a specific detector angle in a first time band for withholding transmission of a radio wave signal, and a radio wave transmission control portion that transmits one or more of the pieces of timing information retained in the information retention portion to a receiver in a second time band enabling transmission of the radio wave signal. The receiver includes an axle rotation amount reader portion that receives axle rotation amount information generated in each of a plurality of axle rotation detection portions, and a position determination portion that calculates an axle rotation amount at the point in time at which the tire air pressure detectors have rotated to the specific detector angle.
US10166821B2	Small trailer tire inflation system A tire inflation system for a small trailer may include a fluid pressure source mountable to the trailer, and fluid conduits providing sealed fluid communication between the fluid pressure source and the small trailer's pneumatic tires. The system may further include a fluid connector configured for connection to an external fluid power source.
US10166816B2	Sound source device of horn A sound source device of a horn according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a diaphragm; a movable iron core connected to the diaphragm through a support point; and a coil (bobbin and winding) into which a driving signal is inputted. The driving signal includes a first signal component that resonates with the diaphragm and a second signal component of a second frequency that resonates with the movable iron core of a first frequency and has a chord relationship with the first frequency. The support point is provided at a position eccentric from the center of the diaphragm, and the movable iron core is structured such that a gravity center is displaced further in an eccentric direction than the support point.
US10166815B2	Tire laminate, inner liner material for tire, and pneumatic tire This tire laminate comprises a film of a thermoplastic resin composition and a layer of a rubber composition laminated over said film, and is characterized in that the rubber composition contains at least one type of rubber component, a condensate of formaldehyde and the compound represented by formula (1) (R1 to R5 in the formula are defined in the specification), at least one type of methylene donor and a vulcanizing agent, and in that there are 0.5-20 parts by mass of the condensate per total 100 parts by mass of the at least one type of rubber component, there are 0.25-200 parts by mass of the at least one type of methylene donor per total 100 parts by mass of the at least one type of rubber component, the mass ratio of the at least one type of methylene donor and the condensate is 0.5:1-10:1, and, based on the total amount of the at least one type of rubber component, the at least one type of rubber component includes 4-40 parts by mass of a nitrile rubber that includes a carboxylic group in at least one side chain or terminal. This tire laminate exhibits improved adhesive strength between the film of the thermoplastic resin composition and the layer of the rubber composition.
US10166813B2	Axle wheel end axial thrust assembly An axle assembly of a vehicle including a differential assembly, an axle tube extending outwardly from a first side of the differential assembly and defining an axle bore, an axle shaft rotatably received in the first axle tube and defining an annular groove extending radially inwardly from its outer surface, a retaining nut axially fixed to the distal end of the first axle tube, and a snap ring received in the annular groove of the first axle shaft, wherein the snap ring abuts the retaining nut, thereby preventing outward motion of the first axle shaft with respect to the first axle tube.
US10166809B2	Optically variable devices, their production and use Disclosed herein are devices that change their appearance and/or physical properties when under an external influence, and methods for their production and use. Such devices may be used as features of any type of items, documents, billboards, posters, display devices, advertisements and other items etc. and may be adapted to include decipherable content. Such devices also afford new techniques for a user to check quickly and easily whether the item is a legitimate or a counterfeit copy, either by hand-manipulation of the device, or with the assistance of an additional screening tool.
US10166808B2	Optically variable security threads and stripes Optically variable security threads or stripes to be incorporated into or onto security documents, relate to the field of the protection of value documents and value commercial goods against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. The security threads or stripes comprise a) an optically variable layer; b) a color constant layer having a color matching the color impression of the optically variable layer at a viewing angle; c) a holographic metallic layer; and d) and a transparent substrate, wherein the optically variable layer, the color constant layer and the holographic metallic layer are at least partially jointly visible from at least one side of the security thread or stripe.
US10166805B2	Coated print media and method for making the same Disclosed is a coated print media having a coating layer formed on at least one surface of a media substrate. The coating layer includes a binder and co-milled particles of precipitated calcium carbonate and zeolite. The specific zeolite used is either Zeolite A or Zeolite X, or combination of both. The co-milled particles are produced by milling precipitated calcium carbonate in the presence of zeolite, whereby the co-milled particles take on the form of aggregates.
US10166803B2	Recording medium A recording medium including a substrate and an ink-receiving layer provided on the substrate. The ink-receiving layer contains a silica particle and a water-insoluble resin. The silica particle satisfies the following expressions 1 and 2 when the average pore radius thereof determined by the BJH method is taken as r (nm), and the oil absorption thereof measured by the linseed oil droplet method is taken as V (ml/100 g): r≤5.0 (nm) expression 1: V/r≥80 ((ml/100 g)/nm). expression 2:
US10166802B2	Stamp-face platemaking device, medium holder, and medium holder manufacturing method A stamp-face platemaking device transports a medium holder inserted into a plate insertion portion to a printing unit. The medium holder holds a stamp face material in a plate-like member, and has a predetermined pattern in a side end portion thereof. An optical sensor detects the top end portion of the medium holder on a sensor scanning line in the inserting direction, and the pattern start point and the pattern end point of the predetermined pattern. At least one of the horizontal and vertical sizes of the stamp face material is set based on the positions of two of the detected end portions. When the pattern end point is detected, platemaking with the stamp face material is started.
US10166801B2	Single pass imaging using rapidly addressable laser lamination A system is provided for transferring a marking material from a ribbon to a substrate. The system includes a ribbon take-up device; a ribbon supply source that supplies the ribbon to the ribbon take-up device such that the ribbon is moved in a process direction; a pressure roll located between the ribbon supply source and the ribbon take-up device in the process direction, the pressure roll being configured to apply pressure to the ribbon at a pressure location when the ribbon is positioned between the pressure roll and the substrate; and a laser beam source that directs a laser beam or laser light through the pressure roll and onto the ribbon at the pressure location such that a marking portion of the ribbon is heated by the laser beams and transferred to the substrate.
US10166794B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus, including a sheet conveyer unit with a first roller unit, a printer unit, and a controller, is provided. The controller executes a first-face printing process, wherein an image is printed on a first face of a sheet; a switchback process, wherein the sheet after the first-face printing process is conveyed in a reverse direction by the first roller unit; a second-face printing process, wherein the image is printed on a second face of the sheet; a first ink amount determining process to determine whether an ink amount discharged in the first-face printing process at an end area of the sheet is one of greater than and equal to a first threshold amount; and a switchback setting process, wherein, if the ink amount is smaller than the first threshold amount, a rotation speed of the first roller unit is set at a higher rotation speed.
US10166793B2	Serial-type recording apparatus A serial-type recording apparatus includes a controller configured to execute continuous recording processing in which, before completion of image recording on a first sheet fed before a second sheet, the second sheet is fed from a feed tray, wherein the controller is configured to: set a first current limit value in a first motor and drive the first motor having the first current limit value to feed the second sheet from the feed tray; and set a second current limit value in the first motor and drive the first motor having the second current limit value to refeed the second sheet from the feed tray, on condition that driving of a second motor has completed a last intermittent conveyance of the first sheet and feed failure of the second sheet has been determined based on a detection signal from a sheet sensor.
US10166792B2	Method for reducing banding effects Method for reducing banding effects in images, in particular gloss banding effects, by means of a printing module, a hardening unit and a medium feeder, wherein the printing module provides printed lines with a line width B in a print scan direction, whose ends forming the line margin define a printing texture, and wherein the hardening unit provides essentially completely hardened lines with a line width H, whose ends forming the line margin define a wet/dry texture, wherein a printed line of a printing scan partially, but not fully, overlaps with the hardened line of a hardening scan, in a print scan direction.
US10166785B2	Direct printable rigid substrate for inkjet printing A method of fixing an artwork on a surface of a rigid substrate includes providing an ink receptive layer comprised of a dispersing pigment in a binder selected from the group consisting of: PVOH, EVA, PUD, latex polymer, and combinations of these, applying the ink receptive layer to the surface of the rigid substrate, drying the ink receptive layer, and printing the artwork onto the ink receptive layer by inkjet.
US10166784B2	Photothermal conversion image generating device, three-dimensional image forming system, and computer readable storage medium A photothermal conversion image generating device that generates a photothermal conversion image for forming a three-dimensional image by causing a thermally expandable sheet having a thermally expandable layer on a base material to expand, the device including: a processor that allocates, based on a line width of a line forming the three-dimensional image, an image for forming the line to either a front surface of the thermally expandable sheet or a rear surface of the thermally expandable sheet.
US10166780B2	Liquid accommodating body, liquid filling method, and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid accommodating body includes a liquid accommodating chamber that accommodates liquid, a pouring port through which the liquid is poured into the liquid accommodating chamber, a visual recognition portion through which a surface of liquid accommodated in the liquid accommodating chamber is visually recognized and which is provided on a side wall forming the liquid accommodating chamber, a partition wall that partitions the liquid accommodating chamber into a pouring port side liquid accommodating chamber into which the liquid is poured through the pouring port and a visual recognition portion side liquid accommodating chamber including the visual recognition portion in a direction intersecting a gravity direction, and a liquid communication portion which is provided between the partition wall and a bottom wall forming the liquid accommodating chamber and through which the pouring port side liquid accommodating chamber and the visual recognition portion side liquid accommodating chamber communicate with each other.
US10166775B2	Liquid discharge head with partial flow passage member and recording device A liquid discharge head according to the present invention includes a flow passage member and a plurality of pressurizing sections. The flow passage member includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurizing chambers respectively connected to the plurality of the discharge holes, a plurality of first flow passages respectively connected to the plurality of the pressurizing chambers to supply liquid to the plurality of the pressurizing chambers, a plurality of second flow passages respectively connected to the plurality of the pressurizing chambers to collect the liquid from the plurality of the pressurizing chambers, and a plurality of third flow passages respectively connected to the pressurizing chambers to supply the liquid to the pressurizing chambers. A plurality of the pressurizing sections respectively pressurizes the plurality of the pressurizing chambers.
US10166773B2	Actuator device, connection structure of wire member, liquid ejector, and method of manufacturing the actuator device An actuator device includes: an actuator including a first element contact; and a wire member including (a) a first contact connected to the first element contact and (b) a first wire configured to conduct with the first contact. A first wide portion is formed at a distal end portion of the first wire at an edge portion of the wire member. The first wide portion is disposed beyond the first element contact in a wire direction of the first wire. The first contact is disposed at a basal end portion of the first wire. The basal end portion is located further from the edge portion of the wire member than the first wide portion. The first contact is connected to the first element contact.
US10166772B2	Liquid-discharging-head substrate, liquid discharging head, liquid discharging apparatus, method of manufacturing liquid-discharging-head substrate A liquid-discharging-head substrate includes an insulation layer, an electrode, and a heating resistor element, wherein the insulation layer includes a first opening portion including a first opening formed in a surface of the insulation layer, a second opening having a smaller opening area than an opening area of the first opening, and a surface connecting the first opening and the second opening, and a second opening portion extending from the second opening to a back surface of the insulation layer, wherein the electrode is formed in the second opening portion, and a surface of the electrode is exposed from the second opening when viewed from the surface side of the insulation layer, and wherein the heating resistor element is in contact with the surface connecting the first opening and the second opening, and with the surface of the electrode.
US10166768B2	Ink jet head drive device An ink jet head drive device includes a pressure chamber in which a liquid can be contained, an actuator configured to change a pressure on the liquid in the pressure chamber by changing a volume of the pressure chamber in response to a drive signal, a nozzle through which the liquid contained in the pressure chamber can be ejected when an ejection pulse is supplied to the actuator, and a drive circuit configured to output the drive signal to the actuator as a drive waveform having a first pulse group and a second pulse group following the first pulse group when at least three consecutive ejection pulses are included in the drive waveform. All ejection pulses in the first pulse group have a first voltage amplitude, and all ejection pulses in the second pulse group have a second voltage amplitude that is smaller than the first voltage amplitude.
US10166764B2	Element substrate, printhead, and printing apparatus An element substrate comprises: a data latch unit for latching, based on a first signal, first print data and second print data which have been received by a reception unit; a first driving unit for driving printing elements based on a timing of a second signal and a logical operation result of printing element selection data and the first print data latched by the data latch unit; a delay unit for delaying the second signal by a predetermined time; an operation result latch unit for latching, based on the delayed second signal, a result of a logical operation of the printing element selection data and the second print data latched by the data latch unit; and a second driving unit for driving the printing elements in accordance with the latched operation result and the delayed second signal.
US10166763B2	Printing apparatus, printing method and storage medium A printing apparatus having a plurality of print element arrays including a plurality of printing elements that are time-share driven achieves both improvement of quality at an image edge, and maintenance of uniformity with respect to inclination error between print element arrays. In a case where the plurality of printing elements of the print element array that discharges ink having the highest density are driven, and dots of image data in the array direction of the printing elements are printed so that the dots are arranged along a specified line in the array direction of the printing elements. Whereas the plurality of printing elements of a different print element array are driven, and dots of the image data in the array direction of those printing elements are printed so that each dot is displaced by a displacement amount for the each dot with respect to the specified line.
US10166762B2	Image forming apparatus with nozzles discharging inks each having brightness, method for forming image with inks each having brightness, and program An image forming apparatus includes a head unit that moves in a predetermined scanning direction and on which a first nozzle which discharges first ink including a black color material, a second nozzle which discharges second ink having higher brightness than that of the first ink, and a third nozzle which discharges third ink having higher brightness than that of the first ink are arrayed in the scanning direction, and a control portion. The control portion is set to perform a conversion processing which sets a type and amount of the ink which is discharged from the head unit according to color data included in the image data and use the first ink, the second ink, and the third ink according to the color data of the darkest point in the conversion processing.
US10166758B2	Anilox roll for forming alignment film The present application discloses an anilox roll having a liquid carry capacity. The anilox roll includes a support; and a liquid transfer layer on an outer surface of the support, the liquid transfer layer having a plurality of liquid transfer cells for carrying a liquid. The liquid carrying capacity of the anilox roll is adjustable.
US10166753B2	Systems and methods for additively manufacturing composite parts A method of additively manufacturing composite part comprises depositing a segment of a continuous flexible line along a print path. The continuous flexible line comprises a non-resin component and further comprises a photopolymer-resin component that is uncured. The method further comprises delivering a predetermined or actively determined amount of curing energy at least to a portion of the segment of the continuous flexible line at a controlled rate while advancing the continuous flexible line toward the print path and after the segment of the continuous flexible line is deposited along the print path to at least partially cure at least the portion of the segment of the continuous flexible line.
US10166741B2	Silicon steel composite for low denomination coin An alloy includes: steel; manganese; aluminum; and silicon in an amount such that the alloy has an electrical conductivity from 2% IACS to 6% IACS measured in accordance with ASTM E1004-09 (2009).
US10166740B2	Methods of forming metallic glass multilayers The disclosure is directed to methods of forming metallic glass multilayers by depositing a liquid layer of a metallic glass forming alloy over a metallic glass layer, and to multilayered metallic glass articles produced using such methods.
US10166739B2	Decoration panel and method for manufacturing decoration panel A decoration panel of the present invention includes an outer layer having a through hole formed thereon which is opened to a front surface to be decorated and a back surface on a side opposite to the front surface, and a decoration layer including an inlay pattern portion which is part of the decoration layer entering the inside of the through hole from the back surface side being curved and deformed, the decoration layer being arranged on the entire back surface of the outer layer and having an approximately uniform layer thickness.
US10166738B2	Flying splice tape with residue-free fastener for woven and nonwoven fibrous materials Provided are adhesive tapes and methods of use. The adhesive tape provides a flying splice of fibrous materials. An example adhesive tape comprises an adhesive layer, a backing adjacent to the adhesive layer, and a non-adhesive mechanical fastener.
US10166737B2	Load floor having sound absorption and insulation performances for vehicle A load floor for a vehicle, by which, as the load floor is manufactured by including manufacturing a honeycomb structure with paper and adding polyurethane sheets to both side surfaces of the honeycomb structure, light and sufficient structural stiffness and a sound absorption effect are obtained through the honeycomb structure. As the polyurethane sheets are respectively provided on both surfaces of the honeycomb structure, sound absorption and insulation performances are obtained to further increase a sound absorption and insulation effect.
US10166736B2	Sag-resistant substrates and methods of preparing and using same Described herein are substrates comprising: a core comprising a plurality of open cells; a first facing layer attached to a first major side of the core by a first adhesive; and a second facing layer attached to a second major side of the core by a second adhesive; wherein the glass transition temperature of the second adhesive is greater than the glass transition temperature of the first adhesive.
US10166733B2	Expansion control device and tire mold using same A segmented tire mold includes a device for controlling the expansion of the mold segments during the vulcanization of a tire. The expansion control device may be a cable or a ring that is wrapped around the outer circumference of the segmented tire mold and placed into tension in order to retain the mold segments in the proper position while the tire is vulcanized.
US10166722B2	Method for making a coated fabric A method for making a coated fabric includes the steps of: applying a coating solution of a resin in an organic solvent to a roller-conveyed non-stretchable and releasable substrate web to form a coating layer; laminating a roller-conveyed base fabric to the coating layer to form a laminate; guiding the laminate to pass through at least one tank containing water to immerse the laminate in water such that the coating layer is solidified and the organic solvent contained in the coating layer is replaced by water; and removing water from the coating layer by drying to leave micropores in the coating layer.
US10166718B2	Apparatus for fabricating three-dimensional object A three-dimensional fabrication apparatus includes a fabrication chamber, a supply chamber, a flattening unit, and a powder collector. The powder collector is disposed forward from the flattening unit in a transfer direction of the flattening unit. The powder collector is movable with movement of the flattening unit. The powder collector includes a body container, a collection port, and a discharge port. When the flattening unit transfers and supplies powder, the powder collector collects a portion of the powder from the collection port and contains the portion of the powder in the body container. When the flattening unit returns to the supply chamber, the powder collector discharges and supplies the powder from the body container to the supply chamber through the discharge port.
US10166711B2	Method of forming composite handle A method of forming an elongated composite element includes providing an elongated tubular member and establishing a plurality of holes through an outer wall of the elongated tubular member. A polymeric resin is provided that comprises a curable material that, when uncured, comprises a fluid material and that, when cured, comprises a substantially rigid material. The uncured polymeric resin is extruded along the elongated tubular member, whereby the polymeric resin flows at least partially through the holes and is disposed within the inner cavity and at an outer surface of the outer wall of the elongated tubular member. The polymeric resin is cured to form the composite element whereby the cured polymeric resin limits flexing of the at least one elongated tubular member and the elongated composite element.
US10166706B2	Method for producing a plastic vehicle part A method for producing a plastic vehicle attachment part is described, wherein a polymeric film is laid in an injection mold, the polymeric film having an opaque or semi-opaque imprint or a color pigmentation. The polymeric film is back injected with a polymeric covering part, wherein the polymeric covering part is optically transparent. A polymeric carrier part is sprayed at least on a part of the surface of the polymeric covering part facing away from the polymeric film. A protective layer is applied at least on the polymeric film.
US10166702B2	Device and method for the manufacturing of a support for the human body A device for manufacturing a support for the human body, of the type including a mold including a lower female portion and an upper male portion capable of being coupled with one another so as to define at least one cavity between them inside which at least one material in the fluid state intended to make the support can be poured. The female portion of the mold includes at least one mobile block including at least two different surfaces suitable for making up respective different bottoms of said cavity for separate pouring steps of at least one material in the fluid state foreseen in the support. A process for manufacturing a support for the human body is moreover presented.
US10166701B2	Mould tool A mold tool component (10) has a mold face (34), a temperature control face (36) opposite the mold face (34), a cavity (42) adjacent the temperature control face (36), and at least one rib (16) extending from the temperature control face (36) into the cavity (42), which rib (16) has a concave profile in cross section.
US10166699B2	Gravimetric blender with power hopper cover A gravimetric blender has a frame, at least one material storage hopper at the top of the frame including a hopper cover, a weigh bin located within the frame, below the hopper, for receipt of material from the hopper to be weighed and being adapted for downward discharge of the material in the bio bin after the material received from the hopper has been weighed, at least one load cell connecting the weigh bin to the frame for sensing the weight of contents of the weigh bin, a mixer within the frame below the hopper, for mixing material weighed in the weigh bin after that material falls downwardly from the weigh bin to the mixer, and a guide adapted for vertical movement of the hopper cover therealong between positions which the cover contacts and thereby closes the hopper and at which the cover is spaced vertically above the hopper so that the hopper is open at the top.
US10166694B2	Recovery of wood acetylation fluid Disclosed is the integration of the production of acetic anhydride from ketene, and the acetylation of wood using acetylation fluid comprising acetic acid and acetic anhydride. The invention involves recovering acetylation fluid from wood acetylation, and sending this to an acetic anhydride distillation unit belonging to the acetic anhydride production plant.
US10166692B2	Precision adjustable miter gauge for a table saw An adjustable miter gauge for use with a table saw includes a miter attachment and an adjustable guide bar coupled to the miter attachment. The miter attachment rests on a working surface of the table saw. The guide bar is received in a slot in the working surface. The guide bar includes a main body, which has first and second surfaces parallel to side walls of the slot, an adjustable body, which has a third surface parallel to the first surface, and a deformable biasing member. The adjustable body is coupled to the main body and slidable between a first position, wherein the second and third edge surfaces are coplanar, and a second position, wherein the second and third edge surfaces are not coplanar. The biasing member is arranged between the main body and the adjustable body and biases the adjustable body toward the second position.
US10166688B2	Method for obtaining one or a number of strips of a band material and a cutting die for putting the method into practice A method for obtaining one or more strips from a band material extending in a longitudinal direction (Y), using a cutting die with two cutting edges, there being at least two theoretic cutting start and end points on each one of the cutting edges which determine a predetermined cutting pattern. The cutting edges extend in a cutting line beyond the theoretic cutting start or theoretic cutting end points, or in both, which do not form part of the pattern. The cutting lines have a correcting section extending in a direction that is not parallel to the longitudinal direction (Y), to compensate for a lateral discrepancy between the theoretic cutting start and end points between two consecutive cutting operations.
US10166686B1	Portable, self-contained, ready-to-use, sterile enclosure for filling sterile products A portable, self-contained, ready-to-use, sterile enclosure used in the filling of small quantities of sterile products. Particularly, an enclosure that contains the vials or bottles to be filled, as well as all necessary fittings and filters integrated with the assembled apparatus, and which as a total assembly can be reduced to a small package size, thereby enabling the entire assembly to be sterilized remotely in one step by gamma irradiation or ethylene oxide gas. The design of the enclosure assembly further enables shipment to the end user in sterile ready-to-use condition, and allows the end user to perform sterile filling within the enclosure without the need for any aseptic connections or further equipment sterilization steps.
US10166685B2	Output device and output system A force multiplier (5) configured to assist movement of the operating rod (22) in its axial direction is provided. An engagement recess (52) provided on an outer periphery of the operating rod (22) has a cam surface (52a) configured to make engagement with an engagement ball (51). There is provided a support hole (53) configured to allow movement of the engagement ball (51) in a radial direction of operating rod (22) and to restrict movement of the engagement ball (51) in the axial direction of the operating rod (22). A pressing member (54) configured to press the engagement ball (51) is provided, and the pressing member (54) has a force-multiplying surface (54a).
US10166684B2	Industrial robot including a parallel kinematic manipulator An industrial robot including a manipulator for movement of an object in space. The manipulator includes a movable platform arranged for carrying the object, a first arm arranged for influencing the platform in a first direction and including a first inner arm part rotatable about a first axis, a second arm arranged for influencing the platform in a second direction and including a second inner arm part rotatable about a second axis, a third arm arranged for influencing the platform in a third direction and including a third inner arm part rotatable about a third axis.
US10166681B2	Bluetooth speaker and robot interaction system The present disclosure relates to a Bluetooth speaker, including: an interface unit, a processor, a Bluetooth unit configured to receive and transmit audio signals, and a speaker. One end of the interface unit is configured to connect to a main controller of the robot and another end of the interface unit is configured to connect to the processor. The processor further connects to the Bluetooth unit. The Bluetooth unit connects to the speaker. The present disclosure may be implemented in robots to have more fan and improve user experience.
US10166680B2	Autonomous robot using data captured from a living subject Using various embodiments, an autonomous robot using data captured from a living subject are disclosed. In one embodiment, an autonomous robot is described comprising a robotic skeleton designed similar to that of a human skeleton to simulate similar movements as performed by living subjects. The movements of the robotic skeleton are resultant due to control signals received by effectors present near or on the robotic skeleton. The robot can be configured to receive sensor data transmitted from a sensor apparatus that periodically gathers the sensor data from a living subject. The robot can then process the sensor data to transmit control signals to the effectors to simulate the actions performed by the living subject and perform a predictive analysis to learn the capability of generating spontaneous and adaptive actions, resulting in an autonomous robot that can adapt to its surroundings.
US10166679B2	Movement assistance device A movement assistance device includes: a back plate that is fitted onto the back of a wearer; a back frame that has an elongated shape and is supported by a rotating shaft fixed to the back plate so as to be rotatable in a plane parallel to the back plate; a side frame that is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft fixed to the back frame and parallel to the longitudinal direction of the back frame and extends from the back frame toward the vicinity of the side waist of the wearer; a thigh holding portion that is fitted onto the anterior thigh of the wearer; and a drive portion that is connected to each of the side frame and the thigh holding portion and generates force that increases the angle between the side frame and the thigh holding portion.
US10166676B1	Kinesthetic teaching of grasp parameters for grasping of objects by a grasping end effector of a robot Some implementations are directed to methods and apparatus for determining, based on sensor data generated during physical manipulation of a robot by a user, one or more grasp parameters to associate with an object model. Some implementations are directed to methods and apparatus for determining control commands to provide to actuator(s) of a robot to attempt a grasp of an object, where those control commands are determined based on grasp parameters associated with an object model that conforms to the object. The grasp parameter(s) associated with an object model may include end effector pose(s) that each define a pose of a grasping end effector relative to the object model and/or translational force measure(s) that each indicate force applied to an object by a grasping end effector, where the force is at least partially the result of translation of an entirety of the grasping end effector.
US10166675B2	Trainable modular robotic apparatus Apparatus and methods for a modular robotic device with artificial intelligence that is receptive to training controls. In one implementation, modular robotic device architecture may be used to provide all or most high cost components in an autonomy module that is separate from the robotic body. The autonomy module may comprise controller, power, actuators that may be connected to controllable elements of the robotic body. The controller may position limbs of the toy in a target position. A user may utilize haptic training approach in order to enable the robotic toy to perform target action(s). Modular configuration of the disclosure enables users to replace one toy body (e.g., the bear) with another (e.g., a giraffe) while using hardware provided by the autonomy module. Modular architecture may enable users to purchase a single AM for use with multiple robotic bodies, thereby reducing the overall cost of ownership.
US10166669B1	Extendable and retractable wrench An extendable and retractable handle pipe wrench, particularly for drain clean-outs, where the handle sections are reinforced to increase wrench torque capacity with additional technology and where at least one of the handle sections is separable to reduce the overall handle length in tight quarters.

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