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| US10208782B2 |
Method for the connection of sheet metal parts and component assembly as well as setting head and die button
A component assembly having a stacked arrangement comprising an upper and lower sheet part, of which at least one is formed as an organic sheet composite part, with an auxiliary joining part and with at least one apertured metal washer, wherein the auxiliary joining part has a functional section having an undercut at one end and also has a piercing section at the other end having a lateral shaft surface and a shaft recess formed therein, wherein the metal washer contacts a surface of the organic sheet composite part, with the functional section or the piercing section extending through an aperture of the metal washer and wherein washer material has been driven into the undercut or into the at least one shaft recess. |
| US10208778B2 |
Belt system
A belt clip is adapted for storing a belt. The belt clip includes a first clip member and a second clip member that mechanically and removably attaches to the first clip member. The first clip member and the second clip member collectively form an elongated tunnel through which a belt can be looped. |
| US10208772B1 |
Position-determining actuator
A position-determining actuator includes a rod, a barrel, a wave detector, and a controller. The barrel at least partially surrounds a piston of the rod so as to define a cap-side void and allow the rod to telescope relative to the barrel. The wave detector is associated with the cap-side void and configured to read fluid pressure of a hydraulic fluid disposed in the cap-side void. The controller is configured to receive, from the wave detector, a pressure reading from within the cap-side void; analyze the pressure reading to determine an extension standing wave; and analyze the extension standing wave to determine an extension dimension of the cap-side void. |
| US10208771B2 |
Retractable telescopic piston
A two-stage, fully self-retracting, telescopic fluid actuator suitable for high speed ejection applications comprises a detent 38, 64, 26, which locks a cylinder 6 in an extended position for extension of a piston 3 therefrom. The detent is released by retraction of the piston into the cylinder again, e.g. under spring bias, so that the actuator is fully self-retracting. A locking ball 38 of the detent also serves to latch the piston and cylinder to each other for the first stage of the actuator extension. In an alternative embodiment, cam means (80, 117 FIGS. 10, 11 and 13) and plungers (90, FIGS. 10, 12, 13 and 15) perform the detent and latching functions. |
| US10208765B2 |
Gas turbine axial compressor
The present invention relates to an axial compressor for a gas turbine, in particular an aircraft engine, having at least one rotor blade or guide vane having a blade or vane element, which is arranged in a flow duct, and a leading edge and a trailing edge, which are joined to each other through a pressure side and a suction side, wherein, a new and novel profile section of the blade or vane element is provided. |
| US10208763B2 |
Fluid pump having at least one impeller blade and a support device
A fluid pump includes a rotor with at least one rotatable impeller blade, the rotor having a compressed state and an expanded state, and a support device coupled to an outer radial edge of the at least one impeller blade. The support device is changeable between a first state in which the support device is radially compressed associated with the compressed state of the rotor, and a second state in which the support device is radially expanded associated with the expanded state of the rotor. In the expanded state of the rotor, the at least one impeller blade extends at least partly radially inward from the support device. The support device is a ring that at least partly surrounds the at least one impeller blade, the ring having a longitudinal axis parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotor. |
| US10208760B2 |
Rotary machine including active magnetic bearing
A controller for a rotary machine includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory is configured to store operating modes of the controller. The operating modes include a normal operating mode and a fault tolerant operating mode. The controller is configured to receive a signal from at least one sensor and determine an operating state of the rotary machine based on the signal. The controller is also configured to switch the operating modes based on the determined operating state of the rotary machine and regulate at least one electromagnetic bearing and at least one flow control device. The controller is further configured to adjust at least one of the at least one electromagnetic bearing and the at least one flow control device in the fault tolerant operating mode. |
| US10208754B2 |
Oil flooded compressor system and method
The present disclosure provides a system including an oil flooded compressor operable for compressing a working fluid. A dehumidifier is positioned upstream of the compressor to reduce the humidity of working fluid entering the compressor and to cool oil while regenerating the dehumidifier. A heat exchanger positioned upstream of the compressor includes passageways for oil and compressible working fluid to be transported in a heat transfer relationship therethrough such that the temperature of the oil is reduced within the heat exchanger. A control system including an electronic controller is operable for controlling an inlet temperature of the oil entering the compressor, controlling an inlet temperature and humidity of working fluid entering the compressor and a discharge temperature of the working fluid exiting the compressor. |
| US10208753B2 |
Thermal/noise management in a scroll pump
The speed of a cooling fan of a scroll pump is controlled such that fan-generated noise can be kept low. The scroll pump includes a pump head, a pump motor, the fan, a controller and one or more sensors. The pump head includes a plate scroll set in which a tip seal is provided to create a seal between the blade and the opposing plates of the plate scrolls of the set. The speed of the fan is cycled by the controller, and the power draw on the pump motor as a result is checked. These results are used to infer the state of the pump, i.e., to discriminate several different states of the pump from one another, including a state in which a new tip seal is being worn in, and to control the speed of the fan accordingly. |
| US10208750B2 |
Posture control of a balance weight in a scroll compressor
A posture control unit (contact portion) that controls a posture of a balance weight-equipped slider so that a slider portion of the balance weight-equipped slider maintains the posture parallel to an orbiting bearing is provided at a position corresponding to a central portion in an axial direction of the orbiting bearing between an eccentric direction-side side surface of an eccentric shaft portion of a rotary shaft and an inner wall surface of a slide hole facing the side surface. |
| US10208747B2 |
Trap for pump testing and monitoring systems
A liquid barrier trap for a pump testing and monitoring system is disclosed herein. The liquid barrier provides a barrier to exhaust gases and fluids from escaping a pit that includes the pump under test. The pit may be a sump pit or an ejector pit. The liquid barrier may include a P-trap. The liquid barrier may include an inlet conduit in fluid communication with a valve for admitting water thereto. The liquid barrier may include an outlet fluid conduit extending through a pit cover and permitting water to be admitted into the pit. |
| US10208744B2 |
Fluid sending apparatus
A fluid sending apparatus includes a signal generator that generates a signal including a signal component that has a one-sided waveform and is composed of a rising component in a positive voltage direction, a falling component in the positive voltage direction, and a vortex ring formation time component T, and a damping component for driving for a predetermined time with a voltage less than or equal to one-half of a voltage in the positive voltage direction, the waveform of each of the signal component and the damping component corresponding to a single wave. |
| US10208740B2 |
Reciprocating refrigeration compressor suction valve seating
A compressor valve plate (80) for a reed valve (94) has a mounting surface portion for mounting a base portion (104) of a reed (100). The compressor has a port (90). A seat (150) surrounds the port. A trepan (154) surrounds the seat. A relieved area (180, 182) less deep than the trepan extends proximally (182) of and distally (180) of the trepan. A reciprocating piston compressor comprises a valve assembly having such a compressor valve plate and a reed. |
| US10208737B1 |
Uniformly pressurized thermal energy recovery systems
Thermal energy recovery systems include a piston assembly including a primary cylinder adapted to receive vapor; a single-acting secondary cylinder/piston assembly extending from opposite ends of the primary cylinder; a primary piston disposed for displacement in the primary cylinder; first and second secondary pistons disposed for displacement in the secondary cylinder/piston; and a piston connecting member connecting the first and second secondary pistons to the primary piston. Alternatively, a secondary piston is of the type of a double-acting piston for a more compact reciprocating function to reduce piston friction losses. Metering valves regulate the vapor pressure being introduced into displacement volume chambers at a constant pressure. A working fluid pressure-tank/accumulator/transfer-conduit is in communication with the displacement volume chambers to help regulate pressure of the working fluid. A working fluid transfer conduit forms integrally with the working fluid pressure-tank/accumulator to reduce fluid friction losses. |
| US10208733B2 |
Tandem tip-joined rotor blade and hub coupling for passive pitch angle control
A rotor blade system includes a hub for rotational movement in a defined direction of rotation. A first airfoil having a quarter-chord defined along a span thereof is coupled to the hub, but is uncoupled from the rotational movement of the hub. A second airfoil having a quarter-chord defined along a span thereof is coupled to the hub for rotation in direct correspondence with the rotational movement of the hub. The quarter-chord of the first airfoil leads the quarter-chord of the second airfoil when the hub experiences its rotational movement in the defined direction of rotation. A connector couples the tip of the first airfoil to the tip of the second airfoil. |
| US10208731B2 |
Flutter oscillation hydrofoil system utilizing a hydraulic power circuit to efficiently transmit harvested energy
Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for extracting useful work from a fluid stream are disclosed. Some embodiments comprise balanced hydrofoils comprising upper and lower semifoils joined by a member. Some embodiments comprise an array of removable hydrofoil modules wherein each module is adapted to provide an independent power contribution to an overall system, depending on speed of the fluid stream in the vicinity of the module, and each module is further adapted to provide its power contribution at a substantially consistent pressure to an array-wide high pressure fluid circuit. These and other embodiments are further disclosed herein. |
| US10208730B2 |
Ignition device for internal combustion engine
An ignition device for an internal combustion engine is provided which improves ignition while reducing electric power consumption. An ignition device for an internal combustion engine includes an ignition plug that is placed with a tip exposed on an end in an axial direction of a combustion chamber formed in a cylinder and that includes a central electrode and a grounding electrode provided opposing each other at the tip, and a magnetic field former that forms a magnetic field in a direction in which a magnetic field vector substantially vertically passes through an approximate two-dimensional plane including a spark discharge path formed, by a gas flow ejected to the end in the axial direction of the combustion chamber, between the central electrode and the grounding electrode, and extending in an approximate U shape in a direction orthogonal to the opposing direction of the electrodes. |
| US10208728B2 |
Fuel amount distribution method for an engine with a dual injector
A fuel amount distribution method is provided to distribute fuel to a plurality of injectors on each of multiple cylinders of an engine with a dual injector. The fuel amount distribution method includes performing, by a controller, a single injection operation in which a single injector of the plurality of injectors constituting the dual injector injects fuel into a corresponding cylinder when a required fuel injection time of the dual injector of at least one cylinder of the multiple cylinders is less than a minimum injection time of each injector of the plurality of injectors of the dual injector. Thereby, precise air-fuel control in a low fuel rate section is achieved. |
| US10208727B2 |
Fluid conditioning module
A fluid conditioning module having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet is provided. The fluid conditioning module includes a first pump element, a second pump element, a pressure regulator, a controller, and a prime mover to impart rotational motion in the first and second pump elements. A first pump inlet is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. A filter inlet is in fluid communication with a first pump outlet and a second pump outlet, and a filter outlet is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet. A pressure regulator inlet and a pressure regulator outlet are in fluid communication with the filter outlet and a recirculation conduit, respectively. The control valve has a first position and a second position, which allows fluid flow through the recirculation conduit. The controller adjusts operation of one or more of the prime mover and the control valve based upon a predetermined parameter. |
| US10208725B2 |
High pressure fuel pump and associated drive device
The present disclosure relates to internal combustion engines in general. Some embodiments may include a drive device for a high-pressure fuel pump of an internal combustion engine. It may include an eccentric ring in frictional connection with a drive shaft for converting a rotational movement of the drive shaft about a drive shaft rotational axis into a translational movement; a tappet spaced apart from the eccentric ring for passing on the translational movement from the eccentric ring; and at least two pivoting bodies disposed between the eccentric ring surface and the tappet surface and in contact with the eccentric ring surface and with the tappet surface. The eccentric ring may include at least one flat eccentric ring surface. The tappet may include at least one flat tappet surface. The pivoting bodies may each include a respective extension axis running parallel to the drive shaft rotational axis and pivot about the extension axis. |
| US10208716B2 |
Method and apparatus for operating an internal combustion engine employing first and second EGR flowpaths
An internal combustion engine system includes a first EGR valve to control flow in a first flow path, and a second EGR valve to control flow in a second flow path. A temperature sensor is disposed in the exhaust gas feedstream upstream of the exhaust purifying device, and a controller is in communication with the internal combustion engine and the temperature sensor and is operatively connected to the first and second EGR valves. The controller executes a routine to monitor the temperature of the exhaust gas feedstream upstream of the exhaust purifying device and control the first valve to control flow of exhaust gas to the air intake system via the first flow path and control the second valve to control flow of exhaust gas to the air intake system via the second flow path based upon the temperature of the exhaust gas feedstream upstream of the exhaust purifying device. |
| US10208715B1 |
Integral cylinder head with an exhaust gas recirculator
A power train system includes an exhaust manifold having an exhaust flow and a control valve for releasing exhaust gas, and layered material defining an integrated engine cylinder head and an exhaust gas recirculator, connected to the exhaust flow and the valve, including a tubular inlet defining a plurality of branches around the cylinder head and having a plurality of nozzles extending into cavities of intake ports of the cylinder head. Each of the branches surrounding an exterior surface of one of the intake ports such that there is no seal between the recirculator and the cylinder head. |
| US10208710B2 |
Apparatus and method for filling LPG vehicle with LPG
An apparatus for filling a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vehicle with LPG may include an auxiliary chamber disposed in an LPG bombe of the LPG vehicle, an auxiliary injection line branched from a fuelling line extending to the LPG bombe from a fuel inlet port for connection to the auxiliary chamber, a solenoid valve mounted in the auxiliary injection line to selectively allow or block a flow of LPG to the auxiliary chamber, a temperature sensor to detect a temperature in the bombe, and a controller to control the solenoid valve to be opened when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is equal to or higher than a critical temperature. |
| US10208707B2 |
Efficient thermal energy power device and work-doing method therefor
Disclosed is an efficient thermal energy power apparatus. A nozzle is arranged on a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine. The nozzle is connected to a pressure pump through a pipe. The pressure pump is connected to a liquid storage tank through a pipe. The liquid storage tank is connected to a cooler through a pipe, and the cooler is connected to an exhaust passage through a pipe. The advantages of the present invention are: a working stroke enables the temperature of a cylinder block to be lowered, and the compression ratio is high; due to being filtered by the cooler and the liquid storage tank, discharged exhaust gas is more environmentally friendly than that of existing engines. |
| US10208706B2 |
Machinery casing portion
A machinery casing portion for an engine, the machinery casing portion having a first sealing face configured to engage a second sealing face of a second machinery casing portion so as to form a sealed joint therebetween in an assembled configuration, the machinery casing portion comprising: a recess configured to receive a sealant, the recess being provided adjacent to the first sealing face; and at least one opening configured to receive a fastener, wherein the opening at least partially extends into a wall of the recess. |
| US10208704B2 |
Piston cooling configurations utilizing lubricating oil from a bearing reservoir in an opposed-piston engine
Pressurized lubricating oil is accumulated in the bearings of opposed pistons and accumulated oil is dispensed therefrom for bearing lubrication and also for cooling the undercrowns of the pistons by jets of oil emitted from the bearings. |
| US10208701B2 |
Engine control apparatus for executing Barycentric Position Control and specific control
A control apparatus is provided, which controls combustion state such that the Heat Release Rate Barycentric Position (Gc) coincides with the Target Barycentric Position (Gc*), and which can prevent an increase in the combustion noise caused by an increase in an ignition lag which occurs in a case where an EGR apparatus is in execution, and, a rotational speed is low or an engine load is low. The control apparatus (ECU70) prevents the increase in the ignition lag by increasing a supercharging pressure of a supercharger (44) which the engine (10) is equipped with, thus, it prevents the increase in the combustion noise. |
| US10208695B2 |
Control apparatus of internal combustion engine
The invention relates to a control apparatus of an engine. The apparatus carries out a minute-injection for injecting a minute amount of a fuel so as not to generate an engine torque when a required engine load is zero. The apparatus calculates at least one coefficient for correcting a heat release gravity position calculated when the minute-injection is carried out such that it corresponds to its base position and/or for correcting a heat release rate corresponding the gravity position calculated when the minute-injection is carried out such that it corresponds to its base rate. When the required engine load is larger than zero, the apparatus controls the gravity position corrected by the coefficient to its target position. |
| US10208693B2 |
Method and system to mitigate throttle degradation
Methods and systems for operating an engine that includes an electrically operated throttle are disclosed. In one example, mitigating actions are taken in response to degradation of the electrically operated throttle so that the engine may be operated in a way that allows a driver to reach a service area. |
| US10208686B1 |
Method and system for cylinder imbalance estimation
Methods and systems are provided for learning a cylinder-to-cylinder air variation. During conditions when a PFDI engine is operated in a port-injection only mode, prior to port fuel injection, a direct-injection fuel rail pressure may be lowered via direct-injection. Then, prior to a spark event in a port-injected cylinder, the direct-injector may be transiently opened to use the rail pressure sensor for estimating a cylinder compression pressure, and inferring cylinder air charge therefrom. |
| US10208685B2 |
Method for charge pressure control of an internal combustion engine with turbines arranged in parallel, and internal combustion engine for carrying out such a method
Embodiments for controlling boost pressure during transient conditions are disclosed. In one example, a method includes, responsive to deactivation of a first turbine of a first turbocharger, deactivating an exhaust valve of a cylinder to flow exhaust gas from the cylinder to a second turbine of a second turbocharger, and adjusting a speed of the second turbocharger via an electric machine coupled to the second turbocharger in a generator mode; and responsive to activation of the first turbine, activating the exhaust valve to flow exhaust gas from the cylinder to the first turbine and the second turbine, and adjusting the speed of the second turbocharger via the electric machine in an auxiliary drive mode. |
| US10208684B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling operation of an internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine includes a method for operating including, determining, using an accelerator pedal position sensor, an operator request for power and determining an engine operating point based upon the operator request for power. A motored-cylinder temperature is determined based upon the engine operating point, and a knock-limited combustion phasing point is determined based upon the motored-cylinder temperature and the engine operating point. Engine operating parameters associated with achieving the knock-limited combustion phasing point are selected. Operation includes controlling, by a controller, engine control states in response to the engine operating parameters associated with achieving the knock-limited combustion phasing point and the operator request for power. |
| US10208681B2 |
Continuous variable valve timing apparatus and engine provided with the same
A continuous variable valve timing apparatus may include a camshaft, a cam device on which a cam is formed respectively and of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, wherein a relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable, an inside bracket configured to transmit rotation of the camshaft to the cam device, a lifter in which the inside bracket is rotatably inserted therein and on which a cylinder opening and a shaft opening are formed thereon, a control shaft parallel to the camshaft and to which a control rod, inserted into the shaft opening, is eccentrically formed, a control cylinder on which a control rod opening where the control rod is inserted therein is formed and inserted into the cylinder opening, a guide portion guiding movement of the lifter and a controller selectively rotating the control shaft, wherein the lifter may move. |
| US10208680B2 |
Engine provided with continuous variable valve timing apparatus and continuous variable valve duration apparatus
An engine may include an electric continuously variable valve timing apparatus for adjusting opening timing of an intake valve provided at a cylinder head, and a continuously variable valve duration apparatus for adjusting duration of exhaust valve provided at the cylinder head. |
| US10208676B2 |
Gas turbine engine dual sealing cylindrical variable bleed valve
Axially adjacent annular booster bleed aft and forward plenums with annular common wall therebetween extend radially outwardly from transition duct. Variable bleed valve includes bleed valve door in bleed inlet in transition duct, attached to rotatable valve body rotatable about axis of rotation, operable to open and close bleed inlet to aft plenum. Rotatable plenum door clocked or circumferentially spaced apart from variable bleed valve door and attached to rotatable valve body, operable to close and open up and control flow through an inter plenum aperture in common wall. Aft and forward bleed exhaust ducts extend from booster bleed aft and forward plenums to bypass flow path. One or more heat exchanger, such as from thermal management system, may be disposed in the bleed exhaust ducts. Heat exchangers may be used for cooling oil for power gear box and/or engine bearings, air conditioning, or variable frequency generator. |
| US10208670B2 |
Gas-turbine combustion chamber with impingement-cooled bolts of the combustion chamber tiles
The present invention relates to a gas-turbine combustion chamber having a combustion chamber wall, to which combustion chamber tiles are fastened by means of bolts, where in the bolt fastening area in the combustion chamber wall at least one impingement cooling hole is provided, the center axis of which is inclined to the center axis of the bolt and intersects a transition area between the bolt and the combustion chamber tile. |
| US10208668B2 |
Turbine engine advanced cooling system
A cooling system for a gas turbine is provided that may include a drive shaft, a shield of a combustor of the gas turbine engine, and a conduit. The drive shaft may be configured to mechanically couple a compressor of the gas turbine engine to a turbine of the gas turbine engine. The shield may be positioned between the compressor and the turbine. The combustor may be configured to drive the turbine. The conduit may be configured to supply a cooling fluid to a gap between an outer surface of the drive shaft and the shield of the combustor. |
| US10208662B2 |
Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine provided with a cylinder block which can move relative to a crankcase is provided with a block movement mechanism arranged at just one side of the left and right of the internal combustion engine, a support member supporting a side surface of the cylinder block, and a pushing member pushing against a side surface of the cylinder block at the opposite side to the side surface supported by the support member. Further, the support member supports the side surface of the cylinder block at the side of arrangement of the block movement mechanism, while the pushing member pushes against the side surface of the cylinder block at the opposite side to the side of arrangement of the block movement mechanism. |
| US10208654B2 |
Internal combustion engine
In order to achieve stable combustion in an internal combustion engine, the engine includes a fuel injection valve having a first nozzle hole and a second nozzle hole, and an spark plug disposed at a position through which the swirling flow flows, and which is at the downstream side of the flow of the swirling flow from an extension line of the first nozzle hole and at the upstream side of the flow of the swirling flow from an extension line of the second nozzle hole, for igniting a spray of fuel injected from the fuel injection valve, wherein the first nozzle hole and the second nozzle hole are formed in such a manner that the shortest distance from the extension line of the first nozzle hole to the spark plug becomes longer than the shortest distance from the extension line of the second nozzle hole to the spark plug. |
| US10208653B2 |
Pre-chamber of an internal combustion engine
A pre-chamber body for an engine is disclosed. The pre-chamber body may have a pre-chamber. The pre-chamber body may also have flow transfer channels fluidly connecting the pre-chamber and an exterior of the pre-chamber body. Each flow transfer channel extends along a flow transfer channel axis (B) from an inner opening via a throat section to an outer opening. A cross-section of the flow transfer channels converges from a first cross section (A1) of the inner opening to a second cross-section (A2) of the throat section and diverges from the second cross-section (A2) to a third cross-section (A3) of the outer opening along the flow transfer channel axis (B). At least one of the inner opening and the outer opening has an oval shape with a maximum diameter (a1, a3) and a minimum diameter (b1, b3), the maximum diameter (a1, a3) being greater than the minimum diameter (b1, b3). |
| US10208651B2 |
Lean-burn pre-combustion chamber
In certain embodiments, a unique method and pre-combustion chamber (PCC) structure may ensure very efficient flame propagation of lean fuel-air mixture in natural gas engines by reducing the amount of fuel admitted to the PCC. A PCC may include an enclosed volume of 1-3% of the main combustion chamber volume, with a spark plug and a fuel passage located opposite one or more PCC discharge nozzles to create a relatively richer fuel-air mixture with relatively lower turbulence in the spark plug region and a relatively leaner fuel-air mixture with relatively high turbulence in the nozzle region, which can be reliably and efficiently ignited, resulting in a high velocity flame jet/torch emerging from the prechamber into the main chamber. The PCC may be threaded with a 22 mm×1.5 or ⅞″-18 thread size, to allow the PCC to be screwed into a cylinder head in place of a spark plug. |
| US10208647B2 |
Saddle-ridden type vehicle
There is provided a saddle-ridden type vehicle. A cooling water flow control unit includes a first passage, a second passage, a bypass passage communicating the first and second passages and a thermostat. An engine outlet piping connects a water jacket and the first passage. A radiator inlet piping connects the first passage and a radiator. A radiator outlet piping connects the radiator and the second passage. A water pump inlet piping connects the second passage and a water pump. The water pump is disposed at a side part of a crank case and in front of a crankshaft. The cooling water flow control unit is disposed above a cylinder head cover. The radiator inlet piping, the radiator outlet piping and the water pump inlet piping are disposed between the engine and the radiator. |
| US10208646B2 |
Radiator reservoir tank and radiator structure
There is provided a radiator reservoir tank including: a tank body that is connected to a radiator and that includes an inlet section and an accumulation section for cooling water; a first rib that is disposed inside the tank body, and that extends out from a side wall at one side of facing side walls of the tank body toward another side, and that partitions between the inlet section and the accumulation section, and that is provided with a gap to the side wall at the other side; and a second rib that is provided further toward the inlet section side or the accumulation section side than the first rib, that extends out from the side wall at the other side toward the one side, and that is provided with a gap to the side wall at the one side. |
| US10208644B2 |
Methods and systems for operating an exhaust oxygen sensor based on water contact at the sensor
Methods and systems are provided for operating an exhaust oxygen sensor coupled to an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine in response to detecting water at the sensor. In one example, a method may include indicating water at an exhaust oxygen sensor positioned in an engine exhaust passage based on a sensor parameter of the exhaust oxygen sensor while operating the exhaust oxygen sensor in a variable voltage (VVs) mode where a reference voltage is adjusted from a lower, first voltage to a higher, second voltage; and adjusting one or more of sensor operation and engine operation based on the indicating water. |
| US10208642B2 |
Systems and methods for a soot sensor
Methods and systems are provided for a soot sensor. In one example, a method diverting exhaust gas from a main exhaust passage to a second exhaust passage comprising a soot sensor with a rotatable component configurable to capture soot. |
| US10208640B2 |
Exhaust gas purification apparatus and method for controlling the same
A method for controlling an exhaust gas purification apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is to improve performance of a three-way catalyst (TWC) purifying exhaust gas exhausted from an engine and includes determining heat load of the three-way catalyst by use of a temperature sensor and an exhaust gas flow rate sensor; measuring oxygen storage capacity (OSC) stored in the three-way catalyst according to the heat load; determining an inflection point by use of change amount of the OSC; and controlling catalyst heating period differently around the inflection point. |
| US10208638B2 |
Apparatus and method for diagnosing lubricant degradation in internal combustion engine
An apparatus for diagnosing lubricant degradation includes a soot amount estimator configured to estimate an amount of soot formed in a predetermined period in a combustion chamber of an engine, and diagnoses the degradation of a lubricant based on a cumulative value of the amount of soot estimated. The soot amount estimator calculates the amount of soot based on a speed of the engine and a load parameter related to a load of the engine, and corrects, based on a temperature parameter correlated to the temperature of the combustion chamber, the amount of soot calculated into an increased value if the temperature parameter is lower than a predetermined first temperature. |
| US10208632B2 |
Variable valve timing camshaft with improved oil transfer between inner and outer shafts
An adjustable camshaft may include an outer shaft that is hollow and an inner shaft received in the outer shaft and rotatable in the outer shaft. The inner shaft may include a cavity into which oil can be applied. At least a first radial opening may be configured in the outer shaft and at least a second radial opening may be configured in the inner shaft. Thus oil can flow between the cavity and an outside of the outer shaft during overlap of the first radial opening and the second radial opening. The first radial opening on an inside of the outer shaft may have a greater cross-section than on the outside of the outer shaft. |
| US10208628B2 |
Turbine engine designs for improved fine particle separation efficiency
A turbine engine incorporating a fine particle separation means includes a radial compressor that rotates about a longitudinal axis, a radially-oriented diffuser located downstream and radially outward, with respect to the longitudinal axis, from the radial compressor, and a flow path positioned downstream and radially outward, with respect to the longitudinal axis, from the diffuser, wherein the flow path comprises an outer annular wall and an inner annular wall between which the compressed air flows, and wherein the flow path comprises an arc the redirects the compressed air from flowing in a substantially radial flow direction to a substantially axial flow direction. The turbine engine further includes an extraction slot in the outer annular wall that fluidly connects with a scavenge plenum, the scavenge plenum being positioned adjacent to and radially outward from the outer annular wall at a position downstream axially along the flow path from the arc. |
| US10208624B2 |
Lubrication of journal bearing during clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation
The present disclosure is applicable to all gear trains using a journal bearing as a means of supporting gear shaft rotation. It is related in some embodiments to a system and method for supplying lubricant to the journal bearings of a gear-turbofan engine gear train when the fan rotor is subjected to a wind-milling condition in both directions, either clockwise or counter-clockwise. |
| US10208623B2 |
Turbocharger bearing assembly
An assembly can include a turbocharger center housing that includes a through bore that extends between a compressor end and a turbine end of the turbocharger center housing where the through bore includes a sleeve mating surface; and a sleeve positioned at least in part in the through bore of the turbocharger center housing where the sleeve includes an outer mating surface, an inner compressor side bearing lubricant film formation surface disposed at a first radius, an inner turbine side bearing lubricant film formation surface disposed at a second radius, and a surface between the inner compressor side bearing lubricant film formation surface and the inner turbine side bearing lubricant film formation surface that includes a third radius that is less than the first radius and less than the second radius and where outer mating surface of the sleeve contacts the sleeve mating surface of the turbocharger center. |
| US10208620B2 |
Overspeed protection device of an aircraft engine
The invention relates to an overspeed protection device of an aircraft engine. |
| US10208619B2 |
Variable low turbine vane with aft rotation axis
A turbine with a variable inlet guide vane assembly in which the vane airfoils extend between inner and outer buttons, and in which a center of rotation of the airfoil is located aft of an aerodynamic center of pressure of the airfoil. The trailing edge of the airfoil extends into both of the buttons such that no gap is formed between the airfoil trailing edge region and a static part of the turbine during movement of the airfoil from an opened position to a closed position. |
| US10208618B2 |
Vane arm having a claw
An exemplary variable vane actuation system for a gas turbine engine includes a vane arm attachable to a vane stem and configured to rotate the vane stem about a radially extending axis. The vane arm includes a claw feature to be press-fit onto the vane stem. |
| US10208613B2 |
Segmented seal
The present disclosure relates generally to a seal between two circumferential components. The seal comprises a plurality of seal segments disposed adjacent one another by a retaining ring that is at least partially disposed within a cavity formed within each of the plurality of seal segments. |
| US10208608B2 |
Cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade
A cooling circuit according to an embodiment includes: a cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade, the cooling circuit including: a pressure side cavity with a surface adjacent a pressure side of the multi-wall blade; a suction side cavity with a surface adjacent a suction side of the multi-wall blade; a central cavity disposed between the pressure side and suction side cavities, the central cavity including no surfaces adjacent the pressure and suction sides of the multi-wall blade; a first leading edge cavity with surfaces adjacent the pressure and suction sides of the multi-wall blade; and at least one impingement opening for fluidly coupling the first leading edge cavity with a second leading edge cavity. |
| US10208597B2 |
Cutter disc with set back teeth for tunnel boring machine
A cutter disc for a tunnel boring machine includes a middle disc portion defining a radially outer surface or edge for engaging a surface, a left toothed portion defining a first set of teeth set back from the outer edge, and a right toothed portion defining a second set of teeth set back from the outer edge. In an embodiment, a central bore through the cutter disc is configured to attach the cutter disc to a hub for rotatably mounting the cutter disc on a shaft. In an embodiment, the hub is formed integrally with the cutter disc. The left and right toothed portions provide structural support to the middle portion and facilitate rotation of the cutter disc when boring in soft or mixed conditions, but do not interfere with boring in hard rock conditions. |
| US10208596B2 |
Cutting apparatus
A cutting apparatus suitable for creating tunnels and subterranean roadways includes independently pivoting supports that each carry a respective independently pivoting arm and a rotatable cutting head. Each cutting head via the supports and arms, is configured to slew laterally outward in a sideways direction and to pivot in a vertical upward and downward direction. The supports and arms are mounted on a linear moving sled carried by a main frame. |
| US10208595B2 |
Arrangement and method of utilizing rock drilling information
An arrangement and method of utilizing rock drilling information in a mine whereby drill holes are drilled in a surrounding rock material by a first mining vehicle. During drilling measuring data is produced and is inputted to a monitoring device for analyzing procedures. The monitoring device produces rock condition data of the rock material being drilled. The produced rock condition data is then implemented in a second mining vehicle. |
| US10208579B2 |
Method of increasing productivity of oil and gas recovery from previously used wells
Oil and gas recovery includes selecting a previously used oil or gas containing layer in which cumulative perforation was utilized, closing micro cracks over a thickness of the oil or gas containing layer, carrying out slotting of the oil or gas containing layer to form slots, producing micro cracks over the thickness of the oil or gas containing layer, carrying out hydraulic fracturing of the oil or gas containing layer, and withdrawing oil or gas from the oil or gas containing layer with maintaining of a pressure in the well. |
| US10208576B2 |
Pump system for delivering viscous or partially viscous media from a borehole
A pump system and a method for pumping viscous or partially viscous media out of a borehole. The pump system includes a well pipe which is installed in the borehole and a motor which is coupled to an eccentric screw pump, the eccentric screw pump including one or more stators and one or more rotors which are received in the stator(s) so as to rotate eccentrically. One or more connection mechanisms fix the eccentric screw pump in the well pipe in a force-fitting and/or formfitting manner. For the purpose of removing the eccentric screw pump from the borehole, the eccentric screw pump is held by means of the one or more connection mechanisms with an axial freedom of movement. |
| US10208570B2 |
Degradable material time delay system and method
A time delay tool and method in a wellbore casing is disclosed. The tool/method includes a mechanical restraining element, a reservoir for containing a reactive fluid, an actuating device and a wellbore device. When a stored energy is applied on the wellbore device, the actuation device is actuated and enables the reactive fluid in the reservoir to come in contact with the mechanical restraining element. While the mechanical restraining element undergoes a change in shape due to a chemical reaction, a stored energy applied on the wellbore device is delayed by a pre-determined time delay. The amount of the pre-determined time delay is determined by factors that include the reactive fluids, concentration of the reactive fluids, geometry and size of the mechanical restraining element. |
| US10208567B2 |
Valve assembly for wellbore equipment
A valve assembly convertible from a first configuration to a second configuration may include a housing, a flapper attached to the housing adjustable between an open position and a closed position, a valve tubular releasably connected to the housing, an upstream barrier attached to the valve tubular and a downstream barrier attached to the valve tubular, and a tubular plug located within the valve tubular and moveable between the upstream and downstream barriers. The flapper may be in the open position when the valve assembly is in the first configuration and in the closed position when the valve assembly is in the second configuration. The upstream and downstream barriers may be positioned to prevent removal of the tubular plug from the valve tubular. The valve assembly may be used in conjunction with float equipment. |
| US10208564B2 |
Tubular airlock assembly
A rupture assembly that may be employed in the oilfield industry facilitates the deployment of a tubing string in a well. The rupture assembly may be installed at the bottom of the tubing string for the purpose of trapping air in a lateral section of the tubing, between the rupture assembly and an upper sealing assembly. As a result, the buoyant force in the lateral section reduces the drag encountered while running the tubing through the casing, thereby significantly reducing rig time, or permitting operations where none were possible previously. Once at landing depth, surface pressure may be added to burst and remove the seal and rupture assemblies. |
| US10208561B2 |
Smart filter cake for strengthening formations
A method of sealing a formation that includes drilling a wellbore through the formation while pumping a non-aqueous based wellbore fluid comprising an encapsulated first component into the wellbore, the non-aqueous based wellbore fluid forming a filter cake on the walls of the wellbore; and adding a second component to the wellbore fluid when fluid losses are registered during drilling, whereby the first and second components react to form a chemical sealing layer in the filter cake is disclosed. |
| US10208555B2 |
Blowout preventer monitoring systems and methods
A monitoring system for a blowout preventer (BOP) includes an ultrasonic transceiver configured to be coupled to a body that supports a movable component of the BOP. The system also includes a reflector configured to be positioned within a channel formed in the body. The ultrasonic transceiver is configured to emit an acoustic wave and the reflector is configured to reflect the acoustic wave to facilitate transmission of the acoustic wave from the ultrasonic transceiver to the movable component of the BOP and to facilitate transmission of a reflected acoustic wave from the movable component to the ultrasonic transceiver to enable the ultrasonic transceiver to generate a first signal indicative of a position of the movable component. The system further includes a controller configured to receive the first signal from the ultrasonic transceiver and to determine the position of the movable component based on the first signal. |
| US10208554B2 |
Predetermined load release device for a jar
A release device for a jarring tool includes a collet positioned between the mandrel of the jarring tool and a trigger sleeve. At least one end of the collet is in contact with a precompressed spring via a bushing. In order for the jarring tool to operate, a force greater than the precompressed force of the spring must be applied to the mandrel so that the collet can move in axial direction against the spring thereby releasing the mandrel. |
| US10208544B2 |
Turned-down centralizer sub assembly
A centralizer assembly and method for manufacturing a centralizer assembly. The centralizer assembly includes a mandrel including a first raised region having a first diameter, and a turned-down region having a second diameter, the second diameter being smaller than the first diameter. The centralizer assembly also includes a first stop segment extending at least partially around the mandrel in the turned-down region, and a centralizer disposed at least partially in the turned-down region. The first stop segment is received between axial extents of the centralizer, to limit a range of motion of the centralizer relative to the mandrel. |
| US10208537B2 |
Device for adjusting fabric angle of double fabric blinds
The present invention relates to double fabric blinds and, more particularly, to a device for adjusting a fabric angle of the double fabric blinds, which is capable of finely adjusting an degree of openness of a front sheet, wherein a plurality of balls are sequentially held in a holding groove, e.g., as four or eight balls, inserted into an insertion groove of a rotation component, wherein the plurality of balls are rotated in a guide groove of a stopper by approximately 90 degrees or 45 degrees, thereby improving safety and omitting the use of a conventional string. |
| US10208536B2 |
Screen system
A screen system for use with a sliding panel of a window or door to screen an opening as the sliding panel or door is opened. The screen is attached to the edge of the sliding panel adjacent the opening, and is wound onto a spindle. The spindle is rotatably mounted adjacent the screen opening so that the screen can be unwound from or wound onto the spindle. A cord is connected between the sliding panel and the spindle pulley via an idler pulley. The spindle is caused to rotate to wind the screen onto the spindle as the sliding panel is slid towards the closed position. While the screen is wound off the spindle, the cord is wound onto the spindle pulley and vice versa. A tension adjustment arrangement is provided for adjusting the tension in the cable as the screen is wound and unwound from the spindle. |
| US10208535B2 |
Enclosed blind control
A blind having a blind operating mechanism and a blind control element and having an enclosure for the blind control element, with the element completely enclosed, a connector supporting the enclosure on the blind, and depending downwardly, and a drive device at the lower end of the enclosure for operating the element. |
| US10208529B2 |
Tilt-up door
A tilt-up door for a building having an opening including a door frame with vertical track members, cam surfaces extending laterally from the vertical tracks at the upper portion of the tracks and a door sized to span the opening. The door can be pivotally coupled with rollers disposed within the vertical tracks and cam followers extending laterally from the upper portion of the door to contact the cam surfaces. When an upwardly directed motive force acts on the door the cam followers come into engagement with the cam surface to lift the door generally vertically and then rotate the door inwardly as the door is raised into an open raised position. |
| US10208526B1 |
Decorative cover for commercial window frames
An apparatus for reviving the appearance of a frame structure in a commercial window utilizes extruded plastic U-shaped channels adapted to fit over each element of the frame structure. The plastic channels are mixed with a selected color so that no painting is required. The channels are preferably attached to the frame structure by adhesive strips. Ends of the channels at frame structure intersections are covered by connectors overlaying ends of the channels. |
| US10208522B2 |
Machine tool
A machine tool according to the present invention is provided with a door opening/closing device including a movable door, a door opening/closing drive motor configured to drive the movable door, a power transferring mechanism configured to transfer power of the door opening/closing drive motor to the movable door. The machine tool includes a disturbance torque estimation unit configured to estimate a disturbance torque applied to the door opening/closing drive motor at an opening/closing operation of the movable door, a torque comparison unit configured to compare the disturbance torque estimated by the disturbance torque estimation unit to a predetermined first upper limit and a predetermined first lower limit, and a motor stop unit configured to stop the opening/closing operation of the movable door when the torque comparison unit determines that the disturbance torque is larger than the first upper limit or smaller than the first lower limit. |
| US10208518B2 |
Moving axis compartment door
An assembly for mounting a door with a vehicle compartment includes an arm coupled with the compartment and with the door and a constant-force spring having a coil coupled with one of the door and the compartment and an end coupled with the other of the door and the compartment such that a contraction of the spring causes the door to move with rotation of the arm. |
| US10208511B2 |
Lockable drawer cabinet
A cabinet having lockable drawers includes a frame and one or more drawers supported by the frame. At least one drawer has a releasable latching mechanism for securing the drawer in a locked position by way of engagement of the releasable latching mechanism engaging with a corresponding portion positioned on the frame. |
| US10208509B2 |
Push-out device for a movable furniture part
A push-out device for a movable furniture part includes a rotatable push-out element for pushing out the movable furniture part from a closed position to an open position. When the movable furniture part is pushed out, the push-out element can be rotated in a rotation direction. The push-out device has a push-out force accumulator which applies force to the push-out element in the opening direction of the movable furniture part, and has a tensioning device for tensioning the push-out force accumulator by the push-out element. When the push-out force accumulator is tensioned, the push-out element can be rotated in the same rotation direction as when the movable furniture part is pushed out. |
| US10208507B2 |
Multi-point exit device
A center slide assembly for a multi-point exit device. Upper and lower spool assemblies may be displaced from first positions to second positions along an inner region of a center slide. The displacement of the spool assemblies may displace upper and lower pull cables so as to retract latch mechanisms from extended positions to retracted positions. A first latching pin may be displaced, along with the displacement of the upper spool assembly, along an abutment surface of a tilting link so as to pivotally displace the tilting link from an unlocked position to a locked position. Displacement of the lower spool assembly may displace a second latching pin to a position wherein the second latching pin may be received and retained within a jog of the tilting link when the tilting link is in the locked position, which may thereby retain the associated latch mechanism in the retracted position. |
| US10208504B2 |
Structure for fixing tent support legs
A structure for fixing tent support legs comprise a connection sleeve which encompasses a bottom end portion of a support leg, and a leg sleeve provided with a first groove. The structure also includes a hook comprising a first end coupled with a tent fabric and a second end engaged and coupled with the leg sleeve. The first groove is configured to engage and couple the connection sleeve internally. The first groove is formed in such a way that a first opening at a first end of the first groove comprises a stop plate which locks the connection sleeve into the first groove. Moreover, the periphery of the connection sleeve comprises a plurality of bosses configured to engage the first groove, and a top portion of the bosses engage a bottom of the stop plate thereby coupling the connection sleeve to the leg sleeve. |
| US10208502B2 |
Inflatable rooftop tent system for vehicles
A tent system may include a base system adapted to mount to a roof of a vehicle, an inflatable tent frame, and a canopy. The base system may include a rigid platform and an air delivery mechanism integrated into the base system, the air delivery mechanism may have an air port adapted to receive pressurized air. The tent system may include an inflatable tent frame including an inflatable tube coupled with the base system, the inflatable tube having an air inlet coupled with the air delivery mechanism, the air inlet receiving the pressurized air from the air delivery mechanism into the inflatable tube, the inflatable tube adapted to support a tent canopy when the inflatable tube is inflated using the pressurized air. The tent canopy may be attached to the base. |
| US10208495B2 |
Two pitch bleacher
This two pitch beam is for a bleacher support system in which the slope of its understructure is a combination of a shallow pitch section and a steep pitch section. The unique longitudinal support beam is used for both the shallow pitch and steep pitch sections. |
| US10208489B2 |
Raised flooring system and assembly method with magnetically-attached flooring surface
A system and method of removably attaching a flooring surface material to a subfloor. The subfloor may include a modular raised flooring system comprising a plurality of raised floor panels, and comprising a magnetic body, surface or underlayment material. The flooring surface material includes a magnetic attachment surface that holds the flooring surface material in place on the subfloor by magnetic attraction, but that allows removal for disassembly and/or replacement. |
| US10208486B2 |
Ventilated wall comprising a reinforcement system for porcelain or ceramic stoneware or marble or travertine or concrete composites thin plates
The invention relates to a ventilated wall for buildings comprising a thin coating or first layer (1) comprised of porcelain or ceramic stoneware, of marble, of travertine or of volcanic stone or of cement compounds, suitable for being provided at a distance from said building to realize an interspace for air circulation, said ventilated wall comprising a reinforcement system (10) for said first layer (1) comprising, on the side faced toward said building, a second fiberglass layer (2), coupled with said first layer (1), a third layer (3) comprised of foamed material, and a fourth layer (4), the coupling of said layers (1, 2, 3, 4) being realized by gluing material having flexibility properties. |
| US10208482B2 |
Single panel siding product
A siding product may include a panel having a substantially rectangular structure with a simulated pattern on a front face thereof. The panel may be formed from a polymer and may include color variegation. The panel may have a hollow back and be a single shake configuration that does not simulate more than one shake or more than one course of siding. The siding product may include a panel having a front face with a simulated pattern. The panel can include a hollow back, a longitudinal length extending in an x-direction, a lateral width extending in a y-direction, and a transverse depth extending in a z-direction. The panel can have a plurality of reinforcement ribs on the hollow back that extend longitudinally in the x-direction and transversely in the z-direction. In a version, none of the reinforcement ribs extend laterally in the y-direction. |
| US10208481B2 |
Straight line shingle
The present invention is an apparatus for applying shingles onto a roof of a structure. The present invention is a Straight line shingle apparatus to which when applied to an already prepared roof top, will be all the pre set lines and margins required to applying a perfectly square and level shingle roof according to the shingle specifications. There are three main parts to this apparatus, two vertical rods fixed on the roof deck, a vertical rod set up, which rides in bearings affixed to the horizontal housings, which produces a very easy sliding motion and a rack, positioned at an even line spacing from the bearings to let a user lay shingles into an extended row of shingles. Once shingles are positioned, many shingles may be nailed at once. |
| US10208476B2 |
Foldable structural plate element
A method for the manufacture of a foldable building plate element by providing a flat plate (1), providing of at least one folding groove (2) in the flat plate, providing a folding profile (6), comprising two side wings (7) and an interposed folding portion (8), and fitting the folding groove into the folding profile in such a way, for example by gluing, that the side wings thereof form a strong connection with the two side faces (5) of the folding groove. The side wings are interconnected with each other through a bridging strip (9), which will be removed when the plate is folded. The wings are further provided with connecting means (10) that snap-connect with each other when the side wings are folded towards each other. If desired, a filler strip (11) can be inserted between the side wings. |
| US10208475B2 |
Building modules
A building module has an exterior shape generally of a cuboid having side, end, top and bottom faces, and fabricated from metal, the module being hollow and defining a space of a size suitable for occupation by a person. The module includes fastening elements (21, 69) to allow the module to be fastened to another adjacent module and to allow for engagement by standard load handling equipment for handling freight containers. The module has an overall exterior width greater than 2700 mm and includes a first set of fastening elements (21, 69A, 69B, 69C, 69D) in the region of a first end of the top of the module and a second end of the top of the module. The fastening elements of each set include two fastening elements (e.g. 21 and 69C) spaced apart from one another at a center-to-center spacing (D) of about (2260) mm. |
| US10208472B1 |
Outer wall of a building
An outer wall of a building has a frame and a coating layer. The frame has multiple surfaces. The coating layer is coated on at least one of the surfaces of the frame and is composed of a glass-fiber net and an adhesive material layer. The adhesive material layer is composed of acrylic resin, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (HEC), and water. |
| US10208471B2 |
Toilet coupling
A method for securing a toilet tank to a toilet bowl through an attachment assembly. The method includes the steps of engaging a valve to the tank through an opening in the tank, moving a mounting bracket over the valve through an opening in the mounting bracket to position the mounting bracket adjacent to the tank, the mounting bracket having at least three mounting locations with fasteners attached thereto, coupling a valve nut to the valve to secure the mounting bracket between the tank and the valve nut, and securing the mounting bracket to the bowl through the fasteners. The at least three fasteners are disposed external to the tank and couple the tank to the bowl without directly engaging the tank. |
| US10208466B2 |
Sanitary installment part
A sanitary fixture is provided having an upstream end and a downstream end, the sanitary fixture includes a mounting housing having a thread which is matingly engagable with a thread provided on a water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting. The mounting housing has a downstream housing end side with flow-through holes. At least one insertion part can be inserted into the mounting housing as far as an insertion stop. The fixture includes an aerated jet regulator which is configured such that a circumferential wall of the mounting housing includes at least one aeration duct at least in a subregion of at least a double-walled configuration. The at least one aeration duct, which is arranged towards the downstream housing end side, opens out in at least one aeration opening leading into a housing interior of the mounting housing. |
| US10208464B1 |
Portable grooming device and associated use thereof
A portable grooming device is detachably coupled to a shower, sink, or bathtub and includes a shower head style, flow-through hair-comb and flexible hose, through which water will travel, making the act of washing, conditioning, and combing one's hair, easier, more enjoyable, more effective, and more convenient. The portable grooming device includes a flexible hose configured to be detachably coupled to an existing water-supply source, and a comb in fluid communication with the flexible hose wherein the comb is detachably mated to the hose. Advantageously, the comb is configured to discharge fluid outwardly and away therefrom. |
| US10208462B2 |
Systems and methods for precipitation collection
Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for harvesting water from precipitation while limiting loss due to evaporation and sublimation. In one implementation, precipitation is received on a collection surface through an opening during a precipitation event. The received precipitation is sealed on the collection surface from an outside atmosphere using at least one cover assembly in response to a triggering event concluding the receipt of the precipitation. The at least one cover assembly includes a take-up assembly adapted to extend a cover from a first cross bar to a second cross bar over at least a portion of the opening. Water harvested from the sealed precipitation is directed to a water storage device. Other implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for remote monitoring and management of water collection devices. |
| US10208461B2 |
Wing shroud for an earth moving machine bucket, bucket and earth moving machine
A wing shroud is provided for an earth moving machine bucket adapted to be positioned at least partially on a tooth adapter and/or at least partially on a lateral plate of the bucket for protecting wear sensitive bucket parts. The wing shroud includes at least one self-lock mechanism for a detachable connection to the bucket. |
| US10208457B2 |
Working machine control system
A working machine control system includes: a split-flow fluid pressure pump configured to discharge a working fluid from a first discharge port and a second discharge port; a communication switching valve configured to allow, when one of a first operation valve and a second operation valve is switched, the first discharge port or the second discharge port for one of the first operation valve and the second operation valve that is not switched to communicate with a first neutral passage or a second neutral passage for the other of the first operation valve and the second operation valve that is switched; and a discharge flow rate adjusting device configured to adjust the fluid pressure pump so as to reduce a discharge flow rate of the fluid pressure pump in a case where a switch signal is inputted from any one of the first operation valve and the second operation valve. |
| US10208455B2 |
In-vehicle dynometer
A hydraulic system is adapted to provide at least one of a fluid flow at a variable fluid pressure or a fluid flow at a variable fluid displacement. A pressure sensor measures a fluid pressure. A controller is in communication with the engine and the pressure sensor. Wherein, the controller sends an engine speed signal to operate the engine in an open state and controls the fluid displacement or the fluid pressure of the hydraulic system to a first load condition. Further wherein, the controller detects an engine speed and a fluid pressure of the hydraulic system with the pressure sensor when the engine is in the open state and the hydraulic system is in the first load condition. Further wherein, the controller operably calculates a total engine torque as a function of the detected engine speed and fluid pressure when the hydraulic system is in the first load condition. |
| US10208454B2 |
Apparatus for the removal of sludge
Apparatus for removing sludge from an underwater deposit comprises a blade having a cutting edge that points forwards and a blade surface to the rear of the cutting edge that faces the interior of a housing. Nozzles are positioned and oriented to direct jets of water onto the blade surface to fluidize sludge that has been cut by the blade. The jets have a component of motion in the rearward direction relative to the blade surface, whereby the fluidized sludge is effectively contained within the housing and high collection rates can be achieved. The apparatus can be adapted for horizontal use over the surface of a sludge deposit or for movement in any direction through a bulk sludge deposit. |
| US10208452B2 |
Bucket for implement system having symmetrical tooth mounting members
A bucket for an implement system includes a bucket body, and a first tooth mounting member and a second tooth mounting member forming first and second corners of the bucket body. The first and second tooth mounting members may be identical to one another, and are each bilaterally symmetrical. A flared shape of a longitudinal fin of each of the tooth mounting members enables abutment against a side wall of a bucket at a plurality of orientations, enabling tooth mounting members of the same design to be used at opposite corners of the bucket for positioning digging teeth at kicked-out orientations. |
| US10208451B2 |
Work vehicle and front loader
A stand 18 is maintained under a stored posture when the stand 18 is pivoted toward the stored posture side in association with a dumping action of a bucket 13 and a lock mechanism 25 is switched to a locking state. The stand is switched to an in-use posture when the lock mechanism 25 is switched to a releasing state while the stand 18 is maintained under the stored posture by the lock mechanism 25. |
| US10208445B2 |
Dam for shielding water
A dam (1) for shielding against water, said dam comprising at least one elongate section (10), each section comprising a section bottom (2), a section top (3) and two longitudinal side faces (4) and two end faces (5) together defining a volume (6), said at least one section (10) comprising one or more openings (11, 12) configured for filling and emptying of liquid to the volume (6), said at least one end face (5) comprising a collar (7) extending in the width along the periphery of the end face in extension of the bottom section and the two longitudinal side faces. |
| US10208440B1 |
Traffic gate
A traffic gate apparatus comprises an upstanding pedestal. A first elongate arm is also provided having a proximal end and a distal end, with the proximal end of the first elongate arm being pivotally connected to the pedestal at a first pivot axis. A second elongate arm has a proximal end and a distal end, with the proximal end of the lower elongate arm being pivotally connected to the pedestal at a second pivot axis. The second pivot axis is below the first pivot axis such that the first and second elongate arms are movable between a lowered position, in which the first and second elongate arms are generally horizontal and parallel with the first elongate arm being above said second elongate arm, and a raised position. The first and second elongate arms each have an adjustment mechanism such that a length thereof can be varied. |
| US10208438B2 |
Composite bridge deck and bridge construction
A bridge construction having a bridge support or abutment and a bridge deck supported thereon. The bridge deck includes a composite panel with a top plastic skin, a bottom plastic skin and a core arranged between and attached to the plastic skins. The bridge deck also includes an edge beam extending along at least one edge of the composite panel and resting on the bridge support. The top plastic skin has a protruding part which protrudes laterally relative to the core and the bottom plastic skin. The protruding part of the top plastic skin extends over and is attached to a top side of the edge beam, and both the core and the lower plastic skin extend laterally up to a front side of the edge beam. |
| US10208437B1 |
Damping bearing in convertible antiseismic mode and damping bridge apparatus
A damping bearing in convertible antiseismic mode and a damping bridge apparatus. The damping bearing includes a bearing body, a damping component, a hydraulic component, and a connecting piece. The bearing body includes a first bearing, a second bearing, and a third bearing. The damping component includes an arc damping member. The arc damping member is located between the first bearing and the second bearing. One end of the arc damping member is connected to the second bearing, the other end of the arc damping member is connected to the first bearing by using the connecting piece, and after the connecting piece is cut off, the arc damping member is capable of sliding relative to the first bearing. The hydraulic component is connected to the arc damping member and the second bearing respectively. |
| US10208434B2 |
Sports field structure and method for forming the same
A sports field comprises a base structure and a cover. The cover is at least partly permeable to fluid, especially water. The base structure comprises voids for containing fluid. The base structure forms a substantially continuous deck supporting the cover. The cover comprises or is formed by an artificial sports layer, such as artificial grass. At least a number of the voids are in fluid communication with each other. Wick elements are provided fluidly connecting at least a number of the voids with the cover for supplying fluid from the voids to the top layer. |
| US10208432B2 |
Tamping unit for tamping sleepers of a track
In a tamping unit for tamping sleepers of a track, both squeezing drives of a tamping tine pair are articulatedly connected to a common connecting carrier. A vibration exciter fastened to the tine carrier is connected to the connecting carrier, likewise fastened to the tine carrier, for transmission of tamping tine vibrations from the connecting carrier to the squeezing drives and the tamping tines. |
| US10208426B2 |
Belt or fabric including polymeric layer for papermaking machine
A fabric or belt for a papermaking machine including a first layer that defines a web contacting surface and a second layer that supports the first layer. The first layer is made of extruded polymer and includes a plurality of first elements aligned in a first direction, a plurality of second elements aligned in a second direction and extending over the plurality of first elements, and a plurality of open portions defined by the plurality of first and second elements. The second layer is made of woven fabric. The first layer is bonded to the second layer so that the first layer extends only partially through the second layer and an interface formed between the first and second layers includes bonded and unbonded portions and airflow channels that extend in a plane parallel to the first and second layers. |
| US10208412B2 |
Systems and methods for forming a composite structure
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for forming a composite structure comprising rotating a base layer of an apparatus for forming the composite structure about an axis of rotation, transferring carbon short fibers from a first vibratory feed ramp onto the base layer in order to form a plurality of fibrous layers in the composite structure, and vibrating the first vibratory feed ramp during the transferring the carbon short fibers. The base layer may comprise an annular shape. |
| US10208410B2 |
Braided textile sleeve with axially collapsible, anti-kinking feature and method of construction thereof
A protective textile sleeve and method of construction thereof are provided. The sleeve has a tubular wall of braided yarns extending lengthwise along a central longitudinal axis between opposite ends. At least some of the braided yarns including heat-set yarns, and the wall has a plurality of annular first regions forming generally convex ridges and a plurality of annular second regions forming generally concave valleys. The first regions alternate with the second regions along the central longitudinal axis. The first regions include a plurality of twisted yarns forming a plurality of closed loops, wherein at least some of the braided yarns pass through at least some of the closed loops within the first regions to enhance the radial stiffness and resistance of the wall to kinking. |
| US10208408B2 |
Method for manufacturing ultrafine fiber
A method for manufacturing ultrafine fibers having an average diameter of less than 1 μm is implemented by an apparatus including a feeder and a drawing chamber in communication with the feeder via an orifice having a pressure difference. The method includes introducing a multifilament to the drawing chamber under the condition that the ratio of the cross-section of the multifilament to the cross-section of the orifice rectifier is 50% or less, and irradiating the discharged multifilament such that the center of the multifilament melted thereby is located 1 to 15 mm apart vertically below the orifice outlet to melt the leading portion of the multifilament and cause the multifilament to swing at a maximum angle of 5 to 80 degrees to the central orifice axis within a conical space, such that the melted leading portion of the multifilament is drawn by an air stream generated by the pressure difference. |
| US10208407B2 |
High tenacity low extensible nylon 6.6 cord
A two or three-ply nylon 6.6 cord having a breaking elongation of 8 to 12% and a minimum tenacity of 9 g/dtex is disclosed in the present invention. The two or three-ply nylon 6.6 cord is used as tire reinforcement, in particular as cap ply spirally wound on belt package with 0° to 5° to the equatorial plane of the radial pneumatic tire. |
| US10208398B2 |
Wafer support, chemical vapor phase growth device, epitaxial wafer and manufacturing method thereof
Provided is a manufacturing device capable of effectively and sufficiently reducing an edge crown. The wafer support is used in a chemical vapor phase growth device in which an epitaxial film is grown on a main surface of a wafer using a chemical vapor deposition method, the wafer support including: a wafer mounting surface having an upper surface on which a substrate is mounted; and a wafer support portion that rises to surround a wafer to be mounted, in which a height from an apex of the wafer support portion to a main surface of the wafer mounted on the wafer mounting surface is 1 mm or more. |
| US10208396B2 |
Crystalline gallium nitride containing flourine
A method for growing a crystalline composition, the first crystalline composition may include gallium and nitrogen. The crystalline composition may have an infrared absorption peak at about 3175 cm−1, with an absorbance per unit thickness of greater than about 0.01 cm−1. In one embodiment, the composition may have an amount of oxygen present in a concentration of less than about 3×1018 per cubic centimeter, and may be free of two-dimensional planar boundary defects in a determined volume of the first crystalline composition. |
| US10208393B2 |
High thermal conductivity insulated metal substrates produced by plasma electrolytic oxidation
There is disclosed an insulated metal substrate, consisting of a dielectric oxide coatings of high crystallinity (>vol 90%) on aluminium, magnesium or titanium and high thermal conductivity (over 6 Wm−1K−1), formed by plasma electrolytic oxidation on a surface comprising aluminium, magnesium or titanium. There is also disclosed a plasma electrolytic oxidation process for generating dielectric oxide coatings of controlled crystallinity on a surface of a metallic workpiece, wherein at least a series of positive pulses of current are applied to the workpiece in an electrolyte so as to generate plasma discharges, wherein discharge currents are restricted to levels no more than 50 mA, discharge durations are restricted to durations of no more than 100 μs and are shorter than the durations of each the positive pulses, and/or by restricting the power of individual plasma discharges to under 15W. There is also disclosed an insulated metal substrate capable of withstanding exposure to high temperatures (over 300° C.) and thermal shock or repeated thermal cycling of over 300° C., as a result of excellent adhesion of the insulating dielectric to the metal substrate, and the mechanically compliant nature of the coating (E˜20-30 GPa). Furthermore, there is disclosed a method of making these insulated metal substrates so thin as to be mechanically flexible or pliable without detriment to their electrical insulation. |
| US10208391B2 |
Aluminum trihalide-neutral ligand ionic liquids and their use in aluminum deposition
An ionic liquid composition comprising a complex of a trihalo aluminum (III) species with at least one organic uncharged ligand comprising a ring structure having at least three ring carbon atoms and at least one ring heteroatom selected from nitrogen and sulfur, wherein the complex is a liquid at a temperature of 100° C. or less. Methods of electroplating aluminum onto a metallic substrate using the above-described ionic liquid composition are also described. |
| US10208384B2 |
Efficient water oxidation catalysts and methods of oxygen and hydrogen production by photoelectrolysis
Processes for the liberation of oxygen and hydrogen from water are provided allowing for mass scale production using abundant sources of catalyst materials. A metal oxide based anode is formed by the simple oxidation of metal in air by heating the metal for a specified time period. The resultant anode is then contacted with water and subjected to a voltage from an external source or driven by electromagnetic energy to produce oxygen at the surface of the anode by oxidation of water. These processes provide efficient and stable oxygen or hydrogen production. |
| US10208379B2 |
Synthesis and use of precursors for ALD of group VA element containing thin films
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes for forming Group VA element containing thin films, such as Sb, Sb—Te, Ge—Sb and Ge—Sb—Te thin films are provided, along with related compositions and structures. Sb precursors of the formula Sb(SiR1R2R3)3 are preferably used, wherein R1, R2, and R3 are alkyl groups. As, Bi and P precursors are also described. Methods are also provided for synthesizing these Sb precursors. Methods are also provided for using the Sb thin films in phase change memory devices. |
| US10208377B2 |
Localized atmospheric laser chemical vapor deposition
An atmospheric, Laser-based Chemical Vapor Deposition (LCVD) technique provides highly localized deposition of material to mitigate damage sites on an optical component. The same laser beam can be used to deposit material as well as for in-situ annealing of the deposited material. The net result of the LCVD process is in-filling and planarization of a treated site, which produces optically more damage resistant surfaces. Several deposition and annealing steps can be interleaved during a single cycle for more precise control on amount of deposited material as well as for increasing the damage threshold for the deposited material. |
| US10208375B2 |
Evaporation source and evaporation device
An evaporation source includes a heat source structure and an evaporation container for accommodating a to-be-evaporated material. The heat source structure includes a heat source and a thermal conductor. The thermal conductor is in contact with the evaporation container, and the heat source is at the thermal conductor and around the evaporation container. |
| US10208373B2 |
Production method for deposition mask
A production method for a deposition mask is provided. The production method includes the steps of: forming a mask member having a structure in which a thin-board magnetic metal member having a through hole and a resin film contact tightly with each other; forming a mark that has a specified depth by irradiating a part of the film through the through hole of the mask member with laser beams; and forming an opening pattern that penetrates the film by irradiating a predetermined position with laser beams, using the mark as a reference. |
| US10208366B2 |
Metal-matrix composites reinforced with a refractory metal
A metal matrix composite tool that includes a hard composite portion comprising a reinforcement material infiltrated with a binder material, wherein the reinforcement material comprises a refractory metal component dispersed with reinforcing particles, wherein a surface roughness of the reinforcing particles is at least two times greater than the refractory metal component, wherein the refractory metal component has a failure strain of at least 0.05 and a shear modulus of 200 GPa or less, and wherein the reinforcing particles have a failure strain of 0.01 or less but at least five times less than the failure strain of the refractory metal component, and the reinforcing particles have a shear modulus of greater than 200 GPa and at least two times greater than the shear modulus of the refractory metal component. The reinforcing particles may comprise an intermetallic, a boride, a carbide, a nitride, an oxide, a ceramic, and/or a diamond. |
| US10208364B2 |
Ni-based alloy, ni-based alloy for gas turbine combustor, member for gas turbine combustor, liner member, transition piece member, liner, and transition piece
A Ni-based alloy comprises nitrides, of which an estimated largest size is an area-equivalent diameter of 12 μm to 25 μm, the estimated largest size of the nitrides being determined by calculating an area-equivalent diameter D which is defined as D=A1/2 in relation to an area A of a nitride with a largest size among nitrides present in a measurement field of view area S0 of an observation of the Ni-based alloy, repeatedly performing this operation for n times corresponding to a measurement field of view number n to acquire n pieces of data of the area-equivalent diameter D, arranging the pieces of data of area-equivalent diameter D in ascending order into D1, D2, . . . Dn to calculate a standardized variable yj, plotting the area-equivalent diameter D and the standardized variable yj on X and Y axes of an X-Y coordinate system, respectively, to obtain a regression line yj=a×D+b (wherein a and b are constants) to calculating yj where a cross-sectional area to be predicted S is 100 mm2, and substituting the obtained value of yj into the regression line to obtain the estimated largest size of the nitrides. |
| US10208360B2 |
Hot-forged TiAl-based alloy and method for producing the same
Provided is a hot-forged TiAl-based alloy of the present invention containing 40 to 45 atom % of Al and additive elements in the following composition ratio (A) or (B), and the balance Ti with inevitable impurities: (A) Nb: 7 to 9 atom %, Cr: 0.4 to 4.0 atom %, Si: 0.3 to 1.0 atom %, and C: 0.3 to 1.0 atom %; and (B) at least one of Cr: 0.1 to 2.0 atom %, Mo: 0.1 to 2.0 atom %, Mn: 0.1 to 4.0 atom %, Nb: 0.1 to 8.0 atom %, and V: 0.1 to 8.0 atom %. The TiAl-based alloy is characterized by having a fine structure of densely arranged lamella grains that are laminated alternately with a Ti3Al phase (α2-phase) and a TiAl phase (γ-phase) and have an average grain size of 1 to 200 μm. |
| US10208355B2 |
Method of treatment for glioblastoma by administering a VEGF antagonist
The invention provides methods and compositions to detect expression of one or more biomarkers for identifying and treating patients having glioblastomas who are likely to be responsive to VEGF antagonist therapy. The invention also provides kits and articles of manufacture for use in the methods. |
| US10208354B2 |
NRG1 fusion genes in cancer
The present invention relates to novel fusion genes comprising NRG1 and a further fusion partner, like CD74. The present invention provides for the use of these fusion genes in diagnosis as well as in medical intervention in cancer. |
| US10208353B2 |
Biomarkers useful for detection of types, grades and stages of human breast cancer
The present invention relates to biomarkers useful for detection of types, grades and stages of human breast cancer. The present invention particularly relates to the development of these identified biomarkers as a miRNA chip for the early and accurate diagnosis of human breast cancer. This patent application highlights the novelty in the utility of these miRNAs, that they could be used as a diagnostic kit (miRNA chip) for early and accurate detection of breast cancer grades, stages and subtypes. Few to hundreds of samples can be checked within a span of 2 to 3 hrs and hence this becomes an easy, fast, robust and high throughput technology for screening program for early detection of breast cancer. |
| US10208350B2 |
Methods and systems for assessing infertility and related pathologies
Methods for assessing infertility and related pathologies and informing treatment type and timing thereof are provided. According to certain embodiments, methods of the invention include determining levels of one or more transcripts present in a sample obtained from a subject suspected of having endometriosis, identifying transcript levels that correspond to a regulation pattern specific to a time-point in a uterine cycle, and characterizing endometriosis of the subject based upon the identified transcript levels. The invention includes methods for assessing age-associated increase in aneuploidy rates based on FSH levels and IVF success rates based on obesity in PCOS patients. |
| US10208344B2 |
Methods and probes for monitoring marine water
A method of biomonitoring marine water is provided, as are probes and kits. The method comprises: extracting messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) from Mytilus species; preparing cDNA from the mRNA; hybridizing a plurality of probes with the cDNA to provide a set of hybridized cDNA, the probes consisting of at least 20 consecutive nucleotides of at least 50 sequences of SEQ ID NO: 1-122; and quantifying an abundance of the set of hybridized cDNA, thereby biomonitoring marine water. |
| US10208343B2 |
Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides
The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, systems, and devices for polynucleotide processing. Such polynucleotide processing may be useful for a variety of applications, including polynucleotide sequencing. |
| US10208340B2 |
Random access system and method for polymerase chain reaction testing
A random access, high-throughput system and method for preparing a biological sample for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing are disclosed. The system includes a nucleic acid isolation/purification apparatus and a PCR apparatus. The nucleic acid isolation/purification apparatus magnetically captures nucleic acid (NA) solids from the biological sample and then suspends the NA in elution buffer solution. The PCR testing apparatus provides multiple cycles of the denaturing, annealing, and elongating thermal cycles. More particularly, the PCR testing apparatus includes a multi-vessel thermal cycler array that has a plurality of single-vessel thermal cyclers that is each individually-thermally-controllable so that adjacent single-vessel thermal cyclers can be heated or cooled to different temperatures corresponding to the different thermal cycles of the respective PCR testing process. |
| US10208336B2 |
Use of a porous capillary membrane for determining the amount of rolling circle amplification products
A method of sample analysis is provided. In certain embodiments, the method may comprise: (a) filtering a liquid sample containing rolling circle amplification (RCA) products using a porous capillary membrane, thereby producing an array of the RCA products on the membrane; wherein the sample contains at least a first population of RCA products and a second population of RCA products, wherein the first and second populations of labeled RCA products are distinguishably labeled; and (b) determining the amount of the first labeled population of RCA products and the amount of the second labeled population of RCA products in an area of the membrane. |
| US10208333B2 |
Sequence conversion and signal amplifier DNA having locked nucleic acids and detection methods using same
Disclosed are methods for detecting a target nucleic acid in a sample. The methods include contacting said sample, in the presence of a polymerase and an endonuclease, with a sequence conversion oligonucleotide having locked nucleic acids at select positions sufficient to decrease non-specific background signal amplification. Also disclosed are methods for detecting a target nucleic acid in a sample in which said sample is contacted, in the presence of a polymerase and an endonuclease, with a sequence conversion oligonucleotide and a signal amplifier oligonucleotide, both having locked nucleic acids at select positions sufficient to decrease non-specific background signal amplification. The disclosure also provides compositions and kits comprising such sequence conversion and signal amplifier oligonucleotides. |
| US10208330B2 |
Sampling devices and methods for concentrating microorganisms
The present disclosure describes methods for concentrating microorganisms with concentration agents in a sampling device and the sampling device described herein. More specifically, methods for concentrating microorganisms from large volume samples with concentration agents in a sampling device can provide for rapid, low cost, simple (involving no complex equipment or procedures), and/or effective processes under a variety of conditions. |
| US10208326B2 |
Methods and materials for biosynthesis of manoyl oxide
The invention relates to recombinant microorganisms and methods for producing manoyl oxide. |
| US10208325B2 |
Microorganism having improved L-lysine productivity and method for producing L-lysine using same
Provided are a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium having an enhanced activity to produce L-lysine as a result of inactivating a secretory protein and a method for producing L-lysine using the microorganism. |
| US10208323B2 |
Recombinant microorganism for improved production of fine chemicals
The present invention relates to a recombinant nucleic acid molecule, a recombinant microorganism, to a method for producing alanine and to the use of the recombinant nucleic acid molecule or the recombinant microorganism for the fermentative production of alanine. |
| US10208322B2 |
In vivo and in vitro olefin cyclopropanation catalyzed by heme enzymes
The present invention provides methods for catalyzing the conversion of an olefin to any compound containing one or more cyclopropane functional groups using heme enzymes. In certain aspects, the present invention provides a method for producing a cyclopropanation product comprising providing an olefinic substrate, a diazo reagent, and a heme enzyme; and admixing the components in a reaction for a time sufficient to produce a cyclopropanation product. In other aspects, the present invention provides heme enzymes including variants and fragments thereof that are capable of carrying out in vivo and in vitro olefin cyclopropanation reactions. Expression vectors and host cells expressing the heme enzymes are also provided by the present invention. |
| US10208321B2 |
Use of marine algae for co-producing alkenones, alkenone derivatives, and co-products
A method comprising a series of selective extraction techniques for the parallel production of biodiesel and isolation of several valuable co-products including an alkenone hydrocarbon mixture of the kerosene/jet fuel range (primarily C10-, C12-, and C17-hydrocarbons) and fucoxanthin, a high-valued carotenoid, from the marine alkenone-producing microalgae Isochrysis. |
| US10208315B2 |
Soybean seed and oil compositions and methods of making same
Soybean oil compositions with unique fatty acid profiles are disclosed. These oils can be derived by the suppression of endogenous soybean FAD2 and FAD3 genes and the expression of a stearoyl acyl ACP thioesterase. Soybean plants and seeds comprising these oils are also disclosed. |
| US10208312B2 |
Cis/trans riboregulators
The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules, DNA constructs, plasmids, and methods for post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression using RNA molecules to both repress and activate translation of an open reading frame. Repression of gene expression is achieved through the presence of a regulatory nucleic acid element (the cis-repressive RNA or crRNA) within the 5′ untranslated region (5′ UTR) of an mRNA molecule. The nucleic acid element forms a hairpin (stem/loop) structure through complementary base pairing. The hairpin blocks access to the mRNA transcript by the ribosome, thereby preventing translation. In particular, in embodiments of the invention designed to operate in prokaryotic cells, the stem of the hairpin secondary structure sequesters the ribosome binding site (RBS). In embodiments of the invention designed to operate in eukaryotic cells, the stem of the hairpin is positioned upstream of the start codon, anywhere within the 5′ UTR of an mRNA. A small RNA (trans-activating RNA, or taRNA), expressed in trans, interacts with the crRNA and alters the hairpin structure. This alteration allows the ribosome to gain access to the region of the transcript upstream of the start codon, thereby activating transcription from its previously repressed state. |
| US10208311B2 |
Method for controlling obesity using minimally invasive means
Methods for controlling obesity using minimally-invasive procedures including introducing embolic crystal particles that are naturally occurring and mostly non-toxic salts into the arterial capillaries feeding the sections of the stomach where the appetite inducing hormone, ghrelin, is produced to limit the blood flow to the region reducing appetite; introducing a virus vector or antisense oligonucleotide to inhibit the production of ghrelin and reduce the appetite; and introducing a soluble embolic particle with a virus vector or antisense oligonucleotide which will inhibit the flow of blood initially and then dissolve and release the inhibit vector to the region, generating ghrelin to control the appetite. |
| US10208310B2 |
Anti-TNF compounds
TNFα antisense oligonucleotides are provided herein. Methods of treating TNFα diseases or disorders using the TNFα antisense oligonucleotides and related products are provided. |
| US10208299B2 |
Highly potent acid alpha-glucosidase with enhanced carbohydrates
Recombinant human alpha glucosidase (rhGAA) composition derived from CHO cells that contains a more optimized glycan composition consisting of a higher amount of rhGAA containing N-glycans carrying mannose-6-phosphate (M6P) or bis-M6P than conventional rhGAAs, along with low amount of non-phosphorylated high mannose glycans, and low amount of terminal galactose on complex oligosaccharides. Compositions containing the rhGAA, and methods of use are described. |
| US10208297B2 |
Polypeptides with lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding same for cleaning
Isolated polypeptides with lipase activity; polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the polypeptides for cleaning are disclosed. |
| US10208295B2 |
MRNA therapy for phenylketonuria
The present invention provides, among other things, methods of treating phenylketonuria (PKU), including administering to a subject in need of treatment a composition comprising an mRNA encoding phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) at an effective dose and an administration interval such that at least one symptom or feature of PKU is reduced in intensity, severity, or frequency or has delayed in onset. In some embodiments, the mRNA is encapsulated in a liposome comprising one or more cationic lipids, one or more non-cationic lipids, one or more cholesterol-based lipids and one or more PEG-modified lipids. |
| US10208294B2 |
Acyl-ACP reductase with improved properties
The disclosure relates to acyl-ACP reductase (AAR) enzyme variants that result in improved fatty aldehyde and fatty alcohol production when expressed in recombinant host cells. The disclosure further relates to methods of making and using such AAR variants for the production of fatty alcohol compositions having particular characteristics. |
| US10208291B2 |
Method for generating high-titer hepatitis E virus stocks and titration assay for hepatitis E virus
Polybrene as an additive in cell culture medium is used in methods for the generation of high-titer hepatitis E virus stocks and assays for titration of hepatitis E virus. A cell culture medium containing polybrene is used for high-titer HEV generation, a method for determining the presence and/or the level of HEV in a sample, and an HEV titration assay using polybrene. |
| US10208285B2 |
Compositions and methods for TCR reprogramming using fusion proteins
Provided herein are T-cell receptor (TCR) fusion proteins (TFPs), T-cells engineered to express one or more TFPs, and methods of use thereof for the treatment of diseases, including cancer. |
| US10208280B2 |
System and method of preservation, storage and transport of biological materials
A system and method for preservation, storage and transport of biological materials by the use of at least one deformable container configured with at least one inlet at one end, an outer surface greater than 80% of the total surface of the cavities of the support and a width and length sufficient for it to be placed in contact with all the heat transfer plates of the support. The support has at least two cavities delimited by the heat transfer plates, with temperature control device, side walls and at least one main front door. The system allows improvement of the heat transfer necessary for freezing and thawing large volumes of solutions containing biological materials. It also allows to considerably accelerate the heat transfer, as well as the reproducibility and scalability of the freezing and thawing process while keeping the system very compact. |
| US10208276B2 |
Pure algae growth system and method
A tank receives, mixes, and dispenses input materials including algae feed stock, a micro-nutrients, cleaning solution, a sterile gas, a heating/cooling fluid, carbon dioxide, and raw water with a water treatment system. A plurality of output stations include a vent to atmosphere, a heating/cooling media return, a cleaning disposal, and an algae concentrate/product. The vent to atmosphere is coupled to the tank. The heating/cooling media return is coupled to the heating/cooling media supply through the tank. The cleaning solution disposal station is coupled to the tank with a pump followed by a nano bubbler and an algae growing system. An algae concentrate/product station is coupled to the tank. An algae dewatering system is intermediate the tank and the algae concentrate/product. A water return line couples the algae dewatering system and the water treatment system. |
| US10208273B2 |
Drain formulation for enhanced hair dissolution
The invention relates to drain cleaning compositions including relatively high concentrations of a hypochlorite oxidizing agent and a hydroxide (e.g., 4 to 12% and 2.5 to 10%, respectively. The composition further includes a surfactant (e.g., a surfactant blend, water, and exhibits a very high pH (e.g., at least 13). The composition is monophasic, even at high oxidizing and hydroxide concentrations. The surfactant may include a blend of an uncharged surfactant (e.g., an amphoteric surfactant or nonionic surfactant) and a charged surfactant (e.g., anionic, cationic, or a surfactant that becomes so under the high pH conditions of the composition). The ratio of charged to uncharged surfactant may be at least 1:10, e.g., from 1:10 to about 1:50. |
| US10208266B2 |
Working fluid
A working fluid whose base material is a glycol, characterized in that such working fluid contains a modified silicone oil. |
| US10208260B2 |
Production of low cloud point distillate fuels
Systems and methods are provided for catalytically dewaxing a diesel boiling range feed. In some aspects, catalytic dewaxing can be performed at low hydrogen treat gas rates and/or low hydrogen purity conditions. In other aspects, the systems and methods can allow for distillate dewaxing while reducing or minimizing the amount of equipment required. |
| US10208259B2 |
Aliphatic cracking and dealkylation with hydrogen diluent
A naphtha cracking feed stream is taken, heated and passed to a cracking reactor. Hydrogen is added to the cracking reactor to mitigate catalyst deactivation. The aliphatic compounds are selectively cracked and at least a portion of the alkyl groups on the aromatic compounds are selectively dealkylated in the presence of a cracking catalyst to produce a cracked effluent stream comprising aromatic compounds and cracked olefins. |
| US10208258B2 |
Active filtration systems for hydrocarbon fuels, methods, and filter elements
Closed loop filtration systems and methods of the present teachings can provide liquid reformable fuels enriched in light end hydrocarbons and/or having reduced content of sulfur and/or other impurities. Such enriched liquid reformable fuels can be used in fuel cell systems having a vaporizer and hydrocarbon fuel reformer such that the fuel cell system can experience less deleterious impact on its components, for example, coking. Filter elements for use in the systems and methods also are provided. |
| US10208256B2 |
Method for preparing monocyclic aromatic compounds and long-chain olefin compounds from carbon dioxide-rich synthesis gas
Disclosed is a method for directly synthesizing monocyclic aromatic compounds and long-chain olefin compounds from a carbon dioxide-rich synthetic gas and, specifically, a method for directly synthesizing monocyclic aromatic compounds and long-chain olefin compounds from a carbon dioxide-rich synthetic gas, the method comprising a step of preparing a C1-C15 short-chain hydrocarbon by Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis and a step of preparing monocyclic aromatic compounds and long-chain olefin compounds by dehydrogenating the short-chain hydrocarbon products, and maximizing the yield of the short-chain hydrocarbon by using, as a synthetic gas to be used in FT synthesis, a carbon dioxide-rich synthetic gas in which the molar ratio of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide is delimited to a specific range, and maximizing the yield of the monocyclic aromatic compounds or the long-chain olefin compounds by specifying the composition of a catalyst to be used in the dehydrogenation and the temperature and pressure condition. |
| US10208253B2 |
Pyrolysis reactor systems
A pyrolysis reactor system includes a reactor and a contactor mounted above the reactor. The reactor has a shell, an inlet and an outlet. A central shaft runs along its axis and supports agitation blades in a counter-helical arrangement, and an auger. Rotation of the auger in one direction feeds feedstock into the vessel, and in the opposite direction removes char at the end of a batch. The contactor includes four elements with a frusto-conical part supported on vertical support arms, and being connected to a disc by legs. The contactor elements allow short chains to pass through apertures while long chains condense on their surfaces or on the vessel wall surface. There is dynamic tuning of carbon number of gases flowing downstream by active temperature and pressure control at the contactor. |
| US10208251B2 |
Liquid-crystalline medium
The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect. |
| US10208249B2 |
Liquid crystal compound, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
Provided are a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as high stability to heat or light, high maximum temperature of a liquid-crystal phase, low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy and good compatibility with other liquid-crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device including the composition.A compound is represented by formula (1), a liquid crystal composition contains the compound and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition. In formula (1), Ra and Rb are fluorine or alkyl; A0, A1 and A2 are 1,4-phenylene; Z1 and Z2 are a single bond or alkylene; one of Y1 and Y2 is fluorine, and the other is hydrogen; Rc is alkyl; and a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, and a sum of a and b is 0, 1, 2 or 3. |
| US10208248B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
The disclosure shows a liquid-crystal composition having at least one or suitable balance regarding at least two of characteristics such as high maximum temperature of nematic phase, low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical-anisotropy, large dielectric-anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat; and an AM device including the composition and having short response time, large voltage holding ratio, large contrast ratio or long life. The liquid-crystal composition has the nematic phase and contains a specific compound having small optical-anisotropy and large positive dielectric-anisotropy as first component, a specific compound having small viscosity as second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as third component, a specific compound having large positive-dielectric anisotropy as fourth component or a specific compound having negative dielectric-anisotropy as fifth component, and a liquid-crystal display device includes the composition. |
| US10208246B2 |
Method for manufacturing alkali halide-based scintillator powder and method for manufacturing scintillator material
An additive containing an ion as a luminescence center is added to alkali halide powder as a base material. Mechanical energy for applying an impact force, a shearing force, a shear stress, or a friction force is applied so as to grind or mix the alkali halide powder and the additive. The ion as the luminescence center is doped into the alkali halide as the base material so as to obtain alkali halide-based scintillator powder. With this process, the alkali halide-based scintillator powder can be manufactured at a room temperature in the atmospheric air without any complicated condition control or any process at a high temperature under high vacuum and a large-sized scintillator sheet can be produced. |
| US10208243B2 |
Low-energy proppants for downhole operations
This present application relates generally to enhancing flow of fluids during fracturing operations. More specifically, the application relates to providing a proppant with a low surface energy, introducing the proppant into a subterranean formation with a surfactant selected to interact with the proppant such that the recovery of hydrocarbons from the subterranean formation is enhanced. |
| US10208242B2 |
Proppant with polyurea-type coating
Proppants for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells are coated with a polyurea-type coating. In a preferred embodiment, the polyurea-type coating is formed by contacting a polymeric isocyanate with an amount of water a blowing catalyst at a rate and quantity sufficient to generate a reactive amine in situ on the outer surface of the proppant which thereby reacts with unconverted polymeric isocyanate to form a thin polyurea-type surface coating that is substantially solid and lacks foam or substantial porosity. Alternatively, the polyurea-type can be produced by selecting reactive amine compounds and isocyanates to develop the coated proppant. The coated proppants retain the discrete, free-flowing character of the original core solids but with the beneficial effects of the polyurea-type coating of the present invention. |
| US10208241B2 |
Resin coated proppants with antimicrobial additives
Proppants are used in oil and gas extraction, particularly in fracking operations. The invention relates to resin coated proppants. The coatings on proppants have antimicrobial materials incorporated within these coatings. The antimicrobially active agents are incorporated in a concentration less than 20% by weight of the coatings or the active agent from these coatings can be released from these coatings in the environment of the proppants. |
| US10208226B2 |
Composites transmissive to visual and infrared radiation and compositions and methods for making the composites
A composition comprising a cyclic olefin copolymer; a particulate filler dispersed in the cyclic olefin copolymer; and a solvent is disclosed. The composition can be used to make a transmissive composite. The transmissive composite and a method of making a transmissive composite panel are also disclosed. |
| US10208225B2 |
Fluoro copolymers, immobilization of biomolecules, and microarrays
Novel copolymers provide for improved microarray performance. The copolymers are based on acrylamide, acrylate, and/or methacrylate monomer repeat units and include specific, functional monomers including a fluorinated monomer to control surface hydrophilicity such as increase water contact angle and reduce spot size when the copolymer is used in thin film form on a microarray substrate. The copolymers are prepared by free-radical polymerization and are random in nature. |
| US10208223B2 |
Fluoropolymer coatings comprising aziridine compounds
A fluoropolymer coating composition is described comprising an aqueous liquid medium, fluoropolymer particles dispersed in the aqueous liquid medium, and at least one aziridine compound. The aziridine compound comprises at least two aziridine groups (i.e. polyaziridine) or at least one aziridine group and at least one alkoxy silane group.In another embodiment, an article is described comprising a substrate wherein a surface of the substrate comprises a coating comprising fluoropolymer particles; and a reaction product of at least one aziridine compound comprising at least two aziridine groups or at least one aziridine group and at least one alkoxy silane group. The coating can be utilized as a primer for bonding a non-fluorinated substrate to a fluoropolymer film and/or the coating can be used as an (e.g. outer exposed) surface layer. In some embodiments, the article may be the (e.g. backside) film of a photovoltaic module. |
| US10208222B2 |
Compound for protecting work surfaces
A compound for creating a protective coating on a surface. The compound includes a natural rubber liquid mixture. The compound also includes a latex paint added to the natural rubber liquid mixture. |
| US10208221B2 |
Ink composition and ink jet recording method
An ink composition contains water, a coloring material, a surfactant, a slightly water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol having a carbon number of 7 to 10 and a melting point in the range of 30° C. to less than 80° C., and a water-soluble symmetrical both-end alkanediol having a melting point of 80° C. or more. |
| US10208220B2 |
Non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition
A non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition that includes a polymerizable FMOC material in an amount ranging from about 2 wt % to about 20 wt % by total weight of the ink composition, a photo-initiator, an organic solvent and water, wherein the ink composition has a first dynamic viscosity ranging from 25 cps to 10,000 cps at a first state and a second dynamic viscosity ranging from 1 cps to 50 cps at a second state. Also described herein is a method for making such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition and a method for producing printed images using such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition. |
| US10208219B2 |
Non-aqueous ink jet composition
A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment component containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment and an organic solvent. The organic solvent contains glycol ethers. The amount of dissolved nitrogen in the non-aqueous ink jet composition is 90 mass ppm or less based on the total amount of the non-aqueous ink jet composition. |
| US10208215B2 |
Ink composition, pinning agent and print method
The invention relates to an ink composition, the ink composition including a pinning agent. The pinning agent provides the ink composition with thermogelling behavior. The invention further relates to a pinning agent suitable for an ink composition. The invention further relates to a method for applying an image to a receiving medium using an ink composition including a pinning agent. |
| US10208209B2 |
Aqueous agent and coating method for the anticorrosive treatment of metallic substrates
An aqueous agent for the anticorrosive treatment of metallic substrates and to a method for coating such substrates. The aqueous agent according to this invention includes at least one compound that dissociates into zirconium- or titanium-fluorine complexes in aqueous solution, at least one water-soluble compound that releases metal cations, the metal cations being selected from the group composed of: iron-, copper-, or silver ions, and a water-soluble alkoxysilane that has at least one epoxy group. |
| US10208201B2 |
Plastics composition comprising at least one metal pigment, method for production and use thereof
The present invention relates to a plastics composition which comprises at least one platelet-shaped metal pigment from a range of from 0.01 to 25 wt.-%, at least one light stabilizer from a range of from 0.01 to 10 wt.-% and at least one antioxidant from a range of from 0.01 to 2 wt.-%, in each case relative to the proportion by weight of the plastics composition. |
| US10208200B2 |
Dual oxygen-scavenging compositions requiring no induction period
A composition comprising: a polyester base polymer; a blend of two distinct polyether-based oxygen scavenging additives, OS1 and OS2, wherein each of OS1 and OS2 is selected from the group consisting of a polyether diol, an ester end-capped derivative of a polyether diol, a polyether-polyester block copolymer, and an ether end-capped derivative of a polyetherdiol, wherein OS1 has a molecular weight of from 10,000 to 100,000 and OS2 has a molecular weight of from 200 to 5,000; and a transition metal catalyst. |
| US10208197B2 |
PVC-based compound composition
The present invention relates to a polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-based compound composition, and more specifically, to a PVC-based compound composition that uses a PVC-based copolymer having internal plasticity prepared by suspension polymerization together with a PVC resin, thereby increasing compatibility with the PVC resin to shorten the gelling time, lowering the load at the time of extrusion to increase production in the same process conditions, and partially showing an impact modifier substitution effect. |
| US10208193B2 |
Reinforced polypropylene composition
Embodiments of the invention provide a reinforced polypropylene comprising a multi-modal molecular weight distribution elastomer and a block composite. |
| US10208190B2 |
Hydrophilic coatings, articles, coating compositions, and methods
A coating composition which imparts antifog, antireflective, easy-cleaning, and/or antistatic properties to substrates coated therewith. The coating compositions utilize nanoparticles functionalized with amine groups and/or protected amine groups, and amine-reactive groups. |
| US10208186B2 |
Latex comprising colorant and methods of making the same
A process includes forming an emulsion comprising a monomer and a colorant, the colorant further including an anionic functional group and a lipophilic counter ion, and polymerizing the monomer to form a latex, the latex includes polymer nanoparticles having the colorant dispersed therein. |
| US10208185B2 |
Ester-based compound, plasticizer composition including the same, preparation method of the composition and resin composition including the plasticizer composition
The present invention provides an ester compound of the following Formula 1, a plasticizer composition including the same and a resin composition including the plasticizer composition. In the above formula, R1 and R2 are different from each other and are independently at least one selected from the group consisting of C3-C10 alkyl of a non-branch type or including at least one branched chain, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl aryl and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl. When the novel ester compound according to an embodiment of the present invention is used in a resin composition, eco-friendly property and good physical properties including plasticizing efficiency, tensile strength, elongation rate, migration loss, volatility resistance, etc. may be provided. |
| US10208177B2 |
Fiber reinforced cellular PVC
The present invention relates to exterior siding, trim and rigid architectural assemblies for buildings. |
| US10208175B2 |
Flame-retardant biaxially oriented polyester film, and flame-retardant polyester film laminate comprising the same and flexible circuit board
A flame-retardant biaxially oriented polyester film is obtained by imparting flame retardancy to a polyester film itself using a phosphorus flame retardant, a flame-retardant polyester film laminate is formed from the same, and a flexible circuit board is provided. The present invention is obtained from a flame-retardant biaxially oriented polyester film which contains, based on the weight of the polyester film, 70 to 99.5% by weight of polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate, and 0.5 to 30% by weight of flame retardant particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 3.0 μm and being represented by a specific phosphinate or diphosphinate, wherein the number of coarse particles having a maximum length of 10 μm or more contained in the polyester film is 10/m2 or less. |
| US10208168B2 |
Polyoxyalkyleneamine modified sulfonated block copolymers, their preparation and their use
The present disclosure relates to polyoxyalkyleneamine (“POA”) modified sulfonated block copolymers, their preparation and their use as emulsifiers as well as materials for flexible and pressure-adhesive membranes, films and coatings. |
| US10208166B2 |
Polyphosphonate, and lens and camera module including the same
A polyphosphonate, a lens including the polyphosphonate, a camera module including the polyphosphonate lens, and a method of producing the lens are provided. The polyphosphonate includes a constitutional repeating unit comprising a phosphate ester group and an aromatic ring, and the phosphate ester group is directly bonded to the aromatic ring in the constitutional repeating unit. |
| US10208165B2 |
Curable silicone compositions that cure through command catalysis
Inhibited tin or titanate catalysts are used in condensation cures of silicone materials. Such catalysts are command cure systems with long open pot life, yet have relatively fast cure when the cure mechanism is triggered. This combines the advantages of the inhibited addition cure systems (command cure) with the advantages of the condensation cure systems (lower cost). |
| US10208160B2 |
Oxidant dopant agent for conductive polymer production, and a solution thereof, and a conductive polymer prepared by using either of them, as well as an electrolyte capacitor using the conductive polymer as an electrolyte
There is provided an oxidant dopant agent for conductive polymer production, and a solution thereof, in which they are capable of producing a conductive polymer suitable in producing an electrolyte capacitor having a low leak current. There is also provided a conductive polymer prepared by using either of them. There is also provided an electrolyte capacitor having a low leak current. The oxidant dopant agent includes: an organic ferric sulfonate; and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acid, phosphate, phosphorous acid, phosphite, boric acid, borate, thiophosphoric acid, thiophosphate, dithiophosphoric acid and dithiophosphate. The solution includes the oxidant dopant agent dissolved in water, an alcohol or a mixture of water and an alcohol. A conductive polymer is prepared by means of oxidation polymerization of a monomer such as thiophene or its derivative. The conductive polymer is used as an electrolyte to provide an electrolyte capacitor. |
| US10208157B2 |
Ester resins
A vinyl ester resin composition comprising a reaction product of: (a) a polyepoxide resin; (b) an unsaturated carboxylic acid; and (c) a reactive carboxyl group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, a reactive epoxy group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, or a mixture thereof; and a cured thermoset composite product produced from the above vinyl ester resin composition. |
| US10208156B2 |
Epoxy resin composition, prepreg and laminate using same
Provided in the present invention are an epoxy resin composition, prepreg and laminate using the same, the epoxy resin composition comprising the following components: (A) an imide modified epoxy resin; and (B) a crosslinking agent, the imide modified epoxy resin being an epoxy resin having a structure of formula (1) and/or formula (2). The prepreg and laminate prepared from the epoxy resin composition have a high glass-transition temperature, a low dielectric constant, a low dielectric loss factor, a high heat and humidity resistance, a high toughness and a good processability. |
| US10208155B2 |
Sulfonated fluorinated, non-fluorinated or partially fluorinated urethanes
The invention relates to a compound prepared by (i) reacting (a) at least one compound selected from diisocyanate, polyisocyanate, or mixture thereof; (b) at least one isocyanate-reactive compound selected from a fluorinated alcohol; a cyclic or acyclic sugar alcohol which is substituted with at least one —R1, —C(O)R1, —(CH2CH2O)n(CH(CH3)CH2O)mR2, —(CH2CH2O)n(CH(CH3)CH2O)mC(O)R1, or mixtures thereof; or mixtures of a fluorinated alcohol and a substituted cyclic or acyclic sugar alcohol; and (c) at least one isocyanate-reactive ethylenically unsaturated compound; wherein each n is independently 0 to 20; each m is independently 0 to 20; m+n is greater than 0; each R1 is independently a linear or branched alkyl group having 5 to 29 carbons optionally comprising at least 1 unsaturated bond; each R2 is independently —H, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 6 to 30 carbons optionally comprising at least 1 unsaturated bond, or mixtures thereof; and (ii) reacting the reaction product of step (i) with a bisulfate source. |
| US10208147B2 |
Fluoroallylsulfonyl azide monomers and polymers there from
This invention pertains to fluoroallylsulfonyl azide compounds of formula: CF2═CF—CF2—Rf—SO2N3 formula (I) wherein Rf is a divalent (per)fluorinated group, optionally comprising one or more than one ethereal oxygen atom [monomer (Az)], which are useful as functional monomers in fluoropolymers, to the fluoropolymers which comprise recurring units derived from such fluoroallylsulfonyl azide compounds, to a process for their manufacture, to a curable compound comprising the same and to a method for crosslinking the same. |
| US10208146B2 |
Catalyst component for olefin polymerization and application thereof
Provided is a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, which comprises Mg, Ti, a halogen and an electron donor. The electron donor is selected from at least one of ring-substituted ether-acid ester compounds of the general formula (I). Also provided are a catalyst containing the solid catalyst component and the application of the catalyst in reactions of olefin polymerization, particularly in the reaction of propylene polymerization. |
| US10208144B2 |
Polymerization process in the presence of an antistatic composition
A process for the preparation of polyolefins by polymerizing olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and an antistatically acting composition in a polymerization reactor, wherein the antistatically acting composition is a mixture comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water and the use of an antistatically acting composition comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water as antistatic agent for the polymerization of olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst. |
| US10208143B2 |
Polyethylene polymers, films made therefrom, and methods of making the same
Disclosed are polyethylene polymers with good melt strength that can provide enhanced properties for compositions including such polyethylene polymers and films made therefrom. |
| US10208142B2 |
Polymers and DNA copolymer coatings
Some embodiments described herein relate to new polymer coatings for surface functionalization and new processes for grafting pre-grafted DNA-copolymers to surface(s) of substrates for use in DNA sequencing and other diagnostic applications. |
| US10208141B2 |
Thermoresponsive polymers
A polymer comprising |
| US10208140B2 |
Quinolinyldiamido transition metal complexes, production and use thereof
Quinolinyldiamido transition metal complexes are disclosed for use in alkene polymerization to produce multimodal polyolefins. |
| US10208139B2 |
Fluorinated catalyst supports and catalyst systems
Catalyst systems and methods for making and using the same. A method for making a catalyst support includes forming a mixture of a support material and a fluoride donor. The mixture is added to a fluidized bed reactor. The mixture is fluidized to form a fluidized bed while maintaining a ratio of a pressure drop across a distributor plate to a pressure drop across the fluidized bed of greater than about 7%. The mixture is calcined to decompose the fluoride donor, forming a fluorinated support. |
| US10208138B2 |
Organosiloxane graft polyvinyl alcohol polymer and method of producing the same
An organosiloxane graft polyvinyl alcohol polymer contains a structural unit shown by the following general formula (1), wherein M1 and M2 represent a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or a siloxane group shown by the following general formula (2), provided that at least one of M1 and M2 is a siloxane group shown by the general formula (2); and A represents a single bond or a linking group, wherein R1 represents a monovalent organic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2, R3, and R4 each represent a monovalent organic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a siloxy group shown by —OSiR5R6R7, where R5, R6, and R7 each represent a monovalent organic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; “n” represents an integer of 1 to 10; and “a” represents an integer of 0 to 2. |
| US10208136B2 |
Process for the isolation of sulfonyl fluoride polymers and polymers obtained therefrom
The invention relates to a process for the isolation of (per)fluorinated polymers containing sulfonyl fluoride functional groups from a polymerization latex. The process comprises adding the polymerization latex to an aqueous electrolyte solution under high shear stirring at a temperature equal to or lower than the glass transition temperature of the polymer. The invention further relates to the (per)fluorinated polymers containing sulfonyl fluoride functional groups isolated by the process and characterised by a loss of weight at 200° C. lower than 1% as determined by thermogravimetric analysis. |
| US10208129B2 |
Antibodies selective for cells presenting ErbB2 at high density
An erbB2 antibody is provided that binds preferentially to disease cells having an erbB2 density greater than a normal erbB2 density. The erbB2 antibody comprises a heavy chain and a light chain. Each chain has a constant region and a variable region. Each variable region comprises framework regions and complementarity determining regions (CDRs), wherein the CDRs have an amino acid sequence set forth below: For the heavy chain: CDR1 GFNIKDTYIH (SEQ ID No. 1) CDR2 RIYPTNGY57TR59 YADSVKG (SEQ ID No. 2) CDR3 WGGDGFYAMDY (SEQ ID No. 3) For the light chain: CDR1 RASQDVN30TAVA (SEQ ID No. 4) CDR2 SASF53LYS (SEQ ID No. 5) CDR3 QQHY92TTPPT (SEQ ID No. 6). At least one of Y57, R59, N30, F53, and Y92 is substituted by an amino acid that confers on said antibody a reduced erbB2 binding affinity (Kd) that is in the range from 0.1 nM to 100 nM. The substitution is other than N30A, F53N, Y92A and Y92F when there is a single substitution in the antibody light chain. |
| US10208127B2 |
Benzodiazepine derivatives
The invention relates to novel benzodiazepine derivatives with antiproliferative activity and more specifically to novel benzodiazepines of formula (I) and (II), in which the diazepine ring (B) is fused with a heterocyclic ring (CD), wherein the heterocyclic ring is bicyclic or a compound of formula (III), in which the diazepine ring (B) is fused with a heterocyclic ring (C), wherein the heterocyclic ring is monocyclic. The invention provides cytotoxic dimers of these compounds. The invention also provides conjugates of the monomers and the dimers. The invention further provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a proliferative disorder in a mammal using the compounds or conjugates of the invention. The invention further relates to methods of using the compounds or conjugates for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis or treatment of mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions. |
| US10208125B2 |
Anti-mucin 1 binding agents and uses thereof
This disclosure provides anti-MUC1 binding agents (e.g., antibodies and chimeric antigen receptors) and methods of treatment, prophylaxis, detection, and diagnosis using the same. |
| US10208119B2 |
Anti-PD-L1 antibodies and uses thereof
Provided are anti-PD-L1 antibodies or fragments thereof. The antibodies or fragments thereof specifically bind to the immunoglobulin C domain of the PD-L1 protein. In various example, the antibodies or fragments thereof include a VH CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 1, a VH CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 2, a VH CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 3, a VL CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 4, a VL CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a VL CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 6, or variants of each thereof. Methods of using the antibodies or fragments thereof for treating and diagnosing diseases such as cancer and infectious diseases are also provided. |
| US10208115B2 |
Amino acid sequences that modulate the interaction between cells of the immune system
The present invention relates to amino acid sequences that block the interaction between (a target on) an antigen presenting cell (APC) and (a target on) a T-cell. More particularly, the present invention relates to amino acid sequences that are directed against (as defined herein) a target on an APC (also referred to herein as “APC target”) or a target on a T-cell (also referred to herein as “T-cell target”). The invention further relates to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such amino acid sequences. |
| US10208114B2 |
Methods of treating liver conditions using Notch2 antagonists
Methods and compositions for the treatment of liver conditions are provided, such methods and compositions comprising Notch2 antagonists, e.g., anti-Notch2 antibodies. Liver conditions include, but are not limited to, chronic liver disease. |
| US10208104B2 |
Fast and efficient conjugation method based on thiourea-catechol coupling
The present invention provides novel methods and compositions useful for a fast and efficient chemical conjugation method of making hetero-arm polymers based on thiourea-catechol coupling. This novel conjugation method are useful in a wide variety of applications relating to the modification, ligation, and conjugation of large or small molecules to each other as well as to solid surface, including the making of adhesive materials such as hydrogels. |
| US10208099B2 |
Modified interleukin-7 protein
The present invention provides a modified interleukin-7 and a use thereof. The modified IL-7 or an IL-7 fusion protein of the present invention comprising the same can be obtained in high yield, and biologically active in viral infection and cancer models. Therefore, they can be used for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. |
| US10208098B2 |
Recombinant protein-based method for the delivery of silencer RNA to target the brain
The present invention relates to the design and development of recombinant protein for the delivery of silencer RNA complex to mediate RNA interference since it represents a novel therapeutic approach to modulate several neurodegenerative disease-related genes across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). To overcome challenges due to this barrier for biologics and other biological complex, the present invention describes a method wherein peptide having sequence GGGGHLNILSTLWKYRC represented by SEQ ID NO. 9 known to target specific gangliosides was linked to a double-stranded RNA binding protein to bind and deliver silencer RNA to the brain parenchyma. The designed fusion protein comprising a double-stranded RNA-binding domain (dsRBD) of human Trans Activation response element (TAR) RNA Binding Protein (TARBP2) and a brain targeting peptide sequence that binds GM1. Conformation-specific binding of TARBP2 domain to silencer RNA results in the formation of homogenous serum-stable complex with GM1 targeting potential. Uptake of the complex in neural cells reveals selective requirement of GM1 for entry. Remarkably, the invention pertains to the systemic delivery of the complex comprising TARBP-BTP and silencer RNA in AβPP-PS1 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) led to distinctive localization primarily in the cerebral hemisphere in the hippocampus and brain cortex and in principle can work across other mammalian CNS targets. Further, the delivery of silencer-RNA mediated by brain targeting peptide fusion led to significant knockdown of BACE1, a therapeutic protease target in both AβPP-PS1 and wild type C57BL/6 mice. The invention establishes the emergent importance of fusion proteins in delivering therapeutic siRNA as a simple complex to brain tissues to treat neurodegenerative diseases besides Alzheimer's disease (AD). The complex is also useful to study gene function of hitherto unidentified genes/interplay of genes in mammalian systems and central nervous system. |
| US10208095B2 |
Methods for making cytokine compositions from tissues using non-centrifugal methods
Non-centrifugal methods for generating a solution rich in interleukin-1 receptor antagonist from a tissue comprising cytokine-producing cells. The solution rich in IL-1ra can also include at least one of sTNF-RI, sTNF-RII, IGF-I, EGF, HGF, PDGF-AB, PDGF-BB, VEGF, TGF-β1, and sIL-1 RII. |
| US10208087B2 |
Peptides
The present invention relates to dual-site BACE1 inhibitors, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as therapeutically active substances. The active compounds of the present invention are useful in the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of e.g. Alzheimer's disease. |
| US10208083B2 |
Esters of steroidal lactam and bis(2-chloroethyl) aminophenoxy propanoic acid derivatives
Novel homo-aza-steroidal esters with alkylating bis(2-chloroethyl)aminophenoxy propanoic acid and substituted derivatives, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and use thereof in the treatment of cancer. |
| US10208075B2 |
Pyrazole compounds and method for making and using the compounds
Disclosed embodiments concern novel interleukin receptor associated kinases (IRAK) inhibitors and compositions comprising such inhibitors. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the compounds and compositions. The disclosed compounds and/or compositions may be used to treat or prevent an IRAK-associated disease or condition. |
| US10208066B2 |
Imidazopyridazine compounds and their use
This disclosure provides novel imidazopyridazine compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, a process for preparing them, and their practical effect in inhibiting PI3K and potential use in treating a disease responsive to inhibition of PI3K, for example, an inflammatory disease, autoimmune disease or cancer. |
| US10208059B2 |
Heterocyclic modulators of HIF activity for treatment of disease
The present invention relates to compounds and methods which may be useful as inhibitors of HIF pathway activity for the treatment or prevention of cancer and other hypoxia-mediated diseases. |
| US10208057B2 |
Nucleator composition comprising sorbitol acetal, sorbitol diacetal and sorbitol triacetal
The present invention provides a nucleator composition comprising sorbitol acetal, sorbitol diacetal, and sorbitol triacetal. The nucleator composition can improve the nucleation performance of a polymer, increase transparency, glossiness, flexural modulus and tensile strength of polymer films, polymer sheets and polymer molding articles, and increase heat distortion temperature and dimensional stability of polymer articles. |
| US10208055B2 |
Pyrazole compounds as modulators of FSHR and uses thereof
Disclosed are pyrazole compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof. The compounds and the compositions can be used for positive allosteric modulators of follicle stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR). |
| US10208052B1 |
Compositions for activating pyruvate kinase
Compositions for the activation of PKR are provided, as well as therapeutic administration of the compositions for the treatment of pyruvate kinase-related medical conditions, such as pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD). |
| US10208047B2 |
Tertiary alcohol imidazopyrazine BTK inhibitors
The present invention provides Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) inhibitor compounds according to Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, Formula I or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of Btk inhibitor compounds of Formula I in the treatment of Btk mediated disorders. |
| US10208046B2 |
Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound
The present invention provides a compound having a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator activity, which may be useful as medicaments such as a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and the like, and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I) wherein ring A is an optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered ring; R is a C1-6 alkyl group substituted by 1 to 5 halogen atoms; and X is —CH═ or —N═, or a salt thereof. |
| US10208045B2 |
Aza-pyridone compounds and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are aza-pyridone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions that include one or more aza-pyridone compounds, and methods of synthesizing the same. Also disclosed herein are methods of ameliorating and/or treating a disease and/or a condition, including an orthomyxovirus infection, with an aza-pyridone compound. Examples of an orthomyxovirus viral infection include an influenza infection. |
| US10208041B2 |
Diazabicyclooctane compounds
The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula (II): or a stereoisomer, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein A, R1 and R2 are defined herein. Also described are pharmaceutically acceptable compositions of Formula (II) compounds as well as methods for utilizing the compounds of Formula (II) and the pharmaceutically acceptable compositions of Formula (II) compounds as antibacterial agents and β-lactamase inhibitors, useful in the treatment of infectious diseases. |
| US10208037B2 |
Toll-like receptor-7 and -8 modulatory 1H imidazoquinoline derived compounds
The present disclosure provides novel imidazoquinoline derived compounds, derivatives thereof, analogues thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of making and using such compounds. The present disclosure also provides TLR7 agonists and TLR7/TLR8 dual agonists, probes, tissue-specific molecules, adjuvants, immunogenic compositions, therapeutic compositions, and self-adjuvanting vaccines including the imidazoquinoline derived compounds, derivatives thereof, analogues thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Derivatives of the imidazoquinoline derived compounds also include dendrimers and dimers of the imidazoquinoline derived compounds, and methods of making and using the dendrimeric and dimeric imidazoquinoline derived compounds. The present disclosure also provides dual TLR2/TLR7 hybrid agonists that include imidazoquinoline derived compounds of the present disclosure. |
| US10208030B2 |
GPR119 agonist compounds
The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I), process for preparation of the same and composition comprising these compounds. |
| US10208026B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
A compound having the structure of Formula I, A-L-B-M-D, is disclosed. In the structure of Formula I:A is selected from L is a linker selected from a single bond, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, and combinations thereof, and may be further substituted;L-B-M has the structure: M is selected from an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, and combinations thereof, and may be further substituted;D has the structure: X is O, S, Se, or CR′R″; X1-X8, Y1-Y12, Z1, Z3-Z8, and Z11-Z18 are each independently N or CR; each R, R′, and R″ are selected from a wide variety of substituents; where adjacent R substituents can form a fused ring; and R′ and R″ can form a ring. Formulations and devices, such as an OLEDs, that include the compound of Formula I are also described. |
| US10208024B2 |
2-aryl- and 2-heteroaryl-substituted 2-pyridazin-3(2H)-one compounds as inhibitors of FGFR tyrosine kinases
Provided herein are compounds of the general Formula I: and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, in which X, R1, R2, R3, Ring A and z have the meanings given in the specification, which are inhibitors of FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3 and/or FGFR4 and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases which can be treated with an FGFR inhibitor, including diseases or disorders mediated by FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3 and/or FGFR4. |
| US10208022B2 |
Quinoline derivative
A compound represented by general formula (I) has a strong Axl inhibitory activity by introducing a distinctive bicyclic structure in which a saturated carbon ring is fused to a pyridone ring, and can be a therapeutic agent for Axl-related diseases, for example, cancer such as acute myeloid leukemia, melanoma, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and glioma, kidney diseases, immune system diseases, and circulatory system diseases |
| US10208021B2 |
Substituted tetrahydroisoquinoline compounds as factor XIa inhibitors
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of factor XIa and/or plasma kallikrein which may be used as medicaments. |
| US10208018B2 |
Indane and indoline derivatives and the use thereof as soluble guanylate cyclase activators
The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition. |
| US10208017B2 |
Heterocycles capable of modulating T-cell responses, and methods of using same
The present disclosure is directed in part to heterocycles, and their use in treating medical disorders, such as immune inflammatory disorders such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatic disorders, psoriasis, and allergies. The compounds are contemplated to modulate T-Cell responses. |
| US10208014B2 |
Compositions and methods for the treatment of neurological disorders
The invention relates to valproic acid derivatives or pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of valproic acid derivatives, and methods for treating or preventing neurological disorders may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, migraine, schizophrenia, depression, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, HIV and familial adenomatous polyposis. |
| US10208005B2 |
Process for manufacturing ethylene oxide using scaled selectivity values
Disclosed herein are methods of using scaled selectivities to assist in determining whether changes to the value of a target ethylene oxide production parameter—such as ethylene oxide production rate—used in the process of epoxidizing ethylene with a high-selectivity catalyst, have caused the process to move away from optimal operation. If the deviation from optimal operation has not worsened, it is generally unnecessary to perform a full optimization study even if the value of a target ethylene oxide production parameter has changed, which reduces or eliminates process disturbances caused by carrying out such studies. Methods are also disclosed which use both scaled selectivities and scaled reaction temperatures. If scaled selectivities reveal that a change in the value of a target ethylene oxide production parameter has moved the process away from optimal operation, scaled reaction temperatures can, under certain conditions, provide an indication of the directions in which the reaction temperature and/or overall catalyst chloriding effectiveness should be changed to move toward optimal operation. If a change in the value of a target ethylene oxide production parameter has improved the scaled selectivity, the scaled reaction temperature may also be used to guide further adjustments which may further improve scaled selectivity. |
| US10208003B2 |
Synthesis of amine substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazole compounds
The present invention is related to an improved process for the preparation of amino-substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazole compounds of formula I, such as the compound 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-6-(n-propylamino)benzothiazole. The invention further relates to an improved synthesis of (R)-2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-6-(n-propylamino)benzothiazole. The invention also relates to the methods and intermediates associated with the synthetic process. |
| US10207996B2 |
PKM2 modulators and methods for their use
Compounds having activity as PKM2 activators are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): including stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed. |
| US10207993B2 |
Compounds as anti-tubercular agents
The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (1): The present invention also discloses compounds of formula (1) along with other pharmaceutical acceptable excipients and use of the compounds as anti-tubercular agents. |
| US10207992B2 |
Dibenzocarbazole compound, light-emitting element, light-emitting device, display device, electronic device, and lighting device
A novel dibenzocarbazole compound with which a light-emitting element having low power consumption, high reliability, and high color purity can be fabricated is provided. In the dibenzocarbazole compound, an aryl group which has 14 to 30 carbon atoms and at least an anthracene skeleton is bonded to nitrogen of a dibenzo[a,g]carbazole skeleton or a dibenzo[a,i]carbazole skeleton. Furthermore, a light-emitting element including the dibenzocarbazole compound is provided. |
| US10207991B2 |
Isoindoline compositions and methods for treating neurodegenerative disease
Isoindoline sigma-2 receptor antagonist compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for inhibiting Abeta-associated synapse loss or synaptic dysfunction in neuronal cells, modulating an Abeta-associated membrane trafficking change in neuronal cells, and treating cognitive decline associated with Abeta pathology are provided. |
| US10207981B2 |
Production of TEA 85% directly without blending with pure cut of DEA 99%
Systems and methods for producing a triethanolamine product stream with a degree of purity of 85% by weight from the triethanolamine distillation columns in a reactive distillation process without blending the TEA 99 product stream with a pure cut of DEA 99%. The desired triethanolamine product stream can include 85% TEA and 15% DEA and can be created by using a dummy stream at the triethanolamine column via (1) increasing the bottom stream flow rate of the diethanolamine column, and/or (2) reducing the TEA 99 product stream at the triethanolamine column. The bottom stream flow rate at the diethanolamine column can be increased by 80 kilograms per hour and the triethanolamine product stream flow rate can be reduced by 500 kilograms per hour. This process can result in up to a 23 degree temperature reduction in the triethanolamine column, which can improve the color properties of the triethanolamine product. |
| US10207977B2 |
Method for producing acetic acid
It is intended to provide a method capable of lowering a formic acid concentration in product acetic acid by a simple approach. The method for producing acetic acid according to the present invention comprises at least one step selected from a step that satisfies the following operating conditions (i) and a step that satisfies the following operating conditions (ii) in an acetic acid production process: (i) operating conditions involving a hydrogen partial pressure of less than 500 kPa (absolute pressure), a carbon dioxide partial pressure of less than 70 kPa (absolute pressure), and an operating temperature of more than 175° C.; and (ii) operating conditions involving a hydrogen partial pressure of not more than 5 kPa (absolute pressure), a carbon dioxide partial pressure of less than 20 kPa (absolute pressure), and an operating temperature of more than 100° C. |
| US10207974B1 |
Synthesis of gamma dicarbonyl and pyrrole compounds
The present invention discloses processes for producing γ-dicarbonyl compounds by contacting an aldehyde compound, an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound, and a catalyst composition in the presence of an amide diluent. The resultant γ-dicarbonyl compounds then can be used to synthesize pyrrole compounds, such as 2,5-dimethylpyrrole. |
| US10207972B2 |
Azeotropic compositions of 1,3,3,3-tetrachloroprop-1-ene and hydrogen fluoride
Provided are azeotropic or azeotrope-like mixtures of 1,3,3,3-tetrachloroprop-1-ene (HCO-1230zd) and hydrogen fluoride. Such compositions are useful as a feed stock in the production of HFC245fa and HCFO1233zd. |
| US10207969B2 |
Compositions containing 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane
The invention first relates to a composition comprising at least 99 wt. % of 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane and at least one compound selected from a list of additional compounds consisting of dichloropropanes, trichloropropanes, tetrachloropropanes, pentachloropropanes different from 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane, hexachloropropanes, heptachloropropanes, chloropropenes, dichloropropenes, trichloropropenes, tetrachloropropenes, pentachloropropenes and hexachloropropene, the weight content of said compound in the composition being lower than or equal to 500 ppm. |
| US10207967B2 |
Method and apparatus for separating alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon
A method for separating an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon, the method having a step of adding a first diluent and an extractant having a superacid to a mixture comprising the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and one or more isomers thereof to carry out an acid-base extraction to thereby form a complex of the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon with the superacid, and thereafter separating the complex from the mixture, and a step of adding an eliminating agent having a relative basicity in a range of 0.06 to 10 with respect to the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and a second diluent to the complex, and carrying out complex exchange of the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon for the eliminating agent to thereby separate the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon from the complex. |
| US10207965B2 |
Process for co-producing C3 olefins, iC4 olefins, nC4 olefins and diolefins, and/or C5 olefins and diolefins
Processes and systems for producing olefins, including: dehydrogenating a first n-alkane to produce a first effluent; and dehydrogenating at least one of a first isoalkane or a second n-alkane to produce a second effluent. The first and second effluents may be compressed and fed to a common separation train to separate the effluents into two or more fractions. In some embodiments, each of the first and second dehydrogenation reaction zones may include two reactors, one reactor in each of the reaction zones operating in a dehydrogenation cycle, one operating in a regeneration cycle, and one operating in a purge or evacuation/reduction cycle. Operation of the reactors in the dehydrogenation cycle is staggered, such that the purge cycle, regeneration cycle, or evacuation/reduction cycle of the reactors may not overlap. |
| US10207964B2 |
Process for making cumene by alkylation of benzene using an organotemplate-free zeolite beta
A process for making cumene by the alkylation of benzene with propylene using a benzene alkylation catalyst that comprises an organotemplate-free zeolite beta having a silica-to-alumina molar ratio of less than 20 and synthesized without an organic structure directing agent (SDA). |
| US10207956B2 |
Methods of forming silicon carbide by spark plasma sintering
A method of forming silicon carbide by spark plasma sintering comprises loading a powder comprising silicon carbide into a die and exposing the powder to a pulsed current to heat the powder at a rate of between about 50° C./min and about 200° C./min to a peak temperature while applying a pressure to the powder. The powder is exposed to the peak temperature for between about 30 seconds and about 5 minutes to form a sintered silicon carbide material and the sintered silicon carbide material is cooled. Related structures and methods are disclosed. |
| US10207955B2 |
Refractories and use thereof
A refractory has the form of a dry, mineral batch of fire-resistant mineral materials combined in such a way that refractories which are long-term resistant to fayalite-containing slags, sulfidic melts (mattes), sulfates and non-ferrous metal melts and are used for refractory linings in industrial non-ferrous metal melting furnaces can be manufactured. The refractory at least contains: —at least one coarse-grained olivine raw material as the main component; —magnesia (MgO) meal; —at least one fire-resistant reagent which, during the melting process, acts (in situ) in a reducing manner on non-ferrous metal oxide melts and/or non-ferrous metal iron oxide melts and converts same into non-ferrous metal melts. |
| US10207954B2 |
Synthetic aggregate from waste materials
Synthetic aggregates are fabricated from greater than approximately 70 wt % waste starting materials. Starting materials may be selected from granulated ground blast furnace slag, waste concrete fines, or sewage sludge ash, and mixtures thereof. The starting materials are bound together by a hydraulic cementitious binder either added to the starting materials or formed in situ. The waste starting materials, binder, and water are formed into pellets and subjected to a hydraulic reaction and carbonation in an atmosphere of greater than approximately 50% carbon dioxide at temperatures less than approximately 100° C. The resulting synthetic aggregate has a crush strength after a period of hardening equal to or greater than approximately 0.5 MPa. |
| US10207952B2 |
Glazing comprising a substrate coated with a stack comprising a functional layer made from silver and a thick blocking underlayer made from TiOx
A glazing includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers including at least one silver-based functional metal layer and at least two antireflective coatings, each antireflective coating including at least one dielectric layer, so that each functional metal layer is positioned between two antireflective coatings. The stack includes at least one antireflective coating including a dielectric layer capable of generating defects of hole type and at least one blocking layer based on titanium oxide exhibiting a thickness of greater than 1 nm, the blocking layer being located between the antireflective coating including a dielectric layer capable of generating defects of hole type and a silver-based functional metal layer, immediately in contact with the silver-based functional metal layer. |
| US10207950B2 |
Glass light guiding plate
A glass light-guiding plate which has high-temperature stability and is advantageous in being manufactured in a slim profile is provided. The glass light-guiding plate includes a glass plate including 75 to 85 wt % SiO2, 5 to 20 wt % B2O3, 1 to 5 wt % Al2O3, 3 to 8 wt % R2O (here, R is at least one of Li, Na, and K), and Fe2O3<0.0025 wt %. |
| US10207947B2 |
Manufacturing process to reform glass tubes
The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for modifying the shape of a hollow structure. The method may comprise steps of providing a hollow structure having a cross-section with first and second diameters defining a first aspect ratio; heating at least a part of the hollow structure to at least its glass transition temperature, forming a malleable hollow structure; maintaining a positive pressure inside the malleable hollow structure to form a pressurized hollow structure; and pressing against a first side and an opposed second side of a heated part of the pressurized hollow structure, forming a hollow tabular structure having first and second opposed generally flat faces and a second aspect ratio greater than the first aspect ratio. |
| US10207946B2 |
Optical element molding mold set and optical element manufacturing method
An optical element molding mold set includes a first mold and a second mold that are opposite to each other, and a third mold that is located on an outer periphery of a cavity between the first mold and the second mold, and an inner peripheral surface of the third mold has different friction coefficients between one side and another side in an opposite direction of the first mold and the second mold. |
| US10207945B2 |
System for improving sludge water into ecological water system
A system for improving sludge water into ecological water system, including a water area separator, a sludge dehydrator and a water filtration device, the water area separator separates the water area to be treated by a water barrier, the sludge dehydrator dehydrates the sludge by a centrifugal sieve; the water filtration device includes a suction pipe, a water pump, an inlet pipe, a filter bag, a steel cage and a drainage pipe. The system for improving sludge water into ecological water system has the mechanism of to separate the water area by the water area separator, then rapidly dehydrate the sludge by the sludge dehydrator, remove sundries from the treated sludge water by the water filtration device, and finally drains the water filtered after adding microbubbles, and thus to realize the improvement of sludge water into ecological water system. |
| US10207941B2 |
Control system for nitrogen and phosphorus removal
A central controller is used in a treatment method and system for removing at least one of nitrogen or phosphorus from wastewater. Based on data received from a plurality of sensors, each of which is coupled to a component of a wastewater treatment system, a control signal is sent from the central controller to at least one chemical delivery system, which dispenses at least one chemical compound into the wastewater in an amount effective to reduce the level of nitrogen or phosphorus in the wastewater. |
| US10207940B2 |
Composite water purification apparatus and method thereof
A composite water purification apparatus and method thereof are provided. The composite water purification apparatus includes a container, a sacrificial anode, a photocatalyst anode and a cathode. The container is employed for receiving liquid including water and gas. The photocatalyst anode includes a photocatalyst for conducting a photocatalytic reaction. The cathode is electrolyzed with the sacrificial anode and the photocatalyst anode. The cathode, the sacrificial anode, and the photocatalyst anode are immersed in the container to contact the liquid. The present invention enhances the purity of the water, while prolonging the service life of the sacrificial anode. |
| US10207939B2 |
Electrochemical water treatment system and method
A water treatment system comprises an electrolytic cell comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode comprising a coating of polymer comprising structural units of formula I and a power source for powering the first and the second electrodes; wherein R1 is independently at each occurrence a C1-C6 alkyl radical or —SO3H; R2 is independently at each occurrence a C1-C6 alkyl radical; a is independently at each occurrence an integer ranging from 0 to 4; and b is independently at each occurrence an integer ranging from 0 to 3. An associated method is also described. |
| US10207938B2 |
Water column remediation apparatus
An apparatus and method for capturing a contaminant present in a body of water that includes a collection media for capturing the contaminant and a structure. The collection media has a first end secured to the structure. The collection media has a second buoyant end disposed opposite the first end wherein buoyant end is a free end. The structure does not float at the water surface and holds the first end of the collection media below the buoyant second end in the water column. When the apparatus is deployed in a water column having a depth greater than the height of the apparatus, the apparatus is selectively positioned in the water column at a desired height. A method of employing the collection media is also disclosed. |
| US10207935B2 |
Hybrid desalination system
The hybrid desalination system is a desalination system for seawater which uses both filtering and treatment from a reverse osmosis filter system as well as evaporative distillation for the production of potable water. The hybrid desalination system includes a recovery system, which may be a reverse osmosis system, a forward osmosis system, or a combination thereof, for at least partially desalinating a volume of saltwater and outputting a treated fluid. A boiler is in fluid communication with the recovery system for receiving the treated fluid and producing pure water by evaporative desalination. The boiler includes an internal heating coil for passing a heated working fluid therethrough. A collection tank is in communication with to the boiler for receiving the pure water. At least one solar parabolic trough is in fluid communication with the internal heating coil of the boiler for heating the heated working fluid. |
| US10207923B2 |
Multi-channel upright reformer for fuel cell merged with heater
A multi-channel upright reformer for a fuel cell is provided, which has a simple structure by breaking from an existing complicated channel structure to allow fluids such as fuel and vapor to be stably flow, thereby improving durability and achieving an efficient reforming reaction and an efficient operation of the fuel cell. A method for manufacturing compactly a reformer by minimizing an area where heat exchange is performed and expand of a fuel cell due to the resulting decrease in manufacturing cost. Also a reformer for semipermanently using by frequently exchanging a catalyst used in a reforming reaction and supply the reformer at a low price by significantly decreasing cost consumed for the catalyst is provided. |
| US10207920B2 |
Structure for holding catalyst particles for carbon nanotube production and method for producing same
There are provided an easily producible catalyst particle-holding structure used for production of carbon nanotubes, and a method for producing the same. The method for producing the catalyst particle-holding structure of the present invention used for production of carbon nanotubes includes a step of forming a catalyst particle forming layer containing Si, Al, and Fe, and a step of performing a heat treatment on the catalyst particle forming layer in an atmosphere containing oxygen, to form catalyst particles containing Fe. The catalyst particles are held by the catalyst particle forming layer so that the catalyst particles are partially embedded in the catalyst particle forming layer. The size and the number of the catalyst particles containing Fe are controlled by adjusting the amount of oxygen contained in the atmosphere for the heat treatment. Thus, the catalyst particle-holding structure is formed easily. |
| US10207916B2 |
MEMS devices on flexible substrate
A flexible film including one or more MEMS elements and articles including the flexible film are described. The flexible film includes a polymer layer between two metal layers with one of the metal layers containing a perforation. The polymer layer includes voided regions that allow for relative movement of the two metal layers. |
| US10207912B2 |
Crossover protection system graphical user interfaces
Crossover protection system graphical user interfaces, crossover protection systems that display graphical user interfaces, and methods for pairing tank delivery connectors with product delivery vehicle systems are provided. A tank delivery connector reads a tank tag with a tank tag reader, and transmits a tank tag indicator associated with the tank tag with network interface hardware. An electronic control unit receives the tank tag indicator with network interface hardware, determines a distribution tank fuel type associated with a distribution tank based on the tank tag indicator, determines that the tank delivery connector is associated with a tank compartment of a product delivery vehicle based on the tank tag indicator, and displays a graphical user interface on the display. The graphical user interface includes a tank delivery connector graphic displayed proximate a tank compartment graphic to indicate that the tank delivery connector is associated with the first tank compartment. |
| US10207911B2 |
Dispensing assembly and container with tap
Dispensing assembly (10) for beverage from a container (1), comprising an outlet channel (8) for beverage and a valve body (16) operable to open and close said outlet channel (8), wherein the channel defines a direction of flow of the beverage towards an outlet end (13), and wherein the valve body (16) is provided at or near the outlet end (13) of the outlet channel (8) and has a shape with a base (21) facing in a direction against the direction of flow and a tip (22) with an end facing in the direction of flow, wherein the tip, between the base and the end, has an outwardly curved outer surface (24), such that beverage engaging the base (21) can be guided from the base over the outer surface (24) to the end forming a beverage jet when leaving the surface at or near said end. |
| US10207900B2 |
Elevator car door apparatus
In an elevator car door apparatus, a locking member is disposed on a blade-carrying car door, and is displaceable between an unlocked position and a locked position interdependently with movement of a doorstop-side blade. A guiding portion is disposed on the locking member. A guiding cam is disposed outside the blade-carrying car door. When the car is positioned outside an appropriate floor alignment position, the blade-carrying car door moves in an opening direction, the guiding portion moves along the guiding cam, the locking member displaces to the locked position, and the doorstop-side blade also displaces to a locking accommodating position, the locking member catches in a fixed latch, and movement of the blade-carrying car door in the opening direction is prevented. |
| US10207899B2 |
Flexible machine frame
A flexible elevator machine frame is provided. The flexible elevator machine frame includes a first end supportive of a motor, a second end supportive of a brake, a central portion and an adapter assembly. The central portion is interposable between the first and second ends and is configured to accommodate a base traction assembly between the motor and the brake. The central portion includes first and second end sides which are associated with the first and second ends, respectively, and which are configured to be fastened together. The adapter assembly is configured to be fastened between the first and second end sides to accommodate the base and an additional traction assembly between the motor and the brake. |
| US10207897B2 |
Sliding guide shoe for an elevator
A sliding guide shoe for an elevator includes a two-part insert that can be inserted into a guide shoe housing for guiding an elevator car along a guide rail. The insert has a carrier element with a recess which is designed as a receiving pocket for receiving a sliding element so that the sliding element can be introduced into the carrier element in a longitudinal direction and then latched in the carrier element. |
| US10207896B2 |
Elevator machine brake control
An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator brake device includes a brake member configured to move into a braking position to resist movement of an elevator car associated with the brake device. A plurality of actuators are associated with the brake member and selectively controllable to apply a force to cause the brake member to move into the braking position. A brake controller determines a number of the actuators to activate based on a determined load of the elevator car associated with the brake device. |
| US10207890B2 |
Apparatus and method for winding coil
An apparatus for winding filamentary material includes a mandrel rotatable about a spindle axis of rotation and a traverse reciprocating at a distance with respect to the spindle axis to wind the filamentary material in a figure-eight coil configuration with a payout hole extending radially from the inner to the outer wind of the coil. The apparatus includes a measurement device for measuring the diameter of the coil as it is being wound around the mandrel, and a controller for controlling the reciprocating movement of the traverse with respect to the rotation of the mandrel based on the measured diameter of the coil. The measurement device may include a first sensor configured to measure a length of filamentary material wound about the mandrel and a second sensor configured to measure an angular displacement of said mandrel during the winding of the length of filamentary material about said mandrel. |
| US10207886B2 |
Winder and a turret unit
Winder for an endless lane of a plastic web (2), with a revolving unit (6, 6′, 55, 90), which is constructed so as to be rotatable about its axis (16) and has at least two winding shafts (10 to 12, 10′ to 12′) running parallel to its axis, onto which winding cores (17) can be loaded, then wound with the web (2) to a roll (18), finally unloaded therefrom again as finished rolls (18), wherein on both sides of the revolving unit (6, 6′, 50, 90) support arrangements are arranged, in which the winding shafts (10 to 12, 10′ to 12′) are supported at their corresponding ends therein, and wherein the support for one end of the winding shafts (10 to 12, 10′ to 12′) is constructed so as to be detachable, such that the respective winding shaft (10 to 12, 10′ to 12′), with released support, can be loaded and unloaded from this end, characterized in that the detachably constructed support arrangements each have a gripper arrangement (36 to 38) with a two-armed scissor unit (39 to 41), the scissor arms (42, 43) of which surround the winding shaft (10 to 12, 10′ to 12′) in the closed position and are pivoted away therefrom in the open position. |
| US10207883B2 |
Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes first and second conveyance paths that eventually merge together. A guide member pair constituting the first conveyance path includes a second path guide member disposed on the second conveyance path side among the guide member pair and having a straight portion and a curved portion provided continuously downstream of the straight portion. A downstream end portion of the guide member is positioned in a merging portion of the first and second conveyance paths. The straight portion includes a plurality of ribs and a slope portion formed thereon. The plurality of ribs project perpendicularly from a base portion and are parallel to the sheet conveyance direction. The slope portion is provided between two of the plurality of ribs adjacent to each other and is inclined from the base portion toward the ridges of the plurality of ribs. |
| US10207882B2 |
Medium feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus, and recording apparatus
A pair of edge guides provided on a medium mounting section of a medium feeding apparatus each include a volume limiter spaced from the mounting surface of the medium mounting section and extending from the guide surface of at least one of the pair of edge guides in a direction intersecting the guide surface, the volume limiter including a limiting surface that limits a number of sheets mounted on the medium mounting section. The limiting surface includes a groove extending in the feed direction, at a position between a corner portion formed at an intersection of an end portion of the limiting surface in the width direction and the guide surface, and the other end portion of the limiting surface, and configured to insert at least a part of a side edge of the medium, to thereby restrict the side edge from moving in the width direction. |
| US10207881B2 |
Telescoping ramp
A telescoping ramp may include first and second ramp sections such that the second ramp section may be received within the first ramp section and translated between an extended position and a retracted position. The telescoping ramp may include a locking mechanism that extends between at least one of pairs of rails of the first and second ramp sections. The locking mechanism may include a pair of locking pins that is selectively engageable with the first and second ramp sections. In one embodiment, the pair of locking pins may include handle portions that may be disposed between the at least one of the pairs of rails. In such embodiment, an axial movement of the handle portions along a common axis of the pair of locking pins may lock the second ramp section relative to the first ramp section. |
| US10207880B2 |
Device for emptying and then disposing of trays filled with brochures
The device for emptying and then disposing of trays filled with brochures comprises a feed device for transporting the filled trays in a transport direction and a turning device for rotating the trays. The turning device may comprise a slide, which is rotatable and thus movable back and forth along a U-shaped path between a receiving position to receive the trays, an emptying position in which the brochures are pushed out of the trays, and a disposal position, in which the empty trays are disposed of. The device may also comprise at least one pusher element to push the brochures out of the trays when the slide is in the emptying position, and conveying means for conveying the brochures which have been pushed out of the tray. |
| US10207876B2 |
Transport device for trays
A transport device for transporting trays. The transport device including a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt that is downstream and follows the first conveyor belt. The first and second conveyor belts may have either a single- or multi-track design. The second conveyor belt may include a parallelization device configured to slowing down and/or accelerate one or more trays being conveyed on the second conveyor. The parallelization device may comprises at least one carrier with at least one acceleration finger and may be selectively moveable to prevent, slow down, allow, or accelerate a movement of a tray. |
| US10207874B2 |
Breakage detection system and method of chains of a scraper conveyor
Provided is a breakage detection system and method for a scraper conveyor, wherein a speed measurement device of the detection system and a sprocket assembly of the scraper conveyor are coaxially installed. Encoders are installed on speed measurement gears of the speed measurement device. An output end of the speed measurement device is connected to an input end of a programmable logic controller (PLC). An output end of the PLC is electrically connected to an automatic alarm device and a digital display module. A power supply module is used for supplying power to the whole system. |
| US10207873B2 |
Roller for side-by-side conveyor
An apparatus includes a shaft, a first barrel, and a second barrel. The shaft has a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis of rotation. The first barrel surrounds a first portion of the shaft and is fixed to the shaft to rotate therewith. The second barrel surrounds a second portion of the shaft and is configured to rotate about the axis independent of a rotation of the shaft. |
| US10207870B2 |
Autonomous transports for storage and retrieval systems
An autonomous transport vehicle for transferring case units to and from predefined storage areas in an automated case unit storage system, the automated case unit storage system including an array of multilevel storage racks with picking aisles passing therebetween and at least one multilevel vertical conveyor having movable shelves, the autonomous transport vehicle including a frame configured to traverse the picking aisles and a transfer deck connecting the picking aisles to the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor for transferring case units between the predefined storage areas and the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor, and a controller connected to the frame, the controller being configured to effect movement of the autonomous transport vehicle through the picking aisles for accessing each storage area within a respective level of the array of multilevel storage racks and each shelf of the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor. |
| US10207867B2 |
Automated pallet storage and retrieval system
A multi-level storage structure includes a plurality of vertical supports, a plurality of row spacing members connecting vertical posts positioned laterally relative to each other, a plurality of row rails connecting vertical posts positioned longitudinally relative to each other and configured to support at least one row cart, a plurality of aisle rails extending perpendicular to the plurality of row rails and configured to support at least one aisle cart, and a plurality of pre-formed holes formed in at least one of the vertical supports, row spacing members, row rails, and aisle rails to mount at least one of a lighting system, a fire suppression system, a mobile safety tie off carriage, and at least one support brace to the storage structure. The plurality of pre-formed holes are formed prior to assembly of the storage structure. |
| US10207864B2 |
Waste bin liners and methods of use
Waste bin liners, such as rigid liners, methods of using waste bin liners, and combinations of waste bins with a liner, are disclosed. In one example hook parts of a waste bin liner are extended in sequence over and under a perimeter rim of a waste bin, and laterally inward of a part of the perimeter rim. In one example a rigid liner has multi-purpose hook parts that lock to the rim of a waste bin, and also form lifting handles for removing the liner from the bin. |
| US10207863B2 |
Apparatus for sealing a vacuum tank door
An apparatus for sealing a vacuum tank door. The apparatus comprises a circular flange attached to a door panel of a vacuum tank, a horizontal crossbar connected to the center of the door panel and a lifting assembly. The lifting assembly comprises an upper linkage arm, a lower linkage arm, and a hydraulic cylinder. Activation of the hydraulic cylinder causes the linkage assembly to move downwards pulling on the horizontal crossbar and pulling the vacuum tank door towards the tank. Activation of the hydraulic cylinder also causes a connection point of the lower linkage arm and the upper linkage arm to move over-center of the connection between the lower linkage arm to the to the tank creating a tight seal between the vacuum tank door and the tank. |
| US10207862B1 |
Flowable material container with an opening having improved flow characteristics
The outlet of a flowable material container has a flow cutoff device, which is slidably supported in a frame assembly that comprises two, spaced apart perforated side rails and a perforated end rail. No accumulation shield is used. |
| US10207860B2 |
Cartridge for preparing a beverage
The invention relates to a cartridge for preparing a beverage, such as coffee, that comprises a hollow member for containing a dose of, for example, ground coffee, said hollow member comprising a side wall, an upper face and a lower face including an extraction membrane, said cartridge being characterized in that it further comprises several separate protrusions provided on said side wall and/or said upper wall, each protrusion including at least one perforation area. The invention also relates to a device for using said cartridge. |
| US10207854B2 |
Reusable transport packaging
Transportation packaging may be used to ship or transport a product, such as an electronic device. The transportation packaging may be reused subsequent to the transport of the product by removing a shape defined by a pattern included on the transportation packaging, assembling or altering a portion of the removed pattern, and engaging the assembled pattern with the product. In a particular embodiment, the assembled pattern may provide a usability surface for at least one peripheral device to be used with the electronic device. |
| US10207850B2 |
Flexible package and method of making same
A re-closable packaging assembly includes a container formed at least partially by a first film, and the container has a plurality of walls that cooperate to define an interior volume. The container has an opening through at least one of the plurality of walls. A closure assembly is secured to the container adjacent the opening and comprises a second film and a portion of the first film. The closure assembly includes a lid member pivotable about a hinge portion between a first position in which the lid member releasably engages the container surrounding the opening and a second position in which the lid member is pivoted away from the opening. A first engagement feature may be disposed on the container and a second engagement feature may be disposed on the lid member to removably secure the lid member to the container when the lid member is in the first position. |
| US10207842B1 |
Animated toy box assembly
An animated toy box assembly for stimulating a child to put away toys includes a box that may contain toys. A lid is hingedly coupled to the box such that the lid selectively closes the box. A pair of eyes is coupled to the lid to resemble monster eyes. An interaction unit is coupled to the box and the interaction unit selectively emits audible sound. The interaction unit detects motion thereby detecting when toys are positioned in the box. Moreover, the interaction unit emits the audible sound when the interaction unit detects motion. In this way the interaction unit stimulates a child to place toys in the box. |
| US10207840B2 |
Closure
A package includes a container and a closure cap for mounting on the container. The closure cap is coupled to a neck of the container to block selectively removal of product stored within the container at the selection of a user. |
| US10207839B2 |
Flexible configuration system, methods, equipment, and aircraft
A flexible configuration system, method equipment and aircraft are disclosed. This system may use a pallet that includes a load bearing member; and a pallet data network system carried by the load bearing member. The data network system includes at least one external data connection configured to connect the pallet data network to an external network; and at least one pallet data connection configured to connect the pallet data network to devices, equipment, workstations, or seats carried by the pallet. |
| US10207832B2 |
Supporting structure for supporting sealed cartridges, transport or packaging container and process for processing the same
A supporting structure for supporting a plurality of sealed medical cartridges is disclosed, comprising a planar supporting plate having a plurality of receptacles for accommodating the sealed cartridges. Retaining protrusions are formed at the bottom ends of the receptacles protruding inward, which are mated with the shoulder portions of the sealed cartridges in such a manner that the shoulder portions of the sealed cartridges are supported on the retaining protrusions of the receptacles and that the upper ends of the sealed cartridges protrude from the upper ends of the receptacles at an upper side of the planar supporting plate, when the sealed cartridges are accommodated upside-down in the receptacles. The inventive nest will be suitable for any nested liquid filling machine without much changes in filling table and general settings. |
| US10207830B2 |
Food product handling device
A food product handling device is provided. The food product handling device can include a movable loading head having a plurality of rails and a vacuum system operatively associated with the head. In addition, a plurality of suction devices carried by the head and configured to pick up and transport a food product as the head is moved can be provided. A plurality of mounting blocks can be slidably coupled to the rails where at least one suction device is coupled to each mounting block. An actuating device can be operatively associated with the mounting blocks such that each mounting block is configured to slide between a first position and a second position. |
| US10207826B2 |
Artificial gravity system with a unibody rotating structure that rotates about a stationary structure
A habitation module that provides an artificial gravity environment. In one embodiment, the habitation module includes a stationary structure and a rotating structure that rotates about an axis in relation to the stationary structure. The rotating structure includes a cylindrical body that is substantially hollow and closed at both ends, where the ends represent gravity chambers of the habitation module. There are center openings in the cylindrical body that are coaxially aligned on opposing sides of the cylindrical body along an axis of rotation. First and second hub members are permanently affixed to the cylindrical body on the opposing sides of the cylindrical body about the center openings. Radial seals that span gaps between the rotating structure and the stationary structure. |
| US10207819B2 |
Shooting device and unmanned aerial vehicle
The present invention discloses a shooting device and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The shooting device includes: a first reflector; a second reflector arranged to be opposite to a reflecting surface of the first reflector; a bracket, wherein the bracket includes: a connecting plate, a first rotating seat, which is fixedly connected with one end of the connecting plate in a rotatable manner and is used for clamping the first reflector, and a second rotating seat, which is fixedly connected with the other end of the connecting plate in the rotatable manner and is used for clamping the second reflector; driving parts, including a first driving part and a second driving part used for respectively driving the first rotating seat and the second rotating seat to rotate; and a camera arranged to be opposite to the reflecting surface of the second reflector. The technical problems of inconvenient control, low response speed, high requirements on lens and high cost of the shooting device for the unmanned aerial vehicle in the prior art are solved. |
| US10207815B2 |
Aircraft avionics tablet interface module
An aircraft interface device is configured to communicate with an aircraft avionics system that includes a plurality of sensors for an aircraft includes a tablet interface module configured to communicate with the aircraft interface device and with one or more tablets. The tablet interface module includes a user interface that is configured to establish, via a wireless transceiver, a communications channel between the tablet interface module and the one or more tablets and an indicator configured to indicate if the tablet interface module is connected to the one or more tablets. The tablet interface module provides the one or more tablets with information received from the aircraft interface device and wherein the tablet interface module comprises a power supply configured to connect to a power system of the aircraft and to provide power to the one or more tablet devices. |
| US10207812B2 |
Fluidic propulsive system and thrust and lift generator for aerial vehicles
A vehicle includes a main body and a gas generator producing a gas stream. At least one fore conduit and tail conduit are fluidly coupled to the generator. First and second fore ejectors are fluidly coupled to the at least one fore conduit. At least one tail ejector is fluidly coupled to the at least one tail conduit. The fore ejectors respectively include an outlet structure out of which gas from the at least one fore conduit flows. The at least one tail ejector includes an outlet structure out of which gas from the at least one tail conduit flows. First and second primary airfoil elements have leading edges respectively located directly downstream of the first and second fore ejectors. At least one secondary airfoil element has a leading edge located directly downstream of the outlet structure of the at least one tail ejector. |
| US10207811B2 |
Carrier system for carrying out interception maneuvers of a loadbearing paraglider and method for adjusting the trailing edge of a loadbearing paraglider
A carrier system for carrying out interception maneuvers of a loadbearing paraglider which has a glider having a trailing edge for carrying out the maneuver with at least one interception line is fixed to said edge includes at least one carried load unit, which is connected to the carrier system via a first, short load carrier belt and a second, longer load carrier belt. A carried load connected to the carried load unit is carried by way of the first, short load carrier belt. The trailing edge is adjusted to carry out the maneuver by the gravitational force of the carried load, in that the first, short load carrier belt is separated and the carried load is carried by way of the longer, second load carrier belt. |
| US10207810B2 |
Optically detecting cloud metrics using sampled analog measurements of light reflection
Apparatus and associated methods relate to determining metrics of water particles in clouds by directing light pulses at a cloud and measuring a peak, a post-peak value and a high-frequency fluctuation of light signals reflected from the cloud. The light pulses include: a first pulse having circularly polarized light of a first wavelength; and a second pulse of a second wavelength. The reflected light signals include: a first reflected light signal having left-hand circular polarization of the first wavelength; a second reflected light signal having right-hand circular polarization of the first wavelength; and a third reflected light signal of the second wavelength. An extinction coefficient and a backscatter coefficient are determined based on the measured peak and post-peak slopes of the first and second reflected light signals. The measured high-frequency fluctuations of the three reflected light signals can be used to calculate cloud particle sizes. |
| US10207807B2 |
Condensate removal system of an aircraft cooling system
An aircraft includes a cooling compartment and an evaporative chiller configured to cool the cooling compartment. The evaporative chiller includes a compressor, an evaporator having airflow to the cooling compartment, and a condenser. The condenser has an exhaust airflow to cool the condenser. The evaporative chiller has a condensate removal system removing condensate produced by the evaporator using the exhaust airflow of the condenser to discharge the condensate. |
| US10207805B2 |
Drone transport system
A drone transport system has a carrier pod adapted for carrying a passenger or parcels with the passenger or parcels enclosed, the carrier pod having a first attachment interface at an uppermost extremity, the attachment interface having one or first physical attachment elements, and a flight-enabled drone having a downward-facing second attachment interface having one or more second physical attachment elements compatible with the first physical attachment elements of the carrier pod. The flight-enabled drone is controllable to approach the carrier pod from above, to align and engage the second physical attachment elements with the first physical attachment elements, to lift and carry the pod from one place to another, and to land and disengage the first and second physical attachment elements, leaving the carrier pod at a new place. |
| US10207802B2 |
Breaking apart a platform upon pending collision
A method and system for separating and releasing component parts of a payload of a floating platform in response to a high collision probability is disclosed. The method includes, determining if an in-flight aircraft is within at least a safety zone associated with a floating platform, wherein the floating platform comprises releasably-coupled component parts; and activating, responsive to a determination that the in-flight aircraft is within at least the safety zone, a release mechanism, wherein the release mechanism is configured to uncouple the component parts. |
| US10207794B1 |
Aerial vehicle center of gravity adjustment
This disclosure describes a system and method for determining the center of gravity of a payload engaged by an automated aerial vehicle and adjusting components of the automated aerial vehicle and/or the engagement location with the payload so that the center of gravity of the payload is within a defined position with respect to the center of gravity of the automated aerial vehicle. Adjusting the center of gravity to be within a defined position improves the efficiency, maneuverability and safety of the automated aerial vehicle. In some implementations, the stability of the payload may also be determined to ensure that the center of gravity does not change or shift during transport due to movement of an item of the payload. |
| US10207792B2 |
System and method for nose cone edge delamination repair
A system and method for nose cone edge delamination repair is provided. A nose cone may comprise an outer skirt having an aft edge, a flange, and a pin landing. The system and method may comprise trimming the aft edge of the nose cone to form a repaired edge. A first layer of fiberglass may be placed over repaired edge. A second layer of fiber glass may be placed over the first layer and the repaired edge. The first layer and second layer may be trimmed to create a spot face to allow for lower tolerances when installing the nose cone into a gas turbine engine. |
| US10207787B2 |
Automated braided sleeve placement and tensioning
A method for drawing a flexible sleeve over an elongated mandrel includes placing a ring within a lumen of the sleeve. A first end of the sleeve is fixed against movement relative to a first end of the mandrel. A first end portion of the sleeve is inverted over a first end portion of the mandrel so as to define a circumferential cuff in the sleeve, and the ring is positioned concentrically within the circumferential cuff. Using, e.g., a magnet, the ring is then urged longitudinally along the mandrel and toward an opposite, second end thereof, such that the sleeve is inverted over at least an outer surface of the mandrel. |
| US10207786B2 |
Elongated structures and related assemblies
An elongated structure comprising a web extending along a length of the elongated structure and a flange comprising a first flange portion, the first flange portion extending away from an area of the web. The first flange portion comprises a variable width along at least a portion of the length of the elongated structure. The first flange portion of the elongated structure may comprise the variable width the length of the elongate structure. The first flange portion may comprise a constant width along at least a portion of the length of the elongated structure. The elongated structure may further comprise a second flange portion. The second flange portion may comprise a variable width along at least a portion of the length of the elongate structure. The first flange portion may comprise a first top flange portion. |
| US10207776B1 |
Seat and seat assembly for use in a boat
A seat is designed for use in a boat and extends in a vertical height direction, a lateral width direction, and a depth direction perpendicular to the width direction. The seat includes a pan main body extending in at least the width direction and the depth and a back main body coupled to the pan main body and extending in at least the width direction and the height direction. The pan main body and/or the back main body is formed from a single extrusion having a uniform cross section in one if the height, width, and depth directions. The pan main body and/or the back main body has an open profile when viewed in the one of the height, width, and depth directions. The open profile is configured to accept and hold a further seat component therein. |
| US10207775B2 |
Double-shell tank and liquefied gas carrier ship
A horizontal type cylindrical double-shell tank includes an inner shell and an outer shell. The inner shell includes an inner shell main part storing a liquefied gas and an inner shell dome protruding from the inner shell main part. The outer shell forms a vacuum space between the inner shell and the outer shell, and includes an outer shell main part surrounding the inner shell main part and an outer shell dome surrounding the inner shell dome. The inner shell dome is provided with an inner shell manhole. The outer shell dome is provided with an outer shell manhole at a position corresponding to a position of the inner shell manhole. |
| US10207771B2 |
Bicycle frame and method of converting to electronic shifting system
The present disclosure relates to devices and methods of converting a bicycle frame from a mechanical gear-shifting configuration to an electronic gear-shifting configuration and vice versa. In a representative embodiment, a method of converting a bicycle frame from a mechanical gear-shifting configuration to an electronic gear-shifting configuration comprises removing a mechanical cable extending between a mechanical gear-shift actuator and a mechanical gear shifter via a cable stop of a removable bracket member secured to a down tube member of the bicycle frame, and removing the removable bracket member from the down tube member of the bicycle frame. The method further comprises mounting an electronically-actuated gear shifter to the bicycle frame in electrical communication with an electronic gear-shift actuator such that actuation of the electronic gear-shift actuator causes the electronically-actuated gear shifter to shift gears. |
| US10207765B2 |
Bicycle frame element
A bicycle frame element has a seat tube (10). A clamping element (20) is arranged in the seat tube (10), on which element a clamping force is exerted by a clamping means (34) to fix a seat post (30) in the seat tube (10). Further, a bearing element (22) for defining the lateral position of the seat post (30) is arranged in the end portion (16) of the seat tube (10), when in the mounted state. |
| US10207760B2 |
Mounting plate for bicycle attachments
An elongated, plate-like structure on which bicycle accessories can be mounted, that is held in place at one end of a bicycle's rear wheel axle or, alternately, ids axial skewer. The latter, like the rear wheel axle, includes bolt threads for threadedly engaging a nut at said end. Supported on either the bike's right or left side, the structure, which extends both perpendicularly to and rearwardly from the rear wheel's rotational axis, defines multiple through openings. Among them is a round aperture sized to slideably receive the rear wheel axle or, alternately, just a part of the skewer-engageable nut at the same time the nut's annular shoulder abuts the structure's outer face. Distal from the round aperture, the structure's generally flat inner face defines a small protuberance which, in use, restrains, from sideways slippage, a bicycle tow leash clamped onto an opening-free portion of the structure's midsection. |
| US10207755B2 |
Recoil assembly for undercarriage system
A bulkhead assembly for a track adjust cylinder of an undercarriage system is provided. The bulkhead assembly includes a bulkhead having an opening to receive the track adjust cylinder. A guide element having a hollow cylindrical configuration is attached to the bulkhead and supports the track adjust cylinder. A seal member is axially aligned with respect to the guide element. The seal member has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the guide element. A set of composite bearings is axially aligned with respect to the seal member. |
| US10207751B2 |
Motor gearbox assembly
A motor gearbox assembly is provided for a vehicle having two wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle. The assembly includes two independent drive systems that each include an electric motor and an associated gear train, each drive system being configured to independently drive one of the wheels. The assembly further includes a common housing that receives the motors and the gear trains such that the gear trains are at least partially positioned between the motors. Furthermore, at least portions of the drive systems have generally inverse orientations in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle when the motor gearbox assembly is mounted on the vehicle. |
| US10207748B2 |
Longitudinal member arrangement of a body of a motor vehicle and body of a motor vehicle with a longitudinal member arrangement of this type
A longitudinal member arrangement of a body of a motor vehicle is designed such that, in the event of a collision of the motor vehicle, the longitudinal member arrangement progressively fails, absorbing collision energy, with a first longitudinal member element which is formed from a fiber composite, and with a second longitudinal member element which is formed from a fiber composite and is arranged behind the first longitudinal member element. The first longitudinal member element and the second longitudinal member element are connected to each other by a connecting element. The longitudinal member arrangement is designed such that, in the event of the collision of the motor vehicle, the second longitudinal member element begins to fail after the first longitudinal member element has failed. |
| US10207747B2 |
Reinforcement member
A reinforcement member is provided and includes a reinforcement unit that has a pair of reinforcement unit bodies. Each of the reinforcement unit bodies has a protruding surface protruding from a middle part of the reinforcement unit body relative to a longitudinal direction of the reinforcement unit body. The protruding surfaces of the reinforcement unit bodies are in contact with each other while opposing each other, and opposite end parts of the reinforcement unit have rectangular cross sections when cutting the reinforcement unit perpendicularly to a longitudinal direction of the reinforcement unit. A plurality of reinforcement units are arranged and the cross sections of the opposite end parts of the reinforcement units form columns and rows of the reinforcement member. |
| US10207743B2 |
Automotive vehicle structural part and method of producing the same
The automotive vehicle structural part (30) includes at least a main panel (40) and a wheel casing (42), the main panel (40) and the wheel casing (42) being made of two distinct three-dimensional parts made of different materials attached to each other by welding. |
| US10207731B2 |
Expandable child carrier
An expandable child carrier includes a base frame, a pivot frame, at least one first wheel unit and at least one second wheel unit. The pivot frame is pivoted to the base frame. The first wheel unit is mounted to the base frame. The second wheel unit is mounted to the pivot frame. A distance between the second wheel unit and the first wheel unit is adjusted upon the pivotal movement of the pivot frame relative to the base frame. |
| US10207721B2 |
Bogie frame
A bogie frame for a rail vehicle that includes two longitudinal supports formed as open and closed hollow profiles, and at least one transverse support, wherein the hollow profile of the longitudinal support is formed by wall elements having a defined thickness, wherein in order to reduce the weight of bogie frames in comparison to conventional bogies frames and to save on production costs, the longitudinal supports, in the region at which the at least one transverse support engages, is respectively provided in a wall element with at least one area having a reduced thickness. |
| US10207720B2 |
Device for driving at least one output shaft of a rail vehicle and method for operating such a device
A device (1) to drive at least an output shaft (3) of a rail vehicle with a drive engine (4). The at least one output shaft (3) can be brought into an operational connection with a wheel (2), and a transmission assembly (6) is positioned on the drive side of the at least one output shaft (3). At least two gear ratios can be presented in the area of the transmission assembly (6). In addition, a method is described for operating such a device (1). |
| US10207718B2 |
Automatically providing explanations for actions taken by a self-driving vehicle
A method causes a self-driving vehicle (SDV) to warn passengers of an upcoming maneuver, and to explain why the SDV will be making the upcoming maneuver. One or more processors receive sensor readings that describe a condition of a roadway upon which a self-driving vehicle (SDV) is traveling, where the sensor readings are from roadway sensors that detect water on the roadway. The processor(s) reroute the SDV due to the water on the roadway, and provide an explanation to an occupant of the SDV that describes the water on the roadway as a reason for rerouting the SDV. |
| US10207717B2 |
Coasting timer for predictive acceleration
Described herein are various embodiments for a coasting timer for predictive acceleration. In an embodiment, a system for predictive acceleration of a vehicle is described. The system may comprise an accelerator pedal; a sensor coupled to the accelerator pedal, the sensor configured to measure depression of the accelerator pedal; and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU may be configured to: determine a current coasting map; determine a coasting interval duration based, at least in part, on the current coasting map; determine the coasting interval duration has started based, at least in part, upon a measurement received from the sensor; and activate one or more subsystems of the vehicle prior to the end of the coasting interval duration, the one or more subsystems determined based, at least in part, on a predicted acceleration type. |
| US10207716B2 |
Integrated vehicle monitoring system
Methods and apparatus for monitoring conditions associated with a vehicle or an occupant of the vehicle are disclosed. The methods may include receiving, via a receiver, data relating to an internal condition of the vehicle. The methods may also include displaying, on a display panel, information related to the internal condition based on the received data. The display panel is physically integrated with the receiver and detachable from the vehicle. |
| US10207714B2 |
Control device for continuously variable transmission
Control device for continuously variable transmission has continuously variable transmission mechanism (CVT) transmitting power with belt (7) wound around primary and secondary pulley (5, 6); torque convertor (2) having pump impeller (20), turbine runner (21) and lock-up clutch (2a); and control unit (10) controlling lock-up clutch (2a) to predetermined engagement state and controlling the CVT to predetermined transmission ratio, according to travelling condition. Control unit (10) is configured to, when shifting lock-up clutch (2a) from disengagement to engagement state, control transmission ratio of CVT so that when rotation speed difference (ΔN) between engine speed (Ne) and turbine speed (Nt) that is rotation speed of turbine runner is predetermined rotation speed difference (ΔN1) or less, turbine speed (Nt) approaches engine speed (Ne) more than turbine speed (Nt1) of case where control of transmission ratio of CVT, which is set according to travelling condition during shift of lock-up clutch (2a), is continued. |
| US10207712B2 |
Control system and method for determining a lane occupancy by vehicles
Control system, which is adapted for application in a vehicle and intended to detect following vehicles on the basis of environmental data which are obtained from one or several environmental sensors disposed on the vehicle. The environmental sensors are adapted to provide an electronic controller of the control system with the environmental data which reflect the area in front of, laterally next to and/or behind the vehicle. The control system is at least adapted and intended to detect one or several other vehicles participating in traffic behind the own vehicle with the environmental sensors. A lane associated with each other vehicle, in which the other vehicle(s) drive(s), is detected. An occupancy of the own lane and/or of at least one adjacent lane by the other vehicle(s) is determined. On the basis of the determined occupancy (i) a corresponding indication about the occupancy of the own lane and/or of the at least one adjacent lane is output, (ii) an indication on a safe or unsafe lane change to a specific of the at least one adjacent lane is output and/or (iii) an autonomous lane change to the specific of the at least one adjacent lane is performed by the own vehicle if the determined occupancy allows a safe change of lane. |
| US10207711B2 |
Vacuum boost for vehicle braking
Methods for controlling vacuum within a brake booster by modifying powertrain operation include determining an intake manifold vacuum in response to actuation of a brake pedal. Increasing the intake manifold vacuum if the brake booster vacuum is less than a desired brake booster vacuum. In some embodiments, the transmission is downshifted to increase engine speed and intake manifold vacuum. |
| US10207708B2 |
System and method for minimizing shift cycling for engine operation using cruise control
A system and method for minimizing shift cycling for low speed engine operation with a vehicle cruise control. A vehicle control system operating in a cruise control mode determines a deficiency in vehicle speed between a measured vehicle speed and a cruise set speed. The deficiency is determined by comparing the vehicle speed to the cruise set speed, and includes using the compared value to find a cruise speed margin, which is continuously updated. While the cruise control system is active, the control system logic determines the time at which a transmission upshift occurs based on the cruise speed margin. The vehicle speed, at which the upshift is made, is determined as a function of the updated cruise speed margin. An upshift is not made, if a likely drop in vehicle speed would result in the event a downshift would occur once the upshift is made. |
| US10207707B2 |
Driving assistance device
There is provided a driving assistance device configured to be equipped in a subject vehicle. An imaging unit is configured to acquire an image of a preceding vehicle running in front of the subject vehicle equipped with the driving assistance device. A cargo-falling predicting unit is configured to predict whether a cargo loaded on a loading platform of the preceding vehicle will fall off, from change with time in an image of the cargo or an image of an accompanying object of the cargo on the basis of the image acquired by the imaging unit. An information providing unit is configured to provide information on falling of the cargo if the cargo-falling predicting unit predicts that the cargo will fall off. |
| US10207703B2 |
Construction machine
At the time of starting up an engine (9) using an assist motor generator (10), a main controller (28) lowers a lower limit value in a charge/discharge range of an electricity storage device (19) from a first lower limit value (min1) to a second lower limit value (min2) through an energy management control part (28B). The main controller (28) heightens the lower limit value in the charge/discharge range of an electricity storage device (19) from the second lower limit value (min2) to the first lower limit value (min1) when the start of the engine (9) is completed. Further, the main controller (28) displays engine stop prohibition information on a display device (30) when the start of the engine (9) is completed and when an SOC of the electricity storage device (19) falls below the first lower limit value (min1). |
| US10207702B2 |
System and method of controlling shift for hybrid electric vehicle
A system and a method of controlling a hybrid electric vehicle shift are disclosed. The system includes an engine and a drive motor operating as power sources and a transmission receiving driving torque from one of the engine and the drive motor. A data detector detects a state data for operating the transmission. A vehicle controller calculates a creep torque and an engine setting torque using the state data, determines whether a shift control condition is satisfied based on a position value of an accelerator pedal, calculates an available motor torque using a motor speed at an actual shift start point and a target motor speed when the shift control condition is satisfied, and calculates a first shift input torque using the creep torque, the engine setting torque, the available motor torque, and a first torque apply ratio. The transmission is operated based on the first shift input torque. |
| US10207699B2 |
Hybrid vehicle propulsion systems and methods
A vehicle propulsion system includes a combustion engine configured to output a propulsion torque to satisfy a propulsion demand, and a traction electric machine to generate a supplemental torque to selectively supplement the propulsion torque. The propulsion system also includes a controller programmed to forecast an acceleration demand based on at least one estimation model. The controller is also programmed to issue a command indicative of a required axle torque corresponding to the acceleration demand. The controller is further programmed to engage at least one fuel conservation action in response to the required axle torque being within a first predetermined torque threshold range. |
| US10207698B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling mild hybrid electric vehicle
A method and an apparatus for controlling a mild hybrid electric vehicle are provided. The method includes detecting data for operating the vehicle and determining a target torque of an engine based on the detected data. Additionally, the method includes determining whether an operating condition of a limiting logic of a combustion torque of the engine is satisfied based on a temperature of coolant of the engine and operating the limiting logic when the operating condition of the limiting logic is satisfied. A first available combustion torque of the engine is determined based on a speed of the engine and the temperature of the coolant when the limiting logic is operated and a target torque of a MHSG is determined based on the target torque of the engine and the first available combustion torque of the engine. The MHSG is then operated to generate the target torque of the MHSG. |
| US10207689B2 |
Method for controlling a brake system
A method for controlling a brake system in an agricultural work vehicle, wherein the work vehicle comprises a drive train having a drive engine, an adjustable ratio transmission, which is arranged downstream of the drive engine and via which a driving power generated by the internal combustion engine can be transmitted to the drive axle, a service brake device and at least one auxiliary brake device. |
| US10207688B2 |
Brake control
A brake control system for a motor vehicle having a plurality of wheels, brakes for applying a braking effort to one or more of the wheels, and a movement sensor for detecting movement of the vehicle. The system comprises a brake actuator for actuating the brakes to supply a braking effort and a brake controller for controlling the brake actuator. The brake controller is configured to determine an acceleration of the vehicle based on movement detected by the movement sensor and to ensure that the brake actuator supplies a braking effort if the determined acceleration exceeds a set acceleration limit. |
| US10207687B1 |
Systems, vehicles, and methods for controlling trailer brake output circuits with a reduced upper limit of trailer brake output signals
A system for controlling a trailer brake output circuit includes an input device outputting a signal in response to receiving an input from a user, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules, the trailer brake output circuit outputting a trailer brake output signal, and machine readable instructions. The electronic control unit receives the signal from the input device, limits the trailer brake output signal to a first value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal in response to the signal received from the input device, and limits the trailer brake output signal to a second value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal not in response to the signal received from the input device. The second value is smaller than the first value. |
| US10207685B2 |
Method of forming a lighted dryer housing
A lighted dryer assembly for a vehicle wash system including a housing portion, having a head portion, a body portion, and an outlet portion. The head portion includes an air inlet portion for drawing air into the head portion and an outlet for passing the air to the body portion. The outlet portion has a plurality of exit nozzles that are configured to emit high velocity air therefrom for removing water from an exterior surface of a vehicle while disposed in a vehicle treatment area. The body portion includes an upper portion where air is received from the head portion and a lower portion disposed remote from the upper portion. A light source is disposed within the housing portion and configured to emit light that can be seen by a vehicle disposed in the vehicle treatment area. |
| US10207684B2 |
Bladeless multi-jet surface cleaning system providing clear-view non-distracting visibility for automobile windshields, side-view mirrors, and transparent viewing shieldings of amphibian, aquatic and aerial vehicles, including building viewing panels
An apparatus and system for bladeless transparent wiping, cleaning and clearing operations applicable for automobile windshields and side-view mirrors, and those of other vehicles, including transparent viewing shielding of buildings, by removing and bouncing off rain, snow, ice and dirt away from the visual fields of drivers and passengers and other viewers, using forceful regulated sustained or intermittent cyclic ejection of multi-streams of angular-oriented fluid jets ejected from angled linear-slit or wavy-slit jet nozzles built-in from longitudinal pressurized fluid delivery pipes structurally placed away from the visual fields of the drivers and passengers and other viewers, wherein the degree of pressurization, fluid volume, intensity, velocity, and timing of cyclic release of the pressurized suctioned fluid jets are manually and automatically controlled by commands, regulators, temperature sensing and fluid suctioning mechanisms supplied by electrical power supply. |
| US10207683B2 |
Wiper system for a vehicle with a screen wash system
A drive motor for at least one wiper arm intended to wipe a glazed surface of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The motor includes a cam surface linked in concentric rotation with a rotary shaft of the drive motor, and static cam reading means able to cooperate with said cam according to the angular positions occupied by said cam to generate electrical control signals varying as a function of the angular position of the wiper arm on the glazed surface. The cam has a first circular conductive track, a second semi-circular conductive track concentric to the first conductive track and connected to same via a conductive bridge, in which the static reading means are formed by three sliding contacts able to make and break electrical contact with respectively the first and second conductive tracks and the conductive bridge depending on the angular positions occupied by said cam. |
| US10207669B2 |
Head-protecting airbag device
A case includes an opening at least at the lower region for receiving an airbag, and an engaging region engageable with a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes a mounting section which protrudes out of the case and a joint plate which is formed generally into a plate extending generally along an up and down direction and is disposed at a root region of the mounting section for engagement with the case. The engaging region of the case includes an insert slot which allows the joint plate to slide therein generally in an up and down direction, a retaining pawl which protrudes generally in an inboard-outboard direction and is inserted into a retaining hole of the joint plate and retains the joint plate, and an inboard side pressing surface and an outboard side pressing surface which press the joint plate retained by the retaining pawl on the inboard and outboard sides. |
| US10207667B2 |
Bumper assemblies for vehicles including low-energy impact indicators
A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a front and a rear. A vehicle rear bumper assembly is located at the rear of the vehicle body. The vehicle rear bumper assembly includes a bumper beam reinforcement member having an upper part, a lower part and a rearward most part extending between the upper part and the lower part. A bumper cover extends over the upper part. A mechanical extending component is located in the bumper reinforcement member. The mechanical extending component has a retracted configuration located below the bumper cover and an extended configuration where the mechanical extending component penetrates through the bumper cover in response to a low-energy impact to the rearward most part of the bumper beam reinforcement member. |
| US10207664B2 |
Vehicle and manufacturing method thereof
A vehicle which can neutralize static electricity accumulating on a vehicle body, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The vehicle comprises: a vehicle body sustained by tires; a battery; an earth cable electrically connecting a negative terminal of the battery to the vehicle body; a predetermined member connected to the vehicle body while being insulted to the vehicle body; a main self-discharge device that neutralizes the predetermined member; and a conducting member that connects a neutralizing area of the predetermined member that is neutralized by the main self-discharge device to the negative terminal of the battery or the earth cable. |
| US10207663B2 |
Battery power management apparatus and method
An apparatus, including a first battery capable of providing electrical power to a first load of a vehicle, premises, or article, at a selected time, and which does not draw current when a system is not operating; a second battery capable of providing electrical power to a second load, which second load draws current when the system is not operating; a first switch capable of disconnecting the first battery from a first circuit containing the system; a second switch capable of connecting the first battery to the first circuit containing the system and is capable of connecting the first battery to a second circuit containing the first load; and a battery recharger which recharges both the first battery and second battery simultaneously when the system is operating. The second battery provides electrical power to the second load when the battery recharger ceases to operate. |
| US10207661B2 |
Grommet
A grommet includes a hollow grommet main body, a protector placed in a hollow space of the grommet main body, and an outer member for fixing the grommet main body to an attachment surface. The grommet main body has a first grommet-main-body-side recess to engage with a protector-side projection of the protector, and a second grommet-main-body-side recess on an outer wall surface of the grommet main body to be adjacent to the first grommet-main-body-side recess. The outer member has an outer-member-side projection engaged with the second grommet-main-body-side recess. The protector-side projection and the outer-member-side projection are located to sandwich a portion of the grommet main body in a direction crossing to a pressing direction of the outer member when the protector is placed in the hollow space and the grommet main body being fixed to the attachment surface by the outer member. |
| US10207660B2 |
Exterior member, wire harness, and manufacturing method of exterior member
An exterior member having a tubular shape so as to accommodate and protect one conduction path or a plurality of conduction paths includes a resin portion. The resin portion includes a flexible tube portion having flexibility and a straight tube portion so as to linearly route the conduction path. The flexible tube portion and the straight tube portion are continuously formed. The flexible tube portion includes a spiral projection portion in which a first projection having a projecting shape as seen from a tube outer surface side spirally extends in a circumferential direction of the tube outer surface. The straight tube portion includes a straight projection portion in which a second projection continuously extends from an end portion of the spiral projection portion extends in a tube axis direction as the straight tube portion. |
| US10207659B2 |
Flex-resistant shielded composite cable and wire harness
A flex-resistant shielded composite cable includes a plurality of electric wires, a shielding layer and a tubular sheath. Each of the electric wires includes a conductor part which is composed of a twisted wire, which is formed by twisting a plurality of strands having a diameter of 0.05 mm or more and 0.12 mm or less, a nominal sectional area of the conductor being 8 sq or more, a covering part covering the conductor part. The shielding layer is formed of a braid formed by braiding plated fiber formed by performing metal-plating on anti-tension fiber and covers outer periphery of the plurality of electric wires. The tubular sheath is provided on the outer periphery of the shielding layer and made of an insulating resin. |
| US10207658B2 |
Self-fastened bracket for mounting a wire harness to a support structure of a vehicle and vehicle comprising the same
A fixation arrangement adapted for mounting a wire harness on a support structure of a vehicle includes a rigid portion adapted for clamping the wire harness, and a flexible arm adapted for clamping the fixation arrangement on the support structure so as to squeeze the support structure between the flexible arm and the rigid portion. |
| US10207656B2 |
Composite module
A composite module for a vehicle may be both a structural member and include a finished surface. In at least some embodiments, a composite rear shelf module includes a panel with a reinforced multilayer, multi-laminate fiber reinforced plastic composite structure. The panel may include selectively orientated, continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite layers and/or the panel may include discontinuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic reinforcements. The composite rear shelf module may include a show surface film with a class-A surface, eliminating the need for a separate layer of carpet or other material. In some embodiments the module has vehicle attachment members for securing the module to the vehicle body, and the stiffness and mass of the module and the arrangement of the vehicle attachment members and reinforcements are tuned to move the natural modes, or natural frequencies, of the panel outside the working frequency range of any speakers or subwoofers. |
| US10207648B2 |
Multi-configurable cargo panel system
A vehicle having a cargo area includes a first cargo panel having a first recess extending into the first cargo panel, and a second cargo panel having a second recess extending into the second cargo panel. The vehicle includes a cargo floor for supporting the first and second cargo panels in an interlocked configuration in contact with the cargo floor. In the interlocked configuration, the first and second cargo panels are disposed in upright orientations and the second cargo panel is disposed orthogonally to the first cargo panel such that the first recess interfaces the second recess. The vehicle further includes a trim panel for supporting the first and second cargo panels in a coplanar configuration such that first and second cargo panels are spaced from the cargo floor. |
| US10207644B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining a location of a vehicle feature
A method for determining a location of a vehicle feature of a vehicle relative to an environmental feature located in an environmental zone of the vehicle feature includes: arranging a camera at the vehicle with a fixed orientation relative to the vehicle such that the vehicle feature and an environmental zone of the vehicle feature are disposed in the field of view of the camera; generating an index in the environmental zone of the vehicle feature for determining the location of the vehicle feature relative to an environmental feature located in the environmental zone; taking a measurement image that includes the vehicle feature, the index and an environmental feature located in the environmental zone of the vehicle feature; and determining the location of the vehicle feature relative to the environmental feature with reference to the position of the environmental feature relative to the index in the measurement image. |
| US10207639B2 |
External audio alert system and method for vehicular use
In embodiments of the present invention, an Alert Controller coupled to an Internal Digital Communication System (“IDCS”) of a vehicle monitors vehicle states based on messages received over the IDCS and generates audio alerts projected external to the vehicle based on the vehicle states. Multiple vehicle states may be defined, with each vehicle state associated with receipt of one or more types of messages in a particular sequence and/or within a particular timeframe. Different audio alerts may be assigned to different vehicle states. The audio alerts may be customizable such as by the vehicle manufacturer and/or vehicle owner/operator. An alert selection interface may be provided in the vehicle for user-selection of audio alerts. |
| US10207638B2 |
Systems and methods for use in a vehicle for detecting external events
There is provided a vehicle having a first microphone positioned to receive sounds originating from outside of the vehicle, a first analog-to-digital converter configured to covert the sounds received by the first microphone to digital audio signals, a first key to be carried by a first driver of the vehicle, a memory having a first plurality of voice commands stored therein, and a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to detect proximity of the first key to the vehicle, enable a voice recognition, in response to detecting the proximity of the first key to the vehicle, process the digital audio signals received by the first microphone, after enabling the voice recognition, to detect a first voice command of the first plurality of voice commands from the first driver, and altering a first setting of the vehicle, in response to detecting the first voice command from the first driver. |
| US10207637B2 |
Dome light assembly for a motor vehicle
A dome light assembly is provided for mounting to a headliner in a motor vehicle. That dome light assembly includes a mounting bracket having a flange engaging an upper face of the headliner and a receiver. Further, the dome light assembly includes a lamp housing including a fastener secured to the receiver and a light source held in the lamp housing. A related method is also provided. |
| US10207636B1 |
Seatbelt stowage assembly
A seatbelt stowage assembly comprises a housing including an outer rim and a cover and further defining a compartment. The housing is disposed within a headliner of a vehicle and is configured to house a seatbelt in a stowed position. The seatbelt stowage assembly also includes a light source disposed within the compartment. |
| US10207632B2 |
Vehicle body element comprising a translucent body and method for producing such a body
Vehicle body element including: a translucent body (20), a holder body (22) intended to sustain the translucent body (20) to the vehicle, forming an enclosure (32), and a light system (24) extending in the enclosure (32), adapted to diffuse light through the translucent body (20). The translucent body (20) has a constant thickness and is made of a partially opaque material being arranged to let the light emitted by the light system (24) pass through the translucent body (20) when the light system (24) is turned on, the partially opaque material having a light transmittance chosen so that the quantity of natural light passing through the translucent body (20), reflecting on the light system (24) and passing back through the translucent body (20) is sufficiently low to blank the light system (24) when the light system (24) is switched off. |
| US10207629B2 |
Method for mounting a front-end module and a front headlamp on a body of a passenger car and holding arrangement for holding a front headlamp on a front-end module
A method is provided for mounting a front-end module and at least one front headlamp on a body of a passenger car, including the steps of: holding the front headlamp in at least one pre-mounting position on the front-end module via a holding device, by which the front headlamp is held on the front-end module so as to be movable relative to the latter; arranging the front-end module on the body together with the front headlamp held thereon via the holding device so as to be movable relative to the front-end module, wherein the front-end module and therewith also the front headlamp are moved relative to the body; and fixing the front headlamp in a final mounted position. |
| US10207626B2 |
Equipment docking apparatus
Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and apparatus for securing equipment to a structure. Some aspects relate to an apparatus with clamp flanges and a clamping mechanism that engages a piece of equipment and secures the equipment from tipping or other movement relative to an attached structure such as a vehicle bed, storage container or display platform. Some aspects relate to an actuating clamp arm working in conjunction with a lateral retainer spring arm to effectuate a clamping action on the equipment to be secured. |
| US10207618B2 |
Multi-hardness cushion for automobile and multi-hardness cushion having ventilation structure
Disclosed herein is a multi-hardness cushion having a ventilation structure. This includes a support cushion having an insert recess, and stepped portions formed on both sides of the insert recess; a friction cushion detachably provided in the insert recess and having locking parts locked to the stepped portions; a first ventilation unit having a first air flow channel provided in the insert recess, a plurality of first side flow channels provided in the stepped portions, and an air inlet opening provided in the first air flow channel; and a second ventilation unit having a second air flow channel formed in the friction cushion to face the first air flow channel, a plurality of second air flow holes formed along the second air flow channel to penetrate the friction cushion, and a plurality of second side flow holes formed in the locking parts. |
| US10207614B1 |
Resettable armrest bracket, armrest mounting system and method of mitigating injury in event of a side impact
An armrest mounting system includes an armrest having at least one projecting mount, a door inner including an inner margin defining an armrest accommodation feature and at least one resettable armrest bracket carried on the door inner and engaging the at least one projecting mount extending through the armrest accommodation feature. A related method of mitigating an injury in the event of a side impact is also disclosed. |
| US10207613B2 |
Armrest for vehicle seat
An armrest for a vehicle seat can inhibit liquid droplets formed due to condensation from entering inside of the armrest when cup holders are tilted. The armrest comprises a cup holder portion, a wall-like first blocking portion, and a wall-like second blocking portion. The first blocking portion is provided toward a pivot center line relative to the cup holder portion, extends parallel to the pivot center line, and projects upwardly when the armrest is in the stored position. The second blocking portion extends in a vicinity of a root of the first blocking portion parallel to extending directions of the first blocking portion to be interposed between the cup holder portion and the pivot center line. The second blocking portion comprises at least one first through hole that penetrates the second blocking portion for communication from the cup holder portion toward the pivot center line. |
| US10207610B2 |
Articulating locking mechanism for a seatback
An articulating locking mechanism includes a support bracket having a receiving slot and a retaining flange. A pivot member is received in the receiving slot. A retainer member includes a hook portion that is coupled to the pivot member at a first end of the retainer member along an outer surface of the support bracket. The retainer member is operable between at-rest and flexed positions. A second end of the retainer member retains the retainer member in the flexed position by engaging a retaining flange extending outwardly from an inner surface of the support bracket. |
| US10207600B2 |
Inflatable air cushion system and seat assemblies including the same
The present disclosure provides an inflatable air cushion system of a vehicle seat. The inflatable air cushion system includes an inflatable air cushion positioned within a side supporting portion of the seat and configured to expand away from a middle supporting portion of a cushion substantially in a widthwise direction, an inflator connecting to the inflatable air cushion, and a controller for controlling the inflator to inflate the inflatable air cushion in response to a passenger occupancy signal. |
| US10207599B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion frame provided at a seat cushion; a seatback frame structuring a seatback, the seatback frame being rotatably coupled to a front-rear direction rear end portion of the seat cushion frame via a rotation axle; a drive unit disposed at a front-rear direction front side of the seat cushion frame; and a first driving force transmission unit that couples the drive unit with the rotation axle and transmits driving force of the drive unit to the rotation axle. |
| US10207588B1 |
Vehicle turbine charging system
The vehicle turbine charging system is adapted for use with a vehicle. The vehicle is further defined with one or more body panels, a brake system, and an electrical system. The electrical system is further defined with a brake signal and a battery. The vehicle turbine charging system is a regenerative braking device. The operation of the vehicle turbine charging system is initiated upon the application of the brake system on the vehicle. The vehicle turbine charging system comprises one or more regeneration devices. Each individual regeneration device selected from the one or more regeneration devices diverts air flow from around the vehicle through the turbine. The turbine powers the regeneration circuit to provide electrical energy that recharges battery. The control circuit opens and closes the intake that diverts the air flow to the turbine. The intake is open during brake system operation and is otherwise closed. |
| US10207587B2 |
Pre-charging switch arrangement, power supplying arrangement and method for connecting a load to a high direct-current voltage source
A pre-charging switch arrangement for charging a capacitor of a direct-current circuit is disclosed. The pre-charging switch arrangement has a pre-charging resistor, a pre-charging switch, and a voltage detection device connected to the pre-charging resistor and detecting a voltage across the pre-charging resistor. |
| US10207584B2 |
Information providing apparatus for vehicle
An information providing apparatus for a vehicle includes in-vehicle devices, a communication network connected to each of the in-vehicle devices, a storage portion in which a signal change pattern based on the condition of each of the in-vehicle devices is stored in associated state for each situation around the vehicle, a situation determining portion that determines the situation around the vehicle based on the signal change of at least one in-vehicle device and the stored signal change pattern, an information acquiring portion that acquires information on the condition of the in-vehicle device related to the determined situation around the vehicle, an information generating portion that generates notification information on a recommended operation based on the information on the condition of the related in-vehicle device, and an information presenting portion that presents the notification information on the recommended operation. |
| US10207583B2 |
Post-impact control system
A control system in a vehicle includes a sensor and a control module. The sensor is programmed to detect an impact to the vehicle while the vehicle is in a key-off state and output an impact signal in response to detecting the impact. The control module is programmed to activate in response to the impact signal, receive a condition signal identifying a vehicle condition, and prevent at least one vehicle operation based at least in part on the condition signal. |
| US10207582B2 |
Differential assembly with clutch
A differential assembly includes a side gear configured to receive torque and a wedge clutch. The wedge clutch includes a hub configured to connect with a shaft and a wedge element radially disposed between the hub and the side gear. The wedge element has an inner surface seated on the hub and an outer surface engageable with the side gear. The wedge element is radially expandable and has a rested state in which the side gear and the hub are rotatable relative to each other and an expanded state in which the side gear and hub are rotationally locked to each other. |
| US10207580B2 |
Work vehicle drive with compact multi-speed shift assembly
A drive assembly includes a drive housing, a bearing-mounted wheel mount configured to rotate about a rotation axis with respect to the drive housing, and a shift assembly coupled between an input shaft and the wheel mount to selectably cause rotation of the wheel mount various rotational speeds. The shift assembly includes a gear set and a brake arrangement. The gear set has a first gear and a second gear, each being rotatable by the input shaft independent of the other. The brake arrangement has a first brake component and a second brake component. During rotation of the wheel mount at a first rotational speed, the first brake component brakes the first gear with respect to the drive housing. During rotation of the wheel mount at a second rotational speed, the second brake component brakes the second gear with respect to the drive housing. |
| US10207578B2 |
Active grille shutter multi part modular frame
An active grille shutter arrangement having a modular frame. The active grille shutter arrangement includes a primary frame piece defining a width and height of an aperture of the modular frame, wherein in the primary frame piece has a motor housing, and upper frame portion having a first end and a second end, a lower frame portion having a first end and a second end and the motor housing extends between the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion. There is a plurality of secondary frame pieces that are adjustably connected to the primary frame pieces, thereby allowing the width of the modular frame to be adjusted. |
| US10207577B2 |
Tractor
A tractor includes a vehicle body, an engine, a cooling device, a fan, and a first exterior member. The engine is disposed on the front side of the vehicle body. The cooling device is disposed behind the engine. The fan is arranged to produce cooling air for the cooling device. The first exterior member is disposed on the front side of the vehicle body and covers the engine, the cooling device, and the fan. A first discharge port is arranged to discharge the cooling air and is provided in a first side surface of the first exterior member. The front side surface is positioned on a first side in the vehicle left-right direction. The front surface of the first exterior member includes no opening. |
| US10207571B2 |
Cover apparatus and method for vehicle windows and/or other vehicle components
An apparatus, including a shaft having a handle and a sheet for placement over a vehicle window. The sheet includes a main portion having a first, second, third, and fourth, side, wherein the first and second sides are positioned opposite one another, the third and fourth sides are positioned opposite one another, the first side extends a first length, the second side a second length, the third side a third length, and the fourth side a fourth length, and each of the first and second lengths are longer than the third and fourth lengths; at least two end portions configured to be closed within a door of the vehicle; and a top portion extending from and along the first side portion. The top portion contains a cavity or passageway extending along a portion of the first side configured to receive a portion of the shaft. |
| US10207570B2 |
Vehicle rear portion structure
A vehicle rear portion structure that comprises: a first glass that is provided at a vehicle rear portion, and at which is formed a sunken portion that is sunken-in further toward a substantially vehicle lower side than portions adjacent thereto in a vehicle transverse direction; a connecting portion that is provided between the first glass and a second glass, and that leads drainage water, which flows from the sunken portion, to the second glass; and an additional member having a guide portion that extends toward a vehicle rear side from an upper portion of the second glass, and that guides the drainage water from the connecting portion to a position that is away, toward a vehicle rear side, from a vehicle rear side surface of the second glass. |
| US10207569B2 |
Door structure of automotive vehicle
Vertical frame portions provided at both side portions of a door frame are a light-metal casting, plural connecting frames, which are a light-meal hollow extrusion molding, connect the vertical frame portions, the vertical frame portions are provided with protrusion portions which engage with inward connecting frames in a longitudinal direction, plural attachment portions which attach the outward connecting frames and the vertical frame portion are provided at different points in the longitudinal direction, and an outward connecting frame is provided with an upper rib which engages with an engagement recess portion provided at an upper portion of a door outer panel formed in a non-planar shape. |
| US10207568B2 |
Heater for motor vehicle
Provided is a heater for a motor vehicle including: a heat source part: a heat source part rod including a rod sidewall and a rod cover in order to receive the heat source part; a first heat radiating plate including a first heat generation region in which one side of the heat source part is disposed and a first air movement region in which at least one or more first through-holes are formed; and a second heat radiating plate including a second heat generation region in which the other side of the heat source part is disposed and a second air movement region in which at least one or more second through-holes are formed. Particularly, the heat source part is disposed between the first and second heat radiating plates, and the rod sidewall is provided integrally with the first heat radiating plate. |
| US10207567B2 |
Heater core isolation valve position detection
A vehicle is disclosed that has multiple coolant paths selected by control of a three-way valve in which the position of the valve is detectable. A method for detecting the valve position during fault conditions is disclosed. The vehicle has a heating system that includes a first coolant loop with a heating source, a water pump, and a heater core. The heating system also has a second coolant loop that includes an engine and a second water pump, in addition to the elements of the first coolant loop. Temperature sensors are located in each coolant loop. A three-way valve fault is detected by monitoring the behavior of the temperature sensors in response to the position of the three-way valve and the status of the heating sources. |
| US10207561B2 |
System and methods for a vehicle with an articulating suspension exploration platform with shock dampening
Embodiments disclose systems and methods for a vehicle with an articulating suspension exploration platform with shock dampening. More specifically, embodiments include a passive articulating of forces by mirroring and chaining bar linkages. |
| US10207558B2 |
Vehicle-height adjustment system
A vehicle-height adjustment system includes: a vehicle-height adjustment actuator provided so as to correspond to a wheel; and a pressure-medium supply and discharge device configured to supply and discharge a pressure medium to and from the vehicle-height adjustment actuator. The pressure-medium supply and discharge device includes a tank configured to store the pressure medium. The vehicle-height adjustment system includes a tank-pressure controller configured to control a tank pressure based on at least one of a vehicle height for the wheel and an inside temperature. The tank pressure is a pressure of the pressure medium stored in the tank, and the inside temperature is a temperature in the vehicle-height adjustment system. |
| US10207556B2 |
Axle unit
The present invention concerns an axle unit comprising a stub axle and an axle tube, wherein the stub axle has a longitudinal channel which extends inside the stub axle substantially along a stub axis, wherein the stub axle has a transverse channel which extends inside the stub axle substantially transversely to the stub axis and opens to the environment at the outer face of the stub axle, wherein the longitudinal channel and the transverse channel are connected together, wherein the stub axle has a stub joining region to which the hollow-bodied axle tube can be secured. |
| US10207551B2 |
Method for determining a wheel tire ground print
Method of determining the footprint of a tire on the ground, using devices already installed in standard production tires. Since the frequency of the transmitter clock present in a wheel unit is perturbed by mechanical vibrations when the tire contacts the ground, the frequency variations of the reference clock are representative of the value of the footprint. The method therefore includes determining the footprint on the ground of a tire of a wheel by measuring continuously, as a function of time, a signal representative of the variations in frequency of the reference clock supplied at the output of the time control device; determining a time interval during which the frequency variations of the reference clock occur; and, on the basis of the rotation speed of the tire, deducing therefrom an angular range of contact (Θ) corresponding to the footprint between the ends representing the ground contact length of the tire. |
| US10207544B2 |
Wheel for a support structure
A wheel assembly includes a mounting plate for attachment to a rotatable axle, a plurality of friction plates engaging a corresponding number of notches of the mounting plate, a first annular flange fixed to first end portions of the friction plates, a second annular flange fixed to second end portions of the friction plates, and a plurality of tension claws fixed to the annular flanges adjacent the friction plates. |
| US10207534B2 |
Writing implement holder
A writing implement holder comprises an elongated hollow housing. An electric motor is fixed at one end of the housing and having an output shaft thereof aligned with a longitudinal axis of the housing. A source of electric power is coupled to the motor. A gripping member is mounted within a hollow interior of the housing and has one end thereof securely attached to the output shaft of the motor. The gripping member is configured to receive a portion of the writing implement for a rotation with the output shaft of the motor, when the writing implement is inserted through an open end of the housing. Manually operable ON/OFF switch can be also provided. The housing can be provided by a pair of complimentary members. |
| US10207531B2 |
Security device
A security device includes a plurality of diffractive surface elements arranged on a carrier element. A surface covered by the diffractive surface elements on the carrier element can occupy at least a partial region of the carrier element. Each individual diffractive surface element can have a three-dimensional surface structure. A portion of the plurality of the diffractive surface elements can form a first surface element group including the portion of the plurality of diffractive surface elements, and an orientation of the diffractive surface elements in the first surface element group can be matched to each other wherein together they make a single first image point of an associated first symbol to be represented visible to an observer under particular observation conditions. |
| US10207530B2 |
Visually variable security element
Methods manufacture an optically variable security element by breaking down a first motif into first motif elements, assigning the first motif elements first directional degrees of reflection that encode the first motif, wherein a relief layer having a multiplicity of single visual elements having a respective single element surface is produced and divided into reflection areas, wherein first reflection areas of different single element surfaces are assigned to the first motif, and the first reflection areas associated with the first motif are provided with the first directional degrees of reflection. |
| US10207528B2 |
Printing apparatus capable of controlling order of image formation on a plurality of pages to be post-processed, method of controlling the printing apparatus, and storage medium
A mechanism that makes it possible to output a saddle-stitched brochure in a correct page order when a post-processing apparatus that executes a saddle-stitching process by switching back a sheet is caused to execute the saddle-stitching process. Sheets discharged from a printing apparatus are switched back by reverse rotation of a conveying roller pair, and are conveyed into a conveying path for a saddle-stitch bookbinding process. The sheets are accumulated in an accumulation tray for the saddle-stitch bookbinding process. When the saddle-stitch bookbinding process is caused to be executed on the accumulated sheets by the post-processing apparatus, the order of image formation is decided such that the order of pages of images printed on the saddle-stitched sheets becomes correct. The images are printed on the sheets in the decided order of image formation. |
| US10207527B2 |
Processing system with digital printing and a post-processing station
A processing system having at least one digital printing docking point for connecting at least one digital printing unit and at least one post-processing station, which are connected by a coupling station so that at least one input of the at least one post-processing station is connected to at least one digital printing docking point, and having a first control unit for controlling the coupling station and a second control unit for controlling the at least one post-processing station. The first control unit is supplied with information concerning the product output of the at least one digital printing unit and at least one processing attribute of the product output, and directly or indirectly transfers same to the second control unit with a dynamic data feed, and the at least one post-processing station is controlled by the second control unit with this information. |
| US10207524B2 |
Image recording apparatus
An image recording apparatus includes a first motor, a feeding roller, a second motor, a first driven mechanism, a recorder, and a controller. The feeding roller is configured to rotate by receiving driving force from the first motor. The first driven mechanism is configured to be driven by receiving driving force from the second motor. The controller is configured to: perform a preparing operation in response to receiving first information that instructs starting image recording by the recorder; perform a driving operation of driving the second motor to drive the first driven mechanism, in response to completing the preparing operation and not receiving second information including a recording condition and printing data; and in response to receiving the second information, stop the second motor and drive the first motor to perform a feeding operation by the feeding roller. |
| US10207523B2 |
Receipt printer, receipt printer system, and control method
A receipt printer according to an embodiment includes a sheet roller that transports a sheet from a sheet roll to a receipt issuing port. A printing device prints receipt data on the sheet. A cutter configured performs full cutting so that the sheet is separated from the sheet roll and partial cutting so that the sheet remains partially connected to the sheet roll. A processor controls the cutter to perform the partial cutting after the printing device prints the receipt data on the sheet, and also controls the cutter to perform the full cutting when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the partial cutting is performed. |
| US10207522B2 |
Printing apparatus and method of moving medium support unit
A printing apparatus includes a base unit that can move in a moving direction and a medium support unit that supports a medium on which printing will be performed and moves in the moving direction along with the base unit by being attached to the base unit. When a position of the medium support unit with respect to the base unit during printing is defined as a base position, the medium support unit is slidable with respect to the base unit from the base position in the moving direction. By employing such a configuration, it is possible to suppress deterioration of work efficiency when setting a medium. |
| US10207521B2 |
Image recording device
An image reading device includes a tray unit, a recording unit disposed above the tray unit, an outer guide defining a curved path extending from the tray unit to the recording unit, a sheet feeder configured to feed a sheet from the tray unit to the curved path, and a return guide disposed between the recording unit and the tray unit. The return guide pivots about a shaft and guides the sheet having an image recorded thereon back to the curved path. The tray unit includes at least one supporting portion. The return guide includes at least one supported portion. The at least one supporting portion of the tray unit engages the at least one supported portion of the return guide such that the return guide takes a guiding position in which the return guide defines a return path extending to the curved path. |
| US10207520B2 |
Multi-color printing method on plastic film and multi-color printing apparatus
The invention was made in order to provide a multi-color printing method of a plastic film wherein multi-color print can be made fast without requiring complex operations, while functions of the anchor-coating layer and the shielding are ensured sufficiently, and provides a method of multi-color printing on a plastic film, which comprises an anchor-coating process wherein an anchoring agent is applied to the plastic film by a gravure roll to form an anchor-coating layer which acts as receptive layer to multi-color inks, a multi-color printing process wherein multi-color print is provided on said anchor-coating layer by continuous ink jet printers, a shielding layer-coating process wherein a titanium white ink is applied to said multi-color print by a gravure roll to form a shielding layer, and drying processes being provided after said anchor-coating process, multi-color printing process and shielding layer-coating process, respectively, and an apparatus therefor. |
| US10207515B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a first tank that stores liquid to be supplied to a liquid ejecting head, a second tank that receives liquid that has not been ejected by the liquid ejecting head, a circulation path that circulates liquid. The second tank separately has a first opening that communicates with a second pressure adjusting unit that can depressurize the second tank and a second opening that communicates with a second atmosphere opening valve that switches the second tank between a sealed state and an atmosphere opening state. The second opening is arranged at a position lower than the first opening in a vertical direction. |
| US10207512B2 |
Image-recording apparatus including wall portion provided in storage chamber of tank connectable to liquid cartridge
An image-recording apparatus includes a cartridge including a first storage chamber, a tank including a second storage chamber, a recording portion, a detected portion, a detector, and a wall portion. Liquid supplied from the first storage chamber to the second storage chamber through an inlet port is supplied from the second storage chamber to the recording portion through an outlet port. The wall portion partitions an internal space of the second storage chamber into a first region including the liquid inlet port and a second region including the detected portion. The wall portion extends upward than the liquid inlet port and the detected portion and downward than the liquid inlet port and the detected portion. Communication between the first region and the second region is allowed through upper and lower communication portions. The upper communication portion is positioned upward than the liquid inlet port and the detected portion. |
| US10207510B2 |
Fluidic dispensing device having a guide portion
A fluidic dispensing device includes a housing having a chamber that defines an interior space, and has an inlet port and an outlet port. A flow control portion has a flow separator feature. The flow separator feature is positioned adjacent the inlet port. A stir bar is located in the chamber, has a rotational axis, and has a plurality of paddles, with each paddle having a free end tip. The stir bar has a stir bar radius from the rotational axis to the free end tip. A guide portion confines the stir bar in a predetermined portion of the interior space of the chamber. A ratio of the stir bar radius and a clearance distance between the free end tip and the flow control portion is 5:2 to 5:0.025. |
| US10207509B2 |
Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle, an individual liquid chamber, and a circulation channel. The nozzle discharges liquid. The individual liquid chamber is communicated with the nozzle. The circulation channel is communicated with the individual liquid chamber. A first direction in which liquid flows in the individual liquid chamber crosses a second direction in which liquid flows in the circulation channel. A liquid-inflow-side opening of the nozzle faces an area in which a flow of liquid changes from the first direction to the second direction. |
| US10207507B2 |
Inkjet recording apparatus
An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink ejection surface and a cleaning liquid nozzle. The ink ejection surface has an ink ejection port through which ink is ejected. The cleaning liquid nozzle has a cleaning liquid supply port through which cleaning liquid for cleaning the ink ejection surface is supplied. In the cleaning liquid nozzle, a concave meniscus is formed on a surface of the cleaning liquid. |
| US10207504B2 |
Printing apparatus and printing method
A printing apparatus includes a medium transport mechanism that transports a recording medium in a transport direction, a print head that ejects a liquid onto the recording medium, a printing section that performs printing by ejecting a liquid from the print head onto the recording medium based on print data, and a controller that controls a suspension and a resumption of a printing operation at a dividing position that has been designated in the print data. |
| US10207501B2 |
Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus
An ink let recording method using an apparatus including plural aqueous inks, a recording head having a heat-generating portion to eject the inks, and ink storage portions therefor which are housings bonded to the recording head, the method including ejecting the inks from the recording head to record an image on a recording medium. The recording head has plural ejection orifice arrays corresponding to the inks and including a first and a second ejection orifice array at both sides and a third ejection orifice array at the other positions. A protective layer containing tantalum or tantalum oxide is formed on the heat-generating portion to contact with the inks. Dynamic surface tension and lightness of the ink corresponding to the third ejection orifice array are respectively smaller than maximum dynamic surface tension and larger than minimum lightness of the inks corresponding to the first and second ejection orifice arrays. |
| US10207499B2 |
Drop velocity aberrancy detection
Examples associated with drop velocity aberrancy detection are disclosed. One example includes firing ink through nozzles of a print-head past sensors to identify drop velocities of the nozzles. A target drop velocity is selected based on the drop velocities of the nozzles. An aberrant nozzles is detected when a nozzle has a drop velocity that deviates from the target drop velocity by a selected threshold. The aberrant nozzle is deactivated, and a good nozzle that will travel over locations traversed by the aberrant nozzle is configured to print portions of a job that would have been printed by the aberrant nozzle. |
| US10207494B2 |
Liquid ejection apparatus, liquid ejection system, and liquid ejection method
A liquid ejection apparatus includes a plurality of liquid ejection head units that eject liquid onto a conveyed object at different positions along a conveying path; a first support member and a second support member that are respectively provided at an upstream side and a downstream side of a landing position of liquid ejected by a corresponding liquid ejection head unit; a first detection unit that is installed between the first support member and the second support member and is configured to detect a position of the conveyed object in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the conveyed object; a second detection unit that is installed upstream of the first detection unit; and a movement control unit that moves each liquid ejection head unit based on a plurality of detection results output by the first detection unit and/or the second detection unit. |
| US10207493B2 |
Machine for indirect ink-jet printing
A machine for indirect ink-jet printing and more generally to a machine for indirect digital printing. A first transfer roller is at a printing position at which it provides ink to a first printing roller. The first printing roller engages and transfers ink onto a counter roller for the printing. When its printing has been completed, the first printing roller is moved to a storage position. A second printing roller is selectively moved from a waiting position to the working position to provide ink. The rollers are moved along guides between their positions. |
| US10207476B2 |
Reinforced leather
Disclosed therein is a reinforced leather. The reinforced leather includes: a leather sheet layer made of a leather-like material; a bonded layer positioned on an upper face of the leather sheet layer; a textile layer positioned on an upper face of the bonded layer and made of cotton fabrics; and a coated layer positioned on an upper face of the textile layer. The reinforced leather can remedy the shortcoming that leather-like materials produced from waste resources get torn easily, be used as leather for shoes due to its high tensile strength and shear strength, and provide a beautiful appearance. |
| US10207473B2 |
Heat-conducting foam sheet for electronic devices
A thermally conductive foam sheet for electronic equipment according to the present invention is a sheet-shaped foam sheet comprising a silicone resin (A), and thermal conductor particles (B) and bubbles dispersed in the silicone resin (A), wherein a content of the thermal conductor particles (B) is 100 to 400 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the silicone resin (A), and the foam sheet further has a 25% compressive strength of 200 kPa or less and a thickness of 0.8 mm or less. |
| US10207468B2 |
Installation tool and associated method for applying a patch to a surface
An installation tool and method are provided to apply a patch to a structure while controlling the porosity in the bond line. An installation tool is provided that includes a frame defining an internal cavity. The installation tool also includes a flexible membrane that divides the internal cavity into a first chamber proximate the surface and a second chamber separated from the surface by the first chamber and the flexible membrane. The flexible membrane is releasably attached to the patch such that the patch faces the surface. The frame includes first and second vacuum ports into the first and second chambers, respectively, such that pressure therewithin is separately controllable. The pressure within the first and second chambers is controlled such that the adhesive is degassed while the patch remains spaced from the surface and the flexible membrane is thereafter caused to be stretched to urge the patch toward the surface. |
| US10207458B2 |
Setting welding device, modular components thereof and a continuous connecting method that can be carried out with such a device
A setting welding device is set forth for setting stud-like auxiliary joining parts in a plurality of layers of material and subjecting them to a mechanical-thermoforming process on a second layer of material and connecting them to said second layer by way of a welding operation. For this purpose, the punch is used to apply to the welding auxiliary joining part mechanical and thermal loads that follow prescribed characteristic force and current curves. Furthermore, a corresponding connecting method that can be realized with the aid of the setting welding device is also disclosed. |
| US10207457B2 |
Method for bonding components by using energy ray-curable adhesive
A method for bonding components to each other according to this invention bonds, to a plate-shaped member or a shaft, an ultraviolet-curable adhesive cured by irradiation with ultraviolet rays and a wavelength conversion element which emits ultraviolet rays by irradiation with X-rays. The plate-shaped member is brought into contact with the shaft through a bonding layer formed by the ultraviolet-curable adhesive and the wavelength conversion element. The X-rays are transmitted through the plate-shaped member or the shaft to the bonding layer located between the plate-shaped member and the shaft to cure the ultraviolet-curable adhesive. |
| US10207454B2 |
Systems for three-dimensional printing
The present disclosure various apparatuses, and systems for 3D printing. The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, software and systems for a step and repeat energy irradiation process; controlling material characteristics and/or deformation of the 3D object; reducing deformation in a printed 3D object; and planarizing a material bed. |
| US10207453B2 |
Techniques for surface preparation during additive fabrication and related systems and methods
According to some aspects, an additive fabrication device is provided configured to form layers of material on a build platform, each layer of material being formed so as to contact a container in addition to the build platform and/or a previously formed layer of material. The additive fabrication device may comprise a container and a wiper, wherein the wiper comprises a wiper arm and a wiper blade coupled to said wiper arm using a pivoting coupling. |
| US10207452B2 |
Printer having separated printhead array and method for operating a printer having a separated printhead array
A printer is configured with at least two printheads that are separated from one another in a cross-process direction by an integral multiple of printhead widths. This configuration enables parallel swaths of material to be ejected and then movement of the printheads in the cross-process direction by a distance corresponding to one or more integral numbers of the printhead width enables the area between the swaths to be completed and the area outside of the original swaths printed. |
| US10207447B2 |
Rapid prototyping device and method thereof
The invention provides a rapid prototyping device and method thereof. The rapid prototyping device comprises an environmental temperature sensor, a control module, a nozzle, and a heating device. The rapid prototyping method comprises following steps of: sensing an environmental temperature, acquiring a nozzle heating temperature according to the environmental temperature; and heating a nozzle till reaching the nozzle heating temperature. After the preparation of the rapid prototyping device, the environmental temperature sensor senses an environmental temperature, then the control module acquires a nozzle heating temperature based on the environmental temperature, and then the control module controls the heating device for heating the nozzle to the nozzle heating temperature. By the temperature compensating function of the present invention, the quality of the heating material ejected by the nozzle can be maintained. |
| US10207444B2 |
Diverter valve
A diverter valve for extruded materials, including a split cylinder in the cylindrical opening of a base, each cylinder half being independently pivotable. The base includes first and second inlets for first and second extruded material, and first and second outlets for the material. Base first and second flow paths carry the first and second extruded materials from the inlets to the output openings, and third and fourth flow paths carry extruded material from the first and second first inlet openings to the first and second outlets. The first and second inlet openings and the first and second output openings are axially open to the central opening, and the cylinder halves are adjacent along a plane substantially radial to the central opening axis with each of the cylinder halves including a recess open along the radial plane. |
| US10207442B2 |
Continuous extrusion forming apparatus
An apparatus of the present invention is a continuous extrusion forming apparatus comprising: a screw which carries a forming raw material in the horizontal direction, the screw being built in the screw part; and a mouth piece structure for extrusion forming, which is provided on the downstream side of a screw part, wherein the mouth piece structure has a horizontal channel for extruding the forming raw material flowing in from the screw part in the horizontal direction, an extrusion channel orthogonal to the horizontal channel, and an extrusion port provided at a tip end of the extrusion channel, and wherein a mouth piece structure holder which holds the mouth piece structure is provided with a turning means which freely changes the opening direction of the extrusion port between the horizontal direction and a floor facing direction. |
| US10207441B2 |
Molding die and die-exchanging method
A molding die has a lower holder, an intermediate holder, an upper holder, a lock member, an upper link bar, a lower link bar, a restriction member, and a drive part. A movement of the lock member in a molding die opening direction or a molding die closing direction is restricted by the intermediate holder. The upper link bar has a first retaining groove in which the lock member fits when being located at a molding die closing position. The lower link bar has a second retaining groove in which the lock member fits and a release portion that enables the lock member to be released from the first retaining groove. The restriction member is movable between a restriction position that prevents the lock member from fitting in the second retaining groove and a free position that enables the lock member to fit in the second retaining groove. |
| US10207439B2 |
Apparatus for injection molding rotor magnets
An apparatus or assembly for forming injection molded magnets in permanent magnet rotors or laminations for such rotors. The assembly includes a plurality of platens defining an axial boundary of a die cavity and a plurality of support shoes that are radially moveable between a closed position defining a radial boundary of the die cavity, and an open position creating a gap between the rotor core and the plurality of support shoes. The assembly has an injection system for filling at least one of the plurality of voids of the rotor core with a magnetic slurry, and a plurality of alignment magnets configured to magnetically align the magnetic slurry. |
| US10207437B2 |
Closed cell foam article and manufacturing method
Closed cell foam articles, such as sports balls, and related manufacturing methods are disclosed herein. The article includes a main body made of closed-cell elastomeric resin foam having a density ranging between about 0.050 sg and about 0.800 sg after curing. Some articles are assembled by inserting a cured core into a main body so that the core is secured in the main body via an interference fit, and the core has one or more portions extending to the exterior surface of the main body such that the an exposed surface of the one or more exposed portions of the core blend substantially with the exterior surface of the main body. |
| US10207433B2 |
Rotary tablet press and method for pressing tablets in a rotary tablet press
The invention relates to a rotary tablet press comprising: a rotatingly drivable rotor, having a die plate comprising die holes and assigned to the die holes upper and lower punches, rotating synchronously with the die plate, whose axial movement is controlled by upper and lower control cams, having at least one filling station comprising at least one filling device for filling the die holes with material to be pressed, having at least one compression station disposed downstream of the filling station in the rotational direction of the rotor, comprising at least one pressing device which presses the upper and/or lower punches into the die holes when passing through the compression station in order to press the filled material in the die holes, and having at least one ejector station, disposed downstream of the compression station in the rotational direction of the rotor, comprising an ejector device for ejecting the pressed tablets in the die holes, characterized in that at least one vibration generator is provided in the circumferential direction of the upper and lower punches between the filling station and the ejector station that at least temporarily vibrates the upper and/or lower punches at least at the compression station and/or at the filling station and/or at least at an upper control cam and/or at least at a lower control cam. |
| US10207432B2 |
Assembly including two pipe lengths assembled with an interface joint
An assembly including a first pipe length and a second accommodating mechanical pipe length, said first length being assembled in said second length by means of an interface joint, that is a conductor of electric current. As it is assumed that said first length and said second length are also conductors of electric current, the joint thus provides good sealing between the first pipe length and the second pipe length in order to prevent leakages of fluid and to prevent the formation of inopportune electric arcs due, for example, to static electricity. |
| US10207430B2 |
Ultraviolet curing device
An ultraviolet curing device is proposed, which includes a light source assembly, and a first reflection plate and a second reflection plate connected to the light source assembly and disposed at two sides of the light source assembly, respectively. Both of the first reflection plate and the second reflection plate are scalable along lengthwise directions to make the distance between the light source assembly and the to-be-cured display panel adjustable and make all the ultraviolet rays from the light source assembly be able to be used to cure the to-be-cured display panel. |
| US10207429B2 |
Mold for forming a joint spacer device or a part thereof
A mold for forming a joint spacer device or a part thereof includes a rigid container body having a first perimeter profile delimiting a first molding surface configured to shape a first portion of the joint spacer or a part thereof; and a rigid cover provided with a second perimeter profile delimiting a second molding surface configured to shape a second portion of the joint spacer or a part thereof. The rigid container body and the rigid cover are removably engageable to each other, at the first and the second perimeter profile, so as to delimit a cavity corresponding to the external configuration of the joint spacer or the part thereof. The mold includes a weakening system on the rigid container body and on the rigid cover so that they are separable into parts to allow the extraction of a spacer device or a part thereof, molded therebetween. |
| US10207427B2 |
Carbon fiber reinforcements for sheet molding composites
A method of processing a carbon fiber tow includes the steps of providing a carbon fiber tow made of a plurality of carbon filaments, depositing a sizing composition at spaced-apart sizing sites along a length of the tow, leaving unsized interstitial regions of the tow, and cross-cutting the tow into a plurality of segments. Each segment includes at least a portion of one of the sizing sites and at least a portion of at least one of the unsized regions of the tow, the unsized region including and end portion of the segment. |
| US10207425B2 |
Method for producing semifinished plasticized PVC products
The present invention relates to the extrusion of polymer compositions based on polyvinylchloride (PVC) as a semifinished PVC product, in particular as pellets, and in particular to a method in which homogeneous polymer compositions with an elongation at break of 0 to 270%, a tensile strength of at least 1 N/mm2 and a degree of gelation of 5 to 80% are produced by using a specific energy input SEI of 0.03 to 0.09 kWh/kg. The method according to the invention is expediently conducted by a plasticizer being added in a number of portions to the non-compounded polyvinylchloride and mixed in with it. The method according to the invention thereby offers a quick and easy possible way of producing semifinished plasticized PVC products, in particular as pellets, the production of which only requires a single processing device in the form of an extruder. |
| US10207419B2 |
Combined food cutting and rounding machine and method of cutting and rounding food
A combined food cutting and rounding machine comprises a supply opening through which edible material passes, a stator located adjacent the supply opening and a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator. The stator includes a stator forming channel. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor forming channels and a plurality of blades, at least one of the plurality of blades being located adjacent to each of the plurality of rotor forming channels. The stator forming channel and each of the plurality of rotor forming channels are arcuate in length. The supply opening, stator and rotor are configured such that, during operation as the rotor rotates relative to the stator, edible material exiting the supply opening is cut by one of the plurality of blades and formed into a ball by simultaneous contact with the stator forming channel and one of the plurality of rotor forming channels. |
| US10207418B2 |
Product slicer and automatic slicer engagement mechanism
A product slicer incorporating an automatic slicer engagement mechanism attached to a carriage assembly and configured for quick, safe, reliable, and releasable engagement with a belt to provide powered automated slicing, and disengagement to allow manual slicing. |
| US10207413B2 |
End effector, robot, and robot control apparatus
An end effector is an end effector to be grasped by a robot including a hand having a plurality of first movable parts and a second movable part using the hand, including an operation unit operated by movements of the second movable part in first directions, and an actuation unit actuated by an operation of the operation unit, wherein concave portions into which the first movable parts are inserted are formed. |
| US10207404B2 |
Generating a robot control policy from demonstrations collected via kinesthetic teaching of a robot
Generating a robot control policy that regulates both motion control and interaction with an environment and/or includes a learned potential function and/or dissipative field. Some implementations relate to resampling temporally distributed data points to generate spatially distributed data points, and generating the control policy using the spatially distributed data points. Some implementations additionally or alternatively relate to automatically determining a potential gradient for data points, and generating the control policy using the automatically determined potential gradient. Some implementations additionally or alternatively relate to determining and assigning a prior weight to each of the data points of multiple groups, and generating the control policy using the weights. Some implementations additionally or alternatively relate to defining and using non-uniform smoothness parameters at each data point, defining and using d parameters for stiffness and/or damping at each data point, and/or obviating the need to utilize virtual data points in generating the control policy. |
| US10207403B1 |
Robotic platform and assembly
A robotic platform may include a chassis, a drive assembly, and a pair of fore and aft wheel assemblies. The drive assembly may include a motor and belt that is controlled by the motor. The wheel assemblies may each include a wheel mounted to an axle for rotation about a drive axis and steering about a steering axis, and a shaft. The shaft may extend along the steering axis from one end that is connected to the axle, to another end that is wrapped by the belt, such that the belt controls rotation of the shaft. Various other assemblies, robots, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10207400B2 |
Adjustable tool handle for holding a tool during use
An adjustable tool handle for holding a tool during use provides an improved handling of tools during use of tools that are difficult to use on their own, specifically L-shaped hexagonal wrenches. The adjustable tool handle includes a tool handle body with a handle and an adjustable opening for receiving a tool. In order to place a tool within the tool handle, a user opens the tool handle. When the tool handle is open, one leg of the tool handle is inserted into one of a plurality of openings on the back of the body and the other leg is placed within the adjustable opening. After the tool is placed within the tool handle, the tool is held in place by a securing mechanism. With the tool coupled to the tool handle, a user is able to tighten and loosen work pieces of different sizes and different types. |
| US10207397B1 |
Sleever bar
The improved sleever bar comprises a bar, a removable nut and a fixed nut. The fixed nut is permanently attached to the bar at a fixed position. The removable nut is attached to the bar such that the position of the removable nut is adjustable. In a first function of the improved sleever bar, the improved sleever bar aligns the first object with the second object such that the center axis of each of a first plurality of holes is aligned with the center axis of a hole selected from a second plurality of holes such that a nut and bolt selected from a plurality of nuts and bolts can be used to secure the first object to the second object. In a second function of the improved sleever bar, the improved sleever bar separates the first object from the second object. |
| US10207393B2 |
Locking pliers
A locking pliers includes a fixed handle. A fixed jaw is connected to the fixed handle. A movable jaw cooperates with the fixed jaw and includes movable and fixed pivoting regions. A movable handle is pivotally connected to the movable pivoting region. A movable pivot unit includes a pivot pin engaging with the fixed handle and the fixed pivoting region, and a pivot hole is disposed in one of the fixed handle and the fixed pivoting region and configured and dimensioned to loosely receive the pivot pin. The pivot hole has a first diametrical size and the pivot pin has a second diametrical size not greater than 0.8 times the first diametrical size. A biasing member engages with the fixed handle and the movable jaw. |
| US10207392B2 |
Abrasive article and related methods
Provided are abrasive articles, and related methods, that include a flexible abrasive layer having opposed first and second major surfaces, a foam backing bonded to the second major surface, the foam backing being resiliently compressible, and a plurality of slits disposed on the first major surface and penetrating through the flexible abrasive layer and at least partially through the foam backing. In further disclosed embodiments, the abrasive article includes, a flexible abrasive layer having opposed first and second major surfaces, a structured member extending across the second major surface of the flexible abrasive layer, where the structured member and the flexible abrasive layer have respective three-dimensional patterns of discrete, isolated wells that correspond to each other, and a foam backing extending across a major surface of the structured member opposite the flexible abrasive layer, the foam backing being resiliently compressible. |
| US10207390B2 |
Processing end point detection method, polishing method, and polishing apparatus
A processing end point detection method detects a timing of a processing end point (e.g., polishing stop, changing of polishing conditions) by calculating a characteristic value of a surface of a workpiece (an object of polishing) such as a substrate. This method includes producing a spectral waveform indicating a relationship between reflection intensities and wavelengths at a processing end point, with use of a reference workpiece or simulation calculation, based on the spectral waveform, selecting wavelengths of a local maximum value and a local minimum value of the reflection intensities, calculating the characteristic value with respect to a surface, to be processed, from reflection intensities at the selected wavelengths, setting a distinctive point of time variation of the characteristic value at a processing end point of the workpiece as the processing end point, and detecting the processing end point of the workpiece by detecting the distinctive point during processing of the workpiece. |
| US10207388B2 |
Aliphatic polyurethane optical endpoint detection windows and CMP polishing pads containing them
The present invention provides a chemical mechanical (CMP) polishing pad for polishing, for example, a semiconductor substrate, having one or more endpoint detection windows (windows) which at a thickness of 2 mm would have a UV cut-off at a wavelength of 325 nm or lower which are the product of a reaction mixture of (A) from 30 to 56 wt. % of one or more cycloaliphatic diisocyanates or polyisocyanates with (B) from 43 to 69.9999 a polyol mixture of (i) a polymeric diol having an average molecular weight of from 500 to 1,500, such as a polycarbonate diol for hard windows and a polyether polyol for soft windows and (ii) a triol having an average molecular weight of from 120 to 320 in a weight ratio of (B)(i) polymeric diol to (B)(ii) triol ranging from 1.6:1 to 5.2:1, and a catalyst, preferably a secondary or tertiary amine, all weight percent's based on the total solids weight of the reaction mixture. |
| US10207384B2 |
Flexible device for burr removing
The present disclosure provides a flexible device for burr removing, which is composed of a frame (1), lower flanges (2), guide posts (3), thrust cylinders (4), guide sleeves (5), thrust shafts (6), sleeves (7), a movable plate (8), upper flanges (9), a dust guard (10), cylinder housings (11) and the like. The flexible device for burr removing in use can meet the requirement for brushing burrs on wheels having two different sizes in one burr brusher, has the characteristics of ideal effect, high efficiency, safety and reliability in work and high degree of automation, and is particularly suitable for batch production on production lines. |
| US10207381B2 |
Machine tool having a number of multispindle spindle assemblies
A machine tool for machining workpieces, wherein the machine tool has a first spindle assembly and at least one second spindle assembly each having at least two working spindles which are arranged in a common spindle housing and on which in each case a machining tool for workpiece machining is arrangeable, wherein the machine tool has a workpiece holding device for holding workpieces for the purpose of workpiece machining by way of the machining tools, wherein the machine tool has a guide arrangement for the relative positioning of the workpiece holding device holding the workpieces and the first and the at least one second spindle assembly for workpiece machining. |
| US10207380B2 |
Power tool and light unit
A power tool (e.g., a pneumatic tool) includes a tool housing, a motor disposed in the tool housing, and a switch coupled to the tool housing and configured to control operation of the motor. A light unit includes a light unit housing removably coupleable to the tool housing. The light unit includes a light disposed in the light unit housing, a controller, and a sensor. The sensor is configured to sense actuation of the switch, and the controller is configured to cause the light to turn on when the sensor senses that the switch is actuated. |
| US10207378B2 |
Fluid powered spindle
A fluid-powered high-speed spindle (100) having a longitudinal axis (A) defining an upper end defined by a shank and a lower end accepting a tool. The spindle includes a body (120), a rotatable shaft (530) supported by at least one bearing (508) within the body (120), a seal housing (150) connected to the body (120) at the lower end thereof, a cover (180) connected to the seal housing (150) at the lower end thereof, a fluid channel system for directing fluid from an entry port (102) to a nozzle (576) for turning a turbine (570) attached to the shaft (530); and a flinger (660) attached to the shaft (530) and positioned above the turbine (570). The flinger (660) and the seal housing (150) combine to form a non-contact seal (900) configured to impede the flow of fluid toward the at least one bearing (508). |
| US10207376B2 |
Heat exchanger
An oil cooler has a core portion (1) formed of stacked core plates (5), a bottom plate (2), a second bottom plate (3) and a top plate (4), and these are brazed in a furnace. The core plate (5) has oil communication ports (13), cooling water communication ports (14) and an oil outlet port (15). The lower end core plate (5) has a boss portion (16) surrounding the cooling water communication port (14) and a boss portion (17) surrounding the oil outlet port (15). Opening portions (32, 33) opposite to the boss portions (16, 17) are formed through the bottom plate (2). Therefore, at the time of the brazing, a melted brazing material is not excessively gathered in the boss portion (16, 17) because the melted brazing material is absorbed in the opening portions (32, 33). |
| US10207374B2 |
Package structure for welding powder
A package structure for welding powder has a casing and a casing cover. The casing cover is deposited on the cover. The casing and the casing cover are made of metallic copper. The casing cover has a protruding segment being cylindrical and formed on a bottom surface of the casing cover, and a mounting recess being round and formed in a top surface of the casing cover corresponding to the protruding segment for storing fine welding powder. The package structure has a fire strip deposited on the top surface of the casing cover and extending into the mounting recess via a top opening of the mounting recess, and a sealing sheet deposited on the top surface of the casing cover to hold the fire strip securely with the casing cover and seal the top opening of the mounting recess. |
| US10207370B2 |
Method of manufacturing metal basket
A method of manufacturing a metal basket contains the steps of preparing materials, initial welding, bending, and finish welding. In a step of preparing materials, multiple first metal bars, multiple second metal bars, and at least two peripheral bars are provided. In a step of initial welding, the multiple first metal bars and the multiple second metal bars are stacked crisscross and are welded together to produce a grid frame which has a base and multiple surrounding grids, and the at least two peripheral bars are welded with the multiple surrounding grids respectively. In a step of bending, the grid frame and the multiple surrounding grids are bent, such that the multiple surrounding grids are bent upwardly and are perpendicular to the base. In a step of finish welding, the at least two peripheral bars are welded together. |
| US10207362B2 |
Laser processing apparatus
A laser beam irradiation unit of laser processing apparatus includes a pulse laser beam oscillating unit, a condenser that condenses a pulse laser beam and emits the beam to a workpiece held by a chuck table, a dichroic mirror disposed between the pulse laser beam oscillating unit and the condenser, a strobe light irradiation unit that emits light to a path on which the dichroic mirror and the condenser are disposed, a beam splitter disposed between the strobe light irradiation unit and the dichroic mirror, and an imaging unit disposed on the path of light split by the beam splitter. A controller actuates the strobe light irradiation unit and the imaging unit according to the timing of the pulse laser beam, and detects the width of a laser-processed groove immediately after emission of the pulse laser beam on the basis of an image signal from the imaging unit. |
| US10207361B2 |
Method and processing machine for piercing, drilling, or cutting metal workpieces
The disclosure relates to methods and systems for piercing, drilling, or cutting metal workpieces in a laser processing operation. The methods include focusing a pulsed laser beam onto a processing location on a workpiece; detecting process radiation emitted from the processing location; determining an intensity of the process radiation at a plurality of temporally sequential times during pulse pauses; determining an intensity gradient of the process radiation; comparing the intensity gradient with a gradient threshold value; and detecting a spontaneous material removal on the workpiece when the number of times the gradient threshold value has been exceeded is above a predetermined limit value. When a spontaneous material removal is detected, the system changes one or both of a laser parameter and a processing parameter of the laser processing operation. The disclosure also relates to processing machines for carrying out the methods. |
| US10207358B2 |
Ball milling method to form ceramically coated welding tool
A friction stir welding tool comprising a composite of a tungsten-rhenium alloy and hafnium carbide particles, wherein a crystallite size of the tungsten-rhenium alloy is no more than 100 nm, wherein the hafnium carbide particles are dispersed within the tungsten-rhenium alloy, a method of fabricating the friction stir welding tool, and a method of friction stir welding a metal joint using the tool. Various embodiments of the friction stir welding tool, the method of fabricating the tool, and the method of friction stir welding using the tool are provided. |
| US10207357B2 |
Friction stir welding device
A friction stir welding device includes a pair of workpiece surface plates between which a gap extending along a welding line between workpieces is formed; a welding device body including a rotatable friction stir welding tool protruding upward from the gap; and a linear guide mechanism and a moving device for the welding device body. The moving device has a configuration in which a pair of pin racks extending in a direction along the gap are disposed at symmetrical positions on both sides in a width direction with a position immediately below a tool movement path of the friction stir welding tool as a symmetrical axis, and pin gears that individually mesh therewith are provided in the welding device body so as to be rotatably driven. Respective sets of a pin rack and a pin gear are alternately brought into a strong meshing state during the movement of the welding device body by causing the locations of pins and teeth thereof to deviate from each other by a half pitch. |
| US10207356B2 |
Extension arm for attachment to a resistance welding hand piece
An extension arm for attachment to a resistance welding hand piece is disclosed. The extension arm may include an elongated main body extending between a first end and a second end. The first end of the elongated main body may be attachable to the hand piece such that the second end of the elongated main body is spaced apart from the hand piece. The extension arm also may include an electrode extending from the second end of the elongated main body. The electrode may be in electrical communication with the hand piece by way of at least one electrical pathway. |
| US10207352B2 |
Welding system with terminal cover piece
A welding system includes a frame having a first sliding track and a second sliding track. The welding system also includes a cover piece having a first set of tabs configured to slide within the first sliding track, and a second set of tabs configured to slide within the second sliding track. The first and second sets of tabs are disposed on opposite sides of the cover piece. The cover piece includes an indention configured to mate with a detent protruding from a fan louver of the frame when the cover piece is slid into an open position. In addition, the welding system includes a plurality of electrical connections. The cover piece substantially covers the plurality of electrical connections when the cover piece is slid into a closed position within the sliding tracks, and the plurality of electrical connections are entirely exposed when the cover piece is slid into the open position within the sliding tracks. |
| US10207351B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing welding power
A method and apparatus for providing welding type power is disclosed. A welding type power supply includes an input circuit, a controller and an output circuit. The input circuit receives an input power signal and provides an intermediate power signal. The output circuit receives the intermediate power signal and provides a welding type power output. The output circuit has an inverter with at least two inverter switches, and a clamp circuit that limits the voltage across the inverter. The clamp circuit captures and buffers the excess energy, and returns the excess energy to an input of the inverter over a plurality of switching cycles. The controller has control outputs connected to the input circuit and the output circuit, to control them. |
| US10207346B2 |
Pipe milling machine—feed deactivation
A pipe milling machine for separating and/or cutting a pipe to length is disclosed. In an embodiment the pipe milling machine includes a milling wheel configured to separate the pipe and a motor configured to generate a feed of the pipe milling machine and to drive the milling wheel, wherein driving the milling wheel is independent of separating the pipe. |
| US10207345B2 |
Miter saw having an angled glide hinge
A motorized saw assembly includes a base assembly having a workpiece support surface which defines a workpiece surface plane, an upper support assembly configured to support a saw blade, and a hinge assembly including a first linkage assembly and a second linkage assembly. The upper support assembly is configured to move between a first position, whereat the first linkage assembly and the second linkage assembly extend substantially perpendicular to the workpiece surface plane, and a second position, whereat the first linkage assembly and the second linkage assembly extend over the workpiece support surface. |
| US10207344B2 |
Attachable and extendable saw and methods for using same
An attachable and extendable saw and methods for cutting objects with the attachable and extendable saw are provided. The attachable and extendable saw can include a blade housing coupled to a main body. The blade housing at least partially covers a saw blade and the extendable member can be configured to move the saw blade with or without the blade housing between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the main body. The extendable saw can also include means to drive the saw blade, means to drive the extendable member, and means for attaching the attachable and extendable saw to the objects to be cut. |
| US10207341B2 |
Disposable drilling and milling cutter
A disposable drilling and milling cutter for use with an NC or CNC machine tool and configured to be fed in a spiral manner includes a shank, a chip removing groove at one of a plurality of offset positions at one end of the shank, a blade seat at a distal end of the chip removing groove, and a disposable blade locked to the blade seat. The disposable blade has a cutting edge at each of its upper and lower ends, and each cutting edge has an irregular height and a notch. The wavy structural design of the disposable blade enables the disposable drilling and milling cutter to drill and mill in a sectioned manner, to break the drilling/milling chips automatically, and to perform intermittent processing. |
| US10207336B2 |
Rotary tool, particularly a drill, and a cutting head for such a rotary tool
A rotary tool comprising two coupling parts, namely a carrier and a cutting head in a front end surface. The carrier comprises a pin receptacle into which a coupling pin of the cutting head is inserted. In order to prevent pulling-out in an axial direction, stop surfaces are provided on the pin receptacle and on the coupling pin, said stop surfaces being effective in an axial direction. For a design that is as simple as possible, in particular with regard to grinding, each stop surface of the coupling pin is adjoined by a lateral surface which freely tapers off in the direction toward the end surface as viewed in the axial direction. In particular, the lateral surface constitutes a torque surface. |
| US10207333B2 |
Tool assembly, system, and method for transferring locations and dimensions of a pattern of holes
There is provided a tool assembly for transferring locations and dimensions of a pattern of holes from a first structure to a second structure. The tool assembly has a transfer plate with a transfer plate pattern of transfer plate holes that include a plurality of oversize holes and two transfer plate index holes. The transfer plate pattern is substantially identical to the pattern in the first structure. The tool assembly has one or more alignment elements installed in the plurality of oversize holes. Each alignment element has a through opening in a coaxial alignment with the oversize hole. The oversize hole allows formation of an alignment variation gap between an exterior of the alignment element and an inner wall of the oversize hole. The tool assembly has one or more holding elements coupled to the transfer plate, each with a central through opening in coaxial alignment with the oversize hole. |
| US10207330B2 |
Tool-holding device for a machining tool and method for locking a tool into a tool-holder
Tool-holding device (11) for a machining tool, comprising: a tool-holder body (13); a receiving part (15) defined in the tool-holder body (13); a retaining element (17) provided with a pair of mutually cooperating jaws (17a,17b); a female seat (19) between the jaws for an engaging male portion (21) of a machining tip (23), the jaws (17a,17b) being capable of taking a locking configuration, in which the engaging portion (21) of the tool (23) is firmly locked within the seat (19) of the retaining element (17), and a disengaged configuration in which the engaging portion (21) of the tip (23) can be detached from the retaining element (17); a moveable component (25) which bear the main load of holding the retaining element (17) in the receiving part (15) when the retaining element (17) is in the configuration in which it engages the tool (23). |
| US10207328B2 |
Alloy steel powder for powder metallurgy, and sintered body
An Fe—Mo—Cu—C-based alloy steel powder for powder metallurgy has a chemical composition containing Mo: 0.2 mass % to 1.5 mass %, Cu: 0.5 mass % to 4.0 mass %, and C: 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %, with a balance being Fe and incidental impurities, wherein an iron-based powder has a mean particle size of 30 μm to 120 μm, and a Cu powder has a mean particle size of 25 μm or less. Despite the alloy steel powder for powder metallurgy having a chemical composition not containing Ni, a part produced by sintering a press formed part of the powder and further carburizing-quenching-tempering the sintered part has mechanical properties of at least as high tensile strength, toughness, and sintered density as a Ni-added part. |
| US10207326B2 |
Apparatus for fabricating three-dimensional object
An apparatus for fabricating a three-dimensional object includes a fabrication stage and a flattener. A fabrication layer in which powder particles are bound together is formed layer-by-layer on the fabrication stage. The flattener relatively moves in a moving direction along a stage surface of the fabrication stage and flattens a surface of powder on the fabrication stage to form a powder layer. The fabrication stage and the flattener are arranged to be relatively movable in a height direction. In formation of the powder layer on the fabrication layer formed on the fabrication stage, the apparatus performs an operation to increase a distance between the flattener and the fabrication stage in the height direction when the flattener moves to a position near an edge of the fabrication layer in the moving direction. |
| US10207325B2 |
Additive manufacture from machined surface
A method of additive manufacturing includes building a component having a top surface, attaching the component to a powder bed fusion plate that receives the component, filling the powder bed fusion chamber so the powder is flush with the top surface of the component, and adding a first layer of powdered metal level with the top surface of the component. The method of additive manufacturing also includes fusing the first layer of powdered metal to the top surface of the component to create a fusion joint, and building up an additively manufactured body from the top surface of the component in subsequent layers. |
| US10207323B2 |
Composite magnetic material, coil component using same, and power supply device
A composite magnetic material includes a plurality of soft-magnetic metal powders, a first oxide that covers a surface of each of the plurality of soft-magnetic metal powders, and a second oxide that covers a surface of the first oxide and is interposed among the plurality of soft-magnetic metal powders each coated with the first oxide. The first oxide has a first recess in a surface, and the second oxide is provided in the first recess. With this configuration, peeling between the first oxide and the second oxide can be prevented, so that the composite magnetic material having high mechanical strength can be provided. |
| US10207322B2 |
Mechanical processing of reactive laminates
A method of producing a reactive powder includes providing a bulk structure of reactive material comprising a first reactant and a second reactant, the bulk structure having a preselected average spacing between the first and the second reactants; and mechanically processing the bulk structure of reactive material to produce a plurality of particles from the bulk structure such that each of the plurality of particles comprises the first and second reactants having an average spacing that is substantially equal to the preselected average spacing of the bulk structure of reactive material. The first and second materials of the plurality of particles react with each other in an exothermic reaction upon being exposed to a threshold energy to initiate the exothermic reaction and remain substantially stable without reacting with each other prior to being exposed to the threshold energy. |
| US10207321B2 |
Manufacturing of a metal component or a metal matrix composite component involving contactless induction of high-frequency vibrations
The present invention relates to a system for contactless induction of high-frequency vibrations in a volume of molten metal during the manufacturing of a metal component or a metal matrix composite component. The system includes a moveably arranged electromagnetic primary coil, adjustment means for adjusting the position of the primary coil, and a control unit for controlling the position of the primary coil to a predefined distance above, but not in contact with, an upper free surface of the molten metal. The molten metal may be contained in a foundry crucible during manufacturing. The system can be used as an additive manufacturing system, with the primary coil arranged above the melt pool. A secondary low-frequency electromagnetic coil may be arranged around and at a distance from the molten metal to induce flow and/or vibrations in the molten metal. |
| US10207319B2 |
Insert part that can be infiltrated
An insert part for a cast piston of an internal combustion engine may include a powder, such as a sintered powder material, containing at least iron or alloys thereof, and having a capacity for being infiltrated. The powder may contain particles having different grain sizes, and up to 4% by volume of the powder may include particles having a diameter smaller than 75 μm. |
| US10207316B2 |
Method for continuous-casting slab
A primary object of this invention is to provide a continuous casting method by which a slab of excellent internal quality can be obtained even if the casting speed is changed. In this invention, upon continuous casting with two pairs of the reduction rolls arranged along a casting direction and support rolls arranged between the reduction rolls, when a casting speed is reduced compared to a state where combination of reduction with reduction rolls at a first stage on an unsolidified portion of the slab and reduction with reduction rolls at a second stage on a solidified portion thereof is employed, the combination is switched to combination of reduction with the reduction rolls at the first stage on a portion of the slab at an end of solidification and the reduction with the reduction rolls at the second stage on the solidified portion thereof. |
| US10207314B2 |
Investment mold with fugitive beads and method related thereto
An investment mold includes a mold cavity and a refractory investment wall that bounds at least a portion of the mold cavity. At least a portion of the refractory investment wall includes a plurality of fugitive beads. The fugitive beads can be sacrificed to provide voids that control the strength of the refractory investment wall such that the wall fractures at the voids during investment casting to alleviate stress on a solidified metal cast in the mold cavity. |
| US10207313B2 |
Gripping device for mechanical fasteners
A gripping device for mechanical fasteners, such as rivets, screws, bolts, and similar fasteners, and a robot effector employing such a device. The device includes a housing and a pair of jaws arranged on a holder. The pair of jaws is adapted to grip a mechanical fastener therebetween. The holder is rotatable inside of the housing and the jaws allow a self-centering of a gripped mechanical fastener. |
| US10207312B2 |
Lubrication processes for enhanced forgeability
Forge lubrication processes are disclosed. A solid lubricant sheet is placed between a workpiece and a die in a forging apparatus. Force is applied to the workpiece with the die to plastically deform the workpiece. The solid lubricant sheet decreases the shear factor for the forging system and reduces the incidence of die-locking. |
| US10207309B2 |
Apparatus and method for moving a workpiece
A transfer apparatus (104) for transferring a workpiece (116) has a support surface (124) for supporting a workpiece (116). The transfer apparatus (104) has a carriage (128) movable with respect to the support surface (124) between a loading location and an unloading location. The transfer apparatus (104) further has a drive mechanism (146, 150) operatively connected to the carriage (128) for moving the carriage (128). The carriage (128) has a lift member (230) moveable between a lowered position and a raised position relative to the support surface (124). The carriage (128) further has a push member (292) operatively connected with the lift member (230) to enable engagement of a workpiece (116) with the push member (292) and the lift member (230) to lift at least a portion of the workpiece (116) from the support surface (124) to decrease the factional engagement between the workpiece (116) and the support surface (124). |
| US10207308B2 |
Managing panel-like workpieces and products
A machine arrangement for processing panel-like workpieces includes a processing station for processing a workpiece to produce a processing product, a workpiece support for supporting the workpiece during the workpiece processing and the processing product after the workpiece processing, the workpiece support including an unloading-side support part and a further support part that are arranged laterally side-by-side and substantially flush with one another in a horizontal direction at their upper sides at a common level, a movement device to which the workpiece and the processing product can be attached in a detachable manner and by which the workpiece attached to the movement device and the processing product attached to the movement device can be moved over the workpiece support, and a handling device for unloading the processing product from the workpiece support. |
| US10207306B2 |
Method for processing galvanized component
The present invention suppresses deterioration in the corrosion resistance of a worked portion resulting from working cracks in a Zn-based plated layer (3) in a workpiece (2) formed into a predetermined shape by performing plastic working on a Zn-based plated steel sheet (1) coated with a Zn-containing metal as a raw material. That is, plastic working is performed on a raw material that is a Zn-based plated steel sheet (1) to obtain a workpiece (2) having a predetermined shape, and thereafter, pressurization processing is performed on a worked portion in a sheet thickness direction to deform the plated metal, thus decreasing the width of working cracks in the plated metal. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the deterioration in the corrosion resistance of the worked portion of the Zn-based plated workpiece. |
| US10207304B2 |
Bending device for metallic plate
A metal plate bending device, including a lower die having a main body including a pair of arc-shaped cross-sectional recesses formed on an upper surface in a symmetric design with respect to a center line, and swingable members swingably received in said recesses respectively. An upper die is arranged above said lower die movably along said center line relative to said lower die, wherein said upper die is moved toward a metal plate mounted on said lower die causing a press-push force to said metal plate to, causing said swingable members to swing and bend said metal plate along said center line. A movable plate is slideably in planar contact with a flat upper surface of the swingable members and is a flat supporting surface. During bending, said movable plate is slideable with respect to said swingable member, and is moved together with said metal plate. |
| US10207302B2 |
Infectious waste treatment system
A method and apparatus for infectious waste treatment. First, the infectious waste may be shredded into a mixture of liquid and shredded solid waste, then the mixture may be poured into a plurality of perforated bags. The liquid waste drips from the perforated bags onto a preheating subsystem and the solid waste remains in the perforated bags. The preheating subsystem heats up the liquid waste to a pre-disinfection temperature. Finally, steam may be utilized to heat up the liquid waste and the solid waste to a disinfecting temperature. |
| US10207297B2 |
Method and system for inspecting a manufactured part at an inspection station
Method and system for inspecting a manufactured part supported on an optically-transparent window of a rotary actuator at an inspection station are provided. The window rotatably supports the part in a generally vertical orientation at which a bottom end surface of the part has a position and orientation for optical inspection. An illuminator is configured to illuminate the bottom end surface of the part through the window with radiant energy to obtain reflected radiation signals which are reflected off the bottom end surface of the part. The reflected radiation signals travel through the window. A lens and detector assembly is configured to form a bottom image from the reflected radiation signals at a bottom imaging location below the window and is configured to detect the bottom image. The window is made of a material which is substantially transparent to the radiant energy and the reflected radiation signals. |
| US10207295B2 |
Sorting device and method for sorting bulk material
A sorting device and a method for sorting bulk material. In order to be able to load a sorting facility of the sorting device with just one feeding facility with bulk material such that the sorting facility can be operated with a high throughput, provision is made for the sorting facility and the feeding facility to be arranged so as to run in parallel with one another in a transfer area. In the transfer area, bulk material is transferred from the feeding facility to the sorting facility. |
| US10207294B2 |
Sorting and distribution system
Disclosed is a sorting and distribution system for sorting a number of different types of articles to a number of different clients depending on types and amounts of articles ordered by the different clients. The system comprises a plurality of article tracks and a plurality of order tracks arranged substantially transverse to the plurality of article tracks. Each order track is divided into m order track parts. The system further comprises a control unit controlling movement of the plurality of order tracks and movement of articles arranged on the plurality of article tracks to the plurality of order tracks such that an article positioned on a first article track is moved to a first order track part of a first order track when a first client to which the first order track part is associated has ordered a first article type. |
| US10207292B2 |
Aerodynamic recirculating bulk material separator
An aerodynamic recirculating separator of bulk materials that includes an air blower capable of forming an air stream, an outlet stream directing means, a separation chamber including two inlets and two outlets, a loading hopper, at least one discharge channel, a return air duct including a plurality of turning portions, and at least one residue collection chamber. An outlet of the air blower connects to the first inlet of the separation chamber, an outlet of the loading hopper connects to the second inlet of the separation chamber, the first outlet of the separation chamber connects to the return air duct, and the second outlet of the separation chamber connects to the at least one discharge channel. The air blower, the separation chamber, and the return air duct are consecutively connected so as to form a recirculation channel. The separator forms a material particle flow from the loading hopper to the separation chamber, to distribute commercial particles by their aerodynamic parameters in the separation chamber as the commercial particles fall from the loading hopper and are blown by the air stream formed by the air blower, and to remove the commercial particles through the at least one discharge channel. The separator forces remaining material particles into the at least one horizontally flared portion, directs at least a part of the remaining material particles into a residue collection chamber by way of gravity, and injects air into the separation chamber via the discharge channels. The first downstream horizontally flared portion includes a downwardly curved bottom wall and an opening in communication with said flared portion and the external environment. The opening is disposed in a smooth turn zone from said flared portion to the first of the plurality of turning portions, which has an upward turn. |
| US10207290B2 |
Coating method and coating device
The present invention provides a coating method for coating an adhesive solution on a substrate to form a film layer. The coating method comprises the following steps: S1, obtaining an initial value of a coating parameter corresponding to a target thickness of the film layer based on at least one functional relation between a thickness of the film layer formed within a predetermined period and at least one coating parameter; S2, starting to coat in accordance with the initial value of the coating parameter obtained in step S1, so that the thickness of the film layer obtained reaches an initial target thickness. Accordingly, the present invention further provides a coating device. According to the present invention, the value of the coating parameter can be determined quickly, thereby coating efficiency can be increased. |
| US10207289B2 |
Waterproof coating method of application
A coating comprises a resin solution including a solution of neoprene latex and liquid asphalt emulsion and an accelerator solution including an aqueous solution of zinc sulfate powder and water. A spray system for applying the coating includes a spray gun having first and second nozzles, a first pump fluidly connected between the first nozzle and a resin solution reservoir for delivering the resin solution to the first nozzle at a first fluid pressure, and a second pump fluidly connected between the second nozzle and an accelerator solution reservoir for delivering the accelerator solution to the second nozzle at a second fluid pressure different from the first pressure. The accelerator solution may be aerated by a source of compressed air prior to discharge from the second nozzle. |
| US10207288B2 |
Tool and method for applying an anti-corrosion substance to an aircraft passenger seat rail
A tool for applying a corrosion-protection substance to a rail for securing seats in an aircraft. The tool includes a component of elongate overall shape, with a base configured to slide along the rail, and a rollers support connected to the base. The tool also has an axle incorporated in the rollers support, which extends transversally with respect to the longitudinal direction of the component on each side of the rollers support, and rollers for applying the substance mounted on the transverse axle, one on each side of the component. The tool allows the substance to be applied effectively to the flange parts of the rail that is to be protected. |
| US10207287B2 |
Machine and treatment process via chromatogenous grafting of a hydroxylated substrate
The invention relates to a machine for chromatogenous grafting treatment of a scrolling substrate (S) having a hydroxylated face (Fh), comprising: an application device (3) of a grafting reagent on the hydroxylated face (Fh) of the substrate, a heating roller (4) for the development of the grafting reaction on the hydroxylated face (Fh) of the substrate, said roller (4) being provided with a bar-end system (5a, 5b) for applying a face of the substrate (S) against said heating roller (4), an extraction device (6) of the hydrochloric acid produced during the grafting reaction, an application device (7) of an air knife on the treated face of the substrate for eliminating the residual grafting reagent. The invention also relates to a chromatogenous grafting process used in said machine. |
| US10207283B2 |
Vane coating apparatus
A coating apparatus includes a jig supporting a guide vane equipped with a metal sheath covering a leading edge portion; a nozzle spraying paint onto a vane body; a robot moving the nozzle; and a control unit controlling a spraying operation of the nozzle and robot. The jig includes a movable covering body adapted separably covering the metal sheath and covering an exposed portion of adhesive between a lateral edge portion of the metal sheath and the vane surface of the vane body, and a covering body drive unit moving the movable covering body between a state in which the movable covering body covers the metal sheath and a state in which the movable covering body is separated from the metal sheath while covering the metal sheath. The control unit performs control to make transition from a sheath cladding coating mode to a finish coating mode. |
| US10207282B2 |
Wash-free air-guiding cover for a paint container
A wash-free air-guiding cover includes a cover having a body with a fixing seat disposed on a side thereof. A ventilation tube is disposed on the fixing seat and includes a ventilation hole intercommunicated with the other side of the body. An air guiding device is mounted to the fixing seat and includes a tube having first, second, and third air guiding spaces. The air guiding device further includes first and second sealing members and first and second flow guiding rods. Air flowing into the tube must flow zigzag through the first, second, and third air guiding spaces and between the first and second flow guiding rods and the second and third air guiding spaces, assuring smooth flow of air during the painting operation and avoiding the paint from leaking via the ventilation tube and the ventilation hole of the cover. |
| US10207280B2 |
Overhead shower head with backside switch
An overhead shower head with rear switch has a main body. The front of the main body is disposed with an accommodating chamber to accommodate an outlet cover including a cover plate with a ball seat, and the rear is disposed with a switch including a dial button at an eccentric position. The main body is disposed with a through hole that accommodates a water inlet joint. The water diversion body is a water diversion ball and is disposed with two outlets to form a first function waterway and a second function waterway with the inlet joint. The switch includes a first rotating shaft disposed at an eccentric position, a dial button linked to the first rotating shaft and a sealing element linked to the dial button. Thus, the overhead shower head has a short switch route to switch the outlet functions. |
| US10207278B2 |
Centrifugal fluid/particulate separator
A centrifugal separator separates a mixture of fluid and particulate matter in a cylindrical tank. The mixture enters the tank tangentially through one passage. The mixture is swirled within the tank through the use of angled blades to guide flow rotation, increasing centrifugal force on the mixture. Separated fluid flows into a discharge pipe and out of the tank. The flow of fluid into the discharge pipe may be provided by an opening along the length of the pipe, the fluid may enter and exit the tank at opposing ends, and the angled blades may be circumferentially offset from adjacent blades. |
| US10207273B2 |
Test tube holding assembly
A test tube holding assembly or test tube rack includes at least two test tube holders, where each test tube holder in turn defines a central longitudinal axis, two storage zones, and includes a connecting member. The connecting members permit coupling of the two test tube holders and rotation of the two coupled test tube holders about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of at least one of the test tube holders. The test tube holders are also positionable in multiple orientations, where each orientation at least partially determines which of the two storage zones are available to receive a test tube therein. |
| US10207268B2 |
Sample plate systems and methods
A sample plate comprising a sample well is disclosed. The sample well can comprise one or more bead retaining chambers. A method of using the sample plate and a kit comprising the sample plate is also disclosed. |
| US10207266B2 |
Microfluidic device for detecting cells of blood
An microfluidic device includes a substrate (1) having a wandering groove (12) formed on a first surface (11) thereof; a shielding member (2) abutting on the first surface and covering the groove to form a flow channel (101) to deliver blood; an inlet (14) at one end of the flow channel for introducing the blood into the flow channel; and an outlet (16) at another end of the flow channel for discharging the blood. The flow channel (101) has a detecting region (102) for the blood passing through separately, the detecting region includes an entry (1021) for a single cell entering into at a time and an exit (1022) for a single cell exiting out at a time. A pair of electrodes (211) are disposed between the entry (1021) and the exit (1022) to detect the cells (200) of the blood. |
| US10207265B2 |
Microfluidic device and method of manufacture
A microfluidic device molded in a single step provides a seamless fluid communication path from fluid input features to microfluidic channels. The device comprises a molded material which is formed around thread for forming high aspect ratio microfluidic channels. An associated method for the manufacture of the device is also provided. |
| US10207258B2 |
Porous ceramic body to reduce emissions
A porous ceramic honeycomb body including a substrate of intersecting porous walls forming axial channels extending from a first end face to a second end face. An active portion of the walls include a zeolite catalyst disposed inside pores thereof and/or is comprised of an extruded zeolite and a three way catalyst (TWC) is disposed on wall surfaces of at least a portion of the active portion. |
| US10207253B1 |
Vanadium oxide catalyst supported on CeO2—ZrO2 for formaldehyde production via partial oxidation of methanol
A vanadium oxide catalyst supported on a cerium oxide and zirconium oxide composite core is described. The catalyst comprises 0.1-3 wt % vanadium oxide relative to the total catalyst weight, and the catalyst is in the form of microparticles having diameters of 5-80 μm. A method using a wetness impregnation technique to produce the catalyst is described. The use of the catalyst in the partial oxidation of methanol to produce formaldehyde is specified, along with the catalyst's stability for reaction periods of 50 or more hours. A method of regenerating the catalyst for multiple reactions is also described. |
| US10207252B2 |
Pristine and surface functionalized cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) incorporated hydrogel beads and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to the use of pristine and surface functionalized cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) incorporated hydrogel beads as adsorbent materials for water treatment applications. Here the hydrogel beads were prepared by ionic crosslinking of biopolymer sodium alginate using calcium chloride. |
| US10207246B2 |
Fuel activation and energy release apparatus, system and method thereof
A fuel activation and energy release apparatus is provided for increasing energy output of a fluid substance. The apparatus comprises a fluidly sealable reactor chamber, adapted to withstand a predetermined fluid pressure and temperature; a fluid injection port, adapted to provide a one-way fluid communication from an external fluid reservoir to said reactor chamber; a fluid ejection port, adapted to provide a one-way fluid communication from said reactor chamber to an external region, so as to controllably release said fluid substance from said reactor chamber and at least one first electromagnetic radiation (EMR) waveguide. The first EMR waveguide having a first waveguide input port and a first waveguide output port, operably coupled within said reactor chamber and adapted to couple electromagnetic radiation of a predetermined first wavelength to a fluid substance injected into said reactor chamber. |
| US10207244B2 |
Method of manufacturing a plurality of through-holes in a layer of first material
A method of manufacturing a plurality of through-holes in a layer of first material by subjecting part of the layer of said first material to ion beam milling.For batch-wise production, the method comprises after a step of providing the layer of first material and before the step of ion beam milling, providing a second layer of a second material on the layer of first material, providing the second layer of the second material with a plurality of holes, the holes being provided at central locations of pits in the first layer, and subjecting the second layer of the second material to said step of ion beam milling at an angle using said second layer of the second material as a shadow mask. |
| US10207242B2 |
Alumina forming refinery process tubes with mixing element
This disclosure relates to weldments useful as heat transfer tubes in refinery processes dealing with gas phase hydrocarbon process streams at high temperatures. This disclosure also relates to tubes that are useful in refinery processes dealing with gas phase hydrocarbon process streams at high temperatures. The weldments include a tubular member and at least one mixing element. The tubular member comprises an aluminum-containing alloy. The mixing element comprises an aluminum-containing alloy. The mixing element's aluminum-containing alloy can be the same as or different from the tubular member's aluminum-containing alloy. Other aspects of the disclosure relate to refinery processes dealing with gas phase hydrocarbon process streams at high temperatures which include such weldments. |
| US10207230B2 |
Composite membrane with support comprising poly(phenylene ether) and amphilphilic polymer; method of making; and separation module thereof
A porous composite membrane includes a porous support layer of a poly(phenylene ether) or poly(phenylene ether) copolymer; and an amphiphilic copolymer having a hydrophobic block and a hydrophilic block or graft, wherein the hydrophobic block includes a polystyrene block, a poly(phenylene ether) block, or a poly(phenylene ether) copolymer block; and an ultrathin, cross-linked, water permeable layer, which is the reaction product of an electrophilic monomer and a nucleophilic monomer, in contact with a side of the porous support layer. The reaction product can be a polyamide that is the interfacial condensation product of: an aromatic, polyfunctional acyl halide comprising of 3 to 6 acyl halide groups per aromatic ring and an aromatic polyamine comprising at least two primary amine groups and a maximum number of primary amine groups that is less than or equal to the number of acyl halide groups on the polyfunctional acyl halide. |
| US10207227B2 |
Compact hydraulic manifold structure for shear sensitive fluids
An compact hydraulic manifold for transporting shear sensitive fluids is provided. A channel network can include a trunk and branch architecture coupled to a bifurcation architecture. Features such as tapered channel walls, curvatures and angles of channels, and zones of low fluid pressure can be used to reduce the size while maintaining wall shear rates within a narrow range. A hydraulic manifold can be coupled to a series of microfluidic layers to construct a compact microfluidic device. |
| US10207226B2 |
Cartridge-type hollow fiber membrane module and method for manufacturing cartridge-type hollow fiber membrane module
A cartridge type hollow fiber membrane module including a housing, a hollow-fiber membrane bundle having a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, a first potting part that bonds the hollow fiber membranes at at least one end of the bundle of the plurality of hollow fiber membranes such that the hollow fiber membranes are open, and a sealing material that fixes the first potting part to the housing liquid-tightly, wherein the first potting part comprises an inner potting part and an outer potting part, wherein the inner potting part and the outer potting part are both formed of a potting material, wherein the sealing material is in contact with the outer potting part, and wherein both the inner potting part and the outer potting part are formed in a sealing direction of the sealing material.The cartridge type hollow fiber membrane module is free of leakage and contamination due to separation of a potting material even when steam sterilization is performed. |
| US10207224B2 |
Seawater desalination system and energy recovery apparatus
An energy recovery apparatus which is used in a seawater desalination system includes a cylindrical chamber (CH) being installed such that a longitudinal direction of the chamber is placed in a vertical direction, a concentrated seawater port (P1) for supplying and discharging the concentrated seawater, a seawater port (P2) for supplying and discharging the seawater, a flow resistor (23) provided at a concentrated seawater port (P1) side in the chamber (CH), and a flow resistor (23) provided at a seawater port (P2) side in the chamber (CH). The flow resistor (23) provided at the concentrated seawater port (P1) side and the flow resistor (23) provided at the seawater port (P2) side comprise at least one perforated circular plate, and the perforated circular plate has holes formed at an outer circumferential area outside a predetermined diameter of the circular plate. |
| US10207222B2 |
Apparatus and method for gaseous emissions treatment with induction heating of loop conductors
An assembly for treating gaseous emissions includes a substrate body having cells for the passages of emissions gas. Lengths of metal wire are located in selected ones of the cells and an induction heating coil is mounted adjacent the substrate body for generating a varying electromagnetic field. In this way the metal wires are heated, resulting in heating of the substrate body and heating of exhaust gas flowing in the cells. Individual lengths of wire or wire lengths that are joined together are configured as loop conductors. |
| US10207215B2 |
Active coke regeneration mixed vapor treatment method and apparatus
There is provided an active coke regeneration mixed vapor treatment method. The method comprises the following process steps of: A) performing a first water condensation on a mixed vapor produced during an active coke regeneration process by spray water in a first condensation zone; B) performing a second water condensation on the mixed vapor that is after the first water condensation by spray water in a second condensation zone, to further condensate and purify the mixed vapor; C) eliminating moisture in a gas through mist elimination from the gas fraction in the mixed vapor that is after the second water condensation, and discharging the remaining gas from the upper of the second condensation zone; and, D) discharging active coke micro powder in the mixed vapor that is after the second water condensation, with condensation water. In the present invention, an apparatus for implementing the abovementioned method is also provided. |
| US10207214B2 |
Filter with bidirectional pleated media
Pleated air filters and methods of making the pleated air filters. The pleated air filter includes an air filter media sheet which is folded along a longitudinal centerline. The air filter media sheet is separated into a plurality of sections by hinges formed out of the air filter media sheet, with each section forming a pocket. The pleated air filter further includes a plurality of spacer elements, each spacer element positioned on an outer surface of a section or within a pocket. The pleated air filter includes a polyurethane seal. The air filter media sheet is alternately folded along the hinges to form a pleat block. The polyurethane seal is positioned on a side of the pleat block such that the polyurethane seal seals the side. |
| US10207212B2 |
Filter material
Provided is a filter material which can enhance the particle holding capacity of a filter while keeping the particle capture efficiency thereof and which thus ensures a prolonged filter life. The present invention pertains to a filter material comprising a spun lace nonwoven fabric which contains a thermoplastic synthetic filament nonwoven fabric as the intermediate layer. |
| US10207211B2 |
Push filter with floating key lock
A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a floating key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter base may be situated inline, and in fluid communication, with influent and effluent piping, such as within a refrigerator. The filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, the filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations. |
| US10207209B1 |
Mobile wet waste separator
A self-contained mobile wet waste material separator and dewatering for waste water treatment facilities to facilitate the dewatering of solid waste debris that accumulates in screening points within the transfer and treatment process. The mobile wet water waste separator has a screen drum separator rotatably mounted on a wheeled trailer with integrated multiple dewatering and transfer continuous conveyor belts. The wet waste material separator and dewatering provides for dewatering of separated solid waste removed from waste treatment wet wells that define intermediate transfer stations within a municipal waste water collection and treatment system via a collection and transfer vacuum truck. |
| US10207207B2 |
SLM filter system
A method for producing at least one hollow filter element comprising a grid-like wall, wherein the at least one filter element is produced by means of a generative process from a free-flowing or pourable starting material by solidifying the starting material in selective locations, layer by layer at the locations of each layer which correspond to the at least one filter element by inputting energy by means of focused radiation. |
| US10207204B2 |
Liquid processing mixer for mixing a liquid with an additive
A liquid processing mixer is provided, comprising a mixing unit and a de-aeration vessel, the mixing unit being separated from the de-aeration vessel and in fluid connection with the de-aeration vessel, and wherein the liquid processing mixer further comprises at least one additive inlet arranged between the de-aeration vessel and a high shear mixing device of the mixing unit for introducing the additive downstream of the de-aeration vessel. |
| US10207203B2 |
Gas tray extraction processes
Systems and methods for mud logging wherein the effectiveness of a primary gas trap is measured during operation. |
| US10207201B2 |
Phase separation process by inversion of the direction of dispersion
The present invention relates to a process for separating a phase (A) from a phase (B), phase (A) having a higher viscosity than phase (B), by inverting the direction of dispersion from phase (B) in phase (A) to phase (A) in phase (B) by recycling a stream comprising phase (B) in excess. |
| US10207200B2 |
Method of extracting a compound from an extractable material using an extraction column
An apparatus and method are provided for extraction compounds from raw materials. The control and manipulation of heat formed and contained within the extraction vessel or column may be vital in obtaining a certain flavor profile or intensity of the effluent extracted from the raw materials. As such, the solvent entering the apparatus to extract the raw materials may be heated to a specified temperature range with the aid of energy already formed within the extraction column. The apparatus to extract the raw materials may include a body comprising a pressure vessel capable of withstanding high temperatures and pressures. Additionally, a flow of pressurized solvent may enter the base of the extraction column, where the flow of pressurized solvent has a select temperature such that the temperature may be manipulated to obtain a distinct flavor profile of the effluent extracted from the raw materials. |
| US10207198B2 |
Methods of purifying cannabinoids using liquid:liquid chromatography
The present specification discloses methods of purifying one or more cannabinoids from a plant material, purified cannabinoids and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more cannabinoids produced by the disclosed method, methods and uses for treating a disease or condition employing such purified cannabinoids and pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US10207196B2 |
Cracking system integrating hydrocracking and fluidized catalytic cracking
A system and method of cracking hydrocarbon feedstocks is provided that allows for significant flexibility in terms of the desired product yield. An integrated process includes introducing the feedstock and hydrogen into a first hydrocracking reaction zone containing a first hydrocracking catalyst to produce a first zone effluent. The first zone effluent and optionally additional hydrogen are passed to a second hydrocracking reaction zone containing a second hydrocracking catalyst to produce a second zone effluent. The second zone effluent is conveyed to a fractionating zone to at least a low boiling fraction and a high boiling fraction, and optionally one or more intermediate fractions. The bottoms fraction is passed to a fluidized catalytic cracking reaction and separation zone, from which olefins and gasoline are recovered. At least a portion of remaining cycle oil is passed from the fluidized catalytic cracking reaction and separation zone to the first and/or second hydrocracking reaction zone. |
| US10207195B2 |
Stage smoke machine with fast spray gas column and electromagnetic valve module thereof
A stage smoke machine with a fast spray gas column includes an oil barrel, an oil pump, a gas tank, a first electromagnetic valve, a heater, a gas-filling device and a controller. In case of gas loss in the gas tank, the gas tank is replenished with the gas by the gas-filling device so that the gas pressure in the gas tank can be maintained at a pressure sufficient to fast spray smoke oil into the heater, thereby ensuring that every time the smoke machine is started, the smoke machine can quickly show a high level stage effect of fast sprayed smoke. Further, an electromagnetic valve module is formed by installing at least two electromagnetic valves integrally on a base. |