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US10185360B1 Engaging mechanism and transmission dock and electronic device having the same
An engaging mechanism includes a slidable engaging member, a guiding frame configured to be fixed on and protrude from a carrying surface, and a guided frame. The slidable engaging member includes a slide block, an arm disposed on the slide block and a hook portion protruding from the arm. The hook portion is covered by the guiding frame when being in a releasing position. The hook portion protrudes from one of two outer sides relative to each other of the guiding frame when being in an engaging position. When being in the releasing position, the guided frame is put on the carrying surface along a connecting direction by its two inner sides pressed against and guided by the two outer sides of the guiding frame. Then, the hook portion is moved from the releasing to the engaging position so as to be connected to the guided frame.
US10185359B2 Docking unit and electronic apparatus system
To provide a docking device capable of securing heat dissipation performance of a portable information apparatus while extending the function of an electronic apparatus in which an extension unit is mounted on the portable information apparatus, and an electronic apparatus system having the docking device. A docking unit that has a docking portion capable of docking an electronic apparatus in which a mounting surface of an extension unit is detachably mounted on a back surface of the portable information apparatus, a holding portion holding the portable information apparatus at a predetermined position in a docking direction when the electronic apparatus is docked with the docking portion, and a forcibly moving portion forcibly moving the extension unit in the docking direction when the electronic apparatus is docked with the docking portion.
US10185354B2 Capacitive touch opening display for electronic device
A capacitive touch opening system can be used with a portable electronic device having rotationally coupled components, such as a laptop computer having a display component that opens from a base component. A first magnet in a first device component (e.g., display) can be located proximate a second magnet in a second device component (e.g., base) when the display is in a closed position relative to the base. A sensor on the portable electronic device can detect a sensed event, whereupon the display is rotated automatically to an open position relative to the base using a repulsion force between the magnets. The sensor can be a capacitive touch sensor on the device housing, and may be the entire display housing. One of the magnets can be an electromagnet that may change its magnetic field. An attraction force between the magnets can exist when no sensed event is taking place.
US10185351B2 Foldable water-cooling device
A bendable water-cooling device includes: a pump unit having a pump case and a driver. The pump case has a pump chamber, a first inlet and a first outlet. The pump case is formed with a first pivotal connection section on the same side as the first outlet; a heat exchange unit having a liquid reservoir case and a heat dissipation member, the liquid reservoir case having a heat exchange chamber, a second inlet and a second outlet, the liquid reservoir case being formed with a second pivotal connection section on the same side as the second inlet; and a pivot unit having a first mating section and a second mating section respectively pivotally connected with the first and second pivotal connection sections. The pump unit and the heat exchange unit are bendable around the pivot unit from a horizontal position to an upper and lower overlapping position.
US10185348B2 Joystick structure and remote controller
The present invention discloses a joystick structure, including: a joystick, which includes an insertion portion; and a cartridge, including a buckle portion, the cartridge being further provided with a hollow portion. The buckle portion is used to clamp the insertion portion when the joystick is inserted into the hollow portion. The insertion portion and the buckle portion are designed to be separated from each other in structure and the joystick is mounted on the cartridge when used. This is convenient for mounting and use. When the joystick does not need to be used, an external force is applied to pull the insertion portion out of the buckle portion. The separation design makes the joystick detachable from the cartridge, reduces the size and is convenient for storage. The present invention further provides a remote controller having the foregoing structure.
US10185345B2 Systems and methods of home efficiency modeling
A method for modeling energy efficiency of a site comprises: (1) receiving temperature data associated with the site from a sensor, the temperature data including a starting temperature of the site and a corresponding starting time of a climate control system, and an ending temperature of the site and a corresponding ending time of the climate control system; (2) receiving power consumption data associated with the site from a power meter, the power consumption data including power consumption of the climate control system at the site; and (3) determining the energy transfer function that models an energy efficiency of the site based at least partially on a time it takes for the site to reach the ending temperature from the starting temperature, and the power consumption of the climate control system from the starting time to the ending time, wherein the energy transfer function determines a predicted power consumption as a function of temperature change and time.
US10185343B2 Semiconductor circuit
A semiconductor circuit converts an applied input voltage into a desired output voltage and outputs the same from a voltage output terminal. A first resistor, a second resistor, and a third resistor are connected in series between the voltage output terminal and a ground terminal. When a switch is brought to an open state, an output voltage based on a voltage divided by a combined resistance of the second and third resistors and the first resistor is supplied. When the switch is brought to a closed state, an output voltage based on a voltage divided by the second and first resistors is supplied. The semiconductor circuit has a configuration of controlling the resistance value of each voltage division resistor by a control signal from the outside.
US10185337B1 Low-power temperature-insensitive current bias circuit
A bias current circuit is provided with a bias circuit that generates a bias voltage to control the resistance of an active resistor transistor. The bias circuit is configured to generate the bias voltage to be greater than one-half of a power supply voltage for the current bias circuit and to have a negative temperature dependency to reduce the temperature sensitivity of the bias current circuit.
US10185334B2 Method and device for detecting temperature of radio remote unit
The present application provides a method and device for detecting temperature of a radio remote unit, to solve the problem that an RRU could be damaged due to an excessively high temperature. The method includes: acquiring temperature data of a radio remote unit; configuring power data of the radio remote unit according to the temperature data, when the temperature data is less than a temperature threshold or within the temperature threshold; and closing radio frequency channel(s) of the radio remote unit when the temperature data is more than the temperature threshold.
US10185333B2 Method and system for selecting a device from a graphical interface
A method, computer system, and computer readable medium for facilitating selection from a plurality of devices, each device defined by a selection range dependent on at least a first parameter and a second parameter, the first parameter and the second parameter being correlated. The method includes: displaying on a graphical interface screen a graph of the first parameter versus the second parameter, the graph having displayed thereon a plurality of regions representing the selection ranges, receiving selection of at least a point of the graph from an indicator overlaid onto the graph and which is moveable on the graphical interface screen based on control from an input device, and in response to the selection, displaying on the graph only the regions which are relevant to the selected point.
US10185332B2 System and method for drum level control with transient compensation
A level control system for controlling the liquid level in a boiler drum is provided. The level control system uses an integration parameter when operating in a non-transient condition to provide a control signal into a flow control loop controlling a level control valve for the liquid level in the boiler drum. When a transient condition is identified by a predictive controller, the integration parameter is interrupted and a gain vector is generated to modify the control constants and optionally modify feedforward to adjust control signal into the flow control loop during transient operation of the level control valve.
US10185330B2 Methods and systems for adjusting travel sensor alignment on process control valves
To simplify the process of adjusting travel sensor alignments on process control valves, a method and system generates a graphical interface to display alignment information to a user or operator. The graphical interface visualizes the state of alignment between a feedback element and a sensing element that comprise a magnetic travel sensor on a process control valve. Using the graphical interface, the user or operator can easily determine whether the alignment between the feedback element and the sensing element is proper or correct. The graphical interface also provides information on whether or not physical adjustments are needed in order to fix detected alignment problems so that impending failures can be avoided and optimal performances can be achieved. In this manner, the method and system improves the reliability and accuracy of valve travel feedback.
US10185328B2 Method for passing on at least one consignment from a transferring vehicle to a receiving vehicle, and transferring vehicle
A method for passing on at least one consignment from a transferring vehicle to a receiving vehicle in which the transferring vehicle and the receiving vehicle are made to roughly approach one another, in which, after the transferring vehicle and the receiving vehicle have been made to roughly approach one another, they are made to approach one another precisely while approximating the speeds and the directions of travel of the transferring vehicle and the receiving vehicle to one another, in which, while the transferring vehicle and the receiving vehicle are traveling with speeds and directions of travel which are approximate to one another, the at least one consignment is transferred from the transferring vehicle to the receiving vehicle, and in which, after the transfer of the at least one consignment has taken place, the transferring vehicle and the receiving vehicle move away from one another.
US10185325B2 Obstacle detection for a robotic working tool
A robotic work tool system (200) comprising a robotic work tool (100) and a beacon marker (280), said robotic work tool (100) comprising a beacon sensor (175) configured to sense a signal being transmitted by the beacon marker (280), said beacon marker (280) marking an area (270) around an obstacle (260) in a work area (205) in which said robotic work tool (100) is arranged to operate, wherein said robotic work tool is configured to determine a proximity to a beacon marker (280) and to adapt its operation accordingly.
US10185321B2 Unmanned vehicle, system and method for determining a planned path for unmanned vehicles
Some embodiments are directed to an unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle can include a memory unit that is configured to store a planned path of the unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle can also include a position unit that is configured to determine a current position of the unmanned vehicle, the position unit further configured to determine a planned position of the unmanned vehicle based on the planned path data stored in the memory unit. The unmanned vehicle can further include a control unit disposed in communication with the position unit, the control unit configured to determine a deviation based on the planned position and the current position of the unmanned vehicle, and control a movement of the unmanned vehicle such that the unmanned vehicle moves along the planned path if the deviation is less than a predetermined threshold.
US10185320B2 Vehicle system and method for providing services
A method for providing medical services to a patient, including: receiving a medical service request associated with a patient location; selecting an aircraft, located at an initial location, from a plurality of aircraft based on the patient location and the initial location; determining a flight plan for flying the aircraft to a region containing the patient location; at a sensor of the aircraft, sampling a first set of flight data; at a processor of the aircraft, autonomously controlling the aircraft to fly based on the flight plan and the set of flight data; selecting a landing location within the region; and landing the aircraft at the landing location, including: sampling a set of landing location data; determining a safety status of the landing location based on the set of landing location data; outputting a landing warning observable at the landing location; at the sensor, sampling a second set of flight data; and in response to determining the safety status and outputting the landing warning, autonomously controlling the aircraft to land at the landing location based on the second set of flight data.
US10185319B2 Method and device for assisting a parking maneuver
A method and a device assist a parking maneuver. The parking maneuver is implemented at least partly in automated manner on the basis of predetermined set speed values for the motion of the vehicle. Implementing the parking maneuver includes defining at least one virtual curb, and modifying at least one set speed value during the implementation of the parking maneuver on the basis of this virtual curb.
US10185318B2 Return path configuration for remote controlled aerial vehicle
Disclosed is a configuration to control automatic return of an aerial vehicle. The configuration stores a return location in a storage device of the aerial vehicle. The return location may correspond to a location where the aerial vehicle is to return. One or more sensors of the aerial vehicle are monitored during flight for detection of a predefined condition. When a predetermined condition is met a return path program may be loaded for execution to provide a return flight path for the aerial vehicle to automatically navigate to the return location.
US10185315B2 Motor control system and motor control method
Electronic control units (ECUs) provided with circuits for backing up other ECUs lack versatility and increase costs. In the present invention, motor control ECUs respectively control motors via signal wires that perform motor control. In addition, a dedicated substitute ECU is connected to each motor via signal wires that perform motor control. A substitute control circuit part of the dedicated substitute ECU runs to a network, is continuously receiving malfunction information and stability information via a signal wire, and detects the malfunction of the motor control ECU from said information. Then the dedicated substitute ECU substitutes for the motor control ECU and performs a backup operation to continue control of the motor via the signal wire.
US10185314B2 Virtual transmitter for bioreactor automation system
The present set of embodiments relate to an environmental condition monitoring and control system employing a software based virtual transmitter for a bioreactor or mixer. The system includes a probe for measuring a condition in a bioreactor that can generate a signal. Measured conditions may include pH, DO, temperature, and pressure. The signal can travel to an electronic card capable of converting the signal from analog to digital and the card can then send the converted signal to a digital controller. The condition monitoring and control system eliminates hardware redundancies and increases versatility by then displaying the converted signal in a software-based virtual transmitter on a non-dedicated human machine interface.
US10185313B2 Eco-efficiency characterization tool
A method for wafer point by point analysis includes receiving a selection of manufacturing equipment, utility use data, and utilization data. A water eco-efficiency characterization is calculated based on the utilization data and the utility use data. An emissions eco-efficiency characterization is calculated based on the utilization data and the utility use data. An electrical energy eco-efficiency characterization is calculated based on the utilization data and the utility use data. A combined eco-efficiency characterization is calculated based on the utilization data and water eco-efficiency characterization, emissions eco-efficiency characterization, and electrical energy eco-efficiency characterizations. The combined eco-efficiency characterization is provided for display by a graphical user interface.
US10185310B2 Systems and methods for electronically tracking a status of industrial equipment
In one embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable medium may store computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive an input associated with placing a piece of industrial automation equipment offline, determine whether the input corresponds to one or more regulations associated with placing the piece of industrial automation equipment offline, display a first set of instructions regarding how to place the piece of industrial automation equipment offline when the input corresponds to the one or more regulations, and display a second set of instructions regarding how to place the piece of equipment offline when the input does not correspond to the one or more regulations.
US10185304B2 Timing a machine tool using an accelerometer
A method includes: selecting a movement path for a moving component of a machine tool; either before or after the movement path, causing the moving component to make a first predefined movement; before the movement path, causing the moving component to make a second predefined movement; after the movement path, causing the moving component to make a third predefined movement; recording, using a computing device including one or more accelerometers, movement data resulting from the first, second and third predefined movements, and from the movement path; analyzing the movement data by finding waveforms to identify a start point, a finish point, and which one of the predefined movement paths in the set was selected; calculating timing information based on the identified start and end points, and the identified one of the predefined movement paths in the set; and determining performance limits of the machine tool based on the timing information.
US10185303B2 Optimizing computational efficiency by multiple truncation of spatial harmonics
Methods and systems for solving measurement models of complex device structures with reduced computational effort and memory requirements are presented. The computational efficiency of electromagnetic simulation algorithms based on truncated spatial harmonic series is improved for periodic targets that exhibit a fundamental spatial period and one or more approximate periods that are integer fractions of the fundamental spatial period. Spatial harmonics are classified according to each distinct period of the target exhibiting multiple periodicity. A distinct truncation order is selected for each group of spatial harmonics. This approach produces optimal, sparse truncation order sampling patterns, and ensures that only harmonics with significant contributions to the approximation of the target are selected for computation. Metrology systems employing these techniques are configured to measure process parameters and structural and material characteristics associated with different semiconductor fabrication processes.
US10185301B2 Numerical controller having acquisition function of coordinate value needing neither skip signal nor key operation
A numerical controller controls a machine tool that measures a coordinate value of an object to be measured based on a position of a movable axis controlled by a manual operation. The numerical controller stores a plurality of pieces of history information formed by associating the coordinate value of the movable axis and an elapsed time from a reference time point when the coordinate value is acquired, analyzes timing when position adjustments of the movable axis are completed based on the stored history information, and sets the coordinate value of the movable axis at the analyzed timing.
US10185299B2 Edge treatment process
A method and apparatus for treating a circumferential edge of a part are described. The method includes the steps of (1) mapping the circumferential edge of the part with a measuring device, either directly or differentially from a known shape profile; and (2) using the measured data to more accurately follow the circumferential edge of the part during subsequent treatment processing steps, thereby improving the accuracy of the treatment process and compared with a non-mapped treatment process.
US10185297B2 Enhanced wake activation response speeds for industrial control systems
One embodiment of the present disclosure describes a method executed by a processor. The method includes receiving a signal associated with a process system transitioning from a reduced energy mode to an active mode. The process system includes devices configured to operate based on data acquired by sensors. The method includes determining a difference between a set of actual data acquired by the sensors and a desired operating parameter of the process system. The method includes reducing the difference using a control algorithm based at least in part on a preload value (e.g., a predetermined value representative of data acquired by the sensors) retrieved from a memory device. The method includes determining a set of control signals based in part on the reduced difference and transmitting the set of control signals to the devices, thereby driving a current operating parameter of the process system toward the desired operating parameter.
US10185296B2 Interactive application platform for a motorized toy entity and display
A control system to locate a motorized entity on a display having an electronic device with a display is provided. The electronic device may include a microphone and an electronic device integrated circuit with a set of entity locating software instructions with a capability to generate and display a sequence of pixels in a location pattern, and to further receive an audio output detection signal from the microphone. The entity may include a speaker and one or more sensors in communication with an entity integrated circuit including a set of entity control software instructions. The one or more sensors may be capable of detecting pixels and to send a pixel detection signal to the entity integrated circuit upon detection thereof.
US10185287B2 Illumination apparatus and holographic display apparatus including the same
An illumination apparatus includes a light source unit emitting coherent light in a first direction, a first light division unit, including a plurality of first slots, receiving the coherent light, each slot of the plurality of first slots reflecting a part of the coherent light in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a surface lighting plate including a plurality of second light division units, each light division unit of the plurality of second light division units includes a light guide through which light progresses, and each light division unit of the plurality of second light division units includes a plurality of second slots. Each slot of the plurality of second slots of each second light division unit reflects a part of the coherent light received from a corresponding slot of the plurality of first slots in a third direction which crosses the first and second directions.
US10185283B2 Image forming apparatus
A biasing member is configured to provide a pressing member with a biasing force acting to bias the pressing member against a detecting portion before the pressing member receives a reaction force from the detecting portion when an opening/closing member is closed. A support portion receives the reaction force acting on the pressing member from the detecting portion while the opening/closing member is closed, and the pressing member maintains an operation state independently with respect to the detecting portion while the opening/closing member is closed.
US10185281B2 Image forming apparatus provided with a photosensitive member having a photosensitive layer and a surface protection layer which is formed on the surface of the photosensitive layer and which has a hardness higher than that of the photosensitive layer
An image forming apparatus has a photosensitive member, a charging member, an exposing device, a developing device, a transfer member, a polishing member, a driving device, a voltage applying device, a torque detector, and a control portion. The photosensitive member has a photosensitive layer and a surface protection layer formed on the surface of the photosensitive layer. The polishing member has an elastic layer on its circumferential surface, and rotates with a linear velocity difference from that of the photosensitive member. The torque detector detects the torque of the driving device. The control portion estimates an attachment condition of discharge products to the surface of the photosensitive member based on the torque of the driving device detected by the torque detector. When the torque is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the control portion performs an image degradation suppression process.
US10185280B2 Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a control portion configured to perform a cleaning operation including: a first step of causing a developer, which has a reversed polarity and is attracted to a surface of a charging roller, to have a normal polarity under a state in which the developer bearing member is separated from the image bearing member with the contact/separation unit; and a second step of collecting the developer, which has the normal polarity and is attracted to the surface of the image bearing member, to the developer bearing member, by rotating the image bearing member and the developer bearing member under a state in which the developer bearing member is brought into contact with the image bearing member with the contact/separation unit after performing the first step.
US10185276B2 Image forming apparatus having an interceptor to intercept toner particles
An image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photoreceptor, a charging device, an electrostatic latent image forming device, a developing device, a transfer device, and a cleaning device, and further includes an intercepting device that includes an intercepting member separated from the electrophotographic photoreceptor by a gap so that a distance from the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor to the intercepting member is about 0.3 to 0.9 (inclusive) times a volume-average particle size of toner particles. The intercepting member is used to intercept residual toner particles at a position downstream of the transfer device and upstream of the cleaning device in a rotation direction of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, the residual toner particles remaining on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor.
US10185275B2 Image forming apparatus and image forming method having decolorizing function in the image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus comprises an image forming section; a fixing device; an input section; a storage section which stores a target temperature of the fixing device in a case of carrying out the fixing processing and a target temperature of the fixing device in a case of carrying out the erasing processing; and a control section which controls to read out lower one of the target temperature of the fixation and the target temperature of the erasure from the storage section to set the lower one to the target temperature of the fixing device in a case in which the processing information of the fixing processing and the erasing processing is input by the input section and the processing is continuously carried out, and drive the fixing device via the driving section at a driving speed corresponding to each of the fixing processing and the erasing processing.
US10185273B2 Sheet conveyance guide unit, and a sheet conveying apparatus and an image forming apparatus therewith
Disclosed is a sheet conveyance guide unit. The sheet conveyance guide unit includes a first sheet guide member which is of a sheet-like shape and which guides a sheet on which an image is formed and a second sheet guide member which is of a sheet-like shape and which is attached on a sheet guide surface of the first sheet guide member. A length of the second sheet guide member in a direction which crosses a sheet conveying direction is smaller than that of the first sheet guide member.
US10185272B2 Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that holds an image, which is formed by developing a latent image and which is transferred onto a recording medium, a developing device that is disposed adjacent to the image carrier and that develops the latent image, a light-reflection-type sensing unit that is disposed below the developing device in a vertical direction and that detects the image on the image carrier, and a guiding member that guides the recording medium, which is transported between the developing device and the sensing unit, and that covers an upper side of the sensing unit in the vertical direction in a state where a space is ensured on an optical path of the sensing unit.
US10185265B2 Image forming apparatus that permits or prohibits a calibration process depending on a type of a mounted fixing device
An image forming apparatus includes a correcting portion to correct gradation of inputted image data on the basis of a correction condition, an image forming device to form, on a recording material, a toner image corresponding to the corrected image data, a mounting portion, an executing portion to execute an output process for forming and outputting, on the recording material, a predetermined toner image for generating the correction condition, the predetermined toner image including a plurality of image regions different in density, an input portion to permit input of an execution instruction of the output process by an operator, and a controller to control notification of information to the operator. The controller provides notification prompting exchange of the fixing portions in certain cases.
US10185264B2 Image forming apparatus with transfer and fixing sections and control thereof
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a sensor and a control section. The image forming section forms a first image with at least two kinds of developing agents with different fixation properties. The sensor detects the first image formed on an image formed section by the image forming section. The control section amends deviation of the first image on the image formed section by the image forming section when a detection result of the sensor that the first image formed by the image forming section is not formed at a predetermined position of the image formed section.
US10185260B2 Fixing belt, fixing device, and image forming apparatus
A fixing belt includes: a base layer having heat resistance; an elastic layer disposed on the base layer and made of an elastic material; and a releasing layer disposed on the elastic layer, wherein a storage elastic modulus of the base layer is 3.8 to 4.8 GPa.
US10185257B2 Image forming apparatus that performs position switching control of a conveyance guide based on at least one of sheet detection and temperature detection
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming device that forms an image on a sheet; a fixing device that fixes the image to the sheet; a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the fixing device; a conveyance guide located at a predetermined position that blocks wind flowing into the fixing device; a detector that detects the sheet passing through the conveyance guide; and a hardware processor that switches the conveyance guide to the predetermined position based on a detection result of the detector.
US10185256B2 Image forming apparatus that discharges air to a space in a main assembly
An image forming apparatus for forming a toner image on a sheet includes a main assembly, an image forming station provided in the main assembly and configured to form a toner image on the sheet, and a fixing portion provided in the main assembly and configured to fix the toner image formed on the sheet, on the sheet, the fixing portion including a fixing rotatable member and a covering member covering the rotatable member. The image forming apparatus also includes a suction mechanism including a duct connected with an opening provided in the covering member, and a fan configured to suck air inside the covering member through the duct. The air sucked by the suction mechanism is discharged into a space in the main assembly other than a space through which the sheet passes.
US10185252B2 Image forming apparatus having gradation-selective image forming
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a transfer unit, and a controller. The transfer unit transfers a developer image formed by the image forming unit onto a transfer object. The controller controls each of the image forming unit and the transfer unit on a basis of printing data. The controller performs a printing control to cause a first printing operation and a second printing operation to be executed. The first printing operation forms a first developer image directed to an entire pixel region of a print image and transfers the first developer image onto the transfer object. The second printing operation forms a second developer image directed selectively to a high-gradation pixel region and transfers the second developer image onto the transfer object. The high-gradation pixel region is a pixel region, having a gradation value equal to or greater than a threshold, of the print image.
US10185251B2 Reproduction method for developing device
The engagement between a fixing member and a resin member is released and the resin member is separated from a frame thereby separating a bearing member from the frame. Parts to be used in a developing device are replaced or the developing device is replenished with a developer. The resin member is connected to the frame to connect the bearing member to the frame. The fixing member is inserted into a through hole to engage with the resin member and fix the resin member to the frame, thereby fixing the bearing member to the frame.
US10185246B2 Powder material storage container and image forming apparatus
A powder material storage container includes: a cylindrical body member that extends in one direction and includes a storage chamber for storing powder material; a transport member that transports the powder material to an end of the storage chamber; a cylindrical end member that is attached to the body member, extends in the one direction and includes a passage chamber through which the powder material is passed, and a discharge outlet through which the powder material is discharged; a pillar member that is disposed in the passage chamber, extending in the one direction, and rotates in a circumferential direction of the passage chamber along the wall surface, and transports the powder material adhering to the wall surface to the discharge outlet; and a beam member that is laid across the discharge outlet and extends from an upstream side to a downstream side of a rotation direction of the pillar member.
US10185239B2 Image forming apparatus
An exposing unit forms a latent-image electric potential on each photosensitive drum. A detecting toner image of each color is transferred to an intermediate transfer belt using a first potential difference between a latent-image electric potential and the potential of an intermediate transfer belt at each primary transfer portion. When the polarity of voltage to be applied from a transfer power source to a secondary transfer roller is to be switched to an opposite polarity while the detecting toner image of each color is passing through each primary transfer portion, the absolute value of a second potential difference between the potential of the intermediate transfer belt and the background electrical potential of each photosensitive drum is made equal to or greater than the absolute value of the first potential difference by a control unit.
US10185232B2 Exposure apparatus, method for producing device, and method for controlling exposure apparatus
A liquid immersion exposure apparatus includes a projection system, a liquid supply inlet, a first liquid collection outlet, and a separator fluidically connected to the first liquid collection outlet, the separator separating one of liquid and gas, which have been collected via the first liquid collection outlet, from the other. A stage which holds a substrate has a second liquid collection outlet that collects a portion of the liquid supplied from the liquid supply inlet which comes from a gap between an upper surface of the substrate and an upper surface of the stage.
US10185229B2 Exposure apparatus, movable body apparatus, and device manufacturing method
A movable body apparatus includes a base member, a movable body that is movable at least two-dimensionally, parallel to a predetermined plane, on the base member, a planar motor of a magnetic levitation method having a stator provided at the base member and a mover provided at the movable body, a measurement system that measures a position of the movable body in a direction parallel to the predetermined plane, and a controller. The controller limits movement of the movable body in the direction parallel to the predetermined plane by applying, to the movable body, a driving force generated by the planar motor, directed from the movable body to the base member in a direction intersecting the predetermined plane.
US10185226B2 Stage apparatus, lithography apparatus, and method of manufacturing article
The present invention provides a stage apparatus including a plate, wherein the plate includes a first plate member, a second plate member, and a third plate member, at least one surface out of a first surface of the first plate member on a side of the second plate member and a second surface of the second plate member on a side of the first plate member includes a first concave portion configured to form a first channel extending in a direction along the surface, at least one surface out of a third surface of the second plate member on a side of the third plate member and a fourth surface of the third plate member on the side of the second plate member includes a second concave portion configured to form a second channel extending in a direction along the surface.
US10185222B2 Liquid jet and recovery system for immersion lithography
An immersion lithography apparatus includes a projection system having a last optical element, a plurality of liquid supply openings that surround a path of exposure light that exits an end surface of the last optical element and face downwardly, and a plurality of liquid recovery openings that surround the path of the exposure light, are arranged radially outward of the liquid supply openings, and face downwardly. An upper surface of a substrate is opposite to the liquid supply openings and the liquid recovery openings. A portion of the upper surface of the substrate is covered with immersion liquid, which flows across the end surface of the last optical element. The substrate is exposed with the exposure light through the immersion liquid between the end surface of the last optical element and the upper surface the substrate.
US10185221B2 Arrangement for actuating an element in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus
The invention relates to arrangements for actuating an element in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus. In accordance with one aspect, an arrangement for actuating an element in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus comprises a first number (nR) of degrees of freedom, wherein an adjustable force can be transmitted to the optical element in each of the degrees of freedom, and a second number (nA) of actuators, which are coupled to the optical element in each case via a mechanical coupling for the purpose of transmitting force to the optical element, wherein the second number (nA) is greater than the first number (nR). In accordance with one aspect, at least one of the actuators is arranged in a node of at least one natural vibration mode of the optical element.
US10185217B2 Pellicle frame, pellicle and method of manufacturing the same, original plate for exposure and method of manufacturing the same, exposure device, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A pellicle frame containing a frame body, the frame body having a groove formed in one end surface of the frame body, the one end surface being an end surface in a thickness direction of the frame body that is located at a side configured to support a pellicle membrane, and a through-hole that penetrates through a portion between an outer circumferential surface of the frame body and a wall surface of the groove formed in the one end surface.
US10185216B2 Mask sheet and method of manufacturing mask sheet
The present disclosure discloses a mask sheet and a method of manufacturing a mask sheet, which belong to display technique field. The mask sheet includes a light shielding region and a light transmitting region. The light shielding region includes an adjoining portion which is located at a position where the light shielding region adjoins the light transmitting region, and thickness of other portion of the light shielding region of the mask sheet except the adjoining portion is greater than that of the adjoining portion of the mask sheet.
US10185213B2 Fluorescent substrate, light source device, and projection display unit
A fluorescent substrate according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate that is configured in a rotatable manner; a fluorescent layer disposed in a center of the substrate; and a fixing layer that fixes a portion of a surface on side on which the fluorescent layer is located of the substrate and a portion of a surface on side on which the substrate is located of the fluorescent layer to each other. Thus, in a case where warpage occurs in the substrate due to a stress caused by thermal expansion arising in each of the fluorescent layer and the substrate, it is possible to reduce an amount of displacement of the fluorescent layer.
US10185208B2 Projector configured to be integrated with a surface
A projector is attached to an opening provided in an installation surface and projects an image to one side with respect to the installation surface. The projector includes: an exterior panel exposed on the one side; a projection section that projects image light from a projection port formed in the exterior panel to the one side; and a rotation adjustment mechanism and an inclination adjustment mechanism that adjust a posture of the projection section with respect to the installation surface.
US10185202B2 Fast optical switch and its applications in optical communication
A fast optical switch can be fabricated/constructed, when a vanadium dioxide (VO2) and a two-dimensional (2-D) material is activated by either an electrical pulse (a voltage pulse or a current pulse) or a light pulse just to induce an insulator-to-metal phase transition (IMT) in vanadium dioxide. The applications of such a fast optical switch for an on-demand optical add-drop subsystem, integrating with (a) a light slowing/light stopping component (based on metamaterials and/or nanoplasmonic structures) and (b) with or without a wavelength converter are also described.
US10185201B2 Display device
In a device for displaying images by application of an electric field to a charged substance, a structure for reducing afterimages and a method for manufacturing the structure are provided. The device is a display device which includes a plurality of pixel electrodes and a charged layer (a layer including a charged substance) provided over the pixel electrodes. An end of one of two pixel electrodes that are adjacent to each other among the plurality of pixel electrodes has a depression in an end-face direction, and an end of the other of the pixel electrodes has a projection in the end-face direction. In a state in which the depression and the projection are in a set, a gap is formed between the two pixel electrodes.
US10185200B1 Thin border displays
A thin border display for an electronic device may comprise an optical assembly that includes a support frame and an electrophoretic display (EPD) structure attached to the support frame in a manner that allows for the display of the electronic device to exhibit a “thin border” or “borderless” look at a periphery of the electronic device. A portion of the EPD structure may at least partly curve around a curved portion of the support frame, the curved portion of the support frame being near the periphery of the support frame. In some embodiments, the EPD structure includes a transparent protective substrate disposed on a rear surface of a flexible backplane substrate within the flat outer region where a driver chip is disposed on a front surface of the flexible backplane substrate. The transparent protective substrate protects the driver chip attachment from being damaged during manufacture.
US10185198B2 Second surface laser ablation
A laser ablated product exhibits a diffraction severity of less than about 5. The product may include a substrate that is at least partially transparent to visible light, and a periodic structure formed on at least one surface of the substrate by laser ablation. The periodic structure has a period in at least one direction of at least about 4,500 nm to at most about 850,000 nm, and the periodic structure has a peak-to-valley dimension of less than about 25 nm. The product may be employed in an electrochromic device, such as a vehicle rearview mirror assembly.
US10185194B2 Display control element and display device
Provided is a display control element which can improve a display device in driving speed. A display control element (A) includes a semiconductor layer (l) having a counter surface (p) connected to a gate line (GL), a source electrode (s) provided on a side of the semiconductor layer (l) and connected to a source line (SL), and drain electrodes (da and db) provided on the side of the semiconductor layer (l) and connected to the same pixel (P). The gate surface, the source electrode (s), and each of the drain electrodes constitute a single thin film transistor.
US10185191B2 Panel carrier and method for attaching a liquid-crystal-on-silicon panel thereto
A panel carrier includes a substrate, a die-attach region, a short sidewall, and a conductor. The die-attach region is on a top substrate surface of the substrate for supporting the LCoS panel. The short sidewall is on a first side of the die-attach region and has a top sidewall surface at a first height above the top substrate surface exceeding 0.4 millimeters and an aperture spanning the top sidewall surface and the top substrate surface. The conductor at least partially fills the aperture for electrically connecting to the conductive layer. A method for mechanically and electrically connecting a LCoS panel to a panel carrier having a short sidewall includes electrically connecting a transparent conductive layer of the LCoS panel to a conductive material, within the short sidewall, with a conductive adhesive having a thickness, between the transparent conductive layer and the short sidewall, less than two-hundred micrometers.
US10185190B2 Display device, module, and electronic device
Display defects of a display device are reduced. The display quality of a display device is improved. A reliable display device is provided. A display device includes a substrate, a conductive layer over the substrate, and a transistor and a light-emitting element over the conductive layer. The transistor and the light-emitting element are each electrically insulated from the conductive layer. The transistor and the light-emitting element each overlap with the substrate with the conductive layer located therebetween. A constant potential is supplied to the conductive layer. The display device may further include a resin layer. In that case, the conductive layer overlaps with the substrate with the resin layer located therebetween. The resin layer has a thickness of more than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than or equal to 3 μm, for example. The resin layer has a 5% weight-loss temperature of lower than 400° C., for example.
US10185189B2 Display device having fewer electrodes
A display device includes: a gate transmission wiring; a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate transmission wiring; and a pixel electrode and a data transmission wiring that are disposed on the gate insulating layer. When a gate signal voltage is applied to the gate transmission wiring, the gate transmission wiring may serve as a gate electrode that activates a semiconductor layer. In addition, when such a gate signal voltage is not applied thereto, the gate transmission wiring may form an electric field by a voltage difference between the gate transmission wiring and the pixel electrode, to thereby control a liquid crystal layer.
US10185186B2 Ultra-thin liquid crystal display
An ultra-thin liquid crystal display including: a liquid crystal panel, a backlight module disposed opposite to the liquid crystal panel, and a metal frame for fixedly coupling the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module. The liquid crystal panel includes: a color filter substrate disposed opposite to the backlight module, an array substrate positioned between the backlight module and the color filter substrate and disposed by box with the color filter substrate, and a chip-on-film (COF), wherein the array substrate includes an extension part formed by extending one side thereof, wherein a screen electrode is formed on the extension part, an electrode on the COF is bonded with the screen electrode, and the COF is attached to the metal frame. The ultra-thin LCD achieves the thinning design while having an advantage of high heat dissipation efficiency.
US10185183B2 Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate and a counter substrate and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. A scanning line, a video signal line, a thin film transistor connected to the scanning line and the video signal line, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, and a counter electrode are formed on the TFT substrate, and a columnar spacer formed on the counter substrate. The pixel and counter electrodes are transparent, and the liquid crystal layer is controlled by an electric field generated between the pixel and counter electrodes. The counter electrode contacts with a metal line having a first part which is extended in parallel with the scanning line and a second part which is extended in parallel with the video signal line, a width of the first part of the metal line being narrower than a width of the scanning line.
US10185180B2 Liquid crystal display device provided with a reflective-type monochromatic display screen in addition to a color display screen
A display device includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the plurality of pixels includes: a first sub-pixel including a transistor connected to a gate line and a data line that intersect with each other and are insulated from each other and a first liquid crystal capacitor connected to the transistor. A second sub-pixel includes a first capacitor that is connected to the first liquid crystal capacitor and a second liquid crystal capacitor that is connected to the first capacitor; a resistor that is connected to the first capacitor; and a second capacitor that is connected to the resistor.
US10185178B2 Planar lighting device
A lighting device including a circuit substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate, the reflection layer comprising a plurality of openings where respective light sources are located; a plurality of absorbers disposed at an edge of the reflection layer and at an angle with respect to the reflection layer, wherein first areas aligned with the respective light sources have a greater density of the plurality of absorbers than second areas between the first areas; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources. In addition, a central axis of a corresponding first area matches a central axis of a corresponding light source.
US10185177B2 Backlight unit and display device including the same
A backlight unit and a display device including the same are disclosed. The backlight unit includes a frame including a bottom area and a sidewall area extended from the bottom area, at least one substrate positioned at a front surface of the frame, a plurality of light sources being mounted on the at least one substrate, a reflective sheet positioned at a front surface of the at least one substrate, and an optical sheet positioned at a front surface of the reflective sheet. The reflective sheet includes a first sheet area contacting the bottom area and including a plurality of lens holes, and a second sheet area spaced apart from the bottom area and including a dot area. The dot area includes a first dot area and a second dot area spaced apart from the first dot area.
US10185175B2 Multi-curved liquid crystal display panel
A multi-curved liquid crystal display panel includes lower and upper substrates provided with first and second regions and bonded to each other, first and second upper polarizing plates on an upper surface of the upper substrate in the first and second regions, and first and second lower polarizing plates on a lower surface of the lower substrate in the first and second regions. The orientations of absorption axes of the first upper polarizing plate and the second upper polarizing plate are different, the orientations of absorption axes of the first lower polarizing plate and the second lower polarizing plate are different, the orientations of the absorption axes of the first upper polarizing plate and the second lower polarizing plate are equal, and the orientations of the absorption axes of the first lower polarizing plate and the second upper polarizing plate are equal.
US10185173B2 Display module and display device having a ray-scattering prism between a transflective layer and a reflective member
The present disclosure provides a display module, including a display panel and a bezel. The display panel includes a central display region, a peripheral display region, a bezel region, a first optical member at least partially arranged above the peripheral display region, and a second optical member at least partially arranged above the bezel region. A part of rays emitted from the peripheral display region is reflected by the first optical member toward the second optical member, and emits upward from the bezel region after being reflected again by the second optical member.
US10185172B2 Method of driving display device and method of producing display device
A method of driving a display device including a display panel that includes a color filter board is provided. The color filter board includes a light blocking section formed in a grid and color sections that are formed in areas surrounded by a pattern of the light blocking section in different colors from area to area. The color sections form display pixels on a combination basis. The display panel includes a light blocking area in at least a section of an edge along an outline of the display panel. The method includes setting the color sections that do not form the display pixels among the color sections adjacent to the light blocking area in a plan view of the display panel constantly in the black state.
US10185170B2 Display device
A display device is provided. The display device includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel that are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction and that represent a first color; a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel that are arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction and that represent a second color; a first drive electrode that overlaps the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel, and that extends in the first direction; and a second drive electrode that overlaps the third sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, and that extends in the first direction, wherein, the first and second sub-pixels and the third and fourth sub-pixels are arranged adjacent to each other in a second direction different from the first direction, the first drive electrode and the second drive electrode are separated from each other with a slit interposed therebetween, and the slit extends in the first direction.
US10185164B2 Optical frequency control device
An optical frequency control device includes a light source for emitting light, a sawtooth wave generator for generating a sawtooth wave, a frequency controller for controlling the frequency of the sawtooth wave, and an optical phase modulator driven by the sawtooth wave for carrying out phase modulation of the light.
US10185157B2 Glasses structure
A glasses structure is provided. A nose pad of the glasses structure includes a bendable device and a nose pad body covering the bendable device, wherein the nose pad body and the bendable device have a coupling device disposed on respective ends thereof. The coupling device of the nose pad body and the coupling device of the bendable device cooperatively constitute a coupling structure. A glasses frame of the glasses structure has a lens insertion trench on one side thereof, and the glasses frame has a containing trench which is connected to the lens insertion trench. The coupling device of the nose pad is detachably coupled to the containing trench of the glasses frame. At least a lens is inserted into the lens insertion trench and leans against the coupling structure in the containing trench to confine the coupling structure.
US10185155B2 Camera actuator for portable terminal having autofocusing and image stabilization functions
A camera actuator having autofocusing and image stabilization functions includes a fixing part mounted on a portable terminal; a first coil mounted on the fixed part; a first carrier installed to be movable in the direction parallel with the lens within the fixing part; a magnet mounted on the first carrier in such a manner that the outside surface of the magnet faces the first coil; a second carrier installed to be movable in the direction of an optical axis of the lens within the first carrier and moving along with the first carrier; a second coil mounted on the second carrier, disposed within the magnet and generating a second driving force to the second carrier; a lens part including at least one lens, mounted on the second carrier, and moving along with the second carrier; and a hall sensor sensing the position of the first carrier.
US10185153B2 Orthogonal optical path length extender
A system to adjust light path length comprising a digital light path length modulator is described. The digital light path length modulator comprises a polarization modulator to receive polarized light and to modulate a polarization of some or all of the polarized light, and an optical path length extender (OPLE) to direct the light entering the OPLE with a first polarization along a first light path through the OPLE, and to direct the light entering the OPLE with a second polarization along a second light path through the OPLE, the second light path through the OPLE having a light path length longer than the first light path length through the OPLE.
US10185152B2 Vehicle display device
A vehicle display device includes: a viewpoint position acquisition unit acquiring a user viewpoint position of a user seated in a driver seat of a vehicle; a forward information acquisition unit acquiring forward information of the vehicle; an image generation unit generating an image obtained by reflecting the forward information included within a prescribed area among the forward information acquired by the forward information acquisition unit; an image display unit having a display surface capable of displaying the image generated; and a projection unit projecting the image toward a vehicle's translucent member such that a virtual image is visible to the user. The image generation unit determines the position and the size of a first image element to be displayed, among image elements included in the generated image, on the display surface, according to the user viewpoint position in the vertical direction acquired by the viewpoint position acquisition unit.
US10185151B2 Waveguide display with a small form factor, a large field of view, and a large eyebox
A waveguide display is used for presenting media to a user. The waveguide display includes light source assembly, an output waveguide, and a controller. The light source assembly includes one or more projectors projecting an image light at least along one dimension. The output waveguide includes a waveguide body with two opposite surfaces. The output waveguide includes a first grating receiving an image light propagating along an input wave vector, a second grating, and a third grating positioned opposite to the second grating and outputting an expanded image light with wave vectors matching the input wave vector. The controller controls the scanning of the one or more source assemblies to form a two-dimensional image.
US10185150B2 Narrow angle light engine
A light engine includes a housing containing a rectangular aperture, a polarizer disposed in the housing facing the aperture, a light emitting diode (LED) array disposed in the housing, and a light guide configured to guide light emitted from the LED array toward the aperture, such that light is emitted through the aperture.
US10185148B2 Short-range optical amplification module, spectacles, helmet and VR system
The present invention discloses a short-range optical amplification module, which includes, sequentially from the image side to the object side, a reflective polarizing plate, a first phase delay plate, a third lens and a second phase delay plate, wherein the short-range optical amplification module further includes a first lens and/or a second lens that are/is located on either side of any one of the reflective polarizing plate, the first phase delay plate, the third lens and the second phase delay plate. In the third lens, the optical surface adjacent to the second phase delay plate is a transflective optical surface; the reflection surface-containing focal length f3 of the third lens meets the following condition: 1F≤f3≤2F, wherein F is the focal length of the short-range optical amplification module. By performing parameter refining on the f3 that influences the optical amplification effect, the module can keep a small overall thickness while obtaining a large optical amplification effect and it can be applied in a small-size VR device, so that the VR device can realize a wide field angle, a large eyebox and high-quality imaging effect, and hence a better user experience.
US10185147B2 Enhanced optical and perceptual digital eyewear
Improved wearable optics is disclosed. The wearable optics comprises a frame member and a lens. The wearable optics also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the wearable optics. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use of eyeglasses. They are: (1) media focals, that is, utilizing the wearable optics for its intended purpose and enhancing that use by using imaging techniques to improve the vision of the user; (2) telecommunications enhancements that allow the eyeglasses to be integrated with telecommunication devices such as cell phones or the like; and (3) entertainment enhancements that allow the wearable optics to be integrated with devices such as MP3 players, radios, or the like.
US10185146B2 Head mounted display and information processing method
In a head-mounted display for blocking out an outside world from a user's vision when worn by the user to present a video, an outside world measurement section measures outside world information. A notification information detection section detects whether or not the information measured by the outside world measurement section contains any notification information to be notified to the user. A notification section notifies the user when the notification information detection section detects notification information.
US10185145B2 Display apparatus and operating method of display apparatus
An operating method of a display apparatus includes calculating a range of a movement of a user based on eye movement information indicating movements of eyes of the user; and adjusting a stereoscopic depth of a three-dimensional (3D) image based on the range of the movement.
US10185143B2 Projection system for display applications
Described is a projection system for imaging an object into an image plane, including at least a first assembly group, a second assembly group and a third assembly group. Each of the assembly groups has at least one connected common optical axis (O1, O2, O3). A first assembly group comprises the object and a second assembly group comprises an optical component. At least two of the assembly groups are arranged tilted and/or staggered relative to each other. The optical axis (O3) of the image-side assembly group is inclined relative to the optical axis (OE) of the image (E) in the image plane. This provides a projection system from the imager to the intermediate image for a head-up display (HUD) with a tilted intermediate image plane with significantly reduced image field distortion and a dimensioning of the imaging optics adapted to the image field size for light weight and low costs.
US10185139B2 Endoscope
An endoscope includes: a bending portion; a flexible tube portion provided on a proximal end side with respect to the bending portion; a plurality of bending wires inserted through the flexible tube portion and configured to bend the bending portion; a plurality of coil pipes through which the bending wires are respectively inserted; a connecting member provided on a distal end side of the flexible tube portion; and a coil pipe retaining member provided on a distal end side with respect to the connecting member, and including a plurality of holes for bending wires which respectively allow the bending wires to pass through, the coil pipe retaining member being configured to retain distal end portions of the plurality of coil pipes.
US10185134B2 Total internal reflection aperture stop imaging
In some example embodiments, there is provided an apparatus comprising a lens comprising a first medium having a first index of refraction and a second medium having a second index of refraction, wherein the first index of refraction is greater than the second index of refraction; wherein an interface between the first medium and the second medium is convex, and wherein total internal reflection from the first medium to the second medium forms an aperture on light transmission with edges dependent on the angle of light incidence. Related system, methods, and the like are also disclosed.
US10185132B2 Floating image display device
A floating image display device includes an image display for displaying a display image; a beam splitter for splitting light emitted from the display image into first light and second light; and a curved retroreflective sheet for retroreflecting the first light to display a floating image based on the display image at a space in air so that the floating image is seen from a predetermined reference position, wherein the image display, the beam splitter and the curved retroreflective sheet are arranged so that the first light traveling from the beam splitter to the curved retroreflective sheet is retroreflected and specularly reflected, a retroreflected light based on the first light travels from the curved retroreflective sheet via the beam splitter to the reference area and a specularly-reflected light based on the first light travels from the curved retroreflective sheet toward outside of the reference area.
US10185128B2 Optical photographing lens assembly, image capturing unit and electronic device
An optical photographing lens assembly includes five lens elements, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has a convex image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface of the fifth lens element has at least one convex critical point in an off-axial region thereof, and two surfaces of the fifth lens element are both aspheric.
US10185124B2 Optical lens assembly
Present embodiments provide for an optical lens assembly. The optical lens assembly includes a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, and a fifth lens element positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through arrangement of convex or concave surfaces of the five lens elements, the length of the optical lens assembly may be shortened while providing better optical characteristics and imaging quality.
US10185122B2 Imaging lens
An imaging lens which forms an image of an object on a solid-state image sensor includes a first through fifth lens in order from an object side to an image side of the imaging lens. The imaging lens includes: a first lens that is a meniscus lens having a convex surface facing the object side; a second lens; and a third lens that is a meniscus lens and has a convex surface facing the image side near an optical axis of the imaging lens. The imaging lens further includes: a fourth lens having a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side near the optical axis; and a fifth lens. An F-value of the imaging lens is 2.5 or less.
US10185120B2 Movement control apparatus for heliostat device
A movement control apparatus for a heliostat device may include a step motor, a decelerating motor, a ball screw assembly, a nut, a connecting shaft, and a linear moving shaft. In one embodiment, the nut is movably connected with the ball screw assembly and is secured on a first connecting board and a second connecting board through the connecting shaft. The nut is driven by the ball screw assembly to travel along the screw shaft and since the nut is connected to the connecting boards through the connecting shaft, and the connecting boards are connected to the moving shaft, the movement of the nut can further drive the connecting shaft to rotate to drive the moving shaft to move in a linear manner on the sliding rail to rotate a mirror assembly of the heliostat around a post.
US10185117B2 Voice coil motor
A VCM (voice coil motor) is disclosed, the VCM including: a rotor including a lens-accommodating, both ends opened cylindrical bobbin and a coil block including a coil wound on a periphery of the bobbin; a stator including a cylindrical yoke formed with a lens-exposing opening, a plurality of magnets disposed inside the yoke and opposite to the coil block, and a housing disposed inside the yoke to fix the plurality of magnets; and an elastic member elastically supporting the bobbin.
US10185115B2 Insert molded lens driving apparatus
The invention provides an insert molded lens driving apparatus comprising a lens holder and a driving coil. The lens holder further comprises a plurality of winding posts protruding outwardly therefrom. Each of the plurality of winding posts comprises an insert member partially inserted into the lens holder. The two ends of the driving coil are respectively wound around the plurality of winding posts and thereby to respectively electrically connect to the corresponding insert members. The insert member has a contact or contact area to which a metal component is soldered.
US10185110B2 Optical fiber ribbon, optical fiber cable, and method for producing optical fiber ribbon
To improve identifiability of optical fiber ribbons, an exemplary optical fiber ribbon of the invention includes: at least three optical fibers arranged side by side; and a plurality of connection parts that each connect two adjacent ones of the optical fibers, the connection parts being provided intermittently in a length direction of the optical fibers and in a width direction of the optical fibers. A marking for identifying the optical fiber ribbon is provided to each optical fiber. The position, in the circumferential direction, of the marking provided to at least one of the optical fibers is different from the position, in the circumferential direction, of the marking provided to another optical fiber.
US10185109B2 Modular system for datacenter switch systems and routers
Networking systems and methods of assembly are described that provide a modular system that includes a main networking box and a detachable module. The main networking box and the detachable module are configured to be connected to each other on a datacenter rack via board-to-board connectors to provide the desired connections to the network, but can also be unlocked and detached from each other, such as to allow the main networking box to be replaced. In this way, the main networking box can be replaced in the field to provide a repair, or the detachable module can be replaced to provide a different connection type, without requiring the other component and/or its connections to be disturbed.
US10185108B2 Dual direction fiber optic cassette system and fiber optic cassette with removable standalone adaptor plate
An optic fiber system for mounting in a rack, cassette and front plate are disclosed. A fiber optic cassette receives a pair of opposed rails on opposite inner surfaces of a housing. Catches on the fiber optic cassette comprise biased tabs which engage grooves within the rails thereby releasable securing the cassette into the housing. Catches may be provided at both ends of the cassette allowing the cassette to be inserted from either end of the housing. The cassette comprises removable front plate which is secured to it using a snap fit. The removable plate can be used either with the cassette or as a standalone within the housing.
US10185099B2 Optical fiber connector
An optical fiber connector includes a housing unit and an operating unit. The housing unit includes a resilient retaining arm member. The operating unit includes a pivot seat, a hook member pivotally connected to the pivot seat, rotatable relative to the pivot seat, and having a front end that abuts against the resilient retaining arm member, and an operating rod pivotally connected to a rear end of the hook member. When the operating rod is pulled rearwardly, the hook member is driven to pivotally rotate relative to the pivot seat such that, the hook member presses and moves the rear end of the resilient retaining arm member, so as to deform the resilient retaining arm member, thereby allowing for removal of an adapter from the optical fiber connector.
US10185090B2 System and method for dispersion-enabled quantum state control of photons
Devices and methods are described for selecting a level of entanglement between two nondegenerate photons. The method may include receiving two non degenerate photons through a single input port of a directional photonic coupler; adjusting one of a first-order coupler dispersion M or a power splitting ratio η(λ00) of the directional optical coupler to select a Δη; and, emitting the photons from corresponding output ports of the directional optical coupler, wherein the emitted photons have a spectral entanglement corresponding to the selected Δη.
US10185084B2 Layered glass structures
Layered glass structures and fabrication methods are described. The methods include depositing soot on a dense glass substrate to form a composite structure and sintering the composite structure to form a layered glass structure. The dense glass substrate may be derived from an optical fiber preform that has been modified to include a planar surface. The composite structure may include one or more soot layers. The layered glass structure may be formed by combining multiple composite structures to form a stack, followed by sintering and fusing the stack. The layered glass structure may further be heated to softening and drawn to control linear dimensions. The layered glass structure or drawn layered glass structure may be configured as a planar waveguide.
US10185082B2 Optical waveguide apparatus
There is provided an optical waveguide apparatus. The optical waveguide apparatus includes: a first clad layer; a core layer formed on the first clad layer; and a second clad layer formed on the first clad layer to cover the core layer. At least one of the first clad layer and the second clad layer includes a fully cured portion and a semi-cured portion.
US10185081B2 Display apparatus and television receiving apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel having a display surface on one surface thereof, a light guide plate disposed on the other surface side of the display panel, a substrate on which a plurality of light source elements disposed to face an end face of the light guide plate are mounted on one surface thereof, a support plate for supporting the substrate, and a frame body for covering a peripheral edge part of the display panel and the support plate, wherein the frame body and support plate have holes formed at positions thereof facing the end face, and the substrate has an insertion hole into which any one tip part of a screw or a clip fitted into the holes is inserted.
US10185074B2 Backlight module and the backlight module used in liquid crystal displays
The present invention provides a backlight module used in liquid crystal displays. The backlight module includes a quantum dots film, a light guide plate and a light source module. A light is emitted from the light source module enter into the quantum dots film through the light guide plate. The quantum dots film comprises an active region and an inactive region. The light source module includes a blue light source and a green light source. The blue light source is corresponding to the active region, and the green light source is corresponding to the inactive region. The present invention further provides a backlight module used in liquid crystal displays. The present invention provides a backlight module and quantum dots film of liquid crystal display which can resolve a defect of quantum dots film fails in the cutting position, and the quantum dots film has high color gamut conversion.
US10185070B2 Display device and light source device
According to one embodiment, a light source device includes a light source element including a first light emitting element which emits light of a first wavelength and a second light emitting element which emits light of a second wavelength, a first wavelength conversion material which is excited by the light from the first light emitting element to emit light of a third wavelength, and a second wavelength conversion material which is excited by the light from the second light emitting element to emit light of a fourth wavelength, wherein cyan light produced by the light emission of the first light emitting element and magenta light produced by the light emission of the second light emitting element are emitted from the same light emitting surface.
US10185067B2 Method of manufacturing polarizing plate
A polarizing plate having an excellent optical property and a method of manufacturing the same. The polarizing plate includes: a transparent substrate transmitting light in a used bandwidth; an absorbing layer having at least a metal-containing semiconductor layer containing a metal, the absorbing layer being arranged as a one-dimensional lattice shaped wire-grid structure having a pitch smaller than the wavelength of the light in the used bandwidth; a dielectric layer arranged as a one-dimensional lattice shaped wire-grid structure having a pitch smaller than the wavelength of light in the used bandwidth; and a reflective layer arranged as a one-dimensional lattice shaped wire-grid structure having a pitch smaller than the wavelength of light in the used bandwidth, wherein the absorbing layer, the dielectric layer and the reflective layer are layered on the transparent substrate in this or reversed order.
US10185065B2 Optically variable device
An optically variable device and method of manufacturing the device is disclosed, the device including a plurality of zero-order diffraction grating elements some of which are modulated such that a coloured at least partially polarized image is visible to a person viewing the device, observing a first optically variable effect when the device is rotated about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane, and a second optically variable effect when the device is viewed under polarized light and rotated about an axis substantially perpendicular to or parallel with the plane. The device is particularly suitable for security documents such as bank notes. Preferably, the first optically variable effect is produced by a change in brightness and/or color of the grating elements and the second optically variable effect may likewise be produced by a change in brightness and/or color of the grating elements. The device advantageously provides two different types of optically variable effect may be provided in a single device. This is possible due to the use of zero-order grating elements as the “pixels” of the colored image. Each pixel, under illumination by unpolarized light, produces reflected light of a defined color which is also at least partially polarized.
US10185064B2 Curved edge display with controlled luminance
An electronic display comprises a display matrix, an image-correcting layer, and a luminance-correcting layer. The display matrix includes a flat face portion, a curved corner portion, a light-releasing surface, and a series of pixels extending across the flat face portion and around the curved corner portion. Coupled to the light-releasing surface of the display matrix, the image-correcting layer is configured to transmit light released from the flat face portion of the display matrix and to reorient light released from the curved corner portion of the display matrix such that the transmitted light and the reoriented light exit the image-correcting layer substantially in parallel, forming an apparent plane image of the series of pixels. Arranged between the light-releasing display surface and the image-correcting layer, the luminance-correcting layer is configured to deflect the light released from the curved corner portion into an acceptance profile of the image-correcting layer.
US10185063B2 Optical-diffusion film for display and reflective display device using same
Provided are an optical-diffusion film for display which, particularly when applied to a reflective display device, can efficiently diffuse and emit an external light incident from a wide range of angles toward the front of the display device as image display light, and a reflective display device using the optical-diffusion film.Disclosed is an optical-diffusion film for display, which is a single-layered optical-diffusion film obtained by photocuring a composition for optical-diffusion film including two or more kinds of polymerizable compounds having different refractive indices, and in which the film thickness of the optical-diffusion film has a value within the range of 60 to 700 μm, and when a coating layer formed by applying a composition for optical-diffusion film in a film form is photocured, and the incident angle of incident light with respect to the normal line of the film plane is varied in the range of −70° to 70° along the travel direction of the coating layer at the time of photocuring, the haze value at each incident angle has a value of 70% or more.
US10185062B2 Light diffusing sheet
A light diffusing sheet according to an embodiment of the invention may be a light diffusing sheet that is formed on one side of a substrate and has a particular pattern formed on a surface thereof, where the light diffusing sheet may include a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating layer that is formed on one side of the substrate and a poly-chloro-p-xylene coating layer that is formed on one side of the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating layer with a pattern formed on its surface, the tensile strength of the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating layer is 10 to 60 psi, and a compressive force is applied on the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating layer when an interface is formed between the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating layer and the poly-chloro-p-xylene coating layer.
US10185061B1 Self patterning plasmonic array structures
A selective area atomic layer deposition process that can deposit conductive materials onto one homopolymer region in a diblock copolymer. The diblock copolymer generates a large area self assembled substrate with nanoscale homopolymer regions arrayed into predictable patterns. Combining these two technologies allows formation of plasmonic surfaces without expensive lithographic processing.
US10185054B2 System and method for improved seismic acoustic sensor performance
A sensing system responsive to a wavefield of acoustic or seismic signals. In one embodiment, the system includes a frame having a surface of tubular shape about which a layer of piezoelectric material can be positioned to extend along a first direction. A piezoelectric element is positioned under tension to apply a force against the frame, which tension increases signal response of the element.
US10185053B2 Radiation generator and power supply configuration for well logging instruments
A well logging instrument includes a radiation generator and a high voltage power supply functionally coupled to the generator. The generator and the supply are longitudinally separated by a distance sufficient for emplacement of a radiation detector. At least a first radiation detector is disposed in a space between the generator and the supply. The instrument includes an electrical connection between the supply and the generator.
US10185051B2 Variable damping control for nuclear magnetic resonance data acquisition system to enhance oilfield logging performance
A method to calibrate a nuclear magnetic resonance tool is disclosed having steps of starting a nuclear magnetic resonance sequence from the nuclear magnetic resonance tool, disabling an active damping circuit in the nuclear magnetic resonance tool, collecting auxiliary calibration data for the nuclear magnetic resonance tool, estimating a natural Q value for the nuclear magnetic resonance tool, determining an optimal active damping setting for the tool, deploying the optimal active damping setting for the tool, collecting nuclear magnetic resonance response data generated from the nuclear magnetic resonance sequence and calibrating the nuclear magnetic resonance data.
US10185049B2 Electro-magnetic antenna for wireless communication and inter-well electro-magnetic characterization in hydrocarbon production wells
Methods, a system and antennas are provided for transmitting or receiving signals from a hydrocarbon production well. The well comprises a well bore formed in a formation, a production liner/tubing extending axially along the well bore, and an inductive coupling disposed around the liner/tubing. The liner tubing is electrically coupled to the formation at two axially separated locations and is electrically isolated from the formation between the locations. For transmitting, an alternating current signal to the inductive coupling to induce a current in the liner/tubing, the liner tubing forming a dipole antenna that generates an electromagnetic radiation signal propagating through the formation. For receiving, the dipole antenna is exposed to an electromagnetic radiation signal propagated through the formation which induces an alternating current signal in the tubing and the current signal is detected at the inductive coupling.
US10185048B2 3-dimensional airborne magnetic survey system and 3-dimensional airborne magnetic survey method using the same
The present invention relates to a 3-dimensional airborne magnetic survey system that includes an unmanned aerial vehicle for magnetic survey moving along coordinate areas desired to survey while varying altitudes for each of the coordinate areas, a magnetic survey unit mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle for magnetic survey and surveying 3D magnetic data of the earth or strata according to the altitudes, a 3-dimensional magnetic data processing unit processing a inversion on the 3-dimensional magnetic data of the earth or the strata according to the altitude for each coordinate area, a VSAT interface, a wireless controller interacting with the VSAT interface, a flight control signal for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle of magnetic survey, and a magnetic survey signal through an internal navigation program.
US10185044B2 Photon-counting apparatus
According to one embodiment, a photon-counting apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a support mechanism, setting circuitry and data acquisition circuitry. The X-ray detector is configured to repetitively detect an X-ray photon generated by the X-ray tube, and repetitively generate an electrical signal corresponding to the repetitively detected X-ray photon. The support mechanism is configured to support the X-ray tube to be rotatable about a rotation axis. Setting circuitry configured to set one of a time length of a readout period and a readout cycle per unit time for the electrical signal. Data acquisition circuitry is configured to count a count number of electrical signals from the X-ray detector in accordance with the set one of the time length and readout cycle.
US10185042B2 Array substrate of X-ray detector, method for manufacturing array substrate of X-ray detector, digital X-ray detector including the same, and method for manufacturing X-ray detector
Provided are an array substrate of an X-ray detector, a digital X-ray detector including the same, a method for manufacturing an array substrate of an X-ray detector, and a method for manufacturing an X-ray detector. More specifically, provided are an array substrate of an X-ray detector which is capable of tracking a defective line with high accuracy since the array substrate includes a first line extended in a first direction, a second line extended in the first direction and apart from the first line, and a plurality of line identifiers provided between the first line and the second line, a digital X-ray detector including the same, a method for manufacturing an array substrate of an X-ray detector, and a method for manufacturing an X-ray detector.
US10185041B2 Radiation detector and a method thereof
The radiation detector (10) comprises a scintillator (15) having a first refractive index (ns) for converting incident radiation (RR) received at a first side (S1) of the radiation detector (10) into converted radiation (CR), a photosensor (20) for receiving the converted radiation (CR) from the scintillator (15), and an optical coating layer (25) arranged between the scintillator (15) and the photosensor (20). The scintillator (15) has regions (RR) arranged for being imaged, when impinged by the incident radiation (RR), onto corresponding regions of the photosensor (20). The optical coating layer (25) has a second refractive index (no) lower than the first refractive index (ns) for reflecting the converted radiation (CR) resulting from the incident radiation (RR) impinged on a particular region (A1) of the scintillator (15) and received by a region (A3) of the optical coating layer (25) corresponding to a photosensor region different from the imaged one (A2).
US10185031B2 Passive radar weather detection systems and methods
Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for determining accurate, timely and economical weather detection information. Weather detection information may be provided by one or more passive radar receivers receiving reflected radar signals off atmospheric objects. In one example, a system includes one of more passive radar receivers configured to receive radar signals provided by one or more radar transmitter sources not associated with the one or more passive radar receivers. A data center receives and stores the radar signals from the one or more passive radar receivers. Radar signals are processed to form a radar image of an atmospheric object in the path of the radar transmitter sources. Additional systems and methods are also provided.
US10185029B2 Timing and synchronization of radio waves for scanning, detection, and measurement of surface non-uniformity
Various embodiments that pertain to surface non-uniformity detection through use of radio waves are described. A vehicle can transmit radio waves to an area the vehicle is traveling to, such as a road in front of an automobile. The automobile can receive and process returned radio waves to determine if the road has a non-uniformity, such as a significant pothole or speed bump. If the road has the non-uniformity, then a driver of the automobile can be alerted so the driver can decide if evasive action should be taken and take such action if appropriate.
US10185028B2 Method and system for ladar pulse deconfliction using delay code selection
Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments that employ controllable delays between successive ladar pulses in order to discriminate between “own” ladar pulse reflections and “interfering” ladar pulses reflections by a receiver. Example embodiments include designs where a sparse delay sum circuit is used at the receiver and where a funnel filter is used at the receiver. Also, disclosed are techniques for selecting codes to use for the controllable delays as well as techniques for identifying and tracking interfering ladar pulses and their corresponding delay codes. The use of a ladar system with pulse deconfliction is also disclosed as part of an optical data communication system.
US10185026B2 Measuring instrument
The invention provides a measuring instrument, which comprises a light emitting element, a distance measuring light projecting unit, a light receiving unit, a distance measuring unit for performing a distance measurement, a first optical axis deflecting unit for deflecting an optical axis of a distance measuring light, a second optical axis deflecting unit for deflecting a reflected distance measuring light, a projecting direction detecting unit for detecting a deflection angle and a deflecting direction, and a control unit, wherein the distance measuring light is projected through the first optical axis deflecting unit, the reflected distance measuring light is received by a light receiving element through the second optical axis deflecting unit, and the control unit acquires three-dimensional data of a measuring point based on a result of the distance measurement of the distance measuring unit and on a detection result of the projecting direction detecting unit.
US10185021B2 Non-contact magnetostrictive sensor alignment methods and systems
A method for aligning a sensor with a conductive material includes inducing a first magnetic flux in the conductive material to generate a first magnetic field state, and receiving a first signal at a first signal output level from a first detector and a second signal at a second signal output level from a second detector at the first magnetic field state. The method also includes inducing a second magnetic flux in the conductive material to generate a second magnetic field state, and receiving a third signal at a third signal output level from the first detector and a fourth signal at a fourth signal output level from the second detector at the second magnetic field state. Moreover, the method includes, based on changes in the signal output levels, adjusting a position of the sensor relative to the conductive target material to adjust the signal output levels to desired levels.
US10185016B2 System and method for imaging four-dimensional flow of a fluid within a volume of an imaged object
A method for phase-contrast imaging a fluid within a volume of an imaged subject is provided. The method includes acquiring a plurality of slabs, each slab imaging the fluid flowing within a portion of the volume; and volume merging the plurality of slabs to form an image of the volume. Each slab of the plurality is aligned with respect to the volume such that each slab of the plurality is continuously supplied with a plurality of magnetically unsaturated portions of the fluid during acquisition.
US10185009B2 Magnetic resonance system and operating method therefor
In a magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus and an operating method therefor, the scanner of the MR apparatus has at least one connector for connecting a radio-frequency coil, as well as a control computer with a display screen. Connection of a radio-frequency coil to the connector causes at least one item of coil identification information, and selection of at least one measurement protocol from among a number of measurement protocols for recording magnetic resonance signals with the connected coil to be made by the control computer as a function of the at least one item of coil identification information.
US10185006B2 RF coil elements with split DC loops for magnetic resonance imaging systems for integrated parallel reception, excitation, and shimming and related methods and devices
Systems, methods and devices are configured for integrated parallel reception, excitation, and shimming (iPRES) with RF coil elements with split DC loops. Parallel transmit/receive (which can include B1 shimming and/or parallel imaging capabilities) and B0 shimming employ the same set of localized coils or transverse electromagnetic (TEM) coil elements, with each coil or TEM element working in both an RF mode (for transmit/receive and B1 shimming) and a direct current (DC) mode (for B0 shimming) simultaneously. Both an RF and a DC current (in split DC loops) can flow in the same coil element simultaneously but independently with no electromagnetic interference between the two modes.
US10185000B2 MRI birdcage coil with distributed excitation
A magnetic resonance radio frequency transmission device (140) for generating and applying a radio frequency excitation field B1 for the purpose of magnetic resonance examination comprises a birdcage coil (144) and a plurality of M radio frequency amplifier units for providing radio frequency power at a magnetic resonance frequency to the birdcage coil (144) via a plurality of M activation ports (158) selected out of the plurality of N activation ports (158). In an operational state of the birdcage coil (144) each radio frequency amplifier unit (142) is electrically connected and is arranged in close proximity to an activation port (158). Among the plurality of M radio frequency amplifier units (142), there is established a fixed relationship of adjustable phase angles (φ) of the magnetic resonance radio frequency power provided by the plurality of M radio frequency amplifier units (142); a method of generating and applying a radio frequency excitation field B for the purpose of magnetic resonance examination, using such magnetic resonance radio frequency transmission device (140); and a magnetic resonance imaging system (110) configured for acquiring magnetic resonance images of at least a portion of a subject of interest (120), comprising such magnetic resonance radio frequency transmission device (140).
US10184997B2 Protective covers for RF coils and related RF coils, assemblies and methods
Protective covers that are particularly suitable for flexible RF coils include self-sticking, releasably peelable layers of film having one sticky/tacky inner surface and one non-sticky/non-tacky smooth (outer) surface.
US10184996B2 Magnetic resonance imaging subject support
The invention provides for a subject support assembly (125) for a magnetic resonance imaging system (100, 200, 300, 400, 500). The subject support is operable for supporting a subject (118) within an imaging zone (108) of a magnet (104) of the magnetic resonance imaging system. The subject support is operable for supporting at least one radio frequency amplifier (124, 124′, 124″) outside of the imaging zone. The subject support is operable for supplying DC electrical power to the at least one radio frequency amplifier.
US10184990B2 Programmable alternating current (AC) load having regenerative and dissipative modes
A programmable AC load in communication with an equipment under test (EUT) is disclosed. The EUT generates an equipment under test voltage. The programmable alternating current (AC) load includes an active load profiler (ALP), a grid-connecter inverter, and an operational mode selector. The operational mode selector is in communication with an AC side of the grid-connected inverter. The operational mode selector places the programmable AC load in either a regenerative mode where the equipment under test voltage is sent to a main grid or a dissipative mode where the equipment under test voltage is dissipated by heat.
US10184981B2 Apparatus for measuring input time input signal
Provided is an apparatus for measuring an input time of an input signal, and more particularly, an apparatus for measuring an input time of an input signal more precisely than a reference clock using a delay circuit. The apparatus for measuring an input time of an input signal includes: a signal input unit receiving a signal; a clock generation unit generating a reference clock; a delay unit including at least one delay circuit generating at least one delayed clock by delaying the reference clock; a detection unit detecting a signal input from the signal input unit, depending on a clock signal input from the clock generation unit and delay circuits; and an operation unit operating an input time of an input signal from the signal input unit based on data detected by the detection unit.
US10184980B2 Multiple input signature register analysis for digital circuitry
A system includes a multiple input signature register (MISR) to receive outputs from M different scan chains in response to N test patterns applied to test an integrated circuit. The MISR provides N test signatures for the integrated circuit based on the outputs of the M different scan chains generated in response to each of the N test patterns. Each of the scan chains holds one or more test data bits that represent behavior of the integrated circuit in response to each of the N test patterns. A shift register is loaded from an interface and holds one of N comparison signatures that is used to validate a respective one of the N test signatures generated according to a given one of the N test patterns. A comparator compares each of the N test signatures with a respective one of the N comparison signatures to determine a failure condition based on the comparison.
US10184974B2 Systems and methods for determining whether a circuit is operating properly
Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for determining if a circuit is acting improperly. A system can include a module to receive proper performance values of a circuit, a module to receive improper performance values of the circuit, a module to compare actual circuit input characteristics (Xa) and actual circuit output characteristics (Ya) to X, Y, D, and Z to determine if the circuit is more likely operating properly or more likely operating improperly, and an alert module to, in response to determining the circuit is operating improperly, provide an alert to personnel indicating that the circuit is operating improperly or providing one or more signals to the circuit that cause the circuit to alter its current operation.
US10184970B2 Connector mating assurance system and method
A connector mating assurance system includes an audible sensor configured to be located in a vicinity of a mating zone for electrical connectors. The audible sensor is configured to detect an audible sound when the electrical connectors are mated. The system includes a connector identification sensor configured to be located in the vicinity of the electrical connectors. The connector identification sensor is configured to identify the presence of the electrical connectors. The system includes a controller connected to the audible sensor and the connector identification sensor. The controller receives connector identification signals from the connector identification sensor and the controller receives audio signals from the audible sensor. The controller processes the connector identification signals and the audio signals for mating assurance.
US10184968B2 E-field based projectile detection and characterization system
A system and method use electric potential measurements to locate and characterize passing projectiles, including advanced data processing methods to reject background noise and determine projectile speed, preferentially incorporating acoustic-based measurements to provide additional benefits.
US10184967B2 Method of determining capacitance value of capacitor while taking applied alternating voltage into consideration, and program
The relationship between capacitance value variation and an AC voltage value of a capacitor is obtained in advance as an approximation equation or table data. The AC voltage value applied to the capacitor in the circuit is calculated. The capacitance value of the capacitor is calculated from the AC voltage value calculated in step 3 on the basis of the obtained relationship. The calculated capacitance value of the capacitor and the capacitance value of the capacitor set to the set value are compared. If the result of the comparison is that there is a difference between the two values, the calculated value is set as a new set value and the same processing is repeated. If there is no longer a difference between the two values, the capacitance value calculated at that time is determined to be the capacitance value in the circuit.
US10184964B2 Automatic measurement and notification of electrical level using smartphone sensors
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and system for determining electrical power levels using one or more sensors on a computing device including: determining threshold levels and alert criteria, receiving electrical power level data from one or more sensors of a computing device, determining if the electrical power level data exceeds the alert criteria, and sending an alert to the appropriate parties if the electrical power level data exceeds the alert criteria.
US10184963B2 Power quality diagnosis for power conditioning
A power monitor includes a power conditioning circuit that provides conditioned power to a load. The power conditioning circuit includes at least one sensor to measure a power quality characteristic, e.g., input voltage, load current, temperature, etc. A terminal device implements a diagnostic tool for the power monitor and includes a processor to obtain data indicative of the power quality characteristic over a communication link with the power monitor. The data may be retrieved in response to a trigger condition. A user interface implemented on the terminal device displays the obtained power quality characteristic as at least one temporally varying waveform.
US10184961B2 Current balancing, current sensor, and phase balancing apparatus and method for a voltage regulator
Described are apparatuses and methods of current balancing, current sensing and phase balancing, offset cancellation, digital to analog current converter with monotonic output using binary coded input (without binary to thermometer decoder), compensator for a voltage regulator (VR), etc. In one example, apparatus comprises: a plurality of inductors coupled to a capacitor and a load; a plurality of bridges, each of which is coupled to a corresponding inductor from the plurality of inductors; and a plurality of current sensors, each of which is coupled to a bridge to sense current through a transistor of the bridge.
US10184959B2 Magnetic current sensor and current measurement method
A magnetic current sensor including a Wheatstone bridge circuit formed of four magnetoresistance devices; bias magnetic field application that applies a bias magnetic field to the magnetoresistance devices; and air-core coils provided on both sides of the Wheatstone bridge circuit. The Wheatstone bridge circuit generates a voltage corresponding to an induction magnetic field generated by a current to be measured flowing through the air-core coils. According to the magnetic current sensor and current measurement method, the linearity between a current and an output voltage is near 0 mA as a result of magnetic hysteresis being suppressed, and an increase in current and a reduction in size and cost are realized as a result of insulation between the current circuit side and the MR device side being excellent.
US10184957B2 Testing apparatus, holding assembly, and probe card carrier
The present disclosure provides a testing apparatus, a holding assembly and a probe card carrier. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the testing apparatus includes a basic circuit board having a first surface and a second surface; a holding assembly disposed on the first surface; a signal transfer assembly disposed on the second surface and electrically connected to the basic circuit board; and a probe card carrier configured to carry a probe card. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the probe card carrier is assembled to the holding assembly, the probe card is electrically connected to the signal transfer assembly.
US10184955B2 Probe supporting and aligning apparatus
An apparatus for testing electrical characteristics of a device, having one or more testing sites. The apparatus comprises a nonconductive plate having a through-hole. The through-hole is positioned such that it at least partially overlays one of the one or more testing sites when at least a portion of the bottom surface of the nonconductive plate is adjacent to the device to be tested. The apparatus also comprises a probe positioning body protruding from the top surface of the nonconductive plate and having a through-hole. The probe positioning body is positioned such that the through-hole of the probe positioning body at least partially aligns with the through-hole of the nonconductive plate.
US10184952B2 System and method for speed sensor position detection in a multiple channel control system
A system and method for detection of speed sensor position in an engine comprising speed sensors and a controller having channels each operatively connected to a different one of the speed sensors. A memory stores predetermined sensor position arrangements each identifying, for each one of the channels, a speed sensor connected to the channel, and predetermined engine parameter values each associated with a corresponding predetermined sensor position arrangement. A current engine parameter value is computed on the basis of received input data. The predetermined sensor position arrangements and the predetermined engine parameter values are retrieved from the memory and a predetermined engine parameter value that matches the current engine parameter value is determined. The predetermined sensor position arrangement associated with the predetermined engine parameter value is then identified and, for each one of the channels, the speed sensor currently connected to the channel is determined.
US10184940B2 Antibodies to microbiome, stress factors and mast cell markers as diagnostic markers for IBS
The present invention provides methods for aiding in the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in an individual. In particular, the present invention is useful for determining whether a sample from an individual is an IBS sample or a healthy control sample using a statistical algorithm. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBS and is useful for guiding treatment decisions.
US10184937B2 Minimally invasive assessment of IgE mediated allergy
A system and method for determining the presence and level of allergy indicators in a human fluid sample such as, but not limited to, blood serum and saliva, is disclosed. In another embodiment, the method may assess a level of allergens in a consumable product. The system and method may make use of functionalized magnetic nanoparticles that have modified surfaces suitable for attracting allergy indicators from human fluid sample and allergens from consumable products. The system and method may provide a minimally invasive assessment of allergy indicators to determine whether one is allergic to a substance.
US10184936B2 Activation of bioluminescence by structural complementation
Provided herein are compositions and methods for the assembly of a bioluminescent complex from two or more non-luminescent (e.g., substantially non-luminescent) peptide and/or polypeptide units. In particular, bioluminescent activity is conferred upon a non-luminescent polypeptide via structural complementation with another, complementary non-luminescent peptide.
US10184931B2 Methods and systems for measuring and using the oxidation-reduction potential of a biological sample
Methods and systems for measuring and using the oxidation-reduction characteristics of a biological sample are provided. The system generally includes a test strip and a readout device. A fluid sample is placed in the test strip, and the test strip is in turn operatively connected to the readout device. The readout device provides a controlled current that is sent across the fluid in the sample chamber. In addition, the readout device identifies an inflection point or transition time at which the voltage between contacts of the test strip is changing at the highest rate. The oxidation-reduction capacity of the sample is taken as the integral of the current profile from the time at which current begins to be supplied to the sample to the identified transition time.
US10184928B2 Measuring device, systems, and methods for obtaining data relating to condition and performance of concrete mixtures
A measuring device is embedded in a section of concrete at a location at a construction site, the measuring device being adapted to obtain a measurement of a first characteristic of the section of concrete and transmit the measurement via wireless transmission. The first characteristic may include temperature, humidity, conductivity, impedance, salinity, etc. A local wireless gateway receives the measurement data and transmits the data to a processor. Alternatively, an airborne drone flying above the construction site receives the measurement data and transmits the data to the processor. The processor generates a predicted second characteristic of the section of concrete based on the measurement data. For example, the second characteristic may include strength, slump, age, maturity, etc., of the concrete.
US10184927B2 Method for measuring polymer concentration in water systems
The invention provides a method for measuring the concentration of anionic polymers in an industrial water system. Specifically, the concentration of anionic polymer can be measured by combining an indicator dye composition that includes an acridine compound or a salt thereof to a water sample and measuring the absorbance of the mixture. The concentration can be determined by comparing the absorbance of the mixture to absorbance values on a pre-determined calibration curve. The dosage of anionic polymer can be optionally adjusted based on the concentration.
US10184917B2 Method for automatically identifying resonance
A resonance estimation system implements resonance detection methods that can obtain accurate estimates of a motion system's resonance and amplitude without the need for a high-resolution encoder or high-frequency sampling. The system solves for resonance information by removing the slow motion dynamics and fast torque control dynamics from the measured speed transfer function in order to obtain resonance transfer function. Smoothing functions are applied to the obtained resonance frequency response data to remove spikes and obtain relatively smooth gain and phase curves for the resonance frequency response. The system then applies a searching algorithm to determine the locations of the phase peaks in the phase curve data, and uses these phase peak locations to locate the gain peaks in the gain curve data, which correspond to the resonance frequencies and amplitudes. This approach allows the gain peaks to be located even when analyzing non-ideal gain curves that are degraded by noise.
US10184916B2 Systems, methods, and devices for probe assemblies for variable curvature and variable angle configurations
Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for inspecting a manufacturing component. Devices include a centering device configured to modify a position of an ultrasonic probe assembly relative to a manufacturing component to bisect an angle associated with the manufacturing component. Devices may also include a surface sensing device configured to sense a curvature associated with the manufacturing component. Devices may further include a plurality of sensors configured to measure a first displacement value associated with the centering device and a second displacement value associated with the surface sensing device. The devices may include a control circuit configured to determine a position adjustment value based on at least one of the first displacement value and the second displacement value. The devices may also include an actuator configured to modify a position of an ultrasonic transducer based, at least in part, on the position adjustment value.
US10184915B2 Inspection probe
An inspection apparatus, including an extendable structure, an inspection probe, a drive, a sensor, and a processor. The extendable structure includes an end fixed to the inspection probe and insertable into a gap defined between a first surface and a second surface. The extendable structure is configured to maintain physical contact with the first surface as the end transitions across the first surface. The drive is configured to position the inspection probe. The current sensor is coupled to the drive and configured to measure a drive load over a period of time the inspection probe transitions across the first surface. The processor is coupled to the sensor and is configured to receive a signal associated with the drive load corresponding to movement of the inspection probe, and determine an operating condition of the extendable structure based on the drive load signal.
US10184910B2 Combined pressure and humidity sensor
A sensor device package includes a pressure sensor and a humidity sensor mounted on the same substrate and in the same housing with light protection for the pressure sensor a media opening for gas exchange for the humidity sensor. Light protection and rapid response times are provided through strategic positioning of the media opening, strategic arrangement of the pressure sensor, humidity sensor, and the media opening, and/or the use of opaque materials.
US10184909B2 Connection and corrosion detection
Methods, structures, and apparatus that are able to detect the presence of a connection to a device contact of an electronic device and are also able to detect the presence of contamination at the device contact. A host device includes a connection detection circuit and a contamination detection circuit connected to the device contact. The connection detection circuit includes a pull-up resistor that is pulled down by a pull-down resistor in an accessory device following a connection. The contamination detection circuit includes a current source to provide a current at the device contact and measurement circuitry to measure a resulting voltage.
US10184908B2 Metal detection apparatus
A metal detector has a transformer unit (1), a transmitter unit (2), a receiver coil set (3), a signal processing unit (4) and a control unit (5). The transformer unit provides an input signal (sIN) with selectable operating frequency (fTX) to an amplifier stage (12), that is connected to a transmitter coil (21) that is coupled to first and second receiver coils (31, 32). The coil outputs are connected to the signal processing unit, which has a receiver unit (41) and a signal processor (42). A coupling transformer (13) has first and second windings (13A, 13B), connected to the output of the amplifier stage, and a third winding (13C), connected to the transmitter coil. The first and second windings are each connected at a first end to a supply voltage (+Ub). Each of the first and second windings has at least one tapping (141, 142, 143, 144; 141′, 142′, 143′, 144′) at a same turn number counted from the first end. The amplifier stage has first and second amplification wings (12A, 12B). Each of these is associated with a power transistor connected to one of the at least one tappings of the corresponding winding, so the first and second amplification wings amplify the corresponding first and second half waves of the input signal.
US10184902B2 Substrate surface information detection device and substrate surface information detection method
A substrate surface information detection device and a substrate surface information detection method are disclosed. The device includes a spray source and an image sensor, wherein the spray source is configured to uniformly spray droplets onto a surface of a substrate-under-test or form a liquid flow on the surface of the substrate-under-test, and the image sensor is configured to record image information of the droplets or the liquid flow. According to the substrate surface information detection device and substrate surface information detection method, defects on the surface of the substrate before the PI coating can be prevented and avoided, the production time can be shortened, and the production efficiency can be promoted and the product yield can be improved.
US10184901B2 Computational wafer image processing
A method for designing a filter to image a feature on a surface, comprising: acquiring an image of said feature, with said image of feature comprising information from multiple points of said feature; generating a structural model of said feature by extracting predetermined properties of said feature from said image of feature; computing a scattering model for said feature from said structural model of said feature, with said scattering model for feature having information on scattered electromagnetic field from feature propagating in a plurality of scattering angles, wherein said scattered electromagnetic field from feature is generated by scattering of an electromagnetic radiation by said feature; acquiring an image of said surface, with said image of surface comprising information from multiple points of said surface; generating a structural model of said surface by extracting predetermined properties of said surface from said image of surface; computing a scattering model for said surface from said structural model of said surface, with said scattering model for surface having information on scattered electromagnetic field from surface propagating in a plurality of scattering angles, wherein said scattered electromagnetic field from surface is generated by scattering of an electromagnetic radiation by said surface; and computing said filter by combining said scattering model for feature and said scattering model for surface to achieve a predetermined filter performance metric, whereby said filter is designed to modulate scattered electromagnetic field from said feature and scattered electromagnetic field from said surface to image a feature on said surface. A system and method for recognizing a feature, comprising: acquiring an image of said feature using an imaging module, with said image of feature comprising information from multiple points of said feature; computing a feature spread function from scattering model of a previously known feature and transfer function of said imaging module, wherein said feature spread function represents a model of an image of said previously known feature; and comparing said image of feature with said feature spread function by computing a match metric between said image of feature and said feature spread function, whereby said match metric determines if said feature is similar to said previously known feature.
US10184900B2 Method, device and inspection line for visualizing the flatness of a surface of a container ring
A method of visualizing the planeness of a ring surface of a container includes lighting the ring surface from above using a peripheral incident light beam having radial rays with specular reflection on the ring surface. An optical system is used to form a plane image of the ring surface on a sensor, with an optical geometrical transformation that converts a real height difference (dZ) into an image radial offset (dR) on the image, and the image radial offset (dR) corresponding to a unit real height difference (dZ) is greater than the image radial offset corresponding to a real radial offset of the same dimension. A device and an installation implementing the visualizing method is also disclosed.
US10184899B2 Vehicle part inspection device
A vehicle part inspection device is configured to inspect an inspection object secured on a jig frame by a securing unit, and may include: i) a sensing unit which is pivotably installed on a mount frame, moves in multi-axis directions along the jig frame, and senses an inspection portion of the inspection object; and ii) angle changing units which are installed to be radially connected with the sensing unit, and change a sensing angle of the sensing unit by applying forward and rearward operating force to the sensing unit.
US10184894B2 Cancer diagnostic device, diagnostic system, and diagnostic device
A target is irradiated in a time-shared manner with a visible-light-range illumination light source and an infrared laser beam for Raman scattering, and a target image is formed with an image-capturing lens on a CIGS image sensor provided with a visible-light-range filter, a narrow-band infrared filter for Raman-scattered light measurement, and a near-band reference narrow-band infrared filter that does not let Raman-scattered light pass through. In a preliminary measurement, a plurality of normal sections are measured and averaged, and by using the same as a reference, an actual measurement of Raman scattering is performed. In displaying a visible-light image with the CIGS image sensor, superimposed display is performed to specify sections where Raman scattering is detected, and superimposed display positions are corrected in association with focusing and zooming. The displaying of the visible-light image is continued even during the detection of Raman scattering.
US10184893B2 Hyperspectral scanning
Examples relate to providing hyperspectral scanning of a surface. In some examples, motion capture data of unobstructed portions of the surface are captured, and spectral data of the surface are captured through a slit assembly and diffraction grating. The motion capture data are processed to determine a movement of a scanning device. At this stage, the spectral data are translated and rotated based on the movement of the scanning device to generate images that each correspond to a different color channel.
US10184890B2 Gas analyzer with low optical noise
A gas analyzer and related methods are for measuring a concentration of a component of a gas mixture. The gas analyzer includes a gas cell defining an overall volume for housing the gas mixture, a gas inlet and a gas outlet, a light source that emits a light beam into the gas cell, and a light detector that detects a portion of the light of the light beam that has propagated through the gas mixture, the concentration of the component of the gas mixture being determined based on the portion of the light beam detected by the light detector. The gas cell defines an optical volume for travel of the light beam within the gas cell, and the optical volume comprises at least a portion of the overall volume and is configured to suppress turbulent flow of the gas mixture within the optical volume to reduce optical noise generated by the gas mixture.
US10184888B2 Device and method for determining a refractive index
A device for determining a refractive index may be provided. The device including at least one waveguide having a core and a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding being at least partly removed in at least one first longitudinal portion and the core including at least one fiber Bragg grating in at least one second longitudinal portion. A method for determining a refractive index or a pressure change in a fluid may also provided. The method may include at least one waveguide having a core and a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding being at least partly removed in at least one longitudinal portion. A method for producing such a device may also be provided.
US10184882B2 System and method for providing user guidance for electronic device processing
A system and method for processing an electronic device. The electronic device is identified. User instructions associated with the electronic device are retrieved utilizing a testing system. The user instructions are communicated from the testing system for performing cosmetic inspection of the electronic device, customer personal information (CPI) analysis of the electronic device, software analysis of the electronic device, validation and restoring of default content software and settings, and functional testing. Verification information is received from a user of implementation of the user instructions.
US10184879B2 Optical detection systems and methods of using the same
Optical detection systems configured to collect and detect light emitted by a sample are provided. Aspects of the systems include a core region selective side scatter (SSC) collection module configured to allow for the selective detection SSC wavelength light from a core region of collected light. Also provided are methods of using the systems.
US10184878B2 Flow cytometer signal peak identification employing dynamic thresholding
Methods of evaluating particle attributes in a sample fluid subjected to flow cytometry investigation in a flow cytometer instrument, methods of processing time series signal data traces output by a flow cytometer instrument, and a flow cytometer system are provided. In the methods and systems, data points comprising time series signal data traces corresponding with detection during the flow cytometry investigation of light from the sample fluid in one or more wavelength ranges indicative of the presence of one or more particle attributes in the sample fluid are batch-processed using a batch-specific signal peak threshold determined as a function of a batch-specific noise characteristic to identify signal peaks in the batch of data points indicative of the presence of the one or more particle attributes in the sample fluid.
US10184870B2 Vibratory sensor and method
A vibratory sensor (5) includes a vibratory element (104) configured to generate a vibration signal and a meter electronics (20) coupled to the vibratory element (104) and receiving the vibration signal, with the meter electronics (20) including a gain stage (150) coupled to the vibratory element (104) and receiving the vibration signal, with the gain stage (150) amplifying the vibration signal by a predetermined gain to generate a saturated vibration signal, and a signal processor (156) coupled to the gain stage (150), with a first input (161) of the signal processor (156) receiving the saturated vibration signal and determining a vibration signal frequency from the saturated vibration signal and with a second input (162) of the signal processor (156) receiving the vibration signal and determining a vibration signal amplitude from the vibration signal.
US10184869B2 Apparatus and method for material testing
A test fixture for testing a flat sample of a material is disclosed. The test fixture having a test vessel for a fluid selected to test the desired properties of the material. The test fixture having a housing with a first end, a second end, and at least one wall extending from the first end to the second end. The housing may have a cylindrical configuration, a parallelpiped configuration, or other geometries. An opening in the housing is provided for receiving the flat test sample such that the assembled housing and the sample form a pressure vessel with an interior chamber.
US10184865B2 Viscosity coefficient calculation device, indentation test device, tensile testing device, viscosity coefficient calculation method and program
A viscosity coefficient calculation device includes a resistivity acquiring part that acquires, for each plurality of periods of time until a specific strains is generated when a load is applied to a sample, a value of deformation resistivity corresponding to an apparent modulus of elasticity when modulus of elasticity considered to be in accordance with Hook's law, and an output part that outputs a value of a viscosity coefficient of the sample from the value of the deformation resistivity for the each plurality of periods of time acquired by the resistivity acquiring part using a relational expression associating the deformation resistivity with the viscosity coefficient, the relational expression being a fractional function for periods of time, the relational expression analytically obtained by substituting the deformation resistivity into a first order differential equation for a stress and a strain obtained from a configuration expression of a viscoelasticity model.
US10184862B2 Methods and apparatuses for heating slides carrying specimens
A slide processing apparatus controls the temperature and orientation of a microscope slide carrying one or more specimens. The apparatus heats the specimen-bearing microscope slide while the slide is oriented to both facilitate adhesion between the specimens and the slide and control movement of the specimens relative to the microscope slide. A slide dryer of the apparatus conductively heats the specimens using a conductive slide heater that physically engages the microscope slide.
US10184858B2 Visually inspecting optical fibers
A visual inspection system (100, 200) for optical fibers (150) includes at least a pattern source (120, 220A, 220B, 220C, 520); at least a first illumination source (130, 230A, 230B, 230C, 510, 522) to direct light towards an optical fiber (150); and at least a first camera (140, 240A, 240B, 240C, 540) positioned at an opposite side of the fiber (150) from the pattern source (120, 220A, 220B, 220C, 520). At least one image (170, 180, 190) of the optical fiber (150) is taken and a pattern visible through the optical fiber (150) in the image (170, 180, 190) may be analyzed to detect distortions in the pattern.
US10184857B2 Impact test device and method
The present technology provides an impact test device and method. The rotational speed of a rotary drum with a rubber sample attached on the outer surface is set to a desired rotational speed, the impact cycle for the surface of the rubber sample of the contact member by the repeat-impact mechanism is set to a desired cycle, the impact load by the contact member is set to a desired impact load by a weight member, a desired contact member is selected from among the plurality of contact members with different specifications, and the contact member is repeatedly made to collide with the surface of the rubber sample by rotating a vertical excitation roller and pivoting the arm portion in the vertical direction with a rotation shaft.
US10184856B2 Mobile device
A mobile device according to one of a plurality of aspects comprises an atmospheric pressure sensor configured to measure a value of atmospheric pressure, a touch screen, and at least one controller configured to conjecture that the mobile device is immersed in water when the value of the atmospheric pressure satisfies a condition. The at least one controller is configured to conjecture whether the mobile device that has been immersed in water is out of the water on the basis of a detection result obtained by the touch screen. The mobile device is able to determine whether the mobile device is immersed in water and whether the mobile device is out of the water, while keeping the electric power consumption low, due to using the touch screen only when determining whether the mobile device is out of the water.
US10184853B2 Self-heated pressure sensor assemblies
The present invention provides a self-heated pressure sensor assembly and method of utilizing the same. The self-heated pressure sensor assembly regulates and maintains the temperature of the pressure sensor, regardless of the external temperature environment, without an external heater as in prior art embodiments. Exemplary embodiments of the pressure sensor assembly incorporate a resistance heater that is built into the sensing chip of the pressure sensor assembly. The pressure sensor assembly also utilizes the resistance of the pressure sensing elements to monitor the temperature of the assembly, which works alongside the resistance heater to maintain a stable temperature within the pressure sensor assembly.
US10184851B2 Supersensitive linear pressure transducer
Apparatus and methods for a MEMS-fabricated variable capacitor. In one embodiment the capacitor is a comb drive comprising a plurality of plates interdigitated with a corresponding blades. As the plates move relative to the blades, the capacitance of the sensor changes. The capacitor is sufficiently sensitive to measure respiratory pressure in an animal.
US10184846B2 Systems and methods for compensating for air gap sensitivity in torque sensors
A system may include a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor may include a driving pole that includes a driving coil that receives a driving current and emits a magnetic flux portion through a structure. The first sensor may also include a sensing pole that may include a sensing coil that receives the magnetic flux portion and generate a first signal based at least in part on the received magnetic flux portion. The first signal is based at least in part on a force on the structure. The second sensor may be disposed on the driving pole and may generate a second signal representative of a distance between the driving pole and the structure. The system may also include a circuit that may adjust the first signal based on the second signal.
US10184845B2 Methods and apparatus for ultra-sensitive temperature detection using resonant devices
Methods, apparatus, and systems to improve thermal sensitivity of resonant circuits. One aspect utilizes tracking near-resonance complex impedance for a quartz resonator based calorimeter sensor to derive ultra-sensitive temperature measurement from the sensor. Another aspect includes a quartz resonant or -based calorimetric sensor placed close to but not touching the analyte being measured to eliminate mass loading effect on the temperature measurement.
US10184836B2 Multi-optical shooting system
The present invention discloses a multi-optical shooting system, including an optical lens, where a spectroscopical module that can split a light wave transmitted from the optical lens into several light waves in different wavelength ranges is disposed on an imaging side of the optical lens; the shooting system further includes at least two photosensitive chips configured to receive light signals that are obtained by means of splitting by the spectroscopical module; the shooting system further includes an image processing system that can integrate and output light waves received by the photosensitive chips; and the spectroscopical module includes at least one spectroscopical component, where the spectroscopical component is a prism, a thin film, or a plane mirror. In the present invention, high definition of a shot image is implemented, image color restoration is good, and clear imaging can be implemented even in low illuminancy.
US10184834B2 Spectroscope
A spectrometer includes a package having a stem and a cap, an optical unit disposed on the stem, and a lead pin for securing the optical unit to the stem. The optical unit includes a dispersive part for dispersing and reflecting light entering from a light entrance part of the cap, a light detection element having a light detection part for detecting the light dispersed and reflected by the dispersive part, a support for supporting the light detection element such that a space is formed between the dispersive part and the light detection element, and a projection protruding from the support, the lead pin being secured to the projection. The optical unit is movable with respect to the stem in a contact part of the optical unit and the stem.
US10184830B2 Apparatus and method for snapshot spectral imaging
Apparatus and method for obtaining a plurality of spectral images of a source object in a snapshot using comprising two-dimensional compressed sensing data cube reconstruction (2D CS-SCR) applied to a dispersed-diffused snapshot image. In some embodiments, the snapshot image is obtained through a RIP diffuser. In some embodiments, a randomizer is used to further randomized the dispersed-diffused snapshot image. The 2D CS-SCR includes applying a 2D framelet transform separately to arrays representing different wavebands of spectral cube data derived from the snapshot image. The application of the 2D framelet transform separately to the arrays representing the different wavebands includes application of direct and inverse 2D framelet transforms to the arrays. In some embodiments, the direct and inverse framelet transforms are included in a split Bregman iteration.
US10184829B2 Aquarium photometer
An aquarium photometer system includes a housing unit, an arm, and a mirror. The housing unit includes a light sensor configured to sense light incident on the light sensor and to convert the incident light to a signal. The housing unit also includes an operational amplifier including a first input node, a second input node, and an output node. The operational amplifier is configured to: receive the signal at the first input node, amplify a difference between the signal at the first input node and a signal at the second input node by a gain factor, and output the amplified signal on the output node. The housing unit also includes a potentiometer connected to the operational amplifier and configured to regulate the amplified signal; and a display connected to the potentiometer and configured to show an intensity of light detected by the light sensor based on the regulated amplified signal. The arm at a first end is connected to the housing unit and configured to move the housing unit around an aquarium case. The mirror is located on a bar and positioned within the aquarium in front of the light sensor and at a focal distance from the light sensor and configured to increase an amount of light incident on the light sensor.
US10184825B2 Dust protector for a weighing bar assembly
A dust protector for a weighing bar assembly (10), particularly usable under weighing platforms that comprises a structural body (1) defining two longitudinal ends, which comprise the dust protector (20), which, when projected in a top view, defines a C-shaped profile, comprising three plane rectangular plates (22, 23, 24) and three outer flaps (25, 26, 27), each of the flaps (25, 26, 27) extending perpendicularly from each of the plates (22, 23, 24), respectively, the flaps (25, 26, 27) being supported on the same support plane of the profile (21), enabling reduction in the accumulation of residues/debris on support portions of the weighing bar assembly (10), being easy to manufacture, mount and maintain, facilitating the cleaning of the assembly (10).
US10184823B2 Sub-quantity scale having an air nozzle along a conveying channel, and a method of operating a sub-quantity scale
A sub-quantity scale and method for transferring a sub-quantity are provided. The scale includes a product feeding device, a product distributing device and a plurality of sub-quantity storage containers for transferring the sub-quantities to a weighing device, from which the sub-quantities pass into a packaging container. The product is fed into the sub-quantity storage containers by using vibration conveyor devices, each of which has a conveying channel and is assigned to one of the sub-quantity storage containers. A nozzle device subjects a conveying surface of the conveying channel to an air flow oriented in the conveying direction. The nozzle device is arranged in a transfer area between the product distributing device and the conveying channel.
US10184819B1 Liquid leak measurement system
A container having a flow end with an associated hole in a surface that matches a cutout in a cover that is inserted in the flow end. Rotation of the cover with the container aligns the hole with the cutout in the cover; to allow fluid flow when the system is placed downwards into a liquid body. When the liquid level in the container matches that in the liquid body, a base is inserted within a resting end of the container thereby restricting liquid flow in or out of the system. As the container is removed from the liquid, the cover at the flow end is twisted so that the hole in the container is covered thereby creating a closed system, blocking any fluid movement. The system is placed on the resting base and stored to compare at a later time with the Liquid Containment System.
US10184814B2 Method and apparatus for detecting stagnant water
A method of detecting stagnant water includes flowing a water in a pipe and producing electrical energy via the flow of the water. The electrical energy is stored in an energy store. A change of state of the energy store is detected and information about possible stagnation of the water is obtained from the change of state of the energy store. An apparatus for detecting stagnant drinking water includes a generator for producing electrical energy, an energy store for storing that energy, a control and analysis unit which detects the charge state of the energy store and a signal transmitter which emits a signal depending on the charge state of the energy store.
US10184813B2 System and method for performing an automated inspection operation
An inspection apparatus for performing an automated inspection operation across a surface of a workpiece is disclosed. The inspection apparatus may include a platen fabricated from a magnetic material and having a platen surface, and an inspection module disposed on the platen surface and having an inspection end effector. The inspection module may generate a magnetic field that biases the inspection module toward the platen, and may be operable to generate a magnetic flux to control movement of the inspection module over the platen surface to perform the automated inspection operation across the surface of the workpiece.
US10184796B2 Chip-scale atomic gyroscope
Apparatuses and methods for sensing rotations are provided. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a cell containing alkali and active nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) isotope(s) atoms, a magnet providing a first magnetic field, a light source, and optics which circularly polarize light to generate a pump beam for optically pumping the alkali atoms and, together with a second magnetic field orthogonal to the first magnetic field or a modulation of the light, causing the alkali and the NMR isotope atoms to precess about the first magnetic field. The apparatus further includes a partial reflector opposite the light source and configured to, in conjunction with a first linear polarizer, generate a reflected linearly-polarized probe beam from a portion of the pump beam, and one or more polarizing beam splitters configured to split light of the probe beam incident thereon into orthogonally polarized components that are detected and used to determine rotations.
US10184792B2 Device and method for measuring and determining relevant parameters for the adjustment of the directions of travel of two steerable axles of a vehicle in relation to each other
A device and method for determining parameters for adjusting the directions of travel of two steerable axles of a vehicle relative to each other is disclosed, wherein one measuring unit for measuring the individual toe angle of a vehicle wheel associated with the measuring unit is present on each side of the vehicle such that a first measuring unit is assigned to the wheel of the first of the steerable axles on the vehicle's left side and the second measuring unit is assigned to the wheel of the second of the steerable axles on the vehicle's right side, wherein the output signals from the measuring units are supplied to an evaluating unit, wherein the difference in the directions of travel of the two steerable axles is determined in the evaluating unit from the signals supplied from the measuring units and is provided as an output signal from the evaluating unit.
US10184790B2 Pattern measurement method and pattern measurement device
The presently disclosed subject matter provides a pattern measurement method and device for achieving highly accurate measurement in the depth direction of a pattern. The method involves a focused ion beam irradiated to form an inclined surface in a sample area; a field of view of a SEM set to include the boundary between the inclined surface and a sample surface; and an image of the field of view obtained on the basis of a detection signal. Such an acquired image is used to specify a first position, the boundary between inclined surface and non-inclined surface, and a second position, the position of a desired deep hole or deep groove positioned within the inclined surface. The pattern dimension in a height direction is determined on the basis of the distance in the sample surface direction between the first position and second position and the angle of the inclined surface.
US10184789B2 Image inspection apparatus
An image inspection apparatus includes a pattern light illuminating section configured to generate pattern light having a periodic illuminance distribution and irradiate the pattern light on an inspection target object, an imaging section including a plurality of image receiving elements arrayed in a line shape, a trigger signal transmitting section configured to transmit an illumination trigger signal to the pattern light illuminating section, and an imaging control section configured to control, on the basis of the illumination trigger signal, values of electric currents fed to light emitting diodes to thereby cause the pattern light illuminating section to generate a plurality of pattern lights, phases of illuminance distributions of which are shifted.
US10184785B2 Measurement method and optical receptacle
Provided is an optical receptacle (140) having an installation plane (141), an optical plane, and a reference plane (147). An inclination angle of the reference plane (147) with respect to the installation plane (141) is smaller than an inclination angle of the optical plane with respect to the installation plane (141). Then, a first inclination angle θ1 that is the inclination angle of the reference plane (147) with respect to the installation plane (141) and a second inclination angle θ2 that is an inclination angle of the optical plane with respect to the reference plane (147) are measured. Then, the first inclination angle θ1 is added to the second inclination angle θ2 to calculate a third inclination angle θ3 that is the inclination angle of the optical plane with respect to the installation plane (141).
US10184783B2 Optical coherence tomography laser with integrated clock
A frequency swept laser source for TEFD-OCT imaging includes an integrated clock subsystem on the optical bench with the laser source. The clock subsystem generates frequency clock signals as the optical signal is tuned over the scan band. Preferably the laser source further includes a cavity extender in its optical cavity between a tunable filter and gain medium to increase an optical distance between the tunable filter and the gain medium in order to control the location of laser intensity pattern noise. The laser also includes a fiber stub that allows for control over the cavity length while also controlling birefringence in the cavity.
US10184782B2 Frequency-domain optical coherence tomography with extended field-of-view and reduction of aliasing artifacts
The present disclosure provides an OCT imaging system to reduce or eliminate frequency-domain aliasing artifacts. The frequency is shifted using a carrier frequency to define a sampling range substantially centered on the carrier frequency. An image of the sample is generated from a displayed imaging range that consists of a subset of the frequencies within the sampling range. Furthermore, the system may be configured to determine the carrier frequency such that a Nyquist frequency corresponding to the shifted frequency is extended beyond either an upper or a lower bound of an OCT quality envelope corresponding to the first portion of light. Additionally, the carrier frequency may be determined such that a lower bound of the OCT quality envelope is greater or less than a zero-frequency DC limit.
US10184779B2 Stretchable electrode, sensor sheet and capacitive sensor
Provided is a stretchable electrode which has excellent flexibility, stretchability and electrical conductivity and is capable of suppressing increase of the electric resistance in being elongated and the occurrence of variation in the electric resistance during repeated stretching and contracting. The stretchable electrode of the present invention comprises a base formed of an elastomer composition and an electrode main body integrated with the base, wherein the electrode main body is formed using multi-walled carbon nanotubes having a fiber length of 50 μm or more.
US10184777B2 Material damage system and method for determining same
A system and method for determining a change in a thickness and temperature of a surface of a material are disclosed herein. The system and the method are usable in a thermal protection system of a space vehicle, such as an aeroshell of a space vehicle. The system and method may incorporate micro electric sensors arranged in a ladder network and capacitor strip sensors. Corrosion or ablation causes a change in an electrical property of the sensors. An amount of or rate of the corrosion or the ablation and a temperature of the material is determined based on the change of the electrical property of the sensors.
US10184775B2 Standard tool diameter gage
A device and method used in a spindle or fixture to measure tool sizes. The device has two conical shapes that have precision machined surfaces. The device's face has a precise size which is the same nominal size as that of a material removing tool. The device's shaft allows for concentric and precision fastening of the device to a spindle or a fixture. The nose of the device is located on the end of the larger of the two conical shapes which is visible exposed when mounted and used. The end of the device is at the end of the smaller of the two conical shapes which is hidden after mounting. The combination of using the device and method will allow more accurate programming of machine tools which in turn will provide higher quality results on machined work pieces and reduced machining cycles.
US10184774B2 Correcting apparatus and correcting method
A correcting apparatus includes: a detecting pin; a microcomputer configured or programmed to acquire a first coordinate value indicative of a first coordinate of a detection point, and a first height, and to acquire a second coordinate value indicative of a second coordinate of the detection point, and a second height; to rotate the detecting pin by 180 degrees, and to acquire, with the detecting pin rotated by 180 degrees, a third coordinate value indicative of a third coordinate of the detection point, and a fourth coordinate value indicative of a fourth coordinate of the detection point; to generate, in accordance with the values acquired, a first linear equation including a third height as a variable; and to correct a fifth coordinate value indicative of a coordinate of a measurement point using the first linear equation.
US10184767B2 Method for forming fragment wrap of a fragmentation structure
A method includes forming at least one fragment wrap of a fragmentation structure by providing at least one flexible fragment strand that includes a plurality of discrete fragments held together in a pattern by a flexible media, and applying the at least one flexible fragment strand around a core piece to form the at least one fragment wrap.
US10184765B1 Throwable paint balls and method of manufacture
A method of making a throwable paintball is provided. The method includes providing a first solution of sodium alginate and water; a second solution of water, glycerin, cornstarch, calcium chloride and dye; introducing the second solution into the first solution, forming the paintball; rinsing the paintball; heating the paintballs and storing the paintball in a glycerin and water solution. A throwable paintball manufactured according to the method is also provided.
US10184764B1 Insensitive munitions liner
A munition is rendered less sensitive to inadvertent initiations by providing a polymer liner on the entire inside surface of the munition. A thermoplastic liner may be fabricated totally within an empty inert munition casing by spraying a layer of electrostatically charged low melt thermoplastic material particles over substantially the entire inside surfaces of the munition casing, which casing is first electrically grounded. After thickening the particle layer through heat, further such layers may be then applied there over, until a desired cumulative thickness liner is fabricated.
US10184763B2 Munition with nose kit connecting to aft casing connector
A munition, such as a warhead, includes a penetrator casing for penetrating hard targets, such as a fortification or reinforced building or other structure. The penetrator casing has a relatively thick nose, and a relatively thin aft section extending back from the nose. A cable interface is in the aft section, and an electrical harness extends from the cable interface, external of the casing, and forward to a nose kit. The penetrator casing may have reduced-thickness portions, to provide weakness points to the casing that facilitate the casing being transformed into fragments of a semi-controlled and desirable size when an explosive within the casing is detonated after the penetration occurs, thus enhancing the effectiveness of the munition.
US10184757B1 Positioning device for alignment of archery sight
Systems and methods for a positioning device for alignment of archery sights are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, an assembly for mounting a bow sight to a bow may be disclosed. The bow sight may project a fixed sighting mark and a laser sighting reticle that may be aligned to orient a bow. The assembly may include: a mount that may be operable to attach to a riser of the bow, a translational block coupled to the mount that may be operable to align the fixed sighting mark along a sighting line. The translational block may further include: a first translational element that may be operable to adjust a location of the fixed sighting mark along a first axis of translation. The assembly may further include a rotational block that may be operable to align the laser sighting reticle along the sighting line. The rotational block may further include: a first angular element that may be operable to adjust a pitch of the bow sight to move a position of position of the laser sighting reticle about a first axis of rotation, wherein a center of rotation of the pitch is the fixed sighting mark, and a second angular element that may be operable to adjust a yaw of the bow sight to move the position of the laser sighting reticle about a second axis of rotation, wherein a center of rotation of the yaw is the fixed sighting mark.
US10184755B2 Hybrid holster
Embodiments of the present invention include a holster with a first holster layer of leather configured as a holster backer for wear adjacent to a user's body, the first holster layer attached to a second holster layer of Kydex, the second holster layer molded to fit over a portion of a handgun, the holster further having a trigger guard retention formed from the material of the second holster layer, the retention having an integral pocket that is capable of interference fit with a handgun.
US10184749B2 Compound bow
A compound bow comprises at least one limb that extends continuously between opposed rotatable members. In some embodiments, the bow comprises a second limb that extends continuously between the opposed rotatable members. In some embodiments, the limbs are parallel to one another.
US10184745B1 Pistol suppressor
A firearm booster assembly is described that includes a mounting piston, a main housing comprising a housing interior and optionally a locking cap removably attached to the mounting piston. The mounting piston and locking cap may be at least partially located in the housing interior. The housing exterior may include threads removably attaching the booster assembly to a suppressor or other barrel accessory and the mounting piston may include threads attaching the booster assembly to a barrel of a pistol or other firearm. The housing interior preferably includes at least one O-ring or other seal and the housing exterior preferably includes no holes leading to the housing interior. Upon attachment of the booster assembly to a suppressor and pistol and firing the pistol, the main housing preferably moves forwardly relative to the mounting piston.
US10184744B2 Quick connect for pistol suppressor
A quick connect for a pistol suppressor includes a housing having a first end, a second end, and a central bore with an upper portion, a lower portion, and an internal shoulder separating the upper and lower portions. A piston is within the central bore of the housing. The piston includes a piston shoulder that creates an upper recess within a central bore of the piston. A ring having a locking profile is selectively connected to the second end of the piston between the housing and the piston and a spring is positioned around an exterior of the piston. A wave spring is positioned in the upper recess of the piston adjacent the piston shoulder and a washer. A cap with a central opening and an internal locking profile is connected to the piston with the wave spring biasing the washer towards the locking profile.
US10184741B2 Drum magazine assembly and methods
A magazine assembly for a firearm and a related method are disclosed. The assembly has a magazine housing defining a track, and a follower assembly. The magazine housing is configured to constrain a cartridge as the cartridge is moved within the magazine assembly such that majority of a proximal surface area of the cartridge does not contact the magazine housing, and a distal tip of the cartridge does not contact the magazine housing.
US10184740B1 Spent casing catch and release trap mechanism
A receptacle for collecting casings ejected from a firearm applied with a magazine includes a housing having an upper opening, a lower opening, and an interior defined within the housing between and in communication with the upper and lower openings. The upper opening is opened and can be mounted to be spaced apart from the ejection port of a firearm. A gate in the lower opening pivots between open and closed positions; the lower opening is closed when the magazine is received in the firearm and is opened when the magazine is removed from the firearm.
US10184731B2 Domestic boiler preheater
A domestic boiler preheater includes a flue box having a combustion gas inlet to receive hot combustion gas from a boiler, and a combustion air inlet to receive air for combustion in a boiler. The preheater further includes a condenser having a mains cold water inlet and a mains water outlet arranged such that mains water flows through the condenser prior to being supplied to a boiler combustion chamber. The condenser further includes a central heating water return and a central heating water flow outlet arranged such that central heating water flows through the condenser prior to being supplied to the boiler combustion chamber. The condenser further includes connections that enable the condenser to be connected to preheated fluid supply pipework from a source of preheated fluid, the preheated fluid having fluid heated by heat from at least one of the combustion gas and a renewable energy source.
US10184729B2 Heat pipe
A heat pipe includes a container in which a corrugated portion is formed, the container having a hollow portion formed therein that is sealed, a wick structure provided on an inner peripheral surface of the hollow portion and a working fluid enclosed in the hollow portion. The wick structure has a vapor channel penetrating therethrough in a longitudinal direction of the hollow portion, the wick structure producing a capillary force. The wick structure is a sintered body of a powder metal material and projected into a crest portion of the corrugated portion. The wick structure is provided at a region in the crest portion of the corrugated portion and at a position of a trough portion of the corrugated portion.
US10184726B1 Cooling systems and methods for thermoelectric power generation
Systems and methods for cooling a power generation working fluid are disclosed that reduce the amount of cooling fluid used. These systems and methods save on water usage in the generation of power by thermoelectric power generation systems.
US10184725B2 Infrared furnace and method for infrared heating
The infrared furnace includes a plurality of infrared lamps arrayed on one surface side of a work and a reflective surface provided on its opposite surface side. Outputs of the infrared lamps are locally adjusted, or intensity of the infrared rays incident on one work surface is locally adjusted by a member disposed between the infrared lamps and the one surface of the work. In this manner, variations in strength may be imparted to one and the same car part.
US10184720B2 Device and method for drying work pieces
A device for drying work pieces, in particular vehicle wheels, having a dryer housing which borders a dryer chamber and has at least one access to the dryer chamber. Work piece carriers loaded with work pieces can be conveyed through the dryer chamber by a conveyance system. There is a transfer device which transfers work pieces to be dried to a work piece carrier located in the dryer chamber, and removes dried work pieces by a work piece carrier located in the dryer chamber. The work piece carriers can be conveyed in circulation through the dryer chamber without leaving same. A method for drying work pieces, wherein the work piece carriers are correspondingly conveyed through the dryer chamber without leaving same, wherein work pieces to be dried are transferred to a work piece carrier located in the dryer chamber and dried work pieces are removed by a work piece carrier located in the dryer chamber.
US10184719B2 Coated medical devices and methods for drying coated medical devices
Medical devices and methods for drying medical devices are disclosed. An example method for drying a medical device may include disposing a medical device within a drying apparatus. The drying apparatus may include a variable frequency microwave heating device. The medical device may include a substrate, the substrate including an active pharmaceutical ingredient and a solvent. The method may also include heating the medical device with the drying apparatus. Heating may evaporate at least a portion of the solvent.
US10184714B1 Deicing system for air compressor aftercooler
A compressor deicing system having an intercooler deicer valve and an after cooler deicer valve for selectively open and closing the first stage unloader and the second stage unloader so that high temperature air will deice the intercooler and aftercooler. When the first stage unloader is closed and the second stage unloader is open, the first stage temperatures will increase and the resulting high-temperature first stage air will thaw any ice accumulated in the intercooler. When the first stage unloader is open and the second stage unloader is closed, the second stage temperatures will increase and the resulting high-temperature second stage air will thaw any ice accumulated in the aftercooler.
US10184713B2 Evaporator shields
An enclosure includes an enclosure interior and an enclosure opening through which air passes from outside the enclosure into the enclosure interior. An evaporator located at the enclosure interior is positioned so that at least some of the air that passes through the enclosure opening flows in a direct and uninterrupted path to the evaporator. A shield within the enclosure interior is interposed between the enclosure opening and the evaporator and is positioned so as to deflect at least a part of the air flowing from that direct and uninterrupted path. The shield provides a site at which moisture contained within at least some of the air passing through the enclosure opening can collect. The enclosure can comprise the freezer compartment of a refrigerator, and the enclosure opening can be in fluid communication with an interior of a fresh food compartment of the refrigerator.
US10184712B2 Fan-motor assembly and refrigerator having the same
A fan-motor assembly includes a fan which includes a hub and blades and generates a wind by using a rotational force, and an outer rotor fan motor which includes a stator and a rotor rotating at the periphery of the stator and is coupled to the fan by a shaft to provide the rotational force to the fan. In the fan-motor assembly, the rotor includes a magnet generating magnetic flux for rotating the rotor, and a rotor frame which surrounds the magnet to be coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the magnet and is spaced apart from the hub by the shaft so as not to be directly contacted with the hub.
US10184710B2 Ice maker tray with integrated flow channel for a fluid, ice maker and household refrigeration apparatus
The invention relates to ice maker trays, wherein an ice maker tray can have the following: a tray body form areas for presetting forms for ice form elements to be produced, wherein these form areas are integrated in the tray body, a flow channel for a fluid, wherein the flow channel is integrated in the tray body, wherein the flow channel has a channel axis, and the flow channel is closed in circumferential direction around the channel axis. The invention also relates to an ice maker and to a household refrigeration apparatus.
US10184707B2 Heat pump and method of controlling heat based on operating frequency of heating load of heating space thereof
A heat pump and a control method thereof, the control method of the heat pump which heats a heated space through heat exchange between outdoor air and a refrigerant and heat exchange between the refrigerant and circulation water, includes calculating the maximum allowable frequency of a compressor based on the temperature of the outdoor air and the heating load of the heated space, calculating the mean operating frequency of the compressor while the compressor is operated at the calculated maximum allowable frequency, recalculating the maximum allowable frequency based on a result of comparison between the mean operating frequency and the maximum allowable frequency, and operating the compressor at the recalculated maximum allowable frequency, thereby improving coefficient of performance (COP) of the heat pump.
US10184706B2 Air conditioner
An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner, which comprises a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, a four-way valve, an accumulator, and an oil separator, and cools or heats a room by circulating a refrigerant. The air conditioner comprises a first block which is disposed on a first channel of the refrigerant between the oil separator and the four-way valve, and the first block is modular and includes a plurality of first control parts, and a second block which is disposed on a second channel of the refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger, and the second block is modular and includes a plurality of second control parts.
US10184705B2 Actuation method of a refrigerating machine provided with an economizer apparatus
An actuation method of a refrigerating machine (10) provided with an economizer apparatus (16) and including an auxiliary laminating member (18) having the opening adjustable for modulating a tapping flow rate of refrigerating fluid flowing through the economizer apparatus (16) including a checking phase of the value of the condensing temperature (Tc) compared to a first threshold value (Tc-max); a first adjustment phase of the opening of the auxiliary laminating member (18) in order to keep the temperature of said tapping flow rate at the entrance of the compressor (15) of the refrigerating machine (10) substantially equal to a predetermined overheating value, if the condensing temperature (Tc) is lower than the first threshold value (Tc-max); a second adjustment phase of the opening of the auxiliary laminating member (18) depending on the value of the condensing temperature (Tc).
US10184702B2 Adsorption module
The invention relates to an adsorption module, consisting of at least one sorption unit and at least one evaporator/condenser unit, each with inlet and outlet ports for a fluid heat transfer medium, said units being in the same or separate vacuum-tight housings. According to the invention the housing is flat and can be joined to multiple flat housings in a stacked arrangement with a common steam duct.
US10184700B2 Oil return system and method for active charge control in an air conditioning system
An active charge control (ACC) in an air conditioner has a first portion of refrigerant passing into a compressor and a second portion held within the ACC. The first portion is substantially vapor and the second portion substantially liquid. Lubricant is included in both portions for lubricating the compressor. A lubricant mechanism includes a heat exchanger having a primary pathway thermally connected with the compressor and a secondary pathway operable between the ACC and the compressor. The secondary pathway transfers the refrigerant second portion to the compressor. The fluid inlet of the compressor retains liquid refrigerant. The secondary pathway delivers the refrigerant and the lubricant from the ACC to the compressor such that heat energy from the primary pathway is transmitted to the liquid refrigerant and lubricant in the secondary pathway evaporating the refrigerant in the secondary pathway such that refrigerant vapor and lubricant are sent to the compressor.
US10184699B2 Fluid distribution unit for two-phase cooling system
A fluid distribution unit for a two-phase cooling system can include a reservoir configured to receive a two-phase flow of dielectric coolant. A first pump can be fluidly connected to a supply line extending from the reservoir. A heat rejection loop can be fluidly connected to the reservoir. The heat rejection loop can include a heat exchanger and a second pump. The second pump can be configured to circulate a flow of single-phase liquid coolant from the reservoir, through the heat exchanger, and back to the reservoir.
US10184691B2 Absorber and retaining device for absorber tubes
A retaining device for absorber tubes that have a metal tube and a glass cladding tube is provided. The retaining device includes a tube clamp made of two tube clamp halves, which have a main part with a retaining feature. The tube clamp surrounds the metal tube in the mounted state, and the retaining feature rests against the exterior of the metal tube. A thermal radiation shield is arranged on the interior of the main part of the tube clamp in order to reduce the loss of heat at the ends of the metal tube of the absorber tube.
US10184687B2 Hot water storage device
A hot water storage device having a vessel includes a first section formed from a molded material and a second section formed from a molded material. An open end of the first section is sealingly engaged with an opposing open end of the second section to form the vessel. The first and second sections each have a generally cylindrical body portion and a closed end, comprising a head portion. The vessel includes a water inlet aperture molded into the first or second section and a water outlet aperture molded into the first or second section and wherein the inlet and outlet apertures are located on the body portion proximal to a tangent line between the body portion and the head portion.
US10184682B2 Overvoltage recovery circuit and a controller and HVAC system including the same
An overvoltage recovery circuit (ORC), a controller for an HVAC system and an HVAC system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the ORC includes: (1) a first supply voltage terminal connected to a first voltage supply, (2) a second supply voltage terminal connected to a second voltage supply, (3) interruption circuitry including a switch and a trip terminal connected to the second supply voltage terminal and (4) detection circuitry connected to the first supply voltage terminal and the switch of the interruption circuitry, the detection circuitry configured to operate the switch in response to an overvoltage condition at the first supply voltage terminal.
US10184678B2 System and method for measuring duct leakage in a HVAC system
A system and method of measuring duct leakage in an HVAC system including an indoor unit assembly operably coupled to a processing device, wherein at least one supply air conduit, and at least one return air conduit are coupled to the indoor unit assembly by operating a blower system at a nominal airflow rate, restricting airflow in each of the at least one supply air conduits, and each of the at least one return air conduits; operating the blower system, within the indoor unit assembly, at a first airflow rate; and operating the processing device to calculate a duct leakage airflow and duct leakage measurement.
US10184671B2 Method for limiting a supply flow in a heat transfer system
A method and a heat transfer system for limiting a supply flow (qS) in a heat transfer system which includes a supply conduit (10) with a supply flow (qS) and with a supply entry temperature (TS), and at least one load circuit (2) with a load pump (20) which provides a load flow (qL) with a load entry temperature (TL) and a load exit temperature (TR). The load entry temperature (TL) is set by way of changing the supply flow (qS), wherein the supply flow (qS) is limited to a maximal flow (qS, max), taking into account at least one temperature detected in the load circuit (2).
US10184665B2 Prefilming air blast (PAB) pilot having annular splitter surrounding a pilot fuel injector
A fuel nozzle is provided for a gas turbine engine, and can include a pilot fuel injector having an axially-elongated, inner pilot centerbody wall and an outer pilot centerbody wall, with the axially-elongated, inner pilot centerbody wall extending from an upstream end to an annular fuel passage defining the downstream end of the pilot fuel injector. The fuel passage intersects with the inner pilot centerbody wall at a pilot fuel metering orifice. The fuel nozzle also includes a pilot fuel film surface downstream from the annular fuel passage and an annular splitter surrounding the pilot fuel injector. The annular splitter comprises, in axial sequence: an upstream section, a splitter throat having a diameter that is larger than a downstream diameter defined by the pilot fuel film surface, and a downstream diverging surface having an average diverging angle of about 24° to about 40° in relation to a centerline axis.
US10184657B2 Process and apparatus for chemical looping redox combustion with control of the heat exchanges
The invention relates to a process and to a unit for chemical looping oxidation-reduction combustion of a hydrocarbon feed, wherein heat exchanges are controlled through a level variation of a dense fluidized bed of active mass particles in an external heat exchanger (E1, E2), positioned on a transport line carrying particles circulating between a reduction zone (210) and an oxidation zone (200) for the particles in the chemical loop. The bed level variation is allowed through controlled application of a pressure drop on a fluidization gas outlet in the heat exchanger, said pressure drop being compensated by the level variation of an active mass particle bed in a reservoir zone provided on the particle circuit in the chemical loop.
US10184654B1 Lighted decorative sculpture
A lighted decorative sculpture. The sculpture is wrapped in light strings having translucent electrical insulation that clads electrical conductors of the light string, so that some of the light emitted by the lighting elements propagates axially along the light string before being scattered, refracted, or reflected radially away from the light string. In this way, the light strings so arranged effectively function as their own reflector, eliminating the need for wrapping the sculpture in an outer layer prior to mounting the light strings. The ability to view between the wrapped light strings and into the illuminated hollow of the sculpture also produces a unique lighting effect, giving the sculpture an overall translucent appearance. Various embodiments include a plurality of light strings that stem from the main power circuit, with LED lighting elements. The number of lighting elements per light string may be limited to prevent dimming of the lighting elements.
US10184652B2 Light source module with recessed temperature sensor and fan
A light source module includes a light source with a light emitting device and a terminal electrically connected to the light emitting device; a wiring board to electrically connect another end side of the terminal to an external power supply terminal; a thermal diffusion member between the light source and the wiring board; and a temperature detector mounted on the wiring board to detect a temperature of the light source. The thermal diffusion member has a recessed portion facing the wiring board, the temperature detector is accommodated in the recessed portion.
US10184647B2 Lighting connection structure
A lamp including a lamp body, a light source plate in the lamp body, a light source on the light source plate, and a connection structure configured to electrically connect a power supply to the light source. The connection structure includes a wiring groove defined in a bottom of the lamp body, an electrode pin electrically coupled to the light source and extending into the wiring groove, and a wire fastener coupled to the bottom of the lamp body. The wire fastener is configured to move between open and closed positions. When the power supply line is in the wiring groove and the wire fastener is moved into the closed position, the wire fastener presses the power supply line toward the electrode pin and causes the electrode pin to pierce the power supply line to electrically couple the power supply line to the light source via the electrode pin.
US10184643B2 Enclosure with grommetless strain relief
Enclosures with grommetless strain relief are provided, each including a base and a cover. The base has a bottom and four sidewalls arranged to provide an open box-like structure. A first of the sidewalls of the base is configured with a wire routing slot at its perimeter. The cover has a top and four sidewalls arranged to provide an open box-like structure configured to couple with the base, so as to provide a strain relief for an electrical wire passing through the wire routing slot. The wire is pressed against a length of the first sidewall of the base by a first sidewall of the cover. The enclosure may include other features, such as rounded edges in the wire routing path, a wire guide and/or strap to inhibit wire movement between the first sidewalls, and/or one or more locking mechanisms configured to secure the cover to the base.
US10184642B2 Rotationally adjustable lamp and manufacturing method
A method for manufacturing a rotationally adjustable lamp (1) is disclosed. The method comprises: molding a shell (6) having a guiding slot (7a); providing a base (2) configured to receive the shell (6) and connect to a lamp socket; inserting the shell (6) into the base (2) so as to enclose the guiding slot (7a) by the base (2); and forming in the base (2), when the shell (6) is inserted into the base (2), a notch (5) protruding into the guiding slot (7a), the notch (5) being movable along the guiding slot (7a) so as to allow for the shell (6) to be rotated relative to the base (2).
US10184641B2 Light-emitting device and projection system
A light emitting device includes a light source module comprising an excitation light source for emitting exciting light and a compensation light source for emitting compensation light; and a color wheel component, comprising at least one segmented region distributed in a motion direction of the color wheel component. The color wheel component emits the compensation light and first light that comprises at least one beam of excited light under irradiation of the excitation light source and the compensation light source. The compensation light spectrally overlaps the at least one beam of excited light in the first light, and the compensation light and the excited light spectrally overlapping the compensation light are simultaneously emitted and are independently adjustable. A projection system comprising a light emitting device is further provided.
US10184637B2 Lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle and manufacturing method
A lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle, including an internal chamber housing an optical system and at least one element made of polymer material having a surface directed toward the interior of the chamber, wherein the surface directed toward the interior of the chamber is provided with a sealing layer forming a barrier to the ingress of water molecules to the chamber. The method for manufacturing such a device is also a subject of the invention.
US10184635B2 Light device
A lighting device includes a housing, the housing comprising an opening. The lighting device also comprises a lens operably disposed in the opening, the lens having an outer viewable face and an opposed inner face, the lens comprising an integrally formed axially-extending light guide, the light guide comprising a light inlet end, a light outlet comprising a portion of the outer viewable face, and a light transmission portion, the light transmission portion comprising a light reflecting structure disposed on the inner face. The lighting device also includes a light source, the light guide configured to receive light rays from the light source into the light inlet end, transmit the rays via internal reflectance along light transmission portion to the light reflecting structures where they are reflected outwardly away from the lighting device in a principal direction through the outer viewable face.
US10184633B2 Module, set of positioning elements, arrangement having a module, headlamp and method for producing a module
A module may include a housing in which a radiation source is arranged, where the radiation source is configured to emit an excitation radiation by virtue of a conversion element disposed downstream of the radiation source, and the conversion element is configured to convert, at least in part, the excitation radiation. The conversion element may be fastened to a holding section of the housing. The holding section may be encompassed by a positioning element. A receptacle of a component may be adapted to the positioning element. The component may be downstream of the module. The housing may be positionable in the receptacle in order to position the component with respect to an impingement region of the excitation radiation on the conversion element.
US10184632B2 Lighting module for a device for lighting in light segments of a motor vehicle headlight
The invention relates to a lighting module for a headlight for lighting in light segments of a motor vehicle, as well as to a headlight comprising modules in accordance with the invention. The modules according to the invention are characterized in that they allow the creation of headlights that have a continuous external projection surface and implement a lighting function in segments, such as in strips, through the juxtaposition of identical modules.
US10184631B2 Vehicular headlamp
A vehicular headlamp includes a plurality of excitation light sources; a fluorescent body; a scanning mechanism configured to perform scanning by directing lights emitted from the excitation light sources toward the fluorescent body; and a projection lens through which the lights emitted from the fluorescent body pass such that a light distribution pattern is formed. Irradiation areas of the lights emitted from the excitation light sources and incident on the fluorescent body are different from each other.
US10184629B2 Window illumination enhancer
A window illumination enhancer having at least one planar reflective surface and two openings is designed to fit in a window well of a building. The surface reflects light from a first of the openings through the window, via the second opening. The first opening is located above the window well. A polymer film surrounds the path of the light between the two openings to reduce soiling of at least the surface. A second planar reflective surface may be included and may be arranged to form a periscopic device, which affords an above-ground view of the exterior. The enhancer may be composed of lightweight materials. It may be freestanding, and may be mounted without fixing to the building wall. Illumination is increased because the view of the dim-lit window well wall is blocked by the more brightly lit surface.
US10184628B2 Electronic candle with electromagnetic drive unit
An electronic candle with electromagnetic drive unit includes a casing, a wick assembly, a light source module, an electromagnetic drive unit, and a driving circuit. The casing has a top provided with an opening having a support, and the support is provided with an aperture. The wick assembly includes a wick element having a wick plate and a counterweight element which has a counterweight block. The counterweight block is combined with a magnet. The wick assembly swings freely by being supported by the support. The light source module projects light to the wick plate. The electromagnetic drive unit drives the magnet. The driving circuit electrically controls the light source module and the electromagnetic driving unit.
US10184627B2 LED lamp convenient to switch flame direction
The invention relates to the field of lamps, specifically an LED lamp convenient to switch a flame direction. The LED lamp comprises a substrate, a circuit board with a control circuit, a diverter switch and lamp beads; wherein the lamp beads are arranged on the substrate; wherein the control circuit comprises an effect control circuit module connected with the lamp beads and outputting signals to control the on and off and brightness of the lamp beads in a predetermined time sequence, to simulate the flame effect; the diverter switch is connected with the effect control circuit module, to output the signals of different time sequences, thus simulating the flame effects of different status. The lamp of the invention provides an extremely realistic and interesting flame effect.
US10184626B2 Imitation candle and flame simulation assembly thereof
Imitation candle devices and systems with enhanced features enable simulation of a realistic candle flame using multiple light sources that illuminate a surface area of an imitation flame element in a controlled manner. The disclosed imitation candle devices further allow the candle to be turned on or off by pushing down on the flame element, thus eliminating a need for additional external switches.
US10184621B2 Flashlight with different flashing colors and frequency
The present invention provides a flashlight, and more particularly a flashlight with two different color lights and flicker frequencies. The flashlight comprises an anterior main body having a lamp housing, a posterior main body having a battery holder, a connecting base used to connect with the battery holder, and a starter for turning on/off the flashlight. Wherein the lamp housing is primarily configured to include a light-emitting chipset and a lens, and the battery holder is configured to accommodate a battery for supplying power. The light-emitting chipset of the present invention comprises at least two LED light-emitting chips that can generate different color lights, and a flicker frequency difference between said two different color lights is at least about 50 Hz. The shocking and dazzling effects of the flashlight are therefore improved by means of these two alternating flashing lights with different light colors and flicker frequencies such that the purposes of self-defense and/or countering and subduing an adversary can be achieved. Moreover, said light-emitting chipset may further comprise a third LED light-emitting chip to generate a non-flashing white light. Such flashlight can be switched between an illumination mode and the flashing mode by use of the function switch.
US10184617B2 LED tube for retrofitting in a fluorescent tube lighting fixture
The present invention relates to a LED tube (1) for retrofitting in a fluorescent tube lighting fixture having a preheat phase during which the fluorescent tube lighting fixture is arranged to preheat filaments of a fluorescent tube, the LED tube (1) comprising: an array of LEDs (2), a LED driver (4) for driving the array of LEDs (2), a first pair of contact pins (8, 0) at a first end (12) of the LED tube (1) and a second pair of contact pins (14, 16) at a second end (18) of the LED tube (1) for connecting the LED tube (1) electronically and mechanically to the fluorescent tube lighting fixture, the first pair of contact pins (8, 10) being connected forming a first circuitry, the second pair of contact pins (14, 16) being connected forming a second circuitry, the LED driver (4) being connected between the first circuitry and the second circuitry, and a temperature controlled switch (20) having an open state and a closed state, and being arranged to adapt the closed state when heated, such that a current path between the first circuitry and the second circuitry is obtained, wherein a preheat current passing between the first pair of contact pins (8, 10) during the preheat phase of the fluorescent tube lighting fixture is arranged to heat the temperature controlled switch.
US10184616B2 Elongated lighting device with adhesively affixed reflector and lighting element carrier, and method of assembly
A lighting device includes an elongate housing with a light exit window, a carrier assembly disposed within the housing and having a plurality of SSL elements, a reflector having a plurality of apertures and positioned between the housing and the carrier assembly, and an adhesive extending through the apertures and fixing the carrier assembly and the reflector to the housing. A method of assembling the lighting device and of a luminaire-including the lighting device are also disclosed.
US10184614B2 Method for managing LNG boil-off and LNG boil-off management assembly
A method for managing boil-off from an LNG tank located on board of an aircraft. The method, including removing the boil-off from the aircraft and disposing of the removed boil-off from the aircraft and an equipment assembly for use with an aircraft having an on-board LNG tank with a vent system having an outlet coupling, including a removal system configured to remove boil-off from the aircraft and a disposal system configured to dispose of the boil-off.
US10184613B2 System for filling LPG vehicle with LPG using auxiliary bombe
A system for filling an LPG vehicle with LPG using an auxiliary bombe is provided. The system may be configured for easily filling a main bombe with LPG even in the hot season (summertime) or the like during which the outside temperature rapidly rises, by using an auxiliary bombe in addition to using the main bombe. The system may also be capable of always smoothly refilling the main bombe with LPG by moving a portion of the LPG in the main bombe to the auxiliary bombe, when the pressure in the main bombe is higher than the LPG filling pressure of a filling gun in the hot season during which the outside temperature rapidly rises, so that the pressure in the main bombe becomes lower than the filling pressure.
US10184607B2 Open frame, parallel, two axis flexure stage with yaw compensation
Disclosed is a stage system comprising at least one flexure frame having a fixed center and movable distal ends configured to displace a tabletop operatively connected thereto along at least one axis of movement and at least two actuators comprising a first actuator and a second actuator positioned within the at least one flexure frame. The first actuator is positioned within the at least one flexure frame at a first angle of deflection from at least one beam of the at least one flexure frame and the second actuator is positioned within the at least one flexure frame at a second angle of deflection from the at least one beam. The at least two actuators are configured to produce a compensating displacement to offset yaw error as the at least two actuators expand from a contracted first position to an expanded second position.
US10184601B2 Coupling assembly for connecting a drain to a drain pipe
The present invention relates generally to a kit for coupling a first pipe to a second pipe. The kit includes an elastomeric coupling sleeve provided with top and bottom ends sized to snugly fit within the respective first and second pipes. The coupling sleeve includes top, intermediate and bottom portions and an inner surface that defines a passageway. A first passageway portion extends between the top and intermediate portions and a second passageway portion extends between the intermediate and bottom portions. The first passageway portion tapers toward the intermediate portion and has threading formed along the inner surface. The second passageway portion tapers toward the intermediate portion and has threading formed along the inner surface. The kit also includes top and bottom rigid expansion rings that have threading formed along their outer surfaces configured for engagement with the threading formed along the inner surface of the first and second passageway portions, respectively. When operatively connecting the coupling sleeve to the first and second pipes, each expansion ring is threadingly engageable with the associated portion of the coupling sleeve so as to urge the coupling sleeve in the region of the expansion ring to bulge outwardly and seal the coupling sleeve against the respective first and second pipe.
US10184599B2 Split-ring gland pipe coupling with corrugated armor
A pipe coupling for coupling adjacent ends of a pair of pipes includes a sleeve, a split-ring gland positioned around one of the ends of the sleeve, and at least one annular gasket positioned within the split-ring gland and configured to be compressed by the split-ring gland for sealing one pipe end to the sleeve. The split-ring gland includes two partially circular gland members with spaced ends defining a gap. The pipe coupling includes an armor positioned to span the gap between the spaced ends to provide a generally closed annular periphery about the gasket. The armor includes a corrugated portion having a plurality of corrugations engaging the split-ring gland and the gasket during compression of the gasket. The armor is cold formed to improve structural strength and durability.
US10184595B2 Duct and method of manufacturing the same
A duct of the present invention includes a pair of groove-shaped members which are formed of sound absorbing sheets and a pair of flange portions which are formed of parts of the pair of groove-shaped members that are extended outward from groove opening edges and which are joined in an overlaid state on each other when the pair of groove-shaped members are arranged such that groove openings are opposed to each other. The pair of flange portions includes a seal portion which is formed by crimping the sound absorbing sheets in parts of the flange portions along the groove opening edges and an outer thick portion which is extended outward from the seal portion and which is formed of the sound absorbing sheet thicker than the sound absorbing sheet of the seal portion.
US10184594B1 Composite pipe
A composite pipe and method of manufacture comprises an inner core coated with a resinous material, a prepreg material helically wound about the inner core and an outer shell covering the wound prepreg materials. The materials are applied at preselected melt temperatures to assure coherence among the materials and preclusion of voids and/or annuli therebetween. The melt temperature of the inner core is greater than the melt temperature of the coating and prepeg layers such that the heating needed to cohere these materials has no deleterious effect on the integrity of the inner pipe core. A cooling of the inner pipe core during initial application of the tape layer of prepreg materials stabilizes the radial configuration of the pipe core during tape wrapping and thus the appearance of undesirable voids and/or annuli in the composite pipe mass.
US10184592B1 Gutter downspout extension holding device
A gutter extension holding device which inserts at a terminal portion of a gutter extension includes a connecting piece or cap having four side portions which operate as a collar around the extension and at least one tab extending rearward and defining a channel configured to receive a terminal end of the extension. The device includes a stake to insert in the ground to retain the extension in position. The channel is tapered to accommodate a friction fit of the inserted extension, and a frame outlines a flow opening of the device against which the extension abuts. In one aspect three tabs are configured to receive the extension, where a bottom side portion is devoid of a tab to accommodate uninhibited flow of water or materials from the extension.
US10184590B2 Device and method for the coating of a surface area of a gap in the coating of a pipeline
The present invention is for coating a surface area of a gap in the coating of a pipeline, said surface area having a length along the central longitudinal axis of the pipeline and a width of at least part of the circumference of the pipeline. The device according to the invention comprises: a frame; a spray nozzle support element supporting a number of spray nozzles; a linear motion mechanism configured for translating the spray nozzle support element relative to the frame and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the frame; and support members configured for arranging the frame stationary relative to the pipeline with said longitudinal axis of said frame coinciding with the central longitudinal axis of the pipeline.
US10184588B2 Tensioner pad assembly
A tensioner pad assembly is adapted to be mounted on an endless track of a tensioner to frictionally clamp an elongated product supported and moved by the tensioner. The pad assembly includes a carrier member and a pair of gripping members, which gripping members can with their carrier member mating surfaces be mounted in multiple discrete gripping positions on gripping member mating surfaces of the carrier member. The mating surfaces form interlocking structures adapted to transfer a squeeze force from the carrier member to the gripping members. The interlocking structures provided on the carrier member define the multiple discrete gripping positions. The gripping member mating surfaces extend at an angle relative to each other, such that the multiple discrete gripping positions differ in their distance to the base portion as well as in their distance to the imaginary plane of the carrier member.
US10184582B2 Safety valve
A safety valve releases a fluid in the event of a fire. To do so it comprises a valve shutter in a body for opening or closing a pipe containing the fluid. A first spring is kept under tension against heat-sensitive means for releasing the valve shutter when the tension is released by the sensitive means. The sensitive means comprise a piston acting on the first spring, a pipe being connected to a chamber delimited in the body by the piston on the opposite side to the first spring. The pipe and the chamber contain a pressurized control fluid so that the piston keeps the first spring under tension. The pipe is made of a material capable of melting at a predetermined temperature so as to release the fluid in the event of a fire around the pipe.
US10184578B2 Static back pressure regulator
The invention generally provides a static back pressure regulator. In exemplary embodiments, the static back pressure regulator includes a seat that defines part of a fluid pathway, a poppet, a spring arranged to bias the poppet toward the seat to restrict fluid flow through the fluid pathway, and a calibration element configured to adjust a force applied to the poppet by the spring. The calibration element can include a through hole that forms part of the fluid pathway. The poppet can include a first guiding portion that extends into the through hole of the calibration element and inhibits tipping of the poppet relative to the seat.
US10184574B2 Mixing valve
A heating or cooling installation control valve includes a movable valve element which is arranged in a valve space (8), as well as at least two connection channels (24, 26) which each have a first end in fluidic connection with the valve space (8) and have an opposite second end (A, B) for connection to a fluid-leading component. A sealing element (18) is arranged in at least one of the connection channels (24, 26) at a first end thereof. The sealing element is in contact with the valve element (6). The at least one connection channel (24, 26), in which the sealing element (18) is arranged, in addition to the second end (A, B), includes an assembly opening, through which the sealing element (18) can be inserted into the connection channel (24) and removed from of the connection channel (24).
US10184565B2 Mechanical end face seal having an induction heated seal face
A mechanical end face seal having an induction heated seal ring is provided to be used for sealing high-viscosity thermo-sensitive fluids in pressure containing rotating equipment. The different embodiments particularly provide a sealing member fixed to the housing, the sealing element is constructed using ferromagnetic materials. An induction coil attached to a power source is installed outside the housing, said induction coil is supplied with an alternating current producing a time dependent magnetic field that induces eddy currents in the aforementioned sealing member generating heat thus affecting the operating temperatures of the sealing member and hence the interface temperature to achieve greater sealing efficiency, longer seal life and faster equipment startup.
US10184560B2 Range switching device
There is provided a range switching device that can switch the shift ranges by use of a mechanical driving force source even when the motor does not normally function. The range switching device includes an output axle coupled with the shift shaft of an automatic transmission, a motor, an elastic driving device whose driving force source is elastic energy of an elastic member, and a coupling mechanism that couples the output axle, the motor, and the elastic driving device with one another; the elastic driving device has a holding mechanism in which there can be performed switching between a holding state where accumulated elastic energy is held and a releasing state where the elastic energy is released so as to drive the output axle.
US10184558B2 Control device and control method for actuator
A control unit (10) includes a microcontroller (100) that sets a duty ratio corresponding to a target current value of a linear solenoid (7a) and an ASIC (200) that supplies electricity to the linear solenoid (7a) based on the duty ratio. The microcontroller (100) includes a correction unit (110) that corrects a driving current value detected by a current sensor (300). The ASIC (200) includes a correction unit (206) that corrects the driving current value detected by the current sensor (300). A feedback amount selection unit (112) selects either one of the driving current value corrected by the correction unit (110) or the driving current value corrected by the correction unit (206) as a feedback amount corresponding to the target current value. A dual correction system is provided in a feedback control system.
US10184554B2 Differential carrier case with inserted pipe for high pressure casting
A differential carrier case with an inserted pipe for high pressure casting may include a mold core into which a first end of a pipe is inserted, a mold core pin fixed to the mold core to fix the mold core and the first end of the pipe, a drive core pin inserted into a second end of the pipe, and a thick portion surrounding an outer portion of the pipe.
US10184553B2 Blast mitigating differential housing
In one embodiment, there is disclosed a blast mitigating differential housing for a vehicle, comprised of a first wall and a second wall in opposed spaced apart relation to each other. The first and second walls are separated by first and second side walls extending there between to define an inner space and an exterior surface. The side walls may be declined toward each other in a V shape. One of the first and second walls is equipped with an aperture to accommodate a vehicle drive line. The side walls are equipped with opposed apertures to accommodate the drive shafts and/or vehicle axles. The side walls may be further equipped with mounting structures along the exterior to accommodate a vehicle suspension system and/or steering elements. The inner space defined by the walls has a surface equipped for at least one vehicle differential mount.
US10184547B2 Cycloid gear
A housing (02) with a cylindrical inner housing wall (21) that is disposed concentrically about a cylinder axis (20) and is provided with an inner set of teeth (22). It further includes an input shaft (03), supported rotatably about the cylinder axis (20), having at least two eccentric portions (31) of identical eccentricity (32) that are disposed rotationally about the longitudinal axis (30) of the input shaft (03). Moreover, it includes an output shaft (04), supported rotatably about the cylinder axis (20), and the longitudinal axes (30, 40) of the input shaft (03) and output shaft (04) coincide with the cylinder axis (20). Furthermore, it includes at least two cycloid disks (05, 06, 07), of which each cycloid disk (05, 06, 07) is disposed rotatably about its own central rotary axis (50, 60, 70) on an eccentric portion (31) and has an outer set of teeth (51, 61, 71), meshing with the inner set of teeth (22)/ The rotary axis (50, 60, 70) of each cycloid disk (05, 06, 07) is offset by the eccentricity (32) to the cylinder axis (20), and the diameter of the cycloid disks (05, 06, 07) is dimensioned such that their outer set of teeth (51, 61, 71) in one direction comes to mesh with the inner set of teeth (22), in which direction the eccentric portion (31), on which a cycloid disk (05, 06, 07) is disposed, is pointing at the moment. Conversely, in the opposite direction, the outer set of teeth (51, 61, 71) is free of an engagement with the inner set of teeth (22), and the cycloid disks (05, 06, 07) each have reference faces (53, 63). Additionally, it includes at least one output device (08), supported rotatably about the cylinder axis (20), which output device is operatively connected to at least one cycloid disk (05, 06, 07) such that the motions of one or more cycloid disks (05, 06, 07), as they roll in the housing (02), are converted into a rotary motion of the output shaft (04). The cycloid gear (01) is distinguished by an even-numbered gear ratio i. The outer sets of teeth (51, 61, 71) of the cycloid disks (05, 06, 07) each have an even number of teeth. The inner set of teeth (22) of the housing (02) has a number of teeth N+Z or N−Z that is higher or lower than a (whole) number Z.
US10184546B2 Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle is disclosed. The planetary gear train may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements; a fifth planetary gear set including thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements. The planetary gear train improves power delivery performance and fuel economy by achieving ten forward speed stages and one reverse speed stage.
US10184543B2 Balancing weights with multi layer adhesive tape
Balancing weights for cars have an adhesive tape with at least a first tape layer and a second tape layer, for attaching the balancing weights to a rim. The first tape layer is held in close proximity to a rim by a first adhesive layer. The second tape layer is held in close proximity to the balancing weights by a second adhesive layer. The first tape layer is stiffer and less flexible than the second tape layer, the second tape layer is softer and more flexible than the first tape layer. This allows easy removal of the balancing weights from the rim by pushing a wedge shaped tool between the first tape layer and the rim.
US10184533B2 Control method for vehicle with DCT
The present disclosure provides a control method for a vehicle with a DCT, the method including: a diagnosing step of disengaging a corresponding clutch and limiting engine torque to suppress an increase in engine RPM when a controller detects an error from a hall sensor signal, and then applying a test pulse for diagnosing the hall sensor; a reset attempting step of attempting to reset the clutch to an initial position when the controller determines that the hall sensor signal is normal after the diagnosing step; and a returning step of starting normal control of the clutch from the initial position to a target clutch stroke by means of the controller and of removing the limiting of the engine torque, when the clutch is reset to the initial position in the reset attempting step.
US10184532B2 Electronics control of motorcycle clutch
An electronic control system for a clutch on a motorcycle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter indicative of a performance or speed of the motorcycle. The sensor is configured to provide an input signal corresponding to the parameter to a computer control system, which includes a microprocessor and memory. The microprocessor and memory are configured to manipulate the input signal and the microprocessor is configured to output a control signal that controls an actuator that is configured to manipulate a position of the clutch.
US10184528B2 Coupling, drive assembly and associated method
According to an embodiment of the invention, a drive coupling for connecting to a drive is provided. The drive coupling is adapted to removably couple a load to a power source. The drive coupling includes a body and a plurality of components. The components are operably interconnected with each other. The components have a first arrangement in which the components transmit torque from the power source to the load and a second arrangement in which the components transmit no significant torque from the power source to the load. A first of the plurality of components is adapted to translate along its center of rotation relative to a second of the plurality of components from a first position in which the components define the first arrangement to a second position in which the components define the second arrangement.
US10184525B2 Method of manufacturing cross shaft universal joint
A pin is made of a synthetic resin having an appropriate thermal expansion rate and a low friction coefficient. At a state where respective members configuring a cross shaft universal joint are assembled, a tip portion of the pin is heated and softened, and one yoke is pivotally displaced relative to other yoke. Thereby, it is possible to set a fitting margin of the pin to a bottom inner surface of a bearing cup to an appropriate size and to adjust a shape of an end surface of the pin.
US10184524B2 Constant velocity joint assembly
A constant velocity joint assembly (20) includes an outer race (22) having a plurality of outer tracks (42) formed in an inner surface thereof and an inner race having a plurality of inner tracks (54) formed in an outer surface thereof. A cage (26) is disposed between the inner race and the outer race. A plurality of torque transferring elements (28) are disposed in the cage. Each torque transferring element contacts one of the outer tracks of the plurality of outer tracks and one of the inner tracks of the plurality of inner tracks. A drive sleeve (30) is separated from the plurality of torque transferring elements by the inner race. Also, the drive sleeve is in driving engagement with the inner race. A stopper portion (74) is attached to the drive sleeve. The stopper portion comprising a portion that reduces in thickness toward an outer end thereof.
US10184523B2 Fail safe bearing
A rotating shaft assembly comprising a rotating shaft mounted within a casing and a primary bearing assembly in bearing engagement with the shaft and the casing and positioned between the shaft and the casing. The assembly also includes a secondary bearing assembly comprising a secondary bearing normally radially spaced from the shaft and arranged to engage with or contact the shaft in the event of failure of the primary bearing normally in contact with the shaft, and an inspection member to provide an indication of frictional engagement of the secondary bearing with the shaft.
US10184518B2 Rotor bearing temperature sensor
A bearing assembly is provided with an improved mounting for a temperature sensor for monitoring a temperature of a race of the bearing. The assembly includes a temperature sensor assembly mounted to the race of the bearing and a thermal insulator arranged to thermally insulate the sensor from heat exchange with the surrounding environment and/or neighboring components to which the bearing or assembly is mounted, in order to improve accuracy, reliability and speed of response of the temperature sensor readings.
US10184515B2 Anti-friction bearing
In an angular ball bearing, an outer ring is provided with a plurality of oil holes. The circumferential phases of the plurality of oil holes are θ≥45°, when the angular rolling bearing is viewed in the axial direction during rotation of the bearing, when the center of a ball passes through the center line of one oil hole, the ball closest to the remaining oil hole is located at a position which intersects with the center line of the other oil hole, and when an angle formed by a straight line passing through the center of the ball closest to the oil hole and perpendicular to the radial direction of the angular ball bearing, and a tangent at a contact point between the center line of the oil hole and the ball is set as (θ) when the angular rolling bearing is viewed from the axial direction.
US10184514B2 Bearing isolator seal with enhanced rotor drive coupling
A bearing isolator seal provides enhanced coupling and stability of the rotor to the shaft, without undue seal enlargement, by including a plurality of drive O-rings in a common retention groove. In embodiments, the isolator seal accommodates axial rotor misalignment up to a maximum permitted axial misalignment, which can be at least 0.025″. Embodiments include a labyrinth passage between the rotor and the stator configured to expel fluid by centrifugal force. Embodiments include a shut off feature that takes advantage of axial misalignment. Some embodiments include a unitization feature that holds the rotor and stator together during assembly. The unitization feature can include chamfers on rotor and stator extensions that facilitate assembly and disassembly when sufficient force is applied.
US10184510B2 Method of making a carbon composite piston engine crankshaft
A piston engine crankshaft made from carbon composite material molded in two separate moldings is disclosed. According to a preferred embodiment, the first mold is optimized to for the top dead center piston ignition load. The second molding takes the dynamic piston and rod load and contains the counterweight. Accordingly, carbon fiber filaments are aligned in preferred directions to ideally absorb loads at different areas of the crankshaft.
US10184509B2 Composite tension/compression strut
A composite filament-wound shaft with an end fitting mounted on an interface region on at least one end of said shaft, wherein in said interface region filaments of the filament-wound shaft are angled with respect to the shaft axis such that they follow a path with a radial component and have been cut so as to expose the ends of said filaments in said interface region; and wherein said end fitting comprises a helical thread engaging with said interface region. The helical threaded engagement provides excellent load transmission of axial forces and is therefore well suited to tension and compression elements. The joint provides a low cost and low weight interface.
US10184507B2 Centering bolt
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a bolt comprising: a body having a head, a circumferential sidewall, a central bore extending at least a portion of a length of the bolt, and a plurality of slots extending through the sidewall from the bore, a plurality of positioning arms at least partially located within an interior of the bolt, and a screw seated within the head, where a position of the screw within the head controls an extent to which the plurality of the positioning arms are extended through the sidewall.
US10184498B2 Control valve and work vehicle having the control valve
An inner oil passage (45) is formed inside a slidable spool (22). The slidable spool (22) defines, in its circumferential face, a first opening (46), a second opening (47) and a third opening (48). The first opening (46), the second opening (47) and the third opening (48) are communicated to the inner oil passage (45). When the slidable spool (22) is switched to a floating position (F), the first the first opening (46) is aligned with a first port end portion (25a), the second opening (47) is aligned with a second port end portion (26a), and the third opening (48) is aligned with a fourth port end portion (24a), respectively, and a first cylinder port and a second cylinder port are communicated to a tank port (24) via the inner oil passage (45).
US10184494B2 Enhance motor cooling system and method
An Environmental Control System (ECS) for an aircraft includes a ram air system having a ram inlet and a ram outlet. The ECS includes a cabin air compressor motor, a diverter valve, and a dedicated outlet. The cabin air compressor motor has a motor inlet passage and a motor outlet passage with the motor inlet passage being coupled to the ram inlet. The diverter valve includes a first diverter inlet, a first diverter outlet, and a second diverter outlet. The first diverter inlet is coupled to the motor outlet passage. The dedicated outlet is connected to the first diverter outlet in a flight mode of operation of the aircraft and the ram outlet is connected to the second diverter outlet in a ground mode of operation of the aircraft.
US10184493B2 Piezo flapping fan
A flapping fan for cooling electronic devices includes an elongated piezo actuator, two supporting members, two connecting members, and a thin blade. The supporting members are attached to the piezo actuator at its two ends, while the blade is connected to the piezo actuator through the connecting members. When activated by an AC signal, the piezo actuator oscillates around its neutral position, which causes the blade to oscillate. The blade rotates around its leading edge when its direction of motion changes, keeping its angle of incidence lower than ninety degrees. This helps the flapping fan to generate a significant air flow.
US10184489B2 Columnar air moving devices, systems and methods
An air moving device includes a housing member, a rotary fan assembly, and a nozzle. The air moving device further includes a light source member mounted within the nozzle. The light source member can be placed within a flow of air moving out the end of the nozzle in a generally columnar pattern. The flow of air can be used to cool the light source member. A portion of the nozzle can be transparent, allowing the light from the light source member to emanate radially, as well as longitudinally.
US10184488B2 Fan housing having flush mounted stator blades
Fan assemblies, and in particular fan wheels and stator assemblies for fan assemblies, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the fan wheel includes a wheel back having an outer surface forming one of a curved dome-shape and a truncated cone-shape. The fan wheel may also include a plurality of fan blades radially spaced about and mounted to the outer surface of the wheel back. In one embodiment, each of the fan blades is formed from a segment of an airfoil-shaped aluminum extrusion defining at least one internal cavity. The fan blade first ends can be provided with a compound cut profile with at least one curved cut such that the first end of the blade is mounted flush to the wheel back outer surface. The stator assembly can also be provided with a plurality of stator blades formed from airfoil-shaped aluminum extrusion segments and provided with compound cut profiles.
US10184485B2 Method of manufacturing a compressor housing
A method of manufacturing a compressor housing is provided including arranging a core with a die to define a mould cavity, solidifying a metal within the cavity to form a compressor housing having a diffuser first wall and an outlet volute first wall with an opening; the housing being formed such that a first angle is subtended between an outlet section of a surface of the diffuser first wall and a first section of a surface of the outlet volute first wall, wherein after the housing has been formed, the core is removed and a cut is applied, through the opening, to the first section of the surface of the outlet volute first wall to produce a cut section such that a second angle is subtended between the cut section and the outlet section of the surface of the diffuser first wall that is greater than the first angle.
US10184480B2 Side channel blower, especially for a vehicle heater
A side channel blower includes a housing (10) a motor (16) with a motor shaft that rotates about a motor axis. A first blower housing area (30) has a first delivery channel (34) with an inlet (36) and outlet (38) and is open towards a first axial side (32) and surrounds the motor axis. A first delivery wheel (46) covers the first delivery channel (34) and is carried at a first end area (44) of a motor shaft (20). A second blower housing area (52) has a second delivery channel (56) with an inlet (58) and with an outlet (60) and is open towards a second axial side (54) and surrounds the motor axis. A second delivery wheel (68) is located opposite the second axial side (54) and covers the second delivery channel (56) and is carried at a second end area (64) of the motor shaft (20).
US10184474B2 Displacement type rotary machine with controlling gears
A displacement type rotary machine with non-rotatable housing, two mutually movable co-axial rotors includes an outer rotor movable along housing inside wall, and an inner rotor movable relative to an inner circumferential face of the outer rotor. The outer rotor has radially inwardly directed wings. The inner rotor has a hub with radially outwardly directed wings. Each inner rotor wing is movable between a pair of the outer rotor wings to create chambers. A free end of the inner rotor wings is movable adjacent a curved inside wall of the outer rotor. A free end of the outer rotor wings is movable adjacent the hub. Both rotors are movable adjacent a first cover on the housing. The inner rotor is in movable adjacent a second cover on the outer rotor. Controlling gears control movement of the rotors, the gears including elliptical gearwheels and circular gearwheels.
US10184471B2 Trochoid pump for transferring high-viscosity liquid under high pressure
Disclosed is a trochoid pump for transferring high-viscosity liquids under high pressure. The trochoid pump includes an idler coupled to an inner through-hole inside a housing to be rotated, a rotor inserted into an inside of the idler, and a shaft configured to rotate the rotor, wherein the idler is provided with an inner toothed groove, into which the rotor is inserted and which has a plurality of projecting teeth, and recessed grooves, which are recessed with a predetermined depth along an outer circumferential surface thereof in a circumferential direction. Unlike an existing gear pump or trochoid pump, the trochoid pump for transferring high-viscosity liquids can reduce a viscous friction force, and can reduce the driving power.
US10184469B2 Safety closures and pumping systems
A safety enclosure includes an adaptor arranged to attach to a cartridge or product barrel of a pumping system. The adaptor defines an axial bore and an outer radial surface. The outer radial surface defines a first plurality of radial ridges and a plurality of gaps extending in an axial direction between groupings of the first radial ridges. A cap includes a radial inner surface defining a receiving space and a second plurality of radial ridges. The receiving space is arranged to receive an upper portion of the adaptor and the second radial ridges are arranged to selectively mate with and engage the first radial ridges of the adaptor. A locking system includes a locking arm movably attached to the cap and including a lock piece arranged to selectively protrude into the receiving space to lock the first radial ridges in engagement with the second radial ridges.
US10184467B2 Non-beam pumping unit driven by a biaxial motor
The non-beam pumping unit driven by a biaxial comprises a base, a tower body and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is mounted on the platform, comprising a biaxial motor, a large roller, a small roller, a belt and a counterweight device. The two ends of the biaxial motor are respectively connected with the two ends of the large roller through the chain and the sprocket respectively. The utility uses the biaxial motor instead of the uniaxial motor which in the prior art, the motor and the large roller on both sides are in balance, and solves the problem of partial grinding effectively and prolongs the service life of the bearing.
US10184465B2 Green communities
A green community system centered around a transfer line compressed air energy storage system (TL-CAES). The TL-CAES system can supply compressed air to distant locations, and can be feed into companders to produce super-chilled air which can be used to improve the efficiency of natural gas generator sets. The generator sets can provide facilities with electricity and the super-chilled air can provide the facilities with heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems. The compressed air in the TL-CAES system is to be provided by a transportable compressed air storage system (T-CAES). Air compressors driven powered by green energy sources provide compressed air for the T-CAES system. The compressed air supply in conjunction with companders can further systems such as water purification and carbon dioxide extraction.
US10184462B2 Drive assembly and pump assembly arrangement for cryogenic pump
A cryogenic pump for pumping cryogenic fluid is provided. The pump includes a pump assembly adapted for exposure to cryogenic fluid that includes a plurality of pumping elements disposed about a pump axis. A drive assembly drives the pumping elements to pump cryogenic fluid. A plurality of actuating elements are arranged circumferentially about the pump axis, each actuating element operatively interconnecting the drive assembly with a respective one of the pumping elements. Each actuating element includes a first portion disposed a first radial distance from the pump axis and a second portion disposed a second radial distance from the pump axis with the first radial distance being less than the second radial distance at ambient temperature.
US10184459B2 Discharge chamber of an ion drive, ion drive having a discharge chamber, and a diaphragm for being affixed in a discharge chamber of an ion drive
A discharge chamber of an ion drive, an ion drive having a discharge chamber, and a diaphragm for being affixed in a discharge chamber of an ion drive. The discharge chamber comprises a diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm of the discharge chamber comprises a magnet and is disposed and/or affixed in the discharge chamber.
US10184456B2 Wind turbine and blade alignment method thereof
The present subject matter is directed to a wind turbine blade alignment method. A sensor provided on the blade at a blade station with a known twist angle is used to measure an installation angle of the blade station. The installation angle is adjusted if the installation angle measured by the sensor is not equal to the known twist angle. A wind turbine with such a sensor for measuring an installation angle used for blade alignment is also provided.
US10184455B2 Wind turbine of low wind speeds
Horizontal axis W/T of low wind speeds of propeller type, bearing a main rotor of three blades (1), while in the space between two successive blades (1) and diametrically opposite to the third, an additional 4th blade (2) also of propeller type but of significantly longer length, is interposed. This additional blade (2) is not permanently coupled but selectively engaged in the system of the W/T at low wind speeds, contributing to the startup and enhancing the energy production. The blade (2) bears diametrically opposite a counterweight (15) to balance the forces developed, and rotates in a plane parallel to the main rotor. The coupling of the blade (2) is preferably made at the stand-by state or at low wind speed operation of the W/T, while the uncoupling will be performed during operating state and at the rated power. The blade (2) after uncoupling, gets in vertical position and remains immobilized attached to the tower.
US10184451B2 Wind-powered thermal power generation system
In a wind-powered thermal power generation system, an induction motor includes a field (rotor) which has a field core coupled to a rotation shaft of the wind turbine and a field conductor, and an armature (stator) which has an armature core arranged on the outer side of the field with a spacing therebetween and an armature winding, and the induction motor is housed in the heat insulating container. A heating medium circulation mechanism circulates, inside the heat insulating container, a heating medium that receives heat generated by the induction motor. A magnetic field control means controls an input current to the armature winding so as to result in slip that produces load torque at the rotor rotating due to rotation of the wind turbine. A power generation portion converts, into electricity, the heat of the heating medium heated by the induction motor.
US10184449B2 Vertical-axis wind turbine with flettner rotors
A wind turbine of a VAWT type (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine) having axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the wind direction, with Flettner rotors (7) having axes substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the turbine, said Flettner rotors (7) arranged in a rotary body of the turbine, the turbine having an inner cylinder (6) situated between the Flettner rotors (7), said inner cylinder (6) rotating in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation of said rotary body and Flettner rotors (7). The cylinder (6) is situated at a distance from the rotors (7) such that its rotary motion causes an increase of a pressure difference on sides of the rotors (7), resulting from the Magnus effect.
US10184447B2 Aerodynamic rotor blade
The invention is related to a rotor blade for the generation of electrical power. The rotor blade transforms the kinetic energy of a fluid, into rotational movement of a mechanical shaft. The shape of the rotor blade is characterized in that, along an axis, it is longitudinally bound by a root (a) and a tip (b), which are connected through multiples curved segments, called neutral sectional axes [Eni]. All [Eni] generate a continuous or discontinuous curvature called Primary Neutral Axis [En]. The point corresponding to a leading edge and a trailing edge, configure an airfoil [PAij]. The curvature of the blade (e) has an arch of length L, and is defined by the neutral sectional axes [Eni]. The blade (e) is defined by at least one continuous curved section called primary neutral axis [En] having a length [Ln]. The blade's shape has a variable cross section along the Primary Neutral Axis [En].
US10184446B1 Wind turbine system
A wind turbine system utilizes an air deflector configured inside of an air scoop extending along a circular track around the air deflector to capture the prevailing wind and direct it up through an air rotor. The air rotor is configured with a plurality of fins in the air rotor channel and the flow of air past the fins spins the air rotor. A rotor of an electrical generator is coupled with the air rotor and spins with respect to a stator, fixed to the wind turbine frame, to produce electricity. The air scoop rotates about the wind turbine as a function of the prevailing wind and may be controlled by a controller that is coupled with one or more of the wheels of the air scoop. A plurality of baffles may be configured under the fins to direct the air and over the fins.
US10184445B2 Linear array of wave energy conversion devices
The invention relates to the extraction of energy from waves and comprises a linear array of several Salter's Ducks set roughly perpendicular to the oncoming wave crest. The Ducks are each rotatably connected through a power take-off device to a rigid space frame. The Ducks are spaced and designed to have an optimized natural frequency of each Duck and the array and space frame as a whole and the response characteristics of each Duck may be further modified by controls on the power take-off in response to signals from the whole array of Ducks, particular the lead Duck, but possibly also each other Duck and the space frame motion as a whole. The whole space frame and Duck array can be moored by any means appropriate, but most likely to a single point catenary moor, though other mooring systems are possible.
US10184444B2 Method for improving the cold start capacity of an internal combustion engine, and crankcase ventilating device for this purpose
A method for improving the cold start capacity of an internal combustion engine which is cooled with water that is pre-heated for the cold start. The pre-heated hot water is conducted through flow paths in a region of the crankcase ventilating device and/or in a water/air heat exchanger of the crankcase ventilating device. An internal combustion engine with at least one cooling water circuit, at least one cooling water pump which is arranged in the cooling water circuit, and at least one crankcase ventilating device. The crankcase ventilating device is at least temporarily integrated into the cooling water circuit of the internal combustion engine, and the cooling water circuit has a pre-heating assembly for pre-heating the cooling water when the internal combustion engine is cold started.
US10184438B2 High-pressure pump
A high-pressure pump has a metering valve and a valve stopper. The stopper has a regulation portion which an end surface of the valve is brought into contact with. An outer diameter of the regulation portion is equal to an outer diameter of the outer peripheral surface of the valve. A cylindrical sleeve is disposed around the regulation portion. When the end surface of the valve is in contact with the regulation portion, the sleeve covers a tapered surface of the valve.
US10184437B2 Arrangement with a fuel distributor and multiple fuel injection valves
A fuel injection system has a fuel distributor and multiple fuel injection valves each disposed on a cup of the fuel distributor. At least one injection valve is mounted on the associated cup by way of at least one holding element. An abutment surface is provided on the outer side of the cup. A support surface is configured on the underside of the cup. The holding element is moreover configured as a holding clamp. An abutment surface is provided on an outer side of the fuel injection valve. The holding clamp engages on the one hand behind the abutment surface of the cup and on the other hand behind the abutment surface of the fuel injection valve. The holding clamp furthermore pushes the fuel injection valve toward the support surface.
US10184434B2 Filter device, in particular for gas filtration
A filter device having a filter housing and a filter element having a first and a second filter media body at a common filter element housing. Cooperating positive-locking elements are disposed at the filter housing and a the filter element housing, which engage in a positive-locking manner.
US10184433B2 Exhaust gas mixer arrangement
An exhaust gas mixer arrangement for mixing exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine with an additive comprises an exhaust gas flow duct (28) with an inlet area (24) arranged upstream and with a discharge area (26) arranged downstream. The exhaust gas flow duct (28) is bent in a coil-like manner at least in some areas between the inlet area (24) and the discharge area (26).
US10184432B2 Intercooler assembly for vehicle
An intercooler assembly for a vehicle includes an intercooler, and a duct connected to a front side of the intercooler and guiding outside air to the intercooler. The duct is in surface-contact with an outer surface of the intercooler, at which the air flowing into the duct flows out to the intercooler.
US10184431B2 Fuel vapor processing apparatus
A fuel vapor processing apparatus may include a first adsorption chamber, a second adsorption chamber and a third adsorption chamber that are arranged in series with respect to a flow of gas. A ratio of a length to a diameter of the second adsorption chamber may be larger than a ratio of a length to a diameter of the first adsorption chamber. A filling ratio of an adsorbent within the second adsorption chamber may be smaller than a filling ratio of an adsorbent within the first adsorption chamber.
US10184427B2 Vehicle comprising a pressurized liquid fuel system and method for operating a pressurized liquid fuel system
A vehicle including a pressurized liquid fuel system includes a first pressurized liquid fuel tank arrangement, a second pressurized liquid feel tank arrangement, and a balancing conduit open to a first fuel tank and to a second fuel tank at least one of above a maximum liquid level of the first fuel tank and a maximum liquid level of the second fuel tank and below a minimum liquid level of the first fuel tank and a minimum liquid level of the second fuel tank. A first return line and a second return Sine to the first and second fuel tanks are configured such that a pressure drop across the first, return line from a pressurized liquid fuel circulation system to the first fuel tank is adapted to be the same as a pressure drop across the second return line from the pressurized liquid fuel circulation system to the second fuel tank. Methods for operating a pressurized liquid fuel system are also disclosed.
US10184426B2 Thrust reverser with forward positioned blocker doors
An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This assembly includes a thrust reverser cascade, a fan ramp fairing and a blocker door. The thrust reverser cascade extends along an axial centerline from a forward cascade end to an aft cascade end. The fan ramp fairing is disposed at the forward cascade end. The fan ramp fairing is configured with a fairing surface that provides a forward boundary for bypass air flowing into the thrust reverser cascade during a first mode of operation. The blocker door is configured to completely axially overlap the fairing surface during a second mode of operation.
US10184425B2 Fiber optic sensing for variable area fan nozzles
A control system for a variable area fan nozzle (VAFN) having a plurality of petals is disclosed. The control system may include at least one fiber optic shape sensor extending along at least one of the plurality of petals, and a light source operatively connected to the at least one fiber optic shape sensor. The control system may further include a receiver operatively connected to the at least one fiber optic shape sensor. The control system may further include a VAFN control unit in operative communication with the plurality of petals and the receiver. The VAFN control unit may be configured to receive a signal from the receiver indicative of the measured strain along the at least one fiber optic shape sensor, and calculate a nozzle area of the VAFN based on the measured strain.
US10184418B2 Device of predicting pressure of diesel engine and pressure predicting method using the same
A method of predicting a cylinder pressure of a diesel engine by a pressure predicting device may include predicting a pilot injection combustion pressure by pilot injection; predicting main combustion duration of main injection; and predicting a main injection combustion pressure after the main injection by using the pilot injection combustion pressure and the main combustion duration.
US10184417B2 Fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine
In a fuel injection system a high-pressure fuel pump is arranged to deliver fuel into the fuel rail, a first valve is disposed at the inlet of the high-pressure fuel pump, and a second valve is disposed in a return line that fluidly connects the fuel rail to a fuel tank. An electronic control unit is configured to monitor a value of a parameter indicative of a fuel quantity injected into the engine, monitor a value of an engine speed, and operate the first valve to allow a first fuel flow to be delivered from the high-pressure fuel pump into the fuel rail and contemporaneously operate the second valve to discharge a second fuel flow from the fuel rail, if the monitored value of the parameter indicates that no fuel is injected into the engine and the monitored value of the engine speed exceeds a predetermined threshold value thereof.
US10184416B2 Methods and systems for fuel injection control
Methods and systems are provided for continuously estimating a direct injector tip temperature based on heat transfer to the injector from the cylinder due to combustion conditions, and heat transfer to the injector due to flow of cool fuel from the fuel rail. Variations in the injector tip temperature from a steady-state temperature are monitored when the direct injector is deactivated. Upon reactivation, a fuel pulse width commanded to the direct injector is updated to account for a temperature-induced change in fuel density, thereby reducing the occurrence of air-fuel ratio errors.
US10184415B2 Electronic filter detection feature for liquid filtration systems
A filter monitor system (“FMS”) module is installed on the engine/vehicle and is connected to the filter systems, sensors and devices to monitor various performance parameters. The module also connects to the engine control module (“ECM”) and draws parameters from the ECM. The FMS module is capable of interfacing with various output devices such as a smartphone application, a display monitor, an OEM telematics system or a service technician's tool on a computer. The FMS module consists of hardware and software algorithms which constantly monitor filter systems and provide information to the end-user. FMS module provides necessary inputs and outputs for electronic sensors and devices.
US10184413B2 Control system of internal combustion engine
A control system comprising a variable valve timing mechanism (B) able to set a closing timing of an intake valve (7), a fuel injector (13) for feeding fuel to a combustion chamber (5), an intake air amount detector (17) for detecting an amount of intake air fed to an intake passage from the outside air, and a pressure sensor (16) for detecting the pressure in the intake passage downstream of a throttle valve (16). When air in the combustion chamber (5) is blown back to the intake passage when injection of fuel is restarted after the fuel injection is stopped at the time of deceleration operation, the basis for calculation of the fuel injection amount in the initial cycle when fuel injection is restarted is switched from the amount of intake air detected by the intake air amount detector (17) to the pressure in the intake passage detected by the pressure sensor (18).
US10184412B2 Improvements to engine shutdown and restart
Aspects of the present invention relate to methods of stop/start of an internal combustion engine provided with a CVVL system; also a control unit and a vehicle for employing the methods.
US10184411B2 Exhaust purification system for internal combustion engine
Rich control is performed to hold an air-fuel ratio of an exhaust gas discharged from an engine combustion chamber temporarily richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio by injecting additional fuel into a cylinder in an expansion stroke or exhaust stroke while an exhaust gas recirculation rate is made lower than a base exhaust gas recirculation rate. A variable valve timing mechanism able to change an overlap period is provided. When ending rich control (ta2), the injection of additional fuel is stopped and the overlap period (OL) is increased from a base overlap period (OLB) and held there while an EGR rate (REGR) is kept lower than a base EGR rate (REGRB) and when a delay time (dt) elapses, the EGR rate and the overlap period are reset to the base EGR rate and the base overlap period.
US10184410B2 Method of operating a low pressure EGR valve in a low pressure EGR route of an internal combustion engine
A method is disclosed for operating a low pressure EGR valve in a low pressure EGR route of an internal combustion engine equipped with an aftertreatment system having a urea injector upstream of a Selective Catalytic Reduction on Filter (SCRF). During a regeneration procedure of the SCRF, an enabling condition is monitored for opening the low pressure EGR valve of the low pressure EGR route when enabling condition is satisfied. The enabling condition may be satisfied if a urea injection is not performed.
US10184409B2 Method of operating an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger
A method and system for operating an internal combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger and an exhaust gas recirculation pipe fluidly connecting an exhaust gas line to an air intake duct upstream of a compressor of the turbocharger is disclosed. A value of a parameter indicative of a temperature of an exhaust gas is determined, and an internal recirculation strategy of the exhaust gas is actuated if the determined value is lower than a predetermined threshold value thereof. The internal recirculation strategy includes interrupting a flowing of exhaust gas through the exhaust gas recirculation pipe, and opening an exhaust valve during an intake stroke of a piston of the internal combustion engine.
US10184407B2 Method and system for emissions reduction
Methods and systems are provided for operating a branched exhaust assembly in a vehicle engine in order to increase catalyst efficiency and reduce engine emissions. In one example, a method may include, during a cold-start condition, flowing exhaust first through a three-way catalyst then through an underbody converter, then through a heat exchanger and then through a turbine, each exhaust component housed on different branches on the branched exhaust assembly. After catalyst activation, exhaust may flow first through the turbine, then through the underbody converter and then through the three-way catalyst, and during high engine load, exhaust entering the turbine may be cooled in order to reduce thermal load on the turbine.
US10184403B2 Atomizing fuel nozzle
A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine. The nozzle has a body and a center axis. The body has an inner circumferential surface circumscribing a central passageway which is coaxial with the center axis. The nozzle also has air passages which extend predominantly radially inward through the body. The air passage outlets of each air passage are circumferentially spaced apart from one another along the inner circumferential surface. Each air passage conveys air through the body toward the nozzle center axis and into the central passageway. The nozzle also has fuel passages which extend through the body. Each fuel passage is disposed within the body between adjacent circumferentially spaced apart air passages and is transverse to the direction of extension of its neighboring air passages.
US10184401B2 Turbojet engine suspension using a double rear support
Bypass turbojet engine comprising a fan casing (5) at the front and an exhaust casing at the rear, said turbojet engine further comprising a cold stream duct (7) which comprises an annular rear end connected to the exhaust casing and on which is positioned at least one attachment point (4) able to transmit the load from the exhaust casing to the structure of an aircraft, characterized in that a plurality of attachment points (4g, 4d) is positioned on the circumference of said annular rear end of the cold stream duct (7), said plurality of attachment points comprising either two points (4g, 4d) that are diametrically opposed on said circumference or at least three points that form a polygon through which the axis of symmetry of the cold stream duct (7) passes, and in that the turbojet engine is equipped with a rear suspension hoop (8) fixed to said attachment points and able to be fixed to the structure of the aircraft.
US10184400B2 Methods of cooling a fluid using an annular heat exchanger
Methods of cooling a hot fluid in an annular duct of a gas turbine engine are provided. The method can include directing the hot fluid through a plurality of cooling channels that are radially layered within the annular duct to define a heat transfer area, and passing a cooling fluid through the annular duct such that the cooling fluid passes between the radially layered cooling channels. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include passing the hot fluid into a first inner radial tube, through a plurality of cooling channels defined within a plurality of curvilinear plates that are radially layered within the annular duct, and into a second inner radial tube; and passing a cooling fluid through the annular duct.
US10184399B2 Inlet particle separator systems and methods
An inertial inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine is provided. A separator assembly and collector assembly are coupled to the scavenge flow path and configured to receive the scavenge air. The collector inlet has a throat defining a cumulative throat area at each position along the throat length from the first throat end to the second throat end. The collector body defines a cross-sectional area associated with each position along the throat length between the first throat end and the second throat end. The collector outlet is coupled to the collector body such that scavenge air flows into the collector inlet, through the collector body, and out through the collector outlet. At a first position between the first throat end and the second throat end, the respective cross-sectional area of the collector body is greater than or equal to the respective cumulative throat area.
US10184396B2 Oxy-fuel combustion system with ionic ceramic membranes
Experimental and numerical investigations on an atmospheric diffusion oxy-combustion flame in a gas turbine model combustor are conducted. The combustor is fuelled with CH4CH4 and a mixture of CO2 and O2 as oxidizer. The stability of the oxy-combustion flame is affected when the operating percentage of oxygen in the oxidizer mixture is reduced below 25%. A new 3D reactor design is introduced for the substitution of ITM reactors into a gas turbine combustor. A new oxygen permeation equation model has been developed by fitting the experimental data available in the literature for a LSCF ion transport membrane. The monolith structure design ITM reactor is capable of delivering power ranging from 5 to 8 MWe based on cycle first law efficiency.
US10184395B2 Multi-joint crank drive of an internal combustion engine, and corresponding internal combustion engine
A multi-joint crank drive of an internal combustion engine includes at least one coupling member rotataby supported on a crankpin of a crankshaft for rotation about a coupling member rotation axis; and at least one connecting rod supported on a crankpin of an eccentric shaft for rotation about an eccentric rotation axis, wherein the coupling member is connected with a piston rod of a piston of the internal combustion engine for pivoting about a piston rod rotation axis and with the connecting rod for rotation about a connecting rod rotation axis, said coupling member having a bearing eye receiving the crankpin of the crankshaft, wherein a coupling angle between an imagined straight line though the coupling member rotation axis and the connecting rod rotation axis and an imagined straight line through the coupling member ration axis and the piston rod rotation axis is at least 140° and at most 180°, wherein a center point of the coupling member is arranged outside the bearing eye, and on a side of a first plane which faces the piston of the internal combustion engine, said first plane receiving the coupling member rotation axis and the connecting rod rotation axis.
US10184392B2 Single chamber multiple independent contour rotary machine
The disclosure provides rotary machines that include, in one embodiment, a rotatable shaft defining a central axis A, the shaft having a first end and a second end. The shaft can have a first hub disposed thereon with a plurality of cavities. At least one contour is slidably received into an arcuate cavity in an exterior surface of the hub. The contour has a convex outer surface that cooperates with an inwardly facing curved surface of a housing to form a working volume.
US10184389B2 Vehicle engine
A vehicle engine includes a cylinder block, a cylinder head installed at an upper portion of the cylinder block and forming a combustion chamber therein, a piston installed at the cylinder block and reciprocating in the cylinder block so that the volume of the combustion chamber is compressed or expanded, an injector installed at the cylinder head for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber, a spark plug installed at the cylinder head for igniting the fuel injected from the injector, and a voltage generating member installed inside the piston so that a voltage is generated by a pressure generated during a compression stroke of the piston.
US10184388B1 Engine piston
A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a piston body forming a crown portion and a skirt portion, the crown portion forming a generally concave bowl extending symmetrically around the piston body with respect to an axis of symmetry of the crown portion. The bowl forms a first lip and a second lip that are arranged in a stepped configuration along a side margin of the bowl. A depressed ledge having a generally annular shape is further formed in the crown portion, the depressed ledge including a flat, annular surface extending along a plane that is parallel to a plane defined by the generally flat crown surface.
US10184387B2 Remanufactured prechamber device and method
A prechamber ignition assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a base attached to a remanufactured prechamber ignition device at a base weld interface. The remanufactured prechamber ignition device includes a new tip formed of a tip material, and a root formed of a root material, with a used body formed of a body material disposed therebetween. The new tip is bonded to the used body at a tip weld interface and the root is bonded to the used body at a root weld interface.
US10184384B2 Spherical annular seal member and method of manufacturing the same
In a spherical annular seal member 38, a spherical annular base member 36 is constructed so as to be provided with structural integrity as a heat-resistant material 6 and a reinforcing member 5 are compressed to each other and intertwined with each other. In an outer layer 37, the heat-resistant material 6, a sintered solid lubricant constituted by a lubricating composition, and the reinforcing member 5 made from a metal wire net are compressed such that the sintered solid lubricant and the heat-resistant material 6 are filled in meshes of the metal wire net of the reinforcing member 5, and the solid lubricant, the heat-resistant material 6, and the reinforcing member 5 are integrated in mixed form, an outer surface 39 of that outer layer 37 being thus formed into a smooth surface 42 in which a surface 40 constituted by the reinforcing member 5 and a surface 41 constituted by the sintered solid lubricant are present in mixed form.
US10184382B2 Abnormality diagnosis apparatus for NOx storage reduction catalyst
An apparatus according to the present invention is adapted to calculate an NOX storage rate defined as the rate of the quantity of NOX stored into the NSR catalyst to the quantity of NOX flowing into the NSR catalyst, based on quantity of NOX flowing into the NSR catalyst and the quantity of NOX flowing out of the NSR catalyst in a state in which the amount of NOX stored in the NSR catalyst is equal to or larger than the breakthrough start amount of a criterion catalyst and the flow rate of exhaust gas flowing through the NSR catalyst is equal to or higher than a predetermined lower limit flow rate. The apparatus diagnoses the NSR catalyst as normal if the NOX storage rate thus calculated is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold and as abnormal if the NOX storage rate is lower than the predetermined threshold.
US10184380B2 Use of pressure differential in selective catalytic reduction systems
Systems and methods to determine the pressure differential for selective catalytic reduction systems includes a first sensor coupled to an inlet of a selective catalytic reduction system, a second sensor coupled to an outlet of the selective catalytic reduction system, and a controller communicatively coupled to the selective catalytic reduction system. The controller is configured to interpret a first parameter indicative of a first pressure amount of the selective catalytic reduction system measured by the first sensor, interpret a secondary parameter indicative of a secondary pressure amount of the selective catalytic reduction system measured by the second sensor, determine a plurality of operating parameters based, at least in part, on the interpretation of the first parameter and the secondary parameter, and generate a selective catalytic reduction command based, at least in part, on the determination of the plurality of operating parameters.
US10184376B2 Method of managing a selective catalytic reduction system of a motor vehicle
A method of managing a selective catalytic reduction system of a motor vehicle. During a first predetermined time period, a plurality of functionality checks of the sensor are performed for identifying if the sensor is able to provide a reliable measurement of the ammonia concentration. During the same first predetermined time period, a plurality of values of the ammonia concentration in the diesel exhaust fluid is measured by the sensor. A maintenance inducement strategy of the selective catalytic reduction system is activated if each of the values of the ammonia concentration measured during the first predetermined time period is smaller than a predetermined threshold value, and if each of the functionality checks of the sensor performed during the same first predetermined time period identifies that the sensor is able to provide a reliable measurement of the ammonia concentration.
US10184372B2 Exhaust systems and methods for gas turbine engine
Systems and methods for an exhaust system for a gas turbine engine are provided. The exhaust system includes an eductor system adapted to receive a primary exhaust fluid. The eductor system includes a body that extends along a first axis, with a plurality of ducts spaced apart about a circumference of the body. Each of the plurality of ducts extend from the body along a second axis transverse to the first axis to define a plurality of eductor primary flow paths that terminate in a mixing chamber. The mixing chamber is adapted to receive a secondary cooling fluid and to mix the primary exhaust fluid with the secondary cooling fluid to create a mixed fluid flow.
US10184367B2 Engine lubrication system
A system and method for delivering lubrication oil to an internal combustion engine. The engine lubrication system (10) comprises a lubrication oil reservoir (13), a pump (15) to deliver lubrication oil to the engine from the reservoir (13), and a pressurization system (17) for pressurizing oil received by the pump from the reservoir for delivery to the engine. The pressurization establishes a positive pressure at the pump inlet to assist delivery of oil having entrained vapor cavities to the engine for lubrication thereof. The pump (15) comprises a solenoid actuated positive displacement pump, whereby operation of the pump may be selectively controlled by the manner in which the solenoid is operated. The engine lubrication system (10) further comprises a pressure release system (46) comprising pressure relief valve (47) for relieving excess fluid pressure within the oil reservoir (13).
US10184365B2 Sliding cam system having two-stage actuator stroke
A sliding cam system is provided including: at least one sliding cam arranged in a fixed, but axially slideable manner on at least one axially fixed base shaft for forming a cam shaft of a reciprocating internal combustion engine; at least one actuator device for adjusting the sliding cam into different axial positions using at least one actuator pin that can engage in at least one sliding groove on a circumference of the sliding cam, wherein the actuator device has a housing attached to the engine and the sliding grooves are arranged in a groove section of the sliding cam; and a bracket encompassing the groove section using side shoulders, directed parallel to a longitudinal axis of the base shaft and provided with an opening in a region of the actuator pins, wherein the sliding cam has at least two sliding grooves having at least partially different depths, wherein the bracket is directed in the actuator device and wherein a positive-fit depth stop device is provided between the bracket and the actuator pin(s).
US10184364B2 Hydraulic circuit for valve deactivation
Methods and systems are provided for deactivating a valve actuation mechanism. In one example, a system may include a hydraulic gallery that may deliver a restricted flow of hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic flow restrictor to a pressure relief valve within a valve deactivation oil control valve, and during a second condition may deliver an unrestricted flow of hydraulic fluid from the valve deactivation oil control valve to the hydraulic flow restrictor. The hydraulic flow restrictor may comprise two vertical bores within the camshaft carrier that are fluidically coupled via a restrictive groove on the bottom surface of the camshaft carrier.
US10184363B2 Lost motion differential valve actuation
In an engine comprising a cylinder having first and second engine valves of a same function type, a system for actuating the first and second engine valves comprises a first and second master pistons that receive first and second valve actuation motions from respective ones of a first and second valve actuation motion source, a first slave piston operatively connected to the first engine valve and configured to hydraulically receive the first valve actuation motions from at least the first master piston and a second slave piston operatively connected to the second engine valve and configured to hydraulically receive the second valve actuation motions from the second master piston. The system further comprises an accumulator and a mode selector valve in hydraulic communication with the first master piston, the first slave piston and the accumulator. The mode selector valve may selectively hydraulically connect the first master piston to the accumulator.
US10184362B2 Intake device of internal combustion engine
An intake device of an internal combustion engine, includes: a plurality of intake ports which have outer walls and partition walls and are adjacent to each other via the partition walls; a valve body which is provided in each of the intake ports, and switches a flow path of the intake port by rotation around a rotation shaft; a holding member which is installed on each of the outer walls and the partition walls; and a rolling bearing which is mounted on at least one of the holding members, and supports the valve body to be freely rotatable, wherein the holding member includes a wall surface between the rolling bearing and the valve body in a direction in which the rotation shaft extends.
US10184361B2 Combustion engine with pneumatic valve return spring
A combustion engine includes an engine valve arranged to selectively open/close a combustion chamber of the engine, a cylinder head adjacent the combustion chamber, arranged to guide a valve stem of the engine valve, the engine valve being axially displaceable relative to the cylinder head between the combustion chamber closed position and the combustion chamber fully opened position, and a valve spring retainer connected to the valve stem. The valve spring retainer partly delimits a gas spring volume, which is in fluid communication with an adjacent gas volume via a port when the engine valve is in the combustion chamber closed position, and which is separated from the adjacent gas volume when the engine valve is in the combustion chamber fully open position, the port being open during at least 25% of the maximal stroke of the engine valve and being closed due to a displacement of the engine valve.
US10184360B2 Pressed extruded pulley
A pulley for phaser including a toothed outer circumference for accepting a drive force; an inner circumference with at least a first set of lands extending towards a center of the pulley and spaced apart along the inner circumference of the pulley; and an axial retaining feature on the first set of lands for interaction with a corresponding retaining feature of a housing press fit within the inner circumference with the pulley, axially retaining the housing within the pulley.
US10184357B2 Lift device for turbine casing and method to lift the casing
A partially assembled casing for a turbine including: an assembly of connected casing sections, wherein the assembly does not form a complete casing for the turbine; a gap in the assembly of connected casing sections, wherein the gap corresponds to an absent casing section which is not included in the assembly of connected casing sections, and a frame inserted in the gap and providing structural support to the assembly of connected casing sections.
US10184355B2 Supercharging device
A supercharging device includes a rotor mounted in a housing via an axial bearing disposed on an end side of the rotor. The axial bearing includes an axial bearing disc with a first bearing surface, a membrane with a central first opening, and a screw connection that secures the axial bearing disc to the membrane through the central first opening. The axial bearing further includes a bush with a central second opening, wherein the bush is connected to the housing and the membrane is clamped in between the bush and the housing, and an adjusting screw screwed into the central second opening of the bush, wherein the adjusting screw delimits and facilitates an axial movement of the screw connection and thus of the axial bearing disc.
US10184350B2 Unison ring self-centralizers and method of centralizing
A centralizing assembly for an engine having a plurality or rotatable vanes is provided including an engine casing and at least one unison ring disposed concentrically there about. A spacing gap is formed between the unison ring and the engine casing and is variable between a maximum spacing gap and a minimum spacing gap in response to thermal expansion of the engine casing. A centralizer element includes a plunger element movably mounted to unison ring and spanning the spacing gap. At least one conical spring washer is mounted to the plunger element and exerts a centralizing force through the plunger element onto the engine casing. The at least one conical spring washer maintains the centralizing force between the maximum spacing gap and the minimum spacing gap.
US10184348B2 System and method for turbine blade clearance control
A system and method are provided for controlling turbine blade tip-to-static structure clearance in a gas turbine engine installed on an aircraft. Mode control data are processed to determine that a fuel-saving mode is enabled, and aircraft data are processed to determine that the aircraft gas turbine engine is generating a substantially constant thrust. The turbine blade tip-to-static structure clearance in the aircraft gas turbine engine is minimized upon determining that both the aircraft gas turbine engine is generating a substantially constant thrust and the fuel-saving mode is enabled. The turbine blade tip-to-static structure clearance in the aircraft gas turbine engine is then selectively increased to a predetermined clearance, and a change in aircraft gas turbine engine thrust is prevented until the predetermined clearance is achieved.
US10184345B2 Cover plate assembly for a gas turbine engine
A cover plate assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first cover plate and a second cover plate in contact with a portion of the first cover plate to at least axially retain the first cover plate.
US10184343B2 System and method for turbine nozzle cooling
A system having an impingement sleeve configured to receive a cooling flow is provided. The impingement sleeve includes a column of ports extending from an outer surface of the impingement sleeve, wherein each port of the column of ports is configured to direct an impingement stream toward a heated structure, and each impingement stream includes a portion of the cooling flow. Further, one or more pins are disposed outside the outer surface relative to the cooling flow, wherein each pin of the one or more pins is coupled between pairs of ports of the column of ports.
US10184341B2 Airfoil baffle with wedge region
An airfoil according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an airfoil body that has an internal passage for conveying a fluid flow. The internal passage includes first and second passage sections and a turn section that connects the first and second passage sections. A baffle is located in the second passage section and the turn section. The baffle includes a wedge region situated in at least the turn section and is oriented to either divide or join the fluid flow through the turn section.
US10184340B2 Geared turbofan engine having a reduced number of fan blades and improved acoustics
A rotor blade comprises an airfoil extending radially from a root section to a tip section and axially from a leading edge to a trailing edge, the leading and trailing edges defining a curvature therebetween. The curvature determines a relative exit angle at a relative span height between the root section and the tip section, based on an incident flow velocity at the leading edge of the airfoil and a rotational velocity at the relative span height. In operation of the rotor blade, the relative exit angle determines a substantially flat exit pressure ratio profile for relative span heights from 75% to 95%, wherein the exit pressure ratio profile is constant within a tolerance of 10% of a maximum value of the exit pressure ratio profile.
US10184339B2 Turbomachine
A turbomachine including at least one blade-row group that is arranged in the main flow path and at least two rows of blades that are adjacent to each other in the main flow direction, each row having a plurality of blades (38, 40), whereby a narrow cross section and a degree of overlap between the blades of the upstream row of blades and the blades of the downstream row of blades vary starting at the center of the main flow path in the direction of at least one main flow limiter.
US10184334B2 Analyzing reservoir using fluid analysis
Various implementations directed to analyzing a reservoir using fluid analysis are provided. In one implementation, a method may include determining mud gas logging (MGL) data based on drilling mud associated with a wellbore traversing a reservoir of interest. The method may also include determining first downhole fluid analysis (DFA) data based on a first reservoir fluid sample obtained at a first measurement station in the wellbore. The method may further include determining predicted DFA data for the wellbore based on the first DFA data. The method may additionally include determining second DFA data based on a second reservoir fluid sample obtained at a second measurement station in the wellbore. The method may further include analyzing the reservoir based on a comparison of the MGL data and a comparison of the second DFA data to the predicted DFA data.
US10184327B2 Downhole tool explosive with thermally conductive material
A capsule can include a shell that defines at least a portion of a chamber; and a mixture of an explosive and a thermally conductive material disposed in the chamber. A method can include forming a mixture of an explosive and a thermally conductive material; disposing at least a portion of the mixture in a chamber of a capsule; and at least partially sealing the chamber.
US10184326B2 Perforating system for hydraulic fracturing operations
A perforating system for creating perforations that azimuthally circumscribe an inner wall of a wellbore, and that are at substantially the same depth in the wellbore. The perforating system includes perforating assemblies that are housed in a gun body and spaced axially apart. The perforating assemblies have shaped charges positioned at selective angles around an axis of the gun body and at substantially the same axial location in the gun body. Bulkheads are provided between adjacent shaped charges, so that initiating the shaped charges forms angularly spaced apart perforations in a tubular in which the perforating system is inserted. Pressurizing the wellbore with fracturing fluid extends the perforations into fractures, where the fractures are normal to an axis of the wellbore and in a plane of minimum stress.
US10184325B2 Methods and systems for utilizing an inner diameter of a tool for jet cutting, hydraulically setting packers and shutting off circulation tool simultaneously
Examples of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for utilizing an inner diameter of a tool for jet cutting and hydraulically setting packers.
US10184315B2 While drilling valve system
A system includes a valve subassembly configured to be disposed along an internal flowline exit of a first internal flowline within a downhole drilling module. The valve subassembly includes an active valve configured to regulate flow of a fluid through the internal flowline exit and a passive valve configured to be passively controlled based on a differential pressure between a first volume of the downhole drilling module and a second volume surrounding the downhole drilling module.
US10184307B2 Expandable ball seat for use in fracturing geologic formations
A ball seat is expanded and held in place within a casing using an expander. The ball seat includes one or more gripping elements and one or more sealing elements. An apparatus for expandably installing a ball seat in a casing includes a ball seat having one or more gripping elements and one or more elastomeric sealing elements disposed on an exterior of an expandable sleeve portion of the ball seat that is expanded by pulling an expander into the bore of the expandable sleeve portion of the ball seat. A mechanical fuse is predisposed to fail at a level of force sufficient to move the expander to the installed position. Failure of the fuse and further movement of a pulling mandrel positions a channel on the mandrel into alignment with a distal end of the collet, enabling the collet to collapse and pass through the expander for removal.
US10184306B2 Detecting and remediating downhole excessive pressure condition
A rotary subterranean drill capable of detecting an excessive downhole pressure condition and automatically remediating the causal condition of the detected excessive pressure condition. A pressure detector coupled to a drill string of the rotary subterranean drill can sense an excessive downhole pressure condition that exceeds a predetermined value. When an excessive downhole pressure condition is sensed at the pressure detector drag members are automatically disengaged from the borehole, thereby permitting rotation of the anchorable exterior portion within the borehole.
US10184305B2 Elastic pipe control with managed pressure drilling
Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for improving the accuracy of bottom hole pressure control. One example embodiment includes a torque and drag model that calculates the elasticity of the drill string, which is included in a managed pressure drilling control system. The addition of the torque and drag calculations provide more accurate surge/swab effect calculations based on pipe movement corrected for elasticity effects. The results of these calculations will be used in a real-time hydraulics model to determine a setpoint pressure which will be utilized by a MPD choke system. Further, the real-time torque and drag models are calibrated to actual hole conditions in real-time using survey, temperature, pressure and downhole tool data to calculate friction factors in a wellbore.
US10184303B2 Anti-rotation device for connector assembly and method
An improved anti-rotation device for preventing rotation of two joined tubular members of a connector assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes a first threaded portion connected to a second threaded portion. The anti-rotation device includes at least one self-tapping screw installed in an associated threaded bore formed in and tangential to a flange of the second threaded portion. When installed, the at least one self-tapping screw engages a shoulder of the first threaded portion. A partial thread is formed in the shoulder of the first threaded portion by the at least one self-tapping screw, which forms a shear-resistive force that prevents rotation of the first threaded portion relative to the second threaded portion, and thus prevents rotation of one tubular member relative to the other.
US10184301B2 Downhole drilling tools and connection system for same
An embodiment includes a downhole tool with first and second modular connectors. The connection modules are configured to aid make-up and assembly and improve stability during use.
US10184300B2 Transportable equipment platform
Disclosed is a mobile platform on which equipment is mounted. A structural frame for a platform used to transport equipment may include a bottom rail configured to rest on the ground, a top rail vertically offset from the bottom rail, a plurality of pillars extending between the top and bottom rails, a forward support point, and an aft support point, wherein the structural frame is configured to support a downward force on the bottom rail when the structural frame is suspended between the forward and aft support points.
US10184295B2 Machine leveling assembly and method
A machine comprising a frame including a front-right portion, a front-left portion, a rear-right portion, and a rear-left portion. The machine includes a first jack coupled with the front-right portion for raising or lowering the front-right portion, a second jack coupled with the front-left portion for raising or lowering the front-left portion, a third jack coupled with the rear-right portion for raising or lowering the rear-right portion, and a fourth jack coupled with the rear-left portion for raising or lowering the rear-left portion. The machine includes a front jack leveling system operatively coupled with the first jack and the second jack. The front jack leveling system controls the first jack and the second jack such that a first movement of the first jack in a first direction corresponds to a second movement of the second jack in a second direction that is opposite from the first direction.
US10184292B2 Stepladder, system and method
A stepladder system having an object having a lug slot. The system has a stepladder. The stepladder has a ladder top having a plane having a periphery and a lug extending from the periphery which engages with the lug slot in an object so the object is held securely to the ladder top. A method of holding securely an object to a stepladder.
US10184290B2 Window spacer frame crimping assembly
An apparatus and method is provided for forming folds at a corner in a spacer frame assembly used in the construction of insulating glass unit windows. The apparatus comprises a carriage supporting first and second crimping fingers. The crimping fingers are spaced about a path of travel for the passage of metal strips during operation. The apparatus comprises an encoder to determine a velocity of the strips, and a motor coupled to a ball screw assembly. The ball screw assembly moves the carriage during operation along the path of travel. The apparatus comprises an electrical gearing arrangement for accelerating the carriage along the path. The electrical gearing arrangement includes a controller and a double acting rack assembly, the controller being coupled to the motor, the encoder, and the double rack assembly. The double rack assembly simultaneously actuates the fingers at a direction substantially transverse to the path.
US10184289B2 Spacer key for hollow spacer sections
A disclosed spacer key is configured for insertion within hollow spacer sections, thereby connecting the hollow spacer sections. The spacer key may include a top wall and a bottom wall connected by opposing side walls such that the spacer key has a tubular cross section and longitudinally-extending body. To control how much of the body is inserted into each spacer section, one or more raised areas may be included on the exterior of the spacer key. Protrusions may extend laterally-outward from the spacer key, configured to contact one or more internal surfaces of surrounding spacer sections upon insertion. External surfaces of the spacer key lacking protrusions may include one or more depressed areas. Longitudinally-extending grooves may also be included on the exterior of the spacer key to accommodate various perforations that may protrude from surrounding spacer sections, thereby improving the fit between the spacer key and spacer sections.
US10184288B2 Plastic thermal barrier, composite profile and window that comprise such a thermal barrier and method for producing a frame for a window
A plastic thermal barrier connects an inner shell and an outer shell of a window frame or a door frame. The thermal barrier includes a first part that is provided with a component for connecting it to an inner shell and an outer shell. The thermal barrier further includes a second part, whereby these parts are connected to one another in a hinged way by means of a film hinge and are provided with mutually complementary elements of a snap connector configured to fasten the two parts together.
US10184286B2 Articulated mine door opening mechanism
A mine door system which includes a mine door having a door leaf, and a door-moving mechanism that articulates between a first configuration in which the mechanism applies a relatively smaller door-moving force to the door leaf and moves it at a first speed and a second configuration in which the mechanism applies a larger door-moving force to the door leaf and moves it at a second speed less than the first speed.
US10184285B2 Bi-fold door latch assembly and floor anchor assembly
A bi-fold door is opened with a lift assembly having a plurality of straps attached to power driven lift drums. A latch assembly retains the closed bi-fold door secure to side columns of a building. The latch assembly has a latch strap attached to a latch drum that accommodates the latch strap to hold the closed bi-fold door in contact with the side columns of the building. A floor anchor assembly anchors the bottom of the closed bi-fold door to the floor below the closed bi-fold door to stabilize and inhibit bending and deformation of the bi-fold door frame.
US10184284B2 Networked door closer
A door closer assembly for an entryway device having a position sensor that assists in determining the location of the door closer assembly, and thus the location of the associated entryway device, relative to at least an entryway. The position sensor can be coupled to, and/or part of, the door closer assembly. Information obtained by the position sensor may be used by one or processing devices of an access control system to determine whether the door closer assembly and/or the entryway device is at the closed location, among other locations, as well as the direction(s) of displacement of the entryway device. Such information may be utilized in calibrating other devices, as well as determining the occurrence of a number of events, including unauthorized displacement or holding of the entryway device. A timer may also be utilized to further evaluate the nature of the displacement of the entryway device.
US10184283B2 Automatic crankshaft homing device having speed adjusting function
The present invention discloses a spindle with speed adjustment and automatic return device, included set up one resilient component, one cylinder, also one spindle and one cam of the same spindle on a base, between the cam and the resilient component set up one slider component, and one first rack set up on the slider component, both side of the cylinder set up with one cylinder rod and one flow adjustment valve, and one second rack set up on the cylinder rod, one gear set meshed in between the first rack and the second rack; the cam can follow spindle rotation and drive slider component move to the resilient component, to bring the first rack through gear set to drive the cylinder rod by the second rack, to make the cylinder through flow adjustment valve to suck the medium.
US10184282B2 Door closing and securing mechanism
Door closing and securing mechanism, particularly a mechanism for closing and securing doors of laboratory, which mechanism consist of a fixed part (9) attached to the respective cabinet (12) and a movable part (14) arranged in the door (1), wherein the movable part comprises at least one plate (3) provided with flexible end stops (4) and inseparably coupled with the handle (2) by means of a center pin (10) with a coaxial end stop (7) attached thereto, the plate (3) being further provided with a pivot (5) eccentrically mounted thereon and carrying at least one pivotally arranged hook (8), which has a recess for engaging a protrusion of the fixed part (9), with an opening accommodating one end of a tensile spring (11) and with a second spring (6) formed by a compression spring arranged between the plate (3) and the hook (8).
US10184278B2 Security devices for doors
A door security device for preventing opening of a door. A first device includes a bar that seats against a doorframe on opposite sides of the door and a clamp that clasps a door latch and applies a force to draw the bar against the doorframe while pulling the door latch toward the bar. The door cannot be opened away from the bar. A second device has a bar that seats against a doorframe at the floor with a two plates that extend beneath the door and around to opposite sides of the doorframe. Removable pins or other locks obstruct the plates from sliding along the bar. The bar is tall enough that the door cannot pass over the bar, thus obstructing the door from opening inwardly. A closer cover slides over a mechanical door closing mechanism to be used alone or with the other devices.
US10184277B2 Lock mechanism for securing a lockable volume
A lock and method of locking a lockable volume is described. The lock may be located on a door of a lockable volume, such as a locker configured to hold an item. The lock may comprise a post and a cam, the cam having an opening corresponding to the size and shape of the post. The cam is rotatable about an axis, wherein the rotation of the cam about the axis releasably secures the post within the opening, thereby locking the door to which the post is attached.
US10184276B2 Doorstop lifting device and method
The Lift Stop device includes an aluminum rod that is attached to a doorstop that is secured to a door for the purpose of lifting a doorstop from its down position to an up position.
US10184274B1 Adjustable clamp product security device
An example security device is provided that includes a core and a shuttle. The core includes an internal jaw and a guide surface and a distance between the internal jaw and the guide surface varies across a length of the core. The shuttle includes an opening that forms an external jaw. A jaw gap is defined between the internal jaw and the external jaw that is configured to receive a portion of an item to protect.
US10184272B2 Installation-free rechargeable door locking apparatus, systems and methods
An installation-free rechargeable access control system is disclosed which automates the action of locking and unlocking a single-cylinder deadbolt on a door. In various embodiments, the present teachings provide a portable electronic module that can enhance the usage of deadbolts in place, instead of replacing the deadbolt mechanism itself. In various embodiments, the access control system can authenticate users and rotate a deadbolt using one or more peripheral sensing sources and wireless protocols.
US10184269B2 Cam lock
A cam lock has a lock cylinder and a cam part connected to the lock cylinder. The cam part is turnable from a lock position to an open position when turning a key placed in the lock cylinder. The cam part comprises a spring and a flange that is arranged to receive external force towards the lock cylinder. The spring allows the movement of the cam part at the open position towards the lock cylinder as response to external force. The spring is further arranged to turn the cam part towards the lock position.
US10184267B2 Supporting mechanism for glass fence
A supporting mechanism for a glass fence is provided. The supporting mechanism has a base, a main body, two sets of anti-collision rubber for contacting with the glass fence, an height-adjustment block, an adjustment slider, and an installation slot for insertion of the glass fence in vertical direction. The installation slot is provided on the main body along a vertical direction of the main body, the installation slot divides the main body into two sub-bodies, each sub-body has an inner wall facing the installation slot. The height-adjustment block is provided at a lower end position of the installation slot, an inner space is provided within the height-adjustment block for receiving an LED device generating light. The adjustment slider selectively moves by an adjustment screw such that height of the height-adjustment block is adjustable. As the glass fence is installed within the installation slot and on the height-adjustment block, installation height of the glass fence is adjustable by the adjustment screw.
US10184266B1 Flexible sheet for forming a semi-rigid structure
Techniques and mechanisms to form a semi-rigid structure from a flexible sheet. In an embodiment, a portion of the flexible sheet includes layer portions and one or more compartments each disposed between said layer portions. The one or more compartments each having disposed therein a first fluid compound that is reactive—e.g., when exposed to oxygen, heat, ultraviolet (or other) light, or a different fluid compound—to form a solid. In another embodiment, a graphic printed on the flexible sheet indicates a location of the one or more compartments. Activation of the one or more compartments and bending of the flexible sheet portion at the activated one or more compartments aids in the formation of a shelter or other semi-rigid structure.
US10184265B2 Automatically deploying shielding apparatus
An automatically deploying shielding apparatus, or sun shade, includes a handle and a shade portion connected by a hub. The handle extends into the hub, with the shade portion having a flexible shade joined to a first support member and a second support member. The first support member and the second support member extend into the hub, and an elastic member extends from the first support member to the second support member. The elastic member is arranged to extend through the hub and the first support member and the second support member are coupled to the hub portion with the elastic member holding the first support member and the second support member under tension at a position substantially perpendicular to the handle. A rescue cord and notch may be provided as an alternative to the elastic member, or in the event of malfunction of the elastic member, for manual operation.
US10184263B2 Protective device, in particular a tent or marquee, and connection device therefor
A protective device is described having a membrane and a support device for the membrane, wherein the support device has an inflatable first support element with a flexible wall which forms a first pressure chamber. The first support element has a first connection port with a first connection opening. The support device has an inflatable second support element with a flexible wall which forms a second pressure chamber. The second support element has a second connection port with a second connection opening. A connection device for connecting the first connection port to the second connection port is provided, wherein the connection device has a first connection part for connecting to the first connection port and a second connection part for connecting to the second connection port. The protective device is characterised in that means are provided for connecting the first and second connection parts to one another in a detachable manner.
US10184261B2 Stanchion or post with a spring-loaded assembly
A socket mounted post system including a post with a hollow base portion attached to a spring mechanism. The spring mechanism includes a pillar, the pillar having a finger extending from the hollow base portion. The finger is engageable with a socket that is mountable in a floor. The spring mechanism allows the post to flex angularly relative to a vertical orientation of the post.
US10184257B2 Jacking pole
A jacking pole apparatus is disclosed. A jacking pole may include two tubular members, slidably engaged with one another in such a manner that they may extend or expand. A jacking pole may engage two surfaces or objects and extend therebetween in order to provide support. Further, a jacking pole may vertically displace an object or surface. A jacking pole utilizes locking mechanisms to remain in certain positions and provide continuous support for surface and objects. The locking mechanisms may also be utilized during vertical displacement in order to facilitate such motion.
US10184254B2 Covering panel with simulated building elements
A covering panel securable to a bearing substrate and having a fastener strip with a plurality of fastener apertures spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the covering panel. The covering panel comprises a plurality of hammer stops extending forwardly from a section of the fastener strip including the fastener apertures. Each one of the hammer stops is associated to a corresponding one of the fastener apertures and comprises at least one elevated hammer head stop surface protruding from the fastener strip and elevated therefrom and a hammer head alignment guide abutable with a section of a hammer head to position the hammer head in a predetermined configuration with respect to the corresponding one of the fastener apertures. The at least one elevated hammer head stop surface is configured to abut with the hammer head at a distance from the section of the fastener strip including the fastener apertures.
US10184253B1 Concrete roof deck ventilation ducts
A roof construction method using expanded metal lath laid on top of corrugated metal roof deck for the purpose of creating ventilation ducts in the valleys of the corrugated metal deck. The ventilation ducts created are vented to the building space below through vent slots in the valleys of the metal roof deck. A concrete slab with finished rubber roof poured in top of this roof deck with ventilation ducts will have enhanced ability to release moisture trapped from the concrete curing process.
US10184251B2 Self supportive panel system
A self supporting panel system used to fabricate ceilings, floors, walls, or roofs. The panel system is assembled from a plurality of panels, each having a core that is sandwiched between opposing plate members. In a preferred embodiment, the core of each panel includes a unifying material to enhance the load bearing capacity of the panel.
US10184248B2 Acoustic systems for lighting in suspended ceilings
An acoustic housing, a light fixture, a suspended ceiling system, and a method of decreasing sound transfer from a light fixture in a suspended ceiling are disclosed. An acoustic hood for a light fixture in a suspended ceiling may include a partially enclosed space formed between a plurality of wall portions. A light fixture may include first and second layers that are coupled to one another and form a partially enclosed space. A suspended ceiling system may include the acoustic hood or light fixture. The method relates to disposing an acoustic housing spaced from the light fixture.
US10184247B2 Insulating glass with load-bearing properties
The present application relates to an insulating glass (1) having at least two glass panes (2, 3) spaced apart from one another. The insulating glass (1) comprises at least one marginal join arranged between the glass panes (2, 3) in the region (8, 9, 10, 11) of edges (4, 5, 6, 7) of said glass panes (2, 3), said marginal join consisting of a spacer (12) and also at least one adhesive. The marginal join comprises a first adhesive at least in the region (8, 9) of two mutually opposite edges (4, 5), said adhesive having a rigidity in the cured state of at least 50 N/mm2, preferably of at least 100 N/mm2.
US10184243B2 Expansion joint seal and expansion joint
An expansion joint seal for sealing a gap between two structural members that includes a coverplate, a snap-fit connector extending downwardly from the coverplate, a central spine connected to the coverplate with a snap-fit connector and extending downwardly from the connector, and foam seal members engaged with the central spine of the expansion joint seal. An expansion joint including spaced-apart structural members defining a gap between the spaced-apart members and the expansion joint seal.
US10184236B2 Kitchen mounting part
A mounting part for an apparatus to be mounted into a cut-out of a countertop includes a rail member, a roller bar pivotally coupled to the upper end of the rail member, and a latch member defining an internal cross-sectional space for receiving the rail member in a manner such that the latch member is able to travel along the rail member. A catch member is pivotally secured to the latch member, with the catch member having an end edge for contacting the underside of a countertop. A pulling assembly has a pulling wire that has opposite first and second ends, with the pulling wire suspended about the roller bar, where the first end of the pulling member is pulled to pull the latch member and the catch member upwardly to cause the end edge of the catch member to contact the underside of a countertop.
US10184234B2 Drain closer with disengageable drain cleaner
A drain closer having a body forming a plug configured for engagement in a drain or sink. The drain closure includes a flexible member translatable through a passage in the body of the plug for snagging hair or fibrous matter within the drain. The flexible member is engageable and disengageable from the plug positioned in the drain by sliding it into and out of the passage running axially through the body of the plug.
US10184233B2 Aerator with LED
An aerator with an LED has: a case, a water fairing member and a throttle ring. The case further has a generator with a rotator. The water fairing member is disposed in the case through the inlet, the water fairing member has an annular slot facing the inlet of the case, a plurality of inlet apertures are disposed at a bottom of the annular slot. The water fairing member has a containment space facing the generator, and the containment space covers the rotator of the generator. The containment space has a plurality of outlet apertures, and the inlet apertures face a center of the water fairing member and helically connected to the outlet apertures. The inlet apertures taper towards the outlet apertures. The throttle ring is disposed in the annular slot of the water fairing member, and the throttle ring is adjacent to an inner edge of the annular slot.
US10184229B2 Apparatus, system and method for utilizing thermal energy
A transonic two-phase reaction turbine for use with low and high temperature fluid flow mediums includes at least two wheels that are configured to rotate in opposite directions, at least one of the at least two wheels being equipped with one or multiple kinetic energy harvesters.
US10184228B2 Hydraulic driving device of work machine
To keep operability of a hydraulic actuator excellent even in a state pressure has been sufficiently accumulated in a pressure accumulator. In a hydraulic driving device of a work machine including a hydraulic actuator, a tank, a flow control valve, and a pressure accumulator, there are further provided with a first pressure compensation valve that is for controlling difference between front and back pressures of the flow control valve constant and a second pressure compensation valve that is arranged between the pressure accumulator and the tank and is for controlling difference between front and back pressures of the flow control valve and the first pressure compensation valve constant.
US10184226B2 Serrated cutting edge with ceramic insert
A blade for use with a grading machine comprises an attachment portion, a working portion including a plurality of teeth, each tooth defining a bore, and a plurality of wear resistant inserts retained in the bores of the teeth.
US10184224B2 Quick coupler
An edge of a guide hole includes a first contact portion, a second contact portion, and a guide portion. The first contact portion is in contact with the second connecting pin while the second connecting pin is positioned in the lock actuation position. The second contact portion is in contact with the second connecting pin while the second connecting pin is positioned in the lock release position. The guide portion extends in a direction intersecting the movement direction of the second connecting pin between the first contact portion and the second contact portion. The guide portion is pressed by the second connecting pin that moves from the lock actuation position to the lock release position in order to resist the urging force of an urging member and cause the second lock member to move from the locked position to the unlocked position.
US10184223B2 Prefabricated bamboo composite utility tunnel
A composite utility tunnel including a plurality of prefabricated tunnel units which are connected to one another. Each tunnel unit includes a tunnel body and a support component. The tunnel body includes a liner layer, a structural layer and an outer protective layer from inside to outside in the radial direction. The liner layer includes a flame-retardant resin and a flame-retardant fabric. The structural layer at least includes a plurality of bamboo strip layers including winding bamboo strips to which a water-soluble resin is adhered. The outer protective layer at least includes flame-retardant resin; and the support component is secured to an inner surface of the tunnel body.
US10184222B2 Collar and anchor kits
Precast collars for screw type anchors that have a body made of a high strength composite or concrete material. The body having an opening to receive an anchor base head portion of an anchor so that a structure to be supported by the anchor is in direct contact with the anchor.
US10184221B2 Water control system and method for water management
An automated water control device comprises a rotatable housing that can be incrementally positioned to control flow of water over an upper or weir edge of the housing. The device is installed at a control point in an impoundment area, such as a settling pond. The housing is selectively rotated to raise and lower the height of the weir edge to a target gate height. Automatic control is provided for operation of the device by a controller communicating with an actuator. A system of the invention includes one or more water control devices and the controller. A method of the invention includes controlling flow of water from an impounded water source by use of the automated water control device. Manual or semi-automated embodiments are also disclosed.
US10184217B2 Vibrator mechanism usable with a concrete finishing tool
A remote controlled vibration imparting device for a concrete finishing tool uses a housing having a chamber surrounded by an inner surface of the housing. A vibrator with a support, a rotor with a shaft and weighted body, a motor, and a resilient link between the shaft and the motor is positioned within the housing chamber. The vibrator also includes a resilient band to separate the vibrator from the housing inner surface. First and second adaptors are employed for the housing to be placed between the handle and the terminus of a concrete finishing tool.
US10184216B2 Advantageous detectable warning area and methods of forming the same
Detectable warning areas (DWAs) and methods of forming the same are provided. A mat template having one or more holes can be placed over a substrate, and a dome-forming material can be filled in the mat template by pouring the dome-forming material over the mat template and working the dome-forming material into the one or more holes of the mat template. The mat template can remain in place until the dome-forming material is completely cured, and then the mat template can be removed. DWAs formed according to this method display improved properties, including increased bond strength.
US10184215B2 Natural fiber reinforced composite panel and method
A reinforced composite panel and method of making the composite panel uses processed natural fibers such as bamboo along with a polymeric material. The method includes the steps of: treating a plant source comprising natural fibers with a solvent and processing the treated plant source. The processing step can include arranging the natural fibers into a sheet-like orientation in a variety of ways. A polymeric material is then applied to the natural fibers to form a composite sheet, and the composite panel can be formed from one or more composite sheets.
US10184214B2 Sealing strip systems for suction rolls
Sealing strip holder for suction rolls used for dewatering of sheeting e.g. for paper machines comprises a roll shell with openings and disposed within at least one suction box and methods of using the same.
US10184210B1 System and method for tracking, treating, and laundering stains on a fabric item
A system and method for tracking, treating, and laundering stains on a fabric item is disclosed. The system and method uses a stain tracking app to store and transmit data about the stain to a piece of laundry equipment. The system and method optionally uses an RFID tag to mark the stain or stains on a fabric item and uses a transponder or smartphone to locate the RFID tag and the stained fabric item. The user is then able to precisely locate both the stained fabric item and the precise location of the stain or stains on the fabric item for an optional chemical pretreatment prior to laundering. The stain tracking application transmits information about the stain to the piece of laundry equipment which can then be used to determine optimal pre-treatment and cleaning parameters to optimize removal of the stain or stains.
US10184208B2 Laundry drying apparatus with heater unit having adjustable temperature thresholds
A laundry drying apparatus, in particular dryer or washing machine having drying function, has: a cabinet, a control unit (4) adapted to control a laundry drying cycle according to at least one drying program, a drum (18) rotatably arranged within the cabinet for receiving laundry to be dried, a drying air channel (20) adapted at least to guide drying air into the drum (18), and a heater unit (6) arranged at or in the drying air channel (20) and being adapted to heat the drying air. The heater unit (6) has two or more heating levels. A temperature sensor unit is adapted to detect the temperature of the drying air and to provide at least one temperature signal to the control unit (4). The control unit (4) is adapted to control the heater unit (6) to heat the drying air at a selected one of the two or more heating levels. The control unit (4) is adapted to select or determine and apply during the drying cycle one of two or more temperature threshold sets, wherein the two or more temperature threshold sets are used by the control unit (4) for determining the heating level to be applied by the heater unit (6) in dependency of the at least one temperature signal from the temperature sensor unit. The control unit (4) is adapted to select or determine one of the two or more temperature threshold sets in dependency of one or more operating parameters of the apparatus, wherein the temperature thresholds of the temperature threshold sets are mutually different or are not identical. During execution of the laundry drying cycle the control unit (4) is adapted to select or determine one of the two or more temperature threshold sets in dependency of one or more of the following operation parameters: a) the time or temporal progress of the laundry drying cycle, b) one or more operation parameters of or for the heater unit (6), c) an electrical or mechanical parameter of the drum (18) motor, d) a temporal gradient of the drying air temperature during execution of the laundry drying cycle, and e) an ambient temperature indicative for the temperature outside the apparatus cabinet or a temperature indicative of an apparatus component temperature.
US10184207B2 Laundry treatment apparatus
A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes an outer tub. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a circulation duct that is configured to guide air circulating through the outer tub. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes an exhaust duct that is configured to guide air exhausted from the outer tub. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes an air suction duct that is configured to guide air from outside the laundry treatment apparatus into the outer tub. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a fan that is configured to circulate air through the outer tub. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a heater that is located in the circulation duct and that is configured to heat air entering the outer tub. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a plurality of heat-exchanging tubes. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a condensed water pipe.
US10184204B1 Adjustable vent register dryer
An adjustable drying device comprises four brackets that attach and mount to a vent register and hang vertically from the vent register, allowing a support tube to be inserted at the bottom of the brackets and at varying positions from the vent register and horizontal to the vent register. The support tube allows clothes hangers to hang from it, allowing for clothing and other articles to be naturally air-dried from the air emitted from the vent register and/or natural air flow from surrounding ambient air. In addition, clothing and other articles can be hung or dried over the support tube without the use of clothes hangers, and other items can hang from or be attached to the support tube freely.
US10184203B2 Laundry treating appliance
A laundry treating appliance for treating a load of laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a cabinet having at least one panel and a vessel, such as a tub or drum, suspended within the cabinet. An embossed pattern is provided on the at least one panel of the cabinet.
US10184198B2 Rotary laundry rod structure of washing machine
A rotary laundry rod structure of a washing machine includes a main body and a connecting member. The surface of the main body is provided with a plurality of protrusions. The protrusions each have a resistant surface for resisting water in the washing machine. The connecting member has a pivot portion pivotally connected to an inner tank of the washing machine. The connecting member is fixedly connected to the main body. When the resistant surface of the main body is lashed by the water, the connecting member is turned relative to the inner tank of the washing machine to cause rotary turbulence so as to enhance the washing effect.
US10184197B2 Method for producing fiber preforms for a composite fiber component having locally tailored mechanical properties
A method is provided for producing a fiber preform for a composite fiber component. In the method, at least one first fiber structure is braided in a braiding process over the entire length of the fiber preform to be produced and at least one second fiber structure is wound in a winding process over part of the length of the fiber preform to be produced.
US10184193B2 Epitaxy reactor and susceptor system for improved epitaxial wafer flatness
A susceptor supports a semiconductor wafer and includes a substantially cylindrical body comprising an outer rim having an upper surface. The body also includes a recess extending into the body from the upper surface to a recess floor such that the recess is sized and shaped for receiving the wafer therein. The body further includes a ledge extending between the rim and the recess floor. The ledge includes a ramp comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface. The first surface is oriented at a first angle with respect to the upper surface; the second surface is oriented at a second angle oriented with respect to the upper surface; and the third surface is oriented at a third angle with respect to the upper surface. Further, the second angle is greater than the first angle.
US10184189B2 Apparatus and method of contact electroplating of isolated structures
The presently disclosed apparatus and method offer the capability to electroplate pure metals or alloys onto substrates, having no current collectors or being connected to the power supply by a low conductivity seed layer. Thus, the disclosed system enables pure metal or alloy deposition on various substrates, including flexible electronic circuits, wafers for IC processing, and discrete electronic devices in surface finishing applications.
US10184185B2 Gas flow monitoring method and gas flow monitoring apparatus
In a gas flow monitoring method using a MFC (a flow control device) for controlling a flow rate of process gas from a process gas supply source and supply the process gas to a predetermined process chamber, a start shut-off valve placed upstream of the MFC, and a pressure gauge placed between the start shut-off valve and the MFC, the start shut-off valve is closed and a drop of pressure on an upstream side of the MFC is measured by the pressure gauge to measure a flow rate of the MFC, thereafter, the start shut-off valve is opened to monitor the flow rate of the MFC. The MFC is switched from an ON state to an OFF state before the start shut-off valve is opened. The method enables in-line monitoring a low rate of process gas without affecting a semiconductor manufacturing process.
US10184182B2 Plasma processing apparatus
A plasma processing apparatus, to which process control such as APC is applied, includes: a processing chamber in which plasma processing is performed on a sample; and a plasma processing control device which performs control to optimize a condition for plasma processing which recovers the status inside a processing chamber, in which plasma processing is performed, based on a waiting time from the time when plasma processing for a second lot, which is a lot immediately before a first lot, is completed to the time when plasma processing for the first lot is started, and the content of plasma processing for the second lot.
US10184180B2 Integrated two-axis lift-rotation motor center pedestal in multi-wafer carousel ALD
Apparatus and methods for processing a semiconductor wafer including a two-axis lift-rotation motor center pedestal with vacuum capabilities. Wafers are subjected to a pressure differential between the top surface and bottom surface so that sufficient force prevents the wafer from moving during processing, the pressure differential generated by applying a decreased pressure to the back side of the wafer through interface with the motor assembly.
US10184179B2 Atomic layer deposition processing chamber permitting low-pressure tool replacement
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for an atomic layer deposition (ALD) processing chamber for device fabrication and methods for replacing a gas distribution plate and mask of the same. The ALD processing chamber has a slit valve configured to allow removal and replacement of a gas distribution plate and mask. The ALD processing chamber may also have actuators operable to move the gas distribution plate to and from a process position and a substrate support assembly operable to move the mask to and from a process position.
US10184176B2 Cutting tool
A cutting tool comprises a base including a hard alloy and a coating layer located on a surface of the base, wherein the coating layer comprises at least one TiCN layer, an Al2O3 layer and an outermost layer which are laminated in order from a side of the base, and a content of Cl at a thickness-center position of the TiCN layer is higher than a content of Cl at a thickness-center position of the outermost layer and the content of Cl at the thickness-center position of the outermost layer is higher than a content of Cl at a thickness-center position of the Al2O3 layer in a glow-discharge emission spectrometry (GDS analysis).
US10184175B2 Method for synthesizing multilayer graphene
A method for synthesizing a multilayer graphene is provided. Specifically, the multilayer graphene can be produced by performing a step of forming a catalytic metal layer on a substrate, a step of heat-treating the catalytic metal layer on the substrate while supplying methane gas, and a step of synthesizing a multilayer graphene on the heat-treated catalytic metal layer. As described above, the multilayer graphene having a large area can be grown directly on a substrate, by heat-treating the catalytic metal layer using methane gas, prior to the step of synthesis of graphene. In addition, as the the number of layer of the multilayer graphene can be controlled by changing the synthesis time of the multilayer graphene, the multilayer graphene with the desired number of layers can be easily produced.
US10184174B2 Method for making aircraft brake disc
A method for making an aircraft brake disc includes: a first step of manufacturing a rotary disc preform for manufacturing a rotary disc and a fixing disc preform for manufacturing a fixing disc; and a second step of densifying the rotary disc preform such that density continuously increases from the center to the outside of the rotary disc and of densifying the fixing disc preform such that density continuously decreases from the center to the outside of the fixing disc.
US10184173B1 Plasma processing method
A plasma processing method includes forming a deposition film containing silicon as a component in a processing chamber by generating a first plasma in the processing chamber; plasma etching of a sample in which a film containing a metal is formed in the processing chamber; and removing of a metal-based reaction product by generating a second plasma including an element having reducibility and halogen. The plasma processing method further includes removing the deposition film by a third plasma generated by using gas containing a fluorine element; and removing residual gas by a fourth plasma.
US10184172B2 Magnetron sputtering device
A magnetron sputtering device is disclosed and includes a magnetic levitation track and a supporter which is levitated on the magnetic levitation track. The supporter includes a magnetic track fixed on the supporter via a plurality of pads; each of the pads includes a first insulation plate and a second insulation plate, the first insulation plate and the magnetic track are connected via a first fastener, the second insulation plate and the supporter are connected via a second fastener, and the second fastener and the first fastener are not in contact with each other; the first insulation plate and the second insulation plate are connected via a third fastener, the third fastener is not in contact with both the magnetic track and the supporter, and the third fastener is not in contact with both the first fastener and the second fastener.
US10184167B2 Restricting plate unit, vapor deposition unit, and vapor deposition device
A vapor deposition unit (1) includes a vapor deposition mask (50), a vapor deposition source (10), and a limiting plate unit (20). The limiting plate unit (20) includes (i) a plurality of first limiting plates (32) separated from each other in an X axis direction and (ii) a plurality of second limiting plates (42) disposed directly above the first limiting plates (32) in a plan view and separated from each other in the X axis direction. At least two second limiting plates (42) are arranged in the X axis direction for each first limiting plate (32).
US10184166B2 Methods for preparing superalloy articles and related articles
A method for preparing an article including a nickel-based superalloy is presented. The method includes heat-treating a workpiece including a nickel-based superalloy at a temperature above a gamma-prime solvus temperature of the nickel-based superalloy and cooling the heat-treated workpiece with a cooling rate less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit/minute from the temperature above the gamma-prime solvus temperature of the nickel-based superalloy so as to obtain a cooled workpiece. The cooled workpiece includes a gamma-prime precipitate phase having an average particle size less than 250 nanometers at a concentration of at least 10 percent by volume, and is substantially free of a gamma-double-prime phase. An article having a minimum dimension greater than 6 inches is also presented. The article includes a material that has a gamma-prime precipitate phase having an average particle size less than 250 nanometers, and is substantially free of a gamma-double-prime phase.
US10184165B2 High strength and high toughness magnesium alloy and method of producing the same
A high strength and high toughness magnesium alloy, characterized in that it is a plastically worked product produced by a method comprising preparing a magnesium alloy cast product containing a atomic % of Zn, b atomic % of Y, a and b satisfying the following formulae (1) to (3), and the balance amount of Mg, subjecting the magnesium alloy cast product to a plastic working to form a preliminary plastically worked product, and subjecting the preliminary plastically worked product to a heat treatment, and it has a hcp structure magnesium phase and a long period stacking structure phase at an ordinary temperature; (1) 0.5≤a<5.0 (2) 0.5
US10184164B2 Thermo-mechanical processing of nickel-titanium alloys
Processes for the production of nickel-titanium mill products are disclosed. A nickel-titanium alloy workpiece is cold worked at a temperature less than 500° C. The cold worked nickel-titanium alloy workpiece is hot isostatic pressed (HIP'ed).
US10184162B2 Hydrothermal process for the treatment of lead glass with recovery of lead metal, soluble and insoluble silicates and silica
There is described a process completely performed in aqueous phase, which provides a heat etching of lead glass with aqueous solutions of strong alkali followed by an electrolytic treatment of the suspension so obtained, in order to recover metallic lead and obtain soluble silicates, separated from insoluble silicates, both lead-free. The process also provides for the production of pure silica, derived from the soluble silicates, and a possible use thereof to increase the ratio between silica and sodium oxide, which characterizes the specifications of the soluble silicates. The electrolysis for the recovery of metallic lead is implemented in a cell in which the polarity of the electrodes is periodically reversed, to obtain the detachment of the metallic lead deposited on the cathodes.
US10184160B2 Dual phase stainless steel pipe and manufacturing method thereof
A dual phase stainless steel pipe includes tensile yield strength YSLT of 689.1 MPa to 1000.5 MPa in a pipe axis direction of the dual phase stainless steel pipe, in which the tensile yield strength YSLT, a compressive yield strength YSLC in the pipe axis direction, a tensile yield strength YSCT in a pipe circumferential direction of the dual phase stainless steel pipe, and a compressive yield strength YSCC in the pipe circumferential direction satisfy all Expressions (1) to (4), 0.90≤YSLC/YSLT≤1.11  (1) 0.90≤YSCC/YSCT≤1.11  (2) 0.90≤YSCC/YSLT≤1.11  (3) 0.90≤YSCT/YSLT≤1.11  (4).
US10184159B2 Method for producing a cold-rolled flat steel product for deep-drawing and ironing applications, flat steel product, and use of a flat steel product of said type
A method is disclosed for the operationally reliable production of a cold-rolled flat steel product of ≤0.5 mm in thickness for deep-drawing and ironing applications. In the method, a steel melt which (in wt %) comprises up to 0.008% C, up to 0.005% Al, up to 0.043% Si, 0.15-0.5% Mn, up to 0.02% P, up to 0.03% S, up to 0.020% N and in each case optionally up to 0.03% Ti and up to 0.03% Nb and, as a remainder, iron and unavoidable impurities, is, with the omission of a Ca treatment, subjected to a secondary metallurgical treatment which, in addition to a vacuum treatment, comprises a ladle furnace treatment and during which the steel melt to be treated is kept under a slag, the Mn and Fe contents of which are, in sum total, <15 wt %. From the steel melt, a thin slab or a cast strip are produced, which are subsequently hot-rolled to form a hot strip with a thickness of <2.5 mm and wound to form a coil. Subsequently, the hot strips are cold-rolled to form a flat steel product of up to 0.5 mm in thickness.
US10184157B2 Selective annealing process for perforation guns
A process for manufacturing a perforation gun casing includes providing a perforation gun housing that has a wall of nominal thickness and at least one scallop. Each scallop is a portion of the wall having a reduced thickness relative to the nominal wall thickness. The process also includes applying a selective annealing process to the perforation gun casing. The selective annealing process affects the material properties of the scallop but generally does not substantially affect the material properties of the portions of the wall having a nominal thickness.
US10184156B2 Techniques for controlling precipitate phase domain size in an alloy
A heat treatment technique may include heating an alloy component to a temperature above a transition temperature of the alloy or heating an alloy component to a temperature below the transition temperature of the alloy. The heat treatment technique further may include cooling a first portion of the alloy component at a first cooling rate, and cooling a second portion of the alloy component at a second cooling rate different than the first rate. The first cooling rate may result in formation of a plurality of first precipitate phase domains comprising a first average size in the first portion, and the second cooling rate may result in formation of a plurality of second precipitate phase domains comprising a second average size in the second portion. The average size of the first precipitate phase domains may be different than the average size of the second precipitate phase domains.
US10184154B2 Detecting cholangiocarcinoma
Provided herein is technology relating to detecting neoplasia and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, compositions, and related uses for detecting neoplasms such as cholangiocarinoma.
US10184153B2 System and method for diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders
An assay for a GCH1 allele and associated genotype for the screening, prediction, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and treatment response of psychiatric, neuropsychiatric, and neurological disorders, such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder, and for defining treatments of such disorders. The presence of a variant in the GCH1 gene, alone or in conjunction with a measurement of low or altered biopterin, or altered BH4 system measures, is used to screen or diagnose subjects at risk for developing a psychiatric, neuropsychiatric, or neurological disorder. The genetic assay, with or without a biopterin or BH4 system assay, may also be used to determine treatment regimens. For subjects with an impaired BH4 system, treatments to increase or normalize biopterin, BH4, or the BH4 system can also be used, such as BH4 supplementation, lithium treatment, phenylalanine treatment, or other treatments and therapies.
US10184150B2 Free nucleic acids and miRNA as non-invasive method for determining embryo quality
The present invention relates generally to the fields of reproductive medicine. More specifically, the present invention relates to in vitro non-invasive methods for determining the quality of an embryo by determining the level of the cell free nucleic acids or miR-29a or let7-b in the nucleic acid extract from a follicular fluid sample.
US10184148B2 Sequencing reactions with monovalent cations for pulse width control
Compositions, kits, methods and systems for single molecule nucleotide sequencing comprising producing polymerase reactions having lithium that control the median pulse width for incorporated nucleotides are disclosed. The levels of lithium are used to control pulse width while allowing other sequencing parameters to remain within a desirable range.
US10184146B2 Systems and methods for substrate enrichment
A method of separating bead substrates includes applying an emulsion to an emulsion-breaking solution. A dispersed phase of the emulsion includes an unbound polynucleotide, a first set of bead substrates and a second set of bead substrates. The unbound polynucleotide includes a segment complementary to a coupling oligonucleotide. The first set of bead substrates includes the coupling oligonucleotide extended to include a segment complementary to a portion of the unbound polynucleotide. The second set of bead substrates includes the coupling oligonucleotide. The emulsion-breaking solution includes an interference probe having a sequence similar to the coupling oligonucleotide or complementary to the coupling oligonucleotide. The method further includes binding beads of the first set of bead substrates to separation substrates and separating unbound beads of the second set of bead substrates from the beads of the first set of bead substrates bound to the separation substrates.
US10184145B2 Rapid method for isolating extracellular nucleic acids
The present invention pertains to a method for isolating extracellular nucleic acids from a sample, wherein said sample is optionally stabilized, by binding the extracellular nucleic acids to a solid phase which carries anion exchange groups, comprising the following steps: binding the extracellular nucleic acids to the solid phase in a binding mixture having a first pH which allows binding the extracellular nucleic acids to the anion exchange groups of the solid phase; wherein the sample makes up at least 85% of the volume of the binding mixture; separating the solid phase with the bound extracellular nucleic acids; optionally washing the extracellular nucleic acids; optionally eluting extracellular nucleic acids from the solid phase. The method has the advantage that large sample volumes can be processed and that extracellular nucleic acids can be isolated rapidly with a high yield. The method is particularly suitable for automatable processes.
US10184140B2 Materials and methods for production of bi-functional fatty acids in recombinant bacteria
A method of producing bi-functional fatty acids comprising introducing into a host cell or organism, which comprises one or more ω- or ω-1 functionalized acyl-CoAs, and expressing therein a KASIII, which can use one or more of the ω- or ω-1 functionalized acyl-CoAs as a substrate; a method of producing a ω-1 hydroxy branched fatty acid, a ω-1 branched fatty acid, or a combination thereof by culturing a mutant E. coli, which does not express a functional KASIII from the endogenous fabH gene and expresses a phaA and a phaB and a functional exogenous KASIII; and a mutant E. coli, a method of making the mutant, a culture comprising the mutant, and a composition comprising ω-1 hydroxy branched fatty acids, a ω-1 branched fatty acids, or a combination thereof obtained from the culture.
US10184138B2 Bacteria engineered for conversion of ethylene to ethanol
The present disclosure provides recombinant bacteria with elevated production of ethanol and/or n-butanol from ethylene. Methods for the production of the recombinant bacteria, as well as for use thereof for production of ethanol and/or n-butanol are also provided.
US10184131B2 Isolated polynucleotides expressing or modulating microRNAs or targets of same, transgenic plants comprising same and uses thereof
Isolated polynucleotides expressing or modulating microRNAs or targets of same are provided. Also provided are transgenic plants comprising same and uses thereof in improving nitrogen use efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance, biomass, vigor or yield of a plant.
US10184129B2 Method and compositions to promote plant growth in metal contaminated environments
The disclosure provides polynucleotides, polypeptides, transgenic plants, cells and vectors useful for crop plants to augment the basal level of aluminum and heavy metal tolerance.
US10184127B2 Genetic transformation of bifidobacteria
The present invention concerns a method for genetically transforming a Bifidobacterium strain comprising a step of methylation of a shuttle vector in an E. coli or a Gram-positive bacterium strain by two type II DNA methyltransferases from a Bifidobacterium: a methyltransferase enzyme that methylates the adenine base at position 4 of the nucleotide sequence RTCAGG and a methyltransferase enzyme that methylates the cytosine base at position 4 of the nucleotide sequence GGWCC. The present invention also concerns genetic tools and culture media useful for carrying out said method.
US10184123B2 RNA targeting in alpha-synucleinopathies
Therapies and assays to screen for small molecules that can have therapeutic use in the control of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and other alpha-synucleinopathies.
US10184122B2 Transposon end compositions and methods for modifying nucleic acids
The present invention provides methods, compositions and kits for using a transposase and a transposon end for generating extensive fragmentation and 5′-tagging of double-stranded target DNA in vitro, then using a DNA polymerase for generating 5′- and 3′-tagged single-stranded DNA fragments without performing a PCR amplification reaction, wherein the first tag on the 5′-ends exhibits the sequence of the transferred transposon end and optionally, an additional arbitrary sequence, and the second tag on the 3′-ends exhibits a different sequence from the sequence exhibited by the first tag. The method is useful for generating 5′- and 3′-tagged DNA fragments for use in a variety of processes, including processes for metagenomic analysis of DNA in environmental samples, copy number variation (CNV) analysis of DNA, and comparative genomic sequencing (CGS), including massively parallel DNA sequencing (so-called “next generation sequencing).
US10184114B2 Host cell modification with artificial endosymbionts
The present invention is directed generally to host cells with artificial endosymbionts, wherein the artificial endosymbiont and the host cell communicate with each other to alter a phenotype of the host cell. In some embodiments, the communication comprises the secretion of a polypeptide from the artificial endosymbiont into the host cell. The secreted polypeptide can be a selectable marker, a reporter protein, a transcription factor, a signal pathway protein, a receptor, a growth factor, a cytokine, an effector molecule or other factors that can produce a phenotype in the host cell.
US10184112B2 Culture medium additive for use in serum-free culturing of animal cell, kit and use thereof
Disclosed are: a culture medium containing a specific growth factor and at least one phospholipid; a composition for preparation of the culture medium; a kit; and a method. A technique can be provided which uses a serum-free or low-serum culture medium and has a promoting effect on the proliferation of an animal cell comparable to the promoting effect obtained by the culture in a serum-containing culture medium.
US10184110B2 System and apparatus for cell treatment
The present invention relates to systems and apparatuses for improving quality and viability of biological material, such as harvested adipose cells, stem cells, or other cells or biological components, by treatment of the biological material with membrane-repairing/stabilizing agents or the like and/or mechanical removal of components, such as impurities and/or excess treatment agents. The present invention further relates to systems and apparatuses for transplanting tissue, such as adipose tissue.
US10184108B2 Mature dendritic cell compositions and methods for culturing same
This invention provides methods to prepare and use immunostimulatory cells for enhancing an immune response. The invention provides a method for preparing mature dendritic cells (DCs), comprising the sequential steps of: (a) signaling isolated immature dendritic cells (iDCs) with a first signal comprising an interferon gamma receptor (IFN-γR) agonist and/or a tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor (TNF-αR) agonist to produce signaled dendritic cells; and (b) signaling said signaled dendritic cells with a second transient signal comprising an effective amount of a CD40 agonist to produce CCR7+ mature dendritic cells. Also provided by this invention are enriched populations of dendritic cells prepared by the methods of the invention. Such dendritic cells have enhanced immunostimulatory properties and increased IL-12 secretion and/or decreased IL-10 secretion. CD40 signaling can be initiated by one or more of polypeptide translated from an exogenous polynucleotide encoding CD40L (e.g., mRNA or DNA), an agonistic antibody to CD40 receptor or by CD40 ligand polypeptide. The enriched populations can be further modified by the administration of an immunogen to the DC. The DC will take up and process the immunogen on its cell surface.
US10184106B2 Methods for viral inactivation and other adventitious agents
The invention provides for methods of viral inactivation using high temperature short time (HTST) treatment and adjustment of various parameters such that generation of precipitate and depositions of precipitate are reduced and/or minimized.
US10184105B2 Flexible bioreactor and support structure method
Some embodiments include a method. The method includes: providing a support structure; and providing a bioreactor operable to vitally support one or more microorganisms. The bioreactor includes a bioreactor cavity configured to contain the one or more microorganisms and a fluidic support medium and one or more bioreactor walls at least partially enclosing the bioreactor cavity. The bioreactor wall(s) have at least one bioreactor wall material that is flexible. The support structure is operable to mechanically support the bioreactor. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10184102B2 Controlling pressure
A culture module is contemplated that allows the perfusion and optionally mechanical actuation of one or more microfluidic devices, such as organ-on-a-chip microfluidic devices comprising cells that mimic at least one function of an organ in the body. A method for pressure control is contemplated to allow the control of flow rate (while perfusing cells) despite limitations of common pressure regulators. The method for pressure control allows for perfusion of a microfluidic device, such as an organ on a chip microfluidic device comprising cells that mimic cells in an organ in the body, that is detachably linked with said assembly, so that fluid enters ports of the microfluidic device from a fluid reservoir, optionally without tubing, at a controllable flow rate.
US10184099B2 Flexible bioreactor and support structure system
Some embodiments include a system having a support structure configured to mechanically support a first bioreactor. The support structure can have a first frame and a second frame together being configured to mechanically support the first bioreactor in interposition between the first frame and the second frame. The first frame can maintain a first set point temperature of the first bioreactor through an exchange of thermal energy between the first frame and the first bioreactor when the first bioreactor is vitally supporting one or more first microorganisms and when the support structure is mechanically supporting the first bioreactor. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10184098B2 Wooden vessel for the aging of liquid
A uniquely designed rectangular vessel has been developed for storing and aging liquids—commonly wine and spirits. Its economical and simplistic design offers significant benefits over the use of traditional barrels and other previously proposed arts. Constructed from wood (generally oak), its inner surfaces have been modified to maximize end grain exposure thus significantly reducing the required aging period. In addition, this vessel's inner surface area to volume ratio (directly related to the wood's extraction concentration within the liquid) can be adjusted to meet the user's specific needs.
US10184096B2 Urea gellant
Urea gellants that are suitable for use in liquid compositions. Liquid compositions that include urea gellants. Related processes.
US10184088B2 Fluid catalytic cracking process and apparatus for maximizing light olefins or middle distillates and light olefins
A fluid catalytic cracking apparatus and process is disclosed, providing for efficient conversion of heavy hydrocarbon feeds to light olefins, aromatics, and gasoline. A countercurrent flow reactor operating in bubbling or turbulent fluidization regimes is integrated with a fluid catalytic cracking riser reactor. A heavy hydrocarbon feed is catalytically cracked to naphtha and light olefins in the riser reactor, a co-current flow reactor. To enhance the yields and selectivity to light olefins, cracked hydrocarbon products from the riser reactor, such as C4 and naphtha range hydrocarbons, may be recycled and processed in the countercurrent flow reactor. The integration of the countercurrent flow reactor with a conventional FCC riser reactor and catalyst regeneration system may overcome heat balance issues commonly associated with two-stage cracking processes, may substantially increase the overall conversion and light olefins yield, and/or may increases the capability to process heavier feedstocks.
US10184082B2 Biomass pyrolysis apparatus, and power generation system
Provided is a biomass pyrolysis apparatus comprising: a combustion furnace that produces a heat quantity by causing a stable property fuel to combust; a pyrolysis gasification furnace that produces a torrefied material, and a pyrolysis gas by pyrolyzing woody biomass by a heat quantity produced by the combustion furnace; and a pyrolysis gas introduction passage that introduces the pyrolysis gas from the pyrolysis gasification furnace into a boiler, into which the torrefied material is introduced.
US10184077B2 Subterranean well production saltwater evaporation station with saltwater recycle
A process comprising spraying production saltwater comprising water and dissolved salt through an evaporator to evaporate a portion of the water, collecting unevaporated saltwater which is an unevaporated portion of the saltwater that remains after being sprayed through the evaporator, and adjusting a salinity of at least a portion of the unevaporated saltwater to yield an adjusted brine product.
US10184076B2 Internal olefin sulfonate composition
The present invention provides an internal olefin sulfonate composition, comprising water and an internal olefin sulfonate mixture having an average carbon number of at least 20, wherein the internal olefin sulfonate mixture comprises hydroxy sulfonates and alkene sulfonates in a weight ratio of hydroxy sulfonates to alkene sulfonates of at least 3.25. The invention further provides a method of treating a crude oil containing formation.
US10184075B2 Strontium bromide phase change material
There is herein described a phase change material (PCM) for use in energy storage systems. More particularly, there is described a phase change material comprising Strontium Bromide and a Metal Halide that is optimal to storing heat in about the 76° C. to 88° C. temperature range.
US10184069B2 Silica-based polishing particle and abrasive
Provided is a silica-based polishing particle, particularly suitable for primary polishing, which provides a high polishing rate on the surface of a substrate and which prevents particle residues on the substrate after polishing, and an abrasive including the silica-based polishing particle. A silica-based polishing particle with a three-dimensional polycondensation structure containing an alkoxy group, wherein the particle has an average particle diameter (d) of 5 to 300 nm, an aspect ratio of more than 1.20 and 5.00 or less, and a carbon content of 0.005% by mass or more and less than 0.50% by mass.
US10184068B2 Coating compositions comprising silicone
A coating composition comprising a silicone component is disclosed. The silicone component comprises a silicone comprising at least one silicon-bonded hydrogen and a silicone comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated group. Articles, such as packages, coated at least in part with such coatings are also disclosed.
US10184067B2 Paper coating material having environment-friendly, water-proof and oil-proof properties, and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are a paper coating material having environment-friendly, water-proof, and oil-proof properties, and a method of manufacturing the same. The paper coating material includes a copolymer emulsion in which a silicon-based polymer and an acryl-based polymer are copolymerized, the copolymer emulsion having the weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to 200,000, and a colloidal aqueous solution of gelatinized polyvinyl alcohol to be mixed with the copolymer emulsion. The environment-friendly paper coated with the environment-friendly coating material according to the present invention is excellent in water-proof, oil-proof and heat sealing properties, harmless to the human body when used for packaging food, and recyclable as a raw material for making paper. It is also biodegradable and therefore, environment-friendly.
US10184066B2 Abrasion-resistant coating material and method of using the same
A coating material, including a bottom layer, a middle layer and a surface layer. The bottom layer is an epoxy mortar having a thickness of between 1 and 3 mm, the middle layer is an epoxy resin adhesive having a thickness of between 0.1 and 0.5 mm, and the surface layer is a nanomaterial-modified polyaspartic having a thickness of between 0.3 and 0.5 mm. The epoxy resin adhesive has a viscosity of between 50 and 200 mPa·s.
US10184063B2 Top coating for label face stock, method for providing the top coating and top coated label face stock
The invention relates to an aqueous top coating composition for label face stock. The coating includes at least the following components: an emulsion of acrylic polymers, a dispersion of urethane polymers, a cross linker, and a dispersion of aliphatic polyurethane/acrylic polymer exhibiting isocyanate (NCO) to hydroxyl (OH) ratio above 1.7. The invention further relates to a label face stock comprising a top coating layer of the aqueous top coating composition and method for providing the aqueous top coating composition.
US10184062B2 Paper coating composition
The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a binder and first and second core-shell polymer particles having aqueous neutralized acid cores, wherein the dry bulk density of the first core-shell polymer particles is in the range of 0.25 to 0.5 g/mL; and the dry bulk density of the second core-shell polymer particles is in the range of 0.30 to 0.90 g/mL. The composition of the present invention is useful as an undercoat layer for a thermosensitive recording material.
US10184060B2 Pigment dispersion liquid, decorative material, transfer material for forming decorative material, substrate with decorative material, touch panel, information display device, and graft type silicone polymer
A pigment dispersion liquid includes a pigment dispersant; and a pigment, in which the pigment dispersant is a graft type silicone polymer denoted by General Formula 1. In General Formula 1, R1 to R10, R15 and R16 represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an aryl group, or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R11 and R12 represent an arylene group or an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Y and Z represent a single bond or a divalent organic linking group; A represents a group having a pigment adsorption portion; B represents a group having a structure denoted by General Formula 2; l and n represent an integer of greater than or equal to 1; m represents an integer of greater than or equal to 0; and k represents an integer of greater than or equal to 1.
US10184052B2 Near infrared radiation-absorbing composition, near infrared radiation cut-off filter and production method therefor, and camera module and production method therefor
An object of the present invention is to provide a near infrared radiation-absorbing composition having favorable shielding properties in a near infrared range when used to produce cured films, a near infrared radiation cut-off filter and a production method therefor, and a camera module and a production method therefor. The near infrared radiation-absorbing composition including a copper complex formed by reacting a compound (A) having two or more coordinating atoms that form bonds using unshared electron pairs with a copper component.
US10184051B2 Solar energy absorbing coatings and methods of fabrication
Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for fabricating and implementing optically absorbing coatings. In one aspect, an optically selective coating includes a substrate formed of a solar energy absorbing material, and a nanostructure material formed over the substrate as a coating capable of absorbing solar energy in a selected spectrum and reflecting the solar energy in another selected spectrum. A concentrating solar power (CSP) system includes heat transfer fluids (HTFs); thermal energy storage system (TES); and solar receivers in communication with HTFs and including a light absorbing coating layer based on cobalt oxide nanoparticles.
US10184048B2 Dispensing system for marking a transportation corridor
A system for dispensing a fast curing epoxy traffic marking composition to a transportation corridor includes a plurality of bins positioned on a transportation corridor marking dispensing apparatus. A first bin contains an epoxy coating which is applied by the dispensing apparatus on a transportation corridor. A second bin contains at least one curing agent which is coated on a carrier such as glass beads or porous silica. These carriers are dropped onto the epoxy coating by the dispensing apparatus and promote rapid curing of the top layer of the epoxy coating while the bottom layer is given additional time to adhere to the roadway surface. This enables the application contractor to open a marked roadway in a quicker manner with less motorist disruption. An optional third bin contains retroreflective beads which are applied to the epoxy coating by the dispenser apparatus to improve visibility of the line marking.
US10184047B2 Method for manufacturing a reflective material, helmet, reflector and use thereof
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing and/or treating thermally deformable reflective material, including steps for: providing a base material such as a plate material or a sheet material, arranging on the base material an adhesive layer in the form of a polymerizable monomer mixture, preferably a photoactivatable monomer mixture, positioning reflective particles on the monomer mixture, subjecting the monomer mixture to a curing process for providing a thermoplastic polymer mixture for the purpose of fixing the reflective particles relative to the base material.
US10184046B2 Method of producing stannous oxide, stannous oxide, method of Sn plating solution, and method of removing impurities from Sn plating solution
The method of producing stannous oxide includes: a Sn ion-containing acid solution forming step (S01); a first neutralizing step (S02), which is a step of forming Sn precipitates by adding one or more of alkaline solutions of ammonium carbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, and aqueous ammonia to the Sn ion-containing acid solution to retain pH at 3-6 therein; a Sn precipitate separating step (S03); a Sn precipitate dispersing step (S04), which is a step of dispersing the separated Sn precipitates in a solvent liquid to obtain a dispersion liquid; and a second neutralizing step (S06), which is a step of forming SnO by adding an alkaline solution to the dispersion liquid of the Sn precipitates and then by heating, wherein Na, K, Pb, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, Mg, Ca, Cr, Mn, Co, In, and Cd reside in the Sn ion-containing acid solution in the first neutralizing step (S02).
US10184044B2 Multilayered article comprising polypropylene impact copolymers, and method of making same
A polymer sheet includes a core layer containing a propylene impact copolymer (ICP), and a first additional layer comprising a first polymer composition. The propylene impact copolymer (ICP) in the core layer includes a matrix and a dispersed phase. The matrix comprises a polypropylene homopolymer or a propylene/alpha-olefin random copolymer which includes greater than 50 wt. % of units derived from propylene monomer. The dispersed phase includes a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C8 α-olefin. The ICP has a first melting point being greater than 100° C. (e.g., in the range of from 100° C. to 130° C.) and a second melting point. The polymer sheet can also include a second additional layer containing a second polymer composition.
US10184041B2 Green coalescent agent composition containing fatty acid monoesters of vegetable oils with fusel oil alcohols
The present invention is directed to compositions of green coalescents comprising monoesters obtained from direct or indirect esterification of vegetable oil fatty acids and fusel oil alcohols. The fatty acids used in the present invention have 6 to 22 carbon atoms and can be either saturated or unsaturated.
US10184040B2 Polyarylethersulfone copolymers
The invention relates to a method for preparing polyarylethersulfone-polyalkylene oxide block copolymers (PPC) comprising the polycondensation of a reaction mixture (RG) comprising the components: (A1) at least one aromatic dihalogen compound, (B1) at least one aromatic dihydroxyl compound, (B2) at least one polyalkylene oxide having at least two hydroxyl groups, (C) at least one aprotic polar solvent and (D) at least one metal carbonate, where the reaction mixture (RG) does not comprise any substance which forms an azeotrope with water.
US10184039B2 Syntactic polyurethane elastomer based on soft segment prepolymer and non-mercury catalyst for use in subsea pipeline insulation
Syntactic polyurethane elastomers are made using a non-mercury catalyst. The elastomer is made from a reaction mixture containing a prepolymer made from a polyether polyol and a polyisocyanate, a chain extender, a polyisocyanate and microspheres. The elastomer adheres well to itself, which makes it very useful as thermal insulation for pipelines and other structures that have a complex geometry.
US10184035B2 System and method for producing composite component
A system and method for producing a composite component, especially for continuous production of such composite components, includes a feeding device for feeding one or more layers of reinforcing material from a material supply along a process path, a resin application device for applying a resin matrix to the reinforcing material fed along the process path, and a forming device configured to shape or mould a profile of the reinforcing material and the resin matrix applied thereto to form a composite component as the reinforcing material is fed or conveyed along the process path.
US10184031B2 Melt-stabilized ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and method of making the same
Various embodiments disclosed relate to melt-stabilized materials including ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), methods of making the same, and medical implants including the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of melt-stabilizing a material including UHMWPE. The method includes obtaining or providing a solid material including UHMWPE including a first concentration of free-radicals. The method includes coating at least part of the solid material with a liquid composition including at least one antioxidant, to provide a coated solid material. The method includes heating the coated solid material in an environment including oxygen, the heating being sufficient to melt at least part of the UHMWPE, to provide a heated material. The method also includes solidifying the heated material, to provide a melt-stabilized material including UHMWPE including a second concentration of free-radicals, wherein the second concentration of free-radicals is less than the first concentration of free-radicals.
US10184029B2 Dandelion processes, compositions and products
Dandelion processes, compositions and products are provided. One process is a method of preparing dandelion that utilizes a species of a Taraxacum genus, the process including the steps of extracting and recovering a rubber and a carbohydrate from a dandelion root substantially simultaneously. The process employs a dandelion species that is selected from the group consisting of: Taraxacum officianale, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, a rubber-bearing species of the genus Taraxacum, and a combination of two or more thereof. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
US10184027B2 Reduction sensitive biodegradable polyesteramides
The present invention relates to biodegradable polyesteramides (PEAs) comprising hydrophobic alpha-amino acids, diols, aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and optionally diamines whereby at least one of the dicarboxylic acids, diols or diamines comprises disulphide linkages. The present invention also relates to the use of the polyesteramides in medical applications such as cancer treatment, ophthalmic applications, therapeutic cardiovascular applications, veterinary applications, pain management applications, MSK applications and vaccine delivery compositions. The present invention also relates to a drug delivery composition comprising the PEA's and to a drug delivery system such as micro- or nanoparticles, micelles, liposomes, polymerosomes, micro- and nanogels, polymerosomes or nanotubes.
US10184026B2 Hydrosilylation method
Vinyl-functional alcohols are silylated by reaction with a hydrolysable silyl hydride compound. The starting alcohol is heated and then combined with the silyl hydride and catalyst and allowed to heat exothermically. Cooling is applied when the conversion of vinyl groups is between 90-99%. In some embodiments, specified amounts of water are present. The cooling regimen and control of water content reduces certain side reactions, leading to greater yields to desired product.
US10184020B2 Conjugated diene polymer and conjugated diene polymer composition
Disclosed is a conjugated diene polymer obtained by a polymerization reaction in a polymerization solution comprising a conjugated diene, a compound represented by the following formula (1) or formula (2), and an organoalkali metal compound as a polymerization initiator: wherein R102 in formula (1) represents an alkenyl group having 2 or more and 10 or less carbon atoms.
US10184019B2 Optical thermoplastic resin and formed body
An object of the present invention is to provide an optical thermoplastic resin having excellent transparency and color tone, and also excellent heat stability, as well as being extremely low in both orientation birefringence and photoelastic birefringence; and a formed body made of said resin. This optical thermoplastic resin has a rate of reduction in melt viscosity of less than 20%, an orientation birefringence of −1.7×10−4 to 1.7×10−4, a photoelastic constant of −2×10−12 to 2×10−12 Pa−1, and, when formed into a 2 mm-thick formed body, has a haze of 1% or less.
US10184013B2 Modified plant fibers, additive for rubber, process for producing same, and rubber composition
Provided are modified plant fibers suitable for addition to rubber; an additive for rubber comprising the modified plant fibers which can be micronized and dispersed easily and highly when adding to rubber; a method of preparing the additive for rubber; and a rubber composition comprising the additive for rubber. Modified plant fibers (A) in which plant fibers (a) and a modified synthetic rubber (B) are covalently bonded wherein the ratio of the modified synthetic rubber (B) relative to 100 parts by weight of the plant fibers (a) is 5 to 100 parts by weight. An additive for rubber comprising 20 to 75 weight % of the modified plant fibers (A) according to claim 1 and 25 to 80 weight % of a processing agent for rubber (C), wherein the number average molecular weight of the processing agent for rubber (C) is 400 to 60,000, and the glass transition point of the processing agent for rubber (C) is 100° C. or less, and wherein the additive for rubber includes plant fibers in the ratio of 10 to 65 weight %.
US10184002B2 Methods and compositions relating to anti-IL-21 receptor antibodies
The present invention provides compositions and methods relating to antigen binding proteins against IL-21 receptor.
US10184001B2 Effector-deficient anti-CD32a antibodies
Effector-deficient anti-CD32a monoclonal antibodies are encompassed, as are method and uses for treating CD32a-mediated diseases and disorders, including, thrombocytopenia, allergy, hemostatic disorders, immune, inflammatory, and autoimmune disorders.
US10183991B2 Antibodies that recognize a DENN/MADD-domain-containing 1A variant 2 (DENND1A variant 2)
Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of DENND1A.V2 related disorders, such as PCOS, are provided. In particular, humanized and mouse monoclonal antibodies specific for DENND1A.V2 and methods for using the same are provided.
US10183990B2 Antibody binding a linear epitope of human p53 and diagnostic applications thereof
The invention relates to an anti-human p53 antibody suitable for specifically binding a linear epitope which is exposed only in a conformationally altered isoform of the characteristic p53 protein of patients with Alzheimer's disease or prone to develop Alzheimer's disease or cognitive impairment during ageing. Methods and diagnostic and prognostic kits are also described.
US10183988B2 Anti-Complement factor H antibodies
Disclosed herein are Complement factor H (CFH) inhibitors, such as anti-CFH antibodies and small molecules, and methods of using said inhibitors.
US10183987B2 Polynucleotides encoding bispecific EGFR/IGF-IR binding molecules
The present invention relates to bispecific molecules comprising an EGFR binding domain and a distinct IGFIR binding domain for use in diagnostic, research and therapeutic applications. The invention further relates to cells comprising such proteins, polynucleotide encoding such proteins or fragments thereof, and vectors comprising the polynucleotides encoding the innovative proteins. Exemplary bispecific molecules include antibody-like protein dimers based on the tenth fibronectin type III domain.
US10183984B2 Method for extracting recombinant human serum albumin from transgenic rice grain
A method for extracting recombinant human serum albumin (rHSA) from transgenic rice grain is provided, comprising the steps of: 1) grinding dehusked rice containing rHSA into milled rice grain with a fineness of 80˜120 mesh, which is mixed with a extraction buffer in a w/v ratio of 1:5, then extracting at 55˜60° C. for 1˜3 hours to obtain mixture I; said extraction buffer comprises 10˜30 mM phosphate buffer, 10˜20 mM sodium acetate, 15˜30 mM ammonium sulfate and 5˜20 mM sodium caprylate and has a pH of 6.5˜8; 2) adjusting the pH of mixture I to 4.0˜4.5, followed by precipitating at room temperature for 3˜12 hours to obtain mixture II; 3) filtering the mixture II and collecting the filtrate, to obtain a solution containing high concentration of rHSA. The concentration of rHSA in the resultant solution is 650˜660 μg/mL, which increases by 1.15 times comparing to the extraction amount before improvement, and the amount of non-target protein is reduced by 2.46 times. The method provides a basis for subsequent purification of rHSA.
US10183982B2 Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various tumors
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.
US10183978B2 Animal models of duchenne muscular dystrophy
The present invention provides transgenic, large non-human animal models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy, and DMD-associated dilated cardiomyopathy, as well as methods of using such animal models in the identification and characterization of therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy, and DMD-associated dilated cardiomyopathy.
US10183977B2 Stabilized STAT3 decoy oligonucleotides and uses therefor
The present invention is based, at least in part, on novel, unimolecular STAT3 oligonucleotide decoys exhibiting increased in vivo stability as compared to previously known decoys which are effective in inhibiting STAT3 when administered systemically. The invention is also based on pharmaceutical compositions comprising these unimolecular decoys, and methods for using these decoys in the treatment of cancer.
US10183974B2 Fusobacterium polypeptides and methods of use
The present invention provides isolated polypeptides isolatable from a Fusobacterium spp. Also provided by the present invention are compositions that include one or more of the polypeptides, and methods for making and methods for using the polypeptides.
US10183973B2 Solvate of cyclic peptide compound, preparation method for same, and uses thereof
Provided in the invention is a solvate of a cyclic peptide compound, represented by formula I is the structural formula of the cyclic peptide compound, and, also disclosed are a preparation method for same and uses thereof.
US10183967B2 Tangential flow filtration based protein refolding methods
Provided herein are methods for refolding proteins that are denatured. Exemplary methods comprise solubilizing the denatured protein with a denaturing agent, e.g., a chaotropic agent, and renaturing the protein using a buffer exchanging system, e.g., tangential flow filtration (TFF).
US10183961B1 Highly isoselective catalyst for alkene hydroformylation
Ligands for use with catalyst compositions used in hydroformylation reactions are described herein. The ligands are used with various ester solvents and achieve an increase in isoselectivity with an increase in temperature, an increase in TON with an increase in temperature, and/or will show isoselectivity that is surprisingly high in comparison to the hydroformylation reactions using common solvents.
US10183960B1 Perfluorohydrocarbyl-N2-phosphinyl amidine compounds, chromium salt complexes, catalyst systems, and their use to oligomerize ethylene
A catalyst system comprising an N2-phosphinylamidine chromium salt complex having Structure PFHNPACr I: wherein Rf1, Rf2, Rf4, and Rf5 are independently selected from a perfluorohydrocarbyl group; and CrXp is a chromium salt; X is a monoanion, and p is an integer from 2 to 6. A process comprising a) contacting i) ethylene, ii) a catalyst system comprising an N2-phosphinylamidine chromium salt complex having Structure PFHNPACr I: wherein each Rf1, Rf2, Rf4, and Rf5 are independently selected from a perfluorohydrocarbyl group and CrXp is a chromium salt; X is a monoanion and p is an integer from 2 to 6, and iii) optionally an organic reaction medium; and b) forming an oligomer product in a reaction zone.
US10183957B2 Organoboron compounds and methods of making organoboron compounds
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for methods of making an organoboron compound, organoboron compounds, and the like.
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