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| US10215453B2 |
Motorcycle air conditioning and cooling device
A motorcycle air conditioning device, a motorcycle rider cooling device, and an air conditioning cooling system are described that include using a thermoelectric device and/or a turbo fan mountable on a motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, or utility task vehicle. The motorcycle air conditioning device, the motorcycle rider cooling device, and the air conditioning cooling system may thus provide directed cooled air for a rider. In implementations, the motorcycle air conditioning device includes a heat dissipation assembly; a cooling assembly further including a a thermoelectric device; and a housing assembly configured to provide an enclosure to the heat dissipation assembly and the cooling assembly, where the housing is configured to be coupled to a motorcycle or other vehicle and provide cooled air to a rider and/or user. |
| US10215452B2 |
Air conditioner
A heat-medium flow-path switching device and a heat-medium flow-rate adjusting device are integrated into an integrated heat-medium flow-rate adjusting device. The integrated heat-medium flow-rate adjusting device is configured to perform the heat-medium flow-path switching function and the meat-medium flow-rate adjusting function by driving and controlling a single drive unit. Moreover, the integrated heat-medium flow-path switching device is configured to perform a function of closing flow paths from/to a use-side heat exchanger added to the heat-medium flow-rate adjusting function. |
| US10215442B2 |
Ventilation system and method including a diverter duct for fluidly decoupling fans
A diverter duct for a ventilation system includes a main body defining an inner surface, a first portion including an inlet, a second portion located downstream of the first portion, a third portion including an outlet, an opening located between the first portion and the third portion, and an air deflector positioned within the main body downstream of the first portion to deflect a portion of the air from the inlet of the main body towards the opening. A first contoured section is formed in the first portion of the main body. The first contoured section may direct air received from the inlet towards the opening at a first operating condition. A method of installing the diverter duct includes coupling the inlet with an upstream fan, and coupling the outlet with an outlet fan, such that selective operation of the inlet and outlet fans cause vary airflow though the outlet or the opening. |
| US10215440B1 |
Pumped two phase air to air heat exchanger
A heat exchanger and method which is able to perform in different seasons. The heat exchanger has an upper header and a lower header. Multiple heat pipes extend between the upper header and the lower header, with each of the multiple heat pipes having an evaporator section at one end and a condenser section at the opposite end. The direction of heat flow through the multiple heat pipes is variable depending on ambient air conditions applied to the heat exchanger. A pump is provided in fluid communication with the upper header and the lower header. The pump operates when the heat exchanger is operating in a second mode in which the evaporator section is located above the condenser section, and the pump is disabled when the heat exchanger is operating in a first mode in which the condenser section is located above the evaporator section. |
| US10215439B2 |
Rotatable air flow guides for cooling information handling system components
An information handling system includes first processing resources, e.g., GPGPU expansion cards, in a first thermal region of the system and second processing resources, e.g., one or more CPUs, in a second thermal region. The system may be configured to perform operations including determining a loading profile of the system. The loading profile indicates power consumption information for each of the thermal regions. One or more thermal fans may be configured in accordance with a fan configuration associated with the loading profile. The fan configuration defines a fan speed and airflow direction for one or more thermal fans and determines, in accordance with the fan speed and airflow direction of each thermal fan, a rotational angle of one or more rotatable airflow guides. The rotational angle of a rotatable airflow guide influences thermal fan airflow provided to one or more of the thermal regions. |
| US10215438B2 |
System and method of determining a limit fault in an HVAC unit
A system and method of determining a limit fault in an HVAC unit the HVAC unit in electrical communication with an HVAC system controller, by operating the system controller to determine whether an interruption duration of time exceeds an interruption limit, operating the system controller to determine whether a cycle duration of time is less than or equal to a first cycle limit, wherein the cycle duration of time is indicative of an amount of time between consecutive interruptions of power, and generating an alert signal if the interruption duration of time of the consecutive interruptions of power exceeds the interruption limit and the cycle duration of time is less than or equal to the first cycle limit. |
| US10215436B1 |
Full spectrum universal controller
A universal controller for control of air handling and HVAC equipment. The base controller includes a fixed task portion as well as a modular portion for expansion of control features with modules. The fixed task portion is suitable for enclosure or cabinet control. The modular portion enables expansion from basic cabinet control to more complex control schemes. In one embodiment, the base controller is provided in a kit including appurtenances such as variable speed drives that enable proportional-type control of a residential air conditioning system. In another embodiment, a plurality of modules are ganged together in a rotating master/slave arrangement to distribute wear on the respective controlled air conditioning equipment. |
| US10215435B2 |
System and method for crowd-sourced environmental system control and maintenance
A system and method for crowd-sourced environmental system control and building maintenance includes a server for providing selective access to building occupants and managers. Users are permitted to generate building reports in the form of (i) thermal reports using a thermal report module, and/or (ii) maintenance reports using a maintenance report module. The reports are each geo-located to locations within the building, and are then captured, stored, and aggregated at the server. The aggregated reports are sorted according to their geo-locations and comfort rules are used to (i) permit a manager at a client computer to access the server to respond, and/or (ii) automatically respond and assign a response status to particular reports. An inspection checklist interface is generated and populated to display a list of preventative maintenance tasks, each of the tasks being user-selectable to designate completion, with the updated status of the reports being stored at the server. |
| US10215430B2 |
Electronic vapor and analysis with HVAC integration
A method is disclosed comprising drawing air into a robotic vapor device from an airstream of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, exposing the drawn air to a sensor to detect one or more constituents in the drawn air, determining measurement data for the one or more constituents of the drawn air via the sensor, determining one or more vaporizable materials to vaporize based on the measurement data, transmitting an instruction to the HVAC system to continue providing the airstream, and dispensing a vapor comprised of the one or more vaporizable materials into the airstream. |
| US10215429B2 |
Localized air sensing and treatment
A system is disclosed comprising a plurality of vapor devices and a computing device, in communication with the plurality of vapor devices, configured for, receiving sensor data and locations from each of the plurality of vapor devices, determining one or more vaporizable materials to be vaporized by each of the plurality of vapor devices based on the sensor data and the locations, and transmitting an instruction to each of the plurality of vapor devices to vaporize the determined one or more vaporizable materials. |
| US10215426B2 |
Outdoor fan motor driving device and air conditioner including an outdoor fan motor driving device
An outdoor fan motor driving device and an air conditioner including an outdoor fan motor driving device are provided, which may include an inverter to convert DC power into AC power according to a switching operation and to output the converted AC power to an outdoor fan motor, an output current detector to detect phase currents flowing in the outdoor fan motor, and a controller to control the inverter based on the detected phase currents. When the outdoor fan motor is rotated by external wind, in a state in which all of lower arm switching elements, among upper arm switching elements and lower arm switching elements of the inverter, are turned on before the outdoor fan motor is driven, with the result that levels of the phase currents flowing in the outdoor fan motor are between a first level and a second level, the controller may control the outdoor fan motor such that a rotational speed of the outdoor fan motor is increased while the outdoor fan motor is rotated in a first direction and then rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction during a speed increase period of the outdoor fan motor after an alignment period during which a rotor of the outdoor fan motor is aligned when the outdoor fan motor is driven. |
| US10215422B2 |
Appliance hood mounting system
The present disclosure relates, generally, to an appliance including an appliance hood and a plurality of support brackets. The appliance hood may include a plurality of apertures that correspond to the plurality of support brackets. Each of the plurality of support brackets may be configured to selectively mount within a corresponding aperture. |
| US10215418B2 |
Sealing device for a gas turbine combustor
The present invention discloses a novel apparatus and way for sealing a portion of a gas turbine combustor in order to regulate the flow of compressed air into an annular passage adjacent to a combustion liner. A compressible seal is utilized having a first annular portion, a second annular portion, and a transition portion, the compressible seal regulates airflow passing through the compressible seal via a plurality of openings and/or axially extending slots. |
| US10215417B2 |
Sequential combustor arrangement with a mixer
The invention refers to a sequential combustor arrangement having a first burner, a first combustion chamber, a mixer for admixing a dilution gas to the hot gases leaving the first combustion chamber during operation, a second burner, and a second combustion chamber arranged sequentially in a fluid flow connection. The mixer includes of injection tubes pointing inwards from the side walls of the mixer for admixing the dilution gas to cool the hot flue gases leaving the first combustion chamber. A flow guide is arranged in the connecting duct and/or the injection tubes for guiding the dilution gas into the injection tubes. The invention further refers to a gas turbine and a method for operating a gas turbine with such a sequential combustor arrangement. |
| US10215416B2 |
Burner of a gas turbine with a lobed shape vortex generator
The burner of a gas turbine has a duct, a vortex generator extending in the duct and including a leading edge and a trailing edge. The trailing edge has a first order lobed shape. The first order lobed shape is defined by a second order lobed shape. Preferably a nozzle for fuel injection is connected to the vortex generator and the second order lobed shape is only provided at the nozzles. |
| US10215413B2 |
Bundled tube fuel nozzle with vibration damping
A bundled tube fuel nozzle includes a forward plate, an intermediate plate, an aft plate and an outer sleeve. The forward plate, the intermediate plate and the outer sleeve define a fuel plenum therebetween. An aft plate axially is spaced from the intermediate plate and the intermediate plate, the aft plate and the outer sleeve define a cooling air plenum. A plurality of tubes extends through the forward plate, the fuel plenum, the intermediate plate, the cooling air plenum and the aft plate. Each tube of the plurality of tubes extends through a respective tube opening defined by the aft plate. A radial gap is defined between an outer surface of each tube and an inner surface of the respective tube opening. The plurality of tubes comprises at least one tube that is radially loaded against the inner surface of the respective tube opening. |
| US10215410B2 |
Turbine engine combustor heat shield with multi-angled cooling apertures
A combustor for a turbine engine is provided that includes a combustor wall. The combustor wall includes a shell and heat shield, which is attached to the shell. One or more cooling cavities are defined between the shell and the heat shield, and fluidly couple a plurality of apertures defined in the shell with a plurality of apertures defined in the heat shield. The apertures in the heat shield include a first aperture and a second aperture. An angle of incidence between the first aperture and a surface of the heat shield is different than an angle of incidence between the second aperture and the surface. |
| US10215407B2 |
Exhaust gas treatment apparatus
A hybrid stepping motor has a connector housing formed integrally with an insulator having an upper insulator and a lower insulator. The hybrid stepping motor includes a stator core and output terminals concentrically disposed outside the stator core. A wiring pattern serving as the output terminals has connector pins and land portions disposed eccentrically with respect to one another. The land portions are formed on an outer edge side of the wiring pattern. A surface, which is an uppermost surface of the wiring pattern, is located below a lowermost surface, in which jumper wires and lead wires pass, of the lower insulator. The lead wires are pulled out from a lower side, and are pulled out to guiding grooves. |
| US10215406B1 |
Flue gas combustion apparatus
A flue gas combustion apparatus for processing uncombusted flue gas components utilizing a reactor body. The reactor body houses first and second spiral passageways for motivating flue gas and ambient air, respectively, in a counter-current pattern. Heated ambient air feeds the flue gas in the reactor. |
| US10215405B2 |
Cooking device and burner
A cooking device is provided. The cooking device includes a burner body having a nozzle to supply a gas, a burner head provided above the burner body, and having a mixed gas chamber in which air and the gas injected from the nozzle are introduced. a burner cap provided on the burner head, a flame remaining chamber provided at the burner head and separated from the mixed gas chamber, and a flame detection unit to pass through the burner head and located at the flame remaining chamber. |
| US10215403B2 |
Gas premix burner and gas water heater
A gas premix burner and a gas water heater. The gas premix burner has a combustion direction, the gas premix burner can be matched and connected with a premix chamber that is disposed upstream the combustion direction of the gas premix burner, gas and air can be burned by the gas premix burner after mixed in the premix chamber; the gas premix burner comprising: a burner substrate, a main combustion hole provided on the burner substrate; an auxiliary combustion hole disposed downstream the main combustion hole along the combustion direction on the burner substrate; an auxiliary flame of the auxiliary combustion hole intersects a main flame of the main combustion hole. The present application provides the main combustion hole upstream the auxiliary combustion hole along the combustion direction, since the main flame is usually larger in scale than the auxiliary flame, by providing the main flame upstream the auxiliary flame, it will be easier for the auxiliary flame and the main flame to intersect each other, and then the effect of stabilizing the flame is realized by opposed flames formed by the auxiliary flame and the main flame. |
| US10215402B2 |
Gas-assisted liguid fuel oxygen reactor
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for low-CO2 emission combustion of liquid fuel with a gas-assisted liquid fuel oxygen reactor. The system comprises an atomizer that sprays fuel and CO2 into an evaporation zone, where the fuel and CO2 is heated into a vaporized form. The system comprises a reaction zone that receives the vaporized fuel and CO2. The system includes an air vessel having an air stream, and a heating vessel adjacent to the air vessel that transfers heat to the air vessel. The system comprises an ion transport membrane in flow communication with the air vessel and reaction zone. The ion transport membrane receives O2 permeating from the air stream and transfers the O2 into the reaction zone resulting in combustion of fuel. The combustion produces heat and creates CO2 exhaust gases that are recirculated in the system limiting emission of CO2. |
| US10215401B2 |
Pulse combustion heat exchanger system and method
A pulse combustion heat exchanger having a longitudinal axis is configured to accept oxidant and fuel and output a cooled combustion stream. The pulse combustion heat exchanger includes an oxidant inlet section that accepts oxidant, a fuel inlet section that accepts fuel, a mixing section that mixes oxidant with fuel, a combustion section that receives the oxidant and fuel and produces a pulsating combustion stream, and a heat transfer section configured to receive the pulsating combustion stream, the heat transfer section includes one or more resonance conduits. Coolant is employed at a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart transition sections to remove heat. |
| US10215400B2 |
Method and plant for redox chemical looping combustion of a solid hydrocarbon feedstock
The invention relates to a method and to a device for chemical looping combustion CLC of a solid hydrocarbon feed wherein it is proposed to inject the solid hydrocarbon feed so as to limit any occurrence of sticking of the feed to the walls of the injection device. The solid feed is fed into a conveying zone operating under fluidized bed conditions and opening into a combustion reactor. A fluidization gas is injected into this conveying zone while controlling the flow of gas in such a way that the superficial velocity of the gas in the conveying zone is higher than the terminal velocity of the solid hydrocarbon feed particles and the terminal velocity of solid particles present in the combustion reactor, and while controlling the fluidization gas temperature in such a way that the temperature in the conveying zone is less than or equal to 500° C. |
| US10215399B2 |
Small supercritical once-thru steam generator
A small supercritical once-through steam generator (OTSG) includes a radiant section with a furnace coil, and a convection section downstream of the radiant section that includes a superheater which is fluidically connected to the furnace coil. Optionally, the OTSG is devoid of a steam separator. An economizer can also be included downstream of the superheater. Supercritical steam can be generated using the OTSG, for use, among other things, in enhanced oil recovery applications. |
| US10215389B2 |
Systems and methods for a smart module directly embedded on a lighting fixture
Examples of the present disclosure are related to systems and methods for lighting fixtures. More particularly, embodiments disclose directly embedded a smart module with a lighting fixture utilizing metal core PCB (MCPCB). |
| US10215387B2 |
Acoustic-control light fixture and method for making and using
A light system that includes one or more lighting sheets including a first lighting sheet, wherein the first lighting sheet includes a first plurality of LEDs arranged on a grid of intersecting rows and columns of electrical conductors on an insulating substrate, wherein the first plurality of LEDs emit light having a first color spectrum, wherein the first lighting sheet includes a plurality of holes through the insulating substrate of the first lighting sheet, wherein each one of the plurality of holes through the insulating substrate of the first lighting sheet is positioned between an adjacent pair of rows of electrical conductors and between an adjacent pair of columns of electrical conductors of the first lighting sheet; and an acoustic tile, wherein the first lighting sheet is mounted to the acoustic tile. Some embodiments include a plurality of layered light sheets, optionally individually controlled for color and/or brightness. |
| US10215381B2 |
Switchgear cabinet luminaire comprising illuminants on the basis of light emitting diodes and connection element for connecting said switch gear cabinet luminaires
A switchgear cabinet luminaire comprising illuminants on the basis of light emitting diodes, consisting of an elongated luminaire housing comprising housing main body and light-transmissive cover and electrical connection elements and means for fixing that are provided on the luminaire housing. The luminaire body is embodied in a trough-like fashion and a plurality of spaced-apart cutouts or recesses for releasably receiving a pivoting bearing carrier are provided on the underside of said luminaire body and/or in the side wall region. The pivoting bearing carrier has two side surfaces connected via a web, each side surface having a receptacle for a pivoting spindle. Arms are formed in a manner proceeding from the web and are oriented toward the underside or toward the side wall region of the housing main body and, at the free end of said arms, undergoing transition to a latching lug or to a latching hook. |
| US10215380B2 |
Couplers for light fixtures
A kit for joining together at least a pair of light fixture segments at a joint interface therebetween to form a light fixture assembly, comprises at least a pair of complementary coupling units, each coupling unit configured to be located in an operative position in one of said light fixture segments to join the other coupling unit at the joint interface defined by complementary abutment surfaces on said light fixture segments, at least one of the complementary coupling units being configured to be adjustably located in the operative position to displace another of the coupling units along a designated travel path toward a limit position, wherein the joining of the light fixture segments at the joint interface occurs in advance of the other coupling unit reaching the limit position. |
| US10215378B2 |
Light fixture
A light fixture including a mounting assembly for securing the light fixture to a static structure. The mounting assembly includes a gripper attachable to the static structure and a bar having a gripping region and a first end secured with respect to a main body portion of the light fixture. The mounting assembly may be adjustable such that the light fixture is held in a selected one of a plurality of possible orientations. In such embodiments, the gripper and the bar are configured for a finite number of the orientations such that the light fixture is held in a selected one of a plurality of orientations. |
| US10215377B2 |
Light assembly and a method of securing the light assembly into an opening in a thin wall
A light assembly including a light having a body with a ramp and a threaded opening. The body also has one end and another end having an outwardly extending flange, an elongated light central axis, and an outer surface having the ramp closer to the elongated light central axis at the one end of the light. The ramp is further away from the elongated light central axis near the other end. The light assembly also includes a lock piece having an end, and the lock piece is positioned on the body for movement along the ramp away from the one end, so that the lock piece end moves further away from the elongated central axis as the lock piece moves along the ramp away from the one end. The light assembly also includes a like threaded stem having an elongated axis and received in the threaded opening in the light, the stem being connected to the lock piece so that, as the threaded stem rotates about its elongated axis in the threaded opening, moving away from the light one end, the stem moves the lock piece away from the one end. |
| US10215376B2 |
Light fixture having fixed angular position and lamp module for light fixtures
A light fixture includes a housing defining a recessed cavity. The housing has a top, a first side, and a second side each extending at an angle from a first end of the housing to a second end of the housing, the first end being substantially orthogonal relative to a first plane. One or more lamp units are positioned in the housing to emit light therefrom, wherein the emitted light is prevented from leaving the housing in a direction parallel to the first plane. |
| US10215371B1 |
Outdoor lighting fixture
A outdoor lighting fixture includes an enclosure, a heatsink, and an end-cap. The enclosure includes a cabinet and a cover that enclose control and power circuitry to provide power to illuminate a light source. The cabinet further includes an attachment face, and the extruded heatsink can be coupled to the attachment face. The extruded heatsink includes sides, a discontinuous plane of material formed with sides of the heatsink to provide a recessed mounting tray, and heat-conducting fins extending from the plane of material. The light source, which can include an LED light source, is coupled to the heatsink. The extruded heatsink can be coupled at one end to the attachment face of the cabinet at a position such that a space remains between the plane of material and a bottom edge of the attachment face, to permit water to drain from between the heat-conducting fins of the extruded heatsink. |
| US10215367B2 |
Apparatus for wavelength conversion
There is provided an apparatus for wavelength conversion, comprising a wavelength converter, a first reflector, a second reflector, a third reflector, and a first lens. The first reflector has a curvature and is configured to reflect a plurality of input light beams onto the second reflector. The second reflector is configured to reflect the input light onto the third reflector. The first lens is disposed between the wavelength converter and the third reflector. The third reflector is configured to reflect the input light through the first lens and onto the wavelength converter, which is then excited to emit an emitted light. The first lens is configured to receive at least a portion of the emitted light, reduce its divergence, and at least partially transmit it to form an output light propagating towards the third reflector, which is configured to at least partially transmit the output light. |
| US10215366B2 |
Optical member and display device including the same
A display device has a backlight unit and a display panel on the backlight unit. The backlight unit has a bottom cover, a light guide plate on the bottom cover, a reflective sheet under the light guide plate, a printed circuit board disposed at one lateral side of the light guide plate, a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the printed circuit board, and two or more optical sheets including a wavelength conversion sheet, wherein the wavelength conversion sheet has a lower substrate, an upper substrate on the lower substrate, a wavelength conversion layer between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, a lower anti-reflective layer under the wavelength conversion layer, a lower impact absorbing layer under the lower substrate, and an upper impact absorbing layer on the upper substrate. |
| US10215365B2 |
Lighting device and method for manufacturing the same
A lighting device in which a heat sink and a cover are formed by co-extrusion and a manufacturing method for the same are provided. The heat sink and the cover may be co-extruded. A shape control portion may be formed at the heat sink to control a shape of a seating portion to seat a circuit substrate during extrusion of the heat sink. In addition, a light characteristic control portion may be provided between a light emitting diode (LED) and the cover to control characteristic of light generated from the LED. |
| US10215360B1 |
Vehicle lighting device and method
A vehicle lamp can include first and second lamp units or portions that each have a light emission portion that extends across a gap between two vehicle body portions, such as a door panel, quarter panel, trunk lid, etc. The first and second lamp units/portions can be configured such that it appears that the vehicle lamp extends seamlessly and without detectable lighting variation across the gap between vehicle body portions. |
| US10215357B2 |
Vehicular lamp
Provided is a lamp unit including a reflector that reflects and controls light emitted from first and second light emitting elements. The reflector includes first and second reflective surfaces. In addition, the light emitted from the first light emitting element in a headlamp lighting mode (a first lighting mode) is incident on the first reflective surface and not on the second reflective surface, and the light emitted from the second light emitting element in a daytime running lamp lighting mode (a second lighting mode) is incident on the first and second reflective surfaces. |
| US10215354B2 |
Solar shading panel for north and south sides
A solar shading panel for use in north and south sides of a building is described, where the solar shading panel is effective in preventing against direct sunlight partially or throughout the year without angle adjusting equipment, while allowing building occupants to perceive external views at all times. The solar shading panel includes a frame and an opaque panel with spacing perforates attached to hollow cylinders. An upper portion of the hollow cylinders can be configured to protect against direct light and a lower portion of the hollow cylinders can be configured to receive and reflect natural light into the building. |
| US10215353B2 |
Electric lighting devices using air flow to generate a flickering flame effect
Lighting devices are described having a fan or other means to move air within the device to thereby cause movement of a flame element to simulate the movement of a real flame. In some embodiments, one or more scent cartridges can be disposed within the devices so that the air exiting the devices can be scented. Preferably, the devices include an air conduit to direct the air against the flame element and thereby increase the efficiency of the devices. |
| US10215349B1 |
Magnetic row mounting system for luminaires
A magnetic row mounting system includes a magnet holding bracket that is configured to be removably coupled to an end plate of a luminaire. The magnet holding bracket includes a body that has a first surface and an opposite second surface. Further the body includes a plurality of magnet housing cavities that are configured to house magnets therein. Furthermore, the body of the magnet holding bracket includes an alignment cavity that is configured to receive an orientation tab of the end plate therein to removably couple the magnet holding bracket to the end plate in only one direction. Alternatively, the magnetic row mounting system includes both the end plate of the luminaire and the magnet holding bracket that is configured to be removably coupled to the end plate. |
| US10215348B2 |
Lighting device with overlapping of attachment faces of base member
A lighting device includes: a first board and a second board; a first light-emitting element mounted on the first board; a second light-emitting element mounted on the second board; and a base member including a first attachment face to which the first board is attached; and a second attachment face to which the second board is attached. As the lighting device is viewed from a light-emitting side, the first attachment face is disposed in front of the second attachment face. The second attachment face has an overlap area in which the second attachment face overlaps the first attachment face. The second light-emitting element is disposed in an area of the second attachment face different from the overlap area. |
| US10215347B2 |
Lighting assembly with light fixture mounted in electrical box
A light fixture includes a body with a first section at a first end and a second section at a second end and a light source disposed inside the body at the first end. In an installed configuration, the body is at least partially located inside an electrical box such that the first section and the first end are disposed inside the electrical box. The light source aims light from the first end toward the second end to illuminate an architectural space. |
| US10215339B2 |
Mobile device for discharging liquid containers
A mobile device for discharging a liquid-filled container is disclosed. The device has a closable compartment provided with a closable opening, and an unloading installation in the inner space of the device, coupleable with the container. The unloading installation is able to extract liquid from the container via top unloading and to move it outside of the device, and includes an absorption means for removing liquid vapors which is connectable with the container for the extraction of top liquid vapors. A method for discharging liquid containers, such as unloading benzyl chloride liquid with the mobile device, is described. |
| US10215336B2 |
Composite pressure vessel and method of construction
A pressure vessel comprising a pipe closed at each end with a novel plug/compression cap, the plug at one end of the pipe having a port for connection to a pressure regulating device. |
| US10215330B2 |
Multi-positional mount for personal electronic devices with a magnetic interface
A stand assembly for holding handheld electronic devices in a multitude of positions or locations having a first section with a curved end magnetically attached to second section having and indented surface. The first section also attaches to a surface, the second section either is contiguous with a portable electronic device, a carrying case, or other item; or has a means to attach to another surface. A high-friction elastomeric material, or similar friction producing material, helps to secure the first and second sections together, or the second section against another flat magnetic surface. |
| US10215319B2 |
Quick coupling for fluid under pressure
The quick coupling for fluid under pressure, comprising a hollow valve body, an obturator stem slidable along an axis of the valve body in contrast and by the action of elastic means configured and arranged to automatically arrange said obturator stem in a closing position of the valve body, and hydraulic sealing means between the valve body and a cylindrical terminal of the obturator stem, the hydraulic sealing means comprising at least one hollow plain bearing for reducing friction having an internal cylindrical surface mateable with the terminal of the obturator stem, and a plurality of elastic elements independent from one another configured and arranged to strain the bearing at a radial compression force for the uniform hydraulic seal against the terminal, the elastic elements being distributed at least mainly along the extension of the bearing in the direction of the axis. |
| US10215317B2 |
Additively manufactured gas distribution manifold
Methods and apparatuses for additively manufactured tubular passages, additively manufactured manifolds, and additively manufactured heaters are provided. |
| US10215315B2 |
Tube compression fitting and flared fitting used with connection body and method of making same
A high pressure tube compression fitting/flared fitting for use in combination with a thick-walled tube and a connection body wherein a sleeve is in engagement with a thick-walled tube. The sleeve is generally cylindrically shaped with the exterior thereof coated and then etched. The sleeve includes a first and second sharp inner circumferential biting edges which interengage and bite into and through the exterior of the end portion of the thick-walled tube and into the wall portion of the end portion of the thick-walled tube without narrowing the passageway through the thick-walled tube. The process for making the fitting includes placing an end portion of the thick-walled tube into engagement with a tube engaging surface of a tapered generally cylindrical wall of a guide rod. |
| US10215312B2 |
Hemp-winding composite pipe
A hemp-winding composite pipe including a lining layer, a reinforcement layer winding on the lining layer, and an external protective layer, in that order from the inside to the outside in the radial direction. The reinforcement layer is a hemp bast layer, including continuously connected hemp basts. |
| US10215310B2 |
Stackable routing clip
A stackable routing clip for installation on machinery using a weld tool. The stackable routing clip has a body and at least one wing section. A weld projection extends from a lower face of the body. Each wing section may extend from the body and include a routing port that receives the insertion of a cable tie used to secure cables to the stackable routing clip. The stackable routing clip is configured so that a plurality of the stackable routing clips may be grouped together to form a stack. The clips may be stacked together in a dispenser that is used to dispense of individual clips when a clip is to be welded by the weld tool to the machinery. The weld tool may melt the weld projection and plunge the clip into the resultant molten metal for a quick and strong weld. |
| US10215309B2 |
Shower arm attachment assembly
A shower arm attachment assembly including an arm coupling member, a shower pipe coupling member, and a locking member. The arm coupling member may fluidly connect to a shower arm for a showerhead and the shower pipe coupling member may fluidly connect to a shower pipe. The arm coupling member connects to the shower pipe coupling member and is selectively rotatably relative thereto. The locking member selectively controls rotation of the arm coupling member relative to the shower pipe coupling member. |
| US10215307B2 |
Pipe securing apparatus
A device for securing a pipe to a wall, including an exterior wall of a building, is provided. The device has a generally flat surface which adheres to the wall and a generally curved support unit which receives the pipe. An optional securing bar may be locked over the top of the pipe to prevent movement of the pipe. In an embodiment, the device has an extension flange which allows the pipe to be secured to the wall in an off-set manner. Preferably, a plurality of the present aligned devices secure the pipe to the wall in a horizontal or vertical manner. The device allows the pipe to be secured to a wall in compliance with governmental regulations. An adapter unit may be inserted over the curved support unit for one or more smaller pipes. |
| US10215305B2 |
Enteral feeding pump certification
A method of performing a certification on an enteral feeding pump based on at least one operating parameter of the pump includes communicating certification information between the pump and a certification application remote from the pump. The at least one operating parameter is compared to a specified operating metric to verify that the at least one operating parameter of the pump is within the specified operating metric. |
| US10215301B2 |
Rotary actuation mechanism
An actuation mechanism for a rotary element, comprises an electric drive motor coupled to a threaded drive spindle. A threaded drive nut is received on said drive spindle for movement along said drive spindle. A rack gear is coupled to said drive nut. A pinion gear is drivingly engaged with said rack gear and drivingly couplable to the rotary element. The rotary element may be a valve element. |
| US10215300B2 |
Bending frame for extending travel of an actuator for a mechanically actuated component
A bending frame extends the travel of an actuator for a mechanically actuated component. The bending frame includes a plurality of bendable longitudinal struts, which are arranged about a longitudinal axis on which the travel of the actuator runs. The longitudinal struts each extend in the direction of the longitudinal axis, and an application of force enacted by the actuator long the actuation path on the longitudinal struts causes same to bend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Respective cross struts extend out toward the longitudinal axis from each of the longitudinal struts, wherein a first end of a respective cross strut is articulated to a respective longitudinal strut and a second end of the respective cross strut opposite to the first end is provided in order to transmit force to the component in the direction of the longitudinal axis for the purpose of actuation thereof. The longitudinal struts and the cross struts interact with one another such that bending of the longitudinal struts causes the second ends of the cross struts to be displaced in the direction of the longitudinal axis, thereby extending the travel for mechanically actuating the component. |
| US10215298B2 |
Device for controlling the release of gas from a pressurised container
A device for controlling the release of gas from a pressurized container includes a plug comprising a passage therethrough and a diaphragm within the passage. The diaphragm is configured to initially prevent flow of gas through said passage, and is rupturable or displaceable to allow gas to flow through said passage once said diaphragm is ruptured or displaced. The device further comprises a screw located within the plug and comprising a lance configured to move towards said diaphragm upon rotation of the screw. The lance is configured to rupture or displace the diaphragm so as to allow flow of gas through the passage and out of the plug, once the screw is rotated a predetermined amount. |
| US10215293B2 |
Three-way valve for flow rate control and temperature control device using same
Provided are a three-way valve for flow rate control and a temperature control device using the three-way valve for flow rate control. The three-way valve for flow rate control is capable of controlling a mixture ratio between two kinds of fluids with higher accuracy, as compared to a three-way valve including an inflow port which allows inflow of a high-temperature heat-medium circulating liquid, an inflow port which allows inflow of a low-temperature heat-medium circulating liquid, an outflow port which allows outflow of a constant-temperature heat-medium circulating liquid, and a control valve configured to control the flow rate ratio between the high-temperature heat-medium circulating liquid and the low-temperature heat-medium circulating liquid. The three-way valve for flow rate control includes: a valve main body including a valve seat, the valve seat having a columnar space and having a first valve port, which allows inflow of a first fluid and has a rectangular cross section, and a second valve port, which allows inflow of a second fluid and has a rectangular cross section; a valve body being provided in a freely rotatable manner in the valve seat of the valve main body so as to simultaneously switch the first valve port from an closed state to an opened state and switch the second valve port from an opened state to a closed state, the valve body being formed into a half-cylindrical shape having a predetermined central angle and being formed into a curved-surface shape at each of both end surfaces of the valve body in a circumferential direction; and drive means for driving the valve body to rotate. |
| US10215285B2 |
Shaft seal
A shaft seal is proposed, having an annular base body whereof one lateral surface forms a circumferential sealing surface and whereof the other, opposing, lateral surface has at least two circumferential sealing lips extending radially therefrom, between which an outwardly open outer cavity is delimited. To enable a coupling between a stationary body and a rotatable body arranged coaxially thereto which is suitable for pressure-medium transmission, the shaft seal is distinguished by a pressure-medium inlet in an outer wall of the base body and a pressure-medium outlet which leads into the outer cavity and is in fluid connection with the inlet. |
| US10215278B1 |
Shift system for a marine drive
A marine drive includes an internal combustion engine that drives a propulsor into rotation to effect a thrust, and a transmission that shifts amongst a forward gear for a forward thrust, a reverse gear for a reverse thrust, and a neutral state for a zero thrust. The marine drive further includes a shift rod rotatable about its own axis to shift the transmission amongst forward, reverse, and neutral, and an actuator. The actuator includes an actuator motor that rotates an output shaft and a gear shaft that effectuates rotation of a shift rod. The output shaft is connected to a gear shaft through a first gearset such that rotation of the output shaft causes the rotation of the gear shaft, and the gear shaft is connected to the shift rod through a planetary gearset such that rotation of the gear shaft causes the rotation of the shift rod. |
| US10215275B2 |
Hydraulic circuit including a hydraulic machine drain provided with a flow-control means and fluid-treatment functions
The invention relates to a hydraulic circuit provided with at least one hydraulic power machine (2, 4) connected to a low-pressure circuit (6) and to a high-pressure circuit (10) transmitting said power, wherein the machine is provided with a drain which allows internal leaks in the casing thereof to flow towards a low-pressure accumulator (8) or a vessel at atmospheric pressure, said circuit comprising an intake pipe (30) connecting the low-pressure circuit (6) to the casing of the machine, and an outlet pipe (36) forming the drain receiving the flow from the intake pipe in order to guide same towards the vessel (8), including a heat exchanger (42) and a filter (44) forming the fluid treatment elements for the entire hydraulic circuit, said circuit also comprising a means for monitoring the flow (40) in the intake and outlet pipes. |
| US10215271B2 |
Planetary gear
A planetary gear, in particular a multi-stage planetary gear, includes at least two sun wheels, which are disposed coaxially one behind the other. A hydrodynamic axial bearing is arranged between the sun wheels. |
| US10215269B2 |
Internal venting system for industrial machines
A mining shovel includes a boom and a transmission unit coupled to the boom. The transmission unit includes an outer housing, an internal motor housing disposed within the outer housing, and a venting system coupled to the outer housing to direct air through both the outer housing and the internal motor housing. |
| US10215267B2 |
Valve closing device and valve actuating assembly
For a valve closing device (8), including an output shaft (9) for connecting a valve (3) and an input shaft (10) for connecting an actuating drive (2), it is provided that an emergency drive (11) for driving the output shaft (9) in the event of a mains power failure is designed as a constant force spring motor (28) and/or a force flow from the emergency drive (11) to the output shaft (9) is merged with a force flow from the input shaft (10) to the output shaft (9) by an overriding gear arrangement (16) and/or the emergency drive (11) is locked and released by a locking device (19). |
| US10215266B2 |
Geared continuoulsly variable transmission
A geared continuously variable transmission (GCVT) is provided. The GCVT includes a first set of solar gears having a first solar gear and first plurality of connection components. Power enters the GCVT through the first set of solar gears. The GCVT includes a second set of solar gears having a second solar gear and second plurality of connection components. Power exits the GCVT through the second set of solar gears. Power is transmitted from the first set of solar gears to the second set of solar gears via the first plurality of connection components and the second plurality of connection components. The GCVT includes a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor connecting first component from the first plurality of connection components to second component from the second plurality of connection components and providing constant rotation ratio between the first component and the second component. |
| US10215265B2 |
Electric linear motion actuator and electric brake system
It is an object of the present invention to improve seal performance in an electric linear motion actuator configured to linearly drive a linear motion member due to the rotation of a rotary shaft. The linear motion member is constituted by a cylindrical member slidably fitted in a housing, and a pressing member coupled to the distal end portion of the cylindrical member so as to close the opening of the distal end of the cylindrical member. The portion of the pressing member coupled to the cylindrical member is located inside of a boot sealing the space between the distal end portion of the housing and the distal end portion of the linear motion member. |
| US10215261B2 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft for receiving an engine torque, an output shaft for outputting a shifted torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotation elements and a transmission housing. |
| US10215259B2 |
Planetary reduction gear device
A planetary reduction gear device has first and second planetary gears meshed with a sun gear and an internal at different locations in a direction of an axis line; and a carrier assembly for supporting the first and second planetary gears. The carrier assembly has a first planetary carrier for supporting the first planetary gears and a second planetary carrier for supporting the second planetary gears. The first and second planetary carriers are fixed coaxially with each other in the direction of the axis line so as to rotate integrally. A planetary reduction gear device having a large torque capacity can be obtained. |
| US10215258B2 |
Drawstring tightener
A rotatable cord tensioning device is disclosed which is configured to include apertures for affixing one or more cords. Other apertures in the rotatable cord tensioning device are disclosed for securing the cord tensioning device in a rotated position. The rotation of the cord tensioning device tensions the cord by effectively shortening the length of the cord. |
| US10215253B2 |
Nozzle plate of engine mount
A nozzle plate of an engine mount may include a lower nozzle plate, an upper nozzle plate, a membrane, and a stopper, in which a flow of the hydraulic liquid is allowed through a gap formed between the stopper and the membrane and a gap formed between the membrane and a seating portion of the lower nozzle plate when pressure of the hydraulic liquid applied to the membrane is relatively low, and a flow of the hydraulic liquid is blocked as the membrane comes into close contact with the stopper or the seating portion when pressure of the hydraulic liquid is relatively high. |
| US10215251B2 |
Interference arrangement for spring
A spring system that includes a compressible material that is used to control the speed of the rod movement. |
| US10215250B2 |
Shock absorber
A space between an inner surface of a cover and a housing is set to be wider on a spaced-apart side from a cylinder than on a cylinder side. Therefore, the cover is generally integrated with the housing at the moment that the cylinder side abuts against the housing, which can improve stiffness. This can prevent the cover from contacting a solenoid located on the spaced-apart side of the housing that is spaced apart from the cylinder. |
| US10215249B2 |
Vibration damping device
The vibration damping device 1 comprises an outer cylinder member 9 formed by winding a flat plate member into a cylindrical shape; an inner mounting member 11 connected to the outer cylinder member via elastic members 14; and a rod portion 30, wherein: the outer cylinder member has a meeting portion 60 where end surfaces of the flat plate member on both circumferential ends of the outer cylinder member face each other; a joint portion 61, where joining was performed, is formed on at least a part of the meeting portion; and the rod portion is connected to an outer circumferential surface of the outer cylinder member so as to not overlap the meeting portion. |
| US10215247B2 |
Bicycle brake pad and method for manufacturing bicycle brake pad
A bicycle brake pad includes a friction member and a first support member. The friction member includes a first intermetallic compound. The friction member and the first support member are, at least partially, chemically coupled to each other. |
| US10215237B2 |
Multiple-piece backing plate having parts made of different materials
A multiple-piece backing plate and a friction clutch assembly for an automotive transmission are provided. The multiple-piece backing plate includes a cap part and a main body backing plate. The cap part is formed of a first material. The main body backing plate is attached to the cap part, and the main body backing plate is formed of a second material, where the second material is different than the first material. The friction clutch assembly includes first clutch plates coupled to a first transmission member and second clutch plates interleaved with the first clutch plates and coupled to a second transmission member. The friction clutch assembly is configured to be moved between an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the first and second transmission members are coupled together by compressing the first and second clutch plates directly against the cap part. |
| US10215236B2 |
Progressivity device for clutch friction disk, and friction disk comprising such device
The invention relates on the one hand to a progressivity device for a clutch friction disk, comprising a progressivity web (1) having a central rotation axis (X), having on one face of its external rim (1a) a series of blades (2) on which are configured at least two deformable pleats (20a, 20b) delimiting a region (20) intended to support a first friction lining (G1) and equipped with a stiffness element, and on the other face a second friction lining (G2) fastened symmetrically to the first lining (G1), wherein the stiffness element comprises at least one tab projecting below the region (20), one end of which is intended to come into abutment against the web (1) upon deformation of the pleats (20a, 20b), limiting the arching of the region (20); and on the other hand to a friction disk comprising such a device. |
| US10215231B2 |
Bearing structure with close fit
The present invention relates to a bearing structure with a close fit, which comprises a fan frame having a base and a shaft sleeve disposed vertically. The shaft sleeve has a receiving space in which a bearing set is disposed. At least one external ring is sleeved around the outer perimeter of the shaft sleeve and is disposed corresponding to the bearing set. Therefore, by means of the external ring, the close fit between the shaft sleeve and the bearing set is improved, which increases the assembly precision. |
| US10215230B2 |
Pressurized gas bearings for rotating machinery
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, positioning a rotating shaft within a machine via an externally-pressured gas bearing system. |
| US10215221B2 |
Minimizing oil leakage from rocking journal bearings
A rocking journal bearing is provided in a piston coupling mechanism. The bearing includes a sleeve and a wristpin constructed with two sets of eccentrically-disposed bearing surfaces which alternate in accepting a compressive load during an operational cycle of the bearing. The sleeve includes a network of grooves to transport oil to the bearing surfaces. Lubricating oil flow through the bearing is minimized by limiting provision of pressurized oil from the wristpin to the network of grooves to portions of the cycle when one or the other of the sets of bearing surfaces receives the compressive load. |
| US10215219B1 |
Multi-function tool and handle hook
Multi-function tool and handle hook adapted for attachment to and convenient hanging of a plurality of tools or releasable receipt and engagement of a bail or wire handle on a bucket or other tool comprising a hook member, a releasable tightening member, and a multi-function attachment member adapted for engaging and firmly holding any of the plurality of tools together with the tightening member. The attachment member and the tightening member comprise a channel with a plurality of parallel channel walls, each wall also comprising an opposing hooked end, adapted alternatively for receiving and releasably holding in the attachment member and tightening member any one of a plurality of differently-configured caulking guns, for example, and releasable receipt and pivotable transverse engagement with a wire handle, for example for a bucket. |
| US10215218B2 |
Fastener locking members
A locking member for a fastener, such as a nut or a collar, includes a shank portion and a flanged portion, a bore extending the shank portion and the flanged portion and including a first interior portion located within the shank portion and a containment cavity located within the flanged portion, and an inner wall defining the containment cavity. The containment cavity includes an inner diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of the first interior portion of the bore. The inner wall of the containment cavity includes one or a combination of flat/linear surfaces, concave surfaces, and convex surfaces. |
| US10215216B2 |
Method of installing a spark containment cap
A method of forming a sealed cavity around an end of a fastener protruding from a structure is disclosed having the steps of: (i) installing a cap having a cap body terminating at a rim which surrounds an opening of a cavity over the end of the fastener so that the end of the fastener is enclosed within the cavity; (ii) heating the cap to increase a temperature within the cavity; (iii) providing a bead of uncured sealing material around the rim of the cap body to seal a volume of gas within the cavity; and (iv) curing the bead of sealing material during a cure period. |
| US10215213B2 |
Quick-disconnect fastening system
A fastener assembly is provided having a cylindrical shank with a plurality of annular grooves formed along a length of the shank. A plurality of elongated ribs extends perpendicular to the grooves along the length. A fastener disc is provided with a central opening with a diameter less than a cylindrical shank diameter wherein an inner edge of the central opening includes a contact surface. The fastener disc is retained on the fastener portion in a locked position when the contact surface engages one of the plurality of grooves with a friction fit. The fastener disc is rotated to a release position so that the elongated rib contacts the inner edge thereby releasing the contact surface from the grooves. |
| US10215206B2 |
Connecting structure for electronic devices
A connecting structure connecting a first device and a second device rigidly but readily demountably comprises a housing having a top cover and a bottom cover to form an internal space. A connector which has an engagement block, a sliding block, and an insert block engages with the second device. A push button having a knob movably mounted on the housing, a sprung hooking structure having a guiding slot engaging with the sliding block, and a hook engaging with the second device provide demountable. The push button resists the engagement block via a through hole of the top cover, the connecting structure being combined with the connector to link with the hooking structure. |
| US10215201B2 |
Column type hydraulic tappet
A column type hydraulic tappet includes a housing; a plunger correspondingly installed in the housing; and a high pressure chamber for a hydraulic medium formed between the bottom face of the plunger and the bottom of the housing and is sealed by a check valve opening toward the high pressure chamber. The housing includes an external circumferential groove on the outer diameter for passing the hydraulic medium and an inner circumferential groove on the inner diameter for passing the hydraulic medium. One or more housing oil holes are disposed between the outer circumferential groove and the inner circumferential groove. The plunger includes a sealed hemisphere head portion, a shaft portion and a body portion. An indent neck portion between the head and shaft portions of the plunger has a wall thickness 105%-120% of the wall thickness of the other portions of the plunger. |
| US10215198B2 |
Hydraulic drive system for construction machine
To make it possible to efficiently utilize rated output torque of a prime mover by performing total torque control with high precision through precise detection of absorption torque of another hydraulic pump by use of a purely hydraulic structure and feedback of the absorption torque to the side of one hydraulic pump, delivery pressure of a main pump and a load sensing drive pressure are supplied to a torque feedback circuit, which modifies the delivery pressure of the main pump to achieve a characteristic simulating the absorption torque of the main pump, and outputs the modified pressure. An output pressure of the torque feedback circuit is supplied to a torque feedback piston, which controls displacement of the main pump so as to decrease the displacement of the main pump and thereby decrease maximum torque as the output pressure increases. |
| US10215197B2 |
Method, device, and system for controlling hydraulic pump of construction machine
The present disclosure relates to a method, a device, and a system for controlling a hydraulic pump of a construction machine, the system comprising: an engine; an engine control unit configured to control the engine by using engine limit torque information and current engine torque information of the engine; a hydraulic pump operated by power supplied from the engine; at least one actuator driven by a hydraulic pressure discharged from the hydraulic pump; and a hydraulic pump control device configured to control a limited swash plate angle of the hydraulic pump by using a torque of the hydraulic pump and the engine limit torque information received from the engine control unit. |
| US10215195B2 |
Vibration isolation system for a fan motor
A hub assembly for a fan reduces transmission of vibrations between the fan motor and the fan blades. The hub assembly comprises a motor assembly, a hub, and a plurality of resilient members. The motor assembly includes a motor and a motor housing surrounding the motor, and the motor is configured to rotate the motor housing during operation. The hub is supported on the motor housing by a plurality of fasteners. The resilient members are at least partially interposed between the hub and the motor housing, and each resilient member of the plurality of resilient members surrounds a portion of a corresponding fastener of the plurality of fasteners. |
| US10215188B2 |
Blower
A motor casing is provided with a motor rib which is annularly formed along a circumferential direction of a fan while protruding toward a main shroud, and the motor rib is provided with a notch portion in a portion near a high-pressure region in a scroll chamber. A part of moisture flowing into the scroll chamber infiltrates into an inner peripheral space of the motor rib across the motor rib in a low-pressure region in which a flow velocity of ventilation air is high in the scroll chamber. However, the moisture is pressed to the notch portion by ventilation air infiltrating into the inner peripheral space of the motor rib from the low-pressure region in the scroll chamber, and is then discharged to the scroll chamber from the notch portion. |
| US10215186B1 |
Rotary machine providing thermal expansion compensation, and method for fabrication thereof
A temperature-compensating arrangement is provided for a fluid-moving or fluid-powered rotating machine. One or more rotatable inner components in a housing of the machine are supported and restrained by at least one radial load bearing and allowed to float axially as a result of differences in thermal expansion of one or more inner components and the housing. The housing and inner component(s) are made from materials having coefficients of expansion selected to minimize undesired clearance changes and undesired bearing loads that are caused by the differences in thermal expansion of the materials during temperature changes of the machine. |
| US10215185B2 |
Pump for the conveyance of a fluid with varying viscosity
A pump includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet configured to convey fluid, an impeller configured to convey the fluid from the inlet to the outlet, the impeller being arranged on a rotatable shaft, and a balance drum configured to relieve axial thrust. The balance drum includes a rotor rotationally fixedly connected to the shaft, the rotor having a high and low pressure sides, a stator stationary with respect to the housing, a relief passage extending between the rotor and the stator from the high pressure side up to the low pressure side of the rotor, a return passage connecting the low pressure side of the rotor to the inlet. An intermediate passage opens into the relief passage between the high pressure side and the low pressure side of the rotor. A blocking member is configured to influence the flow through the intermediate passage. |
| US10215178B2 |
Bearing and shaft assembly for jet assemblies
An improved bearing and shaft assembly includes a bearing assembly having an outer bearing member and an inner bearing member, and a shaft assembly having a shaft member, a shaft protection member, and a locking mechanism. The outer bearing member has a cavity for receiving the inner bearing member, and fits within a cavity of an impeller. The shaft assembly is secured within a housing of a jet assembly. The shaft protection member has a cavity for receiving the shaft member. The shaft protection member fits within the cavity of the inner bearing member. Also, a jet assembly, which includes the improved bearing and shaft assembly, may be coupled to a motor assembly. The jet assembly further includes the housing that includes at least one inlet aperture and at least one outlet aperture, and an impeller positioned within a cavity of the housing. |
| US10215174B2 |
Co-rotating compressor with multiple compression mechanisms
A compressor may include a shell, first and second compression mechanisms, and first and second motor assemblies. The first compression mechanism may include first and second compression members that are rotatable relative to the shell about first and second rotational axes, respectively. The first motor assembly may be disposed within the shell and may include a first rotor attached to the first compression member and surrounding the first and second compression members. The second compression mechanism may include third and fourth compression members that are rotatable relative to the shell about third and fourth rotational axes, respectively. The second motor assembly may be disposed within the shell and may include a second rotor attached to the third compression member and surrounding the third and fourth compression members. |
| US10215172B2 |
Autofrettage of thermally clad components
A method of generating compressive residual stresses through a thickness of a metal component comprising the steps: receiving a metal base component (10), which in use is subjected to applied pressure and applying by thermal deposition cladding (16) to one or more surfaces (14) of the base component. The cladding (16) comprises one or more layers of metal or metal alloy. The method also includes, subsequent to the cladding step, applying autofrettage to the clad component thereby generating compressive residual stresses through the one or more layers of metal or metal alloy (16) and at least part way through the base component. |
| US10215171B2 |
Apparatus for feeding gas mixtures at the intake of a high pressure compressor
An apparatus for feeding gas mixtures to a compressor comprising a tubular mixing pipe connected with the compressor intake, first and second gas intake devices injecting into the mixing pipe gas received from a Helium source and an Oxygen source respectively, two sensors measuring the Oxygen percentage of the gas mixture, a first servo-controlled throttling valve interposed between the first gas intake device and the Helium source, a second servo-controlled throttling valve interposed between the second gas intake device and the Oxygen source, and a control unit configured to manage the throttling valves depending on the Oxygen percentages of the gas mixture measured by the sensors. The apparatus includes first and second auxiliary pressure regulators, electrically connected with the control unit, interposed respectively between the first servo-controlled valve and a manual regulator of the Helium source and between the second servo-controlled valve and a manual regulator of the Oxygen source. |
| US10215170B2 |
Pump-regulator combination with power limitation
A pump-regulator combination includes first and second pumps, a control valve, first orifice, and pilot valve. The first pump is configured to pump fluid from a tank to a first point. The control valve is configured to control pressure and/or delivery flow at the first point by adjusting a displacement volume of the first pump. The second pump is configured to pump fluid from the tank to a second point, through the first orifice, and back to the tank. A highest load pressure of the actuator is connected to a third point. The pilot valve includes an adjustable second orifice connected to the third point, via a fourth point, and the tank to pass fluid from the actuator to the tank. A pressure at the second point acts to close the second orifice. A pressure of the fourth point acts to adjust the control valve. |
| US10215161B2 |
Method of construction, assembly, and launch of a floating wind turbine platform
A method of constructing and assembling a floating wind turbine platform includes constructing pre-stressed concrete sections of a floating wind turbine platform base, assembling the floating wind turbine platform base sections to form the base at a first location in a floating wind turbine platform assembly area, and moving the base to a second location in the floating wind turbine platform assembly area. Pre-stressed concrete sections of floating wind turbine platform columns are constructed, and the column sections are assembled to form a center column and a plurality of outer columns on the base to define a hull at the second location in the floating wind turbine platform assembly area. The hull is then moved to a third location in the floating wind turbine platform assembly area. Secondary structures are mounted on and within the hull, and the hull is moved to a fourth location in the floating wind turbine platform assembly area. A wind turbine tower is constructed on the center column, and a wind turbine is mounted on the wind turbine tower, thus defining the floating wind turbine platform. The floating wind turbine platform is then moved to a launch platform in a fifth location and launched into a body of water. |
| US10215158B2 |
Folding blade wind turbine
A wind turbine is provided. The turbine includes a support having an axis of rotation, a generator, a plurality of blades rotatably mounted on the support about the axis of rotation, the blades being moveable between a retracted position generally parallel with the axis of rotation and a fully deployed position generally perpendicular with the axis of rotation, the blades being connected to the generator such that rotation of the blades in a direction induced by wind causes the generator to produce electricity, and the provision of electricity to the generator rotates the blades, and a controller connected to the generator and configured to deliver a flow of current to the generator that is sufficient to move the blades from the retracted position toward the fully deployed position and insufficient to move the blades all the way to the fully deployed position. The flow of current induces rotation of the blades in the direction induced by wind, which creates a centrifugal force that moves the blades from the retracted position toward the fully deployed position. As the blades move from the retracted position, the blades have increasing exposure to ambient wind to receive additional rotational force from ambient wind, and the additional rotational force being sufficient to, either alone or in combination with the flow of current, move the blades into the fully deployed position. |
| US10215153B1 |
Buoyancy mill a machine that produces clean useful mechanical energy using buoyancy as a propellant
The Buoyancy Mill is a machine that has the ability to convert buoyant energy into useful mechanical energy using a double, parallel set of wheels three feet apart that supports and guides a double, parallel set of cable loops. Attached to the cable loops, at a distance of six feet apart are carriages on crossbars that capture floats as they buoyantly ascend, setting into motion the cable loop and the set of wheels. Once in motion, the Buoyancy Mill begins its conversion of buoyant energy into useful mechanical energy. Because the mill can be located anywhere energy is needed, costly mechanisms for delivering the energy are unnecessary. The mill is a closed system and uses a limited amount of water which is continually recycled with only minimal waste from splash or evaporation. This clean energy produced could be used, among other things, to create pollution-free electricity. |
| US10215152B2 |
System, method and apparatus for pressurizing a fluid to power a load
The present invention relates to a way of pressurizing a fluid to power a load, by initially pressurizing the fluid in a series of stages to yield a low-pressure fluid and further pressurizing the low-pressure fluid concurrently in parallel stages to yield a high-pressure fluid for supply to the load. |
| US10215148B2 |
No-start diagnostics for powertrain with enabled starter
A method diagnoses a no-start condition in a powertrain having an engine and a starter system operable for starting the engine. The starter system includes a battery, solenoid relay, starter solenoid, and starter motor. The method includes recording starter data over a calibrated sampling duration in response to a requested start event when the solenoid relay is enabled, including a cranking voltage and engine speed. If no battery current sensor is used, the method derives a resistance ratio using an open-circuit voltage and a minimum cranking voltage of the battery. When such a sensor is used, the method derives a battery and starter resistance. A fault mode of the starter system is then identified via a controller using the starter data and either the resistance ratio or the battery and starter resistances. A control action executes that corresponds to the identified fault mode. |
| US10215146B2 |
Direct current power plant
A DC power plant generating DC power from a variety of engines including a Stirling cycle engine. The DC power plant includes a relatively small start-up power source that is discontinued after the engine is running. A method for producing DC power for a load including starting up an engine using power supplied by a relatively small power supply supplemented by a capacitor bank, providing output from the engine to a generator, producing alternating current (AC) power by the generator, converting the AC power to direct current (DC) power, disabling output of the DC power during a first set of pre-selected conditions, limiting a rate of change of current of the DC power during a second set of pre-selected conditions, reducing conducted and radiated emissions of the DC power, disconnecting the DC power from the load under a third set of pre-selected conditions, and providing the DC power to the load. |
| US10215142B2 |
Injector and contact element for the same
The present disclosure describes an injector for an internal combustion engine which includes an injector housing, a piezo-actuator control unit having a first set of terminals, a connecting plug on a head of the injector housing, the connecting plug having a second set of terminals, and an electrical connection between the control unit and the connecting plug within the injector housing. The electrical connection comprises a contact element with conductor tracks integrated into an insulating body. The conductor tracks are connected to the terminals of the control unit and of the connecting plug. A first end of the insulating body abuts the control unit or the connecting plug and a second end is spaced from the connecting plug or the control unit. The contact element includes an elastic device by means of which the insulating body is braced against the component it abuts. |
| US10215141B2 |
System and apparatus for vapor detection within fuel supply module
A system and method of detecting the presence of fuel vapor gases within a fuel supply module tank. The system includes a lift pump for filling the fuel supply module reservoir with liquid fuel from the main fuel tank. The fuel supply module reservoir may include a certain amount of fuel vapor and air, which is detected by a pressure sensor. If a resting pressure is detected, a control module runs the lift pump to pump liquid fuel into the fuel supply module reservoir and purges the vapor and air from the reservoir. |
| US10215140B2 |
Fuel control valve assembly
A fuel control valve assembly that includes a ball bearing assembly and retainer assembly for a mixture control valve assembly and idle control valve assembly in use with general aviation fuel injector servos is disclosed. The assembly desirably reduces friction and wear on the components of the fuel control valve assembly. |
| US10215136B2 |
Adjustable, low loss valve for providing high pressure loop exhaust gas recirculation
High pressure loop exhaust gas circulation is achieved in an exhaust system (10) of an engine (12) by providing an adjustable valve (100) in an exhaust passage (18) of the engine (12). The valve (100) is configured to control fluid flow through the passage (18) and generate pressure to drive the high pressure exhaust gas recirculation. The valve (100) includes a valve inner surface (110) that has a curvilinear profile when viewed in longitudinal cross section. An actuator (140) is connected to the valve (100), and is configured to move the valve (100) relative to the exhaust passage (18) so as to control exhaust gas pressure within the exhaust passage (18). In some embodiments, a pilot tube (280) is used in combination with the valve (100) to generate high pressure exhaust gas recirculation at the engine (12) intake. |
| US10215132B2 |
Systems and methods for a fuel vapor canister heating element
A method is presented, wherein a fuel vapor canister heating element is activated during a first condition, which includes an engine-off condition, and atmospheric air is directed through the fuel vapor canister and into an engine intake. Degradation of the fuel vapor canister heating element is indicated based on an output of an engine intake air temperature sensor. In this way, the integrity of the fuel vapor canister heating element can be determined without relying on canister temperature sensors, which may be confounded by the cooling of the fuel vapor canister during fuel vapor desorption. |
| US10215129B2 |
Port edge shape with continuous curvature for improved ring-port interaction and flow area
A port opening edge shape for a port in a cylinder of an opposed-piston combustion engine is optimized for flow area, as well as for minimization of piston ring clipping. The port opening edge shape includes a top edge, a bottom edge, a first and second side edge connecting the top and bottom edge, and an apex in the top edge. The apex has the minimum radius of curvature of the port opening edge shape. A spline that defines the port opening edge shape can be calculated based upon a maximum height, a full width, an amount or degree of skew, and a minimum radius of curvature. A model can measure values for engine performance and determine which spline defines a port opening edge shape yields a desired engine performance. |
| US10215123B2 |
Engine controlling apparatus
The engine controlling apparatus includes a selector, a setter, and a controller. The selector selects one of a plurality of injection modes according to the operating condition of an engine, where injection rates of a plurality of injectors or the number of injections performed in one stroke of the engine differs among the injection modes. The setter sets a mode correction amount that reflects an output characteristic of a first sensor corresponding to the injection mode. The controller performs feedback control using both a detection signal from the first sensor and the mode correction amount. |
| US10215122B2 |
Method and apparatus for acquiring altitude correction coefficient
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for acquiring an altitude correction coefficient, comprising: acquiring an initial value of an altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter when a preset event occurs to a vehicle engine; evaluating whether the vehicle satisfies a preset self-learning enabling condition, in accordance with an engine rotation speed, a vehicle speed, and status information of designated devices; enabling the altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter when the vehicle satisfies the preset self-learning enabling condition; determining an input of the altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter at least in accordance with operating states of a manifold pressure sensor and a stepping motor; and obtaining a current altitude correction coefficient by self-learning the altitude correction coefficient applying the altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter in accordance with the initial value of the altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter and the input of the altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter. |
| US10215119B2 |
Machine having continuously variable transmission, and control system and operating method therefor
Operating a machine including a continuously variable transmission (CVT) includes operating an engine of the machine at a lower engine speed, receiving data indicative of an expected increase in load on the engine, and commanding increasing the engine speed responsive to the data. The engine is operated at a higher engine speed responsive to the commanded increase, with the operation at the higher engine speed being initiated proactively so as to limit retarding a ground speed of the machine. Related control logic and machine structure is also disclosed. |
| US10215118B2 |
Control device and control method for hybrid drive vehicle
An internal combustion engine of a hybrid drive vehicle includes an exhaust gas purification catalyst in an exhaust passage. An internal combustion engine control device is configured to continuously rotate the internal combustion engine for a predetermined time period after an engine start. The internal combustion engine control device prohibits a fuel-cut within the predetermined time period after the engine start, thereby suppressing the frequent repetition of the start and stop of the internal combustion engine due to an accelerator pedal operation and suppressing oxygen storage in the exhaust gas purification catalyst associated with the fuel-cut. As a result, exhaust gas purification performance at the time of restarting the internal combustion engine is ensured. |
| US10215111B2 |
Controller and control method for internal combustion engine
To provide a controller and a control method for an internal combustion engine capable of estimating the cylinder internal pressure of the combustion cylinder accurately in consideration of the torsional vibration of the crankshaft. A controller for an internal combustion engine includes a torsional torque calculator that calculates a value which has an amplitude of the maximum value of torsional vibration torque calculated based on a crank angle acceleration in the combustion period, and vibrates with a preliminarily set natural angular frequency, as a torsional vibration torque in the combustion period; and a cylinder internal pressure estimator that calculates a combustion gas pressure torque, by use of the equation of motion of the rotation system of the crankshaft, based on the crank angle, the crank angle acceleration, and the torsional vibration torque, and estimates the cylinder internal pressure of the combustion cylinder based on the combustion gas pressure torque. |
| US10215109B2 |
Method for regulating the charge pressure of a supercharged internal combustion engine with at least two compressors, and internal combustion engine for carrying out such a method
A method for regulating the charge pressure pboost of a supercharged internal combustion engine is disclosed. The method may include adjusting each of two wastegates, a variable turbine geometry, and a downstream compressor bypass valve to regulate engine boost pressure as a function of a first setpoint value for pressure between compressors and a pressure difference in a first regulation loop, a second setpoint value for pressure downstream of multiple compressors, and the pressure difference in a second regulation loop. |
| US10215105B1 |
Integrated VDA housing with anti-rotation feature
A throttle control assembly which includes a throttle body housing, an adapter integrally formed with the throttle body housing, a housing portion being part of the adapter, and a central port which extends through the throttle body housing and the adapter. A first groove is integrally formed as part of the adapter, a second groove is integrally formed as part of the throttle body housing, and a rib portion disposed between the first groove and the second groove. The rib portion is formed as part of the adapter, and an anti-rotation feature is integrally formed with the throttle body housing. The anti-rotation feature is integrally formed with the throttle body housing during a molding process. The anti-rotation feature may be formed in different locations on the outer surface of the housing, allowing the throttle body assembly to be suitable for various applications having different design and packaging requirements. |
| US10215101B2 |
Integrated environmental control system manifold
A compressor intermediate case for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of intermediate case struts joining the compressor intermediate case to an inner engine structure. Each strut of the plurality of intermediate case struts includes a leading edge. A turning scoop is disposed at the leading edge of each strut of the plurality of intermediate case struts. A plurality of diffusers extends radially outwardly from the compressor intermediate case so that each diffuser of the plurality of diffusers engages with a corresponding turning scoop. A substantially annular structural fire wall extends radially outwardly from the compressor intermediate case. An environmental control system manifold is disposed on the compressor intermediate case. The environmental control system manifold includes an exit port. |
| US10215096B2 |
Engine with nose cone heat exchanger and radially outer discharge
A gas turbine engine has a nose cone, a fan for delivering air into a bypass duct as bypass flow, and into a core engine to be delivered to a compressor. The nose cone includes a vent to receive air and deliver the air across a heat exchanger, which receives a fluid to be cooled. The air from the vents is delivered to an outlet downstream of the heat exchanger, such that a majority of the air being delivered to the outlet becomes part of the bypass flow. |
| US10215091B2 |
Anti-vibration device for vehicle
A variable compression ratio engine (1) is provided with a multi-link mechanism (101) between a piston (102) and a crankshaft (103). The multi-link mechanism (101) includes an upper link (104), a lower link (105) and a control link (106). An anti-vibration device (6) for vehicles is attached between the upper part of the engine (1) and a vehicle body to which the engine (1) is mounted. The anti-vibration device (6) includes a rod body (63) having a first elastic connecting part (61) at one end and a second elastic connecting part (62) at another end. The first elastic connecting part (61) is connected to the engine (1). The second elastic connecting part (62) is connected to the vehicle body. The anti-vibration device (6) further includes an inertial mass (641) supported by the rod body (63), an actuator (64) configured to reciprocate the inertial mass (641) in an axial direction (C) of the rod body (63), and a control unit (65) configured to control the actuator (64) so that the inertial mass (641) receives force in accordance with a displacement speed of the rod body (63) in the axial direction (C). The rod body (63) has a rigid body resonance frequency lower than a resonant frequency of bending and torsion of the engine (1). |
| US10215089B2 |
Variable-flow-rate valve mechanism and turbocharger
In a variable-flow-rate valve mechanism, a valve is fitted into an attachment hole of an attachment member. The valve allows for play with the attachment member, and includes a valve body provided with a valve surface. A valve shaft is integrally formed in the center of a head portion of the valve body. A stopping member is provided to a leading end portion of the valve shaft. A leaf spring is provided to the valve shaft. The leaf spring includes a folded-back portion formed by bending. An insertion hole is formed in one end portion of the leaf spring. A cutout portion is formed in another end portion of the leaf spring. The one end portion of the leaf spring is fixed to the attachment member and the other end portion of the leaf spring is pressed to the head portion of the valve body. |
| US10215085B2 |
Turbocharger
In a two-stage supercharging electric-assist turbocharger, a first compressor wheel, a rotor of an electric motor, a second compressor wheel, and a turbine wheel are coaxially coupled to a same, common shaft member, in that order. A compressor housing is structured to define therein a communicating passage to accommodate the electric motor in the communicating passage. A first water jacket is formed in at least one rib integrally formed with an outer periphery of a motor housing and also serving as a radiating fin, for forced-cooling air flowing through the communicating passage. A second water jacket is formed in a motor housing for forced-cooling a stator of the electric motor. A third water jacket is formed in an intermediate housing constructing a part of the compressor housing for forced-cooling a control unit configured to control the electric motor. |
| US10215070B2 |
Power generation system exhaust cooling
An airflow control system for a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable shaft of a gas turbine system for drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for extracting at least a portion of the excess flow of air generated by the airflow generation system to provide bypass air; an enclosure surrounding the gas turbine system and forming an air passage, the bypass air flowing through the air passage and around the gas turbine system into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream. |
| US10215069B2 |
Pressure relief system for diesel exhaust fluid storage
A system for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) vessel pressure relief for a vehicle is includes a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) storage tank, and a DEF pump assembly in an interior of the DEF storage tank. The DEF pump assembly includes a DEF pump having a pump body, a fluid pressure sensor fastened to an exterior of the pump body and configured to sense a DEF pressure, and a fluid temperature sensor fastened to the exterior of the pump body and configured to sense a DEF temperature. The system further includes a fluid channel, and a heating element in thermal communication with the fluid channel, where the heating element is configured to heat the fluid channel to displace DEF from a location proximate to the pump body. |
| US10215064B2 |
Composite profile evaluating method and composite profile measuring device
A composite profile evaluating method includes an adjusting step and a composite profile detecting step. In the adjusting step, a relative position between a fixed cam and a movable cam is adjusted. In the composite profile detecting step, at least either one of a first contact element, which is displaced along a diametrical direction of the fixed cam upon contacting a cam surface of the fixed cam, and a second contact element, which is displaced integrally with the first contact element and along a diametrical direction of the movable cam upon contacting a cam surface of the movable cam, is brought into contact with the cam surface of the fixed cam or the movable cam. In such a state, the composite profile is obtained by rotating the fixed cam and the movable cam, and detecting the amounts of displacement of the first and second contact elements. |
| US10215063B2 |
Valve gear for engine and method of manufacturing rocker arms
A valve gear for an engine includes a camshaft including a cam, a rocker shaft, and a first rocker arm which swings when pressed by the cam. The valve gear includes a spring, which biases the first rocker arm and a second rocker arm which presses an intake valve or an exhaust valve, in a return direction. The valve gear includes a first pin hole of the first rocker arm, a second pin hole and a third pin hole of the second rocker arm, a first switch pin, a second switch pin, a third switch pin, and a switch which switches between a connected state and a non-connected state of the switch pins. The second rocker arm includes a stopper against which the first rocker arm abuts. When the first rocker arm abuts against the stopper, all of the pin holes are located on the same axis. |
| US10215062B2 |
Switching rocker arm assembly having spring retaining configuration
A switching rocker arm assembly constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes an outer arm, an inner arm, a bearing axle, and a first and second torsional bearing axle spring. The outer arm has a first outer side arm and a second outer side arm. The outer arm further includes a first tang extending from the first outer side arm and a second tang extending from the second outer side arm. The outer arm defines a first slot inboard of the first tang and a second slot inboard of the second tang. The first torsional bearing axle spring is mounted around a first torsional spring boss and has a first end nestingly received at the first slot and a second end engaged to the bearing axle. The first ends of the first and second torsional springs are laterally constrained by the respective first and second tangs. |
| US10215059B2 |
Active draft control for combined cycle power plant shutdown
A system and method for active draft control through a combined cycle power plant (CCPP) can initiate a CCPP shutdown, activate the recirculated exhaust gas (REG) system for the turbomachine; measure a HRSG airflow through the HRSG; communicate the HRSG airflow to a controller configured to condition a control signal; and adjust a recirculated exhaust gas volume in accordance with the control signal. |
| US10215058B2 |
Turbine power generation system having emergency operation means, and emergency operation method therefor
Discloses is a turbine power generation system having an emergency operation means and an emergency operation method therefor that are capable of controlling excess heat accumulated during emergency operation, and recycling the accumulated heat. A turbine power generation system includes: an inlet sensor part including a thermometer, a pressure gauge, and a flowmeter that are installed between the heater and the inlet valve and; an emergency discharge part including a branch pipe connected to the steam, and a heat control means installed on the branch pipe. Accordingly, the system and the method are capable of reducing a heat overload during an emergency operation by transferring a heat amount exchanged in the heat storage device to the heat consuming facility, minimizing thermal consumption by recycling the same, and preventing various problems caused by stopping an operation of the turbine power generation system. |
| US10215056B2 |
Turbine shroud with movable attachment features
A turbine shroud for positioning radially outside of blades of a turbine rotor includes a carrier, a blade track, and a track attachment system. The blade track is moved radially outwardly into a cavity of the carrier, and the track attachment system is adjusted to block radially inward movement of the blade track out of the cavity. |
| US10215054B2 |
Secondary sealing system
The present disclosure includes sealing systems comprising a secondary seal with one or more of a knife edge seal and a discourager. The secondary seal may act to isolate an interface between an inner and outer shaft and a bearing compartment. The inner and outer shafts may be high pressure compressor and low pressure turbine shafts, respectively. |
| US10215052B2 |
Inter-shaft bearing arrangement
A sleeve is provided for supplying lubricant to an inter-shaft bearing mounted between co-axially mounted inner and outer shafts of a gas turbine engine. The sleeve has a sleeve annular outer surface and a sleeve annular inner surface. At least one lubricant supply connecting member extends from the sleeve outer surface for connection to a lubricant supply. At least one sleeve channel fluidly links the sleeve annular inner surface to the lubricant supply connecting member. |
| US10215051B2 |
Gas turbine engine component providing prioritized cooling
A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform having a non-gas path surface and a gas path surface, a cover plate positioned relative to the non-gas path surface and a cooling passage that extends between the cover plate and the non-gas path surface. At least one cooling entrance is formed through the cover plate and configured to bias the flow of a cooling fluid toward a prioritized location of the non-gas path surface. |
| US10215050B2 |
Apparatus for energy absorption, a turbo-machine and a method for energy absorption
An apparatus for absorption of an impact energy from at least one blade fragment is disclosed. The impact energy acts on an element that is inserted into an opening in a turbo-machine. The opening passes radially through a housing section in a region of a row of rotating blades. The apparatus has a holder for holding the element in an ideal position and releasing the element beyond a preset maximum load and has a cage at a rear to secure the element in a radially outward-directed displacement. A turbo-machine having such an apparatus, as well as a method for multistage energy absorption, is also disclosed. |
| US10215049B2 |
Air cycle machine lockout tool
A lockout tool for an air cycle machine includes a lockout tool body threaded section, a lockout tool body end section, and a lockout tool body conical tip. The lockout tool body threaded section is operable to engage a threaded port of the air cycle machine that is proximate to a shaft of the air cycle machine. The lockout tool body end section includes a rotation interface operable to receive a rotational force to control engagement of the lockout tool body threaded section with the threaded port. The lockout tool body conical tip is operable to engage the shaft of the air cycle machine to prevent rotation of the shaft. |
| US10215047B2 |
Actuation system utilizing MEMS technology
An actuator includes a pump including a first cavity and a diaphragm coupled in flow communication with the first cavity. The diaphragm is configured to pressurize a fluid contained in the first cavity. The pump further includes a first valve coupled in flow communication with the first cavity. The first valve is configured to release fluid from the first cavity when the first cavity is pressurized. The actuator also includes a piston assembly operatively coupled to the pump. |
| US10215046B2 |
Airfoil platform having dual pin apertures and a vertical stiffener
A platform for an airfoil in a gas turbine engine is provided. The platform includes a top wall configured to connect to an airfoil of the gas turbine engine, two sidewalls extending downward from the top wall a connector attached to and connecting the two sidewalls, wherein the top wall, the sidewalls, and the connector define an interior volume of the platform, and a single stiffener extending from the connector to the top wall within the interior volume between the two sidewalls. The connector defines two parallel apertures passing through the connector. |
| US10215035B2 |
Turbine wheels with preloaded blade attachment
A wheel assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The wheel assembly includes a disk arranged for rotation about a central axis and formed to include a plurality of slots. The wheel assembly also includes a plurality of blades sized to be received in the plurality of slots so that the blades are coupled to the disk for common rotation about the central axis. The wheel assembly further includes a plurality of blade biasers positioned in the slots between the disk and the blades so that the blade biasers are engaged with the disk and the blades to preload the blades away from the central axis. |
| US10215030B2 |
Cooling hole for a gas turbine engine component
A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a wall having an internal surface, an outer skin and a cooling hole having an inlet extending from the internal surface and merging into a metering section, and a diffusion section downstream of the metering section that extends to an outlet located at the outer skin. At least two lobes are embedded within the diffusion section of the cooling hole. At least one surface of each of the at least two lobes is at least partially cylindrical. |
| US10215028B2 |
Turbine blade with heat shield
An airfoil assembly for use in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The airfoil assembly includes a root, a tip shroud, and an airfoil located between the root and tip shroud. The airfoil includes a spar and a heat shield arranged around the spar. |
| US10215026B2 |
Pump module and electric pump including the same
A pump module may include a pump rotor coupled to a rotating shaft of a motor, and a pump housing configured to accommodate the pump rotor. The pump housing includes a rotor accommodating part having an insertion groove formed therein to accommodate the pump rotor, and a cover connected with the rotor accommodating part and having a fluid sucking hole and a fluid discharging hole. |
| US10215025B2 |
Rotation device and rotor compressor and fluid motor having the same
A rotating device includes a cylinder body, a front end cover, a rear end cover, a main shaft, an eccentric rotor assembly and an isolation mechanism. The eccentric rotor assembly includes an eccentric shaft, a rolling piston wheel and at least one rolling bearing. In the rotating device, the eccentric shaft is isolated from the rolling piston wheel by the rolling bearing and the two are rotated, and the cylinder body is reliably sealed by an elastic pre-tightening force. Further provided are a rotor compressor using the rotating device, and a fluid motor. A rotating valve body and a rotating valve body reset mechanism in the rotating device are also improved. |
| US10215022B2 |
Guard filtering system for focused sampling probe
The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for sampling a fluid from an environment having a primary filtering on a focused sampling probe and guard filtering system that is exposed upon movement of the focused sampling probe. |
| US10215011B2 |
Pipeline element fitted with a monitoring system
An element configured to be mounted at an end of a pipe suited to circulation of a fluid to extend the pipe. The element includes a hollow profiled body including a peripheral surface and a protective covering at least partially covering the peripheral surface. The element further includes a sensor of guided waves type, control electronics for the guided wave sensor, and an electric cable configured to connect the control electronics to corresponding electronics of the pipe. The electric cable and the guided wave sensor are fixed to the peripheral surface of the body under at least part of the protective covering. |
| US10215010B1 |
Anti-whirl systems and methods
Systems and methods for reducing or eliminating whirl are described. The system includes a controller and a drive system. The controller is configured to collect downhole information, determine a natural frequency of a drill string in the lateral motion, determine correlative relationships, model a forward whirl region, generate a control algorithm, determine a top drive supervisory setpoint, and provide operational control signals. The drive system is configured to receive the one or more operational control signals and limit the top drive RPM. |
| US10215009B2 |
System and console for monitoring data stream quality in drilling and production operations at a well site
A well advisor system and console for monitoring and managing monitoring and managing data stream quality in well drilling and production operations. The system may be accessed through one or more workstations, or other computing devices, which may be located at a well site or remotely. The system is in communication with and receives input from various sensors. It collects real-time sensor data sampled during operations at the well site. The system processes the data, and provides nearly instantaneous numerical and visual feedback through a variety of graphical user interfaces (“GUIs”), which are presented in the form of an operation-specific console. A plurality of data checks are dynamically run on the data streams to determine the presence and quality of the data, and data quality indicators are presented on the various consoles and dashboards. |
| US10215008B2 |
Polymeric metal crosslinker for shear tolerant fracturing fluid application
A method of treating a subterranean formation includes introducing a viscosified treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid including an aqueous fluid, a gelling agent, and a crosslinker including a copolymer with an interpenetrating monomer and organic bound metal ions. A composition includes an aqueous fluid, a gelling agent; and a crosslinker including a copolymer with an interpenetrating monomer and organic bound metal ions. |
| US10215000B2 |
Serial parallel power controller
A power controller includes at least a first and a second power supply each having a positive and a negative output terminal. A voltage measuring circuit is coupled to the positive and negative output terminals of at least one of the power supplies. A main switching element is coupled between the negative output terminal of the first power supply and the positive output terminal of the second power supply. The positive output terminal of the first power supply and the negative output terminal of the second power supply are connected to an electrical load. A pair of diodes is serially connected across the electrical load. The voltage measuring circuit is configured to close the main switching element when a measured voltage exceeds a selected threshold such that the first power supply and the second power supply are connected to the electrical load in parallel when the main switching element is closed. |
| US10214998B2 |
Shear mechanism with preferential shear orientation
An example whipstock assembly includes a whipstock providing a ramped surface and a longitudinal groove defined in the ramped surface. A lead mill is coupled to the whipstock with a shear fastener that provides resilience against premature shearing under torsional loads between the lead mill and the whipstock, while providing susceptibility to shearing under a predetermined axial load. |
| US10214995B2 |
Manipulating a downhole rotational device
A system includes a valve housing with a port formed in a wall of the housing, a rotation sleeve disposed in the valve housing, an orienting sleeve with an orienting feature disposed in and fixed to the valve housing, and a shifter. The rotation sleeve is rotatable relative to the valve housing and includes a port formed therethrough. The shifter includes engagement features disposed a distance from each other along a length of the shifter and a rotational distance from each other about a circumference of the shifter. The engagement features are receivable into corresponding features of the orienting sleeve and the rotation sleeve to rotate the rotation sleeve relative to the valve housing as the shifter travels through the valve housing. The system may be used to selectively manipulate any number of valves in downhole equipment. |
| US10214989B2 |
Mixing and injecting fiber-based stimulation fluids
An emulsion is mixed with fibers while the emulsion is moving through a surface tubing using a venturi. The fiber/emulsion mixture is injected into a pressurized tank and the pressurized fiber/emulsion mixture is injected from the pressurized tank into a desired location in a wellbore. Pumps and pressure boosters may be used to move the fluid. |
| US10214987B2 |
Downhole tool with integrated scale removal feature
A downhole tool including a settable member, a scale removal feature depending from the settable member, the scale removal feature including a protrusion extending radially inwardly from an inside dimension of the settable member. |
| US10214986B2 |
Variable ram for a blowout preventer and an associated method thereof
A variable ram for a blowout preventer is disclosed. The variable ram includes a ram block and a ram packer assembly disposed at least in part within the ram block. The ram packer assembly includes a plurality of inserts and a packer member. The plurality of inserts is configured to form an insert array, where the insert array includes a peripheral surface, and where the peripheral surface of the insert array is disposed facing an opening configured to receive a tubular member. The packer member is coupled to at least a portion of the plurality of inserts for providing a unitary structure to the ram packer assembly, where the packer member protrudes from the peripheral surface of the insert array into the opening to define a bore face of the variable ram, and where the packer member includes an elastomeric material. |
| US10214984B2 |
Gripping tool for removing a section of casing from a well
A system including a gripping tool and a rotary cutting tool may be used to grip a section of casing while cutting through a lower portion of the casing in a single trip. The gripping tool includes a mandrel with a flow bore extending therethrough, a slip actuator received on the mandrel, at least one slip corresponding to the slip actuator, a housing disposed around at least a proximal end of the mandrel, and a collet assembly disposed proximate the at least one slip. The rotary cutting tool is coupled to the mandrel. The gripping tool also includes a bearing assembly that enables the mandrel and the rotary cutting tool to rotate while the at least one slip is remains stationary engaging an interior wall of a casing. The system may include a hydraulic power section to help with setting the slips and removing the cut casing from the wellbore. |
| US10214981B2 |
Fingered member for a downhole tool
A fingered member for a downhole tool that includes: a circular body; a plurality of fingers extending from the circular body; a recessed region formed in the circular body; a void formed between respective fingers; and a transition zone between the circular body and the plurality of fingers. The transition zone further includes an inner surface and an outer surface. |
| US10214979B2 |
Swivel pressure head and method of use
A swivel pressure head includes a fixation mechanism detachably securing an upper housing to a lower housing. The upper housing includes an internal bore extending from a fluid inlet to an opening on a bottom surface of the upper housing. The lower housing includes a central bore. A pressure sleeve is disposed within the internal bore of the upper housing and within the central bore of the lower housing. A locking nut operatively engages the pressure sleeve and is configured to engage a swivel stem so that rotation of the swivel stem rotates the pressure sleeve. A packing assembly positioned in the internal bore of the upper housing fluidly seals between a wall of the internal bore and an outer surface of the pressure sleeve to direct a fluid flow from the internal bore of the upper housing through a fluid inlet and an internal bore of the pressure sleeve. |
| US10214970B1 |
Post and non-elongated substructure drilling rig
A land-based drilling rig includes a drill rig floor, the drill rig floor including a V-door, a side of the drill rig floor having the V-door defining a V-door side of the drill rig floor and an opposite V-door side of the drill rig floor opposite the V-door side of the drill rig floor. The land-based drilling rig also includes a mast, the mast mechanically coupled to the drill rig floor. Further, the land-based drilling rig includes at least four support bases, each support base coupled to the drill rig floor by a telescoping support arm, the support base and telescoping arm forming a support, wherein the support bases are square or cylindrical. |
| US10214967B2 |
Composite polycrystalline diamond body
In this novel PDC cutter, diamond powders of different composition and/or different grain size, are distributed, shaped, and compacted with a novel pressing tool, in multiple stages, spatially arranged into different regions of the PDC diamond body, then HPHT sintered to form one PDC body with spatially varying hardness, toughness and thermal resistance. |
| US10214966B2 |
Rotary drill bits with back-up cutting elements to optimize bit life
A multi-layer downhole drilling tool designed for drilling a wellbore including a plurality of formations is disclosed. The drilling tool includes a bit body including a rotational axis extending therethrough. A plurality of blades are disposed on exterior portions of the bit body. A plurality of primary cutting elements and a plurality of back-up cutting elements are disposed on exterior portions of the plurality of blades. The back-up cutting elements are track set with corresponding primary cutting elements, and each back-up cutting element is disposed on a different blade than the corresponding primary cutting element. |
| US10214965B2 |
Method and an installation for cutting up a mass of reinforced concrete
Disclosed are examples of methods and systems for cutting up a reinforced concrete mass, in which a drilling tool is provided. In various embodiments, the drilling tool comprises: a drill tube carrying a cutter member; a device for causing the drill tube to vibrate, the device comprising a vibration generator for generating longitudinal vibration in the drill tube; a device for injecting a drilling fluid at the distal end of the drill tube; and a device for moving the drill tube along its longitudinal direction. In the disclosed methods and systems, the reinforced concrete mass is cut up by drilling at least one hole with the help of the drill tool by causing the drill tube to vibrate while injecting the drilling fluid into the mass from the distal end of the drill tube. |
| US10214958B2 |
Customizable glass wall system
A customizable glass wall system is disclosed. The system comprises at least two glazed, transparent panes mounted to a frame, which is preferably less than five inches thick. The frame includes a removable headboard whereon multiple rollers are mounted. A film is attached to each of the rollers. The films can be selectively extended and retracted behind the transparent panes in the glass wall system by means of the rollers. Each of the films can be controlled individually by a motor driving each of the rollers. The films can be arranged in any combination to perform various functions, but most importantly, to allow various amounts and types of light to pass through the window system in order to control the thermal insulation of the glass wall system. The system can be automated based on time, amount of sunlight, weather, temperature, and user preference. |
| US10214954B2 |
Thermally broken door panel
A door assembly with the dual support connector has a door panel, a glass pane, a dual support connector assembly, a fixed sealing frame for engaging the dual support connector assembly, a seal-less removable frame for attaching to the attachment (dual support connector assembly) on an opposite side of the fixed sealing frame, and a fastener engaging the dual support connector assembly to the fixed sealing frame. The dual support connector assembly has a clip body, a door flange extending from the clip body, a glass flange extending from the clip body in parallel with the door flange. |
| US10214951B2 |
Door hinge having damping function
A door hinge having a damping function, comprising a housing, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a U-shaped rotating shaft, a hinge cup, a linkage member, a torsion spring, a connector, a supporting structure, and a damping structure; one end of the linkage member is rotationally provided in the housing by means of the first rotating shaft, and the other end of the linkage member is rotationally connected to the hinge cup by means of one arm of the U-shaped rotating shaft; one end of the connector is rotationally provided in the housing by means of the second rotating shaft, and the other end of the connector is rotationally connected to the hinge cup by means of the other arm of the U-shaped rotating shaft; the torsion spring is fitted over the second rotating shaft. |
| US10214949B2 |
Refrigerator
A refrigerator of this embodiment includes a housing that includes a storeroom, a door that is rotatably provided in the housing through a hinge portion and opens or closes an opening of the storeroom by the rotation, a connection line that is led out to the vicinity of the hinge portion, and a wireless communication apparatus that includes a wireless communication unit and is connected to the connection line. |
| US10214947B2 |
Door lock assembly for a dwelling
A door lock assembly for use with a door comprising a movable locking assembly disposed within a recess formed in an edge of a door panel having one or more movable wedge shaped locking elements disposable between a locked position and an unlocked position and having first teeth associated therewith, and a frame member having a channel and second teeth associated therewith, wherein when assembled the locking element is disposed substantially within the channel formed in the frame element when disposed in the locked position, and wherein one or more the first teeth of the locking element are adapted to selectively engage with one or more of the second teeth when a force is applied to the door. |
| US10214946B2 |
Locking device
A locking device includes a lever turnably provided relative to a lid member, and switched from an initial state to an operating state against an urging force or self-weight; a lock rod sliding in association with turning of the lever; and a braking device. The locking device locks the lid member in a main member side through the lock rod, and switches the lid member to be unlocked by turning of the lever. The braking device is a rotation damper including a braking shaft with a gear, and placed to approximately conform to a turning center of the lever relative to the lever to damp the lever and the lock rod. The rotation damper includes an operation gear disposed to engage the gear of the rotation damper, associate the gear with sliding of the lock rod, and rotate the gear in a direction opposite to the turning of the lever. |
| US10214943B2 |
Vehicle door latch mechanism
A latch assembly includes a housing, a door latch member and a release member. The door latch member pivots about a first pivot axis. The release member pivots about a second pivot axis spaced apart from the first pivot axis located within the housing operatively coupled to the latch retaining member. An inertia activated lock-out mechanism is fixedly attached to the housing and includes a locking member within the housing that pivots about a third pivot axis spaced apart from the first and second pivot axes. The first, second and third pivot axes are all parallel to one another at fixed locations within the housing. The locking member pivots between a locking position preventing movement of the release member and a non-interfering position in which the locking member is spaced apart from the release member allowing the release member to be movable. |
| US10214935B2 |
Supporting temporary barriers
A base for a temporary barrier has a spigot or socket to receive a fencing pole or to cooperate with a plastics fencing panel. The base has a support portion of plastics material on which is provided the spigot or socket. A pair of stabilizing members of plastics material of low profile extending in opposite directions from the support portion. A stiffening member is connected to each stabilizing member and extends horizontally from adjacent the remote end of one stabilizing member to adjacent the remote end of the other stabilizing member. In one form a pair of metal tubes extend upwardly and are connected to a hollow metal portion through which the stiffening member passes. In another form, a plastics portion projects upwardly and defines a socket. |
| US10214933B2 |
Pool cleaner power supply
Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners that remove debris from water using a plurality of cyclonic flows, or that include a removable impeller subassembly, a check valve for a debris canister, a particle separator assembly having a handle that locks to the pool cleaner, a modular roller drive gear box, or a roller latch that secures a roller to the pool cleaner. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to the check valve and the roller latch themselves. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a filter medium for pool cleaners that includes embossments providing flow channels for water, and to roller assemblies for pool cleaners. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners including alternative pump motor engagements. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners power supplies that include a potted and contoured power board assembly, and to kickstands therefor. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a pool cleaner caddy, and removable wheels therefor. |
| US10214930B1 |
Low profile circular drain with water stop for swimming pool
A sump drain includes a ring-shaped chamber having an inner sidewall with a diameter of at least about 18 inches and an outer sidewall, and a circular opening between the sidewalls preferably about an inch wide and optionally having a grid cover. Preferably the inner sidewall has a number of ports extending inwardly to radial conduits to a central hub for tying into a pool or spa filtering system, with the central hub operating as a clean out and having a removable cap. Upon installation, plaster substantially fills the space between the chamber and the central hub, such that the sump drain attractively blends in with the pool or spa floor. When installed, the top opening is preferably substantially flush with the pool or spa floor while being safely unblockable. And the sump drain preferably further includes channels both outboard and inboard from the chamber top opening and around the central hub, to help prevent water from passing through the plaster into the shotcrete of the pool or spa. |
| US10214928B2 |
Wireless control system and method for mobile hydraulic stages
A deployable mobile stage system including a remote mobile computing device which acts as a controller. The mobile computing device can be any basic personal computing device such as a smart phone, tablet computer, laptop, or proprietary control unit. The mobile computing device interfaces wirelessly with a receiver unit located on the mobile stage. The receiver unit relays commands to a hydraulic system which then commands various valves to open and/or close, thereby transforming the mobile stage from a first, deployed position to a second, transport position or back. |
| US10214924B1 |
Method of using a panel framing device to build panels for use in house construction
This invention is directed toward a panel framing device. The device comprises a portable framing table that can be driven in a trailer to remote locations and a pre-printed roll of framing tape that is used to tell a worker where different parts of a framed panel will go. The goal of the device is to facilitate the building of structures using a panel approach, with the framing table and template tape minimizing the chances that a worker will make a mistake in either the selection of materials or the location of the materials. The technology can also be used to construct entire walls, which are then either transported to the site, or merely “tilted-up” into place, having been constructed on the slab. |
| US10214923B2 |
Sealing plug for closing holes in walls and the like
According to one embodiment a sealing plug is provided that includes an elastic body and a stem assembled coaxially with respect to one another. The elastic body is suitable for being expanded radially by pulling on the free end of the stem, which projects out of the elastic body, once it is inserted into the hole to be plugged, the elastic body applying a closing pressure against the hole. The sealing plug also comprises an empty space, arranged between the elastic body and the stem, which is communicated with the outside, such that the entrance of fluid into the elastic body is allowed so that the fluid applies pressure against the elastic body, thereby increasing the closing pressure applied by the elastic body against the hole. |
| US10214921B2 |
Floor panel
A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer. |
| US10214920B2 |
Composite epoxy resin board and forming method thereof
A composite epoxy resin board, made from a raw material which includes the following weight percentage of components: waste prepreg powders of 5% to 100%, and waste printed circuit board (PCB) powders of 0% to 95%, is disclosed. The present invention adopts the waste prepregs as the main preparation raw material, which not only recycles and reuses prepreg scraps, but also reduces or even eliminates the use of adhesives due to the high epoxy resin content in the prepregs, while also reducing the glue-mixing time in the forming process, thereby simplifying the forming technology. |
| US10214915B2 |
Mechanical lockings of floor panels and a tongue blank
Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other. A set of floor panel provided with a locking system including a displaceable tongue in a displacement groove in a first edge of a first floor panel, cooperating for vertical locking of the edges with a tongue groove in adjacent second edges of a second floor panel, the locking system further including a locking strip with a locking element in one edge which cooperates, for horizontal locking of the edges, with a locking groove in an adjacent edge, the displaceable tongue includes a protrusion and the displacement groove a cavity, the protrusion is slideable against a wall of the cavity to obtain a displacement of the tongue in a first direction perpendicular to the edges and thereby the vertical locking of the edges. |
| US10214913B2 |
Powder based balancing layer
A method of manufacturing a building panel with a decorative surface layer, a core and a balancing and/or protective layer, wherein the method includes applying a first layer of a first powder based mix, including wood fibers and a thermosetting binder, on a core; applying a liquid substance on the first powder based mix; drying the first powder based mix; turning the core with the dried first powder based mix such that the first powder based mix points downwards; applying a second layer on the upper part of the core; and curing the first and second layers by providing heat and pressure, wherein the first layer forms the balancing and/or protective layer and the second layer forms the decorative surface layer in the building panel. |
| US10214909B1 |
Flashing system for anchoring flexible roofing membranes and its associated method of installation
A system and method of anchoring a roofing membrane to a vertical wall along the periphery of a flat roof. The roof membrane is partially extended up any peripheral wall that abuts the flat roof. A mounting plate is affixed to the peripheral wall with mechanical fasteners. A portion of the roofing membrane becomes locked between the mounting plate and the peripheral wall. A tubular structure is provided on the mounting plate that faces away from the roofing membrane. A cover plate is provided. The cover plate is mounted to the tubular structure on the mounting plate. The cover plate covers and protects the mounting plate and the edge of the roofing membrane under the mounting plate. The cover plate is attached with mechanical fasteners. The tubular structure provides room for the mechanical fasteners to terminate without compromising the mounting plate that is pressed against the roofing membrane. |
| US10214908B2 |
Roofing product including a heater
A roofing product can include a substrate and a heater. The roofing product may be placed along portions of a roof where heat can help to reduce the likelihood of water freezing into ice while along a roof. In an embodiment, a hinge can be used in a roofing product to aid in folding of the roofing product or to retain a non-planar shape of the roofing product. The roofing product may or may not include a self-adhesive backing. A roofing product can include plurality of heaters that can provide sufficient heating should a particular heater fail. Method of fabricating the roofing product can be adapted for a fabrication line that can operate continuously. |
| US10214906B2 |
Reverse ballasted roof system
A converted reverse ballasted roof system is provided including a structural roof beam. Insulation is positioned upwardly adjacent the structural roof beam, and a first waterproofing membrane is arranged upwardly adjacent the first waterproofing membrane. A weighted cover board is disposed upwardly adjacent the first waterproofing membrane and a second waterproofing membrane is installed upwardly adjacent the weighted cover board. The first water proofing membrane and the second waterproofing membrane substantially seal the weighted cover board. |
| US10214905B2 |
Composite structure members for construction of multi-floor structures
The present invention relates to structure members having a body made of a composite material comprising at least one type of fiber and at least one type of resin, and pluralities of connection extensions which are one-piece with said body in order to provide connection to another structure member with the same properties, and the present invention relates to a structure formed by said structure members. |
| US10214904B2 |
Trusses and similar structures
A truss structure is suitable for supporting lighting fixtures or other loads both in use and in transport. The truss has at least four elongated chords defining between said chords a first volume generally rectangular in cross-section. In transport, the truss is supported substantially above a surface by castered carriages bearing upon that surface, the carriages connected to said truss and in a first position producing an additional volume between said first volume and said surface. The carriages are attached to the truss so as to permit their rotation between said first position and at least a second position suitable for use while remaining connected to said truss. |
| US10214897B2 |
Hanger bracket
A hanger bracket for mounting a skewed beam at a junction of two adjacent beams includes a supporting section configured to support the skewed beam. Fixing flanges substantially perpendicular to the supporting section are configured for attaching the bracket to the adjacent beams along surfaces of the fixing flanges positioned to engage respective ones of the adjacent beams when attached thereto. The surfaces define planes that are non-parallel and non-coincident with each other. Reinforcing faces are located between the supporting section and each of the fixing flanges. The reinforcing faces are inclined relative to the supporting section and fixing flanges. Holes in at least one of the supporting section and the reinforcing faces are configured to receive fasteners to secure the skewed beam to the hanger bracket. |
| US10214896B2 |
Decking clip
The present disclosure is directed to a single-sided deck clip that allows an approach to deck board installation with hidden fasteners, and without grooving both edges of a deck board. By not grooving edges, perimeter trim can include one square finished edge on ending pieces. The single-sided clip allows for attaching fasteners through the clip at an angle that penetrates both a deck board and an underlying joist, thus providing a positive connection of decking to joist framing below. In another embodiment, a clip magazine is disclosed that stores, supplies, and assists in installation of single-sided deck clips and fasteners. The clip magazine can hold a plurality fasteners and single-sided deck clips. The magazine allows the single-sided clips and fasteners to be positioned relative to the deck board, and allows fasteners to be aligned with a single-sided clip, and pushed into a deck board during installation. |
| US10214895B2 |
Building having security and safety function
A building having a security and safety function of the present invention may include: a house body that is configured to include an inner panel that defines an interior space, an outer panel that surrounds the inner panel to be spaced a predetermined distance from the outer surface of the inner panel, a heat insulating material that is installed between the inner panel and the outer panel, and an air flow passage that is formed between the inner panel and the outer panel to facilitate a fluid flow therebetween and to block the heat transfer with respect to the outside; an indoor entrance door configured to be installed on one side of the house body for entering the interior space; and an outdoor entrance door configured to be installed on the house body in front of the indoor entrance door. The building can control the entry of children or outsides into the rooftop of the building without permission from the user in order to thereby prevent safety accidents and in order to thereby improve a security function. |
| US10214894B1 |
Portable structure
The portable structure will generally have a pod from which a suite frame and suite may be deployed. The suite will allow personnel to administer to many critical demands and activities. The portable structure may be deployed upon any terrain, whether level or uneven, rigid or soft, and both the pod and the suite may be leveled independently. Additionally, the portable structure may incorporate at least one cocoon section wherein the cocoon section comprises at least one interior layer contacting a mesh covering placed over the suite frame, at least one thermal layer affixed to the interior layer, wherein the thermal layer includes heat adding and heat removal members capable of removing or adding heat to the mesh covering or a substance adjacent the at least one thermal layer and at least one exterior layer affixed to the thermal layer. |
| US10214890B2 |
Toilet coupling
A toilet having a tank including a bottom with an outlet; a pedestal having a bowl and a ledge, an inlet and three holes around the inlet are disposed in the ledge; a valve having a threaded valve body extending through the outlet to the inlet; a mounting bracket having a generally triangular base and three mounting locations disposed around an opening in the base with one mounting location proximate each corner of the base, each mounting location includes an offset mounting surface; a valve nut threaded to the valve body to hold the mounting bracket between the bottom and the valve nut; a flexible gasket disposed around the valve nut between the mounting bracket and the pedestal; and three fasteners disposed externally to the tank, each fastener extending through one mounting location and one hole in the ledge to secure the mounting bracket to the pedestal. |
| US10214889B2 |
In-toilet leak detector
An in-toilet leak detector is disclosed, as are communication systems for reporting toilet leaks. The leak detector comprises an inlet that receives water from the toilet's fill tube and diverts it through a flow tube. A capacitive sensor is located between the inlet and an opening of the flow tube from which water flows into the overflow tube of the toilet tank. A housing is connected to the flow tube and the inlet and contains a controller and other electronics, including one or more transceivers. The leak detector measures the duration of water flow and establishes an alert if the water flow is shorter or longer in duration than a calibrated normal duration. The transceivers connect the leak detector to a computer network, and leak alerts are communicated to a server or servers so that they can be forwarded directly to those responsible for fixing the toilets. |
| US10214888B2 |
Device for supplying a product inside a toilet bowl
The device includes a replaceable reservoir (1) of a product, and a predetermined quantity of the product is supplied to an interior of a toilet bowl. The device includes first (3) and second (4) housings, interconnected therebetween, the first housing (3) being connected to the replaceable reservoir (1) and mixing the toilet flush water and the product in the second housing (4). The device further includes a valve (5) movable between two positions, including a position in which the communication between said first and second housings (3, 4) is closed and a position in which the communication between the first and second housings (3, 4) is open. The device makes it possible to dose a predetermined quantity of product mixed with the toilet flush water in the interior of a toilet bowl. |
| US10214884B1 |
Basin faucet
A basin faucet includes a curved faucet made of a metal material and a soft pipe made of a plastic material. The soft pipe is mounted in the curved faucet. One end of the soft pipe is connected with a water outlet connector, and another end of the soft pipe is connected with a water inlet connector. One end of the water inlet connector is fixed to the curved faucet. Another end of the water inlet connector is connected with a water inlet pipe. The water outlet connector is fixed to the curved faucet. At least one of the water inlet connector and the water outlet connector is detachably connected with the soft pipe. The water flows in the soft pipe, not in contact with the curved faucet, and will not cause secondary pollution. The basin faucet provides non-toxic, harmless and green environment-friendly effects. |
| US10214883B2 |
Sillcock for robust re-installation
The present invention pertains to problems associated with the installation of new sillcocks in existing masonry or other building materials. A sillcock, or ‘hose bib’ having broader base plate is provided to prevent collapse especially in older or damaged building materials and to minimize damage to new installations. |
| US10214879B2 |
Tooth and adaptor for attachment of the tooth to a working machine
The present disclosure relates to a tooth (1) for attachment to the lip of a bucket of a working machine, such as an excavator or loader, via an adaptor, the tooth (1) comprising a cavity (103) for receiving a portion of said adaptor, the cavity (103) extending between said first and second opposed outer working surfaces (12, 14) from an open end (104), at said attachment end of the tooth, to a bottom end (105); the cavity (103) being delimited by an inner wall (102); said inner wall (102) comprising first and second internally facing inner walls (106, 107), being the internal surfaces associated with said first outer working surface and said second working outer surface (12,14), respectively, and opposing side walls (108), interconnecting said first and second inner walls (106, 107), the cavity defining a back portion (BP) extending along the Y axis, the back portion being at least partially located between the plane spanned by the X and Z axis and the open end (104) of the cavity, a front portion (FP) extending along the Y axis, the front portion being located between the plane spanned by the X and Z axes and the bottom end (105) of the cavity; and a stepped portion (SP), interconnecting the back portion and the front portion; in the back portion, the first and second inner walls (106, 107), each comprises a pair of essentially planar back contact surfaces (130a, b; 140a,b), being separated by a back divider region (132, 142), extending beyond the pair of first contact surfaces. The disclosure also relates to an adaptor, and to the coupling between a tooth and an adaptor. |
| US10214875B2 |
Working machine having a hydraulically operated implement
A working machine including a movable implement, a hydraulic actuator for displacing the implement, and a hydraulic control system for enabling an operator to control movement of the implement. The control system allows the implement to be returned to a desired position or state, such as a return to dig position or a return to float state, in a single automated operation that is initiated by the operator actuating a switch at the same time as moving a joystick in a desired direction. A pilot-operated valve is used to supply hydraulic fluid under pressure to the actuator acting on the implement and the operation of the joystick is detected by means of a pressure sensor connected to a control line of the pilot-operated valve. |
| US10214873B2 |
Valve unit for a quick-changer and quick-change system
The invention relates to a valve unit for the exclusive hydraulic actuation of the locking means of a mechanical quick-changer for attachments of a construction machine, wherein the valve unit comprises a feed pressure connector for applying the feed pressure, a first valve unit outlet for connecting an unlocking pressure line, a second valve unit outlet for connecting a locking pressure line, at least one discharge to the tank, and at least two switchable directional valves, with the feed pressure connector being connected or connectable to the second valve unit outlet via a serial connection of the at least two switchable directional valves. |
| US10214871B2 |
Screen intake flow control and support device
A screen intake has a central body with two screens attached on either end. Each of the screens has an interior that communicates with a hollow of the body via flow modifiers. These flow modifiers include one or more pipes disposed in the interior of the screens and through passages in ends of the body. A flow control support device disposed within the body supports the body's sidewall and divides the hollow into at least two portions—each communicating with flow from one of the flow modifiers. The device can include one or more plates disposed adjacent one another within the internal hollow with a peripheral edge attached to an inside of the body's sidewall. At least one of the one or more plates can be solid, or one or more of the plates can define openings therein allowing passage of at least some fluid therethrough. |
| US10214870B2 |
Buoyancy compensated erosion control module
Buoyancy compensated erosion control modules and systems are provided. One embodiment includes a shell having at least one wall oriented at an off-vertical angle, a substantially enclosed inner cavity, the inner cavity at least partially filled with a foam core, a perimeter footing at the bottom of the shell, the perimeter footing having a lower cavity that is open on the bottom, at least one vertical pile sleeve and at least one battered pile sleeve, and at least one connector to couple the module to a second module. |
| US10214859B2 |
Paper and paperboard products
The present invention is directed to products, such as paper and paperboard products, comprising a substrate containing cellulose and top ply comprising microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate, to methods of making such paper and paperboard products, and associated uses of such paper and paperboard products. The microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate material are applied at the stage when the wet substrate is in the process of being formed on the wire of a papermaking machine, thereby avoiding the additional cost of more extensive equipment and machinery as well as in separate drying of a coating. The microfibrillated cellulose facilitates the application of inorganic particulate onto the surface of a wet paper or paperboard substrate when applied thusly, by trapping the inorganic particulate on the surface of the substrate and by giving the composite sufficient strength and a suitable pore structure to make it suitable for printing and other end-use demands. |
| US10214857B2 |
Methods of controlling a converting line that produces paper products
A method of controlling a paper product converting line. The method includes unwinding a paper web from a parent roll on a converting line, the converting line having a plurality of operational parameters, the paper web including a plurality of sections in a sequence, and a plurality of marks, each mark being associated with an action score, at least one action score having an action value, reading at least one of the marks, obtaining the action score associated with a second one of the marks, the second of the marks being a next mark with an action value after the one read mark, calculating a distance between the at least one read mark and the second one, changing at least one operational parameter of the converting line based upon the action score, and converting the paper web into a paper product. |
| US10214847B2 |
Drum washing machine
Provided is a drum washing machine, including: an outer tank, configured in a shell; a drum, configured in the outer tank and capable of rotating by using a horizontal shaft or an inclination shaft inclining relative to a horizontal direction as a center; a rotating body, configured at a rear part of the drum and having protruding parts in contact with washings on a surface of the rotating body; a driving part, capable of operating in a first drying form and a second driving form, wherein the first driving form refers to a driving form which enables the drum and the rotating body to rotate at different rotating speeds, and the second driving form refers to a driving form which enables the drum and the rotating body to rotate integrally at the same rotating speed; and a control part. |
| US10214846B2 |
Washing machine driving device, washing machine having same, and control method therefor
An apparatus for driving a washing machine in which a washing tub and a pulsator are driven separately to thereby form a variety of washing water flows includes: an outer shaft whose one end is connected to a washing tub; an inner shaft whose one end is connected to a pulsator; a planetary gear set that decelerates a rotational speed that is transferred via the inner shaft; first and second bearings that rotatably support the planetary gear set in two-way directions; and a washing machine motor for applying a rotational force to each of the outer shaft and the inner shaft. The washing machine motor includes: an outer rotor; an inner rotor; and a double stator that rotatably drives the outer rotor and the inner rotor independently, in which the output of the pulsator is accelerated or decelerated depending on the direction of rotation of the outer rotor. |
| US10214845B1 |
Washing machine assembly
A washing machine assembly having a washing machine with an electronic control panel, a refill drawer assembly, and a drum having at least one drum paddle. A basket assembly mounts onto the at least one drum paddle. The basket assembly has at least one basket to contain articles therein to wash, and an elongated curved wall. The basket assembly may have first and second baskets. The at least one basket has first and second walls, an outer lateral wall, an inner lateral wall, and a bottom wall, which are grated. The refill drawer assembly has at least one refill housing that stores and dispenses at least one agent within the washing machine. The electronic control panel is positioned onto an interior panel of the refill drawer assembly. The washing machine further has a light emitting diode system. |
| US10214843B2 |
Control method of washing machine
A control method of a washing machine may include supplying water to a predetermined unbalance induction water level into a wash tub configured to accommodate fabric, the wash tub being rotated about a vertical axis, rotating a pulsator inside the wash tub, sensing an amount of fabric, rotating the wash tub at a constant acceleration, determining unbalance based on a current value applied to a motor in a state in which a rotational speed of the wash tub falls in a given range and the sensed amount of fabric while the wash tub is rotated at the constant acceleration, and supplying water to a first water supply level into the wash tub when the unbalance is greater than a reference value, and supplying water to a second water supply level, which is higher than the first water supply level, when the unbalance is smaller than the reference value. |
| US10214842B2 |
Washing machine
A washing machine may include a cabinet, a tub, a drum, a driving module for rotating the drum, a water supply module for supplying the wash water to the tub, a drainage module for discharging the wash water from the tub, a drying module at the cabinet for supplying heated air into the tub from an upper side of the tub to dry the laundry, and an exhaust duct coupled to the tub for discharging a fluid in the tub out of the cabinet. |
| US10214838B2 |
High modulus single twisted nylon 6.6 yarns
The present invention discloses high modulus single twisted nylon 6.6 yarns having a tensile stress value between 2.0 and 2.8 cN/dtex at 4% elongation. The single twisted yarns are prepared from a raw polyamide 6.6 yarn. The single twisted yarns are used as reinforcement in shaped rubber composites. The minimum heat shrinkage of the cords is 4% and maximum heat shrinkage is 7%. |
| US10214837B2 |
Textile stuffer box and method for texturing yarn
A textile stuffer box comprises a housing assembly having a yarn entrance and a yarn exit, and cooperating interior chamber-forming surfaces. The chamber-forming surfaces defines a multi-stage internal crimping chamber for receiving and accumulating a moving length of ply-twisted yarn between the entrance and exit of the housing assembly. The crimping chamber comprising an upstream fixed-volume stage and a downstream adjustable-volume stage. A weight-balanced gate selectively adjusts a volume of the downstream adjustable-volume stage of the crimping chamber, thereby controlling axial compression of yarn accumulating inside the upstream fixed-volume stage of the crimping chamber. |
| US10214836B1 |
Acrylic compositions including a hindered amine light stabilizer and methods of making and using the same
Acrylic compositions comprising a hindered amine light stabilizer are described herein. The acrylic composition may be in the form of a fiber, thread, yarn, and/or fabric. Also described herein are methods of making and using the acrylic compositions and articles comprising an acrylic composition as described herein. |
| US10214828B2 |
Control of current density in an electroplating apparatus
Various embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatus for electroplating metal onto substrates. In various cases, a reference electrode may be modified to promote improved electroplating results. The modifications may relate to one or more of the reference electrode's shape, position, relative conductivity compared to the electrolyte, or other design feature. In some particular examples the reference electrode may be dynamically changeable, for example having a changeable shape and/or position. In a particular example the reference electrode may be made of multiple segments. The techniques described herein may be combined as desired for individual applications. |
| US10214827B2 |
Microcrystalline anodic coatings and related methods therefor
Methods of preparing metal and metal alloys with partially microcrystalline anodic coatings are disclosed. Associated article therefrom are correspondingly disclosed. The partially microcrystalline anodic coatings exhibit fade and pattern removal resistance when subjected to sterilization processes. Partially microcrystalline anodic coating can be prepared by impregnation of micropores of a metal or metal substrate with metal precursor species, conversion of the metal precursor species into metal hydroxides, and one or more additional treatments to promote phase transformation of the metal hydroxide product into metal oxides solids and bonding with metastable metal oxide substance in the pore structure of the metal or metal alloy substrate. |
| US10214823B2 |
Bimetallic zincating processing for enhanced adhesion of aluminum on aluminum alloys
A coated metal component includes an aluminum alloy substrate and a protective aluminum coating on a substrate. An interfacial boundary layer between the coating and substrate enhances coating adhesion. The boundary layer includes isolated regions of copper or tin produced by a double zincating process. The protective aluminum coating exhibits improved adhesion and is formed by electrodeposition in an ionic liquid. |
| US10214822B2 |
Electrode, membrane electrode assembly, electrochemical cell, and stack
An electrode of an embodiment includes a base material, and a catalyst layer provided on the base material and having a porous structure. When a sum of heights of all peaks belonging to Ir oxide is I0, the height of a peak of IrO2 (110) is I1, and the height of a peak of IrO2 (211) is I2, a ratio of (I1+I2)/I0, which is a ratio of spectra obtained by X-ray diffraction measurements using Kα rays of Cu in the catalyst layer, is 50% or more and 100% or less in a range of a diffraction angle of 20 degrees or more and 70 degrees or less. |
| US10214812B2 |
Cutter elements for drill bits and methods for fabricating same
A method of fabricating a PCD cutter element including a diamond table including a plurality of coated diamond particles fabricated using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. |
| US10214809B2 |
Energy release using tunable reactive materials
A reactive material stack with tunable ignition temperatures is provided by inserting a barrier layer between layers of reactive materials. The barrier layer prevents the interdiffusion of the reactive materials, thus a reaction between reactive materials only occurs at an elevated ignition temperature when a certain energy threshold is reached. |
| US10214807B2 |
Atomic layer deposition of tungsten for enhanced fill and reduced substrate attack
A method for depositing tungsten includes arranging a substrate including a titanium nitride layer in a substrate processing chamber and performing multi-stage atomic layer deposition of tungsten on the substrate using a precursor gas includes tungsten chloride (WClx) gas, wherein x is an integer. The performing includes depositing the tungsten during a first ALD stage using a first dose intensity of the precursor gas, and depositing the tungsten during a second ALD stage using a second dose intensity of the precursor gas. The first dose intensity is based on a first dose concentration and a first dose period. The second dose intensity is based on a second dose concentration and a second dose period. The second dose intensity is 1.5 to 10 times the first dose intensity. |
| US10214806B2 |
Bellows-free retractable vacuum deposition sources
Systems are provided that include one or more retractable deposition source assemblies that eliminate the need for a bellows, but do not require breaking the ultra-high vacuum of a growth module for source replacement or recharging with deposition material. Systems of the present invention may include source heads that allow for a differential pumping option that provides marked improvement in base pressure around the source head (and material) that provides longer lifetimes for sources in corrosive, reactive or oxidizing environments. In addition, systems of the invention do not require an entire growth module to be vented to refill or repair an effusion source. Instead, for maintenance events that are tied to a specific source, a retractable source assembly of the present invention allows the sources to be withdrawn from the system, isolated from the growth environment, and removed without venting the entire chamber of the growth module. |
| US10214804B2 |
First stage turbine nozzle with erosion coating surface finish
A first stage turbine nozzle includes a first stage hub portion extending axially along a central axis, a first stage disk portion attached to the first stage hub portion and centered on the central axis, and a plurality of first stage vanes positioned radially around and attached to the first stage disk portion. Each vane extends a vane height H away from the first stage disk portion and each vane has a first end positioned at a diameter D away from the central axis. The first stage turbine nozzle also includes a plurality of first stage throats defined between radially adjacent first stage vanes. Each first stage throat has a throat width W between radially adjacent first stage vanes. The first stage turbine nozzle also includes a coating on a sidewall of each first stage vane. |
| US10214800B2 |
High durability structures of amorphous alloy and a method of forming
Articles of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys such as a golf club face insert with improved durability and fatigue resistance, and more specifically articles of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys subjected to a surface treatment, such as shot-peening, which creates deformations in the exterior surface, and methods of improving the durability and fatigue resistance of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys using a surface treatment, such as shot-peening. |
| US10214799B2 |
Heat treatment method for increasing the depth of hardening layer in a steel rail and steel rail obtained with the method
The present invention relates to a heat treatment method for increasing the depth of hardening layer in a steel rail, and belongs to the field of steel rail production process. The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is to provide a heat treatment method for increasing the depth of hardening layer in a steel rail and a steel rail obtained with the method. The method comprises the following steps: cooling a finished rolling steel rail by natural cooling, till the temperature at the center of rail head surface is 660˜730° C.; cooling the steel rail by accelerated cooling at 1.5˜3.5° C./s cooling rate, till the temperature at the center of rail head surface is 500˜550° C.; increasing the cooling rate by 1.0˜2.0° C./s and further cooling down the steel rail, till the temperature at the center of rail head surface is 450° C. or lower; then, stopping the accelerated cooling, and cooling down the steel rail by air cooling to room temperature. With the heat treatment method disclosed in the present invention, a deep-hardening layer thicker than 25 mm can be obtained in the rail head part, the portion within 25 mm depth below the surface layer of rail head has hardness equivalent to the hardness of the surface layer of rail head, and the rail head is in a pearlite structure across its cross section. Thus, the service performance of the steel rail against the wearing incurred by the contact between the train wheels and the steel rails can be improved. |
| US10214797B2 |
Method for production and identification of Weyl semimetal
Disclosed is a method for producing and identifying a Weyl semimetal. Identification is enabled via a combination of the vacuum ultraviolet (low-photon energy) and soft X-ray (SX) angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). Production generally requires providing high purity raw materials, creating a mixture, heating the mixture in a container at a temperature sufficient for thermal decomposition of an impurity while preventing the possible reaction between the side walls of the container and the raw materials, depositing the resulting compound and a transfer agent onto the bottom surface of the ampule, differentially heating the ampule, and allowing a chemical vapor transport reaction to complete. |
| US10214794B2 |
Method for manufacturing components for gas turbine engines
A method of manufacturing a component for a gas turbine engine. The method may include the steps of: providing a forged preform of the component that is made from a stainless steel alloy; identifying two non-overlapping portions of the component that together form a whole of the component: a target portion and a remainder portion; and treating the component with a regionally selective tempering process in which a treated region receives a tempering process while an untreated region is excluded from receiving the tempering process. The target portion may be the treated region while the remainder portion is the untreated region. The tempering process of the regionally selective tempering process may be configured to appreciably increase a hardness of the target portion of the component relative to a hardness of the remainder portion of the component. |
| US10214791B2 |
Non-oriented electrical steel sheet
A non-oriented electrical steel sheet containing: in mass%, C: 0.005% or less; Si: 0.1% to 2.0%; Mn: 0.05% to 0.6%; P: 0.100% or less; and Al: 0.5% or less, in which 10 pieces/μm3 or less in number density of non-magnetic precipitate AlN having an average diameter of 10 nm to 200 nm are contained, and an average magnetic flux density B50 in a rolling direction and in a direction perpendicular to rolling is 1.75 T or more. This non-oriented electrical steel sheet can be manufactured by two methods of a method of performing hot rolling annealing at a temperature of 750° C. to an Ac1 transformation point and a method of setting a coil winding temperature to 780° C. or higher and performing self annealing. |
| US10214790B2 |
Method for producing components from lightweight steel
A method is disclosed for producing components from an austenitic lightweight steel which is metastable in its initial state, by forming of a sheet, a circuit board or a pipe in one or more steps, exhibiting a temperature-dependent TRIP and/or TWIP effect during forming. To obtain a component with, in particular, high toughness, the forming is carried out at a temperature above room temperature, at 40 to 160° C., which avoids the TRIP/TWIP effect, and to achieve in particular high component strength, the forming is carried out at a temperature below room temperature, at −65 to 0° C., which enhances the TRIP/TWIP effect. |
| US10214789B2 |
Quench plug systems and their use
Quench plug systems and their use in heat treating a workpiece. The quench plug system includes a tapered plug having a longitudinal core axis and a mandrel configured to be interposed between the tapered plug and the workpiece. The tapered plug is configured to allow the mandrel to translate along the core axis of the tapered plug when the workpiece is heated. |
| US10214788B2 |
Composite iron pellets
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for producing composite iron pellets comprising an inner core comprising iron ore and a reducing agent comprising a carbonaceous material; and an outer shell comprising unreduced iron ore. The resulting composite iron pellets can be used to produce direct reduced iron (DRI) with improved productivity while reducing gas consumption. |
| US10214786B2 |
Wastewater treatment for the production of microbial biomass
A method of producing microbial biomass include providing a wastewater stream and determining the concentration of micronutrients selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron, cobalt, magnesium, manganese, and zinc, and any combination thereof, in the wastewater stream. The method also includes determining the biological oxygen demand (BOD) normalized dose of the micronutrients, and modulating the concentration of at least one micronutrient in the wastewater stream to provide a micronutrient-modulated wastewater stream. The method further includes growing microbial biomass in the micronutrient-modulated wastewater stream. |
| US10214781B2 |
LPS serotypes for determining severity of urinary tract infection
A method of identifying a subject having a urinary tract infection posing a significant risk of dangerous sequalae is described. The method includes obtaining a urine or fecal sample from the subject; determining the predominant LPS O-antigen serotype in the sample; and comparing the predominant LPS O-antigen serotype to a set of febrile UTI LPS serotypes. The method can also include treating the subject for UTI if the predominant O-antigen LPS serotype is a febrile UTI LPS serotype. |
| US10214778B2 |
Methods and nucleotide fragments of predicting occurrence, metastasis of cancers and patients' postoperative survival in vitro
Provided in the present invention are a method using in vitro measurement of the content of methylation or demethylation of GFRa1 CpG islands to estimate a risk of tumorigenesis and of tumor metastasis, or postoperative life expectancy, and a nucleotide sequence used. |
| US10214776B2 |
Nanoprobe-based genetic testing
The present application relates to methods of detecting a mutation in a target nucleic acid molecule. Two phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer probes that differ by at least one base are each covalently coupled to a nano article and hybridized to a target sequence. The melting temperature of the complexes between each of the two probes and the target nucleic acid are measured and compared to determine whether the sample contains a nucleic acid with the mutation. Further, the present invention relates to kits comprising a first and second conjugate as described herein and to the use of such kits for the detection of mutations in a target nucleic acid molecule or for assigning a genotype to a target nucleic acid molecule. |
| US10214773B2 |
Simultaneous detection of target protein and target nucleic acids in a single cell
Methods, reagents, and kits for detection and analysis of nucleic acids are provided. The methods can be used in conjunction with a proximity extension assay for protein detection to provide a multiplex assay to detect both nucleic acids (e.g., RNA) and proteins. |
| US10214766B2 |
Luminescent substrate for use in artificial bioluminescent enzyme
The invention relates to a bioluminescent substrate suitably usable in a series of artificial luciferases (ALuc), and the invention provides a wavelength-shifted spectrum with a selective high intensity luminescence and high luminescence stability obtained by the use of the substrate together with ALuc. The luminescent substrate for ALuc obtained by the invention can be included together with a suitable luminescence solution in a luminescence kit. The bioluminescent substrate for ALuc of the invention can exhibit unprecedented excellent luminescence specificity and functionality in the conventional bioluminescence probe, two-hybrid assay, bioluminescent capsule, and reporter gene assay. |
| US10214765B2 |
Cell-permeable probes for identification and imaging of sialidases
Provided herein are compounds for use as sialidase inhibitors, including alkynyl-3-fluorosialyl fluoride. The compounds, which include the compound DFSA, function by trapping a 3-fluorosialylenzyme intermediate (reporter-inhibitor-enzyme conjugate). These compounds can be conjugated with a detectable tagging moiety for isolation and identification of sialidases. |
| US10214760B2 |
Methods for amplifying nucleic acid using tag-mediated displacement
Disclosed are methods for amplifying a nucleic acid target region using an amplification oligomer comprising a target-binding segment and a heterologous displacer tag situated 5′ to the target-binding segment. Initiation of an amplification reaction from the tagged amplification oligomer produces an amplicon comprising the displacer tag, such that once the complement of the displacer tag has been incorporated into a second amplicon, a displacer oligonucleotide having a sequence substantially corresponding to the displacer tag sequence is used to participate in subsequent rounds of amplification for displacement of an extension product primed from a site within the second amplicon 5′ to the displacer priming site. Also disclosed are related kits and reaction mixtures comprising the displacer-tagged amplification oligomer and corresponding displacer oligonucleotide. |
| US10214759B2 |
Probability-directed isolation of nucleotide sequences (PINS)
The present invention pertains to an in vitro method in which the frequency of the targeted nucleotide sequence containing the DNA fragment of interest is increased stepwise, by several rounds of 1) dilution of a sample containing the DNA fragment of interest into several replicates (separation), 2) randomly amplifying DNA in the replicates (concentration), 3) detecting the DNA fragment of interest in at least one of the diluted and amplified replicates (selection) and repeating steps 1) through 3) until the DNA fragment of interest can be sequenced by standard sequencing techniques. |
| US10214751B2 |
Method and device for treating biomass and organic waste
The present invention provides a method for treatment of biomass material by fermentation, said method comprises a pre-treatment of the biomass material by thermal hydrolysis and wet explosion, resulting in an intermediate product having a dry matter concentration above 25% and temperature above 90° C. which is to be introduced to the fermentation, wherein a part of the content of the digestion tank used for the fermentation is recirculated and mixed with a part of the intermediate product from the pre-treatment. |
| US10214748B2 |
Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and methods of using same for increasing plant yield and/or agricultural characteristics
Provided are isolated polypeptides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 474-643, 645-679, 681-755, 757-760, 4806-6390, 6395-6396, 6401-6895, 6897-7249, 7251-7685, 7687-7693, 7695-7700, 7702-7708, 7710-7796, 7798-7816, 7818, 7820-7837, 7839-7840, 7842-7861, 7863-8134, 8136-8163 or 8164, isolated polynucleotides which are at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 1-170, 172-267, 269-424, 426-473, 761-2486, 2489-2494, 2496-4803 or 4804, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells expressing same, transgenic plants expressing same and method of using same for increasing yield, harvest index, abiotic stress tolerance, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, photosynthetic capacity, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, fiber length, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant. |
| US10214746B2 |
Soybean transformation method
The present disclosure relates in part to a method for identifying a soybean germline transformant from a population of soybean transformants by incorporating a selection agent within rooting medium used in tissue culture during the soybean transformation process. The soybean germline transformants are selected from a population of soybean transformants which are comprised of a combination of non-germline and germline soybean transformants. The soybean non-germline transformants are identified and eliminated early in the transformation process. The soybean germline transformants are identified and selected for culturing into mature soybean plants. The method is readily applicable for screening and obtaining a soybean germline transformant at an early stage in the soybean transformation process. |
| US10214745B2 |
Treatment of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to BDNF
The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of BDNF. |
| US10214741B2 |
Methods and compositions for inhibiting retinopathy of prematurity
Disclosed are vectors and compositions comprising a pol II promoter and an shRNA wherein the shRNA has a sense RNA strand and an antisense RNA strand, wherein the sense and the antisense RNA strands form an RNA duplex, and wherein the sense RNA strand comprises a nucleotide sequence identical to a target sequence in STAT3, VEGFR, or EPOR. Also disclosed are methods of treating retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), methods of inhibiting expression of STAT3, VEGFR, and EPOR, and methods of regulating signaling events associated with intravitreal neovascularization (IVNV). |
| US10214735B2 |
Heparinases obtained from Sphingobacterium daejeonense, preparation therefor and application thereof
Isolated and prepared heparinases SDhep I and SDhep II obtained from a bacterium Sphingobacterium daejeonense are heparin enzymes that have not been reported. The isolated and prepared enzymes were obtained by steps of bacterium fermentation, crude enzyme extraction, multi-step column chromatography and so on. A study in properties showed that the two enzymes are specific for enzymolysis of heparin and are expected to be used in low molecular weight heparins preparation or heparin quality testing. |
| US10214734B2 |
Method for producing an enzymatic cocktail from fungal must
The invention relates to a process for the production of an enzymatic cocktail from a cellulolytic microorganism producing cellulases and/or hemi-cellulases, comprising: a step for the production of enzymes with a medium being obtained containing enzymes and a microorganism must, said must is separated, or not separated, from the liquid containing said enzymes, a step of cooling said must to a temperature below the temperature of the enzyme production step and for a time such that the beta-glucosidase concentration of the liquid originating from the cooling step is greater than that of the liquid originating from the enzyme production step, and/or the solid volume/total volume ratio is less than said ratio for the enzyme production step, and an enzymatic cocktail is obtained at the end of the cooling step. |
| US10214733B2 |
Heterologous expression of termite cellulases in yeast
The present invention provides for heterologous expression of termite and termite-associated symbiont cellulases. The cellulases can, for example, be codon-optimized and expressed in yeast host cells, such as the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The cellulases can also be co-expressed in host cells with other cellulases. The expression in such host cells of the termite and termite-associated symbiont cellulases, and variants and combinations thereof, result in yeast with improved cellulosic activity. Thus, such genes and expression systems are useful for efficient and cost-effective consolidated bioprocessing systems. |
| US10214732B2 |
Lysin agent and method of use for diagnostic testing
Disclosed herein are the identification, cloning, and optimizing the lytic activity of one or more novel Bacillus lysin proteins, a method of selecting a lysin agent for use in molecular diagnostic testing that includes analyzing genome databases for Bacillus anthracis and near neighbors, selecting candidate genes encoding potential lytic enzymes based on conserved amino acid motifs as determined in peptidoglycan hydrolases, cloning the candidate genes in expression vector, isolating proteins thereof, and testing for lytic activity against Bacillus anthracis, and selecting an optimum gene of the candidate genes for optimizing lysis conditions. |
| US10214730B2 |
Adeno-associated-virus Rep sequences, vectors and viruses
The invention provides adeno-associated virus (AAV) replication (Rep) sequences. In one embodiment, the invention provides nucleotide sequences encoding a chimeric protein, wherein the encoded chimeric protein contains a wild type AAV Rep inhibitory amino acid sequence, and wherein the nucleotide sequences contain a scrambled and/or deoptimized polynucleotide sequence encoding the wild type AAV Rep inhibitory amino acid sequence. The invention provides vectors, cells, and viruses containing the invention's sequences. Also provided are methods for detecting portions of the AAV Rep inhibitory amino acid sequence, which reduce replication and/or infection and/or productive infection by viruses. The invention's compositions and methods are useful for site-specific integration and/or expression of heterologous sequences by recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors and by rAAV virus particles, such as hybrid viruses (e.g., Ad-AAV) comprising such vectors. The invention's compositions and methods find application in, for example, gene therapy and/or vaccines. |
| US10214729B2 |
Reprogramming cells
The present invention provides for methods, compositions, and kits for producing an induced pluripotent stem cell from a non-pluripotent mammalian cell using a 3′-phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 (PDK1) activator or a compound that promotes glycolytic metabolism as well as other small molecules. |
| US10214724B2 |
Methods for differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to brain microvascular endothelial cells
Methods for generating functional brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) under chemically defined, serum-free conditions are provided. In particular, efficient and cost-effective methods for generating functional BMECs under chemically defined culture conditions are provided. BMECs obtained according to the methods provided herein are suitable for in vitro blood brain barrier (BBB) formation. |
| US10214723B2 |
Gene editing in the oocyte by Cas9 nucleases
The present invention relates to a method of producing a non-human, mammalian oocyte carrying a modified target sequence in its genome, the method comprising the steps of introducing into a non-human, mammalian oocyte: (a) a clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated protein 9 (Cas9 protein) or a nucleic acid molecule encoding said Cas9 protein; and (b-i) a target sequence specific CRISPR RNA (crRNA) and a trans-activating crRNA (tracr RNA) or a nucleic acid molecule encoding said RNAs; or (b-ii) a chimaeric RNA sequence comprising a target sequence specific crRNA and tracrRNA or a nucleic acid molecule encoding said RNA; wherein the Cas9 protein introduced in (a) and the RNA sequence(s) introduced in (b-i) or (b-ii) form a protein/RNA complex that specifically binds to the target sequence and introduces a single or double strand break within the target sequence. The present invention further relates to the method of the invention, wherein the target sequence is modified by homologous recombination with a donor nucleic acid sequence further comprising the step: (c) introducing a nucleic acid molecule into the cell, wherein the nucleic acid molecule comprises the donor nucleic acid sequence and regions homologous to the target sequence. The present invention also relates to a method of producing a non-human mammal carrying a modified target sequence in its genome. |
| US10214722B2 |
Methods for expanding and maintaining human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) in an undifferentiated state in a single cell suspension culture
Provided is an isolated population of human pluripotent stem cells comprising at least 50% human pluripotent stem cells characterized by an OCT4+/TRA1-60−/TRA1-81−/SSEA1+/SSEA4− expression signature, and novel methods of generating and maintaining same in a pluripotent, undifferentiated state a suspension culture devoid of cell clumps. Also provided are novel culture media, cell cultures and methods for culturing pluripotent stem cells in a suspension culture or a two-dimensional culture system while maintaining the cells in a proliferative, pluripotent and undifferentiated state. The novel culture media comprise interleukin 11 (IL11) and Ciliay Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF); bFGF at a concentration of at least 50 ng/ml and an IL6RIL6 chimera; or an animal contaminant-free serum replacement and an IL6RIL6 chimera. Also provided are methods for generating lineage-specific cells from the pluripotent stem cells. |
| US10214718B2 |
Distributed perfusion bioreactor system for continuous culture of biological cells
Embodiments provide a distributed bioreactor system in which a plurality of modular bioreactors are operated in parallel to produce and maintain a biological cell culture. A central or nurse perfusion bioreactor produces and maintains a cell culture and transfers portions of the cell culture to a plurality of modular peripheral perfusion bioreactors, each of which produces and maintains the cell culture in turn. In order to prevent contamination and facilitate segregation of particular peripheral bioreactors, the distributed system is configured such that one-way fluid communication is established from the central/nurse bioreactor to each of the peripheral bioreactors while maintaining fluid isolation among the peripheral bioreactors. Each modular peripheral bioreactor unit has a plug-and-play configuration and may be plugged into or otherwise coupled to the central/nurse bioreactor to scale up the overall size of the cell culture without requiring sterilization or redesign or reconfiguration of the system. |
| US10214717B2 |
Cell determination device, cell determination method, and cell determination program
Disclosed are a cell determination device, a cell determination method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a cell determination program capable of objectively determining a state of a cell with high accuracy. The cell determination device includes: a cell information acquisition unit 31 that acquires information relating to a proliferation rate of a cell and information relating to a movement distance of the cell per unit time based on plural cell images obtained by imaging the cell in a time series manner; and a determination unit 32 that determines a state of the cell based on the information relating to the proliferation rate and the information relating to the movement distance. |
| US10214714B2 |
Perfusion bioreactor
In some embodiments the present invention provides perfusion bioreactors and cell culture scaffolds suitable for the preparation of tissue grafts, such as bone tissue grafts. In some embodiments, the perfusion bioreactors comprise a graft chamber and/or a graft chamber insert configured to hold a tissue graft having a certain shape and/or certain dimensions, and/or to allow culture of such tissue grafts under press-fit direct perfusion conditions. In some embodiments, the perfusion bioreactors comprise an equilibration chamber. |
| US10214712B2 |
Apparatus for receiving and conditioning organic waste by anaerobic bioconversion
An apparatus for receiving and processing organic waste by anaerobic bioconversion comprising a closed tank which is the bioconversion site, provided in the top portion thereof with a gasometric bell for storing and pressurizing the biogas produced, around which the external members of the apparatus are distributed on a pod which also forms the support for a body of the digester. The tank, in a preferred embodiment, comprises a main enclosure which is the bioconversion site, and a secondary central enclosure called the crop, intended to receive and store the organic waste to be processed before the dosing of same into the main enclosure to complete the bioconversion. The crop forms a removable subassembly that can be configured in different ways, with a circulation and distribution block on which it is secured and with a liquid-solid phase separator which is mounted over same. This subassembly engages with a mechanical stirrer for stirring the fermentative medium contained inside the tank, driven by the gasometric bell, which is centered and rotated by a drive device, for example one carried by the arm of a telescopic bracket mounted over same, or by a drive ring. |
| US10214711B2 |
Fractionation of hop oils using liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide
This invention discloses a method for producing of hop aroma from hop oil that uses only carbon dioxide and ethanol as solvents. It also covers ‘green’ aromas produced by that method and the beers produced using these ‘green’ aromas. |
| US10214709B2 |
Oxygen-based cleaning composition comprising a saponin layer
An oxygen-based cleaning composition, comprises a cleaning formulation in powder form, wherein the cleaning formulation includes a hydrogen peroxide addition compound layer comprising a hydrogen peroxide addition compound powder for producing hydrogen peroxide, a surfactant layer formed by coating an outer surface of the hydrogen peroxide addition compound layer with a liquid surfactant, and a saponin layer formed by coating an outer surface of the surfactant layer with a saponin powder. |
| US10214706B2 |
Fragrance carrier
A novel fragrance carrier comprising 1,2,3-triacetoxypropane (triacetin) of formula I: |
| US10214705B2 |
Method and device for processing an organic oil in steps
A method is provided for processing an organic oil in steps, including the following: A) providing a raw oil; B) degumming the raw oil by adding water or acid to the raw oil and forming at least two phases, an aqueous phase and an oil phase, and separating the aqueous phase enriched in phospholipid from the oil phase; C) adding sodium hydrogencarbonate and/or sodium acetate to the oil phase from step B, and removing alkaline-earth compounds and/or phospholipids and/or stearyl glycosides, in solution or suspension in an aqueous phase, from the oil phase. |
| US10214702B2 |
Biogas blending and verification systems and methods
A biogas blending and energy content verification system and method for controlled enhancement of a biogas feedstock stream energy content profile by selective sampling and analysis of the biogas feedstock stream and controlled injection of a refined gas of a known, higher energy content into the biogas feedstock stream to produce a blended biogas having an augmented energy content profile meeting or exceeding a pre-established minimum to meet end user requirements. |
| US10214698B2 |
Method of processing cracked naphtha to make a low-sulfur naphtha product
A method providing for the selective hydroprocessing of cracked naphtha feedstock to make a low-sulfur gasoline blending component. The method includes the use of two catalytic distillation stages in combination with two stripping columns and two fixed-bed reactors integrated in a novel arrangement so as to provide for the treatment of cracked naphtha feedstock that has a high sulfur concentration to yield exceptionally low-sulfur light cracked naphtha and heavy cracked naphtha products. The desulfurized light and heavy cracked naphtha are produced with a minimal amount of hydrogenation of the olefin content and at may suitably be used as gasoline blending components. |
| US10214696B2 |
System and method of refining used oil
An improved system and method for refining various types of used oil involves using solvents to treat used oil in a system designed to recycle the solvents and produce minimal waste byproducts. The system includes a main reactor for enabling the used oil and the solvents to react chemically and for wasted products to dissipate and separate through sedimentation. The system also includes a reservoir for providing a second opportunity for a chemical reaction and sedimentation of waste byproducts before the mixture of refined oil and solvents enter a housing unit configured to be heated to separate the refined oil from the solvents via vaporization and subsequent condensation. Thereby, the solvents are recycled and made available for reuse in further treatment of used oil. |
| US10214691B2 |
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. |
| US10214688B2 |
Method for producing fluoride fluorescent material
The present invention provides a method for producing a fluoride fluorescent material comprising a chemical composition represented by the following formula (I): K2[M1−aMn4+aF6] (I) wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Groups 4 and 14 of the Periodic Table, and a is a value that satisfies the relationship: 0 |
| US10214685B2 |
Optical element for correcting color blindness
Described herein are devices, compositions, and methods for improving color discernment. |
| US10214683B2 |
Systems and methods for producing hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon bearing rock via combined treatment of the rock and subsequent waterflooding
A method for producing hydrocarbons within a reservoir includes (a) injecting an aqueous solution into the reservoir. The aqueous solution includes water and a thermally activated chemical species. The thermally activated chemical species is urea, a urea derivative, or a carbamate. The thermally activated chemical agent is thermally activated at or above a threshold temperature less than 200 C. In addition, the method includes (b) thermally activating the thermally activated chemical species in the aqueous solution during or after (a) at a temperature equal to or greater than the threshold temperature to produce carbon-dioxide and at least one of ammonia, amine, and alkanolamine within the reservoir. Further, the method includes (c) increasing the water wettability of the subterranean formation in response to the thermally activation in (b). Still further, the method includes (d) waterflooding the reservoir with water after (a), (b) and (c). |
| US10214678B2 |
Compositions and method for treating out hydrogen sulfide and preventing settling of precipitate in an environmentally responsible drilling and packer fluid
An environmentally responsible iron chelating additive and method for removing hydrogen sulfide or sulfide ions from drilling and packer fluids and preventing settling of precipitates. Iron chelating agents selected from the group consisting of ferrous lactate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous bis glycinate, ferrous citrate, ferrous acetate, ferrous fumarate, ferrous succinate, ferrous sacchrate, ferrous tartarate, ferrous glycine sulfate, ferrous glutamate, ferrous ascorbate, ferrous polymaltose, or a combination thereof, may be used. When the fluids are oil based, the iron chelating agents are added to the water phase of an emulsion, and the emulsion is added to the fluid. Viscosifiers may also be added to the drilling fluid with the emulsion. |
| US10214677B2 |
Breaker fluids and methods of use thereof
A method may include circulating a breaker fluid into a wellbore having a filtercake on the walls thereon, the filter cake including copolymer formed from at least one acrylamide monomer and at least one sulfonated anionic monomer, the breaker fluid comprising: a base fluid; and a mixture of hydrolysable esters of dicarboxylic acids. |
| US10214674B2 |
Weighted well fluids
Fluids and methods of making and using the fluids that include, for example, well bore treatment fluids, kill fluids, packer fluids, thermal insulating fluids and the like that contain soluble weighting material. The fluids include: (a) an aqueous solvent such as water, and optionally one or more water-miscible organic liquids; and (b) one or more organic cationic tungstates, molybdates, and/or silicates dissolved in the solvent. In some cases, the fluids are substantially free of lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), and francium (Fr) salts and/or ions. The fluid may also be an oil-based emulsion including the aqueous-based fluid. Methods of making and using both the aqueous fluids and oil-based emulsions are also disclosed. |
| US10214666B2 |
Optically clear adhesives for durable plastic bonding
The present invention is a copolymer of a monomer mixture including about 25 to about 80 parts by mass of an alkyl (meth)acrylate, approximately 15 to approximately 50 parts by mass of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer, and approximately 5 to approximately 25 parts by mass of a macromer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of approximately 50° C. or higher. The copolymer contains substantially no acidic groups. |
| US10214664B2 |
Floor marking tape
A floor marking tape has a structure that retains the adhesive under the tape to prevent the adhesive from being squeezed out from under the tape when the tape is in use on a floor. In one embodiment, the structure is a shoulder that defines a recess that holds the bulk of the adhesive. The shoulder prevents the adhesive from flowing out to the outer edge of the tape. The tape may have beveled edges that limit the unintentional lifting and delamination of the tape from the floor. The upper surface of the tape may be curved from edge-to-edge to limit dirt retention on the tape as well as allowing objects to slide over the tape. |
| US10214659B2 |
Aqueous compositions having polyalkoxylates for improved open time
The present invention provides aqueous compositions that provide improved open time, the compositions comprising (i) an aqueous polymer composition of one or more emulsion polymers, one or more aqueous dispersion polymers, or mixtures thereof, preferably, a vinyl or acrylic emulsion polymer, and (ii) from 0.1 to 5 wt. %, based on the total weight of solids in the composition, one or more polyalkoxylates having from 2 to 15 polyalkoxylate chains and an ethylene oxide (EO) content ranging from 20 to 70 wt. %, based on the total weight of polyalkoxylate solids in the composition. The compositions are useful in high solids or fast drying compositions such as coatings and non-cementitious mortars. |
| US10214658B2 |
Method of three-dimensional printing
A method of three-dimensional (3D) printing, the method including: heating a composition comprising a polymer base including atactic polypropylene having a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 1,000,000, a density of 0.8 to 0.9 g/ml, and isotacticity (Pentad I.I, mmmm) of 5 to 20%, wherein a melting index (210° C., 2.16 kg) of the polymer base is 0.5-30 g/10 minutes; extruding the composition as a filament; and applying the extruded filament in one or more layers, wherein a solidification rate (measuring melting indexes (MI, 150° C., 10 kg)) of the filament is less than or equal to 2 g/10 minutes and a melting rate (measuring melting indexes (MI, 180° C., 10 kg)) of the filament is greater than or equal to 10 g/10 minutes, and hardness of the polymer base is less than or equal to Shore A 90. |
| US10214655B2 |
Metal nanoparticle ink dispersion
A metal nanoparticle ink dispersion is made by mixing ingredients comprising: a first solvent being nonpolar and having a boiling point above 160° C. at 1 atmosphere pressure; a second solvent having a boiling point above 230° C. at 1 atmosphere pressure, the second organic solvent being an aromatic hydrocarbon and having a higher boiling point than the first hydrocarbon solvent; and a plurality of metal nanoparticles. A method of printing the metal nanoparticle ink dispersion is also disclosed. |
| US10214652B2 |
Aluminum-copper composite semi-finished product for electrical engineering and method for producing same
A semi-finished product for electrical engineering is described, which is a composite of an aluminum sheet and a copper sheet. According to this disclosure, the semi-finished product bears an acrylate-based protective layer, which has been applied as a lacquer, which contains at least one photoinitiator and has been cured under the effect of light to form acrylate polymer, preferably acrylate copolymer. This disclosure also relates to an unfinished product produced from such a semi-finished product. A method for producing such a semi-finished product is also described. |
| US10214651B2 |
Pigment/frit mixtures
Frits or frit mixtures with pearlescent pigments for materials, such as ceramic glazes, which are stable above 1000° C. |
| US10214643B2 |
Recycled polyethylene terephthalate compositions, fibers and articles produced therefrom, and methods for producing same
In one aspect, the invention relates to recycled polyethylene terephthalate compositions, fibers and articles produced therefrom, and methods for producing same. In a further aspect, the invention relates to homogenized post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate. In a further aspect, the invention relates to extruded polymer compositions, polymer mixtures, fibers, and/or Bulked Continuous Filament fibers comprising post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate. In a further aspect, the invention relates to processes for preparing recycled polyethylene terephthalate compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| US10214640B2 |
Soft and flexible polyolefin composition
The present disclosure provides a polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) from about 63 to about 78% by weight of a copolymer of butene-1 with ethylene having a copolymerized ethylene content of up to about 18% by mole and no melting peak detectable at the DSC at the second heating scan; B) from about 22 to about 37% by weight of (i) a propylene homopolymer, or (ii) a propylene copolymer, or (iii) a mixture of two or more of (i) and (ii), having a melting temperature Tm, measured by DSC at the second heating scan, of from about 130° C. to about 165° C.; wherein (i) the amounts of A) and B) are referred to the total weight of A)+B) and (ii) having a melting enthalpy ΔHfus, measured by DSC at the second heating scan, of from 7 to 30 J/g. |
| US10214638B2 |
Rubber composition comprising an aromatic dicyclopentadiene resin
The disclosure relates to a rubber composition based on at least one styrene/butadiene copolymer SBR, the SBR having a content of greater than or equal to 50 parts per hundred parts of elastomer, phr, a reinforcing filler comprising predominantly carbon black with a CTAB specific surface area of greater than or equal to 90 m2/g, wherein the composition comprises an aromatic dicyclopentadiene plasticizing resin comprising essentially styrene, ethylene and dicyclopentadiene units, at a content ranging from 2 to 40 phr, the composition containing less than 5 phr of another plasticizer. |
| US10214635B2 |
Sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture and vehicle tire
The invention relates to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, in particular for treads of vehicle tires, and to a vehicle tire. The rubber mixture contains at least the following components: at least one diene rubber and 10 to 200 phr of at least one silicic acid and 2 to 20 phf of at least one silane having general empirical formula I) [(R1)3Si—X]mSn(R2)2-m, wherein the residues R1 within a molecule can be the same or different and are alkoxy groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or cyclic dialkoxy groups having 2 to 10 carbon atoms or cycloalkoxy groups having 4 to 10 carbon atoms or phenoxy groups or aryl groups having 6 to 20 carbon atoms or alkyl groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or alkenyl groups having 2 to 20 carbon atoms or aralkyl groups having 7 to 20 carbon atoms or halides and wherein X is a polar organic group containing urea and wherein m assumes the value 1 or 2 and wherein n is an integer from 1 to 8 and wherein R2 is a hydrogen atom or an acyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. |
| US10214631B2 |
Polymer composition with improved long-term stability, moulded parts produced herefrom and also purposes of use
The present invention relates to a polymer composition with improved long-term stability which comprises at least one thermoplastic polymer, carbon nanotubes, at least one antioxidant and also at least one additive or consists hereof. In addition, the present invention relates to molded parts which can be produced from the polymer compositions according to the invention. The invention likewise indicates possibilities for use of the polymer composition or of the molded parts. |
| US10214630B2 |
Natural crystalline colorant and process for production
A crystalline pigment or colorant composition having high color intensity and/or low sugar content, and methods and processes of preparation. The composition may comprise purified fruit and/or vegetable color juices. |
| US10214629B2 |
Class of antioxidant agents for polymer products
A rubber mixture comprising at least one polymer base with a cross-linkable unsaturated chain, a vulcanization system, and antioxidant agents comprising in monomer form one or more compounds covered by the general formula (I) wherein, the substituents R1, R2, R3, R4 and R10, which are equal to or different from one another, are chosen among H, OH, and (CH2)nCHCH2 with n as an integer number ranging from 1 to 10; provided that, among the substituents R1, R2, R3, R4 and R10, at least one is OH and at least one is (CH2)nCHCH2; and the substituents R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9, which are equal to or different from one another, are chosen among H, OH, and (CH2)nCHCH2 with n as an integer number ranging from 1 to 10; provided that, among the substituents R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9, at least one is OH and at least one is (CH2)nCHCH2. |
| US10214627B2 |
Stabilised resin composition
The invention is directed to a resin composition that has both high heat resistance and high resistance against ultraviolet radiation. The invention is further directed to an article comprising said composition, and to the use of a combination of compounds for stabilising a resin composition. The resin composition of the invention comprises (A) a polypropylene resin, (B) an optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl ester of 3-(alkylated 4′-hydroxyphenyl) propionic acid having a molecular weight of 750 g/mol or less, (C) a hindered amine light stabiliser, having a molecular weight of 1250 g/mol or more, wherein the hindered amine is comprised in the backbone of the hindered amine light stabiliser molecule, and (D) a thiosynergist. |
| US10214626B2 |
Renewable cross-linker for increased bio-content from fructose
A class of bio-based bifuran cross-linkers are disclosed. Polymers cross-linked using the cross-linkers are also disclosed. |
| US10214622B2 |
Catalyst systems for olefin polymerization
The instant invention provides procatalysts and catalyst systems for olefin polymerization, olefin based polymers polymerized therewith, and process for producing the same. In one embodiment, the instant invention provides a procatalyst comprising a metal-ligand complex of formula (I): |
| US10214618B2 |
Low density coring material
A low density coring material is described. In one embodiment, the low density coring material consists essentially of: about 40 to about 80 wt % resin; 0 to about 50 wt % monomer; 0 to about 5 wt % dispersion aid; 0 to about 5 wt % accelerator; about 3 to about 7 wt % microspheres; and about 1 to about 5 wt % catalyst; wherein a density of the cured coring material is less than about 5.0 lbs/gal. Composites made using the low density coring material and methods of making composites are also described. |
| US10214614B2 |
Copolymerization of ethylene oxide and carbon dioxide
The present disclosure is directed, in part, to methods of synthesizing a poly(ethylene carbonate) polymer from the reaction of ethylene oxide (EO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the presence of a metal complex. The present disclosure also provides novel metal complexes. In one aspect, the metal complex is of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, M, X and Ring A are as defined herein. |
| US10214610B2 |
Polymer and composition containing same
The present invention relates to a novel multipurpose polymer and a composition containing the same. The polymer and the composition of the present invention are very useful for preparing a semiconductor device having very good mechanical and optical properties. |
| US10214607B2 |
Cell adhesion inhibitor
Provided is a cell adhesion inhibitor which exhibits low cytotoxicity and an excellent cell adhesion prevention effect; a tool and an apparatus each having a surface modified through application of the cell adhesion inhibitor thereto; a method for producing each of the surface-modified tool and apparatus; a biomedical structure and a production method therefor; and a microchannel device and a production method therefor.The invention provides a cell adhesion inhibitor comprising, as an active ingredient, a polymer comprising a repeating unit having a sulfinyl group in a side chain thereof. |
| US10214604B2 |
Vinyl alcohol polymer and use thereof
There is provided a vinyl alcohol-based polymer having an ethylenic double bond with a saponification degree of 70 mol % or more, wherein the vinyl alcohol-based polymer is water-soluble; a molar ratio of the ethylenic double bond to the total of vinyl alcohol units and vinyl acetate units is 0.05/100 to 2/100; and a limiting viscosity [η] and a weight-average molecular weight Mw of a vinyl ester-based polymer which is produced by esterifying the vinyl alcohol-based polymer satisfy the following formulas (1) and (2). 4.7≤log Mw 6.3 (1) 0.60<(log [η]+3.75)/log Mw<0.69 (2) |
| US10214601B2 |
Non-stretched polypropylene-based film
The polypropylene copolymer according to the present invention has a low melting point and also is excellent in the low temperature heat sealing effect, transparency and strength, and the film prepared therefrom can be effectively used as a sealing layer of the non-stretched polypropylene-based film. |
| US10214599B2 |
Method for the continuous production of anionic polymers using radicals
The invention relates to a novel method for the continuous production of anionic polymers by radical polymerization. The polymers produced by said method have a controlled molecular weight. |
| US10214591B1 |
Monoclonal antibody to human line-1 ORF2 protein and method for early detection of transforming cells in pre-neoplastic tissues of a human subject
The present disclosure relates to a monoclonal antibody specifically binding to human Long Interspersed Element-1 ORF2 encoded protein (L1-ORF2p) obtained from hybridoma chA1, and derivatives and uses thereof, including for prediction of response of cancer patients to NNRTI treatments. It also relates to a method for early detection of cell transformation in pre-neoplastic tissues of a human subject, comprising detecting in cells of a pre-neoplastic tissue sample from said subject the expression of L1-ORF2p, wherein the expression of L1-ORF2p indicates the presence of cell transformation in said pre-neoplastic tissues. It also relates to a method for detecting progression of colon adenoma in a human subject suffering from colon adenoma, based on detection of an increase of L1-ORF2p expression. |
| US10214587B2 |
Depletion of plasmacytoid dendritic cells
The present invention relates to antibodies targeted to BDCA2 that deplete plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) and methods of using the antibodies to treat disorders associated with pDC. |
| US10214586B2 |
PD-L1 antibodies
The present invention relates to antibodies that bind human programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1), and may be useful for treating solid and hematological tumors alone and in combination with chemotherapy and other cancer therapeutics. |
| US10214585B2 |
Reducing systemic regulatory T cell levels or activity for treatment of disease and injury of the CNS
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that causes reduction of the level of systemic immunosuppression in an individual for use in treating a disease, disorder, condition or injury of the CNS that does not include the autoimmune neuroinflammatory disease, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is provided. The pharmaceutical composition is for administration by a dosage regimen comprising at least two courses of therapy, each course of therapy comprising in sequence a treatment session followed by an interval session of non-treatment. |
| US10214582B2 |
Anti-CGRP compositions and use thereof
The present invention is directed to antibodies and fragments thereof having binding specificity for CGRP. Another embodiment of this invention relates to the antibodies described herein, and binding fragments thereof, comprising the sequences of the VH, VL and CDR polypeptides described herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them. The invention also contemplates conjugates of anti-CGRP antibodies and binding fragments thereof conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. The invention also contemplates methods of making said anti-CGRP antibodies and binding fragments thereof. Embodiments of the invention also pertain to the use of anti-CGRP antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with CGRP. |
| US10214581B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating and preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections
Antibodies having Fab regions that specifically bind to Staphylococcus aureus protein A are capable of mediating opsinization of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria despite their expression of antibody-neutralizing protein A. These antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof can be used in methods of treating and/or preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections. |
| US10214579B2 |
Fc fusion proteins comprising novel linkers or arrangements
The application provides Fc fusion proteins having novel arrangements. In one embodiment, the application provides Fc fusion proteins comprising a 10F3 domain. In another embodiment, the application provides Fc fusion proteins comprising linkers derived from the naturally occurring C-terminal tail regions of membrane bound or secretory immunoglobulins. |
| US10214578B1 |
Variants of IgG-Fc fusion that provide for site-specific conjugation at the N-terminus
Conjugated lysine-depleted variants of fragment crystallizable (Fc) regions of immunoglobulins are disclosed. Also disclosed are fusion proteins comprised of C-terminal targeting peptide sequences, fused to such lysine-depleted variant IgG-Fc domains. Polynucleotides encoding such proteins, compositions and kits containing such proteins, and methods of using such proteins are also disclosed. |
| US10214575B2 |
Process for the purification of a growth factor protein
A method of purifying a Growth Factor Protein in a purification sequence employing chromatography is provided. The method comprises performing at least one chromatography step using a multimodal resin, binding the Growth Factor Protein to the multimodal resin at a pH from 4 to 6.2, and eluting the Growth Factor Protein at a pH in the range of from 5.5 to 6.5. The elution of Growth Factor Protein is improved by addition of arginine and/or NaCl in the eluting buffer. Optionally the multimodal resin step is followed by a yeast derived affinity ligand resin step, which results in a purity of the product greater than 90%. |
| US10214571B2 |
Product made of silk
Disclosed is a method for the production of three-dimensional silk products, wherein a three-dimensional silk product is treated with a silk solvent for a limited period of time so that a partial disintegration of the silk product is obtained whereafter the partially disintegrated silk product is re-stabilized with physical β-sheet induction by a re-stabilizing solution. |
| US10214567B2 |
Tagged hepadnavirus E antigen and its use in screening antiviral substances
The present invention relates to methods and uses for screening anti-hepadnaviral substances, wherein the substances are screened for the capacity to inhibit covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA of a hepadnavirus, like hepatitis B virus. The methods and uses take advantage of cells comprising a nucleic sequence encoding a tagged hepadnavirus e antigen, like Hepatitis B virus e antigen (HBeAg). Furthermore, the present invention provides nucleic acid sequences encoding a tagged hepadnavirus e antigen and proteins encoded thereby. Also kits for use in the screening methods are provided. |
| US10214560B2 |
Branched linker for protein drug conjugates
The present invention relates to method for connecting a protein and a drug to a protein drug conjugate, wherein the drug is linked to the protein through a specific branched linker, said branched linker comprises a peptide chain and is derived from o-hydroxy p-amino benzylic alcohol, wherein the peptide chain is connected to the phenyl ring via the p-amino group, the drug is connected to the phenyl ring via the benzylic alcohol moiety, and the protein is connected to the phenyl ring via the o-hydroxy group; further to a process for the preparation of said protein-drug-conjugates via various intermediates, to the pharmaceutical use of such protein drug conjugates, such as methods of controlling the growth of undesirable cells, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such protein drug conjugates, and to intermediates of the preparation of the protein drug conjugates. |
| US10214552B2 |
Method for purifying beta-nicotinamide mononucleotide
A method for purifying β-nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) includes: sequentially microfiltrating and nanofiltrating a crude product solution containing NMN using membrane concentration devices to obtain a concentrated crude product solution; adjusting the concentrated crude product solution to pH 3-7 to obtain a loading solution, loading the loading solution onto a preparative reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic column, and purifying by gradient elution using an octadecylsilane-bonded silica gel as a stationary phase, a hydrochloric acid solution at pH 3-7 as a mobile phase A, and 100% ethanol as a mobile phase B, to obtain a purified sample solution; concentrating the purified sample solution by nanofiltration and freeze drying in a vacuum freeze drier to obtain a purified NMN. |
| US10214551B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
Novel phosphorescent tetradentate platinum compounds of Formula I are provided. The complexes contain a dibenzo moiety, which allows for the creation of OLED devices with improved properties when compounds of Formula I are incorporated into such devices. Compounds of Formula I′ that comprise two ligands that contain a 5-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, one of which contains an imidazole ring with a twisted aryl group attached to N−1 and a second aromatic ring that is attached to the platinum via a carbon atom. These compounds may be advantageously used in OLEDs. |
| US10214548B2 |
Boron containing small molecules as antiprotozoal agents
This invention provides, among other things, novel compounds useful for treating protozoal infections, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, as well as combinations of these compounds with at least one additional therapeutically effective agent. |
| US10214544B2 |
Imidazopyridazine and imidazothiadiazole compounds
The present invention provides imidazopyridazine compounds or imidazothiadiazole compounds of Formula I having the structure: (I) wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, Y, W, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and (II) are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug ester or solvate form thereof. These compounds are inhibitors of platelet aggregation and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing thromboembolic disorders. |
| US10214540B2 |
Compound having agonistic activity on somatostatin receptor, and use thereof for medical purposes
Provision of orally-available and low-toxic somatostatin receptor subtype 2 agonist. Since the compound represented by the general formula (I): wherein all symbols represent the same meanings as those described in the description, a salt thereof, an N-oxide thereof, a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof is non-peptidic low-molecular compound which has strong somatostatin receptor subtype 2 agonist activity, the compound is orally-available. Additionally, since the compound is low-toxic, the compound is useful for the prevention and/or treatment of the somatostatin related diseases such as acromegaly or gastrointestinal obstruction. |
| US10214539B2 |
Intermediates and methods for the synthesis of halichondrin B analogs
Methods of synthesizing intermediates useful for the synthesis of halichondrin B analogs are described. |
| US10214531B2 |
Substituted amino triazoles, and methods using same
The invention provides novel substituted amino triazoles of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase) and are useful, in a non-limiting embodiment, for treating asthma. The invention further provides methods of using compounds and/or compositions of the invention to treat asthma and/or to monitor asthma treatment. |
| US10214530B2 |
Xanthine derivatives, their use as a medicament, and pharmaceutical preparations comprising the same
The invention relates to a xanthine derivative defined by chemical formula I or a salt thereof, its use as a medicament, especially for use in the treatment of serotonin-related diseases or disorders, and a pharmaceutical preparation comprising the xanthine derivative. The novel xanthine compounds are capable of inhibiting tryptophan hydroxylases (TPH) involved in the biosynthesis of serotonin and are effective in influencing the serotonin level in the body. |
| US10214519B2 |
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitors
The present application provides the compounds of formula I or IA or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, tautomer, or a mixture thereof, wherein s, t, m, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as described herein. |
| US10214518B2 |
Pyrazolyl substituted carbonic acid derivatives as modulators of the prostacyclin (PGI2) receptor useful for the treatment of disorders related thereto
Pyrazole derivatives of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the PGI2 receptor. Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are directed to methods useful in the treatment of: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and related disorders; platelet aggregation; coronary artery disease; myocardial infarction; transient ischemic attack; angina; stroke; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atrial fibrillation; blood clot formation in an angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery individual or in an individual suffering from atrial fibrillation; atherosclerosis; atherothrombosis; asthma or a symptom thereof; a diabetic-related disorder such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy or diabetic retinopathy; glaucoma or other disease of the eye with abnormal intraocular pressure; hypertension; inflammation; psoriasis; psoriatic arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; Crohn's disease; transplant rejection; multiple sclerosis; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); ulcerative colitis; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atherosclerosis; acne; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; sepsis; and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). |
| US10214514B2 |
Hedgehog antagonists having zinc binding moieties
The present invention provides compounds which antagonize hedgehog signaling and inhibit HDAC activity. The compounds can be used in methods of treating proliferative diseases and disorders such as cancer. |
| US10214497B2 |
Process for the preparation of a dual-acting angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor compound
The present invention relates to a process for preparing amorphous form of Sacubitril/Valsartan sodium salt of Formula-II and pharmaceutical composition comprising thereof. |
| US10214495B2 |
Anti-malarial agents
The present invention is related to a use of aminopyrazine derivatives in the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating malaria. Specifically, the present invention is related to aminopyrazine derivatives useful for the preparation of a pharmaceutical formulation for the inhibition of malaria parasite proliferation. |
| US10214492B2 |
Heterocyclic inhibitors of MCT4
Disclosed herein are compounds and compositions useful in the treatment of MCT4 mediated diseases, such as proliferative and inflammatory diseases, having the structure of Formula I: Methods of inhibition MCT4 activity in a human or animal subject are also provided. |
| US10214487B2 |
Indole derivatives and methods of using the same
The invention provides indole-4,7-dione derivatives useful for the treatment of diseases in a mammal, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and methods of using the same in the treatment of cancer and neoplastic diseases including human solid tumors and other mammalian tumors. |
| US10214485B2 |
Method of reprocessing alkanesulfonic acid
The invention relates to a method of reprocessing alkanesulfonic acid employed in a chemical process as an agent, catalyst or solvent and comprising the steps of: (a) removing an alkanesulfonic acid-comprising stream from a reaction mixture generated in the chemical process, (b) feeding the alkanesulfonic acid-comprising stream into a melt crystallization as the starting melt to form crystals of the alkanesulfonic acid, of hydrates of the alkanesulfonic acid or of a mixture of both suspended in mother liquor, (c) performing a solid-liquid separation to remove the crystals from the mother liquor, (d) optionally washing the crystals to remove mother liquor adhering to the crystals, (e) recycling the washed or unwashed crystals removed from the mother liquor into the chemical process. |
| US10214478B2 |
Amantadine nitrate compounds with neural protective effect, and preparation and medical use thereof
The present invention relates to amantadine nitrate compounds having neural protective effect, and preparation method and medical use thereof. The compounds have the structure of the general formula (I). The compounds have multifunctional mechanisms, including inhibiting NMDA receptors, releasing NO, inhibiting calcium influxes, and having protective effects on cells particularly neurocytes. The compounds can be used in the preparation of medicaments having a cellular protective effect, for prevention or treatment of the diseases related to such as NMDA receptors and elevation of calcium anions in cells, including the diseases related to neurodegeneration such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cerebral paralysis and glaucoma, and the diseases related to cardio-cerebral-vascular system such as Parkinson's syndrome combined with cerebral arteriosclerosis, as well as respiratory tract infections caused by influenza virus. |
| US10214474B2 |
Oxidation of uronic acids to aldaric acids
Disclosed is the oxidation of uronic acids, such as galacturonic acid, to the corresponding aldaric acids, such as galactaric acid, under neutral or acidic conditions. Use is made of a supported gold catalyst. The oxidation occurs in good selectivity and yield, under unexpectedly mild conditions. A source of galacturonic acids is pectins, such as from sugar beet pulp. |
| US10214469B2 |
Method for producing high-efficiency methanol capable of reducing emission of carbon dioxide
A method for producing high-efficiency methanol capable of reducing emission of carbon dioxide. The method includes: a first step of preparing mixed gas by using steam and natural gas as raw materials and converting C2+ hydrocarbon contained in the natural gas into methane on a catalyst; a second step of preparing a synthesis gas including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen by reforming the mixed gas in a reformer filled with a reforming catalyst; and a third step of preparing methanol by using the synthesis gas as the raw material and reacting the synthesis gas. |
| US10214467B2 |
Simulated moving bed xylenes separation process, and optimized operating conditions for units treating paraxylene-rich feeds
The present invention describes a process for the simulated moving bed separation of xylenes which can be used for the treatment of paraxylene-rich feeds (more than 25% by weight of paraxylene), in which the operating conditions are optimized by means of a specific relationship between the cycle time and the desorbant flow rate. |
| US10214462B2 |
Oligomerization of ethylene to liquid transportation fuels with post synthesis treated ZSM-5 catalyst
A process for post synthesis treatment of ZSM-5 catalyst for converting ethylene to liquid fuel products providing substantially improved catalyst life. The treatment comprises either a base treatment, an acid treatment or a two-step treatment where one is with an acid and the other is with a base. The base treatment is provided by a weak sodium hydroxide such as less than 1 Molar concentration. The acid treatment is stronger acid where, for example, a hydrogen chloride solution at greater than 2 Molar concentration is used. |
| US10214461B2 |
Process and plant for producing olefins from oxygenates
A process for producing olefins from oxygenates can include the following steps: (i) heterogeneously catalyzed conversion of at least one oxygenate to a product stream containing C2 olefins, C3 olefins, C4 olefins, C5/6 hydrocarbon compounds, and C7+ hydrocarbon compounds; and (ii) separation of a propylene stream consisting of C3 olefins for at least 95 wt-%, wherein at least 10 wt-% of the propylene stream are recirculated into process step (i). |
| US10214453B2 |
Advanced cement free composition for concrete and panels and method of preparation thereof
The present invention relates to advanced cement free composition for concrete and panels useful in construction industry and the method of preparation thereof. Particularly the present invention relates to advanced cement free composition constituting Sea sand, Fly Ash, Seawater, NaOH and Na2SiO3 (sodium meta silicate). More particularly the present invention relates to advanced cement free composition for concrete and panels with comprehensive strength of 15 to 30 MPa and flexural strength of 1.5-3.0 MPa. |
| US10214445B2 |
Articles with patterned coatings
Embodiments of an article including a substrate and a patterned coating are provided. In one or more embodiments, when a strain is applied to the article, the article exhibits a failure strain of 0.5% or greater. Patterned coating may include a particulate coating or may include a discontinuous coating. The patterned coating of some embodiments may cover about 20% to about 75% of the surface area of the substrate. Methods for forming such articles are also provided. |
| US10214443B2 |
Lithium silicate materials
Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools and which subsequently can be converted into lithium silicate products showing high strength. |
| US10214441B2 |
Cutting device
Provided is a cutting device including a machining table configured to float a workpiece having a plate shape, a laser radiation unit configured to radiate a laser beam onto the workpiece, a coolant injection unit configured to inject a coolant onto the workpiece, and a moving device configured to relatively move the workpiece with respect to the laser radiation unit and the coolant injection unit in a preset direction. In the cutting device, a scattering member configured to receive injection of the coolant from the coolant injection unit and scatter the coolant is installed at the machining table in front of the workpiece in a moving direction in which the workpiece relatively moves. |
| US10214439B2 |
Non-contact vibration suppression device and object processing method
The present invention provides a non-contact vibration suppression device comprising a first ultrasonic vibration unit and a second ultrasonic vibration unit, the device being characterized in that the first ultrasonic vibration unit and the second ultrasonic vibration unit are installed to face each other while being spaced from each other such that an object can be interposed therebetween, the first ultrasonic vibration unit and the second ultrasonic vibration unit generate ultrasonic vibrations, respectively, and apply repulsive forces, which result from the ultrasonic vibrations, to the object such that the object is constrained with no contact between the first ultrasonic vibration unit and the second ultrasonic vibration unit, thereby suppressing vibration of the object. In addition, the present invention provides an object processing method characterized by comprising the steps of: suppressing vibration of the object using the non-contact vibration suppression device; and processing the object, vibration of which has been suppressed. |
| US10214436B2 |
Wastewater treatment device, bacteria bed used for treating food waste and wastewater, and wastewater treatment method using bacteria bed
A wastewater treatment device for decomposing solid matter using aerobic microorganisms in a bacteria bed, includes a decomposition tank that accommodates the solid matter obtained by crushing food waste and the bacteria bed, a water supply capable of supplying water to the decomposition tank, and a stirrer for stirring the solid matter and the bacteria bed in the decomposition tank. The bacteria bed includes a carrier made of a synthetic resin having a plurality of pores and microorganisms carried in the plurality of the pores. |
| US10214430B2 |
Water treatment system and method
A method of treatment of liquid including supplying liquid to be treated to at least one liquid treatment module having a liquid inlet, a permeate outlet and a brine outlet, monitoring liquid pressure within the at least one liquid treatment module and upon exceedance of a liquid pressure threshold in the at least one liquid treatment module, reducing the liquid pressure in the at least one liquid treatment module by performing at least one of the following functions: opening a liquid pressure reducing valve at the brine outlet, increasing a liquid volume output of a circulation pump which removes brine from the at least one liquid treatment module, equilibrating liquid pressures between a liquid pressure inside the at least one liquid treatment module and inside a liquid feed tank and opening a liquid pressure reducing valve at the liquid inlet. |
| US10214429B2 |
Phosphor containing Ce
A phosphor contains a crystal phase having a chemical composition CexM3-x-yβ6γ11-z. M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu. β contains Si in an amount of 50 mol % or more of a total mol of β. γcontains N in an amount of 80 mol % or more N of a total mol of γ. x satisfies 0 |
| US10214426B2 |
Oligomerization of ethylene to liquid transportation fuels with post synthesis treated ZSM-5 catalyst
A process for post synthesis treatment of ZSM-5 catalyst for converting ethylene to liquid fuel products providing substantially improved catalyst life. The treatment comprises either a base treatment, an acid treatment or a two-step treatment where one is with an acid and the other is with a base. The base treatment is provided by a weak sodium hydroxide such as less than 1 Molar concentration. The acid treatment is stronger acid where, for example, a hydrogen chloride solution at greater than 2 Molar concentration is used. |
| US10214425B2 |
Method for producing silicon using microwave, and microwave reduction furnace
A microwave reduction furnace including a reaction furnace provided with a refractory chamber of silica or silicon carbide for storing a material therein, a supply section for supplying the material into the refractory chamber, the material being a mixture of a silica powder and a graphite powder or a mixture of a silica powder, a silicon carbide powder and a graphite powder, a discharge section for discharging molten silicon, obtained through reduction, out of the chamber, and a microwave oscillator for outputting microwave toward the refractory chamber in the reaction furnace with a degree of directionality by virtue of a helical antenna or a waveguide. |
| US10214424B2 |
Nanoporous graphene nanowires and producing methods and applications of same
A material of porous graphene nanowires with a pore-rich structure is formed by synthesis of catalyst nanowires for porous graphene nanowires, chemical vapor deposition of a carbon source on the catalysts to grow graphene, removal of residual catalyst, and formation of the porous graphene nanowires. The porous graphene nanowires can be used as an electrochemical energy storage material, carriers of catalysts, a conductive material, an adsorption material, a desorption material, or the like. |
| US10214421B2 |
Primary amine-containing polymers useful as scale inhibitors
Processes for inhibiting scale produced during wet process phosphoric acid production by adding a scale-inhibiting amount of a reagent having a primary amine-containing polymer to at least one stage of a wet process phosphoric acid production process are provided herein, wherein said primary amine-containing polymer includes one or more organic moieties that reduce the polymer's solubility in an aqueous environment as compared to its native form, thereby reducing or preventing scale in the wet process phosphoric acid production process. |
| US10214419B2 |
Granules or powder of disulfonylamide salt and method for producing same
Granules or powders consisting of a compound of formula [I], in which a modal diameter is 80 μm or less, a median diameter is 45 μm or less, and/or, a ratio of (modal diameter)/(median diameter) is 1.7 or less, are preferably used for an electrolyte or the like. In formula [I], R1 and R2 each independently represents a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a fluorine atom, and Y+ represents an alkali metal cation or an ammonium cation. |
| US10214418B2 |
Method for converting biomass into fischer-tropsch products with carbon dioxide recycling
A system and method for processing unconditioned syngas first removes solids and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC), then removes volatile organic compounds (VOC), and then removes at least one sulfur containing compound from the syngas. Additional processing may be performed depending on such factors as the source of syngas being processed, the products, byproducts and intermediate products desired to be formed, captured or recycled and environmental considerations. |
| US10214417B2 |
Solid hydrogen reaction system and method of liberation of hydrogen gas
A solid hydrogen reaction system and method of liberating hydrogen gas includes the utilization of a reactor having a body that defines a reaction chamber, having a first narrow end and a second wider end such that the reactor has an increasing cross-sectional area from the first end toward the second end, for facilitating a reaction to liberate hydrogen gas stored in a hydrogen storage solid located within the reaction chamber. |
| US10214416B2 |
Planar cavity MEMS and related structures, methods of manufacture and design structures
A method of forming a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes forming a lower electrode on a first insulator layer within a cavity of the MEMS. The method further includes forming an upper electrode over another insulator material on top of the lower electrode which is at least partially in contact with the lower electrode. The forming of the lower electrode and the upper electrode includes adjusting a metal volume of the lower electrode and the upper electrode to modify beam bending. |
| US10214415B1 |
Hybrid CMOS-MEMS devices adapted for high-temperature operation and method for their manufacture
A silicon carbide based MOS integrated circuit is monolithically integrated with a suspended piezoelectric aluminum nitride member to form a high-temperature-capable hybrid MEMS-over-MOS structure. In the integrated structure, a post-MOS passivation layer of silicon carbide is deposited over the MOS passivation and overlain by a structural layer of the MEMS device. Electrical contact to refractory metal conductors of the MOS integrated circuit is provided by tungsten vias that are formed so as to pass vertically through the structural layer and the post-MOS passivation layer. |
| US10214414B2 |
Integrated MEMS system
An integrated MEMS system having a MEMS chip, including a MEMS transducer, and at least one IC chip, including MEMS processing circuitry, and additional circuitry to process electrical signals. The MEMS chip can include first and second insulated conducting pathways. The first pathways conduct the MEMS-signals between the transducer and the IC chip, for processing; and the second conducting pathways can extend through the entire thickness of the MEMS chip, to conduct electrical signals to the IC chip, to be processed by additional circuitry. |
| US10214412B2 |
Stirrups for horseback riding
Stirrups for horseback riding which include a tread for the support of the foot and an arched structure that extends from the ends of the tread for connection to a stirrup strap. The arched structure may be formed by two stirrup arms, each forming, in a single body with said arm, a half-ring lying in a plane substantially orthogonal to the plane in which said arched structure lies. The half-rings of said stirrup arms are brought together with each other to form a stirrup ring suitable for being passed through by the stirrup strap. |
| US10214411B2 |
Fuel dispenser communication
Various systems, devices, and methods are provided for facilitating communication between a forecourt controller and a fuel dispenser. In certain aspects, a fuel controller translator is provided for translating commands transmitted between the forecourt controller and the fuel dispenser. For example, where the forecourt controller transmits commands that are compatible with the payment terminal, but not with the fuel controller, the fuel controller translator can translate the commands received from the forecourt controller into a format compatible with the fuel controller. Conversely, the fuel controller translator can translate commands received from the fuel controller into a format that is compatible with the forecourt controller. |
| US10214408B2 |
Drink-dispensing device, control system, and drink-dispensing method
A liquid-dispensing device includes: a table, including a body and a plate, the body including three casks containing a liquid, each cask including a shell in which a pouch, made of a flexible material and containing the liquid, is positioned; three draft circuits, extending from each cask to three dispensing taps; a system for cooling the draft circuit; three pressurized draft systems for drawing the liquid from each cask, the draft system including a solenoid valve in each draft circuit, between the cask and the tap; a system for managing the device, the managing system being provided to control dispensing by opening or closing the solenoid valve; and wheels enabling movement of the device. The plate includes: three liquid-dispensing taps; and a unit for interacting with the management system, which is suitable for interfacing with the liquid-dispensing control. The managing system is connected to a database via a connector. |
| US10214405B2 |
Method and filling machine for filling bottles with a liquid filling material
A filling machine includes a filling element that has a liquid channel, a liquid valve, controlled gas paths, and a probe having a channel and an opening. The channel connects to a tank of filling material. A filter in a gas path traps contaminants. During filling, the liquid valve introduces filling material into a container, the first gas path connects to an interior space of the container, and the probe's position determines a fill level in the container. |
| US10214400B2 |
Systems and methods for moving pallets via unmanned motorized unit-guided forklifts
In some embodiments, methods and systems of facilitating movement of product-containing pallets include at least one forklift unit configured to lift and move the product-containing pallets, at least one motorized transport unit configured to mechanically engage and disengage a respective forklift unit, and a central computer system in communication with the at least one motorized transport unit. The central computer system is configured to transmit at least one signal to the at least one motorized transport unit. The signal is configured to cause the at least one motorized transport unit to control the at least one forklift unit to move at least one of the product-containing pallets. |
| US10214398B2 |
Lishanski vibrating transport device and associated method for movement of objects on vertical, horizontal and inclined basic surfaces
A device and method for moving cargo on inclined, horizontal or vertical surfaces utilizes frictional forces selectively applied through the use of induced mechanical vibrations on a loaded, platform in conjunction with the force of gravity acting on the platform. The platform is vibrated to pivot or shift the platform relative to a support structure, engaging a portion of the platform secured to the platform with the support structure. At the furthest extent of this motion, the platform is pulled against the support structure by gravity, disengaging the portion from the support structure. In turn the pivot point for the device is shifted to the point of engagement between the platform and the support structure, which enables the portion of the platform to move upwardly along the support structure. The alternation of this engagement of the platform with the support structure causes the platform to move along the support structure. |
| US10214397B2 |
Device for fine adjustment of the counterweight of a telescopic filming crane
A device for finely adjusting the position of the counterweight of a telescopic filming crane has an electronically controlled motor, acting on a secondary counterweight platform, which automatically finely adjusts the position of the counterweight as the crane's telescoping tubes are extended and retracted. |
| US10214387B2 |
Magnetic elevator drive member and method of manufacture
An illustrative example method of making a magnetic drive component includes inserting a plurality of metal teeth into a metal tube. The teeth respectively have a first portion received against an inner surface of the tube. The teeth respectively have a second portion and a third portion spaced apart and projecting toward a center of the tube. The method includes securing the plurality of teeth to the tube. |
| US10214385B2 |
Elevator brake wedge
An elevator brake wedge is provided and includes an elongate body having first and second generally opposed major surfaces and first and second generally opposed minor surfaces. The second minor surface has a greater length than the first minor surface. Each of the first and second major surfaces extends between corresponding first and second ends of the first and second minor surfaces, respectively. The second major surface defines low-friction film securing grooves extending from a plane of the second major surface into the elongate body. |
| US10214380B2 |
Bucket reel device
A device for the coiling, storage and payout of cable, hose, cord and wire having a bucket creating a storage space defined by a round bucket bottom, a peripheral wall cylindrically extending from the round bucket bottom and terminating in a round open top and a bucket longitudinal axis passing through its geometric center. A spool having a cylindrical core, spaced apart top and bottom flanges and a spool longitudinal axis passing through its geometric center. A nub extends between and spaces the bottom flange from the bucket bottom, the bucket further having an opening in its peripheral wall, the opening having elongated sides extending longitudinally and parallel to the bucket longitudinal axis and extending the distance between the top and bottom flanges and relatively low friction contour rails positioned along the elongated sides and an extendible handle secured to the top flange. |
| US10214376B2 |
Sheet medium flattening device and financial self-service device
A sheet medium flattening device includes a mounting frame configured to mount and support following components; an annular passage, including an annular inner passage plate and an annular outer passage plate, a heating module arranged in a hollow inner cavity of the inner passage plate to supply heat for the inner passage plate; at least one pinch roller arranged at an outer side of the annular guiding plate and realizing clamping with the inner passage plate through a hole slot arranged in the annular guiding plate; a reversing mechanism configured to selectively convey banknotes between the conveying passage and the annular passage of the flattening device; a driving device configured to drive the inner passage plate to rotate; and a control system configured to control a temperature of the heating module and control a selectively switchover of the reversing mechanism. |
| US10214375B2 |
Paper sheet storage device and paper sheet storage method
A banknote storage device includes a housing member having a loading region in which a banknote is loaded; a storage which is disposed to be adjacent to the housing member and in which the banknote is stored; a temporary accumulation region provided between the loading region and the storage so as to temporarily accumulate the banknote to be stored in the storage; and a push-in mechanism that pushes the banknote loaded to the loading region, into the temporary accumulation region and that pushes a plurality of the banknotes accumulated in the temporary accumulation region, into the storage. |
| US10214374B2 |
Sheet feeder, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus
A sheet feeder comprises a sheet stacking unit which stacks sheets, a sheet pickup unit which picks up a sheet from one side of the stacked sheets on the sheet stacking unit, a sheet separating and feeding unit which separately feeds sheets one by one to a conveyance path, an orientation holding unit which holds a feed orientation of a sheet, and a biasing unit which biases the orientation holding unit from a retracted position to a projecting position. A projection amount of the orientation holding unit from an inclined surface increases as the number of stacked sheets decreases, and the projection amount from the inclined surface decreases as the number of stacked sheets increases. |
| US10214373B2 |
Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus
A sheet feeding device comprising: a stacking member on which a sheet is stacked; a first conveying portion that conveys a sheet stacked on the stacking member; a second conveying portion that separates and conveys a sheet conveyed by the first conveying portion; a stopper member that stops a sheet whose front end is abutted against the stopper member at an upstream of the second conveying portion in a sheet conveying direction, wherein the stopper member can be at a first position where the sheet can be stopped and a second position where the sheet can pass the stopper member, and wherein the stopper member can move from the first position toward the second position such that a sheet conveyed by the first conveying portion reaches the second conveying portion while maintaining a state where the front end of the sheet is abutted to the stopper member. |
| US10214371B2 |
Folded towel dispenser with directional ribs
A dispenser for dispensing folded paper towels is described. The dispenser includes several ribs near the dispensing throat. The ribs are uniquely configured to guide the paper towels towards the throat in a bowed fashion, thus reducing the frequency of tears. |
| US10214369B2 |
Unstacker device with a vision system
An unstacker device comprises a floor and a retaining paddle that are designed to move a stack of mailpieces from a feed magazine towards an unstacker head under the action of a monitoring and control unit as the mailpieces are being unstacked from the front of the stack. The device further comprises a vision system suitable for forming a profile digital image of said stack of mailpieces in the magazine, and said unit is arranged to evaluate a certain inclination of the mailpieces in the stack on the basis of said profile image and to cause the floor and the paddle to move so as to present the mailpiece at the front of the stack in a satisfactory position on edge so that it can be unstacked by the unstacker head. |
| US10214364B2 |
System for tracking operating time for conveyor of working machine
A working machine for conducting a roadworking operation includes a conveyor that is adapted to move roadworking material as a part of the roadworking operation. The working machine also includes a sensor which is adapted to determine if a condition exists that is indicative of the conveyor's operating under a load, and a controller which includes at least one timer. The controller is adapted to receive input information including a predetermined operating run-time for a wear part that is associated with the conveyor. The controller is also adapted to receive a signal from the sensor that a condition exists which is indicative of the conveyor's operating under load. The timer of the controller is adapted to use the signal received from the sensor to measure a period of time during which the conveyor is operating under load, and the controller is adapted to compare the measured period of time that the conveyor is operating under load with the predetermined operating run-time for the wear part. If the measured time matches the predetermined operating run-time, the controller will signal the operator that the wear part should be inspected for possible replacement, or should be replaced. |
| US10214362B2 |
Grain unloading system
An agricultural device for unloading of grain including an unloader conveyor includes a first enclosed housing having an inlet end including an opening for receiving grain. A second enclosed housing having an opposite outlet end includes a discharge opening through which the grain can be discharged. An unloader conveyor element extends through the housing between the ends and is operable for conveying the grain through the housing from the inlet end and discharging the grain through the discharge opening. The unloader conveyor element has a first unloader conveyor segment in operative association with a second unloader conveyor segment downstream of the first unloader conveyor segment. A directional transition region is positioned between the first unloader conveyor segment and the second unloader conveyor segment. At least a portion of the second housing near the directional transition region includes a region having reduced cross-sectional area. |
| US10214360B1 |
Chain conveyor and drive sprocket for same
A conveyor assembly for moving material includes a plurality of chains each defining a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of flights coupled to the at least two chains and configured to contact and move the material in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axes. Each of the plurality of flights extends along a central axis oriented oblique with respect to the longitudinal axes. Each flight includes a first portion offset from a second portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axes. |
| US10214359B2 |
Conveyor belt connector and method for forming a belt
A belt and belt connector is provided for forming a continuous belt loop. The belt connector includes a first element insertable into a first end of the belt and a second element insertable into a second end of the belt. The first element may include exterior threads for positively engaging the interior of the belt. Additionally, the belt connector may include a connecting link that connects the first and second elements so that the first and second elements are pivotable relative to one another. Additionally, the connecting link may be configured to that the first element is pivotable relative to the connecting link about a first pivot axis and the connecting link may be pivotable relative to the second element about a second pivot axis that is transverse the first pivot axis. |
| US10214355B2 |
Storage and retrieval system
In accordance with one or more aspects of the disclosed embodiment, a lift includes at least one load handling device configured so as to reciprocate along a lift axis, the load handling device including a frame forming a payload section with a payload support surface having a common elevation configured to hold one or more pickfaces at the common elevation of the payload support surface, at least one transfer arm movably mounted to the frame, and a drive section connected to the load handling device and being configured to move the load handling device along the lift axis, wherein the one or more pickfaces carried in unison by the payload support surface of the at least one load handling device, define an order sequence of pickfaces on the at least one load handling device according to a predetermined case out order sequence of mixed cases. |
| US10214354B2 |
Method and system for automated transport of items
An automated distribution center includes an array with storage locations arranged along aisle(s) having a floor, and a mezzanine platform above the floor, the floor and mezzanine being configured for human picker access to the storage locations, an automated guided vehicle (AGV) configured for traverse of the floor and mezzanine to the storage locations, and for transporting a storage container to and from the storage locations, the floor and mezzanine each having an undeterministic traverse surface for the AGV, the AGV is configured so that the surface provides holonomic selectable paths for the AGV substantially everywhere on the surface, each path being selectable by the AGV, and an order filling station, where one or more goods are picked from container(s) to fill order(s), wherein the AGV is configured to pick the container from a storage location and transport the container on the surface between the storage array and the station. |
| US10214353B2 |
Automated stores and manufactured-product production unit comprising same
A warehouse for items in the form of raw materials or basic components. The warehouse includes a plurality of item storage areas, at least one upper storage area and at least one lower storage area and at least one carrier able to move items from the upper storage area to the lower storage area. The warehouse further includes at least one manipulator robot able to transfer an item between the storage areas the carrier and a workstation. Each manipulator robot is able to move over a storage area during the transporting of an item. |
| US10214352B2 |
Carrier system and method for controlling carrier system
A carrier system capable of rapidly carrying a cargo includes: a circulation rail which is hung from above and includes a curved part; a plurality of carriers, each of which includes a travelling vehicle that travels along the circulation rail and a lift stage that is liftably hung on the travelling vehicle and serves to hold a cargo, and each of which lifts and lowers the lift stage while traveling along the circulation rail; a plurality of racks which are arranged in parallel along the circulation rail, and each of which includes a plurality of placement parts arranged in parallel in a vertical direction; and a controller which selects any of the plurality of placement parts as a storing position of the cargo and instructs the carrier that holds the cargo out of the plurality of carriers, about the storing position. |
| US10214351B2 |
Barrier panel assemblies and storage rack assemblies including same
A barrier panel assembly includes a barrier sheet formed from a plurality of barrier wires arranged in a grid pattern and interconnected with one another by a plurality of flowed-material joints. Support brackets are secured to the barrier sheet along a common side thereof. The support brackets are configured to engage a rail of a storage rack structure that defines a storage bay disposed at a non-zero height above a base surface on which the storage rack structure is supported. A support deck that is dimensioned to form a floor of the storage bay and capture the support brackets between the storage deck and the rail to secure the barrier panel assembly on the storage rack structure. A method of assembly is also included. |
| US10214350B2 |
Intelligent and informatized multi-vehicle collaboratively operating municipal refuse collection and transfer system and method
An intelligent and information multi-vehicle collaboratively operating municipal refuse collection and transfer system and method are provided. The system comprises an automated system with multiple-degree of freedom intelligent dustbin grabbing, an operating system with two types of refuse vehicles collaborating, a multi-vehicle collaborative operation information system, and a fixed-point refuse collection operation confirmation and remote monitoring information management system for coordinating overall operation of the systems. The automated system with multiple-degree of freedom intelligent dustbin grabbing system is used for the refuse vehicles to automatically collect dustbins; the operating system with two types of refuse vehicles collaborating comprises a plurality of small- and medium-sized refuse vehicles and large capacity refuse vehicles. The small- and medium-sized refuse vehicles collect refuse in the dustbins according to multi-vehicle collaborative operation information with the support of the multi-vehicle collaborative operation information system, and the large capacity refuse vehicles are used to dock with the collected refuse and transport the refuse out of town with the support of the multi-vehicle collaborative operation information system. The method is the implementation of the above system. The system and method have good operability and high degree of intelligence and provide good results of refuse disposal. |
| US10214349B2 |
Dust and allergen control for surface cleaning apparatus
A lid for a refuse container is moveable between a closed position in which the lid overlies an open upper end of the refuse container and an open position in which the refuse container may be emptied. The lid has an openable port operable between a closed position in which the lid closes the upper end of the refuse container and an open position in which a dirt collection region of an air treatment member of a surface cleaning apparatus is positioned in the port. |
| US10214347B2 |
Waste storage device
A waste storage device is provided comprising a waste storage compartment for storing waste and a lid. The device further comprises a dispenser for dispensing an agent inside the waste storage device and an actuator arranged to activate the dispenser. A waste cartridge is also provided comprising a relatively rigid upper portion and a relatively flexible lower portion. The relatively flexible lower portion is arranged for storing waste items and the relatively rigid upper portion is arranged to be folded about an axis in a direction substantially towards the relatively flexible lower portion of the waste cartridge. |
| US10214346B2 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring cargo conditions
A method and system for monitoring cargo conditions, includes at least one environmental sensor (50) to monitor at least one environmental parameter associated with the cargo (30), a controller (60) to log a plurality of readings from each of the at least one environmental sensors (50), and a sensor interface (51) to facilitate communication between the at least one environmental sensor (50) and the controller (60). |
| US10214344B2 |
Cartridge for extracting a beverage
A cartridge for extracting a beverage by injecting a fluid, comprising a containment body which is adapted to contain a substance from which the beverage is to be extracted and is adapted to receive the fluid, the containment body comprising at least one opening for the outflow of the beverage, which is adapted to prevent an increase in hydraulic pressure inside the cartridge when the fluid is injected, the containment body further comprising a plurality of raised portions for hindering the flow of the beverage, which are arranged in a mutually offset arrangement around the outflow opening. |
| US10214341B2 |
Aerosol product for forming cooling gel composition for human body
The present invention has as its object the provision of an aerosol product for forming a cooling gel composition for the human body. The aerosol product can easily and stably form a cooling gel composition for the human body which has high storage stability and which provides comfort during use and a sufficient cooling effect.The aerosol product for forming a cooling gel composition for the human body of the present invention has a double-structure container including a propellant filling space and two liquid concentrate filling spaces and having a discharging mechanism for simultaneously discharging the contents filled in these two liquid concentrate filling spaces. The propellant filling space is filled with a propellant composed of a compressed gas. A first liquid concentrate filling space is filled with a first liquid concentrate composition containing a hydrated endothermic substance dispersed in a liquid medium. A second liquid concentrate filling space contains a second liquid concentrate composition containing water. The first liquid concentrate composition and the second liquid concentrate composition, which have a viscosity of 1,000 to 125,000 mPa·s at a temperature of 20° C., are mixed to form a cooling gel composition for the human body. |
| US10214340B2 |
Containers for holding and dispensing stacks of electronic device components
A container assembly and system for dispensing a stack of electronic device components includes an elongated tube having a cavity configured to contain a stack of said components. The tube has a dispensing end opposite an access end and a dispenser opening sized to dispense the electronic device components. The access end has an access opening sized to allow entry of a press to push the stack upwardly. A retainer is positioned proximate the access end to engage a last component in the stack and prevent it from exiting the tube through the access opening. The retainer may include a plurality of retainers. The retainer(s) can be a pair of retainers, four retainers, a chamfer formed in the tube, a perimeter insert, and/or a slidable panel. A method of making and a method of dispensing are provided. |
| US10214338B2 |
Packaging system for oxygen-sensitive drugs
Described herein are pharmaceutical packaging systems which prevent oxidative degradation of oxygen-sensitive drugs, such systems including a primary packaging container with an oxygen permeable component, a secondary packaging with very low permeability to oxygen and an oxygen absorber. |
| US10214334B2 |
Method of forming a carrier for containers
A carrier that is at least partially holding a plurality of containers. The carrier can include a plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a first top panel foldably connected to the first side panel, and a second top panel foldably connected to the second side panel. At least one container-receiving feature extends in at least the bottom panel. The at least one container-receiving feature can at least partially receive at least one container of the plurality of containers. At least one retention flap is foldably connected to the first top panel or the second top panel. The at least one retention flap engages at least a portion of a flange of at least one container. |
| US10214330B2 |
Fluid container with axis straw
A fluid container cover includes a cap having an outer and an inner surface. The inner surface is capable of being coupled to the fluid container. A spout includes a drinking portion, an actuation portion and a curved, distal end. The spout is capable of being actuated from a first closed position to a second open position by an external force. A flexible tube is coupled inside of the spout, and has a first end and a second end. An air venting component has a nub and a plurality of air vent holes. When the spout is in the first closed position, the flexible tube is deformed preventing flow through the spout. When the spout is actuated from the first closed position to the second open position, the curved, distal end of the spout deflects the nub allowing passage of air with the fluid container. |
| US10214328B2 |
Lid for a container
A lid may be sized and configured to be attached to a container, and the lid may include an activator, a fluid-flow member, and a connecting member. The activator, the fluid-flow member and the connecting member may be pivotally connected. The activator, the fluid-flow member, and the connecting member may be movable between open and closed positions. When the activator, the fluid-flow member, and the connecting member are in the closed position, fluid may be prevented from exiting the container. When the activator, the fluid-flow member, and the connecting member are in the open position, fluid may exit the container through a fluid passageway. |
| US10214327B1 |
Hinged lid
A hinged lid, for covering a container having an open top defined by an upper rim, comprises a substantially transparent pair of sections hingedly connected to one another along an axis about which at least one of the sections may pivot between closed and open positions. The sections further have respective peripheral portions with corresponding flat lower sides, which are substantially coplanar with one another in said closed position, thereby being engageable with the rim of the container so as to accommodate various sizes thereof and protect food in the container from flies or other contamination. According to one aspect of the invention, the pivotable section can have a notch with flexible bristles associated therewith to accommodate a serving utensil while also minimizing contamination of food in the container. According to another aspect, the invention can further include a strap for removably securing the other section to the container. |
| US10214324B2 |
Synthetic resin container lid
A cap-type synthetic resin container lid is easily removable from a container without separating to form scrap pieces, The container lid includes thin-walled inversion pieces that extend upward beyond a top panel wall from their lower ends which connect to the outer surface of a skirt wall, a restraint wall that is connected to the upper ends of the thin-walled inversion pieces and that has a specific site in the circumferential direction, and an operating section connected to the outer surface of the skirt wall via a connecting piece that extends radially out from the skirt wall at a position in alignment with the specific site. Locked projections and locking projections, on the restraint wall and the connecting piece respectively, restrict expansion of the restraint wall. |
| US10214320B2 |
Storage system and process of making and using the same
A number of variations may include a system including an adjustable tray comprising at least one edge and a frame, wherein the tray is constructed and arranged to form a plurality of varying compartments within a partially enclosed space at least partially defined by the frame. |
| US10214311B2 |
Lightweight plastic container and preform
A plastic container includes a lower supporting base portion; a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion. The neck portion includes a tamper-evident formation, threads, and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion. In embodiments, a closure may be provided to form an assembly. In an embodiment, the weight of the neck portion is 2.3 grams or less; a vertical distance from the lower surface of the tamper-evident formation to a top of the dispensing opening is 0.30 or less; and/or the container may be filled with a beverage. In embodiments, the volume of the container may be at least 500 ml. A preform and method for making a container are also disclosed. |
| US10214306B2 |
Filling station for filling containers with a liquid
A filling station for filling containers includes a number of container holders defining respective container positions; a number of filling assemblies, each filling assembly being associated with a container holder, where each filling assembly includes a reciprocating nozzle assembly which makes a first reciprocating movement from a retracted nozzle position in which a nozzle is retracted from the container to an inserted nozzle position in which the nozzle is inserted into the container, where the nozzle moves through an opening in a lid member of a reciprocating lid assembly to be inserted into the container for filling the container with liquid; where the reciprocating lid assembly makes a second reciprocating movement towards a filling opening of the container in the container holder and back in a direction away from the filling opening, where the reciprocating lid assembly is under pretension in the direction of the container holder. |
| US10214304B2 |
Apparatus for driving three-dimensional microgravity cable
The technical objective of the present disclosure is to provide an apparatus for driving a three-dimensional microgravity cable that can reproduce microgravity environments such as those experienced on the moon or Mars. To this end, the apparatus for driving a three-dimensional microgravity cable of the present disclosure comprises: a frame unit for forming a virtual space; a wire unit comprising three or more wires, provided at the frame unit; a winch unit for winding or unwinding each of the three or more wires; tension measuring units, respectively provided at the three or more wires, for measuring the tensions of the respective wires; a position sensing unit, provided at the frame unit, for sensing the position of a participant; and a support unit, positioned in the virtual space, for supporting the participant by the three or more wires. |
| US10214301B2 |
Automated control system for manufacturing aircraft
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a product. The method comprises creating a product plan comprising time units during which manufacturing of the product occurs, wherein the time units are grouped into phases of the manufacturing. Further, the product plan also includes entities performing work on systems for the product and work items performed by the entities during the manufacturing days. The manufacturing of the product is controlled using the product plan. |
| US10214298B2 |
Station deselect and cueing system
An aircraft is provided and includes an airframe defining a cockpit with first and second control stations configured for co-activation and complementary deactivation, flight control assemblies disposed at multiple locations of the airframe and a flight control computer (FCC). The FCC is configured to control operations of the flight control assemblies in accordance with current flight conditions and commands received at activated ones of the first and second control stations that are inputted by a flight crew. The FCC includes a secondary monitoring system to identify when commands are input at a deactivated one of the first and second control stations, to determine whether the commands are indicative of normal and intentional piloting inputs and to generate control station cues in an event the commands are indicative of normal and intentional piloting inputs to alert the flight crew of a hazardous condition or automatically turn the station back on. |
| US10214295B2 |
High-efficiency, lightweight solar sheets
Some embodiments include a high efficiency, lightweight solar sheet. Some embodiments include a solar sheet configured for installation on a surface of a UAV or on a surface of a component of a UAV. The solar sheet includes a plurality of solar cells and a polymer layer to which the plurality of solar cells are attached. Some embodiments include a kit for supplying solar power in a battery-powered or fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by incorporating flexible solar cells into a component of a UAV, affixing flexible solar cells to a surface of a UAV, or affixing flexible solar cells to a surface of a component of a UAV. The kit also includes a power conditioning system configured to operate the solar cells within a desired power range and configured to provide power having a voltage compatible with an electrical system of the UAV. |
| US10214292B2 |
Cooling system using chiller and thermally coupled cooling circuit
A cooling system suitable for cooling food on board an aircraft is provided which includes a chiller device and a first cooling circuit which is adapted to feed cooling energy generated by the chiller device to at least one cooling station, the chiller device includes a second cooling circuit formed separately from the first cooling circuit and is thermally coupled to the first cooling circuit. |
| US10214289B2 |
Two-stage flush and grey water flush systems and devices
Embodiments of the present invention provide a grey water flush system for use with vacuum toilets. One embodiment of the system provides a two-stage flush that uses a transient tank in between the toilet bowl and the main aircraft waste tank, which reduces the noise level associated with the flush process because a lesser vacuum is demanded for the first stage of the flush. Embodiments of the system further capture grey water from a sink basin in a reservoir and use that water in the toilet flush process. There is further provided a lavatory odor removal system option that is activated during the second stage of the flush. |
| US10214287B2 |
Vehicle cabin wayfinding assembly
A vehicle cabin wayfinding assembly is configured to be secured within an internal cabin of a vehicle. The vehicle cabin wayfinding assembly may include a placard having a front face, and at least one directional reflector offset from the front face of the placard. The directional reflector(s) defines one or more indicia, and is configured to directionally reflect light that is emitted from a light source into an application zone. |
| US10214286B2 |
Programmable multi-gravity test platform and method for using same
A system and method for collecting test data from a unit under test (UUT) in a multi-gravity environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a desired accelerative load profile for the UUT, determining the commanded flight profile of a flight vehicle at least in part from the desired accelerative load profile and a predicted dynamic response of the flight vehicle having the UUT mounted thereto to the commanded flight profile, commanding the flight vehicle having the UUT mounted thereto to fly the determined flight profile, and collecting the test data using a data acquisition system communicatively coupled to the UUT. |
| US10214283B2 |
Aircraft landing gear and method
An amphibious aircraft has a tricycle landing gear that is movable between a retracted, or up, position and an extended, or down, position. Each member of the landing gear is protected in the forward direction by a hydrodynamic protector, or vane, or shoe, such as may tend to create lift when brought into engagement with water, as during landing. The landing gear protector vanes may be mounted to move with extension and retraction of the landing gear. The landing gear wheels may protrude to extend partially downwardly proud of the sole of the shoe. The landing gear actuator and transmission may operate all gear in concert. The shoes may include sacrificial wear members for ground engagement in the event of an inadvertent gear-up landing on terrain. |
| US10214281B2 |
Drive system for aircraft landing gear
A method of engaging a drive system with a rotating wheel of an aircraft landing gear is disclosed. A motor is operated to apply torque to a pinion so the pinion rotates and moved from a neutral position to a contact position in which it contacts a rotating driven gear at an initial contact time, the rotating driven gear being mounted to a rotating wheel of an aircraft landing gear. After the initial contact time the pinion is moved further to a meshing position where the pinion meshes with the driven gear. A center-to-center distance between the pinion and the driven gear reduces as the pinion moves to the contact position and to the meshing position. The driven gear contacts the pinion in a series of impacts as the pinion moves from the contact position to the meshing position, each impact induces a spike in electromotive force or angular velocity at the motor. |
| US10214276B2 |
Aircraft external viewing system, apparatus, and method
An aircraft viewing platform system that enables passengers to view the exterior of the aircraft while in flight includes a canopy assembly, a platform assembly supporting at least one seat, and an elevating mechanism to facilitate raising the platform into a volume of the canopy assembly extending through a fuselage cutout beyond the fuselage periphery. The system may include an actuating mechanism such as a jack screw or a telescoping system. The platform can have integrated rollers slide configured to roll in guide rails. The system can include a control panel that regulates the elevating mechanism motion. The control panel allows the viewer to move the platform. The platform can include a rotating pedestal to allow passengers have a 360 degree view of the aircraft exterior. |
| US10214270B1 |
Personal watercraft
A personal watercraft has a hull having a bow and a stern. A deck is disposed on the hull and has a rear platform having a top face. The top face defines at least a portion of a generally planar surface. The generally planar surface extends forward from a rear end of the deck. The personal watercraft also has a seat supported on the deck. The seat has a front seat portion and a rear seat portion. The rear seat portion is rearward of the front seat portion. The rear seat portion is removably connected to the deck. The rear platform extends between the rear end of the deck and the front seat portion. The generally planar surface extends to at least the front seat portion, and the rear seat portion is disposed on the top face of the rear platform when connected to the deck. |
| US10214267B2 |
Watercraft
A watercraft is described that has a shell with a bottom hull, a top deck, a bow, and a stern. A storage compartment is integrally formed with the top deck of the shell. A seating area is provided above the storage compartment. A first standing zone is formed on the top deck adjacent to the seating area and located toward the bow relative to the seating area. The first standing zone defines a first plane. The first standing zone is not a floor of a well. The seating area is raised relative to the first plane. |
| US10214266B2 |
Method and apparatus for disposal of cuttings
A method and apparatus for disposing of drill cuttings 500 from an oil and/or gas well drilling platform 510, comprising (a) transporting the drill cuttings 520 to a cuttings collection area 530 on the platform 510; (b) providing a barge 10, the barge 10 having at least one storage area 30, a cover 100 operably connected to the at least one storage area 30, and covering the at least one storage area 30; (c) placing the cover 100 in a first open state so that cuttings 500 can be placed in the at least one storage area 30; (d) transporting the drill cuttings 500 from the cuttings collection area 530 to the at least one storage area of the barge 10; (e) placing the cover 100 in a closed state so that the cuttings 520 in the storage area 30 of the barge 10 are contained; (f) transporting the barge 10 from the drilling platform 510 to a collection site 540; (g) placing the cover 100 in a second open state so that the cuttings 520 in the storage area 30 can be removed; and (h) removing the cuttings 520 from the storage area 30. |
| US10214265B2 |
Buoy for the installation of underwater equipment
The instant invention relates to a buoy for the installation of underwater equipment, preferably used in equipment associated with petroleum underwater exploration, comprising an outer body, which has a top lid and a bottom lid, passage pipes, which extends internally along the entire length of the buoy, being provided also of a plurality of thrust elements arranged internally, which consist of gas microbubbles with quartz spherical body, vinyl material of closed cells and resin. |
| US10214264B2 |
Foot clamping and locking mechanism with auto-release for a pedal
A foot clamping and locking mechanism with an auto-release for releasably securing a user's foot to a pedal may include a pedal comprising a pedal base having a top plate; an arm extending from the pedal; a cuff attached to the arm, the cuff sized to wrap over top of a user's foot; and a trigger extending upward from the top plate, the trigger operatively attached to the arm such that, when the user steps on the trigger, the arm causes the cuff to lock down onto the user's foot. |
| US10214263B2 |
Angle adjustable quick release
An angle adjustable quick release contains: a connection post, a fixing holder, a rotatable controller, a press knob, a screw bolt, a return spring, and a screw nut. The connection post includes a hollow extension, a first locking ring, a second locking ring, a circular toothed loop, and a second C-shaped notch. The fixing holder includes a through orifice, a peripheral rib, and a third C-shaped notch. The rotatable controller includes a hollow cylinder, a second accommodation groove, a locking shoulder, a first toothed protrusion, and an operation trench. The press knob includes a driving section, a stop projection, a second toothed protrusion, and an arcuate hole. The screw bolt is housed in the first accommodation groove and is locked in the screwing aperture through the return spring and a C ring, and the C ring is locked in the first C-shaped notch. |
| US10214262B2 |
Collapsible kick-scooter vehicle
The invention is based on a wheeled kick-scooter vehicle, comprising: a platform of elongate shape, which is at its rear end provided with a wheel, and which a user may rest at least one foot upon; a steering rod capable of pivoting about a first axis, which is transversal with respect to the forward-motion direction of the vehicle, wherein the rod comprises a first distal end which is provided with a steering device, e.g. a handlebar or a knob, and comprises a second proximal end which is connected to a front wheel via the intermediary of at least one fork straddling the front wheel; wherein the platform is mounted in such a way that it pivots with respect to a second axis that is transversal to the first axis, the platform being thus movable between two extreme positions, namely an active rolling position, in which it is substantially perpendicular to the rod, and a folded-up position in parallel to the rod and close to the latter; wherein the vehicle further comprises a compression mechanism, e.g. a spring, which has an elongate shape and a first end of which is connected to said platform at a distance unequal to zero from the second axis, and a second end of which is connected to said rod for the purpose of exerting a lifting force onto the platform, inducing a torque about the second pivot axis of the platform. It is proposed that the platform is connected to the rod via a bracket which is shaped like an inverted U and spans the fork while permitting the rotation of the latter, wherein the U-shaped bracket features two spaced-apart parallel arms and the second pivot axis is arranged at the free ends of the parallel arms of the bracket. |
| US10214261B2 |
Shielding against electromagnetic radiation on an electric motorcycle
A shielding element against electromagnetic radiation is provided for the seat region of an electric motorcycle. A seat includes a shielding element arranged thereon or accommodated therein. |
| US10214260B1 |
Detachable motorcycle windshield
The detachable motorcycle windshield is a windshield. The detachable motorcycle windshield is configured for use with a motorcycle. The detachable motorcycle windshield removably attaches to the fairing of a motorcycle. The detachable motorcycle windshield is foldable. The detachable motorcycle windshield comprises a windshield, a bracket, and a pouch. The bracket attaches the windshield to the motorcycle. The windshield breaks down into a plurality of sections that are stored in the pouch. The bracket is stored in the pouch. |
| US10214258B2 |
Height adjustable seatpost assembly
A seatpost assembly, including a first seatpost portion, a second seatpost portion axially displaceable relative to the first seatpost portion along an axial axis, and an engagement element with a circumferential coil portion having a first termination and a second termination. The engagement element may be elastically deflected in a relaxing direction toward an engaged orientation to provide restraint of the axial displacement at a restraining interface with one of the first and second seatpost portions; and in a deflecting direction toward a released orientation for reduced restraint. The engagement element has an axially maintained engagement with the other one of the first seatpost portion. Where one of: (i) the released orientation corresponds to a radially outwardly expanded orientation of the engagement element relative to the deflected position; and (ii) the released orientation corresponds to a radially inwardly contracted orientation of the engagement element relative to the deflected position. |
| US10214256B2 |
Adjustable and removable track assembly for a tractor
A tractor includes a frame including an axle, the axle including an axle shaft and a beam member. A cab is mounted to the frame, the cab including controls for controlling the tractor. A ground-engaging mechanism coupled to the axle, the second ground-engaging mechanism including a track assembly. The track assembly includes an undercarriage assembly, a carrier housing, a ring gear, and a track, where the carrier housing includes a pivot arm for pivoting coupling to the undercarriage assembly. The ring gear defines an outer diameter, and the axle shaft and beam member are adjustably coupled to the carrier housing at a location inside the outer diameter. |
| US10214254B2 |
Drag reducing device
A drag reducing device for a vehicle body having a top wall and a door pivotably mounted to the rear of the body to open toward a side wall of the body, includes a wing sized and configured to turn airflow across the top wall of the body, the wing having a trailing edge and a proximal edge; and an assembly mounted to the door and configured for pivoting the wing so that the trailing edge of the wing is pivoted upward to a position above the top wall of the vehicle body when the door is open and for pivoting the wing so that the trailing edge of the wing is pivoted downward to a position below the top wall of the vehicle body when the door is closed. |
| US10214251B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for an automobile door or window
Systems, methods, and devices for a vehicle door or window are disclosed herein. A vehicle includes a vehicle body and a cabin located within the body of the vehicle, wherein the cabin includes an interior that is configured to accommodate at least one person. The vehicle includes at least one seat located in the interior of the cabin that is configured for seating a user. The vehicle includes at least one door that provides ingress and egress to the interior of the cabin of the vehicle, and the at least one door is located with respect to the body such that the door opens to provide ingress and egress into the cabin from a backside of the seat. |
| US10214249B2 |
Roof attachment method for an applied composition roof
A roof attachment system and method for connecting a composite molded roof to a vehicle body structure, having a plurality of mounting members that each create a C-like section part that is shaped to match the inside surface of the composite Class A roof. The mounting member is bonded to the roof panel with adhesive. The roof is aligned with key features to locate the roof within an opening, where the mounting member is then also bonded to the body structure with adhesive. |
| US10214247B2 |
Work vehicle
A work vehicle such as a tractor including a cooling fan (12a) arranged in front of the vehicle's engine main body (1), and is configured to feed air to the engine main body. The work vehicle further includes a DPF (19), which is arranged on one side of the engine main body and purifies exhaust gas exhausted from the engine main body, and an engine hood (7), which covers the engine main body, the cooling fan, and the DPF. An outside air intake port (21) is formed in both side surfaces of the engine hood at a position further forward than the cooling fan. On both side surfaces of the engine hood, a first opening (30) capable of exhausting air inside the engine hood in a direction away from the vehicle's operation seat in side view is formed in a position facing the DPF in the lateral direction. |
| US10214244B2 |
Frame structure for vehicle
There are provided an outer panel, an inner panel, a second reinforcement provided in the main closed-cross section and cooperates with the outer panel to form a sub closed-cross section extending longitudinally, a bead portion formed at a portion of the inner panel which is located at a position corresponding to the second reinforcement, and configured to be a starting point causing bending of a front side frame toward the second reinforcement when a collision load is applied in a vehicle collision, and a second attaching member provided at a position located on a front-end side of the front side frame relatively to the second reinforcement and configured to make the second reinforcement crushable in a bending direction in the vehicle collision. The second attaching member comprises a knot-shaped member provided inside the main closed-cross section. |
| US10214243B2 |
Vehicle frame
A vehicle frame includes two frame rails fixed relative to each other and each having a tubular shape defining an exterior surface and an interior surface, a crush-initiating notch on each exterior surface, and a reinforcement extending along each interior surface and positioned in a vehicle-rearward direction from the notches. |
| US10214239B2 |
Parking assistance apparatus and method of controlling the same
Exemplary embodiments disclose a parking assistance apparatus and a method of controlling the same, including, displaying an around view monitoring (AVM) image for a predetermined range from a vehicle on a touchscreen, sensing a touch input for a region in which the AVM image is displayed, and setting a target parking region of the vehicle based on a type and a pattern of the touch input. |
| US10214233B2 |
Drive apparatus and electric power steering apparatus using the same
The drive apparatus includes a motor, a plurality of substrates, a connector, and a connection terminal. The substrates are provided in one side of the motor in its axial direction. The connector is provided at an opposite side of the motor across the substrates in the axial direction. The connection terminal is connected to the substrates.The substrates are arranged such that a part of the substrates are overlapped when the substrates are projected in the axial direction. An overlapped region is defined as a region where the part of the substrates are overlapped. The connection terminal penetrates, in the overlapped region, at least a part of the substrates, the connection terminal being connected to the substrates in the overlapped region. |
| US10214231B2 |
Trolley baseplate and trolley using the same
Disclosed is a trolley baseplate including a plate body having a head end and a tail end, a first locking mechanism on the plate body adjacent to the head end and a second locking mechanism on the plate body adjacent to the tail end. The second locking mechanism is placed corresponding to the first locking mechanism and the structures of the two locking mechanism are fitting. When front and back trolleys are concatenated, the tail end of the front trolley and the head end of the back trolley can be locked to each other by means of the first locking mechanism and the second locking mechanism. The trolleys with the above structures can be concatenated more conveniently, and are not liable to overturn upon sudden braking or turning, which can effectively shorten the time for the staff to fasten two trolleys together. |
| US10214230B2 |
Compactible wagon
Compactible wagons are provided having at least two operational configurations. The compactible wagon has a first unfolded configuration where the first and second set of wheels are spaced apart by a horizontal platform, and where the wagon has one or more sidewalls, and at least a second compacted configuration where the horizontal platform is folded into a vertical configuration and the first and second set of wheels are disposed next to each other. The compactible wagon can have one or more additional configurations, including at least an unfolded configuration without sidewalls and/or an extended configuration where one or more of the sidewall are disposed to extend the surface area of the horizontal platform of the wagon. Many different rigid and flexible sidewalls may be used with the wagon. |
| US10214227B1 |
Lever assist for transport dolly
A foot lever assist mechanism permits transport dollies to be more heavily loaded, saving the worker additional trips to deliver the entire supply. The lever assist may be configured to move from dolly to dolly, being secured by a pair of thumb screws or welded in place, secured to the axle. An auxiliary feature of this lever assist is the provision of a telescoping ladder-like extender and an extra long base which maximizes the advantage this foot lever assist mechanism provides. |
| US10214223B1 |
Method and apparatus for determining vehicle location based on motor feedback
A method and apparatus are provided for determining the location of a vehicle. According to one aspect the method and apparatus the movements of motor rotors in a vehicle are monitored and used to determine speed, travel distance and/or travel path of a vehicle may be determined. Using various navigation techniques, the distance and travel path may then be used to determine the vehicle's location. Furthermore, movements of the motor rotors may also be used to report the positions of the steering and drive systems for the purpose of informing the vehicle controller as a method of feedback. |
| US10214222B2 |
Determining weight of a vehicle in reverse gear
In various embodiments, a system and method for determining a gross combined weight of a vehicle and its load is disclosed. A method includes: providing predetermined calibration settings relating force to engine speed for a specific vehicle travelling in a reverse direction, altering accelerometer data based on filtered vehicle pitch and roll data, determining that one or more vehicle performance parameters fall within a threshold range, storing a plurality of data pairs that include longitudinal acceleration and drive force, and determining a slope of a line that linearly approximates the plurality of data pairs, the slope indicating a total weight, the total weight comprising a weight of the vehicle and a weight being hauled by the vehicle; and transmitting the total weight to a remote system for display. |
| US10214221B2 |
System and method for identifying a vehicle driver by a pattern of movement
A computer-implemented method and system for identifying a vehicle driver by a pattern of movement that includes receiving at least one sensor signal from at least one wearable device. The method and system additionally include determining the pattern of movement based on data extracted from the at least one sensor signal and determining if the pattern of movement is consistent with at least one driver movement pattern. The method and system further include identifying the vehicle driver based on the pattern of movement being consistent with the at least one driver movement pattern. The method and system also include controlling at least one vehicle system by executing vehicle settings associated with the identified vehicle driver. |
| US10214218B2 |
Method to control a hybrid powertrain, vehicle comprising such a hybrid powertrain, computer program for controlling such a hybrid powertrain, and a computer program product comprising program code
A method is provided to control a hybrid powertrain comprising an internal combustion engine, a gearbox, a range gearbox, and two electrical machines to achieve a shift operation from a low range position to a high range position with minimal to no torque interruption and optimal brake regeneration, on the one hand, and a large torque and a lame number of gear steps are achieved on the other hand. |
| US10214217B2 |
Method and system for releasing baulking of transmission gear in hybrid vehicle
A system and method for releasing baulking of a transmission gear of a hybrid vehicle are provided. The method includes comparing a stroke of a gear actuator with a first target value while increasing the stroke of the gear actuator when gear shifting is requested. Additionally, the method includes detecting whether the vehicle is in a stop state, in response to determining that the stroke of the gear actuator is less than a first target value. A motor torque is then increased in response to determining that the vehicle is in a stop state and the stroke of the clutch actuator is increased to be a second target value. |
| US10214215B2 |
Emergency vehicle control device
An emergency vehicle control device, when an emergency vehicle stop switch is operated for an operation time threshold value or longer in a state where automatic vehicle stop control is not executed, determines that the automatic vehicle stop control is intended to be executed. Later, when the interval between the previous operation and the current operation of the emergency vehicle stop switch is within an operation interval threshold value, the determination that the automatic vehicle stop control is intended to be executed is sustained, whereas when the interval exceeds the operation interval threshold value and the emergency vehicle stop switch is operated for the operation time threshold value or longer, it is determined that the execution of the automatic vehicle stop control is intended to be cancelled. |
| US10214211B2 |
Drive control apparatus
A drive control apparatus includes: an inter-vehicle distance sensor configured to detect an inter-vehicle distance D of an own vehicle and a preceding vehicle; an inter-vehicle distance arithmetic unit; a follow driving control unit configured to perform control of acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle such that the inter-vehicle distance D coincides with a target inter-vehicle distance Dtr; a camera configured to detect the number of lanes N of a road L; an image processing unit; and a lane number determining unit. The follow driving control unit performs control of acceleration or deceleration at a maximum acceleration or deceleration Gmax according to the number of lanes N. |
| US10214208B2 |
Drive assist apparatus of vehicle and onboard computer
A system ECU (9) executes a collision avoidance operation in the following manner when a moving object that has suddenly appeared from a shadow of a predetermined object present around a vehicle moves toward a determination area set around the vehicle. That is, the system ECU (9) executes the collision avoidance operation at an early timing that is after a camera (6) detects the moving object, but before a radar (5) detects the moving object and the predetermined object, or more specifically, when an object expanding toward the determination area is detected by the radar (5). As a result, the collision avoidance operation is able to be performed quickly when a moving object that has appeared suddenly from the shadow of an object moves toward the determination area, while avoiding as much as possible unnecessary execution of the collision avoidance operation. |
| US10214204B2 |
Device and method for controlling an engine clutch in an environmentally-friendly vehicle
A device for controlling an engine clutch in an environmentally-friendly vehicle, wherein the engine clutch is disposed between an engine and a driving motor and is configured to selectively connect the engine to the driving motor, includes: a transmission configured to receive a driving force that is transmitted from at least one of the engine and the driving motor by release or engagement of the engine clutch; and a controller configured to control the engine clutch based on a gear of the transmission when the failure of the engine clutch is detected and configured to charge a battery using the engine. |
| US10214203B2 |
System and method for determining engine pull-up threshold
A system and method for modifying the engine pull-up (EPU) logic within a hybrid vehicle based on max motor torque that accounts for the drop or change in available motor torque due to the opening/slipping of a torque converter bypass clutch during engine starts is disclosed. An engine pull-up threshold is determined from max available motor torque at a virtual impeller speed, where the virtual impeller speed is the impeller speed that would result if the torque converter bypass clutch was open/slipping and transferring the same amount of torque. |
| US10214199B2 |
Hybrid vehicle drive system and method and idle reduction system and method
A hybrid vehicle drive system for a vehicle includes a first prime mover, a first prime mover driven transmission, and a rechargeable power source. The hybrid vehicle drive system further includes an interface between the transmission and the prime mover for coupling to an electric motor. The electric motor can be in direct or indirect mechanical communication with a hydraulic pump. The electric motor can receive power from the prime mover driven transmission through the interface. |
| US10214198B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
A vehicle includes an engine, an MG (motor generator) 1, an MG2, a planetary gear device mechanically coupled to the engine and MG1 and MG2, a battery, a converter configured to boost a voltage from the battery, an inverter configured to perform a power conversion between the converter and MG1 or between the converter and MG2, and a controller. MG1 generates a counter-electromotive voltage when rotated by the engine, and a braking torque is generated as the counter-electromotive voltage becomes greater than the output voltage of the converter. During an inverter-less running control where the inverter is put into a gate shut-off state and the engine is driven to cause MG1 to generate the counter-electromotive torque, the controller decreases a voltage difference between the counter-electromotive voltage and the output voltage of the converter when a chargeable power of the battery is lower than a predetermined value. |
| US10214195B1 |
Automatic brake control valve test unit for railway vehicle
An automatic single-car test device for a distributor valve of a railway vehicle includes an air supply source, an adapter having a working chamber fitting, a valve chamber fitting, a reservoir fitting, a brake cylinder fitting, and a brake pipe fitting, an operating portion in fluid communication with the air supply source and the adapter, where the operating portion is configured to measure pressure within the working chamber fitting, the valve chamber fitting, the reservoir fitting, the brake cylinder fitting, and the brake pipe fitting and generate an electrical signal representing the respective pressure with the fittings. The test device further including a processing portion having a microprocessor, an input/output device, and a power supply. The processing portion configured to manipulate pressure within the working chamber passage, the valve chamber passage, the reservoir passage, the brake cylinder passage, and the brake pipe passage of the distributor valve via the adapter. |
| US10214194B2 |
Service brake device with quick air release valve
A service brake device for vehicles is provided which permits rapid venting of a service brake pressure chamber. The service brake device includes at least one pneumatic service brake device with at least one piston and/or a diaphragm. The piston and/or diaphragm delimits the service brake pressure chamber on one side which can be supplied with compressed air from a brake line for applying the service brake and can be purged of compressed air for releasing the service brake, delimits a spring chamber on the other side which receives a spring that prestresses the piston and/or the diaphragm in the release position of the service brake. The pressure chamber includes a pressure connection communicating with the brake line. A quick air release valve between the brake line and the pressure chamber is arranged to connect the brake line to the pressure chamber when the pressure in the brake chamber is greater than in the pressure chamber, and to connect the pressure chamber to the spring chamber when the pressure in the pressure chamber is greater than the brake line pressure. |
| US10214186B2 |
Wiper blade device
The invention relates to a wiper blade device, comprising a wiper blade adapter (10; 10a; 10b), which has at least two locking means (12; 12a; 12b, 14; 14a; 14b), which are arranged at an offset from each other in a wiper blade longitudinal direction (16; 16a; 16b), and comprising at least one spring rail (18; 18a; 18b), which has at least two locking cut-outs (20; 20a; 20b, 22; 22a; 22b), which are arranged at an offset from each other in the wiper blade longitudinal direction (16; 16a; 16b), wherein the at least two locking means (12; 12a; 12b, 14; 14a; 14b) are provided for engaging in the at least two locking cut-outs (20; 20a; 20b, 22; 22a; 22b) of the at least one spring rail (18; 18a; 18b) in an assembled state. |
| US10214180B2 |
Systems and methods for machine sensing and communication
An apparatus and method for monitoring the productivity of a portable machine are provided. The method includes receiving motion data for at least one component of the portable machine from a multi-axis accelerometer, receiving position data for the at least one component from a process parameter sensor communicatively coupled to the at least one component, and determining, based on the received motion data and the received position data that the at least one component is oriented in a predetermined position for productive operation. The method also includes determining an area of productive operation using at least one physical dimension of the at least one component and the received motion data when the at least one component is oriented in the predetermined position for productive operation and incrementing a total area counter based on the determination. |
| US10214176B2 |
Gas generator
The present invention provides a gas generator, including in a cylindrical housing, an ignition device chamber provided with an ignition device, a gas inflow chamber having a gas discharge port and a pressurized gas chamber being arranged in the above order from the first end, a rupturable plate closing between the pressurized gas chamber and the gas inflow chamber and being fixed to an annular fixing portion, a breaking device for the rupturable plate being arranged between the ignition device chamber and the gas inflow chamber, the breaking device including a base, a rod main body which extends from the base towards the rupturable plate, and an enlarged-diameter portion at a distal end of the rod main body, and during actuation, the base moving in the axial direction, the enlarged-diameter portion being positioned inside the pressurized gas chamber after punching out the rupturable plate, and the rod main body portion being positioned so as to oppose the annular fixing portion in a radial direction, a pressurized gas passing through a gas passage and then is discharged from the gas discharge port, the gas passage including a first annular passage in which a width between the enlarged-diameter portion and the annular fixing portion varies and a second annular passage between the rod main body portion and the annular fixing portion, a cross-sectional area of the second annular passage being the smallest among the cross-sectional area of the second annular passage, an area of a minimum width portion of the first annular passage and a total opening area of the gas discharge port, and Q<(A2−A1) being satisfied when Q denotes the cross-sectional area of the second annular passage, A1 denotes an area of the punched-out rupturable plate and A2 denotes the area of the minimum width portion of the first annular passage. |
| US10214171B2 |
Passenger protection apparatus
A passenger protection apparatus allows a bag body of an airbag unit to inflate and expand in a stable manner when an impact is input. The passenger protection apparatus includes an airbag unit that is arranged below an article storage box and that causes a bag body to inflate and expand in a direction of a front seat when an impact is input. The passenger protection apparatus further includes a guide member that covers a gap between a lower end of the article storage box and an adjacent member adjacent to the lower end when bag body inflates and expands. |
| US10214169B2 |
Bumper-reinforcing system for motor vehicle
A bumper-reinforcing system (1) intended for a motor vehicle includes: a bumper beam (2) with a single-piece elongated profile with a closed cross section and including a center zone (21) extending at least over part of the entire width of the bumper beam and an end zone (22) at each extremity of the bumper beam, two bumper fasteners (3) connected to the rear side of the bumper beam (2) at the intersection between the center zone (21) and the end zone (22) of the bumper beam (2), two reinforcing tubes (4) connected by their first end to the rear side of the end zone (22) of the bumper beam (2), extending from the bumper beam (2) so as to form an angle α below 45° with the vertical plane of symmetry of the bumper beam and suited to be connected by their other end on the front rail of the vehicle for which the bumper-reinforcing system (1) is provided, and two covers (5) with a single-piece elongated profile with an open cross section, in contact with the rear side of the end zone (22) of the bumper beam (2) and extending at least from the first end of one of the reinforcing tubes (4) to one of the bumper fasteners (3). |
| US10214168B1 |
Slide wiring device
A slide wiring device includes: a metal rail; a slider slidably arranged on the metal rail; a wire harness in which a plurality of electric wires are armored by an armoring member made of a resin, the wire harness being coupled to the slider and configured to move in the metal rail along with movement of the slider; and a resin rail that is arranged inside the metal rail, and is configured to confine movement of the armoring member. The armoring member is configured to move on the resin rail along with the movement of the slider. |
| US10214166B2 |
Systems and methods for impact detection with noise attenuation of a sensor signal
Systems and methods for impact detection in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vehicle impact detection system includes an acceleration sensor, a storage device storing an impact detection application, and a processor, where the impact detection application directs the processor to receive acceleration information using the acceleration sensor, filter the acceleration information to attenuate noise, determine an occurrence of an impact by detecting an acceleration from the acceleration information that exceeds a threshold for a time period, detect an angle of the impact with respect to a forward direction using the acceleration information, and trigger an impact detector signal. |
| US10214165B2 |
Electrical supply system for a motor vehicle, and corresponding electronic control module
The electrical supply system according to the invention is of the type comprising, on the one hand, an electrical power network having a first voltage electrically connecting first items of equipment comprising an electrical motor/generator, an inverter/rectifier and a first electrical energy store, and, on the other hand, an electrical service network having a second voltage that is less than the first voltage electrically connecting second items of equipment comprising a second electrical energy store, an electronic control unit controlling the energy transfers between the power network and the service network by means of at least one reversible DC/DC converter The electronic unit comprises a first electronic module supplied by the power network exchanging information with the first items of equipment, and a second electronic module supplied by the service network exchanging information with the second items of equipment and electrically insulated from the first module. |
| US10214163B2 |
Apparatus for smart antenna sharing in a vehicle and methods for implementing the apparatus
A plug-in communication system, for implementation with a vehicle. The system in one aspect includes an onboard diagnostics port-expansion device, configured for mounting in the vehicle to, or adjacent, an onboard diagnostics port, and an onboard diagnostics port expansion connection line extending from the onboard diagnostics port-expansion device, the connection line being configured to connect the port-expansion device to one or more vehicle components. In another aspect, the system includes an inline remote-services terminal configured for wired connection inline, via a plurality of connection lines, to a remote-services module of the vehicle, a first connection line, of the plurality of connection lines, configured to connect to the inline remote-services terminal and to the remote-services module, and a second connection line, of the plurality of connection lines, configured to connect to the inline remote-services terminal and to the remote-services module. |
| US10214162B2 |
Grommet
A grommet (1) provided with a body (9) with an annular shape which is to be mounted to a mounting member (3) and has a pair of opposing straight portion (5, 5) and a pair of arc portion (7, 7) which connect both ends of the pair of straight portions (5, 5), and a seal (11) which is continuously formed, in an elastically deformable manner, in the circumferential direction of the outer periphery side of the body (9) and is brought into close contact with a surface of the mounting member (3). The rigidity of the seal (11) is set so as to gradually increase from the side of the pair of straight portion (5, 5) toward the side of the pair of arc portion (7, 7). |
| US10214160B2 |
Wire module and wire protection member
A wire module includes multiple wires and a wire protection member including a supporting plate portion with a main surface on which the multiple wires can be arranged. A partitioning portion that partitions the plurality of wires in a width direction of the supporting plate portion is formed due to the supporting plate portion being partially cut and raised. A partitioning plate portion includes a first partitioning portion and a second partitioning portion that are cut and raised from mutually opposite sides in the width direction of the supporting plate portion and come into contact with each other in directions of supporting each other in their upright states, in a state of being mutually upright. |
| US10214157B2 |
Forward viewing camera module for vehicular vision system
A camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a housing that houses at least (i) an imager assembly and (ii) electronic circuitry disposed at at least two printed circuit boards (PCBs). One of the electronic components of the electronic circuitry disposed at a first PCB includes an imager. A second PCB has electronic components of the electronic circuitry disposed at an upper side and at a lower side of the second PCB. The lower side of the second PCB opposes a lower housing portion and the upper side of the second PCB opposes an upper housing portion. The imager assembly includes a flexible cable that connects electronic components disposed at the first PCB with electronic components disposed at the second PCB. An electronic component is in thermal conductivity with a thermal element, which is in thermal conductivity with the housing. |
| US10214156B2 |
Rear view camera system for a motor vehicle
A rear view camera system for a motor vehicle includes a movable carrier assembly, a camera optical system, which is movable with the carrier assembly, and a drive unit coupled with the camera optical system. The camera optical system is pivoted in relation to the carrier assembly about an adjustable axis which is rotatably coupled with the drive unit and can be moved about the adjustable axis between a rest position and a recording position. These can be adjusted depending on the surrounding areas to be recorded. An eccentric component is coupled in movable fashion with the adjustable axis. A rotation of the eccentric component changes the distance between the adjustable axis and the support element so that the camera optical system can be moved to a recording position in which the camera optical system protrudes from the recess of the carrier assembly. |
| US10214154B2 |
Vehicle seat including a support for a video device
An assembly includes a vehicle seat, a video support device mounted on the vehicle seat and adapted to support a video display device thereon, and a cap secured to the vehicle seat adjacent to the video support device. The vehicle seat includes an aperture, the video support device is mounted on the vehicle seat adjacent to the aperture, and a portion of the cap extends through the aperture so as to be secured to the vehicle seat. The aperture has a key slot, and the portion of the cap that extends through the aperture has a first key and a second key provided on a tubular portion of the cap such that one of the two keys engages a portion of the vehicle seat to secure the cap to the vehicle seat. |
| US10214153B2 |
Outdoor storage bag
A selectively openable and closable, outdoor storage bag includes a body portion made of a flexible, waterproof, plastic coated fabric bag material, the bag material comprising a plurality of waterproof welded seams that define a predetermined shape of the body portion and an opening, the body portion defining an interior space within the body portion; a closure mechanism joined to the body portion by a welded seam proximate a periphery of the opening, the closure mechanism configured to selectively open and close the opening and provide a seal that is at least water-resistant when the opening is closed; a flap of the plastic coated fabric bag material that extends from the body portion and covers the closure mechanism; and a plurality of anchor points attached to an exterior surface of the body portion, wherein the body portion of the bag is waterproof and the seal is at least water-resistant. |
| US10214151B1 |
Multipurpose utility rack
A multipurpose utility rack of a UTV (utility task vehicle) is disclosed. The utility rack includes an upper assembly containing a rectangular portion that rigidly connects a first side rail parallel to a second side rail, a first side assembly forming a third side rail with one or more brackets that connects the first side assembly to the upper assembly, a second side assembly forming a fourth side rail with one or more brackets that connect the second side assembly to the upper assembly, wherein the first side assembly and the second side assembly connect to the upper assembly with the third side rail parallel to the fourth side rail, with the third side rail perpendicular to the first side rail, and with the fourth side rail perpendicular to the second side rail. |
| US10214147B2 |
Tight bezel-to-glass fit mirror assembly
A rearview mirror assembly includes a housing, a bezel and an electro-optic mirror element. The electro-optic mirror element includes a first substantially transparent substrate having an edge extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the first substantially transparent substrate and a second substrate having a second edge extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the second substrate and a fourth surface. The first substantially transparent substrate and the second substrate define a cavity therebetween. An electro-optic material is disposed within the cavity. The edge of the first substantially transparent substrate and the second edge of the second substrate are coupled to at least one of the bezel and the housing. |
| US10214146B1 |
Collision avoidance assembly
A collision avoidance assembly for alerting a driver to a collision hazard includes a controller and a plurality of sensors. The controller is configured to communicate wirelessly, to couple to a wrist of a driver of a first vehicle, and to selectively vibrate to alert the driver. The sensors are configured to couple to the first vehicle and are operationally coupled to the controller. The sensors are configured to selectively detect an object, such as a second vehicle and debris, proximate to the first vehicle and to communicate a warning to the controller. The controller is configured to vibrate to alert the driver to the object proximate to the first vehicle. |
| US10214145B2 |
Vehicle control device and vehicle control method thereof
A vehicle control device including a camera configured to photograph an image around a vehicle; a display unit configured to display the image received from the camera; at least one sound sensor arranged on the vehicle and configured to sense a sound generated inside or outside the vehicle; at least one sound output unit arranged on the vehicle and configured to output sound inside or outside the vehicle; and a controller configured to sense a situation of the vehicle based on the sensed sound generated inside or outside the vehicle, and control at least one of the sound sensor, sound output unit and the display unit to output information based on the sensed situation of the vehicle. |
| US10214142B2 |
Road vehicle turn signal assist system and method
A road vehicle turn signal assist system and method are described for a road vehicle having turn indicators, a positioning system having access to map data, one or more sensors for monitoring the road vehicle surroundings, and one or more gears for selectively travelling forward or in reverse. Current positioning information and map data for the current position is used to determine if parking of the road vehicle is in progress when a reverse gear is selected. If it is determined that parking of the road vehicle is in progress and the one or more sensors for monitoring the road vehicle surroundings detect a moving object, a right hand side or a left hand side road vehicle turn indicator is activated, if not already manually activated, to indicate the ongoing parking operation. |
| US10214140B2 |
Elongate illuminated automotive design element
An elongate automotive illumination assembly includes an elongate housing; at least one light source; an elongate lens having an apex region and a pair of spaced-apart blade portions. The spaced-apart blade portions extend away from the apex region to define a generally V-shaped cross-section with the apex region including an elongate light emitting surface. The blade portions connect to the elongate housing to define an enclosure. An elongate light guide guides light from the at least one light source to the elongate light emitting surface. The elongate light guide includes a body extending away from the light source(s) towards the elongate light emitting surface. The light guide is housed within the enclosure and between the blades of the lens such that the light emitting surface of the light guide is adjacent to the light emitting surface of the lens. |
| US10214139B1 |
Rotatable reverse light for vehicle
Described herein are a rotatable reverse light, and a taillight. The rotatable reverse light includes a reverse light, a shaft connected to the reverse light and configured to rotate the reverse light, a motor connected to the shaft to rotate the reverse light about a longitudinal axis of the shaft to orient the reverse light to a desired position, and a reverse light controller. The controller is configured to receive a driving mode of a vehicle, in response to a parking mode of the vehicle, receive a rotation input related to the desired position, generate a rotation signal based on the rotation input, and transmit the rotation signal to the motor to orient the reverse light to the desired position. |
| US10214136B2 |
Adaptive vehicle illumination utilizing visual pattern learning and cognitive enhancing
Embodiments describing an approach to receiving visual feedback. Generating a recommended visual pattern based on the visual feedback. Tracking a driver's real-time visual pattern. Extracting the driver's real-time visual patterns from the eye-tracking data. Determining the differences between the recommended visual pattern and the driver's real-time visual pattern. Generating enhanced headlamp control configurations based on the determined differences between the recommended visual pattern and the driver's real-time visual pattern; and adjusting the headlamp calibration controls based on the enhanced headlamp control configuration. |
| US10214133B2 |
Removable chock
A removable chock for securing coolers, storage bins, and tool boxes on boats, and cargo areas of vehicles and trailers and the like. The low-profile base mounts to any flat surface, and allows the chock to be installed and uninstalled from the base without the use of any tools. The chock can be removed from the base when not being used and the base remains installed. The low-profile design of the base greatly reduces the potential trip hazard, as well as offers an aesthetically pleasing appearance than a permanently installed chock. |
| US10214127B2 |
Passenger seat
Described are passenger seat assemblies including spreaders with a transitional region having a forward surface with a radius of curvature of about 3.5 to 3.7 inches and an aft surface with an angular profile configured so that the aft surface is located forward of a plane formed by a surface of the at least one seat back in a fully upright position. The passenger seat assemblies also include leg assemblies with a forward leg portion having a forward surface that is substantially aligned with a forward base frame tube, and an aft surface with an angular profile having a shape of an “r.” |
| US10214125B2 |
Air-circulation promotion apparatus for vehicle
An air-circulation promotion apparatus for a vehicle includes a driver's seat and a front passenger seat provided in the vehicle, and a face outlet port of a vehicle air conditioner disposed in front of those seats. A seat outlet port that blows a sucked air from a side surface of a seat back of the seat toward a rear area of the vehicle is disposed in the seat. An air present between the face outlet port and the seat flows rearward of the seat by aid of wind blown out of the seat outlet port. This makes it possible to circulate a comfortable air rearward of the seat to create a vehicle interior environment having no air retention. A circulation fan is provided in the seat and can be integrated with a seat ventilation system or a seat air conditioner. |
| US10214124B2 |
Seat lock apparatus
A seat lock apparatus includes: a hook member configured to be rotationally biased elastically in a positive direction; an interlocking unit configured to restrict rotation of the hook member in a negative direction; and a cover member configured to cover an operation range of the hook member at one side of the hook member, the cover member including a striker entrance groove that a striker enters. The hook member includes an engagement groove. The engagement groove has both end portions at a side of an opening of the engagement groove, each end portion being beyond the striker entrance groove to overlap the cover member as viewed along a shaft direction of the hook member when the hook member is at a position of being restricted from operating by the interlocking unit. |
| US10214120B2 |
Seat tilt control mechanism
A vehicle seat assembly is provided and includes a base assembly, a seat frame assembly attached to the base assembly, and a seat tilt control mechanism attached to the base assembly and the seat frame assembly. Actuation of the tilt drive assembly adjusts a tilt position of the seat frame assembly with respect to the base assembly. |
| US10214114B2 |
Cord reel variable current thermal management and damage detection
A battery charging assembly includes a load management system, a charging cord with a battery connector, and circuitry for detecting cord removal or damage. The load management system monitors the heat buildup in a coiled portion of the charging cord and issues a corresponding signal to control the current flowing through the cord. |
| US10214109B2 |
Method for manufacturing cooler for semiconductor-module, cooler for semiconductor-module, semiconductor-module and electrically-driven vehicle
A cooler for a semiconductor-module includes: a heat sink which has an appearance of a cuboid structure to one side of which a flow rate control plate is fixed; a thermal radiation plate on an outer surface of which semiconductor devices are bonded; and a tray-shaped cooling jacket having: a coolant introduction channel; a coolant extraction channel extending in parallel to the coolant introduction channel; and a cooling channel provided between the coolant introduction and extraction channels. The heat sink is provided in the cooling channel of the cooling jacket so that the flow rate control plate extends in a boundary between the coolant extraction channel and the cooling channel, and channels provided for the heat sink extend orthogonally to the coolant introduction and extraction channels. The thermal radiation plate is fixed so as to close an opening the cooling jacket. |
| US10214108B2 |
DC voltage source including electrochemical cells having an adaptive voltage level
A DC voltage power source, comprising: first electrochemical cells electrically connected in series; a DC/DC converter, the output of the converter being connected in series with said first electrochemical cells, a secondary DC voltage source applying its potential difference to the input of the converter. |
| US10214107B2 |
Controller for vehicle
An ECU includes: a control section for controlling an engine such that the engine is operated in an intermediate load state during electric power feed to the outside of a vehicle; a learning section for learning a control parameter based on a detected state quantity; and a determination section for determining whether a learning condition that the learning section learns the control parameter is established. When the learning condition is established during the electric power feed from the electric power feed section to the outside of the vehicle, the engine is controlled such that a state thereof is changed from the intermediate load state to either an idle state or a low load state, and the control parameter regarding the engine in the idle state or the low load state is learned. |
| US10214106B2 |
Driving assistance apparatus
A driving assistance apparatus which is mounted in a vehicle includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire external information, a notification request generation unit configured to generate a notification request based on the external information, a switching unit configured to switch between an on state and an off state of a notification function according to an input from a vehicle occupant, a first information notification unit configured to display a first display for giving notification of the external information in a predetermined display area of a display device based on the notification request when the notification function is in the on state and the notification request is generated, and a second information notification unit configured to display a second display for giving notification of predetermined information different from the external information in the predetermined display area when the notification function is in the off state. |
| US10214105B2 |
Man-machine interface for motor vehicle
Man-machine interface for motor vehicle comprising a display screen (6) and a control means on which the user of the vehicle can act in order to alter a parameter of the vehicle, characterized in that it also comprises displaying means (16) and a laser projector (14), the displaying means being designed to receive an image from the laser projector and to display it on the display screen. |
| US10214103B2 |
Method for careful operation of an actuator for a force controller of an accelerator pedal
A method for the operation of at least one actuator for a force controller of a device, for which a user of the device is provided with a haptic feedback message about at least one operating state of the device by a force, which is predetermined in its strength and acts by way of at least one actuator on the force controller, when the force controller is brought by the user to at least one predetermined point on a track of movement of the force controller. The at least one actuator is controlled in such a way that the strength of the force acting by way of the at least one actuator on the force controller is reduced after another predetermined period of time. |
| US10214101B2 |
Work vehicle drive assembly
A drive assembly has a drive housing with a gear set and a wheel mount configured to rotate about a rotation axis on a wheel bearing assembly. A clutch component is mounted to a clutch hub and disposed between an input shaft and the gear set to selectively cause rotation of the wheel mount. A clutch actuation assembly moves the clutch component into energized and de-energized states with respect to the input shaft. The clutch actuation assembly has a spring to position the clutch component in one of the energized and de-energized states and a piston to position the clutch component in the other of the energized and de-energized states. The clutch actuation assembly has a reaction plate that is acted upon in a first axial direction by the spring and is acted upon by the piston in a second axial direction. |
| US10214100B2 |
Vehicle floor lower structure
A vehicle floor lower structure comprising a fuel tank that is disposed under a floor of a vehicle, and a battery pack that is disposed under the floor of the vehicle and at a vehicle body rear side of the fuel tank, and the battery pack is configured to be a power source to drive a traction motor installed in the vehicle. |
| US10214097B2 |
Tank ventilation system
A tank ventilation system includes a flushing line, off which a bypass branches and into which the bypass opens out. A sensor is arranged in the flushing line bypass to determine a concentration of hydrocarbons in a fluid in the flushing line. A hydrocarbon tank is coupled via a first connector to a first end of the flushing line and designed for coupling, via a second coupling, to a tank. |
| US10214092B2 |
Power transmission system for vehicle and vehicle comprising the same
A power transmission system for a vehicle and a vehicle including the same are provided. The power transmission system includes: an engine unit configured to generate a power; an input shaft; an output shaft configured to transfer at least partial of the power from the input shaft; an output unit configured to rotate differentially relative to the output shaft; a synchronizer disposed on the output shaft and configured to selectively engage with the output unit such that the output unit rotates synchronously with the output shaft, and the output unit is configured to output power to drive one or more front and/or rear wheels of the vehicle; a first motor generator configured to directly or indirectly couple with one of the input shaft and the output shaft for power transmission; and a second motor generator configured to drive one or more front or rear wheels of the vehicle. |
| US10214081B2 |
Sunglare visor X
A visor can be manually positioned in a number of directions such that it is manually rotatable about an axis of rotation, and wherein that axis of rotation is itself manually pivotable through a range of angles about a pivot member. The visor manually repositionable, and includes a visor blade, a blade holder for securing the visor blade, a visor clip, and a pivot ball for connecting the blade holder and the visor clip. The pivot ball is repositionable throughout a range of angular motion; and the pivot ball has an axis. |
| US10214076B2 |
HVAC heating of vehicles and during road emergencies
Systems and methods for managing an environment comfort system includes a control system. The control system is communicatively coupled to a location positioning system. The control system is structured to determine a first time parameter corresponding to a vehicle proximate to a path location, determine a second time parameter corresponding to a path schedule, determine a stop duration corresponding to the vehicle based, at least in part, on the first time parameter and the second time parameter, and generate a command structured to manage an environment comfort system in response to movement of the one or more vehicle components between a current performance level and an adjusted performance level based on the stop duration determined. |
| US10214073B2 |
Airflow control system for an agricultural machine
Agricultural machines such as sprayers can be improved by providing a control system configured to adjust an engine cooling package fan with variable speeds, to thereby minimize parasitic losses, based on progress of the HVAC system for attaining a desired temperature in the operator cab. In one aspect, as a gap between actual and desired temperatures (temperature differential) in the cab minimizes, the cooling package fan can be variably adjusted to increase or decrease in speed, depending on heating or cooling occurring in the cab, respectively. However, if a temperature of an area in the engine compartment reaches a predetermined threshold, such variable speed control can cease, and the cooling package fan can instead be controlled to cool the area. |
| US10214071B1 |
Vehicle suspension system with multi-stage hydraulic cylinder assemblies and external spring packs
A vehicle suspension connects a vehicle body to a plurality of wheels and allows relative motion between the vehicle body and the wheels. The suspension system includes a plurality of telescoping multi-stage hydraulic cylinder assemblies arranged to selectively lift the vehicle body relative to the wheels when extended and to lower the vehicle body relative to the wheels when contracted. A control valve is used to adjust a volume of hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic cylinder assemblies to change a height of the vehicle. External spring packs are in fluid connection with the hydraulic cylinder assemblies to maintain spring forces on the suspension system over a range of telescopic movement of the hydraulic cylinder assemblies. Fluid damping valves are provided for damping telescopic movement of the hydraulic cylinder assemblies by restricting fluid flow between the hydraulic cylinder assemblies and the spring packs. |
| US10214069B2 |
Vehicle height adjustment device
A vehicle height adjustment device includes a changer, a vehicle speed obtainer, a vehicle height controller, and a malfunction detector. The changer is configured to change a relative position of a body of a vehicle, which includes a plurality of wheels, relative to an axle of each of the plurality of wheels of the vehicle. The vehicle speed obtainer is configured to obtain a vehicle speed, which is a traveling speed of the vehicle. The vehicle height controller is configured to control a vehicle height, which is a height of the body, based on the vehicle speed obtained by the vehicle speed obtainer. The malfunction detector is configured to detect a failure of the vehicle speed obtainer to obtain an accurate value of the vehicle speed. |
| US10214067B2 |
Bolster spring
A vehicle suspension having a frame attachment portion attached to a saddle, first and second bolster springs mounted to spring mounts on an outboard side of the saddle and mounted on walls of a spring mount on an outboard side of an equalizing beam, and third and fourth bolster springs mounted to walls of a spring mount on an inboard side of the saddle and mounted to spring mounts on an inboard side of the equalizing beam, wherein upwardly extending flanges on the bottom of the first and second bolster springs are mounted to each other using a common fastener, and wherein upwardly extending flanges on the bottom of the third and fourth bolster springs are mounted to each other with a common fastener. |
| US10214064B2 |
Rail cum road vehicles (RCRV) and economy rail track-cum-corrugated concrete track to engage with corrugated tread rubber wheels on all roadways
A rail cum Road Vehicle (RCRV) running on rail tracks or on plain roads, includes a gas powered hybrid engine coach linked to and pulling one or several passenger coaches or goods vehicles, all of which in common are fitted with pneumatic rubber wheels, steel wheels, air suspension system with hanger brackets, air brakes and couplers. |
| US10214062B2 |
Assisting method and docking assistant for coupling a motor vehicle to a trailer
An assist method for coupling a motor vehicle to a trailer, wherein the motor vehicle includes a trailer coupling, at least one camera, a display, and an electronic unit, and wherein the trailer includes a tow bar for the trailer coupling. The assist method captures a first image of at least one tow bar of a trailer by the camera, displays the first image on the display, selects a first region in the first image in which the tow bar is located, enlarges the selected first region to produce a second image, displays the second image on the display, selects a second region in the second image in which the tow bar is located, and determines a trajectory of the motor vehicle for coupling the trailer assuming that the tow bar is located in the second region. |
| US10214060B2 |
Wheel position detection device and tire-pressure detection system equipped with same
A wheel position detection device includes: a transmitter in each wheel of a vehicle having a first control unit for transmitting a frame with ID and an acceleration sensor; and a receiver on a vehicle body, including a second control unit for registering the ID in association with the wheel. The first control unit detects a wheel speed, and stores data of the acceleration sensor in the frame. The second control unit includes: a first determination device that determines a condition that the acceleration sensor is not in an on-state; a candidate registration device that registers a candidate of the ID of a spare wheel when the condition is satisfied; a second determination device that determines a travel history of the vehicle; and a registration device that identifies the ID of the spare wheel when the travel history is present, and registers the ID in association with the spare wheel. |
| US10214058B2 |
Run flat tire
A run flat tire having a side wall part reinforced by a side reinforcing rubber part is disclosed. The side reinforcing rubber part is formed from a rubber composition having a ratio (M50H/M50N) of tensile stress (M50H) in 50% elongation at a measurement temperature of 100° C. to tensile stress (M50N) in 50% elongation at a measurement temperature of 23° C. of from 1.0 to 1.3. |
| US10214056B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire according to an embodiment includes blocks formed by a main groove and a lateral groove on a tread portion. At least one block includes at least two sipes which divide the block into three or more sections in the tire circumferential direction. A pair of reinforcing projections which projects in the main groove is formed on both end portions of the block in the tire circumferential direction ranging from a side wall of the block to a groove bottom of the main groove. A connecting rib which connects distal end portions of the pair of reinforcing projections to each other is formed on the groove bottom of the main groove. |
| US10214054B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes a block pitch length of an outer block row that is greater than a block pitch length of the inner block row. The dimensions in the tire width direction of the regions interposed between two circumferential grooves are smaller in the order of the rib, the outer block row, and the inner block row. The inclined grooves defining and forming the rib open only to the circumferential groove in the vehicle mounting inner side region defining and forming the rib. |
| US10214050B1 |
Robotic floor cleaning device with expandable wheels
A mobile robotic floor-cleaning device with wheels that may be expanded or contracted to suit various needs by rotating an inner shaft within the main housing of each wheel relative to the main housing. A series of rollers form the circumference of the wheels, and are connected to the inner shaft via a set of spokes. Rotation of the inner shaft relative to the main housing causes the spokes to pull the rollers in or push them out, changing the diameter and circumference of the wheel. |
| US10214049B2 |
Spinner for vehicle wheel
A vehicle wheel spinning device comprising a disk shaped housing having a front and back disk forming a cavity therein is disclosed. The front disk has a series of decorative apertures formed therein. A spinning disk is rotatably mounted within said cavity. Various visual effects are produced by providing on the surface of the spinning disk facing the front disk of said housing at least one section of a contrasting color to the remainder of the surface. When the spinning disk rotates the colors show through said apertures during rotation of the spinning ring. The spinning device is attached to the front of a vehicle wheel in a manner that the housing rotates with the wheel and the spinning disk rotates separately from the rotation of the housing and continues to rotate for a time after the wheel stops spinning. |
| US10214048B2 |
Bicycle wheel
The bicycle wheel includes a rim, a hub, a driving device, a plurality of first side pulling spokes, a plurality of first side pushing spokes, and a plurality of second side spokes. The rim has a first side and a second side. The hub is located in a center of the rim. The driving device is connected to the hub which is located on the first side of the rim. Each of the first side pulling spokes and the first side pushing spokes is connected to the rim and the hub, and located on the first side of the rim, respectively. Each of the second side spokes is connected to the rim and the hub, and located on the second side of the rim. |
| US10214045B2 |
Security element with colour shift effect and fluorescent features and method for production and use of same
The invention relates to a security element having a coating consisting of a material which has an optically variable effect, in particular a colour shift effect, and has recesses that can be recognised in transmitted light, wherein the security element comprises a support substrate, a partial layer with recesses, and a layer structure that generates a colour shift effect, characterised in that the security element, on the face which has the coating consisting of the material that has an optically variable effect, comprises one or more partial coatings consisting of a layer which has colours that are transparent in visible light and fluorescent in UV light. |
| US10214041B2 |
Method and apparatus for printing a security card
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for printing a security card. A security image is printed onto the receiving layer of a dye receptive reverse transfer film, which can then be applied to the card and bonded with the card. The printing of the security image occurs by transferring overcoat material from an overcoat panel of the dye carrying film onto the receiving layer of the dye receptive reverse transfer film in a pattern, which forms the visual security image. This process can be used in conjunction with the printing of a primary image by printing Yellow, Magenta, Cyan dyes and Black resin (YMCK) to the receiving layer in a reverse transfer printing method to provide a security card having a primary image and a security image. The security image printing may occur before or after the YMCK printing. |
| US10214038B2 |
Printing system and method
Some embodiments relate to a digital printing system and method for depositing ink droplets onto a target surface in dependence upon a received electrical printing signal containing data indicating the desired image to be printed while improving the uniformity of intended tone reproduction of the printed image. |
| US10214037B2 |
Gas enclosure systems and methods utilizing multi-zone circulation and filtration
The present teachings relate to various embodiments of a gas enclosure system that can have a particle control system that can include a multi-zone gas circulation and filtration system, a low-particle-generating X-axis linear bearing system for moving a printhead assembly relative to a substrate, a service bundle housing exhaust system, and a printhead assembly exhaust system. Various components of a particle control system can include a tunnel circulation and filtration system that can be in flow communication with bridge circulation and filtration system. Various embodiments of a tunnel circulation and filtration system can provide cross-flow circulation and filtration of gas about a floatation table of a printing system. Various embodiments of a gas enclosure system can have a bridge circulation and filtration system that can provide circulation and filtration of gas about a printing system bridge and related apparatuses and devices. Accordingly, various embodiments of a gas circulation and filtration system as disclosed herein can effectively remove both airborne particulate matter, as well as particulate matter generated proximal to a substrate during a printing process. As such, various embodiments of a gas circulation and filtration system in conjunction with various embodiments of a gas purification system of the present teachings can provide for a controlled manufacturing environment resulting in a high-yield of OLED various devices. |
| US10214036B2 |
Simplify journal take up core mechanism
A sheet winding mechanism includes a detachable winding core, a rotating body coupled to a first end portion of the winding core to rotate the winding core, and a non-rotating body against which a second end of the winding core is pressed. The winding core includes a winding core main body, a first portion which is located at the first end portion and is coupled to the rotating body, a second portion which is located at the second end portion, is movable in the axial direction, and presses against the non-rotating body, a first elastic body which urges the second portion outward along the axial direction, and a sheet holding portion configured to hold an end portion of a sheet. When the rotating body rotates the winding core while the sheet holding portion is holding the end portion of the sheet, the sheet is wound around the winding core. |
| US10214035B2 |
Recording apparatus with receiving tray having projecting sections
Provided are a recording apparatus, when a medium is discharged from a recording apparatus main body, which can achieve both of appropriate mounting of a medium in which the leading edge thereof is curled on a medium receiving tray, and reduction of damage to a medium when mediums of different sizes are mixed on the medium receiving tray. |
| US10214033B2 |
Textile pallet with adjustable frame
A textile holder having adjustable side extensions is provided. The side extensions can be generally U-shaped metal rods or wires having a plurality of spaced notches for adjusting the spacing of the wires from a central pallet portion. Alternatively, other structures, such as plates can be used for the side extensions. The plates can include one or more slots. Screws or posts on the central pallet portion can be used to align the plates at appropriate extension distances and hold the plates in place. |
| US10214032B2 |
Printing apparatus
Provided is a printing apparatus enabling a user to easily perform jam processing. The printing apparatus includes a printing unit, a cassette in which a plurality of sheets to be printed by the printing unit are mounted, and which is capable of being drawn out from the device by a user, a roller pair which is capable of being in an abutting state and a separate state and transports the sheet supplied from the cassette by interposing the sheet, in the abutting state, and a mechanism which changes the roller pair from the abutting state to the separate state as the cassette is drawn out. |
| US10214027B2 |
Portable printer
The disclosure discloses a portable printer including a feeder, a printing head, a controller, and a command transmission unit. The feeder is configured to feed a print-receiving medium. The printing head is configured to perform print on the print-receiving medium fed by the feeder. The controller is configured to control the feeder and the printing head in cooperation with each other to produce a first printed matter by using desired first print data. The command transmission unit is configured to transmit through wireless communication to another printer other than the portable printer a production instruction for a second printed matter having print contents equivalent to the first printed matter at a predetermined timing after start of production of the first printed matter. |
| US10214022B2 |
Diaphragm pump, ink supply system, and inkjet printer
A diaphragm pump includes an inflow chamber and an outflow chamber. The inflow chamber is provided with an inflow valve seat. An inflow valve that prevents backflow of a liquid is disposed against the inflow valve seat. The outflow chamber is provided with an outflow valve seat. An outflow valve that prevents backflow of a liquid is disposed against the outflow valve seat. The diaphragm pump also includes an inflow-valve presser that presses the inflow valve against the inflow valve seat, and an outflow-valve presser that presses the outflow valve against the outflow valve seat. Each of the inflow valve and the outflow valve is defined by an elastically deformable member. Each of the inflow valve seat and the outflow valve seat includes a surface at least a portion of which is a curved surface. |
| US10214020B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a back pressure control unit including a back pressure control element that has a first opening, a second opening, a first liquid flow channel that enables the first opening and the second opening to communicate with each other, and a valve body that controls the flow of liquid in the first liquid flow channel, and a housing that houses the back pressure control element and in which a liquid introduction opening that communicates with the first opening and a discharge channel that communicates with the second opening are formed, and a head unit including a third opening connected to the discharge channel of the back pressure control unit, a second liquid flow channel that communicates with the third opening, a first filter disposed in the second liquid flow channel, a pressure generation chamber, a nozzle, and a pressure generation element. |
| US10214018B2 |
Cartridge and printing material supply system
A printing material supply system includes a printing device and a cartridge. The printing device has a cartridge mounting structure. The cartridge is removably attached to the cartridge mounting structure. The cartridge mounting structure has a device-side terminal, a lever, a first device-side locking element and a second device-side locking element. The device-side terminal is configured to contact with a cartridge-side terminal. The first device-side locking element is configured as part of the lever. The second device-side locking element is configured to engage with a second locking surface of a second cartridge-side locking element. The cartridge-side terminal has a cartridge-side contact portion configured to be in contact with the device-side terminal. The cartridge-side contact portion is provided on the negative Z-axis side of the second locking surface. |
| US10214015B2 |
Piezoelectric device, inspection method for piezoelectric device, and liquid ejecting head
A piezoelectric device includes a substrate that includes a piezoelectric element formed by stacking a piezoelectric layer, a first electrode and a second electrode such that the piezoelectric layer is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a wiring substrate that includes a driving element providing a signal for driving the piezoelectric element to the substrate. The substrate has an inspection region where a piezoelectric element for inspection which is a portion of the piezoelectric element is disposed. The wiring substrate has an electrode inspection region including an electrode to be inspected that is electrically connected to the piezoelectric element for inspection and is disposed on a surface side opposite to the substrate, and a flexible substrate mounting region which is disposed on the surface side opposite to the substrate, and is connected to a flexible substrate. In plan view from a stacking direction of the substrate and the wiring substrate, the inspection region partially overlaps at least one of the inspection electrode region and the flexible substrate mounting region. |
| US10214005B2 |
Apparatus and method for changing a blade of a rotary die cutter, particularly for flexographic printing machines
Apparatus (1) for changing a blade of a rotary die cutter, particularly for flexographic printing machines: a magnetic cylinder (3) configured to receive and support a die-cutting blade (5, 5′); a station (7) for inserting the blade (5, 5′) has a retention device (70) configured to retain the blade (5) in the insertion station; a guiding device (71) guides the blade (5, 5′) toward the magnetic cylinder (3); a station (9) for extracting the blade (5, 5′), has an extraction device (90) configured to remove the blade (5, 5′) from the magnetic cylinder (3). |
| US10214003B2 |
3D printing method implemented by movable platform
A 3D printing method implemented by movable platform is disclosed. When printing a printing layer, a 3D printer first calculates respectively a starting point and an ending point of each swath of the printing layer, and calculates movement information of a movable printing platform upon an X-axis and a Y-axis of the 3D printer according to the starting points and the ending points. Next, the 3D printer controls the printing platform to move along the X-axis and the Y-axis based on the movement information, and controls a nozzle of the 3D printer to jet ink while the printing platform moves to corresponding positions. Therefore, the 3D printer uses the printing platform to complete printing actions of each swath. |
| US10214002B2 |
Three dimensional printing apparatus and three dimensional printing method thereof
A three dimensional printing apparatus including a tank containing a liquid forming material, a platform movably disposed in the tank to be immersed in or moved out of the liquid forming material, a curing device disposed next to the tank or the platform, and a controlling device electrically connected to the curing device and at least one of the tank and the platform is provided. An inner bottom of the tank has a first portion and a second portion in step manner, the first portion is higher than the second portion. The controlling device drives the tank and the platform to move relative to each other. A solidified layer is formed by curing the liquid forming material between the platform and the first portion and peeled off by rotating the tank relative to the platform. A three dimensional printing method is also disclosed. |
| US10214001B2 |
Rigid stiffener-reinforced flexible neural probes, and methods of fabrication using wicking channel-distributed adhesives and tissue insertion and extraction
A stiffener-reinforced microelectrode array probe and fabrication method using wicking channel-distributed adhesives which temporarily adheres a flexible device onto a rigid stiffener for insertion and extraction. Assembly is by dispensing a liquid adhesive into a narrow open groove wicking channel formed on the stiffener so that the adhesive is wicked along and tills the channel by capillary action, and adhering the adhesive-filled bonding side of the elongated section of the rigid substrate to a flexible device. |
| US10213993B2 |
Multilayer composite article
Described herein is composite article comprising a substrate; and on at least one face of the substrate a multilayered coating disposed thereon. The multilayered coating comprises (i) an abrasion-resistant layer adjacent to the substrate, wherein the abrasion-resistant layer comprises inorganic oxide nanoparticles and a polymer binder; and (ii) an antireflection layer adjacent to the abrasion-resistant layer opposite the substrate, wherein the antireflection layer comprises a fluorosilane polymer, wherein the fluorosilane polymer comprises: at least one monomeric unit A represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 represents H or methyl, L1 represents a covalent bond or a divalent aliphatic group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, each Y1 independently represents a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, each Y2 independently represents a hydrolyzable group, g is 0, 1, or 2; and at least one divalent monomeric unit B represented by the formula (I) wherein R2, R3, and R4 represent H, methyl, trifluoromethyl, or F, wherein at least one of R2, R3, and R4 is F, Rf1 represents a covalent bond or a divalent group selected from the group consisting of —(CF2O)a—, —(CF2CF2O)b—, —(CF2CF2CF2O)c—, —(CF2CF2CF2CF2O)d—, —(CF2CF(CF3)O)e—, and combinations thereof, wherein a, b, c, d, and e represent integers in the range of from 0 to 130, and wherein 1≤a+b+c+d+e≤130, and Rf2 is a perfluoroalkyl group. |
| US10213991B2 |
Multilayered container
A multilayered container includes at least a polyolefin inner layer; an adhesive layer; a gas-barrier layer; an oxygen-absorbing layer; a gas-barrier layer; an adhesive layer; a polyolefin outer layer, and having at least a body portion and a bottom portion, wherein the gas-barrier layers include an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, the oxygen-absorbing layer includes an oxygen-absorbing resin composition that contains the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and an oxidizing organic component, an adsorbing agent is contained on the side inside of said gas-barrier layer, the thickness of the multilayered container at the thinnest portion is not more than 430 μm, and the amount of oxygen absorbed after the heat-sterilization is not less than 23 cc per gram of the oxygen-absorbing resin composition. Despite of this decreased thickness, the multilayered container maintains excellent oxygen-barrier property and property for retaining flavor of the content even when it is subjected to the retort sterilization. |
| US10213987B2 |
Rubber metal laminate
Disclosed is a rubber metal laminate comprising metal, an adhesive layer and a perfluoroelastomer layer, the perfluoroelastomer layer being formed from a vulcanizate layer of a blend comprising 2 to 10 parts by weight of a vinylidene fluoride-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer, based on 100 parts by weight of a perfluoroelastomer. The rubber metal laminate of the present invention can effectively improve the interlayer adhesion of the perfluoroelastomer to the metal and pockmarked surface (the state that crater-like irregularity is formed) of the perfluoroelastomer layer laminated on the metal. |