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US10184924B2	Method and system for decoupling a capillary column from a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) system A column-sealing tool is provided for use during decoupling of a capillary column from a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) system. The column-sealing tool includes an engagement structure for removably securing the column-sealing tool within a high vacuum enclosure of the GC-MS system, at a location between a high vacuum end of a transfer line and a mass analyzer of the GC-MS system. Additionally, the column-sealing tool includes a sealing element that is actuatable between a non-sealing position and a sealing position. During use the sealing element forms a secondary vacuum seal with the first end of the transfer line when the column-sealing tool is inserted into the GC-MS system and when the sealing element is in the sealing position.
US10184923B2	Chromatography column frame and method of conducting maintenance on and packing of a chromatography column The invention relates to a chromatography column frame comprising at least two legs, a support arrangement connected to said at least two legs, and a holder means connected to said support arrangement. Said holder means is arranged to releasably hold an adaptor rod of a chromatography column, so that the adaptor rod is prevented to move in a horizontal direction and so the adaptor rod is allowed to move in a vertical direction. The invention also relates to method of conducting maintenance on and packing of a chromatography column.
US10184922B2	Gas chromatography columns with integrated ferrules A capillary column includes a fused silica tubing and a polyimide coating over the fusing silica tubing. Additionally, the capillary column further includes a first plurality of integrated ferrules positioned along at least a first portion of the fused silica tubing and spaced apart from one another by a first fixed interval.
US10184921B2	Gas chromatograph column connection device A column connection device for use in gas chromatography is disclosed. The column connection device includes a housing with a piston, a piston spring retainer, and disk springs composed of an austenite nickel-chromium-based superalloy (e.g. Special Metals Corp.'s Inconel family of metals). The piston has a ferrule on its exposed end. The disk springs urge the ferrule against the mating portion of an external device maintaining a seal with the external device and creating a seal radially around a column disposed within. The column connection device also includes a release slider and a column base with a column retainer, column tab, and wire springs composed of an austenite nickel-chromium-based superalloy. The wire springs urge the column tab to frictionally engage the column, thereby inhibiting column movement. Depressing the release slider flexes the wire springs, urging the column tab away from the column, removing the frictional inhibition.
US10184919B2	Feedback control apparatus A feedback control apparatus includes: a detector configured to detect an output value based on a controlled object; a P control circuit including a differential amplifier circuit and an analog circuit, the differential amplifier circuit being configured to receive a detection value of the detector and a target value, the analog circuit being configured to output a P control component VP to an output of the differential amplifier circuit; an I control unit configured to output an I control component VI by integrating a deviation of the detection value from the target value by digital processing; and a driver element configured to be driven based on the P control component VP from the P control circuit and the I control component VI from the I control unit to control the controlled object.
US10184918B2	Gas-spouting liquid-sample injector and injection container for the same Provided is a gas-spouting liquid-sample injector, for supplying a mist of liquid sample into a container, including: a sample introduction tube having an outer tube for a nebulizer gas and an inner tube for a liquid, the inner tube having a projecting section protruding from the lower end of the outer tube; a branch tube provided in the container, having a main line allowing an insertion of the sample introduction tube and a bypass line branched from the main line; an inlet portion provided at the upper end of the main line, for making gas-tight contact with the lower end of the outer tube; an outlet portion provided at the lower end of the main line, for making gas-tight contact with the outer circumferential surface of the inner tube; and a blower tube extending from the lower end of the bypass line toward an area below the outlet portion.
US10184914B2	Parallel plate-type non-uniform electric field ion mobility spectrometry device In an ion separation space (15) between plate electrodes (11, 12), rod electrodes (16, 17) which are parallel to the plate electrodes as well as to each other are placed. An asymmetric pulse voltage is applied between the plate electrodes (11, 12), whereby high and low electric fields are alternately created within the ion separation space (15). A voltage obtained by adding an appropriate DC voltage to a voltage generated from the asymmetric pulse voltage by resistive division is applied to the rod electrodes (16, 17). At one point in time, since the outer edge of the rod electrodes (16, 17) has a predetermined potential, an electric field having curved equipotential surfaces bulging in the Y-axis direction is created within the space between those rod electrodes. Due to this electric field, ions carried by a buffer-gas flow move in zigzags, while experiencing a converging force in both X- and Y-axis directions. As a result, the ions having different mobility ratios are separated into laminar forms according to their mobility ratios and exit the ion separation space (15), forming a converged ion stream for each mobility ratio. Consequently, the ion transmission efficiency and separation performance are both improved.
US10184906B2	Identification, quantification and prediction of free silicon in geological formation and its contribution to rock properties Predicting and quantifying free silicon in a geological formation generates free silicon data for a physical sample obtained from within the geological formation. The free silicon data include identification of portions of the physical sample containing free silicon and a quantification of the free silicon contained in the portions of the physical sample containing free silicon. A modified petro-elastic model for the geological formation comprising rock constituents is generated that incorporates free silicon as one of the rock constituents and that quantitatively models how free silicon changes elastic properties within the geological formation. A three-dimensional model of the geological formation is created that indicates volumes of free silicon throughout the geological formation. The three-dimensional model is created using geophysical data obtained from the physical sample, seismic data covering the geological formation and the modified petro-elastic model.
US10184904B1	Core holder for micron CT observation and experimental method thereof The present disclosure discloses a core holder for a micron CT observation and an experimental method thereof. The core holder for a micron CT observation comprises: a carbon fiber pipe and a base; the base comprises a fluid injection channel therein; the carbon fiber pipe is provided with a core mounting cavity and a carbon fiber plunger therein; the carbon fiber pipe is a tubular structure with one end closed and the other end open; the carbon fiber plunger can fix the core between the closed end of the carbon fiber pipe and the carbon fiber plunger; the other end of the carbon fiber pipe is in a detachable sealed connection with an outlet of the fluid injection channel of the base. The core holder for a micron CT observation reduces the distance between the core and the micron CT radiation source, and improves the resolution.
US10184903B2	Device for evaluating crystallinity and method of evaluating crystallinity A device for evaluating crystallinity includes a substrate holder configured to fix a polycrystalline silicon substrate thereon, a light source disposed below the substrate holder, a circular polarizing plate disposed above the polycrystalline silicon substrate, and a camera disposed above the circular polarizing plate and configured to capture an image transmitted through the circular polarizing plate.
US10184898B2	Detection device Imaging device is provided with lower lighting device, side lighting device, and camera; light is emitted to suction nozzle from below by the lower lighting device, and light is emitted onto the suction nozzle from a sideways direction by the side lighting device. Light emitted from the lower lighting device arrives at the camera via a first light path (the path between the two dotted lines); light emitted from the side lighting device arrives at the camera via a second light path (the path between the two dotted lines). Further, light emitted from the lower lighting device is blocked by light-blocking blocks so as not to arrive at the camera along the second light path.
US10184896B2	System, apparatus and method for viewing a gemstone A system (1) for viewing a gemstone, the system (1) including a first light source (2) configured for selectably illuminating at least one of a plurality of features of the gemstone; an optical magnifying unit (10) configured for providing a magnified view of the plurality of the features of the gemstone in which at least one of the plurality of features of the gemstone is selectably illuminated by the first light source (2); and a viewing display unit (11) configured for displaying a representation of the magnified view.
US10184892B2	Determination of water treatment parameters based on absorbance and fluorescence A monitoring system configured to receive an on-line sample associated with a process includes a sample chamber positioned to receive the on-line sample and a detector positioned to selectively receive and detect multiple wavelengths of light transmitted through the sample during an absorbance measurement, and emitted by the sample during a fluorescence measurement in response to illumination by each of the at least one excitation wavelength. An optical fiber couples light transmitted through the sample and directs the transmitted light to the multi-channel detector during the absorbance measurement. Optics direct light emitted by the sample during the fluorescence measurement to the detector without passing through any optical fiber. A computer in communication with the detector is configured to correct the fluorescence measurement using the absorbance measurement and determine a sample parameter based on the fluorescence and absorbance measurements of the on-line sample.
US10184891B2	Biochip device A biochip device comprising a substrate constituted by at least one plate of material forming a multimode planar waveguide and carrying chromophore elements suitable for emitting fluorescence in response to excitation by guided waves having an evanescent portion, the device being characterized in that it includes coupling means for coupling excitation light with the waveguide in the form of guided waves, the coupling means being substantially non-directional.
US10184889B2	Sensor device for optically detecting characteristics of a fluid A sensor device for optically detecting characteristics of a fluid. The device includes a housing with a base portion from which first and second appendages extend at least partially facing one another, and between which in use a fluid is present, and first and second optoelectronic devices adapted to transmit and receive radiation, respectively, mounted at the first and second appendages of the housing, respectively. The arrangement is such that in use a radiation beam transmitted by the first optoelectronic device propagates in an optical path which includes a portion crossing the fluid between said appendages and reaches the second optoelectronic device. This optical path includes at least one reflecting surface made integrally in an appendage of the housing and adapted to deflect the radiation beam between the associated optoelectronic device and the fluid crossing portion.
US10184884B2	Assay cartridges and method of using the same Assay cartridges are described that have a detection chamber, preferably having integrated electrodes, and other fluidic components which may include sample chambers, waste chambers, conduits, vents, bubble traps, reagent chambers, dry reagent pill zones and the like. In certain embodiments, these cartridges are adapted to receive and analyze a sample collected on an applicator stick. Also described are kits including such cartridges and a cartridge reader configured to analyze an assay conducted using an assay cartridge.
US10184883B2	Detecting isotopologues of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in concomitance of water or methane A meteorological tower is provided in a flux site and a solar array is positioned on the tower to provide power. A laser on the tower receives power from the solar array and produces a laser beam. A multiplicity of individual laser absorption spectroscopy gas cells positioned on the meteorological tower collect samples of the atmosphere. An optical cable connects the laser to each of individual las cell and direct the laser beam into each cell. Each cell includes a multiplicity of mirrors positioned so that the laser beam makes a multiplicity of passes through the samples. An analyzer associated with the cells receives the laser beam after the laser beam has made the multiplicity of passes through the sample of the atmosphere and the analyzer detects concentrations of isotopes of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in concomitance of other gas concentrations.
US10184881B2	Corrosion time profile measurement device A method of measuring the amount of corrosion of a target material caused exposure to a fluid, over a period of time, utilizing a corrosion measuring device, including a resonator having a first surface area made of a material having a corrosion profile like that of the target material and having a second surface area made of material having a corrosion profile unlike that of the target material; and a transducer assembly, positioned to drive the resonator and sense resultant resonator motion, thereby producing a sense signal. In the method, the resonator is exposed to the target fluid over the period of time and the sense signal is analyzed over the period of time to determine changes in how the resonator responds to being driven by the transducer assembly, over time.
US10184876B2	Particulate matter sensor A particulate matter sensor assembly including a resistance sensor and a resonance sensor. Each one of the resistance sensor and the resonance sensor is configured to measure particulate matter present in engine exhaust.
US10184875B2	Apparatus and method for determining the particle size and/or the particle shape of particles in a particle stream A device (1) is described and represented for the determination of the particle size and/or the particle shape and/or optical properties, such as transparency, of particles (2) in a particle stream (3), with a feeding device (4) for the feeding of the particles (2) to a measuring zone (5), wherein the particles (2) flow through the measuring zone (5), with at least one illuminating device (6) for illuminating the measuring zone (5), with at least two camera devices (7, 8), each of which photographs a measurement region (9, 10) of the measuring zone (5) associated with the corresponding camera device (7, 8), wherein a first camera device (7) photographs a first, preferably larger, measurement region (10) with a first, preferably lesser, magnification and a second camera device (8) photographs a second, preferably smaller, measurement region (9) with a second, preferably stronger, magnification, with an imaging optics (11) for imaging the measurement regions (9, 10), and with an evaluating device for determining the particle size and/or the particle shape from the photographs of the measurement regions (9, 10), wherein the imaging optics (11) comprises at least one optical element (14), at which and/or by which the light radiation emanating from the measuring zone (5) is divided into at least two beam portions. According to the invention, it is provided that the illuminating device (6) is designed such that the first measurement region (10) and the second measurement region (9) are always illuminated together, wherein the first measurement region (10) is illuminated with the same intensity as the second measurement region (9).
US10184868B2	Device and method for testing tablets The invention relates to a device and a method for testing tablets. In the process, a tablet is brought onto a rotary disk (1) by a transport rack (6). The rotary disk (1) positions the tablet (7) along one or more positioning surfaces by rotating. The positioning surfaces are preferably an abutment (2) and a stop (3). As soon as the tablet (7) is aligned on a positioning surface, a test of the tablet (7) is carried out by means of a breaking jaw (4). The breaking jaw can test the diameter as well as the breaking resistance of the tablet (7). The transport rack removes the tablet or the tablet debris from the rotary disk (1) after the tablet (7) has been checked.
US10184863B2	Tubercular bacillus slide staining apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for staining a Mycobacterium tuberculosis slide, which enables a sample on a slide plate to be rapidly and uniformly heated and prevents a dye solution and a washing solution, supplied to a rotatable staining plate, from remaining the rotatable staining plate, thus clear differential staining and maintaining the rotatable staining plate clean. Specifically, the apparatus for staining the Mycobacterium tuberculosis slide according to the present invention comprises: a hot-air supply unit disposed above a staining unit and configured such that circulating hot air is laterally discharged from the hot-air supply unit; and a slanted groove for centrifugal discharge, formed at the outer edge of the slide mounting groove of the rotatable staining plate.
US10184861B2	Structural element crack monitoring device and method A system for monitoring a crack in a structural member includes a first fixable component having a first plate defining a top surface and a bottom surface. The first plate is at least partially transparent in at least a first area thereof, and the first fixable component further includes a mounting surface disposed away from the bottom surface of the plate. The system also includes a second fixable component having a second plate defining a top surface and a bottom surface defining a mounting area thereon. A distance between the mounting surface and the bottom surface of the first plate is greater than a thickness of the second plate defined between the top and bottom surfaces thereof. A measurement array and a pair of orthogonal crosshairs are disposed on respective ones of the first plate within the at least partially transparent area and the second plate.
US10184860B2	Control system for power train control Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, system, and devices for synchronizing angular position information between a first and a second semiconductor chip used for engine management in an automobile is described. In accordance with one embodiment, a system for synchronizing angular position information between a first and a second semiconductor chip comprises the first and the second semiconductor chip and a digital real-time communication link connecting the first and the second semiconductor chip. The second semiconductor chip comprise a master angle estimation circuit, which is configured to estimate an angular position of the engine based on at least one angular position sensor signal. The first semiconductor chip comprises a slave angle estimation circuit, which is configured to estimate an angular position of the engine based on information concerning angular position received form the master angle estimation circuit via the communication link.
US10184855B2	Pressure sensing device having temperature sensor Disclosed is a pressure detecting device having a temperature sensor, the device including: a housing having a first chamber, a second chamber, and a port part having a fluid guide tube that guides a pressure transmitting fluid to the second chamber; a lead frame coupled to the housing and configured for being connected to an external device; a circuit substrate electrically connected to the lead frame and including a first surface and a second surface; a pressure detecting element provided on the second surface of the circuit substrate and generating an electrical signal according to a pressure change; a tube coupled to the port part, whereby a first end of the tube is open and provided inside the first chamber; and a temperature detecting element provided inside the tube and transmitting an electrical signal generated according to a temperature change to the circuit substrate.
US10184852B2	Sensor system comprising multiplexed fiber-coupled fabry-perot sensors A sensor network having a series arrangement of fiber-coupled, reflective sensors is disclosed. In operation, a first light signal having multiple wavelength bands is launched in an upstream direction on a fiber bus. Each sensor includes a wavelength filter and an FP sensor that is sensitive to a parameter. Each wavelength filter (1) selectively passes a different one of the wavelength bands to its FP sensor and (2) reflects the remaining wavelength bands back into the fiber bus to continue upstream. The FP sensor imprints a signal based on the parameter onto its received light and reflects it as a second light signal. The collimator, wavelength filter, and FP sensor of each sensor are arranged such that each second light signal is returned to the fiber bus, which conveys them in a downstream direction to a processor that measures them and estimates the parameter at each sensor.
US10184850B2	Torque wrench assembly A torque wrench assembly includes a torque wrench head being adapted to both tighten and loosen a fastener, wherein the torque wrench head includes fastener engaging means and drive means for driving the fastener engaging means. The torque wrench assembly also includes means for mounting the torque wrench assembly on a support means, wherein the torque wrench head and the mounting means are adapted so that the torque wrench head is capable of both tightening a fastener and loosening a fastener.
US10184849B2	Bicycle power meter A power meter for a bicycle includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, the body configured to transmit power between the torque input section and the torque output section. The power meter also includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having a substrate and at least one strain measurement device which may be attached to the PCB.
US10184847B2	Magnetostrictive sensor, magnetic structure and production method thereof, motor drive device provided with magnetostrictive sensor, and motor assisted bicycle A magnetostrictive sensor, including a tubular or columnar substrate extending along an axis, and a magnetostrictive portion disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the substrate and including a plurality of magnetostrictive lines. The plurality of magnetostrictive lines include adjacent first and second magnetostrictive lines that extend along an extension direction, and that are disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the substrate via respectively first and second contact areas. In a cross sectional view of the magnetostrictive portion taken orthogonally to the extension direction, a first length, which is a width of a widest portion of the first magnetostrictive line in a width direction parallel to the outer peripheral surface of the substrate, is larger than a width of the first contact area in the width direction, and than a shortest distance between the first and second contact areas in the width direction.
US10184842B2	IR thermometry probe cover A protective cover for an insertion probe of a medical instrument. The cover contains a flexible tubular body that compliments the probe geometry and a radially disposed flange that surrounds the proximal end of the body. A series of snap-on fasteners removably connect the cover to the instrument. A camming surface is located on the outer face of the flange which coacts with a cam follower that is movably mounted upon the instrument to flex the cover sufficiently to open the fastener and release the cover from the instrument and move the cover axially toward the distal end of the tip.
US10184838B2	Device and method for determining the temperature of a road building material applied by a construction machine, and construction machine comprising such a device A device for determining the temperature of a road building material applied by a construction machine in a placement width includes an infrared temperature measuring head, a motor and a controller. The infrared temperature measuring head is arranged to be twistable by the motor in a manner transverse to the direction of travel of the construction machine so as to scan the surface of the road building material to capture temperature measuring values of the surface of road building material during a rotational movement at a plurality of measuring points spaced apart from one another. The controller is configured to set a scanning speed as a function of a position of the measuring point.
US10184832B2	Light-detecting device A spectral sensor includes a Fabry-Perot interference filter which is provided with an opening to pass light transmitted according to a distance between a first mirror and a second mirror along a facing direction; a light detector which has a light reception unit to receive the light having passed through the opening; a wiring substrate on which the light detector is mounted; and a plurality of spacers which support the filter on the wiring substrate, such that a second space continuous with a first space in the opening and including the first space when viewed from the facing direction is formed between the filter and the wiring substrate. The light detector is disposed in the second space. The light reception unit is disposed in a region corresponding to the first space in the second space, when viewed from the facing direction.
US10184827B2	Near-infrared absorbing filter and image sensor The present disclosure provides a near-infrared absorbing filter, including an absorbing type infrared filtering medium having opposite first and second surfaces; an organic coating layer formed on the first surface of the absorbing type filtering medium for absorbing infrared rays; a first multi-layered film structure formed on the organic coating layer with the organic coating layer disposed between the first multi-layered film structure and the absorbing type infrared filtering medium; and a second multi-layered film structure formed on the second surface of the absorbing type infrared filtering medium. The near-infrared filter of the present disclosure is able to reduce the wavelength difference of T50 and T20 of the incident light within the range of from 0 to 30 degrees to less than 5 nm, thereby reducing chromatic aberration effectively and reducing ghost images of infrared reflections. The disclosure further provides an image sensor including the near-infrared absorbing filter.
US10184817B2	Sensor system for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium flowing through a channel structure A sensor system for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium flowing through a channel structure. The sensor system has a sensor housing, particularly a plug-in sensor that is inserted or insertable into a flow pipe and in which the channel structure is formed. The sensor housing has a housing body and a cover. The channel structure has a main channel and a measuring channel. At least one sensor chip determining the parameter of the fluid medium is disposed in the measuring channel. The sensor housing has an inlet into the channel structure, the inlet pointing counter to a main flow direction of the fluid medium, at least one main-channel outlet from the main channel and at least one measuring-channel outlet from the measuring channel. The main-channel outlet is disposed on an end face or on a downstream side of the cover based on the main flow direction.
US10184816B2	Measurement unit and flow rate meter A measurement unit includes a fluid inlet to let a fluid flow in, a fluid outlet to let the fluid flow out, and a single flow path connecting the fluid inlet with the fluid outlet. The measurement unit further includes a plurality of partition boards and a measuring instrument. The plurality of partition boards are disposed along a current of the fluid and between facing side surfaces of the flow path. The plurality of partition boards define M flow path segments (where M is an integer of 2 or greater) between the facing side surfaces. The measuring instrument measures a flow rate of the fluid flowing through N successively adjacent flow path segments (where N is an integer of 1 or greater and less than M).
US10184812B2	Sensor assembly A sensor arrangement includes at least one sensor (7) as well as a housing (1) constructed of at least two plastic injection molded parts (2, 3), and a sensor electronics which are located on the circuit board (5) and which is secured by this housing. At least one absorption body (4) is provided within the housing (1) and is designed as a plastic injection molded part and serves for absorbing fluid which could get into the housing by diffusion.
US10184811B2	Flexible display device and method of detecting curved state of flexible display panel thereof What are disclosed are a flexible display device and a method of detecting a curved state of a flexible display panel thereof, which can estimate a curved state of a flexible display panel. The flexible display device includes a flexible display panel and a controller. The flexible display panel includes N optical fibers which can be curved with the curving of the flexible display panel, a laser transmitter disposed at an input terminal of the optical fiber and a light intensity detector disposed at an output terminal of the optical fiber, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The controller is configured to acquire a light intensity parameter detected by the light intensity detector, and determine a current state of the flexible display panel according to the light intensity parameter, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and smaller than or equal to N.
US10184810B2	Encoder having light-receiving unit that includes light-receiving element array A scale includes a grating pattern arranged in a measurement direction. A detection head can be moved relative to the scale in the measurement direction and outputs an electric signal indicating a result of detection of the pattern. An operation unit calculates a relative displacement of the detection head relative to the scale. The detection head irradiates the scale with light. A light-receiving unit includes a light-receiving element array arranged in the measurement direction and outputs a result of detection of the irradiation light applied to the light-receiving element array as the electric signal. An optical system forms light from the scale into interference fringes on a light-receiving surface of the light-receiving unit by using lens arrays arranged in the measurement direction. A lens array pitch between neighboring lenses of the lens arrays is not equal to an integral multiple of a pitch of the grating pattern.
US10184808B2	Encoder and robot having an optical scale with a polarizing portion An encoder includes an optical scale that is so provided as to be pivotable around a pivotal axis and includes a polarizing portion having a polarization characteristic, a light outputting portion that outputs linearly polarized light toward the polarizing portion, and a light detecting portion that detects the linearly polarized light from the optical scale. The light outputting portion includes a vertical cavity surface emitting laser, and light emitted from the vertical cavity surface emitting laser spreads at an angle greater than or equal to 5° but smaller than or equal to 20°.
US10184807B2	True-power-on and diagnostic-capable incremental interface for angular sensors The current disclosure relates to an angular sensor. The angular sensor includes a sensing module, a digital processor and an incremental interface. The sensing module is configured to generate a sensing signal containing measurements of rotation activities of a rotating physical entity. The digital processor is configured to process and store the sensing signal. The incremental interface is coupled to the digital processor and includes an incremental pulse generator and a status data encoder. The incremental pulse generator is configured to convert and transmit the sensing signal as incremental square pulses through a unidirectional signal line, which are processed to generate rotary angle and direction of the physical entity. The status data encoder is configured to convert and transmit the sensing signal as a reference pulse and a status signal through a bidirectional signal line, which can be to request an absolute angle position or other sensor data.
US10184804B1	High-temperature sensor interface and network A sensor interface or network of interfaces utilizes high-temperature electronics to operate at elevated temperatures for applications that include aircraft and automobile engines, vehicle frames, refineries, nuclear and chemical production plants, and in downhole drilling for petroleum and natural gas. The interface or network provide connectors for a variety of sensors with analog and digital outputs, and can in turn provide data to an automated electronic control system or a monitor. Because the sensor interface may be placed in so-called “hot zones” nearer to the sensors being monitored than other systems that use conventional electronics, the sensor interface can increase noise immunity, increase reliability, decrease cost, reduce weight, and increase space.
US10184803B2	Methods for automated and semiautomated composition of visual sequences, flows, and flyovers based on content and context A system with the ability to dynamically compose a sequence of visual views or flows allowing a single object or region, or multiple objects or regions, to be viewed from different perspectives and visual distances is described. The sequence of views can provide smooth flyovers over positions and details on objects that are deemed to be of interest, with changes in zoom level and/or velocity that are functions of the estimated complexity and/or unfamiliarity with features of the object. In an example, a flyover displaying different views on a map of a city arterial system on a small-screened mobile device is composed based on current traffic conditions, swooping up and down with parabolic trajectories, based on distances being traversed, and pausing at times over key traffic jams and other findings of interest based on the estimated visual complexity and predicted atypicality of situations.
US10184802B2	Projection orientation correction system for vehicle utilizing a projection device A method includes: receiving an indication of a destination from a user; determining a route from a current position of a vehicle to the destination; projecting an image of the determined route from the current position of the vehicle to the destination onto ground nearby the vehicle using a projection device equipped in the vehicle; and rotating the projected image such that the projected image is oriented in accordance with the determined route.
US10184799B2	Systems and methods for targeting objects of interest in denied GPS environments Systems and methods that enable a targeting system operator, with no access to GPS signals, to self-locate using one or two landmarks and then geolocate an object-of-interest (OOI) using its own position and attitude and the range to the OOI. In the absence of GPS signals, the coordinates of the position of the targeting system can be calculated using a self-location algorithm either: (1) based on a measured direction and a measured range to one landmark and known coordinates of the position of the landmark; or (2) via triangulation based on two landmarks with respective known coordinates and respective measured headings. The coordinates of the position of the OOI can then be calculated using a geolocation algorithm based on the calculated coordinates of the position of the targeting system, and a measured direction and a measured range to the OOI. The calculated coordinates of the position of the OOI can then be sent to a weapons programmer by digital or voice message.
US10184795B2	Inertial sensing device Improved sensing devices are provided for determining the spatial disposition of a movable object. In one aspect, an apparatus for determining a spatial disposition of a movable object comprises: a support base configured to be carried by a movable object; one or more accelerometers coupled to the support base via a first damping element configured to damp motion of the one or more accelerometers; and one or more gyroscopes coupled to the support base via a second damping element configured to damp motion of the one or more gyroscopes, wherein an amount of motion damping provided by the first damping element is greater than an amount of motion damping provided by the second damping element.
US10184794B2	Laser marker A laser marker in one aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure comprises a laser light generator, a main body, and a pack attachment portion. The pack attachment portion is configured such that a battery pack, which is chargeable and dischargeable and supplies electric power to the laser light generator, is slidably attached to an outer surface of the main body.
US10184791B2	Measuring device and measuring method A method for measuring three dimensional coordinates of each of points on a surface of an object includes pre-storing an algorithm that includes a plurality of parameters. A driving device is controlled to drive a distance sensor to move to each of measuring positions, and a first distance between each of the points and the distance sensor is obtained using the distance sensor. Each position information of the distance sensor is obtained using a position sensor, when the distance sensor is located at each of the measuring positions. Once a parameter of a reference coordinate is determined, the three dimensional coordinates of each of the points is computed using the algorithm based on the plurality of parameters.
US10184788B2	Optical fiber sensor system having a polarization separator The optical fiber sensor system includes a light source unit including a light source and a polarization controller, a modulation unit having an optical path and a coil and configured to modulate light passing though the optical path according to stress applied to the coil, an optical coupler configured to branch the measured light into clockwise light and counterclockwise light, and output interference light, a polarization separator configured to separate the interference light into a first component and a second component having polarization states orthogonal to each other, and a detection unit having a first light detector and configured to detect stress by converting the first component into a first electrical signal. The polarization controller controls a polarization state of light output from the light source so that the first electrical signal is proportional to the stress.
US10184787B2	Apparatus and methods for distance estimation using multiple image sensors Data streams from multiple image sensors may be combined in order to form, for example, an interleaved video stream, which can be used to determine distance to an object. The video stream may be encoded using a motion estimation encoder. Output of the video encoder may be processed (e.g., parsed) in order to extract motion information present in the encoded video. The motion information may be utilized in order to determine a depth of visual scene, such as by using binocular disparity between two or more images by an adaptive controller in order to detect one or more objects salient to a given task. In one variant, depth information is utilized during control and operation of mobile robotic devices.
US10184784B2	Device and method for measuring the width and thickness of a flat object The invention relates to a device serving for the combined measurement of the width and thickness of a flat object, in particular a plate, a belt, or a web. The device comprises a measurement apparatus which has at least one contactless sensor, which is for width measurement on the object and which is movable crosswise to the longitudinal direction or conveying direction of the object. According to the invention, on the opposite side of the object, there is a second sensor opposite the first sensor which, together with the first sensor, serves for thickness measurement on the object, wherein the two sensors can travel above and below the object, that is, on opposite sides of the object.
US10184778B2	Device and method for measuring thickness of secondary battery cell Provided are a device and method for measuring the thickness of a secondary battery cell. The device comprises: a mounting stand on which a secondary battery cell is positioned; a pressurizing plate which is installed so as to be variable in distance from the mounting stand; a pressurizing device which pushes or pulls the pressurizing plate; a measurement device for measuring the pressurization force applied to the pressurizing plate; and a controller which is configured to control charging, discharging or temperature of the secondary battery cell according to measurement conditions, receive a pressurization force measurement value and a thickness measurement value from the measurement device to thereby determine the magnitude of the pressurization force applied to the pressurizing plate and the thickness of the secondary battery cell, and vary, or maintain the pressurization force applied to the pressurizing plate to be constant.
US10184772B2	Computerized caliper Computerized Caliper consists of measuring bar with fixed jaw, moving frame with moving jaw and a measurement and computer block. Measurement and computer block installed on the moving frame comprises digital measurement device of a vernier caliper, a computer, to which a temperature transmitter is connected, and a photo-camera.
US10184771B2	Method of inhibiting a blast from an explosive A method of inhibiting a blast from an explosive (7) comprising the steps of (a) providing a blast inhibiting blanket (1), the blast inhibiting blanket (1) comprising first and second water porous outer layers (2, 3) and an absorbent core /4) sandwiched therebetween, said absorbent core (4) comprising an absorbent crystalline material and an absorbent fibrous material; (b) arranging the blast inhibiting blanket (1) to cover the explosive (7) but spaced apart therefrom; and, (c) wetting the blast inhibiting blanket (1) either before or after arranging the blanket (1) to cover the explosive (7).
US10184770B2	Mobile platform for the delivery of bulk explosive The present invention is directed to a mobile platform for the delivery of bulk explosives to a blast hole. One embodiment of the platform provides the ability to obtain weight information relating to the contents of a tank that is associated with the platform and that, in operation, contains either the bulk explosive or a constituent of the explosive. The platform comprises a vehicle with a frame, a tank, a load cell structure for connecting the frame and the tank and providing weight data relating to the contents of the tank, and a suspension system that prevents relative movement of the frame and the tank that could compromise the load cell structure. Another embodiment of the platform provides a tank for holding an explosive composition and a rotary shaft that supports a mixing blade that mixes the explosive composition within the tank. The platform further comprises bearing structure for supporting the rotary shaft that is located to deter any of the explosive composition from entering the bearing. A further embodiment of the platform comprises a conduit structure for discharging a bulk explosive into a blast hole that includes a substantially rigid tube with an outlet port for discharging a bulk explosive into the blast hole. The tube is adapted to rotate about a vertical axis such that the outlet port can be moved towards and away from the vehicle along an arc of less than 180°. In one embodiment, the outlet port can be positioned substantially adjacent to an operator's station to allow an operator to readily view the loading of the explosive into the blast hole.
US10184769B2	Detonator system for hand grenades The invention relates to a detonator system for hand grenades, having an ignition element (1) which after initiation triggers a delay and safety device, which, with a time delay after the initiation, fires a detonator (7), which then ignites an ignition booster (8), wherein the delay and safety device includes a dual safety device of two independent parts. So that the hand grenade detonator system according to the invention includes a purely pyrotechnic detonator system instead of a pyrotechnic-mechanical system, it is suggested that the delay and safety device consists of two pyrotechnic ignition delay devices with different delay times—specifically a safety element (3) and a delay element (4)—wherein the delay time of the safety element (3) is shorter than the delay time of the delay element (4), and the safety element (3) includes a timing composition which, once it has burned through, ignites a gas charge (9), the gas of which opens blocking elements (5), and the delay element (4) includes a firing charge, and the firing charge is only in operative connection with the detonator (7) after the opening of the blocking elements (5).
US10184768B2	Arrowhead holder An arrowhead holder includes a rigid plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, and recesses formed in the top surface of the rigid plate, each recess shaped and sized to receive a shaft portion of an arrowhead. The recesses are distributed across the rigid plate at a spacing sufficient to accommodate an arrowhead being placed in each of the recesses. Magnets are disposed in the recesses, each magnet configured to securely retain an arrowhead inserted in an associated recess through magnetic attraction between a magnet and a respective shaft portion of an arrowhead.
US10184761B2	Method for producing electric trigger elements for pyrotechnic articles The invention relates to a method for producing electric trigger elements for pyrotechnic articles such as fuses or igniters, wherein, in a first stage, a) a lacquer is applied by photolithography to an electrically non-conductive substrate, b) a conductive material having a specific resistance of 0.1 Ωmm to 5.0 Ωmm is applied to the lacquer and substrate by means of a PVD process in a layer thickness of 0.02 μm to 8.0 μm, and c) the lacquer is removed from the substrate, and possibly, in a second stage, d) a photolithographic process is again carried out in which a precisely defined region of the resistor strip is covered with photoresist, e) the entire substrate surface is covered with a layer of a metal having a specific resistance of 0.01 Ωmm to 0.1 Ωmm in a thickness of 0.1 μm to 20 μm, wherein the application of the metal is configured such that in regions which have a bare substrate from the first photolithographic process, no metal adheres, and f) the lacquer from the second photolithographic process is again removed.
US10184756B1	Rail mounted weapon light A rail mounted weapon light for being interfaced with firearm platforms. The weapon light defines an outer housing that includes a main body and an integral outer housing extension that defines an interface profile shaped and sized to slidably engage the track of the firearm platform. The outer housing is configured such that there is an offset between the outer housing extension and the main body. A pressure switch is disposed on the outer housing extension. The pressure switch having a momentary on function and a constant on function. The main body including a head portion that defines an inner chamber for receiving the electronics of the weapon light. The electronics of the weapon light being in electronic communication with the pressure switch.
US10184753B2	Hand guard and barrel clamp A hand guard is provided for a firearm, such as a rifle, and may be suitable for maintaining the alignment of the hand guard, and any accessories coupled thereto, relative to the rifle. The hand guard may be configured so that at least a portion of the hand guard can be removed from the firearm and then re-installed on the firearm without significant change in the orientation and position of the hand guard. The hand guard may also be suitable for coupling accessories such as lights, scopes, laser sights, and other firearm accessories to the firearm.
US10184751B2	Toy gun A valve body used in a shooting mechanism of an air gun includes a hollow valve body air chamber, a bottom portion of the chamber is detachably closed with a fit lid. A valve body cover is attached to the valve body. The valve body cover includes unit covers that are joined together. The unit covers include a lateral portion forming a part of the valve body cover and a joint. A unit cover bottom portion forms a part or all of the bottom portion of the valve body cover. When the valve body is housed in the unit covers, the unit covers are attached to the circumference of the valve body, and the bottom portion of the valve body cover is closed and may cover the lid.
US10184748B2	Camper shell turret system A collapsible turret apparatus used for shooting having a turret base and a turret ring. The turret base is mounted to a surface with an opening, such as a surface of a camper shell and the turret ring, which can rotate 360 degrees, is connected to a collapsible two part arm. In a collapsed state, the two part arm is folded and stowed on the ceiling of a camper shell. The first arm pivots about a point where it is connected to the turret ring. The second arm pivots about a point where it is connected to the first arm. In an extendable state, the two part arm reaches out of the camper shell. The available end of the two part arm has the ability to mount shooting devices, weapons and the like. Further accessories for the two part arm can be stored on the camper shell.
US10184743B2	Compact space-saving gun silencer A compact silencer (suppressor) device for a firearm comprising of multiple chambers which trap the gases from a projectile exiting the barrel of a gun to slow down the gases and reduce the temperature, sound, and flash associated with the projectile. In one embodiment, the first chamber which attaches to the barrel of the firearm comprises of sound baffling materials or gas porting baffles which vent gases from the second chamber passing rearward. The second chamber comprises of a chamber which can accommodate a retractable third chamber of the device, the second and third chamber of the device can have sound baffles to slow down the gases from the projectile.
US10184742B2	Fire control mechanism for striker-fired pistols with enhanced safety features A pistol has a frame with a striker operably connected to the frame. A trigger is operably connected to the frame. A transmission element is operably connected between the trigger and striker to motivate the striker to discharge the firearm in response to actuation of the trigger. The transmission element is movable between a first position in which operation connection from the trigger to the striker is enabled, and a second position in which operation connection from the trigger to the striker is disabled in response to acceleration forces due to dropping the pistol.
US10184739B2	Firearm bolt assembly for a self-loading firearm A firearm bolt assembly for a self-loading firearm has an elongated frame defining a frame axis, a bolt connected to a forward end of the frame, a plurality of separate weights connected to the frame, and the weights being movable at least slightly with respect to the frame and to each other for movement along the axis. There may be a resilient spacer element between adjacent weights. There may be a resilient spacer element between one of the weights and a portion of the frame. The spacer element may be an O-ring. The weights may be connected to a rear portion of the frame. The weights may be tubular bodies each defining a bore. A portion of the frame may be received within the bore. The frame may define a rear portion having a first diameter, and a flange forward of the rear portion having a larger second diameter.
US10184738B1	Handgun with improved slide Handguns, pistols, devices, and methods with improved slides that are both less expensive and less complex than prior art hollow slides used in handguns. The pistol can be formed from two half sections that can be attached together with fasteners, such as screws. The half sections can include upper barrel half covers preformed with generally vertical grip halve parts. A novel L shaped slide assembly can be located between the attached upper barrel half covers.
US10184734B2	Heat dissipation structure and heat dissipation system adopting the same A heat dissipation structure includes a thermal interface material and a transition layer. The thermal interface material includes a matrix and a plurality of carbon nanotubes dispersed in the matrix. The thermal interface material has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The transition layer is positioned on one of the first surface or the second surface of the thermal interface material. A thickness of the transition layer is in a range from about 1 nanometer to about 100 nanometers. The transition layer is in contact with the carbon nanotubes of the thermal interface material. An interface thermal resistance between the transition layer and the heat source is less than that between the plurality of carbon nanotubes and the heat source. The present application also relates to a heat dissipation system adopting the heat dissipation structure.
US10184733B2	Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes: a first flow passage where first liquid flows; a second flow passage where second liquid flows; and a heat exchanger main body configured to exchange heat between the first liquid and the second liquid. The heat exchanger main body includes a cross-sectional area adjuster configured to change a flow passage cross-sectional area of at least one of the first flow passage and the second flow passage by thermal deformation. The cross-sectional area adjuster adjusts a value of the flow passage cross-sectional area in a low temperature range to be larger than a value of the flow passage cross-sectional area in a high temperature range.
US10184732B2	Air to air heat exchanger An air to air heat exchanger includes a first and a second cooling air flow passage extending over a core depth of the heat exchanger. A heated air flow passage is arranged between the cooling air flow passages, and extends over a first percentage of the core depth. Thermally conductive separators are arranged between the heated air flow passage and each of the cooling air flow passages. A first structurally reinforced section is provided between the separators, and extends from a cooling air inlet face in the core depth direction over a second percentage of the core depth. A second structurally reinforced section is provided between the separators, and extends from a cooling air outlet face in the core depth direction over a third percentage of the core depth. The sum of the first, second, and third percentages is greater than 100 percent.
US10184724B2	Method and apparatus for long furnace sublimation transfer A sublimation furnace has a first endless conveyor belt extending along a first axis through the furnace, with a chamber extending above and along that first conveyor belt. Vacuum trays placed on the first belt have products abutting sublimation images to be transferred to the product as the trays pass through the furnace. The furnace has a first sidewall with a slot extending along the sidewall and along the first conveyor belt. A second endless conveyor belt extends along but offset from the first axis. A plurality of vacuum pumps are connected to the second conveyor belt and move with that belt, with each pump connected by a hose passing through the slot during use of the furnace to a different vacuum tray on the first conveyor in order to evacuate the vacuum trays and press the images against the product for sublimation transfer.
US10184723B2	Blank heating device A blank heating device having a heating furnace is provided and includes a plurality of heating members that heat a blank and a support fixture disposed within the heating furnace to support the blank. Further a transporting component is disposed beneath the support fixture and integrally displaces the support fixture and the blank to increase heating density of the blank. Consequently, a divisional heating occurs based on a size of the blank, which is a material for hot stamping, to improve heating density of the blank. Accordingly, marketability of a material is improved and a preheating time and heat loss is minimized. As a result, work convenience is improved and a consumption amount of energy is reduced.
US10184722B1	Multi-zone heating oven with a plurality of heating zones having individually controlled temperature humidity A multi-zone heating oven is disclosed. The multi-zone heating oven includes a plurality of in-line heating chambers, a conveyor system configured to convey objects between and into each chamber of the plurality of in-line heating chambers and a supply line for each of the plurality of in-line heating chambers. In addition, the multi-zone heating oven includes an exhaust system. The humidity in each chamber is set individually. Changes in the temperature and humidity that an object is subjected to are controlled by moving the object through the plurality of chambers.
US10184718B2	Method for drying articles A method for drying an article with a radio frequency (RF) applicator having anode elements and cathode elements includes capacitively coupling the anode elements, capacitively coupling the cathode elements, capacitively coupling an anode element to a cathode element, and energizing the RF applicator to generate an RF field between anode and cathode elements wherein liquid residing within the field will be dielectrically heated.
US10184711B2	Cryogenic cooling system A cryogen cooling system to cool a superconducting magnet is disclosed herein utilizing embedded vertical tubing with a large heat exchanging surface area. The tubing encompasses the magnet which is further surrounded by a 4 Kelvin thermal shield for extended ride-through. In one embodiment, the system is a hyperpolarizer having an internal high-pressure gas storage for quench gas and to initiate cool-down. Aspects of the invention utilize a minimal volume of pressurized gas, for example, four (4) liters of pressurized gaseous helium in a 150 mL liquid helium system. As such, the prior vent stack has been removed, along with the helium vessel and quench paths/ducts. The method of using the system is further simplified during ramping while the cool-down process utilizing liquids supplied from external dewars has been eliminated. Significant advantages include reducing the helium volume (and cost associated therewith) and allowing for a hermetically sealed vacuum system that is leak-proof.
US10184709B2	Ice tray apparatus and method The present disclosure describes ice tray devices and methods. In one embodiment, ice tray is included in an ice-making device of a refrigerator. The ice tray can be configured to uniformly distribute water to a plurality of ice-making spaces included in the ice tray. The ice tray can include water supply grooves that provide paths through which water is allowed to flow in the tray body. The dimensions of the water supply grooves can vary enabling control of water and ice formation depth of the water supply grooves can become gradually larger from one end portion of the tray body toward the other end portion of the tray body.
US10184708B2	Use of thermoelectric elements for clear ice making, ice harvesting, and creating a temperature condition for clear ice making An ice making apparatus for an appliance includes a housing that has an interior volume and an ice tray horizontally suspended across the interior volume that is configured to retain water. The ice making apparatus also includes a heat pump thermally coupled to a bottom surface of the ice tray. The heat pump is configured to freeze water in the ice tray and expel heat. A heat transfer device is configured to move heat expelled by the heat pump to an upper portion of the interior volume.
US10184704B2	Ejector and ejector-type refrigeration cycle An ejector includes a nozzle, a swirl flow generation portion, a body including a refrigerant suction port and a diffuser portion, a passage forming member, and an actuation device moving the passage forming member. A nozzle passage is defined between the nozzle and the passage forming member. A smallest passage cross-sectional area portion is provided in the nozzle passage. A swirl space that has a shape of a revolution and is coaxial with the nozzle, and a refrigerant inflow passage through which the refrigerant flows into the swirl space are defined in the swirl flow generation portion. The ejector further includes an area adjustment device that changes the passage cross-sectional area of the refrigerant inflow passage. According to this, an efficiency of energy conversion in the nozzle passage can be improved.
US10184698B2	Overlapping type freezing-force circulation refrigeration unit A cascade cold dynamic cycle refrigeration apparatus makes up cold energy with a cryogenic liquid refrigerant by boosting with a dual-stage liquid circulating pump. The temperature of the refrigerant is increased via the cold regenerator before it enters the cold consuming apparatus to provide cold and becomes a gaseous refrigerant. The gaseous refrigerant then flows through the expander to expand and generates work by reducing pressure and temperature. The gaseous refrigerant is condensed and returns to the refrigerant tank via the cold regenerator or/and a throttle valve.
US10184697B2	Device for cooling fluid, method for cooling fluid The invention provides a method for cooling fluid having the steps of supplying a fluid at a first temperature T1, raising the temperature of the fluid to a second temperature T2 through contact with an electric field, contacting the fluid with a heat exchanger to decrease its temperature to a third temperature T3, removing the electric field to decrease the temperature of the fluid to a fourth temperature T4, and applying a heat load to the fluid to increase the temperature of the fluid to T1. Also provided is a system for cooling fluid having a closed loop having a first region subject to an electric field, a second region in contact with a heat exchanger, a third region remote from the electric field, and a fourth region contacting a heat load.
US10184693B2	GM cryocooler A GM cryocooler is furnished with: a first cold head including a first displacer and a first cylinder; a second cold head including a second displacer and a second cylinder and being disposed opposing the first cold head; a common drive mechanism for driving axial reciprocation of the first displacer and the second displacer; and a working gas circuit for generating between the first cold head and the second cold head a pressure differential that assists the common drive mechanism.
US10184692B2	Robust fixed-sequence control method and appliance for exceptional temperature stability A method to control a fixed-sequence dual evaporator cooling system including providing a recurring cooling cycle cooling system wherein each recurring cooling cycle comprises first and second cooling cycles for cooling respective first and second interiors, a pump-out cycle for returning coolant to a condenser, and an idle cycle, and providing a processor to establish exceptions to the recurring cooling cycle. A step includes the processor monitoring first and second actual temperatures of the respective first and second interiors, selecting predetermined first and second control temperatures for the respective first and second interiors, and selecting a command input signal to supply to a compressor, the condenser fan, the first and second evaporator fans, and the valve of the cooling system during the recurring cooling cycle based upon the first and second actual temperatures and the predetermined first and second control temperatures to initiate the established exceptions.
US10184690B2	Condensing water heater and condensation control system A water heater with two non-condensing flues and a condensing flue(s) having a system to prevent condensation in the non-condensing flue(s). The downwardly extending first flue is connected by a 180 degree connector to an upwardly extending second flue. Between the non-condensing and the condensing flues is positioned a temperature sensor. A controller receives input from the temperature sensor and is connected to the burner to control the minimum power setting and duration so as to prevent the combustion gases from falling below a temperature at which water will condense at the temperature sensor so no condensation occurs in the first two flues. Burner power settings are minimized near a water tank setpoint to improve efficiency by increasing condensation.
US10184683B2	Air conditioning device A multi-type air conditioning device controls an evaporation temperature and a condensing temperature, depending on required capacity of an indoor unit. The air conditioning device compares a current evaporation temperature or condensing temperature with a reference value, of an evaporation temperature or an condensing temperature, corresponding to a lower limit flow rate, of a gaseous refrigerant, required for refrigerating machine oil not to accumulate in, but to flow through, the gas branch pipes, and calculates an amount of the refrigerating machine oil accumulated in a gas branch pipe which does not satisfy the lower limit flow rate. When the calculated amount exceeds a set amount, the air conditioning device performs oil collecting operation, and controls the oil collecting operation in view of a flow rate of a gaseous refrigerant in gas branch pipes.
US10184681B2	HVAC actuator An HVAC actuator coupleable to an HVAC component is disposed in or at an insulated duct. The HVAC actuator may include a housing and a taping flange. The taping flange may be spaced from the outer surface of the duct and adjacent to an outer surface of an insulated layer of the duct when the HVAC actuator is coupled to the HVAC component, and may be configured to facilitate taping of the HVAC actuator to the outer surface of the insulating layer. It may be shaped to provide a front-facing surface that is suitable for receiving tape to provide a seal between the taping flange and the outer surface of the insulating layer. In some cases, the taping flange may extend outward from the housing around the entire perimeter of the housing. The taping flange may be formed integrally with the housing, or it formed separately and coupled to the housing.
US10184680B2	Method for controlling air output volume A method for controlling air volume including: inputting a target air volume into the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller; starting a motor by the motor controller under a torque to enable the motor to work in a steady state; recording the rotational speed in the steady state, and establishing a functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) to calculate an air volume in the steady state; comparing the target air volume with the calculated air volume; re-recording a steady rotational speed after the motor falls on a new steady state under an increased or reduced torque, and recalculating the air volume in the new steady state; and repeatedly adjusting the torque until the calculated air volume is equal or equivalent to the target air volume.
US10184677B2	Apparatus for both humidification and air cleaning A humidification and air cleaning apparatus including a water tank; a transparent body forming at least a portion of the water tank; a watering housing disposed in the water tank to spray water stored in the water tank; a nozzle disposed in the watering housing to spray the pumped water; an air wash inlet disposed in the water tank to receive external air into the water tank; and an air wash inlet disposed in the water tank to discharge internal air out of the water tank. During rotation, the sprayed water forms a certain trajectory and collides with an inner side surface of the visual body. Air flowing outside the water tank forms an outer main stream before passing the air wash inlet. Air passing the air wash inlet forms an inner main stream inside the water tank, which passes the trajectory of sprayed water to the discharge port.
US10184676B2	Air conditioner having simultaneous heating and cooling Operation switching units, each changing directions of a refrigerant flowing through its associated indoor unit in response to a switch from a cooling operation to a heating operation, or vice versa, are each connected with the associated indoor unit through indoor communication pipes; a gas-liquid separation unit is connected with an outdoor unit through outdoor communication pipes; and the operation switching units are connected with the gas-liquid separation unit through two intermediate communication pipes preinstalled and one intermediate communication pipe newly installed. This provides a simple and cost-effective means for upgrading a preinstalled air conditioner making a switch from cooling to heating, and vice versa, into an air conditioner that can perform a cooling operation and a heating operation in parallel with each other.
US10184674B2	Vapor separator and dehumidifier using the same A vapor separator in an embodiment is arranged between a first space and a second space, and is used to allow vapor existing in the first space to permeate the second space by making a vapor pressure in the second space lower than a vapor pressure in the first space. The vapor separator in the embodiment includes: a porous body having a first face, a second face opposite to the first face, and fine pores passing from the first face to the second face; and a soluble absorbent existing in the fine pores of the porous body.
US10184673B2	Portable air conditioner A portable air conditioner includes a case in which a condenser and an evaporator are integrally installed and an inlet and an outlet are formed; and an exhaust unit integrally coupled to the case and guiding air heat-exchanged with the condenser to an outdoor area, wherein the exhaust unit includes an exhaust pipe fixed to the case in one end thereof and disposed such that at least a portion thereof is inserted into the case and a shielding module fixed to the other end of the exhaust pipe and insertedly received in the case.
US10184670B2	Heating panel and method therefor A radiant heating panel, for typical use as cover for interior walls and ceilings, is provided, that is manufactured in a continuous process involving at least one sheet material, a settable material and a heating element. A method of installing such a heating panel is also provided, along with an apparatus and method required to terminate the heating panel.
US10184669B2	Control of exhaust systems Exhaust capture and containment are enhanced by means of automatic or manual side skirts, a sensitive breach detector based on interference effects, a combination of vertical and horizontal edge jets, and/or corner jets that are directed to the center diagonally from corners. Associated control functions are described.
US10184666B2	Fuel nozzle having respective arrays of pre-mixing conduits with respective vortex generators A fuel nozzle including vortex generating features for use in a combustion turbine engine is provided. An array of inner pre-mixing conduits (20) extends between an inlet end (14) and an outlet end (16) of the nozzle. An array of outer pre-mixing conduits (22) may be disposed radially outwardly relative to the inner pre-mixing conduits (20). A fuel-directing tube (24) includes fuel-directing arms (26) structured to direct fuel flow into the outer pre-mixing conduits (22) to be mixed with a flow of air. The fuel-directing arms include a bluff structural arrangement (30) that may be disposed upstream of fuel injection locations (32, 32′) into the outer pre-mixing conduits (22). The proposed nozzle is believed to provide superior micro-mixing capability, such as by increasing the depth of penetration of jets of fuel in a cross-flow of air, and/or formation of vortices in a wake zone downstream from the vortex generating features.
US10184664B2	Fuel injector for high flame speed fuel combustion A multiple fuel capable, pre-mixed, low emission injector is provided which is particularly suited for burning high flame speed fuels. The fuel injector includes an injector body having a preliminary pre-mixing chamber, an intermediate pre-mixing chamber and a final pre-mixing chamber. A fuel distributor separates the preliminary pre-mixing chamber from the intermediate pre-mixing chamber. A guide vane separates the intermediate pre-mixing chamber from the final pre-mixing chamber.
US10184659B2	Low-NOx combustion method Disclosed is a combustion method in which heated flue gas heats a regenerator through which a mixture of fuel and flue gas containing NOx is passed to undergo endothermic reactions that produce syngas and destroy NOx.
US10184658B2	Combustion apparatus A combustion apparatus has a plurality of longitudinally elongated gas burners, each having a burner port on an upper end thereof. A damper is disposed to cover gas inlet ports on an upstream end of an air-fuel mixing tube portion of each of the gas burners. The damper has formed therein ventilation holes for limiting primary air. The ventilation holes overlap, and are smaller than, the gas inlet ports. The damper has #1 ventilation holes having obstacles against which the fuel gas to be ejected from the gas nozzles strike, and #2 ventilation holes without obstacles. Poor combustion such as flame lifting is restricted and combustion noises are reduced.
US10184656B2	Grand piano Provided is a grand piano comprising a rim made of a transparent material, an outer layer formed of a semi-light transmitting material, an inner layer and a bottom layer, which are formed of a material reflecting light received through the rim, and a light source comprising a plurality of point light sources to emit light toward the rim.
US10184655B2	Display device A display device is provided that is a transparent, colored glass-ceramic with a display face on the front, an illumination face on the back, and at least one light-emitting element being disposed in the region of the illumination face. The display device further includes a color compensation filter in the form of a color layer introduced directly or indirectly on the glass ceramics.
US10184648B2	Adjustable and reconfigurable light source This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a customizable and modular LED lighting system. The LED lighting system can include an LED driver coupled to a light run and held rigidly relative to each other via a carrier. A mounting bracket can also attach to the LED driver and/or the light run and can affix the LED lighting system to a junction box. The light run can include a thermally conductive frame, sometimes having a “V”-shape and having two surfaces on an upper portion thereof. A substrate comprising a string of electrically-coupled LEDs can be affixed to each of the two surfaces. The LEDs can be driven by the LED driver and can be coupled to each other serially via one or more electrical connectors.
US10184646B2	Lighting device and lighting system including the same A lighting device suitably adaptable to those that can adjust an irradiation angle stably. A lighting device includes a lighting device housing, a support housing supported by the lighting device housing so as to be freely rotatable about a first rotation axis, and a lighting unit supported by the support housing so as to be freely rotatable about a second rotation axis. The support housing is suspended from the lighting device housing, and is provided with a ring member protruding radially outward at its outer periphery. The lighting device housing is provided with a circular receiving part for supporting the ring member on the support housing side when the suspension is released.
US10184644B2	Light fixture bracket and light fixture assembly A bracket for use with a recessed light fixture includes a side wall. A first bendable tab is positioned in the side wall. A second bendable tab is positioned in the side wall, the second tab being offset from the first tab. A retainer extends from the side wall.
US10184640B2	Lighting device, display device, and television device A lighting device includes LEDs (a light source) 17, a wavelength conversion sheet (a wavelength conversion member) 20 containing phosphors for converting light emitted by the LEDs 17 with wavelength conversion, and a diffuser plate 15a that exerts diffusing effects on the light from the LEDs 17 and is thicker than the wavelength conversion sheet 20 and disposed on a light exit side with respect to the wavelength conversion sheet 20.
US10184639B2	Method and apparatus for subtending light An optic configuration including a PCBA with one or more LEDs mounted thereon to emit light through a lens and a reflector. The optic configuration may be assembled within a cavity of a lighting fixture. At least a portion of the emitted light may be subtended by the lens, such that the lens may subtend light through a number of regions (e.g., three distinct regions). At least a portion of the emitted light may be subtended by the reflector, such that the reflector may subtend light from a number of surfaces (e.g., four surfaces). At least a portion of the light subtended by the lens may further be subtended by the reflector. The light subtended by the lens and/or the reflector may form a beam pattern including a high intensity spot portion and a lower intensity flood portion.
US10184638B2	LED plane light source lamp The present invention provides an LED plane light source lamp, which includes a bottom plate; four side plates set on four sides of the bottom plate, respectively; a plurality of circuit boards set on the bottom plate symmetrically and electrically connected to each other in parallel; a plurality of LEDs set on the bottom plate and arranged in an array; a power supply set on the bottom plate and providing electrical power to the LEDs; and a fogging film set opposite to the bottom plate on the side plates; wherein the fogging film scatters the lights of the LEDs to provides a uniform plane light source.
US10184634B2	Headlamp including matrix static bending lights optical system A headlamp including a matrix static bending lights (SBL) optical system, which enables light to be turned on/off. The headlamp includes a headlamp body installed in a front region of a vehicle and including a main optical system for irradiating light, corresponding to one of a low beam headlight, a high beam headlight, and a glare free high beam (GFHB) headlight, onto the front of the vehicle, a reflective structure disposed on one side surface of the inside of a housing of the headlamp body with respect to a direction intersecting an installation reference direction of the main optical system and including a plurality of reflective surfaces, and a light source unit disposed apart from the reflective structure and including a plurality of light source chips that target at a reflective surface of the reflective structure and irradiate light onto the targeted reflective surface.
US10184630B1	Double-layer decorative lamp A double-layer decorative lamp mainly includes a lamp seat, cover unit and light emitting module, where the cover unit has at least two decorative board pervious to light and configured on the lamp seat, and the light emitting module is in electric connection with the lamp seat and has at least two light sources respectively corresponding to each decorative board, where one of the light sources is formed a proper angle with the corresponding decorative board, and the surface of each decorative board has shading pattern. Whereby, light of the each light source is passed through one of the decorative boards, allowing the non-shading pattern thereof to be brightened, and projects the non-shading pattern of another decorative board obliquely to a wall surface.
US10184624B2	Multiple functions LED night light A multiple function LED night light has at least one LED device and added function(s) such as an air-freshener adaptor device, sonic device, frequency device, sensor device, bug repeller device, second light device, timepiece, electric message device, timer device, temperature device, surge protection device, electric short circuit protection device, base device for installation on an existing lamp socket, emergency light device, or any other electric device(s) suitable for home use to keep people comfortable or safe. The LED device has a first optic means to change the narrow-viewing angle of an LED's spot-light beams into a wider-viewing angle and second optic means to help make the LED night light exhibit a smooth lighting effect. The device may be arranged to fit into an existing night light bulb socket to turn any existing bulb night light into a power saving LED night light.
US10184623B2	Downlight structures for direct/indirect lighting An optically transmissive light directing sheeting and a method of making the same are disclosed. The light directing sheeting includes a core sheet of an elastic material that can be laminated onto other surfaces or sandwiched between sheets of various rigid materials. The core sheet includes a plurality of deep and narrow parallel channels configured to direct light by means of a total internal reflection. The method includes a step of slitting of a soft, optically transmissive plastic sheet with a blade and forming at least one array of substantially parallel linear slits in a surface of the sheet, a step of stretching the sheet in a direction perpendicular to the linear slits, and a step of bonding the sheet to a different sheet of an optically transmissive, rigid material. Various light directing devices employing the light directing sheeting are also disclosed.
US10184618B2	Color conversion panel and display device including color conversion panel A color conversion panel includes a first color conversion layer, a second color conversion layer, and a light wavelength conversion layer. The first color conversion layer includes a first semiconductor nanocrystal set for providing red light. The second color conversion layer neighbors the first color conversion layer and includes a second semiconductor nanocrystal set for providing first green light. The light wavelength conversion layer neighbors the second light conversion layer, may provide blue light, and includes a third semiconductor nanocrystal set for providing second green light.
US10184612B2	Propane fill adaptor for vehicles An adaptor for coupling an associated quick connect fitting on an associated tank to an associated filling gun includes a connector body selectively connectable to the associated filling gun. A hand wheel is mounted to the connector body. A washer is mounted to the connector body. A locking member is received within an aperture of the connector body and selectively received in a groove of the associated quick connect fitting. The locking member allows for engagement of the connector body with the associated filling gun when the locking member is received in the groove of the associated quick connect fitting. A biasing member is disposed between a portion of the connector body and a portion of the washer.
US10184611B2	Detecting fluid properties of a multiphase flow in a condensate drain Flow sensors for, and a method of monitoring, a condensate drain. The method includes a) providing a flow sensor for detecting flow properties in a pipe and/or fitting carrying a medium, b) detecting a vibration behavior by means of a vibration converter at a measurement location provided on the flow sensor, and c) electronically evaluating the vibration behavior of a vibration body, wherein at the measurement location vibrations of a first region of the vibration body and a second region of the vibration body are recorded. The first region of the vibration body is provided at least partially in or adjacent to the flow of the medium, and the second region of the vibration body is outside the flow.
US10184608B2	Automatic pitch adjustment machine An automatic pitch adjustment machine has a base board, a first slide rail set, a transfer set, a second slide rail set, a cylinder adapter plate, and a material carrier set. The the first slide rail set is mounted on the top surface of the base board. The transfer set has multiple transfer blocks, and each one of the transfer blocks is fixed to a respective lower sliding block of the second slide rail set. The second slide rail set has multiple short rails and multiple upper sliding blocks. The cylinder adapter plate has a driving plate and multiple driving pillars. The material carrier set has multiple material fixing boards, and the multiple material fixing boards are spaced at intervals.
US10184603B2	Pipe end fitting with improved venting A pipe end fitting assembly that includes an outer body having an outer surface, an inner surface defining a first bore, and an end surface, and an inner body having an inner surface defining a second bore and an outer surface. A portion of the inner body outer surface is secured to the outer body inner surface. A passage formed in the outer body includes a first portion extending from the end surface and parallel to the first bore, and a second portion extending from the outer body outer surface to the passage first portion. A pipe end is disposed around and secured to a portion of the inner body outer surface. A jacket is disposed around the pipe and has an end secured to the outer body outer surface. The passage portions are in fluid communication with each other and a space between the jacket and the pipe.
US10184602B2	Connecting piping and steam turbine system The present invention is provided with: a cylindrical main body section that is provided with at least one annular rib on the outer circumferential surface; and a deforming section that is configured from a bellows that can be deformed in an axis line direction and diameter direction.
US10184600B2	Coupling for connecting pipe ends and bridging for use in a coupling A coupling for connecting pipe ends, comprising a hollow body with an entrance for each pipe end provided with a radial seat for a pipe end and a coupling nut for clamping the pipe end, whereby an electrically conductive bridge is provided, which at the location of the seats is provided with a clamping element that is elastically deformable in the radial direction with respect to the respective seat, and is provided with a contact section, which in a rest situation is at a distance from the axis of the seat that is smaller than an outside radius of the pipe end for which the seat concerned is intended.
US10184597B2	Stress reducing thread form A thread form for a threaded connection comprising a plurality of threads, wherein at least a portion of each of the threads comprise a root having a root radius that extends from a point central to the root and having planar flanks extending from both sides thereof.
US10184596B2	Connection structure between pipe body and joint of aluminum alloy drill pipe A connection structure between a pipe body and a joint of an aluminum alloy drill pipe comprises a first joint portion located at an end of the aluminum alloy pipe body and a second joint portion, wherein the first joint portion comprises an external cone section, an external threaded section and a first seal end face sequentially provided from inside to outside thereof, and a taper of the external cone section is smaller than that of the external threaded section; wherein the second joint portion is cylindrical and comprises an internal cone section fitted with the external cone section, an internal threaded section fitted with the external threaded section, a second seal end face, an elevator shoulder face, and a concave arc transition section between the internal cone section and the internal threaded section.
US10184585B2	Electromagnetic valve An electromagnetic valve includes a movable valve, and an electromagnetic solenoid. The electromagnetic solenoid has a bobbin including a body part, a flange part in which a recess portion is defined to recess inward in a radial direction, and an extension part extending at a position between the flange part and the body part to connect a bottom surface of the recess portion to a body surface of the body part. The extension part has a projection projected outward in the radial direction from a position between the body part and a connection part connecting a winding wire to a terminal part.
US10184583B2	Redundant lip seal for valve A valve assembly is provided that is suitable for use in a fuel fill line. The valve assembly may include a housing having a flange that surrounds the housing. A weld foot can be molded over at least a portion of the flange. A lip seal may be disposed between the flange and the weld foot. The lip seal includes a first lip and a second lip, and the first lip and the second lip may both be in contact with a surface on one of the flange and the weld foot.
US10184580B2	Pressure relief system for controlled atmosphere room A pressure/vacuum relief system having one or more pressure relief/vacuum valve assemblies disposed within the controlled atmosphere room and a vent pipe to provide two-way fluid communication between the relief valve assembly and the outside environment. The relief valve assembly may be a split valve arrangement that includes a pressure valve that opens in response to positive pressure in the controlled atmosphere room and a vacuum valve that opens response to negative pressure in the controlled atmosphere room. The pressure and vacuum valves may be incorporated into a single valve body on opposite sides of a shared chamber that is coupled to the vent pipe. In one embodiment, the vent pipe is fitted through an external wall of the controlled atmosphere room.
US10184579B2	Stacked disk check valve Fluid apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example fluid apparatus includes a valve body defining a fluid flow passageway and a plurality of valve seats. A flow control member is positioned in the fluid flow passageway of the valve body. The flow control member having a plurality of disks. A respective one of the disks moves relative to a respective one of the valve seats to control fluid flow through the valve body. The flow control member is adjustable relative to a longitudinal axis of the valve body to provide a preload to the disks. Each of the disks has a cracking pressure corresponding to the preload.
US10184577B2	Cartridge style ball check for positive displacement pump A check valve assembly includes a housing extending axially along a center axis of the check valve assembly from a first end to a second end. The housing can include an opening disposed at the first end and an outlet disposed at the second end. A seat is disposed in the opening and connected to the tubular housing. The seat includes an inlet extending axially through the seat. A ball is disposed inside the tubular housing and disposed axially between the seat and the outlet. The ball is larger in diameter than the inlet. A ball guide is disposed inside the tubular housing and is disposed axially between the ball and the outlet. A spring is disposed inside the tubular housing and disposed axially between the ball guide and the outlet. The spring is compressed between the ball guide and the outlet.
US10184576B2	Pressure control valve A pressure control valve has a housing including a valve seat and defining a fluid path therein, a valve body including a support member and a valve member, and a spring biasing the valve body toward the valve seat in a valve closing direction. The valve member is an integrated molding including a seal member and a reinforcement member that reinforces the seal member. The seal member is made from a rubber-like elastic material and includes a seal portion that is configured to be seated on the valve seat. The reinforcement member is engaged with the support member without using a separate member such as adhesive.
US10184573B2	Powder isolating valve There is described a powder isolating valve which is capable of sealing valves from powder leakage during transport of powder and/or granular material. The valve comprises a rotatable valve closure member (14) and a pneumatically activated sealing mechanism containing a pair of resiliently deformable structures (18,20) extending around a surface of the rotatable valve closure member when the latter is in its closed position, the pair of resiliently deformable structures being held in a pair of annular recesses (32,34) which also extend around an surface of the rotatable valve closure member in its closed position, wherein the pair of resiliently deformable structures are capable of being pneumatically activated to force a sealing ring (26) against the rotatable valve closure member.
US10184572B2	Axially preloaded sealing element A valve arrangement including a sealing element is provided. The valve arrangement includes a housing having a port. A rotary valve body includes an opening, and the rotary valve body is arranged within the housing. The port of the housing and the opening of the rotary valve body are alignable with each other via rotation of the rotary valve body in the housing. A sealing element is arranged within the port. The sealing element includes a seal body having a first axial end engaged against the rotary valve body and a second axial end including a resilient axially compressible portion that engages against a seat in the housing. The resilient axially compressible portion of the sealing element preloads the sealing element axially against the rotary valve body.
US10184571B2	Valve structure with elastic anti-leakage member A valve structure with an elastic anti-leakage member includes a spool, a seat, and a switch. The spool body has at least one inner notch formed on a side of the spool body, and the inner notch has at least one elastic anti-leakage member installed in the inner notch, and the seat has an inner chamber with an internal cavity wall. The spool is contained in an inner of the seat, and the elastic anti-leakage member installed in the inner chamber of the inner notch of the spool body has a surface elastically abutting against the internal cavity wall of the inner chamber of the seat to achieve a good water anti-leakage effect.
US10184569B2	Leak resistant and serviceable receptacle Disclosed is a receptacle for conveying fluid. The receptacle may include a main body, a valve seat body, a poppet, a spring retainer, spring, and a packing. The valve seat body may be disposed in and secured to the main body. The valve seat body may include: a first end portion and an opposing second end portion. The first end portion may include a plurality of first inner surfaces defining an inner annular groove. The valve seat body may include a plurality of second inner surfaces defining an inner void. The plurality of second inner surfaces may include one or more arced surfaces and one or more flats. The packing may be disposed in the inner annular groove.
US10184568B2	Bi-directional rotary valve A bi-directional cryogenic rotary valve having a housing defining a fluid passageway, a control member rotatably disposed within the fluid passageway, and a seal assembly positioned along an inner surface of the housing to provide a bubble tight seal between the housing and the control member. The rotary valve adapted to operate at or near cryogenic temperatures (i.e., at −160° C.) while maintaining an effective seal in both the forward and reverse directions. The rotary valve being capable of retrofitting against wear and operational stress sustained from repeated use and operation.
US10184566B2	Valve unit including a mechanical coupler A valve unit with a valve having a valve shaft with a rotational axis. The valve unit including an actuator having an actuator shaft with a rotational axis. The valve unit includes a mechanical coupler for rotational coupling of the actuator shaft and the valve shaft. The mechanical coupler includes a rotational axis coinciding with the rotational axis of the actuator shaft and the rotational axis of the valve shaft. The valve unit includes a first rotational member coupled to the actuator shaft and a second rotational member coupled to the valve shaft. The valve unit includes a bridge element. The first and the second rotational members include slots for receiving engagement pins of the bridge element.
US10184563B2	Single seal ring stuffing box A seal arrangement for use in a reciprocating piston compressor includes first and second seal rings engaged along respective side surfaces, and first and second cover rings disposed around the first and second seal rings such that the outside diameters of the first and second seal rings engage the inside diameters of the first and second cover rings, respectively. A support ring is engaged with the first seal ring and the first cover ring. A backup ring is engaged with the second seal ring and the second cover ring. In some embodiments, the first seal ring has a width that is smaller than a width of the second seal ring. In other embodiments the second seal ring has a circumferential groove formed on an inside surface thereof, the groove disposed directly adjacent the first seal ring. In further embodiments, the seal rings are formed of PEEK with a nano-material additive.
US10184562B2	Device including an anti-rotation mechanism for a piston and a method of using the same A device includes an outer cylinder having a cylinder inner wall and a cylinder outer wall and at least one magnet disposed on or between the cylinder inner wall and the cylinder outer wall and a piston having a piston inner wall and a piston outer wall and at least one magnet disposed on or between the piston outer wall and the piston inner wall. In one embodiment, the piston is rotatable within the cylinder and slidably movable along an axis respective to the cylinder. The piston is also disposed within the cylinder such that the at least one magnet disposed on or between the cylinder inner wall and the cylinder outer wall is aligned with the at least one magnet disposed on or between the piston outer wall and the piston inner wall, substantially preventing the piston from rotating relative to the cylinder.
US10184551B2	Actuating device of the type provided with an actuating element and means for manually operating the actuating element An actuating device comprising a housing inside of which an actuating element is provided, the actuating element being slidably displaceable along a first axis between a first operative position and a second non-operative position, the displacement between the first operative position and the second non-operative position defining the stroke of the actuating element; a manual operating element pivotably connected to the housing at a first pivoting axis and coupled to the actuating element through a linkage, so that the linkage produces a translation of the actuating element, upon rotation of the manual operating element; the linkage comprising at least one lever arm coupled to a respective driver member, wherein the driver member is guided and constrained into a respective blind seat provided on the actuating element, characterized in that the lever arm is slidably coupled to the driver member and the driver member is movably constrained into the blind seat.
US10184549B2	Belt transmission system A belt transmission system includes a first pulley, a second pulley, and an automatic tensioner including a first tension pulley, a fixed member, an arm, and a second tension pulley. The arm is swingable about an axis of the fixed member. When the first or second pulley serves as a driving pulley, a torque at one of the first and second tension pulleys located on a slack side at a maximum torque is higher than a torque of the other one located on a tight side.
US10184548B2	Power-split driveline for a work machine A power-split drive train for a working machine having a main drive element, drive output shafts (Ab1, Ab2, Ab3), and a continuous power-split transmission with three drive units (2a, 2b, 2c). The transmission enables all three output shafts to be operated at the same time with rotational speed variability. A first drive unit (2a) has two energy converters while second and third drive units (2b, 2c) each comprise one energy converter. All four energy converters are functionally connected to an electric line. The first unit (2a) is connected, via a first shaft, to the main drive element and, via a second shaft, to output shaft (Ab1). The first unit (2a) is connected to drive unit (2b) which is connected, via a third shaft, to output shaft (Ab2). The first drive unit (2a) is connected to drive unit (2c) which is connected, via a fourth shaft, to output shaft (Ab3).
US10184545B2	Power drive unit with dual gear ratio mechanism A gear ratio mechanism includes an input shaft, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, and a carrier link associated with an output shaft. The carrier link is configured to couple the first planetary gear set and the second planetary gear set. The carrier link is selectively driven by the first planetary gear set and the second planetary gear set in response to rotation of the input shaft.
US10184544B1	Cycloid transmission with chain link ring Examples are provided that describe a cycloid transmission with a chain link ring. An example cycloid transmission includes a motor shaft attached to a disc. The motor shaft may be used for rotating the disc. The cycloid transmission also comprises an outer chain link ring that surrounds the disc. The outer chain link ring includes rollers that are inserted at given interfaces between links of the outer chain link ring. The rollers contact the disc as the disc rotates. The cycloid transmission also comprises a housing. The links of the outer chain link are coupled at the given interfaces. The rollers are inserted at the given interfaces and into the housing.
US10184540B2	Liquid pressure device Provided is a liquid pressure device having no dead band in generation of force and causing no contamination, the liquid pressure device including a bottom cap and a head cap welded to an outer tube, and a rod guide fastened to the head cap, and one end of a pipe is fit in the bottom cap and the other end of the pipe is fit in the rod guide, and the bottom cap and the rod guide sandwich a cylinder. Accordingly, the liquid pressure device of the present invention can add shaft force to the cylinder while supporting the pipe, an inside of which is isolated from a tank, by the bottom cap and the rod guide, and does not need to braze the pipe to the bottom cap. Therefore, the liquid pressure device of the present invention has no dead band in generation of force and causes no contamination.
US10184535B2	Polymeric brake piston with reinforcing core A brake piston comprising a) an open end; b) a closed end; c) a piston cylindrical wall comprising a polymeric material which extends from the closed end to the open end; d) a core member comprising a metallic material located within the cylindrical wall which extends between the closed end and the open end without extending completely to the open end; and wherein the core member structurally reinforces the brake piston. The brake piston may find particular use in a disc brake assembly. The core member may be particularly useful for structurally reinforcing the brake piston when receiving and transferring a brake apply force.
US10184531B2	Rotation transmission device A rotation transmission device includes torque cams provided between opposed surfaces of a flange of a control retainer and a flange of a rotary retainer and configured to convert an axial movement of the control retainer to relative rotational motion between the two retainers. All of the torque cams are circumferentially offset from all of the pillars of the control retainer and all of the pillars of the rotary retainer, and a pair of cam grooves forming each torque cam are heat-treated only at their areas that are brought into contact with a ball of the torque cam, to increase the hardness of these areas, thus improving the durability of the retainers.
US10184529B2	Wedge clutch assembly A wedge clutch assembly for transferring torque from an engine to an output shaft, comprising a clutch carrier comprising an axial friction surface and a radially inwardly facing surface, a hub comprising a first radially outwardly facing surface having grooves positioned circumferentially thereon and detents positioned within the grooves, a wedge plate comprising an axial friction surface, a second radially outwardly facing surface, and a second radially inwardly facing surface having recesses, a pressure plate concentrically arranged within the first radially inwardly facing surface and displaceable such that in an engaged mode, an axial force is applied to the pressure plate, in a first axial direction, to engage the wedge plate with the clutch carrier such that torque is transferred from the engine to the output shaft, and in a disengaged mode, the wedge plate is independently rotatable from the clutch carrier.
US10184526B2	Constant velocity joint boot assembly A constant velocity joint boot assembly with a boot can having a first end portion connected to an outer race and a second end portion cantilevered from the outer race. The second end portion has a planar portion extending from the first end portion at an angle. A radially outward extending end extends from the planar portion. A boot has a first end and a second end. The first end has an inner surface that is directly connected to an inner surface of the planar portion of the boot can. A sleeve has one end portion connected to an inner surface of an inner race and a second end portion extending axially away from the inner race. The boot has a lower portion engaged with the sleeve.
US10184522B2	Bottom bracket assembly and bicycle A bottom bracket shell assembly includes left and right sidewalls. The left and right sidewalls each include a peripheral rim and a lateral surface. The lateral surfaces define a generally circular void. A bearing support is disposed at the voids of the left and right sidewalls. Left and right first bosses project away from the left and right sidewalls at a periphery of the lateral surface. The first bosses include boss ends configured to connect to a first tubular member. The left and right sidewalls are joined at the peripheral rim to form contiguous front and rear surfaces. The present disclosure maximizes the strength to weight ratio for low modulus frame materials.
US10184521B2	Sliding bearing element The invention relates to a sliding bearing element (1) comprising a polymer layer (4), the polymer layer (4) having solid lubricant particles and metal oxide particles and as a polymer, exclusively a polyimide polymer or a polyamide imide polymer. The metal oxide particles are selected from the group comprising bismuth vanadate, chromium-antimony-rutile and mixtures therefrom.
US10184517B2	Needle roller bearing with double row of retainers A retainer-equipped double-row needle-roller bearing includes a pair of annular end flange portions; a center annular center flange portion; and two rows of pillars connecting the portions to each other to provide pockets between mutually adjacent pairs of pillars in a circumferential direction for holding rollers in two rows. The center flange portion has an outer diameter (φD2), and the end flange portions have an outer diameter (φD1), in a relationship expressed as φD2<φD1. When the retainer moves radially by an amount of gap associated with the rollers, the retainer is guided on the outer diameter surfaces of the end flange portions at two ends of the retainer, by the inner diameter surface of a housing. This stabilizes behavior of the retainer during rotation, reducing premature wear and abnormal noise.
US10184513B2	Thrust sliding bearing A thrust sliding bearing may include a thrust receiving surface comprising radial oil grooves, and a resin portion, the resin portion comprising a plurality of resin sheets in an area defined by the oil grooves of the thrust receiving surface, the plurality of resin sheets being laminated. Circumferential widths of the plurality of resin sheets may increase upwardly from a bottom resin sheet. A circumferential width of the resin portion may decrease upwardly.
US10184512B2	Elastomeric journal bearing An elastomeric journal bearing, comprising inner part (2) extending in axial direction (x), outer sleeve (3) surrounding inner part (2), elastomeric bearing body (4) arranged between inner part (2), outer sleeve (3), connected to inner part (2), said bearing body comprising at least two radially extending webs (5, 6) which are offset in circumferential direction (u), and two annular walls (7, 8) which are offset in axial direction (x), between which extend axially webs (5, 6), and at least two chambers (10, 11) filled with liquid (9) and are separated from each other in circumferential direction (u) by webs (5, 6), said chambers being fluidically connected via at least one channel (12). The axial ends (36, 37, 38, 39) of the webs (5, 6) have at least in the region of the radially outer web ends (22, 23) axial end faces (40, 41, 42, 43) which bear against the walls (7, 8).
US10184506B2	Captive elements of an attachment system Embodiments described herein may be directed to an attachment system for coupling an accessory or component to a consumer product. The attachment system may include a captive locking mechanism that may be incorporated with the accessory or non-product side attachment assembly. The captive locking mechanism may include one or more spring-bar components that retain the engagement mechanism in a recess or feature formed in a component of the accessory. The attachment system may also include a release mechanism that may be incorporated with the product-side attachment assembly of a consumer product. The release mechanism may be captive or otherwise retained in the body of the device and may include one or more spring-bar components that retain the release mechanism in a recess or featured formed into the body of the device.
US10184505B2	Compressive indentation fastener device A compression indentation fastener device is described comprising a shank and a head. The head extends outwardly from an end of the shank in a transverse plane to define a head periphery. The head has an anterior side and a posterior side. The anterior side includes an exposed area extending between the shank and the head periphery. The anterior side includes a relief portion in the form of a depression. The relief portion is open at the anterior side of the head such that the relief portion receives a volume of substrate material when the exposed area of the head impacts the substrate material. The head may be integral with the shank or the head may be comprised of discrete head portions that mate with one another. Additionally, the head may be centered on the end of the shank or offset relative to the shank.
US10184502B2	Insert for conductor clamp insulating structure An insert for a conductor clamp has a body portion for applying a clamping force to a conductor. The insert includes an insert body receivable by the body portion of the conductor clamp. The insert body has a first surface adapted to face a portion of the conductor. The insert body is made from a non-metallic and electrically non-conductive material. An adhesive is applied to at least a portion of the first surface of the insert body. A friction enhancing material applied to at least a portion of the adhesive.
US10184501B2	Fluid pressure cylinder In a fluid pressure cylinder, a first positioning ring is provided detachably on a first annular projection of a head cover, and a second positioning ring is provided detachably on a second annular projection of a rod cover. Further, a structure is provided in which opposite ends of a cylinder tube are inserted over and capable of being retained on outer circumferential sides of the first and second positioning rings. As a result, by preparing a new cylinder tube having a different diameter, and new first and second positioning rings, and mounting the new cylinder tube through the new first and second positioning rings, which are installed on the first and second annular projections, a fluid pressure cylinder having a different bore diameter can be obtained.
US10184499B2	Hydraulic circuit for construction machine A hydraulic circuit for a construction machine is disclosed, which can prevent a loss of pressure during a combined work. The hydraulic circuit includes a variable displacement hydraulic pump, at least two hydraulic actuators driven by hydraulic fluid that is supplied from the hydraulic pump, control valves installed in a center bypass path of the hydraulic pump and shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the hydraulic actuators, parallel flow paths having inlets branched and connected to predetermined positions on an uppermost stream side of the center bypass path and outlets connected to inlet ports of the control valves, bleed-off paths formed on the control valves other than the lowermost downstream side control valve among the control valves to selectively communicate with the center bypass path, the bleed-off paths communicating with the center bypass path when the plurality of control valves are shifted for a combined work, and a switching valve installed on a lowermost downstream side of the center bypass path to intercept the center bypass path when pilot signal pressure is applied.
US10184497B2	Universal orientation electro-hydraulic actuator An electro-hydraulic actuator is operable in any orientation without changing components. The electro-hydraulic actuator includes a reservoir for containing a hydraulic fluid, a bladder within the reservoir for containing a compressible gas, a pump fluidly connected to the reservoir with one or more inlet/outlet ports, and an electric motor drivingly coupled to the pump. The bladder has an inlet/outlet port configured to communicate with a gas source external to the reservoir for adjusting the amount of compressible gas within the bladder. The bladder may also be configured within the reservoir in a manner that prevents the bladder from obstructing fluid flow to the pump inlet/outlet, and that can also prevent fluid from becoming trapped by the bladder and therefore inaccessible to the pump.
US10184496B2	Automatic pressure and vacuum clearing skid method A method of pressurization and evacuation of a system including during a pressurization phase; introducing a pressurized gas stream into the top valve, which is actuated to direct the pressurized gas stream into the bottom valve, wherein the bottom valve is actuated to direct the pressurized gas stream to the customer apparatus; and during a vacuum phase; introducing the pressurized gas stream into the top valve, which is actuated to direct the pressurized gas stream into the inlet port of the pressure inlet of the educator, thereby producing a low pressure condition in the suction inlet, introducing a customer gas stream into the bottom valve, which is actuated to direct the customer gas to exit the bottom valve, wherein the low pressure condition causes the customer gas stream to be directed to the educator suction inlet, wherein it mixes with the pressurized gas stream and exits the educator discharge outlet.
US10184495B2	Air movement apparatus with improved air blending A portable air movement apparatus with improved air blending is provided, having a housing, an air generator, an air outlet, and an ambient air passageway through the housing of the device. The impeller and other components, such as the heating element, are disassociated from the location of the air outlet, allowing for the ability to use more than one air outlet, which serves to spread the air stream over a greater area. The disassociation of the impeller and other components from the air outlet also minimizes the housing size required near the air outlet, thereby allowing ambient air to be entrained in the air flow produced by the apparatus. As such, the apparatus moves more room air through the apparatus and more rapidly blends the air into the entire area or room.
US10184492B2	Axial flow fan A fan includes a motor, an impeller fixed to the motor, and a housing including a cylindrical inner circumferential surface. The impeller includes a plurality of blades extending radially outward. The housing is arranged to surround outer peripheries of the motor and the impeller. The housing includes an intake port which is an upper opening of the housing, an upper edge which surrounds the intake port, an exhaust port which is a lower opening of the housing, a lower edge which surrounds the exhaust port. An axial distance from an upper end of each of the blades to an upper edge is ½ times or more of an axial distance from the upper end of each of the blades to a lower end thereof. This makes it possible to restrain an air flow having a swirling component from passing through the intake port.
US10184484B2	Single inlet/outlet connection for turbocharger compressor A compressor device for a turbocharger. The compressor device includes a compressor housing and a separate snorkel member which are provided separately and then connected together. The compressor housing has two air passages separated by a partition wall, while the snorkel member similarly has two separate air ducts separated in part by a partition wall. The two components have mating fittings to connect them together.
US10184483B2	Gas turbine engine airfoil An airfoil for a turbine engine includes pressure and suction sides that extend in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil has a relationship between a total chord length and a span position and corresponds to a curve that has an increasing total chord length from the 0% span position to a first peak. The first peak occurs in the range of 45-65% span position, and the curve either remains constant or has a decreasing total chord length from the first peak toward the 100% span position. The total chord length is at the 0% span position in the range of 8.2-10.5 inches (20.8-26.7 cm). The curve is at least a third order polynomial and has an initial positive slope.
US10184481B2	Centrifugal compressor with extended operating range This disclosure relates to a centrifugal compressor. In a first example, the compressor includes a first impeller provided in a main refrigerant flow path, a second impeller provided in the main refrigerant flow path downstream of the first impeller, and a recirculation flow path. In the first example, the recirculation flow path is provided between a first location and a second location along the main refrigerant flow path. The first location is downstream of the second location, and the second location is downstream of the first impeller. In a second example, the compressor includes an impeller provided in a main refrigerant flow path, and a recirculation flow path provided between a first location and a second location along the main refrigerant flow path. In the second example, the recirculation flow path includes a recirculation volute. Further disclosed is a method for operating a centrifugal compressor.
US10184479B2	Multi-use fan A multi-use fan includes a front fan cover, a rear fan cover, blades, a motor, and a handle. The front and rear fan covers fit together to form a fan cover, a protrusion mirrored along the center line of the fan cover and disposed on the bottom thereof, a foldable connecting part disposed on the bottom of the rear fan cover, a foldable mounting part fitted with the foldable connecting part and disposed on the top of the handle. The handle includes a handle housing, a battery, a battery cover, a line group, an adjusting knob, an anti-slip pad rotationally connected with the side of the handle housing and formed at the highest point thereof, and an elastic metal bar including a short edge rotationally connected with the side of the handle housing and a long edge connected with the upper end face of the handle housing. The battery, the line group and the adjusting knob are disposed inside the handle housing, with an opening set in the handle housing at a position corresponding to the adjusting knob.
US10184478B2	Fan device with modular functionality The present invention relates to a fan device with modular functionality, whereby an output end and input end of the fan are respectively provided with terminal joints. Two connector joints on the I/O module connecting wires are connected respectively to the terminal joints of the output end and the input end of the fan. Therefore, the output/input terminals are modularized by means of the separated wires to reduce the problems of wire trimming.
US10184464B2	Electromagnetic actuator and inertia conservation device for a reciprocating compressor A compressor includes a piston disposed in a housing and configured to be reciprocatably driven in the housing by an electromagnetic drive. A conventional linear motor drive assembly reciprocatably drives the piston in an embodiment. A magnetically-geared drive assembly reciprocatably drives the piston in another embodiment. A solenoid drive assembly reciprocatably drives the piston in another embodiment. A control system is coupled to the drive for varying piston displacement, and an accumulator conserves force by decelerating a translating assembly at the end of one stroke and accelerating the assembly in a subsequent stroke.
US10184463B2	Compressor swash plate and compressor equipped with same A compressor swash plate includes a base member having a flat plate shape, and a coating layer formed on a surface of the base member and having projections formed in a linear shape, in which the following inequalities are satisfied when a plane part formed on a prism is pressed against the coating layer with a pressure of 30 MPa: 0.01≤B≤0.06 and 10≤S≤40, where B indicates widths (mm) of surfaces of the projections in contact with the plane part, and S indicates a percentage (%) of a total sum of an area Si of the contact surfaces (a gross area of the surfaces of the projections in contact with the plane part) relative to a reference area (an area of a part of the coating layer against which the plane part is pressed).
US10184461B2	Pump device and method therefor of conveying fluid, and method of manufacturing the pump device A pump has a housing having at least one inlet, one outlet, and an internal track with a given configuration. A piston movably positioned inside the housing has at least one protuberance movably mated to the track. As the piston is reciprocally driven by a motor, it is guided by the movement of the protuberance along the track to move bidirectionally along the housing and selectively rotate such that when the piston is moved to a first position, a fluid path is established through the inlet to enable fluid to be input into the housing. When the piston is moved to a second position, another fluid path is established through the outlet so that fluid is output from the housing. Multiple chambers may be formed in the housing to enable synchronous and selective opening and closing of respective inlets and outlets to enhance fluid flow.
US10184460B2	Cusped-field thruster A cusped-field thruster for a space system, wherein the cusped-field thruster comprises: at least two substantially annular permanent magnets arranged in an antipolar manner, wherein a magnetic pole piece is formed between the permanent magnets, and an anode, which comprises a permanent-magnetic material. The cusped-field thruster is configured such that a cusp is formed in a region adjacent to the anode of the cusped-field thruster.
US10184457B2	Ocean thermal energy conversion plant An offshore power generation structure comprising a submerged portion having a first deck portion comprising an integral multi-stage evaporator system, a second deck portion comprising an integral multi-stage condensing system, a third deck portion housing power generation equipment, cold water pipe; and a cold water pipe connection. The heat exchangers in the evaporator and condenser systems include a multi-stage cascading heat exchange system. Warm water conduits in the first deck portion and cold water conduits in the second deck portion are integral to the structure of the submerged portion of the offshore platform.
US10184454B2	Wind turbine for generating electricity with naval technology The present invention relates to a horizontal-shaft/vertical-transmission wind turbine for generating electricity, which may be on-shore or off-shore, with reduced materials and structures in the nacelle, mast and foundation, which moves much of the equipment to the base of the mast, thereby reducing capex, enabling significant reductions in the operation and maintenance costs of the turbines, and reducing the cost of the installed power (installed MW) in a wind farm. The mechanical energy coming from the rotor is transmitted by a vertical shaft system (6) along the mast, which incorporates naval technology, and which is based on platforms (1) to neutralize harmonics and is connected to H/Vst (3) and V/Hmvst (4) transmissions, coupled using contraction and expansion joints (2). In addition to this, the rotor orientation system (YAW control) (29), which is connected to the torque control of the transmissions, the brake control and the blade pitch control, enables the rotor to be properly positioned. The invention enables radio communication between masts and with a control center over an aerial interface, which increases the reliability and general safety of the system.
US10184453B1	System for extracting energy from wind and thermal gradients An inverted funnel-shaped columnar tower (115) includes a window region (120), a heat absorbing surface (130), an air entrance (116) and exit (117). Solar energy passes through the window region and heats the heat absorbing surface. A plurality of fans (145), each connected to a generator (150), are suspended within the tower and extract energy from convectively rising air, generating electricity. A fan (160) outside the tower intercepts wind and turns an internal fan (145′) that aids the convective flow, providing a self-starting feature. A plurality of rotors (100) with wings (705) are connected in groups to generators (725) and all are arranged adjacent the tower. The rotors intercept wind energy and deliver it to the generators for conversion to electricity. The rotors include a flap (800) that predetermines the direction of rotation of the rotor, providing a second self-starting feature. The convection and wind-capture functions operate independently.
US10184452B2	Wind power generation system and DC power transmission system A wind power generation system according to the present invention includes: a DC bus; a plurality of feeders connected to the DC bus for transmitting DC powers to the DC bus; a plurality of wind power generators; a plurality of AC/DC converters connected one by one to each of the wind power generators for converting AC powers generated by the connected wind power generators, into DC powers, and outputting the DC powers to the feeders; and a DC breaker and a diode, which serve as a current limiting unit installed on each of the feeders for preventing a DC current from flowing from the DC bus into the feeder.
US10184435B2	Fuel injection unit for internal combustion engine The present disclosure provides a fuel injection unit for an internal combustion engine. The fuel injection unit includes: a separator that is disposed in an intake port to supply air into a combustion chamber formed in an engine head, and that divides a channel for air into an upper channel and a lower channel; a blade disposed ahead of the separator and opening or closing the upper channel or the lower channel by rotating; and a first injector disposed over the intake port. In particular, when the first injector injects fuel, the blade does not interfere with the fuel.
US10184430B2	Diagnostic device for evaporated fuel processing device A diagnosis device for an evaporated fuel processing device includes: a pump arranged to pressurize or depressurize a system including the fuel tank and the canister; at least one pressure sensor arranged to sense a pressure within the system; and a fuel temperature sensor arranged to sense a temperature of a fuel within the fuel tank, the diagnosis device being configured to select a first leakage diagnosis using a positive pressure or a negative pressure existing within the fuel tank, or a second leakage diagnosis using a forcible pressurization or a forcible depressurization by the pump, based on a temperature difference between a fuel temperature at a start of driving, and a fuel temperature after an end of the driving, with respect to a request of a leakage diagnosis.
US10184429B2	Methods and system for selecting a location for water injection in an engine Methods and systems are provided for selecting a location for water injection during a water injection event based on engine operating conditions. In one example, a method may include selecting a location for water injection from each of an intake port of each cylinder, an intake manifold upstream of all engine cylinders, and directly into each cylinder based on engine operating conditions. Further, the method may include adjusting water injection at the selected location and engine operating parameters in response the evaporated and/or condensed portion of water.
US10184423B2	Two-stroke engine A two-stroke engine is provided that has a cylinder, in which a combustion chamber is formed, and a piston, which delimits the combustion chamber and which drives a crankshaft rotatably mounted in a crankcase. The piston controls an inlet window for fuel/air mixture into the crankcase interior. A flow guide element is arranged in the crankcase interior which extends adjacent to the inlet window. The flow guide element has at least one first inflow surface by which at least a first partial quantity of the fuel/air mixture flowing in through the inlet window is diverted in the direction of the crankshaft.
US10184419B2	Cooling device for internal combustion engine A cooling device for an internal combustion engine includes a HT cooling system, a LT cooling system, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to, if a HT temperature has reached a HT determination value, control an operation state of the HT cooling system to start cooling for maintaining the HT temperature at a HT target temperature. The electronic control unit is configured to, if a LT temperature being a temperature of a LT cooling medium has reached a LT determination value, start a LT cooling control for maintaining the LT temperature at a LT target temperature under a specific condition where an early warm-up of the internal combustion engine is not required. The electronic control unit is configured to start the LT cooling control if the HT temperature has reached the HT determination value under a condition where the early warm-up is required.
US10184414B2	System and method for evaluating vehicle fuel injection system A method for analyzing a fuel injection system includes generating injection commands, including attenuating a predetermined fuel request schedule for a different one of the plurality of injectors in a plurality of test cycles. Fuel is injected according to the injection commands to complete the plurality of test cycles. The processor generates pump commands for the pump to maintain a substantially constant pressure of the common rail during the test cycles. First command data are stored for the plurality of test cycles corresponding to the injection commands sent during the test cycles. Second command data are stored for the test cycles corresponding to the pump commands sent during the test cycles. The processor processes the first command data and the second command data to determine flow characteristics of the plurality of fuel injectors.
US10184408B2	Device for changing a compression ratio of a cylinder unit of a reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine A device for changing a compression ratio of a cylinder unit of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine has an eccentric bushing which is rotatably arranged in a bore of a connecting rod eye. Said eye encloses a crank pin of a crankshaft, and the bushing is rotatably guided in the bore and can be locked via locking openings, which are arranged to be offset from each other by preferably approximately 180°. The connecting rod has a locking apparatus which interacts optionally with the locking openings and via which the eccentric bushing can only ever be transferred from one position to the next. The locking apparatus has a sliding guideway extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bore of the connecting rod bearing eye. The sliding guide interacts with actuating pins arranged in the locking openings and can be displaced radially with respect to the bushing.
US10184405B1	Aircraft engine icing event avoidance and mitigation through real-time simulation and controls A process for mitigating or proactively avoiding an aircraft engine icing event may include detecting ice crystals in the atmosphere using one or more sensors on board an aircraft in real time. The process may also include modulating one or more engine operating conditions to proactively change an ice accretion location, to avoid the occurrence of an icing event. The process may further include implementing one or more modulated engine operating conditions in engine controls software, hardware, or both.
US10184404B2	Geared gas turbine engine accessory gearbox A gas turbine engine includes a gearbox. The gearbox includes a housing at a forward part of a core compartment of a gas turbine engine. A plurality of accessory drives are each configured to rotatably couple the gas turbine engine accessory gearbox to one of a plurality of accessory components.
US10184402B2	Ceramic matrix composite turbine exhaust case for a gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a turbine case extending along a turbine axis and a CMC turbine exhaust case mounted to the turbine case. The CMC turbine exhaust case includes a CMC core nacelle aft portion, a CMC tail cone connected to the CMC core nacelle aft portion, and a multiple of CMC turbine exhaust case struts extending between the CMC core nacelle aft portion and the CMC tail cone. The CMC core nacelle aft portion, the CMC tail cone and the turbine case are arranged along the turbine axis. The CMC turbine exhaust case is mounted to the turbine case at a flange such that the CMC tail cone is axially spaced apart from the turbine case relative to the turbine axis.
US10184398B2	Acoustic structural panel with slanted core A nacelle may comprise a noise suppressing structure. The noise suppressing structure may comprise a plurality of noise suppressing cells situated between a perforated layer of material and a non-perforated layer of material. The plurality of noise suppressing cells may contact the perforated layer of material and the non-perforated layer of material at an acute angle (e.g., between twenty and seventy-five degrees) such that the plurality of noise suppressing cells are non-orthogonal to the perforated layer of material and the non-perforated layer of material. Further, each of the plurality of noise suppressing cells may comprise a hexagonal cross-sectional profile. Further still, the noise suppressing structure may comprise a support structure comprising a plurality of support members, wherein the plurality of noise suppressing cells are situated within the support structure.
US10184394B2	Variable compression ratio engine According to the present invention a variable compression ratio engine having a pair of eccentric control shafts, a crankcase and a cylinder jug has contiguous metal casting bearing sockets located in the crankcase for supporting the eccentric control shaft, and an eccentric control shaft axis location close in to the working cylinders, and located between the bottom edge of the working cylinders and the floor of the water jacket, thereby providing a rigid and compact crankcase and cylinder jug assembly. Nesting of the eccentric control shafts under the water jacket and close in to the cylinder bores, and also eliminating use of removable bearing caps in the crankcase provides a compact and rigid crankcase and cylinder jug assembly. Side walls that extend above and below the eccentric control shafts provide added rigidity and also enclose the crankcase for containing oil within the crankcase. Internal webbing within the crankcase provides added rigidity and provides an aerodynamic crankcase interior and an oil drain back passageway for reduced internal aerodynamic drag on the cranktrain at high engine speeds. A major benefit of the present invention is that it is robust and can support the large forces encountered in internal combustion engines. Another benefit of the present invention is that removable bearing caps are not required, resulting in a lower cost and a smaller size than prior art engines having removable bearing caps.
US10184393B2	Engine generator An engine generator has an opening and closing mechanism including: a control shaft provided to a valve shaft of a choke valve to be rotatable relative thereto within a predetermined angular range; an urging member urging the valve shaft relative to the control shaft in a direction in which an opening degree of the choke valve decreases; a restriction mechanism that sets a minimum opening degree of the choke valve by restricting a range of rotation of the control shaft; a choke operating portion which, upon operation, drives the restriction mechanism in a direction in which the minimum opening degree of the choke valve decreases; and a negative pressure mechanism driven by a negative pressure generated during an operation of the engine to cause the control shaft to rotate to increase the minimum opening degree of the choke valve within the range of rotation restricted by the restriction mechanism.
US10184391B2	Internal combustion engine and a method for controlling such an internal combustion engine The disclosure relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine in a six-stroke mode, wherein the engine comprises at least one cylinder with a reciprocating piston, each cylinder having at least one inlet and outlet valve. The method involves performing a first stroke where a gas comprising at least air is induced into a combustion chamber from an intake conduit; a second stroke where the gas and injected fuel is compressed; a third stroke where the compressed fuel/gas mixture is expanded following an ignition; a fourth stroke where combusted exhaust gas is expelled through a catalyst body into a first exhaust conduit; a fifth stroke where pressurized fuel and pressurized heated water is injected into the combustion chamber to be expanded; and a sixth stroke where steam and gaseous fuel mixture is expelled through the catalyst body into a second exhaust conduit.
US10184383B2	Visual marking and geometric poka-yoke for fluid and electrical lines of aftertreatment systems An aftertreatment system comprises an SCR system and at least one reductant insertion assembly fluidly coupled thereto. The reductant insertion assembly includes an injector and reductant storage tank. The injector includes a first fluid connector and a second fluid connector. A first fluid connector marking is defined on the first fluid connector and a second fluid connector marking is defined on the second fluid connector. The reductant storage tank includes a first fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the first fluid connector and a second fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the second fluid connector. A first fluid conduit marking is defined on the first fluid conduit, and a second fluid conduit marking is defined on the second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit marking corresponds to the first fluid connector marking, and the second fluid conduit marking corresponds to the second fluid connector marking, thereby identifying a coupling relationship therebetween.
US10184379B2	Exhaust purification system for internal combustion engine A particulate filter for trapping the particulate matter which is contained in the exhaust gas is provided inside an engine exhaust passage. Additional fuel is secondarily injected from a fuel injector in an engine expansion stroke or exhaust stroke or hydrocarbons are secondarily added from an addition valve which is provided upstream of the particulate filter in the exhaust pipe. An amount of hydrocarbons which come from the fuel injector or addition valve and then adhere in the form of a liquid to the inflow end of the particulate filter, and an amount of particulate matter which reaches the inflow end of the particulate filter are respectively estimated. A degree of clogging at the inflow end of the particulate filter is estimated based on the amount of hydrocarbons and the amount of particulate matter.
US10184378B2	Exhaust gas purification system and method for a work vehicle A work vehicle includes an engine, a battery, an exhaust gas purification system or device, and a notification device. The exhaust gas purification system or device is capable of performing a purification process purifying exhaust gas of the engine, and operates with electric power from the battery and performs an end process. The notification device provides notification that the exhaust gas purification system or device is performing the end process or that the end process is completed.
US10184375B2	Engine device The engine device has a first case which removes particulate matters in exhaust gas of the engine, and a second case which removes nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the engine. The second case is connected to the first case via a urea mixing pipe. The engine device is provided with a plurality of support leg bodies which are connected their one end sides to the engine, and a support base which is connected to a plurality of support leg bodies. The first case and the second case are arranged in the support base.
US10184374B2	Apparatus and method for desulfation of a catalyst used in a lean burn methane source fueled combustion system Apparatus for reactivating a sulfur poisoned oxidation catalyst operating in exhaust of a lean burn, methane source fueled combustion device. Reactivation includes desulfation of the poisoned catalyst through a CO supplementation apparatus communicating with the control unit that is adapted to supplement CO content in exhaust reaching the catalyst, while avoiding an overall rich exhaust atmosphere at the catalyst (e.g., an added supply of hydrocarbons to one or more-of the lean burn engine's combustion chambers as by an ECU controlled extra supply of NG to some of the combustion chambers). Also featured is a method for desulfation of an oxidation catalyst of a lean burn CNG engine by supplying excess CO to exhaust reaching the catalyst while retaining an overall lean state, and a method of assembling an apparatus for reactivating a sulfur deactivated lean burn NG engine catalyst by assembling a CO supplementation apparatus with control unit.
US10184366B2	Valve actuating device A valve actuating device for variable valve control wherein at least one articulation point between a valve lever and a gas exchange valve, or a force transmission element which acts on the gas exchange valve, is adjustable by way of an adjusting device which includes a piston displaceably mounted in the valve lever, a piston rod which is connected to the piston is connected in an articulated manner at a first articulation point to a first end of a push rod whose second end is connected in an articulated manner at a second articulation point to the gas exchange valve, or the force transmission part which acts on the gas exchange valve, the first articulation point being displaced in the longitudinal direction of the piston rod at least between a first position and a second position.
US10184359B2	Waste heat recovery device and waste heat recovery method A waste heat recovery device including: a heater which evaporates an working medium by exchanging heat between supercharging air supplied to an engine and the working medium; a heat exchanger which heats the working medium by exchanging heat between the working medium which has flowed out from the heater and a heating medium; and an expander into which the working medium which has flowed out from the heat exchanger flows; a motive power recovery device; a condenser which condenses the working medium; and a pump which sends the working medium to a heater.
US10184353B2	Blade outer air seal cooling scheme A cooling scheme for a blade outer air seal includes a perimeter cooling arrangement configured to convectively cool a perimeter of the blade outer air seal, and a core cooling arrangement configured to cool a central portion of the blade outer air seal through impingement cooling and to provide film cooling to an inner diameter face of the blade outer air seal.
US10184352B2	Turbine shroud segment with integrated cooling air distribution system A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
US10184349B2	Apparatus having a vacuum chamber configured to convert electromagnetic waves to electricity for driving a steam generator system An electricity generator includes a core having a pair of opposing end caps interconnected by a mid-section cooperating to define an interior chamber. In use, the core is held at a vacuum and filled with at least one inert gas. A frequency generator is attached for introducing and inputting electromagnetic waves into the interior chamber. A waveguide tube is provided to connect the frequency generator to the core, allowing for the passage of electromagnetic waves from the frequency generator into the interior chamber. In addition, a plurality of electrodes is provided which extend into the interior chamber to heat the inert gas and conduct the flow of electricity away from a lining on the interior chamber in order to produce steam. The electricity generator further includes at least one external steam generator system for converting the produced steam into energy.
US10184344B2	Additively manufactured connection for a turbine nozzle Turbine nozzles are provided for gas turbine engines. The turbine nozzle includes an arcuate inner band; an arcuate outer band; and a nozzle vane disposed between the arcuate inner band and the arcuate outer band. The radially inner end of the nozzle vane is attached to the arcuate inner band through an interlocking transition zone including a plurality of projections alternately extending from the radially inner end of the nozzle vane and the arcuate inner band, respectively, to undetachably couple the nozzle vane and the arcuate inner band. Optionally, the radially outer end of each nozzle vane is also attached to the arcuate outer band through an interlocking transition zone.
US10184342B2	System for cooling seal rails of tip shroud of turbine blade A turbine blade includes a tip shroud having a seal rail. The seal rail includes a tangential surface extending between tangential ends. The turbine blade includes a root portion configured to couple to a rotor and an airfoil portion extending between the root portion and the tip shroud. The seal rail includes a cooling passage extending along a length of the seal rail. The cooling passage is fluidly coupled to a cooling plenum to receive a cooling fluid via an intermediate cooling passage extending between the cooling passage and a cooling plenum. The seal rail includes cooling outlet passages fluidly coupled to the cooling passage. The cooling outlet passages are disposed within the seal rail and extend between the cooling passage and the tangential surface of the seal rail. The cooling outlet passages are configured to discharge the cooling fluid from the tip shroud via the tangential surface.
US10184332B2	Well tools with vibratory telemetry to optical line therein A well tool can include an outer housing and a vibratory transmitter disposed in the outer housing. The vibratory transmitter transmits a vibratory signal to an optical line disposed in the outer housing. A well system can include an optical line extending in a wellbore, and at least one well tool secured to the optical line and including a vibratory transmitter which transmits a vibratory signal to the optical line. The optical line conveys the well tool into the wellbore. A method of telemetering data from a well tool to an optical line can include securing the well tool to the optical line without optically connecting the well tool to the optical line, and conveying the well tool in a wellbore on the optical line.
US10184331B2	Explosive assembly and method An explosive assembly includes a first explosive unit having a first longitudinal end portion having a first mechanical coupling feature, a second explosive unit having a second longitudinal end portion having a second mechanical coupling feature, and a tubular connector having a first end portion mechanically coupled to the first mechanical coupling feature and a second end portion mechanically coupled to the second mechanical coupling feature, such that the first explosive unit, the connector, and the second explosive unit are connected together end-to-end along a common longitudinal axis. Each explosive unit can contain a high explosive material and a detonator, and the connector can comprise a detonation control module electrically coupled to the detonators and configured to detonate the explosive units.
US10184330B2	Antenna operation for reservoir heating Systems and methods are provided for maintaining the performance and operational stability of an RF (radio frequency) antenna that is positioned in a hydrocarbon-bearing formation, for heating the formation using electromagnetic energy in the radio frequency range. Contaminants such as water or brine, metallic particulates and ionic or organic materials frequently occur in a wellbore being prepared for RF heating, or in an RF antenna installed in the wellbore. Prior to applying RF electrical energy to the formation, the antenna is decontaminated by circulating a preconditioning fluid through the antenna and recovering a spent fluid for treating and recycle. Decontamination is continued while the spent fluid from the antenna includes, but not limited to, water, metallic particles, ionic species, organic compounds contaminants, etc. An operational power level of radio frequency electrical energy is then applied to the decontaminated antenna for providing thermal energy to the hydrocarbon-bearing formation.
US10184329B2	Microemulsions, mesophase surfactant and micellar solutions, and in situ-formed fluids formulated with high density brine Mesophase surfactant solutions and/or micellar solutions, pre-formed single phase microemulsions (SPMEs), and in situ-formed fluids may be used to clean up and remove hydrocarbons and synthetic oils such as oil-based mud filter cake and near wellbore damage in oil and gas wells. Removal occurs by solubilization of the hydrocarbons and synthetic oils into the micellar solutions, SPME, in situ-formed fluids, etc. when the fluid formulation contacts the hydrocarbons and synthetic oils. An in situ-formed fluid (e.g. microemulsion), may be formed when one or more surfactant, an optional linker, optional co-surfactant, optional acid, optional co-solvent and a polar high-density brine phase, and eventually some amount of organic phase, contacts the subterranean location and solubilizes the hydrocarbons and synthetic oils encountered, such as in the near wellbore of a subterranean formation. The micellar solutions, microemulsions, in situ-formed fluids, etc. are effective for removing the formation damage caused by hydrocarbons and synthetic oils.
US10184328B1	Sand diverting valve rod guide The present invention provides a valve rod guide which acts as a sand diverter for pushing or expelling sand to the outside of the pump, thereby reducing sand that otherwise have settled in a down-hole pump.
US10184323B2	Base pipes for sand control screen assemblies A sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe having openings having non-uniform cross-section. The sand control screen assembly can also include a drainage layer positioned about the base pipe, a filter medium, and a protective shroud. The sand control screen assembly prevents the flow of particulate material of a predetermined size therethrough and allows the flow of production fluids therethrough.
US10184322B2	System, method and apparatus for creating an electrical glow discharge The present invention provides system, method and apparatus for creating an electric glow discharge that includes a first and second electrically conductive screens having substantially equidistant a gap between them, one or more insulators attached to the electrically conductive screens, and a non-conductive granular material disposed within the gap. The electric glow discharge is created whenever: (a) the first electrically conductive screen is connected to an electrical power source such that it is a cathode, the second electrically conductive screen is connected to the electrical power supply such that it is an anode, and the electrically conductive fluid is introduced into the gap, or (b) both electrically conductive screens are connected to the electrical power supply such they are the cathode, and the electrically conductive fluid is introduced between both electrically conductive screens and an external anode connected to the electrical power supply.
US10184320B2	Systems, methods, and computer medium to enhance hydrocarbon reservoir simulation Embodiments of systems, non-transitory computer-readable medium having one or more computer programs stored therein, and computer-implemented methods are provided to enhance hydrocarbon reservoir simulation for a plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs. According to embodiments, a plurality of fluid flow simulation runs in each of a plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs are initiated. Then, each of a first set of one or more of the plurality of simulation runs are terminated while each of a second set of one or more of the plurality of simulation runs continue. Terminating each of the first set of simulation runs can increase processing availability within a collective limited and predetermined combined computing capacity of one or more processors to another one or more of the plurality of simulation runs being run. Consequently, terminating each of the first set of simulation runs can thereby reduce total hydrocarbon reservoir simulation run time.
US10184318B2	Downhole communication valve and method of use A downhole communication valve containing a piston and chamber which allows hyrdrostatic testing of a casing or tubing string multiple times before permanently opening communication ports to the exterior.
US10184317B2	Check valve with valve member biased by connectors extending from a valve seat for operation of a subterranean tool A check valve has a valve member flexibly attached to a seat with resilient members that fold in response to flow above a predetermined value to shut the valve. The flexibly extending members store potential energy that is released to separate the valve member from the seat when the pressure applied against the seated valve member declines to the point that the potential energy stored in the flexible members is able to move the valve member off the seat. The valve assembly including the valve member, the seat and the flexible members can be a common material, or can be all one or more nonmetallic materials or involve composites or other easily drilled materials that are compatible with the operating conditions of pressure differential, temperature and composition of the well fluid. The check valve assembly can be pushed with pressure when closed to operate a subterranean tool.
US10184316B2	Three position interventionless treatment and production valve assembly A first sleeve is shifted with a ball landed on a seat to open treating ports. At the conclusion of the treating such as fracturing, another ball is dropped on a seat in an adjacent sleeve. The adjacent sleeve shifts to contact the initial sleeve that was shifted earlier. When the sleeves abut the treating ports are closed by the second sleeve and the production ports that are preferably screened are also opened by the shifting of the second sleeve against the first sleeve. The first sleeve hits a travel stop in the housing to produce the full open position for the treating ports. The balls can be progressively larger in a bottom up direction for the procedure or the balls can all be the same size as the landing of a ball on the first sleeve reconfigures the sleeve above for the same sized ball.
US10184312B2	Subsea tree and methods of using the same A subsea tree for use with a well includes a master block that has a flow hub located at the top of the subsea tree, a flow bore in fluid communication with the well, a swab valve, and a master valve. A choke block is coupled to a side of the subsea tree and includes a choke in a flow passage of the choke block. The swab valve is selectively closed so that fluid flowing through the master block is directed through the choke in the choke block. A method for operating the subsea tree, includes directing flow of a first fluid into the flow bore of the subsea tree, through the choke of the choke block, and then into the flow bore of the subsea tree. The method includes reversing flow of a direction of a second fluid through the subsea tree.
US10184310B2	Flow control module A system includes a flow-through component fluidly coupled to a wellhead and including an annular passage disposed about a central flow-through bore. The annular passage is transverse to the central flow-through bore. The central flow-through bore is downstream of the annular passage. The system also includes a first 90-degree elbow fluidly coupled to the flow-through component, a multi-phase flow meter disposed downstream of, and fluidly coupled to the first 90-degree elbow, a second 90-degree elbow disposed downstream of, and fluidly coupled to, the multi-phase flow meter, a monitor fluidly coupled to the second 90-degree elbow, and a choke disposed downstream of, and fluidly coupled to, the second 90-degree elbow, wherein, the central flow-through bore is downstream of the choke.
US10184308B2	Method and apparatus for downhole tool actuation A downhole tool and a method for operating the downhole tool, in which the downhole tool includes a first sensing member, and a second sensing member. The first and second sensing members have a first communication status when the downhole tool is in a first configuration. The first and second sensing members have a second communication status that is different from the first communication status when the downhole tool is in a second configuration. The downhole tool is prevented from actuating prior to the first and second sensing members having the second communication status, and the downhole tool is permitted to actuate after the first and second members have the second communication status.
US10184304B2	Attachment for making up or breaking out pipe An attachment is described that is configured for attachment to an arm of a piece of heavy construction equipment. The attachment is configured to rotate a section of pipe during break out (i.e. disconnection or disassembly) from another section of pipe and/or make up (i.e. connection or assembly) with another section of pipe. The attachment is configured to break the joint or torque the joint to a predetermined torque value, unthread or thread pipe, and lift the pipe under the power of the heavy construction equipment.
US10184296B2	Drilling system with flow control valve A technique facilitates drilling of wellbores with a steerable system having a plurality of pads which may be selectively actuated in a lateral direction to apply a side force. Application of the side force is used to steer a drill bit. A valve system is positioned to control delivery of actuating fluid under pressure to individual pads in a manner that enables steering of the drill bit. The valve system allows drilling along a desired curve by controlling the flow of actuating fluid under pressure to specific steering pads at specific angular positions. The valve system also allows drilling along a desired trajectory by preventing exposure of the pads to the pressurized actuating fluid.
US10184294B2	Rock drilling machine and use thereof for hindering occurrence and spreading of cavitation bubbles Rock drilling machine (10) comprising a piston that is arranged to move back and forth in a chamber (12a, 12b) when the rock drilling machine (10) is in use, a cavitation-sensitive component (14), and an oil channel that is arranged to extend between the chamber (12a, 12b) and said cavitation-sensitive component (14). The oil channel comprises a series of restrictions (18) and oil volumes (20) to hinder the movement of cavitation bubbles through said oil channel.
US10184291B2	Door for closing a chamber opening in a chamber wall of a vacuum chamber A door for closing a chamber opening in a chamber wall of a vacuum chamber in relation to a surrounding space, in which the vacuum chamber is located, includes a door housing arranged, a closing member arranged in the surrounding space, and a rod, to which the closing member is connected. A first movement of the rod, through which the closing member is displaced from an open position into an intermediate position, occurs as a displacement of the rod in a longitudinal axis direction, and a second movement of the rod subsequent thereto is a displacement at an angle to the longitudinal axis or a pivoting about a pivot axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis from the intermediate position into a closed position. The rod is moveably mounted via the bearing elements, that are arranged in an inner space of the door housing that is sealed with respect to the surrounding space or is connected to the surrounding space via a passage, with a filter, extending through a housing wall of the door housing. The rod is guided out of the inner space in a sealed manner.
US10184287B2	System and method for automated motor actuation in response to a travel-limit displacement of a movable barrier The present invention is generally a system and method for automatically actuating or controlling a movable barrier in response to a travel-limit displacement of the movable barrier, and more specifically, a movable barrier operator system configured to respond automatically to a travel-limit displacement, or change in position of a barrier's travel limit, in order to return the movable barrier to its intended position. In an exemplary embodiment, an operator may receive from one or more sensors adapted to detect any change in the travel limit position, a signal detecting a change in barrier position. In response to this signal, the operator may generate a command in order to counter-act, or push-back, the undesired movement of the barrier. In some applications, the invention provides a measure of security. In other applications, the invention provides a measure of efficiency and overall stability of a movable barrier system.
US10184280B2	Automotive door hinge A vehicle door hinge that includes a door bracket mountable to a vehicle door, a body bracket mountable to a vehicle body, a pivot bushing having a cylindrical bearing that is disposed within a pivot axis hole of the body bracket, and a pivot pin that rotatably couples the door bracket and the body bracket together. The pivot pin includes a first shoulder disposed within the cylindrical bearing; and the pivot pin includes a second shoulder extending from the first shoulder. The second shoulder has a knurled cylindrical surface that is disposed within a pivot axis hole of the door bracket.
US10184275B2	Butterfly handle locking device A butterfly handle locking device that fits into the standard butterfly handle such as found on sportsboards, sportscraft and other objects, the locking device having two main body portions that fit together, each body portion having an extending flange and a central region with an axial bore extending therethrough, the two main body portions each having a wing arm extending from the central region, the two main body portions coupled together with an axle that passes through the axial bore of each.
US10184259B2	Underwater cleaner The invention relates to an underwater cleaner (1), especially for a swimming pool, comprising a housing (2) in which an especially battery-powered pump having an electric motor (4) and an impeller (3) is arranged, wherein the housing (2) comprises an inlet opening (23) and an outlet opening (22) for a flow path, said flow path forming a first channel section (13) originating from the first inlet opening (23) and a second channel section (14) accommodating the impeller (3), wherein the second channel section (14) is arranged in an inclined manner in relation to the first channel section (13), and wherein the impeller axis (18) is arranged in an inclined manner in relation to a normal (24) to the opening cross-section of the inlet opening (23). The ratio A/B of a first cross-sectional surface A to a second cross-sectional surface B is less than 2.8, wherein the first cross-sectional surface A is defined by the smallest flow cross-section in the first channel section (13) and the second cross-sectional surface B by the smallest flow cross-section of the second channel section (14) directly at the pump inlet.In order to obtain the simplest possible underwater cleaner (1) with the lowest production costs, which offers high suction power with low flow losses even in the case of impellers (3) of relatively large diameters, the first channel section (13) converges continuously into the second channel section (14).
US10184256B2	Collapsible safety barrier and support post A collapsible safety barrier and support post for releasably securing between a ceiling structure and a floor structure. The safety barrier and support post comprises a plurality of longitudinal rails hingedly secured to a first end post and to a second end post, an extension rail releasably engageable with the second end post, and a latching mechanism to releasably secure the extension rail to the second end post. The safety barrier has a deployed position and a collapsed position. When in its deployed position the barrier is secured between a floor and a ceiling structure. When in its collapsed position the longitudinal rails, the first and second end posts, and the extension rail are positioned generally parallel and adjacent to one another.
US10184250B1	Load bearing metal stud An elongated load bearing metal stud including a web and a pair of flanges disposed on opposite sides of the stud. Formed in the central portion of the web is a channel. The channel includes a pair of diagonal sides and a section extending between the sides. The channel effectively divides the web and forms on each side of the channel an outer web surface that extends adjacent the channel the length of the stud. Each flange extends from the web and includes a side, back and a turned end that includes a terminal end and wherein the turned end extends generally parallel with the side of the flange.
US10184249B2	Expanding panel and method of manufacture An expandable panel, constructed such that the expandable panel can at least expand in at least one direction, includes a panel having a front face and rear face bordered by side edges, end edges and a thickness dimension extending between the front and rear faces and includes discretely spaced cuts extending from the front face to the rear face or rear to front face. The cuts form bridging members between living hinges and are elongate and extend in a spaced longitudinal manner including at least one cut forming a side of the expandable panel located on one side of the cut, and at least two cuts located on a side of the expandable panel. The at least one cut on side and the other cuts on side together forming at least one pair of lines being substantially parallel, offset mirror images of each other and being intermeshed but not touching.
US10184245B2	Earthquake-resistant light tower with the tuned mass damper The present invention relates to an earthquake-resistant light tower with a tuned mass damper, in which a tuned mass damper is installed in a head part of a light apparatus installed on the top of a tower to absorb an earthquake or other vibration, thereby protecting a tower from vibration.
US10184244B2	Shear link including replaceable cover plates The present invention relates to a shear link including replaceable cover plates. The shear link includes first and second combination plates combined with a structure, a main frame that includes both ends fixed to the first and second combination plates respectively and a hollow formed in a center to pass therethrough forward and backward, first and second cover plates positioned to come into contact with left and right sides of the main frame respectively to cover the hollow and including a plurality of through holes passing therethrough forward and backward, and a combination unit that separably combines the main frame with the first and second cover plates.In the shear link including replaceable cover plates according to the present invention, since the first and second cover plates are separably combined with the main frame by the combination unit, the first and second cover plates deformed by an external force may be easily separated from the main frame to reduce time and costs consumed for a replacement operation.
US10184240B2	Tank and method for constructing dike In an LNG tank, a dike is formed by arranging precast blocks in the circumferential direction and layering the precast blocks in the vertical direction. Each of the precast blocks has loop joints on the top, bottom, left, and right side faces, and concrete is deposited between each two precast blocks adjacent in the circumferential direction and the vertical direction, whereby masonry joints are formed in the vertical direction and the circumferential direction. Prestress is imparted to the dike by PC steel members. The PC steel members are provided in the circumferential direction and the vertical direction of the dike, and are arranged so as to avoid the masonry joints in the circumferential direction and the vertical direction. Therefore, it is possible to construct the dike in a short time, and it is possible to provide a tank or the like that can reduce the construction period.
US10184239B2	Covering consisting of a plurality of gratings inserted one into another Covers for drains, manholes or similar constructions are known which comprise a first grate (10) made of sheet metal and comprising slots (11) and struts (12), said struts having top faces (13) and each strut having side faces (14, 14′) made of sheet metal bent with respect to the top face. In order to increase the rigidity it is proposed that at least a second grate (20) is provided, the struts (22) of which are inserted in the slots (11) of the first grate (10).
US10184238B2	Floor drain assembly and method The present invention relates to an assembly for providing a drain in a floor. The drain assembly includes a drain conduit, a strainer and an adaptor. The drain conduit has an inner, surface that defines a fluid flow path, and an outer surface. The strainer is disposed above the drain conduit and has openings in fluid communication with the fluid flow path of the drain conduit. The adaptor may be securable in the drain conduit and may be connected to the strainer. Prior to securing the adaptor in the drain conduit, a position of the adaptor in the drain conduit may be moveable to allow a top surface of the strainer to be substantially aligned with the floor. A method of assembly is also disclosed.
US10184235B2	Directional fluid inlet A fluid inlet portion for a waterless urinal cartridge is presented. The fluid inlet portion comprises to fluid director comprising a non-linear surface proximate a throat portion of the cartridge formed to impart a horizontal velocity component to fluid flowing through the throat portion of the cartridge to reduce vertical turbulence within the fluid. The fluid director can be formed so that it is in fluid communication with at least part of a fluid layer within the cartridge. The non-linear surface imparts a horizontal velocity component, thereby reducing disruption of the fluid layer by fluid flowing through the throat portion of the cartridge. The fluid director may be positioned within the cartridge to impart a substantially horizontal swirling motion to fluid within the cartridge. A fluid deflector proximate the fluid director can receive fluid from the fluid deflector and for re-directing the fluid from the fluid director.
US10184231B2	Pull-out faucet hose retraction system and method A hose retraction system for a pull-out or pull-down faucet includes a support bracket configured to couple to a shank, a cylindrical housing mountable to the support bracket, and at least one constant force coil spring disposable in the cylindrical housing and configured to at least partially couple to a hose disposed in a faucet spout. The coil spring provides a recoil force sufficient to retract the hose when the hose is extended from the spout.
US10184230B2	Mechanical touch faucet An inventive touch faucet device for coupling to a pressurized fluid supply is provided that includes a faucet with a depressible touch surface segment and an outlet, where a mechanical touch mechanism is actuated by the touch surface, and induces a fluid flow from the pressurized fluid supply through the outlet in response to a user depression of the touch surface segment. The touch faucet device may further include a mixing valve for control of fluid temperature and flow rate. The mechanical touch mechanism in embodiments of the inventive touch faucet device includes an activation knob in an activator mechanism that is actuated by pressure applied by the touch surface, and a hydraulic valve in mechanical communication with the activator mechanism, the activator mechanism controlling the hydraulic valve.
US10184227B2	Work machine A work machine includes a machine body, an engine, a rotary electrical device, and a battery. The engine is provided on the machine body to move the machine body. The rotary electrical device is provided on the machine body to move the machine body and to generate electric power. The battery is to be charged by the rotary electrical device and to discharge electric power to the rotary electrical device to move the machine body. The battery being is provided adjacent to the engine.
US10184220B1	Boat fender holder This disclosure to boat fender holders for improving the protection of boats and docks against damage. Disclosed herein are boat fender holders comprising a holder portion and a lip portion, whereby the lip portion defines one or more holes that are configured to receive one or more fasteners.
US10184212B2	Coupling body using Z-pin Coupling body devices, including methods of making the same, are provided and described. A method of manufacturing a coupling body, for example, can include forming a tube by braiding nonmetal fibers, forming a flange by rolling inwards an end of the tube, providing a metallic connector, inserting at least one Z-pin in an end portion of the connector, and coupling the tube and the connector by inserting the Z-pin in the flange and performing a composite material forming process.
US10184209B2	Clothing treatment apparatus A clothing treatment apparatus capable of enabling an orientation of a bag body and an orientation of an ozone supply apparatus to keep a desired relationship is provided. A clothing deodorizing apparatus comprises a bag body for accommodating clothing; an ozone supply apparatus for supplying air into the bag body; an introduction pipe for guiding the air with the ozone exhausted from the ozone supply apparatus into the bag body; a cylindrical part formed on the bag body and fixed with one end part of the introduction pipe; and an inserting port part formed on the ozone supply apparatus and configured to detachably install the other end part of the introduction pipe in a specified orientation.
US10184206B2	Clothes treating apparatus and control method thereof Provided is a clothes treating apparatus which may include a cabinet defining an outer appearance of the apparatus and having an introduction opening, a clothes receiving device provided in the cabinet and receiving therein clothes through the introduction opening, a circulation passage through which internal air of the clothes receiving device circulates, a heat-exchanging passage connected to the circulation passage to guide external air outside the circulation passage into the circulation passage for heat exchange with the internal air of the circulation passage, and a fan provided at the heat-exchanging passage to generate airflow in the heat-exchanging passage.
US10184205B2	Laundry dryer with drainable motor shaft seat A laundry dryer (2) includes a rotatable drum (6); a drying air fan for blowing air into the drum (6); and an electric motor (10) configured for rotating the drum (6) and/or the drying air fan. A shaft (30) of the electric motor (10) extends towards the drying air fan and/or a drum transmission system. A seat (80) which is at least partially concavely formed is positioned at least partially below the motor shaft (30). A draining device (82) is provided which is configured to allow liquid entering the seat (80) to be drained off.
US10184202B2	Washing machine, method for controlling washing machine, and computer readable recording medium A washing machine, a method and computer readable recording medium. The washing machine includes a washing spindle and a spin-drying spindle, a coupling that is movable to be engaged with a rotation preventing unit of the washing machine so that power of the driving motor is transferred to the washing spindle but not to the spin-drying spindle, and is movable to a position in which the coupling is not engaged with the rotation preventing unit so that power of the driving motor is transferred to both the washing spindle and the spin-drying spindle, and a control device configured to, in a washing mode of the washing machine, bring the coupling into contact with the rotation preventing unit, cause the coupling to rotate in first and second directions so that the coupling is engaged with the rotation preventing unit, and determine an engagement state by test-operating the driving motor.
US10184201B2	Balancer and washing machine including the same The present invention relates to a washing machine which includes a cylindrical part having a cylindrical shape and at least one balancer installed in the cylindrical part. The balancer includes a first balancer housing provided with a race in an annular shape with an open top and a second balancer housing to be coupled with the first balancer housing to cover the open top of the race. The balancer is installed in the cylindrical part in such a way that a coupling portion of the first balancer housing and the second balancer housing corresponding to an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical part is covered by the cylindrical part, thereby reinforcing a strength of the balancer by the cylindrical part.
US10184199B2	Laundry treatment apparatus A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having an upper surface, the upper surface being configured to receive an object thereon, a drawer adapted to be drawn from the cabinet, a drum disposed in the drawer and defining a space for receiving laundry, a driving unit configured to rotate the drum, a control unit configured to control the driving unit, and a connector unit configured to impact an ability of the control unit to control operation of the driving unit based on whether or not the object is placed on the upper surface of the cabinet by preventing the control unit from controlling operation of the driving unit based on the object being absent from the upper surface of the cabinet and by allowing the control unit to control operation of the driving unit based on the object being placed on the upper surface of the cabinet.
US10184195B2	Knitted component having an auxetic portion and a tensile element A knitted component may include a knit element that has an auxetic portion configured to move between a first position and a second position as the knitted component stretches. The knitted component may also include a tensile strand inlaid within at least one of a course and a wale of the knit element, where the tensile strand extends through the auxetic portion, and where the tensile strand is selectively securable to the knit element via a securement device. The securement device may be spaced from the auxetic portion.
US10184194B2	Multi-material integrated knit thermal protection for industrial and vehicle applications Knit fabrics having ceramic strands, thermal protective members formed therefrom and to their methods of construction are disclosed. Methods for fabricating thermal protection using multiple materials which may be concurrently knit are also disclosed. This unique capability to knit high temperature ceramic fibers concurrently with a load-relieving process aid, such as an inorganic or organic material (e.g., metal alloy or polymer), both small diameter wires within the knit as well as large diameter wires which provide structural support and allow for the creation of near net-shape performs at production level speed. Additionally, ceramic insulation can also be integrated concurrently to provide increased thermal protection.
US10184192B2	Apparatus for growing diamonds by microwave plasma chemical vapour deposition process and substrate stage used therein An apparatus for growing diamonds, the apparatus comprising: one or more chambers, each chamber is in fluid connection with one or more other chambers, each chamber comprising one or more substrate stage assembly within the chamber to support a substrate stage having a plurality of diamond seeds disposed thereon.
US10184191B2	Method for manufacturing silicon carbide single crystal Provided is a method for manufacturing a silicon carbide single crystal capable of easily separating a silicon carbide single crystal from a pedestal. The method includes the step of fixing a seed substrate to a pedestal with a stress buffer layer being interposed therebetween, the step of growing a silicon carbide single crystal on the seed substrate, the step of separating the silicon carbide single crystal from the pedestal at the stress buffer layer, and the step of removing a residue of the stress buffer layer adhering to the silicon carbide single crystal subjected to the step of separating.
US10184190B2	White appearing anodized films The embodiments described herein relate to forming anodized films that have a white appearance. In some embodiments, an anodized film having pores with light diffusing pore walls created by varying the current density during an anodizing process is described. In some embodiments, an anodized film having light diffusing micro-cracks created by a laser cracking procedure is described. In some embodiments, a sputtered layer of light diffusing aluminum is provided below an anodized film. In some embodiments, light diffusing particles are infused within openings of an anodized layer.
US10184188B2	Apparatus for use in an electroetching or electrodeposition process and an electroetching or electrodeposition process There is disclosed an apparatus for use in an electroetching or electrodeposition process in which material is etched from or deposited onto the surface of an electrically conductive component. The apparatus comprises a support for supporting the component within a tank containing an electrolytic solution; and a first-polarity electrode arranged to be located within the tank and immersed in the electrolytic solution and shaped to surround at least a part of the component in a contactless manner. In use, an electric field produced by the first-polarity electrode results in an electric variance between at least a part of the component and a second-polarity electrode having a polarity opposite to that of the first-polarity electrode. An electroetching and an electrodeposition process are also disclosed.
US10184187B2	Low stress hard coatings and applications thereof In one aspect, coated cutting tools are described herein comprising a substrate and a coating comprising a refractory layer deposited by physical vapor deposition adhered to the substrate, the refractory layer comprising M1-xAlxN wherein x≥0.68 and M is titanium, chromium or zirconium, the refractory layer including a cubic crystalline phase and having hardness of at least 25 GPa.
US10184184B2	Process and device for forming a graphene layer The invention concerns a method of forming a graphene layer involving: heating a support layer in a reaction chamber; and forming the graphene layer on a surface of the support layer by: a) during a first time period, introducing into the reaction chamber an organic compound gas to cause a formation of carbon atoms on the surface; b) during a second time period after the first time period, reducing a rate of introduction of the organic compound gas into the reaction chamber and introducing into the reaction chamber a further gas, wherein the further gas is a carbon etching gas; and repeating a) and b) one or more times.
US10184183B2	Substrate temperature monitoring Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a substrate temperature monitoring system in a substrate support assembly. In one embodiment, the substrate support assembly includes a support plate and a substrate temperature monitoring system. The support plate has a top surface configured to support a substrate. The substrate temperature monitoring system is disposed in the substrate support plate. The substrate temperature monitoring system is configured to measure a temperature of the substrate from a bottom surface of the substrate. The substrate temperature monitoring system includes a window, a body, and a temperature sensor. The window is integrally formed in a top surface of the support plate. The body is embedded in the support plate, through the bottom surface. The body defines an interior passage. The temperature sensor is disposed in the interior passage beneath the window. The temperature sensor is configured to measure the temperature of the substrate.
US10184177B2	Substrate processing apparatus capable of adjusting flow rate of inert gas supplied to substrate A system and technique that improve the quality of substrate processing may include a plurality of processing chambers; a vacuum transfer chamber; a plurality of transfer chambers; a plurality of gate valves; a plurality of first gas supply units configured to supply an inert gas to a substrate; a transfer robot; and a control unit for controlling the plurality of first gas supply units and the transfer robot to: supply the inert gas to the substrate at a first flow rate when a distance between a gas supply port and the substrate passing through the plurality of gate valves is a first distance; and supply the inert gas to the substrate at a second flow rate greater than the first flow rate when the distance between the gas supply port and the substrate is greater than the first distance when the substrate passes through the plurality of gate valves.
US10184171B2	Sputtering apparatus and method thereof A method of forming a layer including disposing a first target and a second target to face each other with a first space therebetween, disposing a substrate to face the first space, generating plasma between the first target and the second target to perform sputtering on the substrate, disposing a capture net between the substrate and the the first space, and capturing anions and/or electrons that propagate toward the substrate from the first space.
US10184169B2	Method for supplying deposition material, method for producing substrate, control device and deposition device Provided is a method for supplying a deposition material including a heating step of heating and evaporating a deposition material accommodated in a material accommodating section in which the deposition material is accommodated, a supply step of supplying the deposition material into the material accommodating section by feeding and melting a deposition material in a solid phase toward the melted deposition material in the material accommodating section, and a melted state detection step of detecting a melted state of the deposition material in the solid phase after supply in the supply step.
US10184168B2	IMC evaporator boat-thermal insulation cartridge assembly An IMC evaporator boat-thermal insulation cartridge assembly that includes an IMC evaporator boat and a thermal insulation cartridge, which has a container containing a thermal insulation body containing a cavity. The IMC evaporator boat is received within the cavity so as to define an air space between the IMC evaporator boat and the thermal insulation body. A heater is contained within the air space.
US10184155B2	Genetic testing for improved cattle fertility Arrays of nucleic acid molecules, kits, methods of genotyping and marker assisted bovine breeding methods based on novel SNPs on genes of the bovine transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway for improved bovine fertilization rate. The methods and compositions of the present invention are related to SNPs in the DNA-binding protein inhibitor 3 (ID3) gene, and in the bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) gene corresponding to position 2702 of SEQ ID NO: 2. Also disclosed are methods for determining viability of developing bovine embryos by measuring the expression level of one or more target genes in the TGF-signaling pathway, and selecting for implantation only embryos whose target gene expression level is not up-regulated.
US10184152B2	Transcriptional signature for chlamydial pelvic inflammatory disease Methods are provided herein for determining the likelihood that a subject, such as an asymptomatic subject, has chlamydial pelvic inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, the method can determine the likelihood that a pharmaceutical agent is effective for treating a subject that has chlamydial pelvic inflammatory disease. In other specific non-limiting examples, the method predicts endometritis and elevated pathogen burden. The subject is a female, such as a human female.
US10184149B2	Biological analysis systems, devices, and methods A device for performing biological sample reactions may include a plurality of flow cells configured to be mounted to a common microscope translation stage, wherein each flow cell is configured to receive at least one sample holder containing biological sample. Each flow cell also may be configured to be selectively placed in an open position for positioning the at least one sample holder into the flow cell and a closed position for reacting biological sample contained in the at least one sample holder. The plurality of flow cells may be configured to be selectively placed in the open position and the closed position independently of each other.
US10184147B2	Closed nucleic acid structures The invention provides compositions and methods for making closed nucleic acid structures in which one or both strands are continuous. The closed nucleic acid structures can be used as sequencing templates among other applications.
US10184144B2	Identification and/or characterization of a microbial agent using taxonomic hierarchical classification A method for identification and/or characterization of a microbial agent present in a sample includes a step of analytical test data (e.g., obtaining intrinsic fluorescence values over a range of emission wavelengths) from the microbial agent. The analytical test data is transformed thereby minimizing strain to strain variations within an organism group. With the aid of a programmed computer, a multi-level classification algorithm coded as a set of processing instructions operates on the transformed analytic test data. The multiple levels correspond to different levels in a taxonomic hierarchy for microbial agents suspected of being in the sample.
US10184143B2	Methods for increasing mannose content of recombinant proteins The present invention relates to methods of upregulating the high mannose glycoform content of a recombinant protein during a mammalian cell culture by manipulating the mannose to total hexose ratio in the cell culture media formulation.
US10184139B2	Integration of a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide that catalyzes pyruvate to acetolactate conversion The invention relates to recombinant host cells having at least one integrated polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide that catalyzes a step in a pyruvate-utilizing biosynthetic pathway, e.g., pyruvate to acetolactate conversion. The invention also relates to methods of increasing the biosynthetic production of isobutanol, 2,3-butanediol, 2-butanol or 2-butanone using such host cells.
US10184137B2	Method of producing isoprene monomer A host cell includes a heterogeneous expression unit including: (a) a polynucleotide encoding a mevalonate kinase derived from a microorganism belonging to a genus selected from Methanocella, Corynebacterium, Methanosaeta, and Nitrosopumilus, and (b) a promoter operatively linked to the polynucleotide. The host cell is used to produce mevalonate kinase, mevalonate-5-phosphate, and isoprenoid compounds.
US10184136B2	Retroviral vectors There is disclosed a retroviral vector comprising a primer binding site, a long terminal repeat and an RNA packaging sequence, wherein the RNA packaging sequence is located 3′ of the long terminal repeat and no long terminal repeat is located 3′ of the RNA packaging sequence such that reverse transcription initiated at the primer binding site does not lead to reverse transcription of the RNA packaging sequence into vector DNA in a target cell. Also described is a host cell, a virion, a pharmaceutical composition, a method and uses including or involving the vector described above. Further, a cell or transgenic animal produced by using the vector is also described.
US10184132B2	Methods of increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield and/or biomass in plants Provided are methods of increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass and/or increasing the yield of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide homologous to SEQ ID NO:236, such as the polynucleotide set forth by SEQ ID NO:1.
US10184130B2	Resource use efficiency improvement in plants Polynucleotides and polypeptides incorporated into expression vectors are introduced into plants and were ectopically expressed. These polypeptides may confer at least one regulatory activity and increased yield, increased resource use efficiency, increased water use efficiency, increased light use efficiency, increased photosynthetic capacity, increased photosynthetic rate, increased photosynthetic resource use efficiency, greater vigor, and/or greater biomass as compared to a control plant.
US10184128B2	Method for high efficiency protein delivery into plastids The present invention provides a recombinant DNA molecule encoding a fusion protein, comprising a first DNA sequence encoding a high-efficiency transit peptide operably linked to a second DNA sequence encoding a passenger protein, wherein the high-efficiency transit peptide is selected from the group consisting of transit peptides of the precursors of translocon at the inner envelope membrane of chloroplasts 40 kD (prTic40), chaperonin 10-2 (prCpn10-2), Fibrillin 1B (prFibrillin), ATP sulfurylase 1 (prAPS1), ATP sulfurylase 3 (prAPS3), 5′-adenylylsulfate reductase 3 (prAPR3), stromal ascorbate peroxidase (prsAPX), prTic40-E2A (a prTic40 variant), prCpn10-1-ΔC7C37S (a chaperonin 10-1 variant), a functional fragment of any of the transit peptides and an equivalent thereof. And the present invention also provides a method of high efficiency delivery of a protein into plastids using the high-efficiency transit peptides.
US10184126B2	Light-switchable gene expression system and the methods for controlling gene expression in prokaryotic bacterium Provided is an optically controlled gene expression system of prokaryotic bacterium, comprising: a) a photosensitive recombinant transcription factor encoding gene, the photosensitive recombinant transcription factor is one fusion protein comprising a first polypeptide as the DNA bonding domain and a second polypeptide as the photosensitive domain; b) a target transcription unit comprising promoter or promoter-reaction element or reaction element-promoter containing at least one reaction element recognized/bound by the first polypeptide and the nucleic acid sequence to be transcribed. Also provided is a prokaryotic expression vector comprising said optically controlled gene expression system, and a method for regulating gene expression in a prokaryotic host cell by using the optically controlled gene expression system. Also provided is a reagent kit containing different components of the optically controlled gene expression system. The optically controlled gene expression system of prokaryotic bacterium has a quick, effective and powerful induction, is safer than other inducers, is of little or no toxicity, and can control gene expression both spatially and temporally, and can regulate many life processes of prokaryotic bacterium.
US10184124B2	RNA interference in ocular indications The present invention relates to ocular administration of sd-rxRNA and rxRNAori molecules.
US10184121B2	Methods for removing viral contaminants from pancreatic extracts Methods for screening pancrelipase for RNA virus contamination comprise removing free viral RNA from the pancrelipase, denaturing any viruses in the pancrelipase to release encapsidated RNA into the pancrelipase milieu, and detecting this released RNA. Removal of free viral RNA may comprise treating pancrelipase with RNase and DNase or precipitating the protein fraction of pancrelipase with a salt that precipitates the protein fraction while leaving nucleic acids such as RNA in solution. Pancrelipase substantially devoid of free nucleic acid is also provided.
US10184118B2	Cytochrome P450S and uses thereof The invention relates to isolated cytochrome P450 polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules, as well as expression vectors and transgenic plants containing these molecules. In addition, the invention relates to uses of such molecules in methods of increasing the level of resistance against a disease caused by a plant pathogen in a transgenic plant, in methods for producing altered compounds, for example, hydroxylated compounds, and in methods of producing isoprenoid compounds.
US10184116B2	Chimeric genes for the catalytic protein of Oplophorus luciferase and use thereof A novel luciferase that distinct from conventional luciferase has been desired. A luciferase mutant comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 substituted at tyrosine at the position of 138, and at least 3 positions selected from the group consisting of isoleucine at the position of 90, proline at the position of 115, glutamine at the position of 124, and asparagine at the position of 166.
US10184115B2	Mutated cellobiose dehydrogenase with increased substrate specificity The present invention relates to a modified cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) or its functional flavodehydrogenase domain having glucose oxidation activity and a reduced maltose oxidation activity as compared to the unmodified CDH or its functional flavodehydrogenase domain, nucleic acids encoding said enzyme or domain, electrodes with said enzyme or domain and methods of producing and using the same.
US10184111B2	Tissue processing device and associated systems and methods Tissue processing devices are provided. The tissue processing devices can be used to process and transport tissue in a closed and continuous environment. The devices can be used for adipose tissue transfer, including autologous fat grafting.
US10184109B2	Method for obtaining differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products from undifferentiated cell and a method of perfusion culture Disclosed is a method for obtaining differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products, including the steps of: introducing undifferentiated cells into a perfused organ or living tissue; subjecting the undifferentiated cells introduced to perfusion culture together with the organ or living tissue so as to allow the undifferentiated cells to differentiate, thereby obtaining differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products; collecting a perfusion culture solution that contains the resulting differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products; and obtaining the differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products contained in the collected perfusion culture solution.
US10184104B2	Automated system for cultivating transgenic C. elegans The present invention provides a self-draining well plate cassette and an automated system for cultivating C. elegans comprising a housing, a well plate assembly having at least two of the self-draining well plate cassettes, a liquid dispensing assembly operated by a first three axes positioner, a wash and imaging assembly operated by a second three axis positioner, a reagent assembly, a pipette tip holder, and a controller. The present invention further provides a method of using the above-described system to cultivate C. elegans.
US10184101B2	Nutrient medium unit and method for holding a filter from a filtration device The invention relates to a nutrient medium unit for holding a filter of a filtration device, comprising a lower part that is filled with the nutrient medium and a lid, the latter having a fixing edge that protrudes into the lower part and that can be connected to an edge of the filter by means of an adhesive bond in order to remove said filter from the filtration device. The invention also relates to a method for the microbiological analysis of liquid samples, according to which a membrane filter is lifted off a filter support and laid on the surface of a nutrient medium that is situated in a lower part of a nutrient medium unit. The lower part is then covered by a lid, the latter being placed on the membrane filter lying on the filter support in such a way that a fixing edge located in the lid is connected to an edge of the filter by means of an adhesive bond. The lid and the attached filter are lifted off the filter support and placed on the dish-shaped lower part of the nutrient medium unit.
US10184094B2	Mixture, their manufacture and use Mixtures comprising a mixture of compounds (A), said mixture comprising a mixture of compounds according to the general formula (I) wherein R1 is C1-C4-alkyl, linear or branched, or hydrogen, R2 is —CH2CH2R1, each G1 is glucose or xylose, wherein in the range of from 70 to 95% mole-% are glucose and from 5 to 30 mole-% are xylose, the average of x is in the range of from 1.1 to 4.
US10184092B2	Ionic liquid, lubricant, and magnetic recording medium A lubricant including: an ionic liquid, which includes a conjugate acid (B+) and a conjugate base (X−), and is protic, wherein the ionic liquid is represented by the following general formula (1), and wherein the conjugate base is a conjugate base of sulfonic acid, a conjugate base of sulfonimide, or a conjugate base of trisulfonylmethide: where R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or R1 and R2 form a benzene ring together with carbon atoms to which R1 and R2 are bonded, R3 represents a to straight-chain hydrocarbon group having 10 or more carbon atoms, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group in the general formula (1).
US10184091B2	Yttrium and magnesium based vanadium corrosion inhibitors A process based on the combined use of yttrium and magnesium to inhibit vanadium corrosion of high temperature parts of thermal equipment. The combined use of yttrium and magnesium, applied in a variable yttrium/magnesium ratio, compared with conventional magnesium inhibition, may reduce emission of magnesium vanadate and minimize losses of performance due to fouling of the high temperature parts, including in the presence of alkali metals. Further, compared with inhibition based on yttrium alone, it may reduce the inhibition cost and reinforce the protection against combined vanadium pentoxide and sodium sulfate corrosion.
US10184090B2	Combined dehydration of gas and inhibition of liquid from a well stream A method and system for dehydration of a gas phase and hydrate inhibition of a liquid hydrocarbon phase in a multiphase hydrocarbon fluid stream containing water. The method may include (i) separating the hydrocarbon fluid stream into a liquid phase and a first gas phase, (ii) adding hydrate inhibitor to the first gas phase, and (iii) separating off condensed liquids and a second gas phase. The first gas phase has a water dew point that is lower than the initial multiphase hydrocarbon fluid stream and the second gas phase has a lower water dew point than the first gas phase. The hydrate inhibitor has a water content that is low enough to enable it to dry the first gas phase, the hydrate inhibitor being separated off with the condensed liquids and mixed with a part or all of the liquid phase from the separation to inhibit the liquid phase.
US10184089B2	Process for the aromatization of dilute ethylene Described herein are processes for the conversion of ethylene into C5+ olefins, naphthenics, and aromatics via a dual catalyst reaction utilizing a dehydroaromatization catalyst.
US10184086B2	Method and article for cracking hydrocarbon, and method for protecting article against coking during hydrocarbon cracking A method for cracking hydrocarbon includes providing a feedstock comprising steam and hydrocarbon, and feeding the feedstock into a device having an inner surface accessible to the feedstock. The inner surface includes a compound of formula An+1BnO3n+1, wherein A includes at least one alkaline earth metal, B includes at least one transition metal, O is oxygen, and 1≤n≤20.
US10184085B2	Method for catalytic deoxygenation of natural oils and greases A method for deoxygenating renewable oils comprised of natural oils or greases or derivatives thereof containing triglycerides or free fatty acids includes the steps of: providing a catalyst comprising a support predominantly comprised of alumina with metal compounds provided on the support based on Mo and at least one selected from the group consisting of Ni and Co, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu and Cr, and contacting the renewable oils with the catalyst under conditions sufficient to deoxygenate the renewable oils.
US10184081B2	Apparatus for multistage thermal treatment of rubber waste, in particular scrap tires A process for multistage thermal treatment of rubber waste, in particular scrap tires, is proposed. The process comprises several steps of transferring a product granulate of rubber waste into three different sequencing heating zones of a reactor (10). In the heating zones (11a, 11b, 11c) the product granulate is heated at a first temperature between 100° to 200° C., preferably 150° to 180° C., then at a second temperature between 200° to 350° C. and at a third temperature between 300° to 600° C. The temperature is maintained until such time that no further oil is emitted within the respective heating zone. As a final step, the product granulate is removed from the reactor (10) and the desirable solid materials are separated.
US10184080B2	Liquid crystal materials, methods of fabricating liquid crystal display panels and liquid crystal display panels The present application provides a liquid crystal material, a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display panel, and a liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal material of the present application includes liquid crystal molecules, polymerizable monomers and a reactive vertical alignment material, the polymerizable monomers and the reactive vertical alignment material can occur a polymerization under ultraviolet irradiation to form a polymer, while the polymer deposits on a substrate to form a polymer film capable of replacing the PI alignment film, the reactive vertical alignment material includes a polymerizable group L that strengthens polymerization ability of the reactive vertical alignment material, increases compactness of forming the polymer film, improves morphology of the polymer film, and enhances panel quality. The method of fabricating the liquid crystal display panel of the present application eliminates the fabricating process of the PI alignment film, the method has simple process and low cost. The liquid crystal display panel utilizes the polymer film, which is obtained by polymerizing the polymerizable monomers and the reactive vertical alignment material, to replace the PI alignment film, so as to greatly enhance quality of the panel, and to have a low fabricating cost.
US10184078B2	Organic electroluminescent device An organic electroluminescent device of which emission life may be improved. The organic electroluminescent device includes an anode, an emission layer, and an anode-side hole transport layer provided between the anode and the emission layer and including an anode-side hole transport material. An electron accepting material is doped in the anode-side hole transport layer. An intermediate hole transport material layer is provided between the anode-side hole transport layer and the emission layer and includes an intermediate hole transport material, and an emission layer-side hole transport layer is provided between the intermediate hole transport material layer and the emission layer and adjacent to the emission layer. The emission layer-side hole transport layer includes an emission layer-side hole transport material represented by the following Formula 1.
US10184074B2	Compositions comprising tetrafluoropropene and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to a composition comprising HFO-1234yf, or trans-HFO-1234ze, or a mixture thereof; HFC-32; and HFC-152a, HFO-1243zf, or a mixture thereof, wherein said composition is selected from the group consisting of: (I) a first composition, wherein said HFO-1234yf or trans-HFO-1234ze or a mixture thereof is at least 56 weight percent of said first composition; (II) a second composition, wherein said HFC-32 is at most 29 weight percent of said second composition; (III) a third composition, wherein said HFC-152a is at least 56 weight percent said third composition; (IV) a fourth composition, wherein said HFC-32 is at least 56 weight percent of said fourth composition; (V) a fifth composition comprising trans-HFO-1234ze, HFC-32, and HFC-152a, HFO-1243zf, or a mixture thereof; and (VI) a sixth composition, wherein said HFO-1243zf or mixture thereof with HFC-152a is at most 20 weight percent of said sixth composition.
US10184073B2	Emulsion including polymers containing a 1,1-disubstituted alkene compound, adhesives, coatings, and methods thereof The present teachings show that it is possible to polymerize 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds in an emulsion (for example using a water based carrier liquid), despite the possible reactions between the monomer and water. Polymerization of 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds in an emulsion provides opportunities to better control the polymerization compared with bulk polymerization. The emulsion polymerization techniques can be employed for preparing homopolymers, copolymers (e.g., random copolymers), and block copolymers.
US10184072B2	Coating agent, decorative film, and article An object of the present invention is to provide a coating agent giving a coating film that has good adhesion and stability over time, a decorative film having at least one layer formed from the coating agent; and an article decorated with the decorative film. The coating agent of the present invention contains, in a specific ratio, an olefin polymer (A) having a heat of fusion of in the range of 0 to 50 J/g and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) as measured by GPC of 1×104 to 1000×104, a hydrocarbon-based synthetic oil (B) having a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 30 to 500,000 cSt, and a tackifier (C) having an acid value of 10 or more and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 0.9×103 to 3×103.
US10184071B2	Adhesive tape for connecting secondary battery electrodes Disclosed herein is an adhesive tape for connecting secondary battery electrodes which prevents an adhesive from leaking to electrodes during electrode processing processes even though the adhesive tape for connecting the electrodes is adhered or which prevents the adhesive from leaking to the electrodes wound near the adhesive tape in a case that the electrode substrates are wound in a roll type in order to continuously connect electrode substrates of the front and rear ends during a secondary battery electrode manufacturing process, thereby preventing the electrodes from being damaged and from being unacceptable. The adhesive tape for connecting secondary battery electrodes comprises: a base film formed in a thin plate type and made of a synthetic resin; and an adhesive layer formed on the lower surface of the base film by applying an adhesive to the central portion of the base film, except the left and right peripheries.
US10184070B2	Thermosettable adhesive tape, articles and methods A thermosettable pressure sensitive adhesive tape comprising at least first and second adhesive layers bonded together. Each of the adhesive layers comprises a thermosettable pressure sensitive adhesive, which is the photo-polymerization reaction product of starting materials. The starting materials for each adhesive layer comprises at least a photo-polymerizable acrylic component and a thermosettable epoxy component. The thermosettable pressure sensitive adhesive, used for either of the two adhesive layers, is not black when fully cured without the presence of a black coloring pigment. The first adhesive layer is made from a layer of starting materials that is thin enough to allow substantial photo-polymerization of the starting materials, even with the starting materials containing a sufficient amount of a black coloring pigment to cause the first adhesive to have a black color after the first adhesive is substantially cured. The second adhesive layer is made from a layer of starting materials which has a thickness that would be sufficiently thick to prevent substantial photo-polymerization (e.g., with UV light) of the starting materials, if the starting materials contained enough of a black coloring pigment to cause the second adhesive to have a black color after the second adhesive is cured.
US10184064B2	Inorganic composition for transferring a fine unevenness Disclosed is an inorganic composition for transferring a fine unevenness by which a fine unevenness made of an inorganic material capable of controlling a refractive index can be fabricated through a suitable transfer process. The composition according to the present invention contains a silicone compound and at least two types of metal alkoxides, wherein the metal alkoxides include a metal alkoxide having a metal species M1 (where M1 denotes at least one metal element selected from a group consisting of Ti, Zr, Zn, Sn, B, In, and Al) and a metal alkoxide having a metal species Si. In addition, a ratio between a molarity CM1 of the metal alkoxide having the metal species M1 and a molarity CSi of the metal alkoxide having the metal species Si in the inorganic composition for transferring a fine unevenness satisfies a condition of 0.2≤CM1/CSi≤24.
US10184061B2	Efficient waterborne nano-silicon rubber sealing waterproof agent The present invention relates to an efficient waterborne nano-silicon rubber sealing waterproof agent, comprising following components in parts by weight: 10˜90 parts of nano-silica gel, 10˜100 parts of nano-diatomaceous earth, 5˜150 parts of nano polyurethane, 15˜200 parts of nano inorganic dry powder, 10˜100 parts of nano methyl cellulose, 10˜150 parts of a chelating agent, 15˜200 parts of an expansion agent, 10˜250 parts of a strengthening agent, 5˜100 parts of an antifreezing agent, 2˜150 parts of a heat-resistant agent and 10˜100 parts of an acid and alkali-resistant agent. The efficient waterborne nano-silicon rubber sealing waterproof agent has good waterproofness, permeability, film forming property, elasticity, adhesion, water resistance and heat, humid and high temperature resistance, is suitable for being used for waterproof, anti-seepage and anti-leakage repair projects of underground engineering and roofing, and is an excellent vapor barrier material in a refrigerating chamber.
US10184059B2	Nanometal-nanocarbon hybrid material and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed are a nanometal-nanocarbon hybrid material and a method of manufacturing the same, the method including modifying the surface of nanocarbon to introduce a functional group to conductive nanocarbon; mixing the surface-modified nanocarbon with an isocyanate-based compound and a pyrimidine-based compound and allowing them to react, thus forming a nanocarbon dispersion reactive to metal ions; adding the nanocarbon dispersion with a metal salt precursor, a reducing agent and a solvent, thus manufacturing nanometal particles; and separating a hybrid of the nanometal particles having the nanocarbon bound thereto. Thereby, nanocarbon is mixed with an isocyanate-based compound and a pyrimidine-based compound and then allowed to react, whereby the nanocarbon reactive with metal ions is used as an additive, thus obtaining a nanometal having a low-dimensional shape having less than three dimensions. Also, a nanometal can be hybridized with nanocarbon simultaneously with the formation of the nanometal, and solvent dispersibility is ensured by a functional group formed by mixing and reacting an isocyanate-based compound and a pyrimidine-based compound, ultimately facilitating the preparation of conductive ink or paste.
US10184058B2	Ink composition for detecting plasma treatment and indicator for detecting plasma treatment An object of the present invention is to provide: a plasma treatment detection indicator comprising a color-changing layer that exhibits improved heat resistance so that the layer does not change color even when overheated at up to about 170° C. as a result of a plasma-generating gas not being supplied or being insufficient due to a defect in a plasma treatment device; and an ink composition for detecting plasma treatment, the composition being for forming the color-changing layer. The ink composition for detecting plasma treatment includes a colorant and a binder resin containing a phenol resin, and the plasma treatment detection indicator uses the ink composition.
US10184054B2	Coating for the mitigation of metal whiskers A coating for mitigating metal whiskers on a metal surface includes a polymeric coating material; and a metal ion complexing agent impregnated within the polymeric coating material, the metal ion complexing agent having a standard reduction potential (E°) that is greater than a metal in the metal surface.
US10184049B2	Stain repellent compositions and applications thereof The present invention provides fluorinated compounds as well as dispersions of the fluorinated compounds. The fluorinated compounds described herein, in some embodiments, can be applied substrates such as textiles, including carpet and other floor coverings.
US10184045B2	Thermoplastic polyolefin with reduced gloss for non-carpeted flooring The present invention is directed to an elastomer composition comprising an ethylene/α-olefin/diene modified interpolymer, a very low density polyethylene component, and a propylene polymer component, wherein the propylene polymer component comprises at least one branched polypropylene. The inventive compositions are particularly suitable for fabricating thermoformed non-carpet automotive flooring.
US10184036B2	Composite resin pre-expanded particles containing carbon black and method for producing same, and expanded molded article Carbon black-containing composite resin pre-expanded particles comprising 100 to 400 parts by mass of a polystyrene-based resin with respect to 100 parts by mass of a carbon black-containing polyolefin-based resin; having a carbon black content of 0.5 to 5.0% by mass and a bulk density of 0.015 to 0.25 g/cm3; and having an outermost layer of 30 to 80 pm after undergoing the following tests: (a) one of the carbon black-containing composite resin pre-expanded particles is sliced into a 1-mm slice in such a way that cross-section surfaces of cells are exposed on both surfaces of the slice; (b) the obtained slice is immersed in toluene at 25° C. for 24 hours to extract a polystyrene-based resin component as described above; (c) the cross-section surface of the slice is then subjected to magnified photographing by a microscope; (d) the obtained microscope image is observed.
US10184034B2	Carbon fiber forming raw material, formed material, and carbon fiber-reinforced composite material The carbon fiber forming raw material is a carbon fiber forming raw material (Z) as a prepreg including sizing agent-coated carbon fibers and a thermosetting resin or a carbon fiber forming raw material (Y) as a forming material that includes sizing agent-coated carbon fibers and has a woven fabric form or a braid form. The sizing agent includes components (A) and (B). The component (A) is an epoxy compound having two or more epoxy groups or two or more types of functional groups. The component (B) is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a tertiary amine compound, a tertiary amine salt, a quaternary ammonium salt, a quaternary phosphonium salt, and a phosphine compound. The component (B) is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 25 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the component (A).
US10184033B1	Synthesis of silver-PMMA nanocomposite film The synthesis of a silver-PMMA nanocomposite film includes mixing an aqueous extract of Trigonella foenum-graecum (also known as Helba and fenugreek) seeds with an aqueous solution of silver nitrate, thereby reducing the silver ions to silver metal nanoparticles. A solution of the silver nanoparticles is added to a solution of PMMA [poly (methyl methacrylate)] in N′N-dimethylformamide (DMF) with stirring at 90° C. A light brown solution of silver colloids develops, which is cast in a glass plate and the DMF is evaporated at room temperature, leaving a silver-PMMA nanocomposite film. Testing on water shows the silver-PMMA nanocomposite film prevents or inhibits growth of microbes, suggesting use as an antimicrobial or antibacterial agent, e.g., in water purification.
US10184032B2	Method for preparing a chitosan-based matrix comprising a fiber reinforcement member The present invention relates to a method for preparing a chitosan-based matrix comprising the following steps: a) two separate chitosan porous layers obtained from lyophilization of layers of one or more solutions of chitosan are provided, b) the chitosan porous layers of a) are neutralized and washed, c) a face of each chitosan porous layer is acidified with an acid, d) a fiber reinforcement member is provided and positioned between the two acidified faces of the two chitosan porous layers, e) the two chitosan porous layers and the fiber reinforcement member are let to dry to obtain a matrix having the fiber reinforcement member embedded therein. The invention also relates to an implant comprising a matrix obtained according to such a method.
US10184025B2	Methods for preparing aqueous suspension of precious metal nanoparticles The present disclosure is directed to methods of preparing stable suspensions of precious metal nanoparticles and methods for attaching bio-molecules to the nanoparticles. The formation of nanoparticles can be accomplished by either chemical synthesis or pulsed laser ablation in a liquid. The present disclosure reveals the importance of controlling the conductivity of the dispersion medium during pulsed laser ablation in a liquid to control the particle size of the nanoparticles. The present disclosure also reveals the importance of adjusting and maintaining the conductivity in a range of 25 μS/cm or less during storage of the nanoparticles and just prior to performing bioconjugation reactions. The control of conductivity is an important process for maintaining the nanoparticles as a stable non-aggregated colloidal suspension in a dispersion medium.
US10184024B2	Carmine colorants The present disclosure provides a modified carmine which can comprise polymers, such as, polyesters, or conjugating molecules, such as, polycarboxylic acids.
US10184022B2	Polymers, composites, and methods for making polymers and composites Polymeric materials and methods for making the polymeric materials utilizing bisphenolic stillbottoms, lignosulfonates, or both are disclosed. In one embodiment, a polymer is provided that includes a condensate of bisphenolic stillbottoms, an optional phenolic compound independent of bisphenolic stillbottoms, an aldehyde, and a lignosulfonate compound. The condensate may further include an amino compound, a catalyst, or combinations thereof. Alternatively, the polymer may be free of a phenolic compound independent of bisphenolic stillbottoms. The polymers may be used in the manufacture of articles including composites, laminates and paper products.
US10184017B2	Catalyst component for propene polymerization, preparation method thereof, and catalyst containing the same The present invention discloses a catalyst component for propene polymerization, comprising titanium, magnesium, halogen, and internal electron donor A, wherein said internal electron donor A is selected from the compounds as shown in Formula I, in Formula I, R is selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 hydrocarbyl, preferably from hydrogen, hydroxyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl, C6-C30 aryl, C6-C30 heteroaryl, C7-C30 alkylaryl and C7-C30 arylalkyl; R1 and R2 may be identical to or different from each other, and are selected from hydrogen and substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 hydrocarbyl, preferably from hydrogen and substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl, C6-C30 aryl, C7-C30 alkylaryl and C7-C30 arylalkyl. According to the present invention, by using the compound as shown in Formula I as internal electron donor compound for propene polymerization, the catalyst has a higher activity, and a slow rate of delay of activity. The obtained polymer has not only a wider molecular weight distribution, but also a high melt index and isotacticity.
US10184015B2	Process for producing (meth)acrylic resin composition A method for producing a (meth)acrylic resin composition, comprising: continuously feeding reaction starting materials to a tank reactor, the reaction starting materials comprising a polymerizable monomer component, a chain transfer agent and a radical polymerization initiator, the polymerizable monomer component comprising 50 to 100% by mass of methyl methacrylate, 0 to 20% by mass of an acrylic acid alkyl ester and 0 to 30% by mass of an additional monomer; conducting bulk polymerization of the polymerizable monomer component at a polymerization conversion ratio of 40 to 70% by mass to obtain a liquid containing a (meth)acrylic resin; continuously feeding the resulting liquid to a vented extruder to separate volatile component from the (meth)acrylic resin; conducting distillation using an atmospheric distillation column to separate the volatile component into a high boiling fraction (C1) and a low boiling fraction (A1); and conducting distillation using a vacuum distillation column having a pressure of −50 kPaG to −101 kPaG at the top of the vacuum distillation column to separate the high boiling fraction (C1) into a high boiling fraction (C2) and a low boiling fraction (A2); reusing the low boiling fraction (A1) and the low boiling fraction (A2) as part of the reaction starting materials.
US10184012B2	Modified butadiene-based polymer and modifier useful for preparing the same The present invention provides a modified butadiene-based polymer capable of enhancing dispersability of an inorganic filler when used in a rubber composition, and enhancing viscoelasticity, a tensile property and processibility of the rubber composition in a balanced way from an interaction with the inorganic filler, and a modifier useful for preparing the same.
US10184011B2	Hemostatic devices with improved properties and methods of making same Hemostatic devices and methods of making same are disclosed. Disclosed hemostatic devices include biocompatible non-oxidized regenerated cellulose. The disclosed hemostatic devices are effective in providing and maintaining hemostasis in cases of moderate to severe bleeding caused by non-compressional and/or non-tourniquetable injuries, among other things. The disclosed methods enable manufacture of a bioabsorbable, biocompatible, biodegradable carboxylmethyl cellulose having high stability and high adherence.
US10184009B2	Mutant interleukin-2 polypeptides The present invention generally relates to mutant interleukin-2 polypeptides that exhibit reduced affinity to the α-subunit of the IL-2 receptor, for use as immunotherapeutic agents. In addition, the invention relates to immunoconjugates comprising said mutant IL-2 polypeptides, polynucleotide molecules encoding the mutant IL-2 polypeptides or immunoconjugates, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotide molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the mutant IL-2 polypeptides or immunoconjugates, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof.
US10184008B2	Blood brain barrier transport molecules and uses thereof The disclosure provides transporter molecules capable of carrying agents of interest across the blood brain barrier. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding transporter molecules, methods making transporter molecules, and methods of using transporter molecules, e.g., for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of central nervous system diseases, disorders, or injuries.
US10184007B2	Methods of treating a kit-associated cancer by administering anti-kit antibodies Provided herein, in one aspect, are antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a human KIT antigen comprising the fourth and/or fifth extracellular Ig-like domains (that is, D4 and/or D5 domains), polynucleotides comprising nucleotide sequences encoding such antibodies, and expression vectors and host cells for producing such antibodies. The antibodies can inhibit KIT activity, such as ligand-induced receptor phosphorylation. Also provided herein are kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising antibodies that specifically bind to a KIT antigen, as well as methods of treating or managing a KIT-associated disorder or disease and methods of diagnosing a KIT-associated disorder or disease using the antibodies described herein.
US10184006B2	Biomarkers for predicting outcomes of cancer therapy with ErbB3 inhibitors Methods for predicting a therapeutic response in a patient (e.g., a cancer patient) to ErbB3 inhibitors, and methods of treating a cancer patient with targeted therapies.
US10184005B2	Generation and profiling of fully human HuCAL GOLD-derived therapeutic antibodies specific for human CD38 The present invention provides novel antibodies and methods for using recombinant antigen-binding regions and antibodies and functional fragments containing such antigen-binding regions that are specific for CD38, which plays an integral role in various disorders or conditions. These methods take advantage of newly discovered antibodies and surprising properties of such antibodies, such as the ability to bind CD38 of minipig origin and the ability to induce, by cross-linking, specific killing of cells that express CD38. These antibodies as well as the novel methods for using those antibodies can be used to treat, for example, hematological malignancies such as multiple myeloma.
US10184004B2	CD47 targeted therapies for the treatment of infectious disease Methods are provided for treating a subject with for an intracellular pathogen infection, by administering an agent that reduces the binding of CD47 on a infected cell to SIRPα on a host phagocytic cell, in an effective dose for increasing the phagocytosis of infected cells.
US10183997B2	Compositions and methods related to anti-CD19 antibody drug conjugates In some aspects, the invention relates to an antibody-drug conjugate, comprising an anti-CD19 antibody; a linker; and an active agent. The antibody-drug conjugate may comprise a self-immolative group. The linker may comprise an O-substituted oxime, e.g., wherein the oxygen atom of the oxime is substituted with a group that covalently links the oxime to the active agent; and the carbon atom of the oxime is substituted with a group that covalently links the oxime to the antibody.
US10183994B2	Anti-TNFα antibodies with pH-dependent antigen binding for improved target clearence The invention relates to anti-TNFα antibodies which are engineered to exhibit a pH-sensitive antigen binding. The invention is preferably directed to anti-TNFα antibody adalimumab (Humira®) or biologically active variants and fragments thereof, wherein the original adalimumab antibody or variant or fragment thereof is engineered by modifications of amino acid sequence within the variable regions. Specifically, the invention relates to adalimumab or biologically active variants or fragments thereof, wherein the CDR domains are modified by replacing one or more amino acid residues by histidine residues.
US10183993B2	Compositions and methods for treating cancer with anti-mesothelin immunotherapy Chimeric antigen receptors containing mesothelin antigen binding domains are disclosed. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, antigen binding fragments, and pharmaceutical compositions, relating to the chimeric antigen receptors are also disclosed. Methods of treating or preventing cancer in a subject, and methods of making chimeric antigen receptor T cells are also disclosed.
US10183989B2	Methods of treating ocular diseases A method of treating a complement mediated ocular inflammation, hemorrhaging and fibrosis, and the pathological consequences thereof, in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising of administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody which inhibits the alternative complement pathway, wherein the antibody administered is effective for inhibiting complement mediated ocular inflammation, hemorrhaging and fibrosis, and the pathological consequences thereof.
US10183986B2	Trimeric collagen scaffold antibodies A collagen scaffold domain, including a collagenous or collagen-like domain, which directs self-trimerization is provided. The collagen scaffold domain can be fused to one or more heterologous domains, such as an antibody domain. Methods for generating and using the scaffold domains and fusion proteins are also provided.
US10183985B2	Compositions and methods for rendering tumor cells susceptible to CD8+ T cell-mediated killing The present invention provides an immunoconjugate having the formula: T-c-En-c-Fcn or T-c-Fcn-c-En; wherein, T is a single chain variable portion fragment of a monoclonal antibody (scFv) directed to a target protein, polypeptide, or fragment thereof, which is highly expressed on cancer cells; E is two or more foreign immunogenic CD8+ T cell antigenic epitopes; c is a peptide or polypeptide fragment thereof, capable of being cleaved by a specific protease; and Fc is two or more Fc portions of an IgG antibody. Nucleic acid sequences encoding the same and vectors containing said nucleic acid sequences are also provided. Methods of making the immunoconjugate, along with methods of making target cells susceptible to CTL mediated cell killing, and methods for treatment of cancers are also provided.
US10183983B2	Nucleic acids encoding fusion proteins comprising PDGF and VEGF binding portions and methods of using thereof The present provides fusion proteins comprising PDGF and VEGF binding portions, and recombinant viral particles encoding the fusion proteins. Compositions comprising the fusion proteins and viral particles as well as methods of using the same are also provided.
US10183979B2	Fusion polypeptides comprising mucin-domain polypeptide linkers The invention provides fusion proteins having improved bioactivity comprising a first polypeptide fusion partner and a second polypeptide fusion partner wherein the first fusion partner is linked to the second fusion partner by a mucin-domain polypeptide linker and wherein the bioactivity of the fusion protein of the invention is improved as compared to fusion of the first polypeptide fusion partner and the second polypeptide fusion partner in the absence of the mucin-domain polypeptide linker. Mucin-domain polypeptide linkers comprise a mucin domain that is rich in potential glycosylation sites, and has a high content of serine and/or threonine and proline, which can represent greater than 40% of the amino acids within the mucin domain and further comprise at least about 60% of its mass due to the glycans.
US10183976B2	Method for producing factor H from a plasma precipitation fraction The present disclosure provides, among other aspects, improved methods for the manufacture of Factor H compositions from plasma precipitation fractions. In some aspects, the methods include an improved process step for extracting Factor H from a plasma precipitate fraction with reduced co-extraction of amidolytic activities. In other aspects, the methods include a heat treatment step for reducing impurities, such as amidolytic enzymes, from a Factor H composition. In yet other aspects, the methods include improved anion exchange, heparin affinity, and/or mixed mode chromatographic enrichment of Factor H. In still other aspects, the improved methods include a combination of the individual improved process steps disclosed herein.
US10183972B2	BK channel-modulating peptides and their use The present invention concerns peptides and nucleic acids encoding the peptides, and their use for modulating large conductance Ca2+ activated K+ (BK) channel activity in cells; for treating conditions such as presbycusis (age-related hearing loss), audiogenic seizures, alcohol addiction, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease; and for delivering a cargo moiety to the brain of a subject through the blood-brain barrier.
US10183971B2	SAA-domain-specific antibodies and peptide antagonists and use thereof to treat inflammatory diseases Isolated SAA peptides, fusion proteins and compositions comprising such are provided as are domain-specific SAA antibodies. Methods of treating sepsis and endotoxemia are also provided.
US10183969B2	Method for purification of target polypeptides The present invention relates to a process for purification of a target molecule, comprising the steps: (a) contacting a target molecule, and a population of target binding polypeptides (TBP), in solution for a sufficient time to allow complex formation; and (b) isolating the target from the complex from (a) by subsequent purification steps, wherein (i) the target binding polypeptides have at least two binding functionalities; a first binding functionality towards the target and a second binding functionality towards a catching ligand comprised in a solid support; and (ii) the first binding functionality comprises at least two binding sites for the target, and the target comp¬ rises at least two binding sites for the TBP.
US10183968B2	Methods of preparing lyophilized spherical-shaped pellets of biological materials Methods for preparing lyophilized pellets of biological materials are described. The pellets have a substantially spherical shape and are prepared by freezing droplets of a liquid composition of a desired biological material on a flat, solid surface, in particular, a surface that does not have any cavities, followed by lyophilizing the frozen droplets. These methods are useful for preparing lyophilized pellets having a high concentration of a desired biological material, in particular a therapeutic protein or vaccine, and which have a faster reconstitution time than lyophilized powder cakes prepared in vials.
US10183963B2	Utility of nematode small molecules The present invention relates to methods of treating immune disorders and/or inflammation using certain modulator compounds. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating an immune and inflammatory disorders disorder by administering a composition comprising a therapeutically effective dosage of an ascaroside compound, or a mixture of ascaroside compounds, or a mixture containing at least one ascaroside.
US10183962B2	Synthetic oligomers of Neisseria meningitis serogroup X and process of preparing them The present invention relates to synthesis of novel higher oligomers and process of preparing the same. In particular the present invention relates to the chemical synthesis of oligomers of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X (‘hereinafter Men-X), more particularly tetramer. The present invention provides Men-X capsular oligomers obtained from synthetic pathway using purified saccharides of specific chain length and provides said novel oligomers as candidates for the development of conjugate vaccine against bacterial meningitis caused due to Men-X infections.
US10183959B2	Compounds with phosphine oxide and amine functions, useful as uranium (VI) ligands, and uses thereof, in particular for extracting uranium(VI) from aqueous solutions of sulphuric acid The invention relates to compounds which correspond to the general formula (I) below: in which: R1 and R2 represent, independently of one another, a C4 to C12 acyclic hydrocarbon group; R3 represents H; a C1 to C12 acyclic hydrocarbon group with optionally one or more heteroatoms; a C5 or C6 cyclic hydrocarbon group; or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group; R4 represents H or a C1 to C12 acyclic hydrocarbon group with optionally one or more heteroatoms; R5 and R6 represent, independently of one another, H; a C1 to C12 acyclic hydrocarbon group with optionally one or more heteroatoms; a C5 or C6 cyclic hydrocarbon group; or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group; on the condition however that R5 and R6 do not each represent H. The invention also relates to the uses of these compounds as uranium(VI) ligands, in particular for extracting uranium(VI) from an aqueous solution of sulphuric acid, and also to a method that makes it possible to recover the uranium(VI) present in an aqueous solution of sulphuric acid resulting from the attack of a uranium ore by sulphuric acid and using said the compounds.
US10183958B2	Method of producing organohalosilanes A method for producing an organohalosilanes comprising reacting an organic compound comprising a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted alkane, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted alkene, or an aromatic compound and at least one hydridohalosilane of formula RnSiHmX4-m-n, wherein each R is independently C-1-C-14 hydrocarbyl or C-1-C-14 halogen-substituted hydrocarbyl, X is fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo, n is 0, 1, or 2, m is 1, 2 or 3, and m+n=1, 2 or 3, in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst comprising an oxide of one or more of the elements Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, B, Al, Ga, In, C, Si, Ge, Sn, or Pb, at a temperature greater than 100° C., and at a pressure of at least 690 kPa, to produce a crude reaction product comprising the organohalosilane.
US10183953B2	Substituted 2-azabicycles and their use as orexin receptor modulators The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: wherein X is N or CR1; Y is N or CR2; R1 is H, alkoxy, halo, triazolyl, pyrimidinyl, oxazolyl, isoxazole, oxadiazolyl, or pyrazolyl; R2 is H, alkyl, alkoxy, or halo; Z is NH or O; R3 is H, alkyl, alkoxy, halo, or triazolyl; R4 is H or alkyl; or R3 and R4, together with the atoms to which they are attached, form a 6-membered aryl ring or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl ring; R5 is pyridyl, pyrazinyl, or pyrimidinyl, wherein the pyridyl, pyrazinyl, or pyrimidinyl is optionally substituted with halo or alkyl; and n is 1 or 2. Methods of making the compounds of Formula I are also described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I. Methods of using the compounds of the invention are also within the scope of the invention.
US10183952B2	Thienopyrroles as histone demethylase inhibitors The present application relates to thienopyrrole derivatives, compounds of Formulas (I) and (Ia), wherein R, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and to their use in therapy. The compounds of the application can be useful for inhibiting KDM1 and the prevention and/or treatment of cancer, infectious disease, or a disease characterized by aberration of cellular energy metabolism, e.g., obesity.
US10183949B2	Pyrimidinone derivative having autotaxin-inhibitory activity A compound according to any one of formula (Ia) to (Ic), or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4c, R5 are as defined in the description.
US10183947B2	Pyrazole derivatives useful as 5-lipoxygenase activating protein (FLAP) inhibitors The present application relates to novel compounds of formula (I) to their utility in treating and/or preventing clinical conditions including cardiovascular diseases (CVD), to methods for their therapeutic use, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to processes for preparing such compounds.
US10183945B2	Method of preparing AZA-pyridone compounds Disclosed herein are methods for obtaining aza-pyridone compounds, which can be useful for ameliorating and/or treating a disease and/or a condition, including an orthomyxovirus infection.
US10183940B2	Aryl and heteroaryl-fused tetrahydro-1,4-oxazepine amides as somatostatin receptor subtype 4 (SSTR4) agonists The invention relates to aryl and heteroaryl-fused tetrahydro-1,4-oxazepine amide derivatives of general formula (1), which are agonists of somatostatin receptor subtype 4 (SSTR4), useful for preventing or treating medical disorders related to SSTR4. In addition, the invention relates processes for manufacture of the compounds according to the invention.
US10183938B2	Geminal substituted quinuclidine amide compounds as agonists of α-7 nicotonic acetylcholine receptors The present invention relates to novel geminal substituted quinuclidine amide compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions of the same, that are suitable as agonists or partial agonists of α7-nAChR, and methods of preparing these compounds and compositions, and the use of these compounds and compositions in methods of maintaining, treating and/or improving cognitive function. In particular, methods of administering the compound or composition to a patient in need thereof, for example a patient with a cognitive deficiency and/or a desire to enhance cognitive function, that may derive a benefit therefrom.
US10183936B2	Hepatitis B core protein allosteric modulators The present disclosure provides, in part, compounds having allosteric effector properties against Hepatitis B virus Cp. Also provided herein are methods of treating viral infections, such as hepatitis B, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a disclosed compound.
US10183933B2	Isoindolinone inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of PI3K, particularly of PI3Kγ. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
US10183932B2	Substituted oxopyridine derivatives and use thereof cardiovascular disorders The invention relates to substituted oxopyridine derivatives and to processes for their preparation, and also to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular cardiovascular disorders, preferably thrombotic or thromboembolic disorders, and oedemas, and also ophthalmic disorders.
US10183930B2	Crystalline forms and processes for the preparation of cannabinoid receptor modulators The present invention relates to crystalline forms of (1aS,5aS)-2-(4-oxy-pyrazin-2-yl)-1a,2,5,5a-tetrahydro-1H-2,3-diaza-cyclopropa[a]pentalene-4-carboxylic acid ((S)-1-hydroxymethyl-2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-amide (Compound 1) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor and are therefore useful in the treatment of CB2 receptor-mediated disorders, for example, osteoarthritis; pain; hyperalgesia; allodynia; inflammatory hyperalgesia; neuropathic hyperalgesia; acute nociception; osteoporosis; multiple sclerosis-associated spasticity; autoimmune disorders; allergic reactions; CNS inflammation for example; atherosclerosis; undesired immune cell activity, and inflammation associated with a disorder selected from: osteoarthritis, anaphylaxis, Behcet's disease, graft rejection, vasculitis, gout, spondylitis, viral disease, bacterial disease, lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune hepatitis, and type 1 diabetes mellitus; age-related macular degeneration; cough; leukemia; lymphoma; CNS tumors; prostate cancer; Alzheimer's disease; stroke-induced damage; dementia; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; and Parkinson's disease.
US10183925B2	Substituted naphtho[2,3-b]furans as water-soluble prodrugs for preventing and/or treating cancer The present invention provides compounds represented by formula (1A), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts. Compounds represented by formula (1A), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A1 and A2 are identical or different, and each independently —C(═O) B, —C(═O)CR3AR3BB, —CO2B, —C(═S)OB, —CONR3CB, —C(═S)NR3CB, a hydrogen atom, or the like, wherein A1 and A2 are not both hydrogen atoms, wherein B is an optionally substituted 3- to 12-membered monocyclic or polycyclic heterocyclic group, an optionally substituted 3- to 12-membered cyclic amino group, or a group represented by the following formula (B), wherein the 3- to 12-membered monocyclic or polycyclic heterocyclic group and the 3- to 12-membered cyclic amino group have at least one or more secondary nitrogen atoms in the ring; R1 is a hydrogen atom or the like; R2A, R2B, R2C, and R2D are identical or different, and each independently a hydrogen atom or the like; and R8 is alkyl. wherein * denotes a bonding position.
US10183924B2	Sulfonylazide derivative for diene polymer The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, a composition is provided and includes an ethylene/α-olefin/diene terpolymer and a polar component. The composition also includes a sulfonamide phthalic anhydride linkage (SPA) bonding the ethylene/α-olefin/diene terpolymer to the polar component.
US10183923B2	Method for synthesizing a precursor of a single dairy-lactone isomer This disclosure provides a method for preparing a precursor of a single dairy-lactone isomer, methods of preparing a single dairy-lactone isomer, and to the organoleptic uses thereof.
US10183922B2	Methods and compositions for wound healing The present invention relates to epoxy-tigliane compounds and their use in promoting wound healing. In particular embodiments, the epoxy-tigliane compounds are epoxy-tigliaen-3-one compounds. Methods of inducing or promoting wound healing as well as methods of reducing scarring and improving cosmetic outcomes upon healing of a wound are described. Compounds and compositions for use in wound healing are also described.
US10183919B2	Class of mu-opioid receptor agonists The present invention provides a compound having the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
US10183916B2	Process for the preparation of triazines The invention relates to an improved process for the manufacture of bis-resorcinyl triazines of formula (I) wherein R1 is a C1C18alkyl group or C2-C18alkenyl group as well as the respective alkyl substituted bis-resorcinyl derivatives of formula (II) wherein R1 is a C1-C18alkyl group or C2-C18alkenyl group and R2 and R3 are independently of each other a C1-C18alkyl group or a C2-C18alkenyl group.
US10183914B2	2-amino-5-keto-pyrimidine derivatives and the use thereof for controlling undesired plant growth What are described are compounds of the general formula (I) and agrochemically acceptable salts thereof and the use thereof in the crop protection sector.
US10183907B2	Process for the synthesis of acrylic acid oligomers A process for the synthesis of acrylic acid oligomer represented by formula (I): in which n is an integer ranging from 1 to 10, wherein the process comprises the step of heating acrylic acid at a temperature from 50° C. to 200° C. in the presence of a catalyst, water and at least one polymerization inhibitor. Formula (I) where n=0 is acrylic acid, the precursor for preparing the acrylic acid oligomer.
US10183903B2	Method for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene using methyl magnesium chloride The present invention discloses a method for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene using methylmagnesium chloride, comprising the following steps: 1) preparing 1,1,2-trifluoropropene (CH3CF═CF2); 2) preparing 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropane (CF3CF2CH3); 3) preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (CF3CF═CH2). In the present invention, using a Grignard reagent, namely methylmagnesium chloride, and tetrafluoroethylene as starting raw materials, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is prepared by three steps of nucleophilic addition-elimination, fluorine addition, and dehydrofluorination in sequence. The process flow is relatively short, and the product yield is high.
US10183899B2	Normal alpha olefin synthesis using metathesis and dehydroformylation The present invention discloses processes for producing normal alpha olefins, such as 1-hexene, 1-octene, and 1-decene, in a multistep synthesis scheme. Generally, a first normal alpha olefin is subjected to an olefin metathesis step to form a linear internal olefin, which is then subjected to an isomerization-hydroformylation step to form a linear aldehyde, which is then subjected to a dehydroformylation step to form a second normal alpha olefin.
US10183896B2	Antimicrobial glaze and porcelain enamel via double layer glaze with high zinc content A cost-effective and practical antimicrobial glaze system and glazing process is disclosed herein. The antimicrobial glaze/enamel may comprise at least two layers: a base layer and a top layer. The base layer may contain a typical or normal glaze widely used in sanitary ware, having a low level of zinc oxide. The base layer glaze may be directly sprayed on the clay body surface. A thin top glaze layer is sprayed on top of the base glaze layer and the top layer may contain a high level of zinc oxide.
US10183890B2	Method of curing a gypsum calcination product A method of conditioning stucco comprises the steps of supplying a quantity of stucco particles to a reaction vessel, the stucco particles comprising calcium sulphate hemihydrate and/or calcium sulphate anhydrite, as well as calcium sulphate dihydrate; and conditioning the stucco particles at a temperature of at least 100° C. and a humidity of at least 70%. During the step of conditioning the stucco particles, the bulk density of the stucco particles within the reaction vessel is at least 1 g/cm3.
US10183889B2	Glass having antiglare surface with low display sparkle A glass article having a low level of grainy appearance that can appear to have a shift in the pattern of the grains with changing viewing angle of a display, or “sparkle.” The glass article—which, in some embodiments, is a transparent glass sheet—has small-angle-scattering properties and/or distinctness-of-reflected-image (DOI), leading to improved viewability in display applications, especially under high ambient lighting conditions. In some embodiments, the antiglare surface of the glass sheet is an etched surface, with no foreign coating present on the antiglare surface.
US10183888B2	Glass ceramic substrate made of a transparent, colored LAS glass ceramic and method for producing it A glass ceramic substrate made of a transparent, colored LAS glass ceramic is provided. The glass ceramic has a gradient layer with keatite solid solution and an underlying core with high-quartz solid solution as predominant crystal phase. The keatite solid solution in a depth of 10 μm or greater exceeds 50% of the sum of the high-quartz solid solution proportion and keatite solid solution proportion. The ceramization includes a crystal transformation step, in which the high-quartz solid solution is transformed at a maximum temperature in the range of 910° to 980° and a time period of between 1 and 25 minutes in part into the keatite solid solution.
US10183885B2	Laser cut composite glass article and method of cutting The present disclosure relates to a process for cutting and separating arbitrary shapes of thin substrates of transparent materials, particularly tailored composite fusion drawn glass sheets, and the disclosure also relates to a glass article prepared by the method. The developed laser method can be tailored for manual separation of the parts from the panel or full laser separation by thermally stressing the desired profile. The self-separation method involves the utilization of an ultra-short pulse laser that can be followed by a CO2 laser (coupled with high pressure air flow) for fully automated separation.
US10183884B2	Submerged combustion burners, submerged combustion glass melters including the burners, and methods of use Submerged combustion burners having improved fuel and oxidant mixing characteristics. Submerged combustion melters including the burners. Methods of using submerged combustion melters to melt glass-forming materials and produce molten glass.
US10183882B1	System and method for pretreating turbid seawater The system and method for pretreating turbid seawater utilizes polyelectrolyte dosing, clarification through a clarifier system and centrifugation in a decanter centrifuge followed by microfiltration to treat seawater prior to its injection through a desalination plant. The system for pretreating turbid seawater includes a static mixer for mixing a polyelectrolyte with a stream of turbid seawater to produce a polyelectrolyte-treated seawater mixture. At least one clarifier tank is in fluid communication with the static mixer for receiving the polyelectrolyte-treated seawater mixture and removing a first portion of solids therefrom to produce a clarified seawater mixture. A decanter centrifuge is in fluid communication with the at least one clarifier tank for receiving the clarified seawater mixture and removing a second portion of solids therefrom to produce centrifuged seawater. A microfiltration system is in fluid communication with the decanter centrifuge for receiving the centrifuged seawater to produce the pretreated seawater.
US10183881B1	Systems and methods for treating industrial feedwater Feedwater is treated using a combination of techniques, including the integration of a brine solution to promote the formation of reactive and molecular species in the feedwater with electrolytic ionization, the application of electromagnetic fields and the application of plasma fields. The integrated, combined techniques offer an improved treatment of scale forming ions, bacteria and biological contaminants in feedwater.
US10183877B2	Sewage treatment chlorinator and system and method for use of same A sewage treatment chlorinator for use at a site not connected to a municipal sewer system and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the sewage treatment chlorinator, a housing includes an external conduit coupled in a t-connection to a flow tube. An inner canister is sized to be selectively inserted and removed from the external conduit and includes a perforated end cap having a flow deck sized to suspend a chlorine tablet within a contact chamber of the flow tube. The flow tube receives effluent form an aerobic tank and discharge treated effluent to a post-treatment tank. At least a portion of the discharge from the flow tube is gravity-based discharge into the post-treatment tank.
US10183873B2	Water pretreatment unit using a fluorinated liquid A unit for pretreating water by heat and/or ion treatment. It provides a pretreatment unit including a direct contact heat and/or ion exchanger having a continuous or dispersed phase that includes a fluorinated liquid that is not miscible with water with a density of more than 1.25.
US10183870B2	Point-of-use water treatment system A water treatment system having a water treatment engine including a pressure vessel, electronics module and optionally replaceable shrouds. The water treatment engine may include a tether and a single connection point for water and power lines. The tether may have a release that is accessible only when the electronic module is removed. The water treatment engine may be circular and the water and power lines may be arranged within a region bounded by tangent lines that square the circular shape. The electronics module may be configured to receive one of a variety of alternative interchangeable displays. The electronics module may have a single display port that provides power and data that can be utilized by a plurality of different types of displays. The system may include a replaceable cartridge with soft end caps that include an integral seal and are shaped to self-center within the pressure vessel.
US10183868B2	Mesoporous zinc oxide powder and method for production thereof A method of manufacturing a zinc oxide powder including synthesizing a mesoporous zinc oxide precursor powder by adding an aqueous solution of zinc chloride to an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate while agitating to cause precipitation of a mesoporous zinc carbonate powder wherein the molar ratio of zinc chloride to sodium carbonate present when the aqueous solution of zinc chloride and the aqueous solution of sodium carbonate are reacted is at least 1:2, heat treating a mesoporous zinc precursor material to form the mesoporous zinc oxide powder at a heat treatment temperature in the range of 250-575° C. The zinc oxide powder includes mesoporous zinc oxide aggregates with a plurality of primary zinc oxide crystallites bonded together at shared interfaces.
US10183866B2	Composition for forming conductive pattern and resin structure having conductive pattern The present invention relates to a composition for forming a conductive pattern and a resin structure having a conductive pattern, wherein the composition makes it possible to form a fine conductive pattern on various polymer resin products or resin layers through a simple process, and can more effectively meet needs of the art, such as displaying various colors. The composition for forming a conductive pattern, comprises: a polymer resin; and a non-conductive metal compound having a predetermined chemical structure, and may be a composition for forming a conductive pattern through electromagnetic irradiation, by which a metal nucleus is formed from the non-conductive metal compound.
US10183863B2	Porous hollow shell WO3/WS2 nanomaterial and method of preparing same Provided is a method for the preparation of a porous hollow shell WO3/WS2 nanomaterial, comprising: (1) adding a hexavalent tungsten salt to a sol A comprising mesocarbon microbeads, and stirring to obtain a sol B; (2) drying and grinding the sol B, and then heating a resulting powder at 200-500° C. for 0.5-2 hours to obtain a porous hollow shell WO3 nanocrystalline material; (3) placing the porous hollow shell WO3 nanocrystalline material obtained by Step 2 and a sulfur powder separately in a vacuum furnace, controlling such that a degree of vacuum is −0.01 to −0.1 MPa and a temperature is 200-500° C., and reacting for 0.5-3 hours to obtain a WO3/WS2 porous hollow shell nanocrystalline material. Also provided is a porous hollow shell WO3/WS2 nanocrystalline material obtained by the method.
US10183861B2	Laser reseal including a protective structure A method for manufacturing a micromechanical component including a substrate and a cap connected to the substrate, the cap, together with the substrate, enclosing a first cavity, a first pressure prevailing and a first gas mixture having a first chemical composition being enclosed in the first cavity. An access opening connecting the first cavity to surroundings of the micromechanical component is formed in the substrate or in the cap. The first pressure and/or the first chemical composition is adjusted in the first cavity. The access opening is sealed by introducing energy or heat into an absorbing part of the substrate or of the cap with the aid of a laser. A layer for protecting the sealed access opening is applied to or deposited on or grown on a material area, which transitions into a liquid aggregate state and then transitions into a solid aggregate state and seals the access opening.
US10183856B2	Manufacturing method of micro-electro-mechanical systems device A manufacturing method for a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) structure includes implementing a surface modification process, to form a transformation layer on the surfaces of the MEMS structure; implementing an anti-stiction coating pre-clean process, to clean the transformation layer on the surfaces towards a particular direction; and implementing an anti-stiction coating process, to coat a monolayer on the surfaces of the MEMS structure.
US10183849B2	Rope guidance for second device used on DuraHoist arm A line guidance device (40) is provided for use with a confined space entry/retrieval hoist and fall protection anchorage system (10) and includes a line guide (46) that guides a line from an extend/retract line device (22) past another extend/retract line device (20) with both devices (20, 22) mounted on a backside (24) of a mast (12) of the system (10).
US10183847B2	Cylinder retention device A system and method for retaining a linear actuator on a crane component such as a mast is disclosed. In the system a retaining mechanism is mounted on either a body of the linear actuator or the crane component and a catch is mounted to the other of the body or the crane component. Retraction of a rod of the linear actuator causes a cap on the rod to contact the retaining mechanism, which causes the retaining mechanism to move into a latched configuration securing the linear actuator.
US10183843B2	Monitoring of step rollers and maintenance mechanics of passenger conveyors The present invention relates to step roller monitoring and maintenance personnel monitoring of a passenger conveyor, and belongs to the field of passenger conveyor technologies. In the monitoring system and monitoring method of the present invention, an imaging sensor and/or a depth sensing sensor is used to sense the step roller/maintenance personnel of the passenger conveyor to acquire data frames, and the data frames are analyzed and processed to monitor whether the movement or position of the step roller/activity or position of the maintenance personnel is in a normal state.
US10183840B2	System for chain chordal action suppression A vertical lift conveyor for lifting materials between different vertical levels. The vertical lift conveyor includes a pair of spaced uprights and a carriage that moves vertically along the spaced uprights. The vertical lift conveyor includes a drive assembly including a drive motor coupled to a drive shaft. Each end of the drive shaft includes a first sprocket and a second sprocket that each engages one of a pair of lift chains. The first and second sprockets each include a plurality of teeth (N). The first and second sprockets are offset from each other 180/N°. The offset between the first and sprockets creates sinusoidal velocity profiles for the two chains that are out of phase with each other. A connection block is used to connect the pair of lift chains to each side of the carriage combines the lift chain velocities into a linear vertical velocity for the carriage.
US10183837B2	Communication method for an elevator system between a unit on an elevator car and a remote service center A method for the exchange of data between one unit of an elevator system and a monitoring unit of a service center locationally remote from the elevator system, wherein, via a first communication network, the one unit is connected with a communication unit arranged on, or in, an elevator car that travels vertically in an elevator hoistway, and wherein the data that are transmitted by the one unit are transmitted to the communication unit and stored there. A mobile-communication end-device brought into the elevator car by an elevator passenger is connected, via a second wireless communication network, with the communication unit and the stored data are transmitted by the communication unit to the end-device, and stored in the latter. When the elevator car is exited by the elevator passenger with the end-device, the stored data are transmitted from the end-device via a public mobile-communication network to the monitoring unit.
US10183836B2	Allocating destination calls using genetic algorithm employing chromosomes A method of assigning destination call in an elevator group forms chromosomes including genes where each gene is a correlation of a call and an elevator trip, the possible round trips are calculated, each round trip is evaluated for optimization procedure. The calls are assigned to the elevators by the destination call control based on the best chromosome determined.
US10183835B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: one paper cassette configured to accommodate a paper sheet; an image forming section provided above the paper cassette to form an image on the paper sheet; a main conveying path configured to convey the paper sheet; and a reverse conveying path configured to reverse the paper sheet, wherein the reverse conveying path includes: a first reverse conveying path provided side by side with the paper cassette to extend vertically; a second reverse conveying path configured to connect from the first reverse conveying path and extend below the paper cassette; a guide plate configured to open and close the first reverse conveying path and release pressure of a pair of paper conveying rollers; and an entry restricting unit provided at a boundary point between the first reverse conveying path and the second reverse conveying path to open and close a conveying course of the paper sheet.
US10183831B1	Post-processing apparatus In accordance with an embodiment, a post-processing apparatus comprises a knocking section, a receiving section, a driving section and a pressing section. The knocking section knocks a staple in a sheet. The receiving section faces the knocking section. The receiving section receives the sheet in which the staple is knocked from the knocking section. The driving section can change an interval between the knocking section and the receiving section in an opposite direction in which the knocking section and the receiving section face each other. The pressing section extends continuously in a sheet width direction. The pressing section presses the sheet before the staple is knocked in the sheet.
US10183829B2	Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet stacking apparatus includes a discharging portion including a nip portion nipping and conveying a sheet, a stacking portion on which the sheet discharged by the discharging portion is stacked, an air blowing unit configured to blow air toward a lower face of the sheet being discharged by the discharging portion, and an air volume control portion configured to control the air blowing unit such that a volume of the air blown by the air blowing unit is switched from a first air volume to a second air volume which is smaller than the first air volume while the nip portion of the discharging portion is nipping and conveying the sheet to set the volume of the air to the second air volume in a case where a trailing end of the sheet discharged by the discharging portion passes through the nip portion.
US10183825B2	Winding method A winding method includes rotating a winding drum; transferring a first web structure from a first lay down station to the web stabilizing bed of a first winding station; cutting the web structure; contacting the web structure with a web assembly hold down element, winding the web structure into a roll assembly; and discharging the roll assembly from the winding drum.
US10183824B2	Sheet feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus with sheet feeding apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a feeding rotating member to feed a sheet, and a separating portion to separate and feed one by one the sheet fed by the feeding rotating member. The separating portion includes a separating rotating member to feed a sheet and a separating member to form a separation nip portion by abutting on the separating rotating member. In addition, a sheet stacking portion on which sheets are stacked is disposed to face the feeding rotating member, and a sheet introducing portion guides the sheet toward the separating portion. The sheet introducing portion being is in a downstream side of the sheet stacking portion and positioned above a tangent line at a contacting point between the feeding rotating member and the sheet stacking portion in a vertical direction. A gap portion is disposed on the sheet introducing portion and outside of the feeding rotating member in a sheet width direction perpendicular to a sheet feeding direction and curves the sheet fed by the feeding rotating member in the sheet width direction.
US10183823B2	Lift mechanisms In an example, a lift mechanism may include a linkage to engage with a pick arm, a crank switchably disposed in a first position and a second position, and a swingarm to move the crank from the first position to the second position. The linkage may move the pick arm from a raised position to a lowered position when the crank moves from the first position to the second position.
US10183819B2	Assembly for printer having damped media tray An assembly of a device having a component, the assembly including a damper having a damper gearwheel coupled to a damper member. The damper member has a first condition restricting motion of the component of the device to a first rate in a first direction and a second condition restricting motion of the component of the device to a second rate in the first direction slower than the first rate. The damper gearwheel is rotationally fixed relative to the damper member when the damper is in the first condition. The damper gearwheel is rotatable relative to the damper member when the damper is in the second condition.
US10183816B2	Apparatus for picking and placing a plate-like product An apparatus for picking and placing a plate-like product comprises: a base; at least two guide rods disposed on said base vertically; a picking and placing device mounted on each of said guide rods vertically slidably, the picking and placing device is telescopic in a horizontal direction to smoothly and steadily pick and place the plate-like product; a driving device disposed on said base, said driving device connects with said picking and placing device for driving said pick and place device to slide along the respective guide rods.
US10183809B2	Pin retention for conveyor modules A conveyor module includes a module body with a pair of first link ends extending in a first direction of travel and a second link end extending in a second direction of travel opposite the first direction. Each of the first and link ends has a transverse opening therethrough. At least one of the first link ends has a first mating portion. A pin is configured to be received in the first transverse openings of the module body. The pin has a shaft and a lever affixed at a first end of the shaft. The lever has a second mating portion configured to be rotatably coupled with the first mating portion of the module body, thereby preventing transverse movement of the shaft.
US10183807B2	Cambelt, in particular a cambelt suitable for agricultural machinery Cam belt, particularly for agricultural machinery, produced from a polymer provided with reinforcement inserts, has cams on the inner side of the cam belt that are used to drive cam belt. A first flank faces in the running direction of cam belt and a second flank faces in opposite direction. Cams are spaced apart from one another by gaps in a predefined division, and gaps are delimited by first flank and second flank of two adjoining cams and a base which connects two flanks. During operation of cam belt carrier of a cam wheel resting against second flank of one of adjoining cams and against the base of a gap engage with the gaps. On outer side of belt, functional elements are fixed by a fastener which from inner side of the belt passes through the cam belt and the functional elements via at least one through hole.
US10183804B2	Tank trailer having integrated heat panels A temperature-controlled tank body having an integrated heat transfer panel is disclosed. The tank body may be mounted to a truck, trailer, or other mobile equipment and used for transporting a fluid at a temperature that is greater than that of the ambient environment. In an illustrative embodiment, the tank includes a barrel segment having a first sheet and an adjacent second sheet. The first sheet is joined to the second sheet along a first edge and a second, opposing edge. The first sheet is also joined to the second sheet at a plurality of locations between the first edge and second, opposing edge and enclosed at the ends to form a fluidly-sealed area. The tank includes a fluid inlet to facilitate pressurization of the fluidly-sealed area to generate a hydroformed cavity between the first sheet and the second sheet.
US10183800B2	Container for delivering a prefixed number of products at a time and a process for making of said container A container for delivering a predetermined number of products at a time includes a compartment defining an inner volume and configured to house multiple products, a passageway having an outlet configured to enable the delivery of the multiple products outside of the container, a door defining an opening configured to put the compartment in communication with the passageway, and a delivery mechanism arranged at the door and configured to manage passage of the multiple products through the door. The delivery mechanism is configured to be placed in a closing condition in which the delivery mechanism prevents passage of the multiple products through the door, and the delivery mechanism is further configured to be placed in a passage condition in which the delivery mechanism allows passage of one or more products of the multiple products through the door, thus allowing the one or more products to exit the compartment.
US10183799B1	Beverage container insulator A beverage container insulator can include a body defining a cylinder with an opening at a first end and a web closing a second end. An interior surface defined by the body can receive a beverage container. An exterior surface is defined by the body opposite to the interior surface. The beverage container insulator can also include a first pattern of indicia positioned on the exterior surface. The first pattern forms readable text oriented such that a bottom edge of the readable text positioned closer to the web than the opening. The beverage container insulator can also include a second pattern of indicia positioned on the interior surface. The second pattern forms readable text oriented such that a bottom edge of the readable text is positioned closer to the opening than the web.
US10183794B2	Use of a water-soluble unit dose article to improve the user dosing experience The present invention relates to the use of water-soluble unit dose article to improve the user dosing experience.
US10183791B2	Cap for a container A cap for a container comprising a ferrule to be fixedly attached to the neck of the container, the ferrule comprising an upper wall and a tubular skirt extending downwardly from the upper wall; a tamper evidence mechanism connected with the ferrule; an overseal button removably arranged on top of the upper wall of the ferrule so as to at least fully cover the tamper evidence mechanism, the overseal button being connected to the tamper evidence mechanism such that upon first removal of the overseal button the tamper evidence mechanism is irreversibly damaged. The overseal button comprises at least one translucent portion arranged to extend over the at least one portion of the tamper evidence mechanism which is irreversibly damaged upon first removal of the overseal button.
US10183782B2	Bottom-handled bag having integral ergonomic handle formed from deflected weld line A handle body is formed in a lower end of a bag between a transverse bottom seal and an intermediate handle seal. The handle body has a deflected weld line having a midpoint and end points, and is nearest to the transverse bottom seal at the midpoint. The deflected weld line is arranged so that a line tangent to the deflected weld line at either end point defines an angle greater than or less than 90 degrees with respect to a second line running transversely through the midpoint. Between the midpoint and the end points, the deflected weld line can include different combinations of perforated, nonperforated, welded, and nonwelded line segments.
US10183781B2	Fireproof envelope assembly A fireproof envelope assembly for protecting a flammable object from fire damage includes an envelope that contains a flammable object. The envelope is comprised of a fire resistant material to inhibit the flammable object from being damaged by fire.
US10183773B2	Easy thread carriage for stretch film wrapping system A stretch film wrapping machine includes a wrap location and a film carriage that is movable during wrap operations. The film carriage includes a first driven roller, a second driven roller and a drive a drive arrangement for the driven rollers. The carriage includes a primary frame part and a secondary frame part. A film path runs between the primary frame part and the secondary frame part and passes between the driven rollers. The secondary frame part moves relative to the primary frame part between an open position for film threading and a closed position for operation. The second driven roller is mounted to the secondary frame part for movement therewith and has a driven gear that engages with a drive gear of the drive arrangement when the secondary frame part is in the closed position. In the open position the driven gear dis-engages from the drive gear.
US10183769B2	Sealing tool for strap A tool for sealing overlying courses of a strap that includes a gripping unit, a power supply unit detachably affixed to one end of the gripping unit, and a motor in the gripping unit. A cam is coupled to the motor and a notching unit is coupled to the cam by a plurality of linkages.
US10183768B2	Pallet threading apparatus A pallet threading apparatus including a directional handle; a flexible rod having a first end and a second end; a football shaped head member having a top portion and bottom portion, the top portion including a longitudinal slot; the directional handle is attached to the first end and the football shaped head member is attached to the second end; a cleat element positioned in the longitudinal slot, the cleat element including a pair of side walls having a plurality of oppositely opposed teeth for retaining a section of strapping material.
US10183767B2	Box spring packaging method and apparatus Improved packaging materials for packaging multiple mattress spring cores together in a compressed stack, wherein the two ends of the stack are covered by end panels comprising a laminated paper stack panel that includes one or more layers of a stretchable paper called extensible kraft paper laminated together with a water soluble glue. The mattress spring cores are separated by an interleaving sheet comprising one layer of extensible kraft paper.
US10183763B2	Dual-sloping carousel A dual-sloping carousel is disclosed. According to the present invention, the carousel comprises forward-sloping and reverse-sloping sections, so as to reduce the risk of falling baggage, thereby preventing the baggage from being damaged.
US10183762B2	Stop device and aerial vehicle using the same A stop device includes a motor rotor assembly including a rotating shaft, a first shift lever fixedly connected to the rotating shaft and including a first shifting part configured to rotate around an axis of the rotating shaft to form a first motion trajectory, and a second shift lever rotatably connected to the first shift lever and including a second shifting part partially within the first motion trajectory. The first shifting part is configured to drive the second shifting part to rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft to form a second motion trajectory. The stop device further includes a motor stator assembly sleeved on the rotating shaft and rotatably connected with the rotating shaft. The motor stator assembly includes a stopping boss located on a periphery of the first motion trajectory and partially within the second motion trajectory.
US10183759B2	Adjustable engine suspension for positioning the engine relative to the mount thereof The invention relates to a method for mounting an engine module (1) in a support comprising a first structure (3) and a second structure (2) that is offset relative to the first structure (3), method intended for positioning at least a specified part (4) of the engine module (1) relative to an element (6) of the second structure (2) by means of an isostatic suspension connecting the engine module (1) to said first structure (3) by means of first connecting rods (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) and to said second structure (2) by means of second connecting rods (10e, 10f), the length of said first and second connecting rods being defined in advance, method wherein the length of at least two (10c, 10f) of said first and second connecting rods is adjusted relative to the previously defined length thereof, in order to position said specified part (4) of the engine module (1) relative to said element (6) of the second structure (2) in said support. The invention also relates to said support comprising adjustable connecting rods, in an installation comprising in particular an auxiliary power unit for an aircraft.
US10183757B2	Aircraft with a wing tip comprising a fuel pod An aircraft comprising a wing, the wing having a connection interface at the tip of the wing, and the wing being interchangeable between a first configuration in which a first wing tip is connected to the connection interface, and a second configuration in which a second wing tip is connected to the connection interface to replace the first wing tip. The second wing tip comprises a fuel pod for carrying additional fuel, and a wing tip device for improving aerodynamic efficiency. The wing may be designed for performance in both configurations.
US10183756B2	Aircraft engine mount comprising at least one transverse nut and aircraft comprising the said engine mount An aircraft engine mount which comprises first and second parts connected by connecting elements and wherein one of the two connected parts comprises at least one transverse hole opening onto an access face of the part and into which there open at least two passage holes each intended to house a threaded shank of one of the connecting elements. The engine mount comprises a transverse nut which comprises at least two bodies joined together each having a tapped hole configured to engage with one of the threaded shanks.
US10183754B1	Three dimensional graphene foam reinforced composite coating and deicing systems therefrom An efficient deicing system is a silicone-graphene foam composite connected to a source of electrical energy for current promoted heating of the silicone-graphene foam composite. The deicing system can be constructed by infusion and curing a silicone resin infused into the graphene foam attached to electrical contacts. The deicing system can be attached to surfaces of an aircraft for rapid deicing of the aircraft.
US10183751B2	Side-facing belted aircraft seats Side-facing belted aircraft seats include a tactile signaling unit to induce movement of the seat occupant. For such purpose, the signaling unit may be provided with a signaling lid covering a female buckle of a lap belt restraint assembly. The signaling lid is moveable between a closed position wherein engagement of a male tab of the lap belt with the female buckle is precluded and an open position wherein engagement of the male tab with the female buckle is allowed. The signaling lid thereby provides tactile stimulation when in the open position thereof to induce the seated occupant to shift on the cushioned seat so that a midsaggital plane of the occupant is aligned with an offset plane of the seat that is offset by a predetermined distance toward one side of the seat relative to a midplane of the seat.
US10183748B2	Drone device security system for protecting a package A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. The drone device is able to be implemented in conjunction with a security system.
US10183744B2	Magnetic orientation detent In one embodiment, a hybrid aircraft includes a fixed-wing propulsion system and a multirotor propulsion system. The multirotor propulsion system includes a propeller coupled to a motor shaft. A motor drives the propeller via the motor shaft. The hybrid aircraft further includes a magnetic orientation detent to prevent the propeller of the multirotor propulsion system from rotating when power to the multirotor propulsion system is removed. The magnetic orientation detent further includes a plurality of magnets coupled to the circumference of the motor shaft and a detent magnet magnetically coupled to the plurality of magnets.
US10183743B2	Method and apparatus for aircraft sensor and actuator failure protection using reconfigurable flight control laws A method and apparatus for reconfiguring flight control of an aircraft during a failure while the aircraft is flying. The method and apparatus provide a control law that is software-implemented and configured to automatically send flight control data to a mixing/mapping matrix. The method and apparatus also provide a reconfiguration management tool configured to communicate with the mixing/mapping matrix in order to safely transfer authority from a failed actuator to a back-up actuator. The method and apparatus also provide a sensor management tool for providing input to the reconfiguration management tool in order to smooth any transient conditions that may occur during reconfiguration. The method and apparatus provide for a way of smoothing any possible transient situation that might otherwise occur by employment of a fader, the fader being used to gradually convert positioning of failed actuators and positioning of reconfigured actuators. An exemplary aircraft for using the method and apparatus of a reconfigurable flight control system is a quad tilt rotor. The quad tilt rotor provides a variety of redundant and back-actuators, as such, having a robust and highly qualified reconfigurable flight control system is very desirable.
US10183742B2	Direct orientation vector rotor A direct orientation vector rotor (DOVER) for use on rotary wing aircraft includes a gear set for multidirectional rotor orientation based on the spherical coordinate system; an inclination mechanism, wherein the rotor is moved from the 0° horizontal position to an inclined position; a rotational turret, wherein the rotor is moved along the azimuth and wherein the inclination mechanism is housed; and a motion-adapted gear lubrication housing.
US10183741B2	Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight.
US10183740B2	Leading edge nose structure on the vertical stabilizer of an aircraft An aircraft with a fuselage, wings, horizontal stabilizers and a vertical stabilizer, wherein on a front portion of the vertical stabilizer an elongated one-piece nose element is mounted which forms lateral air guide surfaces. To the front end of the nose element a perforated metal plate nose member is attached. The front end of the nose element being closed and between this closed front end and the nose member an elongated air channel is formed.
US10183736B2	Ventilated aero-structures, aircraft, and associated methods Ventilated aero-structures include a micro-lattice structure operatively coupled to a honeycomb core. The interface between the honeycomb core and the micro-lattice structure is configured to permit air flow to and from the honeycomb core via the micro-lattice structure. Aircraft include a ventilated aero-structure and a ventilation system configured to circulate air through the ventilated aero-structure. Some methods include coupling a micro-lattice structure to a honeycomb core. Some methods include utilizing a ventilated aero-structure to assemble an aircraft.
US10183735B2	Window frame assembly for aircraft A window frame assembly for an aircraft, includes a window frame of composite material, adapted for attachment in a window opening of an aircraft, having an outer flange with an exterior surface and an interior surface, a metal erosion shield attached to the exterior surface of the outer flange, and a polymer adapter ring, attached to the interior surface of the outer flange. The window frame has a substantially constant thickness, and the erosion shield has a substantially constant cross-sectional shape. The adapter ring has a sloped engagement surface configured for supporting a window pane assembly.
US10183727B1	In-situ turret bearing repair and assembly In an offshore system having a floating vessel, a turret within a hull opening, and a bearing assembly including a support row assembly axially transferring the weight of the turret to the vessel and allowing the vessel to weather vane about the turret, a method and arrangement for in situ remediation of a damaged support row assembly. An outer upper ring is removed from an outer lower ring and a support ring is installed on the outer lower ring. A lower race and support rollers of a remedial support row assembly are installed on the support ring. A reaction ring is positioned above the support ring and connected to an inner ring secured to the turret. The inner ring is axially displaced relative to the outer lower ring and the turret axial loading is transferred to the remedial support row assembly between the support ring and the reaction ring.
US10183721B2	Bicycle control device A bicycle control device is basically provided with a mounting bracket, a hydraulic unit and a shift unit. The mounting bracket includes a handlebar clamp defining a handlebar mounting axis. The hydraulic unit is provided on the mounting bracket and includes a cylinder housing defining a cylinder bore, a hydraulic reservoir and a piston. The hydraulic reservoir is fluidly connected to the cylinder bore. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore along a cylinder axis of the cylinder bore. The shift unit is provided on the mounting bracket and includes a wire take-up member pivotable about a take-up axis. The wire take-up member of the shift unit and the hydraulic reservoir are disposed between the handlebar mounting axis and the cylinder axis as viewed along a first direction parallel to the take-up axis of the wire take-up member.
US10183720B2	Engine support structure for saddled vehicle An engine support structure for a saddled vehicle inhibits transmission of engine vibration to a vehicle body frame and keeps rigidity of the vehicle body frame. The engine support structure for a saddled vehicle includes a pair of mounted portions (21) provided integrally with an engine (E) and disposed at lateral ends in a vehicle width direction of the engine (E), a pair of engine supporting brackets (27) disposed at lateral ends in the vehicle width direction of a vehicle body frame (1) and extending to the mounted portions (21), respectively, and engine mounting portions (31) provided at the brackets (27), respectively, in which each of the mounted portions (21) is mounted to a corresponding one of the engine mounting portions (31) with at least one damper member (51) provided therebetween to be independently elastically displaceable.
US10183719B2	Passenger trailer apparatus A passenger trailer apparatus for towing a passenger behind a mobility scooter is provided. The mobility scooter has a tow bar or hitch. The passenger trailer apparatus comprises a trailer frame and an axle mounted to and through the trailer frame. A tire is rotatably, releasably mounted to each end of the axle. The platform has a top surface and a bottom surface with the bottom surface of the platform mounted to the trailer frame. A chair assembly is mounted to the top surface of the platform with the chair assembly sized and shaped for receiving a passenger. A receiver bar having a first end and a second end is provided. The first end of the receiver bar is connected to the platform and the second end of the receiver bar capable of being releasably connected to the tow bar or hitch of the mobility scooter. The passenger trailer apparatus provides secure, reliable performance, quick assembly and breakdown, and easy transport and storage.
US10183718B2	Modular frame for stand-up, motor-driven scooter This design incorporates four separate modules which are bolted together in this succession: a welded, structural single-unit steering tube/downtube module; independent, twin, front-to-rear horizontal frame rails which serve as the support for the rider to stand; a welded, structural single-unit module to mount shock absorbers and a swingarm; and, a welded swingarm. The defined space between the twin frame rails and the two adjoining modules can be modified by altering the length of the frame rails and/or using spacers between each rail and its corresponding module at the bolt-on location.
US10183716B2	Seat connecting device A seat connecting device includes a first base unit for coupling with a bicycle seat and a second base unit. The first base unit includes an extension having a first end portion with first teeth and a connecting portion. The second base unit includes a body and a connecting member. The body includes a second end portion with second teeth and a sliding groove extending through the second end portion. The connecting member extends through the sliding groove and is detachably connected to the connecting portion. The connecting member selectively presses against a side of the second end portion distant to the second teeth. The second teeth disengageably engages with the first teeth. A water bottle holder can be mounted to the body.
US10183712B2	Walking control method, walking control program and biped walking robot Provided is a walking control method enabling stable walking operation to be realized, a walking control program and a biped walking robot. A walking control method includes, during walking operation of a biped walking robot having a position of center of gravity being adjusted at a predetermined reference angle that enables the robot to be upright, a step of acquiring information indicative of an inclination angle of an upper body relative to the reference angle, and a step of operating, with one of a first leg and a second leg not being grounded due to the walking operation, the first leg and the second leg such that the upper body is maintained within a predetermined angle range relative to the reference angle according to the inclination angle.
US10183710B2	Combination of a drive wheel and a gearbox for a continuous track system Combination of a drive wheel and a gearbox for a continuous track system, the gearbox (1) comprising an annular input member (2) for connection to an end part (14) of a drive axle input member (16) and an annular output member (4) connected to the drive wheel (3), the annular input member (2) and annular output member (4) being coaxially arranged with respect to a longitudinal axis (6) of the gearbox (1). The combination further comprises an annular transmission unit (8) coaxially arranged with respect to the longitudinal axis (6) of the gearbox (1) and connecting the annular input member (2) and annular output member (4) through a gear ratio (R) of less than one, the gear ratio (R) being a ratio of an angular input velocity of the annular input member (2) to an angular output velocity of the annular output member (4).
US10183709B2	Crawler with wear limit indicator A crawler with a wear limit indicator comprises a crawler main body, sprocket holes formed to pass through a central portion of the crawler main body at equal intervals, core metals configured to be inserted and installed in-between the sprocket holes, left lugs configured to protrude from one surface of the crawler main body and simultaneously overlap with the sprocket holes and one of the core metals, right lugs configured to protrude from the other surface of the crawler main body and simultaneously overlap a pair of adjacent core metals, and a wear limit indicator configured to protrude from front and rear surfaces of the left lugs and the right lugs and inform that a replacement time for a crawler has come when worn-out surfaces of the left lugs and the right lugs are placed on the same horizontal plane as the wear limit indicator.
US10183706B2	Nodes for frame structures A node for interconnecting frame members of a frame, the node including a single piece node body. A plurality of cup-shaped node connectors are disposed on the node body. Each of the plurality of node connectors include a closed end attached to the node body and an open end opposite the closed end and extending away from the node body. A sidewall extends between and connects the closed end to the open end. A tenon is formed on the open end. The tenon is shaped and sized to fit within a frame member. A transition is formed between the sidewall and the tenon defining a peripheral, radially outwardly facing groove in cooperation with the frame member, the groove shaped and sized to receive a weld.
US10183703B2	Conformable mud flap A mud flap assembly includes a flexible elongated spine to which protective scales are permanently or removable attached in a spaced apart array with an overlapping configuration. An attachment, such as an adhesive, magnets, or weatherstrip is fixed to the spine. The attachment secures the spine to a flange or edge of a fender of a vehicle.
US10183702B2	Sidewall assembly for trailers A sidewall assembly for a trailer including: a plurality of composite sandwich panels; and at least one composite side post coupled to the plurality of composite sandwich panels, each of the at least one composite side post including an outer post and an inner logistics post coupled to the outer post, wherein the outer post is formed with flexible metallic material and the inner logistics post is formed with hard metallic material.
US10183696B2	Methods and systems for controlling steering systems of vehicles Methods and systems are provided for controlling a steering system of a vehicle is provided. A detection unit is configured to obtain a compass heading, a global positioning system (GPS) heading, or both. A processor is coupled to the detection unit, and is configured to determine whether a vehicle is on a straight line path using the compass heading, the GPS heading, or both, and to selectively implement a feature of the steering system based on whether it is determined that the vehicle is not on a straight line path.
US10183695B2	Method for calculating, in real time, the absolute position of a power steering member with improved accuracy The present invention concerns a method for determining the position of a movable steering member (1, 2, 3) belonging to a steering mechanism (4) of a vehicle that comprises at least a first movable member (1), such as a shaft (1) of an assistance motor (M), and a second movable member (2), such as a rack (2), which cooperate with each other by means of at least one first link (L1), said method comprising a step (a) that involves measuring the position (θ1) of the first member (1), then a step (b) that involves calculating the instantaneous position (θ2) of the second member (2) from said position of the first member (θ1), and a correction step (d) during which the calculation of the position (θ2) of the second member (2) is adapted, taking into consideration the offset (δθυ) in the position of the second member (2) that results from the elastic deformation of the first link (L1) under the force (C1) transmitted by the latter.
US10183693B2	Electric power steering device A slide member (26) is externally fitted to an outer peripheral surface of an outer ring (20) configuring a tip side bearing (9a) for supporting a tip portion of a worm shaft (6a) so as to be displaceable in an axial direction. A first inclined cylindrical face portion (32) which is an inclined surface disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the slide member (26), and a second inclined cylindrical face portion (30) which is an inclined surface disposed on an inner peripheral surface of a guide member (28) internally fitted and fixed to a holding hole (10a) of a housing (3a) are fitted to each other so as to be slidable in an inclined direction of the respective inclined cylindrical face portions (32, 30). An elastic ring (29) which biases a bearing holding member (26) against to one side in the axial direction is disposed. This realizes a structure which can shorten an axial dimension of a tip side portion of the worm shaft in an electric power steering device including biasing means for minimizing backlash in a meshing portion of a worm reduction gear.
US10183691B2	Torque transmission joint and electric power steering system A torque transmission joint transmits torque between a drive shaft and a driven shaft. The torque transmission joint includes: a coupling including: a first concave-convex portion which is provided on one of inner and outer circumferential surfaces thereof and is engaged with a drive-side concave-convex portion of the drive shaft with a gap; and a second concave-convex portion which is provided on the other of the inner and outer circumferential surfaces and is engaged with a driven-side concave-convex portion of the driven shaft with a gap; a drive-side elastic member which is provided between the drive shaft and the coupling to be torque-transmittable; and a driven-side elastic member which is provided between the coupling and the driven shaft to be torque-transmittable. A concave-convex shape of the first concave-convex portion and a concave-convex shape of the second concave-convex portion are different from each other.
US10183689B2	Steering column apparatus Disclosed is a steering column apparatus including an impact energy absorbing mechanism for absorbing an impact energy at a secondary collision. The impact energy absorbing mechanism includes an energy absorbing section that serves as a load generating section for absorbing the impact energy. The energy absorbing section includes (a) a resistive member that extends along an axial direction of the middle jacket and is fixed to the middle jacket and (b) a wire having a bent portion that is wound around the resistive member to have a curvature and a front portion that is fixed to the upper jacket, the front portion being at a more forward position than the bent portion.
US10183688B2	Adjustment lever assembly, and position adjustment device for steering wheel Drive-side engagement protrusions (66, 66) formed on the outer surface of a drive-side cam (29a) are press-fitted in engagement cutouts (75, 75) formed in a second joining section (70) of an adjustment lever (23a), and a fitting hole (74) formed in the second joining section (70) of the adjustment lever (23a) is fitted over and affixed, by interference fit, to the portion of a rod-like member (17a), which is located near one end thereof in the axial direction. As a result, the adjustment lever (23a), the drive-side cam (29a), and the rod-like member (17a) are joined so as to be rotatable together. The provided structure can prevent the adjustment lever from rocking and rattling even in an unlocked state.
US10183687B2	Pushcart A pushcart includes a steering unit, a main wheel, a dolly portion, an auxiliary wheel, a connecting unit, a slope angle sensor, a gyrosensor, and a case. On one end of the steering unit, there is provided a cylinder-shaped hinge unit that is supported in a rotatable manner at the other end of the connecting unit on the opposite side to the main wheels, and a holding portion is provided on the other end of the steering unit. A controller performs inverted pendulum control in which the main wheels are rotated based on the detection results of the gyrosensor and the slope angle sensor.
US10183685B2	Virtual omnimover A ride control system for controlling a plurality of vehicles on a path includes a path processor and a bi-directional voting circuit in circuit with the path processor. Each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles may include a vehicle processor supported by the at least one vehicle and shunt relays in circuit with the at least one vehicle processor. Each vehicle processor may be configured to close a respective shunt relay upon a predetermined condition of the vehicle whereby the bi-directional voting circuit is activated to notify all other vehicles.
US10183684B2	Multiple vehicle control system A system includes an energy management system disposed onboard a vehicle system configured to travel on a route during a trip. The energy management system is configured to receive trip information from a second vehicle system that includes one or more constraints including at least one of speed, distance, or time restrictions for the vehicle system along the route. The energy management system is further configured to generate a trip plan for controlling movement of the vehicle system along the route during the trip. The trip plan is generated based on the one or more constraints. The trip plan has a plan speed profile that designates speeds for the vehicle system according to at least one of distance or time during the trip. The energy management system is further configured to control movement of the vehicle system during the trip according to the plan speed profile of the trip plan.
US10183682B2	Method of converting a bi-level auto-rack railcar A method of shipping automobiles, railcars for shipping automobiles, and methods of manufacturing railcars for shipping automobiles to enable more efficient shipping of automobiles by facilitating conversion of autorack cars between unilevel, bi-level and tri-level configurations, and/or by providing increased load factors.
US10183679B2	Apparatus, system and method for personalized settings for driver assistance systems A system, apparatus and method for controlling operation of a vehicle. Driver assistance system (DAS) data may be used for controlling one or more function of the vehicle via a driver assistance system. Driver profile data (DPD) is generated and/or received that includes training data from sensor monitoring of a driver's usage characteristics for at least one feature of a vehicle type during a driver-controlled mode of vehicle driving. The DPD is processed with the DAS data to determine if the DPD conform to one or more safety metrics. A driver profile data file may be created by weighing the portions of the DAS data with the DPD that do not conform with the safety metrics. One or more functions on the vehicle may be controlled via the driver profile data file using the driver assistance system during one of a semi-autonomous and fully autonomous mode of operation.
US10183673B2	Powertrain operation and regulation One or more powertrains can include a motor-generator disposed therein that is electrically coupled to an energy storage device through an inverter gate. A regulation strategy can monitor operation of the powertrain to regulate the inverter gate to selectively discharge energy from the energy storage device to the motor-generator to assist the powertrain or to charge energy from the motor-generator to the energy storage device for future use. In an aspect, the regulation strategy may maintain a consistent speed of an internal combustion engine associated with the powertrain. In another aspect, the regulation strategy may regulate simultaneous operation of first and second powertrains disposed a parallel relation.
US10183672B2	Method to optimize engine operation using active fuel management A method for operating an internal combustion engine comprises providing a vehicle having an internal combustion gasoline engine including multiple cylinders and wherein the engine is operating in a deactivated cylinder mode, receiving a torque request if a cylinder reactivation torque smoothing mode is active, setting a variable torque ratio to 1.0 if the torque request is greater than a fast exit threshold torque, setting the variable torque ratio to 0.0 if the torque request is less than a slow exit threshold torque, setting the variable torque ratio to a value between 0.0 and 1.0 if the torque request is between the fast exit threshold torque and slow exit threshold torque, and calculating a component of final engine output torque.
US10183671B2	Torque converter lockup control A system for managing a lockup clutch in an off-road truck includes an engine, a transmission and a torque converter coupled between the engine and the transmission. The torque converter has a lockup clutch that when engaged directly couples the engine to the transmission. The system also includes a transmission controller that disengages the lockup clutch responsive to sensing a missed shift in the transmission, and subsequent to sensing a completed shift, sets an engine speed limit corresponding to a gear associated with the completed shift, and reengages the lockup clutch.
US10183670B2	Control device for continuously variable transmission of vehicle The drive system from the engine (1) to the drive wheels (7) of a vehicle is equipped with a torque converter (2), which has a lock-up clutch (3), and a variator (4). Said engined car is provided with a lock-up control means for controlling the engagement/disengagement of the lock-up clutch (3) and a gear change mode switch-controlling means (FIG. 8) for performing control to switch between a “continuously variable gear change mode” and a “DSTEP gear change mode.” While traveling, the gear change mode switch-controlling means (FIG. 8) prohibits gear change by the “DSTEP gear change mode” when the detected oil temperature is at or below a lock-up engagement-permitting threshold for permitting engagement of the lock-up clutch (3) and allows gear change by the “DSTEP gear change mode” when the detected oil temperature is higher than the lock-up engagement-permitting threshold.
US10183668B2	Travel control method and travel control apparatus A travel control apparatus comprises a first detector configured to detect an obstacle around a subject vehicle traveling in a first lane and a second detector configured to detect a second lane adjacent to the first lane. The travel control apparatus sets a first range at a target position for lane change in the second lane. The travel control apparatus detects a range in the second lane as a second range located at a side of the subject vehicle, and the obstacle is absent in the range in the second lane. The apparatus permits the subject vehicle to change lanes when the second range includes the first range. A method estimates whether another vehicle traveling in the second lane comes away from the subject vehicle and corrects to reduce the first range or increase the second range when the other vehicle is estimated to come away from the subject vehicle.
US10183666B2	Method and device for determining a valid lane marking The invention relates to a method and a device for determining a valid lane marking (38 to 42; 56, 58) with the aid of a camera system (16) of a vehicle (12), in particular a road vehicle. With the aid of a camera (17) of the camera system (16) several pictures with an image of an area in front of the vehicle (12) are taken successively as a picture series and image data corresponding to the respective picture (30, 54, 66) are generated. The image data of at least a part of the pictures (30, 54, 66) of the picture series are processed, at least a first lane marking (38 to 42) and a second lane marking (56, 58) different from the first lane marking (38 to 42) being detected in at least one picture (30) of the picture series. A vehicle (34) driving ahead of the vehicle (12) is detected in at least two successively taken pictures (30, 54) and its position (P1 to P4) relative to the first lane marking (36 to 42) as well as its position (P1 to P4) relative to the second lane marking (56, 58) is determined. Dependent on the positions (P1 to P4) of the vehicle driving ahead (34) determined with the aid of the pictures (30, 54), one of the detected lane markings (36 to 42, 56, 58) is selected as the valid lane marking (56, 58).
US10183660B2	System and methods for purging an air intake system hydrocarbon trap to a fuel vapor canister A method for a vehicle engine is presented, wherein during a first condition, a vehicle controller is placed in a sleep mode following a vehicle-off event and then awoken following a duration, at which time contents of an air intake system hydrocarbon trap are purged to a fuel vapor canister by operating an electric motor to rotate the vehicle engine in a reverse direction. Rotating the vehicle engine in a reverse direction causes atmospheric air to enter an intake of the engine via an exhaust of the engine, desorbing hydrocarbons bound to the air intake system hydrocarbon trap. By porting the desorbed hydrocarbons to the fuel vapor canister, bleed emissions from the air intake system hydrocarbon trap may be reduced.
US10183658B2	Combined oil and water separator in an air brake dryer A filter assembly for separating and removing a liquid from a compressed fluid stream includes a filter element for separating the liquid from the fluid, a purge valve, and an elongated valve operator for actuating the purge valve. The top of the filter element has a shroud that decreases the flow area of the entering fluid stream to induce a vortex of the fluid, allowing the liquid to separate from the fluid. The purge valve is located at the bottom of the filter element for draining the separated liquid. The elongated valve operator axially extends through the filter element and is moveable by an actuating piston located at the top of the filter element, in response to elevated pressure in the filter assembly. The filtered air is dried through a desiccant body and then outputted from the filter assembly to be used in an air brake system.
US10183657B2	Master cylinder A master cylinder includes a piston seal installed in a circumferential groove. The piston seal includes an annular base section, an inner circumferential lip section protruding from an inner circumferential side of the base section to come in sliding contact with an outer circumferential surface of a piston, an outer circumferential lip section protruding from an outer circumferential side of the base section to abut the circumferential groove, and an intermediate protrusion section protruding from between the inner circumferential lip section and the outer circumferential lip section of the base section to a forward side of the outer circumferential lip section. A step difference section is formed at the outer circumferential side. The circumferential groove has a step section that always abuts an outer circumferential surface of the step difference section. A communication path configured to bring a supply path that is in communication with a reservoir and the bottom section side of the circumferential groove in communication with each other is formed between the step difference section and the step section.
US10183648B2	Wireless authentication device for saddle-type vehicle A wireless authentication device includes a first operating input device, a locking mechanism, and a controller. The first operating input device receives an operation of a power engine to a startable state by being shifted from a first position to a second position. The locking mechanism switches between locked and unlocked states, the locked state being a state that restricts the shift of the first operating input device from the first position to the second position, and the unlocked state being a state that allows the first operating input device to shift from the first position to the second position. The controller determines whether the mobile terminal is lost through wireless communication with the mobile terminal, and if the power engine has stopped while the mobile terminal has been determined to have been lost, performs processing for keeping the locking mechanism in the unlocked state during a restartable period.
US10183646B2	Occupant restraining apparatus According to one embodiment, an occupant restraining apparatus includes a webbing W, a tongue 4, an airbag 20 provided along the webbing W, a bag cover 40 surrounding the airbag 20, and a webbing guide 30 through which the webbing W is passed. The webbing guide 30 extends continuously from one end to the other end of the bag cover 40. The lower end of the bag cover 40 surrounds the lower end of the webbing guide 30, and the lower end of the bag cover 40 and the lower end of the webbing guide 30 are bound together. The upper end of the bag cover 40 surrounds the upper end of the webbing guide 30, and the upper end of the bag cover 40 and the upper end of the webbing guide 30 are bound together.
US10183643B2	Transparent vehicle partition A vehicle partition mounted in a vehicle for separating a driver's compartment and a cargo compartment. The partition has a perimeter defining the outer extent of the surface area. The perimeter is contoured to closely fit within the contoured surfaces of the vehicle. The partition has a top section and a bottom section. The top section is transparent over the entire expanse of the top section extending to the perimeter such that top section can be seen through without visual obstructions over the entire surface area of the top section.
US10183642B2	Secondary impact airbag Aspects of the disclosure relate to airbag systems for vehicles. The airbag systems may reduce the secondary impact forces felt by an object upon rebounding from an initial impact with an external airbag by encasing or substantially surrounding the pedestrian with the external airbag. The airbag system may include an initial impact airbag and a secondary impact airbag, wherein the secondary impact airbag is configured to reduce injury caused by a secondary impact of an object upon after an initial impact of the object with the initial impact airbag. The initial impact airbag may be configured to be deployed at a location where the object is predicted to collide with the vehicle. The secondary impact airbag may comprise one or more arms configured to surround the object upon the initial impact.
US10183640B2	Systems and methods for door collision avoidance A vehicle includes: (a) a rotatable door including: a door stop assembly configured to arrest opening of the door; a rotatable handle; a haptic feedback assembly arranged to vibrate the handle; (b) processor(s) configured to simultaneously activate the door stop and haptic feedback assemblies. The haptic feedback assembly is disposed within the rotatable handle. The processor(s) are configured to: compute a time-to-collision, and run the haptic feedback assembly at a level based on the time-to-collision.
US10183639B2	Bumper for a motor vehicle A bumper for a motor vehicle includes a cross member which is made of light metal alloy and configured as hollow profile to define an interior space and which has a top beam and a bottom beam, with the top beam and/or bottom beam having a recess defined by a marginal area in the form of a collar oriented into an interior space of the cross member. Arranged at an end of the cross member is a crash box formed with a flange sized to overlap at least one region of the cross member in motor vehicle longitudinal direction. A spacer is arranged in the interior space of the cross member and has a chamfer for formfitting engagement by the collar. A fastener is configured for passage of the recess and thereby extending in a motor vehicle vertical direction through the flange of each crash box and the spacer.
US10183636B2	Sealing grommet and cable feedthrough containing a sealing grommet A sealing grommet for a sealed feedthrough of a strand-shaped element through a wall, in particular for a cable feedthrough for the automotive sector, is configured for insertion in an installation direction into an opening, bordered by the wall and with a predefined opening width. The sealing grommet has a grommet body with a push-through area which extends in the installation direction and which is fed through the opening in the installation direction during installation, in such a way that it engages behind the wall in the installed state. An auxiliary element facilitating the insertion into the opening is provided, which has a circumferential sliding area containing at least one sliding surface, and wherein the at least one sliding surface bears at least partially on a circumferential surface of the push-through area.
US10183635B2	Drainage structure for windshield A drainage groove includes a basic groove portion that opens toward a front surface side of a windshield between a side end surface on the windshield side and an opposite wall of a front pillar; and an expansion groove recessed from a bottom side of the basic groove portion toward an inside of the windshield in the vehicle width direction. The drainage groove further includes a wall portion configured to protrude toward an opening side of the basic groove portion from a position in a bottom of the basic groove portion which is spaced apart in the vehicle width direction from each of the side end surface on the windshield side and the opposite wall of the front pillar.
US10183630B1	Adapter for mobile device An adapter securing a mobile device to a vehicle is disclosed. The adapter is positioned between an interior trim part and a vehicle component, and is configured for receiving a cable. The cable includes a connector at a first end of the cable for connecting the cable to the mobile device. The adapter includes a base, a first member extending outwardly from the base, a second member extending outwardly from the base substantially parallel to the first member, and a plurality of cross bars extending between the first member and the second member, the cross bars configured such that the cable may be threaded and looped around the cross bars.
US10183629B1	System and method for retrofitting vehicles with onboard monitoring equipment Embodiments are directed to a cable harness. The cable harness may include a female connector, a male connector, main wires, and branch wires. The female connector and the male connector may each comply with a Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1962 standard and may each have a plurality of pins. Each of the main wires may electrically couple a respective one of the pins of the male connector to a corresponding respective one of the pins of the female connector. Each of the branch wires may electrically couple to a respective one of the main wires via a respective T-splice. A first pair of the branch wires may provide a branch connection to a first Controller Area Network (CAN) bus wire combination. A second pair of the branch wires may provide a branch connection to a second CAN bus wire combination.
US10183627B1	Bike carrier A bike carrier contains: a base, a connection rod, a first clutch device, and a second clutch device. The base includes a support rod and a fixing rod rotatably connected with the support rod. The first clutch device is defined between the support rod and the fixing rod of the base, and the first clutch device includes a first rotary knob and a first slider driven by the first rotary knob so that the support rod and the fixing rod are rotatably fixed between a vertical position and a horizontal position. The second clutch device is connected between the base and the connection rod, and the second clutch device includes a second rotary knob and a second slider driven by the second rotary knob so that the base and the connection rod are rotatably fixed among a using position, a collapsible position, and a declining position.
US10183626B2	Console lid integrated dual pawl latching package A vehicle center console assembly includes a console having a side wall dimensioned to receive a bin therein and a bin including a side wall having a top edge including a pair of opposed strikers. A hinged bin lid includes a dual pawl latching mechanism disposed on a bottom surface thereof whereby the dual pawl latching mechanism does not extend beyond an exterior dimension defined by the bin lid. The bin lid may include a pair of opposed bin lid side walls. The latching mechanism is disposed on the bin lid bottom surface whereby a gap is defined between an outer portion of the latching mechanism and an inner portion of the opposed bin lid side walls. The console side wall includes a top edge configured to define a mating surface for the bin lid side walls.
US10183624B2	Retractable vehicle step A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having an upper stepping surface, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member. The second arm also has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member. The first and second arms can be generally planar linkages.
US10183621B2	Vehicular image processing apparatus and vehicular image processing system A vehicular image processing system and a vehicular image processing apparatus are provided which combine an image from a photographing device for detection of an object forward of a vehicle and an image from a photographing device for parking assistance, thereby enabling detection, in a synthesized image, of an obstacle of which the entirety cannot be captured by each photographing device since the object is located in a region where detection is difficult in the conventional art, for example, the object is located at a short distance from the own-vehicle.
US10183620B1	Detection and alert system for an ATV with attached plow A detection and alert system for use with plows and implements is a system generally referring to off-road vehicles such as ATV's and UTV's and comprising a plow system with a detection device in communication with an alert device. A lifting device, such as a winch, is mounted on the front portion of an ATV or UTV for the purpose of raising and lowering the plow blade. When the operator of the ATV raises the plow, a detection device attached to the plow system alerts the operator via alert device, attached to the front portion of the ATV, the gap or distance remaining between the plow system and the ATV or component thereof.
US10183619B1	Vehicle child onboard visual alert device A noncomplex, extremely inexpensive childcare alert device to prevent a vehicle operator from leaving a child in a vehicle unattended. The system includes an elongated visual display tag that includes a slot for suspending the tag from the shaft of a rearview mirror located in the front seat of the vehicle. The tag body includes indicia that can be bold black letters on a highly bright colorful tag surface that reminds the vehicle operator that the operator should remove an infant in a car seat when exiting the vehicle. The device also includes a vehicle operator wristband that also has printed text reminding the wearer of the infant, to remove a child from the vehicle. The tag can easily be stored in a glove compartment or on a sun visor when not in use.
US10183618B2	System for communication between inside and outside of vehicle There is provided a system for communication between the interior and exterior of the vehicle, the system including an approach sensor part, a wind ejection part, a light emitting part, a memory part, and a control part. The approach sensor part is installed on a part of a front side or a rear side or both lateral surfaces of the vehicle. The wind ejection part ejects the wind in the direction of the pedestrian or the target object in accordance with a detection result of the approach sensor part. The light emitting part emits a light in the direction of the pedestrian or the target object in accordance with the detection result of the approach sensor part. The memory part stores pattern information on the wind or the light by the wind ejection part or the light emitting part.
US10183616B2	Display system to display outside the vehicle A display system for motor vehicle comprising a display device configured to produce at least one image; and a window of said vehicle. The display device and the window are arranged such that at least a portion of the at least one image is reflected by at least a portion of the window. This allows make the portion of the image visible from outside the motor vehicle.
US10183615B2	Indicator light to correctly position jack under vehicle in an unlighted environment A vehicle jack locator system for a vehicle that incorporates a light source such as an LED to direct the operator to the recommended position for the load engaging saddle of a jack is disclosed. The vehicle jack locator system allows the operator to see, even in dark or poorly illuminated environments, the recommended place to position the jack saddle. The system incorporates a vehicle rocker panel having an outer surface and an underside positioned below the outer surface, a rocker panel jack attachment point on the underside of the panel for receiving the jack saddle, a jack placement indicator light positioned on the outer surface of the rocker panel at a point above the jack attachment point and near a tire, and a power system for selectively energizing the light. The power system is a tire pressure sensor system that includes tire pressure sensors and an electronic control module.
US10183613B2	Projection lamp for illumination A projection lamp for illumination includes a pump radiation unit configured to emit pump radiation, a phosphor element for the at least partial conversion of the pump radiation into a conversion light, and a micromirror array having a multiplicity of micromirror actuators which are arranged in the form of a matrix. The projection lamp is set up such that, during operation, the phosphor element is irradiated by the pump radiation from the pump radiation unit. The conversion light which is thereupon emitted by the phosphor element at least partially makes up an illumination light, which illumination light is guided for adjusting a light distribution over the micromirror actuators. The micromirror actuators are illuminated inhomogeneously with the illumination light at respective times to support the light distribution that is adjusted using the micromirror array.
US10183607B2	Mobile work trailer A mobile work site having a deployed position and a stowed position for travel is disclosed. Importantly, a first ever vacuum system is configured with permanent piping to the trailer. A vacuum boom is further provided for added versatility. The invention has further been designed with optimal size in mind so that a bulky configuration is made unnecessary. Further the design provides a large amount of horizontal surface area for measuring and planner tables, feeder tables and cutting tables. Additionally, multiple electrical outlets are made available to eliminate any need for long cords. Also, dual, separate and redundant electrical circuits are provided to power the entire trailer. Racks are included herein for transporting lumber and trim materials.
US10183605B2	Utility vehicle A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame, a powertrain assembly, a front suspension assembly, and a rear suspension assembly. A cargo bed may be supported by the frame at the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes an operator seat and at least one passenger seat positioned within an operator area. In one embodiment, the vehicle includes doors to enclose the operator area.
US10183603B2	Armrest with deployable cup holder An armrest is provided for a seat. That armrest includes a body and a deployable cup holder carried on the body. The deployable cup holder includes a translating base and an erectable well wall carried on the translating base. A seat assembly including an armrest is also disclosed.
US10183602B1	Cup holder assemblies having lighting features for console assemblies of vehicles A cup holder assembly for a console assembly of a vehicle includes a cover, a housing, a light source, and a support frame. The cover includes an exterior surface, an opposite interior surface, and an opening extending between the exterior surface and the interior surface. The housing includes an open ended receptacle defined by a floor and at least one sidewall. The at least one sidewall includes a slit. The housing is connected to the interior surface of the cover such that the opening of the cover permits access to the open ended receptacle. The support frame is connected to at least one of the cover and the housing. The light source is mounted to the support frame such that the light source is positioned adjacent the slit in the at least one sidewall to illuminate an interior of the receptacle.
US10183600B2	Two-piece all-weather floor mat with integreated snap-fit locking feature A multi-piece floor mat for a vehicle is provided. The floor mat includes a first section and a second section that are configured to assemble to one another to create a single floor mat assembly that spans across two or more floor regions of respective seating areas of the vehicle. The first section has a projection extending therefrom and entirely from a front edge to a rear edge thereof. The second section has a corresponding groove defined therein and extending entirely from a front edge to a rear edge thereof. The groove is configured to receive the projection to interlock the first and second floor mat sections. The projection may be provided with a stem and a bulbous head for additional securement.
US10183599B2	Device and method for adjusting a contour of a vehicle seat with contour adjustment A device to adjust a contour of a vehicle seat with contour adjustment, may include at least one air cushion connected to a pump via a supply line, a first valve for opening and closing the supply line, and a control and evaluation unit to determine an air volume being supplied to the at least one air cushion via an operating time of the pump and to correlate the air volume being supplied to the at least one air cushion with a contour of the vehicle seat. A related method for adjusting a contour of a vehicle seat with contour adjustment equipped with such a device, may include determining an air volume being supplied to the at least one air cushion via the operating time of the pump, and the air volume being supplied to the at least one air cushion is correlated with a contour of the vehicle seat.
US10183598B2	Device for the variable fixing of a headrest to a seat of a vehicle A device for the variable fixing of a headrest to a vehicle seat, having a receptacle (1), which forms a receiving space (5) for receiving a headrest support (6), and having a locking rocker (7) which, by means of an actuation movement of an actuation element (11), can be rotated from a locking position, in which a locking section (18) of the locking rocker (7) projects into the receiving space, into a release position, in which the locking section (18) does not project into the receiving space or projects into the receiving space (5) to a lesser extent than in the locking position, is characterized in that the direction of the actuation movement is not oriented perpendicular to the axis of rotation (25) about which the locking rocker (7) is rotatable.
US10183596B2	Vehicle seat In a detachable vehicle seat, a grip for lifting the vehicle seat is positioned so as to be readily available for installing and removing the vehicle seat without interfering with the vehicle occupant in the installed condition of the vehicle seat. The vehicle seat includes a seat cushion (S1) detachably attached to a vehicle floor, and a seat back (S2) pivotally attached to the seat cushion via a hinge and including a seat back frame (F1), and a grip is provided in a lower part of the seat back frame.
US10183595B2	Device for mechanical vehicle-seat adjustment A device is provided for mechanical vehicle-seat adjustment, in particular for a motor vehicle or utility vehicle, wherein the device has an actuating handle, which can be moved between an idle position and an actuation position in such a way that a seat part of a vehicle seat is locked in the position of the seat part in the idle position of the actuating handle and can be adjusted in the position of the seat part in the actuation position of the actuating handle. The device is designed in such a way that the actuating handle is guided movably between the idle position and the actuation position exclusively translationally in order to adjust the seat part.
US10183591B2	Electric bicycle and battery lift mechanism and battery carrying device thereof An electric bicycle and a battery lift mechanism and a battery carrying device thereof are disclosed. The battery lift mechanism includes a bracket, a carrier for carrying a battery, an upward-force device coupling with the carrier, and a locking device selectively in an unlocked state or a locked state. The carrier is movable relative to the bracket along an up-down path; the upward-force device is capable of applying an upward force to the carrier. When the locking device is in the locked state, the locking device interferes with the battery to limit the relative movement between the battery and the bracket. When the locking device is in the unlocked state, the interference between the locking device and the battery is removed, so that the upward-force device drives the carrier carrying the battery to move upward relative to the bracket.
US10183586B1	Mixed-level electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and associated charging methods for multi-type electric vehicles and non-electric vehicle devices Embodiments include a multi-level electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) unit. The multi-level EVSE unit can include a Level 2 charge handle, a receptacle configured to receive the Level 2 charge handle, and a Level 1 outlet including one or more plug outlets configured to receive one or more corresponding Level 1 plugs. The Level 2 charge handle can be permanently attached to the multi-level EVSE unit via a cable. The Level 1 outlet can temporarily receive the one or more corresponding Level 1 plugs. A first power meter associated with the Level 2 charge handle can meter power delivered via the Level 2 charge handle. A second power meter associated with the Level 1 outlet can meter power delivered via the Level 1 outlet. A charging logic and relay section can intelligently allocate power between the Level 2 handle and the Level 1 outlet according to charging rules.
US10183583B2	Energy generation and storage system with electric vehicle charging capability An inverter includes a battery pack connection for supplying energy to or receiving energy from a photovoltaic string, a battery pack, an AC grid connection for supplying power to or receiving power from an AC grid, a connection for supplying power to a home back-up load, an electric vehicle connection for supplying to and receiving power from an electric vehicle (EV) battery, and a control input configured to receive one or more control signals for controlling the flow of power within the inverter. The inverter, under the control of the one or more control signals, converts power received from one of different power sources and provides the converted power to charge a battery of the EV.
US10183578B2	Vehicle cluster gauge system and method for calibrating the same A method of calibrating and controlling a gauge, to which a stepper motor is applied in a cluster of hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), includes: receiving information corresponding to an operation state of an electric motor from a certain controller; and controlling a gauge angle indicated by a needle of the gauge to correspond to a target gauge angle indicated by the received information. The step of controlling includes: setting a dropping flag when the target gauge angle is lower than a previous gauge angle; and calibrating the target gauge angle to drop by a reference angle when the target gauge angle corresponds to an angle value that is different from a lowest point of the gauge while setting the dropping flag.
US10183576B2	Methods and systems for alternative fuel container support A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
US10183568B2	Hybrid drive system A drive system is provided for a motor vehicle having: a first wheel pair driven by an internal combustion engine and an electric motor; a second wheel pair driven by an electric motor; an internal combustion engine which is coupled to the first wheel pair; a generator which can be operated as an electric motor and which is coupled to the internal combustion engine and the first wheel pair; and an electric motor which is coupled to the second wheel pair and is set up to convert energy produced by the generator into mechanical energy. A planetary gear is provided which is used to couple the internal combustion engine to the generator and the first wheel pair.
US10183566B2	Hybrid vehicle and powertrain A vehicle includes an engine, motor, transmission, and electronically controlled one-way clutch. The engine includes an output. The motor includes a rotor and a stator. The transmission includes an input that is rotatably coupled to the rotor. The transmission is configured to receive power from the engine and the motor. The electronically controlled one-way clutch has an inner race that is secured to the output of the engine and an outer race that is secured to the rotor. The electronically controlled one-way clutch is configured to rotatably couple the output to the rotor.
US10183565B2	Hydrostatic drive with energy storage A hydrostatic drive has a hydrostatic pump (3) driven by a drive motor (2) and connected in a closed circuit with a hydrostatic motor (4). The closed circuit is formed by a first hydraulic connection (6a) and a second hydraulic connection (6b). Each of the hydraulic connections (6a, 6b) can form the high-pressure side or the low-pressure side of the closed circuit. A high pressure accumulator device (20) can be connected with the respective high-pressure side hydraulic connection (6a, 6b) and, simultaneously, the respective low-pressure side hydraulic connection (6b, 6a) can be connected with a hydraulic balancing device (30). A valve device (50) is provided for this simultaneous connection. The valve device (50) is a hydraulically controlled shuttle valve device (51) connected to the two hydraulic connections (6a, 6b), the high pressure accumulator device (20) and the hydraulic balancing device (30). The shuttle valve device (30) has a high pressure accumulator path (51a) and a hydraulic balancing path (51b), and is in communication with the two hydraulic connections (6a, 6b) of the closed circuit.
US10183564B2	Body structure of vehicle A body structure of a vehicle includes a floor panel, a battery pack, an electric water heater (electric apparatus), and a bracket which mounts the electric water heater to the floor panel. The electric water heater is mounted to the floor panel so as to set a battery pack side of the electric apparatus higher.
US10183556B2	Method for regenerating odor absorbent in a motor vehicle HVAC system A method is provided for regenerating an odor absorbent in a motor vehicle HVAC system. That method includes the step of heating and regenerating the odor absorbent using heat from a heater core of the HVAC system.
US10183555B2	Onboard electric system An onboard electric system includes a drive circuit that drives an electric motor based on an output voltage of a direct current power supply; a first smoothing capacitor; a drive signal generator; a first discharge resistor that is connected between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the first smoothing capacitor; a first discharge switcher that is connected in series to the first discharge resistor between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and releases or makes a connection between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an off-signal generator that outputs an off signal to the first discharge switcher. The first discharge switcher is provided by a switcher of a normally-ON type that makes the connection between the positive electrode and the negative electrode through the first discharge resistor in a period other than a period while the off-signal generator provides the off signal.
US10183554B2	Vehicular air conditioning device An air conditioning refrigerant circuit (6) includes an engine-driven compressor (7) and an electric compressor (11), which are arranged in parallel. When the engine is running, the engine-driven compressor (7) is used. When the engine stops, e.g., when idling stops, the electric compressor (11) is used. At the startup of the engine by a manual operation such as ignition by a key, the engine-driven compressor (7) is kept at rest and instead, the electric compressor (11) is operated for a predetermined time. After the predetermined time, the engine-driven compressor (7) is operated. In this way, the oil recovery to the electric compressor is promoted.
US10183542B1	Suspension control system providing orientation control for an agricultural machine One or more vehicle sensors can be used in a suspension control system of an agricultural machine to dynamically adjust pistons located proximal to wheels of the machine to substantially control orientation. Such vehicle sensors could include: a speed sensor configured to provide an output indicating a speed of the machine; a turn angle sensor configured to provide an output indicating a turn angle of the machine; and/or an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) configured to detect a chassis-to-horizon angle. The output can be compared to a threshold for determining when to control valves in the suspension system to apply height corrections.
US10183541B2	Surround sensing system with telecentric optics The invention pertains to a system comprising: a source to generate a pulsed radiation pattern; a detector; a processor to process data from the detector when radiation is reflected by an object; a synchronization means interfacing between the detector and the source; wherein: the detector is synchronized with the source so that radiation to be processed is detected only during the pulses, the processor determines a characteristic of the object by determining displacement of detected spots with reference to predetermined positions, the source emits monochromatic light and the detector is equipped with a bandpass filter and optics arranged so as to modify an angle of incidence onto said filter to confine light to a predetermined range around a normal of said filter, said optics comprising an image-space telecentric lens.
US10183539B2	Shock absorber A shock absorber including: a first cylinder having an interior, first and second ends and defining an axis, wherein the interior includes a damping fluid chamber and a damping piston movably mounted therein for movement between the first and second ends, wherein the damping piston is mounted on a first end of a shaft, wherein the first end of the shaft is movably retained within the interior of the first cylinder; first and second bypass openings configured for opening into the damping fluid chamber at first and second axially spaced-apart positions; a bypass channel fluidly coupling the first and second bypass openings; a fluid metering valve; and a floating piston dividing a portion of the shock absorber into a gas chamber and the reservoir chamber, wherein the fluid metering valve and the floating piston define the reservoir chamber there between.
US10183533B2	Heavy-duty tire The present disclosure relates to a heavy-duty tire compatible with wear resistance, uneven wear resistance, and wet performance. In the present disclosure, by providing, to a tread section, a pair of center primary grooves, a pair of shoulder primary grooves, a plurality of center lateral grooves, a plurality of middle lateral grooves, and a plurality of shoulder lateral grooves, the tread section is divided into a center block, a middle block, and a shoulder block.
US10183522B2	Security element and method for producing a security element having light-scattering structures The invention relates to a security element, comprising a thermoplastic or photo-sensitive replication lacquer layer, non-periodic randomly arranged (randomized) structures in the sub-micrometer range being incorporated into the replication lacquer layer and having an angle-independent optical effect, such as a color effect, and to a method for the production thereof and to the use thereof.
US10183519B1	Page bookmarking device The present utility model refers to a page marker device of the type that can be used between the pages of a book or publication, being that the marker incorporates a writing graphite. The device comprises a strip of graphite partially embedded in the elongate body. The recessed portion of the graphite strip has a length greater than the length of the non-embedded part of the graphite strip, and the elongate thin body has a flat part with a surface suitable for printing.
US10183510B2	Guide device for guiding a printed medium onto a take-up roll in a printing system The present invention provides a guide device for guiding print medium onto a take-up roll in a printing system. The guide device comprises a first guide member presenting a substantially planar surface for limiting or preventing lateral deviation of a printed medium output from the printing system as the medium moves along a transport path towards a take-up roll for winding or taking up a length of the medium. The first guide member is stationary in use. A position of the first guide member is adjustable in a direction transverse to the transport path for setting the position to limit or prevent lateral deviation of the medium along the transport path. The guide device further comprises a second guide member presenting a support surface configured and arranged to support the medium thereon as the medium travels along the transport path towards the take-up roll. The first guide member and the second guide member are preferably integrally formed as a guide unit. Further, the invention provides a printing system which incorporates such a guide device.
US10183502B2	Pretreatment agent for ink jet textile printing and ink jet textile printing process Provided is a pretreatment agent for ink jet textile printing that can provide printed matters on fabric with high color-developing properties and less bleeding. The pretreatment agent includes at least water and (A) a multivalent metal ion and polymer fine particles, (B) a cationic polymer and polymer fine particles, or (C) cationic polymer fine particles.
US10183497B2	Color correction in printing systems A method is described in which a first color is detected at a user-selected arbitrary position of a first print; a second color is detected at a user-selected arbitrary position of a second print printed by a printer; a color difference between the first color and the second color is determined; and settings of the printer are changed to reduce the color difference in further prints printed by the printer.
US10183496B2	Ink jet printing with high drop weight (HDW) planes and low drop weight (LDW) planes Printing methods and systems are described herein. In one example, a method includes rasterizing a document to create color rasters and linearizing the color rasters to create high drop weight (HDW) planes and low drop weight (LDW) planes. HDW and LDW halftone planes are created from the HDW and LDW planes. The HDW and LDW halftone planes are masked to create HDW and LDW printhead maps, and the HDW and LDW printhead maps are merged into print data. The print data is sent to a number of printheads.
US10183495B2	Liquid supply device, printing apparatus and liquid ejection system A technique of reducing the possibility that a liquid remains in a buffer chamber is provided. There is provided a liquid supply device configured to supply a liquid to a liquid ejection head. The liquid supply device comprises a liquid containing chamber configured to contain the liquid; an air communication path configured to include a first connection portion at one end that is connected with the liquid containing chamber and an air outlet port at the other end that is open to the atmosphere; and a buffer chamber provided in the middle of the air communication path. The air communication path includes a connection path that is located on a downstream side of the buffer chamber in the air communication path in a flow direction of a fluid from the air outlet port toward the liquid containing chamber and is configured to include a second connection portion at an upstream end connected with the buffer chamber. When the first connection portion is exposed to the liquid in the liquid containing chamber, the second connection portion is placed in a lower area in a vertical direction of the buffer chamber.
US10183494B2	Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink container. The ink container stores an ink for printing on a printing object. The inkjet recording apparatus also includes a stirring mechanism. The stirring mechanism stirs the ink stored in the ink container. The stirring mechanism includes a stationary shaft and a rotating body. The rotating body rotates around the stationary shaft. The stationary shaft and rotating body are placed in a lower part of the ink container.
US10183487B2	Liquid discharge apparatus There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: first and second liquid discharge heads and a controller. The first liquid discharge head includes n of nozzles NA1-NAn and m of nozzles NB1-NBm. The second liquid discharge head includes m of nozzles NC1-NCm. The first and second liquid discharge heads include m of nozzle pairs (NB1, NC1)-(NBm, NCm) A difference of position between the nozzle NBj and the nozzle NCj in the first direction is smallest in the j-th nozzle pair (NBj, NCj), of them of nozzle pairs (NB1, NC1)-(NBm, NCm), and a difference between the use rate RBp of the nozzle NBp and the use rate RCp of the nozzle NCp is smallest in the p-th nozzle pair (NBp, NCp) different from the j-th nozzle pair (NBj, NCj), of the m of nozzle pairs (NB1, NC1)-(NBm, NCm).
US10183486B2	Inkjet printer, time synchronization method therefor, and setting screen using same When printing on the same printing object with multiple print nozzles in the past, consideration was not given to cases in which the time relationships of the set times and times-to-be-printed become mismatched between the respective print items of the print nozzles. To solve this problem, an inkjet printer that prints on a conveyed printing object and has multiple print nozzles, multiple auxiliary control units for controlling the printing performed by the multiple print nozzles, and a common main control unit connected to the multiple auxiliary control units via communication unit is provided. The main control unit extracts the time relationship of the set times and the time relationship of the times-to-be-printed between the items to be printed by the respective print nozzles of the multiple print nozzles and revises the print data so as to preserve the time relationship of the set times.
US10183484B2	Method for detecting an operating state of an inkjet print head nozzle For assessing the functioning of an ejection unit of an inkjet print head, a comparison of a residual pressure wave with a residual pressure wave reference is employed. To enable assessment during printing, multiple residual pressure wave references are provided, each relating to a condition relevant to the residual pressure wave. Such a condition may relate to an actuation status of an adjacent ejection unit which may cause crosstalk, for example. When performing the assessment, the condition during assessment is taken into account, for example for selecting a suitable residual pressure wave reference, such that an appropriate and correct assessment can be performed independent from the conditions during assessment.
US10183483B2	Method and inkjet printer for acquiring gap information A method is provided that is implemented on a control device connected with an inkjet printer, which includes an inkjet head having an ink discharging surface, a head scanning unit reciprocating the inkjet head relative to a recording sheet along a scanning direction parallel to the ink discharging surface, and a wave shape generating mechanism deforming the recording sheet in a predetermined wave shape that has tops of portions protruding in a first direction toward the ink discharging surface and bottoms of portions recessed in a second direction opposite to the first direction alternately arranged along the scanning direction, the method including acquiring gap information related to a gap between the ink discharging surface and each individual one of the tops and the bottoms on the recording sheet, and determining whether the gap information acquired for each individual one of the tops and the bottoms is abnormal.
US10183481B2	Energy efficient multi-spectrum screen exposure system A multi-spectrum screen exposure system for curing printing emulsions, including an enclosure with a platen that is transmissive to at least some ultraviolet wavelengths of light, a cover shiftable between an open orientation wherein the platen is accessible to an operator and a closed orientation wherein the platen is covered and inaccessible to the operator, a light emitting diode illumination (LED) light source assembly supported within the enclosure and oriented to direct illumination toward the platen, the light emitting diode illumination light source assembly emitting at least some light in the ultraviolet wavelengths, and a control unit operably coupled to the light emitting diode illumination light source assembly by which the light emitting diode illumination light source assembly can be operated in a controlled fashion.
US10183474B2	Method for providing a lamination film with adhesive, method for applying hot melt, application, lamination plant and method for upgrading such a plant A method for providing a laminate film with adhesive as a step in the preparatory process for manufacturing a laminate mold part using a support part, a method for applying a hot melt to a laminate film, a method for manufacturing a laminate mold part, using a method, a system for laminating a support part as well as a method for such a system produces especially high quality lamination and even if the support part, where the laminate film should be laminated, is not porous by applying the adhesive to the support part for bonding the macroscopically structured laminate film, so that there is a duct system. The air can flow through the duct system between the laminate film and the support part during the lamination process.
US10183473B2	Sheet processing system A sheet processing system for producing a printed item. The system includes a sheet feeding station to feed printed sheets one at a time, adjacently, to a laminating station to adhere a laminating material to the printed sheets, and a base item application station to apply a base item to the printed sheets, thereby turning each of the fed single printed sheets into a continuous printed sheet.
US10183470B2	Composite glass A flame-retardant composite glass including a plurality of glass panes and a flame-retardant intermediate layer that is arranged between two first glass panes and includes a flame-retardant material that foams or swells up in the event of a fire, as well as an attack-resistant layer having a transparent plastic that is solid at room temperature. The flame-retardant composite glass has, between the first glass panes, an edge compound extending along and around the edges such that a chamber filled with said flame-retardant material is defined by the first glass panes and the edge compound. Between at least one of the first glass panes and the flame-retardant material, a primer layer is arranged that includes a material whose adhesion to the flame-retardant intermediate layer and/or to the glass pane becomes weaker in flame-retardant test conditions than it is in room temperature conditions.
US10183468B2	System, method and apparatus for tolerance ring with functional layers A tolerance ring with functional layers has an annular band and an elastomeric layer. The assembly also may have a low friction layer, which may be bonded, calendared or laminated thereto. The low friction material may completely encapsulate the annular band.
US10183467B2	Encapsulated beam and method of forming A device including a protecting material encapsulated metallic beam and a method of encapsulating the metallic beam using the protecting material layer are presented. The device includes a cantilever beam that includes at least about 90 Wt % of a metallic beam material, and 10 Wt % or less of a protecting material. The method of forming an encapsulated metallic beam includes the steps of depositing a first layer of protecting material over a substrate, depositing a second layer of protecting material over the first layer, depositing a metallic beam material over the second layer of protecting material, and encapsulating the beam material with a coating of the protecting material.
US10183466B2	Transparent electroconductive film with protective film A transparent electroconductive film with a protective film includes: a transparent electroconductive film including a film substrate, an optical adjustment layer formed on one main surface of the film substrate, and a transparent conductive layer formed on the optical adjustment layer; and a protective film bonded to a main surface of the film substrate on a side opposite to the transparent conductive layer, wherein the transparent electroconductive film and the protective film are thermally shrinkable in at least one direction in a main surface, and the absolute value of the maximum thermal shrinkage ratio (%) of the transparent electroconductive film in a main surface is smaller than the absolute value of the maximum thermal shrinkage ratio (%) of the protective film in a main surface, and the difference between the absolute values is 0.05% to 0.6%.

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