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| US10174787B2 |
Motion guide apparatus
A motion guide apparatus ensures that a retaining portion retains a rolling element. A rolling element retainer having retaining portions that prevent a rolling element from falling out of a movable body, the retaining portions extending along a loaded rolling element rolling portion, is incorporated in the movable body of the motion guide apparatus. End plates are formed integrally with the retaining portions. Fall prevention portions to reduce the widths of openings between the retaining portions are provided to center parts of the retaining portions in a length direction thereof. The fall prevention portions are padding portions integrated with the retaining portions, the padding portions rising in such a manner as to reduce the widths of the openings, and/or projections integrated with the retaining portions, the projections touching the movable body in such a manner that the center parts of the retaining portions bend toward a track member. |
| US10174782B2 |
Structure for preventing falling of fastening nut of portable power working machine, and method for attaching fastening nut to cover
A structure for preventing the falling of a fastening nut of a portable power working machine that can reliably prevent loss of the nut while suppressing the production and component costs, allows for easy operation of attaching a nut anchor member to a cover, and can increase the maintenance property, suppress damage and failures, increase the durability, and reduce the size and weight; and a method for attaching the fastening nut to a cover are provided. The structure includes a nut locking member, which is inserted through a bolt insertion hole from a back surface side of a cover so that movement of the nut locking member to a front surface side is prevented, and has a split cylindrical shape with elastically deformable leg-like piece portions; an anchoring cylindrical portion with a predetermined length functioning as a nut anchor member, the anchoring cylindrical portion being provided in a protruding manner and coaxially with the nut on a seating surface side, being adapted to be inserted through the bolt insertion hole, and being relatively difficult to elastically deform with respect to the nut locking member. A protruding end of the anchoring cylindrical portion of the nut has formed continuous therewith a hook portion that bends inward along its entire periphery. Each end of the leg-like piece portion of the nut locking member has formed continuous therewith a locking claw portion that bends outward to lock the hook portion. |
| US10174777B2 |
Joint assembly with reinforcing member and foam
A joint assembly that includes first and second joint members is provided. The joint assembly includes a reinforcing member that has an outer surface that defines a plurality of cavities. Foam is located in the joint members and engages the reinforcing member such that the foam is located in the cavities of the reinforcing member. Additionally or alternatively, the joint assembly may be constructed so that the inner surface of the first joint member defines a plurality of cavities. Foam is located in the joint members and engages the inner surface of the first joint member so that it is located in the cavities of the first joint member. Various methods of manufacturing and treating the joint assembly are also provided. |
| US10174773B2 |
Clamping device for being connected to frame of bicycle carry rack
A clamping device for a bicycle carry rack includes a tube with a first clamp unit and a second clamp unit respectively located on two ends thereof. A fastening unit includes a pin which is connected between the first and second clamp units. The first clamp unit includes a clamping slot and an entrance which communicates with the clamping slot. The entrance guides the frame of a bicycle carry rack into the clamping slot. The first clamp unit has a restriction recess for receiving a head of the pin, the other of the pin is threadedly connected to a knob. The head of the pin is removed from the restriction recess when the second clamp clamps, and the first clamp unit is pivotable relative to the pin, and to clamp the frame of the bicycle carry rack by its clamping slot via the entrance. |
| US10174770B2 |
System and method of hydraulic energy recovery for machine start-stop and machine ride control
A hydraulic control system for a machine is provided. The hydraulic control system includes a fluid reservoir and a pump motor. The pump motor is fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir. The pump motor is configured to provide pressurized fluid and to receive fluid to provide a power output to the shaft. The hydraulic control system further includes an actuator and an accumulator fluidly coupled to the pump motor and the actuator. The hydraulic control system further includes an accumulator valve and a controller. The accumulator valve is fluidly coupled between the accumulator and the pump motor. The controller is in communication with the pump motor and the accumulator valve. The controller is configured to detect an operator command to operate the power source; determine pressure at the accumulator; and selectively move the accumulator valve to fluidly connect the accumulator with the pump motor. |
| US10174769B2 |
Shred and shear pump
The present invention is a pump used for applications where a solid is present in wastewater and other liquids that requires cutting and reduction in size so as to pass the solid through the inlet to the outlet of the pump. The pump has a pump casing with an inlet and an outlet formed therein. A drive unit rotates a drive shaft extending axially through the pump casing to an impeller and a cutter bar. The pump is further configured with a radial cutter ring assembly positioned adjacent the cutter bar and the inlet providing a shredding cutting action of solids between the rotating cutter bar sliding past a radial cutter ring assembly held stationary, e.g. cutting blades formed in an edge of the cutter bar rotate across an internal surface of the radial cutter ring assembly. The pump also has an axial cutter ring assembly with one or more blades forming openings adapted for the passage of solids from the inlet to the outlet to provide a shearing cutting action of solids by a rotation of an upper surface of the cutter bar sliding past an axial cutting surface of the blades of the axial cutter ring assembly. The shred and shear pump may be configured with a plurality of slots on the internal surface of the radial cutter ring assembly to hold woven fibrous material for the shredding cutting action. The pump also features improved optimized flow, cutting and reducing solids in the form of woven fibrous materials, and adjustability of the cutter housing for precision and wear adjustment. |
| US10174768B2 |
Centrifugal blower and method of assembling the same
A centrifugal blower assembly includes a housing defining an interior space and an impeller configured to channel an airflow within the interior space. The blower assembly also includes a motor coupled to the impeller and configured to rotate the impeller about an axis. The motor includes a motor shell and a motor mounting assembly coupled to the motor. The motor mounting assembly includes an end shield coupled to the motor and a plurality of mounting arms coupled to the end shield. At least a portion of at least one mounting arm extends axially along the motor such that a continuous radial gap is defined between the at least one mounting arm and the motor shell. |
| US10174766B2 |
Diffuser for a forward-swept tangential flow compressor
A diffuser for a forward-swept tangential flow compressor comprises a substantially circular space (24) for receiving a compressor impeller (14), a plurality of micro-volutes (42) adjacent to and surrounding the circular space (24), a plurality of diffuser channels (38), each diffuser channel (38) having an entrance and a discharge, and a collection volute (28), the entrance of each diffuser channel (38) extending from an associated micro-volute (42) tangentially of the circular space (24), and the collection volute (28) transitioning from the discharge of one of the diffuser channels (38), the other diffuser channels discharging into the collection volute (28), and the collection volute (28) incorporating an exit aperture (30). |
| US10174765B2 |
Outlet housing for cabin air compressor
An outlet housing for an aircraft cabin air compressor includes a volute comprising radially inner and outer portions, and having first, second, third, and fourth circumferential regions. The first circumferential region is between the fourth and second circumferential region. The second circumferential region is between the first circumferential region and the third circumferential region. The third circumferential region is between the second circumferential region and the fourth circumferential region. A portion of the volute in the first circumferential region has a first wall thickness. A portion of the volute in the second circumferential region has a second wall thickness. A portion of the volute in the third circumferential region has a third wall thickness. A portion of the volute in the fourth circumferential region has a fourth wall thickness. |
| US10174764B2 |
Fan with nozzle retainer
Described is a fan assembly comprising a body comprising an inlet, an outlet, and means for generating an air flow. The fan assembly also comprises a nozzle mountable on the body for receiving the air flow from the body and for emitting the air flow and a nozzle retaining means for releasably retaining the nozzle on the body. The nozzle retaining means has a first configuration in which the nozzle is retained on the body and a second configuration in which the nozzle is released for removal from the body. The fan assembly also comprises a manually actuable member located on the nozzle for effecting movement of the nozzle retaining means from the first configuration to the second configuration. |
| US10174762B1 |
Sealless downhole system with magnetically supported rotor
An electric stator surrounds a rotor and is configured to cause the rotor to rotate or generate electricity in the electric stator when the rotor rotates. The electric stator is spaced from the rotor and defines a first annular fluid gap in-between that is in fluid communication with an outside environment exterior the electric machine. A radial bearing includes a first portion coupled to the rotor and a second portion coupled to the electric stator. The first portion is spaced from the second portion defining a second annular fluid gap in-between that is in fluid communication with the outside environment exterior the electric machine. |
| US10174760B2 |
Gear pump
A gear pump has first and second meshing gears for pumping a fluid. The gear pump further has a first electrical motor having a first rotor, a first stator and first coil windings. The gear pump further has a second electrical motor having a second rotor, a second stator and second coil windings. The first rotor is operatively connected to the first gear and the second rotor is operatively connected to the second gear such that each gear is rotated by its respective rotor. The first and second coil windings are energized by respective and separate first and second electrical power circuits such that the first and second meshing gears can be driven independently of each other. |
| US10174759B2 |
Dual pump system
Provided is a dual pump system including: a dual pump provided with a plurality of chambers independent from each other, wherein an input and an output port are provided in each of the chambers; a plurality of output lines connected to the output ports of the plurality of chambers, respectively; and a switching valve that is provided in an output line of one side of the plurality of output lines, enables a fluid to flow to the output line when operating in one direction, and enables the fluid to be drained to an oil pan through a bypass line branched from the output line when operating in the other direction. |
| US10174757B2 |
Oil pump having extension portions that reduce the effect of #the collapse of bubbles in the oil
In an oil pump, an inner rotor and an outer rotor rotate to discharge the oil through a discharge port. The discharge port has an outer extension portion located on a radially inner side with respect to a root circle of the outer rotor and on a radially outer side of a tip circle of the outer rotor and an inner extension portion located on the radially inner side with respect to the tip circle of the outer rotor and on the radially outer side with respect to a root circle of the inner rotor. An inter-tooth chamber facing a partitioning portion that partitions the suction port from the discharge port comes into communication with the outer extension portion and the inner extension portion. Then, a tip seal portion defining the inter-tooth chamber intersects an outer edge of an opening of the discharge port. |
| US10174756B2 |
Reciprocating compressor valves arrangement
The present relation relates to the technological field of compressors. Problem to be solved: The current reciprocating compressors valves arrangements includes valves whose flexion area suffer from direct interference of the body disposed immediately over said valve. Such feature, besides damaging de valve movement, further causes wear phenomena on the flexion areas of the valve, which can result in critical fault of the valve and consequently of the compressor. Resolution of the problem: It is revealed a valve arrange whose end valve capable of moving includes a flexion area previously defined and intentionally misaligned with any contact area of the body immediately disposed over the valve. |
| US10174751B2 |
Pump chamber for a peristaltic pump
The invention relates to a pump chamber (1) for a peristaltic pump, the pump chamber (1) comprising an elongate cavity (1.1) defined between an elastically deformable chamber wall (1.2) and a rigid chamber (1.3) wall, wherein the elastically deformable wall (1.2) and the rigid wall (1.3) are arranged as a one-piece part by two-component injection molding. The invention also refers to a method for producing the pump chamber (1) for a peristaltic pump, the method comprising a two-component injection molding of the elastically deformable wall (1.2) and the rigid chamber wall (1.3) thereby forming them as a one-piece part. |
| US10174748B2 |
Air pump having concealed pressure gauge
An air pump device includes a housing having a barrel, a grasping device engaged in the housing for grasping an inflation valve to the housing selectively, a pumping mechanism coupled to the barrel of the housing for generating a pressurized air to the compartment of the housing, and a pressure gauge device engaged within the pumping mechanism for indicating a pressure in the chamber of the barrel and for preventing the pressure gauge device from being exposed. The pumping mechanism includes a tubular member having one end portion coupled to the barrel, and the tubular member includes a space for receiving the pressurized air from the tubular member. |
| US10174746B2 |
Piston drive assembly
A piston drive assembly, including: a housing enclosing each of: a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder having an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the other cylinders; a plurality of pistons, one piston in each cylinder; a wobble plate connected to each of the plurality of pistons; a swashplate rotatably fixed to a drive shaft such that the drive shaft can rotate the swash plate or the swash plate can rotate the drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft extends through the entire length of the housing. |
| US10174742B2 |
Method for controlling a wind park
The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind park comprising several wind power installations to feed electrical power into an electrical AC grid at a point of common coupling (PCC). The method comprises feeding a 3-phase current at a point of common coupling, identifying a grid voltage on the point of common coupling, comparing the grid voltage that was identified on point of common coupling with at least one predetermined set point value, determining set point values for wind power installations depending on a comparison conducted to meet a stability criterion on point of common coupling, passing the determined set point values to plant control units of the individual wind power installations, and producing electrical current at each of the wind power installations depending on the predetermined set point values to be jointly fed in on point of common coupling. |
| US10174739B2 |
Floating energy generating platform with horizontal lift
A device for extracting energy from flowing fluid is provided. First and second buoyant lateral side members are provided. A fluid turbine is disposed between and below the lateral side members. At least one support extends from each side member to the turbine. At least one adjustable length support connects to the first and second side members, the at least one adjustable length support being adjustable between a minimum length and a maximum length. When a length of the adjustable length support adjusts toward the minimum length the first and second side members move closer together to thereby lower the turbine relative to the lateral side members. When the length of the at least one adjustable length support adjusts toward the maximum length the first and second side members move away from each other to thereby raise the turbine relative to the lateral side members. |
| US10174738B2 |
Control device for a vehicle
A control device suitable for use in a vehicle (such as, for example, for a glow plug of a vehicle) includes an electrically conductive element having a first end in electrical connection with a first solder joint and a second end in electrical connection with a second solder joint. A center region of the electrically conductive element is in electrical connection with a vehicle power source via an electrical connector node at the center region. When a temperature at the first solder joint exceeds a threshold temperature and a temperature at the second solder joint is below the threshold temperature, electrical connection at the first solder joint is broken and electrical connection at the second solder joint is not broken. |
| US10174734B2 |
Fuel-injection system having a fuel-conducting component, a fuel injector and a suspension mount
A suspension mount for fuel-injection systems is used to connect a fuel injector to a fuel distributor. A connecting body having an accommodation space is provided, a fuel connector of the fuel injector being able to be disposed at least partially in the accommodation space. In addition, a joining body is provided that is disposed, at least in sections, partially in at least one recess of the connecting body, the recess being connected to the accommodation space, and on which the fuel connector is able to be supported along a longitudinal axis of the accommodation space. The joining body also has an elastically deformable element, the elastically deformable element being disposed in such a way that the joining body permits elastic support of the fuel connector on the connecting body at least along the longitudinal axis. A fuel-injection system having such a suspension mount is also indicated. |
| US10174729B2 |
Injector for a fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine and fuel supply system
An injector for a fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine, namely for a common rail fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine which is formed in particular as a large diesel internal combustion engine or ship's diesel internal combustion engine, having an injection nozzle, a control valve and a retaining body. The injection nozzle and the control valve form a clamped composite, and the composite formed of the injection nozzle and control valve can be mounted on the retaining body as a unit and disassembled from the retaining body as a unit. |
| US10174728B2 |
Heat storage device
A heat storage device including a fuel tank holding a fuel to be combusted in an engine, a heat storage vessel including a heat storage material that dissipates heat by adsorbing or chemically reacting with a fuel gas that has been vaporized, and that stores heat by desorption by heating the fuel gas, a first flow path to feed the fuel from the fuel tank to the heat storage vessel, and a second flow path to feed the fuel gas from the heat storage vessel to the engine. |
| US10174725B1 |
Fuel pump coolant cap assembly
A fuel pump coolant assembly includes a fuel pump cap having a flanged bottom surface and a fuel pump support structure. A fuel cooling ring disposed between the fuel pump cap and the fuel pump support structure, wherein a sealed coolant cavity is formed by a portion of an external surface of the fuel pump support structure and an internal surface of the fuel cooling ring. |
| US10174722B2 |
Fuel vapor recovering structure
A fuel vapor recovering structure for a vehicle, the vehicle having a side member extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a cross member extending along a vehicle width direction, includes: a canister attached to the side member for absorbing a fuel evaporation gas in a fuel tank of the vehicle; and an atmosphere communicating pipe having a first end connected to the canister, and a second end opened to the atmosphere and inserted in the cross member. |
| US10174720B2 |
Engine
Provided is an engine that suppresses the occurrence of knocking or an accidental fire, which makes it possible to perform the operations of premixed compression self-ignition. Regarding the present invention, an engine includes a reforming cylinder, which is a fuel reforming device, and the reforming cylinder is connected to an intake pipe and an EGR pipe via a supply pipe and connected to the intake pipe via an exhaust pipe, and a primary fuel injection device is provided that injects fuel to the mixture of intake air and exhaust gas supplied to the reforming cylinder through the supply pipe. |
| US10174718B2 |
Combustion operated impulse drive unit
A combustion management device for generating a thrust burst to impart a physical impulse. In operation, a combustion chamber, defined by a valve unit (33), is primed to a set pressure and fueled by fuel injectors (23). An ignitor (22) then initiates combustion. Under force of combustion, the valve unit is moved, pulling an exhaust valve (18) from an exhaust port (16), releasing combustion products as thrust. Work may be derived from the travel of the valve unit, independent of the thrust generated. After combustion, a return mechanism returns the valve unit to the start position, ready to repeat the process. Simple design, and valve operations needing little more than pressure differentials to function, make for simplified construction, and more modular applications. |
| US10174717B2 |
Thrust reverser track lock detection
A nacelle may include a track lock for a thrust reverser. The track lock may comprise a track lock blade which prevents the thrust reverser from accidentally deploying. The track lock blade may comprise a pressurized blade chamber which receives hydraulic fluid through a bore in a piston. In the event of failure of the track lock blade, the hydraulic fluid may leak from the track lock blade and be apparent upon visual inspection. |
| US10174711B2 |
Piston for internal combustion engine
A piston that moves reciprocally in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine and has a piston skirt that makes sliding contact with the inner wall of the cylinder. Solid lubrication parts are provided on the sliding-contact surface of the piston skirt. The solid lubrication parts include at least one type of silver, silver alloy, copper, or copper alloy, and at least one type of carbon material or carbide ceramics. |
| US10174705B2 |
Internal combustion engine control device and internal combustion engine control method
A control device of an internal combustion engine includes an estimating means adapted to estimate an amount of a mixture of fuel and oil dispersing according to a movement of a piston within a cylinder; and a limiting means adapted to limit an upper limit torque (UT) of an internal combustion engine according to the estimated amount of the mixture. |
| US10174700B2 |
Onboard control device
To quickly determine whether or not the propulsive force of a vehicle drive source is abnormal. The onboard control device pertaining to the present invention has a drive manipulated variable detection unit for detecting or estimating a drive manipulated variable manipulated by a driver in order to impart a propulsive force to a vehicle, a command value calculation unit for calculating a command value for a drive source of the vehicle on the basis of the drive manipulated variable, a propulsive force control unit for controlling the propulsive force of the drive source on the basis of the command value, operating state detection units for detecting or estimating the operating states of the drive source, a drive manipulation rate of change calculation unit for calculating the rate of change in drive manipulation, an operating state rate of change calculation unit for calculating the rate of change in the operating state, and an abnormality detection unit for detecting abnormalities in at least the drive source on the basis of the rate of change in drive manipulation and the rate of change in the operating state. |
| US10174699B2 |
Exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine
When the air fuel ratio dither control is carried out, an air fuel ratio of a mixture in each of one or more lean cylinders and one or more rich cylinders is controlled so that an average value of an air fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the three-way catalyst becomes a predetermined target exhaust gas air fuel ratio. At this time, the air fuel ratio dither control is carried out by setting, as the one or more rich cylinders, at least a cylinder for which a degree of uniformity of the flow speed distribution of exhaust gas, which is a degree of uniformity of the flow speed distribution of exhaust gas discharged from that cylinder on a cross section of the three-way catalyst, is the lowest in the cylinder group of an internal combustion engine. |
| US10174697B2 |
Fuel supply device for LPDI engine and start control method of LPDI engine having the fuel supply device
A fuel supply device for a liquefied petroleum direct injection (LPDI) engine in which liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is directly injected into a combustion chamber and a start control method of an LPDI engine having the fuel supply device, wherein the high pressure fuel pump receives and compresses fuel to a pressure higher than a pressure at which fuel has been supplied, wherein the high pressure fuel rail buffers and supplies fuel to a direct injector that injects fuel directly into a combustion chamber, wherein the return line is connected to the supply line through the high pressure fuel pump to form a low pressure line, allowing a surplus portion of fuel supplied to the high pressure fuel pump from the fuel tank to return to the fuel tank, and wherein a first valve is disposed on the return line to control the flow rate of returning fuel. |
| US10174695B2 |
Control device for internal combustion engine
When switching an operation mode from a stoichiometric mode to a lean mode, a rich spike that supplies excessive fuel relative to a theoretical air-fuel ratio is executed. If the temperature of the SCR is greater than or equal to an upper limit temperature at a time of the switching, after execution of the rich spike, the switching to the lean mode is executed after executing transient control that makes the EGR rate higher than EGR rate in the lean mode and makes the in-cylinder air-fuel ratio an air-fuel ratio between the theoretical air-fuel ratio and the air-fuel ratio in the lean mode. |
| US10174694B2 |
Method of optimizing vehicle performance based on countershaft acceleration
The present disclosure provides a method of controlling input torque of a powered vehicle. The vehicle includes a transmission having an input shaft, an output shaft, and a countershaft. The method includes providing input torque to the input shaft, determining a rotational acceleration of the countershaft, and measuring vehicle speed. The method also includes determining a threshold based on the measured vehicle speed. The measured countershaft acceleration is compared to the threshold and the input torque is controlled based on the result of the comparison. |
| US10174693B2 |
Predictive tachometer profile generation during idle revving events
Methods and systems are provided for generating a predictive tachometer profile at a tachometer of a vehicle. An engine speed offset can be generated based on an engine acceleration and an accelerator pedal position rate. A predictive tachometer profile displayed at the tachometer can then be generated based on the engine speed offset and an actual engine speed. |
| US10174691B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling EGR flow during transient conditions
Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include a divided exhaust engine with at least one primary EGR cylinder and a plurality of non-primary EGR cylinders. The systems, apparatus and methods control the amount of recirculated exhaust gas in a charge flow in response to EGR fraction deviation conditions. |
| US10174690B2 |
Auxiliary-machine control device, control system, turbocharger, control method, and program
An auxiliary-machine control device equipped with: a command-value acquisition unit for acquiring an operation command value for a device to be controlled and an allowable range for the operation amount of control means for controlling the operating state of the device to be controlled; an operation-amount calculation unit for calculating the operation amount for the control means on the basis of the acquired operation command value; and an operation-amount determination unit for outputting the calculated operation-amount signal to the device to be controlled if the operation amount calculated by the operation-amount calculation unit falls within the allowable range, and outputting an upper-limit value or a lower-limit value for the operation-amount allowable range if the calculated operation amount falls outside of the allowable range. |
| US10174684B2 |
Method of controlling continuously variable valve timing system for limp-home
A method of controlling a continuously variable valve timing system, may include determining whether there is an error of a position of a cam, performing a passive control based on a value learned about a position of the cam during previous driving when it is determined that there is an error of the position of the cam, determining whether a motion of the continuously variable valve timing system is stopped while the passive control is performed based on the value learned about the position of the cam during the previous driving, learning the stopping position of the continuously variable valve timing system when it is determined that the motion of the continuously variable valve timing system is stopped, and learning a position for limp-home of the continuously variable valve timing system and then controlling the continuously variable valve timing system to the learned position for the limp-home. |
| US10174681B2 |
Gas bleed arrangement
A gas bleed arrangement for a gas turbine engine. The gas bleed arrangement includes an annular casing defining a main gas flow path. The annular casing has a plurality of bleed ducts each defining a respective bleed flow path. The arrangement further includes a blocking element having at least one aperture. The blocking element is moveable to align the at least one aperture at least partly between the main gas flow path and at least one of the bleed flow paths to control fluid communication between the main gas flow path and the at least one of the bleed flow paths through the aperture. |
| US10174680B2 |
Gas turbine engine with distributed fans and bypass air mixer
A gas turbine engine comprises a plurality of distributed fan rotors. A gas generator has a core fan rotor. at least one compressor rotor. at least one gas generator turbine rotor, and a combustion section. A fan drive turbine is downstream of the at least one gas generator turbine rotor. A shaft is configured to be driven by the fan drive turbine, the shaft engaging gears to drive the plurality of distributed fan rotors. The core fan rotor delivers a portion of air into the at least one compressor rotor, and a portion of bypass air into a bypass duct which bypasses the gas generator. The bypass air mixes with products of combustion downstream of the at least one gas generator turbine rotor. |
| US10174678B2 |
Bowed rotor start using direct temperature measurement
A bowed rotor start mitigation system for a gas turbine engine is provided. The bow rotor start mitigation system includes a controller operable to receive a speed input indicative of a rotor speed of the gas turbine engine and a measured temperature of the gas turbine engine. The controller is further operable to drive motoring of the gas turbine engine by oscillating the rotor speed within a motoring band for a motoring time based on the measured temperature when a start sequence of the gas turbine engine is initiated. |
| US10174676B2 |
Rotary machine, method of assembling rotary machine, and method of performing maintenance of rotary machine
In a rotary machine, a method of assembling a rotary machine, and a method of performing maintenance of a rotary machine, a combustor casing as an outer casing configured from upper and lower casings defining a half split shape, an intermediate shaft cover as an inner casing configured from upper and lower casings defining a half split shape and supporting a combustor in the combustor casing, and a pressing support mechanism configured to press and support a portion to be fit of the combustor casing and a fitting portion of the intermediate shaft cover in an axial direction of a rotor are included. |
| US10174673B2 |
Portable green power systems
A portable green power system is disclosed that is capable of generating electric power based on green technologies (i.e., environmentally friendly) of high performance, low emissions, and low noise. The portable power system consists of three key design features including a free-floating shaft, an electric motor assisted airblast injector and four concentric channel flows. The engine is partitioned into separate channels or passages for the compressed air, hot gases, recuperation, and the engine case and are organized into four concentric channels for portable design and easy maintenance considerations. The concentric channel design also facilitates fully developed flow in each channel for reduction of vibration and noise. The four concentric channels include turbine concentric channel, compressor concentric channel, recuperator concentric channel and engine case concentric channel. Two-way bypass rings are used for cross flows among these concentric channel flows. |
| US10174670B2 |
Multi-stage electric centrifugal compressor and supercharging system for internal combustion engine
A multi-stage electric centrifugal compressor and a supercharging system for an internal combustion engine with a driving unit of a rotational shaft that can be readily controlled when a single-shaft and two-stage centrifugal compressor is employed is provided. A multi-stage electric centrifugal compressor includes: an electric motor; and a pair of centrifugal compressors coupled to either side of the electric motor, the pair of centrifugal compressors comprising a low-pressure stage compressor and a high-pressure stage compressor connected in series. The low-pressure stage compressor and the high-pressure stage compressor are formed to have different pressure ratios from each other. |
| US10174667B1 |
Prechamber ignition device for internal combustion engines and method
A prechamber ignition device for a spark-ignited internal combustion engine has a prechamber in fluid communication with a main combustion chamber by way of a plurality of ports. An outer opening of each of the plurality of ports is formed in an exterior surface of a prechamber body and circumferentially offset from a corresponding inner opening formed in an interior surface of the prechamber body, the interior surface forming a prechamber wall having a taper that assists in maintaining velocity of a charge of air and fuel to displace a flame kernel from a spark gap in the prechamber such that quenching of the flame kernel is prevented. |
| US10174659B2 |
Switchable radiative energy harvesting systems
Switchable radiative energy harvesting systems and methods of harvesting radiation are disclosed. A system includes an optical filter that includes at least one of an active material and a passive material. The optical filter is switchable between a shield mode and a harvesting mode such that the at least one of the active material and the passive material is in a reflecting state during the shield mode such that the optical filter blocks passage of radiation from a thermal emitter to a thermophotovoltaic cell and a transmitting state during the harvesting mode such that that the optical filter allows the radiation to pass from the thermal emitter to the thermophotovoltaic cell. |
| US10174658B2 |
Flow diverter to mitigate deposits in a doser cone
A mixer for a vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer housing that defines an interior cavity for engine exhaust gases, and which includes a doser opening formed within a wall of the mixer housing. A cone has a cone inlet opening aligned with the doser opening and a cone outlet into the interior cavity. A cylindrical member surrounds at least a portion of the cone and includes at least one window opening. At least one diverter duct is fixed to the mixer housing and has a first duct end open to the interior cavity and a second duct end at least partially overlapping the at least one window opening such that a portion of the engine exhaust gases in the interior cavity is directed to enter the first duct end, flow through the at least one window and then flow into the cone inlet opening to be mixed with a fluid injected through the doser opening. |
| US10174657B2 |
Plasma SCR system
A plasma selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: an exhaust pipe connected to an engine to communicate exhaust gas; a plasma burner installed in a first bypass line connected to the exhaust pipe, and configured to supply fuel to discharged plasma and form flame; a urea solution injector installed in the first bypass line at a rear side of the plasma burner, and configured to inject a urea solution to exhaust gas heated by the flame and generate ammonia; and an SCR catalyst installed in the exhaust pipe at a rear side of the urea solution injector, and configured to reduce a nitrogen oxide included in the exhaust gas with the ammonia. |
| US10174654B2 |
Muffler and method for manufacturing same
An internal combustion engine exhaust system muffler (1) has a housing (2) within which two chambers (3) are formed with an inner panel (4) arranged therebetween. The inner panel (4) has at least one collar (8) at the edge, which has an outer side (9) facing the housing (2), and wherein the housing (2) has, on an inner side (11), in the area of the inner panel (4), at least one contour (12), which faces the collar (8) and with which the collar (8) is in contact. Reduced noise generation, reduced wear as well as prolonged service life can be achieved with the outer side (9) of the collar (8) forming a cone structure (10) in profile and the contour (12) of the housing (2) forms a cone structure seat (13) with a complementary cone profile and with which the cone (10) is flatly and non-positively in contact. |
| US10174652B2 |
Emission signature modification device
An emission signature modification device for modifying an acoustic signature of an exhaust gas stream, including an exhaust gas guiding device that guides the exhaust gas stream in the flow direction thereof from an inlet area to an outlet area. An active acoustic emission modification device modifies the acoustic emission of the exhaust gas stream in predetermined operating states. If an actuator system of the active acoustic emission modification device is designed such that in a circumferential direction, the actuator system is surrounded by more than 30% of the guided exhaust gas stream, the actuating system can be protected against harmful influences from the environment by way of the exhaust gas guiding device on the one hand, and on the other hand, the required space signifier can be reduced as compared to a lateral, external arrangement of the actuating system. |
| US10174649B2 |
Cylinder block with integrated oil jacket
An engine block, an engine subassembly, and method for providing and manufacturing an engine block. The engine block includes a plurality of cylinder barrels positioned in the engine block, at least one oil jacket channel formed in the engine block, and an oil inlet port positioned in a peripheral wall of the engine block and connected to the at least one oil jacket channel. The at least one oil jacket channel includes a plurality of curved channel sections. Each curved channel section in the plurality of curved channel sections extends about at least a portion of a circumferential portion of a respective cylinder barrel in the plurality of cylinder barrels. The at least one oil jacket channel extends between adjacent cylinder barrels of the plurality of cylinder barrels in the engine block. |
| US10174647B2 |
Oil drain structure of valve timing adjusting device for internal combustion engine
An oil drain structure of a valve timing adjusting device for an internal combustion engine is provided to adjust a valve timing of at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve by a torque of a cam shaft and a pressure of a working fluid. The oil drain structure of the valve timing adjusting device includes a rotation preventing means to suppress a position change between a rotor and a housing by regulating a relative rotation of the rotor with respect to the housing. |
| US10174644B2 |
Multipart rotor for a hydraulic camshaft adjuster with a supply of oil to the pressure chambers through the vanes
A hydraulic camshaft adjuster (1) with a stator (2) in which a rotor (3) is rotatably arranged. A vane (4) which protrudes radially outwards is provided on the rotor (3), the vane being provided with a pressure chamber delimiting side (7). A pressure chamber supply groove (10) is arranged so as to extend on a separation plane which separates the rotor (3) into two halves in order to supply a hydraulic medium to a pressure chamber formed by the rotor (3) and the stator (2), the pressure chamber supply groove (10) having an outlet (11) in the pressure chamber delimiting side (7) of the vane (4). |
| US10174642B2 |
Method and system for variable cam timing device
Methods and systems are described for an engine with a cam torque actuated variable cam timing phaser. Phaser positioning control is improved by reducing inaccuracies resulting from inadvertent spool valve and/or phaser movement when the spool valve is commanded between regions. In addition, improved spool valve mapping is used to render phaser commands more consistent and robust. |
| US10174640B1 |
Modified Goswami cycle based conversion of gas processing plant waste heat into power and cooling with flexibility
A system includes a waste heat recovery heat exchanger configured to heat a heating fluid stream by exchange with a heat source in a crude oil associated gas processing plant; and a modified Goswami energy conversion system. The modified Goswami energy conversion system includes a first group of heat exchangers configured to heat a first portion of a working fluid by exchange with the heated heating fluid stream; and a second group of heat exchangers configured to heat a second portion of the working fluid. The modified Goswami energy conversion system includes a rectifier configured to receive the heated first and second portions of the working fluid and a third portion of the working fluid and to output an overhead discharge stream and a liquid stream, the third portion of the working fluid being at a lower temperature than the heated first and second portions of the working fluid. The modified Goswami energy conversion system includes a cooling subsystem including one or more cooling elements configured to cool a chilling fluid stream by exchange with the overhead discharge stream; and a turbine configured to generate power from the liquid stream of the working fluid. |
| US10174637B2 |
Device and method for mounting or dismantling, replacement and maintenance of a can-combustor
The present invention concerning of a device for mounting or dismantling, replacement and maintenance of a can-combustor of a gas turbine engine including an assembly tool or assembly tool with additional frame having at least one lifting beam, at least one linear driver, wheels, at least one eccentric rolling hook for fixation of the gas turbine housing, optionally spacers for building the interface to the can-combustor, adapters, lifting points for the main crane. The eccentric rolling hook is connected to the gas turbine housing by giving in axial or quasi-axial direction a force for mounting or dismantling the can-combustor from the gas turbine housing. |
| US10174636B2 |
Compressor assembly for gas turbine
A compressor assembly, and more in general relates to a compressor for a gas turbine providing a solution that teaches to locate within a cavity formed by the outer casing of the compressor and the inner vane carrier a separator element, or membrane, such to divide the cavity into two sub-cavities. This advantageously results in a more flexible design with respect to the positioning of the flange blow-off extractor and to the cavity sizing, as the flange position is not necessarily the boundary for the flow anymore as it would be without the separator element. |
| US10174635B2 |
Rolling element bearing configured with a gutter and one or more fluid passages
A rolling element bearing includes a plurality of rolling elements that are arranged circumferentially around an axis, and radially between a bearing inner ring and a bearing outer ring. The inner ring extends axially between a first end and a second end, and includes a plurality of passages that are fluidly coupled with a channel. The passages are arranged circumferentially around the axis. The channel extends axially into the inner ring from the second end, and includes a gutter that extends radially into and axially within the inner ring. |
| US10174633B2 |
Containment hook for composite fan case
According to one aspect, a fan blade containment apparatus for turbofan engines includes a containment hook and a fan case barrel. The containment hook and the fan case barrel are formed from composite materials, and the containment hook is attached to the fan case barrel such that the containment hook contains forward motion of a fan blade during a fan blade off event. The apparatus further includes the containment hook being arranged to shorten the axial length of the fan case barrel. |
| US10174631B2 |
Exhaust gas temperature sensing probe assembly
A temperature sensing probe having a tip and a first thermocouple junction located nearer the tip and a second thermocouple junction located nearer an attachment point for the temperature sensing probe assembly, and a housing positioned around at least a portion of the temperature sensing probe and having a set of inlet openings and having a set of exhaust openings, wherein a stream of air flows through the housing. |
| US10174616B2 |
Tensionable cable anchor assembly and a tensioning device for tensioning same
Disclosed is a cable anchor assembly including: a cable anchor body longitudinally extending between leading and trailing ends; a tensioning device with an outer member having first and second ends and a threaded through passage between the ends and an inner member which threadedly engages the threaded passage of the outer member and fixedly attached to the cable anchor body at or towards the trailing end; a faceplate engaging the cable anchor body between the leading end and the tensioning device. In use, with the cable anchor body inserted in a borehole and anchored therein, the faceplate positioned against a rock face and the first end of the outer member abutting the faceplate, the outer member is rotatable relative to the inner member, causing the inner member to move within the passage towards the second end of the outer member, drawing on the cable anchor body, tensioning the body. |
| US10174613B2 |
Effective porosity determination for tight gas formations
A disclosed effective porosity determination method for tight gas formations includes: obtaining a core sample sealed in a pressure-maintaining core vault during transport out of the borehole; coupling the core vault to a collection chamber; based at least in part on measured pressure, temperature, and fluid volumes in the collection chamber, deriving the number of moles of gas retrieved with the core sample; and combining the number of moles with a downhole pressure, a downhole temperature, and a downhole core sample volume to determine an effective porosity of the tight gas formation. A system embodiment includes: a coring tool having a core vault with a seal to provide pressure-preserved transport of a core sample from a tight gas formation; a collection chamber that attaches to the core vault to measure volumes of fluids and gas; and a processing unit that responsively determines an effective porosity of the tight gas formation. |
| US10174611B2 |
Mud pulse telemetry systems and methods using receive array processing
Mud pulse telemetry systems and methods may employ a downhole pulser to encode a digital telemetry data stream as pressure fluctuations in a fluid flow stream. An arrangement of spatially separated sensors acquire pressure-responsive measurements at multiple positions within the plumbing of a drill rig. A receiver collects and digitizes the measurements from the spatially separated sensors and subjects them to a principal components analysis (PCA) to determine those one or more basis vectors associated the telemetry signal. The PCA process may employ decomposition of a spatial correlation/covariance matrix or a temporal-spatial correlation/covariance tensor. The selected basis vector(s) are then used to obtain the telemetry signal for demodulation into the telemetry data stream. |
| US10174609B2 |
Establishing electrical communication with out-of-casing components
A method and system according to which electrical communication is established between a primary circuit positioned inside a downhole tubular and a secondary circuit positioned outside the downhole tubular. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes positioning the secondary circuit outside the downhole tubular, the secondary circuit including a magnetically permeable secondary core and a secondary winding extending proximate the secondary core; positioning a primary circuit inside the downhole tubular, the primary circuit including a magnetically permeable primary core and a primary winding extending proximate the primary core; and supplying electrical power and/or data to the primary winding with an electrical source so that a magnetic flux is channeled through the primary and secondary cores to induce an electromotive force in the secondary winding, thus establishing electrical communication between the primary and secondary circuits to transfer power and/or data therebetween. |
| US10174608B2 |
Installation for intervention in a well comprising a neutron generator, and method associated therewith
An installation for intervention in a well, comprises a lower assembly comprising a neutron generator and a power source electrically connected to the neutron generator; a surface assembly comprising one or more safety devices, each safety device being either in a safe state or an unsafe state; and a communication module that connects the lower and surface assemblies. The surface assembly also comprises a surface transmitting device for transmitting data to the downhole assembly via the communication module including a first transmitter for transmitting an activating command, where the first transmitter transmits the activating command only if each of the safety device is in a safe state, and a second transmitter for transmitting a stopping command, where the second transmitter transmits the stopping command if one of the safety device is in an unsafe state. |
| US10174606B2 |
System and method for caliper calibration
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a system and method to calibrate calipers of a downhole tool. Specifically, a calibration tool includes a substantially cylindrical calibration ring. The calibration tool also includes a finger coupled to the calibration ring. The finger is configured to engage with the downhole tool such that the calibration ring is mounted to the downhole tool and is coaxial with a tool axis of the downhole tool. |
| US10174604B2 |
Ultrasonic cement and casing thickness evaluation
Methods and systems for logging a wellbore having a casing are described. Acoustic energy, typically ultrasonic acoustic energy, is used to stimulate reverberation of the casing at a harmonic (for example, the second or third harmonic) of the resonance frequency of the casing. One or more acoustic sensors are used to measure acoustic signals generated by the casing reverberation. Parameters of the casing are calculated based on the measured acoustic signals adjusted by an adjustment factor determined by the particular harmonic. The use of harmonics instead of the fundamental resonance frequency allows wellbores with casings having walls thicker than 0.625 inches to be logged. |
| US10174597B2 |
Subsurface injection of reject stream
Recovering oil from a subterranean formation is disclosed, comprising processing a source water to produce a processed water stream and a reject water stream; injecting a first fluid into an injection well toward a first downhole exhaust, wherein the first fluid comprises the processed water stream; and injecting a second fluid into the injection well toward a second downhole exhaust, wherein the second fluid comprises the reject water stream or a produced water stream, wherein the first fluid is separated from the second fluid within the injection well; and producing oil via a production well. |
| US10174593B2 |
System and method for coarsening in reservoir simulation system
System and method for implementing a reservoir simulation system are described. One embodiment is a computer-implemented method of coarsening a fine grid including a plurality of fine gridblocks, the fine grid representing a geological model having at least one discontinuity therein. The method comprises grouping a number of fine gridblocks together to form coarse gridblocks, wherein at least one of the coarse gridblocks is a nonstandard-shaped gridblock; and calculating a transmissibility for each pair of adjacent coarse gridblocks in which at least one gridblock of the coarse gridblock pair is a nonstandard-shaped gridblock. The calculating comprises calculating a transmissibility for each pair of adjacent fine gridblocks; mapping each of the fine gridblock pairs to a coarse gridblock pair; and for each gridblock pair, summing the transmissiblities of the fine gridblock pairs mapped thereto. |
| US10174592B2 |
Well stimulation and cleaning tool
A subterranean well stimulation and cleaning tool comprising an upper chamber, a splitter, at least two diffuser legs having proximal ends in fluid communication with the upper chamber and distal ends in fluid communication with a lower chamber, and a laterally disposed crossover channel connecting the at least two diffuser legs between the proximal and distal ends, whereby fluid pulses are generated inside the upper chamber from a substantially constant fluid flow received into the tool from the well surface and are alternately directed through the at least two diffuser legs and into the lower chamber, where the fluid pulses are intensified prior to discharging them from the tool through a nose block or other device disposed downstream of the tool. |
| US10174590B2 |
Toe valve
An actuator for a downhole tool includes first, second, and third sleeves. The first sleeve obstructs a first port in a body of the downhole tool when the first sleeve is in a first position. The third sleeve obstructs a second port in the body when the third sleeve is in a first position, and the second and third sleeves are in one-way engagement with one another. A biasing member is positioned between the first sleeve and the third sleeve. The first sleeve is configured to move from the first position and toward the third sleeve in response a pressure communicated through the first port. When the pressure is reduced after the first sleeve is moved toward the third sleeve, the biasing member forces the first sleeve back toward the first position, which causes the third sleeve to permit fluid communication through the second port. |
| US10174587B2 |
Fluid flow sensor
Apparatus and methods are described for autonomously controlling fluid flow in a tubular in a wellbore. A fluid is flowed through an inlet passageway into a biasing mechanism. A fluid flow distribution is established across the biasing mechanism. The fluid flow distribution is altered in response to a change in the fluid characteristic over time. In response, fluid flow through a downstream sticky switch assembly is altered, thereby altering fluid flow patterns in a downstream vortex assembly. The method selects based on a fluid characteristic, such as viscosity, density, velocity, flow rate, etc. The biasing mechanism includes a semi-doughnut-shaped wall contour element formed along one side. |
| US10174586B2 |
Electronically-actuated cementing port collar
A cementing port collar has an opening sleeve biased from a closed position to an opened position relative to the collar's exit port, and a first restraint temporarily holds the opening sleeve closed. The collar also has a closing sleeve biased from an opened position to a closed position, and a second restraint temporarily holds the closing sleeve opened. During cementing, the first restraint is electronically activated with a first trigger to release the opening sleeve opened so cement slurry can pass out of the collar's exit port to the borehole annulus. When cementing is completed, the second restraint is electronically activated with a second trigger to release the closing sleeve closed to close off the collar to the borehole so the cement can set. The restraints can include bands of synthetic fiber, which are burned by fuses activated by a controller of the collar responding to passage of RFID tags. |
| US10174585B2 |
Self-regulating surplussing check valve
A check valve assembly (100, 200) is provided for subsea applications. The check valve assembly comprises a housing (102, 202), having an inlet port (106, 206) and an outlet port (108, 208) forming an internal fluid passageway through the housing; a valve member (112, 212), moveable within the internal fluid passageway between a first position, where fluid flow through the internal fluid passageway is prevented, and a second position, where fluid flow through the internal fluid passageway is permitted; a biasing member (110, 210), adapted to urge the valve member into the first position at a predetermined cracking force, and a pressure interface (116, 216). The pressure interface operatively links the valve member and an external fluid of a region exterior of the check valve assembly so as to provide a supplemental force, proportional to the ambient pressure of the external fluid, adapted to urge the valve member towards the first position. |
| US10174584B2 |
Safety systems for isolating overpressure during pressurized fluid operations
An overpressure safety system for use with a distribution of pressurized fluid associated with hydrocarbon production operations includes a safety valve in fluid communication with a main bore of a fluid control manifold assembly. The safety valve has a blocking condition where the safety valve blocks a flow of pressurized fluid through the safety valve, and a venting condition where the safety valve provides a fluid flow path for the pressurized fluid at a set overpressure to pass through the safety valve. A valve member is moveable within the safety valve between a first position where a pressure side of the valve member blocks the flow of the pressurized fluid at a pressure below the set overpressure from passing through the safety valve, and a second position where the valve member provides a fluid flow path for the pressurized fluid at any pressure to pass through the safety valve. |
| US10174577B2 |
Sealing element wear indicator system
A seal assembly for use in a pressure containment device for containing a fluid pressure in an annular space around a drill string while allowing the drill string to rotate in the pressure containment device. The seal assembly includes a seal comprising and an inner surface and a tubular body, and a wear sensor embedded in the tubular body. The wear sensor emits an alert signal when the inner surface of the seal has been worn away by a preset amount. |
| US10174576B2 |
Well string stripper and stabilizer
A stabilizer for a pipe being removed from a well comprises a body formed of body segments where the body segments are separable to allow the body to open and be wrapped around the pipe. The stabilizer has a first annular seal formed by first seal elements within the body for receiving and stripping the pipe, and may have a second annular seal. The body segments may be hinged together about a hinge that may be configured to limit the movement of the body segments relative to each other. The hinge may comprise an interdigitated first and second row of fingers. |
| US10174573B2 |
Downhole actuator device
A downhole actuator device comprises a central shaft formed with external threads; a sleeve formed with internal threads and placed substantially concentrically around the shaft; and an electromotor arranged to rotate at least a first one of said shaft and said sleeve so that a second one of said shaft and said sleeve may be moved linearly relative to the first one of said shaft and said sleeve. The actuator further comprises a plurality of roller screws that are rotatingly supported between the shall and sleeve in engagement with said external threads on the shaft and said internal threads on the sleeve. |
| US10174564B1 |
Method and apparatus for cleaning an oil and gas well riser assembly with multiple tools simultaneously
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for cleaning an oil and gas well riser section or assembly on location offshore that includes a larger diameter central pipe and a plurality of smaller diameter pipes that are spaced radially away from the central larger diameter pipe. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for cleaning oil and gas well riser sections wherein a specially configured cap or pair of caps are fitted to the ends of the riser which enable pressure washing cleaning tools (or a camera) to be inserted into and through a selected one of the pipes including either a smaller diameter of the pipes or the central larger diameter pipe and wherein the cap continuously collects spent cleaning fluid and debris, allowing the cleaning process to be done on location without transporting the riser section back onshore. In one embodiment, a specially configured back out preventer can be used to prevent inadvertent backwards travel of the cleaning tool during cleaning. |
| US10174563B2 |
Real-time variable depth of cut control for a downhole drilling tool
A drill bit is disclosed. The drill bit includes a bit body and a plurality of blades on the bit body. A cutting element is located on one of the plurality of blades and is communicatively coupled to a depth of cut controller (DOCC) located on the one of the plurality of blades. The DOCC is coupled to the cutting element such that the DOCC moves in response to an external force on the cutting element. |
| US10174559B1 |
Apparatus for selective placement of auger or rod type anchors
An apparatus and method for selectively placing either an auger type or a ground rod or rod type anchor into the earth includes a machine frame that supports an elongated housing. The housing has upper and lower end portions. An anchor holder is positioned at the lower end of a tubular member rotatably mounted in the housing for holding an auger type anchor and rotating it during placement. If a ground rod or rod type anchor is selected, a drive that is offset from the housing central longitudinal axis drives the rod into the earth and without rotating the rod. |
| US10174551B2 |
Rail for a covering for an architectural opening
A weighted rail is provided that skews and/or counterbalances an associated shade member to counteract an asymmetric force applied to the rail by the shade member. The rail may include an independent weight that is at least partially positioned rearwardly of a longitudinal axis of the rail, thereby counterbalancing a force applied to the rail by the shade member that tends to rotate the rail about its longitudinal axis. Additionally, or alternatively, the weight may be movable along a length of the rail to counterbalance a force applied to the rail by the shade member that tends to rotate the rail about an axis that is orthogonal to its longitudinal axis and to the plane of the shade member. The rail is attachable to a variety of shade members including, but not limited to, shade members having multiple panels attached to each other with a plurality of vanes. |
| US10174549B1 |
Universal omni adaptor
A universal omni adaptor includes a connection board as a main body. The connection board includes a board main body, a first connection section and a second connection section. The board main body is for installing a blind assembly thereunder. The board main body is formed with several breakage slits, whereby the connection board can be broken along one of the breakage slits to shorten the length in adaptation to different sizes of windows, whereby the blind can be installed on different sizes of windows. The first and second connection sections are formed with toothed stripes at different heights, whereby the decorative panel can be selectively assembled in a higher position or a lower position for installation on different sizes of windows to speed the installation of the blind assembly. |
| US10174546B2 |
Shade adjustment notification system and method
The system includes information and data from analysis systems about optimal window covering positions that is communicated to building occupants. The analysis system communicates information to the occupant via the occupant's client computer to allow the occupant to fully or partially adjust the position of a manual shade or motorized shade, without the need for the analysis system to fully or partially electronically control the shades. The system may also adjust window covering systems and other systems to ensure desired or optimal daylight exposure in order promote optimal circadian functionality in the occupants. |
| US10174545B2 |
Fabric fire rated door
A fabric fire rated door is described. The door utilizes a fire resistant fabric curtain with an end lock attachment. A tubular steel shaft is driven by an internal tube motor. The shaft is supported to minimize deflection. Single door shafts can also be joined together with a coupler shaft to create infinitely wide doors. The coupler shaft is spring loaded to act as a take up reel for a coupling curtain which will overlap each adjacent single door shaft. All curtains are attached to the same bottom bar. A hood covers the shaft, curtain, and the supports that run across the width of the door. The curtain travels over these horizontal supports as it drops down through the hood opening. The horizontal supports keep the curtain in position for proper seal during a fire/smoke event. |
| US10174544B2 |
Corner key for extruded windows and doors
A corner key includes a heel and at least one leg extending along an axis from the heel. The at least one leg includes a retention element and a lifting cam such that upon insertion into a frame member the lifting cam induces a bending stress in the retention element. |
| US10174543B2 |
Pocket door system
A pocket door system for inhibiting an animal from passing through a doorway includes a door frame is positioned within a wall. A door unit is slidably positioned within the wall. The door unit is biased into a closed position having the door unit extending across the door frame. Thus, the door unit may inhibit an animal from passing through the door frame. The door unit is selectively urged into an open position. Thus, the door unit facilitates the animal to pass through the door frame. |
| US10174538B2 |
Fixing device
A fixing device for fixing a second component part at a stationary first component part to be swivelable around a swiveling axis 2 having a cylinder that is displaceable transverse to the swiveling axis and filled with a fluid, a piston displaceably guided in the cylinder that divides the interior of the cylinder into a first working chamber and a second working chamber, with a first valve device that connects the first working chamber to the second working chamber when pressure in the first working chamber is higher than the pressure in the second working chamber, and a second valve device that connects the second working chamber to the first working chamber when pressure in the second working chamber is higher than the pressure in the first working chamber. |
| US10174536B2 |
Door hinge
A door hinge with at least one hinge axis, at least one holding arm that engages on the hinge axis and at least one contour, in which the at least one holding arm is supported on the contour with at least one section, retaining disks are arranged adjacent to the at least one holding arm and brake disks are arranged adjacent to the contour in order to generate a holding torque that is dependent on the opening angle, wherein the retaining disks and the brake disks engage into one another, and wherein at least the first holding arm, which is supported on the contour, is or can be stressed at least relative to the contour by a basic clamping force. |
| US10174535B2 |
Hinge module and electronic device using the same
A hinge module assembled to a first body and a second body of an electronic device and including a first rotating shaft assembled to the first body and having a first limiting portion, a second rotating shaft movably and rotatably assembled to the second body, a linking member, a switching member, and a transmission couple is provided. The second rotating shaft is fixed to the linking member and has a second limiting portion. The first rotating shaft is rotatably assembled to the linking member. The switching member movably passes through the linking member. The first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are located at two opposite ends of a moving path of the switching member to be interfered therewith. The transmission couple is respectively disposed at the second rotating shaft and the second body. |
| US10174524B2 |
Electronic deadbolt lock
A deadbolt lock assembly including a retractable and extendable deadbolt, a housing, an outside member movably mounted on the housing and being normally disconnected from the deadbolt, and an operator input device on the housing, with the operator input device connecting the member to the deadbolt in response to presentation of an appropriate credential, such that a force applied to the member by the operator is mechanically transmitted to the deadbolt to move the deadbolt. |
| US10174522B2 |
Vending machine lock with motor controlled slide-bar and hook mechanism and electronic access
An enhanced slide and hook locking mechanism control system for vending machines and the like that utilizes a reversible motor and worm gear drive that operates the slide and book mechanism. The worm drive is coupled to the slide through a crankshaft type of interconnection. Or as alternatives, the slide means can be gear driven or it may be connected using push-pull type of cable or rod. An electronic control with a microcomputer interface drives the motor control and the system may be operated by a keypad or a remote wireless control device. |
| US10174521B2 |
Disc tumbler lock assembly
A disc tumbler lock assembly includes a lock cylinder inserted in a lock cylinder chamber of a lock housing, the lock cylinder being formed with a disc cavity and a lug groove; inner locking discs each having a first key hole with a first locking tooth therein, a side of each inner locking disc being formed with a first latch notch and a first lug located in the lug groove; outer locking discs each having an inner locking disc room and a second key hole with a second locking tooth therein, a side of each outer locking disc being formed with a second latch notch and a second lug located in the lug groove; the inner and outer locking discs being arranged in pairs, a corresponding one of the inner locking discs being disposed in the inner locking disc room of a corresponding one of the outer locking discs. |
| US10174509B2 |
Flooring system including a material displaying dilatant properties, and methods for installation of an athletic flooring system
A flooring system includes at least two discrete layers, the at least two discrete layers including at least a first discrete layer, wherein at least a portion of the least a first discrete layer includes a first material displaying dilatant properties, at least a second discrete layer. A method for assembly of an athletic flooring system includes installing at least a first discrete layer, wherein at least a portion of the least a first discrete layer includes a first material displaying dilatant properties and installing at least a second discrete layer. |
| US10174505B1 |
Roofing debris collection apparatus
A roofing debris collection apparatus having one or more gutter liners constructed to fit in an interior of a gutter to collect roofing debris; one or more debris chute drapes; and one or more drape support poles to maintain the debris chute drapes in a vertical angled orientation adjacent the gutter to guide roofing debris from a roof to the ground. Roofing debris is allowed to accumulate in the gutter liners or to fall off the roof on to the debris chute drapes and to slide from the debris chute drapes onto a tarp on the ground. The roofing debris is collected and removed by collecting the gutter liners from the gutter and gathering the tarp from the ground. The roofing debris collection apparatus allows for rapid collection and removal of roofing debris and protects the sides of a building from any damage that might be caused by the collection of roofing debris. |
| US10174503B2 |
Construction sheathing and methods of making and using same
A laminated building sheathing comprises a rigid foam board and a facer. The rigid foam board comprises a drainage pattern formed on a major surface of the foam board. The drainage pattern comprises a drainage channel. The facer is configured to cover the major surface of the rigid form board and to essentially conform to the drainage pattern. The facer is semi-permanently bonded to the drainage channel but permanently bonded to non-channel planar portions of the major surface. |
| US10174500B2 |
Jam assembly for use in association with an insulation system for buildings
A method of installing an insulation system proximate a jamb having steps of: providing a stud member adjacent an opening in a wall; providing and positioning an angle jamb member having a front panel portion and a side panel portion; providing a plurality of spaced apart bracket members; positioning and attaching at least one of the bracket members in a substantially parallel orientation relative to the stud member; and positioning each of a plurality of insulation panels between the at least one bracket member and the angle jamb, while being spaced apart therefrom. |
| US10174496B2 |
Deck bracket
A deck board support bracket includes a drainage channel in a top surface of the bracket and deck boards are secured in an end to end manner with a space between two deck board ends centered over the drainage channel. Water presented on the deck surface at two deck board ends passes therebetween and to one side of a supporting joist. The deck board support bracket can be used with various deck board fastening arrangements and preferably is made of an injection molded plastic material. |
| US10174489B2 |
Flush toilet apparatus
A flush toilet apparatus for discharging waste by a jet pump action is disclosed. The flush toilet apparatus has an overflow portion configured to overflow a portion of flush water flowing from a throat pipe into a water conduit into a reservoir tank so that when the flow rate of water flowing inside the throat pipe exceeds a predetermined specified flow rate, the flow rate of water supplied from the water conduit to a bowl portion is reduced to less than a predetermined specified flow rate. |
| US10174488B1 |
Sink stopper
A sink stopper may comprise an upper cap, a shaft, a pulling handle and a base. The base is configured to be installed in an upper portion of a pipe of a sink drain. Moreover, the base is adapted to cooperate with different sizes of gaskets to fit different sizes of pipes. The shaft has a first connecting section and a second connecting section to fit different sizes of connecting holes of a sink drain. Furthermore, the shaft has a tapered engaging section and a tightening section having the narrower diameter from top to bottom, so that, without external force, a C-shaped ring can firmly clamp on the engaging section or the tightening section, thereby preventing the upper cap from sliding. |
| US10174486B2 |
Pit extension
A pit extension includes an extension body, the extension body defining an extension bottom end and an extension top end, the extension body defining an extension inner surface and an extension outer surface, the extension inner surface defining an extension bore extending from the extension bottom end to the extension top end; and a plurality of legs, each leg of the plurality of legs comprising an attached portion and an extended portion, the attached portion of each leg attached proximate to the extension bottom end of the extension body, the extended portion of each leg extending downward from the extension bottom end, the extended portion of each leg configured to attach to a top end of a pit liner. |
| US10174485B2 |
System and method for providing reconfigurable input devices for a work vehicle
A system for providing reconfigurable input devices for a work vehicle may generally include a plurality of input devices configured to receive operator inputs associated with controlling the operation of a plurality of components. Each input device may include a light source. In addition, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the input devices. The controller may be configured to store an input device assignment for each of the components that assigns each input device to a respective one of the components. The controller may also be configured to transmit a control signal to each input device that causes the light source of each input device to produce colored light, wherein a specific color of the colored light produced by the light source of each input device provides a visual indicator of the input device assignment for each of the components. |
| US10174481B2 |
Shroud wear ring for a work vehicle
A fan assembly for a work vehicle includes a fan shroud defining an opening and a fan. The fan includes a rotor and one or more blades extending outwardly along a radial direction from the rotor. The fan assembly additionally includes a wear ring attached to the fan shroud and extending inwardly along the radial direction. The wear ring is configured to interact with tips of the blades to increase an efficiency of the fan assembly. |
| US10174474B2 |
Movable tsunami buffer dam
A movable tsunami buffer dam has a unit configured such that a plurality of separate units, each of which having a shape in which a frame made of a light material is sandwiched by a pair of plates made of a light material, is stacked with said plates disposed in a pile; and a locking member for locking said unit to a ground surface such that said unit can rise up from said ground surface and collapse onto said ground surface. The separate units has a structure in which water from a tsunami can advance into a space formed between said plates by said frame.A required thickness is ensured due to said unit being configured such that said separate units are stacked, and the manufacturing cost is reduced to a greater extent than in the case of a dam configured from a single separate unit of said required thickness, because the big size lumber for obtaining the units is very expensive. The unit is installed in a state of being collapsed on said ground surface at normal times, and when a tsunami arrives, said unit rising up due to the force of the tsunami and the buoyancy of the seawater, resisting the passage of the tsunami and reducing the power of the tsunami. |
| US10174471B2 |
Cable-barriers
A cable-barrier system that includes an anchor-body and terminal post which receive and retain one or more anchor-cables and are anchored to a footing to counter balance the force applied to the anchor body by one or more barrier-cables. The system also allows for the release of the anchor-cables during a collision by a vehicle. |
| US10174470B2 |
Electrically conductive carriageway marking
An electrically conductive carriageway marking includes a carrier strip, electrically conductive wires extending along the carrier strip, an electrically insulating covering layer covering the wires, a power feed formed by an interface connecting the wires to a supply line, and interfaces arranged spaced apart from each other along the carriageway marking and having electrical contact areas. The contact areas include contact elements protruding laterally from the carriageway marking, and the supply line is connectable to a first contact area of the wires and a second contact area of the wires by electrical contacts that can be tapped off. In the region of the contact areas the covering layer is formed by a detachable adhesive protective strip, and the protective strip is connected via predetermined break points or perforations to adjoining sections of the covering layer, and the wires are exposed by detaching the protective strip. |
| US10174467B1 |
Self-resetting friction-damping shock absorption bearing and shock absorption bridge
A self-resetting friction-damping shock absorption bearing and a shock absorption bridge. The shock absorption bearing includes a first bearing plate, a second bearing plate, a support panel, a friction member, a first shock absorption member, and a second shock absorption member. The first bearing plate is connected to the support panel, both ends of the friction member are respectively connected to the second bearing plate and one end of the support panel away from the first bearing plate, and the friction member can slide relative to the support panel and the second bearing plate. A shock absorption bridge including a self-resetting friction-damping shock absorption bearing is also provided. |
| US10174464B2 |
Ground contouring apparatus
An apparatus for contouring particulate material may include a frame and at least one drum rotatably mounted on the frame such that the drum rotates substantially freely with respect to the frame about a central longitudinal axis. The drum may have opposite inboard and outboard ends and an outer surface therebetween. At least one blade may extend about the drum and protrude outwardly from the outer surface of the drum, and the blade may have an outer edge with a radius measured from the central longitudinal axis in a plane oriented in perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the drum to the outer edge. The outer edge of the blade may have a helical shape and the radius of the outer edge may be less at the outboard end of the drum than the radius of the outer edge at the inboard end of the drum. |
| US10174459B2 |
Angled guide plate for a rail profile
An angled guide plate, in particular for rail fastening systems, includes a basic body that has an upper side and an underside, wherein the underside is designed for arranging on a further element, in particular a railway sleeper, whereas the upper side describes an opposite plane substantially transversely to the railway sleeper and wherein the angled guide plate consists of a guide region and a supporting region, wherein the guide region and the supporting region extend substantially parallel and adjacent to one another in a direction transverse to a track direction, and wherein the upper side and the underside are spaced apart from one another so that a thickness of the supporting region, as measured substantially perpendicularly to the underside, is larger, at least in part, than a thickness of the guide region. |
| US10174457B2 |
Modified nanocomposite material, method for its production and its application
A nanocomposite material with antimicrobial properties, based on cellulose packed with a mineral filler (zeolite) exchanged with silver, characterised in that the mineral filler is made up of Y-type zeolites, while silver occurs in a form bound with the zeolite matrix in the form of cations and, optionally, nanoparticles of reduced silver, as well as a method for preparation of such a material and its application for the wrapping of plants, works of art, archives and antique objects, as well as food, pharmaceuticals and animal fodder. |
| US10174456B2 |
Technique to improve paper machine cross-directional model predictive control performance by creating a measurement profile reference trajectory
Controlling a multiple-array, sheetmaking cross-directional process with a multivariable model predictive controller (MPC) employs a cost function incorporating a prediction horizon. The MPC provides a measurement profile target reference trajectory over the prediction horizon of the MPC cost function. Improved CD-MPC performance is achieved by employing a measurement profile target reference trajectory over the prediction horizon in the MPC cost function. A series of target profiles creates a reference trajectory to bring the cross-direction measurements smoothly from their current profile to the final target. By carefully designing the reference trajectory, the CD-MPC exhibits a good measurement response without aggressive control action. The current measurement target profile can be filtered through a first order plus deadtime process at each controller update and repeating the filter operation once for each step of the MPC prediction horizon generates a full reference trajectory for the profile. |
| US10174450B2 |
Reversible sequin pattern sheet
A reversible sequin pattern sheet includes a layer of fabric positionable substantially in a plane and a plurality of sequins each having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the sequins being arranged in an array. Each sequin includes an aperture extending between the first and second surfaces, at least a portion of the first and second surfaces of the sequins having different indicia thereon. A thread extending through each aperture is secured to the fabric layer for securing the sequins to the fabric layer and for allowing each sequin to pivot with respect to the fabric layer between a first position and a second position. The indicia are selected such that when the array is in the first position a first message is conveyed, and when the array is in the second position a second message is conveyed. |
| US10174449B2 |
Sewing machine
A sewing machine moves a presser foot up and down through a presser-bar lifting lever to depress a cloth. The lever is moved down by a stepping motor at a constant move-down amount. A compression spring is present between the stepping motor and the presser foot. The compression spring is compressed by some of the constant move-down amount of the lever, and applies, to the presser foot, pushing force canceling repulsive force from the depressed cloth. The move-down amount of the presser foot is detected by an encoder, and a thickness of the cloth is calculated by a cloth-thickness calculator. The cloth-thickness calculator performs calculation based on the move-down amounts at two timings in a time period at which the presser foot depresses the cloth and attempts to further move down. |
| US10174446B2 |
Polyolefin-based antistatic fiber, being a single component or a conjugate type fiber, and nonwoven fabric including the same
A polyolefin-based antistatic fiber, wherein a polyethylene resin com¬position containing polyethylene resin (A) obtained using a metal-locene catalyst and high molecular antistatic agent (B) forms a fiber surface, and the total amount (at 90° C. for 30 minutes) of volatile organic compounds having up to 20 carbon atoms is 10 ug/g or less. The polyolefin-based antistatic fiber may be in the form of a sheath-core type conjugate fiber in which the polyolefin resin composition forms the sheath. A nonwoven fabric formed from the polyolefin-based antistatic fiber, preferably having a defined surface resistance value, as well as a composite nonwoven fabric and formed body obtained using the nonwoven fabric are further disclosed. |
| US10174442B2 |
Polypropylene fibers and fabrics
This invention relates to polypropylene fibers and fabrics containing polypropylene fibers, the fibers comprising propylene polymers comprising at least 50 mol % propylene, said polymers having: a) a melt flow rate (MFR, ASTM 1238, 230° C., 2.16 kg) of about 10 dg/min to about 25 dg/min; b) a dimensionless Stress Ratio/Loss Tangent Index R2 [defined by Eq. (8)] at 190° C. from about 1.5 to about 30; c) an onset temperature of crystallization under flow, Tc,rheol, (as determined by SAOS rheology, 190° C., 1° C./min, where said polymer has 0 wt % nucleating agent present), of at least about 123° C.; d) an average meso run length determined by 13C NMR of at least about 55 or higher; and e) optionally, a loss tangent, tan δ, [defined by Eq. (2)] at an angular frequency of 0.1 rad/s at 190° C. from about 14 to about 70. |
| US10174440B2 |
Textile fibres and textiles from Brassica plants
Textile fibers and textiles produced from Brassica plants retain properties that are favorable for textile manufacture. Also described are textiles manufactured from the textile fibers produced from the Brassica plants which exhibit properties that are favorable for apparel and domestic applications, as well as industrial applications. Methods for producing the textile fibers from Brassica plants are further described. |
| US10174438B2 |
Apparatus for high pressure reaction
An apparatus for processing material at elevated pressure, the apparatus comprising: (a) two or more radial restraint structures defining an interior region configured to receive a processing chamber, the radial restraint structures being configured to resist an outward radial force from the interior region; (b) upper and lower crown members being disposed axially on either end of the interior region and configured to resist an outward axial force from the interior region; (c) a first axial restraint structure coupling the upper crown member and the lower crown member to provide axial restraint of the upper crown member and the lower crown; and (d) a second axial restraint structure compressing the two or more radial restraint structures to provide an axial restraint of the two or more radial restraint structures. |
| US10174432B2 |
Electroplating bath and method for producing dark chromium layers
The invention relates to methods and plating baths for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer on a workpiece. The trivalent chromium electroplating baths comprise sulphur compounds and the methods for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer employ these trivalent chromium electroplating baths. The dark chromium deposits and workpieces carrying dark chromium deposits are suited for application for decorative purposes. |
| US10174431B2 |
Electrochemical reduction device and method for manufacturing hydride of aromatic compound
An electrochemical reduction device includes an electrode unit, a power control unit, a concentration measurement unit, and a control unit. The electrode unit includes an electrolyte membrane, a reduction electrode, and an oxygen evolving electrode. The control unit controls the power control unit such that a current value I flowing through the reduction electrode and the oxygen evolving electrode satisfies Equation, I≤Imax (C). In Equation, a maximum current value Imax (C) is defined according to a concentration C of an aromatic compound obtained by the concentration measurement unit such that Faraday efficiency is to be a predetermined value or more. |
| US10174430B2 |
Si-containing high strength cold rolled steel sheet, method of producing the same, and automotive members
A Si-containing high-strength cold rolled steel sheet has a chemical composition comprising C: 0.02˜0.3 mass %, Si: 0.8˜2.0 mass %, Mn: 1.0˜5.0 mass % and the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities with a ratio of Si content to Mn content (Si/Mn) exceeding 0.4, and has a tensile strength TS of not less than 780 MPa, wherein a metallic structure of the steel sheet surface contains polygonal ferrite and/or bainitic ferrite having a Si concentration of not more than 3.0 mass % and a grain size of not more than 10 μm and does not have a Si-containing oxide layer on the steel sheet surface. |
| US10174428B2 |
Etchant, replenishment solution and method for forming copper wiring
An etchant for copper includes an acid and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic noncyclic compound, an aliphatic heterocyclic compound and a heteroaromatic compound. The aliphatic noncyclic compound is a saturated aliphatic noncyclic compound (A) including only two or more nitrogen atoms as heteroatoms, and 2 to 10 carbon atoms. The aliphatic heterocyclic compound is a compound (B) including a five-, six-, or seven-membered ring having one or more nitrogen atoms as one or more heteroatoms constituting the ring. The heteroaromatic compound is a compound (C) including a six-membered heteroaromatic ring having one or more nitrogen atoms as one or more heteroatoms constituting the ring. |
| US10174425B2 |
Non-aqueous compositions and articles using stannous alkoxides
A non-aqueous stannous alkoxide composition comprises: component (a) comprising a water-insoluble stannous alkoxide complex comprising stannous ions in an amount of at least 1 weight %, and a photocurable component (b), non-photocurable water-insoluble polymer component (c) having a molecular weight of at least 10,000, or both the photocurable component (b) and the non-photocurable water-insoluble polymer component (c). When photocurable component (b) is present, the non-aqueous stannous alkoxide composition further comprises photosensitizer component (d) that is different from all of components (a) through (c), in an amount of at least 1 weight %. These compositions can be used to prepare silver particles as “seed” catalysts in various articles that can then be used for other purposes such as electroless plating. |
| US10174423B2 |
Niobium-containing film forming compositions and vapor deposition of Niobium-containing films
Disclosed are Niobium-containing film forming compositions, methods of synthesizing the same, and methods of forming Niobium-containing films on one or more substrates via atomic layer deposition processes using the Niobium-containing film forming compositions. |
| US10174421B2 |
Coated tool
A coated tool is, for example, a cutting tool which is provided with a base material and a coating layer located on a surface of the base material, wherein a cutting edge and a flank surface are located on the coating layer, the coating layer has a portion in which at least a titanium carbonitride layer and an aluminum oxide layer having an α-type crystal structure are laminated in this order, and, with regard to a texture coefficient Tc (hkl) which is calculated on a basis of a peak of the aluminum oxide layer analyzed by an X-ray diffraction analysis, a texture coefficient Tc1 (0 1 14) as measured from a surface side of the aluminum oxide layer on a side of the flank surface is 1 or more. |
| US10174420B2 |
Method for forming oxide layer, laminated substrate for epitaxial growth, and method for producing the same
This invention provides a method for forming an oxide layer on a metal substrate, which enables manufacture of an oxide layer with improved crystal orientation in comparison with that of the outermost layer of a metal substrate. The method for forming an oxide layer on a metal substrate 20 via RF magnetron sputtering comprises a step of subjecting the crystal-oriented metal substrate 20 exhibiting a c-axis orientation of 99% on its outermost layer to RF magnetron sputtering while adjusting the angle α formed by a perpendicular at a film formation position 20a on the metal substrate 20 and a line from the film formation position 20a to a point 10a at which the perpendicular magnetic flux density is zero on the target 10 located at the position nearest to the film formation position 20a to 15 degrees or less. |
| US10174419B2 |
Gallium nitride sintered body or gallium nitride molded article, and method for producing same
The present invention provides a gallium nitride sintered body and a gallium nitride molded article which have high density and low oxygen content without using a special apparatus. According to the first embodiment, a gallium nitride sintered body, which is characterized by having density of 2.5 g/cm3 to less than 5.0 g/cm3 and an intensity ratio of the gallium oxide peak of the (002) plane to the gallium nitride peak of the (002) plane of less than 3%, which is determined by X-ray diffraction analysis, can be obtained. According to the second embodiment, a metal gallium-impregnated gallium nitride molded article, which is characterized by comprising a gallium nitride phase and a metal gallium phase that exist as separate phases and having a molar ratio, Ga/(Ga+N), of 55% to 80%, can be obtained. |
| US10174418B1 |
Method of preparing core/shell nanocomposite thin films
Ag/C crystalline nanocomposite films and a method of forming the films with controllable Ag/C molar ratios using a concurrent excimer laser-induced ablation of a silver target and a hydrocarbon gas under a vacuum atmosphere. Metal/Carbon nanocomposites prepared by concurrent irradiation of a metal target, in the presence of a hydrocarbon gas, during an excimer laser induced process. |
| US10174416B2 |
Chromium-based oxidation protection layer
A chromium-based oxidation protection layer for substrates that are subjected to high temperatures in which the layer includes a chromium-containing layer system that has a base layer and a functional layer, the base layer is situated between the substrate and the functional layer, the base layer contains at least mostly chromium nitride, and the functional layer contains chromium oxide. According to certain embodiments, the chromium-containing layer system has a functional layer having a multilayer structure that includes alters deposited individual layers A and B, the composition of the individual layers A differs from the composition of the individual layers B, the individual layers A contain at least mostly aluminum chromium nitride or chromium nitride, and the individual layers B contain at least mostly aluminum chromium oxide or chromium oxide or aluminum chromium oxynitride or chromium oxynitride. |
| US10174413B2 |
Al-based alloy plated steel material having excellent post-coating corrosion resistance
An Al-based alloy plated steel material includes: a steel material and a coating layer formed on a surface of the steel material, wherein the coating layer includes an Al-based alloy plating layer containing, in mass %, not less than 10% nor more than 50% Fe and not less than 3% nor more than 15% Si, and formed on the surface of the steel material; a layer containing ZnO and formed above a surface of the Al alloy plating layer; and a ZnAl2O4 layer with a thickness of not less than 0.05 μm nor more than 2 μm, formed between the Al alloy plating layer and the layer containing ZnO. |
| US10174412B2 |
Methods for forming vertically cracked thermal barrier coatings and articles including vertically cracked thermal barrier coatings
A method for forming a vertically cracked thermal barrier coating is disclosed including positioning an article relative to a heat source. The article includes a thermal barrier coating disposed on a first surface of a substrate, and the substrate includes a second surface distal across the substrate from the first surface. Heat is applied locally to at least one discrete portion of the second surface of the substrate. At least one vertical crack in the thermal barrier coating is formed disposed over the at least one discrete portion. An article is disclosed including a substrate and a vertically-cracked thermal barrier coating disposed on the substrate. The vertically cracked thermal barrier coating includes at least one vertical crack in the thermal barrier coating and at least one of a low density of less than 85% of a theoretical density for the thermal barrier coating and a selective crack distribution. |
| US10174411B2 |
High-strength steel sheet and production method therefor and high-strength galvanized steel sheet and production method therefor (as amended)
Provided is a high-strength steel sheet that has good chemical convertibility and good corrosion resistance after electro deposition painting despite high Si and Mn contents. Also provided are a method for producing the high-strength steel sheet, a high-strength galvanized steel sheet formed by using the high-strength steel sheet, and a method for producing the high-strength galvanized steel sheet. A steel sheet containing, in terms of % by mass, C: 0.03 to 0.35%, Si: 0.01 to 0.50%, Mn: 3.6 to 8.0%, Al: 0.001 to 1.00%, P≤0.10%, S≤0.010%, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities is annealed under condition under which a dew point of an atmosphere in a temperature zone of 550° C. or higher and A° C. or lower (A is a particular value that satisfies 600≤A≤750) inside an annealing furnace is controlled to −40° C. or lower. |
| US10174409B2 |
High performance AlSiMgCu casting alloy
An aluminum casting alloy has 8.5-9.5 wt. % silicon, 0.5-2.0 wt. % copper (Cu), 0.27-0.53 wt. % magnesium (Mg), wherein the aluminum casting alloy includes copper and magnesium such that 4.7≤(Cu+10Mg)≤5.8, and other elements, the balance being aluminum. Selected elements may be added to the base composition to give resistance to degradation of tensile properties due to exposure to heat. The thermal treatment of the alloy is calculated based upon wt. % composition to solutionize unwanted phases having a negative impact on properties and may include a three level ramp-up and soak to a final temperature followed by cold water quenching and artificial aging. |
| US10174403B2 |
Methods and apparatus for metal recovery from slag
A method for recovering metal values from a molten slag composition includes atomizing the slag with an oxygen-containing gas in a gas atomization apparatus, to produce solid slag granules. Oxygen in the atomizing gas converts metals to magnetic metal compounds, thereby magnetizing the metal-containing slag granules. These metal-containing slag granules are then magnetically separated. Larger amounts of metals may be removed by passing the molten slag through a pre-settling pan with an adjustable base, and/or discontinuing atomization where the metal content of the slag exceeds a predetermined amount. Solid slag granules produced by atomization may be charged to a recovery unit for recovery of one or more metal by-products. An apparatus for recovering metal values from molten slag includes a gas atomization apparatus, a flow control device for controlling the flow of atomizing gas, a control system, and one or more sensors to detect metal values in the slag. |
| US10174400B2 |
Method for recovering metals
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for recovering metals from metalliferous starting materials comprising steps of i) leaching the metalliferous starting material in chloride-based leaching liquor, ii) withdrawing from the leaching step i) aqueous chloride solution with dissolved metals, iii) recovering metal value from the aqueous chloride solution in a metal recovery process step, iv) neutralizing hydrogen chloride content of the aqueous chloride solution in the metal recovery process step with adding hydrolyzed ammonia to the process solution so as to form ammonium chloride, v) withdrawing ammonium chloride containing process solution to an ammonium regeneration step where calcium-containing reagent is added to generate calcium chloride and ammonia gas and recycling ammonia back to the metal recovery process step iii), vi) regenerating the CaCl2-solution with H2SO4 so as to provide a aqueous HCl solution for recycling to the leaching step i). |
| US10174399B2 |
High carbon steel wire rod and method for manufacturing same
A steel wire rod includes required amounts of chemical components and a remainder including Fe and impurities; in which the area ratio of pearlite in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction is 95% or more and a remainder includes a non-pearlite structure which includes one or more of a bainite, a degenerate pearlite, a proeutectoid ferrite and a proeutectoid cementite; the average block size of the pearlite is 15 μm to 35 μm and the area ratio of the pearlite having a block size of 50 μm or more is 20% or less; and the area ratio of a region where a lamellar spacing of the pearlite is 150 nm or less is 20% or less in a region within a depth from a surface of the steel wire rod of 1 mm or less. |
| US10174393B2 |
Steel sheet for can with high barrel-part buckling strength under external pressure and with excellent formability and excellent surface properties after forming, and process for producing same
A steel sheet containing C: 0.0005% or more and 0.0035% or less, Si: 0.05% or less, Mn: 0.1% or more and 0.6% or less, P: 0.02% or less, S: less than 0.02%, Al: 0.01% or more and less than 0.10%, N: 0.0030% or less, B: 0.0010% or more, in which the relationship B/N≤3.0 is satisfied and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and a microstructure in which the average integrated intensity f in the (111)[1-10] to (111)[-1-12] orientations on a plane parallel to a sheet surface at a position located at ¼ of the thickness of the steel sheet is 7.0 or more, in which an average ferrite grain size is 6.0 μm or more and 10.0 μm or less, and the relationships EAVE≥215 GPa, E0≥210 GPa, E45≥210 GPa, E90≥210 GPa, and −0.4≤Δr≤0.4 are satisfied. |
| US10174392B2 |
Method for producing cold-rolled steel sheet
A method for producing a high-tensile cold-rolled steel sheet includes subjecting a slab having a composition containing C: more than 0.020% and less than 0.30%, Si: more than 0.10% and 3.00% or less, and Mn: more than 1.00% and 3.50% or less to hot rolling wherein the roll draft of the final one pass is higher than 15%, and rolling is finished in the temperature region of Ar3 point or higher, optionally annealing wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet is heated to 300° C. or higher after being cooled to 780° C. or lower, coiling higher than 400° C. or lower than 400° C., cold rolling the hot-rolled steel sheet or the annealed steel sheet, and annealing wherein the cold-rolled steel sheet is soaked in the temperature region of (Ac3 point−40° C.) or higher, cooling to 500° C. or lower and 300° C. or higher, and holding in that temperature region for 30 seconds or longer. |
| US10174390B2 |
Microtreatment of iron-based alloy, apparatus and method therefor, and articles resulting therefrom
Iron-based alloys and articles in strips, sheets, workpieces and the like are converted into high strength steel with a minimum of cost, time and effort, including producing dual phase materials. This is achievable by extremely rapid micro-treating of low, medium, and high carbon iron-based alloys and articles by rapid heating and rapid cooling at least a portion of the alloy/article. This heating step involves nearly immediately heating the iron-based alloy to a selected temperature above its austenite conversion temperature. Then, the alloy is immediately quenched, also at an extremely fast rate, on at least a portion of the iron-based alloy in a quenching unit adjacent the heating unit. This procedure forms high strength alloy in a desired area, depending upon where the treatment was performed. |
| US10174387B2 |
Soybean markers linked to phytophthora resistance
This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for identifying the phytophthora resistant phenotype in soybean. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for performing marker-assisted breeding and selection of plants carrying one or more determinants of phytophthora resistance in soybean. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for detecting phytophthora resistance in soybean via the use of an amplification reaction. |
| US10174385B2 |
Assays and methods relating to the treatment of melanoma
The technology described herein relates to assays and methods for the diagnosis, prognosis, and/or treatment of melanoma, e.g. relating to measuring the level of neurophilin-2 (NRP-2) mRNA expressed in melanoma cells. In some embodiments, the level of NRP-2 can be normalized to the level of Melan-A (MART) mRNA. |
| US10174384B2 |
Use of the ZMIZ1 marker in directing treatment and predicting survival in cancer
The present invention relates to the field of cancer. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and compositions for treating cancer and predicting patient survival. In one embodiment, a method comprises (a) obtaining a biological sample from the patient; and (b) detecting hypermethylation of ZMIZ1 using primers that specifically bind to CpG island 139 at the alternative promoter of the ZMIZ1 gene. |
| US10174382B2 |
Breast cancer prognostication and screening kits and methods of using same
A genetic biomarker panel is provided for prognosing late onset ER+ breast cancer relapse, in a breast cancer survivor patient. Kits are also provided for measuring levels or the presence of an identified panel of genetic biomarkers. Methods are also provided for identifying a breast cancer survivor patient at a relatively high risk of suffering a breast cancer relapse within 8 years of diagnosis, and therefore suitable for treatment with an aggressive chemotherapeutic regimen. The method may also be used for identifying a breast cancer survivor patient not at high risk of suffering a breast cancer relapse within 8 years of diagnosis, and thus not suitable for treatment with an aggressive chemotherapeutic regimen. The genetic biomarker panel includes an oligonucleotide/nucleic acid sequence specific for the following genes: MKI67, SPAG5, ESPL1, PLK1, or a genetic panel for MKI67, SPAG5, ESPL1, PLK1 and PGR. |
| US10174380B2 |
Methods for predicting multiple myeloma treatment response
The present invention relates to a method of testing whether a patient suffering of myeloma will respond or not to a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) comprising: determining the expression level (ELi) of several genes G1-Gn selected from table A in a biological sample obtained from said patient comparing the expression level (ELi) determined at step i) with a predetermined reference level (ELRi) iii) calculating the HAS score trough the following formula wherein βi represent the regression β coefficient reference value for the gene Gi and Ci=1 if the expression of the gene Gi (ELi) is higher than the predetermined reference level (ELRi) or Ci=−1 if the expression of the gene (ELi) is lower than or equal to the predetermined reference level (ELRi) comparing the score HAS determined at step iii) with a predetermined reference value HASR v) and concluding that the patient will respond to the HDACi when the HAS score is higher than the predetermined reference value HASR or concluding that the patient will not respond to the HDACi when the HAS score is lower than the predetermined value HASR. HAS = ∑ i = 1 n β i × Ci ( I ) |
| US10174379B2 |
Method for detecting genes sensitive to low-level ionizing radiation, and gene detected by the method
A method for detecting genes sensitive to low-level ionizing radiation and genes detected by the method. More specifically, genes sensitive to low-level ionizing radiation and related to suppressing thymic cancer, discovered in a carcinogenic entity and verified in a normal entity are detected by subjecting a cancerous AKR/J mouse and a normal ICR mouse to low-level radiation. Thymus is collected therefrom, immunogenic and apoptotic genes are classified via microarray processing of the thymus. The genes are amplified and the levels of gene expression are measured. Thus, a gene having a specific reaction to radiation can be accurately detected by preventing the interference of confounding variables. |
| US10174378B2 |
Gene expression monitoring for risk assessment of apple and pear fruit storage stress and physiological disorders
The present invention is a tool for diagnosis and prediction using biomarker-based risk assessment for chilling-related disorders of Rosaceous fruit crops including apple and pear. Provided are methodology and genes whose relative and absolute expression can accurately indicate disorder risk throughout the production and supply chain of these crops. This technology describes a necessary and novel management tool for stakeholders producing, servicing, or retailing these crops. |
| US10174373B2 |
Nucleic acid amplification controls and kits and methods of use thereof
The invention provides components and methods for polymerase chain reaction assays. The assays minimize both handling of material and time spent running samples. For example, a single internal positive control (SPC) polynucleotide pair can provide a means to ensure proper nucleic acid purification for both RNA and DNA test targets. Additionally, standard cycling conditions for ali diagnostic tests allow the user to run both RNA and DNA targets side-by-side. |
| US10174371B2 |
Use of titanium nitride as an electrode in non-faradaic electrochemical cell
A nanopore cell includes a conductive layer. The nanopore cell further includes a titanium nitride (TiN) working electrode disposed above the conductive layer. The nanopore cell further includes insulating walls disposed above the TiN working electrode, wherein the insulating walls and the TiN working electrode form a well into which an electrolyte may be contained. In some embodiments, the TiN working electrode comprises a spongy and porous TiN working electrode that is deposited by a deposition technique with conditions tuned to deposit sparsely-spaced TiN columnar structures or columns of TiN crystals above the conductive layer. |
| US10174369B2 |
Methods for non-invasive prenatal ploidy calling
The present disclosure provides methods for determining the ploidy status of a chromosome in a gestating fetus from genotypic data measured from a mixed sample of DNA comprising DNA from both the mother of the fetus and from the fetus, and optionally from genotypic data from the mother and father. The ploidy state is determined by using a joint distribution model to create a plurality of expected allele distributions for different possible fetal ploidy states given the parental genotypic data, and comparing the expected allelic distributions to the pattern of measured allelic distributions measured in the mixed sample, and choosing the ploidy state whose expected allelic distribution pattern most closely matches the observed allelic distribution pattern. The mixed sample of DNA may be preferentially enriched at a plurality of polymorphic loci in a way that minimizes the allelic bias, for example using massively multiplexed targeted PCR. |
| US10174355B2 |
Method for glycosylation of ginsenoside using a glycosyltransferase derived from panax ginseng
The present invention relates to a uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glycosyltransferase protein which has glycosylation activity for a hydroxyl group at the C-20 position of a protopanaxadiol (PPD)- or protopanaxatriol (PPT)-type ginsenoside, and a method for glycosylation of UDP using the same. |
| US10174354B2 |
Recombinant Phe-free proteins for use in the treatment of phenylketonuria
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a recombinant Phe-free or Phe-low protein, the method comprising using B. subtilis or B. licheniformis as an expression system and/or a recombinant host cell into which a nucleotide encoding a recombinant Phe-free or Phe-low protein has been inserted into the genome. |
| US10174352B2 |
Methods for amplification of nucleic acids on solid support
The present invention provides methods for amplifying a nucleic acid from a sample containing a mixture of nucleic acids utilizing a solid support. Methods are provided utilizing user-defined primer oligonucleotides for directional amplification that assists in further manipulation of the target nucleic acid, such as sequencing. Methods are also provided utilizing blocker and displacer oligonucleotides for generating amplified target nucleic acids of defined length. One of these methods provides a first oligonucleotide and a second oligonucleotide affixed to a solid support or separate solid supports. The first oligonucleotide is blocked to prevent extension from the 3′-terminus and has a sequence complementary to a first portion of a target nucleic acid. The second oligonucleotide has a sequence that is identical to a second portion of the target nucleic acid. In this method, a sample is applied to the solid support and the target nucleic acid within the sample binds said first oligonucleotide. The solid support is then washed to remove unbound nucleic acids. A primer sequence containing a target binding region and a polymerase promoter sequence is then annealed to the bound target nucleic acid and extended producing a first duplex nucleic acid. The target sequence is then removed leaving a first nucleic acid that can now bind the second oligonucleotide. The second oligonucleotide is extended to produce a second duplex nucleic acid that contains a second nucleic acid. The second nucleic acid is then amplified by adding a polymerase. |
| US10174350B2 |
Genetically modified microorganism for producing medium-chain lauric acid and/or dodecanedioic acid and method of using thereof
Described herein are genetically-modified microorganisms for producing medium chain lauric acid and/or dodecanedioic acid and methods of using the microorganisms. The microorganisms contain a nucleic acid encoding an Umbellularia californica lauroyl ACP-thioesterase (BTE) operably linked to a promoter. |
| US10174346B2 |
Microorganisms engineered to produce phenol and its derivatives
Novel methods for the in vivo production of phenol from renewable substrates using a recombinant microorganism (FIG. 1). Additionally, methods for the in vivo production of catechol and cis,cis-muconic acid from renewable substrates using a recombinant microorganism are disclosed. A host cell expresses at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses isochorismate synthase activity, at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses isochorismate pyruvate lyase activity, and at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses salicylic acid decarboxylase activity. In the case of catechol, the host cell must additionally express at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses phenol 2-monooxygenase activity. In the case of cis,cis-muconic acid, the host cell must additionally express at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses phenol 2-monooxygenase activity and at least one gene encoding a polypeptide that possesses catechol-1,2-dioxygenase activity. |
| US10174341B2 |
Non-toxic HSV vectors for efficient gene delivery applications and complementing cells for their production
The invention provides a herpes simplex virus (HSV) vector that does not express toxic HSV genes in non-complementing cells and which comprises a genome comprising one or more transgenes, wherein the vector is capable of expression of a transgene for at least 28 days in non-complementing cells. The disclosed vectors include vectors having deletions in the genes ICP0, ICP4, TCP22, TCP27 and TCP47, or alternative inactivating mutations, or vectors which express one or more of these genes with modified kinetics. The invention also relates to viral stocks of the inventive vectors, compositions thereof suitable for use therapeutically or for in vitro applications, and methods relating thereto. In another aspect, the invention provides a complementing cell, in particular a U20S cell, engineered to express ICP4 and ICP27 when the cell is infected with HSV for the production of the inventive vector. Said cells are disclosed as naturally complementing ICP0. |
| US10174340B2 |
Identification and use of target genes for control of plant parasitic nematodes
The invention relates to identifying and evaluating target coding sequences for control of plant parasitic nematodes by inhibiting one or more biological functions, and their use. The invention provides methods and compositions for identification of such sequences and for the control of a plant-parasitic nematode population. By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the nematode, a reduction in disease may be obtained through suppression of nematode gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby. |
| US10174339B2 |
Modified plant defensins useful as anti-pathogenic agents
This disclosure relates generally to the field of anti-pathogenic agents, including a modified defensin molecule with anti-pathogen activity. Genetically modified plants and their progeny or parts expressing or containing the modified defensin and anti-pathogen compositions for use in horticulture and agriculture and as animal and human medicaments are also provided. |
| US10174336B2 |
Herbicide-tolerant plants
The present invention provides saflufenacil-tolerant plants. The present invention also provides methods for controlling the growth of weeds by applying saflufenacil to which the saflufenacil-tolerant plants of the invention are tolerant. Plants of the invention express a cytochrome P450 polypeptide, the expression of which confers, to the plants, tolerance to the saflufenacil. |
| US10174335B2 |
Cotton fibers with increased glucosamine content
An isolated nucleic acid molecule is provided comprising a nucleotide sequence which encodes a glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase from E. coli which is particularly suitable for expression in cotton plant cells. The invention also relates to plant cells or plants, in particular to cotton plant cells or cotton plants which produce an increased amount of positively charged polysaccharides in their cell walls. Furthermore methods and means are provided to increase the content of positively charged polysaccharides in the cell walls of cotton cells, in particular in cotton fibers. Fibers obtained from such cotton plants have an altered chemical reactivity which can be used to attach reactive dyes or other textile finish reagents to these fibers. |
| US10174334B2 |
Modified expression of prolyl-4-hydroxylase in physcomitrella patens
The field of the invention relates to a method for the production of a recombinant protein in a plant-based system comprising the steps of providing a plant-based system comprising a modulation for a plant endogenous prolyl-4-hydroxylase gene, delivering a gene encoding the recombinant protein into the plant-based system, and cultivating the plant-based system for the expression of the gene encoding the recombinant protein. The field of the invention further relates to a recombinant protein, which has been produced in a plant-based system. A plant-based system and use of the recombinant protein are also provided. |
| US10174331B2 |
Methods and compositions for nuclease-mediated targeted integration of transgenes
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for homology-independent targeted insertion of donor molecules into the genome of a cell. |
| US10174324B2 |
Treatment of Methionine sulfoxide reductase a (MSRA) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to MSRA
The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A (MSRA), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A (MSRA). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of MSRA. |
| US10174320B2 |
Downregulating miR-132 for the treatment of lipid related disorders
A method of treating a lipid-related disorder in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a polynucleotide agent which is substantially complementary to a nucleotide sequence of human miR-132, thereby treating the lipid related disorder in the subject. |
| US10174310B2 |
Increasing dynamic range for identifying multiple epitopes in cells
The invention provides methods, compositions, kits and devices for the detection of target molecules. In some embodiments, the invention allows for multiplexed target molecule detection. |
| US10174307B2 |
Performance enhancing genetic variants of E. coli
The invention provides mutant Escherichia coli cells that contain one or more mutations in one or more of the rpoB, hns/tdk, cor A, ygaZ, iap, metL, ygeW, and pyrE/rph genes (exemplified in Table 2A and 2B), which confer on the mutant in M9-glucose minimal media the phenotype of increased level of growth and/or increased glucose uptake rate and/or increased acetate production rate and/or increased biomass yield, compared to a control E. coli (such as wild type E. coli) that lacks the one or more mutations in the one or more genes. |
| US10174305B2 |
Microfluidic droplet encapsulation
Microfluidic devices and methods for the encapsulation of particles within liquid droplets are disclosed. The new methods and devices form 1-100 picoliter-size monodisperse droplets containing the particles, such as single cells, encapsulated in individual liquid droplets. The particles can be encapsulated in droplets of a fluid by passing a fluid containing the particles through a high aspect-ratio microchannel to order the particles in the fluid, followed by forming the fluid into droplets. The resulting fraction of the liquid droplets with a single particle (e.g., a cell) is higher than the corresponding fraction of single-particle liquid droplets predicted by Poisson statistics. |
| US10174300B2 |
Polypeptide
The invention relates to a polypeptide, a corresponding nucleic acid molecule, a construct and/or vector and/or cell comprising such nucleic acid molecule and/or a composition comprising said polypeptide, nucleic acid molecule, construct, vector and/or cell. The invention further relates to such composition for medical use, preferably for use in treating an infectious disease. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of said polypeptide, nucleic acid molecule, construct, vector, cell and/or composition as an antimicrobial, preferably as a food additive or disinfectant, or for detecting bacteria, preferably in a diagnostic application. |
| US10174299B2 |
Composition and formulation comprising recombinant human iduronate-2-sulfatase and preparation method thereof
A composition comprising recombinant iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) and a method for producing a purified recombinant IDS are provided. The glycosylation pattern and formylglycine content of the IDS composition are different from those of ELAPRASE® and have superior pharmaceutical efficacy and are safer than the conventional agent and thus can be effectively used for the therapy of Hunter Syndrome. |
| US10174292B2 |
Soluble HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein trimers
The present application relates to novel HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins which may be utilized as an HIV-1 vaccine immunogens, antigens for crystallization and for the identification of broad neutralizing antibodies. The present invention encompasses the preparation and purification of immunogenic compositions which are formulated into the vaccines of the present invention. |
| US10174291B2 |
Genetically stable oncolytic RNA virus, method of manufacturing and use thereof
In a method for manufacturing a modified enterovirus of ECHO 7 type by modification of native ECHO 7 virus, isolated by a known method from human feces and identified by genome sequence, the modification is performed initially conducting the virus adaptation in cancer cells, attenuated by anti-cancer agent dacarbazine, further passaging the modified virus in human embryonal fibroblast culture, followed by propagation in human melanoma cells and further passaging in human embryonal fibroblast culture, that was treated by ribavirin, isolation and purification by known method. The modified virus is suitable for treating various tumours. |
| US10174290B2 |
Method to increase the infectivity of virus particles
A method for enhancing infectivity of HCMV virus particles is provided. |
| US10174285B2 |
Methods of obtaining cell populations enriched with desired cells
Provided is a method including providing a population of cells including a target type of differentiated cells having a pre-identified cytoskeletal profile and at least one cell selected from undifferentiated cells, differentiating cells and differentiated cells being different from the target type of differentiated cells; and incubating the population of cells with a cytotoxic agent, in an amount and for a time period effective to form a modified population of cells including predominantly or consisting essentially of the target type of differentiated cells. The pre-identified cytoskeletal profile can include the presence of class III β-tubulin on neuronal cells and the population of cells includes neural cells and neuronal cells. |
| US10174284B2 |
Medium, for culturing corneal endothelial cells, containing conditioned medium from mesenchymal stem cells
[Problem] To provide, in order to manufacture cells to transplant into patients with corneal endothelial failure, a medium used to culture corneal endothelial cells obtained from human corneal tissue and grow said cells while maintaining the morphology thereof as corneal endothelial cells. [Solution] A medium containing a conditioned medium from mesenchymal stem cells; and a method in which said medium is used to culture corneal endothelial cells. |
| US10174280B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method providing fluid flow for cell growth
An apparatus, system and method providing a fluid flow suitable to grow and maintain living cells in the fluid flow are disclosed. The apparatus includes a fluid displacement apparatus capable of providing at least one of positive and negative displacement of the fluid and configured to indirectly displace the fluid, an in-line flow sensor configured to directly measure the fluid flow, and a feed-back control in communication with the fluid displacement apparatus and the in-line flow sensor, wherein the feed-back control is configured to continuously control the fluid flow in response to the flow sensor measurements. |
| US10174278B2 |
Valved, microwell cell-culture device and method
A valved microfluidics device, microfluidics cell-culture device and system incorporating the devices are disclosed. The valved microfluidics device includes a substrate, a microchannel through which liquid can be moved from one station to another within the device, and a pneumatic microvalve adapted to be switched between open and closed states to control the flow of fluid through a microchannel. The microvalve is formed of three flexible membranes, one of which is responsive to pneumatic pressure applied to the valve and the other two of which deform to produce a more sealable channel cross-section. The cell culture device provides valving to allow controlled loading of cells into the individual well of the device, and exchange of cell-culture components in the wells. |
| US10174277B1 |
Media tray system
A media tray system may include a tray having a base wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from the base wall and having an upper edge. The system may also include a cover having a top wall and a side wall extending downwardly from the top wall to extend about the perimeter wall of the tray when the cover is in a closed condition with respect to the tray, with the side wall having a lower edge. The system may further include a cover support structure located at the first end of the tray and the first end of the first end of the cover. The cover support structure may be configured to support the cover in an access condition permitting access to the tray interior of the tray through a gap formed between an upper edge of the tray and the lower edge of the cover. |
| US10174276B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for the fabrication of tissue utilizing UV cross-linking
Described herein are bioprinters comprising: one or more printer heads, wherein a printer head comprises a means for receiving and holding at least one cartridge, and wherein said cartridge comprises contents selected from one or more of: bio-ink, and support material; a UV light module for optionally exposing the contents of at least one cartridge to UV light; a means for calibrating the position of at least one cartridge; and a means for dispensing the contents of at least one cartridge. Also described herein are methods of using and bioprinting cartridges for such bioprinters. |
| US10174275B2 |
Thermally opening stable core/shell microcapsules
The present invention provides a microcapsule comprising a shell and a core. The core comprises at least one active ingredient and at least one surface-modified disintegrant. |
| US10174274B2 |
Cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine
The present invention relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine that is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials. |
| US10174272B2 |
Dispersant viscosity index improver-containing lubricant compositions and methods of use thereof
Lubricating oil compositions and methods of their use are provided herein. A lubricating oil composition as described herein includes a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, an amine-functionalized olefin copolymer dispersant viscosity index improver in an amount of from about 1.5 wt. % to 2.0 wt. % based on the weight of the lubricating oil composition, and a dispersant. The amine-functionalized olefin copolymer dispersant viscosity index improver includes a reaction product of an acylated olefin copolymer and a polyamine. The dispersant includes reaction product of components (A) a hydrocarbyl-dicarboxylic acid or anhydride having a number average molecular weight of from about 500 to about 5000 and (B) at least one polyamine, wherein the reaction product is post-treated with (C) an aromatic carboxylic acid, an aromatic polycarboxylic acid, or an aromatic anhydride, wherein all carboxylic acid or anhydride groups are attached directly to an aromatic ring, and/or (D) a non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid or anhydride having a number average molecular weight of less than about 500. |
| US10174271B2 |
Method for separating a cooling lubricant agent from a bearing lubricant
The present invention relates to a method for reconditioning bearing lubricants that can be used in equipment for metal working, in which cooling lubricant that can be used in equipment for metal working is separated from the bearing lubricant. In addition the invention relates to a bearing lubricant for use in the method according to the invention. |
| US10174270B1 |
Dust-resistant sliding member and method for producing same, window regulator carrier plate, and method for realizing dust-resistant slidability
A method for producing a dust-resistant sliding member, the method including a step of preparing a resin composition containing 0.5 to 5.0 parts by mass of a specific lubricant that is liquid at 25° C., 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, 1.0 to 20 parts by mass of a specific modified olefin-based polymer, and 0.01 to 5.0 parts by mass of an alkylene glycol-based polymer having a primary or secondary amino group, per 100 parts by mass of a polyacetal copolymer containing oxyalkylene units in a ratio of 0.4 to 0.9 mol % relative to all of the structural units; and a step of molding the resin composition into a prescribed shape. |
| US10174266B2 |
Method of synthetic fuel gas production
The invention concern methods for converting carbonaceous feedstock slurry into synthetic fuel gas comprising: (a) introducing a carbonaceous feed stock slurry into a first reaction vessel via a continuous feed; (b) converting said carbonaceous feed stock slurry to a carbon char slurry comprising carbon char, and water by allowing said carbonaceous feed stock slurry to have a residency time of between 5 and 30 minutes in said first reaction vessel, said carbonaceous feed stock slurry being heated to a temperature of between about 260 to about 320° C. at a pressure such that water does not flash to steam. |
| US10174265B2 |
Process for co-gasification of two or more carbonaceous feedstocks and apparatus thereof
The present invention relates to a process for co-gasification of two or more carbonaceous feedstock, said process comprising combusting a first carbonaceous feedstock having high calorific value with low ash and high hydrogen content, to produce a heated effluent; carrying the heated effluent to second reactor where the heated effluent reacts with a second carbonaceous feedstock, having low calorific value with high ash and low hydrogen content, to produce synthesis gas. The present invention also relates to an apparatus for co-gasification of two or more carbonaceous feedstock, comprising a first reactor (3), having a first feedstock inlet port (1), a oxygen or air inlet port (2), a steam inlet port (9), a ash removal port (7), and a solid recycle port (6); a first cyclone separator (5) connected to the first reactor (3) through a first cyclone separator inlet port (4); a second reactor (16), having a second feedstock inlet port (10), and a ash removal port (15), the second reactor is connected to the first cyclone separator (5) through a gaseous inlet port (8); and a second cyclone separator (12), having a fine particles removal port (13), and an effluent port (14), wherein the second cyclone separator is connected to the second reactor through a second cyclone separator inlet port (11). |
| US10174261B2 |
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for utilizing a fischer-tropsch purge stream
Systems, apparatuses and methods of utilizing a Fischer-Tropsch (“FT”) tail gas purge stream for recycling are disclosed. One or more methods include removing an FT tail gas purge stream from an FT tail gas produced by an FT reactor, treating the FT tail gas purge stream with steam in a water gas shift (“WGS”) reactor, having a WGS catalyst, to produce a shifted FT purge stream including carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and removing at least a portion of the carbon dioxide from the shifted FT purge stream, producing a carbon dioxide stream and a treated purge stream. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US10174260B2 |
Process and apparatus for producing liquid hydrocarbon
A continuous process for converting carbonaceous material contained in one or more feedstocks into a liquid hydrocarbon product, said feedstocks including the carbonaceous material being in a feed mixture including one or more fluids, said fluids including water and further liquid organic compounds at least partly produced by the process in a concentration of at least 1% by weight, where the process comprises converting at least part of the carbonaceous material by pressurising the feed mixture to a pressure in the range 250-400 bar; heating the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 370-450° C., and maintaining said pressurized and heated feed mixture in the desired pressure and temperature ranges in a reaction zone for a predefined time; cooling the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 25-200° C. and expanding the feed mixture to a pressure in the range of 1-70 bar, thereby causing the carbonaceous material to be converted to a liquid hydrocarbon product and separating from the converted feed mixture a fraction comprising liquid hydrocarbon product. |
| US10174258B2 |
Two-stage biomass pyrolysis
The present disclosure relates generally to a two-stage biomass pyrolysis processes that maximize pyrolysis vapor yield from a lignocellulosic biomass while being conducive to commercial-scale throughput of biomass. A lignocellulosic feedstock is first pyrolyzed in a reactor first stage comprising at least one auger at a temperature and residence time that produces pyrolysis vapors derived predominantly from cellulose and hemi-cellulose fractions of the feedstock. Partially-pyrolyzed feedstock from the reactor first stage is then pyrolyzed in a reactor second stage at a higher temperature for an additional residence time to produce additional pyrolysis vapors that are predominantly derived from lignin. Certain embodiments arrange multiple reactor first stages around a single reactor second stage. |
| US10174257B2 |
Cooler for carbon-based feedstock processing system
A cooler for cooling product pursuant to a distillation process, including a first substantially enclosed housing with an inlet proximate a first end for receiving product from a distillation unit, and an outlet proximate a second end for discharging cooled product, and a first auger substantially enclosed within the housing for driving the product from the inlet to the outlet, the auger having a helical blade circumscribing a perforated central hollow shaft for transmitting cooled gas into the housing to help cool product within the housing. |
| US10174255B2 |
Thermosetting composition with photo-alignment property, alignment layer, substrate with alignment layer, retardation plate, and device
An embodiment of the present invention provides a thermosetting composition with a photo-alignment property, including a copolymer containing a photo-alignment constitutional unit, and a thermal cross-linking constitutional unit in which a thermal cross-linking group is bonded via a straight-chain alkylene group with a carbon number of 4 to 11, or via a polyethylene glycol group with a cycle number of 2 to 5. |
| US10174254B2 |
Nematic liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display element using the same
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal composition, which is a liquid crystal composition containing a compound represented by General Formula (II-1) as an anti-oxidizing agent for a liquid crystal composition containing the compound represented by General Formula (II-1) and also as a first component, and a compound represented by General Formula (K) as a second component. The compound represented by General Formula (II-1) enables obtainment of a working effect of the anti-oxidizing agent, and therefore it allows provision of a liquid crystal composition containing the anti-oxidizing agent which has improved reliability like low temperature stability, while the high dielectric anisotropy is maintained. |
| US10174247B2 |
Illuminant and radiation detector
An illuminant has a short fluorescence lifetime, high transparency, and high light yield and a radiation detector uses the illuminant. The illuminant is appropriate for a radiation detector for detecting gamma-rays, X-rays, α-rays, and neutron rays, and has high radiation resistance, a short fluorescence decay time and high emission intensity. The illuminant has a garnet structure using emission from the 4f5d level of Ce3+, and includes a garnet illuminant prepared by co-doping of at least one type of monovalent or divalent cation at a molar ratio of 7000 ppm or less with respect to all cations, to an illuminant having a garnet structure represented by general formula CexRE3−xM5+yO12+3y/2 (where 0.0001≤x≤0.3, 0≤y≤0.5 or 0≤y≤−0.5, M is one type or two or more types selected from Al, Lu, Ga, and Sc, and RE is one type or two or more types selected from La, Pr, Gd, Tb, Yb, Y, and Lu). |
| US10174243B2 |
Highly luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals
A semiconductor nanocrystal can have a photoluminescent quantum yield of at least 90%, at least 95%, or at least 98%. The nanocrystal can be made by sequentially contacting a nanocrystal core with an M-containing compound and an X donor, where at least one of the M-containing compound and the X donor is substoichiometric with respect to forming a monolayer on the nanocrystal core. |
| US10174242B1 |
Coated thioaluminate phosphor particles
Thioaluminate phosphor particles having a coating comprising or consisting essentially of a nitride, and methods for making such phosphor particles, are disclosed. Phosphor-converted light emitting diodes may comprise such coated phosphor particles. The nitride coatings on the thioaluminate phosphor particles provide a significantly improved barrier to water compared, to an aluminum oxide coating, and extend the operational lifetime of such a phosphor-converted light emitting diode. |
| US10174237B2 |
Thermal conductive silicone composition
Provided is a thermal conductive silicone composition exhibiting no peeling of a heat dissipation grease and capable of maintaining a low thermal resistance, even under a severe condition. The thermal conductive silicone composition contains: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups in one molecule and exhibiting a kinetic viscosity of 10 to 100,000 mm2/s at 25° C.; (B) a one-terminal-trifunctional hydrolyzable methylpolysiloxane; (C) an aluminum powder; (D) a zinc oxide powder; (E) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane; (F) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane other than the component (E); and (G) a platinum-based catalyst for hydrosilylation, wherein when a liquid obtained by mixing and dispersing the composition in toluene which is twice the amount of the composition has been sieved, a residue of not more than 5 ppm will be observed if using a 250 mesh sieve, and a residue of not less than 200 ppm will be observed if using a 440 mesh sieve. |
| US10174236B2 |
Heat storage material composition
A heat storage material composition that is excellent in shape retention and bleed resistance is provided. The heat storage material composition is obtained by heat-treating Component (A), Polymer (B-1) and Polymer (B-2) together. Component (A) is a polyhydric alcohol not having constitutional units derived from any vinyl monomers. Polymer (B-1) is a polymer composed mainly of constitutional units derived from acrylic acid or a salt thereof, a polymer composed mainly of constitutional units derived from methacrylic acid or a salt thereof, or a mixture thereof, excluding a polymer having two or more hydroxy groups in one polymer chain. Polymer (B-2) is a polymer composed mainly of constitutional units derived from a vinyl monomer, and having two or more hydroxy groups in one polymer chain. |
| US10174230B2 |
Block copolymer composition, adhesive composition, and adhesive sheet
The present invention is a block copolymer composition comprising an aromatic vinyl-isoprene-aromatic vinyl triblock copolymer (A) and an aromatic vinyl-isoprene diblock copolymer (B), (i) a ratio (MwDa/MwDb) of a weight average molecular weight MwDa of a polyisoprene block in the triblock copolymer (A) to a weight average molecular weight MwDb of a polyisoprene block in the diblock copolymer (B) being 0.5 or more to less than 1, (ii) a ratio of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit in all polymer components of the block copolymer composition being 10 to 30 mass %, and (iii) the block copolymer composition having a breaking strength of less than 8 MPa and an elongation at break of less than 1,100%; a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising the block copolymer composition and a tackifying resin; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that comprises the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. |
| US10174229B2 |
Adhesive resins for wafer bonding
An adhesive bonding method that includes bonding a handling wafer to a front side surface of a device wafer with an adhesive comprising N-substituted maleimide copolymers. The device wafer may then be thinned from the backside surface of the device wafer while the device wafer is adhesively engaged to the handling wafer. The adhesive can then be removed by laser debonding, wherein the device wafer is separated from the handling wafer. |
| US10174227B2 |
Sealant composition
A sealant composition is provided; the sealant composition comprises latex emulsion, nanoporous particles, surfactant, anti-freezing agent, wetting agent, and water. The sealant composition of the present application achieves a good sealing performance for the puncture of the tire. Furthermore, the sealant composition is easy to use and non-perishable, and has a long shelf life, which endows the sealant composition with a good market prospect. |
| US10174223B2 |
Formulations, methods, and apparatus for remote triggering of frontally cured polymers
In some variations, the invention provides a curable adhesive formulation comprising a curable liquid precursor capable of frontal polymerization, wherein the liquid precursor comprises a monomer and a polymerization catalyst, and frontal-polymerization-triggering susceptors in contact with, or contained within, the liquid precursor. The susceptors may include conducting and/or magnetic solid particles capable of induction heating in the presence of a remotely applied electromagnetic field. Other variations provide a polymer-curing system comprising a curable liquid precursor, frontal-polymerization-triggering susceptors, and an apparatus configured to remotely produce an alternating electromagnetic field in line-of-sight with the susceptors (but not necessarily in line-of-sight with the liquid precursor), thereby generating induction heating to initiate the frontal polymerization. The susceptors may be about 0.1 wt % to about 50 wt % of the curable formulation. Other variations provide a method of curing an adhesive joint through an opaque barrier. |
| US10174221B2 |
Autonomic damage indication in coatings
Autonomous detection of damage in a polymer coating is described by utilizing microcapsules in a polymer coating having free and/or residual amines. The microcapsules contain a color indicator, such as 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein (DCF), bromophenol blue (BPB) or fluorescamine, which is reactive with the free and/or residual amines present in the polymer coating. For coatings without the presence of free and/or residual amines, a color indicator microcapsule can be combined with a second type of microcapsule filled with a base. When sufficient damage is inflicted to the coating, the microcapsules in and/or around an area of the damage will rupture, and the color indicator will react with the free and/or residual amines or the base to autonomically indicate the area in which the coating has been damaged. |
| US10174218B2 |
Ink set and image forming method
Provided is an ink set including an ink composition which contains a colorant and water; and a treatment liquid which contains water-insoluble resin particles in which the content of a carboxy group or a salt of the carboxy group is in a range of 1.0 mmol to 7.0 mmol per 1 g of the water-insoluble resin particles, a compound that causes the colorant in the ink composition to aggregate, and water. |
| US10174216B2 |
Ink for forming P layers in organic electronic devices
An ink that can form a P-type layer in an organic electronic device. The ink includes at least nanoparticles of P-type semiconductor metal oxide(s) selected from among V2O5, NiO, MoO3, WO3 and mixtures thereof and an ionomer, the ionomer being a perfluorosulfonate copolymer, the mass ratio between the ionomer and the nanoparticles of P-type semiconductor metal oxide(s) selected from among V2O5, NiO, MoO3, WO3 and mixtures thereof being between 0.005 and 0.115. Also, a P layer of an organic electronic device, an electronic device and the formation method thereof. |
| US10174215B2 |
Ink, ink cartridge, inkjet recording apparatus, printed matter, photopolymerizable compound, photocurable composition, three-dimensional object formation material, and three-dimensional object
Provided is an ink containing a compound represented by general formula (1) below where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, n represents an integer of 2 or greater, a plurality of R1 may be the same as or different from each other, X represents a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, Y represents a tertiary hydroxyl group, or a group having an ester structure, and m represents an integer of 1 or greater. |
| US10174208B2 |
Curable resin composition having antibacterial power
A curable resin composition including a curable resin in which ultrafine metal particles modified with a fatty acid are dispersed. The ultrafine metal particles are fatty acid-modified ultrafine metal particles having a fatty acid coordinated on the surfaces of the ultrafine metal particles and a glyceride coordinated around the fatty acid or on the surfaces of the ultrafine metal particles. |
| US10174205B2 |
Printing process
A process including providing a curable gellant ink composition having a phase transition temperature; heating the ink composition to a temperature above the phase transition temperature; depositing the ink composition onto a substrate; wherein upon contact with the substrate the ink composition freezes to provide a gel ink layer; treating at least a portion of the gel ink layer whereby treated gellant ink reacts to form a three-dimensional object and wherein untreated gellant ink does not react and remains in gellant form; optionally, wherein the unreacted gellant ink provides a support structure for overhang portions of the three-dimensional object. |
| US10174203B2 |
Magnetic pigments comprising a flaky substrate and layer of maghemite
Magnetic pigments containing a transparent flaky homogeneously composed substrate having two parallel major surfaces and a coating containing maghemite, a process for the production of said pigments as well as their use. |
| US10174197B2 |
Spandex fiber having improved adhesive characteristics with hot melt adhesive and method for manufacturing same
The present invention relates to a spandex fiber and a method for manufacturing the same that is capable of providing excellent adhesive characteristics, by means of a hot melt adhesive, between the spandex fiber and a polypropylene nonwoven fabric or a polyethylene film, during a diaper-manufacturing process. The method for manufacturing a spandex fiber comprises the steps of: preparing a polyurethane urea solution as a spinning solution; and dry-spinning the spinning solution to obtain the spandex fiber, where the polyurethane urea solution contains, with respect to the weight of the solid content, about 0.1 to 30 wt. % of an ethylene vinyl acetate monomer or polymer, or a derivative thereof, a C9 hydrocarbon-based resin monomer or polymer, or a derivative thereof, a C5 hydrocarbon-based resin monomer or polymer, or a derivative thereof, or a C5/C9 hydrocarbon-based resin monomer or copolymer, or a derivative thereof. |
| US10174194B2 |
Copolycarbonate and composition comprising the same
Disclosed is a copolycarbonate having an aromatic polycarbonate-based first repeating unit and one or more aromatic polycarbonate-based second repeating units having siloxane bonds, where the copolycarbonate provides an improved residence heat stability, and where the second repeating unit includes a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2 and a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3: |
| US10174189B2 |
Fiber reinforced composite
Fiber reinforced composite comprising a trimodal polypropylene composition. |
| US10174187B2 |
Room temperature crosslinked type halogen-free flame retardant resin composition, and method of preparing the same
Provided are a room temperature crosslinked type halogen-free flame retardant resin composition and a method of preparing the same. Specifically, a room temperature crosslinked type halogen-free flame retardant resin composition according to the present invention including a polyethylene resin, a olefin-based elastomer, a metal hydroxy compound, a radical initiator, a crosslinked type alkoxysilane-based compound, a condensation catalyst of the crosslinked type alkoxysilane-based compound, and one or more crosslinking aids selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic acid and an aliphatic acid metal salt, and a method of preparing the same are provided. Further, a compound material and a masterbatch which are compositions for preparing the room temperature crosslinked type halogen-free flame retardant composition, and methods of preparing the same are provided. |
| US10174184B2 |
Cellulosic material, liquid composition, shaped article, and shaped article production method
A cellulosic material contains a cellulose derivative, and the cellulose derivative contains an ionic moiety as a chemical structure common to an ionic liquid. It is preferred that the ionic moiety has an imidazolium salt structure. It is also preferred that the ionic moiety is introduced into a repeating unit of a polymer chain having a repeating structure introduced into a cellulose backbone structure of the cellulose derivative. |
| US10174179B2 |
Durable, water resistant wood and wood composites
The invention provides a novel product and method to coat wood and wood composite products and improves their durability and service life in outdoor conditions. The method comprises coating a Type I waterborne adhesive, crosslinking polyvinyl acetate (XPVAc or x-PVAc), on wood and applying sufficient heat to dry and cure the coating to form a durable bond on wood or wood composites. The above paint system consists of at least two coating layers, in which both layers are crosslinking polyvinyl acetate coating. Alternatively, crosslinking polyvinyl acetate can be used as a primer, while the second or the third layer uses an acrylic, alkyd, or other water resistant coating. This coating approach results in a durable wood or wood composite product due to the excellent bonding with the wood substrate and the excellent water blocking by crosslinking polyvinyl acetate. |
| US10174177B2 |
Method for coating a flexible support with a silicone composition
The present invention concerns a method for coating a textile material with a silicone elastomer composition crosslinkable by condensation reactions, to produce a solid silicone elastomer, optionally in a thin layer, on a flexible support that can be made from a textile material, paper, polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polypropylene, polyamide, polyethylene, polyurethane, non-woven glass fiber fabric or polyethylene terephthalate. |
| US10174172B2 |
Joined body joined by chemical bonding at material interface, and joining method for joined body
The present invention provides a joined body with no risk of detachment from the joining surface without using an adhesive, and a method for producing the joined body. The present invention also provides a reversible joined body that enables control of joining and dissociation, and a method for producing the reversible joined body. In the joined body, a chemical bond is formed between two or more same or different solid-state materials at their contact interfaces by a chemical reaction. |
| US10174170B2 |
Method for producing liquid high-purity polyhydric alcohol derivative-modified silicone or composition thereof
A production method of a liquid high-purity polyhydric alcohol derivative-modified silicone or a composition thereof is disclosed. The method comprises: a capturing step 1) of bringing into an impurity-containing composition containing a liquid polyhydric alcohol derivative-modified silicone and hydrophilic impurities originating from a polyhydric alcohol derivative, the polyhydric alcohol derivative being a hydrophilic modifier of the polyhydric alcohol derivative-modified silicone, into contact with solid particles capable of capturing the hydrophilic impurities, and then capturing the hydrophilic impurities with the solid particles; and a separating step 2) of separating the polyhydric alcohol derivative-modified silicone and the solid particles. The method is useful for production of the liquid high-purity polyhydric alcohol derivative-modified silicone and the composition thereof on a commercial scale. |
| US10174167B2 |
Polyimide resin
A polyimide resin containing a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2), a content ratio of the repeating structural unit of formula (1) with respect to the total of the repeating structural unit of formula (1) and the repeating structural unit of formula (2) being 20 to 70 mol %, and the polyimide resin having a chain aliphatic group having from 5 to 14 carbon atoms at an end thereof:wherein R1 represents a divalent group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one alicyclic hydrocarbon structure; R2 represents a divalent chain aliphatic group having from 5 to 16 carbon atoms; and X1 and X2 each independently represent a tetravalent group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one aromatic ring. |
| US10174154B2 |
Amidopolyamines with enhanced gel-time for elevated temperature applications
An epoxy curing agent is disclosed that can be obtained by reacting at least one carboxylic acid with at least one polyamine. The disclosed curing agent can be obtained by preparing an amidoamine with about 0.15 to about 0.30 molar excess of carboxylic acid. |
| US10174150B2 |
Liquid-applied waterproofing membrane for roofs
A one-part moisture-curing liquid-applied waterproofing membrane as disclosed includes a polyurethane polymer obtained from at least one polyether polyol and at least one diisocyanate, and an aldimine of the formula (I). The membrane has a long shelf life stability with both aromatic and aliphatic isocyanates, a low viscosity at low solvent content, a sufficiently long open time to allow hand application and cures fast to a solid elastic material of high strength and high elongation. The released aldehyde is non-toxic and low flammable and evaporates quickly out of the membrane causing only minimal odor emission. The membrane has high crack-bridging qualities in a broad temperature range and is easily overcoatable without interlayer adhesion problems, which makes it particularly suitable for roofing applications. |
| US10174147B2 |
Curable composition and cured product having anti-microbial properties
The present invention relates to curable compositions which can preferably be used for making products with an intrinsically antimicrobial effect. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of this curable composition in various processing methods. |
| US10174143B2 |
Producing polyolefin products
Catalyst systems and methods for making and using the same are described herein. A catalyst system can include at least three catalysts. The three catalysts include a metallocene catalyst, a first non-metallocene including a ligand complexed to a metal through two or more nitrogen atoms, and a second non-metallocene including a ligand complexed to a metal through one or more nitrogen atoms and an oxygen atom. |
| US10174142B2 |
Methods of changing polyolefin production rate with the composition of the induced condensing agents
Polyolefin polymerization performed by contacting in a reactor an olefin monomer and optionally a comonomer with a catalyst system in the presence of induced condensing agents (ICA) and optionally hydrogen. The ICA may include two or more ICA components where the composition of the ICA (i.e., the concentration of each ICA component) may affect the polyolefin production rate. Changes to the relative concentration of the two or more ICA components may be according to ICA equivalency factors that allow for increasing the polyolefin production rate while maintain a sticking temperature, increasing polyolefin production rate while increasing the dew point approach temperature of the ICA, or a combination thereof. |
| US10174141B2 |
Preparation method of a catalyst component for olefin polymerization
The present invention provides a preparation method of a catalyst component for olefin polymerization, comprising firstly dissolving an anhydrous magnesium halide into a mixed solvent which comprises an oxygen-containing organic titanium compound, an organic epoxy compound, a hydroxy-containing compound, and an inert solvent, and does not comprise a phosphate compound, so as to form a magnesium halide solution; then mixing the magnesium halide solution with a halogen-containing compound to precipitate a solid, so as to obtain the catalyst component, wherein the halogen-containing compound comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of halogen and titanium-containing compounds, halogenated organic hydrocarbon compounds, acyl halide compounds, halogen and phosphorus-containing compounds, halogen and boron-containing compounds, halogenated organic aluminum compounds, and halogen and silicon-containing compounds. The catalyst component prepared by the present invention has better particle morphology, and a good hydrogen response, and thus is favorable to use of the catalyst in a slurry or gas polymerization process device. |
| US10174136B2 |
Separation of oil-water mixtures using nanotechnology
Methods for making a plurality of nanoparticles are provided. The method may include flowing a first component of the core into a reaction chamber; flowing a polymeric material into the reaction chamber; and flowing a second component of the core into the reaction chamber such that the first component reacts with the second component to form a core. The polymeric material forms a polymeric shell around the core. |
| US10174131B2 |
Biomass processing method
A process for the production of hemicellulose derived monosaccharides comprising: (a) contacting an aqueous hemicellulosic stream with a C3-8 alkyl alcohol at elevated temperature and acidic pH to produce a reaction mixture comprising at C3-8 alkyl ester and a hemicellulose-derived monosaccharide; and (b) separating the reaction mixture obtained from step (a) into an aqueous phase comprising said hemicellulose-derived monosaccharide and an organic phase comprising said C3-08 alkyl ester. The product of step (b) may be further processed using an optional step: (c) reacting said hemicellulose-derived monosaccharide obtained from step (b) with a metal hydroxide or a quaternary ammonium hydroxide to produce a metal lactate or quaternary ammonium lactate. |
| US10174126B2 |
Antibodies binding to an intracellular PRL-1 or PRL-3 polypeptide
We provide an antibody capable of binding to an intracellular PRL-I or PRL-3 polypeptide, in which the antibody is capable of binding to an epitope bound by antibody 269, antibody 223 or antibody 318. Such anti-PRL antibodies may be capable of binding to intracellular PRL-I or PRL-3. They may be suitable for use as therapies against cancer or metastasis thereof, or in clinical diagnosis to identify PRL-3 or PRL-1 positive patients. |
| US10174122B2 |
Anti-human 4-1BB antibodies and uses thereof
Provided are anti-human 4-1BB antibodies and fragments thereof with one or more structural features that are not found in a reference anti-human 4-1BB antibody, where said features may improve certain characteristics of the antibody relative to a reference antibody. Various in vitro and in vivo methods and reagents related to anti-human 4-1BB antibodies described herein are also provided. Methods include, for example, inducing T-cell proliferation, inducing T cell secretion of IFNγ, as well as detection, prevention, and/or therapeutic treatment of cancer using an anti-human 4-1BB antibody or fragment thereof. |
| US10174117B2 |
Anti-HER2 single domain antibodies, polypeptides comprising thereof and their use for treating cancer
The present invention relates to anti-HER2 single domain antibodies, polypeptides comprising thereof and their use for treating cancer. |
| US10174114B2 |
Humanized anti-HLA-DR antibodies
The present invention concerns compositions and methods of use of humanized anti-HLA-DR antibodies. In preferred embodiments, the antibodies induce apoptosis and inhibit proliferation of lymphoma cells without inducing CDC or ADCC. In more preferred embodiments, the humanized anti-HLA-DR antibodies bind to the same epitope of HLA-DR as, or compete for binding to HLA-DR with, a murine L243 antibody. Most preferably, the humanized anti-HLA-DR antibody exhibits a higher affinity for HLA-DR than the parental murine antibody. The humanized HLA-DR antibody is of use for therapy of various diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disease or immune dysregulatory function, and is of particular use for therapy of B cell lymphomas and leukemias. In most preferred embodiments, the humanized anti-HLA-DR antibody is capable of inducing at least partial remission of lymphomas that are resistant to other B cell antibodies, such as rituximab. |
| US10174099B2 |
Cell
The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising an antigen-binding domain, wherein the antigen-binding domain of the first CAR binds to CD19 and the antigen-binding domain of the second CAR binds to CD22. |
| US10174093B2 |
Glucagon/GLP-1 receptor co-agonists
Provided herein are peptides and variant peptides that exhibit enhanced activity at the GLP-1 receptor, as compared to native glucagon. |
| US10174091B1 |
IL-2 muteins
The present application provides for IL-2 muteins, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same. |
| US10174089B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against ovarian cancer and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10174086B2 |
Vaccine
There is provided a NetB epitope polypeptide comprising at least 10 contiguous amino acids from SEQ ID NO:1 and comprising a mutation in at least one position between amino acids 130 and 297 as compared with the equivalent position in SEQ ID NO:3, the mutation preferably being located within a rim domain, the polypeptide being capable of binding an antibody which binds to SEQ ID NO:1 and having reduced toxicity compared with the toxicity of SEQ ID NO:1. The polypeptide is useful to vaccinate a subject against infection by Clostridium perfringens. |
| US10174080B2 |
Compositions for preventing and/or treating an infection by an HIV-1 virus
The present invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising an antigenic peptide of formula (I) below: Nt-S-X1-X2-X3-K-X4-Ct (I) [SEQ ID No 1], wherein Nt consists of a peptide having from 0 to 50 amino acids in length, Ct consists of a peptide having from 0 to 50 amino acids in length, each of X1 to X4 consists of an amino acid residue, wherein: (i) X1 means the specific amino acid W or (ii) X1 means any amino acid residue excepted W, (i) X2 means the specific amino acid S or (ii) X2 means any amino acid residue excepted S, (i) X3 means the specific amino acid N or (ii) X3 means any amino acid residue excepted N, (i) X4 means the specific amino acid S or (ii) X4 means any amino acid residue excepted S, with the proviso that three out of the four amino acid residues X1, X2, X3 and X4 mean the specific amino acid defined in their respective meaning (i) above, and the remaining amino acid residue among X1 to X4 means any amino acid residue excepted the specific amino acid residue defined in its meaning (i), for preventing and/or treating an infection of an individual with an HIV-1 virus. |
| US10174079B2 |
Compstatin analogs with improved pharmacokinetic properties
Compounds comprising peptides capable of binding C3 protein and inhibiting complement activation are disclosed. The compounds comprise compstatin analogs in which the N-terminus contains an added or substituted component that improves (1) the peptide's binding affinity to C3 or its fragments, (2) the peptide's solubility in aqueous liquids, (3) the peptide's plasma stability, (4) the peptide's in vivo retention and/or (5) the peptide's bioavailability, as compared with an unmodified compstatin peptide under equivalent conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the compounds are also disclosed. |
| US10174078B2 |
Keratan sulfate specific transporter molecules
The present invention relates to isolated molecules, peptides, and polypeptides of specific consensus sequences or structures, and to compounds comprising or consisting of such molecules, peptides or polypeptides, that function as transporter moieties or compositions specifically recognizing the proteoglycan, keratan sulfate. The isolated molecules, peptides, polypeptides and compounds of the invention may be conjugated or otherwise linked to a biologically active moiety (BAM). Thus the BAM conjugates allow the specific targeting and delivery of the BAM, which may be, for example, a peptide, chemical entity or nucleic acid, into the cytoplasm and/or nuclei of keratan-sulfate expressing cells in vitro and in vivo. |
| US10174075B2 |
Use of a tetraphenylborate (TPB) salt for the separation of biomolecules
Process for the separation of a biomolecule containing at least one cationic group from a liquid medium containing the biomolecule, which includes the use of a tetraphenylborate (TPB) salt. |
| US10174070B2 |
6-substituted estradiol derivatives and methods of use
Disclosed are compounds of the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, halo, a sulfate, a glucuronide, —OH, a bulky group, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, —N(CH2)n; a phosphate group, and a phosphinate group; R9 is hydrogen, halogen or alkyl; R11 is selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C6 alkyl, halogen, a sulfate, a glucoronide, —SO2NH2, —COOH, —CN, —CH2CN—, —NHCN—, —CHO, ═CHOCH3, —COO salt, —OSO2alkyl, —NH2, and —NHCO(CH2)n; R12 is selected from the group consisting of H, a C1-C6 alkyl, a sulfate, a glucoronide, a bulky group, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl and heterocycloalkyl; X is selected from the group consisting of C1-C12 alkyl, C2-C12 alkenyl, C2-C12 alkynyl, halogen, a glucoronide, —NH2, —SO2NH2, —COOH, —CN, —CH2CN, —NHCN, —CHO, —COOsalt, —OSO2alkyl, —SH, —SCH3, —CH[(CH2)nCH3]COOCH3, —(CH2)mCOOCH3, —(CH2)m—O—CH3, —(CH2)m—O—(CH2)nCH3, (CH2)m—S—CH3, —(CH2)m—S—(CH2)nCH3, —(CH2)m—NH—(CH2)nCH3, —C2-C8 alkenyl-O—(CH2)nCH3, —C2-C8 alkenyl-S—(CH2)nCH3, —C2-C8 alkenyl-N—(CH2)nCH3, —C2-C8 alkynyl-O—(CH2)nCH3, —C2-C8 alkynyl-S—(CH2)nCH3, —C2-C8 alkynyl-N—(CH2)nCH3, —(CH2)m—OH, —(CH2)m—O—NH2, —(CH2)m—S—NH2, —NH(CH2)mCH3, —NH(CH2)mOCH3, —NH(CH2)mCHOH—COOH, —N(CH3)2, —(CH2)m(NH)CH2OH, —NHCOOH, —(CH2)mNHCOOH, —NO2, —SCN, —SO2alkyl, —B(OH)2, —(CH2)mN(CH3)—SO2—NH3, —(CH2)m—NH—SO2—NH2, —NHC(═S) CH3, and —NHNH2; and Y is selected from hydrogen, ═O, —OCO(R6) and —OH; wherein m is an integer between 0-20, n is an integer between 0-8, the symbol represents either a single or a double bond capable of forming a keto group at position 3 or 17; and the symbol represents any type of bond regardless of the stereochemistry; and the respective enantiomers, other stereochemical isomers, hydrates, solvates, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds. The compounds are useful in the treatment of various types of cancer. |
| US10174068B2 |
Methods of functionalization and reagents used in such methods using an aza-isatoic anhydride or a derivative thereof, biological molecules thus treated and kits
The present invention relates to a method of functionalization of at least one ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule, contained in a liquid sample, which includes the following steps: a) providing at least: one binding molecule consisting of an aza-isatoic anhydride or a derivative thereof, one group of interest, and one linkage joining the binding molecule to the group of interest, b) reacting the anhydride function of the binding molecule with at least one hydroxyl group carried: in position 2′ of the ribose of one of the RNA nucleotides, and/or in position(s) 2′ and/or 3′ of the ribose of the nucleotide at the terminal 3′ end of the RNA, and obtaining an aza-anthranilate that joins, by means of the linkage, the RNA to the group of interest. |
| US10174067B2 |
Type of cytidine derivative and application thereof
The present disclosure provides a new cytidine derivative having the general formula (I), and applications thereof: As demonstrated by experiments on the growth inhibition effect of the new cytidine derivative of the present invention on HCT-116 colon cancer xenografts in tumor-bearing nude mice, the compound of the present invention has high anti-tumor activity, data of impacts on weight of nude mice bearing human colon cancer HCT-116 and data of mortality rate showed that the toxicity of the compound is comparatively low. |
| US10174064B2 |
Photoactive energetic materials
Energetic materials that are photoactive or believed to be photoactive may include a conventional explosive (e.g. PETN, nitroglycerine) derivatized with an energetic UV-absorbing and/or VIS-absorbing chromophore such as 1,2,4,5-tetrazine or 1,3,5-triazine. Absorption of laser light having a suitably chosen wavelength may result in photodissociation, decomposition, and explosive release of energy. These materials may be used as ligands to form complexes. Coordination compounds include such complexes with counterions. Some having the formula M(L)n2+ were synthesized, wherein M is a transition metal and L is a ligand and n is 2 or 3. These may be photoactive upon exposure to a laser light beam having an appropriate wavelength of UV light, near-IR and/or visible light. Photoactive materials also include coordination compounds bearing non-energetic ligands; in this case, the counterion may be an oxidant such as perchlorate. |
| US10174062B2 |
Activators of glucokinase
The present invention provides for novel compounds of Formulas I and II and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and co-crystals thereof which have glucokinsae activator activity. The present invention further provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as well as methods of treating, preventing, delaying the time to onset or reducing the risk for the development or progression of a disease or condition for which one or more glucokinase activator is indicated, including Type 1 and 2 diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and hyperglycemia. The present invention also provides for processes of making the compounds of Formulas I and II, including salts and co-crystals thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. |
| US10174061B2 |
Carbidopa and L-dopa prodrugs and methods of use
The present disclosure relates to (a) carbidopa prodrugs, (b) pharmaceutical combinations and compositions comprising a carbidopa prodrug and/or an L-dopa prodrug, and (c) methods of treating Parkinson's disease and associated conditions comprising administering a carbidopa prodrug and an L-dopa prodrug to a subject with Parkinson's disease. |
| US10174052B2 |
Quinuclidine compounds as α-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligands
There are disclosed a series of quinuclidines having the Formula (I), which bind to the nicotinic α7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system. |
| US10174051B2 |
Substituted pyridinones as intermediates in the preparation of polycyclic carbamoylpyridone derivatives
The present invention relates to intermediates in the preparation of carbamoylpyridone derivatives, such as compounds of formula (III) and/or compounds of formula (IV): wherein R is alkyl, aryl or benzyl. |
| US10174049B2 |
Compounds as diacylglycerol acyltransferase inhibitors
This invention relates to methods for the preparation of a compound which is an inhibitor of acyl coenzyme A: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT-1). |
| US10174047B2 |
Thienodiazepine derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical composition including the same as an active ingredient
The present invention relates to novel thienodiazepine derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition including the same. The thienodiazepine derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof exhibit selective inhibition activities against protein kinases such as c-Kit, FLT3, FMS, LYN, RAF1, VEGFR3, PDGFRa, PDGFRb, RET, etc., and thus can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of abnormal cell growth diseases. |
| US10174046B2 |
SHIP1 modulators and methods related thereto
Compounds of formula (II): wherein R1, R2, R5 and R13 are described herein, or a stereoisomer, enantiomer or tautomer thereof or mixtures thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, are described herein, as well as other compounds. These compounds have activity as SHIP1 modulators, and thus may be useful in treating a variety of diseases, disorders or conditions that would benefit from SHIP1 modulation. Compositions comprising a compound of the invention are also disclosed, as are methods of SHIP1 modulation by administration of such compounds to an animal in need thereof. |
| US10174042B2 |
Structure, synthesis, and applications for poly (phenylene) ethynylenes (PPEs)
The present disclosure provides novel poly(phenylene ethynylene) (PPE) compounds, methods for synthesizing these compounds, and materials and substances incorporating these compounds. The various PPEs show antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal activity. |
| US10174033B2 |
N6-substituted adenosine derivatives and N6-substituted adenine derivatives and uses thereof
The present invention provides N6-substituted adenosine derivatives and N6-substituted adenine derivatives, manufacturing methods thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compounds above, and uses of these compounds in manufacturing medicaments and health-care products for treating insomnia, convulsion, epilepsy, and Parkinson's diseases, and preventing and treating dementia. |
| US10174031B2 |
Calcium channel agonists
Embodiments of calcium channel agonists, as well as methods of making and using the calcium channel agonists, are disclosed. The disclosed calcium channel agonists and corresponding salt forms have a structure according to general formula I: wherein each bond depicted as “” is a single bond or a double bond as needed to satisfy valence requirements; Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, and Z5 independently are nitrogen or carbon; R1 and R3 are alkyl; R2 is alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, or heteroarylalkyl; and R4 is alkyl or hydroxyalkyl. |
| US10174028B2 |
Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-A]pyridine compounds as RET kinase inhibitors
Provided herein are compounds of the General Formula I: and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, in which A, B, D, E, X1, X2, X3 and X4 have the meanings given in the specification, which are inhibitors of RET kinase and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases which can be treated with a RET kinase inhibitor, including diseases or disorders mediated by a RET kinase. |
| US10174027B2 |
Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine compounds as RET kinase inhibitors
Provided herein are compounds of the General Formula I: and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, in which A, B, D, E, X1, X2, X3 and X4 have the meanings given in the specification, which are inhibitors of RET kinase and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases which can be treated with a RET kinase inhibitor, including diseases or disorders mediated by a RET kinase. |
| US10174022B2 |
1-amino-triazolo(1,5-A)pyridine-substituted urea derivative and uses thereof
Provided herein is a compound, 1-(4-(3-amino-[1,2,3]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)-3-(3-chlorophenyl)urea, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and crystal forms thereof. Also provided are particles (e.g., nanoparticles) comprising the compound, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, that are mucus penetrating. Also provided herein are methods and kits for using the compound, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with abnormal or pathological angiogenesis and/or aberrant signaling of a growth factor (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)), such as proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers, benign neoplasms, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases) and ocular diseases (e.g., macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinoblastoma, edema, uveitis, dry eye, blepharitis, and post-surgical inflammation) in a subject in need thereof. |
| US10174021B2 |
Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-A]pyridines and their use
The present application relates to novel substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines of the formula (I-A) to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof, alone or in combinations, for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and to the use thereof for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially for treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders. |
| US10174020B2 |
Pyridone or pyrimidone derivative, preparation method therefor and application thereof
Provided is a pyridone or pyrimidone derivative(s) represented by general formula (I) and its preparation method and use. Substituents of the compound of general formula (I) are defined the same as in the specification. |
| US10174019B2 |
Substituted 6,5-fused bicyclic heteroaryl compounds
The present invention relates to azole bicyclic heteroaryl compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating cancer by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes. |
| US10174017B2 |
Dual mechanism inhibitors for the treatment of disease
Provided are compounds that are inhibitors of both rho kinase and of a monoamine transporter (MAT) act to improve the disease state or condition. Further provided are compositions comprising the compounds. Further provided are methods for treating diseases or conditions, the methods comprising administering compounds according to the invention. One such disease may be glaucoma for which, among other beneficial effects, a marked reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP) may be achieved. |
| US10174016B2 |
1,3-thiazol-2-yl substituted benzamides
The present invention relates to 1,3-thiazol-2-yl substituted benzamide compounds of general formula (I) as described and defined herein, to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and to the use of said compounds for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease, in particular of neurogenic disorder, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients. |
| US10174015B2 |
Substituted heterocyclic derivative, preparation method and use thereof
The present invention relates to a class of substituted heterocyclic derivative and preparation method thereof. The chemical structure of the substituted heterocyclic derivate is as follows, |
| US10174006B2 |
Topical aqueous ophthalmic compositions containing a 1H-indole-1-carboxamide derivative and use thereof for treatment of ophthalmic disease
The present invention is directed to the provision of a multi-dose topical ophthalmic composition containing a 1H-indole-1-carboxamide and use thereof for treatment of ophthalmic disease. More specifically the present invention is directed to a multi-dose aqueous ophthalmic composition (e.g., a solution, a suspension, an emulsion or the like) containing a 1H-indole-1-carboxamide (e.g., N-(1-methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-5-((6-((methylamino)methyl)pyrimidin-4-yl)oxy)-1H-indole-1-carboxamide) and use thereof for treatment of an ophthalmic disease at the back of the eye such as age related macular degeneration (AMD). |
| US10174005B2 |
Fused pyrimidines as inhibitors of p97 complex
The present invention is directed to certain fused pyrimidines having a homo or hetero cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl ring as the pyrimidine fusion partner; having an amino benzyl or substituted amino benzyl group at the 4 position of the pyrimidine ring; and a 5:6 heterobicyclo ring with at least one N, O or S at the 2 position of the pyrimidine ring. These compounds are useful for treatment of cancer by inhibition of the p97 complex. |
| US10174001B2 |
Crystals of 5-cyclopropyl-2-((1-(3-fluorobenzyl)-1H-indol-5-yl)amino)nicotinic acid
Crystals of 5-cyclopropyl-2-((1-(3-fluorobenzyl)-1H-indol-5-yl)amino)nicotinic acid having diffraction peaks at diffraction angles (2θ) of 12.2±0.2, 17.2±0.2, 19.4±0.2, 24.1±0.2, and 27.1±0.2° or diffraction angles (2θ) of 12.9±0.2, 15.5±0.2, 21.2±0.2, 21.7±0.2, and 25.9±0.2° in powder x-ray diffraction have excellent stability, are easy to handle, and are useful as a drug substance of pharmaceuticals to be used in treatments such as the prevention or treatment of diseases involving keratinocyte hyperproliferation. |
| US10174000B2 |
Bicyclic-fused heteroaryl or aryl compounds as IRAK4 modulators
Compounds, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula Ia, as defined in the specification. Corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, methods of synthesis, and intermediates are also disclosed. |
| US10173999B2 |
Cyclic amine derivative and pharmaceutical use thereof
A compound exerts an analgesic effect against pain, in particular, neuropathic pain and/or fibromyalgia syndrome. A cyclic amine derivative represented by the following general formula, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: Methods using the compound including the cyclic amine derivative or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof to treat pain, neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia syndrome. |
| US10173997B2 |
Bipyridine compound and use of same for noxious arthropod control
Provided is a bipyridine compound that exhibits an excellent controlling effect against noxious arthropods. In particular, provided is a bipyridine compound of formula (I) or an N-oxide thereof in which the variable groups are as defined in the specification. Also provided are compositions containing the biypridine compound or an N-oxide thereof, and methods of using such compounds and compositions to control noxious arthropods. |
| US10173993B2 |
Process for the synthesis of sulfones and sulfonamides
A one pot single step process is described for the synthesis of a compound, including a labeled compound, containing a sulfonyl functional group comprising the step of mixing together a silane, an SO2 source, an electrophilic compound, an activating compound and optionally a metal catalyst. A process for producing tracers from a labeled sulfonyl containing compound prepared by the described process is also included. |
| US10173991B2 |
Sulfone amide linked benzothiazole inhibitors of endothelial lipase
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) as defined in the specification and compositions comprising any of such novel compounds. These compounds are endothelial lipase inhibitors which may be used medicaments. |
| US10173989B2 |
1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives as immunomodulators
The present invention relates to synthetic methods for 1,2,4-oxadiazole compounds. The general synthetic scheme is: R1 represents −CH2OtBu or −CH(CH3)OtBu, R3 represents −CH2C(O)NHCPh3, −CH2CH2C(O)NHCPh3, −CH2C(O)OtBu, or −CH2CH2C(O)OtBu, and Aaa is an amino acid residue selected from Thr and Ser; wherein the C-terminus thereof is esterified, and wherein the hydroxy moiety of the side chain of Thr or Ser is substituted with tbutyl; the base is triethylamine; and the solvent is tetrahydrofuran. |
| US10173986B2 |
Methods for the safe administration of imidazole or imidazolium compounds
Methods for the safe administration of imidazole or imidazolium compounds such as zoledronic acid, and conditions that may be treated by these methods, are described herein. |
| US10173982B2 |
Picolinamides as fungicides
This disclosure relates to picolinamides of Formula I and their use as fungicides. |
| US10173981B2 |
Picolinamides as fungicides
This disclosure relates to picolinamides of Formula I and their use as fungicides. |
| US10173980B2 |
Mixed disulfide conjugates of thienopyridine compounds and uses thereof
This invention is in the field of medicinal chemistry. In particular, the invention relates to mixed disulfide conjugates of thienopyridine compounds, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment, amelioration, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. |
| US10173979B2 |
Hardener composition including 2-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)propane-1,3-diamine
The present invention relates to 2-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)propane-1,3-diamine, which can be used as hardener in epoxide applications. |
| US10173974B1 |
Natural product-based synthesis of novel anti-infective isothiocyanate- and isoselenocyanate-functionalized amphilectane diterpenes
The marine natural product (−)-8,15-diisocyano-11(20)-amphilectene, isolated from the Caribbean sponge Svenzea flava, was used as scaffold to synthesize five new products, all of which were tested against laboratory strains of Plasmodium falciparum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. The scaffold contains two isocyanide units that are amenable to chemical manipulation, enabling them to be elaborated into a small library of sulfur and selenium compounds. The scaffold along with its isothio- and isoselenocyanate analogs has low to sub-micro molar antiplasmodial activity. |
| US10173972B2 |
Method for producing high-purity aqueous urea solution in urea production process
The present invention relates to a method for producing a high-purity aqueous urea solution, utilizing a urea production process at least including a urea synthesis step of synthesizing urea from a raw material feed to produce a urea synthesis liquid, and a urea purification step of purifying the urea synthesis liquid to produce an aqueous urea solution with high urea concentration. The present invention includes a urea crystallization step of separating a part of the urea synthesis liquid and/or a part of the aqueous urea solution and crystallizing urea contained in the separated urea synthesis liquid and/or aqueous urea solution to produce solid crystal urea, and a mixing step of mixing the crystal urea with water to produce a high-purity aqueous urea solution. A high-purity aqueous urea solution to be produced is an aqueous urea solution with high purity suitable as a reducing agent for SCR. |
| US10173969B2 |
Production of aniline via anthranilate
The invention relates to a method for producing aniline, comprising the steps of: a) providing o-aminobenzoate, wherein said o-aminobenzoate comprises anthranilate anion and a suitable cation, b) converting said anthranilate anion to aniline by thermal decarboxylation in the presence or absence of a catalyst, c) extracting the aniline produced in step b) in an organic solvent at least once, and d) purifying the aniline produced in steps b) and c) by distillation, wherein said distillation produces aniline and a water phase. |
| US10173967B2 |
Azo monomer, and azo polymer prepared by polymerization of azo monomer
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an azo polymer forms a complex with a lithium ion and a sodium ion among alkali metal ions, but does not form a complex with a potassium ion. Therefore, the azo polymer is expected to be utilized as a material for a sensor capable of selectively detecting a specific alkali metal ion, or as a novel material capable of selectively trapping a specific alkali metal ion from a solution in which metal ions are mixed. |
| US10173957B2 |
Process for acetic acid recovery from aqueous streams
A process for removing acetic acid from an aqueous stream containing yellow oil. According to the process, yellow oil is removed from the aqueous stream prior to the removal of acetic acid by a reverse osmosis membrane. |
| US10173956B1 |
Process for continuously recovering (meth)acrylic acid and apparatus for the process
This disclosure relates to a method for continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid and an apparatus used for the recovery method. The method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid according to the present invention may minimize loss of (meth)acrylic acid particularly in the distillation process, and yet enables stable operation of the distillation process and energy reduction. |
| US10173955B2 |
Processes for producing an acetic acid product having low butyl acetate content
A process for producing an acetic acid product having low butyl acetate content via a carbonylation reaction. The carbonylation reaction is carried out at a temperature from 100 to 300° C., a hydrogen partial pressure from 0.3 to 2 atm, and a metal catalyst concentration from 100 to 3000 wppm, based on the weight of the reaction medium. The butyl acetate concentration in the acetic acid product may be controlled by removing acetaldehyde from a stream derived from the reaction medium and/or by adjusting at least one of reaction temperature, hydrogen partial pressure, and metal catalyst concentration. |
| US10173954B2 |
Process for hydroxylation of aromatic compounds, hydroxylation catalyst and process for preparing same
The present invention relates to a process for hydroxylation of a compound of formula (I) by reacting the compound of formula (I) with an oxidizing agent, in the presence of a titanium silicalite zeolite prepared by crystallization preceded by a maturing step. The present invention also relates to a titanium silicalite zeolite and to the process for preparing same. |
| US10173952B2 |
Method for producing chloropropene and method for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene
This invention provides a method for stably producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene for a long period of time wherein unreacted materials are reused after distillation without liquid-liquid separation to suppress catalyst deactivation. The method for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene comprises the step of reacting 1233xf or like chloropropene with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of a catalyst, the step of subjecting the reaction mixture obtained in the above step to distillation to separate the mixture into a first stream comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene as a main component and a second stream comprising unreacted hydrogen fluoride and organic matter containing unreacted chloropropene as main components, and the step of recycling the second stream to the above reaction, the distillation being performed under conditions in which the unreacted hydrogen fluoride and the organic matter containing the unreacted chloropropene do not undergo liquid-liquid separation at a portion of a distillation column from which the second stream is withdrawn. |
| US10173949B2 |
Optimizing an alkylation olefins source
Alkylate is produced by supplying iso-C4+ hydrocarbon feed to an alkylation reactor, and by further selectively supplying to the alkylation reactor an olefin selected from the group consisting of refinery grade propylene (RGP) and polymer grade propylene (PGP), and combinations thereof. The olefin feed is controlled such that the proportion of PGP supplied through the olefin feed inlet exceeds that of RGP for a predetermined time interval, using a special purpose computer programmed to optimize the allocation of PGP between alkylation production and a commodity market in order to increase total net profit margin. |
| US10173948B2 |
Method for oligomerization of olefins
The present disclosure relates to a method for oligomerization of olefins. The method for oligomerization of olefins according to the present disclosure not only provides excellent catalytic activity and stable process operation, but also exhibits high selectivity to 1-hexene or 1-octene by using a catalyst system including an activity modifier. |
| US10173947B2 |
Process for the production of 1,3-butadiene from 1,3-butanediol
Process for the production of 1,3-butadiene comprising: feeding a mixture (a) comprising 1,3-butanediol and water to an evaporator, said water being present in an amount of greater than or equal to 5% by weight, preferably ranging from 10% by weight to 85% by weight, more preferably ranging from 15% by weight to 30% by weight, relative to the total weight of said mixture (a), to obtain: (b) a gaseous stream comprising 1,3-butanediol exiting from the top of said evaporator; and, optionally, (c) a blowdown stream exiting from the bottom of said evaporator; feeding said gaseous stream (b) to a first reactor containing at least one dehydration catalyst to obtain (d) a stream comprising alkenols, water and, optionally, impurities and/or unreacted 1,3-butanediol, exiting from said first reactor; optionally, feeding said stream (d) to a first purification section to obtain: (e) a stream comprising alkenols, water, and, optionally, impurities; (f) a stream comprising water and, optionally, impurities and/or unreacted, 3-butanediol; and, optionally, (f) a stream comprising impurities; feeding said stream (d) or said stream (e) to a second reactor containing at least one dehydration catalyst to obtain (g) a stream comprising 1,3-butadiene, water and, optionally, impurities and/or unreacted alkenols, exiting from said second reactor; feeding said stream (g) to a second purification section to obtain: (h) a stream comprising pure 1,3-butadiene; (i) a stream comprising water and, optionally, unreacted alkenols; and, optionally, (1) a stream comprising impurities. Said 1,3-butadiene may advantageously be used as a monomer or intermediate in the production of elastomers and (co)polymers. |
| US10173945B1 |
Nanocomposite for combustion applications
The present invention generally concerns isolated nanoparticles via the decomposition of a ternary metal hydride. More specifically, the present invention harnesses increased energy densities from two distinct nanoparticles isolated by a precise decomposition of LiAlH4. The singular material is air stable and is a nanocomposite of Li3AlH6 nanoparticles, elemental Al nanoparticles, an amount of Ti metal, and a nanoscale organic layer, which we call nMx. The nanocomposite protects and preserves the high energy densities of the core metals isolated from the controlled reaction and makes the nanoparticles safe to handle in air. The final composite is devoid of byproducts or phase transitions that will decrease the energy output of the nanocomposite. The method of the present invention creates a narrow distribution of nanoparticles that have unique burning characteristics useful for many applications. |
| US10173942B2 |
Non-corrosive nitrification inhibitor polar solvent formulation
This invention relates to stable liquid formulations of the nitrification inhibitor nitrapyrin comprising polar solvents that are stabilized with small amounts of compounds which help to reduce the tendency of polar solutions of nitrapyrin to corrode metal surfaces. Many of the formulations disclosed herein exhibit useful physical, chemical, and bioactive properties including reduced levels of corrosion when in contact with ferrous metals. |
| US10173941B2 |
Fertilizers with polyanionic polymers and method of applying polyanionic polymer to plants
Novel polyanionic polymers including families of repeat units, such as maleic, itaconic, and sulfonate repeat units. The polymers are at least tetrapolymers and may be in the acid form or as partial or complete salts. The polymers may be synthesized using free radical initiators in the presence of vanadium compounds. The polymers have a variety of uses, particularly in agricultural contexts. |
| US10173940B2 |
Method and liquid compound that improves the efficiency of ammoniacal nitrogenated fertilisers and the ammonium present in the ground
The invention relates to a method for producing a liquid compound and to the compound used to improve the results of the application of ammoniacal nitrogenated fertilizers to crops requiring same and the ammonium present in the ground, said compound being a mixture consisting mainly of 3.5 DMPP as a nitrification inhibitor, phosphorus, the main function of which is to participate in all of the processes and energetic reactions of the crop, and amino acids winch are synthesized by the plants in enzymatic reactions generated by means of the animation, where absorbed ammonium salts and organic acids are produced. |
| US10173939B2 |
Food-grade fertilizer for crops
The disclosure relates to fertilizer compositions and methods of using the compositions to grow crops. The disclosed compositions are especially useful at growing crops under drought or nutrient-deprived conditions. |
| US10173938B2 |
Process for producing a biofertilizer comprising the steps of solid-state fermentation, immobilization through allophane nanoparticles and a second fermentation; and the said biofertilizer
Process for producing a biofertilizer, comprising the following steps: a) solid-state fermentation to produce enzymes and nutrients critical for plant nutrition; b) immobilization through allophane nanoparticles of the enzymes and substrates produced during stage a); and c) a second fermentation to favor the development of microorganisms that improve the quality of the biofertilizer. Protection is also sought for the biofertilizer that is produced from this process. |
| US10173937B2 |
Biochar as a microbial carrier
The invention relates to a microbial delivery system where biochar acts as a carrier for microbes. |
| US10173935B2 |
Solvent systems of N-alkyl thiophosphoric triamides and methods of use in agricultural applications
Solvent systems for the formulation of alkyl thiophosphoric triamide urease inhibitors, that provide stable dispersion of alkyl thiophosphoric triamides for even distribution (in low or high concentrations) onto fertilizers containing urea in liquid or solid form. |
| US10173933B2 |
Rapid drying of ceramic greenwares
Systems and methods for rapid drying of ceramic greenwares having a high graphite content are disclosed. The methods include employing microwave drying to bring the dryness of the ceramic greenware to a first select dryness and then employing close-coupled hot-air drying to bring the dryness to the final target dryness. The judicious use of close-coupled hot-air drying reduces end defects due to unevenness in the microwave drying process while also substantially speeding up the drying process. Various configurations for and combinations of microwave drying and close-coupled hot-air drying are disclosed. |
| US10173925B2 |
Synthetic polymer rheology modifier and water retention agent replacement for cellulose ether in cement compositions
The present invention provides substantially nonionic brush polymers having pendant polyether groups, preferably poly(alkylene glycol) groups, which polymers are useful as synthetic polymer substitutes for cellulose ethers in mortars and hydraulic binders. The brush polymers are preferably crosslinked, such as with ethylene glycol di(meth)acrylates. |
| US10173924B2 |
Electrically conducting glass strands and structures comprising such strands
The invention relates to glass strands and glass strand structures coated with an electrically conducting coating composition which comprises (as % by weight of solid matter): 6 to 50% of a film-forming agent, preferably 6 to 45%, 5 to 40% of at least one compound chosen from plasticizing agents, surface-active agents and/or dispersing agents, 20 to 75% of electrically conducting particles, 0 to 10% of a doping agent, 0 to 10% of a thickening agent, 0 to 15% of additives. The invention also relates to the electrically conducting coating composition used to coat the said strands and strand structures, to their process of manufacture and to the composite materials including these strands or strand structures.Application to the preparation of structures and composite materials which can be heated by the Joule effect or which can be used for electromagnetic shielding. |
| US10173922B2 |
Glass
A glass composition SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, and RO, where RO represents one kind or two or more kinds selected from MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO, and allows two or more kinds of crystals selected from a SiO2—Al2O3—RO-based crystal, a SiO2-based crystal, and a SiO2—Al2O3-based crystal to precipitate in a temperature range of from a liquidus line temperature to (the liquidus line temperature—50° C.) |
| US10173920B2 |
Aluminosilicate glasses
Compounds, compositions, articles, devices, and methods for the manufacture of light guide plates and back light units including such light guide plates made from glass. In some embodiments, light guide plates (LGPs) are provided that have similar or superior optical properties to light guide plates made from PMMA and that have exceptional mechanical properties such as rigidity, CTE and dimensional stability in high moisture conditions as compared to PMMA light guide plates. |
| US10173919B2 |
Fusion formable sodium free glass
A compositional range of fusion-formable, high strain point sodium free, silicate, aluminosilicate and boroaluminosilicate glasses are described herein. The glasses can be used as substrates for photovoltaic devices, for example, thin film photovoltaic devices such as CIGS photovoltaic devices. These glasses can be characterized as having strain points ≥540° C., thermal expansion coefficient of from 6.5 to 10.5 ppm/° C., as well as liquidus viscosities in excess of 50,000 poise. As such they are ideally suited for being formed into sheet by the fusion process. |
| US10173918B2 |
Method for lubricating molten glass forming molds and machine using such molds
The method for the lubrication of glass forming molds (3a,3b) with at least a nozzle (2) spraying a lubricating media in the molds comprises at least the following steps: displacement of a nozzle from a resting position to a working position into said mold (3a, 3b); movement of said nozzle in said mold while spraying with said nozzle a lubricating media to lubricate the inner surface of said mold; —) application of vacuum at least during the spraying step to evacuate emissions; —) once the mold has been lubricated, displacement of the nozzle in a resting position allowing the loading of a gob in said mold; —) circulation the lubrication media in the nozzle before and after the lubrication step to avoid stagnant lubrication media remaining in the nozzle and/or ensure constant mixing of solid particles in said media. |
| US10173916B2 |
Edge chamfering by mechanically processing laser cut glass
Processes of chamfering and/or beveling an edge of a glass substrate of arbitrary shape using lasers are described herein. Two general methods to produce chamfers on glass substrates are the first method involves cutting the edge with the desired chamfer shape utilizing an ultra-short pulse laser that is followed by mechanical polishing with a compliant polishing wheel. |
| US10173915B2 |
Convective thermal removal of gaseous inclusions from viscous liquids
A method for removing gaseous inclusions from a viscous liquid in which a viscous liquid stream having gaseous inclusions is introduced into a refining chamber, resulting in a flowing viscous liquid layer. The viscosity of a bottom portion of the viscous liquid layer is reduced in a first refining zone in the refining chamber so as to produce an upwardly mobile reduced viscosity portion of the viscous liquid layer. Heat is introduced into the viscous liquid layer from above the viscous liquid layer in a second refining zone in the refining chamber downstream of the first refining zone, reducing the gaseous inclusions in said viscous liquid layer. Thereafter, the viscous liquid layer having substantially reduced gaseous inclusions is discharged from the refining chamber. |
| US10173912B2 |
Water quality detection, separation and recycling system and method
A water conservation and recycling system where an integrated automated system comprising a sensor housing with at least one sensor, a diverting valve and controller, the system used to separate water based on quality parameters (for example, temperature, acidity (pH), dissolved oxygen, electrical conductance and/or turbidity). In one example, physical bio-filtration is used to remove debris particles from clean water and ultraviolet light and ionization is used for bacterial eradication of clean water. Separated clean water is stored and recycled for agriculture and toilet purposes resulting in up to 40% reduction in residential and commercial water consumption. Municipal water supply line pressure is used to pressurize storage tanks to provide intermittent irrigation water supply. |
| US10173911B2 |
Water treatment apparatus for producing activated water
A water treatment apparatus for producing activated water, including: a vessel having a water inlet and a water outlet and having a flange that extends outward from the upper end of the outer circumferential surface thereof; an insulating case having an empty space inside, the closed lower end of which is inserted into the vessel, and formed of an insulating synthetic resin; an insulated electrode bar inserted into the empty space of the insulating case; and a high-voltage generation unit installed on the upper end of the insulating case and configured to apply a high voltage to the electrode bar. |
| US10173910B2 |
Wastewater treatment system and method
Disclosed is a system and method for treating municipal and sanitary wastewater that uses only mechanical devices and processes, which eliminates biological processes and settling tanks. The system includes a three-output Richter-type separator that separates wastewater into three fluid streams according to the specific gravity of the solids within the fluid streams. The lighter-than-water and heavier-than-water solids streams are combined and the resultant sludge is mechanically dewatered without intermediary biological-process systems or sedimentation. The partially-clarified water component can be directly filtered by a membrane filter and optionally optically or chemically disinfected for reuse or disposal. The system advantageously simplifies municipal and sanitary wastewater treatment eliminating traditional primary and secondary treatment stages, and significantly reducing the system's operational footprint. The system and method can be scaled to very large municipal systems. |
| US10173905B2 |
System for detecting a liquid and a water filter assembly
A system for detecting a liquid, such as liquid water, is provided. The system includes an RFID tag and an absorbent material positioned over the RFID tag. The system also includes features for hindering or preventing compression of the absorbent material and/or for spacing the RFID tag from the absorbent material. A water filter assembly with features for detecting water leaks is also provided. |
| US10173900B2 |
Preparation of polymeric resins and carbon materials
The present application is directed to methods for preparation of polymer particles in gel form and carbon materials made therefrom. The carbon materials can have enhanced electrochemical properties and find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, as electrode material in ultracapacitors or batteries. |
| US10173899B1 |
Aqueous leaching solutions and methods of leaching at least one interstitial constituent from a polycrystalline diamond body using the same
In an embodiment, a method of fabricating a leached polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) body is disclosed. The PCD body includes bonded diamond grains defining interstitial regions at least a portion of which include at least one interstitial constituent disposed therein. The method includes leaching the PCD body with a leaching agent to remove at least a portion of the at least one interstitial constituent therefrom. The leaching agent includes a mixture having hydrofluoric acid in a first concentration of about 10 weight % to about 50 weight %, nitric acid in a second concentration of about 5 weight % to about 25 weight %, and water in a third concentration of about 25 weight % to about 85 weight %. Further embodiments relate to different leaching methods and different leaching agent compositions. |
| US10173893B2 |
Methods and structures for thin-film encapsulation and co-integration of same with microelectronic devices and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
Methods and structures that may be implemented in one example to co-integrate processes for thin-film encapsulation and formation of microelectronic devices and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) such as sensors and actuators. For example, structures having varying characteristics may be fabricated using the same basic process flow by selecting among different process options or modules for use with the basic process flow in order to create the desired structure/s. Various process flow sequences as well as a variety of device design structures may be advantageously enabled by the various disclosed process flow sequences. |
| US10173881B2 |
Product dispensing system
A flow sensor includes a fluid chamber configured to receive a fluid. A diaphragm assembly is configured to be displaced whenever the fluid within the fluid chamber is displaced. A transducer assembly is configured to monitor the displacement of the diaphragm assembly and generate a signal based, at least in part, upon the quantity of fluid displaced within the fluid chamber. |
| US10173880B2 |
Filling system for filling bottles or similar containers
A filling system includes filling elements, each of which has a channel formed in its housing. During filling, filling material, under a liquid valve's control, passes through the channel and exits through an opening and into a container held on a vertically displaceable container carrier. During pressure filling, the container carrier seals the container against the filling element. During cleaning and sterilization, rinsing caps seal each opening. Each filling element is associated with an extension that seals the outlet. Each extension has a filling-material through-passage that, when the extension is sealed against said outlet, extends the filling-material channel. |
| US10173873B2 |
Lift point alignment device for vehicle maintenance lifts
Provided is a lift point alignment device (30) including a mirror body (40) detachably attached to a vehicle body holding tool (20), the mirror body (40) including a mirror surface (42) facing upward while the mirror body (40) is attached to the vehicle body holding tool (20), and a light source (50) provided in the mirror body (40) to project light in a vertical direction toward a lower part of a vehicle (1) from the mirror surface (42) of the mirror body (40) attached to the vehicle body holding tool (20), wherein an alignment state of the vehicle body holding tool (20) with respect to lift points (2) of the vehicle (1) is allowed to be recognized based on a match state between an image of the light source (50) and an image of the lift points (2) of the vehicle (1) reflected in the mirror surface (42) of the mirror body (40) observed from a side of the vehicle. |
| US10173872B2 |
Portable self-locking lift system
A lift system includes a cylinder having an end surface, a threaded member supported for movement with a piston, and a nut threadedly engaging the threaded member and selectively engageable with the end surface. Engagement of the nut and the end surface limits axial movement of the piston relative to the cylinder in at least one direction. A drive mechanism rotates the nut relative to the threaded member, and a control valve controls movement of the piston relative to the cylinder. A drive control mechanism controls operation of the drive mechanism and rotation of the nut. A nut sensor senses a portion of the nut. The nut sensor is in communication with at least one of the control valve and the drive control mechanism. When the nut sensor detects a portion of the nut, the control valve stops movement of the piston or the drive control mechanism stops rotation of the nut. |
| US10173871B2 |
Winch hoist pull pin handle
A handle-engaging assembly for releasably engaging a winch hoist handle in a winch hoist, where the winch hoist comprises a frame with an integral handle-receiving socket that is adapted to receive the handle. There is a pull pin assembly that comprises a spring-loaded pin that is constructed and arranged to be manipulated such that it engages with or disengages from an opening in the handle. |
| US10173870B1 |
Swivel winch rotated via an actuator in response to pressure sensor data
A system and a method for a swivel winch are described for rotating a winch about an axis such that friction is reduced when letting out or pulling in a line. The swivel winch includes a fairlead with an orifice and sensors which sense the pressure from the cable and send the retrieved data to a controller which generates commands for an actuator, causing the swivel mount coupled to the winch to swivel in a direction that will relieve pressure. |
| US10173869B2 |
Gravity actuated crane stop
A gravity actuated crane stop for a crane is disclosed. The gravity actuated crane stop has a first connector at a first end configured to couple to a first crane member and an interface at a second end configured to interface with a second crane member. A gravity actuated mechanism is disposed on the body and has a first configuration in which gravity actuated mechanism disables the interface, and a second configuration in which the gravity actuated mechanism does not disable the interface. The gravity actuated mechanism is automatically changeable from the first configuration to the second configuration as the body is moved from a first orientation relative to a horizontal plane to a second orientation relative to the horizontal plane. |
| US10173868B2 |
System and method for calculation of capacity charts at intermediate counterweight positions
A system and method for calculating a crane capacity for a crane having a variable position counterweight at an intermediate position is disclosed. In the method a boom combination is determined and a maximum capacity at a hook position is determined for the boom combination. A target value for an operating condition is established dependent on a balance of the crane between the variable position counterweight and a load on the hook. An indication is received of an intermediate counterweight position, and a load is calculated for the hook at the hook position for the boom combination and the intermediate counterweight position that results in the operating condition having the target value to determine an intermediate capacity. The intermediate capacity is compared with the maximum capacity and the lower of the maximum capacity and the intermediate capacity is output. |
| US10173867B2 |
Tilting cab mechanism for a crane
A cab support assembly supports and moves an operator's cab relative to a frame of a construction machine. The cab support assembly includes a cab support coupled to the frame of the construction machine. The operator's cab is mounted to a cab support mounting frame, which in turn is pivotably coupled to the cab support. An actuation device is coupled to the cab support and to the cab support mounting frame. The actuation device includes a first actuation device position in which the cab support frame is in a first position in which the cab support mounting frame defines a first plane, and at least a second actuation device position in which the cab support mounting frame is in a second position such that the cab support mounting frame defines a second plane that intersects the first plane at a negative angle. |
| US10173866B2 |
Crane controller
A crane controller for a crane, in particular a cargo crane, has a first operating mode, in which the crane can be user-operated by control commands from an operator, and a second operating mode that can be activated by the operator. In the second operating mode, the crane geometry can be changed by the crane controller in a pre-defined sequence of movements. The crane controller has a menu-drive user interface, and the interface has a function which can be selected by the operator and by which the crane controller switches from the first to the second operating mode. |
| US10173865B2 |
Decentralized linear motor regulation for transport systems
An example electromotive linear drive mechanism for moving walkways for conveying people or objects may comprise a long stator as an active primary part positioned along a direction of movement of a moving walkway, as well as a plurality of passive secondary parts that are movable with respect to the active primary part and are arranged with one another along the direction of movement. The long stator may have a plurality of successive long stator sections in the form of coil groups along the direction of movement. Each long stator section may have its own control device that is configured to move the secondary parts using control parameters stipulated for the respective long stator section. Further, example methods for operating the electromotive linear drive mechanism may involve predefining different movement profiles for the respective control devices for at least some of the long stator sections such that the secondary parts move along the long stator in a non-uniform manner. |
| US10173863B2 |
Diverting pulley adapter
A diverting pulley adapter is provided for converting an existing pulley, the adapter enabling a maintenance of an existing running path for diverting a suspension, like an elevator-rope or an elevator-belt, the adapter having a base with at least one fixing component for anchoring the adapter, at which base a set of pulleys is provided. The adapter includes a first deflection pulley being mounted rotatable on its rotation axis, and at least a further second deflection pulley being mounted rotatable on its rotation axis, wherein the rotation axes of the pulleys are interspaced, respectively. The positions of those pulleys forming the set of pulleys are adjustable in view of their fixation, respectively, and symmetrically in relation to the fixing component. |
| US10173860B2 |
Elliptical reel for hose transport
An elliptical reel is provided. The elliptical reel can include one or more longitudinal support members about a longitudinal axis of the reel and on which hose can be wound for transport. A cross section of the longitudinal support members that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis defines an outline that has an elliptical shape. |
| US10173851B1 |
Sheet feed device and image forming apparatus
A sheet feed device comprises a main body section, a support section, a first link, a second link, an engagement mechanism, an energization section and a correcting section. The correcting section is movable in an approaching position at which the support section approaches the main body section against energization force of the energization section while being contactable with the second link in a direction in which the first link moves to a downstream side in the conveyance direction, and is movable in a separation position at which the support section is separated from the main body section while being separable from the second link in a direction in which the first link moves to an upstream side in the conveyance direction. |
| US10173849B2 |
Method and system for extracting articles
A magazine extraction system includes a carrier, an extractor, and a catch element. The carrier is disposed below the magazine. The extractor is configured to move an article out of the magazine and along the carrier. The catch element is configured to move the article away from the magazine and along a platform. The extractor is configured to move at a first velocity, which is less than a velocity of the catch element. The extractor is also configured to move at a second velocity, which is greater than the first velocity. |
| US10173848B2 |
Conveying arrangement
The invention relates to a conveying arrangement comprising at least one mover (20) which has at least one permanent magnet (19) connected to the mover (20), said permanent magnet (19) cooperating with at least one coil plane (18) of a drive surface (13) to drive the mover (20) particularly without contact, and further comprising at least one conveying system (30, 38), preferably conveying products (32), characterized in that the conveying system (30, 38), preferably a conveyor belt, is arranged between the drive surface (13) and the mover (20). |
| US10173844B2 |
Conveyor belt link with coupling mechanism
The present invention is directed to a conveyor belt link and a sprocket driven conveyor belt comprising the same. In particular, it relates to a conveyor belt link with coupling mechanism that provides a conveyor belt surface that can reduce product marking, minimizes costs, and simplifies manufacturing and assembly of a conveyor belt comprising the same. |
| US10173842B2 |
Roller with internal assembly
A roller (3; 3′) has a stationary rod (40) arranged along a longitudinal axis (L) and a tubular roller shell (10) arranged around the rod (40). At least one bearing assembly (20; 20′) is arranged on the rod (40) so that the roller shell (10) can rotate about the longitudinal axis (L) of the roller (3; 3′). An internal assembly (30; 30′) is on the rod (40) within the roller shell (10) and is coupled to the roller shell (10) via the bearing assembly (20; 20′). Thus, upon rotation of the roller shell (10), an exchange of force occurs between the internal assembly (30; 30′) and the roller shell (10). The internal assembly (30; 30′) is coupled to the bearing assembly (20; 20′) by an end (31) that faces the bearing assembly (20; 20′) so that the internal assembly (30; 30′) can tilt relative to the bearing assembly (20; 20′). |
| US10173837B2 |
Multi-storey goods storage arrangement
A multi-story goods storage arrangement comprising a plurality of levels of storage lines arranged in parallel and transport lines extending between opposing ends of said storage lines, wherein a transfer cart is operable along each transport line. It further comprises a top shuttle suspending from top rail arrangement on said transfer cart and moveable out from said transfer cart into a suspension rail arrangement in said storage lines, and lifting means arranged on said top shuttle to lift goods stored in said storage lines and to transport lifted goods to the transfer cart. |
| US10173836B2 |
Device for placing and holding soiled items therein
A device (1) for placing and holding soiled items, in particular soiled items such as soiled diapers, therein, comprising a container (2) and a lid (3), wherein the lid (3) includes a hollow cylinder (5), which is open at least at one end (4), in which cylinder (5) a body (6) is capable of reciprocal motion, wherein the lid (3) can pivot relative to the container (2) between a first position, in which an Item can be inserted into the cylinder (5) from outside; and a second position, in which the body (6) can move downward in the cylinder (5) under the influence of the force of gravity so as to push the item into the container (2), and wherein the device (1) is provided with a locking device (12) for locking the lid (3) in the second position. |
| US10173833B2 |
Glass substrate package
Provided is a glass substrate package (1), including a plurality of disc-shaped glass substrates (2) packaged in a box (3), in which the plurality of disc-shaped glass substrates (2) are stacked and packaged in a horizontal posture under a state in which slip sheets (4) are interposed between the plurality of disc-shaped glass substrates (2). |
| US10173830B2 |
Medication dispensing container
The invention relates to a medication dispensing container for holding medications, which container is provided with a dispensing mechanism comprising: an arranging body comprising passageways, each for accommodating a number of medications in a single row, a first wall member with an output opening arranged below said arranging body, said arranging body is arranged to subsequently align one of said passageways with said output opening, a separating member which blocks a passageway when aligned with the output opening, a storage body comprising waiting chambers arranged below said first wall member, each waiting chamber is arranged for receiving the medication(s) from one passageway, a second wall member with an outlet opening arranged below said storage body, said storage body is arranged to subsequently align one of said waiting chambers with said outlet opening, and a detection arrangement for the detection whether or not one of said waiting chambers is filled. |
| US10173827B1 |
Beverage container insulator assemblies and insulator sleeves
Beverage container insulator assemblies include a beverage insulator having a beverage insulator interior. A retaining collar is carried by the beverage insulator and has a collar opening. A beverage container is in the beverage insulator interior of the beverage insulator. The beverage container extends through the collar opening of the retaining collar. An insulator sleeve includes a sleeve base encircling the beverage container and retained between the beverage insulator and the retaining collar. A thermally-insulating, flexible, expandable and contractible insulator sleeve body extends from the sleeve base through the collar opening of the retaining collar. The insulator sleeve body engages and substantially conforms to the beverage container. An expandable sleeve neck on the insulator sleeve body engages the beverage container. Insulator sleeves for beverage containers are also disclosed. |
| US10173826B2 |
Ventable storage container and method of use
A storage container for food and other items and a method of venting a storage container. The storage container may include a container body and a removable lid. The removable lid may include a flexible sealing lip that traverses the perimeter of a rigid central cover portion. At least one venting aperture may extend through the rigid central cover portion. Additionally, the storage container may include a latch moveable between a latched position and an unlatched position. The latch may include a gripping portion configured to grip a peripheral rim of the container body and a sealing portion configured to cover the venting aperture when the latch occupies the latched position. When the latch occupies the unlatched position, the sealing portion may uncover the venting aperture to permit venting of steam and other gases from within the storage container. |
| US10173817B2 |
Container, device and method for measuring liquid volume in a container
A device for measuring liquid volume in a container, wherein the measuring device includes a compression member, which is in sealed connection with a container to be detected, forms a sealed space in the container, and compresses gases in the sealed space under the effect of an external force, and the compressed volume value of the gases is a predetermined value; a pressure detector, which is disposed on the compression member, and configured to measure the pressure values of the gases in the container before and after compression; and a controller. A container and a method for measuring liquid volume in a container is further provided. |
| US10173813B2 |
Flexible container with pop-up spout
The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container includes a first multilayer film and a second multilayer film. Each multilayer film comprises an inner seal layer. The multilayer films are arranged such that the seal layers oppose each other and the second multilayer film is superimposed on the first multilayer film. The multilayer films are sealed along a common peripheral edge. The flexible container includes an orifice in one of the multilayer films, and a pop-up spout extends through the orifice. The pop-up spout has a flange sealed to the multilayer film around the orifice. The pop-up spout comprises an ethylene/α-olefin multi-block copolymer. |
| US10173810B2 |
Caps and adapters for containers
A cap may include a top and a sidewall depending from the top. A plug may also extend from the top, spaced from the sidewall. Threads are formed either on an internal surface of the sidewall, i.e., generally facing the plug, or on an external surface of the plug, i.e., generally facing the sidewall. The spacing between the sidewall and the plug generally defines a receptacle configured for receiving an open end of a container. The sidewall and the plug may be angled relative to each other, such that the receptacle has a cross-section that is generally V-shaped. |
| US10173807B1 |
Anti-dumpling pallet structure
An anti-dumpling pallet structure includes a pallet body and at least one supporting module. At least one chamber is formed inside the pallet body. The at least one supporting module includes a first supporting member and a second supporting member. The first supporting member and the second supporting member are movably connected to the pallet body. The first supporting member and the second supporting member protrude from the pallet body to provide support for preventing the pallet body acted by an external force from falling over when the at least one supporting module is located at a first position relative to the pallet body, and the first supporting member and the second supporting member are received inside the at least one chamber when the at least one supporting module is located at a second position relative to the pallet body. |
| US10173800B2 |
Label preparing device and label preparing method in label preparing device
There is provided a label preparing device including: a laser cutting section that forms a cutting line, which is an outline of a label piece, on a media by irradiating the media with laser beams; and a print section that applies ink to at least a peripheral part of the label piece after the cutting line is formed. It is preferable that the laser cutting section irradiates the media in an immobile state with laser beams, and the print section applies ink to the media in which the immobile state is maintained. |
| US10173796B2 |
Naked collation package
The invention generally relates to a naked collation package comprising an arrangement of individual packages, individually packaged in a polyolefinic filmic material, that are packed together in said naked collation package in a naked collation film, and there being no seal between the naked collation film and the filmic material of the individual packages. A method for forming the naked collation package and a method for manufacturing the naked collation package are also disclosed. |
| US10173792B1 |
Passive radiative cooling of a body
A metallic waveguide tuned to an infrared region of interest provides spectral and spatial control over emitted/absorbed thermal radiation. The ratio of the depth of the waveguide to the smallest lateral dimension thereof is such that that the lateral dimension provides spectral selectivity and that the waveguide is deep enough for a fixed lateral dimension to establish directionality but is not so deep that it incurs severe ohmic losses. A panel with an array of such waveguides directs thermal radiation from a body in a specific direction and with a spectral response that is the result of the physical dimensions of the individual waveguides that make up the waveguide array and the arrangement of the waveguides in the array. The waveguide axis may be obliquely oriented with respect to the substrate normal so as to impart non-normal directionality to the emitted radiation with respect to the substrate normal surface. |
| US10173787B1 |
Rotor speed indication systems for rotorcraft
A rotor speed indication system configured to communicate a rotor speed operating range for a twin engine rotorcraft having a rotor during one engine inoperable conditions. The rotor speed indication system includes a governing reference indicator located on a display and configured to communicate an upper operating range threshold. A droop reference indicator located on the display and configured to communicate a lower operating range threshold. A sensor configured to measure a current rotor speed of the rotor. A dynamic rotor speed indicator located on the display and configured to communicate the current rotor speed of the rotor such that when the dynamic rotor speed indicator is positioned between the governing reference indicator and the droop reference indicator on the display, the current rotor speed of the rotor is within the rotor speed operating range. |
| US10173786B2 |
Pilot assistance system of an aircraft
The present invention relates to an aid system (30) for piloting an aircraft, the aircraft including at least two piloting units each having at least one piloting member that can be actuated by a pilot to command at least one control surface of the aircraft.The piloting aid system (30) includes a module (32) for detecting actions performed on at least one piloting unit and a feedback module (34) indicating, via a man-machine interface (24A, 24B) separate from the piloting members, the movement of said piloting member and/or the force exerted on said piloting member. |
| US10173783B2 |
Rotorcraft with cowling able to rotate and translate relative to the fuselage
A rotorcraft comprising a cowling for closing an opening in the fuselage, the cowling being linked to the fuselage by means of a fastening system having a supporting means pivotally attached to the interior of the fuselage and a translation means coupled to the supporting means to respectively enable movements of rotation and translation of the cowling. |
| US10173780B2 |
Aircraft liquid heat exchanger anti-icing system
A combination of liquid-to-air and air-to-liquid heat exchangers is employed in an aircraft anti-icing system configured to avoid ice buildup on exterior leading edges of wings and engine inlets of aircraft during flight under known or anticipated icing conditions. The anti-icing system may be utilized in lieu of traditionally employed air-to-air heat exchangers. In one embodiment, a heated anti-icing liquid is conveyed through tubes juxtaposed against interior surfaces of the leading edges of the wings and engine inlets. The liquid is heated by engine core bleed air, and the tubes are arranged to optimize heat flux directly from the tubes into the leading edges of the wings and the engine inlets, respectively, to avoid ice accumulation. In one configuration, spring clips retain the tubes directly against the leading edge interiors of the wings and engine inlets, and thermal grease and insulation are used to enhance heat flux. |
| US10173777B1 |
Using multirotor lifters to rendezvous with fixed wing aircraft
This disclosure describes systems and processes using multirotor lifter to deploy and/or engage fixed wing aircraft. For example, one or more unmanned multirotor lifters may engage an unmanned fixed wing aircraft, aerially navigate the fixed wing aircraft vertically to a desired altitude, and then release the fixed wing aircraft so that the fixed wing aircraft can initiate a flight plan. In some implementations, multirotor lifter may also be configured to engage fixed wing aircraft while both the multirotor lifters and the fixed wing aircraft are in flight. |
| US10173776B2 |
Aerial drone for deploying a warning sign
An aerial drone is coupled to a warning sign for warning other vehicles of a presence of a faulty vehicle. The aerial drone is positioned at a location of the faulty vehicle, in response to detecting the faulty vehicle. The aerial drone assesses environmental conditions at the location of the faulty vehicle. An optimal position for positioning the warning sign is determined, based on the environmental conditions at the location of the faulty vehicle, and the aerial drone is positioned at the optimal position. |
| US10173774B2 |
Portable unmanned delivery aircraft launch systems, and methods of delivering products utilizing aircraft launch systems
In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided to enhance delivery of packages and/or cargo through the use of unmanned delivery aircraft. In some embodiments, a portable unmanned delivery aircraft launch system is provided that comprises: a first portable launch pad system comprising: a package deck; an unmanned delivery aircraft deck secured with the package deck and positioned above and separated by a distance from the package deck; and multiple modular coupling structures fixed with a frame enabling temporary rigid coupling and decoupling between the first launch pad system and multiple additional portable launch pad systems. |
| US10173773B1 |
Systems and methods for operating drones in response to an incident
A response system may be provided. The response system may include a security system and an autonomous drone. The security system includes a security sensor and a controller. The drone includes a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, and a drone sensor. The processor may be programmed to link the drone to the controller, build a virtual navigation map of the coverage area based, at least in part, upon initial sensor data stored by the drone, determine that the coverage area is unoccupied, deploy the drone from a docking station, control movement of the drone within the coverage area based upon the virtual navigation map, collect drone sensor data of the coverage area using the drone sensor, and/or analyze the collected drone sensor data to identify an abnormal condition within the coverage area, the abnormal condition including at least one of damage or theft occurring within the coverage area. |
| US10173771B2 |
Tiltrotor aircraft having rotatable wing extensions
A pylon assembly for a tiltrotor aircraft includes a fixed pylon having an outboard end. A rotor assembly is rotatably coupled to the fixed pylon and is operable to rotate between a a vertical takeoff and landing orientation and a forward flight orientation. The rotor assembly includes a proprotor operable to produce a slipstream. A wing extension is rotatably coupled to the outboard end of the fixed pylon. The wing extension is operable to rotate generally with the rotor assembly such that a minimal dimension of the wing extension remains in the slipstream of the proprotor. |
| US10173770B2 |
Cylindrical elastomeric bearing with tapered shims
A cylindrical elastomeric bearing including a plurality of elastomeric layers arranged about a central bore. The elastomeric layers are characterized by a middle portion having a first thickness and two outer portions having a second thickness, the second thickness being greater than the first thickness, the one or more elastomeric layers being tapered between the middle portion and the outer portions. One or more shim layers, each of the plurality of shim layers being arranged between two of the plurality of elastomeric layers. The shim layers are shaped to fit with the elastomer layers. |
| US10173769B2 |
High-altitude drone
The invention relates to a drone comprising: two contra-rotating annular propellers (2, 4) defining a plane therebetween which is referred to as an equatorial plane and is assumed to be horizontal, means for driving the propellers, a load arranged below the equatorial plane, and means (20) for moving the load relative to the equatorial plane, an enclosure referred to as an upper enclosure (6) filled with a gas or a gaseous mixture having a density of less than 1 and arranged essentially above the equatorial plane, and an enclosure referred to as a lower enclosure (8) filled with a gas or a gaseous mixture having a density of less than 1 and arranged essentially below the equatorial plane, the load being placed inside the lower enclosure (8). |
| US10173766B2 |
Latch pin assembly
A folding wing tip system of an aircraft includes a latch pin actuator having a primary mechanical lock and a secondary hydraulic lock. The mechanical lock may include a lock cam movable between a lock position, in which the lock cam engages the latch pin, and an unlock position, in which the lock cam is disengaged from the latch pin, and a first lock actuator mechanically coupled to the lock cam and configured to provide a bias force pushing the lock cam toward the lock position. The hydraulic lock may be disposed in an unlatching hydraulic line and has an initial state, in which fluid flow through the unlatching hydraulic line is blocked thereby to hold the latch pin in the latched position, and an open state, in which fluid flow through the unlatching hydraulic line is permitted thereby to permit retraction of the latch pin to the unlatched position. |
| US10173761B2 |
Long shaft propeller controller and bearing seal protector
A marine propulsion system for shallow waters, swamps, savannahs and the like includes a rotating propeller shaft supporting a propeller. An anti-cavitation body defines a partial cylinder having a longitudinal axis adjacent to the propeller. The propeller generates a vacuum between the anti-cavitation body and a surface of a water body. First and second wings adjacent to edges of the anti-cavitation body are generally planar and operatively angled towards the bottom of a water body. The first and second wings are adjusted to run below the water body surface and seal the anti-cavitation body to maintain generated vacuum. A first thread is cut in a first helical direction at an end of the rotating propeller shaft adjacent the propeller, and slightly more distal therefrom a second thread is cut in a second helical direction opposed to the first thread helical direction. The second thread drives matter away from the bearing. |
| US10173760B2 |
Device for reducing effective radar cross section
A device for reducing the effective radar cross section (RCS) of a naval vessel is proposed, the device comprising a cladding panel, which can be mounted on vessel superstructures or cargo of the naval vessel, the cladding panel being permeable to radar beams, the device also comprising a reflection means, which reflects radar beams, and the reflection means also being embedded in the cladding panel and being aligned at least partially inclined with respect to a main plane of extent of the cladding panel. |
| US10173752B2 |
Ship
A ship (1) includes a hull (2) having side shells (3A, 3B) formed at both sides in athwart ship direction, a pair of watertight compartments (6A, 6B) installed along the side shells (3A, 3B) of both sides in the athwart ship direction in the hull (2) and portions of which are divided and formed by the side shells (3A, 3B), a connection section (7) configured to bring the pair of watertight compartments (6A, 6B) in connection with each other, an opening/closing valve (8) installed at the connection section (7), and a control device (9) configured to control the opening and closing of the opening/closing valve (8), wherein the control device (9) switches the opening/closing valve (8) in an open state into a closed state when a predetermined condition is satisfied after receiving a signal indicating damage to the side shell (3A) has occurred. |
| US10173749B2 |
Electrically assisted bicycle
An electrically assisted bicycle includes a motor controller that calculates a command value which determines a magnitude of an assisting torque based on at least an output of a pedal torque detector. The motor controller switches between a first control and a second control, in which a time required for the assisting torque to change to meet a change in the pedal torque is shorter and the amount of change in the assisting torque to meet a change in the pedal torque is greater than in the first control. |
| US10173748B1 |
Bicycle pedal
A bicycle pedal is provided that includes a pedal axle, a pedal body, a first clamping member, a second clamping member, and a biasing structure. The pedal axle defines a rotational axis. The pedal body is rotatably supported on the pedal axle. The first clamping member is movably coupled to the pedal body between a first clamping position and a first open position. The second clamping member provided is on the pedal body. The second clamping member is configured to clamp a cleat between the first clamping member and the second clamping member in a clamping state where the first clamping member is in the first clamping position. The biasing structure includes at least one magnet to bias the first clamping member toward the first clamping position. |
| US10173747B2 |
Quick release through axle with locking elements for bikes
A quick-clamping system for fixing the hub of a wheel between dropouts of a fork or chainstays of a bicycle having a tension axle (1) with a means for exerting axial compressive forces (3) and a first clamping surface (4), both being arranged at a first end (2); a locking mechanism (6) having a second clamping surface (7) and blocking a second end (5) against axial motion; a counter piece (8), wherein counter piece (8) and second end (5) can be detachably connected by means of axial plugging, and wherein the counter piece (8) has an axially moveable, operable unlocking mechanism (9) by means of which the locking mechanism (6) can be unlocked, so that counter piece (8) and second end (5) can be detached from each other. |
| US10173746B2 |
Bicycle operating device
A bicycle operating device comprises a base member and an operating member. The operating member includes an adapter, an operating lever, and an operating shaft. The adapter includes a center cross sectional area and a first cross sectional area. The center cross sectional area is defined on a center cross sectional plane perpendicular to the pivot axis. The first cross sectional area is defined on a first cross sectional plane perpendicular to the pivot axis. The first cross sectional area is offset from the center cross sectional area in a second direction parallel to the pivot axis. The first cross sectional area is larger than the center cross sectional area. |
| US10173740B2 |
Bicycle container
A bicycle container including a main body for containing objects and an engagement member provided on the main body. The engagement member is configured to engage with a pedal of a bicycle to enable the bicycle container to be detachably coupled to the pedal to hold the bicycle in an uptight position. |
| US10173739B2 |
Integrated vehicle-end structure
A method for constructing an integrated end structure for a vehicle includes placing a center module for an integrated end structure for a vehicle in a fixture separate from the vehicle, attaching a side bracket to the center module in the fixture to form an assembly, the side bracket configured for holding a light unit of the vehicle, mounting the assembly onto at least a bracket in the vehicle that provides adjustability of the assembly in at least a z-direction, and, after mounting the assembly, mounting a storage compartment module onto the center module and the side bracket. |
| US10173726B2 |
Vehicle body structure of automobile
Since a recess 11f configured to house an in-vehicle component 37 is formed on an outer surface of a first wall portion 11c of a FRP vehicle body panel 24, a metallic reinforcing member 32 is fitted to the recess 11f and is fixed by adhesive, the reinforcing member 32 can compensate for a decrease in strength of the first wall portion 11c caused by the recess 11f. Since an outer peripheral portion of the reinforcing member 32 is mechanically fastened to the vehicle body panel 24 with rivets 33 and 35, the outer peripheral portion serving as a starting point of peeling of an adhesive is reinforced by mechanical fastening so that the vehicle body panel 24 and the reinforcing member 32 can be firmly integrated. |
| US10173725B2 |
Method for controlling electric power steering and device therefor
The present disclosure relates to device including at least: an automatic steering mode control unit that controls a steering motor torque, corresponding to automatic steering torque information or automatic steering angle information for running of a vehicle in an automatic steering mode, to be generated when the automatic steering torque information or the automatic steering angle information is received; an automatic steering mode release determination unit that determines whether to release the automatic steering mode when a steering torque or steering angle information generated according to a steering wheel operation of a driver is detected; and an automatic steering mode release unit that determines a release time of the steering motor torque applied in the automatic steering mode, by using the steering angle information generated according to the steering wheel operation of the driver when it is determined to release the automatic steering mode. |
| US10173723B2 |
Steering wheel recoupling mechanism for autonomous vehicle
This disclosure describes various embodiments for steering wheel recoupling for an autonomous vehicle. In an embodiment, a steering system is described. The steering system may comprise a steering wheel, wheels controlled by the steering wheel, and a wheel alignment control module. The wheel alignment control module may be configured to determine the steering wheel is decoupled from the steering system, determine a current angle of the wheels controlled by the steering wheel, activate an indicator, the indicator determined based, at least in part, upon the current angle, determine the steering wheel is positioned for recoupling, and recouple the steering wheel to the steering system. |
| US10173722B2 |
System and method for determining a hitch angle based on an input from a sensor and a kinematic model of a vehicle and a trailer, and for controlling the vehicle based on the hitch angle
A system according to the present disclosure includes an estimated hitch angle module, a measured hitch angle module, a corrected hitch angle module, and at least one of a driver assist module and an actuator control module. The estimated hitch angle module estimates a hitch angle, which is an angle between a longitudinal axis of a vehicle and a longitudinal axis of a trailer that is attached to the vehicle. The measured hitch angle module determines a measured hitch angle based on an input from a sensor. The corrected hitch angle module determines a corrected hitch angle based on the estimated and measured hitch angles. The driver assist module controls a user interface device to assist a driver of the vehicle based on the corrected hitch angle. The actuator control module controls an actuator of at least one of the vehicle and the trailer based on the corrected hitch angle. |
| US10173720B2 |
Sensor device and electric power steering device using same
A sensor device includes two sensor parts and an ECU. An output division of one of the two sensor parts stops output of an output signal when a detected internal abnormality is a first abnormality. Further, when the detected internal abnormality is a second abnormality that is different from the first abnormality, the output division controls an abnormality signal to take a value indicative of the second abnormality. An abnormality determiner determines either of a signal obtainment abnormality or the first abnormality of the sensor part when the output signal is not obtained from the one of the sensor parts, or determines the second abnormality of the one of the sensor parts when the obtained output signal includes the abnormality signal having a value indicative of the second abnormality. Such determination, thus, enables the abnormality determiner to classify an abnormality caused in the sensor parts. |
| US10173716B2 |
Steering return control apparatus and method of motor driven power steering
A steering return control apparatus of MDPS may include: a column torque sensor configured to sense a column torque of a steering wheel; a steering angle sensor configured to measure a steering angle of the steering wheel; a column velocity calculator configured to calculate a column velocity at which a steering column is rotated; a vehicle velocity sensor configured to sense a vehicle velocity; a lateral acceleration sensor configured to sense a lateral acceleration of the vehicle; and a damping controller configured to detect a damping compensation gain in an on-center region according to at least one of the column torque, the column velocity and the lateral acceleration, and applies the damping compensation gain to a default damping amount, when the steering angle falls within the on-center region while at least one of the column torque, the column velocity and the vehicle velocity satisfies a preset damping compensation condition. |
| US10173714B2 |
Steering system
First teeth of a first tooth member that moves together with an upper jacket mesh with second teeth of a second tooth member. The second tooth member includes a received portion received by a receiving surface of a receiving member (energy absorption member). The second tooth member is rotatably supported by a fulcrum that is formed on the receiving surface at a contact position between the receiving surface and the received portion and is movable in a column axis direction. A guide shaft supported by a support member that is supported by a lower jacket is inserted into an elongated hole of the second tooth member, thereby guiding the second tooth member in a meshing and unmeshing direction. |
| US10173708B1 |
Shopping cart bagging station
Described is a shopping cart bagging station can be used by customers to bag their purchases as they shop. The disclosed shopping cart bagging station includes a box front portion and a back plate that couple together to form a rectangular enclosure for shopping bags. The box front portion has a bag holder hook inside the enclosure that shopping bags are hung from. An opening in the box front portion allows access to the shopping bags hanging from the bag holder hook. At least one cart coupling hook is coupled to the back plate to couple the shopping cart bagging station to a shopping cart. A customer hangs the shopping cart bagging station, with shopping bags hung from the bag holder hook, on the side of a shopping cart, and uses the shopping cart bagging station to provide shopping bags while they shop. |
| US10173706B2 |
Retail store cart
Described is a mobile point-of sale cart for use in a retail store. The cart has four legs and three platforms coupled to the legs. Each of the three platforms is at a different height above the ground. The legs have wheels for easy movement from one place to another, and the legs are telescoping so the cart can be easily stored. The cart holds the equipment needed for a retail store employee to checkout customers and perform other common tasks. The cart has multiple bins to hold a handheld scanner, a debit card reader, and a portable printer. The cart has a bagging station coupled to the top platform, and a shopping bag support surface coupled to the second platform. The cart can be moved about the store to easily ring up purchases, and can be stored when not in use. |
| US10173702B2 |
Train parking or movement verification and monitoring system and method
A parking verification system and method, a movement verification system and method, and a monitoring system and method for a train, or other transit vehicle. |
| US10173695B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing notifications based on ranking of road links
An approach is provided for prioritizing notification to one or more vehicles based on the ranking of one or more road links. The approach involves determining one or more road links that are associated with at least one curvature value greater than at least one curvature threshold value. The approach also involves determining humanized speed information and speed limit information for the one or more road links. The approach further involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the at least one curvature value, the humanized speed information, and the speed limit information to determine danger level information for the one or more road links. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a ranking of the one or more road links based, at least in part, on the danger level information. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a prioritization of one or more notifications to one or more vehicles approaching or traveling the one or more road links based, at least in part, on the ranking of the one or more road links. |
| US10173685B2 |
Control system and method for determining a lane of a following vehicle
A Control system, which is adapted for application in a vehicle and intended to detect following vehicles on the basis of environmental data which are obtained from one or several environmental sensors disposed on the vehicle and which reflect the area in front of, laterally next to, and/or behind the vehicle. The control system is adapted to detect a course of the own lane of the vehicle and to store it over a predefined road section, and to detect one or several other vehicles participating in traffic behind the own vehicle with the environmental sensors. A lane associated with each other vehicle, in which the other vehicle(s) drive(s), is detected, taking the stored course of the own lane into account. An occupancy of the own lane and/or of at least one adjacent lane by the other vehicle(s) is determined. |
| US10173684B2 |
Vehicle automatic engaged stop system
A motor vehicle automatic engaged stop system includes an automatic transmission driving at least one wheel and has at least one brake member preventing wheel rotation when engaged and allowing wheel rotation when disengaged. A controller communicates with each of: the brake member to control the brake member; the automatic transmission to control a condition of the automatic transmission, and with a signal device. A brake pedal in communication with the brake member engages the brake member when depressed by a vehicle operator. After the motor vehicle reaches a zero speed the controller energizes the signal device to notify the vehicle operator to release the brake pedal and maintains a vehicle stopped condition with the brake pedal in a released condition and when the motor vehicle is positioned anywhere between uphill and downhill orientation planes. |
| US10173680B2 |
Vehicle speed control device
A vehicle speed control device performs vehicle speed control for controlling the vehicle speed of a host vehicle so that the vehicle speed of the host vehicle becomes a preset vehicle speed that is set in advance when a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle is not detected and for controlling the vehicle speed of the host vehicle so that the host vehicle follows the preceding vehicle when the preceding vehicle is detected. The vehicle speed control device determines whether the host vehicle is positioned in an acceleration-control-inhibited area based on the position detected by a position detection unit and, when the preceding vehicle is not detected and a position determination unit determines that the host vehicle is positioned in the acceleration-control-inhibited area, the vehicle speed control device performs acceleration-control-inhibition vehicle speed control of the host vehicle. |
| US10173678B2 |
Control system and method
Embodiments of the present invention provided a system comprising: a plurality of speed controllers each configured to assume one or more ‘on’ states or one or more ‘off’ states, in a predetermined one or more on states each speed controller being configured to cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value, in an off state each speed controller being configured not to cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value, the system being configured wherein only one of the speed controllers may be in an on state at a given moment in time, the other one or more speed controllers being arranged to assume an off state when a speed controller is in an on state, the system being configured to delete from a speed controller memory or associated speed controller memory directly accessible by said speed controller, one or more target speed values employed by a speed controller that is not in an on state. |
| US10173675B2 |
Method and apparatus in a motor vehicle for automated driving
A method for the automated driving of a motor vehicle which provides environment data, detects objects in the environment data, selects a current scenario by a scenario-interpretation apparatus on the basis of the detected objects, wherein a scenario has at least one elementary situation which is assigned at least one monitoring region and an enable criterion as attributes, and in addition successively for each of the elementary situations of the current scenario, estimates a destination point, plans a trajectory to the destination point by a maneuver-planning apparatus, interrogates information about a monitoring region from the environment-perception apparatus by the scenario-interpretation apparatus, checks for the presence of the at least one enable criterion by the scenario-interpretation apparatus, and if the at least one enable criterion is satisfied, automated driving along the trajectory as far as the destination point by a controller. Also disclosed is an associated device. |
| US10173668B2 |
Apparatus and method for determining load weight
A controller determines a load weight associated with a plurality of pneumatically independent circuits of a vehicle suspension system. The controller is adapted to receive a first electronic pressure signal, which is based on a first pneumatic signal representative of a first pneumatic pressure in a first of the plurality of pneumatically independent circuits, and receive a second electronic pressure signal, which is based on a second pneumatic signal representative of a second pneumatic pressure in a second of the plurality of pneumatically independent circuits. The controller is also adapted to determine the load weight based on the first electronic pressure signal and the second electronic pressure signal. The controller is also adapted to control an operation of a function of an associated vehicle based on the load weight. |
| US10173667B2 |
Occupant based vehicle control
A vehicle includes an occupant monitoring system and a processing circuit coupled to the occupant monitoring system. The occupant monitoring system is configured to acquire occupant data regarding an occupant of the vehicle. The processing circuit is configured to receive the occupant data; determine a vehicle operation command based on the occupant data, the vehicle operation command configured to affect operation of the vehicle while the vehicle is in a robotic driving mode; and provide the vehicle operation command to a vehicle system. |
| US10173663B1 |
Total electrical vehicle
An electric vehicle receives propulsion power from two sources of Static, stored, electric power and three sources of Dynamic, generated electric power. The two stored sources are a Battery and a supercapacitor system. The three sources of Dynamic power are: (1) Regenerative power in both the braking, deceleration phase of travel, the downward slope of travel over some extended distance, and part of cruise control; (2) Power from a modified Squirrel Cage Generator; and (3) Power through the solar silicon panels. The Static and Dynamic powers are fed into the current Consolidator, Distributer, and Controller (CDC) systems to provide electric power to the drive motors. The total distance travelled is the sum of the Static, stored power plus the generated power of the Dynamic system. |
| US10173662B2 |
Method for determining a control parameter of a power or torque distribution regulator for a hybrid drive of a work machine
A method for determining a control parameter of a power or torque distribution regulator for a hybrid drive of a work machine having the steps of automatically determining a work cycle that has just been performed by the work machine, and selecting of the control parameter as a function of the work cycle determined in the previous step. |
| US10173661B2 |
Brake fade management system for a brake-by-wire system
A brake-by-wire system includes an actuator to initiate a brake for decelerating a vehicle. A brake fade management system of the brake-by-wire system includes an actuator target arbitrator module, a compliance module, and an output loss module. The compliance module calculates and delivers displacement adjusted actuator target data to the actuator target arbitrator module. The output loss module calculates and delivers output adjusted actuator target data to the actuator target arbitrator module. The actuator target arbitrator module processes the displacement adjusted actuator target data and the output adjusted actuator target data, and outputs an actuator target command signal to the actuator. |
| US10173660B2 |
Oil separator
An oil separator is provided that restrains cleaned air from entraining collected liquid. An oil separator causes purge air, which has flowed into a case from an air dryer, to strike an impingement member, to separate oil, thereby recovering liquid containing oil and discharging cleaned air. The oil separator includes, inside the case, a baffle plate, which restrains cleaned air from coming contacting collected liquid. |
| US10173659B2 |
Electric brake system
An electric brake system is disclosed. The electric brake system includes a hydraulic pressure supply device configured to generate hydraulic pressure using a piston which is operated by means of an electrical signal that is output corresponding to displacement of a brake pedal, and including a first pressure chamber provided at one side of the piston movably accommodated inside a cylinder block and connected to one or more wheel cylinders, and a second pressure chamber provided at the other side of the piston and connected to the one or more wheel cylinders, a first hydraulic flow path configured to communicate with the first pressure chamber, a second hydraulic flow path configured to branch from the first hydraulic flow path, a third hydraulic flow path configured to branch from the first hydraulic flow path, a fourth hydraulic flow path configured to communicate with the second pressure chamber and connected to the third hydraulic flow path, a fifth hydraulic flow path configured to communicate the second hydraulic flow path with the third hydraulic flow path, a first hydraulic circuit including first and second branching flow paths which branch from the second hydraulic flow path and are connected to two wheel cylinders, respectively, and a second hydraulic circuit including third and fourth branching flow paths which branch from the third hydraulic flow path and are connected to two wheel cylinders, respectively. |
| US10173658B2 |
Vehicle control device
In a vehicular brake device, while a brake operating member is not operated and a wheel cylinder pressure supplying control is executed to supply the target wheel cylinder pressure to the respective wheel cylinders individually, the vehicle control device sets the target servo pressure to a first predetermined target servo pressure which is a value smaller than a maximum output pressure of the servo pressure generating device. When the execution of the wheel cylinder pressure supplying control starts, the vehicle control device sets the target servo pressure to be the target wheel cylinder maximum value when a firstly occurred rising inclination of the target wheel cylinder maximum value is equal to or more than a minimum increment of an output of the servo pressure generating device per unit time and at the same time when the target wheel cylinder pressure is smaller than the first determined target servo pressure. |
| US10173651B2 |
Computer controlled brake retainer valve control system
A computer controlled locomotive brake (CCB) configured for setting and releasing the retainer valves of the railcars of a train. The CCB may initially recharge the brake pipe to a pressure slightly less than the retainer valve release pressure. The CCB may then continue charging to this level until the brake pipe flow, measured at the CCB on the controlling locomotive and the brake pipe pressure on the last car, as measured by an end of train device, indicate that the pressure in the braking system reservoirs are substantively equal to the brake pipe pressure. Once the reservoirs are substantively charged, the CCB may complete the brake release and recharge by recharging the brake pipe pressure to its final charge so that all retainer valves are released and the train has sufficient braking system recharge to safely control movement of the train. |
| US10173646B1 |
Sequential sensor cleaning system for autonomous vehicle
Systems and methods for cleaning one or more sensors on an autonomous vehicle according to a sensor cleaning system are provided. A method can include obtaining, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices, data indicative of a sensor condition for the autonomous vehicle. The method can further include determining, by the computing system, a sensor cleaning sequence for one or more sensor cleaning units of the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data indicative of the sensor condition. The one or more sensor cleaning units can be configured to respectively clean one or more sensors of the autonomous vehicle. The method can further include controlling, by the computing system, the one or more sensor cleaning units to sequentially clean the one or more sensors based at least in part on the sensor cleaning sequence. |
| US10173641B2 |
Method for providing an operating signal
The invention concerns a method (70) for preparing an operating signal for a motor vehicle (1), the method involving the following steps: (a) obtaining a signal indicating that an authorized user (10) has been authenticated; (b) monitoring an actuating region (22) located outside the motor vehicle (1) by means of an optical sensor system (30); (c) measuring a distance (a) between an object (18) in the actuating region (22) and an optical sensor (50) by means of the optical sensor system (30); (d) comparing the distance (a) with a default by means of the optical sensor system (30); and (e) preparing an operating signal if the default is satisfied. |
| US10173640B1 |
Seat belt buckle release alarm device
A seat belt buckle release alarm device is disclosed which has a housing having a seat belt buckle receiving portion and a control portion, an actuator formed in a top of the seat belt buckle receiving portion, a latch opening formed in the seat belt buckle receiving portion, a seat belt buckle opening formed in a bottom of the seat belt buckle receiving portion, the control portion having a top having an USB port, a speaker, a side portion, and a bottom portion with the top, the side portion, and the bottom portion for containing control circuitry, and the control portion extending out from the seat belt buckle receiving portion. |
| US10173638B2 |
Energy absorbing device, seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus
To provide an energy absorbing device, a seat belt retractor, and a seat belt apparatus that can vary an energy absorbing amount depending on increase and decrease of rotation speed between relatively rotating objects and can improve durability. An energy absorbing device includes a casing connected to one object, an annular first clutch disc disposed in the casing, an annular second clutch disc disposed in the casing, and an annular clutch plate connected to the other object and having an engaging surface that faces both the first clutch disc and the second clutch disc, wherein the engaging outer teeth of the first clutch disc and the engaging inner teeth of the second clutch disc alternately engage with the engaging teeth of the clutch plate so as to absorb an energy generated by a relative rotation between one object and the other object. |
| US10173635B2 |
Webbing adjustment device for a seat belt system
A webbing adjustment device for a seat belt system has a frame and a slider. The frame has a first hole and a second hole below the first hole. A front section of a webbing extends through the second hole of the frame. The slider is detachably connected to the frame. The slider has a first end portion, a second end portion, a connecting portion, and a through groove. The connecting portion is formed between the first end portion and the second end portion. The through groove is formed through the connecting portion. The connecting portion of the slider is inserted through the first hole, and a rear section of the webbing is passed through the first hole and the through groove, and the rear section is locked or unlocked by a relative motion between the frame and the slider. |
| US10173630B2 |
Airbag device
Provided is an airbag device that is to be mounted in a vehicle, and includes: an inflator configured to generate a gas; an airbag configured to be inflated with the gas generated by the inflator; a holding member housing the airbag in a folded state and being provided with an opening which allows inflation and deployment of the airbag therethrough; and a flap configured to restrict inflation and deployment of the airbag through the opening, the airbag including a roll folded portion being roll-folded and disposed on an occupant side, and two flip folded portions each being accordion-folded or tucked inside and disposed on a vehicle front side, the flap including a first restricting portion covering the roll folded portion and being held between the roll folded portion and the holding member, and a second restricting portion being secured to the airbag between the two flip folded portions. |
| US10173621B2 |
Retractable under-guard for vehicles and equipment
A retractable under-guard, for example for dual-purpose trucks that travel on-road and off-road, provides impact protection to other vehicles colliding with the truck, but is raised for off-road travel to avoid obstacles. The under-guard connects by a frame wrap to horizontal frame beam(s) of many different trucks and does not hang down in its retracted position to an extent that it interferes with off-road travel. For entering the road, the guard frame pivots downward to the desired position at or near the outer perimeter of the truck, and typically about half way between the truck frame and the ground in the space into which a lower vehicle would enter in a collision. Hook and pin systems, and/or impact plates, maintain the under-guard in proper position upon an impact. The under-guard system may automatically deploy above a predetermined truck speed, to ensure deployment when the truck re-enters the roads. |
| US10173615B2 |
System and method for adapting a vehicle component using an active material
The disclosure relates to a system for adapting at least one component of a vehicle. The vehicle component is operatively connected to an active material or formed from the active material. The active material is capable of changing at least one property in response to an activation signal. The activation signal is determined by at least one biometric variable of a vehicle occupant. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a method for adapting a component of a vehicle. |
| US10173609B1 |
Truck toolbox and cooler
The truck toolbox and cooler is a storage chest. The truck toolbox and cooler is configured for use in a vehicle commonly referred to as a pickup truck. The pickup truck is further defined with a bed, a sidewall, and a wheel well. The truck toolbox and cooler is configured to mount by the sidewall of the bed over the wheel well. The truck toolbox and cooler is an insulated structure. The truck toolbox and cooler comprises a thermal shell and a storage insert. The thermal shell forms the insulated exterior shell of the truck toolbox and cooler. The storage insert is a rigid structure stored within the thermal shell. The storage insert converts the interior space of the thermal shell into a space suitable for use in storing hand tools or portable power tools. |
| US10173607B1 |
Automotive phone holder with integrated air freshener
The automotive phone holder with integrated air freshener combines a phone holder that mounts to the louvers within an automobile air vent with an air freshener with replaceable fragrance strips.The resulting automotive phone holder with integrated air freshener has three main parts: the head, the adjustment mechanism, and the mounting mechanism. |
| US10173597B2 |
Protection device for a luggage compartment of an automotive vehicle
Protection device for a vehicle luggage compartment including an accommodation structure, and a winding shaft on which a flexible planar structure is held. The planar structure has a pull-out profile on an end region, and on each of its opposite face sides is connected to a respective entrainer guided for linear movement in a guiding section extending in the longitudinal direction of the luggage compartment of a guiding track fixed to the luggage compartment. The accommodation structure is displaceable in the vertical direction of the luggage compartment, and each guiding track includes a deflection portion and a displacement section extending in the vertical direction of the luggage compartment, along which the entrainer is deflectable and movable in the vertical direction. The accommodation structure includes a coupling device, by which the accommodation structure is displaceable in height together with the entrainer in response to a position of the entrainer. |
| US10173592B1 |
Safe opening system for automobile door
A safe opening system is mounted on an automobile which contains a body, at least one automobile door, and the driving device. The body includes at least one peripheral frame, each of which has a locker with a fixing groove. Each automobile door includes a front fringe and a rear fringe which has an accommodation chamber, wherein the decoration plate has a door bar and an orifice. The driving device includes an actuation sheet and a spring, wherein the actuation sheet has a hook, a connection stem perpendicular to the actuation sheet, and a rotary shaft. The spring is fitted on the rotary shaft, and the driving device is accommodated in the accommodation chamber. The connection stem is inserted into each automobile door and a distal end of the connection stem is inserted through and partially extends out of the orifice. |
| US10173590B2 |
Overlaying on an in-vehicle display road objects associated with potential hazards
Examples of techniques for overlaying on an in-vehicle display road objects associated with potential hazards are disclosed. In one example implementation, a method may include: responsive to detecting a presence of a detected vehicle in proximity to the local vehicle, determining, by a processing device, a position of the detected vehicle, a speed of the detected vehicle, and a time to the local vehicle of the detected vehicle; determining, by the processing device, whether the detected vehicle, in proximity to the local vehicle, represents a potential hazard to the local vehicle based on the position of the detected vehicle, the speed of the detected vehicle, and a time to the local vehicle of the detected vehicle; and responsive to determining that the detected vehicle, in proximity to the local vehicle, represents a potential hazard to the local vehicle, overlaying, by the processing device, a warning indicium on the in-vehicle display. |
| US10173586B1 |
System and method for automatically activating turn indicators in a vehicle
Disclosed are systems and methods for activating turn indicators of a motor vehicle. The disclosed methods includes determining a traffic condition of the motor vehicle using an external sensor of the motor vehicle. Responsive to determining that the traffic condition of the motor vehicle is suitable for changing a direction of the motor vehicle, a change in driver behavior is detected using a driver sensor of the motor vehicle. A target direction of the motor vehicle is determined based on the traffic condition of the motor vehicle and on the determined change in driver behavior, and a turn indicator of the motor vehicle is activated accordingly. |
| US10173585B1 |
Door opening inhibitor into oncoming traffic
A method for inhibiting a vehicle side door from opening into an oncoming traffic lane includes sending a remote door open command to the vehicle and detecting if a location of the transmitting device is greater than a predetermined distance from the vehicle to verify safe conditions to execute the command. If the transmitting device is determined to be at a location greater than a predetermined distance from the vehicle to verify safe conditions then GPS and on-board compass information is used to identify which vehicle doors should be inhibited from fully opening in the traffic lane to prevent causing damage to the vehicle. |
| US10173583B2 |
Emergency lighting system
An emergency lighting system that includes: a portable strip adapted for placement across a rear panel of a trailer; a series of LED lights extending across the strip; a means to attach the portable strip to the rear panel; and a power source for the portable strip. The means to attach preferably includes a series of eyelets. The power source is preferably a battery and includes an on and off switch. |
| US10173580B2 |
Lighting circuit and vehicle lamp
A lighting circuit which lights a semiconductor light source, the lighting circuit includes a drive circuit configured to receive a PWM signal from a controller, to generate a drive current to the semiconductor light source, and to switch the drive current according to the PWM signal. When a non-input state of the PWM signal exceeds a predetermined time, the lighting circuit is configured to assert an abnormality detection signal and to output the abnormality detection signal to the controller. |
| US10173578B2 |
Securing device for an optical body for a motor vehicle headlight
The invention relates to a mounting device (100) for an optical body (1) for a motor vehicle headlight or for a light module for a motor vehicle headlight, which optical body (1) has a number of adjacently arranged ancillary optical systems (11, 12, 13, 14, 15), wherein each ancillary optical system (11-15) is formed from a light-guiding material and each ancillary optical system (11-15) has a light coupling-in face (11a-15a) and a light decoupling face (11b-15b), wherein the ancillary optical systems (11-15) are mechanically interconnected in the region of the light decoupling faces (11b-15b) by at least one connecting web (21, 22) extending transversely to the ancillary optical systems (11-15), wherein the at least one connecting web (21, 22) is optically ineffective at least in regions, wherein the mounting device has a main body (101) having receptacles (121, 122) for the optical body (1), and a retaining body (102), which holds the optical body in the main body by means of camping elements (102b, 102c). |
| US10173577B2 |
Projection method for a motor vehicle, for projecting an image on to a projection surface
A projection method for a motor vehicle, for projecting at least one image onto a projection surface by means of a light module suitable for projecting a light beam, wherein the projection method includes the steps of detecting an observation position of an observer in a light module reference frame, calculating the observation position of the observer in an image reference frame, and projecting the image onto the projection surface according to the observation position of the observer in the image reference frame, the image being integrated into the light beam of the light module. |
| US10173573B2 |
Sensor systems and methods for monitoring unloading of cargo
Sensor systems, methods and machine readable medium are provided for a cargo vehicle. A plurality of sensors are arranged about an opening associated with a door through which packages are unloaded from a vehicle or trailer. The plurality of sensors are configured to measure an unpacked depth of the vehicle or trailer. A processor is provided in communication with each of the plurality of sensors. The processor is configured to receive measured data generated by the plurality of sensors, determine an empty volume over time of the vehicle or trailer based on the measured data as packages are being unpacked from the vehicle or trailer, and generate instructions regarding loading packages in a subsequent vehicle or trailer based on the determined empty volume over time of the vehicle or trailer. |
| US10173570B2 |
Securing arrangement for fitting a foot mat
A securing arrangement for fitting a foot mat to the floor of the foot space of a motor vehicle may have at least one securing element, wherein the securing element has an upper portion which is constructed for releasable fitting of the foot mat, and a pin which is connected to the upper portion and which is guided through an opening in the floor. There is further provided a clamping element which is locked to the pin at the side of the floor facing away from the upper portion in order to thus clamp the floor between the upper portion and the clamping element. At least one reinforcement plate is arranged between the clamping element and the floor. |
| US10173566B2 |
Seat pad
A seat pad (10) is formed from a foamed molded body. A passenger contact surface (11) which, in a plan view of the seat pad (10), is formed in the shape of a rectangle that is long in the lengthwise direction (X) and short in the widthwise direction (Y), is provided. The passenger contact surface (10) comprises a main pressure-receiving area (11a) with which the buttocks or the waist of a passenger come into contact, and a subsidiary pressure-receiving area (11b) that is adjacent to the main pressure-receiving area (11a) in the lengthwise direction (X). The passenger contact surface (11) is provided with partitioning grooves (15) that extend in the lengthwise direction (X) and that are arranged across the main pressure-receiving area (11a) and the subsidiary pressure-receiving area (11b). The partitioning grooves (15) are arranged so as to lie parallel to each other in the widthwise direction (Y). Additional grooves (16) are formed on the bottom surfaces of the partitioning grooves (15). In the partitioning grooves (15), the average volume, which is the ratio of the volume of the additional grooves (16) per unit area of the bottom surfaces of the partitioning grooves (15), is smaller in a first section (15a) located in the main pressure-receiving area (11a) than in a second section (15b) located in the subsidiary pressure-receiving area (11b). |
| US10173561B2 |
Seat device operatively connected to HVAC apparatus
A seat device operatively connected to an HVAC apparatus is provided. The seat device includes the HVAC apparatus to adjust the indoor air within a vehicle. A seat blower is mounted on a seat to blow indoor air, introduced through an inlet thereof, to a seat cushion and a seat back. A connecting duct allows airflow between the seat blower and the HVAC apparatus and a mesh frame connects a circumferential edge of the inlet of the seat blower with the connecting duct to allow ventilation therethrough. |
| US10173559B2 |
Conveyance seat
A conveyance seat includes: a seat base; a support portion which supports the occupant from the back side; a flip-up mechanism which flips up the seat base; a biasing member which biases the support portion forward; an engagement portion which is engaged with the support portion to hold the support portion in a upright state against the biasing force; a cancel mechanism which cancels the engagement between the engagement portion and the support portion; and a return mechanism which returns the support portion from a state where the engagement with the engagement portion is canceled by the cancel mechanism to a state where the support portion is engageable with the engagement portion. The return mechanism performs the return operation in accordance with the inclination angle of the support portion inclined forward by the biasing member after the engagement between the engagement portion and the support portion is canceled. |
| US10173557B2 |
Vehicle seat
An adequate mechanical stiffness and strength are afforded to a tumble seat or a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism provided in a rear end of the seat cushion. A cushion frame (F1) of the seat includes a side frame (5) extending in a fore and aft direction, and the side frame includes a first member (10) comprising a channel member having an open side facing sideways and a second member (11) attached to the first member so as to form a closed cross section jointly with the first member, and extending downward further than the first member. A latch mechanism is positioned under the first member and attached to the second member. |
| US10173555B2 |
Easy-entry adjustment mechanism for dive-down vehicle seats or seat systems
An adjustment mechanism, in particular easy-entry adjustment mechanism of a vehicle seat or a vehicle seat within a multi-part seat bench or an undivided seat bench, in particular for easier entry to an interior of a motor vehicle, wherein, for carrying out a first step, the backrest part of the vehicle seat/of the seat bench has a backrest unlocking unit, by means of which the backrest part of the vehicle seat/of the seat bench is unlockable and moveable in relation to the seat part of the vehicle seat/of the seat bench into a predeterminable folded position coming closer to the seat part. In a second adjustment movement following a first adjustment movement, the vehicle seat/the seat bench is further movable on the seat rail in the same direction by a further horizontal second adjustment distance. |
| US10173553B2 |
Harness tightening system for car seats
A child car seat can include a seat base and a seat shell. The seat shell can include a seat bottom and a seat back along a front side of the seat shell. Shoulder straps can be provided to assist holding a child in place in the car seat. The shoulder straps can extend through openings in the seat back of the seat shell and can be coupled to a splitter plate positioned along a back side of the seat shell. The splitter plate can include a slot for receiving a tightening strap and a roller or radiused edge positioned adjacent the slot to help the tightening strap slide along the roller or radiused edge when tension is applied to it. The tightening strap can be routed through the slot and under the seat shell and can pass through another slot along the seat bottom to tighten the shoulder straps. |
| US10173552B2 |
Seat device for vehicle
A vehicle seat apparatus includes a seat, an actuator, and a controller in which a posture control unit exercises a seat posture control over the actuator based on a lateral acceleration and a steering velocity, to change an orientation of at least a portion of the seat. The posture control unit is configured to activate the seat posture control when a magnitude of the lateral acceleration becomes greater than a first acceleration threshold value, as well as to activate the seat posture control on conditions that the steering velocity has a magnitude greater than a steering velocity threshold value and when the magnitude of the lateral acceleration becomes greater than a second acceleration threshold value of which a magnitude is smaller than the first acceleration threshold value and a direction is laterally opposite to a direction of the steering velocity. |
| US10173550B2 |
Adaptive EV pedal stroke
This application discusses various ways to adjust the performance of a variable input control in accordance with previous use data. In some embodiments, the previous use data can be associated with particular users of the variable input control. In this way, a response provided by the user input control can be adjusted to accommodate particular patterns of use on a user by user basis. In some embodiments, the variable input control can take the form of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle. Performance of the accelerator pedal can be adjusted by changing an amount of engine power provided for a particular accelerator pedal position. The adjustment can arrange commonly utilized power settings in the middle of the accelerator pedal range of motion to make manipulation of the accelerator pedal more comfortable and convenient for each user of the accelerator pedal. |
| US10173546B2 |
In-vehicle DC-DC converter
This in-vehicle DC-DC converter is configured from: a power conversion unit that transmits/receives power between a low-voltage system secondary battery and a high-voltage system secondary battery; low-voltage system AD converters and high-voltage system AD converters, which convert analog values of the currents, voltages, and temperatures of the low-voltage system secondary battery and the high-voltage system secondary battery into digital values; an input switching unit that switches analog values of the high-voltage system secondary battery into analog values of the corresponding low-voltage system secondary battery; and a calculation unit that compares the digital values of the low-voltage system AD converters and the digital values of the high-voltage system AD converters with each other. In the switched state, failure diagnosis of the AD converter is performed by comparing the digital values of the low-voltage system AD converters and the digital values of the high-voltage system AD converters with each other. |
| US10173545B2 |
Electric vehicle and discharging apparatus thereof
A discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle and an electric vehicle are provided. The discharging apparatus comprises: an AC charging interface, connected with a charging pile and configured to transmit an AC to a power grid via the charging pile; an instrument, configured to send a discharging preparation instruction; a controller, configured to detect whether the AC charging interface is connected with the charging pile after receiving the discharging preparation instruction, and to detect whether there is a PWM wave with a predetermined voltage in the controller, and if there is a PWM wave with a predetermined voltage in the controller, to switch to an external discharging mode; a battery manager, configured to control an external discharging circuit in a high-voltage distribution box of the electric vehicle to be connected after the controller switches to the external discharging mode; a power battery, connected with the high-voltage distribution box. |
| US10173544B2 |
Electric vehicle fleet charging system
An electric vehicle charging system comprises one or more system power and control modules (SPCM) and vehicle charging stations (VCS); wherein the SPCM distributes power from a power source to the VCS, and the VCS distributes power to one or more electric vehicles. Another electric vehicle charging system comprises an SPCM, VCS, a fleet management system (FMS) for monitoring and controlling the charging system, and a communications network for sharing information. A system for managing a plurality of electric vehicles comprises a plug-in module configured to collect and store information from an on-board diagnostics system of at least one of the plurality of electric vehicles, management software, a communications network, and a smart device software application for displaying system information. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for supporting a management system for a plurality of electric vehicles to extract, organize, and display information from the management system. |
| US10173542B2 |
Wireless charging system coil alignment
A vehicle system includes a controller configured to, responsive to an alignment mode, disable a power rectifier configured to transfer charge between a secondary coil and battery, and enable a precision rectifier to output a voltage responsive to current induced in the secondary coil resulting from current through a corresponding primary coil, and responsive to the voltage exceeding a threshold, enable the power rectifier and disable the precision rectifier. |
| US10173540B2 |
Contactless power transmission device
A contactless power transmission device includes: a plurality of power transmission coil units; a plurality of detection units configured to detect a foreign substance on and around each power transmission coil unit; a communication unit configured to communicate with a vehicle; and a control unit configured to select one of the plurality of power transmission coil units based on information about a mounting position of a power reception device from the vehicle obtained by the communication unit, and to guide, when a detection unit detects a foreign substance at the selected power transmission coil unit, the vehicle toward a power transmission coil unit different from the selected power transmission coil unit, before the vehicle stops. This can prevent a reduction in power transfer efficiency due to a foreign substance or the like in a power transmission device including a plurality of power transmission coils. |
| US10173539B2 |
Battery charging system and method for cableless charging of a battery with voltage and current sensors on both the primary and secondary sides and a DC-DC converter on the primary side involved in an efficiency calibration power loop
A battery charging system for cablelessly charging a battery includes a primary-side charging unit as a primary side, a secondary-side charging unit as a secondary side, a transformer having a primary-side winding as part of the primary side and a secondary-side winding as part of the secondary side, one controller on the primary side and one controller on the secondary side, one voltage sensor on the primary side and one voltage sensor on the secondary side, one current sensor on the primary side and one current sensor on the secondary side, one communication unit on the primary side and one communication unit on the secondary side, and one direct current converter provided on the primary side only. |
| US10173537B2 |
Charging device for an electric vehicle
A charging device for an electric vehicle has a first charging connector on the vehicle side for mechanically connecting to a second charging connector of an external charging station. The first charging connector has two contact elements for a DC charging process. A galvanic connection of the contact elements to an electric energy store is provided, wherein direct current flows into the electric energy store. A control device monitors the charging process and is capable of communicating with the charging station. The charging device has at least one contact element movable between a first and a second position. In the first position, the contact element is retracted in the first charging connector, and in the second position the contact element is arranged so as to contact a corresponding contact of the second charging connector when the first and the second charging connectors are mechanically connected. |
| US10173525B2 |
Differential apparatus
A differential apparatus includes a differential mechanism, a differential case that accommodates differential mechanism, and a clutch mechanism that transmits a driving force between the differential case and the differential mechanism. The clutch mechanism includes a slide member movable inside the differential case in an axial direction and an actuator for moving the slide member in the axial direction. The actuator is located outside the differential case. The slide member includes a first meshable portion and an engaging portion engaging with a pinion shaft of the differential mechanism. The differential case has a second meshable portion to mesh with the first meshable portion and a wall portion having multiple insertion holes for transmitting a moving force of the actuator to the slide member. The slide member is located between the second meshable portion and the wall portion. |
| US10173524B2 |
Transfer case having a traction element offset mechanism
A transfer case for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing, an input shaft, a first output shaft, which is arranged substantially coaxially with the input shaft and is operatively drive-connected to the input shaft, a second output shaft, which is arranged offset in relation to the input shaft and which is or can be operatively drive-connected to the input shaft via an offset mechanism, in the form of a flexible traction drive, and via a clutch unit, an actuator unit which serves for actuating the clutch unit, the actuator unit comprising a ramp mechanism having a first ramp disk fixed to the housing and a second, axially displaceable ramp disk, and a carrier shaft which is embodied as a hollow shaft and which at least partially encloses the input shaft, the carrier shaft being rotatably supported on the first ramp disk via a radial bearing. |
| US10173522B2 |
Filling head for an operating liquid tank with a gas and liquid valve body
A filling head for an operating liquid tank, in particular of a motor vehicle, comprising a filling tube with an inlet end, which lies farther away from the tank, and an outlet end, which lies nearer to the tank, the filling tube for conducting operating liquid in a filling direction from the inlet end to the outlet end, a venting arrangement with an inflow end, which lies nearer to the tank and an outflow end which lies farther away from the tank, which end is provided for passing of gas in a counter-flow direction with respect to liquid flowing in the filling direction, in a venting direction extending from the inlet to the outflow end, the venting arrangement is provided, at least in the area of its outflow end, separate from the filling tube, the venting arrangement has a valve with a gas valve body, which is movable between a closed position, in which a gas flow in a valve passage is prevented, and a passage position, in which the gas may flow in the valve passage past the gas valve body, the valve having a liquid valve body, which is movable between a blocking position, in which a liquid flow in the valve passage is blocked, and an open position, in which the valve passage past the liquid valve body is open. |
| US10173516B2 |
Method for controlling operating modes of a hybrid powertrain mechanism
A method for controlling operating modes of a hybrid powertrain mechanism including a first epicyclic train having first and second sun gears and a planetary gear couplable to these sun gears; a second epicyclic train having third and fourth sun gears and a planetary gear couplable to these sun gears; a first electric machine having one end coupled to the second sun gear; a second electric machine having one end coupled to the fourth sun gear; a first clutch having one end coupled to another end of the first electric machine; a first brake having one end coupled to another end of the first clutch and another end coupled to the third sun gear; and an engine coupled to the first sun gear. Various driving modes are provided by changing the states of the first clutch and the first brake and the operating modes of the first and second electric machines. |
| US10173515B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle is able to select series-parallel mode by engaging a clutch (C1) or a brake (B1) and releasing a clutch (CS), and is able to select series mode by releasing both the clutch (C1) and the brake (B1) and engaging the clutch (CS). The hybrid vehicle includes a simultaneous supply prevention valve (550) that prevents simultaneous engagement of the clutch (CS) and at least one of the clutch (CI) or the brake (B1). When a signal pressure of at least one of hydraulic pressure for engaging the clutch (C1) or hydraulic pressure for engaging the brake (B1) is input to the simultaneous supply prevention valve (550), the simultaneous supply prevention valve (550) is switched to a state where supply of hydraulic pressure to the clutch (CS) is cut off. |
| US10173512B1 |
Battery mounting device for an electric all terrain vehicle or an electric utility vehicle
A battery mounting device includes a body having a frame with a connecting portion. The connecting portion includes at least one positioning portion. An elevating seat is mounted to the frame and is movable between a mounting position and a replacement position lower than the mounting position. The elevating seat includes at least one positioning member disengageably coupled to the at least one positioning portion. An actuation device is mounted to the frame and is operable to move the elevating seat in the vertical direction. A battery seat is detachably mounted to the elevating seat and includes a lower positioning portion coupled with a lower positioning member of the elevating seat in the mounting position. When the elevating seat is in the replacement position, the battery seat is placed on the ground, and the lower positioning portion is disengaged from the lower positioning member. |
| US10173509B1 |
Wind deflector of vehicle sunroof
A wind deflector of a vehicle sunroof for effectively reducing droning noise that is generated when the sunroof is open includes a deflector bar rotating to unfold and fold a mesh deflector and divided into a front deflector bar and rear deflector bars so that a length of the deflector bar is changed by stretching and contracting when rotating the deflector bar. When the mesh deflector bar is unfolded upward with opening of the sunroof, the front deflector bar is linearly moved forward (in a front-rear direction of the vehicle) by guide bars rotatably coupled to a sunroof frame such that an upper end is moved ahead of an lower end of the mesh deflector. |
| US10173506B2 |
Flexible powered tonneau cover for a pickup truck bed
An apparatus for covering a pickup truck bed is provided. The apparatus includes a flexible cover for selectively extending to at least partially cover the pickup truck bed and at least partially retracting to form a roll. A first motor is provided for extending the flexible cover, and a second motor is provided for driving the roll to retract the flexible cover. A front wall adjacent to an operator's cab of the pickup truck may include a housing for the roll. The flexible cover may include at least one support extending transverse to a travel direction secured at least partially within a pocket formed therein. A water management system may be provided for keeping water from entering the bed. A controller may tie operation of the flexible cover to the operation of any of a light, a tailgate, a remote control, or a control connected with the vehicle. |
| US10173504B2 |
Sliding / folding soft top assembly for SUV
A sliding/folding soft top assembly having opposing first and second linkage assemblies with a plurality of guide rollers located within a first and second guide track for selectively moving the soft top assembly between a deployed position to a first stowed position or a retracted stowed position. A first bow and second bow are coupled to each of the first and second linkage assemblies, which include a first pivot joint for rotating the first bow to the first stowed position. A rear pivot joint allows a rear link of the first and second linkage assemblies to rotate in an area where the first and second guide tracks curve. A third bow is rotatably connected to first and second pivot brackets, and a fourth bow is pivotably connected to the third bow, to allow rotation of the third and fourth bow between the deployed position and retracted stowed position. |
| US10173498B2 |
Vehicle air conditioning system
A first sensor measures temperature at a first evaporator that cools a first zone. A second sensor measures temperature at a second evaporator that cools a second zone. A controller operates a compressor in a normal cooling mode or a single zone cooling mode. In the normal cooling mode, both the first zone and the second zone are cooled with the compressor operated by the controller in response to temperature measurements from one or both of the first sensor and the second sensor. In the single zone cooling mode, only the second zone is cooled with the compressor controlled by the controller in response to temperature measurements from the second sensor and the controller determining that the first evaporator has a low probability of accumulating frozen moisture on surfaces thereof, and in response to determining a high probability of accumulating frozen moisture on surfaces thereof the compressor is not operated. |
| US10173491B2 |
Heat pump system for vehicle
A heat pump system for a vehicle may include a battery cooling line connected to a battery module and allowing a coolant to flow therein, a chiller connected to the battery cooling line through a first connection line and connected to a refrigerant line of an air conditioner device in which a refrigerant moves through a second connection line to selectively heat-exchange a refrigerant and a coolant introduced to the inside thereof to adjust a temperature of the coolant, an electric/electronic component cooling device electric/electronic component cooling device including a radiator and a first water pump connected through a cooling line to circulate a coolant to cool a motor and an electric/electronic component, and selectively connectable to the battery cooling line and the first connection line through a first valve, and an electronic expansion valve mounted at the second connection line between the refrigerant line and the chiller. |
| US10173480B2 |
Magnetically controlled tire pressure monitoring apparatus
A magnetically controlled tire pressure monitoring apparatus includes a tire pressure detector, a power supply and a wake-up device. The power supply supplies electrical power to the tire pressure detector. The tire pressure detector includes a pressure sensor used to detect a tire pressure, a microcontroller connected to the pressure sensor and used to convert the tire pressure to a tire pressure value, a register connected to the microcontroller and used to store the tire pressure value or an ID code of the magnetically controlled tire pressure monitoring apparatus for data processing by the microcontroller, and a wireless signal transmitter connected to the microcontroller and used to convert the tire pressure value or the ID code to an electromagnetic signal. The wake-up device includes a reed switch connected to the microcontroller to control whether the wireless signal transmitter transmits the electromagnetic signal or not. |
| US10173479B2 |
Method and device for locating wheels of a vehicle as well as a tire pressure monitoring system
A method and a device locate wheels of a vehicle, according to which method at least one wheel has wheel electronics. In accordance with the method, a signal is received on the vehicle side by the wheel electronics, which signal allows conclusions to be drawn about a point in time at which the wheel assumed a first rotation angle position. The signal contains a plurality of packets. At least one time interval between the packets is determined, and at least one estimated value for the at least one time interval is provided on the basis of the at least one determined time interval. |
| US10173476B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire is provided in the tread portion with a main groove and an axial groove. The groove-sidewall surface on each side of the main groove is formed by a circular-arc-like surface having a radius R1 of curvature and being convex to the groove center side. The groove-sidewall surface on each side of the axial groove is formed by a circular-arc-like surface having a radius R2 of curvature and being convex to the groove center side. The radius R2 of curvature of the groove-sidewall surface of the axial groove is more than the radius R1 of curvature of the groove-sidewall surface of the main groove. |
| US10173470B2 |
Steel cord for reinforcing rubber article
Provided is a steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article in which both the rubber penetrability (rust prevention), and the cord strength and shear resistance are highly achieved. Provided is a steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article including: one core strand 11 having a layered-twisted structure formed by twisting a plurality of steel filaments 1; and a plurality of sheath strands 12 having a layered-twisted structure formed by twisting a plurality of steel filaments 2, wherein the sheath strands are twisted around the core strand. An average value Lc of an amount of clearance between outermost layer sheath filaments constituting an outermost layer sheath of the core strand is from 0.073 to 0.130 mm, and the number of the outermost layer sheath filaments is from 7 to 10. |
| US10173460B2 |
Device and method for sealing containers
An elongate, preferably rigid housing having a frusto-conical shape and a method for using the same. The large diameter end of the housing is generally adapted to be contacted with the lid of a container to ensure optimal sealing, while that portion of the frusto-conical housing having a small diameter is adapted to, either directly or indirectly, receive forces. The large diameter end is preferably at least partially hollow, and further comprises an inner member adapted to be contacted with smaller lids. Optionally, the small diameter end may be further characterized by a projection extending about the longitudinal axis of the device. For example, the projection may be cylindrical or frusto-conical. The small diameter end may further be characterized by having a recessed portion adapted to receive a tool, such as a conventional paint can opener. |
| US10173457B2 |
Binding device and image forming system
A binding device includes a first pressing member that presses a recording-medium stack from one surface side of the recording-medium stack, a second pressing member disposed at a position opposed to the first pressing member to press the recording-medium stack from the other surface side of the recording-medium stack, and a reduction part provided in at least one pressing member of the first pressing member and the second pressing member to reduce creases in recording media of the recording-medium stack in a binding operation when a number of the recording media in the recording-medium stack is smaller than a maximum number of recording media to be bound by the first pressing member and the second pressing member. |
| US10173456B2 |
Articulated sheet binder apparatus
A binder system is disclosed that flexibly secures one or more flat objects including by mechanical grasping of flat-shaped or sheet materials in a central spring clamp having a compact cross-sectional geometry that can adapt to several sizes of clamped materials and uses. The spring clamp comprises an elongated tri-folded spine with a flat central portion and flat side portions, and flat cover supports that are attached by hinged means to the side portions of the spine. The flat central portion aids a user in opening and keeping the system in its open configuration. In some aspects the system includes customizable covers attachable to said cover supports. |
| US10173455B2 |
Dynamic appearance-changing optical devices (DACOD) printed in a shaped magnetic field including printable fresnel structures
A printed image is disclosed wherein the image may be in the form of an array of magnetically aligned platelets or flakes that may by uniform in shape and size and wherein the flakes are arranged in a particularly manner to form optically illusive images useful as security devices, or useful in beam steering applications. In one embodiment of this invention printed array is disclosed a plurality of concentric rings of magnetically aligned platelets disposed upon a substrate in the form of a Fresnel structure, preferably a Fresnel reflector. Advantageously, since the magnetic field can be controlled with respect to strength and direction, one can easily design a field that will correct for spherical aberration that would otherwise be present in a typical Fresnel reflector. In other embodiments of the invention optically illusive images of funnels, domes and cones are printed. |
| US10173451B1 |
Auxiliary binding jig
An auxiliary binding jig is configured for assisting a plurality of binding members to bind a plurality of papers into a bound document, and includes an auxiliary plate body having opposite first and second planar surfaces, and a plurality of engaging holes extending through the first and second planar surfaces and each having a constriction which divides a respective engaging hole into two hole portions and which is formed by two press tabs defining therebetween a slot communicating with the hole portions. The press tabs are configured to press against an outer ring of each binding member when each binding member is inserted into a respective engaging hole through the slot so as to position each binding member on the auxiliary plate body. |
| US10173450B2 |
Element marking device
A marking device for marking a truss element of a truss may include a print mechanism arranged to print selected truss information on lumber elements moving on a conveyance system passed the print mechanism, the selected truss information including one of an element identifying truss diagram, a truss plate location, and an intersecting member identifier, a position sensing device configured to sense the position of the lumber relative to the print mechanism, and a computing component, the computing component including a geometry extraction module for extracting the geometry of the element to be marked, an element marking generator for generating print instructions for the selected truss information, a position sensing module for interfacing with the position sensing device to ascertain the position of the lumber element, and a print control module for controlling the print mechanism to print the selected truss information. |
| US10173442B2 |
Printing method
A printing method of a printing apparatus which includes a transport unit, a transport position output unit, a mark detecting unit, a steering unit, and a storage unit, the method including first processing in which the medium is transported by a first distance in the second direction, and positions the first mark on the downstream side of the detecting region in the second direction; second processing in which arriving at a predetermined position of the first mark is detected based on the output value of the drum encoder and a reference value; and third processing in which printing is started based on a detecting timing of the first mark, in which the first distance is a first stable transport distance or more which converges a deviation amount in the third direction into a predetermined first deviation amount until the first mark reaches the first predetermined position. |
| US10173441B2 |
Apparatus for processing media
The present invention is to provide a media processing apparatus for enabling a plurality of discharge sections disposed one side of the apparatus to be disposed parallel inside saved space, the media processing apparatus is provided with a plurality of discharge sections (correct card discharge section and error card discharge section) disposed on one side of an apparatus housing, and a discharge member (card reverse section) that discharges a card C to each discharge section. In such a card processing apparatus, a width dimension (length dimension in the discharge direction of the card) of a discharge stacker of the first card discharge section is wider than a width dimension of the card C, and a width dimension of a frame body of the error card discharge section is narrower than the width dimension of the card C. |
| US10173440B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus includes a printing section that performs printing by adhering an ink to a medium, a transport section that transports the medium, and a heating device that heats the medium, on which printing is finished. The heating device includes a first partitioning wall that has an infrared ray emission surface that faces a third support member via a heating region, and a heating section which heats the first partitioning wall, and an area of the infrared ray emission surface is greater than a projection area obtained by projecting the infrared ray emission surface toward the third support member. |
| US10173439B2 |
Printing press assembly having a plurality of processing stations for processing sheets and method for operating the printing press assembly
A printing press arrangement has a plurality of processing stations for processing sheets. The plurality of processing stations are arranged one after another in a transport direction of the sheets for in-line processing of the sheets. At least one of the processing stations is configured as a non-impact printing device. A transfer device, which is arranged upstream of the active region of the non-impact printing device, is provided for transferring the sheets from a first processing station, which is arranged upstream of the non-impact printing device, to the non-impact printing device. The transfer device aligns, in each case, at least one of the axial register and the circumferential register and the diagonal register of each of the sheets in register relative to the printing position of the non-impact printing device. |
| US10173437B2 |
Manufacturing of decorative laminates by inkjet
A method of manufacturing decorative laminates includes the steps of a) inkjet printing a first decorative layer by a first multi-pass inkjet printer and delivering the inkjet printed first decorative layer to a laminate heating press where it is heat pressed into a decorative laminate; and b) inkjet printing a second decorative layer by a second multi-pass inkjet printer and delivering the inkjet printed second decorative layer to the same laminate heating press where it is heat pressed into a decorative laminate. |
| US10173434B2 |
Check valve, diaphragm pump, and printing apparatus
Provided is a check valve including: a duckbill valve; and a support member which is inserted into an inside portion of the duckbill valve, in which the duckbill valve includes a slit which is provided on a side where fluid is discharged, an inflow port which is provided on a side where the fluid flows in, and a flow path which connects the inflow port to the slit, and in which the support member is inserted into the flow path from the inflow port, a hole for sending the fluid to the slit when flowing in from the inflow port is provided, and the hole is provided so as to be hermetically sealed by the duckbill valve when a negative pressure is applied from the inflow port side. |
| US10173429B2 |
Liquid ejecting head, method for manufacturing the same, and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head includes a head body which has a nozzle opening for ejecting a liquid and a first wiping surface to be wiped by a wiper; and a target wiping member which has a second wiping surface to be wiped by the wiper, wherein the head body and the target wiping member are lined up via a gap so as to face in the same direction as the first wiping surface and the second wiping surface, and an elastic member is elastic deformed and held in the gap to block the gap on a side of the first and second wiping surface. |
| US10173428B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and control method
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that ejects a liquid to a medium transported along a transport path, a suction mechanism that sucks an interior of the liquid ejecting head, an atmospheric pressure detection unit that has a vent for communication with an atmosphere and that detects atmospheric pressure, and a control unit that controls operation of the suction mechanism on the basis of a value of atmospheric pressure detected by the atmospheric pressure detection unit. The atmospheric pressure detection unit is disposed at a location that is outside the transport path and that is higher than the transport path. |
| US10173426B2 |
Liquid droplet discharge apparatus
There is provided a printing apparatus (liquid droplet discharge apparatus) including a discharge portion that has a nozzle surface to which a nozzle that discharges ink on a medium is open, a reflecting mirror that reflects light, an imaging portion that images the reflecting mirror, a wiping portion that wipes the nozzle surface, and a movement mechanism that moves at least one out of the discharge portion, the reflecting mirror, and the imaging portion so as to switch a state of the nozzle between a state in which the nozzle surface faces the medium and a state in which the nozzle surface faces the imaging portion via the reflecting mirror. |
| US10173425B2 |
Liquid ejection head, method for manufacturing liquid ejection head, liquid ejection apparatus
A liquid ejection head includes: actuator plates having discharge channels to be filled with an ink; sub-plates stacked on the −Z-direction end surfaces of discharge channels in the actuator plates along a flow direction of the ink and having communication paths communicating with the discharge channels; and a nozzle plate stacked on the −Z-direction end surfaces of the communication paths in the sub-plates along the flow direction and having nozzle holes communicating with the discharge channels through the communication paths. The −Z-direction end surfaces of the sub-plates are polished. |
| US10173420B2 |
Printhead assembly
The present subject matter relates to a printhead assembly comprising a plurality of print nozzles in a nozzle array. Each of the plurality of print nozzles is coupled to a printhead firing resistor, the printhead firing resistor being individually addressable. A print control circuit is to actuate the printhead firing resistor. In accordance with one example implementation of the present subject matter, the print control circuit comprises pull-down resistors made of Tantalum-Aluminum (Ta—Al). |
| US10173417B2 |
Nozzle condition evaluation
In some examples, a print head includes a plurality of nozzles, a test result register to store a drive bubble detect (DBD) test result for a first nozzle of the plurality of nozzles, and a result-ready register to store a status indication set to a predetermined value provided responsive to storing of the DBD test result in the test result register, where the test result register and the result-ready register are accessible by a control unit outside the print head to evaluate a nozzle condition based on the DBD test result in the test result register. |
| US10173415B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring overprint orientation
The present application provides an overprint orientation system. The overprint orientation system may include a first printer for printing on a substrate a first field and one or more orientation indicators within a second field, a second printer for overprinting the second field, and an orientation sensor. The orientation sensor determines whether the orientation indicators are visible. |
| US10173413B2 |
Rotary printing machine
A rotary printing machine includes a printing cylinder, at least one clamping unit mounted on a printing surface of the printing cylinder, and a feeding control mechanism and an unloading control mechanism mounted to a lateral side of the printing cylinder for changing the clamping state of the clamping unit. When the clamping unit is moved to an unloading position, the unloading control mechanism can be operated to control the clamping unit to maintain a closed state, so that a workpiece can be brought by the printing cylinder to a feeding position again. Then, the feeding control mechanism can be operated to control the clamping unit at the feeding position to maintain a clamped state, so that printing can be repeated on the workpiece to form multiple layers of ink and create three-dimensional printed layers showing a specific visual effect. |
| US10173412B2 |
Apparatus and method for the photo-polymerization of flexographic printing sheets
The invention relates to an autonomous apparatus for the photo-polymerization of a flexographic printing plate, which plate comprises a main face and a base opposite to said main face. The apparatus comprises an exposure chamber in which at least first photo-polymerization means of said base of said plate are installed. An input section and an output section are defined for letting said plate into/out from the exposure chamber, respectively. The apparatus further comprises moving means configured to drag said plate along a feeding direction. According to the invention, the first photo-polymerization means comprise a row of LEDs aligned according to a direction substantially orthogonal to said feeding direction. |
| US10173407B2 |
Device for removing and adhering substrate and method for using the device
A device is for removing a first substrate from a second substrate or adhering the first substrate to the second substrate. The device includes a carrier, a flexible member and a supporting member. The carrier is for fixing the first substrate. The flexible member is for fixing the second substrate. The supporting member is connected to the carrier and the flexible member. The carrier and the flexible member are spaced a distance from each other. The carrier, the flexible member and the supporting member together define a first variable pressure chamber. The first variable pressure chamber has a first air hole. |
| US10173406B2 |
Fluted core sandwich shell edge joint
A composite wall assembly edge joint including a first composite buildup pad having a first tapered section is secured to and extends along a first composite face sheet. A second composite buildup pad having a second tapered section is secured to and extends along a second composite face sheet, wherein the first and second composite buildup pads are positioned between spaced apart first and second composite face sheets. A composite flute core member includes a tapered first portion positioned between and secured to the first tapered section and to the second tapered section. A second portion of the composite flute core member extends in a direction away from the tapered first portion of the composite flute core member and is positioned between, extends along and is secured to the first and second composite face sheets. |
| US10173403B2 |
Aramid resin film laminate and method for producing the same
Provided is an a aramid-resin film laminate comprising an aramid paper comprising an aramid fibrid and an aramid short fiber, and a resin film laminated on each other. The aramid-resin film laminate is obtained by conducting a plasma treatment on a surface of the aramid paper, the surface having a skin layer portion whose heat of fusion measured with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is 25 cal/g or less, and bonding the aramid paper and the resin film to each other by heating, pressing, or heating under pressure, with the plasma treated surface of the aramid paper and a plasma treated surface of the resin film facing each other. This laminate is an aramid-resin film laminate in which the aramid paper and the resin film are laminated on each other without using any adhesive agent and without impairing characteristics of both the aramid paper and the resin film, and is excellent in heat resistance, electrical characteristics, chemical resistance, mechanical characteristics, and the like. |
| US10173401B2 |
Substrate with decorative material, transfer material for forming decorative layer, touch panel, and information display device
A substrate with a decorative material includes a substrate, a white colored layer, and a light shielding layer in this order, and the light shielding layer contains a black pigment and a graft type silicone polymer. It is preferable that the graft type silicone polymer is a compound represented by Formula 1 described below. |
| US10173400B2 |
Transparent conductive film
A transparent conductive film includes a substrate having opposed first and second surfaces; a first hard coating layer formed on the first surface; a first optical adjustment layer formed on the first hard coating layer, the first optical adjustment layer comprising a second binder resin and a plurality of second particles distributed in the second binder resin; a first transparent conductor layer formed on the first optical adjustment layer, the first transparent conductor layer having a plurality of protrusions on a surface thereof corresponding to the plurality of second particles; a second hard coating layer formed on the second surface; a second optical adjustment layer formed on the second hard coating layer; and a second transparent conductor layer formed on the second optical adjustment layer. |
| US10173395B2 |
Hardfacing incorporating carbide particles
Embodiments of hardfacing layers in which wear resistant particles are substantially uniformly distributed in a matrix material are provided. The composition and microstructure of the matrix material and the amount, size and distribution of the wear resistant particles can be such that the hardfacing is wear resistant but still retains some toughness. The matrix material may include two components, a first component including iron, chromium and nickel and a second component including chromium and a substantial amount of carbon. The combination of the two components provides hardness and toughness to the matrix material. In embodiments of the disclosure, the wear resistant particles include tungsten. A hardfaced article, in one embodiment, may be formed by fusion welding an austenitic stainless steel filler metal to the surface of a base metal, thereby generating a weld pool; and adding a plurality of particles including tungsten carbide to the weld pool. |
| US10173393B2 |
Transparent electrode-equipped substrate and method for producing transparent electrode-equipped substrate
A transparent electrode-equipped substrate includes a metal oxide transparent electrode layer on a transparent substrate. The average maximum curvature Ssc of the surface of the transparent electrode layer is preferably 5.4×10−4 nm−1 or less. For example, if the transparent electrode layer is subjected to a surface treatment by low discharge-power sputtering after deposition, the Ssc of the transparent electrode layer can be reduced. This transparent electrode-equipped substrate excels in close adhesion between the transparent electrode layer and a lead-out wiring line disposed on the transparent electrode layer. The transparent electrode layer is obtained by, for example, performing a transparent electrode deposition step of through the application of a first discharge power and then performing a surface treatment step through the application of a second discharge power. |
| US10173390B2 |
Fiber molded article
According to one embodiment, a fiber molded article includes fiber impregnated with thermoplastic resin, a plane base portion molded from the fiber, and a wall portion molded from the fiber and extending to an outside of a surface of the base portion to form an outer edge of the base portion. The wall portion has a through-hole. An entire periphery of an inner peripheral surface of the through-hole is covered with a film. The film is formed by melting the thermoplastic resin soaked into the fiber on the inner peripheral surface. |
| US10173386B2 |
Blank and forming tool for forming a container
A blank for being formed into a container. The blank has a marginal area that includes a plurality of score lines for facilitating forming of the blank into the container. The score lines are positioned to facilitate formation of the container. A forming tool has features to facilitate forming the blank into the container. |
| US10173384B2 |
Pneumatic tire manufacturing method
This manufacturing method of a pneumatic tire having a tread reinforcing layer reduces tire mass while maintaining the durability performance of the tire. A tread reinforcing layer formation step includes a winding step for winding belt-shape plies around an approximately cylindrical winding surface. The winding step involves: a first winding step in which, with the side edges of the belt-shape plies spaced from one another, said belt-shape plies are spirally wound from a first end located on one side of the tire in the axial direction, to a second end located on the other side of the tire in the axial direction; and a second winding step in which, with the side edges of the belt-shape plies spaced from one another, said belt-shape plies are spirally wound from the second end to the first end in the direction opposite that in the first winding step. A lattice-form tread reinforcing layer is formed that has gaps substantially rhombic in shape and bounded by the belt-shape plies. |
| US10173382B2 |
Blow molding machine with internal tempering device
A blow molding machine with a stationary and a rotating part, comprising a tempering device for tempering blow molds of the blow molding machine using a medium, and a respective method, characterized in that the tempering device is arranged within the blow molding machine. |
| US10173380B2 |
Arcuate fiber composite plastic preform and method for production of curved profiles
An arcuate fiber composite plastic preform and a method for the production of curved profiles with any fiber layer structure are disclosed, which include a layered fiber structure with a base and an arcuate outer contour, an inner edge and an outer edge. The fiber layer structure is configured with a first inner area provided with elevations and depressions, a second adjacent central area with no elevations and depressions and a third outer area and provided with radially oriented open recesses. The method of producing curved profiles from fiber composite plastic preforms having any fiber layer structure includes a molding step, whereby the outer area of the preform with wedge-shaped recesses is being compressed while the inner relief-shaped area is being completely stretched thereby flattening the relief. |
| US10173378B2 |
Lay-up head
There is disclosed a lay-up head for applying elongate fiber reinforcement material to an application surface. The lay-up head comprises a guide eyelet through which elongate fiber reinforcement material is arranged to pass into the lay-up head. The guide eyelet has an eyelet rim forming a discontinuous contact surface over which elongate fiber reinforcement material is arranged to pass. |
| US10173375B2 |
Shaped fiber-based products and method of manufacture thereof
The present invention relates to shaped, bone fiber-based products and methods to make the same. |
| US10173373B1 |
Automated balloon assembly machine
A system for manufacturing a balloon envelope includes a table component and a sealing component. The sealing component includes a first level and a second lower level. The first level further includes first and second platforms. The first platform can provide a work area for sealing respective first and second sheets of material together to form a sealed edge and the second platform may provide a work area for sealing the second sheet of material and a third sheet of material together. The first, second, and third sheets of material respectively form first, second, and third gores of the balloon envelope. The sealing component may be configured to move along length of the first platform and to apply a heat seal to bond the first sheet of material to the second sheet material and form a sealed edge. |
| US10173364B2 |
Control method of embossing apparatus
A blade of a cutting tool is stuck into a medium adhered on a support member and is stopped in a state in which a blade edge is positioned between upper and lower surfaces of the medium. A cut line is formed in the medium by the support member and the cutting tool being moved. The blade is pulled out from the medium. An embossing tool is pressed against a position along the cut line of the medium. A continuous recess extending along the cut line is formed in the medium by the support member and the embossing tool being moved. |
| US10173363B2 |
Method for manufacturing composite connecting rods
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a connecting rod including: a) manufacturing an inner body; b) adding one end of the inner body to the end of the reduced outer diameter of each end piece, said end of the inner body resting on the shoulder of the end piece; c) inserting a first portion of a second mandrel in the hollow cylindrical portion of each end piece and placing a driving bit at the free end of a second portion of the second mandrel; d) winding said pre-impregnated fibres onto the outer surface of an assembly consisting of the inner body, the end piece(s) and the second part(s) of the second mandrel(s) which are free of bits, said fibres then forming an outer body; e) after removing the bit(s), polymerising the inner body and the outer body to form a polymerised integral body; f) removing the second mandrel(s) and cutting the polymerised integral body to the required length. |
| US10173354B2 |
Vacuum insulating panel
The present invention relates to a vacuum insulating panel (VIP). The VIP comprises an insulating core (2) having upper (3) and lower surfaces (4) and at least one substantially planar reinforcing member (5) arranged on the upper (3) or lower surface (4) of the core (2). The reinforcing member (5) is porous and substantially rigid. The VIP further comprises a barrier envelope, optionally in the form of a barrier film (6), arranged to envelop the insulating core (2) and the planar member (5). The present invention also relates to methods of manufacturing a vacuum insulating panel (VIP). |
| US10173351B2 |
Carpet edging and method of applying the same
Various embodiments are directed to an airline carpet kit comprising a plurality of carpet components collectively forming a substantially continuous floor covering, for example, for use within an aircraft interior. Each of the plurality of carpet components comprises a tufted carpet backing having a plurality of carpet tufts extending from a back surface of the carpet backing and above a top surface of the carpet backing; and an edge strip comprising an amorphous plastic material, wherein the edge strip extends around a lateral edge of the carpet backing between a base portion embedded within a back surface of the carpet backing and an edge surface defining a perimeter edge of the carpet component. The edge surface of a first carpet component abuts an edge surface of an adjacent second carpet component to form an at least substantially continuous floor covering for an aircraft interior. |
| US10173350B2 |
Modeling apparatus
A modeling apparatus includes: a moving unit that moves reciprocally and relatively with respect to a board; one or a plurality of ejecting units that are disposed at the moving unit, and that ejects a droplet of a photo-curable modeling liquid toward the board; a light-emitting device having a first light-emitting unit that is disposed at the moving unit and that emits emission light to the modeling liquid which is ejected and landed on the board, while the ejecting unit is moved in a forward direction, to cure the modeling liquid, and a second light-emitting unit that is disposed at the moving unit and that emits emission light to the modeling liquid which is ejected and landed on the board, while the ejecting unit is moved in a backward direction, to cure the modeling liquid; a control section as defined herein; and a flattening unit as defined herein. |
| US10173346B2 |
Device for processing plastic material
Disclosed is a device and a method for processing plastic material with at least one receiving container, wherein at least one mixing and/or comminution tool, rotatable about a rotation axis, is arranged, for mixing and warming the plastic material, and with at least one conveyor for discharging the plastic material from the receiving container, with at least one screw rotating in a housing, where the conveyor is connected, at its material inlet side via an opening which is formed in a side wall of the receiving container, with the interior of the receiving container. An imaginary extension of the central longitudinal axis of the conveyor extends, against the conveyance direction of the conveyor, past the rotation axis of the receiving container, without intersecting this axis, where the longitudinal axis of the conveyor is offset by a separation relative to the radial ray of the receiving container on the discharge side. |
| US10173345B2 |
Dust collection cover for cutting devices
A separation lock member is provided in a main body cover. When a fixing cover is rotated with respect to the main body cover at a predetermined opening/closing angle (opening angle θ1) and then an unlock operation of the separation lock member is performed, a rotation support shaft can be separated from a support groove 23a, such that the main body cover can be separated from the fixing cover. |
| US10173344B2 |
Tile cutter with collapsible cutting head assembly
A tile cutter includes a base, and a cutting head assembly including a supporting arm having one end pivotally connected to the base and an opposite end connected to the saw base for enabling the cutting head assembly to be biased relative to the base and selectively positioned in a standby position, a cutting position or a received position. When shifting the cutting head assembly from the standby position to the cutting position, the supporting arm is received by a stopper to limit the cutting depth of the cutting head assembly. When shifting the cutting head assembly from the cutting position to the received position, the stopper is moved to release the supporting arm. When the cutting head assembly is shifted to the received position, a part of the saw base and the saw blade are received in a sink in the base. |
| US10173341B2 |
Power saw miter cutting guide
A cutting guide includes a first guide structure having a base, a first saw support, and a second saw support. The first saw support is attached to the base and defines a first saw contact surface. The second saw support is attached to the base and defines a second saw contact surface that is spaced apart from the first saw contact surface so as to define an elongated cutting slot therebetween. The elongate cutting slot defines (i) a first slot portion, (ii) a second slot portion that is contiguous with the first slot portion, and (iii) a third slot portion that is contiguous with the second slot portion. The second slot portion is interposed between the first slot portion and the third slot portion. |
| US10173336B2 |
Lead edge mechanical binding device and method
A cutting cylinder pair for cutting a substrate in a folder of a printing press is provided which includes a cutting cylinder, the cutting cylinder including a knife and a binding pin adjacent the knife in a circumferential direction of the cutting cylinder; and an anvil cylinder, the anvil cylinder including a cutting rubber, the cutting rubber engaging the knife and the binding pin as the cutting cylinder and anvil cylinder rotate, the binding pin positioned on the cutting cylinder to impart a dimple to a substrate passing between the cutting cylinder and anvil cylinder. |
| US10173334B2 |
Magnetic utility knife and holder
A utility knife includes a body with a knife blade storable within the body and one or more magnets coupled to the knife body. The magnets are able to be embedded within the body or embedded with an adapter that is configured to removably couple with the utility knife. In some embodiments, the knife blade folds out from a side of the body and into an operable position. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the knife blade slides out of a top of the body and into the operable position. The utility knife is able to magnetically couple with a base having a magnetically attractable surface. The utility knife is securable to the base in a vertical orientation and a horizontal orientation. |
| US10173332B1 |
Pair of safe pet nail clippers
A pair of safe pet nail clippers includes a first handle and a second handle correspondingly disposed and pivotedly connected to each other. The first and second handles respectively include a blade portion and a handle portion. Blades of the blade portions of the first and second handles are provided in a concave shape. When the handle portions of the first and second handles are relatively opened to the maximum extent, an initial trimming hole is formed between the concave blades of the first and second handles. The first and second handles are provided therebetween with an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the relative opening of the handle portions of the first and second handles and the caliber of the initial trimming hole. |
| US10173331B2 |
Robot system
A robot system includes a robot cell that includes a robot and a cell in which the robot is provided and enables coexistence with a human, and an installation area of the robot cell is less than 637,500 mm2 and the robot cell is movable. Further, the robot includes an n-th (n is an integer number equal to or more than one) arm rotatable about an n-th rotation shaft and an (n+1)th arm provided on the n-th arm rotatably about an (n+1)th rotation shaft in a shaft direction different from a shaft direction of the n-th rotation shaft, and a length of the n-th arm is longer than a length of the (n+1)th arm and the n-th arm and the (n+1)th arm can overlap as seen from the (n+1)th rotation shaft. |
| US10173330B2 |
Robot arm
A robot arm includes a first member, a second member, an actuator, and a speed reducer. The second member is pivotable relative to the first member about a pivot axis. The actuator is configured to pivotally move the second member relative to the first member about the pivot axis. The speed reducer is configured to couple the actuator to the second member to reduce a rotational speed of the second member relative to an output rotational speed of the actuator. The speed reducer includes a grease chamber in which grease is to be provided. The second member including an air chamber in which air is provided, the air chamber being connected to the grease chamber. |
| US10173326B2 |
Industrial robot teaching method with calculating a position
A teaching method for an industrial robot may include, while the hand is lifted up and down by the lifting mechanism, detecting, with the first sensor, a position of either the installation unit or a teaching jig to be installed on the installation unit in a vertical direction; while the hand is transferred in the first direction by the transfer mechanism, detecting, with the first sensor, a position of either the installation unit or the teaching jig in the first direction; while the hand is transferred in the first direction by the transfer mechanism, detecting, with the second sensor, a position of either the installation unit or the teaching jig in the first direction; and calculating a position of either the installation unit or the teaching jig in the second direction, in order to teach a position of the transfer object to be installed on the installation unit. |
| US10173321B2 |
Robot system provided with a plurality of controllers which operate a plurality of industrial robots
In a robot system that is configured by a master controller and a slave controller, an input path of a safety input signal and an output path of an enable signal outputted from a safety monitoring unit within the master controller are wired to enable output outside of the master controller, an operating switch and the master controller are connected by a connection cable, the master controller and the slave controller are connected by a connection cable, a control unit of the slave controller is connected to the input path of the safety input signal, and a contact for power is connected to the output path of the enable signal. |
| US10173319B1 |
Suggesting, selecting, and applying task-level movement parameters to implementation of robot motion primitives
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for determining, based on a task to be performed by a robot and past behavior by robots while performing tasks similar to the task, a suggested task-level movement parameter for application to movement of the robot while performing the task; providing output indicative of the suggested task-level movement parameter; receiving input indicative of user selection of the suggested task-level movement parameter or a user-defined task-level movement parameter; determining, based on the received input, an actual task-level movement parameter to be applied to movement of the robot while performing the task; and identifying, based on the actual task-level movement parameter, a plurality of component-level movement parameters to be applied to a plurality of motion primitives implemented by one or more operational components of the robot to perform the task. |
| US10173316B2 |
Marking stylus for automated marking systems
A marking stylus for use in automated marking systems with one of the following superabrasive components as the scribing tip: polycrystalline diamond or polycrystalline cubic boron nitride. The superabrasive may have one or more chamfers, as well as a sharp, rounded, or blunt tip. The superabrasive is preferably attached to the body of the stylus by one of the following methods: brazing, press fit, shrunk fit, clamped, casted, injection molded, or a high pressure high temperature cycle. |
| US10173313B1 |
Device for connecting a tool handle and an end effector
A device and tool include a fitting and a coupler for joining a handle and an end effector such as a broom or mop so that the handle cannot twist with respect to the end effector. The first end of the fitting attaches to the handle. The first end of the coupler threads to the second end of the fitting, and its second end threads to the end effector. Both the fitting and coupler have diametrical passages. A stopper on the coupler will seat in a ramp in the fitting when the coupler and fitting are fully threaded together and the stopper reaches the end wall of the ramp so the user knows the coupler and fitting are aligned. A clip holds the diametrical passages of the fitting and coupler in alignment to prevent twisting. |
| US10173304B2 |
Clamping apparatus for elongated shapes
Embodiments include a clamping apparatus comprising a pair of adjustable anvils configured to apply a clamping pressure on a workpiece secured between the anvils; a center gear comprising a pair of anvil holders respectively coupled to the pair of anvils; an open center configured to receive the workpiece, the anvils being positioned within said open center; and a pair of outer gears arranged on either side of the center gear, the outer gears being configured to rotate about the open center. Rotation of the outer gears causes a linear movement of the anvils along an axis perpendicular to workpiece. Embodiments also includes a clamping system comprising the clamping apparatus, as well as a positioning device for driving the center gear based on a positioning input and a clamping device for driving the outer gears based on a clamping input. |
| US10173302B2 |
Portable work holding device and assembly
A work holding device, such as a vice, includes first and second jaws and a spindle connected between them to change the distance between the jaws for holding a work piece. An elongated connection member extends from the first jaw and is shaped to fit into a receiver member of a receiver hitch on a vehicle. Adjustable projections are provided on the elongated connection member for reducing movement of the vice in the hitch. The adjustable projections may be set screws. An end cap is provided on the end of the elongated connection member. The work holding device may be mounted in a receiver member or bracket on a workbench or other work area. |
| US10173301B2 |
One-handed, quick action, locking vise
The present disclosure includes a vise having a base with a first a channel and at least one rail extending along the base in a longitudinal direction. The base also includes a gear rack fixed within the channel and extending in the longitudinal direction. The vise also includes a first jaw fixed to and extending substantially perpendicular from the base, a second jaw secured to the base and engaged with the at least one rail, and a gear rack link having a body and at least one gear tooth extending from a bottom surface of the body, with the gear tooth configured to engage with the gear rack. The vise also has a handle connected to the second jaw and the gear rack link such that the positions, relative to the base, of the second jaw and the gear rack link are adjustable by manipulating the handle. |
| US10173296B2 |
Grinding machine
A grinding machine includes a rotatable spindle having a lower end to which a grindstone for grinding a wafer is attached; linear guides supporting the spindle slidably to a column; a spindle feeding mechanism feeding the spindle in a vertical direction; and constant-pressure feeding mechanism interposed between the spindle feeding mechanism and the column and suspending the spindle feeding mechanism. The constant-pressure feeding mechanism raises the spindle feeding mechanism in the vertical direction when a friction force acting on the grindstone is higher than a predetermined value. |
| US10173295B2 |
Machining device with a detachably mounted spindle unit
A machining device includes: a spindle unit including a spindle that rotates a workpiece; and a device base having the spindle unit mounted thereon. The spindle unit includes upper and lower rolls that rotate the workpiece by contacting the workpiece, upper and lower rotary shafts that rotate integrally with the upper and lower rolls and serves as the spindle, and a support member that supports the workpiece. The device base has mounted thereon the spindle unit, a motor that rotates the upper and lower rotary shafts, and a grindstone to be brought into contact with the workpiece. The spindle unit is detachably mounted on the device base. |
| US10173294B2 |
Knife storage system and method
A knife storage system and method is disclosed. The system and method utilize a resealable tube with retractable end-caps to safely store a hunting knife that may be contaminated with blood residue from a game animal that has been field dressed. The end-caps are configured with grooved cylinders to safely restrain a hunting knife so as to prevent dulling of the knife edge while simultaneously providing a fluid seal to the resealable tube to prevent contamination of the tube exterior with blood or other animal residue. Removal of both end-caps permits the tube and end-caps to be cleaned of game residue. Incorporated within the end-caps are integrated knife sharpening inserts comprised of ceramic and tungsten carbide to allow the knife to be safely sharpened in the field. |