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| US10221947B2 |
Method for controlling the synchronisation of a pinion on a gearbox shaft
A method controls synchronization of a pinion rotating on a primary shaft driven by a traction machine of a vehicle and rotatably connected to a secondary shaft of a parallel shaft gearbox without synchronization mechanisms. The method includes sending to the traction machine, before coupling of the pinion on the primary shaft, a torque command which depends on a torque signal calculated to minimize a difference between a primary speed and a secondary speed multiplied by a reduction ratio between the primary shaft and the secondary shaft. The calculated torque signal is limited in amplitude when the speed difference is greater in absolute value than a desired accuracy on the targeted primary speed upon completion of the synchronization. The calculated torque signal is saturated on a maximum or minimum torque of the traction machine if the calculated torque signal is not between the maximum or minimum torque. |
| US10221945B2 |
Electronic control device for vehicular automatic transmission
The present invention addresses the problem of obtaining an electronic control device for a vehicular automatic transmission that suppresses sudden acceleration, sudden deceleration, and gear shift shock that occur when the transmission moves into a fail-safe mode due to the electronic control device stopping during a main CPU abnormality. An electronic control device 100 for a vehicular automatic transmission has: a main CPU 3 that performs gear shift control for the vehicular automatic transmission; and a sub-CPU 4 that detects abnormalities in the main CPU 3. When the sub-CPU 4 detects an abnormality in the main CPU 3 while the vehicle is traveling, the sub-CPU 4 stops the gear shift control executed by the main CPU 3. |
| US10221944B2 |
Vehicle-mounted control device or vehicle-mounted control system
Provided is a power supply breaker circuit diagnosing technique capable of accurately detecting functional failure of a power supply relay of an electronic control device for a vehicular automatic transmission, and capable of reliable transition to a fail-safe state, without requiring a change in the internal configuration of the current electronic control device, and with a minimum of system modification. By utilizing a network communication channel such as a CAN implemented on an electronic control device (ATCU) for a vehicular automatic transmission, and using another electronic control device as an ATCU monitor device, the other electronic control device which is on the monitoring side controls a breaker circuit of the ATCU. The other electronic control device on the monitoring side breaks the breaker circuit of the ATCU for a certain period, and makes a diagnosis by detecting communication loss from the ATCU. |
| US10221942B2 |
Shift control device for vehicle
Provided is a shift control device for a vehicle in which an automatic transmission in which a gear stage is set based on data showing traveling states including at least a driving demand is mounted, the shift control device for a vehicle setting a neutral state where power is not transmitted by releasing an engagement mechanism engaged such that a predetermined gear stage is set in the automatic transmission when the driving demand becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value determined in advance during traveling, in which the shift control device for a vehicle is configured such that a virtual gear stage as an input rotation speed close to an input rotation speed of the automatic transmission in the neutral state is obtained based on a vehicle speed at a time point when the virtual gear stage is obtained and a gear ratio at a gear stage allowed to be set in the automatic transmission when a target gear stage based on the driving demand is set with the neutral state eliminated by the driving demand exceeding the predetermined value during the traveling in the neutral state, and the shift control device for a vehicle is configured such that control of a second shift toward the target gear stage is initiated during a first shift between a current gear stage to be set based on the data showing the traveling states during the elimination of the neutral state and the virtual gear stage. |
| US10221940B2 |
Neutral state movement protection for an automatic transmission
A controller is provided to, in response to a speed of the vehicle exceeding an allowable speed based on a measured grade while the vehicle is running and in neutral or park, actuating a vehicle holding mechanism to stop the vehicle. |
| US10221937B2 |
Slotted oil baffle for gears
A baffle for use with one or both bevel gears in a transmission system is disclosed that can include a rim having a frustoconical shape, multiple pockets on an inner side of the rim configured to collect lubricant, and multiple slots extending through the rim with each slot of the multiple slots being adjacent to a corresponding pocket of the multiple pockets and configured to allow lubricant to flow through the rim. A transmission system is also disclosed that can include a first gear, a second gear, and a baffle surrounding gear teeth of the first or second gear. The baffle has a plurality of pockets adjacent to the gear teeth and a plurality of slots adjacent to the plurality of pockets with the plurality of slots extending through the baffle. |
| US10221935B2 |
Speed reduction apparatus
Disclosed is a speed reduction apparatus including: a casing that accommodates a speed reduction mechanism; an input shaft including a protruding portion protruding from the casing to the outside; a fan provided on the protruding portion of the input shaft; and a fan hood that covers the fan. The fan hood includes a cylindrical portion, and a trumpet-like portion that is connected to the cylindrical portion, and includes an inner surface inclined to be separated away from the input shaft toward a load side. A flow straightening fin is provided on an inner surface of the trumpet-like portion. |
| US10221933B2 |
System and method for reducing power train air resistance
A vehicle system, comprising an internal combustion engine, a transmission enclosed within a transmission case coupled to a gaseous fuel source, the transmission case having an amount of gaseous fuel located therein. Housing the transmission in a case containing low density gaseous fuel reduces the power losses from air resistance and increases fuel efficiency. |
| US10221930B2 |
Torque-coupling device with one-way turbine clutch, and method for making the same
A hydrokinetic torque converter for coupling driving and driven shafts. The torque converter comprises an impeller wheel rotatable around a rotational axis, a turbine wheel rotatable coaxially aligned with the impeller wheel, a stator situated axially between the impeller wheel and the turbine wheel, and a one-way turbine clutch permitting rotational movement of the turbine wheel in one circumferential direction only. The one-way turbine clutch includes an outer ring non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell, an inner ring disposed radially within the outer ring and a plurality of engagement components positioned radially between the outer and the inner rings. The turbine wheel includes a turbine shell and at least one coupling member extending axially outwardly from the turbine shell in the direction toward the one-way turbine clutch. The at least one coupling member of the turbine wheel is non-rotatably coupled to the outer ring of the one-way turbine clutch. |
| US10221929B2 |
Transmission device for power-driven cutting tool
A transmission device for a power-driven cutting tool includes a base, a transmission component, a linking component, a shaft component and a link component. The base has a through cavity, a sleeve and a receiving portion. The transmission component is penetratingly disposed in the through cavity, so as to couple the transmission component and the base together. The linking component is penetratingly disposed in the sleeve, so as to couple the linking component and the base together. The shaft component and the link component are disposed in the base. A power source drives the linking component and thereby sequentially drives the shaft component, link component, and transmission component, allowing a cutter of the power-driven cutting tool to undergo reciprocating displacements along a linear path for performing a cutting operation. The transmission device features enhanced structural rigidity, allowing the cutter to move back and forth along a linear track. |
| US10221921B2 |
Torque split dual-clutch transmission
A torque split dual-clutch transmission assembly is disclosed that splits the torque generated by an engine between at least two sets of transfer gears that are selectively coupled to first and second layshafts or intermediate shafts. A first input hub is connected to the first layshaft by a first clutch and a second input hub is connected to the second layshaft by a second clutch. A first gearset is carried on the first layshaft and a second gearset is carried on the second layshaft. Each set of transfer gears receives torque from either the transmission input shaft or the first and second layshafts in response to contemporaneous engagement of the first clutch and the second clutch, which can be used during vehicle launch to split the torque applied to the first and second clutches. |
| US10221920B2 |
Automobile reducer
The present disclosure provides an automobile reducer including a worm shaft bearing including an inner race coupled to an end of a worm shaft, which meshes with a worm wheel, an outer race coupled to an inner surface of a gear housing, and a ball coupled between the inner race and the outer race; a motor boss having a coupling hole formed on one side, a motor shaft of a motor being inserted into the coupling hole, and an insertion hole formed on the other side, the worm shaft being inserted into the insertion hole; and a damping member coupled between a side surface of the inner race and a side surface of the motor boss and elastically supported in an axial direction. |
| US10221916B2 |
Anti-vibration apparatus
An anti-vibration apparatus (10) includes a first attachment member (11) having a tubular shape and connected to one of a vibration generating section and a vibration receiving section and a second attachment member (12) connected to the other section, an elastic body (13) configured to connect the attachment members to each other, and a partition member (16) configured to partition a liquid chamber in the first attachment member (11) in which a liquid is sealed into a first liquid chamber (14) and a second liquid chamber (15). At least one of the first liquid chamber (14) and the second liquid chamber (15) has the elastic body (13) at a portion of a wall surface. An intermediate chamber disposed in the partition member (16), a first communication path configured to bring the intermediate chamber and the first liquid chamber (14) in communication with each other and a second communication path configured to bring the intermediate chamber and the second liquid chamber (15) in communication with each other are formed at the partition member (16). An opening axis of a first opening section opened toward the inside of the intermediate chamber of the first communication path and an opening axis of a second opening section opened toward the inside of the intermediate chamber of the second communication path are offset from each other. At least one of the first opening section and the second opening section is opened toward the wall surface that defines the intermediate chamber. According to the anti-vibration apparatus (10), generation of strange noises can be suppressed while product characteristics are secured, and simplification of the structure and facilitation of the manufacture can be accomplished. |
| US10221909B2 |
Damper device
A damper device is configured so that a piston moves in a cylinder. A seal ring member is provided to the outer periphery of the piston to device the inside of the cylinder into a first chamber and a second chamber. A transmission member is connected to the piston and can transmit external force to the piston. A cutout section is formed with a predetermined circumferential width in a first stopper surface. A communication section has an opening in an annular outer peripheral section located closer to the second chamber than the cutout section. When the seal ring member is pressed toward the first stopper surface, the seal ring member is deformed so as to partially enter the cutout section. |
| US10221906B2 |
Floating rotor disc/hub with retention ring fastener
A floating disc brake assembly having a disc brake rotor secured to a hub with a retention ring structured and arranged to fit within retention ring flanges of a plurality of rotor mounting tabs extending from the hub. A method of uniformly transferring braking forces from a rotor of a brake assembly about a hub of the brake assembly and a kit of parts are also provided. |
| US10221902B2 |
Temperature-sensitive fluid fan clutch device
A temperature-sensitive fluid fan clutch device includes an oil reservoir chamber in a case supported by a rotating shaft that has a drive disk fixed thereto. Plural dams are provided outward of the drive disk, and oil circulating flow passages contiguously to the dams extend between a torque transmission chamber and the oil reservoir chamber. A valve opens and closes an oil circulation flow hole of the oil reservoir chamber due to a change in temperature of a temperature-sensitive body. An oil effective contact area in a torque transmission gap between a drive side and a driven side is varied to control rotation torque transmission from the drive side to the driven side. An oil collection valve member independently opens and closes at least one of the oil circulating flow passages. The temperature-sensitive fluid fan clutch device inhibits a cold “drag” phenomenon and reduces fan power loss and fuel consumption. |
| US10221900B2 |
Electromagnetic pulse disconnect system and methods
Methods and systems are provided for operating an electromagnetic pulse disconnect assembly for selectively engaging two rotating components of a vehicle drivetrain. A disconnect assembly is needed that is not powered by vacuum diverted from an engine of the vehicle, as modern engines are being developed to reduce vacuum production and remove vacuum lines for powering peripheral devices such as disconnects. An electromagnetic pulse disconnect assembly is provided that operates via pulses of electrical current and includes an electromagnetic coil for translating a clutch ring assembly and a latching ring assembly to selectively couple two rotating components. |
| US10221899B2 |
Multiple-stage ball ramp actuator
A multiple-stage ball ramp actuator includes an axially movable outer ring having at least one outer groove and an outer ball disposed in the outer groove. The multiple-stage ball ramp actuator further includes an axially movable inner ring rotatably fixed relative to the outer ring. The inner ring has at least one inner groove and an inner ball disposed in the inner groove. |
| US10221893B2 |
Rolling bearing
A rolling bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements, and a cage. A first seal is provided on one side of the annular space between the inner ring and the outer ring in the axial direction and has a first lip portion that forms a first labyrinth clearance with the inner ring to prevent spill of the grease. A second seal is provided on the other side of the annular space in the axial direction and has a second lip portion that forms a second labyrinth clearance with the inner ring to prevent spill of the grease. The second lip portion is larger than the first lip portion such that the path length of the second labyrinth clearance is longer than the path length of the first labyrinth clearance. |
| US10221892B2 |
Rolling bearing apparatus
A rolling bearing apparatus includes: a bearing including an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements, and a cage; and an oil supply unit provided axially adjacent to the bearing. The oil supply unit includes: a tank in which to accumulate lubricant; and a pump provided with a nozzle that emits the lubricant as an oil droplet toward a target of the bearing. The oil supply unit further includes a wind guard covering a passing region of the oil droplet thus emitted from the nozzle and having an opening toward a target side. An inner region of the wind guard, including the passing region, has a passage shape causing an airflow from a nozzle-side toward the opening on the target side where a negative pressure is caused due to a bearing rotation. |
| US10221889B2 |
Slide rail assembly
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a first supporting assembly and a sliding auxiliary assembly. The first supporting assembly is arranged on the first rail for supporting the second rail. The sliding auxiliary assembly is movably mounted on the second rail, and includes a plurality of balls for supporting the third rail. |
| US10221888B2 |
Tensioner and method for preloading a bearing
A tensioner for preloading a bearing, the bearing including inner and outer bearing rings. The tensioner including a component having a housing and a carrier element that extends radially inwardly from the housing, the outer bearing ring having an outer surface that forms an axially extending radial surface and having a first axial end formed by a radially extending axial surface and directly abutting the carrier element, a support element for supporting the component relative to the inner bearing ring such that a closed force flow arises from the outer bearing ring via the component and the support element, and a sleeve positioned radially between the outer surface of the first bearing ring and the housing such that an inner surface of the sleeve abuts the outer surface of the outer bearing ring and an outer surface of the sleeve abuts a conical surface of the housing. |
| US10221885B2 |
Thrust bearing
A thrust bearing is a thrust bearing disposed facing a thrust collar provided on a rotary shaft and includes a top foil, a back foil and a base plate. The back foil includes a plurality of back foil pieces. The top foil includes a plurality of top foil pieces. In addition, a leading side of the top foil piece in the rotation direction of the rotary shaft is provided with a fixed part fixed to the base plate, an inner circumferential edge side of the top foil piece is provided with an inner circumferential edge-side thin part in which a part is removed from the surface of the top foil piece facing the back foil piece, and the inner circumferential edge-side thin part is formed to be thinner than an outer circumferential edge side of the top foil piece. |
| US10221881B1 |
Fastener retainers, thumb nut retainer assemblies, power distribution enclosure assemblies, and connection methods
A fastener retainer for one or more thumb nuts. The fastener retainer includes a retainer body including a first retaining surface and a second retaining surface opposed to the first retaining surface and configured to form an open-sided retaining feature that allows a thumb nut to rotate therein and translate along an axial axis, yet restrains the thumb nut from lateral motion and allows finger and thumb access via side openings of the open-sided retaining feature to turn the thumb nut. Enclosure assemblies, thumb nut retainer assemblies, and methods of connecting enclosures are disclosed, as are other aspects. |
| US10221879B2 |
Panel mount fastener having an outer sleeve with a collapsible end portion
A fastener and method for mounting a connector to a panel, the fastener having an outer sleeve housing having a mount bushing portion and a locking portion with a collapsible end, and an inner pin member received in the outer sleeve housing and axially moveable therein between locked and unlocked positions. The inner pin member has a body with a head end that cooperates with the mount bushing portion of the outer sleeve housing and a locking end that cooperates with the locking portion of the outer sleeve portion. When the inner pin member is in the unlocked position, the collapsible end of the locking portion of the outer sleeve housing is allowed to collapse. When the inner pin member is in the locked position, the locking end of the inner pin member prevents collapse of the collapsible end of the locking portion of the outer sleeve housing. |
| US10221877B2 |
Nail
A nail that is configured by: a nail main body composed of a soft iron material in which a head portion is formed in an upper end portion of a columnar body; and a tip end portion having a circular conical shape or a polygonal pyramidal shape that is formed in a lower end portion of the nail main body, in which the tip end portion is subjected to a tip end portion hardening treatment by quenching or plastic forging. The nail meets the Japanese Industrial Standards, is capable of being driven in a straight manner even when the tip end portion hits a hard knot, and is capable of being manufactured with relative ease. |
| US10221876B1 |
Slidable mount for diving platform
The present invention provides for the inserted portion of the mount conduit to be cut at an acute angle, forming interface surfaces on two separated pieces. In its simplest form, the invention separated pieces are drawn together by a threaded shaft secured to but able to rotate structurally within the body of one of the separated pieces so that a threaded connection between the threaded shaft and the body of the other separated piece results in the separated pieces sliding across one another at the cut surfaces. As the two separated pieces are further urged to slide across their interface surfaces, an outside surface at a long side of one of the separated pieces is forced farther from an outside surface of a long side of the other separated piece, so that those long surfaces of the two separated pieces are forced against the inside walls of the receiving piece conduit. |
| US10221875B2 |
Locking mortise and tenon joint
A mortise and tenon joint of two or more structural members wherein mortise and tenon are securely joined by moveable wedges in a locking mechanism. Several locking mechanisms, including hinged structures, are disclosed in which moveable wedges forcibly move the tenon and mortise in opposite directions thereby drawing the tenon into the mortise. |
| US10221873B2 |
Pin and grommet fastener assembly
A fastener assembly may include a pin including a central shaft connected to a distal tip, and a grommet including at least one leg. The pin and the grommet are configured to be positioned in an expanded state in which the fastener assembly securely fastens to the component, and a retracted state in which the leg(s) is drawn toward the central shaft to reduce an axial envelope of the leg(s). |
| US10221871B2 |
Construction machinery
The Construction machinery includes at least two actuators, a main pump that generates hydraulic energy for driving the actuators, control valves disposed between the main pump and the actuators, a hydraulic pump motor driven by the generator motor that generates energy to be added to the hydraulic energy, and a controller that reduces hydraulic energy generated by the main pump when the hydraulic pump motor driven by the generator-motor generates energy. The construction machinery further comprises changeover valves that selectively change a location at which the energy from the hydraulic pump motor driven by the generator-motor is to be added according to the actuators. The controller changes a reduction rate of the hydraulic energy generated by the main pump depending on a specific actuator to which the energy is to be added. |
| US10221870B2 |
Felling saw recovery control
A hydraulic system for a felling saw head includes a hydraulic motor, operatively coupled to a saw disc of the saw head, a hydraulic variable displacement pump, operatively coupled to the hydraulic motor to supply pressurized fluid to the motor, and a controller configured to control the pump. To provide a target operating speed of the saw disc, the motor is configured to operate at a first displacement corresponding to a first flow rate of hydraulic fluid through the motor During at least a part of a saw recovery operation, the controller controls the pump to operate at a current pump displacement that results in a flow rate of hydraulic fluid through the pump that exceeds the first flow rate through the motor. Saw recovery time may be reduced without overspeeding the saw by including a metered flow control device between the pump and the motor. |
| US10221864B2 |
Vacuum pump
A vacuum pump comprises a rotor shaft, which bears one or more rotor elements. The rotor shaft is driven by an electrical driver. A stator is arranged between the rotor elements. The rotor shaft is supported by bearings. The highly heat-generating components such as the driver and the stator are connected to a second housing part in particular by means of a support member. Heat-sensitive components such as the bearing are supported by means of a separate first housing part. The two housing parts can be kept at different temperatures, for example by means of separate cooling devices. Thus, the operating temperature of the in particular pressure-side bearing can be reduced, and therefore the service life can be extended. |
| US10221863B2 |
Vacuum pump
A vacuum pump comprises: a stator; a rotor that rotates with respect to the stator; a pump casing in which the stator and the rotor are contained, and a suction port and a through-hole for exhaust are provided; a first exhaust duct fixed to an outer circumference of the pump casing so as to communicate with the through-hole for exhaust; and a second exhaust duct that is inserted into at least the through-hole for exhaust with a gap interposed, an exhaust gas passing inside the second exhaust duct. |
| US10221861B2 |
Columnar air moving devices, systems and methods
An air moving device includes a housing member, an impeller assembly, and a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly can include one or more angled vanes set an angle with respect to a central axis of the air moving device. The air moving device can output a column of moving air having an oblong and/or rectangular cross-section. A dispersion pattern of the column of moving air upon the floor of an enclosure in which the air moving device is installed can have an oblong and/or rectangular shape. The dimensions of the dispersion pattern may be varied by moving the air moving device toward or away from the floor, and/or by changing the angles of the stator vanes within the nozzle assembly. |
| US10221859B2 |
Turbine engine compressor blade
An airfoil for a compressor blade of a gas turbine engine has a chord between a leading edge and a trailing edge and a span between a root and a tip. The airfoil can further include a reduction in local chord from about 75% span to the tip for about a 5% reduction in local solidity. The airfoil can have decreasing sweep angles for the leading edge and the trailing edge from 50% span to the tip and can have decreasing leading and trailing edge dihedral angles from 50% span to the tip. |
| US10221856B2 |
Pump system and method of starting pump
A pump system positionable at a surface of a well site for downhole operations includes a pump assembly having a pump and a starting assist. The pump includes a crankshaft and is operable by a first motor. The starting assist includes a second motor and a gear system. |
| US10221851B2 |
Transverse internal gear pump
A transverse internal gear pump 1 having a trochoid 4, in which an inner rotor 3 having a plurality of outer teeth is rotatably accommodated within an outer rotor 2 having a plurality of inner teeth, the inner rotor being rotatably accommodated within the outer rotor in an eccentric state and with the outer teeth and the inner teeth meshing, and in which an intake-side volume chamber for taking in a liquid and an ejection-side volume chamber for ejecting liquid taken into the intake-side volume chamber are formed between the inner teeth and the outer teeth; a liquid intake nozzle 9 extending in a non-perpendicular direction with respect to the trochoid rotation surfaces and having a distal end immersed in a liquid reservoir 18; a pump casing 5 in which a recessed portion 5a for accommodating the trochoid is formed; and a pump cover 6. |
| US10221848B2 |
Valve for reciprocating pump assembly
The valve member includes a valve body and a seal. The valve body defines a first frusto-conical surface and an outside annular cavity. The seal extends within the outside annular cavity and includes a first tapered and circumferentially-extending surface adapted to sealingly engage the tapered surface of the valve seat. In another aspect, the seal includes an annular bulbous protrusion from which the first tapered and circumferentially-extending surface angularly extends, the first tapered and circumferentially-extending surface extending between the annular bulbous protrusion and the first frusto-conical surface of the valve body. In another aspect, an offset distance is defined between the first frusto-conical surface of the valve body and at least a portion of the first tapered and circumferentially-extending surface of the seal, the offset distance extending in a direction that is perpendicular to at least the first frusto-conical surface of the valve body. |
| US10221841B2 |
Fluid pump
A fluid pump has a housing, a chamber having an inlet and an outlet, an inlet valve, an outlet valve, and a plunger. The plunger has a plunger tube extending into the chamber and supported for movement, on a suction stroke, to introduce a fluid into the chamber via the inlet, and, on a discharge stroke, to displace the fluid from the chamber via the outlet. An electromagnetic driving unit moves the plunger in two opposite directions. A magnetic core is located adjacent the plunger for establishing a magnetic path across the electromagnetic driving unit and the plunger. The core is located in the path of movement of the plunger on the suction stroke, and is protected or covered by a material against contact with the fluid in the housing. |
| US10221833B2 |
Sail based wind energy system
A system utilizes conventional sail technology to greatly increase the wind energy captured at modest cost. The use of a large area collector for wind energy, such as a sail, allows the conversion of wind kinetic energy into pressure so as to be further converted into mechanical or electrical energy in a much smaller turbine than in the conventional wind mill configuration. The collector is characterized by a deployed condition and a furled condition. In the deployed condition, a plurality of flexible membranes of the collector are deployed over an entirety or a portion of a roof. In the furled condition, plurality of flexible membranes are furled. |
| US10221829B2 |
Modular, scalable and mobile wave energy conversion arrangement
A wave energy conversion arrangement comprising—at least two modules (M1, M2) each of which comprises—at least one first float (P1) and at least one second float (P2) coupled mechanically with each other by means enabling for reciprocal and independent displacing of these floats in relation to each other over a predetermined length segment along separate straight lines parallel to each other; —at least one elementary energy conversion arrangement (7) using reciprocating movement of said at least one first float (P1) of a given module (M1, M2) relative to said at least one second float (P2) of this module (M1, M2), —connecting means (16) for alternative detachable connecting with each other—; —wherein said elementary energy conversion arrangements (7) of the adjoining modules (M1, M2) are energetically coupled with each other constituting a main energy conversion arrangement (15). |
| US10221828B2 |
Hydroelectric power generation device for pipeline
Provided is a hydroelectric power generator for a pipeline that is installed at a position in a pipeline to generate electricity using a rotating turbine by inducing a flow velocity of water therein and uses environment-friendly energy through the water velocity while varying in size in accordance with the size of a pipeline to generate electricity even at a low-speed stream. The hydroelectric power generator for a pipeline generates electricity with high efficiency by increasing an angular speed at the same flow speed by adjusting the number and radius of turbine blades. |
| US10221826B2 |
Ignition system and method for operating an ignition system for an internal combustion engine
A method for operating an ignition system for an internal combustion engine, including a first voltage generator and a bypass, is described. The bypass may include, for example, a boost converter for maintaining a spark generated with the aid of the first voltage generator. A speed of an internal combustion engine used with the ignition system is ascertained and the operating mode of the bypass is modified in response to the speed change. |
| US10221825B2 |
Misfire detection device
A misfire detection device for an engine having cylinders includes: a crank angle detector that detects an angular position of a crankshaft; a rotational speed calculator that calculates a rotational speed of the crankshaft on the basis of an output from the crank angle detector; and a misfire detector that obtains a difference between a rotational speed of the crankshaft in a combustion process in a diagnosis target cylinder and a rotational speed of the crankshaft in a combustion process in a last cylinder whose ignition order is immediately before the diagnosis target cylinder, and carries out a misfire detection by using a diagnostic value set on the basis of the difference. |
| US10221823B2 |
Method of heating and retaining heat in an internal combustion engine to improve fuel economy
A method improving fuel economy by the retention of heat in or heating a liquid cooled, internal combustion engine is provided wherein insulation, a heating member, or both are attached to the engine and used to reduce heat loss from the engine or keep the engine at an operating temperature. The engine is subsequently maintained at the operating temperature or a temperature substantially close thereto for either a period of time determined by a user or for a time period that is longer than time periods obtained by following standard practices. |
| US10221819B2 |
Variable air intake apparatus reducing noise
A variable air intake apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes an valve configured to open a through hole formed at a duct body when an engine is driven at a high output to change a path of air introduced into the engine depending on an engine RPM, in which a magnet is mounted on any one of the valve and the duct body and a steel member is mounted on the other one thereof to maintain a state in which the valve closes the through hole, and a buffering member is mounted on any one of the valve and the duct body to prevent generation of hitting sound that is generated when the valve hits the duct body. |
| US10221815B1 |
Exhaust gas recirculation valve for vehicle
An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve for a vehicle includes: a valve housing connected to an exhaust line, and provided with an inflow passage in which exhaust gas flows, a first outflow passage connected to an EGR line in communication with the inflow passage, a second outflow passage connected to a bypass line bypassing the EGR line, and a third outflow passage connected to an exhaust line connected to a turbocharger turbine; and a valve body selectively opening and closing the first and second outflow passages to adjust an opening ratio of each of first and second outflow passages, and allowing the third outflow passage to remain in an open state. |
| US10221814B2 |
Valve device for a motor vehicle
A valve device for a motor vehicle includes: a housing; a flow duct situated in the housing; and a flap arranged in the flow duct to close off the flow duct, the flap having regions in which a shaft penetrating the flap is fastened. The shaft is rotatably mounted in the housing and a valve seat is arranged in the flow duct, the valve seat being in contact with the flap in the closed position thereof. At least one portion of the flow duct adjacent to the valve seat has a cross section smaller than the inside diameter of the valve seat. |
| US10221811B2 |
Vaporized fuel processing apparatus
A pressure sensor is provided in a purge pipe connecting a fuel tank to a canister, so that the pressure sensor outputs an electrical signal of a first sensor value depending on an inside pressure of the canister. A control unit calculates an estimated sealed pressure, which corresponds to the inside pressure of the canister in a condition that the canister and the fuel tank are in a sealed condition. The control unit determines that there is no leakage of fuel vapor, when the first sensor value is out of a first pressure range. The control unit determines that there is a small leakage of the fuel vapor, when the first sensor value is within the first pressure range but out of a second pressure range, wherein the second pressure range is smaller than the first pressure range. The control unit determines that there is a large leakage or a blocked-up condition in the purge pipe when the first sensor value is within the second pressure range. |
| US10221810B2 |
Directly injecting gas valve
A gas injector is provided for the direct injection of a gaseous medium into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, which includes an adjustable valve member, a stationary sealing sleeve having a first sealing seat, a movable sealing element having a second sealing seat and a restoring element for resetting the sealing element and the valve member to an initial position, the first sealing seat and the second sealing seat forming a valve seat of the gas injector, and the valve member being disposed in the sealing sleeve. |
| US10221804B2 |
Fuel injection control device
A fuel injection control device for an internal combustion engine, includes a fuel pressure sensor and circuitry. The fuel pressure sensor detects an actual fuel pressure of the fuel supplied to a cylinder fuel injection valve. The circuitry calculates a demanded amount of the fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine. The circuitry calculates a cylinder injection amount of fuel injected from the cylinder fuel injection valve. The circuitry corrects the cylinder injection amount to decrease in accordance with a degree of drop in the actual fuel pressure comparing to a target fuel pressure of the fuel supplied to the cylinder fuel injection valve such that fuel injection from the cylinder fuel injection valve ends by a target injection end timing. The circuitry calculates a port injection amount of the fuel injected from a port fuel injection valve based on the demanded fuel amount and the corrected cylinder injection amount. |
| US10221802B2 |
Engine controlling apparatus
An engine controlling apparatus controls a cylinder injected volume of fuel injected from a cylinder injection valve of an engine into a cylinder, and a port injected volume of fuel injected from a port injection valve into an intake port. The engine controlling apparatus includes an adhesion volume calculator to calculate a cylinder adhesion volume of fuel adhering to the cylinder, the fuel being injected from the cylinder injection valve, and a port adhesion volume of fuel adhering to the intake port, the fuel being injected from the port injection valve. The engine controlling apparatus further includes a controller to control the cylinder injected volume and the port injected volume based on both the cylinder adhesion volume and the port adhesion volume. |
| US10221799B2 |
Control device for internal combustion engine
A target air amount for achieving a requested torque is back-calculated from the requested torque using a virtual air-fuel ratio. The virtual air-fuel ratio is changed from a first air-fuel ratio to a second air-fuel ratio in response to a condition for switching an operation mode from operation in the first air-fuel ratio to operation in the second air-fuel ratio being satisfied. After the virtual air-fuel ratio is changed from the first air-fuel ratio to the second air-fuel ratio, an interval of time passes and the target air-fuel ratio is then switched from the first air-fuel ratio to a third air-fuel ratio that is an intermediate air-fuel ratio between the first air-fuel ratio and the second air-fuel ratio. The target air-fuel ratio is temporarily held at the third air-fuel ratio, and is thereafter switched from the third air-fuel ratio to the second air-fuel ratio. |
| US10221798B2 |
Method and systems for airflow control
Various methods and systems are provided for controlling emissions. In one example, a controller is configured to respond to a sensed or estimated intake oxygen fraction by controlling an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) amount supplied to an engine to maintain a level of particulate matter (PM) in a determined PM range and a level of NOx in a determined NOx range, and adjusting a target intake manifold oxygen fraction or target intake manifold EGR fraction in response to a NOx sensor feedback signal. |
| US10221795B2 |
Internal combustion engine
The control apparatus operates an engine water temperature adjustment apparatus so that the temperature of cooling water that passes through an engine head enters a first temperature region in a lean mode, and operates the engine water temperature adjustment apparatus so that the temperature of the cooling water enters a second temperature region that is lower than the first temperature region in a stoichiometric mode. When knocking is detected after switching is started from the stoichiometric mode to the lean mode, the control apparatus performs any one of a first operation to operate a variable valve apparatus so as to retard the closing timing of an intake valve, a second operation to operate an oil jet apparatus so as to increase an oil jet amount, and a third operation to operate an EGR apparatus so as to increase an EGR amount. |
| US10221792B2 |
Two-stage catalyst regeneration
A system and method are described for reducing NOx emissions following deceleration fuel shut off (DFSO). The method comprises: cutting off fuel to the engine during a deceleration event; open loop operating the engine air/fuel ratio rich of stoichiometry for a predetermined time after the deceleration event; feedback controlling the air/fuel ratio on average near a value rich of stoichiometry for a preselected time after said predetermined time; and feedback controlling the air/fuel ratio returning to stoichiometry after the preselected time. |
| US10221789B2 |
Control system of internal combustion engine
A control system of an internal combustion engine which can suppress a drop in the purification performance of an exhaust purification catalyst is provided. The control system of an internal combustion engine is provided with an exhaust purification catalyst and downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor, performs feedback control so that an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas which flows into the exhaust purification catalyst becomes a target air-fuel ratio, and performs target air-fuel ratio setting control which alternately switches the target air-fuel ratio to a lean set air-fuel ratio which is leaner than a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio and a rich set air-fuel ratio which is richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. In the control system, when an engine operating state is a steady operating state, compared with when it is not a steady operating state, at least one of a rich degree of the rich set air-fuel ratio or a lean degree of the lean set air-fuel ratio is made to increase. |
| US10221788B2 |
Engine controller
A controller of an engine performing a premixed combustion operation and a diffusion combustion operation that are switchable in accordance with the traveling state of a vehicle, includes a detector detecting the gear position of the transmission mounted in the vehicle, and a changer changing the traveling conditions for performing the premixed combustion operation on the basis of the gear position detected by the detector. |
| US10221785B2 |
Canister and fuel vapors control system for vehicle
The present disclosure provides a canister for a vehicle. The canister includes a body, an adsorbent, and a weight sensing device. The body defines therein a housing space. The adsorbent is housed in the housing space. The adsorbent temporarily traps fuel vapors generated in a fuel tank for the vehicle. The weight sensing device detects a physical quantity associated with weight of the fuel vapors trapped by the adsorbent. The weight sensing device outputs the detected physical quantity. |
| US10221784B2 |
Method and system for fuel vapor management
Methods and systems are provided for improving the efficiency of canister purge completion. Based on engine operating conditions, a canister is purged to a compressor inlet or a throttle outlet. During purging conditions, as canister loads change, a purge flow through the canister is varied so that a fixed preselected portion of total engine fueling is delivered as fuel vapors. |
| US10221782B2 |
In-cylinder pressure detecting apparatus
An in-cylinder pressure detecting apparatus for detecting a pressure in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is provided. The in-cylinder pressure detecting apparatus comprises a pressure detecting element mounted on a tip-portion of a fuel injection device which injects fuel into the combustion chamber, and an amplifying circuit unit having an amplifying circuit which amplifies a signal output from the pressure detecting element and outputs a pressure detection signal. An in-cylinder pressure detecting unit integrated fuel injection device is configured by integrating an in-cylinder pressure detecting unit with the fuel injection device. The in-cylinder pressure detecting unit includes the pressure detecting element, the amplifying circuit unit, and a connecting member connecting the pressure detecting element with the amplifying circuit unit. The in-cylinder pressure detecting unit integrated fuel injection device is mounted on the internal combustion engine. |
| US10221781B1 |
Hybrid vehicle with turbo lag reduction apparatus
A hybrid electric vehicle includes a combustion engine, electric machine, turbocharger, and turbo lag reduction assembly that includes an auxiliary compressor and pressure tank, which are coupled to a clutch driven by a driveshaft powered by vehicle wheel rotation. A controller engages the clutch in response to a braking signal, until the auxiliary compressor recharges the pressure tank. The controller also disengages the clutch in response to one of termination of the braking signal and the pressure tank being recharged with compressed air. Additionally, the controller responds to an engine torque demand signal and discharges compressed air from the pressure tank to an intake manifold of the engine. Further, the controller may discharge a volume of compressed air from the pressure tank to the intake manifold of the engine, until a turbo charge limit signal is received that indicates the turbocharger reached an operating speed. |
| US10221780B2 |
Dual fuel lockout switch for generator engine
A mechanical fuel lockout switch for a dual fuel engine includes a mechanical fuel valve actuateable between a first position and a second position to selectively control fuel flow to the dual fuel engine from a first fuel source through a first fuel line and a second fuel source through a second fuel line. The mechanical fuel lockout switch also includes a fuel lockout apparatus coupled to the mechanical fuel valve. The mechanical fuel lockout switch communicates the first fuel source to the dual fuel engine and prevents communication between the second fuel source and the dual fuel engine when the mechanical fuel valve is in the first position, and communicates the second fuel source to the dual fuel engine and interrupts the first fuel source communication with the dual fuel engine when in the second position. |
| US10221778B2 |
Engine control device
An engine control device for controlling an engine based on a vehicle operating state is provided, that includes a basic target torque determinator for setting a vehicle target acceleration based on an accelerator pedal operation and determining a basic target engine torque based on the vehicle target acceleration, a torque reduction demand determinator for determining whether an engine torque reduction is demanded based on the vehicle operating state other than the accelerator pedal operation, a torque reduction amount determinator for determining an engine torque reduction amount according to the operating state when the torque reduction is demanded, a final target torque determinator for determining as a final target torque an engine torque calculated by subtracting the torque reduction amount from the basic target torque when the torque reduction is demanded, and an engine controller for controlling the engine so as to output the final target torque. |
| US10221775B2 |
Use of external air for closed cycle inventory control
Systems and methods relating to use of external air for inventory control of a closed thermodynamic cycle system or energy storage system, such as a reversible Brayton cycle system, are disclosed. A method may involve, in a closed cycle system operating in a power generation mode, circulating a working fluid may through a closed cycle fluid path. The closed cycle fluid path may include a high pressure leg and a low pressure leg. The method may further involve in response to a demand for increased power generation, compressing and dehumidifying environmental air. And the method may involve injecting the compressed and dehumidified environmental air into the low pressure leg. |
| US10221771B2 |
Fan drive gear system
A gas turbine engine includes a fan section and a speed change mechanism for driving the fan section. A first fan section support bearing is mounted forward of the speed change mechanism and a second fan section bearing is mounted aft of the speed change mechanism. |
| US10221769B2 |
System and apparatus for gas turbine combustor inner cap and extended resonating tubes
A damping system and apparatus are disclosed for dampening acoustic pressure oscillations of a gas flow in a combustor of a gas turbine engine having at least one combustor with a combustor liner. A second inner cap portion is disposed on the at least one combustor. The second inner cap portion can have a hot surface, a cold surface, at least one burner opening protruding from the cold surface, and at least one neck ring having an internal opening and protruding from the cold surface. At least one extended resonating tube having a resonating tube neck is integrated with and protruding from the at least one neck ring. The at least one extended resonating tube is disposed between adjacent burner openings, and is configured such that the radial dimension is less than the axial dimension. |
| US10221767B2 |
Actively cooled blade outer air seal
A turbine component includes a main body with an upstream end and a downstream end. A cooling passage network is interior to the main body and has multiple cooling passages. A shared passage wall in the cooling passage network includes a cross passage opening connecting each passage partially defined by the shared passage wall. The cross passage further including a pressure balancing feature operable to reduce a local pressure differential in a fluid pressure in each adjacent passage at the cross passage. |
| US10221762B2 |
System and method for a turbine combustor
A system includes a turbine combustor, which includes a head end portion having a head end chamber. The head end portion includes an exhaust gas path, a fuel path, and an oxidant path. The turbine combustor also includes a combustion portion having a combustion chamber disposed downstream from the head end chamber, a cap disposed between the head end chamber and the combustion chamber, and an end plate having at least one port coupled to the exhaust gas path or the oxidant path. The head end chamber is disposed axially between the cap and the end plate. |
| US10221760B2 |
Check valve for connecting rod for variable compression internal combustion engine
The invention relates to a check valve for a connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine including at least one hydraulic chamber, the check valve including a valve body with a fluid path that is openable and closable by at least one closure element, wherein the at least one closure element is provided as an annular band. The invention also relates to a connecting rod for a variable compression internal combustion engine including a least one hydraulic chamber that is connectable by the at least one check valve with a bearing shell or a supply connection of the connecting rod or another hydraulic chamber. |
| US10221750B2 |
Cross fan engine room air blower and related vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a cross fan engine room blower for a vehicle, the cross fan engine room blower including: a plurality of cross fans that are horizontally arranged in an air flow space, that have an impeller-shaped rotating blade formed along a full length of the cross fans, and that rotate to draw outside air into the engine room. Such a cross fan engine room blower may maximize an air flow rate in the engine room and reduce the possibility of foreign materials being introduced between the cross fans and a fan shroud, thereby reducing the possibility of a motor stalling or otherwise performing undesirably. Such a cross fan engine room blower may also improve an air flow quality by minimizing a dead zone of the air flow space to thereby reduce power consumption of a motor, thereby improving fuel efficiency. |
| US10221741B2 |
Exhaust gas control system for internal combustion engine
An exhaust gas control apparatus has an exhaust gas control element other than an SCR catalyst. A temperature increase treatment unit executes temperature increase treatment that increases temperature of exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust gas control apparatus so as to increase the temperature of the exhaust gas control element to a specified target temperature. In this case, when operation of the internal combustion engine is stopped while the temperature increase treatment unit is not executing the temperature increase treatment, addition of an additive to the SCR catalyst from an addition valve is executed after operation stop of the internal combustion engine. When operation of the internal combustion engine is stopped while the temperature increase treatment unit is executing the temperature increase treatment, addition of the additive to the SCR catalyst from the addition valve is not executed after operation stop of the internal combustion engine. |
| US10221739B2 |
Particulate filter and exhaust gas purifier
A particulate filter includes a particulate capturing body configured to capture particulates contained in exhaust gas, and a dielectric waveguide provided around the particulate capturing body. The effective relative permittivity of the dielectric waveguide is higher than the effective relative permittivity of the particulate capturing body. |
| US10221734B2 |
Lubrication structure and lubrication method for upper pin in piston crank mechanism of internal combustion engine
A lubrication structure of the present invention is applied to a multi-link piston crank mechanism that has a upper link (3), a lower link (6) and a control link (7). Lubricating oil is supplied in an oil storing portion (21) formed between a pair of upper-pin pin boss portions (12) by a plate member (22) through an oil supply hole (19). By oscillating rotary motion of the upper link side pin boss portion (25) that is provided with an oil groove (29) on an end surface of the upper link side pin boss portion (25), the lubricating oil in the oil storing portion (21) is supplied to an upper pin (4). |
| US10221731B2 |
Pan system for an engine housing structure of an internal combustion engine
A pan system suitable for an engine housing structure has trough-shaped inner and outer pans with bottoms and upright walls. The inner pan accommodates engine oil. The outer pan bottom and upright walls run at least in certain areas at a distance from the bottom and walls of the inner pan, forming a channel-like intermediate space containing engine for affecting the temperature of the inner pan. Fins are provided on the inner walls and the outer walls. The bottoms of the inner and outer pans interact through a supporting system. Preferably, the inner and outer pans are made of metallic material and the inner pan is provided at least on one inner side of the bottom and upright walls with a cooling fin system that optimizes heat transfer. The upright walls of the inner and outer pans are connected to the engine housing structure. |
| US10221720B2 |
Structural frame integrated with variable-vectoring flow control for use in turbine systems
The present disclosure provides systems and apparatuses for use in turbine systems that integrate structural frame elements into a variable-vectoring flow control configuration in order to reduce the weight and length of such turbine systems. In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for directing a gas flow includes an annular outer structural casing, an annular central hub disposed within the outer structural casing, and a plurality of structural support elements extending radially between the central hub and the outer structural casing. The apparatus further includes a plurality of positionally-fixed, variable-vectoring flow control bodies extending radially between the central hub and the outer structural casing and positioned circumferentially along the central hub between ones of the plurality of structural support elements. |
| US10221711B2 |
Integrated strut and vane arrangements
In an integrated strut and turbine vane nozzle (ISV) configuration, lug/slot or tag/groove arrangements may be provided between an interturbine duct (ITD) of the ISV and a vane ring of the ISV such that struts of the ITD and associated vanes are angularly positioned to form integrated strut-vane airfoils, reducing mismatch at the integration. |
| US10221703B2 |
Articles having damage-tolerant thermal barrier coating
An article having a damage-tolerant thermal barrier coating includes a plurality of coating layers disposed over a substrate. The plurality of coatings comprises an inner layer and an outer layer. The outer layer is more resistant to infiltration by nominal CMAS relative to 8 weight percent yttria-stabilized zirconia at a temperature of 1300 degrees Celsius. The inner layer has, in a temperature range from about 1000 degrees Celsius to about 1200 degrees Celsius, a thermal resistance in a range from about 9×10−5 degree Kelvin per watt to about 23×10−5 degree Kelvin per watt. |
| US10221701B2 |
Multi-material turbine airfoil
A turbine component comprises a platform and an airfoil extending radially away from the platform and extending from a leading edge to a trailing edge. A leading edge portion defines the leading edge of the airfoil and a trailing edge portion including the trailing edge. One of the leading and trailing edge portions also includes the platform. The leading edge portion is formed of a first material distinct from a second material forming the trailing edge portion. The first material has an operating temperature capability at least 100F higher than that of the second material. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed. |
| US10221697B2 |
Turbine blade having a shroud and a cutting tooth
A turbine blade (100) having an airfoil (1). In its radially outer region, the turbine blade (100) has at least one shroud (200) or at least one shroud segment, as well as at least one cutting tooth (300) which is intended to engage at least once into portions of a turbine casing during use of the turbine blade (100). The cutting tooth (300) is connected to the shroud (200) or the shroud segment. |
| US10221696B2 |
Cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade
A cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade according to an embodiment includes: a pressure side cavity with a surface adjacent a pressure side of the multi-wall blade; a suction side cavity with a surface adjacent a suction side of the multi-wall blade; a central cavity disposed between the pressure side and suction side cavities, the central cavity including no surfaces adjacent the pressure and suction sides of the multi-wall blade; a first leading edge cavity with surfaces adjacent the pressure and suction sides of the multi-wall blade, the first leading edge cavity located forward of the central cavity; a second leading edge cavity located forward of the first leading edge cavity; at least one impingement opening for fluidly coupling the first leading edge cavity to the second leading edge cavity; and at least one channel for fluidly coupling the central cavity to a tip of the multi-wall blade. |
| US10221695B2 |
Internally cooled gas turbine engine airfoil
A gas turbine engine airfoil has a hollow airfoil section extending chordwise between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil has a leading edge cooling passage and a separate serpentine passage for cooling a remaining portion of the airfoil. The serpentine passage has at least three segment serially interconnected in fluid flow communication. The leading edge cooling passage and the serpentine cooling passage have separate coolant inlets. The coolant inlet of the serpentine passage comprises a primary inlet branch connected in fluid flow communication with a first one of the segments of the serpentine passage and a secondary inlet branch connected in flow communication with a last one of the segments, thereby providing for a portion of the flow passing through the coolant inlet of the serpentine passage to be directly fed into the last segment of the serpentine passage. |
| US10221693B2 |
Trench cooling of airfoil structures
An airfoil comprises at least one wall defining a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and a suction side extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The airfoil is curved in three dimensions and has one or more cavities defined by an interior surface of the at least one wall. A plurality of cooling film holes extending between the cavity and at least one cooling trench located on at least one of the pressure side and the suction side, spaced from the leading edge. The at least one trench has a floor spaced from an outer surface of the airfoil. The plurality of cooling film holes extend through the floor at an angle other than perpendicular. |
| US10221690B2 |
Rotary engine with intake and exhaust through rotor shaft
A rotary engine includes an intake port, an exhaust port, a rotor having an intake channel and/or an exhaust channel, and a rotor shaft coupled to the rotor. The rotor shaft has an inflow channel in communication with the intake channel and/or an outlet channel in communication with the exhaust channel. The rotary engine includes a housing having a working chamber formed between the housing and the rotor, the working chamber configured to handle, in succession, an intake phase, a compression phase, a combustion phase, an expansion phase, and an exhaust phase. The inflow channel cyclically communicates with the intake port and forms a passage between the intake port and the working chamber through the rotor shaft and the intake channel. The outlet channel cyclically communicates with the exhaust port and forms a passage between the exhaust port and the working chamber through the rotor shaft and the exhaust channel. |
| US10221685B2 |
Methods and systems for monitoring well integrity and increasing the lifetime of a well in a subterranean formation
A system for increasing the detecting degradation of a wellbore. The system comprises a computer memory configured for storing computing instructions and a processor operably coupled to the computer memory. The system comprises a sensor operably coupled to the computer memory and is configured to determine the presence of at least one chemical species indicative of degradation of the wellbore in a fluid exiting the wellbore. Methods of monitoring a wellbore for corrosion or other degradation of one or more components of wellbore equipment are disclosed as are methods of increasing the lifetime of a wellbore. |
| US10221684B2 |
Determining core sample volume within a sealed pressure vessel
A method for determining the volume of core samples disposed within a sealed pressure vessel, the sealed pressure vessel containing a prefill fluid having a density, the method including determining the internal volume of the pressure vessel; determining the density of the prefill fluid; determining, using at least one of one or more computers, the net density of the core samples disposed within the sealed pressure vessel; determining, using at least one of the one or more computers, the density of one or more earth strata proximate the respective in situ locations of the core samples; and calculating, using at least one of the one or more computers, the volume of the core samples disposed within the sealed pressure vessel. In an exemplary embodiment, the core samples are sealed within the pressure vessel when the pressure vessel is disposed within an oil or gas wellbore. |
| US10221679B2 |
Reducing common mode noise with respect to telemetry equipment used for monitoring downhole parameters
A system and methodology are provided for improving telemetry over a three-phase electrical power cable of the type used to provide power to electric submersible pumping systems or other powered devices. Data communication is provided between one end of a three-phase electrical power cable coupled with an electric power source and the other end of the three-phase electrical power cable coupled to a powered device, such as an electrical motor. The system and methodology enable a reduction in the level of common mode noise generated by, for example, a variable speed drive and/or enable minimizing or eliminating the common mode noise before mixing with data communication signals. |
| US10221676B2 |
Method and apparatus for initialization of a wellbore survey tool
A method and an apparatus are provided for determining an orientation of a tool with respect to a reference direction. The tool is configured to be moved along a wellbore and to generate information usable to determine an orientation of the tool. At least one first signal is indicative of an orientation of a directional reference system with respect to the reference direction. Information regarding a relative orientation of the tool with respect to the directional reference system is used to determine the orientation of the tool with respect to the reference direction in response at least in part to the at least one first signal. |
| US10221673B2 |
Peak analysis of multi-directional sonic an ultrasonic waveforms for cement bond logging
A method for generating a cement bond log, in some embodiments, comprises transmitting sonic or ultra-sonic waves in multiple directions from a logging tool disposed in a wellbore, receiving reflected waves at the logging tool and recording waveforms based on the received waves, processing the waveforms to determine numerical values that indicate a degree of bonding associated with multiple portions of a cement sheath disposed in the wellbore, aggregating the numerical values, and generating a composite image based on the aggregated numerical values. |
| US10221672B2 |
Rotary steerable roll stabilized control system
A rotary controlled system includes first and second alternators electrically connected to one another via a DC voltage bus. The alternators may optionally be further mechanically connected to one another via corresponding rotationally coupled components (such as rotationally coupled stators). A first field oriented controller is electrically connected with the first alternator and configured to cause the first alternator to provide a constant DC voltage to the voltage bus. A second field oriented controller is electrically connected with the second alternator and configured to receive electrical power from the voltage bus and cause the second alternator to provide servo angular position control of the rotationally coupled components. The system may be employed in a downhole rotary steerable tool to provide servo angular position control of a roll stabilized housing. |
| US10221671B1 |
MSE based drilling optimization using neural network simulaton
The method disclosed receives a data stream from an MWD system and determines the response of a specific energy (SE) relationship and a rate of penetration (ROP) relationship respectively to variables controllable by the operator, in order to enable operation at a lowest SE, or a highest Rate-of-Penetration (ROP) to SE ratio. The method utilizes artificial neural networks trained by MWD data to deduce a depth-of-cut and torque based on relationships manifesting between the various data points collected, and an SE equation and a predicted ROP is evaluated over a series of probable operating points. The method continuously gathers and analyzes MWD data during the drilling operation and allows an operator to manage the controllable parameters such that operation at the lowest SE or highest ROP or ROP to SE ratio can be achieved during the drilling operation. |
| US10221670B2 |
Treatment of produced water with seeded evaporator
Produced water, for example from a steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) or cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) heavy oil recovery operation, is treated to recover water that is re-used to create steam. The produced water is treated in one or more thermal treatment devices such as an evaporator and a crystallizer. The thermal treatment device is seeded, for example with a calcium or magnesium salt. The thermal treatment device produces a blowdown or slurry comprising super-saturated solids and organic compounds. A solvent is added to the blowdown or slurry. The solids precipitate and are separated from the blowdown or slurry. The solvent may be recovered for re-use in treating more blowdown or slurry. |
| US10221669B2 |
Wellbore tubulars including a plurality of selective stimulation ports and methods of utilizing the same
Wellbore tubulars including a plurality of selective stimulation ports and methods of utilizing the same. The wellbore tubulars include a tubular body including an external surface and an internal surface that defines a tubular conduit. The wellbore tubulars also include a plurality of selective stimulation ports, and each selective stimulation port includes a SSP conduit and an isolation device that is configured to selectively transition from a closed state to an open state responsive to a shockwave having greater than a threshold shockwave intensity. The methods include methods of stimulating a subterranean formation utilizing the wellbore tubulars. The methods also include methods of re-stimulating the subterranean formation utilizing the wellbore tubulars. |
| US10221668B2 |
Mobile, modular, electrically powered system for use in fracturing underground formations
The present invention provides a method and system for providing on-site electrical power to a fracturing operation, and an electrically powered fracturing system. Natural gas can be used to drive a turbine generator in the production of electrical power. A scalable, electrically powered fracturing fleet is provided to pump fluids for the fracturing operation, obviating the need for a constant supply of diesel fuel to the site and reducing the site footprint and infrastructure required for the fracturing operation, when compared with conventional systems. |
| US10221665B2 |
Pulsing pressure waves enhancing oil and gas extraction in a reservoir
A method and system are shown that conditions an underground reservoir to cause oil and gas to increase flow, excites the conditioned underground reservoir with pressure waves to further increase flow, and recovers the oil and gas with the increased flow. The excitation may be done via one or more production wells in synchronism with excitation done via one or more conditioning wells so as to cause constructive interference of the pressure waves and further increase flow. |
| US10221662B2 |
Submersible well fluid system
A submersible well fluid system for operating submerged in a body of water may include an electric machine and a fluid end. The electric machine includes a rotor and a stator residing in a first housing at specified conditions. The fluid end may include an impeller and be coupled to the electric machine. The submersible well fluid system may also include an adjustable speed drive for the electric machine in the housing. The submersible well fluid system may also include a chemical distribution system for supplying treatment chemicals to the submersible well fluid system, a barrier fluid supply system for supplying a barrier fluid to the submersible well fluid system, and a pressure management system. |
| US10221660B2 |
Offshore methods of hydraulically fracturing and recovering hydrocarbons
There is provided synthetic proppants, and in particular polysilocarb derived ceramic proppants. There is further provided hydraulic fracturing treatments utilizing these proppants, and methods of enhance hydrocarbon recovery. |
| US10221659B2 |
Automated well placement for reservoir evaluation
Automated systems and methods provide a systematic determination of suitable placements for well production zones that comply with specified placement constraints while accounting for information in the geocellular model. One computer-based well placement method embodiment includes: creating a three-dimensional geocellular model of a subsurface region including a reservoir; determining a map-view layout of well candidate zones that satisfies a set of layout parameters; deriving a three-dimensional arrangement of well production zones by testing each well candidate zone's potential vertical positions against a set of arrangement parameters; and storing the three-dimensional arrangement of well production zones on a non-transient information storage medium for use in evaluating production from the reservoir. Where the geocellular model has cell layers that conform to stratigraphic surfaces, the method may further include determining potential vertical positions for each well candidate zone by projecting the well candidate zones from the map-view layout onto layer-centered surfaces. |
| US10221658B2 |
Treatment fluids comprising carminic acid and related compounds and method for use thereof
Chelating agents and silica scale control additives are often employed separately in conjunction with performing a dissolution process in a subterranean formation containing a siliceous material. Carminic acid and related compounds may be used to perform similar functions dually in various subterranean treatment operations. Methods for treating a subterranean formation can comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising a carrier fluid and an ortho-dihydroxylated aromatic compound comprising a substance selected from the group consisting of carminic acid, kermesic acid, any salt thereof, any derivative thereof, and any combination thereof; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. |
| US10221653B2 |
Method and apparatus for magnetic pulse signature actuation
A wellbore servicing tool comprising a housing comprising one or more ports and generally defining a flow passage, an actuator disposed within the housing, a magnetic signature system (MSS) comprising a magnetic sensor in signal communication with an electronic circuit disposed within the housing and coupled to the actuator, and a sleeve slidably positioned within the housing and transitional from a first position to a second position, wherein, the sleeve is allowed to transition from the first position to the second position upon actuation of the actuator, and wherein the actuator is actuated upon recognition of a predetermined quantity of predetermined magnetic pulse signatures via the MSS. |
| US10221651B2 |
Stem guide system
A system including a stem guide system, including a stem guide, and a sleeve coupled to the stem guide, wherein the sleeve is configured to rest within a valve stem groove of a valve stem. |
| US10221650B2 |
Hydraulic position indicator system
A system useful for monitoring or controlling the back pressure of fluid in a wellbore is disclosed. The system may include: a choke assembly including: a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a bore; a choke member disposed in the bore for controlling a flow of a fluid from the inlet to the outlet, and a rod coupled to the choke member and extending through the housing; a cylinder including: a housing having an axial bore; a piston, directly or indirectly coupled to the rod, disposed in the axial bore and separating the axial bore into a first chamber and a second chamber; a position indicating device fluidly coupled to the second chamber, wherein a change in volume of fluid in the second chamber causes a corresponding change in volume of fluid in the position indicating device, thereby indicating a change in the position of the choke member. |
| US10221647B2 |
Cement head system and method for operating a cement head system
A cement head system for wellbores and method for maintaining dynamic fluid flow therethrough, wherein a base station wirelessly drives a control sequence to (1) open cement slurry valves to actuate external visual valve indicators, (2) open upper and lower safety valves, to actuate external visual safety valve indicators, (3) open a lower release chamber to actuate an external chamber visual indicator and to release a plug that triggers an external flipper visual indicator, (4) reset the external flipper visual indicator, (5) open an upper release chamber to actuate an external chamber visual indicator and to release a plug that triggers the external flipper visual indicator; and (6) open and close a release mechanism for each of the upper and lower chamber while pumping a flush fluid through the cement head. Each valve, the release mechanisms and flipper have a controller controlled by the base station. |
| US10221646B2 |
Anti-extrusion ram seal for blowout preventer
A polished rod BOP ram seal is formed with protrusions that are disposable in corresponding seal retention pockets formed in a seal-receiving groove in a BOP ram receiving the seal. The resultant mechanical interlock between the ram seal and the ram provides increased resistance to extrusion of the seal from the ram under high-pressure, high-velocity fluid flow conditions through the BOP. |
| US10221645B2 |
High-integrity pressure protection system Christmas tree
A high-integrity pressure protection system Christmas tree is provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a Christmas tree, a choke coupled to receive fluid from the Christmas tree, and a high-integrity pressure protection system. The high-integrity pressure protection system includes pressure sensors downstream of the choke, valves upstream of the choke, and a logic solver connected to control operation of the valves of the high-integrity pressure protection system that are upstream of the choke. Further, the valves of the high-integrity pressure protection system that are upstream of the choke include at least two valves of the Christmas tree. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10221641B2 |
Downhole tools having controlled degradation and method
A downhole assembly includes a matrix material and a unit in contact with the matrix material. The unit includes a core having an energetic material, an activator disposed in direct contact with the core, and at least one layer disposed on the core. The activator includes a triggering system having an igniter and a pre-set timer connected in an electrical circuit. The igniter is inactive in an open condition of the electrical circuit, and, after a pre-set time period, the pre-set timer closes the electrical circuit and the igniter is activated. |
| US10221636B2 |
Polymer-modified asphalt for drilling fluid applications
Polymer-modified asphalt is used in drilling fluids for filtration control, lost circulation control, drill string differential sticking prevention, or wellbore stabilization. The latex modified asphalt provides a mixture of latex-asphalt complex, asphalt, and latex particles that help maintain wellbore stability while drilling into shale formations. The polymer-modified latex is effective for controlling laminated and microfractured shale. Polymers may be functionalized to react with the asphalt to create copolymer modifications of the asphalt for improved performance as drilling fluid additives. The drilling fluids may be water-based or oil-based, or based on an emulsion of oil and water. |
| US10221629B2 |
Polycrystalline super hard construction and a method for making same
A polycrystalline super hard construction has a body of PCD material and a plurality of interstitial regions between inter-bonded diamond grains forming the PCD material. The body also has a first region substantially free of a solvent/catalyzing material which extends a depth from a working surface into the body of PCD material. A second region remote from the working surface includes solvent/catalyzing material in a plurality of the interstitial regions. A chamfer extends between the working surface and a peripheral side surface of the body of PCD material. The chamfer has a height which is the length along a plane perpendicular to the plane along which the working surface extends between the point of intersection of the chamfer with the working surface and the point of intersection of the chamfer and the peripheral side surface of the body of PCD material. The depth of the first region is greater than the height of the chamfer. A first length along a plane extending from the point of intersection of the chamfer and the peripheral side edge of the PCD body at an angle of between around 65 to 75 degrees to the interface between the first and second regions is between around 60% to around 300% of the depth of the first region. |
| US10221624B2 |
Folding ladder having connecting hinge
A ladder includes a rung, two front legs and two rear legs, the front portions at the two sides of the rung are respectively hinged to the two front legs, wherein a hinged connection element comprises a connecting rod and two connection pieces, two connecting pieces are symmetrically attached to the two ends of the connecting rod, each connecting piece comprises a hinged portion, a pivot portion and a fixation portion, the fixation portion is connected to the connecting rod, the hinged portion is hinged to the central portion of the side edge of the rung and to the rear leg, the connecting rod is supported on the bottom of the rung when the rung is unfolded. The connecting piece is hinged to the rung and the rear leg. The fixation portion is fixedly connected to the connecting rod, the connecting rod rotates when the rung is unfolded or folded. |
| US10221622B2 |
Roller shade with a pretensioned spring and method for pretensioning the spring
A roller shade having a counterbalancing assembly with an optimally pretensioned spring that lowers the torque load on the motor of the roller shade throughout the rolling up or rolling down cycles. The roller shade comprises a roller tube, a gudgeon pin having a first stop, a gudgeon body having a through bore and rotatably connected about the gudgeon pin and operably connected to the roller tube, a limit nut operably connected to the gudgeon body and adapted to axially travel along the gudgeon pin within the through bore, a spring, a first spring carrier connected to the first end of the spring and operably connected to the gudgeon pin, and a second spring carrier connected to the second end of the spring and operably connected to the roller tube. The spring is pretensioned and the limit nut abuts the first stop thereby locking the pretension. Rotation of the roller tube to roll down the shade further tensions the spring, and rotation of the roller tube to roll up the shade releases the tension in the spring. |
| US10221614B2 |
Insulating glass unit compression-injection coated patch and method
A method for applying a patch to a spacer discontinuity or other seal breach includes the step of applying pressure to the patch during the application of the patch to cause sealant carried by the patch to be injected into the spacer discontinuity. This step can be performed with or without the application of heat. Pressure is applied to the patch long enough to position the sealant entirely across the gap between the lights such that the sealant wets out against both interior glass surfaces. Pressure is also applied to the patch long enough to inject sealant into openings defining the discontinuity. A sealant is then applied over the entire patch. The structure of the patch and the patched IG unit are provided. |
| US10221613B2 |
Evacuation and port sealing techniques for vacuum insulating glass units
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to evacuation and sealing techniques for VIG units, and/or multi-chamber vacuum ovens for accomplishing the same. In certain example embodiments, a VIG assembly is inserted into a multi-chamber apparatus to successively reduce the chamber pressure and thus the pressure between substrates comprising the VIG assembly until a final evacuation pressure is reached. Once the final evacuation pressure is reached, a pump-out port or tube of the VIG assembly is sealed forming a VIG unit while the VIG assembly is still in the vacuum chamber. After sealing, chamber pressures are gradually increased to atmospheric while the gap between the substrates of the VIG unit remains at a pressure less than atmospheric which is close to the final evacuation pressure. |
| US10221610B2 |
Depth sensor for automatic doors
A door system is provided and includes=a door assembly operable to assume an open position at which an aperture is opened and a closed position at which the aperture is closed, a sensor assembly and a controller. The controller is coupled to the door assembly and configured to instruct the door assembly to normally assume the closed position and to assume the open position in accordance with an open signal being issued by the sensor assembly. The sensor assembly is configured to track the individual, determine whether the individual is likely to be approaching the aperture from the tracking and issue the open signal in accordance with a determination that the individual is likely to be approaching the aperture. |
| US10221604B2 |
Acceleration and deceleration arrangement
In acceleration and deceleration arrangement comprising a carrier element connected to an energy storage spring and supported on a guide surface so as to be movable between a park position and an end position wherein a piston of a motion damping cylinder piston unit is moved by the carrier element in a deceleration stroke direction when the carrier element is moved by a tension spring from the park position to the end position, the carrier element has a spring deflection area which is abutted by the tension spring so as to apply a tilting torque to the carrier element for pivoting the carrier element into a holding section provided in the guide surface at the park position of the carrier element. |
| US10221598B2 |
Hinge
A hinge is provided, which comprises: at least one hinge pin defining a hinge axis in a first dimension; a hinge leaf; a housing comprising at least one recess for receiving a portion of the hinge leaf; and at least one user adjustable fastener arranged to enable user adjustment of the positioning of the hinge leaf within the at least one recess in a second dimension, wherein the second dimension is orthogonal to the first dimension. |
| US10221597B2 |
Furniture hinge
A furniture hinge for pivotally connecting at least two furniture parts to one another includes at least two fastening portions pivotally connected to one another for fastening to the furniture parts, and the fastening portions can be moved relative to each other between a closed position and an open position. A spring device presses the fastening portions into the closed position and/or into the open position, and a damping device dampens a relative movement of the fastening portions. The spring device is integrated into the damping device, and the damping device and the spring device are accommodated within a first and within a second housing portion. The first and second housing portions are displaceably arranged relative to one another for performing the relative movement. |
| US10221596B1 |
Telescopic trunk lid support device
One general aspect includes a trunk lid support device, including: a gooseneck member with a first end and a second end, where the first end is configured to couple to an interior sidewall of an automotive trunk and the second end is configured to couple to an automotive trunk lid; where the gooseneck member includes: a base assembly of a hollow construction located at the first end and configured to couple to the interior sidewall, an intermediate segment of a hollow construction, and a connection segment located at the second end. |
| US10221593B2 |
Seat lock structure for saddle riding vehicle
There is provided a seat lock structure for a saddle riding vehicle which is user-friendly and can be downsized. A key cylinder includes a turning arm which is turned by a key operation, a seat lock mechanism includes a first bracket which is fixed to a vehicle body frame, and a second bracket which is slidably supported on the first bracket and engageable with a rear seat side, and the second bracket is slid by being pressed by the turning arm, and an L-shaped end portion formed on the second bracket regulates the second bracket from being slid when the turning arm is unturnable. |
| US10221589B2 |
Rocker mechanism for locking door trim
A rose assembly for a door lock in which the rose assembly places the door lock in one of a locked state and an unlocked state. The rose assembly includes a rose moveable with respect to the door. The rose includes a first position, in which the door lock is locked, and a second position, in which the door lock is unlocked. The rose assembly includes a frame which surrounds the rose and in which the rose nests. Pivotal movement of the rose within the frame moves the door lock from the locked state to the unlocked state. The rose pivots at a door lever, and a pivot axis is offset from a centerline of the rose. A larger portion of the rose, defined by the pivot axis, unlocks the door when pressed and a smaller portion of the rose locks the door when pressed. |
| US10221584B2 |
Swimming pool cleaning with wall climbing capability and method therefor
An automated swimming pool cleaner has a housing having an inlet formed on a bottom surface thereof. A drive mechanism is located within the housing. A first rolling mechanism is coupled to a bottom section of the housing. A second rolling mechanism is coupled to the bottom section of the housing. A third rolling mechanism is coupled to the bottom section of the housing between the first rolling mechanism and the second rolling mechanism. The third rolling mechanism extends lower from the housing than the first rolling mechanism and the second rolling mechanism allowing the automated swimming pool cleaner to pivot about the third rolling mechanism. The drive mechanism rotates at least one of the first rolling mechanism, the second rolling mechanism, or the third rolling mechanism. |
| US10221582B2 |
Surface gravity wave generator and wave pool
A wave pool for generating surfable waves is disclosed. The wave pool includes a pool for containing water. The pool defines a channel having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom with a contour that slopes upward from a deep area proximate the first side wall toward a sill defined by the second side wall. The wave pool further includes at least one foil at least partially submerged in the water near the side wall, and being adapted for movement by a moving mechanism in a direction along the side wall for generating a wave in the channel that forms a breaking wave on the sill. The wave pool further includes one or more passive flow control mechanisms to mitigate a mean flow of the water induced by the movement of the at least one foil in the direction along the side wall. |
| US10221580B2 |
Modular wall system for exhibition booths
A modular wall system for use in trade shows includes a wall or header panel formed of frame parts, and a connecting bracket for detachably connecting the end of the panel to an upstanding column. Perpendicular sections of a corner connector are received in the hollow end of different ones of the frame parts to connect the frame parts. A fabric cover defines a recess with an open end adapted to receive the frame parts. A closure device is provided for at least partially closing the open end of the fabric cover. A vertical support member extends from the frame parts to a surface to transmit the weight of an accessory to the surface. The accessory may be an adjustable garment rack, a coupling grid, a shelving unit, or a peg-board unit and a hook. The system includes a crate adapted to receive a plurality of members for transport. |
| US10221574B2 |
Insulting structure for buildings
A coupling assembly for spacing outer sheeting or cladding away from a bracket member including a spacer. The spacer has a first end and a second end. The first end is in substantial overlying abutment with a bracket member and the second end is in substantial overlying abutment with an outer bracket member. A mineral wool is spaced between the bracket member and the outer bracket member, with the space providing the spacing therebetween. The space may be coupled to each of the outer bracket member and the bracket member with a fastener. An insulation system is also disclosed. |
| US10221571B1 |
Roof edge mounting bracket for extended insulation
A roof edge mounting bracket preferably includes a base member and a vertical attachment flange. The base member extends outward in a horizontal orientation from the vertical attachment flange. A lower portion of the vertical attachment flange extends below the base member and an upper portion of the vertical attachment flange extends above the base member. A plurality of staggered fastener openings are preferably formed through the base member. An angled roof edge bracket includes a base member and a vertical attachment flange. The base member extends from the vertical attachment flange at an acute angle. A cantilevered roof edge bracket preferably includes a cantilevered base member and a vertical attachment flange. A roof edge angle bracket includes a base member and a vertical attachment flange. A roof edge vertical bracket preferably includes a vertical attachment flange, a bottom offset lip and an upper retaining lip. |
| US10221565B2 |
Highly insulated floor-to-ceiling window
A floor-to-ceiling window for a building, the window including insulating glazing units having transparent vertical elements when the glazing units adjoin each other. The joints between the glazing units allow for a slight relative movement between glazing units while ensuring sealing tightness of the window from wind and weather. |
| US10221562B2 |
Continuous wall assemblies and methods
According to one embodiment, an insulated structure includes a frame comprising a plurality of wall studs coupled together and a plurality of foam boards attached to the frame to form a continuous insulative wall. A plurality of fasteners attaches the foam boards to the frame. Each fastener includes an elongate shaft and a cap. The elongate shaft is configured to penetrate through a foam board and into a wall stud to couple the components together. The cap is configured to be positioned atop a foam board to distribute a load relatively evenly to the foam board. A sealing tape is applied across seams between adjacent foam boards and over the fasteners' caps to seal the wall. A sealing caulk is applied to secondary fasteners and penetrations to seal the wall. In some embodiments, the structure has a fastener density of about 1 fastener per 243 in2 of foam board. |
| US10221561B2 |
Fire or smoke protection curtain
A fire or smoke protection curtain includes a textile fire protection element, which has a first side in the form of a front side and a second side in the form of a reverse side. The textile fire protection element can be put into a compact bearing arrangement and in a protection arrangement in which it counteracts the spread of a fire and/or smoke and while extending along a closing surface. At least one guide track guides the fire protection element while it is in the protection arrangement. The at least one guide track is designed to exert a holding force (FH) that counteracts a bulging of the fire protection element. The at least one guide track is designed to exert the holding force (FH) on the fire protection element to at least 80% from only one of the sides. |
| US10221555B2 |
Method and apparatus for installing a floor drain
A method of installing a drain fixture, the method comprising first installing a sub-floor plumbing system comprising a plumbing trap, a removable drain pipe, and a sleeve. Next, the method comprises connecting the plumbing trap and the removable drain pipe and sliding the sleeve over the removable drain pipe. Next, the method comprises building a flooring surface proximate to the plumbing trap, the removable drain pipe, and the sleeve. Then, the method comprises removing the removable drain pipe at least partly from the sleeve, cutting the removable drain pipe to the desired length, and re-inserting the removable drain pipe through the sleeve and into the plumbing trap. |
| US10221551B2 |
Pressure plunger and associated methods
A pressure plunger which consists of a hollow lower tube inserted into a clogged toilet or drain causing no significant displacement of fluid. After the lower tube's compressible end is fixedly attached to a fluid channel, the actuator cylinder may be inserted into the lower tube to create pressure downward and upward to remove blockage. Unlike other designs this plunger consists of two separate sections, each integrally formed, which function together without assembly or disassembly. Vents near the top of the lower tube allow in air to release vacuum pressure when pulling near the top of the lower tube prohibiting fluid being pulled to the top of the lower tube. The lack of assembly and disassembly is also significantly different regarding cleaning and sanitizing. The upper actuator tube can be pulled out and cleaned on the outside and the lower tube can be easily cleaned from either end. |
| US10221549B1 |
Pop-up drain linkage assembly
Disclosed are various embodiments of a linkage assembly apparatus that comprise a spring clip that comprises a first end aperture, a second end aperture, and a connector aperture separated between a number of bending lines positioned along a length of the spring clip. The spring clip can be elastically deformed for insertion of a lift rod through the first end aperture and the second end aperture. The linkage assembly can also include an upper linkage rod that extends in a direction longitudinally. The upper linkage rod comprises a socket at a first end and a snap-on connector at a second end. In addition, the linkage assembly includes a lower linkage rod comprising a ball disposed toward an end of the lower linkage rod and a slot that extends along a length of the lower linkage rod. The slot can be used for connecting with a ball rod of a pop-up drain body. |
| US10221548B2 |
Integrated sink and disposal unit
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for disposal of liquid and food into a sink basin. The disclosed system cooperates with and delivers the received waste material to the main waste system on-board the vehicle. This is typically an aircraft waste tank. The system does not require a manual flush, but includes a sensor system that activates drainage of the holding line when the liquid and/or other waste material reaches a certain level therein. The disclosed system combines the functionalities of a common galley sink and a galley waste disposal unit, but occupies only the space envelope of an existing galley sink. The use of an existing galley sink means that no additional space on the countertop is required. |
| US10221543B2 |
Attachment pin assembly
An attachment pin assembly includes a pin body to be inserted into first through-holes of a drilling tool and a second through-hole of an adaptor, the first and second through-holes being arranged eccentrically with respect to each other; a bush portion provided on one end side of the pin body; a detachment prevention member of the bush portion screwed to one end of the pin body; and a stopper portion provided on the other end side of the pin body and configured such that a side surface portion arranged on the outside of the pin body in a radial direction thereof in the first through-hole is locked on an inner wall surface of the tooth forming the first through-hole to stop rotation of the pin body. |
| US10221540B2 |
Utility loader with high lift loader arms and unifying hand grip for dual traction control levers
A compact utility loader is operated by a standing operator at the rear of a frame. A loader arm assembly comprises a scissors linkage on either side of the frame nesting around the prime mover. Each scissors linkage has an upper loader arm that is pivoted at its rear end to rears ends of a pair of lower loader arms such that the pivot connections to the upper loader arm move upwardly and forwardly relative to the frame during elevation of the loader arm assembly to provide a high lift capability. The frame is self-propelled by a differential drive and steering system that is operated by dual levers. A hand grip extends between and unifies the operation of the levers to permit the operator to more easily move the levers in the ways that are needed to provide either straight motion of the frame or turns of the frame. |
| US10221538B2 |
Helical pile leads and extensions
The present disclosure provides helical pile leads and extensions with closely spaced perimeter shear helical plates that develop a cylindrical failure surface between the perimeter shear helical plates and soil as the helical pile is rotated into the ground, mobilizing soil-to-soil shear strength, and thus increasing the stability, stiffness and load capacity of the helical pile. |
| US10221530B2 |
Directional surface marking safety and guidance devices and systems
In some embodiments, a directional surface marking may provide directional messaging to users based on their direction of travel on a base surface, such as a roadway, walkway, or interior flooring, as non-limiting examples. In some aspects, the directional messaging may comprise different colors, text, or symbols, wherein a user may view different directional messaging on a directional surface marking dependent on direction of travel. In some embodiments, directional surface markings may comprise a profile layer, wherein the profile layer may comprise a plurality of profiles, which may allow for an application of directional messaging. |
| US10221527B2 |
Dry polymer cement overlay for trafficked pavements
A dry polymer cement overlay for trafficked pavement substrates (both asphalt and concrete). The dry polymer cement overlay is a thin overlay that can handle the load of traffic in a relatively short time and has a relatively long life cycle. Moreover, the dry polymer cement overlay can hold aggregate that is applied on the surface of dry polymer cement overlay before it cures in order to provide a friction surface. A stencil is used during application of a dry polymer cement layer to provide a patterned overlay that includes patterns separated by gullies. The patterned dry polymer cement overlay exhibits improved performance including short and long term substrate adhesion, reduced risk of delamination, safety through improved surface runoff and enhanced visibility, improved macro and micro friction, reflective crack management, and withstands higher deflections under heavy loads. The patterned dry polymer cement overlay may also reduce noise and improve aesthetics. |
| US10221520B1 |
Yarn twist differential carpet configuration
Differential yarn twist has been found to increase the durability factor of carpet in an unexpected manner while providing a wide range of aesthetic effects. First and second adjacent yarns have different rates of twist. They can be tufted with a single needle or adjacent needles for various embodiments. |
| US10221517B2 |
Foot of a washing machine with automatic leveling function and a washing machine thereof
A foot of a washing machine comprises a foot base, a flexible accommodating body and an adjustable foot, a hollow chamber is arranged in the foot base, and the hollow chamber comprises at least a gas chamber for filling gas. The flexible accommodating body is arranged in the hollow chamber and is communicated with the gas chamber, an accommodating chamber is arranged in the flexible accommodating body and is provided with a hydraulic medium. The hydraulic medium can flow to the gas chamber under pressure. An end of the adjustable foot is relatively slidably set in the hollow chamber and the flexible accommodating body is in contact or connected with the adjustable foot. The foot of a washing machine can automatically adjust adaptively due to the fluidity of the hydraulic medium under different pressures. |
| US10221516B2 |
Laundry treatment apparatus
A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet and a drawer retractably provided in the cabinet. An accommodation unit is provided at the drawer and defines a space configured to receive washing water. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a guider. The guider includes a first body rotatably coupled to the cabinet, and a second body rotatably coupled to the first body and the drawer and configured to connect the first body to the drawer. A supply unit is connected to a water supply source. A water supply channel is provided along the guider and is configured to supply water between the supply unit and the accommodation unit. |
| US10221515B2 |
Laundry treating appliance and dispenser
The disclosure relates to a washing machine including a cabinet defining a housing with internal components of a conventional automated clothes washer, a door mounted to the cabinet to selectively open/close the opening to the cabinet, and a dispenser in the form of a drawer having at least one cup in which doses of treating chemistry can be received. The dispenser includes a door pivotally mounted to the housing for pivoting movement between closed and opened positions. The dispenser drawer is pivotally mounted to the dispenser door and slidably mounted to the housing such that pivotal movement of the dispenser door between the closed and opened position effects a corresponding sliding movement of the at least one dispenser cup between the extended and retracted position. |
| US10221507B2 |
Weft yarn measuring and storing device of a loom
A weft yarn measuring and storing device of a loom includes a drive roller, a support shaft, a support lever is turnably mounted to the support shaft, a feed roller that is rotatably mounted to the support lever and pressed to be contacted against the drive roller by a spring force so that the feed roller is rotated by rotation of the drive roller to pinch a weft yarn therebetween for feeding, and a storing drum that takes up and stores the fed weft yarn. The weft yarn measuring and storing device further includes a friction resistance imparting portion that imparts the support lever a friction resistance against turning of the support lever. |
| US10221504B2 |
Apparatus for blending polyethylene terephthalate fiber and kapok fiber using static electricity and method for blending polyethylene terephthalate fiber and kapok fiber using it
An apparatus for blending a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and a kapok fiber using static electricity is provided, along with a method for blending the PET fiber and the kapok fiber using the apparatus. The fiber blending apparatus includes a fiber blending chamber having an inlet in which the PET fiber and the kapok fiber are introduced and an outlet from which a nonwoven fabric is discharged. A discharge plate is positioned at an upper side and a lower side based on a center line passing through the center of a cross section of the fiber blending chamber to accumulate the static electricity. The PET fiber and the kapok fiber contacting the discharge plate are electrically charged and are thus uniformly distributed and blended around the center line and stacked around an outlet. |
| US10221497B2 |
Method for manufacturing wiring board with conductive post
A method for manufacturing a wiring board having conductive posts includes preparing a wiring board including electronic circuit and a solder resist layer covering the electronic circuit and having first openings and second openings surrounding the first openings such that the first openings are exposing pad portions of the electronic circuit and that the second openings are exposing post connecting portions of the electronic circuit surrounding the pad portions, applying surface treatment to the pad portions, forming a plating resist layer on the wiring board after the surface treatment of the pad portions such that the plating resist layer has resist openings exposing the post connecting portions, applying electrolytic plating on the post connecting portions such that conductive posts rising from the post connecting portions are formed in the resist openings, and removing the plating resist layer from the wiring board after forming the conductive posts in the resist openings. |
| US10221495B2 |
Electrolytic cell for metal electrowinning
The invention relates to a cell for metal electrowinning equipped with a device useful for preventing the adverse effects of dendrite growth on the cathodic deposit. The cell comprises a porous conductive screen, positioned between the anode and the cathode, capable of stopping the growth of dendrites and preventing them from reaching the anode surface. |
| US10221492B2 |
Electrocatalyst for acidic media and method of making an electrocatalyst for acidic media
An oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalyst for acidic media comprises a metal oxide structure comprising a pyrochlore phase of chemical formula A2B2On, wherein A comprises one or more A-site metals, B comprises one or more B-site metals, and 6.0≤n≤7.3. The metal oxide structure exhibits a mass current density of at least about 20 A/g at an over-potential of 0.22 V in 0.1 M HClO4. According to another embodiment, an electrocatalyst for acidic media comprises a porous metal oxide structure having particulate walls separating a plurality of pores, where each particulate wall comprises interconnected primary particles. The porous metal oxide structure comprises a pyrochlore phase of chemical formula A2B2On, wherein A comprises one or more A-site metals, B comprises one or more B-site metals, and 6.0≤n≤7.3. |
| US10221491B2 |
Process and apparatus for generating or recovering hydrochloric acid from metal salt solutions
The present invention relates to an electrochemical process for generating or recovering hydrochloric acid from metal salt solutions such as acidic metal salt solutions and saline solutions. The process is useful for treating acidic salt solutions that are waste products from mineral processing or other industrial processes such as metal finishing, water softening, water treatment, reverse osmosis, electrodialysis, coal seam gas extraction, shale gas extraction and shale oil extraction, to generate high purity hydrochloric acid, metal salts and recycled water that may be re-used in the industrial process. An apparatus for performing the electrochemical process is also described. |
| US10221489B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting corrosion in hydrostatic systems
Compositions and methods for preventing corrosion of equipment having a corrodible metal surface that contacts water in a hydrostatic system are provided. Compositions may include a liquid-phase corrosion inhibitor and vapor-phase corrosion inhibitor. Methods may include introducing into the hydrostatic system a liquid-phase corrosion inhibitor, vapor-phase corrosion inhibitor and/or a scaling inhibitor. A protective film can be formed on the corrodible metal surface. |
| US10221488B2 |
Supercritical water method for treating internal passages
A method of reducing surface roughness in an internal passage of a workpiece includes contacting the internal passage with a corrosive working fluid comprising water at or near supercritical conditions. |
| US10221483B2 |
Showerhead design
Embodiments described herein relate to a showerhead having a reflector plate with a gas injection insert for radially distributing gas. In one embodiment, a showerhead assembly includes a reflector plate and a gas injection insert. The reflector plate includes at least one gas injection port. The gas injection insert is disposed in the reflector plate, and includes a plurality of apertures. The gas injection insert also includes a baffle plate disposed in the gas injection insert, wherein the baffle plate also includes a plurality of apertures. A first plenum is formed between a first portion of the baffle plate and the reflector plate, and a second plenum is formed between a second portion of the baffle plate and the reflector plate. The plurality of apertures of the gas injection insert and the plurality of apertures of the baffle plate are not axially aligned. |
| US10221481B2 |
Metal complexes containing amidoimine ligands
Metal complexes containing one or more amidoimine ligands, methods of making such metal complexes, and methods of using such metal complexes to prepare metal-containing films are provided. |
| US10221475B2 |
Zirconium alloys with improved corrosion/creep resistance
The invention relates to zirconium-based alloys and articles produced therefrom, such as tubing or strips, which have at least one of excellent corrosion resistance to water or steam and creep resistance at elevated temperatures in a nuclear reactor. The alloys include from about 0.2 to 1.5 weight percent niobium, from about 0.01 to 0.6 weight percent iron, from about 0.0 to 0.8 weight percent tin, from about 0.0 to 0.5 weight percent chromium, from about 0.0 to 0.3 weight percent copper, from about 0.0 to 0.3 weight percent vanadium, and from about 0.0 to 0.1 weight percent nickel with the balance at least 97 weight percent zirconium, including impurities. Further, the articles are formed by processes that include final heat treatment of (i) SRA or PRXA (0-33% RXA), or (ii) RXA or PRXA (80-100% RXA). |
| US10221474B2 |
Method of producing Ni-based superalloy
A method of producing a Ni-based super heat-resistant alloy in which a hot working material is subjected to hot working with a mold is provided. The hot working material consists of, in mass%, 0.001 to 0.050% of C, 1.0% to 4.0% of Al, 3.0% to 7.0% of Ti, 12% to 18% of Cr, 12% to 30% of Co, 1.5% to 5.5% of Mo, 0.5% to 2.5% of W, 0.001% to 0.050% of B, 0.001% to 0.100% of Zr, 0% to 0.01% of Mg, 0% to 5% of Fe, 0% to 3% of Ta, 0% to 3% of Nb, and the remainder of Ni and impurities. The method includes: heating and holding the hot working material in a temperature range of 950° C. to 1150° C. for 1 hour or longer; and performing hot working on the material with the mold that is heated to a temperature range of 800° C. to 1150° C. |
| US10221473B2 |
Ni-based superalloy with excellent unsusceptibility to segregation
A subject for the invention is to diminish the occurrence of streak-type segregation in producing a material comprising a Ni-based superalloy. The invention relates to a Ni-based superalloy having excellent unsusceptibility to segregation, characterized by comprising: 0.005 to 0.15 mass % of C; 8 to 22 mass % of Cr; 5 to 30 mass % of Co; equal or greater than 1 and less than 9 mass % of Mo; 5 to 21 mass % of W; 0.1 to 2.0 mass % of Al; 0.3 to 2.5 mass % of Ti; up to 0.015 mass % of B; and up to 0.01 mass % of Mg, with the remainder comprising Ni and unavoidable impurities. |
| US10221472B2 |
Structural aluminum alloy plate and method of producing the same
A structural aluminum alloy plate includes 7.0% to 12.0% by mass of Zn, 1.5% to 4.5% by mass of Mg, 1.0% to 3.0% by mass of Cu, 0.05% to 0.30% by mass of Zr, 0.005% to 0.5% by mass of Ti, 0.5% or less by mass of Si, 0.5% or less by mass of Fe, 0.3% or less by mass of Mn, 0.3% or less by mass of Cr, and the balance that includes aluminum and inevitable impurities. A method of producing the structural aluminum alloy plate is also provided. |
| US10221471B2 |
High strength aluminum alloy sheet excellent in bendability and shape freezability and method of production of same
3000-series aluminum alloy sheet which has a high strength enabling application to automobile body panel and excellent in bendability and shape freezability is provided. |
| US10221468B2 |
Article and additive manufacturing method for making
Additive manufacturing methods, and articles made using additive manufacturing methods, are described herein. One embodiment is an article that comprises a hafnium-bearing superalloy. The superalloy includes at least about 50 weight percent nickel, from about 0.015 weight percent to about 0.06 weight percent carbon, and up to about 0.8 weight percent hafnium. The article further includes a plurality of primary carbide phase particulates disposed within the superalloy; the plurality has a median size less than about 1 micrometer. A method includes melting and solidifying particulates of a metal powder feedstock to build an intermediate article comprising a series of layers of solidified material. The feedstock includes the above-described superalloy composition. The method further includes heating the intermediate article to a temperature of at least about 950 degrees Celsius to form a processed article. The processed article further includes a plurality of primary carbide phase particulates disposed within the solidified material, the plurality of particulates having a median size less than about 1 micrometer. |
| US10221465B2 |
Material processing systems and methods
A method of processing material includes positioning a transmitter to engage an ore sample with a sub-millisecond electromagnetic pulse, the ore sample including a conductive mineral particle and a volume of a gangue, specifying a characteristic of the electromagnetic pulse based on a desired energy deposition for the conductive mineral particle using a processing circuit, and selectively depositing energy with the electromagnetic pulse to at least one of melt and vaporize the conductive mineral particle by controlling the transmitter with the processing circuit. |
| US10221462B2 |
Single nucleotide polymorphisms and community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
The present invention is based on the discovery of polymorphisms (SNPs) in the penicillin binding protein (pbp3) gene in Staphylococcus aureus. The presence of G88A and/or G2047A SNPs provides an accurate, reliable biomarker for the presence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), specifically the community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA). The present invention provides reagents used for detecting the SNPs as well as methods of identifying and using these variants to screen subjects for presence of CA-MRSA. The methods involve isolating a biological sample from a mammal (preferably a human) and testing for the presence of a SNP in the pbp3 gene which is associated with CA-MRSA. |
| US10221461B2 |
Immunocompetence assessment by adaptive immune receptor diversity and clonality characterization
Disclosed are methods for determining the immunological status of the adaptive immune system of a subject by identifying and quantifying rearranged DNA (and/or subsequently transcribed RNA) sequences encoding T cell receptor (TCR) and/or immunoglobulin (IG) polypeptides, in a lymphoid DNA-containing sample from the subject TCR and/or IG sequence diversity and sequence distribution permit immunocompetence and immune repertoire assessment and reflect the degree of T cell or B cell clonality and clerical expansion in the sample. Methods for stratifying patient populations on the basis of immunocompetence including likelihood of responding to immunotherapy are also described. |
| US10221459B2 |
Compositions and methods of treating cancer harboring PIKC3A mutations
A method of treating cancer cells having mutated PIK3CA gene or protein of a subject in need thereof includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of one or more enzymes of the glutamine metabolism pathway. |
| US10221449B2 |
Chemically-enhanced primer compositions, methods and kits
A chemically-enhanced primer is provided comprising a negatively charged moiety (NCM), an oligonucleotide sequence having a) non-nuclease resistant inter-nucleotide linkages or b) at least one nuclease resistance inter-nucleotide linkage. The chemically-enhanced primer can be used for sequencing and fragment analysis. Methods for synthesizing the chemically-enhanced primer as well as a method of preparing DNA for sequencing, a method of sequencing DNA, and kits containing the chemically-enhanced primer are also provided. The method of sequencing DNA can comprise contacting amplification reaction products with the composition wherein excess amplification primer is degraded by the nuclease and the chemically-enhanced primer is essentially non-degraded. |
| US10221448B2 |
Selective amplification of overlapping amplicons
The present invention relates to a scalable multiplex PCR method that can simultaneously amplify overlapping amplicons without the drawbacks of conventional multiplex PCR. The method selectively amplifying target nucleic acid fragments having an overlapping region. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining a first nucleic acid sequence comprising a first tag t2 and a first forward primer F1, obtaining a second nucleic acid sequence comprising a second tag t1 and a first reverse primer R1, obtaining a third nucleic acid sequence comprising the second tag t1 and a second forward primer F2, obtaining a fourth nucleic acid sequence comprising a third tag t3 and a second reverse primer R2, wherein each primer is a gene-specific primer; performing initial cycles of PCR; and then performing later cycles of PCR at higher annealing temperatures to obtain amplification products. |
| US10221443B2 |
System and method for laser lysis
Systems and methods for in situ laser lysis for analysis of biological tissue (live, fixed, frozen or otherwise preserved) at single cell resolution in 3D. For example, a system and method for lysing individual cells in situ, including the steps of capturing a tissue sample comprising a cellular content, subjecting the tissue sample to a stream of continuous fluid flow, lysing a selected area of the tissue sample with a laser, thereby releasing at least a portion of the cellular content from the tissue sample, recovering at least one target molecule from the cellular content in the stream, and processing at least one target molecule is provided. The system collects cellular contents, performs highly multiplexed (RT-qPCR or RNA-seq), and sequentially (cell-by-cell) reconstructs a 3D spatial map of mRNA expression of the tissue with a large number of genes. A 3D spatial map of the DNA, RNA, and/or proteins can be generated for each cell in the tissue. |
| US10221442B2 |
Compositions and methods for sample processing
This disclosure provides methods and compositions for sample processing, particularly for sequencing applications. Included within this disclosure are bead compositions, such as diverse libraries of beads attached to large numbers of oligonucleotides containing barcodes. Often, the beads provides herein are degradable. For example, they may contain disulfide bonds that are susceptible to reducing agents. The methods provided herein include methods of making libraries of barcoded beads as well as methods of combining the beads with a sample, such as by using a microfluidic device. |
| US10221436B2 |
Processes and systems for preparation of nucleic acid sequencing libraries and libraries prepared using same
This disclosure provides methods for preparing a sequencing library including the steps of providing a template nucleic acid sequence, dNTPs, dUTP, a primer, a polymerase, a dUTP excising enzyme, and a plurality of beads including oligonucleotide adapter sequence segments; amplifying the template nucleic acid with the polymerase, dNTPs, dUTP and random hexamer to provide a complementary nucleic acid sequence including occasional dUTPs; and excising the incorporated dUTPs with the dUTP excising enzyme to provide nicks in the complementary nucleic acid sequence to provide a sequencing library. |
| US10221433B2 |
Microorganisms having putrescine productivity and process for producing putrescine using the same
The present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism capable of producing putrescine, in which the microorganism is modified to have enhanced NCgl2522 activity, thereby producing putrescine in a high yield, and a method for producing putrescine using the microorganism. |
| US10221432B2 |
In situ methanogenesis modeling and risk analysis
This invention generally relates to natural gas and methylotrophic energy generation, bio-generated fuels and microbiology. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides nutrient amendments and microbial compositions that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis, or “methylotrophic” conversion. Additionally, the invention provides methods to develop nutrient amendments and microbial compositions that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis in a given reservoir. The invention also provides methods for the evaluation of potentially damaging biomass formation and scale precipitation resulting from the addition of nutrient amendments. In another embodiment, the invention provides methods for simulating biogas in sub-surface conditions using a computational model. |
| US10221429B2 |
Toxin genes and methods for their use
Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:21-74, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1-20, as well as variants and fragments thereof. |
| US10221426B2 |
Constitutively active PYR/PYL receptor proteins for improving plant stress tolerance
The present invention provides methods of regulating plant stress tolerance. |
| US10221421B2 |
Post-selec modification methods
Aptamers that bind PDGF and aptamers that bind VEGF are provided. In addition, aptamer constructs comprising a PDGF aptamer and a VEGF aptamer are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aptamers and aptamer constructs are provided, as well as methods of treating conditions using the aptamers and aptamer constructs. |
| US10221420B2 |
Aptamer construct
The present disclosure relates to aptamers and uses thereof, in particular, aptamers which specifically bind to CD133 and which are particularly useful in the diagnosis and/or treatment of cancer. |
| US10221417B2 |
LncRNAs for therapy and diagnosis of angiogenesis
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising (i) a compound promoting the expression and/or the activity of one or more long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) selected from SEQ ID NOs 1 to 22, preferably selected from SEQ ID NOs 1 to 3; and/or (ii) a compound inhibiting the expression and/or the activity of one or more lncRNAs selected from SEQ ID NOs 23 to 42. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising (i) a compound promoting the expression and/or the activity of one or more lncRNAs selected from SEQ ID NOs 23 to 42; and/or (ii) a compound inhibiting the expression and/or the activity of one or more long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) selected from SEQ ID NOs 1 to 22, preferably selected from SEQ ID NOs 1 to 3. |
| US10221416B2 |
Oligomeric compounds comprising alpha-beta-constrained nucleic acid
The present disclosure provides oligomeric compounds comprising at least one α-β-constrained nucleic acid as provided herein. More particularly, the α-β-constrained nucleic acid provided herein comprise an optionally modified nucleoside with a phosphorus containing constrained internucleoside linkage such as for example a cyclic phosphate internucleoside linkage. The α-β-constrained nucleic acid provided herein are expected to be useful for enhancing one or more properties of oligomeric compounds they are incorporated into such as for example nuclease resistance. In certain embodiments, the oligomeric compounds provided herein hybridize to a portion of a target RNA resulting in loss of normal function of the target RNA. |
| US10221411B2 |
Process for manufacturing a composite sorbent material for chromatographical separation of biopolymers
The present invention relates to a sorbent material for separation and purification of biopolymers, particularly nucleic acids, having a solid support substantially modified with a copolymer coating comprising aromatic monomers and crosslinking compounds and unsaturated esters or ethers preferably attached to the support via a vinylchlorsilane. The use of these materials for separation of nucleic acids, particularly a one-step isolation of DNA from lysates of different biological sources, is an object of the invention as well as a chromatographic column or cartridge at least partially filled with the sorbent material of the invention, a membrane-like device comprising the sorbent material of the invention, and a kit comprising the sorbent material of the invention in bulk or packed in chromatographic devices as well as other devices necessary for performing sample preparations. |
| US10221410B2 |
Nitrile hydratase
Provided is an improved nitrile hydratase with improved catalytic activity. Also provided are DNA for coding the improved nitrile hydratase, a recombinant vector that contains the DNA, a transformant that contains the recombinant vector, nitrile hydratase acquired from a culture of the transformant, and a method for producing the nitrile hydratase. Also provided is a method for producing an amide compound that uses the culture or a processed product of the culture. The improved nitrile hydratase contains an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 50 (GX1X2X3X4DX5X6R) in a beta subunit, and is characterized in that X4 is an amino acid selected from a group comprising cysteine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, histidine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, asparagine, proline, glutamine, serine and threonine. |
| US10221409B2 |
Highly active mutant enzyme for producing 4-hydroxybenzoic acid or salt thereof
The mutant chorismate-pyruvate lyase (A) or (B) as described below is capable of producing 4-hydroxybenzoic acid or a salt thereof with sufficient practical efficiency.(A) A mutant chorismate-pyruvate lyase obtained by replacing the valine at position 80 in a chorismate-pyruvate lyase (ubiC) from Pantoea ananatis consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 with one or more other amino acids.(B) A mutant chorismate-pyruvate lyase obtained by replacing an amino acid in another chorismate-pyruvate lyase, the amino acid being at a position enzymologically homologous with that of the above valine, with one or more other amino acids. |
| US10221408B2 |
Compositions of prokaryotic phenylalanine ammonia-lyase variants and methods of using compositions thereof
Provided herein are phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) variants produced by prokaryotes, wherein such prokaryotic PAL variant has a greater phenylalanine-converting activity and/or a reduced immunogenicity as compared to a wild-type PAL. Further provided are compositions of prokaryotic PAL and biologically active fragments, mutants, variants or analogs thereof, as well as methods for the production, purification, formulation, and use of such compositions for industrial and therapeutic purposes, e.g., treating hyperphenylalaninemia, including phenylketonuria, and other disorders, including cancer. |
| US10221406B2 |
Cellobiohydrolase variants and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention relates to cellobiohydrolase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. |
| US10221403B1 |
Method of preparing zearalenone hydrolase
The present invention provides a method of preparing zearalenone hydrolase, including the step of culturing a yeast cell carrying a gene encoding a zearalenone hydrolase in a medium to express a protein of the zearalenone hydrolase, wherein the medium contains 20 to 25% molasses by weight. This method provides a new strategy to efficiently prepare zearalenone hydrolase at low expenses. |
| US10221400B2 |
Method of producing a polypeptide or virus of interest in a continuous cell culture
Described herein is a chemostat-like continuous cell culture system that combines certain advantages of perfusion open systems and chemostat open systems to improve the culturing of mammalian cells, e.g., genetically modified cells, particularly in serum-free or chemically-defined media. The continuous culture system described herein involves culturing mammalian cells in a continuous cell culture system, which comprises a cell retention device, wherein the cell culture system has a dilution rate (D) of less than about 2 d−1, and a cell density of less than about 2×107 cell/mL. Also described herein is a method for producing a polypeptide and/or virus of interest in a continuous cell culture, the method comprising culturing mammalian cells expressing the polypeptide and/or virus of interest in a continuous cell culture system, which comprises a cell retention device, wherein the cell culture system has a dilution rate (D) of less than about 2 d−1, and a cell density of less than about 2×107 cell/mL; and recovering the polypeptide and/or virus of interest from medium of the cell culture system. |
| US10221398B2 |
Compositions of and methods for in vitro viral genome engineering
The present disclosure relates to a method of in vitro engineering of nucleic acids. This disclosure further relates to in vitro engineering of viral genomes and to the improvement of viral properties by in vitro genomic engineering of viral genomes. Specifically, the disclosure relates to in vitro viral genomic digestion using RNA-guided Cas9, the assembly of a recombinant genome by the insertion of a DNA or RNA fragment into the digested viral genome and transformation of a host cell with the recombinant genome. This method also related to in vitro engineering for error correction of nucleic acids. |
| US10221394B2 |
In vitro model for a tumor microenvironment
Methods for mimicking a tumor microenvironment in vitro are provided. The methods comprise indirectly applying a shear stress upon at least one tumor cell type plated on a surface within a cell culture container. Methods for mimicking tumor metastasis and methods for testing drugs or compounds in such systems are also provided. |
| US10221393B2 |
Methods of reprogramming cells
The present invention provides methods of reprogramming cells, for example, directly reprogramming a somatic cell of a first cell type into a somatic cell of a second cell type, are described herein. In particular, the present invention generally relates to methods for reprogramming a cell of an endoderm origin to a cell having pancreatic β-cell characteristics. The present invention also relates to an isolated population comprising reprogrammed cells, compositions and their use in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. In particular, the present invention relates to reprogramming a cell of an endoderm origin to a cell having pancreatic β-cell characteristics by increasing the protein expression of at least one transcription factor selected from Pdx1, Ngn3 or MafA in the cell of endoderm origin to reprogram the cell of an endoderm cell to a cell which exhibits at least one or at least two characteristics of an endogenous pancreatic β-cell. |
| US10221391B2 |
Device for the aseptic expansion of cells
A closed system suitable for the aseptic culturing of therapeutic cells. The present system facilitates the aseptic manufacturing of cells for use in therapy, without the need for a clean-room environment because no open processing steps are required. |
| US10221388B2 |
Method and device for plankton separation
Methods, devices and kits for the physical separation of plankton into its component parts utilizing phototactic behavior are described. The methods utilize positive phototactic behavior and negative contrast orientation of the zooplankton for maximal in situ separation of phytoplankton and zooplankton for use in further studies and evaluation of separation efficiency. The devices provide effective conditions for use in the separation of plankton into component parts. |
| US10221382B2 |
Hollow microfiber
The present invention relates to a hollow microfiber comprising (1) one or more cell-adhesive layers having a cell-adhesive hydrogel, (2) an outer shell layer having a high-strength hydrogel that covers the outer periphery of the cell-adhesive layer that is positioned farthest from the center axis among the one or more cell-adhesive layers, and (3) a cell layer that covers the inner periphery of the cell-adhesive layer that is positioned closest to the center axis among the one or more cell-adhesive layers. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the hollow microfiber and a kit for carrying out the manufacturing method. |
| US10221379B2 |
Thickened or structured liquid detergent compositions
Liquid detergent compositions can be stably structured using amides of an aliphatic polyamine with two, three or four molecules of fully saturated hydroxyl alkyl acids, even in the presence of hydrolyzing detergent ingredients such as lipase enzyme. |
| US10221377B2 |
Protease enzyme and uses thereof
The present invention is related to a fungal serine protease enzyme, which said enzyme has serine protease activity and comprises an amino acid sequence of Malbranchea ALKO4122 mature protease as defined in SEQ ID NO:18 or an amino acid sequence having at least 66% identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:18. Also disclosed is an isolated nucleic acid molecule, comprising a polynucleotide sequence which encodes a fungal serine protease enzyme, nucleic acid sequences encoding said protease, a host cell and a process of producing a polypeptide having serine protease activity. Said protease is useful as an enzyme preparation applicable in detergent compositions and for treating fibers, wool, hair, leather, or silk, for treating food or feed, or for any applications involving modification, degradation or removal of proteinaceous material. |
| US10221376B2 |
Solidification process using low levels of coupler/hydrotrope
The invention includes a solid rinse aid that is particularly designed for extrusion solid formation and which is effective for creating spotless surfaces after rinsing. According to the invention, application has identified the critical combination of solid surfactants, coupling agents, hydrotrope, and hardening agents that is acceptable in the extrusion process to create a solid. The hydrotrope includes one or more short-chain alkylbenzene and/or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates. The composition hardens quickly but not so quick as to negatively impact the extrusion process. The compositions may also be used to form pressed or cast solids. |
| US10221374B2 |
Process for refining glyceride oil comprising a basic quaternary ammonium salt treatment
The present invention relates to a process for refining glyceride oil comprising the steps of: (i) contacting glyceride oil with a liquid comprising a basic quaternary ammonium salt to form a treated glyceride oil; wherein the quaternary ammonium salt comprises a basic anion selected from hydroxide, alkoxide, alkylcarbonate, hydrogen carbonate, carbonate, serinate, prolinate, histidinate, threoninate, valinate, asparaginate, taurinate and lysinate; and a quaternary ammonium cation; (ii) separating the treated glyceride oil from a salt comprising the quaternary ammonium cation; and (iii) subjecting the treated glyceride oil after the separation step to at least one further refining step; and to the use of contacting a glyceride oil with the basic quaternary ammonium salt for preventing or reducing the formation of fatty acid esters of chloropropanols and/or glycidol upon heating of the glyceride oil. |
| US10221365B2 |
Integrated solvent deasphalting and steam pyrolysis system for direct processing of a crude oil
A system is provided integrating a steam pyrolysis zone integrated with a solvent deasphalting zone to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics. |
| US10221363B2 |
Methods of successive elution of components of hydrocarbons
The inventive technology may involve, in particular embodiments, novel use of a non-porous, high surface energy stationary phase to adsorb, in reversible fashion, the most polar component of a resins fraction of an input hydrocarbon when a mobile phase is passed over the stationary phase. Such reversible adsorption prevents irreversibly adsorption of such components on active stationary phase(s) downflow of the non-porous, high surface energy stationary phase, thereby conserving stationary phase costs and increasing resolution of resins elutions, and accuracy of hydrocarbon component results. Aspects of the inventive technology may also involve a novel combination of a solubility based asphaltene component fractionating and analysis method and an adsorption chromatography method for separating and/or analyzing saturate, aromatics and resins components of an input hydrocarbon. |
| US10221358B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display including the same
A liquid crystal composition includes at least one of liquid crystal molecules represented by Chemical Formulas A and B: where in Chemical Formulas A and B, L1 to L4 are each independently —H, —F, —Cl, —OCF3, —CF3, —CH2F, or —CHF2, R1 to R4 are each independently hydrogen, a halogen, a cyano group, a C1-C12 alkyl group, or a C1-C12 alkoxy group, and Z1 to Z4 are each independently a single bond, —O—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CF2O—, —OCF2-, —CH2O—, —OCH2-, —SCH2-, —CH2S—, —CH2CH2-, —C2F4-, —CH2CF2-, —CF2CH2-, —CH2n-, where n is a natural number of 1 to 12, —CH═CH—, —CF═CF—, —CH═CF—, —CF═CH—, —C═C—, or —CH═CHCH2O. |
| US10221353B2 |
Wavelength converting compositions, wavelength converters and devices including the same
Disclosed herein are wavelength converting compositions, wavelength converters and light sources including the same. The wavelength converting compositions include at least one poly(silphenylene-siloxane) gel matrix that contains at least one wavelength conversion material, such as one or more phosphors in powdered and/or particulate form. Methods of making such compositions and converters are also disclosed. Wavelength converted light sources such as wavelength converted light emitting diode packages are also disclosed. The poly(silphenylene-siloxane) gel matrix exhibits relatively high thermal stability, as well as desirable optical properties. |
| US10221351B2 |
Composite proppant, method for producing a composite proppant and methods of its application
The disclosure relates to the oil and gas industry, in particular, to a composite proppant modified by a polymeric carrier for the purpose of improving transport properties and delayed release of inhibitors from proppant. A composite proppant is provided which comprises at least one solid particle attached to at least one polymeric carrier facilitating a decrease in the composite proppant settling rate, where the polymeric carrier comprises inclusions of at least one inhibitor for inorganic or organic scales. The disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing of such composite proppant and methods for using the same during hydraulic fracturing of a subterranean formation, and for treatment of organic fossils during downhole production after hydraulic fracturing of subterranean formation. |
| US10221345B2 |
Sealing adhesive, its preparation method, and liquid crystal display device
Disclosed are a sealing adhesive and a method of making the same, and a liquid crystal display device. The sealing adhesive includes a modified epoxy compound obtained by chemical bonding of a piperidine compound with an epoxy compound, wherein the modified epoxy compound contains a nitrogen-hydrogen bond. The method of preparing the above sealing adhesive includes: subjecting a piperidine compound and an epoxy compound to a chemical reaction to obtain a modified epoxy compound; and mixing about 10 to 90 parts by eight of the modified epoxy compound, about 10 to 90 parts by weight of an acrylic resin, about 2 to 5 parts by weight of a filler, about 5 to 10 parts by weight of a heat curing agent and about 3 to 10 parts by weight of a photoinitiator to obtain a sealing adhesive. The liquid crystal display device includes the sealing adhesive described above. |
| US10221343B2 |
One part, fast-setting, aqueous adhesive emulsions
The present disclosure relates to acrylic adhesive emulsions comprising a core-shell polymeric component comprising an inner core and an outer shell containing at least one pendent functional group; a polyfunctional component capable of reacting with at least one of the pendent functional groups on the outer shell; wherein the inner core is free of functional groups reactive with the pendent functional groups on the outer shell; and wherein the pH of the emulsion is 6.5 or less; and wherein the emulsion is a fast-setting, one part, aqueous, adhesive. Bonded articles made therefrom, and methods of bonding articles using these emulsions are also disclosed. |
| US10221337B2 |
Two-part adhesive composition and method of making an adhesive composition
A two-part adhesive composition includes: a Part A including a complex of an organoborane and an amine complexing agent, and reactive diluent selected from the group consisting of at least one vinyl ether, at least one vinylpolysiloxane, or combinations thereof; and a Part B. Part B includes a decomplexing agent that decomplexes the organoborane and the amine complexing agent, and at least one silicon-free free-radically polymerizable ethylenically-unsaturated compound selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates, (meth)acrylamides, and combinations thereof. The two-part adhesive composition is essentially free of organic polythiol compounds. A method of making an adhesive composition by mixing Part A with Part B is also disclosed. |
| US10221336B2 |
Aqueous silica slurry compositions for use in shallow trench isolation and methods of using them
The present invention provides aqueous CMP polishing compositions comprising a from 0.5 to 30 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition of a dispersion of a plurality of elongated, bent or nodular colloidal silica particles which contain a cationic nitrogen atom, and from 0.001 to 0.5 wt. %, preferably from 10 to 500 ppm, of a cationic copolymer of a diallyldimethylammonium salt, such as a diallyldimethylammonium halide, wherein the compositions have a pH of from 1 to 4.5. Preferably, the cationic copolymer of a diallyldimethylammonium salt comprises a copolymer of diallyldimethylammonium chloride (DADMAC) and sulfur dioxide. The slurry compositions demonstrate good oxide selectivity in the CMP polishing of pattern wafers having nitride and silicon patterns. |
| US10221335B2 |
Methods of material hydrophilization by siloxanes containing nitrilopoly (methylenephosphonic acid) or derivatives thereof
An article having a hydrophilic surface of a material, including a base material having a surface; and a siloxane oligomer represented by Chemical Formula 1 chemically affixed to the surface of the base material wherein the organosiloxane coating comprises a reaction product of a siloxane oligomer represented by Chemical Formula 1 or a polysiloxane derived therefrom, with a phosphonic acid compound represented by Chemical Formula 2: herein in Chemical Formula 1, R1, R2, and R3 are the same or different, and are each independently hydrogen or a C1 to C3 alkyl group, A is a single bond or a C1 to C5 alkylene group, and n ranges from 2 to 3; GN[CH2PO3H2]2 Chemical Formula 2 wherein in Chemical Formula 2, G is —CH2PO3H2, a group represented by Chemical Formula 3, or a group represented by Chemical Formula 4 as described herein. |
| US10221332B2 |
Two-component-type primer, primer coating film, layered antifouling coating film, and method for preventing base material from being fouled
Provided is a two-component-type primer having good adhesive property with a base material, particularly a nonferrous metal, and excellent curability, without containing any chromium compound. The two-component-type primer comprises an epoxy resin, an MXDA (meta-xylenediamine) Mannich modified curing agent, a gypsum (excluding crystal gypsum), and a pigment (excluding gypsum), wherein the volume concentration of a gypsum and a pigment in a dry coating film formed with the primer is 40 to 50%. |
| US10221330B2 |
Active energy ray curable resin composition
Provided is an active energy ray curable resin composition for the formation of a hard coating layer on a thermoplastic resin product, where the hard coating layer is one having good resistance to scratches and abrasion and strong resistance to impact and weather or one having very good resistance to scratches and abrasion. The composition contains a urethane (meth)acrylate (A) having an average number of functional groups of 3 to 6 and having, in molecular skeleton, an organic group corresponding to a tricyclodecanedimethanol represented by following Formula (1), except for removing two hydrogen atoms of two hydroxyl groups therefrom; and a microparticulate silica (S) having a volume median diameter of 1 to 100 nm as determined by dynamic light scattering. The composition contains 10 to 40 percent by weight of the urethane (meth)acrylate (A) and 10 to 60 percent by weight of the microparticulate silica (S) based on the total weight of non-volatile matter in the composition. |
| US10221329B2 |
Composition for coating
The invention relates to a composition containing a hydrophobic wax, a silicon oil which primarily contains non-polar lateral chains, a hydrophilic binding agent pigment and/or filler, said composition having a pigment volume concentration of 25-60%. The invention also relates to a coating on a substrate surface containing a hydrophobic wax, a silicon oil which primarily contains non-polar lateral chains, a hydrophilic binding agent pigment and/or filler, said composition having a pigment volume concentration of 25-60%. |
| US10221328B2 |
Curable film-forming compositions prepared from polymers derived from benzoic acid
The present invention is directed to curable film-forming compositions comprising: (a) a polymeric acrylic binder having reactive functional groups, wherein the polymeric acrylic binder is prepared from an ethylenically unsaturated, epoxy functional monomer that is reacted with benzoic acid; and (b) a curing agent containing functional groups that are reactive with reactive functional groups on the polymeric acrylic binder. Also provided is a multilayer coated substrate comprising: a substrate; a colored basecoat applied to at least a portion of a surface of the substrate; and a clearcoat applied to at least a portion of the basecoat, wherein the clearcoat is deposited from the curable film-forming composition described above. |
| US10221326B2 |
Production of red iron oxide pigment
The present invention relates to an improved process for producing red iron oxide pigments by the Penniman process with nitrate (also called nitrate process or direct red process) and to apparatus for implementing this process, and also to the use of the plant for producing red iron oxide pigments by the Penniman process with nitrate. |
| US10221323B2 |
Microcapsules having dual reagents separated by the capsule wall and methods for making same
Ruptureable, dual reagent mono-capsules are disclosed that have a core composition, which includes a first reagent, encapsulated within a polymer wall, and a shell connected to an exterior surface of the polymer wall by a surfactant. The shell is made from a second reagent that is chemically bonded to the surfactant by a chemical electrostatic interaction. Upon rupture of the polymer wall of the mono-capsule, the first reagent and the second reagent chemically react with one another to form a reaction product. |
| US10221322B2 |
Dirt pick-up resistant composition
Water-based compositions that are resistant to dirt pickup are described. The water-based composition includes a latex or water-dispersible polymer and a non-VOC UV-VIS (preferably, ultraviolet) absorber as a dirt pickup resistance additive. Methods of making water-based compositions including a non-VOC UV-VIS absorber as a dirt pickup resistance additive are also described. |
| US10221321B2 |
Paintable hydrophobic and lubricant-infused surface coatings and processes for making and using same
Compositions and processes are disclosed for forming hydrophobic coatings and lubricant-infused surface coatings. Coatings may be applied to various substrates without prior chemical or temperature treatment of the substrates and over large and irregular surfaces. Coatings are self-healing, anti-fouling, and have enhanced lifetimes. |
| US10221319B2 |
Use of glycerol as an agent to improve the self-dispersing properties of a mineral material to be added to an aqueous composition
The present disclosure relates to a method for improving the auto-dispersant characteristic in water of a mineral substance. The method includes the steps of dry-grinding, in the presence of a formulation, a mineral substance selected from a dolomite, talc, titanium dioxide, alumina, kaolin and calcium carbonate, wherein the formulation contains a polyglycerol and no glycerol. |
| US10221318B2 |
Hydrophilization treatment agent for aluminum-containing metal material
Provided is a hydrophilization treatment agent for an aluminum-containing metal material, for forming a film that can provide excellent hydrophilicity and hydrophilic sustainability, as well as odor property to an aluminum-containing metal material for use in a heat exchanger or the like.The hydrophilization treatment agent for an aluminum-containing metal material contains: organic-inorganic composite particles obtained by combining a water-soluble resin (A) having a hydroxyl group, a poorly water-soluble inorganic oxide (B), an organoalkoxysilane (C), and a surfactant (D) at specific ratios; and water, and the organic-inorganic composite particles are 40 to 100 mass % based on total solid content by mass. |
| US10221317B2 |
Process to preserve aqueous preparations of mineral materials, preserved aqueous preparations of mineral materials and use of preservative compounds in aqueous preparations of mineral materials
The present invention refers to a process for preserving an aqueous preparation of mineral material like e.g. calcium carbonate preparations, and to the use of a composition as a preservative in an aqueous preparation of mineral materials. |
| US10221313B2 |
Curable compositions containing benzoxazine epoxy blend and use thereof
A curable resin composition capable of providing good OHC performance at elevated temperatures when used in polymer matrix composites. This resin composition includes, as major components, one or more multifunctional benzoxazine compounds and cycloaliphatic epoxy resin. |
| US10221312B2 |
Polyamide resin composition
Provided is a polyamide resin composition including 0.01 to 50 parts by mass of cellulose fiber in relation to 100 parts by mass of a polyamide resin, having a relative viscosity of 2.3 or more, and having an L-value, an a-value and a b-value in an Lab color space of 20 or more, 10 or less and 20 or less, respectively. The aforementioned polyamide resin composition is obtained by subjecting a polyamide resin composition having a relative viscosity of 2.2 or less to a solid phase polymerization. |
| US10221288B1 |
Matrix bonding abrasion resistant CNTs (MBARCs) and employing same in fiber reinforced polymer composites
A process of providing matrix-bonding abrasion resistant CNTs (MBARCs) includes reacting functionalized carbon nanotubes (f-CNTs) and Janus particles, wherein each of the Janus particles is a silica particle having a surface with a first portion containing a CNT-bonding functionality and a second portion containing a matrix-bonding functionality. The CNT-bonding functionality may include, for example, one or more hydroxyl groups. The matrix-bonding functionality may be, for example, selected from a group consisting of vinyl functionalities, amine functionalities, epoxy functionalities, allyl functionalities, acrylate functionalities, sulfur functionalities, isocyanate functionalities, halogen functionalities, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the MBARCs are processed to produce fibers that, in turn, may be blended into a polymeric resin to produce a fiber reinforced polymer composite. |
| US10221281B2 |
Process for preparing polymeric, ionic imidazolium compounds of high molecular weight
A process for preparing polymeric, ionic compounds comprising imidazolium groups (polymeric, ionic imidazolium compounds for short) comprising reacting—an α-dicarbonyl compound,—an aldehyde,—at least one amino compound having at least two primary amino groups (referred to as oligoamine),—if appropriate an amino compound having only one primary amino group (referred to as monoamine) and a—protic acid, wherein the molar ratio of the α-dicarbonyl compound to the oligoamine is greater than 1. |
| US10221277B2 |
Epoxy resin composition comprising 2-(3-(aminomethyl)-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl)propane-1,3-diamine (AM-CPDA) as hardener
An epoxy resin composition including A) at least one epoxy compound and B) a hardener composition including B1) 0.1%-100% by weight of 2-(3-(aminomethyl)-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl)propane-1,3-diamine, and B2) 99.9%-0% by weight of at least one further diamine and/or polyamine, where the stoichiometric ratio of the epoxy groups of A) and the number of active hydrogen atoms of the functional groups of B) varies from 1:2 to 2:1. |
| US10221276B2 |
Self-healing epoxy resin composition
A self-healing hydrophobic epoxy resin composition is provided. The self-healing epoxy resin composition comprises an epoxy resin component and a hardener component, the hardener component comprises at least 0.1 weight % of a modified epoxy resin hardener. The modified epoxy resin hardener is a reaction product of an amino modified oligomericsiloxane and a carboxylic acid anhydride. A process for preparing the modified epoxy resin hardener is also disclosed. |
| US10221272B2 |
Patterned polymers and directed polymer growth by intiated chemical vapor deposition
A method of forming a patterned polymer layer on a substrate and a substrate having a polymer layer formed by the method. The method includes providing a substrate comprising a first surface having a first surface energy and a pattern located on the substrate forming a second surface having a second, lower surface energy than the first surface, and selectively depositing a polymeric layer onto the first surface using a monomer material in an initiated chemical vapor deposition process, wherein the initiated chemical vapor deposition process is operated under supersaturation conditions during the deposition process. |
| US10221267B2 |
Microstructure-controlled copolymers of ethylene and C3-C10 alpha-olefins
A copolymer including ethylene units and units of one or more C3-10 alpha-olefins. The copolymer has a number average molecular weight of less than 5,000 g/mol, as measured by GPC. The ethylene content of the copolymer is less than 80 mol %. At least 70% of molecules of the copolymer have an unsaturated group, and at least 70% of said unsaturated groups are located in a terminal vinylidene group or a tri-substituted isomer of a terminal vinylidene group. The copolymer has a crossover temperature of −20° C. or lower and/or a certain ethylene run length. Also disclosed are a method for making the copolymer and polyolefins plasticized with 1-40 wt % of the copolymer. |
| US10221266B2 |
Short chain branching control on ethylene-butene copolymers
A method is provided to control the short chain branching (SCB) distribution of an ethylene-butene (EB) polyethylene resin that is prepared in a gas phase polymerization process using a specific type of magnesium-titanium Ziegler Natta catalyst. The method allows the level of short chain branching to be increased in the low molecular weight fraction of the resin by increasing the polymerization residence time. The polymers that are produced in accordance with this invention may be useful for the preparation of cast films and blown films, especially for stretch film applications. |
| US10221265B2 |
Metallic crosslinking coagent, preparation methods thereof, and resin composition comprising the same
Provided are a metallic crosslinking coagent, preparation methods thereof, and a resin composition comprising the metallic crosslinking coagent. With the active-hydrogen containing organic phosphorus compound group and metallophilic acrylate group, the metallic crosslinking coagent provides both stabilizer and flame-retardant effects, enhances the crosslinking efficiency of the resin composition, and improves the compatibility between flame retardant and the polymer. Accordingly, the metallic crosslinking coagent is effective to improve the mechanical properties of the application material and to develop a safe and environmentally friendly flame retardant material. |
| US10221264B2 |
Activator compositions, their preparation, and their use in catalysts
This invention provides activator precursor compositions and activator compositions. The activator precursor compositions are formed from a support material, a linking compound, and polyfunctional compounds having at least two aromatic groups in which at least two of said aromatic groups each has at least one polar moiety thereon. The activator compositions are formed from a support material, a linking compound, an aluminoxane, and a polyfunctional compound having at least two aromatic groups in which at least two of said aromatic groups each has at least one polar moiety thereon. Also provided are catalyst compositions, processes for forming catalyst compositions, and polymerization processes utilizing the catalyst compositions of this invention. |
| US10221259B2 |
SiO2-layered double hydroxide microspheres and their use as catalyst supports in ethylene polymerisation
A catalyst system is provided which comprises a solid support material having, on its surface, one or more catalytic transition metal complex wherein the solid support material comprises SiO2@AMO-LDH microspheres having the formula I: (i) wherein, Mz+ and M′y+ are two different charged metal cations; z=1 or 2; y=3 or 4; 0 |
| US10221258B2 |
Methods for restoring metallocene solids exposed to air
Methods for treating solid metallocene compounds that are exposed to air are disclosed. These methods include a step of contacting the exposed solid metallocene compound with a purging gas stream containing an inert gas, and optionally, subjecting the exposed solid metallocene compound to a sub-atmospheric pressure. |
| US10221256B2 |
Catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins
A solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins, made from or containing Mg, Ti and an electron donor of formula (I) where independently, Z is a bridging group, the R2 groups, equal to or different from each other, are hydrogen or a C1-C20 hydrocarbon radicals, m is a number satisfying the valences of Z and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 10, R1 and R4 are selected from C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups, optionally containing a heteroatom selected from halogen, P, S, N, O; and R3 group, is hydrogen or R4 groups. |
| US10221255B2 |
Composition for the immediate stopping of a free-radical polymerization
A composition for the immediate stopping of a free-radical polymerization comprises a) an inhibitor for the free-radical polymerization selected from among phenothiazines, b) an aprotic solvent and c) an ionic liquid. It serves to stabilize free-radically polymerizable monomers against free-radical polymerization. For the immediate stopping of free-radical polymerizations, the composition is added to a free-radically polymerizing system. |
| US10221250B2 |
Internalizing moieties
The present disclosure provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments capable of penetrating cells via an ENT transporter, such as humanized antibodies. The disclosure also provides conjugates comprising the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments and a heterologous agent. The disclosure further provides methods for making and using the antibodies, antigen-binding fragments and conjugates, including humanized antibodies. |
| US10221245B2 |
Treatment of cancer using humanized anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor
The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD19. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD19, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the CD19 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD19 binding domain. |
| US10221244B2 |
Anti-CSF1R antibody and anti PD-1 antibody combination therapy for cancer
Methods of treating cancer with antibodies that bind colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) in combination with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors are provided. |
| US10221239B2 |
TRPM4 channel inhibitors for stroke treatment
The present invention relates to methods for treating ischemic stroke including extension of the therapeutic time window for reperfusion. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of treating stroke in a subject by inhibiting the transient receptor potential melastatin 4 (TRPM4) channel. The present invention also provides uses of TRPM4 inhibitors, TRPM4 antibodies and kits for use in the methods of the invention. |
| US10221237B2 |
Solubility optimization of immunobinders
The invention provides methods of using sequence based analysis and rational strategies to improve the solubility of immunobinders, and in particular of single chain antibodies (scFvs). The invention provides methods of engineering immunobinders, and in particular scFvs, by performing one or more substitutions with hydrophilic residues identified by analysis of a database of selected, stable scFv sequences. The invention also provides immunobinders with optimized solubility prepared according to the engineering methods of the invention. |
| US10221236B2 |
Anti-NGF antibodies that selectively inhibit the association of NGF with TRKA without affecting the association of NGF with P75
This invention pertains to NGF antagonists including antibodies and fragments thereof (including Fab fragments) having binding specificity to human Nerve Growth Factor (hereinafter “NGF”), and methods of using one or more of said antibodies and fragments thereof to treat pain in an individual. More specifically the invention relates to methods of treating pain or eliciting an analgesic effect in an individual, comprising administering an effective amount of an NGF antagonist, e.g., an anti-human NGF antibody or fragment thereof or another moiety, such as a nucleic acid or polypeptide such as a fragment of NGF or TrkA which inhibits the association of NGF with TrkA, without appreciably inhibiting the association of NGF with p75. These methods may optionally further include administering an effective amount of a second anti-human NGF antibody or fragment thereof which inhibits the association of NGF with p75, that may further also inhibit the association of NGF with TrkA. Another specific embodiment of this invention relates to the use of 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, in methods of treating pain in an individual. The invention also contemplates the use of conjugates of anti-NGF antibodies and binding fragments thereof conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. The invention also contemplates methods of making said anti-NGF antibodies and binding fragments thereof. Embodiments of the invention also pertain to the use of anti-NGF antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with NGF, especially pain associated conditions. |
| US10221235B2 |
Endotrophin neutralization and use thereof
Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and reagents for increasing chemosensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy. In one aspect, a method of increasing chemosensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy is provided, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of an endotrophin-neutralizing agent. The agent can be a monoclonal antibody, or fragment thereof, capable of binding to the C5 domain of the alpha3 chain of collagen VI. In some embodiments, the method can further include administering an effective amount of thiazolidinedione to said patient. |
| US10221234B2 |
Antigen binding proteins
The present invention relates to antigen binding proteins, such as antibodies, which bind to serum amyloid P component (SAP), polynucleotides encoding such antigen binding proteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antigen binding proteins and methods of manufacture. The present invention also concerns the use of such antigen binding proteins in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases associated with amyloid deposition including systemic amyloidosis, local amyloidosis, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. |
| US10221230B2 |
HER-1, HER-3 and IGF-1R compositions and uses thereof
Provided herein are HER-3, HER-1 and IGF-1R B cell epitopes, peptide mimics, chimeric peptides and multivalent peptides. In some embodiments, the chimeric peptides include one or more HER-3, HER-1 and/or IGF-1R B cell epitopes, a linker, and a T helper cell (Th cell) epitope. Pharmaceutical compositions are also provided that contain one or more HER-3, HER-1 and/or IGF-1R chimeric peptides, and optionally, one or more HER-2 chimeric peptides and/or VEGF peptides. Also included herein are methods of treating a cancer using the HER-3, HER-1 and IGF-1R B cell epitopes, chimeric peptides and multivalent peptides. |
| US10221224B2 |
WT1 HLA class II-binding peptides and compositions and methods comprising same
This invention provides WT1 peptides and methods of treating, reducing the incidence of, and inducing immune responses against a WT1-expressing cancer, comprising same. |
| US10221221B2 |
Monomeric yellow-green fluorescent protein from cephalochordate
The present disclosure provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding a monomeric green/yellow fluorescent proteins, and fragments and derivatives thereof. Also provided is a method for engineering the nucleic acid sequence, a vector comprising the nucleic acid sequence, a host cell comprising the vector, and use of the vector in a method for expressing the nucleic acid sequence. The present invention further provides an isolated nucleic acid, or mimetic or complement thereof, that hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid sequence. Additionally, the present invention provides a monomeric green/yellow fluorescent protein encoded by the nucleic acid sequence, as well as derivatives, fragments, and homologues thereof. Also provided is an antibody that specifically binds to the green/yellow fluorescent protein. |
| US10221215B2 |
Hydrogen bond surrogate macrocycles as modulators of Ras
The present invention relates to peptides having one or more stable, internally-constrained HBS α-helices, where the peptide is capable of interacting with Ras and related proteins. |
| US10221214B2 |
Akt-specific capture agents, compositions, and methods of using and making
The present application provides stable peptide-based Akt capture agents and the use thereof as detection, diagnosis, and treatment agents. The application further provides novel methods of developing stable peptide-based capture agents, including Akt capture agents, using iterative on-bead in situ click chemistry. |
| US10221212B2 |
IBAT inhibitors for the treatment of liver diseases
The present invention regards specific IBAT inhibitors useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a liver disease. It also relates to compositions comprising these IBAT inhibitors, a method for treatment of the disorders and a kit comprising the substances or the compositions. |
| US10221208B2 |
Methods of producing an HIV maturation inhibitor
A method for producing HIV maturation inhibitor compound is set forth using betulin as starting material, and utilizing Lossen rearrangement techniques. |
| US10221207B2 |
5-position modified pyrimidines and their use
The present disclosure relates to the field of nucleic acid chemistry, specifically to 5-position modified uridines as well as phosphoramidite and triphosphate derivatives thereof. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making and using the same. |
| US10221202B2 |
Annelated phenoxyacetamides
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, and Z− have one of the meanings as indicated in the specification or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the use of compounds of formula (I) as a medicament, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound of formula (I), as well as to medicament combinations containing one or more compounds of formula (I). |
| US10221194B2 |
Quinazoline analogs as receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors
The invention relates to compounds of Formula 11, and to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, wherein R1—R3, R6, and X have any of the values defined in the specification. The compounds are suitable as synthetic intermediates for preparing imaging tools. |
| US10221193B2 |
Photoinitiated reactions
Disclosed is a method for the photoinitiated transformation of a transformable reactive substrate. The method includes an initial step in which a protected ketone photoinitiator species which is present in the substrate is deprotected to form the corresponding ketone photoinitiator species for use in a subsequent photoinitiated reaction in the method. The ketone group of the photoinitiator is protected by an unsubstituted 1, 3 dioxolane group. Also disclosed are a composition which may be used in the method, the use of the protected ketone photoinitiator in a photoinitiated reaction, as well as the protected ketone photoinitiators themselves. |
| US10221191B2 |
Compounds for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disease
Provided herein are compounds that inhibit the phosphorylation of MAPK and thus are useful in compositions and methods for treating cancer and inflammatory disease. |
| US10221188B2 |
Isoidide manufacture and purification
Methods are provided for the conversion of isosorbide to isoidide, wherein the isosorbide contains sorbitan impurities. The impurities in the isosorbide subjected to epimerization are converted to hydrodeoxygenation products. A method for synthesizing isoidide, comprising, providing an isosorbide containing one or more sorbitans; and, epimerizing the isosorbide to form an epimerization product comprising isoidide and hydrodeoxygenation products. |
| US10221185B2 |
Crystal form of substituted aminopyran derivativek
The present invention relates to a crystal form of a substituted aminopyran compound, and a pharmaceutical composition, a preparation method and a use thereof in the preparation of a drug for treating type II diabetes. In particular, the present invention relates to a crystal form IV of a compound as shown by formula (I) and a pharmaceutical composition, a preparation method and a use thereof in the preparation of a drug for treating type II diabetes. |
| US10221184B2 |
Polymorphs of ponatinib hydrochloride
Novel crystalline ponatinib hydrochloride forms designated Form alpha and Form beta are disclosed. Form alpha is characterized by data selected from an XRPD pattern with peaks at about 6.5, 9.0, 12.25, 14.4, 16.70, 19.6, 22.2, 24.5, 28.2±0.2 degrees 2-theta; an XRPD pattern substantially as depicted in FIG. 1; and/or a combination thereof. Form beta is characterized by data selected from an XRPD pattern with peaks at about 10.7, 15.2, 15.8, 16.4 23.1, 25.0, 27.8±0.2 degrees 2-theta; an XRPD pattern substantially as depicted in FIG. 3; and/or combinations thereof. Processes for making Form alpha and Form beta are disclosed. |
| US10221179B2 |
Substituted pyrazoloquinazolinones and pyrroloquinazolinones as allosteric modulators of group II metabotropic glutamate receptors
The present invention provides pyrazoloquinazolinone and pyrroloquinazolinone derivatives of the general formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. Moreover, the compounds of formula (I) and the compositions containing them are provided for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of conditions associated with altered glutamatergic signalling and/or functions, and/or conditions which can be affected by alteration of glutamate level or signalling in mammals. These pyrazoloquinazolinone and pyrroloquinazolinone derivatives of the general formula (I) can act as modulators of nervous system receptors sensitive to glutamate, in particular as modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs), which makes them particularly suitable for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of acute and chronic neurological and/or psychiatric disorders. |
| US10221178B2 |
Purine inhibitors of human phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta
The instant invention provides compounds of formula I which are PI3K-delta inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of PI3K-delta-mediated diseases such as inflammation, asthma, COPD and cancer. |
| US10221177B2 |
Inhibiting the transient receptor potential A1 ion channel
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compounds of the Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof, and methods of their use for the treatment of pain, respiratory conditions, as well as inhibiting the Transient Receptor Potential A1 ion channel (TRPA1). |
| US10221173B2 |
Chemical compounds
The specification relates to compounds of Formula (I): and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to processes and intermediates used for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in the treatment of cell proliferative disorders. |
| US10221171B2 |
Oxathiazole thiazolium Hsp 70 inhibitors
Provided herein are compounds of formula (I) which are, inter alia, useful allosteric inhibitors of Hsp70. The compounds and methods provided are useful for the treatment of cancer, infectious and neurodegenerative diseases. |
| US10221170B2 |
Difluoropyrrolidines as orexin receptor modulators
The present application relates to certain difluoropyrrolidine compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of using them, including methods for treating substance addiction, panic disorder, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, pain, depression, seasonal affective disorder, an eating disorder, or hypertension. |
| US10221163B2 |
Metallo-beta-lactamase inhibitors
The present invention relates to metallo-beta-lactamase inhibitor compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Z, RA, X1, X2 and R1 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a metallo-beta-lactamase inhibitor compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, optionally in combination with a beta-lactam antibiotic and/or a beta-lactamase inhibitor. The invention further relates to methods for treating a bacterial infection comprising administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of one or more β-lactam antibiotics and optionally in combination with one or more beta-lactamase inhibitor compounds. The compounds of the invention are useful in the methods described herein for overcoming antibiotic resistance. |
| US10221155B2 |
Method for preparing Alectinib
A method for preparing Alectinib (Alectinib, I), comprising the preparation steps: subjecting 6-cyano-1H-indole-3-carboxylate and 4-ethyl-3-(4-morpholine-4-yl-piperidine-1-yl)-α,α-dimethylbenzyl alcohol to condensation, hydrolyzing and cyclization reaction so as to prepare Alectinib (I). The preparation method has easily available raw materials and a simple process, and is economical and environmentally friendly and suitable for industrial production. |
| US10221153B2 |
Dibenzothiophene compounds
The present invention generally relates to various dibenzothiophene compounds, processes for preparing these compounds, and use of these compounds in organic light-emitting diodes and as cellular imaging agents. In particular, the compounds of the present invention include various sulfoxide and sulfone analogs of various dibenzothiophene compounds. The present invention also relates to cell imaging agents comprising one or more of the dibenzothiophene compounds and processes for imaging a cell using the compounds. The present invention also relates to organic light-emitting diodes comprising one or more of the dibenzothiophene compounds and processes for preparing these organic light-emitting diodes. |
| US10221151B2 |
Use of small molecule inhibitors targeting EYA tyrosine phosphatase
Inhibitors of EYA tyrosine phosphatase are provided herein, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods relating thereto. |
| US10221149B2 |
Process for the preparation of gamma-valerolactone by catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid using Ru-based catalysts
The present invention discloses a fast and selective process for the preparation of γ-valerolactone (Gvl) by catalytic hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid (LA) using recyclable ruthenium (Ru)-based heterogeneous catalysts in aqueous medium in stoichiometric yields (˜100%) under mild reaction conditions using nearly required amount of hydrogen. |
| US10221147B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds with working memory enhancing activity
The present disclosure relates to a chemical compound having the general formula wherein R1 and R2 are, equal or independently, aryl, heteroaryl; wherein RTA is a 2-1,3-, or 4-1,3- or 5-1,3-thiazole ring and its use in for improving the short term memory and/or the working memory. |
| US10221145B2 |
Method for preparing anti-heart-failure medicine LCZ696
The present invention discloses a method for preparing an anti-heart-failure medicine LCZ696. The preparing method comprises the following step (formula (I)): in an organic solvent, a Sacubitril dicyclohexylamine salt reacts with valsartan under the effect of a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, and the anti-heart-failure medicine LCZ696 is obtained. The preparing method of the present invention is simple in process and omits the procedures of ion exchange from a sodium salt to a calcium salt and hydrochloric acid dissociation in an existing production process, residues of calcium ions are avoided, and the production efficiency is effectively improved. |
| US10221144B2 |
Antibacterial compounds having broad spectrum of activity
The present invention relates to novel antibacterial compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as antimicrobials. |
| US10221141B2 |
Method for the preparation of highly pure ivabradine base and salts thereof
A method for the preparation of purified ivabradine and salts thereof, a method for the purification of ivabradine and salts thereof, a new reactant used in said methods and the use of said reactant for the preparation of ivabradine. |
| US10221140B2 |
Asymmetric bisaminoquinolines and bisaminoquinolines with varied linkers as autophagy inhibitors for cancer and other therapy
The invention provides novel asymmetric and symmetric bisaminoquinolmes and related compounds, methods of treatment and syntheses. The novel compounds exhibit effective anticancer activity and are useful in the treatment of a variety of autophagy-related disorders. |
| US10221137B2 |
Herbicidal phenylpyridines
The present invention relates to phenylpyridines of formula (I) wherein the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the phenylpyridines of the formula (I), compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, i.e. for controlling harmful plants, and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidal effective amount of at least one phenylpyridine of the formula (I) to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat. |
| US10221134B2 |
Processes to produce brivaracetam
The present invention provides a scalable synthesis of enantiomerically pure brivaracetam, and related derivatives. |
| US10221130B2 |
Glucagon antagonists
Provided herein are compounds, including enantiomerically pure forms thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or co-crystals and prodrugs thereof which have glucagon receptor antagonist or inverse agonist activity. Further, provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as well as methods of treating, preventing, delaying the time to onset or reducing the risk for the development or progression of a disease or condition for which one or more glucagon receptor antagonist is indicated, including Type I and II diabetes, insulin resistance and hyperglycemia. Moreover, provided herein are methods of making or manufacturing compounds disclosed herein, including enantiomerically pure forms thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or Co-crystals and prodrugs thereof. |
| US10221127B2 |
Lipids and lipid nanoparticle formulations for delivery of nucleic acids
Compounds are provided having the following structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, wherein R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, L1, L2, G1, G2, G3, a, b, c and d are as defined herein. Use of the compounds as a component of lipid nanoparticle formulations for delivery of a therapeutic agent, compositions comprising the compounds and methods for their use and preparation are also provided. |
| US10221124B2 |
Process for the preparation of diaminobutane
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of diaminobutane from ornithine, comprising steps of: i. preparing a solution of (a) a salt of ornithine and an acid; and (b) an aldehyde or a ketone, or a mixture thereof; in (c) a solvent, wherein the solvent comprises a protic organic solvent or a dipolar aprotic organic solvent, or a mixture thereof and ii. heating the solution to a temperature above 100° C., thereby inducing decarboxylation of the ornithine and formation of diaminobutane. |
| US10221123B1 |
Process for preparing (4Z,7Z)-4,7-decadien-1-yl acetate
A high-yield process for preparing (4Z,7Z)-4,7-decadien-1-yl acetate, with reduced number of steps, without using a protecting group. A process for preparing (4Z,7Z)-4,7-decadien-1-yl acetate is provided, the process including at least the following steps: reducing a 10-halo-3,6-decadiyne of the general formula (1) to form a (3Z,6Z)-10-halo-3,6-decadiene of the general formula (2); and converting the (3Z,6Z)-10-halo-3,6-decadiene into (4Z,7Z)-4,7-decadien-1-yl acetate of the formula (4) having an acetoxy group in place of the halogen atom of the (3Z,6Z)-10-halo-3,6-decadiene. |
| US10221122B2 |
Enantiospecific process for the preparation of (R) and (S) enantiomers of sex pheromonoes of the long tailed mealy bug
The present invention relates to an enantiospecific process for the preparation of (R) and (S) enantiomers of sex pheromones of the long-tailed mealybug with high enantiopurity. |
| US10221117B2 |
Polycarbonates having superior dielectric properties suitable for energy dense capacitors
The present invention provides monomers, analogs, and/or derivatives of bisphenols substituted with one or more fluoromethyl groups. These monomers, analogs, and/or derivatives can be used to form oligomers and/or polymers, which in turn can be used to make compounds with dielectric properties suitable for dielectric materials, including for example, use in energy dense capacitors. In a preferred embodiment, the compounds can comprise a polycarbonate of a homopolymer, copolymer, and/or terpolymer of a bisphenol with one or more fluoromethyl substitution groups. In an aspect of the invention the compounds chosen can be selected based on various desired characteristics, including, for example, their energy density, glass transition temperature, dielectric loss, and/or dipole density. |
| US10221116B2 |
Process for the separation of monoethylene glycol and 1,2-butanediol
The invention provides a process for separating monoethylene glycol from a mixture comprising monoethylene glycol and 1,2-butanediol, said process comprising the steps of: a. providing a first stream comprising monoethylene glycol and 1,2-butanediol to a first distillation zone operated at a first pressure and under conditions to remove a first bottoms stream comprising 1,2-butanediol and to remove a first azeotrope of monoethylene glycol and 1,2-butanediol from the first distillation zone as a first overheads stream; b. withdrawing said first overheads stream from said first distillation zone; and c. providing said first overheads stream to a second distillation zone operated at a second pressure higher than said first pressure and under conditions to remove a second bottoms stream comprising monoethylene glycol and providing a second azeotrope of monoethylene glycol and 1,2-butanediol as a second overheads stream; d. withdrawing said second overheads stream from the second distillation zone and providing it to the first distillation zone as at least a portion of the first stream comprising monoethylene glycol and 1,2-butanediol, e. wherein the mixture comprising monoethylene glycol and 1,2-butanediol is initially provided to at least one of the first distillation zone and the second distillation zone. |
| US10221112B2 |
Method of manufacturing 1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoropropene
There is provided a method of efficiently manufacturing 1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoropropene by an industrially feasible method by using a raw material which is easy to obtain. A method of manufacturing 1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoropropene, including subjecting 3-chloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoropropane to a dehydrofluorination reaction in the presence of a base. |
| US10221111B2 |
Method for separating propylene from dehydrogenation reaction products of propane-containing feedstock
An embodiment of this invention provides a method of effectively producing propylene by separating reaction products obtained by dehydrogenating propane-containing feedstock, using an adsorption process in lieu of conventional low-temperature separation processes. |
| US10221100B2 |
Pourable compositions
The invention provides a pourable composition comprising calcium sulfate hemihydrate; optionally, cement; one or more anionic surfactants selected from alkyl anionic surfactants, alkyl ether anionic surfactants, alkyl aryl anionic surfactants, and combinations thereof; one or more set accelerator additives; and water. |
| US10221099B2 |
Dry mortar mixture with grains of expanded glass
Dry mortar mixture characterized by a glass mixture of expanded glass beads with a grain size d/D 0/8, mixed in a ratio of between 1:1 and 1:3, for example 1:2 with a dust poor or dust free binding mixture of hydraulic binders and stone granules in the weight ratio of 1:2 to 1:4. The glass has a discontinuous grain distribution. For the glass mixture the fractions 0.5/1.0 and 2.0/4.0 are present while the fractions 0.25/0.5 and 1.0/2.0 are absent. For the glass mixture preferably all grain sizes between 1.0 and 2.0 mm are absent and the grain size distribution is around an average, so that an open structure is obtained. |
| US10221098B2 |
Ultra-fast setting cement based on amorphous calcium aluminate comprising a surface treatment
Disclosed is an ultra-fast setting cement composition including at least amorphous calcium aluminate including by weight, as compared to amorphous calcium aluminate total weight, (a) from 35 to 55% of calcium oxide CaO (C), (b) from 19 to 55% of alumina Al2O3 (A), the C/A molar ratio being higher than or equal to 1.5, preferably higher than or equal to 1.7, characterized in that amorphous calcium aluminate is coated with a surface treatment including an organic compound having at least two hydrophilic functions and one hydrophobic chain. Also disclosed is a method to produce the cement composition, as well as to uses thereof. |
| US10221097B1 |
Date palm ash based cement compositions
A concrete or mortar composition including (i) a cementitious binder material that contains Portland cement and 1-50 wt % date palm ash relative to the total weight of the cementitious binder material, (ii) a coarse aggregate, (iii) a fine aggregate, and (iv) water, wherein the cementitious binder material is present at 200-500 kg per m3 of the concrete or mortar composition. |
| US10221096B2 |
Dimensionally stable geopolymer composition and method
A method for making geopolymer cementitious binder compositions for cementitious products such as concrete, precast construction elements and panels, mortar and repair materials, and the like is disclosed. The geopolymer cementitious compositions of some embodiments are made by mixing a synergistic mixture of thermally activated aluminosilicate mineral, calcium aluminate cement, a calcium sulfate and a chemical activator with water. |
| US10221095B2 |
Set-delayed cement compositions comprising pumice and associated methods
A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method of cementing in a subterranean formation, comprising: providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder; activating the set-delayed cement composition; introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. |
| US10221092B2 |
Green colored heat treatable coated article having low solar factor value
There are provided coated articles that include two or more infrared (IR) reflecting layers (e.g., of or including NbZr, Nb, NiCr, NiCrMo, and/or a nitride thereof) sandwiched between at least dielectric layers, and/or a method of making the same. The coating may be designed so that the coated articles realize green glass side reflective coloration in combination with a low solar factor (SF) and/or a low solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC). Such coated articles may be used in the context of monolithic windows, insulating glass (IG) window units, laminated windows, and/or other suitable applications, and may optionally be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) in certain instances. |
| US10221090B2 |
Transparent substrate
The present invention provides a transparent substrate that significantly prevents the progress of a crack in a thin-plate glass and the rupture of the glass, and is excellent in bending property and flexibility. A transparent substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a thin-plate glass having a thickness of 10 μm to 100 μm; and a resin layer on at least one side of the thin-plate glass, wherein a shrinkage stress of the resin layer on the thin-plate glass is 5 MPa or more. |
| US10221089B2 |
Optical fiber with low fictive temperature
An optical fiber with low fictive temperature along with a system and method for making the optical fiber are provided. The system includes a reheating stage that heats the fiber along the process pathway to a temperature sufficient to lower the fictive temperature of the fiber by relaxing the glass structure and/or driving the glass toward a more nearly equilibrium state. The fiber is drawn from a preform, conveyed along a process pathway, cooled and subsequently reheated to increase the time of exposure of the fiber to temperatures conducive to lowering the fictive temperature of the fiber. The process pathway may include multiple reheating stages as well as one or more fiber-turning devices. |
| US10221083B2 |
Underwater systems having co-located data center and water desalination subunits
Underwater systems for data center cooling and water desalination are provided. Aspects of the systems include a data center subunit and a desalination subunit that are co-located with each other at an underwater location, where the desalination subunit is configured to receive warm water output from the data center. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a data center and desalinating water using underwater systems as described herein. |
| US10221081B2 |
UV sensor
An emitter arrangement includes a UV irradiation source, a cladding tube surrounding the UV irradiation source, and a UV-C sensor. The cladding tube has an end face on an open end. The UV-C sensor has a sensitive area, wherein the UV-C sensor is in optical connection with the end face of the cladding tube, so that the sensitive area of the UV-C sensor can detect the UV irradiation emerging from the end face of the cladding tube during the operation of the UV irradiation source. |
| US10221073B2 |
Molecular sieve SSZ-108, its synthesis and use
A novel synthetic crystalline molecular sieve designated as SSZ-108 is disclosed. SSZ-108 may be synthesized using a structure directing agent comprising one or more of 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium cations and 1-butyl-1-methylpiperidinium cations. Molecular sieve SSZ-108 may be used in catalytic and sorptive processes. |
| US10221071B2 |
Diatomaceous energy storage devices
A printed energy storage device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and the second electrode. At least one of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the separator includes frustules, for example of diatoms. The frustules may have a uniform or substantially uniform property or attribute such as shape, dimension, and/or porosity. A property or attribute of the frustules can also be modified by applying or forming a surface modifying structure and/or material to a surface of the frustules. A membrane for an energy storage device includes frustules. An ink for a printed film includes frustules. |
| US10221070B2 |
Coal upgrade plant and method for manufacturing upgraded coal
A coal upgrade plant includes: a dryer 1 that dries coal; a pyrolyzer 3 that pyrolyzes the coal dried by the dryer 1; a quencher 5 that cools the coal pyrolyzed by the pyrolyzer 3; a finisher 7 that deactivates the coal cooled by the quencher 5; and cyclones 28 and 94 that collect pulverized coal generated from the coal, wherein the pulverized coal collected by the cyclones 28 and 94 is fed to an absorber fed to a scrubber 32 that treats a flue gas. Thus, the mercury generated from the coal upgrade plant can be removed. |
| US10221069B2 |
Producing graphene and nanoporous graphene
A method for producing nanoporous graphene includes steps of preparing cellulosic raw materials; impregnating the prepared raw materials with a catalyst; activating the impregnated cellulosic raw materials; heating the activated cellulosic raw materials in a heating system to create nanoporous graphene; and washing the nanoporous graphene to remove impurities. |
| US10221067B2 |
Syngas cooler
A syngas cooler is configured to cool a syngas. The syngas cooler includes a superheater heat exchanger, which further includes a first header configured to receive saturated steam, a second header configured to discharge superheated steam, and a first group of tubes directly coupled to and vertically extending between the first and second headers. Each tube of the first group of tubes includes an outer surface that interfaces with the syngas and a respective length between the first and second headers, and each tube of the first group of tubes does not contact another tube along the respective length to enable a flow of the syngas around each tube's outer surface along its respective length and between each tube. |
| US10221063B2 |
Multi-level getter structure and encapsulation structure comprising such a multi-level getter structure
A getter structure is provided, including a support; a first layer of getter material disposed on the support a second layer of getter material, the first layer of getter material being disposed between the support and the second layer of getter material; a first portion of material mechanically connecting a first face of the second layer of getter material to a first face of the first layer of getter material and forming at least one first space between the first faces of the first and second layers of getter material configured to allow a circulation of gas between the first faces of the first and second layers of getter material; and a first opening crossing through at least the second layer of getter material and emerging into the first space. |
| US10221058B2 |
Maneuverable service door for beverage dispensing machines
A beverage dispensing machine which defines a service opening through which beverage dispensing equipment is accessible to an operator includes a service door on a housing that is movable between an open position, such that the beverage dispensing equipment is accessible to an operator via the service opening, and a closed position, such that the service door closes the service opening so that the beverage dispensing equipment is inaccessible to the operator. A display panel on the service door displays operational characteristics of the beverage dispensing equipment. When the service door is in the open position the display panel is maneuverable so that the display panel is angled towards the service opening so that an operator can view the display panel while accessing the beverage dispensing equipment via the service opening. |
| US10221055B2 |
Leveling system for lift device
A lift device includes a chassis, a boom pivotally coupled to the chassis, a first leveling assembly pivotally coupled to a first end of the chassis, a second leveling assembly pivotally coupled to an opposing second end of the chassis, and a control system. The first leveling assembly includes a first pair of actuators positioned to facilitate a first pitch adjustment and a first roll adjustment of the first end of the chassis. The second leveling assembly includes a second pair of actuators positioned to facilitate a second pitch adjustment and a second roll adjustment of the opposing second end of the chassis. The control system is configured to (i) actively control the first pair of actuators and the second pair of actuators during a first mode of operation, and (ii) actively control the first pair of actuators and facilitate passive control of the second pair of actuators during a second mode of operation. |
| US10221054B2 |
High-strength composite structures for vehicle lifts
A vehicle lift assembly includes a base, a vehicle engagement member, an actuation assembly, and a lifting linkage assembly. The vehicle engagement member vertically actuates relative to the base member while interfacing with a vehicle in order to lift the vehicle relative to the base member. The actuation assembly drives the vehicle engagement member relative to the base member. The lifting linkage assembly connects the actuation assembly with the vehicle engagement member. The lifting linkage assembly also includes one or more longitudinally extending links, while one or more reinforcement plates are fixed to each of the longitudinally extending links, wherein each reinforcement plate is shorter than the respective link to which it is attached. |
| US10221053B2 |
Methods for powering an intermittent-duty cycle winch
A method of powering an intermittent-duty cycle winch is disclosed. The method includes identifying a number of amp-hours required to power the winch through one duty cycle, identifying a minimum required rest period between two consecutive duty cycles, and assembling a power supply unit that powers the winch based, at least in part, on the duty cycle and the rest period. The duty cycle is mechanically or thermally limited. The power supply unit includes at least two components: a power storage unit and a charging unit that recharges the power storage unit during the rest periods. The power storage unit powers the winch through at least one duty cycle. The charging unit recharges the power storage unit during the rest period so that the power storage can power the winch through at least a second duty cycle that immediately follows the end of the minimum required rest period. |
| US10221052B1 |
Hand chain lift motor conversion device
A manual to motorized chain lift conversion system converts a manually operated chain lift into a motor operated chain lift. The system includes a chain lift having a drive shaft which is exposed when a chain wheel is removed from the chain lift. An adapter is coupled to the lift frame. A motor is coupled to the adapter such that the motor engages and rotates the drive shaft of the chain lift. A battery is coupled to the adapter and electrically coupled to the motor wherein the motor is powered by the battery. |
| US10221051B2 |
Crane having effectively coincident gantry and boom forces upon an upperstructure
A crane includes a base, an upperstructure rotationally mounted on the base, a boom pivotally mounted to the upperstructure at a front attachment location and having a distal end supporting a load line for raising a payload, and a gantry mounted on the upperstructure and supporting a boom line coupled to the distal end of the boom. The gantry includes at least one front leg mechanically coupled to the front attachment location and inclined in a direction away from the boom to apply, to the front attachment location, a horizontal force component towards the boom that is opposed by a horizontal force component applied by the boom towards the front leg. The upperstructure includes a circular turret, and the front attachment location is aligned over a circle of the turret. |
| US10221050B2 |
Crane vessel
The present invention relates to a crane vessel and a method of lowering an object from such a crane vessel into the sea. The crane comprises a stationary pedestal, a crane housing that is adapted to slew relative to the pedestal about a vertical rotation axis and a boom, comprising an inner end which is connected pivotably about a horizontal pivot axis to the crane housing. A luffing device extends between the boom and the crane housing, adapted to position the boom and actuate the up-and-down movement of the boom. Furthermore an object suspension device is provided to which an object is connectable, and a hoist assembly which comprises a winch and an associated hoisting cable, the hoisting cable extending from the winch, via a departing sheave on the boom, to the object suspension device, such that upon actuation of the winch the object suspension device can be raised and lowered, wherein the one or more portions of the hoist cable between the boom and the object suspension device form one or more suspension cable parts. According to an aspect of the invention, a hoist cable guide is provided which, at an operational position thereof, is adapted to guide at least one of the suspension cable parts between the boom and the object suspension device. According to another aspect of the invention, the hoisting cable is provided as a multiple fall cable and a hoist cable retention device is provided on the boom. The hoisting cable comprises one or more first suspension cable parts extending between the object suspension device and a radially outward location of the boom, and one or more second suspension cable parts extending between the objection suspension device and a radially inward location, such that the first and second suspension cable parts extend at V-shape with respect to each other, at an angle of preferably between 20 and 60°. |
| US10221047B2 |
Display device of equipment and equipment provided with display device
Equipment provided with a display device, the equipment including a mechanism that includes a movable portion, an operating device that operates movement of the movable portion, a moving mechanism that moves the movable portion, the display device that makes a display about movement of the movable portion, and a drive control unit that, based on the operation by the operating device, controls operation of the moving mechanism and the display of the display device. The display device is configured to make a display about movement of the movable portion prior to start of the movement of the movable portion. |
| US10221046B2 |
System of monitoring handrail for a passenger conveyer device, a passenger conveyer device and monitoring method thereof
A moving handrail monitoring system includes a sensor configured to sense at least part of a moving handrail of the passenger conveying device to acquire a data frame; a processing device configured to analyze and process the data frame to monitor whether a tension degree of the moving handrail is in a normal state, wherein the processing device is configured to include: a target object recognition module configured to recognize, based on a sensed movement and/or position and/or color and/or shape, a moving handrail portion that serves as a target object from the data frame; an object feature extraction module configured to extract a tension degree feature of the moving handrail portion; and a judgment module configured to compare the extracted tension degree feature with a system preset interval, and judge whether a current tension degree of the moving handrail is normal. |
| US10221044B2 |
Hoistway door locking system and method of controlling access to an elevator shaft
A hoistway door locking system includes an elevator shaft. Also included is an elevator car disposed within the elevator shaft and moveable therein between a plurality of access openings located at a plurality of levels of the elevator shaft. Further included is a plurality of locking mechanisms, at least one of the plurality of locking mechanisms being located at each of the plurality of access openings, wherein each of the plurality of locking mechanisms is operable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition, and wherein only a single locking mechanism may be in the unlocked condition at a specific time, the unlocked condition occurring upon alignment of the elevator car and the respective access opening having the single locking mechanism. |
| US10221038B2 |
Control strategies for multilevel line regenerative drive
A control system (48) having a motor (28) is disclosed. The control system (48) may include a converter (32) operatively connected to a power source (36), an inverter (34) operatively connected to the motor (28), and a controller (50) operatively connected to the converter (32) or inverter (34). The controller (50) may be configured to receive control command signals, receive state feedback signals, and generate duty cycle signals for upper and lower arms of each phase (40) of the motor (28) based at least in part on the control command signals and state feedback signals. The duty cycle signals may minimize neutral point current in the converter (32) or inverter (34). |
| US10221035B1 |
Yarn swift
This invention is embodied in an improved yarn swift that provides integrated storage of all components; smooth and non-tipping rotation when in use; foldable appendages that are secured in their folded position for compact storage; minimized assembly and adjustments needed for use; ability to use on any flat surface as opposed to being clamped to a work-bench edge; and no screw-tightening needed to operate. In this way, the improved yarn swift enables its user to quickly and easily wind a hank of yarn. |
| US10221034B2 |
Mobile processing frame, mobile processing system, and method of processing
Provided are a mobile processing frame, a mobile processing system, and a method of processing. The mobile processing frame includes a base portion having an electrical receptacle and a pneumatic receptacle positioned thereon, a turntable rotatably coupled to the base portion, a motor secured to the base portion and operably connected to the turntable, a mobile support secured to the base portion, opposite the turntable, and a locking member configured to selectively restrict movement of the mobile support. The turntable is configured to receive a processing material thereon, and feed the processing material therefrom. The processing system includes the mobile processing frame, a control device, and a transport device configured to move the frame. The method includes positioning a processing material on a frame, moving the frame to a processing area, coupling a control device to the frame, and feeding the processing material from the frame to a processing device. |
| US10221031B2 |
Sheet stacking apparatus
A sheet stacking apparatus, including: a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet; a stacking unit on which a sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit is stacked, the stacking unit inclined downward in a conveyance direction in which the conveyance unit conveys a sheet and including a first region and a second region located downstream of the first region in the conveyance direction; a guide portion configured to guide a sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit over a sheet placed on the second region; and a pressing portion configured to press a sheet placed on the second region. |
| US10221030B2 |
Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet conveying apparatus includes first and second roller members fixed to a rotatable shaft, a first follower roller that cooperates with the first roller member to form a conveying nip, and a second follower roller that cooperates with the second roller member to form a conveying nip. The first and second roller members have outer periphery cut-away parts and the first and second follower rollers are moveably supported and can be biased to home positions. If the first roller member cut-away part faces the first follower roller, the first follower roller is biased to move toward a home position while the nip of the second roller member nips and conveys a sheet. If the second roller member cut-away part faces the second follower roller, the second follower roller is biased to move toward a home position while the nip of the first roller member nips and conveys a sheet. |
| US10221028B2 |
Apparatus for guiding a moving web
An apparatus for steering a web, including a web path having at least one steering roller and an exit roller, each having a mount; wherein the steering roller(s) each have an axis of rotation and wherein the mounts for the steering roller(s) can pivot those axes with a total of two degrees of freedom. An array comprising a plurality of sensors for monitoring the position of the web is present connected to a controller so as to determine the position and angular orientation of the web. The controller adjusts the pivot(s) of the mount(s) so as to control the angular orientation and the lateral position of the web at a particular point along the web path. |
| US10221024B2 |
Sheet transport apparatus and image recording apparatus
A sheet transport apparatus includes a first casing in which a transport path is formed; a transport unit which transports a sheet along the transport path; a second casing which is provided to be movable with respect to the first casing; a sheet support unit which is rotatably provided in the first casing at a position on a side to which the second casing is moved, the sheet support unit being changeable between a first state, a second state, and a third state and supporting the sheet at least in the third state; and an urging unit which urges the sheet support unit toward the first state within a range from the first state to the second state and which urges the sheet support unit toward the third state within a range from the second state to the third state. |
| US10221022B2 |
Cargo transfer system using a palletized rack
A system, method, and apparatus for palletizing cargo on a rack for shipment are provided. The system generally includes a tiered rack having a base tier, a support framework extending from the base tier, and a second tier adjustably attached to the support framework. The system may further include a plurality of lower frame support members positioned longitudinally across the bottom of the base tier, and a plurality of pneumatically actuated rollers spaced to cooperatively engage the plurality of lower frame support members, the rollers being selectively extendable from a plurality of raised tracks positioned longitudinally along a floor of the railcar, where the rollers are configured to pneumatically extend past an upper surface of the track when actuated and allow for linear motion thereover. |
| US10221012B2 |
Grabber for a front loader refuse vehicle
A grabber assembly has a beam assembly with a bracket. A grabber gear assembly is coupled with the bracket. The grabber gear assembly has a pair of gear mechanisms coupled with the bracket. Each gear mechanism has a shaft and a pair of thrust bearings, one at each end of the shaft. A grabber arm mounting pad is coupled with each shaft. A gear section is coupled with each shaft. The gear sections of each shaft mesh with one another to drive the grabber arm mounting pads. An actuating driver is coupled with one of the shafts to drive the grabber gear assembly and move the arms between an open and grasping position. |
| US10221011B2 |
Bear-resistant waste disposal containers
A bear-resistant waste disposal container comprises a bin, a handle, and a lid rotatably connected to the handle. A bin collar surrounds an upper perimeter of the bin, and a lid collar surrounds an outer perimeter of the lid. A picket extends upwardly from inside the bin, through an aperture in the lid, and through an aperture in a lid frame. A carabiner or other locking device is removably insertable through an opening in the upper portion of the picket to lock the lid in a closed position. |
| US10221007B2 |
Aerosol can adaptor
An adaptor including a lower fitting including a central axial opening including a pin valve, a lower travel stop, a lower crimp ring seating surface, an upper fitting including a male thread, a seating radius configured to conform with a curled lip of the aerosol can, an upper travel stop, configured to contact the lower travel stop during assembly, an upper crimp ring seating surface, a crimp ring configured to rest between the lower crimp ring seating surface and the upper crimp ring seating surface and configured to compressed in the axial direction while simultaneously expanding in the radial direction during installation. |
| US10221006B2 |
Smart bin lottery ticket dispenser with calibrated ticket feed
A lottery ticket dispenser array includes ticket bins, with each bin defined by a housing for receipt of a supply of interconnected lottery tickets. Each bin has an electronic drive mechanism that dispenses the lottery tickets therefrom. A slot is defined in the back side of each bin housing through which the lottery tickets are dispensed from the internal space, and a separation device is adjacent the slot. A calibration field is located relative to the slot such that the lottery tickets pass alongside the calibration filed in a travel path of the lottery tickets through the slot. An optical scanner is disposed internal to the housing at a location to read the marks in calibration field. Based on a position of a forward edge of a ticket in the calibration field, a control system determines an adjustment to a predefined length of the leading ticket to advance in a subsequent dispense cycle. |
| US10220999B2 |
Expandable easy opening dough package
An easy opening flexible package is provided. The package is suitable for containing raw dough and other products, especially products that create pressure within the package by expansion or by giving off gas such as carbon dioxide. |
| US10220997B2 |
Cutlery dispenser and related methods
The present disclosure provides a cutlery dispenser for dispensing wrapped cutlery. The cutlery dispenser may include a wrapped cutlery band comprising a plurality of cutlery packets separably connected to one another in a serial manner. The cutlery dispenser also may include a nozzle assembly configured to allow the cutlery packets to be dispensed therethrough. The present disclosure also provides a method for dispensing wrapped cutlery. The method may include the step of providing a cutlery dispenser comprising a nozzle assembly and a wrapped cutlery band, wherein the wrapped cutlery band comprises a plurality of cutlery packets separably connected to one another in a serial manner. The method also may include the step of dispensing the cutlery packets through the nozzle assembly. |
| US10220993B2 |
Durable, consumable packaging system for hot melt materials and methods of making and using same
Durable consumable packaging systems for hot melt materials, and particularly asphalt. The packaging system can include an asphalt or asphalt composition contained within a durable consumable wrap or bag without the need for an outer protective container. The durable consumable wrap or bag comprises a woven or non-woven fiber based material, and particularly a spun-bonded olefin material, the olefin material comprising a high density polyethylene (HDPE) material. The durable consumable packaging system provides a simple, cost effective solution to a number of the problems associated with the prior art packaging containers and systems described above, while providing additional benefits to overcome the problems specific with the packaging and transport of asphalt. |
| US10220986B2 |
Tamper evident container with full tab
Container includes a base, a cover, and a pull tab. The base has a bottom, a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom, and a rim at an upper edge portion of the side wall. The cover has a closed condition and an open condition and an outer edge portion interengageable with the rim of the base when the cover is in the closed condition. The pull tab extends outwardly from at least one of the base or the cover. The pull tab having a deformable formation to be deformed when the cover is moved from the closed condition to the open condition, the pull tab remaining attached to the at least one of the base or the cover when moved from the closed condition to the open condition. Additional embodiments relate to a tamper evident feature for a container, and a method for containing product in a container. |
| US10220982B2 |
Food pouch
A flexible pouch is provided. The flexible pouch includes a bottom section, vertical walls extending up from the bottom section to form a pouch defining an opening opposite the bottom section, and a closure mechanism including one or more projecting members and one or more receiving members dispersed around upper sections of the vertical walls proximal to the opening. In a closed state, a projecting member and a corresponding receiving member removably couple to at least partially close the opening. The flexible pouch can be used for food storage, for example. |
| US10220979B2 |
Container for rubber or surgical gloves with magnetic mounting device
A container (100) includes a first side (101) defining an aperture (107), a second side (102), and a plurality of other sides (103,104,105). The first side, the second side, the plurality of other sides defining an interior volume (106) of the container. A plurality of gloves (110) is disposed within the interior volume such that one or more gloves may be drawn from the container through the aperture. A magnetic device (112) is proximately located with the second side. When the second side is proximately located with a ferrous object, the magnetic device magnetically couples the container to the ferrous object. |
| US10220976B2 |
Enclosed top stacks
A carton includes an outer shell (102) defining an interior space with upper and lower tiers. A divider (120) is disposed at least in part in the outer shell dividing between the upper and lower tiers. A tear strip (118) defined in the outer shell operatively connecting an upper portion of the outer shell to a lower portion thereof. The upper portion defines a six-sided structure, a bottom side of which includes the divider. The upper portion is configured to be removed from the lower portion by lifting the upper portion after the tear strip is activated. |
| US10220970B2 |
Apparatuses for wrapping a load and supplying film for wrapping a load and associated methods
A wrapping apparatus, its components, and corresponding methods for wrapping a load in packaging material are described herein. The apparatus has a packaging material dispenser having a frame and a plurality of packaging material supplies. The apparatus also has a load press for wrapping an upper surface of the load, where the load press has a central press section and a peripheral press section which can disengage the upper surface to allow wrapping of at least a part thereof. The apparatus also has an enclosure to prevent access during operation, as well as a packaging material seeking assembly which seeks out the packaging material to be wrapped. The apparatus and methods described allow for an automatic wrapping of a load which minimizes operator intervention, and further allow for the automatic resupply of packaging material. |
| US10220964B1 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle sensor calibration validation before flight
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for automating the verification of aerial vehicle sensors as part of a pre-flight, flight departure, in-transit flight, and/or delivery destination calibration verification process. At different stages, aerial vehicle sensors may obtain sensor measurements about objects within an environment, the obtained measurements may be processed to determine information about the object, as presented in the measurements, and the processed information may be compared with the actual information about the object to determine a variation or difference between the information. If the variation is within a tolerance range, the sensor may be auto adjusted and operation of the aerial vehicle may continue. If the variation exceeds a correction range, flight of the aerial vehicle may be aborted and the aerial vehicle routed for a full sensor calibration. |
| US10220962B2 |
Device mount
A mount for a device such as a camera or similar equipment includes a rotational element that receives and secures the device within the rotational element. The rotational element has an outer circumference that provides an outer contact surface to the inner contact surface of a ring clamp. The ring clamp may clamp the rotational element and device in a wide array of selectable orientations. The ring clamp may include an attachment for attaching the ring clamp to a larger element. |
| US10220959B2 |
Aircraft lighting system
The present invention is an aircraft lighting system. In particular, the present invention is directed to an aircraft lighting system with light that is directed toward an aircraft's engines to deter bird strikes. The lighting system for a jet-powered aircraft has at least one light mounted on an aircraft fuselage aimed at an engine inlet of an engine nacelle of the aircraft. The illumination from the light comprises ultraviolet light between 300 and 400 nm in wavelength and the light flashes at a pre-determined frequency preferably between 1 and 3 Hz. Additional lights can be mounted on the engine nacelles to illuminate outer engine nacelles. Preferably, the engine of the aircraft also has blades coated in fluorescent or iridescent paint to increase the reflectivity of the blades to further illuminate the blades of the engine. The lighting system preferably automatically illuminates the engine inlets during take-off and descent. |
| US10220956B2 |
Position sensing
An apparatus for determining the position of an object having one or more magnetic elements. The apparatus includes magnetostrictive optical sensors, each arranged to produce a signal which is indicative of a proximity of the sensor to the one or more magnetic elements. The apparatus is arranged to determine the position of the object based on a plurality of such proximity signals. |
| US10220948B2 |
Passenger tray table and organizer
A tray table for use with a passenger seat of a transportation vehicle is provided. The tray table may be moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position relative to a seat. The tray table may include a storage compartment for storing belongings of a passenger. A lid may be provided for covering an opening of the storage compartment. A portion of the lid may be transparent such that contents of the storage compartment may be readily viewed by a passenger when the tray table is in the deployed position. A portion of a storage compartment bottom may be transparent such that contents of the storage compartment may be readily viewed by a passenger when the tray table is in the stowed position. The tray table may have any number of storage compartments and a single lid or multiple lids may be used to cover the storage compartment openings. |
| US10220947B2 |
Method and apparatus for establishing an environmentally isolated volume
A method and apparatus are provided for at least partially environmentally isolating a volume, such as by environmentally isolating the cargo compartment from the passenger compartment of an aircraft. In the context of an apparatus, a barrier curtain is provided that partially defines the volume. The apparatus also includes a cable extending along one or more walls that partially define the volume. The barrier curtain is supported by the cable. The apparatus may also include a cable release mechanism. The cable is held in place by the cable release mechanism and the cable release mechanism is configured to detach the cable at a predetermined load, thereby permitting the barrier curtain to drop in response to a decompression event. |
| US10220942B2 |
Braking systems for rotorcraft
In some embodiments, a rotorcraft includes a fuselage having a rotor hub assembly protruding therefrom that is rotatable relative thereto. A generator having an armature is mechanically coupled to the rotor hub assembly such that the armature is rotatable in response to rotation of the rotor hub assembly. A braking unit is in selective electrical communication with the generator. The braking unit is adapted to apply an electrical resistance to rotation of the armature, thereby reducing a rotational speed of the rotor hub assembly. |
| US10220938B2 |
Aircraft, control surface arrangements, and methods of assembling an aircraft
An aircraft, a control surface arrangement, and a method of assembling an aircraft are disclosed herein. In an exemplary embodiment, the aircraft includes, but is not limited to, an airframe, a control surface, and a rotary actuator. The rotary actuator rotatably mounts the control surface to the airframe. The rotary actuator supports the control surface on the airframe and is configured to rotate the control surface with respect to the airframe when the rotary actuator is actuated. The rotary actuator is further configured to deliver torque to the control surface from a longitudinally intermediate portion of the rotary actuator. |
| US10220937B2 |
Multi-slice rotary electromechanical actuator
A multi-slice electromechanical hinge-line rotary actuator includes a motor stator configured to generate rotational motion about a rotational axis. The multi-slice electromechanical hinge-line rotary actuator further includes a plurality of layers rotatably coupled to the motor stator. Each layer includes an output arm slice configured to rotate about the rotational axis in response to the rotational motion. |
| US10220932B2 |
Pressue bulkhead for an aircraft fuselage
A pressure bulkhead (1) for an aircraft fuselage (3) having a sandwich structure (5) which defines a central axis (9) and which extends between a circumferential edge area (7), wherein the sandwich structure (5) includes an inner cover layer (13), an outer cover layer (17), and a core layer (19), which extends between the inner and outer cover layers (13, 17) and connects them. The object of providing a pressure bulkhead (1) for an aircraft fuselage (3) which, even in the case of larger fuselage diameters, can particularly effectively absorb the occurring pressure forces and which can also be built with minimal weight, is achieved in that, between the inner and the outer cover layers (13, 17), in addition to the core layer (19), a support structure (23) is provided, which is connected to the cover layers (13, 17) and which extends from the inner cover layer (13) to the outer cover layer (17), and in that the support structure (23) comprises at least one layer (25) which, viewed in a cross section (21) parallel to the central axis (9), extends from a first section (7a) of the edge area (7) to an opposite second section (7b) of the edge area (7). |
| US10220931B2 |
Sidewall panel assembly and return air bridge for use in an aircraft assembly
A return air bridge for use in an aircraft assembly includes an inboard portion configured to couple to a sidewall assembly at a bottom edge of the sidewall assembly and an outboard portion configured to couple to a structural member. The return air bridge also includes at least one support coupling the inboard portion to the outboard portion such that a return air flow path is defined between the inboard portion and the outboard portion. The outboard portion comprises a plate configured to direct an air flow along the return air flow path upwardly with respect to the bottom edge of the sidewall assembly. |
| US10220930B2 |
Thermal hydrogen generator using a metal hydride and thermite
This invention relates to a thermal hydrogen generator and a process and system for generating hydrogen gas, more specifically to a process and system for generating hydrogen gas by thermally decomposing a metal hydride. |
| US10220929B1 |
Filling apparatus for high-altitude balloons
Aspects of the disclosure provide a fill port apparatus for filling high altitude balloons, such as those used in communications networks, with lighter than air lift gasses. For instance, the fill port apparatus includes a tubular body portion having a passageway extending between a first end and a second end of the tubular body portion. The fill port apparatus also includes an attachment structure arranged at the first end of the tubular body portion. This structure is configured to attach to a top plate of a balloon envelope. The fill port apparatus also includes a plurality of energy directing structures arranged on an interior surface of the tubular body portion. These energy directing structures extend into the passageway from the interior surface and are each configured to contact at least one other of the plurality of energy directing structures when the tubular body portion is welded to itself. |
| US10220926B1 |
Breakaway and hydraulic lift jack plate
A jack plate has a pair of transom mounting brackets and a pair of slide plate holders. There is a slide plate holder lower cross member and a pivot pin. The pivot pin rotatably couples the transom mounting brackets and the slide plate holders. There is a slide plate and a single unit hydraulic lifting assembly. The hydraulic lifting assembly is coupled to the lower cross member at a location right of the centerline of the lower cross member. |
| US10220923B2 |
Fin stabilizer, covering element and water vehicle
A fin stabilizer for stabilizing watercraft includes a pivotable stabilizer fin and a receiving space for receiving the stabilizer fin. The stabilizer fin is shiftable from a retracted state in which the stabilizer fin is received in the receiving space to an extended state in which the stabilizer fin extends from the receiving space. Also at least one flexible cover element for at least partially covering an opening of the receiving space, through which opening the stabilizer fin enters and exits the receiving space during retracting and extending, respectively. The stabilizer fin does not contact the at least one cover element when shifting from the retracted state to the extended state. |
| US10220921B1 |
Pipe-laying vehicle with rotator platform leveling system
A self-propelled vehicle used to lay pipe sections within trenches located on sloped terrain, and a method for using it, including: an undercarriage carrying a vehicle chassis and capable of climbing sloped terrain; a rotating platform which can be maintained level relative to the sloped terrain; and a boom with an angled boom head, capable of using two independent winch cables to lift and position individual pipe sections having differing lengths and diameters. The vehicle may be used to sequentially lift two or more pipe sections, one at a time, and to swing and position the pipe sections in a trench, end-to-end. |
| US10220920B1 |
Boat driver door and ladder assembly
A dive door and ladder assembly includes a door positioned on the side of a boat, preferably in a rearward or aft position. The dive door is attached to a horizontally oriented hinge on a bottom portion thereof, and opens by pivoting inwardly and downwardly (vertically). When the door is in an open position, the underside of the door is generally in a horizontal plane with the upper surface of the doorway, forming a platform for divers and snorkelers to stand on. The upper surface of the doorway further includes a small hatch that may be opened to reveal a compartment therebelow. A collapsible ladder may be positioned within the compartment, in a collapsed state, and may be pulled upwardly from the compartment and folded over the side of the boat, through the doorway and extended into the water. |
| US10220919B2 |
Unmanned fluid-propelled aerial vehicle
A water-propelled or water-powered unmanned aerial vehicle including a base configured to carry a payload, and at least one nozzle attached thereto. The at least one nozzle is configured to selectively receive pressurized fluid from a source located remotely from the vehicle. The vehicle includes a control system configured to alter or otherwise selectively dictate the flow of fluid through the at least one nozzle and/or the orientation of the at least one nozzle with respect to the base in response to a received control signal for providing controlled unmanned vehicle flight. |
| US10220917B2 |
Universal and rapid covering system
A universal and rapid system suitable for covering boats or any other vehicle and object. The purpose is to realize a covering system which is practical, functional in the positioning phase and compact in storage, to overcome problems related to water stagnation and bad air circulation, and to get the advantage of waterproofing, of protection from atmospheric agents. The system comprises a cover (1), a coupling means (10) placed on it, a system for lifting (38) anchored to a support structure (39) wherein said cover (1) is connected to a sleeve (15). The system, in its several applications, diversifies itself for the various possible embodiments of the several elements constituting the system, for example for the type and shape of the cover, for the type of the sleeve, for the modalities of anchoring. |
| US10220915B2 |
Bicycle bar end attachment
A bicycle bar end attachment includes a main body, a shoe, a compression member, a rotation member, a transmission structure and a fixing structure. The main body is insertable into a bicycle handlebar, and includes a first threaded portion. The shoe is located between an inner surface of the handlebar and the main body. The compression member includes a second threaded portion engaged with the first threaded portion and a first pressing surface contacting one end of the shoe. The rotation member includes an exposed portion accessible from outside the handlebar and a second pressing surface contacting the other end of the shoe. The transmission structure transmits rotation of the rotation member to the compression member. The fixing structure holds the shoe between the compression member and the rotation member, and moves the shoe in a radial direction of the handlebar to fix the main body to the handlebar. |
| US10220914B2 |
Saddle-type vehicle
An object of the present invention is to provide a saddle-type vehicle which can switch between the parking brake state and the neutral state using a clutch actuator configured to operate the clutch and thus lower the manufacturing cost. According to the present disclosure, there is provided a saddle-type vehicle which can be driven by a driver sitting on a seat and steering a bar handle. The saddle-type vehicle can comprise a clutch arranged on a power transmitting path from a driving source to a wheel (or wheels) configured to selectively transmit a driving power of the driving source to the wheel and selectively cut off the transmission of driving power of the driving source; a transmission arranged on the power transmitting path configured to shift gears in accordance with the travelling state of the vehicle; and a clutch actuator comprising an electrically operated actuator configured to actuate the clutch, wherein the clutch can be switched by the clutch actuator between a parking brake state, in which the power transmission between the driving source and the driving wheel is performed under a stopped state of the driving source, and a neutral state, in which the power transmission between the driving source and the driving wheel is cut off. |
| US10220911B2 |
Drive assembly for a human-powered machine
A drive assembly for a human-powered machine may include a front crankset spaced from a rear crankset, each rotatably coupled to a frame. Crank arms of the rear crankset are longer than crank arms of the front crankset. A left foot platform and a right foot platform each have a rear portion rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of the corresponding rear crank arm, and a front portion in sliding and rotating engagement with a distal end portion of the corresponding front crank arm. The front crankset and the rear crankset may be mechanically coupled to each other, such that the two cranksets turn together at the same rotational speed in terms of RPM. The two cranksets may also be operatively connected to the hub of a wheel. |
| US10220904B2 |
Hand grip and inner housing of hand grip
To avoid causing significant damage to a temperature sensor or an unintentional shift of the temperature sensor, a hand grip disclosed herein includes: a cylindrical inner housing 110; a heating element 120 provided adjacent to an outer peripheral side of the inner housing 110; a temperature sensor 140 provided adjacent to the outer peripheral side of the inner housing 110; and a sheathing 130 covering the inner housing 110, the heating element 120, and the temperature sensor 140. A recess 111 is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the inner housing 110, and the temperature sensor 140 is fitted into the recess 111. |
| US10220902B2 |
Fastening and/or locking system
A fastening locking system for containers on an attachment device having attachment points includes correspond receiving elements arranged on a container and detachably fasten the container to the carrier in a defined position by means of at least one lower guide element attached on the rear side of the container and by means of two upper receiving elements attached to the rear side of container, wherein the two receiving elements attached in the upper region to the rear side of the container are arranged along an arc path and each have a continuous guide groove, following the arc path, and include a projection for receiving a mushroom-shaped attachment means, which is arranged on the luggage carrier, wherein each receiving element is equipped with a spring-loaded tilting lever mounted for rotation about an axis and one end of each tilting lever extends in the direction of the top edge of the bag or container and the other beveled end oriented in one direction extends into the guide groove with the projection of the receiving element and can be displaced only in one direction against the spring force by means of a mushroom-shaped attachment means that can be pushed through. |
| US10220900B2 |
Compact lamp
The compact lamp consists of a light source, a focusing lens, a specially shaped secondary lens with a saddle-shaped output surface, a light transmitting element, a battery holding chamber with an electrical control circuit connected to a button for control of the lamp source via a magnetic contact. Some of these elements are placed inside the lamp housing, mounted on an end of a handlebar or another suitable lighting device, and some other elements, including the battery and the magnetic control circuit, are installed inside the handlebar tube or the housing of the lighting device. The compact optical layout enables a beam, which is sharply limited in the vertical plane and sufficiently wide in the horizontal plane and is suitable for daytime running lamps, night headlamps or position lights. When at least two light sources are used in one lamp, beams of different light dispersion patterns can be electrically toggled. |
| US10220899B2 |
Anti-theft monitoring equipment and method, and anti-theft system for two-wheeler or tricycle
An anti-theft monitoring equipment and an anti-theft monitoring method thereof, and an anti-theft system for a two-wheeler or a tricycle are disclosed. The anti-theft monitoring equipment comprises: a CPU module for controlling an action of each module; a clock module for providing time information to the CPU module; a positioning module for providing positioning information to the CPU module; a vibration sensor module for providing a vibration detection signal to the CPU module when detecting a vibration; a lock control module for monitoring and reporting locking state information to the CPU module, and controlling a lock to be unlocked according to an instruction from the CPU module; a memory for storing the time information and the positioning information; a signal receiving/sending module which may be connected to a wireless network to receive information from external equipment and to provide the information to the CPU module, and sends the time information and the positioning information to the external equipment under the control of the CPU module; and a power supply module for supplying power to each module. |
| US10220898B1 |
Apparatus for storing objects above a floor surface
An apparatus for storing objects above a floor surface comprises an endless loop driven for rotation about a pair of longitudinally spaced parallel axes, a plurality of pulleys at longitudinally spaced locations supported for rotational movement about axes oriented transversely, and a plurality of flexible links coupled to the endless loop and extending therefrom to a respective one of the pulleys about which each link wraps and extends downwardly to a support member for carrying the objects above the floor. Thus in rotation of the endless loop the flexible links are retracted or dispensed from a housing where the endless loop is located so as to raise or lower the support member. |
| US10220897B2 |
Mobile robot and front end tool
A mobile robot 1 having a plurality of kinds of moving forms includes a body unit 11 having a front face and a back face, four limb units 12 having a plurality of limb-side drive shafts, and front end tools 13 provided on a front end side of the limb units 12. A base end side of the limb unit 12 is connected to the body unit 11. The four limb units 12 are the same units. The body unit 11 and the four limb units 12 are movable by switching a front face side and a back face side so that a moving operation of the front face side and a moving operation of the back face side are symmetrical across the center of a thickness direction of the body unit 11. |
| US10220896B2 |
Multi-terrain wall climbing vehicle
A multi-terrain wall climbing vehicle including a generally rectangular housing having a top opening and a bottom opening. A power source is placed within the housing. A first motor and a second motor are located within the housing and are connected to the power source. At least four pairs of wheels are connected to the housing, at least two of the wheel pairs being connected to and powered by the first motor. Two tracks are placed onto the wheels so as to surround the housing to enable the vehicle to ride along a riding surface. A propeller is placed within the housing between the top opening and the bottom opening. The propeller is connected to the second motor. As the propeller rotates, it draws in air from at least one of the top opening and the bottom opening and exhausts the air through the top opening so as to generate an adhesion force enabling a secure connection between the tracks of the vehicle and the riding surface. |
| US10220893B2 |
Spare tire release device with dual slider mechanism
A spare tire release device is provided for a motor vehicle. That spare tire release device includes a wheel cradle, a first slider mechanism to displace the wheel cradle in a first direction and a second slider mechanism to displace the wheel cradle in a second direction whereby the wheel cradle may be maneuvered for easy access to a spare tire and wheel held in the cradle. |
| US10220892B1 |
Active hybrid spoiler for a motor vehicle
A vehicle includes a vehicle body arranged along a longitudinal body axis in a body plane and having a first vehicle body end configured to face oncoming ambient airflow when the vehicle is in motion relative to a road surface. The vehicle also includes an active hybrid spoiler assembly mounted to the vehicle body and configured to control a movement of the ambient airflow along the longitudinal body axis. The spoiler assembly includes at least one stanchion mounted to the vehicle body, and first and second wing-shaped side-sections moveably connected to the stanchion(s). The spoiler assembly further includes a mechanism configured to selectively and individually shift each of the first wing-shaped side-section and the second wing-shaped side-section relative to the at least one stanchion to thereby adjust a magnitude of the aerodynamic downforce generated by each of the first wing-shaped side-section and the second wing-shaped side-section on the vehicle body. |
| US10220889B2 |
Rear-mounted aerodynamic structure for truck cargo bodies
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a foldable/retractable and unfoldable/deployable, rearwardly tapered aerodynamic assembly for use on the rear trailer bodies and other vehicles that accommodate dual swing-out doors. The aerodynamic assembly includes a right half mounted on the right hand door and a left half mounted on a left hand door. Each half can be constructed with a side panel, top panel and bottom panel, which each form half of an overall tapered box when deployed on the rear of the vehicle, the bottom panels and top panels being sealed together at a pair of overlapping weather seals along the centerline. |
| US10220883B2 |
Instrument panel reinforcement
An instrument panel reinforcement in a tubular shape according to one aspect comprises a large-diameter portion that supports a steering column, a small-diameter portion that has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the large-diameter portion and has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the large-diameter portion, and an intermediate portion that is arranged between the large-diameter portion and the small-diameter portion. The intermediate portion is formed integrally with the large-diameter portion and has an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the large-diameter portion. |
| US10220882B2 |
Vehicle body lower portion structure
A vehicle body lower portion structure includes: a lower frame member formed as a chamber that extends in a vehicle body longitudinal direction, having a guide portion at inner surfaces of wall portions that structure the chamber, the lower frame member being disposed at a vehicle body lower side; and a reinforcing member formed as a second chamber that extends in the vehicle body longitudinal direction, having a plurality of projections at outer surfaces of wall portions that structure the second chamber, the reinforcing member being provided within the chamber of the lower frame member in a state in which the plurality of projections are made to contact the guide portion. |
| US10220879B2 |
Vehicle and chassis
A vehicle with a load space to provide a chassis comprising a framework (10) comprising a pair of spaced-apart elongate longitudinal members (12, 14) connected by a pair of spaced-apart elongate lateral members (20, 22) and bracing for the thus-defined framework, a rear suspension attached to the rearmost lateral member (20) and comprising a trailing-arm arrangement (52), and a front suspension attached to the front most lateral member (22) and comprising a leading-arm arrangement (58). This creates a rigid core for the chassis, which also provides all four suspension mounting points. |
| US10220877B2 |
Rear wheel steering apparatus
A rear wheel steering apparatus may include: a driving part housed in a housing part; a rotating part rotated by the driving part; a moving shaft part connected to tie rods, and screwed to the rotating part; a spline plate spline-coupled to the moving shaft part so as to restrict rotation of the moving shaft part; and a space maintaining part protruding from the moving shaft part or the spline plate, and maintaining a space between the moving shaft part and the spline plate. |
| US10220875B2 |
System for reducing steering column jerks during automatic engine start-up
A method controls a power-steering assistance of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine that includes an automatic engine stop/restart system and an electric or electrohydraulic power-assisted steering system. The method includes providing, during an automatic engine-stopping phase of the automatic stop/restart system, a steering assistance torque less than an assistance saturation value which is less than a nominal steering assistance value, and maintaining the steering assistance torque during an automatic engine-restart phase. |
| US10220873B2 |
System and method for providing a variable limit on active dryer assistance system steering authority
A control system and method of operating a vehicle having an active driver assistance system includes receiving, from a steering wheel torque sensor, a measured torque applied to a steering wheel of the vehicle by a driver of the vehicle, obtaining a steering torque request for an active steering feature of the active driver assistance system, determining a steering torque request limit for the active steering feature based on the measured steering wheel torque, wherein an increase in the steering wheel torque corresponds to a decrease in the steering torque request limit and vice-versa, limiting the steering torque request based on the steering torque request limit, wherein the limited steering torque request is greater than zero, and commanding a steering actuator as part of the active steering feature based on the limited steering torque request, the steering actuator being configured to control steering of the vehicle. |
| US10220871B2 |
Steering device
There is provided a steering device having a configuration in which a movable bracket can move relatively to a fixed bracket along with a steering member toward the downstream side in a movement direction, at the time of the second collision. A sliding member that is assembled to the movable bracket includes a main body section and a bent section. The main body section is provided, in the movement direction, over an entire length of a top surface of the movable bracket, which faces the fixed bracket, is inserted between the top surface and the fixed bracket, and rubs against the fixed bracket at the time of the second collision. The bent portion is latched to the movable bracket from the downstream side in the movement direction. |
| US10220870B2 |
Hybrid snow vehicle conversion kit
A conversion kit for a snow vehicle has a front assembly component, the front assembly component has a front ski, a bracket that is attached to the front ski, two extension arms that are pivotally attached to the bracket extending upwardly from the front ski, and a rear assembly component having a two or more adjacent members, a mount attached to the pivot unit, comprising a clamping attachment on one end configured to retain a section of the frame on another end, a ski attachment terminating each adjacent member, a pivot unit, comprising at two horizontal pivot bars pivotally connecting the adjacent members at its ends, and pivotally connected to the mount at a midpoint, wherein the one or more horizontal pivot bars move the adjacent members interdependently, and wherein each member extends from a common pivot unit and terminates at a ski attachment. |
| US10220868B1 |
Dolly with extendable wheel assemblies
A dolly assembly comprises a base, a plurality of pneumatic cylinders connected to the base, a plurality of wheel assemblies connected to the plurality of pneumatic cylinders, and a pressure relief mechanism. The base has an outer surface configured to support cargo. The pressure relief mechanism is configured to bleed pressure from the plurality of pneumatic cylinders when the base is oriented at or exceeding a set angle. |
| US10220862B2 |
Method for operating a transport assembly in the form of a linear stator linear motor
In order to avoid a collision between transport units, which are moving along a transport path of a transport assembly, and/or the collision of a transport unit with a barrier and/or the surpassing of a local speed limit, for at least one transport unit (TEi) it is preemptively determined if for the transport unit (TEi) a stopping maneuver (SMi) with a predetermined cinematic may be performed, without causing a violation of these safety requirements. In case of violation of a safety requirement, the stopping maneuver is effectively activated. |
| US10220861B2 |
Device for communicating and monitoring railway tracks and operating method
A device for communicating and monitoring railway tracks includes a plurality of communicating and monitoring terminals arranged along the tracks. Each of the terminals includes an image-capturing module, a wireless communicating module that allows for communication between the terminals and with a train, and a module for storing electrical power continuously supplying the image-capturing module and the communicating module. Each terminal also includes a power-generating module for supplying the module for storing electrical power. The power generating module recovers energy from the air displaced by the train running over the railway track. The device permits permanent monitoring by capturing images and makes permanent wireless connections available to the trains. |
| US10220858B2 |
Risk index transformation apparatus
A risk index transformation apparatus includes a state acquisition portion, an index calculation portion, an index transformation portion, and a support method determination portion. The state acquisition portion acquires a vehicle state. The index calculation portion calculates the risk index based on the vehicle state acquired by the state acquisition portion. The index transformation portion performs a correction operation to transform the risk index calculated by the index calculation portion using a threshold value and a value of a continuous function that continuously changes with reference to the threshold value. The support method determination portion controls a device to execute a support method based on the risk index transformed by the index transformation portion using the correction operation. The support method includes a display of warning in multiple levels, an output of alarm sound in multiple levels, or an operation restriction of a navigation device. |
| US10220856B2 |
Method and system for vehicle ESC system using map data
An Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system for a vehicle is disclosed. An electronic control unit (ECU) is programmed to reduce vehicle lateral skidding by reducing differences between an intended vehicle direction and/or yaw rate and an actual vehicle direction and/or yaw rate by applying modifications to operation of the vehicle brakes and/or throttle. The ESC system receives inputs from wheel speed sensors, a steering wheel position sensor, a yaw rate sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor. The ESC system also receives input that indicates at least a property of the road upon which the vehicle is located, wherein the road upon which the vehicle is located is determined from a positioning system that uses a map database and the property is determined from the map database. The ESC system incorporates the road property information in determining when and/or how to modify operation of the vehicle to reduce vehicle skidding. |
| US10220850B2 |
Vehicle propulsion systems and methods
A host vehicle includes a combustion engine configured to provide a propulsion torque to satisfy a propulsion demand. The vehicle also includes at least one sensor configured to detect a position of a reference vehicle. A vehicle controller is programmed to determine a path between a current host vehicle location and an upcoming intersection. The controller is also programmed to forecast a path clearance time at which the host vehicle is able to traverse the intersection in response to sensor data indicating the reference vehicle moving within the path ahead of the host vehicle. The controller is further programmed to deactivate the engine prior to a host vehicle stop based on the path clearance time being greater than a time threshold. |
| US10220846B2 |
Method and device for operating a vehicle
A method for operating a vehicle, including the following: detection of a vehicle environment; detection of a steering angle for a vehicle wheel that is defined by a steering device; ascertainment of a collision probability for the vehicle based on the detected vehicle environment and the detected steering angle in the case of an unchanged steering angle; correction of the steering angle if the ascertained collision probability is greater than or equal to a predetermined collision probability threshold in order to prevent a collision. Also described is a device for operating a vehicle and a computer program. |
| US10220845B2 |
System and method for providing vehicle collision avoidance at an intersection
A system and method for providing vehicle collision avoidance at an intersection include determining environmental parameters associated with a vicinity of the intersection. The system and method also include estimating a path of travel of a reference vehicle and a target vehicle, wherein the path of travel of the reference vehicle and the target vehicle are based on the environmental parameters and parameters pertaining to the reference vehicle and the target vehicle. Additionally, the system the method include estimating a probability of collision between the reference vehicle and the target vehicle at the intersection based on the path of travel of the reference vehicle and the target vehicle and providing a collision avoidance response, wherein a type of the collision avoidance response is based on the probability of collision between the reference vehicle and the target vehicle at the intersection. |
| US10220841B2 |
Method and system for assisting a driver of a vehicle in driving the vehicle, vehicle and computer program
An advanced driver assistant system and a method for assisting a driver of a vehicle in driving the vehicle. The system includes sensing means for sensing an environment of the vehicle, a storing unit for storing a database for storing prototypical situations associated with risk information, a processing unit and an output unit to output an assistance signal on the basis of which driver information can be output and/or vehicle operators can be actuated. The processing unit is configured to determine parameters of the vehicle and/or objects in the environment of the vehicle based upon the sensing means output, to classify a traffic situation on the basis of the determined parameters by comparing the determined parameters with parameters of the prototypical traffic situations, to extract risk information from the database and to calculate an expected risk for the encountered traffic situation on the basis of the extracted risk information. |
| US10220840B2 |
Vehicle and method for controlling the same
Disclosed herein are a vehicle configured to prevent a collision and a control method thereof. The vehicle includes a chassis; a steering unit configured to change a direction of the chassis; a brake unit configured to adjust a braking force of the chassis; a detector configured to detect movement information of the chassis; and a controller configured to confirm a variation rate of movement of the chassis based on the detected movement information and configured to automatically control an operation of the steering unit and the brake unit when the confirmed variation rate is out of a reference range. When a collision occurs, the vehicle may automatically perform at least one of steering control, side braking control, or a damping control, and thus a secondary collision may be prevented, the incidence of additional injury may be reduced, the speed of the vehicle may be stably reduced or stopped, and the vehicle may be moved to a safe lane so that a stabilization time of the vehicle may be reduced. |
| US10220836B2 |
Vehicle
A drive control device of the vehicle controls a left and right driving force difference by a driving device based on a rotational velocity of a rotary electric machine, which imparts a steering force or a steering additive force to a steering system of the vehicle. Furthermore, at a time that there is a deviation or a likelihood of a deviation of the vehicle with respect to a travel path or when an avoidance assistance unit produces a notifying operation or imparts a deviation avoidance assistance steeling force or a deviation avoidance assistance steering additive force, the drive control device prohibits or suppresses control of the left and right driving force difference based on the rotational velocity. |
| US10220834B2 |
Control system for hybrid vehicle
A control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to promptly disengage a clutch for halting an engine is provided. A clutch device comprises a reciprocating member having tapered reciprocating teeth, and a rotary member having tapered teeth opposed to the tapered rotary teeth. A controller is configured to turn off an actuator to eliminate the electromagnetic attraction thereby allowing the engine to be started, and to apply a torque of the first motor to the clutch device after the actuator is turned off thereby disengaging the reciprocating teeth from the rotary teeth. |
| US10220833B2 |
Hybrid powertrain speed control
A vehicle powertrain includes a controller, a torque converter, and an engine and electric machine coupled by a clutch. The torque converter may be configured to couple the electric machine to an output shaft. The controller may be programed to generate a command for the electric machine to output torque to drive the torque converter toward a desired rotational speed, and to modify the command according to a difference between the desired rotational speed and an actual rotational speed to reduce the difference, wherein values of the difference are limited by thresholds that change with powertrain operation. |
| US10220831B2 |
Front end motor-generator system and hybrid electric vehicle operating method
A system and method are provided for hybrid electric internal combustion engine applications in which a motor-generator, a narrow switchable coupling and a torque transfer unit therebetween are arranged and positioned in the constrained environment at the front of an engine in applications such as commercial vehicles, off-road vehicles and stationary engine installations. The motor-generator is preferably positioned laterally offset from the switchable coupling, which is co-axially-arranged with the front end of the engine crankshaft. The switchable coupling is an integrated unit in which a crankshaft vibration damper, an engine accessory drive pulley and a disengageable clutch overlap such that the axial depth of the clutch-pulley-damper unit is nearly the same as a conventional belt drive pulley and engine damper. The front end motor-generator system includes an electrical energy store that receives electrical energy generated by the motor-generator when the coupling is engaged. When the coupling is disengaged, the motor-generator may drive the pulley portion of the clutch-pulley-damper to drive the engine accessories using energy returned from the energy store, independent of the engine crankshaft. |
| US10220830B2 |
Front end motor-generator system and hybrid electric vehicle operating method
A system and method are provided for hybrid electric internal combustion engine applications in which a motor-generator, a narrow switchable coupling and a torque transfer unit therebetween are arranged and positioned in the constrained environment at the front of an engine in applications such as commercial vehicles, off-road vehicles and stationary engine installations. The motor-generator is preferably positioned laterally offset from the switchable coupling, which is co-axially-arranged with the front end of the engine crankshaft. The switchable coupling is an integrated unit in which a crankshaft vibration damper, an engine accessory drive pulley and a disengageable clutch overlap such that the axial depth of the clutch-pulley-damper unit is nearly the same as a conventional belt drive pulley and engine damper. The front end motor-generator system includes an electrical energy store that receives electrical energy generated by the motor-generator when the coupling is engaged. When the coupling is disengaged, the motor-generator may drive the pulley portion of the clutch-pulley-damper to drive the engine accessories using energy returned from the energy store, independent of the engine crankshaft. |
| US10220825B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus
A vehicle control apparatus includes a vehicle speed control unit for controlling the speed of a vehicle, and provisional and final anomaly determination units for determining whether or not a driver of the vehicle is in a provisional anomalous state or in a final anomalous state in which the driver has lost his/her ability to drive the vehicle. After the driver is determined to be in the provisional anomalous state, the vehicle speed control unit decelerates the vehicle at a first deceleration before the driver is determined to be in the final anomalous state. When the vehicle speed becomes lower than a second vehicle speed, the vehicle speed control unit maintains the vehicle speed at the second vehicle speed. After the driver is determined to be in the final anomalous state, the vehicle control apparatus decelerates the vehicle at a second deceleration and stops the vehicle. |
| US10220822B2 |
Brake control device and brake system for vehicles
A brake control device for at least four fluidically actuatable, especially hydraulically actuatable, wheel brakes of a vehicle brake system, which device includes at least one input pressure connection, a wheel-specific output pressure connection for every wheel brake, a pressure regulating valve array for setting wheel-specific brake pressures at the output pressure connections and a pressure source the brake control device having a wheel specific input pressure connection for every wheel brake. |
| US10220819B2 |
Method for operating an assistance system of a vehicle with at least one electrical energy store
Method for operating an assistance system of a vehicle with at least one electrical energy store, comprising the following steps: —detecting a temperature of the electrical energy store of the vehicle by means of at least one first sensor, —identifying an operating state of the electrical energy store by means of the detected temperature of the electrical energy store by a control unit, —determining the position of the vehicle and/or detecting an operating parameter of the vehicle more particularly by means of at least one second sensor, communicating the operating state to the assistance system of the vehicle, wherein at least one signal is generated by the assistance system in the case of an abnormal operating state of the electrical energy store if the position of the vehicle is within a predefinable geographical area. |
| US10220817B2 |
Sensor cleaning system for vehicles
A device for cleaning a sensor can include a support structure and a platform assembly. The platform assembly can include a platform structure that includes a set of channels and a raised lip structure that is provided around at least a portion of the perimeter of the platform structure. The raised lip structure includes a set of cavities that is connected to the set of channels and a set of openings to enable air to move from the set of cavities to outside the raised lip structure in a direction towards a center of the platform structure. |
| US10220816B2 |
Wiper blade having an adapter unit for hinging to a wiper arm
In a wiper blade (100) for a windscreen wiper, having a wiper strip (112) and an adapter unit (105) for hinging the wiper blade (112) to a wiper arm, wherein the adapter unit (150) is attached at a base connection device (160) provided on the wiper strip (112) and is configured for connection to a connection member associated with the wiper arm. The adapter unit (150) includes a guide adapter (250) permanently connected to the base connection device (160) and having guide elements (352, 354, 356, 358) that are spherically curved at least in sections. The guide adapter is detachably connected to a function adapter (280) configured for connection to the connection member and including slide elements (382, 386) that are slidably displaceable on the guide elements (352, 354, 356, 358) such that the function adapter (280) is movable at least from a released position into a holding position by a combined translatory and rotary movement relative to the guide adapter (250). |
| US10220814B2 |
Vehicle control system
A vehicle control system includes a vehicle apparatus and a key. A confirmer of the vehicle apparatus is configured to confirm existence or non-existence of a second key, which is different from a first key, in a vehicle interior in response to locking of a vehicle by the first key. An authenticator of the key is configured to perform an authentication for authenticating that a user using the key is an authenticated user. An effectivity controller of the vehicle apparatus is configured to disable a function of a permitter concerning the second key when the second key exists in the vehicle interior and the authentication concerning the second key is unsuccessful. The effectivity controller is configured to enable the function of the permitter concerning the second key when the second key exists in the vehicle interior and the authentication concerning the second key is successful. |
| US10220810B2 |
Fender located pedestrian protection airbag
A number of variations may include a product comprising an airbag mounted in a fender region laterally adjacent a hood and forward of a vehicle side door which deploys from the fender region when activated to protect a pedestrian from impacting at least a portion of the frontal area of a vehicle structure. |
| US10220808B2 |
Systems, apparatuses, and methods of a button bridge installed with a curtain side airbag
A button bridge system can include a curtain side airbag and a button bridge attached to the curtain side airbag. The button bridge can be attached to the curtain side airbag at various portions of the curtain side airbag such that a lower portion of curtain side airbag can be folded to a predetermined fold length. The lower portion of curtain side airbag and a corresponding portion of the button bridge can be stored in a storage position such that the button bridge is pulled taut when the curtain side airbag is deployed. |
| US10220804B2 |
Fog lamp attachment bracket with integrated air curtain duct and fascia support
A bumper assembly for a vehicle includes a bumper fascia having inner and outer surfaces. A support member is welded to the inner surface and at least partially surrounding a fog-lamp aperture. The support member reinforces the bumper fascia proximate the fog-lamp aperture. An air curtain duct integrally formed within the support member, the air curtain duct placing the outer surface in communication with a vehicle compartment. |
| US10220803B2 |
Vehicle bumper damage indication system
A vehicle bumper damage indication system is provided includes a damage indicator structured to be positionable in a space between a bumper of a vehicle and a body of the vehicle. The damage indicator is structured to be movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. An actuation mechanism is operatively coupled to the damage indicator and is structured to control movement of the damage indicator from the first configuration to the second configuration responsive to a predetermined amount of deflection of a portion of the bumper. |
| US10220802B2 |
Power source element detection and monitoring
An apparatus and method for replacing a power source element is provided. The apparatus includes a multiple compartment housing attached to a vehicle, power source elements, a controller, and a communications interface. The power source elements are placed within receptacles of the multiple compartment housing. Each power source element is electrically connected to an input power coupler for electrical connection to the vehicle such that each power source element is configured to supply power to the vehicle independently without requiring power supplied by any other power source element. The controller is configured to monitor a power level of each power source element and generate an associated power level reading. The communication interface is configured to retrieve each associated power level reading from the controller and to an external system. |
| US10220800B2 |
Insulation element
An insulation element for insulating a structural element in a vehicle includes a support element having a first surface and a second surface and an expandable material, which is arranged at least on partial areas of the first surface of the support element. The support element has at least one penetration and the expandable material projects through the penetration and forms a protrusion on one side of the second surface of the support element. The protrusion is dimensioned and the expandable material designed in such a way that the protrusion has a larger cross section after expansion than a cross section of the penetration. |
| US10220792B2 |
Roof rack crossbar
A roof rack assembly includes a cross bar and a tail that is securable to the cross bar. Optionally, the tail has a hardness that is less than a hardness of the cross bar. Optionally, an engagement member is secured to one of the cross bar and the tail and is engageable with the other of the cross bar and the tail to secure the tail to the cross bar. |
| US10220790B2 |
Pivoting hanger with positive retention
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. A retainer assembly is positioned in a rearward portion of the seatback. The retainer assembly includes a recess and a bezel positioned about a perimeter of the recess. A hanger is pivotably coupled to a lower portion of the recess. The hanger engages with an upper portion of the recess when in a stowed position. When in the stowed position the hanger defines an aperture between an inside surface of the hanger and a rear surface of the bezel. The aperture is of sufficient dimensions to prevent crushing an article that is supported by the hanger when the hanger is in the stowed position. |
| US10220779B2 |
Vehicular lighting device
A first photosensor is sensitive to the wavelength of excitation light, insensitive to the wavelength of fluorescent light, and receives a portion of the output light to generate a first current corresponding to the amount of light received. A second photosensor is sensitive to the fluorescent light wavelength, insensitive to excitation light wavelength, and receives a portion of the output light to generate a second current corresponding to the received light amount. A first current/voltage conversion circuit outputs a first detection voltage corresponding to the voltage drop across a first resistor. A second current/voltage conversion circuit outputs a second detection voltage corresponding to the voltage drop across a second resistor. If (i) a relation between the magnitudes of the first detection voltage and the second detection voltage has reversed, or (ii) if the first detection voltage deviates from a normal voltage range, a judgment unit asserts an abnormality detection signal. |
| US10220769B1 |
Vehicular image projection
A computer is programmed to receive data indicating a state of a traffic signal. The computer is further programmed to activate a light source in a first vehicle to project a traffic signal symbol representing the state of the traffic signal. |
| US10220765B2 |
Absolute acceleration sensor for use within moving vehicles
A communication system for a vehicle comprises a mechanism for sensing a braking of the vehicle and a control device for sending a signal to a headlight activation circuit to modulate the vehicle's headlights based upon the braking of the vehicle. In particular, a headlight of the vehicle is able to be modulated based upon an application of one or both of a front brake and a rear brake. The headlight activation circuit is able to modulate the headlight between an on position and an off position or modulate the headlight between a high beam position and a low beam position. Consequently, the vehicle is better seen as it approaches likely congestion areas such as intersections and slowing or stopped traffic and attempts to enter traffic. |
| US10220762B2 |
Vehicle accessory control arrangement
A vehicle accessory control component includes a first circuit board substrate and a second circuit board substrate. The first circuit board substrate has a plurality of circuit elements and an overall perimeter shape including an outer edge profile and a plurality of first deviations along the outer edge profile. The second circuit board substrate has a plurality of circuit elements an outer edge profile and a plurality of second deviations along the outer edge profile, at least one of the second deviations being different than the first deviations. The first circuit board substrate and the second circuit board substrate are arranged in a plane and selectively movable relative to each other to form the overall perimeter shape of the substrate. The outer edge profile of the first and second circuit board substrates are received in a housing having a correspondingly shaped perimeter that generally conforms to the outer edge profile. |
| US10220760B2 |
Deceased animal moving device
A deceased animal moving device lifts and transports a deceased animal. The device includes a base configured for being moved on a surface. A mast is coupled to and extends upwardly from the base. A winch is coupled to a top of the mast providing a spool and a line selectively extendable from and retractable onto the spool. A shield coupled to the base has a lower edge positioned at a front of the base proximate a bottom of the base. The line is directed from the spool towards the shield for lifting a deceased animal attached to the line upwardly against the shield when the line is retracted. |
| US10220757B2 |
Loading and unloading device using formation of slope of loading and unloading mat
The present invention relates to a device for loading and unloading loads, and more particularly, to a device for loading and unloading loads which includes a loading and unloading mat disposed inside a carrying box and a driving shaft connected with one end or both ends of the loading and unloading mat to carry out a rolling motion so that the loading and unloading mat forms a slope by operation of the driving shaft, thereby naturally loading and unloading the loads along the slope. |
| US10220755B2 |
Air pressure control device of vehicle seat and air pressure control method of vehicle seat
An air pressure control device of a vehicle seat includes: a bulging shape forming unit configured to form a bulging shape on a seat surface by expanding air bags configured to be provided inside a seat; a bulging shape moving unit configured to move a position of the bulging shape formed on the seat surface by each corresponding air bag by sequentially expanding and contracting a plurality of air bags aligned in a direction along the seat surface in an arrangement direction of the air bags; and a pumping capacity adjusting unit configured to increase a pumping capacity of an air pump that pumps air into each air bag as a protrusion amount of the corresponding bulging shape increases when a formation position of the bulging shape is moved. |
| US10220748B2 |
Vehicular interior part
A vehicular interior part includes an armrest extending in a vehicular front-rear direction, the armrest including a vehicular interior edge portion and a vehicular exterior edge portion, and an interior part component where the armrest is mounted from an upper side at at least the vehicular interior edge portion and the vehicular exterior edge portion. One of the vehicular interior edge portion and the vehicular exterior edge portion is mounted on the interior part component so as to be removed from the interior part component relatively more easily than another one of the vehicular interior edge portion and the vehicular exterior edge portion. |
| US10220744B2 |
Front seat backrest release system
A seatback release system comprising a seat backrest frame with an attached mounting bracket. Secured to the mounting bracket is a handle which pivots about a pivot point. The handle and the mounting bracket cooperate so that the release system can be deployed on a front left or right seat by attaching the handle to one or the other end of the mounting bracket. One or more spring members extend between the mounting bracket and the handle so that the handle is thereby biased to an initial downward position in which the seat backrest frame is locked. A cable mechanism with a proximal end and a distal end extends between the handle and a seatback release subassembly. The core of the cable moves axially within the outer sheath in response to displacement of the handle, thereby releasing the seatback release subassembly. |
| US10220742B2 |
Multi-component spring system for dynamic thigh and cushion support
A vehicle seat includes a tilt plate rotationally coupled at a first horizontal axis to a front of a base. A cushion spring extends from a rear of the base to the tilt plate. Rotation of the tilt plate rotates the cushion spring about a second horizontal axis. A thigh support is rotationally coupled to the tilt plate. A dynamic spring biases the thigh support away from the tilt plate. |
| US10220741B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes: a trim cover including: a plurality of surface materials joined each other; a core material; a welt surface material wrapping the core material; a welt provided along a seam of two pieces of joined surface materials; and an empty core part provided with the welt, the empty core part reaching one end of the welt; and a seat element overlapped on the empty core part. |
| US10220737B2 |
Kinematic back panel
A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a seat having a seat cushion assembly. A seatback is pivotally coupled with the seat and includes a seatback cushion assembly. A polymeric hard back panel is operably coupled with the seatback and includes a recessed portion. A controlled deformation portion includes a rupture line configured to split during a rear impact collision of the vehicle, resulting in flaps of the controlled deformation portion extending rearward relative to the seatback. The controlled deformation portion is generally concealed from rearward view by a pocket wall. |
| US10220735B1 |
Folding anchor bracket for attaching a child safety seat to a vehicle seat
A bracket for connection of a child safety seat to a foldable vehicle seat includes a wire with a first leg, a second leg and a horizontal attachment portion. The attachment portion is connected to the first leg and the second leg and is configured to connect to the child safety seat when the attachment portion is in a first position. The bracket also includes a support member connected to the first and second leg. The support member is configured to couple the wire to the vehicle seat while permitting movement of the attachment portion from the first position to a second position, wherein the first position is different from the second position. The bracket also includes a biasing member in contact with at least one of the support member and the wire and is configured to bias the attachment portion of the wire toward the first position. |
| US10220730B2 |
Vehicle seat sliding device
A vehicle seat sliding device includes: a lower rail configured to be fixed to a vehicle floor; an upper rail slidably engaging with the lower rail and configured to support a vehicle seat upward; a screw rod is rotatably supported by a first rail configuring one side of the lower and upper rails; a drive unit driving rotation of the screw rod; a nut member provided with a screw hole into which the screw rod is screwed; and a nut holding member fixed to a second rail configuring the other side of the lower and upper rails, and holding the nut member, in which one and the other of the nut and nut holding members are provided with a support shaft and an arcuate groove, respectively, and the nut holding member regulates integral rotation of the screw rod and the nut member, and allows the nut member to rotate around a second rotation axis. |
| US10220726B2 |
System, architecture, and method for minimizing power consumption and increasing performance in electric vehicles
An electric vehicle accomplishes speed changes through the use of electronically controlled, multiple electric motor configurations that are coupled to an output drive shaft instead of a speed change transmission. A parallel-coupled motor configuration includes at least two motors that are each coupled to the output drive shaft through respective gear arrangements, each gear arrangement having a respective gear ratio. In a serially-coupled motor configuration, the stator of the second motor is coupled to the rotor of the first motor, where the rotor of the second motor is coupled to the output drive shaft. The required torque to reach or maintain a desired vehicle speed can be obtained by selective energization of either one or both of the motors (in both multi-motor configurations). Two motors are also coupled to a differential gear so that the rotational speed contributed by both motors are additive at the output shaft. |
| US10220722B2 |
Operation of combined cooling circuit for power electronics and battery
A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a coolant loop routed through a traction battery, a battery chiller, a power electronics device, and a radiator. The system also includes a battery bypass valve in the coolant loop configured to, in a bypass position, bypass the traction battery and the battery chiller. The system includes a controller programmed to, in response to a demand for cabin cooling being greater than a predetermined demand, operate the battery bypass valve in the bypass position. |
| US10220721B2 |
System and method for controlling a relay of an auxiliary battery
A method for controlling a relay of an auxiliary battery by a controller includes deciding whether or not a low direct current (DC) to DC converter (LDC) supplies power required in an electronic load in a state of charge (SOC) maintaining mode of the auxiliary battery. As a result of the decision, a turn-on state of the relay in which power of the auxiliary battery is supplied to the electronic load is maintained when the LDC does not supply the power required in the electronic load. As a result of the decision, the relay is turned off so that power of the auxiliary battery is not supplied to the electronic load when the LDC supplies the power required in the electronic load. |
| US10220720B2 |
Power supply system for vehicle
A power supply system includes a controller. The controller is configured to; a) control charging and discharging of an electrical storage device upon reception of an output of a current sensor and a voltage sensor, b) calculate a control current value by subtracting an offset value from a detected value of the current sensor, c) calculate a first determination result and a second determination result, respectively obtained by determining whether the electrical storage device is being charged or discharged based on the control current value, and based on a change in a remaining amount of charge of the electrical storage device, and d) when the first determination result and the second determination result differ from each other, change the offset value such that the first determination result coincides with the second determination result. |
| US10220719B2 |
EVSE-based energy automation, management, and protection systems and methods
In one or more embodiments, electrical supply systems including Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) are provided. The EVSE includes a communication gateway that provides internet accessibility by a user through an EVSE server. In some embodiments, the EVSE allows communication with other smart devices, and/or communication of status of loads coupled to a load center. The user or the utility service provider can perform, through the EVSE server, energy management and home automation tasks using this communication gateway of the EVSE and may send control signals to smart devices through the EVSE. This EVSE may also provide a protection mechanism for smart devices coupled to the load center in case of emergencies like brown-outs or power surges on the electric grid. Methods of operating the system and EVSE are provided, as are other aspects. |
| US10220718B2 |
System and method for creating a charging schedule for an electric vehicle
A system and method for creating a charging schedule for an electric vehicle that include determining a current state of charge of the electric vehicle. The system and method also include determining an average price per kilowatt-hour of energy to charge the electric vehicle to reach at least one of: a target state of charge of the electric vehicle and a maximum state of charge of the electric vehicle. The system and method further include creating the charging schedule based on the current state of charge and the average price per kilowatt-hour of energy. |
| US10220717B2 |
Electric vehicle emergency charging system and method of use
Techniques for electric vehicle systems, and in particular to an electric vehicle emergency charging system and method of use. In one embodiment, a system for charging a moving electric vehicle is disclosed, the system comprising: an electrical storage unit disposed on the electric vehicle; a charging panel in electrical communication with the electrical storage unit; a vehicle controller that determines if the electrical storage unit requires charging and configured to determine if an emergency external power source is available to charge the electrical storage unit; wherein the charging panel receives the charge from the emergency external power source and charges the electrical storage unit. |
| US10220716B2 |
Electric bus and charging system
According to embodiments, an electric bus includes an electricity storage function unit, a power receiving unit, a charger, a driving unit, doors, and a controller. The controller transmits a first signal including information capable of identifying an attribute of the electric bus and instructing an external device to start charging the electricity storage function unit, to the external device, upon detecting at least one of the doors is opened; and transmits a second signal instructing the external device to stop charging the electricity storage function unit, to the external device, upon detecting all the doors are closed. |
| US10220715B2 |
Non-contact power supply system
A non-contact power supply system supplies power in a non-contact manner from a power transmission coil of a vehicle to a power reception coil of a power supply device. The power supply device has a power supply side recording means unit records information, a power supply side communication unit that communicates with the vehicle, and a power supply side controller that controls the power output from a power source to the power transmission coil. Vehicle identification information is recorded to the power supply side recording unit during the power supply or during preparation for the power supply to the power reception coil. The power supply side controller cross-checks the vehicle identification information and vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle when the power supply to the power reception coil is stopped before the power supply to the power reception coil is ended normally. |
| US10220712B2 |
Charging pile
A charging pile includes a case and a charging gun base. The charging gun base is received in the case. The charging gun base is exposed from a side of the case. The charging gun base further includes a cover and a snap unit. The cover is coupled onto the case through the snap unit. The cover is rotatable relative to the case, thereby covering or exposing the charging gun base. When covering, the cover renders the charging gun base waterproof. |
| US10220710B2 |
Fuzzy logic based sliding mode control of variable voltage converter
A DC-DC converter for a vehicle includes a controller programmed to, in response to changes in an output voltage of the converter, adjust a control signal that controls an output voltage of the DC-DC converter to drive a ratio of a first error between a reference current and a current through the inductor to a second error between a voltage reference and the output voltage to a predetermined value. |
| US10220709B2 |
Solar panel power point tracker integrated with vehicle electrical system
A voltage quality module (VQM) function and a solar power generation function are integrated by sharing a single voltage converter (VC) within the electrical system of an automotive vehicle with an electric-start internal combustion engine. The cost of adding solar power generating capabilities to vehicles, the packaging complexities of the systems, and the number of added components are all decreased. The VC can be a DC-DC converter in a boost mode or a buck mode. A switching circuit selectably couples the VC between a main battery and an accessory bus or to between a solar panel and an auxiliary battery. A VC controller regulating a VC output using the main battery to stabilize an accessory bus voltage when in an engine crank mode and otherwise regulating the VC output to match an auxiliary battery voltage using the solar panel output. |
| US10220708B2 |
Battery system having a battery which can be connected by at least one of its high-voltage terminals via a contactor, and method for switching such a contactor
The present invention relates to a battery system having a battery which is designed to supply a high-voltage power system and can be connected by at least one of its high-voltage power system terminals via a contactor (10), which battery system comprises a control coil (20), and closes in one state in which a control current flows through the control coil, and opens in a further state in which no current flows through the control coil. In this context, in order to generate the control current, the control coil can be connected via a supply circuit (80) to a supply unit (50) by means of which a predetermined voltage can be made available which is lower than the voltage generated by the battery. In addition, the contactor or the supply circuit comprises an energy accumulator (90) which can be charged with a predetermined quantity of electrical energy by means of the supply unit which is connected to the control coil and makes available the predetermined voltage, and in the event of the predetermined voltage being lost, said contactor can continue to generate the control current flowing through the control coil for a first time by outputting the charged quantity of energy. |
| US10220706B2 |
System and method for customizing a vehicle operating environment
A method and system are presented for configuring a vehicle operating environment. An initial VOE configuration file and a VOE components file are provided to a VOE configuring application. A user employs the application to modify the VOE configuration file. The modified VOE configuration file is provided to a vehicle, where the vehicle uses the modified VOE configuration file to configure an operating environment of the vehicle. |
| US10220703B2 |
Accelerator pedal unit for a vehicle
An accelerator pedal unit for a motor vehicle, having a base body on which an accelerator pedal is accommodated rotatably mounted in a rotary joint and which, starting from a resting position, can be moved by actuation in an actuating direction. A sensor unit is accommodated in the base body, which senses the position of the accelerator pedal via a feeler element. A return spring is provided, with which the accelerator pedal is prestressed into the initial position. A moveable counter-stop element can be moved into a stop position in which, when the accelerator pedal is actuated, the stop element comes into contact with the counter-stop element and runs into the sprung unit when an additional force is applied to the accelerator pedal and can be moved into a release position in which, when the accelerator pedal is actuated, the stop element can move freely in a movement region. |
| US10220701B2 |
Utility vehicle tank
A vehicle tank having a container and a pair of spaced apart baffle plates directly connected to walls of the container to define a swirl pot. The baffle plates have at least one orifice which lies spatially above the swirl pot, and within the swirl pot, the baffle plates have valves to allow an inflow of fuel into the swirl pot. |
| US10220699B1 |
Heat exchanger including active grille shutters
A combined heat exchanger and active grille shutter assembly. The assembly includes a rotatable shutter and an actuator configured to rotate the shutter. A conduit of the shutter is configured to accommodate flow of fluid therethrough and permit heat transfer between the fluid and air about the shutter. An inlet and an outlet are in fluid communication with the conduit. |
| US10220698B2 |
Drive unit of hybrid vehicle
A drive unit of a hybrid vehicle includes an engine; an electric motor; first and second differential mechanisms; a selectable one-way clutch; and a case accommodating the electric motor. Further, the first differential mechanism includes a first rotational element coupled to the electric motor, a second rotational element coupled to the engine, and a third rotational element that outputs power toward drive wheels, the second differential mechanism includes a sun gear coupled to the electric motor, a carrier coupled to the engine, a ring gear whose rotation is regulated by the selectable one-way clutch, and a ring gear flange that rotates integrally with the ring gear, and the selectable one-way clutch switches a state thereof between a locked state and an unlocked state, and the ring gear flange is supported by a rotor shaft of the electric motor via a radial bearing. |
| US10220693B2 |
Self-deploying heated vehicle cover
A vehicle cover providing a user with the ability to maintain a clean (i.e., free of ice, frost, and snow build-up) windshield and vehicle while the vehicle is not in use during times of inclement weather. The vehicle cover is automatically deployable from a housing positioned on the roof of the vehicle. The vehicle cover can be actuated remotely using a remote controller causing outward deployment of a canopy over the vehicle. The vehicle cover further provides an electrical heating means within the canopy to melt snow or ice deposited upon an existing vehicle while parked. |
| US10220692B2 |
Glass run
A glass run couples to an outer-cabin side of a frame and includes a body and an installation member. The body includes an outer-cabin side wall, an inner-cabin side wall and a glass run side wall. The installation member is assembled on a flange having a plurality of elevated parts formed at regular intervals, has a substantially U-shaped cross-section including the glass run side wall, a body side wall and a connecting wall and has an anchoring part formed on an inner side for receiving the plurality of elevated parts on the flange. A thin part is formed by providing a concave part on an inner side of a connecting part between the body side wall and the connecting wall of the installation member. |
| US10220691B2 |
Sealing structure for automobile door
It is an object of the present disclosure to improve installation workability by reducing the risk of installation failures of a belt line sealing member in the case where a vertical glass run and a sealing member are installed separately to a door panel.A belt line sealing member 20 includes a panel insertion groove 24 opening downward. The belt line sealing member 20 includes an end portion provided with a stopper portion 51 reducing the risk of rim portions 111a and 111b of a notch 111 of an inner peripheral flange 109 entering the panel insertion groove 24. |
| US10220683B2 |
Wind direction adjuster
A wind direction adjuster enabling an operation of a louver with a stable operation load and providing an excellent operation feeling is provided. An axial support body is axially supported to a cylindrical case body turnably so as to have an axis along a direction crossing an axial direction of the case body. A louver is axially supported to the axial support body turnably so as to have an axis along a direction crossing the axis of the axial support body. A ball unit is set in any one of the case body and the louver as a load setting unit that sets a turning load of the louver. A receiving unit that slidably receives the ball unit is set in the other one of the case body and the louver. A coil spring urges one of the ball unit and the receiving unit to be pressed against the other. |
| US10220679B2 |
Vehicle air-conditioning system and starting method thereof
This vehicle air-conditioning system is provided with a preliminary operation control means which activates preliminary operation equipment in response to a planned-boarding signal. The preliminary operation control means provides preparatory control which precedes basic control. An air-flow switching control means drives a blower motor for just a prescribed short time period, and stops the blower motor. An air-outlet switching control means sets an air outlet in a position other than a face blowing position, and stands by. A compressor control means drives a compressor for just a prescribed short time period, and stops the compressor. An electric-heater control means allows the passage of current to an electric heater for 10 minutes, and subsequently stops the passage of current to the electric heater. |
| US10220678B2 |
Air conditioning device for vehicle
There is disclosed an air conditioning device for vehicle in which in a defrosting mode to defrost an outdoor heat exchanger, the defrosting of the outdoor heat exchanger can be achieved without hindrance while maintaining heating of a vehicle interior. A refrigerant discharged from a compressor 2 radiates heat in a radiator 4 and the refrigerant by which heat has been radiated is decompressed and then absorbs heat in an outdoor heat exchanger 7 to heat the vehicle interior. The air conditioning device for vehicle includes an injection circuit 40 which distributes a part of the refrigerant flowing out from the radiator 4 to return the part to the compressor 2. When a controller 32 passes the high-temperature refrigerant through the outdoor heat exchanger 7 to perform defrosting, the controller operates the injection circuit 40 to return the refrigerant to the compressor 2. |
| US10220674B2 |
Target evaporator outlet temperature maps for vehicle air conditioning control
A vehicle heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system can reduce a load applied to a vehicle powertrain during certain conditions. The system can include a compressor operable based on a first target evaporator outlet (TEO) temperature map. Systems and methods can determine if an HVAC system is activated, and whether an engine water temperature meets a forced HVAC recirculation intake threshold. Responsive to determining that the engine water temperature meets the forced HVAC recirculation intake threshold, it can be determined if the engine water temperature meets a first threshold. Responsive to the recirculation mode air source being selected, determining if at least one measured vehicle condition meets predetermined criteria. Responsive to determining that the engine water temperature meets the first threshold, the compressor can be operated based on a second TEO temperature map, the second TEO temperature map including higher TEO temperatures than the first TEO temperature map. |
| US10220672B2 |
Thermal control system of electric vehicle
A thermal control system of an electric vehicle is provided. The thermal control system has a composite cooling architecture. The thermal control system is automatically operated in one of three operation modes to adjust a circulation path of a cooling liquid according to the ambient temperature, the power system temperature and the cabinet air temperature. Consequently, the temperature of the power system is stabilized, the performance and the use life of the power system are enhanced, and the power consumption of the air-conditioning system is reduced. |
| US10220666B2 |
Link arm member
A link arm member of the present invention is used in a vehicle for connecting a suspension and a stabilizer, and includes: a support bar that is sealed by plastically deforming a hollow metal pipe at both ends thereof; and a housing part made of resin that is arranged at each end of the support bar and has a receiving hole for receiving a ball part of a ball stud to which the suspension or the stabilizer is fixed, wherein the housing part is formed by insert molding with the support bar. |
| US10220665B2 |
Symmetrically dynamic equalized volume and pressure air management system
An air management system for a vehicle having a supply tank, a system controller integrated with the supply tank, a first pneumatic circuit pneumatically connected to the system controller, and a second pneumatic circuit pneumatically connected to the system controller. The system controller adjusts independently air pressure of the first pneumatic circuit and the second pneumatic circuit without establishing pneumatic communication between the first and second pneumatic circuits. The system controller establishes pneumatic communication between the first and second pneumatic circuits when the system controller is not adjusting independently the air pressure of the first pneumatic circuit and the second pneumatic circuit. |
| US10220654B2 |
Crown for an aircraft tire
A tire for an aeroplane and, in particular, to the crown of a tire for an aeroplane, having reduced dimensions and mass of the pieces of tread in the event of accidental tire tread separation, without the use of additional devices external to the tire and therefore without penalizing the payload of the aeroplane, including a tread intended to come into contact with the ground via a tread surface and comprised radially between a bottom surface and the tread surface, the tread comprising at least two circumferential ribs adjacent to at least one circumferential groove, each circumferential rib extending radially between the bottom surface and the tread surface and axially between two edge corners in the tread surface, and a crown reinforcement radially on the inside of the bottom surface, wherein a tread separation layer is arranged radially on the inside of at least one circumferential rib between the bottom surface and the crown reinforcement, axially between the two edge corners of the said circumferential rib, in the tread surface, and circumferentially over at least part of the circumference of the tire, and the radial distance (d1) between the tread separation layer and the bottom surface is at most equal to 1 mm. |
| US10220645B2 |
Quick stencil kit
A kit for creating stencils is provided, including a polymeric shell, multiple linear polymeric frames, multiple thermoplastic rubber polymeric alphanumeric stencil elements, a rolling ball marker, and a roll of markable web. The polymeric shell has a tray and a hingedly joined sealing top. The tray is generally rectangular with a peripheral sidewall and has a storage compartment each for the web roll, the stencil elements, the frames, and the marker. The sidewall adjacent the web roll compartment has an opening therethrough. The frames have an elongate central planar portion and a pair of parallel upraised crenellated sidewalls with stencil retention elements defined in the crenels. The frames also have mateable elements defined at each end to join the frames together. The stencil elements fit between the frame sidewalls and have elongate projections with stencil retention elements adapted to mate with the stencil retention elements defined in the frame crenels. |
| US10220641B2 |
Printer and operation mode setting method for printer
A printer comprises a linerless label operation mode and a linered label operation mode as operation modes. When a cutter unit is coupled to a coupling portion, a control unit of the printer detects the operation mode of the printer based on whether the cutter unit is a cutter unit configured to cut the linerless label or a cutter unit configured to cut the linered label, and sets the operation mode of the printer to a linerless label operation mode or a linered label operation mode. |
| US10220640B2 |
Tablet printing apparatus
According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveyor belt including a suction hole to suck a tablet; and an ink jet print head configured to perform printing on the tablet; wherein the conveyor belt further includes a plurality of protrusions formed around the suction hole and configured to support the tablet in contact with the tablet, and a recess formed between the protrusions and communicated with the suction hole, each of the protrusions has a bottom surface, an upper surface, area of which is smaller than that of the bottom surface, and a side surface having an inclined surface, the protrusions support the tablet such that a gap is formed between a surface of the tablet on conveyor belt side and the suction hole, and a suction force is applied to the gap and space of the recess through the suction hole to suck the tablet. |
| US10220639B2 |
Printer, printing method, and ink
Both stability and high glossiness of a glossy ink used for printing can be achieved. A printer is provided that performs inkjet printing for a medium. The printer includes a glossy ink head as an inkjet head that discharges droplets of a glossy ink, a heater, and an ultraviolet light source. The glossy ink includes an ultraviolet-curable resin curable by being irradiated with ultraviolet light, a glossy pigment, and a solvent added to disperse the pigment. Particles of the glossy pigment have particle sizes less than or equal to 0.5 μm. The heater heats the medium to volatilize and strip the solvent in the ink. The ultraviolet light source irradiates dots of the glossy ink on the medium with ultraviolet light after a preset waiting time has passed subsequent to a timing of the droplets of the glossy ink landing on the medium. |
| US10220637B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge section for discharging a liquid containing agglomerate components having a polarity toward a medium and at least one ion supplying section for supplying ions having a polarity opposite to that of the agglomerate components to the liquid discharged on the medium. The liquid discharge apparatus of such a structure can suppress the unevenness caused by contact of dots of the liquid discharged on the medium. The liquid apparatus can prevent or reduce contact between dots of the liquid discharged on the medium. |
| US10220635B2 |
Printing device and color development controlling method
To appropriately color develop ink according to a print condition even when carrying out the printing step and the color developing step in a series of steps. A printing device includes a printing machine that discharges an ink to a print medium and a color developing machine that heats the print medium, on which the ink discharged by the printing machine is attached, to color develop the ink. The printing device includes a controller that adjusts at least one of a heating time and a heating temperature of the print medium by the color developing machine according to at least one of a transporting speed of the print medium transported from the printing machine and an amount of the ink which is discharged. |
| US10220634B2 |
Inkjet recording apparatus capable of preventing backflow of ink
An inkjet recording apparatus includes a first storage part, a second storage part, an ejection part, a first supply path, a regulation part, and a second supply path. The second storage part is provided higher than the first storage part. The ejection part includes an ejection port. The first supply path is used for supplying ink from the first storage part to the second storage part and has a discharge port which is provided in the second storage part at a level higher than a predetermined specific position and lower than the ejection port. The regulation part regulates a backflow of ink in the first supply path. The second supply path is used for supplying ink from the second storage part to the ejection part and has a supply port which is provided in the second storage part at a level lower than the discharge port. |
| US10220630B2 |
Printing fluid cartridge, printing apparatus, and use of printing fluid cartridge
A printing fluid cartridge includes at least one electrical interface configured to be electrically connected to at least one contact, and a light attenuating portion configured to attenuate light. |
| US10220628B2 |
Liquid supply unit
A technique of enhancing attachment of a liquid supply unit to a liquid ejection device is provided. A first ink cartridge 100a and a second ink cartridge 100b are attached to a carriage 27 of a printing device 10 via a holder structure 200. Each of the first and the second ink cartridges 100a and 100b includes a circuit substrate 130 having a plurality of terminals 151 to 159 which are electrically connected with a device-side terminal assembly 250 provided on the holder structure 200. Each of the first and the second ink cartridges 100a and 100b also includes a main engagement part 120 configured to engage with a lever member 230 of the holder structure 200 as an engaged part, such as to limit motion of the circuit substrate 130 away from the holder structure 200. The circuit substrate 130 includes a first terminal 151 and a second terminal 152 located on respective ends in an array direction of the terminals. The main engagement part 120 has a width greater than an interval between contact portions CP of the first and the second terminals 151 and 152 in the array direction of the terminals. |
| US10220617B2 |
Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head includes a print element substrate provided with a plurality of energy generation elements configured to apply energy for discharging a liquid, a discharge port forming member provided with a plurality of discharge ports which face the energy generation elements and are configured to discharge the liquid, and a plurality of first partitions which extend between the print element substrate and the discharge port forming member, and are configured to partition pressure chambers including the energy generation elements. |
| US10220614B1 |
Methods and systems for ejecting drops from inkjets following a period of latency
An inkjet printhead including an inkjet configured to eject drops of ink in response to receiving an electrical signal, a memory configured to store image data, and a processor operatively coupled to the inkjet and the memory. The processor receives the image data and determines a period of latency of the inkjet printhead. When the period of latency is within a predetermined timeframe, the processor increases a voltage of the electrical signal to a second voltage for an initial number of drops to eject the drops of ink in a pattern of printed ink drops with reference to at least a portion of the image data and reduce the voltage of the electrical signal after the initial number of drops to eject drops of ink in a pattern of printed ink drops with reference to a remaining portion of the image data, and generates the electrical signal. |
| US10220609B2 |
Impedance measurements at time instants
In an example, a print head comprises a nozzle to be activated by a delayed fire pulse that is delayed from an initial fire pulse, a sensor to measure an impedance of the nozzle, and a detector to determine a first time instant following the delayed fire pulse for registering a first impedance measurement by the sensor. |
| US10220608B2 |
Inking apparatus of a printing press, printing press comprising the same and method of producing a vibrator roller
There is described an inking apparatus of a printing press, in particular an offset or letterpress printing press, comprising at least one ink duct (11, 12) with an ink supply roller (13, 14), an ink roller train (30) comprising at least one inking roller (31) which receives ink from the at least one ink duct (11, 12), and at least one vibrator roller (15, 16) interposed between the ink supply roller (13, 4) and the inking roller (31), which vibrator roller (15, 16) is swung back and forth between the ink supply roller (13, 14) and the inking roller (31) and intermittently transfers ink from the ink supply roller (13, 14) to the inking roller (31). A circumference of the vibrator roller (15, 16) exhibits an ink-transfer 10 structure (15a, 16a) which reflects a desired inking profile of a printing plate to be inked by the inking apparatus and is designed to modulate a quantity of ink transferred by the vibrator roller (15, 16). The ink-transfer structure (15a, 16a) on the circumference of the vibrator roller (15, 16) is subdivided, in a circumferential direction (y) of the vibrator roller (15, 16), into an integer number 1 (r) of individual ink-transfer portions (15b, 16b) that are repeated with a determined circumferential period (Δy) in the circumferential direction (y), each individual ink-transfer portion (15b, 16b) reflecting the desired inking profile of the printing plate to be inked by the inking apparatus. A contact length (CL) over which the vibrator roller (15, 16) runs in contact with the ink supply roller (13, 204) is equivalent to the determined circumferential period (Δy) of the individual ink-transfer portions (15b, 16b) or to an integer multiple of the determined circumferential period (Δy) of the individual ink-transfer portions (15b, 16b). |
| US10220604B2 |
Solid object shaping apparatus, control method for solid object shaping apparatus, and control program for solid object shaping apparatus
A solid object shaping apparatus, which includes a head unit that ejects a liquid, and a curing unit that cures the liquid so as to form a block, shapes a solid object by using the blocks, and can cure the liquid in a plurality of curing modes including a first curing mode in which the liquid is cured so that the block with a first size is formed by a first reference amount of liquid, and a second curing mode in which the liquid is cured so that the block with a second size in which a surface area is larger than a surface area in the first size is formed by using the first reference amount of liquid. |
| US10220602B2 |
Marking of fabric carrying case for a portable electronic device
Techniques or processes for providing markings on fabric articles are disclosed. In one embodiment, the articles may be fabric carrying cases for electronic devices. For example, a fabric carrying case for a particular electronic may include a fabric base layer and a plurality of thick films coupled to the fabric base layer, wherein the plurality of thick films may comprise a top thick film and an underlying thick film. Regions of the top thick film may be selectively etched through, for selectively exposing the underlying thick film. The selectively etched regions may be arranged for marking of textual or graphical indicia on the fabric carrying case for the portable electronic device. |
| US10220601B2 |
Multi-feed system
A method and system for creating a continuous stream of elements of garments. With a multi-line fusing press: simultaneously and continuously, for each line of a plurality of lines, each line having a corresponding blower, a corresponding guide, and a corresponding feeder: passing a first substrate under the corresponding blower for the line and into the corresponding guide for the line; feeding, using the corresponding feeder for the line, a continuous fusible substrate into the corresponding guide for the line to position the fusible substrate above the first substrate; feeding, via the corresponding guide for the line and into the multi-line fusing press, a combination of the fusible substrate and the first substrate, the fusible substrate positioned above the first substrate; and the multi-line fusing press pressing the combination of the fusible substrate positioned above the continuous first substrate. The first substrate may be compacted by a multi-line compactor. |
| US10220600B2 |
Lamination transfer films for forming reentrant structures
Transfer films comprising a carrier film, a sacrificial template layer deposed on the carrier film and comprising reentrant forming template features, and a thermally stable backfill layer having a first surface conforming to the reentrant forming template features and forming reentrant features and an opposing planar second surface; and methods of making transfer films are disclosed. |
| US10220597B2 |
Bonded veneer with simulated wood grain and texture, bonded veneer panels and method of making the same
A simulated wood veneer product is disclosed. The simulated wood veneer product includes a paper substrate and an imprintable wood fiber material applied to one side of the paper substrate. The imprintable wood fiber material provides the paper substrate with depth and allows the paper to receive and retain an imprinted wood grain texture. Once imprinted, the veneer product is printed with a simulated wood grain pattern to create a realistic simulated veneer product which is referred to herein as a “bonded veneer”. The bonded veneer product can then be adhered to a structural or composite wood panel, such as an MDF panel, to create a simulated wood veneer panel which can be used in the construction of furniture products. |
| US10220590B2 |
Packaging materials and methods
An inflatable packaging material includes two outer films, a plurality of valve films, and a non-sealable material positioned between the valve films. The films are sealed together by a plurality of seals, including a valve seal extending across the material. The seals define a plurality of air columns and an inflation passage in communication with the columns. The non-sealable material is arranged to form valve portions positioned along the valve seal and spaced passage portions positioned along the inflation passage. The valve portions provide valve passages through the valve seal, to allow airflow into each air column. The passage portions are arranged such that one side seal passes through a space between the passage portions to seal one end of the inflation passage, and the other side seal passes through one of the passage portions to create an open inflation port. The valve films allow air to pass through from the inflation passage to the columns, and prevent reverse flow of air from the columns into the inflation passage. |
| US10220589B2 |
Dunnage system with variable accumulator
A dunnage handler for controlling the outfeed of dunnage from a dunnage machine is disclosed and can include a dunnage accumulator with first and second holding portions configured and associated with each other to define a dunnage accumulation space therebetween and for receiving and removably retaining the dunnage in the accumulation space from a dunnage machine and an articulation associating the first and second holding portions such that the holding portions are movable with respect to each other to vary the accumulation space to accommodate a varying amount of dunnage held therein, where a sensor and controller can be included to stop dunnage production when the accumulator is full. |
| US10220588B2 |
Instant set-up bulk container
A foldable container moveable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration defining an interior area for holding bulk material is provided. The container includes opposed side panels and a bottom flap extending from a bottom edge of each side panel. A tab member extends from a distal end of each bottom flap and a tab finger extends from each tab member so as to define a hook at a distal end of each bottom flap. The hooks are interconnected so as to hingedly connect the distal ends of the bottom flaps together, thereby causing the bottom flaps to rotate between their respective stowed and deployed configuration positions as the end panels are translated between their respective stowed and deployed configuration positions. Locking tabs extending from distal ends of end flaps extend into the interior area of the container to secure the container in the deployed configuration. |
| US10220586B1 |
Reinforced press base, strengthening ring, and method of reinforcing a press base
Embodiments of the present invention include a press base assembly, a strengthening ring for use with press bases and related methods. In one embodiment, a press base assembly includes a press base having a body that includes a piston cavity at one end. The body, at a second end opposite that of the piston cavity, may exhibit a desired geometry. A strengthening ring may be shaped, sized and configured to substantially mate with the geometry of the second end of the body and be placed thereover. For example, the geometry of the second end may be substantially circular exhibiting a particular diameter and circumference. The strengthening ring may have substantially circular internal surface sized and configured such that the strengthening ring is positioned on the second end of the body in a manner that results in an interference fit between the two components. |
| US10220585B2 |
Process and apparatus for applying labels to tyres for vehicle wheels
A process and an apparatus for labelling tires for vehicle wheels. The apparatus includes an application head with a support surface for a label to be applied, at least one label holder feeder and movement devices connected to the application head. The movement devices are configured for moving the application head between the label holder feeder for picking up a label, and an application zone of the label to a green tire. The apparatus further includes a guide device located at the application zone. The guide device includes a guide extending along a predefined path and a support movable along the guide. |
| US10220584B2 |
System and apparatus for heating molds
Various systems and apparatuses for heating molds, including for example tire molds, are disclosed. Heating of molds may be effected via induction heating technology. In one embodiment, a system for heating a tire mold is provided, the system comprising: a tire mold formed from a mold material having a base material relative permeability, wherein the tire mold includes a mold surface for contacting a tire, the mold surface for contacting a tire having a mold surface for contacting a tire relative permeability, wherein the tire mold includes a mold back oriented substantially opposite the mold surface for contacting a tire, and wherein the mold surface for contacting a tire relative permeability is greater than the base material relative permeability. |
| US10220580B2 |
Counter stretch connecting rod and positive fill level control rod
A mold device and a method related thereto for forming a plastic container from a preform. The mold device comprises a mold defining a mold cavity, an optional stretch initiation rod system for engaging an interior portion of the preform to define a stretch initiation area, and a centrally disposed pressure source positionable within the preform for introducing a pressurized fluid. |
| US10220577B1 |
Manufactures and graphical interfaces rendering gait acceleration data in three dimensions
Embodiments represent acceleration along three orthogonal axes at two or more times as a three dimensional plot. Each point in the plot is positioned according to three coordinates, each of which is proportional to the amount of acceleration along one of the orthogonal axes at a moment in time. Some embodiments render the three dimensional plot as a three dimensional article of manufacture in which each point in the plot is represented by a volume of material. Method embodiments include the use of additive manufacturing techniques to fabricate such an article of manufacture. Some embodiments represent the three dimensional plot in two dimensions in a graphical interface. System embodiments may comprise an accelerometer, processor, output device, and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions causing the processor to map points with coordinates proportional to acceleration along the respective axes to a virtual three-dimensional plot and then control the output device to render the plot in two or three dimensions. |
| US10220575B2 |
Method of making nut fasteners
A fastener is provided. In another aspect, a fastener is made of layers of material, a light curable material and/or multiple built-up materials. Another aspect uses a three-dimensional printing machine to emit material from an ink jet printing head to build up a fastener. |
| US10220574B2 |
Method of assembling a housing for a scanning assembly
A composite housing and a method of assembling a composite housing for a scanning assembly. A body of the housing defines an opening of a first perimeter. A polymethylpentene scanning plate is provided which has lip with a marginally larger perimeter than the first perimeter. During assembly of the composite housing, at least a part of scanning plate is thermally contracted to allow it to be positioned within the opening such that the peripheral side surface of the scanning surface faces the edge of the body. When the scanning plate returns to ambient temperature and expands at least a portion of the side surface of the scanning plate engages the edge of the body. |
| US10220572B2 |
Plastic preheating arrangement for a plastic welding device, a plastic welding device as well as a preheating method for a component
The plastic preheating arrangement for a plastic welding device comprises a support, at least one first preheating device and a pivoting arrangement with which the at least one first preheating device can be pivoted relative to a first surface of the support from a starting position into a preheating position. In this manner, an undercut of a first component can be circumnavigated and the first component can be heated by means of the first preheating device. |
| US10220566B2 |
Method and arrangement for producing a workpiece by using additive manufacturing techniques
A method and an arrangement for producing a workpiece using additive manufacturing techniques involve in-process measurement in order to determine individual characteristics of one or more workpiece layers. In particular, dimensional and/or geometrical characteristics of a workpiece layer are measured before the next workpiece layer is produced. Advantageously, the measurement results are fed back into the production process in order to increase accuracy and precision of the production process. |
| US10220564B2 |
Generating three-dimensional objects
A three-dimensional object may be generated. Energy may be applied to a layer of build material to cause a first portion of the layer to coalesce and solidify in a first pattern. A cooling agent may be selectively delivered on a second portion of the layer of the build material to reduce a temperature of the second portion in a second pattern, the first and second patterns being independent of each other. |
| US10220563B2 |
Silicone rubber material for soft lithography
The present invention relates to a silicone rubber like material and a printing device including a stamp layer comprising such a material. The material is suitable for use in soft lithography as it enables stable features having dimensions in the nanometer range to be obtained on a substrate, and also allows for the accommodation onto rough and non-flat substrate surfaces. The invention also relates to methods for manufacturing the silicone rubber like material and stamp layer and use thereof in lithographic processes. |
| US10220561B2 |
Extrusion device and method of use
The invention provides an extrusion device having an adjustment valve that is rotatable between first and second operative positions. The extrusion device is configured to produce a first layer arrangement when the adjustment valve is in the first operative position and to produce a second layer arrangement when the adjustment valve is in the second operative position. Also provided are methods of using an extrusion device to produce different layer arrangements. |
| US10220557B2 |
Injection molding system
In an injection molding system, an insert formed with a cavity or an insert member for molding an insert-molded article is shot by a camera, and the insert or the insert member to be inserted into a mold is identified based on a characteristic of the insert or the insert member shot by the camera and previously stored data on the insert or the insert member. |
| US10220553B2 |
Method of making an item and item
A mold is provided. First and second materials are introduced into respective first and second portions of the mold to create a first and second parts of the item. The first and second parts of the item are allowed to solidify. The mold is opened and a heating element is inserted into the mold. A section of each of the first and second parts of the item is heated to above their glass transition temperatures with the heating element. The heating element is removed from the mold. The mold is closed such that the sections of the first and second parts of the item come into contact with each other. The sections of the first and second parts are cooled to below their glass transition temperatures to become joined. The mold is opened such that the item can be removed from the mold. |
| US10220549B2 |
Sub-ambient pressure morphology control process for use in molding extruded polymer foams, and parts produced therefrom
A method of sub-ambient pressure processing of blow-molded polymer foams and skin-over-foam sandwich panel configurations for lightweight components having improved structural properties. The method can create either skinned or un-skinned foams that offer smooth interior and exterior surfaces, zero or controlled surface porosity, skins of pre-defined thickness, and foam cells that are expanded and oriented normal to the material plane, effectively spherical or polyhedral in nature, and offering improved bending and compressive strength. |
| US10220546B2 |
Manufacturing method and manufacturing mold
A method for manufacturing a composite fiber component for a rotor blade of a wind turbine that includes introducing a fiber material into a mold, supplying a flowable matrix material via a longitudinally extending runner of the mold using a vacuum infusion method such that the fiber material is soaked with matrix material from the runner and the matrix material flows transversely to the longitudinal extension of the runner such that a first region of the fiber material is substantially soaked with matrix material from a first section of the runner and a second region of the fiber material is substantially soaked with matrix material from a second region of the runner, and matrix material flow rates are set for the first section and the second section of the runner depending on thicknesses of the fiber material in the first region and the second region of the runner, respectively. |
| US10220544B2 |
Kneading apparatus having plurality of segmented parts
A kneading apparatus having a kneading unit made up of a plurality of segment parts detachably mounted on a shaft disposed in the barrel includes a first segment part having a first length L1 related to an outer diameter D, a second segment part having a second length L2 shorter than the first length L1, and a third segment part having a third length L3 longer than the first length L1; the first length L1 is [the outer diameter D×a coefficient a]; the second length L2 is [the first length L1/a coefficient b]; the third length L3 is [the first length L1×the coefficient b]; the third length L3 is [L1+L2]; and the kneading unit has a segment pattern made up of a plurality of segment parts and mounted on the shaft interchangeably with another segment pattern. |
| US10220542B2 |
Insulated concrete battery mold, insulated passive concrete curing system, accelerated concrete curing apparatus and method of using same
The invention comprises a concrete form. The concrete form comprises a first mold for concrete and a second mold for concrete, the first and second molds being in thermal communication with each other. The concrete form also comprises thermal insulating material substantially surrounding the first and second molds but not between the first and second molds. A method of using the concrete form is also disclosed. |
| US10220536B2 |
Device for cutting foodstuffs
The invention relates to a foodstuff-cutting device called a mandoline of the type comprising a moving blade support defining a cutting plane and moving in a reciprocating translational movement in relation to the foodstuff in accordance with an inverted configuration and having a sleeve associated with a plunger allowing foodstuffs to be inserted and kept in the pathway of the moving blade support remarkable in that it comprises a receptacle with a lid preformed with a passageway which, arranged transversely in relation to the travel of the moving blade support, receives a sleeve associated with the plunger thereby allowing food stuffs to be inserted and kept in the pathway of the moving blade support. |
| US10220530B2 |
Electric shaver
An electric shaver includes a main body, an outer blade that is held by the main body in a state where a surface of the outer blade is exposed, an inner blade that is disposed inside the outer blade so as to be movable relative to the outer blade, and a rotator that has a rotating body disposed in the main body so as to extend in a moving direction of the inner blade, and a supporter disposed in the main body so as to rotatably support the rotating body. The rotator has an elastic body which enables the rotating body to rotate in a state where the rotating body is in contact with a skin, and which restrains the rotating body from vibrating in a state where the rotating body is not in contact with the skin. |
| US10220529B2 |
Electric hygiene device with imaging capability
System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver. |
| US10220527B1 |
Switchblade
A switchblade includes a casing that defines a cavity and a blade having a cutting edge. The blade has a retracted position in which the cutting edge is inside the cavity and a deployed position in which the cutting edge is outside of the cavity. A spring is operably connected to the blade to bias the blade to the deployed position. An actuator extends through at least a portion of the casing and has a hold position that engages with the blade to prevent movement of the blade with respect to the casing and a release position that permits movement of the blade with respect to the casing. A safety is operably connected to the actuator and has a lock position that prevents operation of the actuator and an unlock position that permits operation of the actuator. |
| US10220526B2 |
Rotary coupling device for a multi-axis manipulator
A multi-axis manipulator in the form of a robotic arm includes a safety disc (41) and safety collar (42) at one or more of the pivoting joints (14, 17, 19, 21, 23) thereof. The disc and collar define a small running clearance in normal use, but make contact in the event of excessive wear or failure of the rotary bearing at the respective joint. An inspection window (48) permits the running clearance to be checked, and the collar may comprise a caliper brake. |
| US10220525B2 |
Non-functional requirement testing for robots
In an approach to non-functional requirement testing of a robot, a computer determines one or more kinematic actions included in a received command. The computer determines at least one component of the robot included in an operation of the one or more kinematic actions. The computer determines at least one agent associated with the at least one component of the robot included in the one or more kinematic actions. The computer sends the one or more kinematic actions to the robot. In response to the robot performing the one or more kinematic actions, the computer receives, from the at least one agent, at least one characteristic of the performed one or more kinematic actions associated with the at least one component of the robot included in the one or more kinematic actions. The computer, based on the received at least one characteristic, generates one or more test results. |
| US10220524B1 |
Robot arm for die casting
A robot arm for die casting according to an embodiment of the present invention, which clamps and moves a cast-iron product, includes: an arm unit having a plurality of joints; a hand unit coupled to an end of the arm unit to clamping the cast-iron product; and a cooling unit having a plurality of nozzles disposed at the hand unit and separately operating to spray cooling water to a surface of the cast-iron product. |
| US10220523B2 |
Conveying robot
The installation space is made compact, the conveying speed of a workpiece is increased, and interference with peripheral devices is readily avoided. Provided is a conveying robot including: a pedestal; a rotating base provided in a rotatable manner about a first axis, which is substantially horizontal, relative to the pedestal; a first arm provided on the rotating base in a swivelable manner about a second axis that is orthogonal to an axis parallel to the first axis; and a second arm that is provided on the first arm in a movable manner in a longitudinal direction of the first arm and whose distal end supports a wrist unit, which is capable of holding a workpiece to be conveyed. |
| US10220522B2 |
Gear train assemblies for robotic surgical systems
An end effector for use and connection to a robot arm of a robotic surgical system, wherein the end effector is controlled and/or articulated by at least one cable extending from a respective motor of a control device of the robot surgical system, is provided. The end effector includes at least one gear train that transmits forces from the at least one motor of the control device to at least one of the proximal bracket of the wrist assembly, the distal bracket of the wrist assembly and the jaw assembly. The gear train enables at least one of a pivoting of the distal hub assembly relative to the proximal hub; a rotation of the distal bracket relative to the proximal bracket; and an opening/closing of the jaw assembly. |
| US10220520B2 |
Surface grasping mechanism using directional adhesives
Grasping devices and mechanisms are provided capable of grasping onto flat or curved surfaces repeatably and releasably using synthetic dry adhesives. Applications of these devices can be found in a large variety of robotic applications. |
| US10220518B2 |
Touch-down sensing for robotic devices
Example methods and devices for touch-down detection for a robotic device are described herein. In an example embodiment, a computing system may receive a force signal due to a force experienced at a limb of a robotic device. The system may receive an output signal from a sensor of the end component of the limb. Responsive to the received signals, the system may determine whether the force signal satisfies a first threshold and determine whether the output signal satisfies a second threshold. Based on at least one of the force signal satisfying the first threshold or the output signal satisfying the second threshold, the system of the robotic device may provide a touch-down output indicating touch-down of the end component of the limb with a portion of an environment. |
| US10220505B2 |
Carrier attachment apparatus and method for a vehicle
According to at least one exemplary embodiment, a carrier may be overlaid onto a vehicle. The vehicle may be a handle-propelled vehicle, for example a wheelbarrow. The carrier may have contours that fit over the top of the vehicle such that the carrier stays in place relative to the vehicle without additional fastening means when the vehicle is propelled in motion. The carrier design may also allow the carrier to be easily installed and removed from the vehicle. Additionally, the carrier may have a plurality of compartments of varying sizes and shapes. The compartments may be specifically designed to hold a variety of items, for example mobile technology devices, food containers, beverage containers, gardening materials and tools, landscaping materials and tools, or construction materials and tools. |
| US10220501B1 |
Pocket door repair tool
A pocket door repair tool for removing a pocket door track and installing a new pocket door track including an illuminated powered screwdriver having a pivotable drill bit. |
| US10220499B2 |
Power tool
A power tool has an electric motor driving a spindle and a rotary encoder for setting a torque limit. A control circuit is operatively connected to the rotary encoder for interrupting power supply to the motor when the torque limit has been reached. An actuator sleeve mounted to rotate about the spindle, and a detent holds the sleeve in a plurality of angular positions corresponding to positions of the contacts. |
| US10220497B2 |
Tension fed fastener installation tool and related methods of use
An installation tool and related methods are provided. The tool can pull a strip of collated fasteners along a collated fastener path to a guide, where individual fasteners are sequentially separated from the strip and advanced into a workpiece. The tool can include a tension feeder located downstream of the guide. The tension feeder is configured to apply tension to the strip between the guide and a leading end of the strip. The tool can include a driveshaft configured to attach to a conventional drive tool chuck or a drive tool having hexagonal type drive components. The guide can be one piece and replaceable, with a guide body and a guide head. A strip slot can be defined in the same to align a fastener head with a backstop and facilitate entry of a fastener shank in a feed slot. Related methods of use are provided. |
| US10220489B2 |
Tool for conditioning a blade of a plastering tool
A tool for conditioning a plastic blade of a plastering tool, the tool comprising a first guide means and a conditioning blade, wherein the first guide means is arranged to receive an edge portion of the plastering tool blade for guiding movement of the plastering tool blade relative to the conditioning blade. |
| US10220485B2 |
Online burr removing device for wheel
The present invention discloses an online burr removing device for a wheel. The device comprises a brush moving system, online transfer parts, clamp units, a lifting plate rotating part. When the device is used, one motor can simultaneously drive an inner brush, an outer brush and a plurality of round brushes to rotate, and the rotating speeds of the three kinds of brushes can be appropriate by setting an appropriate drive ratio; the device can avoid the problem that the linear speed is low in the center but high at the outer edge when an integrated brush rotates at the same angular speed; meanwhile, the device has the characteristics of high automation degree, advanced process, simple structure and high safety and stability. |
| US10220479B2 |
Machining apparatus
Provided is a machining apparatus capable of improving the positioning accuracy of a machining tool as compared to conventional machines. A machining apparatus 1 includes a rotating tool, a machining tool provided on an outer periphery of the rotating tool, and a spindle head adapted to rotatably support the rotating tool. The machining apparatus includes a driving portion configured to move the spindle head in a direction perpendicular to an axis of rotation R of the rotating tool, a position sensor configured to measure a position of the spindle head on a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation R, and a control unit configured to control the driving portion so as to move the machining tool in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation R of the rotating tool on the basis of the position of the spindle head. |
| US10220476B2 |
Method of manufacturing air conditioning condenser
A method of manufacturing an air conditioning condenser including tubes, fin members and headers includes supplying a number of tubes corresponding to the total length of n condensers that are intended to be fabricated at one time, respectively disposing the fin members, which have been subjected to cladding treatment, between the tubes, respectively disposing pressing force retainers, which have not been subjected to cladding treatment, between unit tubes each including a predetermined number of tubes, temporarily coupling the headers to both ends of the tubes, brazing all of the components, removing the pressing force retainers from the unit tubes, and cutting the headers to a length corresponding to the length of each of the unit tubes. |
| US10220475B2 |
Machines for the separative machining of plate-shaped workpieces
The invention relates to machines and methods for separative machining of a plate-shaped workpiece by a processing beam. The machines include a first movement unit configured to move the workpiece in a first direction and a second movement unit configured to move a machining head configured to emit the processing beam. The second movement unit is configured to move the machining head in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to direct the processing beam onto the workpiece. The machines include a first workpiece support unit including a first workpiece-bearing face and a second workpiece support unit including a second workpiece-bearing face spaced apart by a gap from the first workpiece support unit and the first workpiece-bearing face. The gap extends along the second direction. The machines include at least two support slides configured to move in the gap in the second direction mutually independent of one another. |
| US10220473B2 |
Processing nozzle and optical machining apparatus
Ejection and stop of a powder flow are switched while maintaining a once generated steady flow without stopping it. A processing nozzle includes a supply source of a fluid containing a powder, a first channel through which the fluid supplied from the supply source passes, a second channel that supplies the fluid to an ejection port of the nozzle, a third channel that releases the fluid outside the nozzle, and a switch that causes the first channel and the second channel to communicate with each other when supplying the fluid to the ejection port, and causes the first channel and the third channel to communicate with each other when not supplying the fluid to the ejection port. |
| US10220471B2 |
Spatter reduction laser scanning strategy in selective laser melting
An additive manufacturing system wherein a gentle sintering run on heat-fusible particles is followed closely by a selective laser melting run. The laser sintering run slightly sinters the particles and causes the particles to adhere to each other, but not necessarily deform and lose their original shape. The particles become connected via bridges between each other, which holds them in place. During the laser melting run, the powder melts in place, with minimum particle ejection or mobility, since the particles form a network of connected particles. |
| US10220467B2 |
Electrode structure for resistance welding
An electrode structure is provided in which an upper pin having a magnet is built in a cavity inside an upper electrode so as to be vertically movable to allow its front end portion to protrude downward, and a lower pin is arranged so as to face the upper pin and built in a cavity inside a lower electrode so as to be vertically movable to allow its front end portion to protrude upward. In a state where the front end portion of the upper pin protrudes downward, the weld nut inserted onto it is attracted and held by the magnet. In a state where the upper pin is pushed upward by the lower pin, the weld nut comes off the upper pin and drops due to a less attracting force by the magnet, and then fitted onto the lower pin at a position higher than a workpiece. |
| US10220461B2 |
Hole drilling elastically deformed superalloy turbine blade
A method includes applying a force to elastically deform at least a portion of a superalloy turbine blade from a relaxed, initial position to an elastically deformed position. The at least a portion of the superalloy turbine blade has a curvature in the elastically deformed position not present in the relaxed, initial position. A hole is drilled generally span-wise through the at least a portion of the superalloy turbine blade in the elastically deformed position, and when the force is released, the superalloy turbine blade returns to the relaxed, initial position and the hole takes on a hole curvature within the at least a portion of the superalloy turbine blade. |
| US10220458B2 |
Machining power supply device for electric discharge machine
A machining power supply device for an electric discharge machine performs control to turn on a first semiconductor switching element, which is arranged in series between a DC power supply and a capacitor connected in parallel with a machining gap between an electrode and a workpiece, to charge the capacitor, and turn on a second semiconductor switching element, which is arranged in parallel with the capacitor and connected to a rectifier element, within a period in which the first semiconductor switching element is off. |
| US10220457B2 |
Cutting device
A cutting device may include a main body supported on the upper side of a base. The main body includes a rotary blade and a fixed cover partially covering the rotary blade. A handle is attached to the fixed cover and extends rearward therefrom. |