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| US10240654B2 |
Hybrid spring device
The invention is directed to a hybrid spring device comprising an outer tubular shell, and an inner part enclosed in the outer tubular shell comprising a fiber reinforced plastic material. According to the invention the outer tubular shell is designed as self-supporting part made from a metallic material. The invention further provides suitable methods for producing such types of hybrid spring devices. |
| US10240648B2 |
Electromagnetic-released, multi-disc enclosed safety brake
An electromagnetic-released, multi-disc, enclosed safety brake for primary use in offshore marine winch applications includes a stationary coil housing that encompasses springs that apply pressure to an armature, a pair of separator plates, three friction plates and a stationary endplate. The multi-disc brake is released by means of a DC voltage applied to the brake coil. The excited coil generates an electromagnetic force that attracts the armature across an air-gap thus reducing the spring force applied to the disc pack. The brake is applied when the DC voltage is removed from the brake coil. Various structures and methodologies for reducing vibrations in the brake are also provided. |
| US10240647B2 |
Adjustable friction brake
An adjustable friction brake assembly may adjust a variable amount of frictional force required to translate or rotate a shaft, rather than merely locking or unlocking the shaft. The brake assembly includes a housing for internally receiving the shaft, the external portion of the housing including external threading leading into circumferentially spaced fingers extending axially and oriented radially inward to engage the shaft. The brake assembly includes a rotatable adjuster having an internally threaded throughbore for engaging the housing and directing the fingers radially inward to engage the shaft, thereby increasing the required frictional force. For example, by rotating the adjuster clockwise, the required force can be increased; similarly, by rotating the adjuster counterclockwise, the required force can be decreased. |
| US10240646B2 |
Hydraulic control system for dual wet clutch
A hydraulic control system (21) for a dual wet clutch (1)has two clutches (4, 5). The hydraulic control system (21) includes a housing (41) having an internal tube (42) extending axially around the axis X and configuring an internal space intended for passage of the two input shafts (2, 3) of a gearbox, and first and second annular chambers (43, 44) concentric around the axis X and disposed radially around the internal tube (42). The hydraulic control system (21) further includes first and second annular pistons (45, 46), which are respectively mounted axially slidingly inside the first and second annular chambers (43, 44). Each of the first and second annular pistons (45, 46) carrying a rotating stop (49, 50). The internal tube (42) has at least one flow conduit (55) for a cooling fluid, intended to direct the cooling fluid to the clutches (4, 5). |
| US10240644B2 |
Fluid driving device, motor assembly and friction clutch thereof
A fluid driving device, a motor assembly and a friction clutch thereof are disclosed. The friction clutch includes: a fixing member fixed on a rotary shaft; a connecting member slidable disposed on the rotary shaft, wherein when the rotary shaft starts rotating, an axial distance between the connecting member and the fixing member changes such that a friction force between the fixing member and the connecting member increases until the connecting member rotates synchronously with the fixing member; a loading member slidable disposed on the rotary shaft, the loading member and the connecting member being circumferentially positioned; and a restoring member configured to reduce an amount of change of the axial distance between the fixing member and the connecting member when the rotary shaft stops rotating. |
| US10240637B2 |
Bearing structure
A bearing structure includes a shaft member coupled to a motor, two bearings on the shaft member with a distance therebetween in an axial direction, and a housing rotatable relative to the shaft member by means of the bearings, and an electrically-conductive seal member provided between the shaft member and the housing and abutting on the shaft member and the housing. The bearings include inner and outer rings fitted to an outer peripheral surface of the shaft member and an inner peripheral surface of the housing, respectively. The shaft member, housing, and seal member constitute an oil passage. At least one of an abutment portion where the seal member abuts on the shaft member or an abutment portion where the seal member abuts on the housing has a guide groove that guides oil entering the abutment portion from the oil passage to an external space of the oil passage. |
| US10240630B2 |
Leveling plate and thrust bearing device using the same
A leveling plate including a main body and an end protrusion. The end protrusion is provided at both ends in a longer side direction of the main body, and protrudes from the main body in a thickness direction, the end protrusion having an end circumferential surface whose central axis extends in parallel with a shorter side direction of the main body. |
| US10240627B2 |
Smart stud-nut assembly
The present disclosure discloses a fastener assembly. The assembly comprises a stud having a head portion connectable to an actuator, and a shank extending from the head portion. At least a portion of the shank comprises threads, and an insulating material extends on the threads. A resistor module comprising one or more resistors is configured on the insulating material. One end of the one or more resistors is connectable to a power source, and other end of the one or more resistors is connectable to the power source through a nut engageable with the threads. A movement of the stud relative to the nut varies net resistance across the resistor module. The variation of net resistance across the resistor module may be used to determine position of the nut relative to the stud. |
| US10240623B2 |
Locking mechanism and method for an electro-pneumatic controller
An electro-pneumatic controller for use with a regulator. The electro-pneumatic controller includes a base having a body, a top surface, and a bore formed within the body. A locking mechanism is disposed within the bore of the body of the base, the locking mechanism having a top surface flush with the top surface of the base. A cover is coupled to the base and includes an open end with a rim, the rim contacting the top surface of the base and a portion of the top surface of the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is rotated via a tool in a counter-clockwise direction after the cover contacts a portion of the top surface of the locking mechanism to lock the cover to the base. |
| US10240621B2 |
Valve positioner having bypass component and control valve comprised thereof
A valve positioner that can maintain operation of the control valve despite failures in one or more components. The valve positioner may reduce downtime by allowing in-situ repair to occur on the valve positioner. The valve positioner may incorporate a by-pass component, which can utilize control input signals (e.g., a 4-20 mA signal) to energize one or more components (e.g., a current-to-pressure converter) to cause the control valve to modulate fluid flow without the digital microprocessor and/or related components. |
| US10240619B2 |
Bicycle operating device
A bicycle operating device comprises a base, an operating member, a hydraulic cylinder, a piston, a connecting link, and a guiding structure. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base. The hydraulic cylinder is mounted to the base. The piston is movably provided in the hydraulic cylinder. The connecting link is pivotally coupled to each of the operating member and the piston to move the piston relative to the hydraulic cylinder in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member relative to the base. The guiding structure is coupled to the piston to guide the piston relative to the base. |
| US10240617B2 |
Water pump bearing with active condensate purging system
A coolant pump with an integrated shaft bearing (ISB) assembly is provided. The ISB has a bearing housing, and at least one bearing located therein supports a shaft. A bearing seal is connected to the bearing housing at a first axial end and contacts the shaft, and a vent cover is also located at the first axial end to define a vent space between it and the bearing seal. A seal assembly is located between the shaft and the vent cover. A vent insert is located in the vent space and connected for rotation with the shaft. Venting air enters via a vent space inlet connected to the vent space, and is exhausted by a vent space outlet. A generally annular collection cavity is located inside the vent space and connected to the vent space outlet. This allows for active purging of condensate or coolant leakage to protect the bearing. |
| US10240611B2 |
Flow conditioning feature for suction diffuser
A suction diffuser or arrangement is provided featuring a main suction diffuser body and a flow conditioning arrangement. The main suction diffuser body is configured with an inlet to receive an incoming fluid flow, an interior cavity to receive the incoming fluid from the inlet, and an outlet to receive the incoming fluid from the interior cavity and provide an outgoing fluid. The flow conditioning arrangement is configured in relation to the inlet and also comprises a flow conditioning portion having at least one inwardly contoured surface, configured to extend into the interior cavity, diffuse the incoming fluid passing from the inlet into the interior cavity, and provide a flow conditioning that produces a uniform flow of the outgoing fluid by directing the incoming fluid towards the outlet, based at least partly on a contoured design corresponding to the at least one inwardly contoured surface. |
| US10240606B2 |
Pumping system with two way communication
A pumping system for moving water of a swimming pool includes a water pump, a variable speed motor, and an arrangement for controlling the variable speed motor. The pumping system further includes an auxiliary device operably connected to the arrangement for controlling, which is capable of receiving a parameter from the auxiliary device. The arrangement for controlling is capable of independently controlling the variable speed motor without receipt of a parameter from the auxiliary device. In addition or alternatively, the arrangement for controlling is operable to selectively alter operation of the motor based upon the parameter. |
| US10240605B2 |
Pump control unit located in the power cord and compatible with multiple pump units
Disclosed is a system for controlling a pump, such as a submersible pump intended for pumping water, including a pump and a separate electronic control unit connected to the pump by an electrical cable. The control unit is adapted to be detachably connected to the pump. The control unit is adapted to allow the pump's power supply to pass through the control unit. An electronic controller is arranged in the pump for controlling at least one of the pump's functions and/or monitoring at least one of the pump's operating conditions. The pump and the control unit are adapted to communicate with each other and transmitting signals, including necessary control and/or monitoring information/data, between each other. |
| US10240598B2 |
Valve for a downhole pump
A valve assembly includes a valve body having a first port and a second port, the first port forms a fluid pathway from a first surface of the valve body to a second surface of the valve body, and the second port forms a fluid pathway from the second surface of the valve body to a third surface of the valve body. The valve assembly also includes a first plate having a first blocking member, the first blocking member configured to block the first port at the first surface of the valve body when the first plate is in a first closed position. The valve assembly also includes a second plate having a second blocking member, the second blocking member configured to block the second port at the second surface of the valve body when the second plate is in a second closed position. |
| US10240596B2 |
Sterilizable pump unit
The pump unit (10) has a particularly simple design, which includes just two housing parts (14, 15) and also four valve closure members (37) and pump pistons (25, 29). The valve closure members (37) are preferably identical to one another and are trapped in a pocket between both housing parts (14, 15). The housing parts (14, 15) are preferably permanently interconnected by an ultrasonic weld seam. The valve closure members are formed by disc-like or plate-like plastic parts, which are resilient per se and which may optionally have a central pin (42) as an assembly and orientation aid. As desired, the valve closure members bear against their respective valve seat (43) with or without bias and form valves which open and close particularly reliably, are responsive to the slowest flow velocities and can be easily sterilized. |
| US10240595B2 |
Method for emptying a device for providing a liquid additive
A method for operating a device for providing a liquid additive includes feeding the liquid additive along a feeding path. The feeding path has at least one first portion in which a peristaltic pump is disposed. The pump, in particular, has a reversible feeding direction and can be damaged by deposits discharged from the liquid additive. The feeding path also has at least one second portion in which a component susceptible to freezing is disposed. At first liquid additive is fed along the feeding path of the device. Subsequently, the feeding of the liquid additive is stopped. The feeding path is then partially emptied in such a way that liquid additive remains in the at least one first portion of the feeding path while the at least one second portion is emptied. A device for providing a liquid additive is also provided. |
| US10240593B2 |
Systems and methods of controlling pressure maintenance pumps and data logging pump operations
Controlling the operation of a jockey pump in a fire pump system including a jockey pump controller which includes an electronic circuit board configured to receive a signal indicating a pressure value, and compares the pressure value to a threshold for initiating operation of the jockey pump. The jockey pump controller may further include memory configured to store event statistics indicating information regarding past operation of the jockey pump. |
| US10240592B2 |
Portable air compressor
A portable air compressor including a housing, an air compressing assembly within the housing, the air compressing assembly including a switch, a motor, a gear assembly, and a piston, and a storage unit integrated as part of the housing and retaining a power cord and an adapter. |
| US10240590B2 |
Pump based fluid flow meter
A fluid flow meter comprising a fluid pump to displace fluid with pumping strokes of one or more pumping stroke types wherein each of the one or more stroke types displaces a known volume of fluid, a sensor functionally associated with a fluid reservoir and adapted to generate a signal indicative of a fluid pumping condition within the fluid reservoir, which fluid reservoir is integral or functionally associated with the pump, and circuitry to trigger one or a sequence of strokes of the pump in response to a signal from the sensor. |
| US10240588B2 |
Ultra high pressure pump with an alternating rotation to linear displacement drive mechanism
A high pressure pump including a linear actuator having a servo motor to axially rotate a hollow rotor shaft in alternating directions, the servo motor having a stator positioned co-axially around the hollow rotor shaft with an interior of the rotor shaft being co-axially coupled to a drive member to convert axial rotation into reciprocal displacement, the drive member being constrained against linear movement and supporting a shaft. At least one piston is coupled to the shaft and the piston is arranged within a cylinder to define a pumping chamber, whereby alternating rotation of the rotor shaft causes reciprocal linear displacement of the piston to pressurize fluid in the pumping chamber. A drive mechanism includes a controller coupled to a servomotor and an encoder to measure movement of the hollow rotor or output shaft and send a feedback signal proportional to the movement to the controller. |
| US10240587B2 |
Hydrostatic axial piston machine
A hydrostatic axial piston machine includes a pot-like housing, a connection plate that closes the pot-like housing, a rotatably mounted cylinder drum, and pistons arranged in cylinder chambers of the cylinder drum. The cylinder chambers are each alternately connected via a cylinder chamber opening to a low-pressure control opening and a high-pressure control opening of a resting control part. The control part has two switching regions located between the low-pressure and high pressure control openings. A piston reverses its movement direction in a dead center within the two switching regions. In the switching region, the cylinder chambers are connected via a connecting line to a fluid volume arranged in the housing. The fluid volume extends between the connection plate and the housing such that it is sealed to an interior by the connection plate and the housing. |
| US10240582B2 |
Wind turbine with a rotor positioning system
The invention provides a wind turbine having a system for positioning the rotor in an azimuthal reference position Azref and for maintaining it therein for a predetermined period of time, the wind turbine being arranged in test mode. Said rotor positioning system comprises a first controller (31) configured to generate a generator speed reference Ωref from the difference between the rotor azimuthal reference position Azref and the rotor azimuthal measured position Azmeas and a second controller (35) configured to generate a generator torque reference Tref from the difference between said generator speed reference Ωref and the generator speed measured Ωmeas. |
| US10240578B2 |
Erosion resistant aerodynamic fairing
An erosion resistant aerodynamic fairing for a rotor blade. A fairing body is formed from at least one reinforcing fiber layer set in a cured resin. An erosion resistant pre-form is fixed to an outer surface of the fairing body. The erosion resistant pre-form comprises a thermoplastic film outer layer fused to a fiber substrate. The fiber substrate of the erosion resistant pre-form is impregnated with the cured resin of the fairing body which fixes at the preform to the fairing body. |
| US10240576B2 |
Wind turbine noise reduction with acoustically absorbent serrations
A wind turbine blade includes a trailing edge including a radially inboard portion and a radially outboard portion opposite the radially inboard portion. The trailing edge further includes at least one serrated portion extending at least partially between the radially inboard portion and the radially outboard portion. The serrated portion includes at least one substantially acoustically absorbent material. |
| US10240572B2 |
Engine starting apparatus
The rotation speed and the crank position of an engine in an engine stopping process are detected; then, in the case where when the detected crank position is at an intermediate point between the top dead center of any one of the cylinders and the top dead center of the cylinder following said one of the cylinders, it is determined that the engine rotation speed is within a predetermined range, drive of the starter is prohibited for a predetermined time period. |
| US10240571B2 |
Managing automatic stop/start frequency
An apparatus includes a stop/start module in operative communication with an engine. The stop/start module structured to determine whether a stopping event has occurred, determine whether an inhibiting condition is activated, turn off the engine for at least a portion of time in response to determining that a stopping event has occurred, and determine an actual stop ratio for the engine based on a number of times the engine is turned off in response to determining the occurrences of stopping events. Turning off the engine is inhibited in response to determining that an inhibiting condition is activated. The inhibiting condition is activated based on the actual stop ratio for the engine being greater than a target stop ratio at a beginning of a driving event. The target stop ratio is based on an operating parameter. |
| US10240570B2 |
Reciprocating piston internal combustion engine including a sensor system on a gas exchange valve
A reciprocating piston internal combustion engine includes: a sensor system on a gas exchange valve which has a valve head situated at a first end of a valve stem; a lever element which engages at a second end of the valve stem and which is designed to actuate the gas exchange valve by displacing the valve head; a detection element which, upon actuation of the gas exchange valve, is displaced along a displacement path; and a sensor device configured to ascertain a position of the detection element. The sensor device is situated in such a way that the detection element, during a displacement along a portion of the displacement path, moves predominantly in a movement toward the sensor device or away from the same, thereby providing a measurement of valve timing of the gas exchange valve. |
| US10240563B2 |
Scavenged gas amount calculation device and internal EGR amount calculation device for internal combustion engine
A scavenged gas amount calculation device for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of accurately calculating a scavenged gas amount under conditions where scavenged gases are produced during a valve overlap time period, and an internal EGR amount calculation device for the engine, which is capable of calculating an internal EGR amount using the scavenged gas amount thus calculated. The internal EGR amount calculation device includes an ECU. The ECU calculates a basic blown-back gas amount using an average intake pressure, a maximum exhaust pressure, and a correction coefficient (step 6), calculates a scavenged gas amount using the average intake pressure, a minimum exhaust pressure, and a scavenge ratio (step 8), calculates a blown-back gas amount by correcting the basic blown-back gas amount by the scavenged gas amount (step 11), and calculates the internal EGR amount according to the blown-back gas amount (step 12). |
| US10240562B2 |
Machine system having submersible pumping system, and method
A submersible pumping system in a machine system includes a pumping element, and a drive mechanism for actuating the pumping element. The drive mechanism has an electromagnetic element with a superconducting state at or below a critical temperature. A temperature control jacket and cooling mechanism are provided to pump heat from a heat exchange cavity to cool the drive mechanism to or below a critical temperature less than an ambient temperature in a cryogenic environment. |
| US10240561B2 |
Aerodynamic track fairing for a gas turbine engine fan nacelle
A gas turbine engine includes an aerodynamic track fairing adjacent to a convergent-divergent nozzle, the aerodynamic track fairing including a localized curvature along an outside edge. The aerodynamic track fairing is configured to offset a circumferential pressure gradient otherwise introduced in part by a transition between the convergent-divergent nozzle with the aerodynamic track fairing. |
| US10240560B2 |
Boot for repair of chevron on nacelle
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system that includes a boot configured to attach to a chevron of an aircraft nacelle, and an attachment mechanism configured to attach the boot and the chevron. In some embodiments, a boot includes a first surface and a second surface, where the surfaces are attached by inwardly tapering sidewalls that form an opening that is configured to surround a chevron of an aircraft nacelle. In some embodiments, a repair of a chevron on an exhaust nozzle of an aircraft engine includes placing a chevron-shaped boot with a pocket over at least a portion of a chevron structure on an exhaust nozzle of an aircraft engine, the pocket having a shape that generally conforms to an external surface of the chevron, covering the portion of the chevron structure with the boot, and fastening the boot to the chevron through at least one of bonding or mechanical fastening. |
| US10240559B2 |
Piston arrangement and internal combustion engine
A piston arrangement comprising: a piston, a first chamber, a second chamber and a power transfer assembly; wherein the piston comprises a first head movable within the first chamber and a second head movable within the second chamber; wherein, in operation, the piston follows a linear path in reciprocating motion along a first axis; wherein the power transfer assembly comprises a shaft rotatably coupled to a shuttle bearing and arranged to convert the reciprocating motion of the piston to rotary motion of the shaft; wherein the shuttle bearing moves relative to the piston in reciprocating motion along a second axis substantially transverse to the first axis; and wherein the shuttle bearing is coupled to the piston via a non-planar bearing surface thereby allowing rotation of the shuttle bearing. |
| US10240558B2 |
Piston for a two-stroke engine working with advanced scavenging and a two-stroke engine
A piston for a two-stroke engine operating with advanced scavenging has a piston base and a piston skirt. The piston has a piston pocket which has a smallest distance (e) from a top side of the piston base. The piston has a section plane perpendicularly to the longitudinal center axis of the piston, the distance of which section plane from the top side of the piston base is greater than the smallest distance (e). A middle plane of the piston intersects the piston skirt at a location. In the circumferential direction between the pocket and this location, a thickened area is arranged in the section plane, the greatest wall thickness of which area is at least 1.1 times the wall thickness at the location. The piston has an edge at a recess at which the piston skirt has a reduced height. A chamfer is arranged on the radially outer side of the piston. |
| US10240556B2 |
Piston with cooling gallery cooling insert and method of construction thereof
A piston for an internal combustion engine and method of construction thereof is provided. The piston has a top part and a bottom part. The top part has an upper combustion surface including a top surface with a combustion bowl recessed therein. An annular combustion bowl rim extends between the top surface and a side wall of the combustion bowl. The bottom part has a bottom wall and a pair of pin bosses depending therefrom. The top part is fixed to the bottom part with an annular cooling gallery defined therebetween. The side wall of the combustion bowl has a radially outwardly facing side bounding a portion of the cooling gallery, wherein an annular recessed channel is formed therein adjacent the combustion bowl rim. A cooling ring is disposed in the annular channel. The cooling ring channels coolant adjacent the combustion bowl rim to facilitate cooling the combustion bowl rim. |
| US10240555B2 |
Fluid conduit assembly for connecting orthogonally oriented fluid connections
Technology is provided for a fluid conduit assembly for connecting orthogonally oriented connections. The assembly includes a first tube arcuately extending from a first proximal end portion to a first distal end portion. The first proximal end portion includes a first fitting connectable to a first fluid connection. A second tube arcuately extends from a second proximal end portion to a second distal end portion. The second proximal end portion includes a second fitting connectable to a second fluid connection that is orthogonally oriented with respect to the first fluid connection. A coupling connects the first distal end portion and the second distal end portion. The first rigid tube is rotatably positionable with respect to the first fluid connection whereby a first distal axis and a second distal axis are substantially coaxially aligned when the first fitting and second fitting are connected to the first and second fluid connections, respectively. |
| US10240554B2 |
Methods and systems for adjusting a direct fuel injector
Methods and systems are provided for reducing direct injector fueling errors due to injection variability in a transition region of a direct injector map. Fuel injection, including usage of one or more direct and port injected fuel pulses, may be planned based on engine operating conditions including engine temperature and driver demand. Responsive to any of the direct injected fuel pulses having a pulse-width that lies in a high variability transition region of the direct injector, the fuel injection may be adjusted via adjustments to a number and/or split ratio of the injections so as to not operate in the transition region. |
| US10240546B2 |
Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine
The present disclosure relates to internal combustion engines in general. The teachings may be embodied in methods and devices for operating an internal combustion engine having one or more cylinders which are each assigned gas inlet valves. The method may include: in a first operating state, determining a model temperature of a gas in the intake tract cyclically for a present point in time using a predefined intake pipe model without reference to a present temperature measurement value of the gas; determining a cylinder air mass situated in a respective cylinder after closing the gas exchange valves based at least in part on the model temperature determined for the present point in time; and metering fuel into the respective cylinder based at least in part on the determined cylinder air mass. The model temperature for the present point in time depends at least in part on a model temperature determined for a preceding point in time. |
| US10240544B2 |
Adaptive controller using unmeasured operating parameter
The disclosure includes a system that includes a real-time engine model module and an adaptive control module. The real-time engine model module is configured to determine an engine parameter estimate signal based on at least one feedback signal indicative of an operating parameter of an engine. The adaptive control module is configured to receive a power request signal and receive, from the real real-time engine model module, the engine parameter estimate signal. The adaptive control module is further configured to determine a power demand signal based on the power request signal and the engine parameter estimate signal, wherein the adaptive control module is configured to determine the power demand signal based on the power request signal using a set of control laws. The adaptive control module is further configured to output the power demand signal to control at least one component of the engine. |
| US10240543B2 |
Integrated ignition and electronic auto-choke module for an internal combustion engine
An integrated ignition and electronic auto-choke module for an internal combustion engine and an internal combustion engine including the same. In one aspect, the module includes a housing that is configured to be mounted to an engine block of an internal combustion engine. The housing may contain at least a portion of a first temperature sensor that measures a first temperature indicative of an engine temperature. The housing may also contain a controller and at least a portion of an ignition circuit. The controller may be coupled to the first temperature sensor and configured to determine a starting position of a choke valve based on the first temperature and operate an actuator to move the choke valve into the starting position accordingly. |
| US10240542B1 |
Methods and systems for fuel system monitoring
Methods and systems are provided for detecting a fuel dispensing nozzle coupled to a fuel tank of a vehicle and providing a visual indication of the presence of the fuel dispensing nozzle to a vehicle operator. In one example, a method may include detecting the fuel dispensing nozzle within the fuel tank and illuminating a portion of a fuel tank access region. Further, vehicle operation may be adjusted based on the detection, and one or more alerts may be communicated to the vehicle operator. |
| US10240536B2 |
Fluid system
A gas turbine engine is disclosed including a bifurcation fairing located in a bypass duct of the gas turbine engine and traversing the radial extent of the bypass duct. The bifurcation fairing has a delivery conduit inlet leading to a delivery conduit extending inside the bifurcation fairing, the delivery conduit being arranged in use for delivery of bypass air to one or more components of the gas turbine engine. A diverter conduit has a diverter conduit inlet from the delivery conduit upstream of the delivery conduit reaching the one or more components of the gas turbine engine. The diverter conduit has an outlet to a location other than the one or more components of the gas turbine engine. |
| US10240535B2 |
Gas turbine silencer, and gas turbine provided with same
A gas turbine and a gas turbine silencer are provided. A silencer panel has a structure that can be divided into an upstream silencer panel and a downstream silencer panel in an airflow direction, a stepped part is defined in an opening-side portion of the downstream silencer panel, and the upstream silencer panel and the downstream silencer panel are linked by the stepped part fitting into an opening in the upstream silencer panel. |
| US10240532B2 |
Frame junction cooling holes
A module for a gas turbine engine comprises a frame and a frame cooling system. The frame includes a circumferentially distributed plurality of radially extending struts. Each strut is joined to an outer frame section at an outer frame junction, and joined to an inner frame section at an inner frame junction. The frame cooling system comprises an inlet, a plurality of cooling air passages extending from the inlet radially through each of the plurality of frame struts; and an outlet. The outlet is in fluid communication with at least one of the cooling air passages and includes a film cooling hole formed through the frame proximate the outer frame junction. |
| US10240531B2 |
Heat exchange module for a turbine engine
A heat exchange module is provided for a turbine engine. The heat exchange module includes a duct and a plurality of heat exchangers. The duct includes a flowpath defined radially between a plurality of concentric duct walls. The flowpath extends along an axial centerline through the duct between a first duct end and a second duct end. The heat exchangers are located within the flowpath, and arranged circumferentially around the centerline. |
| US10240530B2 |
Container for a system for storing and restoring heat, comprising a double wall formed from concrete
The invention relates to a container (200) for a heat storage and restitution system, comprising a vessel in which a gas is circulating in order to be cooled or heated. The vessel is limited by a first jacket formed from concrete (203) surrounded by a thermally insulating layer (206), which is itself surrounded by a steel shell (204). The vessel comprises at least two modules (210), each comprising a double wall formed from concrete and a perforated base (205) limiting at least two volumes (217 and 216) which are each capable of containing a fixed bed of particles of a material for storage and restitution of heat (207). The modules are disposed one above the other in a centered manner such that the double wall formed from concrete forms the first jacket formed from concrete (203) and a second jacket formed from concrete (215). |
| US10240528B2 |
Filtration system and method for cleaning the intake air of a gas turbine
In a filtration system, in particular for cleaning the intake air of a gas turbine, including a flow channel surrounded by walls with an inflow opening and an outflow opening, a partition wall with at least two openings between a dirty side and a clean side which is positioned between the inflow opening and the outflow opening and limited by the walls of the flow channel, and at least two filters for purifying a flowing fluid. At least one filter is installed at a first opening on the dirty side of the partition wall and at least one filter at a second opening on the clean side of the partition wall. |
| US10240516B2 |
System for wastegate control
Methods and systems are provided for controlling a wastegate coupled to a turbine. In one example, a method may include during steady engine operation, actuating a wastegate to introduce an oscillation in boost pressure, and updating gain of a wastegate feedback controller responsive to the oscillation in boost pressure. |
| US10240514B2 |
Water-cooled intercooler system using air conditioning system and control method thereof
A water-cooled intercooler system using an air conditioning system, may include a water-cooled intercooler for cooling intake air compressed in a turbocharger by cooling water, a water pump for supplying the cooling water to the water-cooled intercooler, and a radiator of the water-cooled intercooler for cooling the cooling water by traveling wind or fan wind, wherein the intercooler system may include a bypass line allowing a condenser of the air conditioning system and a compressor of the air conditioning system to fluidly communicate with each other and passing through the interior of a surge tank of the radiator of the water-cooled intercooler. |
| US10240512B2 |
Rankine cycle system
A rankine cycle system includes: an internal combustion engine; a gas-liquid separator; a first pump; a steam generator; a superheater; an expander; a condenser; a first control valve; and a controller. |
| US10240506B2 |
Estimating nitrogen oxide values for vehicles
Methods, systems, and vehicles are provided for estimating nitrogen oxide values for vehicles. In accordance with one embodiment, a system includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store one or more kinetic models pertaining to a propulsion system for a vehicle. The processor is configured to at least facilitate obtaining a nitrogen value pertaining to a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) unit of the propulsion system, obtaining an initial nitrogen oxide measurement via a nitrogen oxide sensor of the propulsion system, using the nitrogen value as an input for the one or more kinetic models pertaining to the propulsion system, generating a kinetic model output from the one or more kinetic models, and estimating an updated value for the initial nitrogen oxide measurement based on the kinetic model output. |
| US10240500B2 |
Exhaust system for a compression ignition engine having a capture face for volatilised platinum
An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas produced by a compression ignition engine comprising: a substrate having an inlet end surface and an outlet end surface; a catalytic material disposed on the substrate, wherein the catalytic material comprises platinum (Pt); and a capture material, wherein the capture material is disposed on the outlet end surface. |
| US10240495B2 |
Latch pin assembly; rocker arm arrangement using latch pin assembly; and assembling methods
A rocker arm for engaging a cam in a valve actuation arrangement includes a latch pin assembly having includes a latch pin, retainer, and biasing mechanism. The latch pin has a pin body with a head and a tail at the second end; the body defining an open volume; the tail having an open mouth in communication with the open volume of the body; and the open volume having a non-circular cross-section. The retainer has a male engagement portion and an outer portion. The male engagement portion is within the open volume of the body through the open mouth. The male engagement portion has a non-circular cross section. The outer portion is non-removably secured to an outer arm of the rocker arm. The biasing mechanism is oriented in the open volume of the body and between and against the latch pin and the retainer. |
| US10240491B2 |
Control system of engine
A control system of an engine is provided. The control system includes an exhaust variable valve mechanism for changing an operation mode of an exhaust valve, a fuel injection controlling module for controlling a fuel injector to inject fuel at a fuel injection timing associated with an operating state of the engine, a variable valve mechanism controlling module for operating the exhaust valve via the exhaust variable valve mechanism in a first operation mode when the operating state of the engine is within a compression self-ignition range, and in a second operation mode when the operating state of the engine is within a spark-ignition range, and a first in-cylinder state quantity estimating module for estimating a first state quantity inside the cylinder relating to a burned gas amount within the cylinder. |
| US10240489B2 |
Variable valve mechanism of internal combustion engine
A variable valve mechanism of an internal combustion engine includes a camshaft having a general shaft part and a cam part arranged next to each other in an axial direction, an input arm that swings when pressed by the cam part, an output arm that is swingably mounted and that drives a valve when swinging, and a switch device that switches the variable valve mechanism between a coupled state where the input arm and the output arm are coupled to swing together and an uncoupled state. The output arm has a great height so that clearance between the output arm and the general shaft part is 3 mm or less when the variable valve mechanism is in the coupled state and the valve is closed. If the output arm bounces in the uncoupled state, the output arm comes into contact with the general shaft part through the clearance. |
| US10240488B2 |
Exhaust gas system for a motor vehicle
An exhaust gas system for a motor vehicle may include an exhaust gas aftertreatment device communicating fluidically with an exhaust gas evaporation device. The exhaust gas aftertreatment device and the exhaust gas evaporation device may be arranged in one or more housings. A connecting line may be provided to fluidically connect the exhaust gas aftertreatment device to the exhaust gas evaporation device. The connecting line may include a fluid inlet connected to the exhaust gas aftertreatment device and a fluid outlet connected to the exhaust gas evaporation device. An evaporation bypass line may branch off from the connection line at a branching-off point. A valve apparatus may be arranged in at least the connecting line and may be adjustable between a first position to fluidly connect the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet, and a second position to fluidly connect the fluid inlet to the evaporator bypass line. |
| US10240481B2 |
Angled cut to direct radiative heat load
A fairing (118) comprises an inner platform (122), an outer platform (120), a plurality of vane bodies (124), and a flange (126). The inner and outer rings define radially inner and outer boundaries of an airflow path. The vane bodies extend radially from the inner platform to the outer platform. The flange extends radially outward from the outer platform, and is defined by a frustoconical surface (S) extending radially inward and axially aft from a substantially radial upstream surface. |
| US10240480B2 |
Variable turbine geometry vane with single-axle, self-centering pivot feature
A vane pack assembly (25) for a variable geometry turbocharger (10) including a an upper vane ring (28) and a lower vane ring (30) and a plurality of single-axle, self-centering adjustable guide vanes (26) disposed in a turbine housing (20). The plurality of guide vanes (26) include a post (50) having a vane (52) formed integrally therewith. Each post (50) includes a convex self-centering pivot feature (56a, 56b) at one end adapted to seat in a complementary shaped concave self-centering pivot recess (48) of the lower vane ring. The vanes (52) are positioned between the upper and lower vane rings (28, 30) and pivot to control exhaust flow to a turbine wheel. The self-centering pivot features compensate for movement or deformation of the turbine housing (20) and vane rings (28, 30) due to the effects of differential thermal expansion. |
| US10240479B2 |
Variable area turbine arrangement for a gas turbine engine
A variable area turbine arrangement according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first turbine section having at least a first variable vane row and a second turbine section downstream from the first turbine section and having at least a second variable vane row. A transition duct is disposed between the first turbine section and the second turbine section. |
| US10240475B2 |
Heat shields for air seals
An outer air seal includes a seal wall, a heat shield, a side wall and a blade seal disposed radially inward of the seal wall. The seal wall has axially opposed first and second ends. The heat shield is radially outward of the seal wall and has first and second ends axially opposed ends. The second end of the heat shield is joined to the second end of the seal wall. The side wall is between the seal wall and the heat shield and spaces the first ends of the heat shield and the seal wall apart to form an inner cavity therebetween. Inner and outer diameter ends of the side wall are joined to the first ends of the seal wall and of the heat shield, respectively. The heat shield is configured to thermally isolate an outer case from the inner cavity and the seal wall. |
| US10240473B2 |
Bifurcated sliding seal
The present disclosure relates generally to a sliding seal between two components. The sliding seal includes a first seal section and an uncoupled second seal section which allows the first and second seal sections to move relative to one another during relative movement between the two components. |
| US10240472B2 |
Brush seal for a turbomachine
A brush seal for a turbomachine includes a support that has a recess, in which a spring element is clamped axially, which fastens a brush element, where the spring element is axially locked at an undercut in the recess. |
| US10240470B2 |
Baffle for gas turbine engine vane
A vane structure includes an airfoil section with a first inner airfoil wall surface and a second inner airfoil wall surface. A baffle is mounted within the airfoil section between the first inner airfoil wall surface and the second inner airfoil wall surface. |
| US10240468B2 |
Turbine engine vane arrangement having a plurality of interconnected vane arrangement segments
A turbine engine vane arrangement and a method for manufacturing a turbine engine vane arrangement are provided. The vane arrangement includes a plurality of vane arrangement segments arranged circumferentially around an axial centerline. Each of the vane arrangement segments includes an airfoil that extends radially between a first platform segment and a second platform segment. The first platform segment extends circumferentially between a first mate face and a second mate face. The first mate face of a first of the vane arrangement segments is bonded to the second mate face of a second of the vane arrangement segments. |
| US10240466B2 |
Fiber preform for a hollow turbine engine vane
A fiber preform for a hollow turbine engine vane, the preform including a main fiber structure obtained by three-dimensional weaving and including at least one main part, wherein the main part extends from a first link strip, includes a first main longitudinal portion forming a pressure side wall of an airfoil, an U-turn bend portion forming a leading edge or a trailing edge of the airfoil, a second main longitudinal portion facing the first main longitudinal portion and forming a suction side wall of the airfoil, and terminating at a second link strip. The first and second link strips are secured to each other and form a link portion of the main fiber structure. The main longitudinal portions are spaced apart so as to form a gap between the main longitudinal portions forming a hollow in the airfoil. |
| US10240465B2 |
Cooling circuits for a multi-wall blade
A trailing edge cooling system for a multi-wall blade, including: a set of outward legs extending toward a trailing edge of the multi-wall blade and fluidly coupled to a coolant feed; a set of return legs extending away from the trailing edge of the multi-wall blade and fluidly coupled to a coolant collection passage; and a connecting system for fluidly coupling the set of outward legs and the set of return legs; wherein the set of outward legs is radially offset from the set of return legs along a radial axis of the multi-wall blade. |
| US10240453B2 |
Solid state phase change flasking for a downhole tool component
A heat sink of solid state phase change material for a heat sensitive downhole tool component. The heat sink may be of a polyhydric alcohol based or other suitable material which is capable of undergoing a phase change from one solid form to another. That is, the phase change material need not undergo a phase change into a liquid form in order to absorb well heat and provide substantial protection to the heat sensitive downhole tool component. Thus, cost effectiveness, manufacturability and performance may all be enhanced which may be particularly advantageous where the component is of a single application use variety. |
| US10240451B2 |
Downhole tomographic imaging
A tomographic imaging apparatus utilizes Compton backscattering to evaluate cement behind the casing. The imaging apparatus includes a slant-hole or pin-hole collimator coupled to a series of detectors in order to count the number of photons that backscatter off from the cement. The number of backscattered photons is proportional to the density of the cement behind the casing. Using the photon count, an image processing unit of the imaging apparatus generates a 2D or 3D tomographic image of the borehole. |
| US10240449B1 |
Methods and materials for hydraulic fracturing
Compositions and methods are provided for treatment of a wellbore in a subterranean formation. Exemplary compositions comprise a mixture of particles, some of the particles being degradable and other particles being elongated, having good compressive strength, and not being readily degradable at the conditions of the formation. The mixture of particles can temporarily bridge or plug fractures within the formation, and thus acts as a temporary diversion agent. After the degradable particles dissolve, the particles which are not readily degradable can remain in the fracture, helping to keep the fracture open and acting as a proppant. |
| US10240448B2 |
Smart frac plug system and method
A frac plug system for use at the end of well drill string in a fractured underground formation, including an elongated mandrel body, a nose cone, a mandrel head, and a sealing assembly; at least one sensor positioned on the nose cone, the sensor being optionally a temperature sensor, pressure sensor, pH sensor, or fluid composition sensor; a battery operated microcontroller located in the mandrel body, the microcontroller constructed and arranged to periodically read the data output of the sensor and store the data from the sensor; a transmitter constructed and arranged to transmit the stored data from the set of sensors to a receiver on a pup joint when the receiver is in receiving range of said transmitter, the receiver constructed and arranged to write the transmitted stored data to an electronic memory; and whereby the data may be retrieved from the electronic memory. |
| US10240446B2 |
Reverse flow seat forming apparatus and method
A seat forming apparatus for use in a downhole tool comprising a driving member and dog elements that are disposed and movable within an outer housing of the downhole tool has been disclosed. The dog elements align in grooves recessed in the outer housing of the downhole tool in a first position and disengage from the grooves in a second position. The driving member travels in a reverse direction and enables the dog elements to move from the first position to the second position and form a seat in the downhole tool. The seat formed has an inner diameter smaller than the restriction element to allow the restriction element to be seated. |
| US10240439B2 |
Running tool and liner hanger contingency release mechanism
A running tool for installing a liner in a wellbore of the type which can be disconnected from the liner by applying a weight down condition to the tool and rotating the work string in the right-hand direction. |
| US10240438B2 |
Subsea horizontal connection arrangement
A horizontal connection arrangement for subsea connection of a first hub arranged on a first subsea module to a second hub arranged on a second subsea module. The first hub is fixed to a first holding unit and the second hub is fixed to a second holding unit. A sliding unit is slidably mounted to the first holding unit so as to be horizontally moveable in relation to the first holding unit. A connector for connecting and securing the first hub to the second hub is mounted to the sliding unit and horizontally moveable together with the sliding unit between a retracted position, in which an outer end of the first hub projects beyond a front side of the connector, and an advanced position, in which the outer end of the first hub is received inside the connector. |
| US10240436B2 |
Method of treating subterranean formation
A method of treating a subterranean formation, including obtaining information of a subterranean formation, generating a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of the subterranean formation, and performing an experiment on the three-dimensional model. The three-dimensional model may be constructed by x-ray scanning of a core of the subterranean formation, and by additive manufacturing using the obtained x-ray image. The subterranean formation may be treated using a treatment designed based upon the experiments performed on the three-dimensional model. |
| US10240435B2 |
Electrical generator and electric motor for downhole drilling equipment
An electrical generator positionable downhole in a well bore includes a tubular housing having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, the housing having an internal passageway with a plurality of layers. The layers comprise at least a first protective layer, a second protective layer, and an electrically conductive layer positioned between the first and second protective layers. The layers define an internal cavity. A shaft with magnetic inserts is movably positioned in the internal cavity. Electrical current is generated when the shaft is moved. Alternatively, the device may be supplied with electrical power and used as a downhole motor. |
| US10240434B2 |
Junction-conveyed completion tooling and operations
An assembly and method for completion of lateral wellbores is disclosed. The completion assembly includes a junction fitting with main and lateral legs, and a lateral completion string and anchoring device connected to the downhole end of the lateral leg and the uphole end of the junction fitting, respectively. A working string, positioned within the lateral leg, anchoring device, and lateral completion string, includes a setting tool that is removably connected to the anchoring device and a completion tool assembly located within the lateral completion string. The completion assembly is run by the working string into the wellbore. After setting the anchoring device, the working string conveys the completion tool assembly within the lateral completion string for gravel packing, fracturing, frac-packing, acidizing, cementing, perforating, and inflating packers, for example. After wellbore completion, the completion tool assembly is removed through the lateral leg of the junction fitting. |
| US10240420B2 |
Method for recovering tubular structures from a well and a downhole tool string
This invention relates to a method for recovering a tubular structure (3) from a well (1), wherein a so-called free point is defined as the location where the tubular structure is stuck in the well. The method comprising providing a downhole tool string comprising a pipe-severing tool and an upper part of the downhole tool string; lowering the downhole tool string into the tubular structure to release the free pipe. Before the step of triggering the pipe-severing tool to sever the tubular structure, the method includes releasing the pipe-severing tool and subsequent withdrawing the upper part, of the downhole tool string away from the free point towards the surface over at least a predefined distance. The invention relates to a downhole tool string for use in such method. |
| US10240417B2 |
Well tool
The present invention provides a tool (1) for removing metal debris from a well bore, comprising a magnet element (2), rotation generating means (5), a debris removal unit (3) and a debris container (6), wherein the magnet element comprises a cylinder-shaped housing (10) having a first end (7) and a second end (8); the debris removal unit (3) comprises a first helix-shaped longitudinal guide element (4) arranged around the cylinder-shaped housing; the rotation generating means (5) are operably connected to the cylinder-shaped housing or the first helix-shaped longitudinal guide element; the debris container (6) comprises a first opening (9) arranged at the second end (8) of the cylinder-shaped housing, wherein the cylinder-shaped housing (10), or the first helix-shaped longitudinal guide element (4), is rotatable around its centerline (C), and configured such that metal debris accumulating on the cylinder-shaped housing during use is guided by the first helix-shaped longitudinal guide element towards the first opening (9) of the debris container when the rotation generating means are operated. |
| US10240414B2 |
Regulating downhole fluid flow rate using an multi-segmented fluid circulation system model
A method for regulating a downhole fluid flow rate, in at least some embodiments, comprises partitioning a fluid circulation system into a sequence of segments, the sequence including a pump segment at one end and a drill bit segment at another end; obtaining a desired pressure for the drill bit segment; determining, for each of the segments in the sequence except for the drill bit segment, a desired pressure based at least in part on the desired pressure for a preceding segment in the sequence; determining a pump setting based on the desired pressure for the pump segment; and applying the pump setting to a pump used to move drilling fluid through the fluid circulation system. |
| US10240413B2 |
Non-contact flow rate measurement of fluid using surface feature image analysis
Comparative image analysis is utilized to determine the flow rate of fluids, such as, for example, drilling fluid, completion fluid or hydrocarbons. As fluid flows through a conduit or open trough, a flow rate measurement device illuminates the surface of the fluid. Images of common surface features are then acquired at some time interval. Thereafter, the displacement of the common surface features in the images is analyzed to determine the flow rate of the fluid. Thus, non-contact flow rate measurements of opaque and non-opaque fluids are obtained. |
| US10240410B1 |
Hydraulic filtration and pressure testing device
A floating vessel with a filtration and testing device integral thereon, for simultaneously performing cleaning of fluid used in the oil and natural gas industry for completions, workovers, and commissioning of wells while simultaneously pressure testing of two separate groups of pressurized equipment using fluid cleaned by the filtration and testing device. The floating vessel having a hull with a support structure mounted thereto which contains a cleaning cycle assembly and a pressure testing cycle assembly connected in parallel to a controller for cleaning fluid and regulating pressure by comparing fluid pressures to preset limits. The controller regulates cleaning of first and second dirty hydraulic fluids and regulates pressure of cleaned hydraulic fluids and secondary fluids for pressure testing of the two different groups of pressurized equipment simultaneously. |
| US10240406B2 |
Dual-walled running string for electric devices with power transmission through running string
Arrangements for transmitting electrical operating power to a downhole electrically operated tool via a dual-walled conductive running string. |
| US10240405B2 |
Fluid flow control systems and methods
A fluid flow control assembly includes a first pipe-in-pipe assembly comprising an inner tubular member disposed in an outer tubular member, wherein the inner tubular member comprises an inner bore and an annulus is formed between the inner tubular member and the outer tubular member, a terminating bulkhead assembly coupled to the first pipe-in-pipe assembly, wherein fluid communication is provided between a bore of the bulkhead assembly and the inner bore of the inner tubular member while fluid communication is restricted between the bore of the bulkhead assembly and the annulus of the first pipe-in-pipe assembly, and an annulus conduit coupled to a radial port of the first pipe-in-pipe assembly, wherein fluid communication is provided between the annulus conduit and the annulus of the first pipe-in-pipe assembly while fluid communication is restricted between the annulus conduit and the inner bore of the inner tubular member. |
| US10240400B1 |
Mini-riser for SCR coiled tubing and wireline interventions
A novel configuration of lightly tensioned or substantially untensioned, i.e. substantially compliant mini-riser is provided to facilitate coiled tubing and/or wireline interventions in rigid catenary riser installations. Those can include in particular clearing hydrates that may accidentally plug risers or subsea pipelines connected to those risers. Existing Intervention Y units can be used, or they can be modified to suit design condition of particular installations.The mini-riser can be used with flexible joint hang-offs, Titanium Stress Joint hang-offs or with novel Spoolflex hang-offs. |
| US10240399B2 |
Downhole drill bit cutting element with chamfered ridge
A cutting element for a drill bit is advanceable into a subterranean formation to form a wellbore. The cutting element includes an element body having a face at an end thereof, and a ridge. The element body has a face at an end thereof. The face has a ramp and a pair of side regions thereon. The ramp has a curved edge along a periphery of the face and two sides. Each of the two sides extends from opposite ends of the curved edge and converges at a location along the face. The face has a chamfer along a peripheral edge thereof. The ridge is between the chamfer and the location. Each of the pair of side regions is positioned on opposite sides of the ridge and extends between the periphery, the ridge, and one of the two sides of the ramp whereby the chamfer engages a wall of the wellbore and extrudate is drawn along the pair of side regions. |
| US10240394B1 |
Slip-resistant support base and method of making
A slip-resistant support base and method of making and using such a support base. A slip-resistant support base may include a resilient pad having an exposed lower expanse opposite an upper pad surface, the lower expanse being characterized by a two-dimensional distribution of downwardly open concave recesses having rims forming a lower extremity of the support base. The lower expanse may be made by shearing off a layer of a first major face of a pad of resilient closed cell foam to expose an expanse of cut cells. In some examples, the support base includes a body and the resilient pad as a resilient substrate. The body is preferably configured to support an external object positioned on a body upper surface. The resilient substrate is preferably attached to and extends along at least a portion of a body lower surface. The resilient substrate lower expanse is opposite the body lower surface. |
| US10240393B2 |
Thermal expansion and contraction system
A thermal expansion and contraction system secures cables to a ladder rung. The thermal expansion and contraction system includes a cable grip secured to the ladder rung. The cable grip includes a protective grommet for holding cables to the ladder rung, a metal plate and wire forms to secure the protective grommet to the metal plate. The thermal expansion and contraction system also includes a cable divider secured to the ladder rung to maintaining separation of cables and a cable containment clamp secured to the ladder rung. |
| US10240392B2 |
Vertically oriented ladder apparatus for allowing a climber to adopt an improved climbing stance in use
A vertically orientated ladder apparatus allowing a climber to adopt an improved climbing stance wherein the climber's arms are poised economically in front of the climber within the climbing passage; the climber's legs are spread for the lateral stability of the climber so as to reduce the tendency of the climber falling sideways; and the climber is substantially upright such that the climber's center of gravity lies substantially between the opposing steps (11) so as to allow the climber to release the climber's grip on the hand rails (14) while remaining balanced and supported by the legs of the climber. Opposing steps (11) are level or staggered. Embodiments include three or four stiles (12, 15). |
| US10240386B2 |
Automatic vehicle door opening and closing system
An automatic vehicle door opening and closing system is a system for a vehicle having a controller with at least one button for each door having the system installed, that allows the driver of the vehicle to open or close a preferred door on the vehicle without leaving the driver's seat. A lockout circuit prevents the doors from opening with the automatic function while the vehicle is in motion though the doors may be opened manually if not locked using the vehicle's own door lock system. |
| US10240380B1 |
Adornment for door stop and door stop with interchangeable adornment
A door stop includes an elongated body defining an axis, at least one attachment structure disposed near a first end of the elongated body, and at least one adornment coupler. The adornment coupler can include a channel formed in the elongated body parallel to its axis and having a cross-section in the shape of an inverted “T”. The adornment coupler enables different adornments to be interchangeably attached to the door stop. An adornment of the invention includes a decorative portion and a mounting structure coupled to the decorative portion. The mounting structure is configured to removably engage a complementary adornment coupler (e.g., the channel) of the door stop, whereby the adornment can be mounted to the door stop. |
| US10240379B2 |
Hinge for pieces of furniture with deactivatable deceleration device
A hinge for pieces of furniture with deceleration device, comprising a fixed part which is adapted to be connected to the body of a piece of furniture, a moveable part which is adapted to be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the movable part being mutually articulated by way of at least one connecting oscillating rocker, a decelerator being further provided; the decelerator comprises elements for at least partial deactivation of deceleration, which are adapted to uncouple the rocker from the decelerator. |
| US10240377B2 |
Hinge device and hinge device base
Provided is a hinge device easy to machine and manufacture. A shaft guiding recessed section and a fitting recessed section are formed on a first face of substrate of a hinge device base. As a first position adjusting mechanism, a substrate side guiding section is provided on a bottom face of the shaft guiding recessed section, and a first adjusting shaft is provided between the substrate and a first movable member. A first shaft-side guiding section of the first adjusting shaft engages with the substrate side guiding section by being accommodated in the shaft guiding recessed section, and a first shaft part of the first adjusting shaft rotatably engages with the first movable member. A fitting section is provided in the first movable member, and the fitting section is inserted into the fitting recessed section so as to be able to slide in a first direction. |
| US10240373B2 |
Modular latch system
A modular latch system has an activation module comprising an activation rod, a latch module comprising a biased latch, and a control cable connecting the activation module to the latch module so that rotation of the activation rod can retract the latch. |
| US10240372B2 |
Door latch for an electrical household appliance, for example a washing machine
A door latch for an electrical household appliance includes a latch housing in which a gripping unit is received. The door latch further includes a first arresting element which is received in the latch housing such that it is movable between a release position and an arresting position. In the arresting position, the first arresting element blocks the gripping unit to prevent rotation into the open rotational position and, in the release position, permits a rotation of the gripping unit into the open rotational position. A second arresting element is received in the latch housing such that it is movable between an unlocking position and a locking position. In the locking position, the second arresting element effects a blocking of the first arresting element to prevent rotation into the release position, in the unlocking position, the second arresting element permits such a movement of the first arresting element. |
| US10240366B2 |
Electronic lock
An electronic lock defines an open position and a closed position and includes a mobile carriage moveable in a linear manner. The mobile carriage is coupled to a closure element and to an actuation mechanism. A first spring is provided between the mobile carriage and the closure element and is configured to move in relation to the mobile carriage. A lock sensor is provided for controlling the position of the closure element. An electronic control module is connected to the sensor for identifying non-authorized manipulations of the lock when it should be closed. The lock sensor detects when the closure element is in the open position or, if it should be open, the lock sensor does not detect when the closure element is in the open position. |
| US10240365B2 |
Electronic lock system having proximity mobile device
An electronic lock, such as a deadbolt, with a locking device movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The lock includes a key fob including a RFID circuit indicative of a valid access code for the locking device. A circuit is provided that is configured to control movement of the locking device between the locked position and the unlocked position. The circuit includes a sensor, such as a contract sensor or a proximity sensor, which detects when a user is within range of a RFID device. When this happens, the sensor is configured to generate an electrical signal, which is used to activate the RFID device for a predetermined period of time. If the RFID device reads a valid access code, the device is unlocked. |
| US10240358B2 |
Water treatment and purification system and methods thereof
A modular antimicrobial and antifungal treatment system for a spa or pool includes a main module. The main module comprising a transition metal mesh configured to allow fluid to enter and exit the main module. An anti-microbial and antifungal plastic material arranged in an interior portion of the main module. Individual modules in the main module includes a time release anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, or both, components, a sea salt component, and an adsorbent material. Further, a modular antimicrobial and antifungal treatment system for a spa or pool includes a support member coupled to the main module configured to hold the main module within an interior portion of a filter. |
| US10240356B2 |
Narrow edge lifting insert
A lifting insert, particularly for embedment in the edges of thin concrete elements is disclosed. The insert has a head at one end which has a through aperture for the connection of a co-operating lifting link and another end for embedment within the concrete. The head of the insert has an interior region bounded on each side by an exterior region which extends to the longitudinal edges of the insert. The exterior region is thicker than the interior region and the boundary between the two regions defines an abutment surface. The thickness and width of the interior region is dimensioned to allow the lifting link to be connected to the head of the insert and the thickness of the outer region is dimensioned so as to restrict the rotation of the lifting link when a load is applied normal to the axis of the insert, and to effectively transfer the load by a couple developed across the full cross-section of the insert e.g. when tilting the concrete element from a horizontal position to a vertical position. |
| US10240353B2 |
Shipping system with pre-hung door
A shipping system for a pre-hung door having a door panel hinged to a frame. The shipping system includes a bracket configured to wrap at least partially around a portion of the frame, the bracket having a first leg for extending between the door panel and the frame. The first leg may include an opening passing therethrough. The opening is intended to align with an edge bore of the door panel and with a catch bore in the frame. The shipping system also includes a door plug for insertion into a face bore of the door panel to reside at least partially within the edge bore of the door panel. The door plug is designed to releasably engage the opening of the bracket by rotation of the door plug. The bracket is removable from the pre-hung door after the pre-hung door is installed in a rough opening. |
| US10240349B2 |
Mechanical locking system for floor panels
Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a vertical locking system on short edges comprising a displaceable tongue that is displaced in one direction into a tongue groove during vertical displacement of two panels. The displaceable tongue may be provided in a sidewardly open displacement groove at an edge of a building panel, the displaceable tongue including a main body extending along the edge of the panel and a tongue locking surface located at an upper and outer part of the tongue. |
| US10240347B2 |
Apparatus for improving the acoustics of an interior space, a system incorporating said apparatus and method of using said apparatus
An acoustic panel for use in an interior space is disclosed along with a system and method for using two or more of such panels to improve the acoustics of the interior space. Each acoustic panel comprises a substrate and a plurality of nodules affixed to the substrate wherein each nodule has a width and a substantially right triangular shape across the entire width with a first leg of the right triangular shape substantially perpendicular to the substrate, a base of the right triangular shape substantially parallel to the substrate and a hypotenuse, the first leg of each nodule having a height that is substantially less than a length of a quarter wave formed in the interior space by a lower frequency signal. For any one particular acoustic panel, the nodules are oriented such that their hypotenuse slopes right, left, down or up as determined for each nodule by a predetermined, generally desired direction for redirecting the sound while providing fractal-chaotic differentiality in the portion of the sound waves that are reflected by the acoustic panel. |
| US10240342B2 |
Building panel for ceilings or walls
A building panel for a wall or ceiling is provided. The panel comprises a first plate forming a front of the panel, a second plate forming a rear of the panel, and a core structure positioned between the first plate and the second plate and being adhesively bonded to the first plate and the second plate. The panel further comprises an attachment member for attaching the panel to a wall or ceiling or to a structure attached to a wall or ceiling, and a mechanical fastening device which extends between and mechanically fastens the first plate to the second plate and/or the attachment member. |
| US10240339B1 |
Mobile cellular transmission system
A portable cellular site includes a modular shelter having pre-configured equipment to communicate with a telecommunication facility, wherein the shelter is combinable with one or more additional modular units, wherein the modular unit and the modular shelter conforms to at least one common dimension associated with a standard International Organization for Standardization (ISO) freight container. |
| US10240335B2 |
Self-draining support beam
A structural support beam having a top wall joined to a side wall at an angle substantially different from a right angle. When installed in a facility or machine with the side wall parallel to a vertical reference, no surface on the support beam is parallel to a horizontal reference, thereby providing for rapid and thorough draining of water deposited on any surface of the beam. Some beam embodiments place the top wall at an angle of about twenty degrees above a horizontal reference when the beam is installed. Alternatively, the top wall may be at an angle of about twenty degrees below the horizontal reference. Some beam embodiments have an open side. Alternatively, a bottom wall may be attached to a side wall to form a tubular support beam. A support beam may include a lower beam joined to an upper beam by a connector bar. |
| US10240333B2 |
Backwater valve assembly and method
The present disclosure is directed to a backwater valve assembly comprising a main valve body, a flapper sub-assembly, and a cap. The main valve body has an inner wall that can define a recess into which the flapper sub-assembly can be removably secured. The flapper sub-assembly includes at least one flapper element that can pivot between an open position, in which the flapper element allows fluid to flow through the backwater valve assembly, and a closed position, in which the flapper element prevents fluid from flowing in the opposite direction. The flapper sub-assembly can be removably coupled to the cap to allow the flapper sub-assembly and cap to be installed in or removed from the main valve body together as a unitary assembly. |
| US10240330B2 |
Compact drain snake
A drain snake may include a hollow body having a rearward end and a forward end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the rearward and forward ends. The forward end has a cable feed passage. The drain snake may further include a cable having a first portion coiled in the body around the axis in a location between the rearward and forward ends. The cable has a second portion extending out of the feed passage of the forward end of the hollow body. The drain snake also include a fastener extending through the body at the forward end and into the feed passage to secure and release the cable. |
| US10240327B2 |
Passive-fluid dosing assembly
A passive fluid dosing assembly and system is provided. The passive fluid dosing system may include a passive dosing body, a pressure plate, and a treatment enclosure. The passive dosing body may define a primary flow path and a liquid treatment path. The primary flow path may be defined between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The liquid treatment path may be defined between a high pressure port and a low pressure port, bypassing a portion of the primary flow path. The pressure plate may be disposed within the passive dosing body between the high pressure port and the low pressure port. The pressure plate may define an internal orifice. The treatment enclosure may be positioned in fluid communication between the high pressure port and the low pressure port along the liquid treatment path. The treatment enclosure may define a solute chamber housing a dosed media. |
| US10240323B2 |
Surroundings monitoring system, work vehicle, and surroundings monitoring method
A surroundings monitoring system includes: a detection device that is disposed in a work vehicle and configured to be able to detect an object around the work vehicle; an acquisition unit that acquires a command signal indicating an operation checking mode for inspecting the detection device; a determining unit that determines a quality of an operating state of the detection device based on a detection result of the detection device after the command signal is acquired; and a display device that displays identification information of the detection device of which the operating state is determined to be not good by the determining unit. |
| US10240315B2 |
Tieback anchor alignment and access device
A tieback alignment and access device has a hollow core and vertically aligned angled anchor subassemblies that provide attachment points for tieback anchors that pass laterally through the hollow core. The hollow core is configured to allow a cutting tool (e.g., a drill bit) to be inserted therein longitudinally and used to cut the tieback anchors at any time. When cast into a contiguous temporary support-of-excavation wall, the angled anchor subassemblies are set back from an outwardly facing surface of the wall resulting in a smooth surface. |
| US10240314B2 |
Apparatus and method to enhance the utility of hydrodynamic compaction machine
An apparatus intended for incorporation as a module within ground improvement pokers such as those already patented (U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,554,543 and 8,419,316) in order to enhance the field performance of those hydrodynamic compactors by either improving their ground penetration capability, and/or, maintaining or recovering the permeability of their outer seepage filtration element; involving a method which can be activated remotely at the operator's discretion, while those parent devices are at depth within the earth. This apparatus and method may have application in water well installations and reviving flow in oil wells. |
| US10240311B2 |
Contraction and confinement of oil slicks on water, including water where ice is present, using non-ionic surfactants
Methods for reducing the size of an oil slick on a water surface or on a water surface when ice is present are described. Spreading of oil can be reversed by reducing the surface tension of the seawater, for example, by using a low concentration of at least one water-soluble surfactant, such as a non-ionic surfactant. A controlled amount of the surfactant or surfactant mixture may be discharged over time at the inner-wall of a spill control boom surrounding the oil spill, or within the vicinity of the oil spill in the absence of control booms using a soaker hose or a floating polyethylene or polypropylene hose impregnated with surfactant, whereby the confinement and contraction of the oil slick is maintained by compensating for dissolved surfactant and surfactant moving away from the oil slick. Water-soluble surfactants are typically solids or gels at low temperatures when no organic co-solvent is added to the surfactant. The solid or gel form is advantageous for generating slow, but continuous release of surfactant, and thus there is no need for an organic co-solvent. This is not the situation for oil-soluble surfactants, which require an organic co-solvent to be successfully applied at low temperatures. Mixing oil-soluble surfactants with water-soluble surfactants may overcome the problem of dispersing oil-soluble surfactant without an organic co-solvent at low temperatures. |
| US10240310B2 |
Berm or levee expansion system and method
A system and method to create or elevate a berm of a liquid retention facility by placement of lightweight liquid impervious. The system and method can also be used to elevate the liquid retention height of the berm in combination with impervious liner retention material. By constructing the berm system on an existing levee, the effective height of the levee can be increased. The lightweight fill material provides the shape of the berm or levee extension. The liquid impervious liner material provides a watertight surface, the media for joining of the lightweight fill material, and the anchoring of the lightweight fill material to the existing berm or levee structure. The system may use solid wall hollow body structures to elevate the berm. The system may also use lightweight frames to support the vertical elevation of a liner above the berm. |
| US10240307B2 |
Belt stanchion for a people guidance system
The present invention relates to a belt stanchion for a people guidance system, comprising a belt that can be extended from the belt stanchion, counter to the force of a retracting device. The belt stanchion further comprises a closure having two mutually complementary coupling members, of which the first coupling member is disposed at the free end of the belt and the second coupling member is disposed on the belt stanchion. At least one of the coupling members is configured with an opener for the closure. The opener comprises a receiver for detecting a remote control signal, an actuator activated by the receiver upon such detection for opening the closure, and at least one energy store supplying the receiver and the actuator. |
| US10240306B2 |
Method and apparatus for cutting non-linear trenches in concrete
A walk-behind apparatus and method for cutting non-linear trenches in concrete includes a frame supported by fixed direction wheels at a front end on a fixed axis of rotation, and multi-directional wheels at a rear end to rotate on movable axes of rotation, to permit the frame to rotate about a vertical axis passing through the frame. A handle is engageable by a user walking behind the frame for pushing the apparatus forward and/or for steering. A cutting wheel has a diameter of 5-20 inches and a cutting portion having a width of 0.5-1.5 inches. The cutting rotates on an axis parallel to the fixed axis and which extends notionally through the fixed direction wheels. The cutting wheel is disposed within a protective shroud viewable by the user to permit the user to visually align and guide the cutting wheel along a non-linear path on the ground while steering. |
| US10240303B2 |
Paver locking apparatus and method
The present invention is directed to a paver edge restraint system for reducing shifting of a paver units making up a paved surface having one or more edge restraints installed along at least a portion of the periphery of the paved surface. The paver edge restraint system includes at least one peripheral edging member, at least one edging securement member for holding the at least one peripheral edging member to the ground, at least one paver retention strap that extends underneath a plurality of paver units constituting a portion of the paved surface, and at least one clamping unit mounted on the at least one peripheral edging member for securing and tightening the at least one strap to maintain the joint integrity of the plurality of paver units installed above and adjacent to the at least one strap. |
| US10240301B2 |
Artificial flagstone for providing a surface with a natural random look
An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair of first and second sides extending radially from the first vertex; a second pair of third and fourth sides extending radially from the third vertex; a third pair of fifth and sixth sides extending radially from the fifth vertex; wherein the sides of at least one of the first, second and third pair of sides have at least one split deviation along their length and are respectively rotational images of each other, and the artificial flagstone has no rotational symmetry when rotated about a central axis. |
| US10240300B2 |
Tamping machine for compacting the ballast bed of a track
A tamping machine for compacting the ballast bed of a track comprises at least two tamping units for each side of the tamping machine, which units can be displaced transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of the tamping machine by means of a transversal displacement device. At least two guides, in particular motion bars or sliding tubes are associated with both tamping units of each side of the tamping machine, said guides being offset in relation to one another with respect to their height and in the longitudinal direction of the tamping machine. Each outer tamping unit and its associated guides can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal direction of the tamping machine using an adjusting drive and the inner tamping unit can be displaced on the same guides, independently of the outer tamping unit, transversely to the longitudinal direction of the tamping machine using an adjusting drive. |
| US10240298B2 |
Unitary deflection member for making fibrous structures having increased surface area and process for making same
A unitary deflection member. The unitary deflection member can have a fluid pervious reinforcing member and a patterned framework. The patterned framework can have a plurality of regularly spaced protuberances extending from the reinforcing member. At least two of said protuberances can be similar in size and shape, and each protuberance can have a transition portion having a transition portion width and a forming portion having a forming portion width. The transition portion width can be less than the forming portion width. |
| US10240296B2 |
Sanitary tissue products
Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit novel combination of average TS7 values and slip stick coefficient of friction and/or compressibility properties and methods for making same. |
| US10240292B2 |
Through-air drying apparatus and methods of manufacture
Unlike conventional through-air drying processes the instant invention utilizes at least two through-air driers where the first dyer is at least partially encircled by a first through-air drying fabric and the second dyer is at least partially encircled by a second through-air drying fabric. By providing each through-air dryer with its own fabric the overall drying performance may be increased. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the first and second fabrics may be different to optimize both the drying performance and/or tissue product properties. |
| US10240291B2 |
Roller with coating
A heatable roller suitable for a machine for producing and/or upgrading a web of material, in particular a fibrous material web such as a paper, paperboard or tissue web. The roller has a main element with a metallic and cylindrical roller wall which is heatable by suitable means and on the radially outer side of which there is, at least in sections, a coating. When the roller is used as intended, the coating provides a web contact side which can be brought into contact with the web of material. The coating includes, or is formed by, at least one metallic or metal-carbidic layer with a first layer component providing a matrix and a second layer component distributed in the matrix. The first layer component has a higher abrasion resistance than the second layer component and the second layer component has a greater thermal conductivity than the first layer component. |
| US10240288B2 |
Method of producing microfibrillated cellulose
The invention relates to methods of producing microfibrillated cellulose (MFC). According to the invention a fibrous pulp suspension is fibrillated mechanically at a consistency of less than 12.5%, dewatered to raise the consistency of the fibrillated suspension to at least 12.5%, and then subjected in the dewatered condition to further fibrillation. Alternatively an initially fibrillated fibrous pulp suspension may be dewatered and fibrillated in the dewatered condition, after which these dewatering and fibrillating steps are repeated one or more times so that pulp consistency is increased for each fibrillation step. The goals of raising the consistency between subsequent fibrillations are energy saving and an increased aspect ratio in MFC. The invention even comprises uses of the MFC product, e.g. as an additive for papermaking furnish or injection molded plastic composites. |
| US10240285B2 |
System for and method of manufacturing hemp products
A manufactured hemp product comprising a plurality of adhesively bonded and pressed hemp strands where the majority of the hemp strands are of generally the same length and comprise a naturally-occurring, generally elongate internal structure extending generally along one axis of the strand that has been at least partially laterally broken and at least permeated by an adhesive. The hemp strands are oriented roughly parallel to one another along their length. The manufactured hemp product comprises an amount of adhesive between about 5% to about 49% by weight. The manufactured hemp product can be used as a wood substitute in terms of appearance and performance. The manufactured hemp products may have aesthetic and structural qualities that are suitable for high traffic, high visibility applications such as boards, blocks, beams, panels, flooring, furniture, building materials and other wood products. |
| US10240279B2 |
Steam device with a noise generator
The present application relates to a steam device comprising a steam generator (60), at least one steam vent (37) through which steam is emitted from the steam device, a steam path (50) between the steam generator (60) and the at least one steam vent (37). The steam path (50) has a base (53) along which scale is able to pass. The steam device also comprises a noise generator (60) configured to act on steam generated by the steam generator (60) to generate noise. The noise generator (60) is spaced from the base (53) of the steam path (50) so that scale is not obstructed by the noise generator (60). |
| US10240276B2 |
Clothes treating apparatus with heat pump cycle and method for controlling the same
A clothes treating apparatus that includes a heat pump cycle and a dehumidifying device is provided herein. The clothes treating apparatus may include a case and a drum installed within the case and configured to accommodate an item for drying. A circulation duct may be provided to form an air circulation flow channel that allows air to circulate through the drum. The heat pump cycle may include an evaporator and a condenser disposed to be spaced apart from one another within the circulation duct, the heat pump cycle being configured to absorb heat of air released from the drum through the evaporator and transmit the absorbed heat to air introduced to the drum through the condenser, by using a working fluid that circulates by way of the evaporator and the condenser. Moreover, the dehumidification device may be provided to dehumidify air passing through the evaporator in the circulation duct. |
| US10240271B2 |
Sewing apparatus
A sewing apparatus includes a housing, an arm shaft that extends through the housing in a longitudinal direction, a cam member coupled to the arm shaft, the cam member including a front face and a rear face positioned opposite the front face, where the cam member includes a lobe positioned on one of the front face and the rear face, a needle assembly coupled to the housing, the needle assembly including a needle shaft and a needle coupled to the needle shaft, and an arm pivotally coupled to the housing and engaged with the cam member, where the needle assembly is slidably engaged with the arm in a vertical direction and the needle assembly is constrained with respect to the arm in the longitudinal direction and a lateral direction that is transverse to the longitudinal direction. |
| US10240266B2 |
Circular knitting machine with an engaging and disengaging mechanism of the hook plate of the dial group
A circular knitting machine (1) for knitwear or hosiery, comprising a bearing structure, needle cylinder (C), a plurality of needles, and a dial group. The dial group comprises a support ring (4), a hook plate (5), and a thread feeding and cutting organ. The knitting machine comprises rotation transmission means (10) comprising: a drive pulley (11), a hook plate shaft (12), a flange (13) and an engaging mechanism (20) which operates between an engaged configuration, in which it constrains the pulley and the flange to one another, and a disengaged configuration, in which the flange is free from constraints. The engaging mechanism comprises an engaging organ (21) and actuating means (30) which enable the passage from the engaged configuration to the disengaged configuration in any angular position assumed by the flange or the pulley, and the passage from the disengaged configuration to the engaged configuration with the engaging organ positioned at a predetermined number of angular engaging and disengaging positions (40). |
| US10240263B2 |
Blended fiber yarns and fabrics including oxidized polymeric fibers
An article comprising a fabric comprising: (a) a blended yarn comprising: (i) from about 10% to about 85% by weight of at least one biregional fiber comprising an oxidized polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile based homopolymers, acrylonitrile based copolymers, acrylonitrile based terpolymers, and combinations thereof; (ii) at least one companion fiber selected from the group consisting of FR polyester, FR nylon, FR rayon, FR treated cellulose, m-aramid, p-aramid, modacrylic, novoloid, melamine, wool, nylon, regenerated cellulose, polyvinyl chloride, antistatic fiber, poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) (PBO), polybenzimidazole (PBI), polysulphonamide (PSA), and combinations thereof; and (b) optionally including a companion yarn different from said blended yarn; wherein said companion yarn includes p-aramid in an amount less than 20% of the fabric weight; and wherein the fabric has a weight from about 3 oz/yd2 to about 12 oz/yd2. |
| US10240259B2 |
Process for the production of shaped cellulose articles
A method of manufacturing a cellulose-based shaped article. The method comprises subjecting a solution of lignocellulosic material, dissolved in a distillable ionic liquid, to a spinning method, wherein the ionic liquid is a diazabicyclononene (DBN)-based ionic liquid. DBN-based ionic liquids have good dissolution power, high thermal and chemical stability, lack runaway reactions and exhibit low energy consumption, due to low spinning temperatures. The shaped cellulose articles can be used as textile fibers, high-end non-woven fibers, technical fibers, films for packaging, and barriers films in batteries, as membranes and as carbon-fiber precursors. |
| US10240257B2 |
Systems and methods for controlled laydown of materials in a fiber production system
Described herein are apparatuses and methods of creating fibers, such as microfibers and nanofibers. The methods discussed herein employ centrifugal forces to transform material into fibers. Apparatuses that may be used to create fibers are also described. To improve the collection of fibers, various devices and systems for controlling the deposition pattern of the produced fibers are described. |
| US10240256B2 |
Electro spinning apparatus
An electro spinning apparatus according to embodiments of the inventive concept includes a nozzle unit discharging nano fiber on a substrate, and an alignment device having the substrate disposed thereon and aligning the nano fiber, wherein the alignment device includes a body and an angle adjustment unit adjusting an angle formed by a straight line connecting two electrodes disposed to face each other among the electrodes and the substrate. |
| US10240249B2 |
Use of nonafluorobutanesulfonic acid in a low pH etch solution to increase aluminum foil capacitance
Anode foil, preferably aluminum anode foil, is etched using a process of treating the foil in an electrolyte bath composition comprising a perfluoroalkylsulfonate, a sulfate, a halide, and an oxidizing agent. The anode foil is etched in the electrolyte bath composition by passing a direct current charge through the bath. The etched anode foil is suitable for use in an electrolytic capacitor. |
| US10240245B2 |
Systems, methods, and anodes for enhanced ionic liquid bath plating of turbomachine components and other workpieces
Ionic liquid bath plating systems, methods, and plating anodes are provided for depositing metallic layers over turbomachine components and other workpieces. In an embodiment, the method includes placing workpieces in a plurality of cell vessels such that the workpieces are at least partially submerged in plating solution baths, which are retained within the cell vessels when the plating system is filled with a selected non-aqueous plating solution. After plating anodes are positioned adjacent the workpieces in the plating solution baths, the plurality of cell vessels are enclosed with lids such that the plurality of cell vessels contain vessel headspaces above the plating solution baths. A first purge gas is then injected into the plurality of cell vessels to purge the vessel headspaces. The workpieces and the plating anodes are then energized to deposit metallic layers on selected surfaces of the workpieces utilizing an ionic liquid bath plating process. |
| US10240242B2 |
Bromide removal from aqueous solutions
Systems and processes for removing and purifying bromide from an aqueous bromide solution are described. Electrochemistry is used to either convert bromide to bromine to allow its extraction in an organic phase, or to cause deposition of bromine onto an electrode. In either case, once removed from the aqueous bromide solution, the bromide can be recovered and purified. |
| US10240238B2 |
Nickel based thermal spray powder and coating, and method for making the same
Provided in one embodiment includes a multi-fully alloyed powder that provides a wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant coating on a substrate when applied by a thermal spraying process. The coating exhibits desirable hardness, toughness, and bonding characteristics in a highly dense coating that is suitable for a wide range of temperatures. The embodiment provides a method of forming a coating, the method comprising: providing a substrate; and disposing onto the substrate a coating, comprising: a powder-containing composition comprising an alloy, the alloy comprising a solid solution comprising nickel, and a first component comprising at least one transition metal element and at least one nonmetal element. |
| US10240237B2 |
Black coupling member for vehicles, having excellent corrosion resistance and black appearance
Provided is a black coupling member for vehicles, comprising a trivalent chromium black chemical conversion film and a black coating film upon the trivalent chromium black chemical conversion film, on the surface of a zinc-plated metal substrate. The trivalent chromium black chemical conversion film is formed using a hexavalent chromium-free trivalent chromium black chemical conversion treatment solution having a Zn ion concentration of no more than 20 g/L. The lightness (L) of the trivalent chromium black chemical conversion film is no more than 33. The black coating film includes a black chemical conversion component, a modified organopolysiloxane, and a friction coefficient-adjustment component. The black chemical conversion component content is 2-25 wt % relative to 100 wt % of the black coating film. The lightness (L) is no more than 28. |
| US10240235B2 |
Method and apparatus for depositing a material layer originating from process gas on a substrate wafer
An apparatus for depositing a material layer originating from process gas on a substrate wafer, contains: a reactor chamber delimited by an upper dome, a lower dome, and a side wall; a susceptor for holding the substrate wafer during the deposition of the material layer; a preheating ring surrounding the susceptor; a liner, on which the preheating ring is supported in a centered position wherein a gap having a uniform width is present between the preheating ring and the susceptor; and a spacer acting between the liner and the preheating ring, the spacer keeping the preheating ring in the centered position and providing a distance Δ between the preheating ring and the liner. |
| US10240227B2 |
Zirconium based bulk metallic glasses with hafnium
Various embodiments of zirconium based bulk metallic glass with hafnium are described herein. In one embodiment, an alloy composition includes zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), at least one element from a group consisting of niobium (Nb) and titanium (Ti), and at least one element from a group consisting of nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), and cobalt (Co). |
| US10240225B2 |
Steel material, material processing method, and material processing apparatus
Disclosed herein is a technique to reduce the residual stress of a steel material while improving the mechanical property and the corrosion resistance of the material. A steel material is provided that includes a plurality of ferrite crystal grains, and a laminar iron-rich phase formed at unidirectionally occurring grain boundaries of all grain boundaries of the ferrite crystal grains. A material processing method is provided that includes: heating a steel material that contains a plurality of ferrite crystal grains; applying a magnetic field to a heated portion while heating the steel material; applying an electric field to the heated portion in a direction that crosses the direction of the applied magnetic field while heating the steel material; and measuring a displacement occurring in the steel material under the magnetic field and the electric field. |
| US10240222B2 |
Current schedule for optimized reaction metallurgical joining
A method of joining a first metal workpiece substrate and a second metal workpiece substrate by way of reaction metallurgical joining involves passing a pulsating DC electrical current through the metal workpiece substrates and a reaction material disposed between confronting faying surfaces of the workpiece substrates. The electrical current comprises a plurality of current pulses that generally increase in applied current level. |
| US10240215B2 |
Method for producing astaxanthin by fermentation
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for microbioiogically producing astaxanthin of high concentration at low cost while suppressing production of canthaxanthin. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for producing carotenoids including astaxanthin comprising culturing a bacterium that concurrently produces astaxanthin and canthaxanthin in a medium containing biotin, wherein a ratio of concentration of produced canthaxanthin to concentration of produced astaxanthin in a culture product after the end of culture in the medium is lower than that in a culture product alter the end of culture in a biotin-free medium. |
| US10240212B2 |
Systems and methods for detection of cells using engineered transduction particles
Systems and methods for detecting and/or identifying target cells (e.g., bacteria) using engineered transduction particles are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes mixing a quantity of transduction particles within a sample. The transduction particles are associated with a target cell. The transduction particles are non-replicative, and are engineered to include a nucleic acid molecule formulated to cause the target cell to produce a series of reporter molecules. The sample and the transduction particles are maintained to express the series of the reporter molecules when target cell is present in the sample. A signal associated with a quantity of the reporter molecules is received. In some embodiments, a magnitude of the signal is independent from a quantity of the transduction particle above a predetermined quantity. |
| US10240209B2 |
Detecting mutations for cancer screening
Embodiments are related to the accurate detection of somatic mutations in the plasma (or other samples containing cell-free DNA) of cancer patients and for subjects being screened for cancer. The detection of these molecular markers would be useful for the screening, detection, monitoring, management, and prognostication of cancer patients. For example, a mutational load can be determined from the identified somatic mutations, and the mutational load can be used to screen for any or various types of cancers, where no prior knowledge about a tumor or possible cancer of the subject may be required. Embodiments can be useful for guiding the use of therapies (e.g. targeted therapy, immunotherapy, genome editing, surgery, chemotherapy, embolization therapy, anti-angiogenesis therapy) for cancers. Embodiments are also directed to identifying de novo mutations in a fetus by analyzing a maternal sample having cell-free DNA from the fetus. |
| US10240208B2 |
MicroRNA assay for detection and management of pancreatic cancer precursors
The current invention pertains to miRNAs that are differentially expressed in samples of an individual having pancreatic cancer, or having a high risk of developing pancreatic cancer, as compared to the corresponding sample of an individual not having pancreatic cancer, or having low risk of developing pancreatic cancer, respectively. In certain embodiments, the miRNAs are differentially expressed in a tissue sample or blood plasma sample of an individual having a pancreatic lesion and having a high risk of developing pancreatic cancer as compared to the corresponding tissue sample or blood sample of an individual having the pancreatic lesion and having no risk or low risk of developing pancreatic cancer. These differentially expressed miRNAs can be used as biomarkers for diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of pancreatic cancer, particularly, in a subject having a pancreatic lesion. Microarray containing miRNAs indicative of the presence of pancreatic cancer, or having a high risk of pancreatic cancer development, particularly, in a subject having a pancreatic lesion, and methods of use of the microarrays are also provided. |
| US10240207B2 |
Cancer treatment with c-met antagonists and correlation of the latter with HGF expression
The present invention concerns cancer biomarkers. In particular, the invention concerns HGF as a biomarker for patient selection and patient prognosis in cancer, as well as methods of therapeutic treatment, articles of manufacture and methods for making them, diagnostic kits, methods of detection and methods of advertising related thereto. |
| US10240206B2 |
Biomarkers and methods for predicting benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy
Biomarkers, methods, assays, and kits are provided for predicting the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) in a subject with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). |
| US10240205B2 |
Methods for assessing risk of developing a viral disease using a genetic test
This document provides methods and materials related to treating a disease. For example, this document provides methods for treating a subject's disease based on identifying the risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy PML using a genetic test. |
| US10240204B2 |
Methods for profiling and quantitating cell-free RNA
The invention generally relates to methods for assessing the health of a tissue by characterizing circulating nucleic acids in a biological sample. According to certain embodiments, methods for assessing the health of a tissue include the steps of detecting a sample level of RNA in a biological sample, comparing the sample level of RNA to a reference level of RNA specific to the tissue, determining whether a difference exists between the sample level and the reference level, and characterizing the tissue as abnormal if a difference is detected. |
| US10240203B2 |
miRNA 320a as biomarker for inflammatory bowel disease
The present invention relates to an in vitro method for diagnosing an acute or relapsing phase of inflammatory bowel disease as well as a method for treating the acute or relapsing phase of inflammatory bowel disease. In addition, the present invention relates to a medicament for use in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Further comprised by the present invention is the use of a nucleic acid molecule of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2 for monitoring the progression of said disease and in vitro diagnosis of an acute or relapsing phase of said disease. Also a device for the diagnosis of said disease and kits for performing the method of the present invention are envisaged by the present invention. |
| US10240200B2 |
Methods for profiling and quantitating cell-free RNA
The invention generally relates to methods for assessing the health of a tissue by characterizing circulating nucleic acids in a biological sample. According to certain embodiments, methods for assessing the health of a tissue include the steps of detecting a sample level of RNA in a biological sample, comparing the sample level of RNA to a reference level of RNA specific to the tissue, determining whether a difference exists between the sample level and the reference level, and characterizing the tissue as abnormal if a difference is detected. |
| US10240198B2 |
Nucleic acid probe and method of detecting genomic fragments
Provided herein, among other things, is a method of processing a nucleic acid sample. In some embodiments, the method comprises a) hybridizing a sample comprising a target fragment to a nucleic acid probe comprising: i. a head sequence and a tail sequence, wherein the head and tail sequences are at the ends of a first oligonucleotide molecule; and ii. a splint sequence comprising, in order: an upstream flanking sequence that is complementary to the head sequence; a target complementary sequence that is complementary to the target fragment; and a downstream flanking sequence that is complementary to the tail sequence; thereby producing a hybridization product in which the ends of the target fragment are ligatably adjacent to the ends of the head and tail sequences in the first oligonucleotide molecule; and b) ligating the ends of the target fragment to the ends of the head and tail sequences of the first oligonucleotide molecule, thereby producing a cyclic product that comprises the target fragment and the head and tail sequences. Probes and kits for performing the method are also provided. |
| US10240197B1 |
Methods for analyzing nucleic acids from single cells
Aspects of the present invention include analyzing nucleic acids from single cells using methods that include using tagged polynucleotides containing multiplex identifier sequences. |
| US10240194B2 |
Methods for nucleotide sequencing and high fidelity polynucleotide synthesis
Methods of obtaining sequence information about target polynucleotide having a predefined sequence are disclosed. The methods include sequencing by ligation and sequencing by polymerase. |
| US10240193B2 |
Sequencing device
A method of preparing reagents includes inserting a cartridge into an instrument. The cartridge includes a plurality of reagent enclosures disposed in a cavity of the cartridge and exposing a port to an exterior of the cartridge. Each reagent enclosure includes a reagent container including a reagent and an internal cavity defining a compressible volume, an opening defined through the reagent container to the internal cavity. The method further includes connecting a plurality of fluid ports to the openings of the plurality of reagent enclosures; applying a solution through the fluid ports to at least partially fill the plurality of reagent enclosures; and cycling a pressure of the cavity, whereby for each of the reagent enclosures, during increasing pressure, the solution enters the internal cavity of the reagent container, combines with the reagent, and compresses the compressible volume, and during decreasing pressure, the compressible volume decreases and the reagent is ejected through the opening. |
| US10240192B2 |
Bead emulsion nucleic acid amplification
Disclosed are methods for nucleic acid amplification wherein nucleic acid templates, beads, and amplification reaction solution are emulsified and the nucleic acid templates are amplified to provide clonal copies of the nucleic acid templates attached to the beads. Also disclosed are kits and apparatuses for performing the methods of the invention. |
| US10240190B2 |
Nano-constructs for polynucleotide delivery
The present invention provides novel nano-constructs useful for delivering polynucleotides into cells, methods of using the nano-constructs, and methods of making the nano-constructs. |
| US10240186B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for magnetic separation
Methods, microfluidic devices, and instruments for magnetic separation of particles from a fluid are described. Examples include microfluidic devices having a removable portion. Examples include microfluidic devices having one or more regions of reduced fluid velocity. Examples further including instruments having pneumatic interfaces. Examples further includes instruments having controllable magnets, imaging components, or combinations thereof. |
| US10240184B2 |
Covalent tethering of functional groups to proteins
A mutant hydrolase optionally fused to a protein of interest is provided. The mutant hydrolase is capable of forming a bond with a substrate for the corresponding nonmutant (wild-type) hydrolase which is more stable than the bond formed between the wild-type hydrolase and the substrate. Substrates for hydrolases comprising one or more functional groups are also provided, as well as methods of using the mutant hydrolase and the substrates of the invention. Also provided is a fusion protein capable of forming a stable bond with a substrate and cells which express the fusion protein. |
| US10240180B2 |
Multiplexed screening of enzyme activities using nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry
Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and systems for analyzing and detecting enzyme activity. For examples, methods, compositions and systems for parallel detection and analysis of enzymatic activities of enzymes in complex biological mixtures are provided. |
| US10240179B2 |
Method for the production of protein complexes and vaccine compositions comprising the same
The present invention relates to methods for the production of heat shock protein complexes for use in vaccine compositions. In particular, there is provided a method for increasing the level and immunogenicity of heat shock protein complexes produced in cells by subjecting the cells to specific stress inducing stimuli. The invention further extends to the use of heat shock protein complexes produced according to the methods of the invention in the preparation of vaccine compositions for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and cancerous conditions. |
| US10240178B2 |
Mispriming prevention reagents
Provided herein are mispriming prevention reagents, compositions and kits comprising such reagents and methods of use thereof. |
| US10240177B2 |
Thermophilic and thermoacidophilic biopolymer-degrading genes and enzymes from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms, methods
Isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius are provided. Further provided are methods of at least partially degrading, cleaving, or removing polysaccharides, lignocellulose, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, starch, chitin, polyhydroxybutyrate, heteroxylans, glycosides, xylan-, glucan-, galactan-, or mannan-decorating groups using isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius. |
| US10240176B2 |
Compositions and methods for producing benzylisoquinoline alkaloids
The present invention relates to host cells that produce compounds that are characterized as benzylisoquinolines, as well as select precursors and intermediates thereof. The host cells comprise one, two or more heterologous coding sequences wherein each of the heterologous coding sequences encodes an enzyme involved in the metabolic pathway of a benzylisoquinoline, or its precursors or intermediates from a starting compound. The invention also relates to methods of producing the benzylisoquinoline, as well as select precursors and intermediates thereof by culturing the host cells under culture conditions that promote expression of the enzymes that produce the benzylisoquinoline or precursors or intermediates thereof. |
| US10240171B2 |
Preparation of lactic acid and/or a lactate salt from lignocellulosic material by separate saccharification and fermentation steps
A process for preparing lactic acid and/or a lactate salt via the fermentation of carbohydrates obtained from lignocellulosic material. In particular the process includes: a) treating a lignocellulosic material with an alkaline agent including a caustic magnesium salt in the presence of water to provide a treated aqueous lignocellulosic material; b) saccharifying the treated aqueous lignocellulosic material in the presence of a hydrolytic enzyme to provide a saccharified aqueous lignocellulosic material including fermentable carbohydrates and a solid lignocellulosic fraction; c) fermenting the fermentable carbohydrates in the saccharified aqueous lignocellulosic material by way of lactic acid producing microorganism in the presence of an alkaline agent including a caustic magnesium salt to provide an aqueous fermentation broth including a magnesium lactate; and d) isolating lactic acid and/or lactate salt from the fermentation broth; wherein the saccharification step b) and the fermentation step c) are performed as two separate steps. |
| US10240170B2 |
CO hydratase and method for producing formate using the same
Provided are CO hydratase and a method for producing formate using the same, and more specifically, to CO hydratase which is a novel enzyme which is produced by linking CO dehydrogenase (CODH) and CO2 reductase and can directly convert CO into formate, and use thereof. |
| US10240169B2 |
Recombinant microorganism for the production of useful metabolites
Described are recombinant microorganisms characterized by having phosphoketolase activity, having a diminished or inactivated Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway (EMPP) by inactivation of the gene(s) encoding phosphofructokinase or by reducing phosphofructokinase activity as compared to a non-modified microorganism and having a diminished or inactivated oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) by inactivation of the gene(s) encoding glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase or by reducing glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity as compared to a non-modified microorganism. These microorganisms can be used for the production of useful metabolites such as acetone, isobutene or propene. |
| US10240168B2 |
Altered host cell pathway for improved ethanol production
A recombinant yeast cell, fermentation compositions, and methods of use thereof are provided. The recombinant yeast cell includes at least one heterologous nucleic acid encoding one or more polypeptide having phosphoketolase activity; phosphotransacetylase activity; and/or acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase activity, wherein the cell does not include a heterologous modified xylose reductase gene, and wherein the cell is capable of increased biochemical end product production in a fermentation process when compared to a parent yeast cell. |
| US10240161B2 |
Compositions and methods for silencing gene expression
A method of introducing naked dsRNA into a seed is provided. The method comprising contacting the seed with the naked dsRNA under conditions which allow penetration of the dsRNA into the seed, thereby introducing the dsRNA into the seed. |
| US10240160B2 |
Yeast cells expressing amyloid beta and uses therefor
Disclosed are yeast cells expressing a polypeptide comprising a signal sequence and a human amyloid beta protein. Also disclosed are methods of screening yeast cells to identify compounds that prevent or suppress amyloid beta-induced toxicity and genetic suppressors or enhancers of amyloid beta-induced toxicity. Compounds identified by such screens can be used to treat or prevent neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. |
| US10240152B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of transthyretin
The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a transthyretin (TTR) gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of TTR. |
| US10240149B2 |
Reduced size self-delivering RNAi compounds
The present invention relates to methods for in vivo administration of sd-rxRNA molecules. |
| US10240147B2 |
Production of encoded chemical libraries
This invention relates to the synthesis of nucleic acid-encoded chemical libraries using common adaptor sequences. Nucleic acid strands coupled to chemical moieties may be contacted with identifier oligonucleotides comprising coding sequences encoding the chemical moieties and an adaptor oligonucleotides, such that the adaptor oligonucleotide hybridizes to both the nucleic acid strands and the identifier oligonucleotides to allow ligation of the identifier oligonucleotides to the nucleic acid strands. The adaptor oligonucleotide is then removed. Nucleic acid-encoded chemical libraries, and methods of producing or screening such libraries are provided. |
| US10240146B2 |
Probe library construction
The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for producing nucleic acids. In some aspects, relatively large quantities of oligonucleotides can be produced, and in some cases, the oligonucleotides may have a variety of different sequences and/or lengths. For instance, a relatively small quantity of oligonucleotides may be amplified to produce a large amount of nucleotides. In one set of embodiments, oligonucleotides may be amplified using PCR, then transcribed to produce RNA. The RNA may then be reverse transcribed to produce DNA, and optionally, the RNA may be selectively degraded or removed, relative to the DNA. In one set of embodiments, the oligonucleotides may be chemically modified. These modifications may include, but are not limited, to the adding of fluorescent dyes or other signaling entities. |
| US10240144B2 |
Sequential delivery device and method
A reagent delivery method includes placing a reagent delivery column including a plurality of reagent storage elements therein in a centrifugal device, coupling a breaching element to the housing, and rotating the centrifugal device to force the reagent storage elements toward the breaching element, breaching of the reagent storage elements releasing reagent therein and communicating the same to an external environment. A reagent delivery system includes a column having a housing, a plurality of reagent storage element sheets positioned in the housing or forming a stack, a plurality of breaching elements, and a microplate having a plurality of wells, the microplate coupled to the housing where each well corresponds or aligns with a breaching element and a reagent storage element. The system can be rotated in a centrifugal device to force the reagent storage element stacks toward the breaching elements. |
| US10240142B2 |
Method of producing nanobiocatalysts
A method of producing nanobiocatalysts includes: suspending a support material in a liquid medium; functionalizing a surface of the support material by mixing the suspended support material with a functionalizer for a first predefined time at a first predefined temperature, wherein a first broth results; applying a protein directly in the first broth after the first predefined time; mixing the protein with the first broth and incubating the protein for a second predefined time at a second predefined temperature, wherein a second broth results; immobilizing the incubated protein onto the functionalized surface of the support material, wherein a third broth results; filtering the third broth; and gathering a retentate of the filtering. By directly processing the first and second broths allows for providing a continuous process and production of the nanobiocatalysts, which can be optimized regarding time, water, chemical and energy consumption. Also, problems related to thixotrophy can be minimized. |
| US10240136B2 |
β-fructofuranosidase
To provide an improved β-fructofuranosidase which is capable of efficiently producing kestose while inhibiting the production of nystose. This improved β-fructofuranosidase comprises either: an amino acid sequence (a) obtained by introducing, into the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, an amino acid mutation i) in which the 85th glycine (G) from the N-terminal is substituted for a protein-constituting amino acid other than glycine (G), and/or an amino acid mutation ii) in which the 310th histidine (H) from the N-terminal is substituted for lysine (K), arginine (R), or tyrosine (Y); or an amino acid sequence (b) which exhibits β-fructofuranosidase activity, and which comprises an amino acid sequence obtained by deleting, substituting, inserting, or adding one or more amino acids in (a) other than the amino acid into which the amino acid mutation has been introduced. |
| US10240131B2 |
Type II pseudorabies virus attenuated strain, its preparation method and application
The present invention discloses a type II Pseudorabies virus attenuated strain and its preparation method and application. The attenuated strain of pseudorabies virus is gE/TK-double-deficient strain, which is named as PRV-HD/c strain of PRV dual-deletion strain, and the accession number is CGMCC No. 14325. The attenuated strain of the pseudorabies virus of the present invention is obtained from the newly isolated strain of pseudorabies virus type II after deletion of the gE and TK double genes and has reduced pathogenicity and strong immunogenicity and is inactivated by the attenuated strain of pseudorabies virus vaccines or live attenuated vaccines, which can provide effective immunity to PRV susceptible animals such as pigs and mice. |
| US10240129B2 |
Bacteriophage and composition comprising same
The present invention relates to a novel bacteriophage ΦCJ25 (KCCM11463P) and a composition comprising the same as an active ingredient. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for preventing and/or treating infectious diseases caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) of birds by using the bacteriophage ΦCJ25 (KCCM11463P) or the composition. |
| US10240127B2 |
Exosomes from clonal progenitor cells
The invention provides methods, compositions, uses and kits relating to exosomes isolated from progenitor cells. |
| US10240123B2 |
Method for preparing induced paraxial mesoderm progenitor (IPAM) cells and their use
The present invention relates to an ex vivo method for preparing induced paraxial mesoderm progenitor (iPAM) cells, said method comprising the step of culturing pluripotent cells in an appropriate culture medium comprising an effective amount of an activator of the Wnt signaling pathway and an effective amount of an inhibitor of the Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) signaling pathway. |
| US10240122B2 |
Active-ester-group-containing composition for producing fibers, and cell culture scaffold material using fibers produced from active-ester-group-containing composition
A composition for producing a fiber, containing (A) a polymer compound containing a unit structure represented by the formula (1) and a unit structure represented by the formula (2), (B) a crosslinking agent, (C) an acid compound, and (D) a solvent wherein each symbol in the formulas (1) and (2) is as described in the DESCRIPTION. |
| US10240120B2 |
Balanced mixotrophy method
Methods of culturing mixotrophic microorganisms in a state of balanced gas composition are disclosed. Parameters of a culture of mixotrophic microorganisms may be controlled to reduce the requirements of externally supplied gases and optimize the production and consumption of gases within the culture by the phototrophic and heterotrophic metabolisms of the mixotrophic microorganisms. |
| US10240118B2 |
System for monitoring growth media
A system for monitoring growth media within a controlled environment is provided and includes a well plate having a plate top and a plate side and defines at least one well cavity. The plate top includes a top opening and the plate side includes a side opening and the side opening is communicated with one of the at least one well cavity. The system includes a sensor assembly unit that includes a unit structure defining a reference material chamber containing a reference material, a sensor chamber having a chamber opening, and a base chamber. Additionally, the system includes a reference electrode communicated with the reference material and the base chamber. A media sensor is provided and is communicated with the chamber opening and a media sensor electrode communicated with the media sensor. The reference electrode and media sensor electrode are communicated with a processing device. |
| US10240112B2 |
Microemulsions and their use in metal working fluids, wood stains, or wood sealers
The present disclosure is directed to compositions including a microemulsion comprising a blend of lecithin, a co-surfactant, and a salt of an acidifier, an ester of an acidifier, or combinations thereof. Uses of the compositions are also disclosed. |
| US10240111B2 |
Laundry additive
A laundry additive composition comprising a) at least one oxylated material chosen from polyoxyalkylene, a polyoxyalkylene fatty acid ester, and a polyoxyalkylene fatty alcohol ether; b) a polyol; c) a coloring agent; and d) at least one additive chosen from fragrance and a fabric treatment material. The composition can deliver the additive to clothing during washing or rinsing of the clothes, such as to impart a fragrance to clothing. |
| US10240102B2 |
Lubricant compositions containing hexene-based oligomers
Disclosed herein are oligomerization processes using feedstocks containing 1-hexene to produce an oligomer product, and methods for recovering a heavy 1-hexene oligomer from the oligomer product and hydrogenating the heavy 1-hexene oligomer. The resultant hydrogenated heavy 1-hexene oligomer can be blended with other PAO's to form 100 cSt and 40 cSt lubricant compositions, which have viscosity index and pour point properties that are equivalent to or better than respective 100 cSt and 40 cSt 1-decene PAO's. |
| US10240099B2 |
Processes for producing a fuel from a renewable feedstock
Processes for the production of transportation fuel from a renewable feedstock. A catalyst is used which is more selective to hydrodeoxygenate the fatty acid side chains compared to decarboxylation and decarbonylation reactions. A gaseous mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen can be supplied to the conversion zone. Water may also be introduced into the conversion zone to increase the amount of hydrogen. |
| US10240098B2 |
Modular processes for the production of tight gas and tight oil and for tight oil refining
Modular, portable processes and apparatus for the production of tight gas (including shale gas) and tight oil (including shale oil) and for the conversion of tight oil into a plurality of marketable fuels are described which enable easy deployment and start-up and are specifically useful in remote areas. Furthermore, these modular processes and apparatus are configured to use co-produced tight gas as a source of processing energy. Another feature of the modular processes is to substantially reduce the use of fracking water and process water. In some embodiments modular processes include (A) Purified Salt Production; (B) Modular Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) Production; (C) Hydrogen Production by Autothermal Reformer; (D) Optimized Hydraulic Fracturing; (E) Desalting with Bi-Electric Configuration with an Interchanger; (F) Desalter Water Recovery and Recyclling; (G) Precut Column with a Gas-Fired Heater; (H) Crude Distillation with a Gas-Fired Heater; (I) Hydrodesulfurization using Reactive Distillation; and (J) Vacuum Distillation. |
| US10240094B2 |
Conversion of oxygenates to hydrocarbons with variable catalyst composition
Systems and methods are provided for modifying the composition of the conversion catalyst in a reactor for oxygenate conversion during conversion of an oxygenate feed to allow for adjustment of the slate of conversion products. The modification of the conversion catalyst can be performed by introducing a substantial portion (relative to the amount of catalyst inventory in the reaction system) of make-up catalyst having a distinct composition relative to the conversion catalyst in the reaction system. Introducing the distinct composition of make-up catalyst can modify the composition of the conversion catalyst in the reactor to allow for changes in the resulting product slate. By introducing the distinct catalyst composition, the conversion catalyst in the reactor can correspond to a different composition of catalyst than the overall average catalyst composition within the catalyst inventory in the reaction system. |
| US10240093B2 |
Method and equipment for producing hydrocarbons by catalytic decomposition of plastic waste products in a single step
A method having the following steps: subjecting plastic waste material to a thermal pre-treatment in order to produce a liquid plastic mass, wherein the thermal pre-treatment of the plastic material is carried out in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature that varies between 110° C. and 310° C.; simultaneously feeding the liquid plastic mass to a reaction apparatus; bringing the plastic mass into contact with a bed of particles of inorganic porous material contained inside the reaction apparatus at a temperature of between 300° and 600° C.; inducing thermocatalytic decomposition reactions at a temperature of between 300 and 600° C. in order to generate a mixture of hydrocarbons in a vapor phase; and separating the hydrocarbons from the vapor phase current generated inside the reaction means in order to produce a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons. |
| US10240091B2 |
Process for devolatizing a feedstock
Provided herein is a method for devolatizing a solid feedstock. The solid feedstock is treated to a produce a particle size laying between 1 cm3 and 100 cm3. The solid feedstock is passed into a device connected to an outlet of a compaction screw auger comprising an assembly including a solid feedstock injector, a retort, a side arm for injecting a heated gas comprising hydrogen, and a process auger. The solid feedstock is contacted with the heated gas at a temperature of 500° C. to 1000° C. for a time of 60 seconds to 120 seconds, whereby the solid feedstock is converted into a gas stream and a solid stream. |
| US10240089B2 |
Gypsum composites used in fire resistant building components
A composite product includes gypsum in an amount of 60 to 90% by weight, fibers in an amount of 1.5 to 26% by weight substantially homogeneously distributed through the composite, and a rheology-modifying agent in an amount of 0.5 to 6% by weight. The composite is caused or allowed to cure to form a cured composite. The cured composite is a fire resistant component used in a fire-rated door core, a fire-rated door or a fire-rated building panel. The fire resistant component may include a building panel, a door panel, a door core, a door rail, a door stile, a door lock block, a door border, or a door insert. |
| US10240087B2 |
Enhanced color-preference LED light sources using lag, nitride, and PFS phosphors
According to some embodiments, a composite light source includes at least one blue light source having a peak wavelength in the range of about 400 nanometer (nm) to about 460 nm; at least one LAG phosphor; at least one narrow red down-converter; and wherein the composite light source has a Lighting Preference Index (LPI) of at least 120. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10240084B2 |
Non-crystallizable pi-conjugated molecular glass mixtures, charge transporting molecular glass mixtures, luminescent molecular glass mixtures, or combinations thereof for organic light emitting diodes and other organic electronics and photonics applications
The present invention provides charge transporting molecular glass mixtures, luminescent molecular glass mixtures, or combinations thereof comprising at least two nonpolymeric compounds each independently corresponding to the structure (R1Y1)p[(Z1Y2)mR2Y3]nZ2Y4R3 wherein m is zero or one; n is zero up to an integer at which said compound starts to become a polymer; p is an integer of from one to eight; each R1 and R3 is independently a monovalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aromatic group or a multicyclic aromatic nucleus; R2, Z1, and Z2 each independently represent multivalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aromatic group; and Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 each independently represent a triple bond, a double bond, or a single bond link. |
| US10240082B2 |
Method for design of production wells and injection wells
The disclosure claimed herein relates to well systems for various fluids production, in particular, for production of fluids from hydrocarbon-containing formations using hydraulic fracturing process. According to the proposed method, injecting into well of fracturing fluid not containing proppant is performed to form a fracture in the formation, after which fracturing fluid is injected into the wellbore in pulse mode; the pulse mode provides at least one pulse of injecting fracturing fluid containing proppant, and at least one pulse of proppant-free fluid. Also, methods for fluid production and injection are proposed. Methods for fluids production, injection and recovery using hydraulic fracturing method are proposed. The proposed method increase the well lifetime due to reduced fluid flow impact on fracture walls and proppant clusters. |
| US10240078B2 |
Volatile surfactant treatment for use in subterranean formation operations
Methods including providing a treatment fluid comprising: a gas; and a volatile surfactant dispersed in the gas, wherein the volatile surfactant has a normal boiling point of less than 260° C. without substantial thermal decomposition and a dynamic surface tension of less than about 40 dynes/cm for a 0.1% solution; and intermittently introducing the treatment fluid and an aqueous fluid into a treatment zone in a subterranean formation. |
| US10240077B2 |
Low density oil external emulsion with gelled internal phase as a gravel packing carrier fluid
A subterranean treatment fluid may include an invert emulsion including a clarified diutan-based gelled aqueous internal phase and a mineral oil-based external phase, and an acid composition. The acid composition may include at least one acid selected: formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid, and combinations thereof, at least one acid-generating compound selected from: an ester; an aliphatic polyester; an ortho ester; a poly(ortho ester); an ortho ether; a poly(ortho ether); a lactide; a poly(lactide); a glycolide; a poly(glycolide); an ε-caprolactone; a poly(ε-caprolactone); a hydroxybutyrate; a poly(hydroxybutyrate); an anhydride; a poly(anhydride); an aliphatic carbonate; an aliphatic polycarbonate; an amino acid; a poly(amino acid), and combinations thereof, or a combination of the at least one acid and the at least one acid-generating compound. The subterranean treatment fluid may have a density less than water. |
| US10240076B2 |
Self-adhesive bituminous sheath for building and bitumen modifier for self-adhesive bituminous sheath
An adhesive bituminous sheath for building includes bitumen and an adhesivizing additive mixed with the bitumen, wherein the adhesivizing additive is an aliphatic and cycloaliphatic resin. |
| US10240075B2 |
Bonding dissimilar materials with adhesive paste
A rivetable adhesive for use in a joint between dissimilar materials, comprising a liquid epoxy resin, an expoxidized polysulfide, a flexibilizer, a solid epoxy CTBN adduct based upon bisphenol A, a phenoxy resin, an impact modifier including methacrylate-butadiene-styrene, a curing agent; and a blowing agent. The adhesive finds particular suitability for use in riveting aluminum panels to steel structures, such as for forming automotive vehicle roof structures. |
| US10240072B2 |
Compositions with a grafted polyolefin copolymer having constituents of an unsaturated monomer, an olefin elastomer, and a long-chain branched polyolefin
The present disclosure provides a polyolefin-based composition, suitable for use as a tie-layer adhesive composition, and a process for making the polyolefin-based composition. The polyolefin-based composition is made from and/or contains a grafted polyolefin copolymer composition, a base resin composition, and optionally, an additives composition. The grafted polyolefin copolymer composition is made from and/or contains a grafted polyolefin composition, an olefin elastomer composition, and a long-chain branched polyolefin composition. The grafted polyolefin is coupled to the olefin elastomer and the long-chain branched polyolefin. |
| US10240071B2 |
Aqueous adhesive dispersion containing polyurethanes and ethoxylated fatty alcohols
Described are aqueous adhesive dispersions comprising dispersed polyurethanes and also ethoxylated fatty alcohols as emulsifiers. The polyurethanes are constructed from certain organic diisocyanates, dihydroxy compounds selected from certain polyester diols and polyether diols, and compounds having groups reactive toward isocyanate groups and having at least one ionic group. The adhesive dispersions can be used as laminating adhesives, for example for composite film lamination or for the lamination of rigid moldings with flexible decorative foils. |
| US10240070B1 |
Electronically reversible adhesive systems
An adhesive system for attachment to a contact surface of an object comprises a backing, carbon nanotubes, charged nanoparticles, and an electrical source. The carbon nanotubes each have a first end region and a second end region, opposite the first end region. Each of the charged nanoparticles is coupled to the second end region of at least one of the carbon nanotubes. The electrical source is configured to selectively electrically charge the backing to cause an electrical repulsion force between the backing and the charged nanoparticles. The first end region of each of the carbon nanotubes is coupled to the backing. The second end region of each of a number of the carbon nanotubes is coupled to none of the charged nanoparticles. |
| US10240066B2 |
Methods of producing polyurea three-dimensional objects from materials having multiple mechanisms of hardening
A method of forming a three-dimensional object of polyurethane, polyurea, or copolymer thereof is carried out by: (a) providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface, the carrier and the build surface defining a build region therebetween; (b) filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, the polymerizable liquid including at least one of: (i) a blocked or reactive blocked prepolymer, (ii) a blocked or reactive blocked diisocyante, or (iii) a blocked or reactive blocked diisocyanate chain extender; (c) irradiating the build region with light through the optically transparent member to form a solid blocked polymer scaffold and advancing the carrier away from the build surface to form a three-dimensional intermediate having the same shape as, or a shape to be imparted to, the three-dimensional object, with the intermediate containing the chain extender; and then (d) heating or microwave irradiating the three-dimensional intermediate sufficiently to form from the three-dimensional intermediate the three-dimensional object of polyurethane, polyurea, or copolymer thereof. |
| US10240065B2 |
Reversible, chemically or environmentally responsive polymers, and coatings containing such polymers
We have demonstrated reversibly reducing metal-ion crosslinkages in polymer systems, by harnessing light, creating a dynamic and reversible bond. The reduction induces chemical and physical changes in the polymer materials. Some variations provide a polymer composition comprising: a polymer matrix containing one or more ionic species; one or more photosensitizers; and one or more metal ions capable of reversibly changing from a first oxidation state to a second oxidation state when in the presence of the photosensitizers and light. Some embodiments employ urethane-based ionomers capable of changing their crosslinked state under the influence of a change in counterion valance, using light or chemical reducing agents. This invention provides films, coatings, or objects that are reversible, re-mendable, self-healing, mechanically adjustable, and/or thermoplastic/thermoset-switchable. |
| US10240059B2 |
Cationic latex fixative for ink applications
A cationic latex fixative for ink applications is provided. The cationic latex fixative derived from a combination of a cationic monomer, a nonionic monomer that provides softness to the latex, and a nonionic monomer that provide stiffness to the latex. A method of manufacturing the fixative and a method of printing the fixative are also provided. |
| US10240056B2 |
Aqueous resin based inkjet inks
An inkjet ink includes a) an aqueous medium; and b) capsules composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core; wherein the capsules are dispersed in the aqueous medium using a dispersing group covalently bonded to the polymeric shell; wherein the core contains a photoinitiator and one or more chemical reactants capable of forming a reaction product upon application of UV light; wherein the capsules have an average particle size of no more than 4 μm as determined by dynamic laser diffraction; and wherein the photoinitiator is a diffusion hindered photoinitiator selected from the group consisting of multifunctional photoinitiators, oligomeric photoinitiators, polymeric photoinitiators and polymerizable photoinitiators. |
| US10240055B2 |
Ink jet ink composition and production method thereof
An ink jet ink composition includes a disperse dye, and a sodium naphthalene sulfonate formalin condensate, in which a ratio of a concentration of sodium ions with respect to a content of the sodium naphthalene sulfonate formalin condensate (Na(ppm)/NSF (% by mass)) is 75 to 550. |
| US10240054B2 |
Method for manufacturing aqueous pigment dispersion and aqueous ink for inkjet recording
Provided is a method for producing an aqueous pigment dispersion including a step of dispersing a mixture containing a pigment, an anionic group-containing organic polymer compound, a basic compound, and from 1% to 500% by mass of alkylene oxide adduct having a polyamine structure with respect to the pigment into water. The step of dispersing includes Step 1 of kneading a mixture which contains a pigment, an anionic group-containing organic polymer compound, a basic compound, and from 1% to 500% by mass of alkylene oxide adduct having a polyamine structure with respect to the pigment, and which contains no water or water equal to or less than 30% by mass with respect to a solid content thereof, and Step 2 of dispersing a kneaded material obtained in Step 1 into water. |
| US10240053B2 |
Aqueous ink, ink cartridge, and ink jet recording method
An aqueous ink for ink jet having a high color developing property, capable of recording an image having an excellent hue, and having excellent storage stability, containing a coloring material and a water-soluble organic solvent is provided. The coloring material is a compound represented by the following General Formula (1). The water-soluble organic solvent contains a first water-soluble organic solvent having two or more hydroxy groups and having a Log P value of −1.88 or more to −1.09 or less. The content (mass %) of the first water-soluble organic solvent is 5.0 times or more to 30.0 times or less by a mass ratio with respect the content (mass %) of the coloring material. |
| US10240049B2 |
Superhydrophobic and oleophobic coatings with low VOC binder systems
Coating compositions for the preparation of superhydrophobic (SH) and/or oleophobic (OP) surfaces that employ low amounts of volatile organic compounds are described. Also described are the resulting coatings/coated surfaces and methods of their preparation. Such coatings/surfaces have a variety of uses, including their ability to prevent or resist water, dirt and/or ice from attaching to a surface. |
| US10240046B2 |
Method for fabrication of a hybrid dual phase filler for elastomers
The method for fabricating a hybrid dual phase filler for elastomers includes: impregnation of carbon black with ethanol suspension of magnetite in a ball mill; drying of the dual phase mixture till constant weight; grinding of the dried product in a ball mill; thermal activation under vacuum in a specifically designed reactor followed by a grinding of the final product in a ball mill. The hybrid dual phase filler includes carbon black impregnated with ethanol suspension of magnetite, contains 5 to 50 mass % of magnetite and 95 to 50 mass % of carbon black. Magnetite is a powder and includes up to 5% of SiO2, particle size up to 50μ and density of 4.8-5.2 g/cm3 with a specific surface area (BET/) 400-900 m2/g; iodine number—370-750 mg/g; oil number 200-450 ml/100 g; total volume pore 0.5-1.5 cm3(STP)/g; micropore surface area 50-90 m2/g; external specific surface area 400-900 m2/g. |
| US10240041B2 |
Fire suppression fluid dispensing device
Disclosed is an assembly for discharging hydrated super absorbent polymer into a confined space for protection of a lineman or firefighter from a flash fire and fire suppression. A pressurized tank is filled with hydrated super absorbent polymer and connected to a conduit that is constructed and arranged to interchange various nozzles for personnel protection and fire suppression. The hydrated super absorbent polymer is discharged through a solenoid valve which can be operated by the individual operating within the space with a switch, an individual operating the control panel mounted in a utility truck or activated by a heat sensor in the confined space. |
| US10240033B2 |
Optical film and method for manufacturing same, polarization plate, and liquid crystal display apparatus
The optical film of the present invention is an optical film including a thermoplastic resin, in which the optical film has a moisture permeability of 70 g/m2/day or less (in terms of a film thickness of 40 μm), and contains a moisture permeability-reducing compound having a molecular weight of 200 or more and satisfying Formula (1) described below. Formula (1) A/B≤0.9 (A represents a moisture permeability of an optical film in a case in which 10 mass % of the moisture permeability-reducing compound is added to the mass of the thermoplastic resin, and B represents a moisture permeability of an optical film in a case in which the thermoplastic resin is included and the moisture permeability-reducing compound is not added.) |
| US10240032B2 |
Binder for powder metallurgy, mixed powder for powder metallurgy, and sintered body
The present invention provides a binder which has excellent effect on suppression of segregation or dust emission, while exhibiting excellent fluidity both at ordinary temperatures and at high temperatures. The present invention is a binder which is blended for use in a mixed powder for powder metallurgy, said mixed powder containing an iron-based powder and an auxiliary starting material powder. This binder is characterized by being composed of one or more polymers that are selected from among butene polymers having a melting point of from 50° C. to 85° C. (inclusive) and a heated melt fluidity at 190° C. of from 2.0 g/10 minutes to 3.6 g/10 minutes (inclusive) and methacrylic acid polymers having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000,000 or less. |
| US10240030B2 |
Article comprising a high flow polyetherimide composition
Molded articles having a maximum thickness of 3 centimeters and including a polyetherimide composition are described. The polyetherimide compositions include 60 to 99.9 weight percent of a polyetherimide having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 80,000 Daltons, and 0.1 to 40 weight percent of an aryl phosphate having a molecular weight from 500 to 1,200 Daltons, wherein weight percent is based on the total weight of the composition. The compositions have a melt flow at least 10% greater than the melt flow of the same polyetherimide composition without the aryl phosphate, measured according to ASTM D1238 at 337° C. under a 6.7 kilogram load. |
| US10240029B2 |
Plastic modifiers
Hydrocarbyl terminated polyester compounds comprising sulfur-containing repeat units that are useful as plastic modifiers, polymer blend compositions comprising the hydrocarbyl terminated polyester compounds, methods for modifying the performance properties of polymers, and methods for preparing the hydrocarbyl terminated polyester compounds. |
| US10240027B2 |
Indoline-nitroxide radical as stabilizer and inhibitor for reactive resins, reactive resins containing same and use of same
Use of a stable indole-nitroxide radical as a stabilizer and/or inhibitor for resin mixtures and reactive resin mortars is described on the basis of radically curable compounds. Resin mixtures and reactive resin mortars may be made stable in storage very effectively using the indole nitroxide radical and the pot life of mortar compositions can be adjusted in a targeted manner. |
| US10240025B2 |
Compositions comprising estolide compounds and methods of making and using the same
Provided herein are compositions comprising at least one estolide compound of formula: in which n is an integer equal to or greater than 0; m is an integer equal to or greater than 1; R1, independently for each occurrence, is selected from optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched; R2 is selected from hydrogen and optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched; and R3 and R4, independently for each occurrence, are selected from optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched. Also provided are uses of the compositions described herein. |
| US10240024B2 |
Nucleating composition and thermoplastic polymer composition comprising such nucleating composition
The invention relates to a nucleating composition comprising: (a) a first nucleating agent, which comprises a cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound; and (b) a second nucleating agent, which comprises talc, wherein the cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound has the formula (I): |
| US10240023B2 |
Polymer-ceramic composites
Polymer-ceramic composites, in particular for the field of electronics, include grains of titanium suboxides of general formulation TiOx in which x is between 1.00 and 1.99, limits included, and/or of barium and/or strontium titanate suboxides of general formulation Ba(1-m)SrmTiOy in which y is between 1.50 and 2.99, limits included, and m is between 0 and 1, limits included. |
| US10240019B2 |
Injection-foamable styrenic monomer-diolefin copolymer, a method for the preparation thereof and use thereof
A styrenic monomer-diolefin copolymer comprises polystyrenic monomer micro-blocks and polydiolefin micro-blocks, in which the content of styrenic monomer units is 10-80 wt %, the ratio of diolefin units of 1,2-structure is less than 30% in the total diolefin units, and the number-average molecular weight (Mn) of the copolymer is 25,000-500,000. The preparation methods and uses in foam products thereof are also disclosed. |
| US10240014B2 |
High clarity and strength polyethylene films
A film having an A/B/A structure comprising an layer A and a layer B. The layer A is present in an amount ranging from 25 to 65 wt. %, based upon the total weight of the A/B/A structure, and the layer A comprises a first A layer and a second A layer each independently comprise linear low density polyethylene. The layer B is present in an amount ranging from 35 to 75 wt. %, based upon the total weight of the A/B/A structure, and the layer B, which comprises high density polyethylene, is positioned between the first A layer and the second A layer. |
| US10240013B2 |
Microporous material from ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer and method for making same
Microporous material having a spherulitic matrix made from ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer has a plurality of pores having an average pore size greater than about 0.01 micrometer. The material is made by thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) process that includes melt mixing ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer, diluent and nucleating agent to provide a melt mixed composition; shaping the melt mixed composition; cooling the shaped melt mixed composition to induce phase separation of the ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer to provide a phase separated material; and stretching the phase separated material to provide the microporous material. The microporous material may be incorporated into articles and the articles may include one, two or more layers of microporous material. |
| US10240011B2 |
Multifunctional curing agents and their use in improving strength of composites containing carbon fibers embedded in polymeric matrix
A functionalized carbon fiber having covalently bound on its surface a sizing agent containing epoxy groups, at least some of which are engaged in covalent bonds with crosslinking molecules, wherein each of said crosslinking molecules possesses at least two epoxy-reactive groups and at least one free functional group reactive with functional groups of a polymer matrix in which the carbon fiber is to be incorporated, wherein at least a portion of said cros slinking molecules are engaged, via at least two of their epoxy-reactive groups, in crosslinking bonds between at least two epoxy groups of the sizing agent. Composites comprised of these functionalized carbon fibers embedded in a polymeric matrix are also described. Methods for producing the functionalized carbon fibers and composites thereof are also described. |
| US10240006B2 |
Upgrading lignin from lignin-containing residues through reactive extraction
Disclosed are methods of functionalizing lignin using reactive extraction. The invention also generally relates to functionalized lignin. An exemplary method for producing functionalized lignin is disclosed, which comprises: providing a residue comprising lignin and cellulose; subjecting the residue to a liquid comprising an organic compound, thereby forming a first mixture; wherein the subjecting is performed at a first temperature of about 100° C. or less; and wherein the first mixture comprises: a first liquid fraction comprising solubilized functionalized lignin, wherein the solubilized functionalized lignin is functionalized with the organic compound; and a first solid fraction comprising cellulose. |
| US10240004B2 |
Polymeric BODIPY dyes and methods for using the same
Polymeric BODIPY dyes including light harvesting BODIPY unit-comprising multichromophores are provided. In some embodiments, the dyes are polymeric tandem dyes that include a light harvesting BODIPY unit-comprising multichromophore and an acceptor chromophore covalently linked to the multichromophore in energy-receiving proximity therewith. The polymeric tandem dyes may be covalently linked to a specific binding member. Also provided are methods of evaluating a sample for the presence of a target analyte and methods of labelling a target molecule using compositions including the polymeric tandem dyes. Kits and systems for practicing the subject methods are also provided. |
| US10240000B2 |
Aromatic polyimides suitable for 3D printing processes
Novel aromatic polyimides are disclosed with sufficient physical properties to be useful in 3D printing. |
| US10239999B2 |
Curable resin, spacer composition, filter, methods of preparing the same, and display device
Disclosed are a curable resin, a spacer composition, a filter, methods of preparing the same, a filter and a method of preparing the same, and a display device. The curable resin includes 1 part by weight of dianhydride, 0.6 to 2 parts by weight of diamine, and 0.8 to 3 parts by weight of vinyl monomer. |
| US10239997B2 |
Surface treatment agent for substrate, comprising perfluoropolyether group-containing phosphate compound
To provide a surface treatment agent capable of imparting excellent water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability, abrasion resistance and lubricity to the surface of a substrate.A surface treatment agent for a substrate, comprising a perfluoropolyether group-containing phosphate compound, a coating agent comprising the surface treatment agent and a liquid medium, and a substrate having a surface layer formed from the surface treatment agent or the coating agent. |
| US10239996B2 |
Process for preparing polymers
A process for preparing non-naturally-occurring defined monomer sequence polymers is provided, and in which a high degree of synthetic control is obtained by the use of solvent resistant diafiltration membranes. Also provided is a process for separating non-naturally-occurring defined monomer sequence polymers from synthetic by-products or excess reagents using solvent resistant diafiltration membranes, and a use of a solvent resistant diafiltration membrane in processes for preparing and separating non-naturally-occurring defined monomer sequence polymers. |
| US10239994B2 |
Composition comprising titanium or zirconium alkoxide or aryloxide and use thereof
The invention relates to a composition comprising a titanium or zirconium alkoxide or aryloxide, wherein the alkoxy group in the titanium or zirconium alkoxide is a group of formula R—O− wherein R is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and the aryloxy group in the titanium or zirconium aryloxide is a group of formula Ar—O− wherein Ar is an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and wherein the composition additionally comprises 0.1 to 50 wt. % of an organic carbonate, based on the total weight of the composition. |
| US10239992B2 |
Carbon black modified polyesters
Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide compositions and methods involving the production of polyester composite materials that contain covalently bonded carbon black particles. The carbon black particles have surface functional groups that enable the grafting of a polyester, and/or initiate the ring opening of a monomer to create a polyester grown from the surface of the particle. |
| US10239987B2 |
Aqueous polyurethane—vinyl polymer hybrid dispersions
The invention relates to aqueous polyurethane-vinyl polymer hybrid dispersions comprising, as building blocks, hydrophobically modified hydroxy-functional polyesters A, acids B that have further groups which react with isocyanates under formation of urethanes, ureas, or thiourethanes, compounds G having only one hydroxyl group, and one or more tertiary amino groups, olefinically unsaturated monomers H2 having a polymerisable ethylenic unsaturation and a further functional group which reacts with an isocyanate group under bond formation, olefinically unsaturated monomers H1 having at least one polymerisable ethylenic unsaturation and no further functional group which reacts with an isocyanate group, and multifunctional isocyanates I having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule, to a process of their preparation, and to a method of use thereof. |
| US10239985B2 |
Polymer polyols comprising a natural oil base polyol, polyurethane foams comprising these polymer polyols and processes for their preparation
This invention relates to polymer polyols comprising the free-radical polymerization product of a base polyol, at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and, optionally, a preformed stabilizer, in the presence of at least one free-radical polymerization initiator and at least one chain transfer agent, in which the base polyol is a natural oil. A process for preparing these polymer polyols is also described. The present invention also relates to a polyurethane foam prepared from these polymer polyols and to a process for the preparation of these polyurethane foams. |
| US10239984B2 |
Process for the production of di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series
The invention relates to a production process for polyamines through condensation of aromatic amines with formaldehyde employing at least one solid zeolite catalyst partially or fully ion-exchanged to the protonic form which has been A) alkaline-treated, wherein the alkaline treatment is in case of BEA zeolites carried out in the presence of a pore-directing agent and in case of zeolites other than BEA zeolites in the presence or absence of a pore-directing agent, or B) acid-treated without any alkaline treatment preceding or following said acid treatment, wherein the acid treatment is effected with an organic acid with chelating function. |
| US10239980B2 |
Block copolymer
The present application provides the block copolymers and their application. The block copolymer has an excellent self assembling property and phase separation and various required functions can be freely applied thereto as necessary. |
| US10239979B2 |
Highly saturated nitrile rubber composition and cross-linked rubber
A highly saturated nitrile rubber composition obtained by mixing 7 to 40 wt % of a carboxyl group-containing highly saturated nitrile rubber (A1) containing 15 to 60 wt % of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units and 1 to 60 wt % of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monoester monomer units and having an iodine value of 120 or less, 10 to 78 wt % of a highly saturated nitrile rubber (A2) containing α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units in 15 to 60 wt %, having a content of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monoester monomer units of 0.9 wt % or less, and having an iodine value of 120 or less, and 15 to 50 wt % of a polyester resin (B) at a temperature of a melting point of the polyester resin (B) or more is provided. |
| US10239977B2 |
Producing polyolefin products
Catalyst systems and methods for making and using the same are described. A method includes selecting a catalyst blend using a blend polydispersity index (bPDI) map. The polydispersity map is generated by generating a number of polymers for at least two catalysts. Each polymer is generated at a different hydrogen to ethylene ratio. At least one catalyst generates a higher molecular weight polymer and another catalyst generates a lower molecular weight polymer. A molecular weight for each polymer is measured. The relationship between the molecular weight of the polymers generated by each of the catalysts and the ratio of hydrogen to ethylene is determined. A family of bPDI curves for polymers that would be made using a number of ratios of a blend of the at least two catalysts for each of a number of ratios of hydrogen to ethylene. A ratio for the catalyst blend of the catalysts that generates a polymer having a bPDI that matches a polymer fabrication process is selected, and the product specific polyolefin is made using the catalyst blend. |
| US10239972B2 |
Active-energy-ray-curable composition, cured material, composition stored container, two-dimensional or three-dimensional image forming apparatus, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional image forming method
An active-energy-ray-curable composition including: polymerizable monomer (A1) containing one (meth)acryloyl group; acylphosphine oxide-based polymerization initiator (B1); and acridone-based polymerization initiator (B2), an amount of the polymerizable monomer (A1) containing one (meth)acryloyl group being from 50.0% by mass through 99.8% by mass. |
| US10239971B2 |
Heavy goods vehicle tire comprising a tread based on a modified polyisoprene, process for preparing same
A heavy-duty vehicle tire comprising a tread consisting of a crosslinked rubber composition comprising a reinforcing filler of siliceous type and a synthetic polyisoprene modified by grafting with a compound comprising at least one group Q, and at least one group A, which are joined to one another by at least one and preferably one “spacer” group Sp, in which: Q comprises a dipole containing at least one and preferably one nitrogen atom, A comprises an associative group comprising at least one nitrogen atom, Sp is an atom or group of atoms forming a bond between Q and A. The heavy-duty vehicle tire according to the invention has a satisfactorily improved rolling resistance/wear resistance compromise. |
| US10239969B2 |
Spherical magnesium halide adduct, a catalyst component and a catalyst for olefin polymerization prepared therefrom
A magnesium halide adduct represented by the formula (I): MgX2.mROH.nE.pH2O, in which X is chlorine, bromine, a C1-C12 alkoxy, a C3-C10 cycloalkoxy or a C6-C10 aryloxy, with the proviso that at least one X is chlorine or bromine; R is a C1-C12 alkyl, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl or a C6-C10 aryl; E is an o-alkoxybenzoate compound represented by the formula (II): in which R1 and R2 groups are independently a C1-C12 linear or branched alkyl, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl, a C6-C10 aryl, a C7-C10 alkaryl or an C7-C10 aralkyl, the R1 and R2 groups are identical to or different from the R group; m is in a range of from 1.0 to 5.0; n is in a range of from 0.001 to 0.5; and p is in a range of from 0 to 0.8, is disclosed. A catalyst component useful in olefin polymerization, which comprises a reaction product of (1) the magnesium halide adduct, (2) a titanium compound, and optionally (3) an electron donor compound, is also disclosed. |
| US10239967B2 |
Olefin polymerization catalyst system comprising mesoporous organosilica support
A catalyst system comprising a combination of: 1) one or more catalyst compounds comprising at least one nitrogen linkage; 2) a support comprising an organosilica material, which is a mesoporous organosilica material; and 3) an optional activator. Useful catalysts include pyridyldiamido transition metal complexes, HN5 compounds, and bis(imino)pyridyl complexes. The organosilica material is a polymer of at least one monomer of Formula [Z1OZ2SiCH2]3(1), where Z1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4alkyl group, or a bond to a silicon atom of another monomer and Z2 represents a hydroxyl group, a C1-C4alkoxy group, a C1-C6 alkyl group, or an oxygen atom bonded to a silicon atom of another monomer. This invention further relates to processes to polymerize olefins comprising contacting one or more olefins with the above catalyst system. |
| US10239964B2 |
Method for manufacturing conjugated diene polymer, conjugated diene polymer, rubber composition, and tire
A method for manufacturing a conjugated diene polymer that can increase the robustness of a polymerization reaction system is provided. Also, a conjugated diene polymer, with a high cis-1,4-bond content, that is manufactured by this method for manufacturing is provided. A method for manufacturing a conjugated diene polymer includes polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer using a polymerization catalyst composition including a rare earth element compound and a compound having a cyclopentadiene skeleton, and a conjugated diene polymer manufactured with this method for manufacturing has a cis-1,4-bond content of 95% or greater. |
| US10239961B2 |
Cyclodextrin
The invention provides a method for preparing sulphoalkyl ether-β-cyclodextrin. The method comprises first contacting cyclodextrin with a base to form activated cyclodextrin. The method then comprises separately contacting the activated cyclodextrin with an alkyl sultone to form sulphoalkyl ether-β-cyclodextrin. The activation reaction is carried in batch and the sulphoalkylation reaction is carried out under continuous flow conditions. |
| US10239952B2 |
Anti-WT1/HLA bi-specific antibody
Disclosed herein is a bi-specific form of a T cell receptor mimic (TCRm) mAb with reactivity to human immune effector cell antigen and a WT1 peptide/HLA-A epitope. This antibody selectively bound to leukemias and solid tumor cells expressing WT1 and HLA-A as well as activated resting human T cells to release interferon-(IFN-γ) and to kill the target cancer cells in vitro. Importantly, the antibody mediated autologous T cell proliferation and directed potent cytotoxicity against fresh ovarian cancer cells. Therapeutic activity in vivo of the antibody was demonstrated in NOD SCID SCID Yc*(NSG) mice with three different human cancers expressing WT1/HLA-A2 including disseminated Ph+ acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), disseminated acute myeloid leukemia, and peritoneal mesothelioma. In both of the leukemia xenograft models, mice that received the antibody and T cells also showed longer survival and delayed limb paralysis. Also provided are methods for stimulating a primary T cell response comprising stimulating cytotoxic T cells against a first tumor antigen and a secondary T cell response comprising stimulating effector T cells and/or memory T cells against a first tumor antigen and/or against a second tumor antigen using the bi-specific antibodies described herein. |
| US10239951B2 |
Bispecific HER2 and HER3 antigen binding constructs
Described herein are isolated bi-specific antigen binding constructs, e.g., antibodies. The bi-specific antigen binding constructs include two antigen binding polypeptide constructs, e.g., a Fab and an scFv. The first antigen-binding polypeptide construct monovalently and specifically binds to extracellular domain 4 (ECD4) of HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2); the second antigen-binding polypeptide construct monovalently and specifically binds to an extracellular domain (ECD) of HER3 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 3). One antigen binding polypeptide construct is a Fab format and the other antigen binding polypeptide construct is an scFv format. The bi-specific antigen binding constructs includes an Fc having two Fc polypeptides each having a CH3 domain for dimerization. Each Fc polypeptide is linked to the C-terminus of one of the antigen binding polypeptide constructs with or without a linker. |
| US10239950B2 |
Anti-MUC1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and uses thereof
The present invention provides: an antibody exhibiting specificity for MUC1, the antibody having a glycan structure expressed at high levels in cancer cells; a method for manufacturing this antibody; and a novel means and method for the diagnosis and prevention and/or treatment of cancer using this antibody. The present invention is a monoclonal antibody to human MUC1, wherein the antibody specifically recognizes a glycopeptide having a human MUC1 tandem unit and furthermore having an O-linked glycan core (0(Tn)) in any one of the threonine and serine in the amino acid sequence of this human MUC1 tandem unit. A method for detecting MUC1 in a human body-fluid sample. A kit including this monoclonal antibody. A pharmacological composition for the prevention and/or treatment of a malignant tumor, the pharmacological composition containing this monoclonal antibody as an active ingredient. |
| US10239949B2 |
Oncofetal antigen binding proteins and related compositions and methods
The present disclosure relates to protein molecules that specifically bind to 5T4 and/or 4-1BB. The molecules may have at least one humanized 5T4-binding or 4-1BB-binding domain. Such molecules are useful for the treatment of cancer. The protein molecule binding to 5T4 or 4-1BB may have a second binding domain that binds to another target. The molecules may bind both 5T4-expressing cells and a cell-surface molecule expressed by an effector cell to enhance effector cell activation, proliferation, survival and/or effector-cell mediated cytotoxicity. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the 5T4-binding or 4-1BB-binding polypeptide or protein molecules, nucleic acid molecules encoding these polypeptides and methods of making and using these molecules. |
| US10239948B2 |
Method of engineering multi-input signal sensitive T cell for immunotherapy
The present invention relates to a method to engineer immune cell for immunotherapy. In particular said immune cells are engineered with chimeric antigen receptors, which be activated by the combination of hypoxia and ligand extracellular binding as input signals. The invention also relates to new designed chimeric antigen receptors which are able to redirect immune cell specificity and reactivity toward a selected target exploiting the ligand-binding domain properties and the hypoxia condition. The present invention also relates to cells obtained by the present method, in particular T-cells, comprising said chimeric antigen receptors for use in cancer treatments. |
| US10239946B2 |
Cell line overexpressing human CD303 antigen
The invention relates to a cell line expressing the gamma chain of the FcεRI receptor and human CD303 antigen, characterized in that said cell line is transfected in a stable manner by an expression vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule coding for human CD303 antigen and having strong expression of human CD303 on the surface thereof, e.g. at least 10000 molecules of human CD303 per cell, as well as a vector or vector kit that can be used to co-express the gamma chain of the FcεRI receptor and human CD303 antigen, and different uses of the cell line of the invention. |
| US10239944B2 |
Compositions and methods related to engineered Fc constructs
The present invention relates to compositions and methods of engineered IgG Fc constructs, wherein said Fc constructs include one or more Fc domains. |
| US10239942B2 |
Anti-PD-1 antibodies
Antibodies that bind to programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), compositions comprising such antibodies, and methods of making and using such antibodies are disclosed. |
| US10239938B2 |
T-cell redirecting bispecific antibodies for treatment of disease
The present invention concerns compositions and methods of use of T-cell redirecting complexes, with at least one binding site for a T-cell antigen and at least one binding site for an antigen on a diseased cell or pathogen. Preferably, the complex is a DNL™ complex. More preferably, the complex comprises a bispecific antibody (bsAb). Most preferably, the bsAb is an anti-CD3×anti-CD19 bispecific antibody, although antibodies against other T-cell antigens and/or disease-associated antigens may be used. The complex is capable of targeting effector T cells to induce T-cell-mediated cytotoxicity of cells associated with a disease, such as cancer, autoimmune disease or infectious disease. The cytotoxic immune response is enhanced by co-administration of interferon-based agents that comprise interferon-α, interferon-β, interferon-λ1, interferon-λ2 or interferon-λ3. |
| US10239937B2 |
Treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, hemolytic anemias and disease states involving intravascular and extravascular hemolysis
Methods for treating subjects having complement-mediated hemolytic disorders, such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and other hemolytic anemias, the method comprising administering an effective amount of a composition that inhibits the activity of the complement alternative pathway. |
| US10239936B2 |
Methods and compositions related to soluble monoclonal variable lymphocyte receptors of defined antigen specificity
Disclosed are compositions and methods related to variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRs). More particularly, disclosed are a variety of antigen specific polypeptides, including soluble, monoclonal, and multivalent forms, as well as methods of using the polypeptides, antibodies that bind the antigen specific polypeptides, and nucleic acids, vectors and expression systems that encode the polypeptides. Antigen specific polypeptides that selectively bind pathogens, like anthrax, and carbohydrates, like blood group determinants, are specifically disclosed. |
| US10239933B2 |
Compositions and methods for modulating thrombin generation
Factor V peptides and methods of use thereof are disclosed. |
| US10239927B2 |
Peptides and compositions for treatment of joint damage
The present invention provides new protease resistant polypeptides, as well as compositions and methods for treating, ameliorating or preventing conditions related to joint damage, including acute joint injury and arthritis. |
| US10239926B2 |
Compositions and methods for vascular protection against reperfusion injury after myocardial ischemia
As described herein, the present invention features compositions comprising an HGF/IgG complex and methods of using such compositions to reduce ischemic reperfusion injury. |
| US10239921B2 |
Insecticidal proteins
Compositions and methods for controlling plant pests are disclosed. In particular, novel engineered hybrid insecticidal proteins (eHIPs) having toxicity to at least corn rootworm are provided. By fusing unique combinations of complete or partial variable regions and conserved blocks of at least two different Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry proteins or a modified Cry proteins an eHIP having activity against corn rootworm is designed. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the novel eHIPs are also provided. Methods of making the eHIPs and methods of using the eHIPs and nucleic acids encoding the eHIPs of the invention, for example in transgenic plants to confer protection from insect damage are also disclosed. |
| US10239920B2 |
Cupredoxin derived transport agents and methods of use thereof
The present invention discloses methods and materials for delivering a cargo compound into a cancer cell. Delivery of the cargo compound is accomplished by the use of protein transduction domains derived from cupredoxins. The invention further discloses methods for treating cancer and diagnosing cancer. |
| US10239919B2 |
Selective delivery molecules and methods of use
Disclosed herein is a selective delivery molecule comprising: (a) an acidic sequence (portion A) which is effective to inhibit or prevent the uptake into cells or tissue retention, (b) a molecular transport or retention sequence (portion B), and (c) a linker between portion A and portion B, and (d) at least one cargo moiety. |
| US10239917B2 |
Method for identifying novel minor histocompatibility antigens
A novel method for human minor histocompatibility antigen (MiHA) discovery, novel MiHAs identified using this method, as well as uses of the novel MiHAs, are described. One of the features of the novel method is the inclusion of personalized translated transcriptome and/or exome in the database used for peptide identification by mass spectroscopy (MS). Candidate MiHAs are identified by comparing the personalized transcriptome and/or exome to a reference genome and/or to the transcriptome and/or exome of an HLA-matched subject. |
| US10239916B2 |
Controlled modulation of amino acid side chain length of peptide antigens
The invention provides a method for the creation of peptide antigens comprising epitopes with at least a first modification comprising a shortened or lengthened amino acid side chain. By extension or shortening of the side chain with CH3/CH2 groups, for example, made by computer assisted modeling of the tumor antigen (peptide) bound in the MHC-I-groove, immunogenicity can be improved with minimal modification of adjacent tertiary structure, thereby avoiding cross-reactivity. Provided by the invention are methods of creating such antigens, as well as methods for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of various conditions comprising administration of the antigens. |
| US10239915B2 |
Method for continuous production of degradation product of water-insoluble polymeric compound
This invention is intended to produce a novel functional material through solubilization and molecular weight reduction of a water-insoluble polymeric compound, such as a water-insoluble protein or water-insoluble polysaccharide, in a simple and efficient manner. This invention provides a method for producing a degradation product of a water-insoluble polymeric compound comprising the steps of: bringing a water-insoluble polymeric compound into contact with a solid acid catalyst, heating the resulting mixture, and recovering a supernatant; adding an aqueous medium to the solid acid catalyst after the supernatant is recovered, agitating and heating the resulting mixture, and recovering a supernatant; washing the solid acid catalyst with an aqueous medium and recovering a wash solution; mixing the recovered supernatant with the wash solution, so as to obtain a fraction that has not adsorbed to the solid acid catalyst; and eluting an adsorbed fraction from the solid acid catalyst and recovering an eluate, so as to obtain a fraction that has adsorbed to the solid acid catalyst. |
| US10239913B2 |
Compounds and methods involving sterols
Compounds and methods of synthesizing oxysterols are provided. The compounds and methods provided allow the oxysterol to be safely produced at a high yield. The compounds and methods provided can produce the oxysterol in a stereoselective manner. The method comprises reacting a diol with borane and hydrogen peroxide to form the oxysterol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof. |
| US10239911B2 |
Beta-D-2′-deoxy-2′-alpha-fluoro-2′-beta-C-substituted-2-modified-N6-substituted purine nucleotides for HCV treatment
A compound of the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof for the treatment of a host infected with or exposed to an HCV virus or other disorders more fully described herein. |
| US10239909B2 |
Polymethine compounds with long stokes shifts and their use as fluorescent labels
The present disclosure relates to new compounds and their use as fluorescent labels. The compounds may be used as fluorescent labels for nucleotides in nucleic acid sequencing applications. The labels are advantageous due to their long Stokes shifts. |
| US10239908B2 |
Cytidine-5-carboxamide modified nucleotide compositions and methods related thereto
Described herein are 5-position modified cytosine nucleotides and nucleosides as well as phosphoramidites and triphosphates derivatives thereof. Further provided are methods of making and using the same, and compositions and uses of the modified nucleosides as part of a nucleic acid molecule (e.g., aptamer). |
| US10239905B2 |
Low temperature and efficient fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass using recyclable organic solid acids
Methods of fractionating lignocellulosic biomass using hydrotropic sulfonic acids are provided. Also provided are methods of forming lignin particles, furans, sugars, and/or lignocellulosic micro- and nanofibrils from the liquid and solid fractions produced by fractionation process. The fractionation can be carried out at low temperatures with short reaction times. |
| US10239903B2 |
Pt (IV) derivatives and nanocarriers comprising them
Provided are Pt (IV) lipophilic derivatives for improved drug performance in cancer therapy, as well as nanocarriers including the same. |
| US10239893B2 |
Controlling the isomerization rate of Azo-BF2 switches using aggregation
Provided herein are photochromic organic compounds of Formula I or Formula II, which are useful as molecular switches capable of being triggered via a cis/trans isomerization process. Methods of using the molecular switch compounds to form photopharmaceutical compounds that may be used to provide selective spatiotemporal activation of pharmaceutical agents are also disclosed. |
| US10239890B2 |
Broad spectrum beta-lactamase inhibitors
Broad spectrum beta-lactamase inhibitors. Certain inhibitors also exhibit potent antibiotic activity in addition to beta-lactamase inhibition. Compounds of the invention are designed such that on cleavage of the beta-lactam ring reactive moieties are generated which can inactivate beta-lactamase. Also provided are methods of making beta-lactamase inhibitors and beta-lactam antibiotics exhibiting such inhibition. Additionally provided are pharmaceutical compositions for treatment or prevention of bacterial infections and methods of treatment of such infections. |
| US10239885B1 |
Compound 1-[2-[4-(2-ethyl-6,8-dimethylimidazo[1,2-α]pyrazin-3-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-3-(p-tolylsulfonyl)urea as a prostaglandin EP4 receptor antagonist
The present invention describes novel compounds, or veterinary or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, veterinary or pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and medical uses thereof. The compounds of the invention have activity as prostaglandin EP4 receptor antagonists and are useful in the treatment or alleviation of pain, inflammation and inflammation-associated disorders. Also described herein are methods for treating pain by administering the compounds of the invention. For example, the invention describes 1-[2-[4-(2-ethyl-6,8-dimethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-3-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-3-(p-tolylsulfonyflurea of the formula: veterinary or pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treatment using the subject compound and compositions thereof. |
| US10239884B2 |
Coelenterazine compounds and uses thereof
There is provided a series of coelenterazine (CTZ) derivatives as a substrate with high luminescence intensity, which is optimal for maximum luminescence wavelengths at both 400 nm (blue-shifted RLuc luminescence system) and 500 nm (ALuc luminescence system) for bioassays which is more sensitive than known techniques. The novel CTZ derivatives are compounds in which a specific position(s) of the CTZ is/are substituted with a specific substituent(s) as shown, for example, by the Formula [I], and has a higher luminescence intensity than known CTZ derivatives in blue-shifted RLuc luminescence system or ALuc luminescence system. |
| US10239883B2 |
4-imidazopyridazin-1-yl-benzamides as BTK inhibitors
The present invention relates to 6-5 membered fused pyridine ring compounds according to Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of 6-5 membered fused pyridine ring compounds according to Formula (I) in the treatment of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) mediated disorders. |
| US10239880B2 |
Cyclopenta[d]pyrimidines and substituted cyclopenta[d]pyrimidines as antitubulin and microtubule targeting agents, monocyclic pyrimidines as tubulin inhibitors, and pyrrolopyrimidines as targeted antifolates and tubulin and multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition and antitumor agents
The present invention provides a compound of Formula I, and salts thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula I: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of and R2 is an alkyl group having from one to ten carbon atoms, or wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of R1 is an alkyl group having from one to ten carbon atoms; and R is H, or an alkyl group having from one to ten carbon atoms, and R3 is H, an alkyl group having from one to ten carbon atoms, or a halogen. Preferably the compound of Formula V includes wherein R3 is a halogen, and most preferably wherein the halogen is chlorine. Methods of treating a patient with cancer with these compounds are also provided. |
| US10239879B2 |
Process for producing purinone derivative
According to the present invention, differently from well-known production methods, with the use of a different starting material, Ullmann condensation which may decrease the yield with an increase of a production scale can be avoided and thus 6-amino-9-[(3R)-1-(2-butynoyl)-3-pyrrolidinyl]-7-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-7,9-dihydro-8H-purin-8-one can be provided safely and stably with high reaction yield. |
| US10239877B2 |
Pharmacophore for trail induction
There are disclosed imidazolinopyrimidinone compounds that have activity to induce TRAIL gene expression in macrophages. There is further disclosed a method for treating various cancers comprising administering effective amounts of an imidazolinopyrimidinone having the structure of Formula I herein. The invention is directed, in various embodiments, to a compound and pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound capable of inducing expression of TRAIL gene in cells capable of expressing the TRAIL gene to produce the cytokine TRAIL. |
| US10239867B2 |
Modulators of ATP-binding cassette transporters
Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention. |
| US10239866B2 |
Selective methods for the separation of ondansetron and related impurities
The present disclosure generally relates to methods for separating ondansetron and related impurities using CO2-based chromatography. |
| US10239865B2 |
Bisphenols containing pendant clickable maleimide group and polymers therefrom
The patent discloses bisphenol monomers of formula I with pendant maleimide group connected via alkylene spacer and preparation thereof. Also, it discloses polymers based on bisphenol monomers containing pendant clickable maleimide group. Further, it provides a process for the preparation of polymers possessing pendant clickable maleimide groups based on bisphenols containing pendant maleimide group. Formula (I) wherein, x is an integer selected from 0 to 10. |
| US10239861B2 |
Therapeutic compounds and uses thereof
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof: wherein R1-R3 have any of the values defined in the specification. The compounds and salts are useful for treating PCAF mediated disorders and/or GCN5 mediated disorders. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as well as and methods of using said compounds, salts, or compositions in the treatment of various disorders. |
| US10239856B2 |
Synthesis of resorcylic acid lactones useful as therapeutic agents
Disclosed are macrocyclic compounds of formulae I, I′, II, II′, III, III′, IV, and V, which are analogs of the pochonin resorcylic acid lactones, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods and uses comprising the compounds for the treatment of diseases mediated by kinases and Heat Shock Protein 90 HSP90. |
| US10239854B2 |
Compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing a symptom associated with gout or hyperuricemia
The inventive subject matter provides compounds, compositions and methods for lowering serum acid (sUA) for the treatment of gout, and having reduced liver toxicity, associated with CYP2C9 metabolic pathway. |
| US10239852B2 |
Process for the production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in the presence of organic catalysts from the thiourea family
A process for the transformation of a feed of at least one sugar into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, contacting the feed with one or more organic catalysts in the presence of at least one solvent, said solvent being water or an organic solvent, alone or as a mixture, at a temperature in the range 30° C. to 200° C., and at a pressure in the range 0.1 MPa to 10 MPa, in which said organic catalysts are selected from compounds from the thiourea family with general formula R1NH—C(═S)—NHR2, in which the groups R1 and R2 are aromatic groups optionally having a heteroatom, linear or branched alkyl groups, which may or may not be cyclic, and alkyl groups with at least one heteroatom, which may be linear or branched, which may or may not be cyclic, said groups R1 and R2 possibly being substituted or unsubstituted and which may be identical or different. |
| US10239851B2 |
Carboxylic acid derivatives and use thereof in the preparation of prodrugs
The present invention discloses a class of carboxylic acid derivatives and use thereof in preparation of prodrugs. The carboxylic acid derivatives have the general formula (I), wherein R1 is H or alkyl; X is H or F; Y is F or fluoroalkyl; n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; W is W1 or W2; W1 is NR2R3, NR2R3.A, R2 and R3 are each independently H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or a protecting group for amino; m is 0, 1, 2, or 3; A is an acid; W2 is COOR4, OPO(OR4)2, or PO(OR)2; R4 is H, or a protecting group for carboxyl or hydroxyl in phosphoric acid. |
| US10239846B2 |
Selective sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor modulators and methods of chiral synthesis
Compounds that selectively modulate the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor are provided including compounds which modulate subtype 1 of the S1P receptor. Methods of chiral synthesis of such compounds are provided. Uses, methods of treatment or prevention and methods of preparing inventive compositions including inventive compounds are provided in connection with the treatment or prevention of diseases, malconditions, and disorders for which modulation of the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor is medically indicated. |
| US10239842B2 |
Hydrosoluble compounds derived from benzimidazole used in treating fasciolosis
The present invention relates to hydrosoluble compounds derived from benzimidazole represented by general formula I: wherein: Y1 e Y2 are independently O or S, and at least one of Y1 and Y2 is O; R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or a cation, both are hydrogen or both are cations; R3 is a C1-4 alkyl; R4 and R5 are independently halogen or a —OR6 alkoxide; R6 is C6-C10 aryl linked in 5- or 6-position of benzimidazole nucleus. |
| US10239839B2 |
Compounds and formulations suitable for radical scavenging
The present invention relates to compositions and methods of using free radical scavengers with reduced 1O2 generation. In certain embodiments, these compositions and methods of use relate to fullerene-derived ketolactams and fullerene-derived ketolactam derivatives, fullerene derivatives, and/or fullerenes. In yet other embodiments, the invention relates to cosmetic or dermatological compositions comprising said free radical scavengers with reduced 1O2 generation. |
| US10239831B2 |
Method for producing bis(3-aminophenyl)disulfides and 3-aminothiols
The present invention relates to a novel method for preparing bis(3-aminophenyl) disulphides of the general formula (I) and 3-aminothiols of the general formula (II), where X,Y have the meanings stated in the description, which serve as intermediates for the preparation of phenyl sulphoxides having insecticidal, acaricidal and nematicidal activity. |
| US10239829B2 |
Antagonists of the glucagon receptor
The present invention provides for novel compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and co-crystals thereof which have glucagon receptor antagonist or inverse agonist activity. The present invention further provides for 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. The present invention also provides for processes of making the compounds of Formula I, including salts and co-crystals thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. |
| US10239825B2 |
Ketamine derivatives
The present invention relates to ketamine derivatives of the formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and methods for treating pain comprising administering them, and their use in the manufacture of medicaments for treating pain. The present invention also relates to methods for anaesthetizing and methods for sedating a subject comprising administering ketamine derivatives of the formula (II). |
| US10239824B2 |
Automated synthesis of small molecules using chiral, non-racemic boronates
Provided are methods for making and using chiral, non-racemic protected organoboronic acids, including pinene-derived iminodiacetic acid (PIDA) boronates, to direct and enable stereoselective synthesis of organic molecules. Also provided are methods for purifying PIDA boronates from solution. Also provided are methods for deprotection of boronic acids from their PIDA ligands. The purification and deprotection methods may be used in conjunction with methods for coupling or otherwise reacting boronic acids. Iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification can be performed to synthesize chiral, non-racemic compounds. The methods are suitable for use in an automated chemical synthesis process. Also provided is an automated small molecule synthesizer apparatus for performing automated stereoselective synthesis of chiral, non-racemic small molecules using iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification. |
| US10239822B2 |
Process for the separation of long chain amino acids and dibasic acids
There is disclosed a process for the separation of long chain dibasic acid and fatty acid, comprising: (1) reacting a mixture of long chain dibasic acid and fatty acid with ammonium hydroxide to form an insoluble ammonium salt of fatty acid and a soluble ammonium salt of long chain dibasic acid; (2) recovering the insoluble ammonium salt of fatty acid; and (3) adding an acid to the mother liquor of step (2) to obtain the long chain dibasic acid. |
| US10239820B2 |
Etheramine compounds
Embodiments described herein provide a compound that may be used in a variety of applications such as corrosion inhibition, additives for metalworking, mining reagents, epoxy curatives, emulsifiers, fuel or lubricant additives, surfactant manufacture, acid scavengers and asphalt additives. The compound has the following structure: where R1 is a methoxy group, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R6 is an aminomethyl group. |
| US10239818B2 |
Method for producing diesters of terephthalic acid with circulation of the reaction mixture
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a terephthalic diester by reacting terephthalic acid with at least one alcohol, wherein terephthalic acid is suspended in the alcohol in a dispersing tank, the preliminary suspension is passed from the dispersing tank into a reactor and converted in the presence of an esterification catalyst, a reaction suspension is drawn off from a region between the upper region and the lower region of the reactor, a first stream of the reaction suspension is recycled into the upper region of the reactor and a second stream of the reaction suspension is introduced into the lower region of the reactor, and the reaction suspension is thus mixed, wherein the stream drawn off and/or the first stream is passed through a heat exchanger outside the reactor and heated; and water of reaction is distilled off together with the vapor as alcohol-water azeotrope, the vapor is at least partly condensed, the condensate is separated into an aqueous phase and an organic phase and the organic phase is at least partly recycled into the reaction system. |
| US10239817B2 |
Process for the preparation of (1R,3R)- and (1S,3S)-2,2-dihalo-3-(substituted phenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acids
The (1R,3R)- or (1S,3S)-enantiomer of 2,2-dichloro-3-(substituted phenyl)cyclopropane-carboxylic acid is prepared in a process involving chemical resolution of a racemic mixture of a trans-2,2-dichloro-3-(substituted phenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid with an enantiomeric amine, isolation of a diastereomeric amine salt and finally treatment of the salt with an acid. |
| US10239815B2 |
Method for producing acrylic acid
The objective of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently producing acrylic acid while troubles not only in a waste oil handling after distillation of acrylic acid but also in a purification system of acrylic acid during distillation are reduced. The method for producing acrylic acid according to the present invention is characterized in comprising the step of supplying at least crude acrylic acid and an alcohol solvent to an acrylic acid distillation apparatus to distill acrylic acid, wherein a boiling point of the alcohol solvent is higher than a boiling point of acrylic acid by not lower than 50° C. |
| US10239809B2 |
Methods for preparing bridged bi-aromatic ligands
New methods of preparing bridged bi-aromatic ligands are disclosed. The methods employ direct di-ortho-lithiation of aromatic rings of bridged protected bi-aromatic diphenols. The ligands may be used to prepare transition metal compounds useful as catalysts in olefin polymerization. |
| US10239806B2 |
Continuous solid-state separation device and process for producing fuel ethanol
The present invention belongs to the technology field of microbial fermentation of the sugar-containing raw materials for producing fuel ethanol. It specifically relates to a continuous separation device and process for producing fuel ethanol. The device is continuous distillation device, and is improvement of the distillation device in the prior art. The present invention utilizes a continuous ethanol separation process, which can make full use of fermentable sugar of the sweet sorghum straw (or sugar cane, sugar beet), increase ethanol yield, change the traditional mode of production, truly realize continuous ethanol separation process; and the waste materials produced in the procedure of distillation can be used either as fuel, or as animal feed, and this not only saves the cost, but also is greatly significant in environmental protection. |
| US10239805B2 |
Stable compositions of trifluoroethylene
The present invention relates to a composition comprising trifluoroethylene and 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene characterized that the weight ratio trifluoroethylene/1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene is from 5/95 to 95/5. |
| US10239801B2 |
Hydrogen rejection in methanol to hydrocarbon process with bifunctional catalyst
The present application relates to a process for production of hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: converting a feed stream comprising alcohols, ethers or mixtures hereof over a Zn-containing zeolite based catalyst wherein Zn is at least partly present as ZnAl2O4, active in dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons, in a conversion step thereby obtaining a conversion effluent, separating said effluent to obtain an aqueous process condensate stream, a liquid hydrocarbon stream and a gaseous stream, removing part of the hydrogen formed in the conversion step, and recycling at least part of the gaseous and/or liquid hydrocarbon stream to the conversion step. |
| US10239793B2 |
Melted product with a high zirconium content
A fused-cast refractory product including, as mass percentages on the basis of the oxides and for a total of 100% of the oxides: ZrO2+HfO2: remainder to 100%, with HfO2≤5%; SiO2: 1.5% to 7.5%; Al2O3: 1.0% to 3.0%; CaO+SrO: 1.2% to 3.0%; Y2O3: 1.5% to 3.0%; Na2O+K2O: <0.15%; B2O3: <1.0%; P2O5: <0.15%; Fe2O3+TiO2: <0.55%; oxide species other than ZrO2, HfO2, SiO2, Al2O3, Na2O, K2O, B2O3, CaO, SrO, Y2O3, P2O5, Fe2O3 and TiO2: <1.5%. |
| US10239792B2 |
Method of preparing ceramic powders
A method of forming composition-modified barium titanate ceramic particulate includes mixing a plurality of precursor materials and a precipitant solution to form an aqueous suspension. The plurality of precursors include barium nitrate, titanium chelate, and a metal or oxometal chelate. The precipitant solution includes tetraalkylammonium hydroxide and tetraalkylammonium oxalate. The method further includes treating the aqueous suspension at a temperature of at least 150° C. and a pressure of at least 200 psi, and separating particulate from the aqueous suspension after treating. |
| US10239788B2 |
Self-healing composite of thermoset polymer and programmed super contraction fibers
A composition comprising thermoset polymer, shape memory polymer to facilitate macro scale damage closure, and means for molecular scale healing has the ability to repair structural defects by a bio-mimetic, close-then-heal process. The shape memory polymer serves to bring surfaces of a structural defect into proximity, after which the healing means moves into the defect and provides molecular scale healing. The means for molecular scale healing can be a thermoplastic, such as fibers, particles or spheres, which are heated to or above the thermoplastic's melting point, and then the composition is cooled below that melting temperature. The compositions can not only close macroscopic defects, but they can also do so repeatedly even if damage recurs in a previously healed/repaired area. |
| US10239785B2 |
Activated pulverised glass as an additive for mortars and cement, and related cementitious products
The present invention relates to a cementitious composition adapted to form mortars or cements comprising glass as an additive having reduced tendency to reaction with alkali, characterized in that said glass is obtained by grinding and subsequent washing with water. |
| US10239784B2 |
Deep non-frangible stress profiles and methods of making
A non-frangible glass article strengthened by a dual or two-step ion exchange (IOX) process, where the first IOX step leads to a depth of compressive layer FSM_DOL>0.1·t or, in some embodiments, FSM_DOL>0.15·t, where t is the thickness of the glass, is provided. The glass article has a compressive stress CS1 after the first IOX step at the surface of from 100 MPa to 400 MPa or, in some embodiments, from 150 MPa to 300 MPa. The first IOX step is followed by a second IOX step, leading to a “spike” compressive stress CS2 after the second IOX step at the surface of greater than 500 MPa or, in some embodiments, 700 MPa. The width of the spike generated by the second IOX is between 1 μm and 30 μm, or between 8 μm and 15 μm, using the criteria where the magnitude (absolute value) of the slope of the spike is higher than 20 MPa/μm. |
| US10239781B2 |
High modulus glass fibre composition, and glass fibre and composite material thereof
The present invention provides a high-modulus glass fiber composition, a glass fiber and a composite material therefrom. The glass fiber composition comprises the following components expressed as percentage by weight: 55-64% SiO2, 13-24% Al2O3, 0.1-6% Y2O3, 3.4-10.9% CaO, 8-14% MgO, lower than 22% CaO+MgO+SrO, lower than 2% Li2O+Na2O+K2O, lower than 2% TiO2, lower than 1.5% Fe2O3, 0-1.2% La2O3, wherein the range of the weight percentage ratio C1=(Li2O+Na2O+K2O)/(Y2O3+La2O3) is greater than 0.26. Said composition can significantly increase the glass elastic modulus, effectively inhibit the crystallization tendency of glass, decrease the liquidus temperature, secure a desirable temperature range (ΔT) for fiber formation and enhance the fining of molten glass, thus making it particularly suitable for production of high-modulus glass fiber with refractory-lined furnaces. |
| US10239780B2 |
High strength glass-ceramics having petalite and lithium silicate structures
Glass and glass ceramic compositions having a combination of lithium silicate and petalite crystalline phases along with methods of making the glass and glass ceramic compositions are described. The compositions are compatible with conventional rolling and float processes, are transparent or translucent, and have high mechanical strength and fracture resistance. Further, the compositions are able to be chemically tempered to even higher strength glass ceramics that are useful as large substrates in multiple applications. |
| US10239773B2 |
Systems for microorganism sustenance in an activated sludge unit
The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for maintaining a live culture of microorganisms in the activated sludge unit of a refinery during an extended refinery shut-down. |
| US10239770B2 |
Multi-stage submerged membrane distillation water treatment apparatus
A multi-stage submerged membrane distillation water treatment apparatus including: a plurality of raw water tanks arranged in multiple stages ranging from a first stage to an n-th stage and storing raw water, the raw water flowing sequentially from the first stage to the n-th stage; membrane distillation (MD) modules submerged in the respective raw water tanks and discharging a portion of the raw water as vapor; heat exchangers submerged in the respective raw water tanks and maintaining the raw water at a predetermined temperature by performing heat exchange between the raw water and vapor supplied from the respective previous-stage MD modules; a vapor generator generating and supplying high-temperature vapor to the first-stage heat exchanger; a condenser condensing vapor supplied by the n-th-stage MD module; and a raw water feeder feeding low-temperature raw water to the first-stage raw water tank via the condenser. |
| US10239769B2 |
System and method for treating contaminated wastewater
A process for treating contaminated wastewater that includes flowing the contaminated wastewater into at least one pre-pond solids filter tank comprising sand; flowing the contaminated wastewater from at least one pre-pond solids filter tank into at least one sedimentation pond; flowing the contaminated wastewater from the at least one sedimentation pond into at least one filter tank including sand and a mixture of sand and zero-valent iron; and discharging treated wastewater from the at least one filter tank. |
| US10239768B2 |
Method and system for de-oiling a feed of oil and water
A method and system for de-oiling a feed comprising oil and water. The feed has an input temperature above the boiling point of water and an input pressure sufficient to maintain the water in a liquid state. In at least one embodiment, the method comprises pumping the feed with a motive pump through a phase separator having a restriction to effect a phase separation of oil and water in the feed and produce an agitated mixture, supplying the agitated mixture from the phase separator into a pressure vessel operating at a pressure sufficient to maintain in a liquid state water that is at a temperature above the boiling point of water, removing an oil phase from the pressure vessel, and removing a water phase from the pressure vessel. |
| US10239762B2 |
Power plant for producing energy and ammonia
The present disclosure relates to power plants. The teachings thereof may be embodied in processes for producing ammonia and energy, e.g., a method for producing ammonia and energy comprising: spraying or atomizing an electropositive metal; burning the metal with a reaction gas; mixing the reacted mixture with water; separating the mixture into (a) solid and liquid constituents and (b) gaseous constituents; at least partially converting energy of the solid and liquid constituents and of the gaseous constituents; and separating ammonia from the gaseous constituents. Mixing the reacted mixture may include spraying or atomizing the water or the aqueous solution or the suspension of the hydroxide of the electropositive metal into the reacted mixture. |
| US10239760B2 |
Method for producing zeolite
There is provided a method for producing a zeolite more excellent in moisture absorption characteristics. The method includes physically pulverizing a zeolite that has a gradient of a Na/Si value from a surface of the zeolite in a depth direction, that has a proportion of the Na/Si value at a depth of 10 nm from the surface to the Na/Si value at the surface of 90% or more, and that has a proportion of the Na/Si value at a depth of 30 nm from the surface to the Na/Si value at the surface of 70% or more, the Na/Si value representing a composition ratio between Na and Si, and crystallizing the physically pulverized zeolite. |
| US10239757B2 |
Nanostructured silicon nitride synthesis from agriculture waste
A method of making Si3N4 nanotubes and nanorods comprising adding agricultural husk material powder to a container, wherein the container is a covered boron nitride crucible, creating an inert atmosphere of nitrogen inside the container, applying heat, heating the agricultural husk material, and reacting the agricultural husk material and forming silicon nitride, wherein the silicon nitride is nanotubes and nanorods. |
| US10239756B1 |
Process for sulfur recovery from acid gas stream without catalytic Claus reactors
A method to recover sulfur from hydrogen sulfide in an acid gas stream comprising the steps of reacting the hydrogen sulfide and oxygen in the combustion furnace, transferring heat from the furnace effluent to produce a boiler effluent, reducing the temperature of the boiler effluent in the sulfur condenser, separating the water vapor from the non-condensed gases stream, reacting the sulfur dioxide and the hydrogen gas to produce hydrogen sulfide in the first hydrogenation reactor, reacting the hydrogen sulfide and oxygen in the reactor furnace to produce a reactor effluent, transferring heat from the reactor effluent to produce a cooled effluent, reducing the temperature of the cooled effluent in the sulfur cooler to produce a gases stream, separating the water vapor from the gases stream, reacting the sulfur dioxide and the hydrogen gas to produce hydrogen sulfide in the second hydrogenation reactor to produce a treated tail gas stream. |
| US10239749B2 |
Systems and methods for MEMS-based cross-point electrical switching
An electrical cross-point switch N inputs, each at least 10 Gbps, connected to input transmission lines; M outputs, each at least 10 Gbps, connected to output transmission lines; at least two Radio Frequency (RF) Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches selectively interconnecting each input transmission line and each output transmission line; and control and addressing circuitry configured to selectively control interconnection of each input transmission line and each output transmission line via the at least two RF MEMS switches. The at least two RF MEMS switches can be embedded in each input transmission line and each output transmission line. The input transmission lines and the output transmission lines can each be partially shielded microwave transmission lines. |
| US10239747B2 |
Semiconductor pressure sensor
A semiconductor pressure sensor includes a fixed electrode placed at a principal surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a diaphragm movable through an air gap in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate at least in an area where the diaphragm is opposed to the fixed electrode. The diaphragm includes: a movable electrode; a first insulation film placed closer to the air gap with respect to the movable electrode; a second insulation film placed opposite to the air gap with respect to the movable electrode, the second insulation film being of a same film type as the first insulation film; and a shield film that sandwiches the second insulation film with the movable electrode. |
| US10239745B2 |
Fueling station sump dehumidifying system
Systems and methods for preventing biocorrosion of fuel handling components located in a sump in a fuel dispensing environment. One method includes exposing a hygroscopic material to moisture-laden air in the sump such that the hygroscopic material deliquesces into a liquid solution and exposing a buffer material to ethanol-blended fuel vapors in the sump. The method also includes collecting the liquid solution in a reservoir and monitoring the level of the liquid solution in the reservoir using a liquid level sensor. Further, the method includes notifying service personnel of the level of the liquid solution in the reservoir. |
| US10239742B2 |
Semi-automated beverage dispensing machines and methods
Food product dispensing machines and methods for dispensing food product into a cup. The food product dispensing machine includes a cup holder having a target element, a sensor that senses the target element, and a controller. The cup holder is configured to hold a cup such that the cup prevents the sensor from sensing at least a portion of the target element. The controller determines whether a cup is present in the cup holder and/or a size of the cup based on a remaining portion of the target element that is sensed by the sensor when the cup is held by the cup holder. Drive mechanisms are configured to move the first and second cup holders along first and second radial paths, respectively, with respect to the common dispensing position. An indicator is configured to indicate a remaining number of cup dispenses to the user. |
| US10239741B2 |
Suspension-type stacker crane
A suspension stacker crane includes an upper truck frame, a pair of mast units, a transferring device, and an upper base. The upper truck frame includes driving trucks arranged side by side in a travelling direction, and a bogie structure that couples the driving trucks. Each of the pair of mast units is suspended from the bogie structure, and includes a lifting drive motor and a lifting drive transmission. The pair of mast units is arranged side by side in the travelling direction. The transferring device is driven to be lifted or lowered by the lifting drive motor and the lifting drive transmission. The upper base links the pair of mast units. |
| US10239733B2 |
Flange lifting tool
The invention relates to a lifting tool for lifting or upending a flanged object, the lifting tool extending along a central longitudinal tool axis and comprising; a hoisting member for coupling the lifting tool to a hoisting line and applying a hoisting force to the lifting tool, a main frame for guiding a moveable flange engagement member, said flange engagement member moveably coupled with the main frame for supporting the flanged object, and moveably with respect to the main frame, a driving device coupled with the flange engagement member and the main frame for driving the flange engagement member radially with respect to the central longitudinal tool axis between a flange releasing position for introducing the lifting tool at least partly in said flanged object and past the flange thereof and a flange supporting position wherein the flange engagement member supports the object, wherein the driving device comprises a linkage system coupled with the hoisting member and the flange engagement member such that the flange engagement member is forced towards its flange supporting position upon application of the hoisting force to the lifting tool. |
| US10239728B2 |
Intelligent building system for providing elevator occupancy information with anonymity
A system and/or method for detecting an occupancy of an elevator cab of an elevator to generate occupancy information is provided. The system and/or method further generates anonymized occupancy information based on the occupancy information and provides the anonymized occupancy information to enable the occupancy of the elevator cab to be presented with anonymity for occupants. |
| US10239727B2 |
Method and arrangement for control and evaluation of the operation of a lift
An automated method to control and evaluation of the operation of a lift installation, where at least one load of unknown weight is weighed by means of a weighing machine; the sum of the weights detected on site in the lift installation where the maintenance work is being performed is transmitted to a portable control console, which transmits the sum of the weights detected associated with the loads introduced to the lift cabin to a load weighing device; to receive command signals associated with the control and maintenance tasks transmitted from the portable control console, in response to operating parameters of the lift cabin loaded with the sum of the weights detected. |
| US10239712B2 |
Terminal for transfer of dry, flowable, granular materials
A transfer terminal is shown for off-loading dry, flowable, granular material from large transportation vehicles such as trucks or barges to smaller transport trucks. A pouch within a tank is provided for receiving the material, which material is distributed to storage silos. A single elevator is used to load the pouch and all storage silos. By aeration of the materials, a very low angle of repose is created for the material, which allows the material to flow at a very low angle, both to and from the various silos. Material being loaded into a transport truck flows through the pouch. |
| US10239710B2 |
Method and device for loading a pallet
A method for loading a pallet with different individual packs of a picked order includes a first method step in which the individual packs to be palletized are delivered in a conveyor cart, a second method step in which the individual packs are separated, positioned and prepared for palletizing in such a way that a palletizing station has access to all of the individual packs and a third method step in which the individual packs are picked in a sequence predetermined by the palletizing station and stacked on the pallet. A device for performing the method includes one or more palletizing stations with a storage device for the individual packs and with a continuous conveying loop acting as a conveying path for the conveyor cart. |
| US10239708B2 |
Laboratory sample distribution system and laboratory automation system
A laboratory sample distribution system in which a sample container carrier can be centered at a specific position is presented. A laboratory automation system with such a laboratory sample distribution system is also presented. |
| US10239703B2 |
Board turner
A board turner assembly may include an endless chain, first and second groups of turning arms pivotably coupled with the endless chain and disposed along opposite sides thereof, an upper guide with an inclined surface, an actuator selectively operable to move the upper guide between a resting position and an extended position, and one or more endless belts. The turning arms may be spaced apart at regular intervals that are offset on one side of the chain relative to the other. The groups of turning arms may be operated in an alternating fashion to turn selected boards to a desired orientation (e.g., wane side up). Corresponding methods and systems are also described. |
| US10239701B2 |
Conveyor screening during robotic article unloading
A robotic material handling system has a controller that positions a nose conveyor surface proximate to an article pile, uses a robotic manipulator to robotically move one or more articles per operation onto the nose conveyor from the article pile, and receives a scan of the nose conveyor surface to detect respective locations of any articles received on the nose conveyor surface. The controller determines whether the respective locations of any scanned articles prevent immediate rearward conveyance by the two or more parallel conveyors at a first speed. If so detected, the controller causes at least one of the two or more parallel conveyors to operate at the first speed and at least another one of two or more parallel conveyors to operate at a second speed that is not equal to the first speed so that cartons do not jam or overwhelm a narrower rearward conveyor. |
| US10239695B2 |
Conveyor belt
A conveyor belt includes an upper cover rubber and a lower cover rubber disposed above and below a core layer; and a protective fiber layer made from high strength fiber disposed at least in a central portion of the upper cover rubber in a belt width direction and extending continuously in a belt longitudinal direction; an elastic modulus E of the protective fiber layer in the belt longitudinal direction being a low elastic modulus E1 equal to or less than a predetermined value when a tension in the belt longitudinal direction acting on the conveyor belt is equal to or less than a setting tension Ts, and being a high elastic modulus E2 higher than the low elastic modulus E1 when a predetermined high tension higher than the setting tension Ts is acting on the conveyor belt. |
| US10239692B2 |
Article transport facility
A transport vehicle controller causes a travel speed of the corresponding one of the plurality of article transport vehicles to which the transport vehicle controller is provided to be reduced based on position information of corresponding one of the plurality of article transport vehicles to which the transport vehicle controller is provided and the position information on another of the plurality of article transport vehicles if a separation distance between the corresponding one of the plurality of article transport vehicles to which the transport vehicle controller is provided and the another of the plurality of article transport vehicles is less than, or equal to, a set separation distance. |
| US10239685B2 |
Spray delivery device
A spray delivery system including a sprayable active agent composition housed within a container is provided that can be used in the treatment of various skin conditions. The composition includes a hydrofluoro-based propellant, a carrier fluid, and active agent particles, and has a viscosity ranging from about 500 centipoise to about 10,000 centipoise. The container includes a dip tube; a valve assembly that includes a valve body, a stem comprising a stem orifice, and a vapor tap; and an actuator. The dip tube is coupled to the actuator by the valve assembly, and the actuator is depressed to dispense the emulsion. By selectively controlling the components and viscosity of the composition and the dimensions of the container components, the active agent particles resist settling so a substantially homogeneous distribution of the particles is maintained. Thus, the composition can be evenly dispensed from the container as a fine mist without clogging. |
| US10239675B2 |
Integrated product scoop or dispenser holder or clip, methods of production and uses thereof
An integrated product scoop or dispenser holder arrangement is disclosed and described in detail that includes: a) a container for retaining product, wherein the container comprises a body component having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top, a bottom, an opening in or near the top of the container and a lid, b) a product retained in the container, c) an integrated product scoop or dispenser holder that is physically integrated into the material used to form the container, is located as a part of the interior surface of the container, and is designed to hold or retain a scoop or dispenser, and d) a scoop or dispenser that releasably mates with the integrated product scoop or dispenser holder in order to form the integrated product scoop or dispenser holder arrangement. |
| US10239669B2 |
Cup lid
A reusable lid includes a main body, a spout portion, and a sealing member. The main body has a first surface. The spout portion extends outwardly from the first surface of the main body and has a second surface that is substantially parallel to the first surface and has an opening formed therein. The sealing member has a base portion, a cap portion with a third surface, and an intermediate portion disposed between the base portion and the cap portion. The sealing member is movable relative to the main body and the spout portion between a first orientation and a second orientation. In the first orientation, the cap portion engages the second surface to seal the opening and the third surface is substantially parallel to the first and second surfaces, and in the second orientation, the opening is unobstructed by the cap portion and the third surface is non-parallel to the first and second surfaces. |
| US10239665B2 |
Sanitizing pouch for electronics
The present invention is an elastic (mechanically stretchable), sanitizing pouch configured to receive and hold an Electronic Device of a predetermined configuration. The elasticity of the fabric used maximizes surface contact with the Electronic Device and the closeness of the fabric of the invention with the outside surfaces of the Electronic Device. A liftable and removable cover flap on the front of the invention is used to hold and access the inside of the invention. The back of the invention includes at least one pocket. The invention further includes a pull tab to help lift an Electronic Device out of the invention. While inside the invention, the silver ions are released in the fabric and inhibit the colonization of bacteria, viruses and fungus on the Electronic Device. |
| US10239664B2 |
Bottom-gusseted package and method
A bottom-gusseted package comprises a package body, and a bottom gusset positioned transversely of a longitudinal axis of the package body. Formation of the bottom-gusseted package is effected by positioning individual sleeves transversely of the longitudinal axis of a flexible web which forms the package body. During package formation, the flexible web is cut to form individual packages, with each individual sleeve positioned to form a bottom gusset in a respective package. Optionally, the individual sleeve portions can be configured such that when the flexible web is cut to form individual packages, and each individual sleeve is be cut to form a bottom gusset in one package, and a top sleeve portion in an adjacent package. |
| US10239662B2 |
Height-adjustable container
A height-adjustable container is configured such that an upper body and a lower body thereof are rotated from side to side in a zigzag form while coming into close contact with each other, so that the height of the container can be easily adjusted. The present invention enables the height of a container to be adjusted, whereby it is possible to make better use of a space of a refrigerator, a cabinet, or the like, in which the container is stored. |
| US10239656B2 |
Bulk bin side wall retention
A bulk bin container having a retention clip for blocking both a first and second pin of a hinge axis element is provided. The container includes a generally rectangular base having one or more upward wall extensions along the edges of the base where each extension includes a plurality of hinge pockets for receiving a hinge axis element from the side walls. The retention clips connect to the base for blocking both the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin of the hinge axis element. |
| US10239650B2 |
Packaging boxes with centring tab, cutouts and set of cutouts, method and device for producing such boxes
A packaging box, cutouts, method and device for producing corrugated cardboard boxes comprising walls, a base (6) and a cover (7), the inner face of the base being provided with at least two recesses (33) and the cover comprising at least two tabs (38) adhered to the upper face thereof, directly above the recesses of complementary shape. The recesses and/or the tabs are situated fully inside the corresponding face or faces (31, 32). |
| US10239648B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming a cup with a reformed bottom
An apparatus and method of forming a metallic cup that is subsequently reformed into a container body. More specifically, an apparatus and methods used to form a metallic cup with a reformed bottom having an inwardly oriented projection are disclosed. The inwardly oriented projection reduces a height of the metallic cup but utilizes the same amount of metallic stock material as a taller cup with substantially the same diameter that does not have an inward projection. The inwardly oriented projection thus allows the use of a conventional bodymaker and other can manufacturing tools to convert the cup into a container body of a preferred size and shape. |
| US10239646B2 |
Glove picking, organizing, and stacking apparatus
Provided is a glove picking, organizing, and stacking apparatus, belonging to the field of equipment for producing PVC, nitrile, and latex gloves, and comprising a glove-picking apparatus (2), a correcting conveying apparatus, a conveying and placing apparatus, and a front/back stacking, conveying, and taking apparatus; the glove-picking apparatus (2) is connected to the front/back stacking, conveying, and taking apparatus by means of the correcting conveying apparatus or the conveying and placing apparatus; a system control apparatus is connected to the described apparatuses and controls their switching and operation, thereby automatically carrying out the entire process of picking, transporting, stacking, and counting the gloves, and the quality of and efficiency in the completion of the tasks is very high. |
| US10239639B2 |
Launch tube restraint system for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
An unmanned aerial launch vehicle (UAV) launch apparatus is disclosed that includes a UAV having an exterior surface, an aerial vehicle (AV) tab extending from the exterior surface, a tube containing the UAV, the tube including a tab stop configured to controllably hinder travel of the AV tab past the tab stop, and a pair of opposing tab guides configured to position the AV tab for travel over the tab stop. |
| US10239637B2 |
System and method for arresting and neutralizing unmanned vehicles
The use of shielded material in a deployable vehicle arresting and containment device that, when used for the interception of an unmanned vehicle, effectively achieves RF isolation of that vehicle, breaking all external communications with that vehicle. This apparatus, which may have internal and external antennas, could enable a variety of advanced effects such as localized GPS and command and control link spoofing and jamming as well as providing a vehicle for signal intercept and intelligence solutions. Additionally, due to the shielding properties of the arresting and containment device, semi-destructive means such as localized EMPs could be used to damage the encapsulated unmanned vehicle electronics. |
| US10239636B2 |
Method for manufacturing a panel made of composite material incorporating a lightning protection means, and panel made of composite material manufactured by way of said method
A method for manufacturing a panel made of composite material incorporating a lightning protection arrangement which comprises strips with a conductive layer. The method comprises a step of laying the strips in an automated manner, the strips having a width of less than 20 mm and being distributed in a first set of mutually parallel strips that are laid in a first laying direction and a second set of mutually parallel strips that are laid in a second laying direction that intersects the first laying direction. A panel made of composite material manufactured by way of this method is also disclosed. |
| US10239635B2 |
Methods for balancing aircraft engines based on flight data
A method for balancing an aircraft turbofan engine using a respective artificial neural network for each flight of multiple reference aircraft to predict the engine vibrations that would be produced in response to input of flight parameter and balance weight data acquired from a flight of a test aircraft of the same type. The resulting sets of predicted vibrations are then processed to identify and collect those engine vibration predictions which match or nearly match the engine vibration measurements acquired from the test aircraft during its flight test. For each matching modeled flight of the reference aircraft, the magnitude and phase angle of the mass vector for any commonly used balance weight configurations are determined and included in a list of recommended balance weight configurations. A technician can then reconfigure the balance weights attached to the engine on the test aircraft in accordance with a selected recommendation. |
| US10239632B2 |
System and method for controlling an auxiliary power unit inlet door
A system and method for controlling an inlet door of an auxiliary power unit (APU) are provided. It is determined whether a condition to inhibit a start of the APU is present. If no condition to inhibit the start of the APU is present, a door-opening signal comprising instructions to cause the inlet door to be commanded to an open position in advance of a prospective command to start the APU is output. If the condition to inhibit the start of the APU is present, a door-closing signal comprising instructions to cause the inlet door to be commanded to a closed position is output. |
| US10239631B2 |
Aircraft receptacle
A system and method for an aircraft receptacle. The aircraft receptacle comprises an actuator connected to a number of latches and a tension spring connected to the number of latches. The actuator is part of an actuation system. The elastic member holds the number of latches in a disengaged position after failure of the actuation system. |
| US10239628B2 |
Set of latches with identical components for nacelle doors
A nacelle for an aircraft propulsion system includes a first nacelle door, a second nacelle door and a plurality of latch assemblies. Each of the nacelle doors extends along and partially about a centerline. The latch assemblies are arranged along the centerline in an array, and configured to secure the nacelle doors together. A first of the latch assemblies includes a first latch mechanism and a first pin that pivotally mounts the first latch mechanism. A second of the latch assemblies includes a second latch mechanism and a second pin that pivotally mounts the second latch mechanism. An axis of the second pin is non-parallel with an axis of the first pin. The latch assemblies may be substantially identical to one another given the arrangement of the latch assemblies with the nacelle doors. |
| US10239627B2 |
Aircraft engine unit comprising an improved front engine attachment
An aircraft engine unit comprising an engine, a mast and an engine connection connecting the engine and the mast. The aircraft engine unit includes a front engine attachment of the engine connection which comprises at least one front rod connecting the primary structure of the mast and the core of the engine and which assures the take-up of vertical forces, and at least one connection connecting the primary structure of the mast and the fan casing of the engine and which assures the take-up of forces that are horizontal and perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the engine and/or a torque about the axis of rotation of the engine. |
| US10239624B2 |
Reverse air cycle machine (RACM) thermal management systems and methods
An aircraft includes a thermal management system that is configured to cool portions of the aircraft. The thermal management system includes at least one reverse air cycle machine (RACM) mounted on an engine of the aircraft, and a vapor cycle system (VCS) that is configured to cool the portions of the aircraft. The VCS circulates a refrigerant therethrough. A condenser couples the RACM(s) to the VCS. The RACM(s) coupled to the condenser provides a heat sink for the VCS. |
| US10239620B2 |
Aircraft seat device having an air bag element
An airplane seat device includes at least one airplane seat, and at least one console arranged, viewed in a flight direction, in front of the airplane seat, and at least one airbag element which is configured to protect in a crash event a passenger sitting in the airplane seat from crashing onto the console. At least one airbag element features, in a fully deployed state, at least in a head-impact zone, a thickness which is smaller than a thickness in at least one shoulder-impact zone. |
| US10239616B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing package release to unmanned aerial system
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for providing package release for an unmanned aerial system. An apparatus for releasing packages for retrieval by an unmanned aerial system comprises a plurality of arms configured to surround a plurality of packages stacked vertically in an extended position, a plurality of powered hinges at a base of each of the plurality of arms, and a control circuit coupled to the plurality of powered hinges. The control circuit being configured to: determine a height for a first lowered position for the plurality of arms at which the plurality of arms do not obstruct an unmanned aerial vehicle from coupling with a coupling structure on a first package of the plurality of packages positioned at a top of the plurality of packages, and cause the plurality of powered hinges to pivot the plurality of arms from the extended position to the first lowered position. |
| US10239615B2 |
Personal flight vehicle
A personal flight vehicle including a platform base assembly that provides a surface upon which the feet of an otherwise free-standing person are positionable, and including a plurality of axial flow propulsion systems positioned about a periphery of the platform base assembly. The propulsion systems generate a thrust flow in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the platform base assembly, where the thrust flow is unobstructed by the platform base assembly. The thrust flow has a sufficient intensity to provide vertical takeoff and landing, flight, hovering and locomotion maneuvers. The vehicle allows the pilot to control the spatial orientation of the platform base assembly by the movement, preferably direct, of at least part of his or her body, and the spatial movement of the vehicle is thus controlled. |
| US10239612B1 |
Automated commissioning and floorplan configuration
An automated commissioning and floorplan configuration (CAFC) device can include a CAFC system having a transceiver and a CAFC engine, where the transceiver communicates with at least one device disposed in a volume of space, where the CAFC engine, based on communication between the transceiver and the at least one device, commissions the at least one device. |
| US10239609B2 |
Pitch link with track adjustment indicators
A system and method for measuring, or otherwise determining pitch length adjustments to a pitch link coupled to a rotor blade in a rotorcraft includes vertical track adjustment indicators machined onto an exterior of the tube of the pitch link and a vertical reference indicator machined onto an exterior of the upper or the lower rod of the pitch link. A metric of a pitch length adjustment can be determined by tracking or counting how many track adjustment indicators pass the reference indicator while the tube of the pitch link is being turned in either direction for increasing or decreasing the pitch length. The track adjustment indicators can be relied upon to track one or a series of adjustments for tracking a rotor blade installed in a rotor assembly. |
| US10239607B2 |
Retractable landing gear
A method for actuating a landing gear arrangement may include supplying a first pressure to an actuator, applying, by the actuator, a moment on a latch to rotate the latch in a first rotational direction, disengaging a first roller pin, engaging a stopper on a link, rotating the link in the first rotational direction about a pivot, the link coupled between a trailing arm and a shock strut, rotating the shock strut about a second end of the shock strut, rotating the trailing arm about a first end, and engaging a second roller pin. |
| US10239603B2 |
Upper attachment for trimmable horizontal stabiliser actuator
An upper attachment system for a trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuator (THSA) comprises: a housing, holding a yoke and a ballscrew; a nut coupled to the housing and cooperating with the ballscrew such that rotation of the ballscrew relative to the nut results in linear motion of the ballscrew; a recess formed between the yoke and the ballscrew and arranged to receive, in use, an upper part of a tie bar of the secondary load path of the actuator; and a biasing mechanism arranged such that, in use, when no axial load is applied to the tie bar, the yoke and the ballscrew are held by balanced forces from the biasing mechanism in a position within the recess. |
| US10239602B2 |
Multi-spar torsion box structure
Disclosed is a multi-spar torsion box structure comprising a plurality of spars of composite material arranged to form a multi-cell structure with two or more cells extending longitudinally along the torsion box, and upper and lower skin covers formed of composite material and joined to upper and lower surfaces of the multi-cell structure, respectively. The structure further comprises at least one belt-like reinforcing element extending around the outer perimeter of the torsion box, and fixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the multi-cell structure, and transversely arranged with respect to the longitudinal direction of the torsion box. The belt-like reinforcing element is made of a metallic or a composite material. The disclosed torsion box can advantageously be used in the manufacture of aircraft lifting surfaces, such as horizontal tailplanes (HTP) or wings. |
| US10239601B2 |
Method and device for fireproofing a part in composite material
A device for fireproofing a section of a structural part made of composite material. The device includes a skin having an outer surface configured to face the flame and an inner surface. The skin is made of composite material that includes fibrous reinforcement in a polymer matrix. The skin includes a fastener to fasten the part to the structure. The device includes a layer of needled mineral felt placed between the inner surface of the skin and a surface of the structural part. |
| US10239599B1 |
Stern drive arrangements having idle relief exhaust gas bypass
A stern drive arrangement is for propelling a marine vessel in water. A diverter valve is movable into and between an open position in which the exhaust gas is allowed to flow through the above-water outlet via the secondary exhaust conduit and a closed position in which the exhaust gas is at least partially prevented from flowing through an above-water outlet via a secondary exhaust conduit. Via a bypass conduit, the exhaust gas in the secondary exhaust conduit can bypass the diverter valve and discharge to atmosphere when the diverter valve is in the closed position. |
| US10239594B2 |
Nesting Fenders
An arrangement of fenders nested together for compact storage, the fenders including two or more cylindrical bodies having a cavity accessed through the fender top, the fenders being similar shape but graduated in size such that the cavity of a larger fender tensionally receives the next smaller sized fender, the outer diameter of the smaller fender equal to the inner diameter of the larger fender cavity. A fender has a rigid inner core surrounded by a compressible shell made of foam or similar material. The inner core has attachment points for a rope or line. The smallest nesting fender in the set has a cavity diameter sized to fit a commercially-available, off-the-shelf fender. The fenders may be separated and deployed at individual locations on a vessel, or kept together and deployed as a single fender capable of absorbing a greater impact than any of the fenders individually would absorb. |
| US10239585B2 |
Rope tender for watercraft
A rope tender for a recreational watercraft is removably attached to the top of an outboard motor or a transom of the watercraft. The rope tender has a partial labyrinth slot which captively receive one or more anchor or mooring ropes to prevent entanglement of the ropes with the motor or propellers associated therewith. The rope tender may be conveniently removed and stowed when the watercraft is configured in an operational condition. |
| US10239580B2 |
Bicycle frame with front derailleur mounting structure
A bicycle frame includes a first frame member and a second frame member configured to be pivotally connected to the first frame member about a pivot axis. The first frame member includes a threaded hole, through which a fixing bolt for fixing a mounting member of a bicycle front derailleur to the first frame member passes, and an abutting portion configured to restrict rotation of a mounting member of a bicycle front derailleur around the fixing bolt by abutting the mounting member. The threaded hole is located on a front side of the pivot axis. |
| US10239578B2 |
Electric propulsion system for a vehicle, particularly a battery-powered e-bike, S-Pedelac, e-bike with control in different modes
The invention relates to a drive system for a vehicle, having a drive or electromotor, a crankshaft and a transmission, in particular a hub transmission. It is provided according to the invention that the transmission (10) is arranged in the central region of the vehicle, in particular the region of the crankshaft (1) and in particular is integrated and the crankshaft rotational speed is transmitted. |
| US10239577B2 |
Transmission for a human powered vehicle (HPV) and such vehicle
The transmission is for transmitting a reciprocating pedal movement into a rotational movement and comprises a pair of pedals suspended for reciprocating movement, two rotating cam members (29) rotating around respective cam axes (33), each rotating cam member (29) having a peripheral cam surface (31), the rotating cam members (29) being coupled to a rotating member (35) through a respective one-way clutch. Flexible tension members (63) are connecting either pedal to a respective one of the rotating cam members (29), which are eccentric to provide for a gearing ratio between angular movement of the rotating cam member (29) and translational movement of the respective pedal to vary, such that the gearing ratio has a minimum value when the pedal is in an intermediate position between its extended position and its retracted position, and major values when the pedal is in its retracted or extended position. |
| US10239575B2 |
Inverted two-wheeled vehicle
An inverted two-wheeled vehicle includes: an inverted two-wheeled vehicle body; a pair of step plates, a rider putting both feet on the pair of step plates; a parallel link mechanism that links the pair of step plates so that the pair of step plates are inclined to the right or the left in unison; a handle that is supported by the inverted two-wheeled vehicle body; and a controller that controls a turning movement of the inverted two-wheeled vehicle according to an inclination of the pair of step plates in the horizontal direction. The handle is supported by the inverted two-wheeled vehicle body so that the handle does not work with the pair of step plates when the step plates are inclined to the right or the left. |
| US10239571B2 |
Off-highway recreational vehicle
A vehicle configuration wherein the center of mass of the vehicle is approximately superimposed upon the passenger and driver centers of mass when seated within the vehicle. An occupant's center of mass can be approximated using a standard center of mass position approximation, or a combination of any number of standard center of mass position approximations. The vehicle's center of mass can be approximately superimposed upon the occupant's center of mass in at least the longitudinal and vertical directions. |
| US10239569B2 |
Track assembly for farm implement
A mobile farm implement includes a track assembly with a plurality of arms that are pivotally coupled to support idler wheels and bogie wheels such that the track assembly is able to better conform to the terrain when the implement is towed behind a tractor or otherwise moved. |
| US10239568B2 |
Fuel efficiency of road vehicles
An aerodynamic unit is configured for attachment onto a roof of a road vehicle, so that air passes over the unit during forward movement of the road vehicle. The unit has a first end for positioning distal to a rear end of a vehicle roof, and a second end for positioning proximal a rear end of a vehicle roof. The unit includes an inclined guide portion which decreases in height in a direction towards the trailing end of the unit. The unit also includes a flow director at or near the leading end of the aerodynamic unit, for directing air flow to the guide portion. The flow director is configured to have a height increasing in a direction from the leading end towards the trailing end. The unit may include vortex generators protruding from the guide portion. A fin may extend along each side of the unit in a direction between the trailing end and the leading end. |
| US10239567B1 |
Extendable truck bed
The extendable truck bed comprises and extension bed floor and extensible side panels that allow the cargo bed of a pickup truck to be expanded so as to provide an increased cargo capacity. The extendable truck bed moves from a ‘nominal bed length’ position to an ‘extended bed length’ position under control of one or more operator controls that may be located in the cab of the truck. In the ‘nominal bed length’ position the extension bed floor is located beneath the truck bed floor and the extensible panels are located in a left side panel pocket and a right side panel pocket in the side walls of the truck bed. A left side motor and right side motor drive a left side flexible linkage and a right side flexible linkage to move the extension bed floor and extensible side panels to the ‘extended bed length’ position. |
| US10239566B2 |
Composite floor for a dry truck body
A vehicle is disclosed having a composite cargo body. A floor of the cargo body is constructed of a first composite material. A roof, a right sidewall, a left sidewall, and a nose of the cargo body are constructed of a second composite material different from the first composite material. Various components of the composite cargo body are bonded together with an adhesive. Mechanical fasteners also may be used to join other components of composite cargo body. |
| US10239561B2 |
Side collision load transmission structure
A side collision load transmission structure including a floor tunnel, a vehicle compartment side wall, a vehicle seat, side frames, a first transmission member that couples together lower end portions of the pair of side frames along the vehicle width direction, a load receiving member, and a second transmission member that couples together a portion further to a seatback up-down direction upper side than a join portion with the first transmission member on the side frame, out of the pair of side frames, on the vehicle compartment side wall side and a portion of the first transmission member that is further to a vehicle width direction outside than the length direction center of the first transmission member so as to be coupled at an incline as viewed from the front of the vehicle. |
| US10239558B2 |
Vehicle lower section structure
A vehicle lower section structure including: a left and right pair of vehicle body frame members; a lower extension section joined to each of the left and right pair of vehicle body frame members, the lower extension section including: a front lower extension section extending toward a vehicle lower side, and a rear lower extension section disposed at a vehicle rear side of the front lower extension section and extending toward the vehicle lower side; and a front-rear direction extension section that bridges the vehicle front-rear direction between the front lower extension section and the rear lower extension section, the front-rear direction extension section provided with a lower arm support section that a lower arm is attached to pivotably substantially a vehicle vertical direction, and the front-rear direction extension section being joined to the rear lower extension section at the vehicle rear side of the lower arm support section. |
| US10239554B2 |
Electric power steering apparatus
An electric power steering apparatus includes a steering angle control section that calculates a steering angle control current command value for the steering angle control, calculates the current command value using at least the steering angle control current command value; the steering angle control section includes a position control section that calculates a basic steering angular velocity command value, a steering intervention compensating section that obtains a compensatory steering angular velocity command value, and a steering angular velocity control section that calculates the steering angle control current command value by the basic steering angular velocity command value, the compensatory steering angular velocity command value and an actual steering angular velocity; the steering intervention compensating section includes a compensation gain section that multiplies the steering torque by a steering intervention compensation gain, and obtains the compensatory steering angular velocity command value by the steering torque through the compensation gain section. |
| US10239553B2 |
Power converter
A power converter for a three-phase electric rotary machine including first and second winding sets includes: first and second inverters corresponding to the first and second winding sets, respectively; and a control unit including a command calculation unit that calculates first and second voltage command values related to voltages to be applied to the first and second winding sets, and an excess correction unit that corrects first and second voltage command corresponding values corresponding to the first and second voltage command values. When one of the first and second voltage command corresponding values exceeds a limitation value which is set in accordance with a voltage capable of being outputted, the excess correction unit performs an excess correction process for correcting the other of the first and second voltage command corresponding values in accordance with an excess amount over the limitation value. |
| US10239551B2 |
Steering wheel device
A steering wheel device that can absorb an applied impact load. A steering wheel device includes a lower cover that covers a steering column side of the steering wheel. The lower cover includes: a bottom member facing the steering column; an open portion which at a center of the bottom member and through which a steering shaft passes; slit portions formed on both sides, the slit portions being bent and curved in predetermined shapes; buffer portions formed in the bottom member and outlined by the slit portions, the buffer portions having a free end formed on a vehicle front side and a stationary end formed on a vehicle rear side; and bridge members that can be broken and bridge each of slit portions on the free end side of each of the buffer portions. |
| US10239549B1 |
Tool holding device for a wheelbarrow
A tool holding device for a wheelbarrow comprises an oblong handle channel with a longitudinal trough in which a substantial length of the tool handle is seated within multiple locking collars. Each of the locking collars comprise a u-shaped collar trough subtended by a deformable collar strip. When the tool handle is inserted into the channel trough, the collar strips wrap around the handle and cradle it tightly within the trough. The handle channel is connected through a channel flange to one of the sides or the back of the wheelbarrow tub either integrally or by attachment means in the channel flange. |
| US10239548B2 |
Multiple bag hanging cart
A multiple bag hanging cart is described. Embodiments of the multiple bag hanging cart can include a longitudinal divider having a plurality of dual prong hooks and a plurality of single prong hooks spaced along right and left sides of the cart. The dual prong hooks of the longitudinal divider can be configured to be aligned with respective single prong hooks located on either side of the cart. In use, one or more bags can be hung within a basket of the cart via the dual prong hooks and the single prong hooks to allow for easy insertion of items into the bags. |
| US10239547B1 |
Pick cart
A pick cart includes a first end, an opposing second end, a first side and an opposing second side, a plurality of shelves each defined by the first side, the second side, the first side and the second side and a plurality of wheels attached to a bottom of a lowermost shelf of the plurality of shelves. The wheels are configured to make the pick cart mobile. A first extrusion has a length and is mounted to the first side or the second side of each of the plurality of shelves. The first extrusion includes a channel that runs along an entirety of the length of the first extrusion. At least one movable divider is configured to divide each of the plurality of shelves into compartments. Each movable divider comprises at least one slider that is configured to mate with the channel in the first extrusion. |
| US10239546B1 |
Folding utility cart
A folding utility cart incorporates a plurality of wheels attached to a lower frame, a handle frame, a pail frame, and a plurality of hinges positioned to permit the cart to fold into a space-saving configuration. The cart has a plurality of storage compartments, trays, and clips, each capable of retaining commonly associated cleaning supplies therein. |
| US10239545B2 |
Transporting apparatus
A transporting apparatus including a top portion pivotally coupled to a middle portion via a latching assembly, the latching assembly including a biasing element and a latching element, the biasing element biasing latching element in a closed position which releasably secures the top portion to the middle portion in an extended position. |
| US10239544B1 |
Guided delivery vehicle
A guided delivery vehicle having one or more item support regions atop a carrier body; one or more drive wheels attached or coupled to one or more powered servo motors; a receiver for receiving one or more transmitted signals; at least one junction detection sensor, wherein the at least one junction detection sensor is capable of detecting a junction identifier associated with a determined position along a guide track; and a controller that receives and processes input from at least the receiver and the at least one junction detection sensor, and, in response to a received and processed input, executes an initial command step and sequentially executes subsequent command steps upon detection of a subsequent junction identifier. |
| US10239542B2 |
Railroad car and door mechanism therefor
A hopper car discharge outflow is controlled by closure members, at least one of which is movable. The doors are hingeless, being mounted on four bar linkages, such that the distal edge of the doors sweeps predominantly horizontally while the proximal edge of the door moves predominantly upwardly. The doors move through noncircular arcs, such that the size of the vertically projected door opening is abnormally large compared to the clearance heights of the door. The doors are driven by a longitudinal shaft that is mounted within the center sill. It drives a set of single input, double output bell cranks that drive adjacent pairs of doors, and that employs an over-center toggle to hold the doors in the closed position when the car is laded. The actuators may be mounted in shelters midway along the car, and may be offset from the centersill. The actuators may be mounted predominantly vertically such that gravity may obviate the need for a secondary lock. The doors of a transverse car need not all be of the same size. The over center may include a manual release having a fulcrum with a progressive decrease in mechanical advantage. |
| US10239535B2 |
Engine control device for hybrid construction machinery
The present disclosure relates to an engine control device for hybrid construction machinery, and more particularly, and an object of the present disclosure is to, in a hybrid excavator, in which a swing apparatus is electrically driven by being separated from a hydraulic power train system in the related art, satisfy a minimum rotational speed of an engine auxiliary motor which is necessary to satisfy a target charging amount required for an energy storage device, and improve fuel efficiency by removing unnecessary energy loss at low loads by controlling a rotational speed of an engine to be lower than a rotational speed of an engine determined based on a dial input and a mode input in the related art, in a case where a target power generation amount of the engine auxiliary motor is small in a low-load work situation. |
| US10239527B2 |
Driving ratings for leading or following vehicle selection
Driving rating information for other vehicles in an external environment of a vehicle can be provided. The external environment of the vehicle can be sensed to detect the other vehicles. Driving rating information for the other vehicles can be received, such as directly from the other vehicles or from a remote driving ratings source. The driving rating information for the other vehicles can be presented within the vehicle. Based on such driving rating information, a vehicle occupant can decide whether or not to lead or follow a particular vehicle in the external environment. If a selection of one of the identified one or more vehicles is received from a vehicle occupant, the vehicle can be caused to implement one or more driving maneuvers relative to the selected vehicle. |
| US10239526B2 |
Adaptive cruise control system
Systems and processes are provided for adaptive cruise control. The process includes receiving information about a distance between vehicle and a traffic signal, receiving information about a state of the traffic signal, and determining whether to adjust the speed of the vehicle based upon the distance between the vehicle and the traffic signal and the state of the traffic signal. |
| US10239525B2 |
Driving support information generation device, driving support information generation method, driving support device, and driving support method
It is an object of the present invention to provide a driving support information generation device, a driving support information generation method, a driving support device, and a driving support method which make it possible to present effective caution information to drivers. The driving support information generation device of the present invention includes a processor to execute a program; and a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, performs processes of collecting vehicle information including traveling locus information indicating a traveling locus of at least one vehicle which travels a predetermined road section and generating cautionary information which is information to require a driver of the at least one vehicle to exercise caution when the at least one vehicle travels the section, on the basis of the collected vehicle information. The cautionary information is generated on the basis of variation in traveling of the vehicle. |
| US10239521B1 |
Multi-network-based path generation for vehicle parking
Systems and methods of deep neural network based parking assistance is provided. A system can receive data sensed by one or more sensors mounted on a vehicle located at a parking zone. The system generates, from a first neural network, a digital map based on the data sensed by the one or more sensors. The system generates, from a second neural network, a first path based on the three-dimensional dynamic map. The system receives vehicle dynamics information from a second one or more sensors located on the vehicle. The system generates, with a third neural network, a second path to park the vehicle based on the first path, vehicle dynamics information and at least one historical path stored in vehicle memory. The system provides commands to control the vehicle to follow the second path to park the vehicle in the parking zone. |
| US10239519B2 |
Vehicle state estimation device
Provided is a vehicle state estimation device (10) having a calculation unit (28) that calculates state quantities of at least a sprung of a vehicle based on wheel speeds of front left and right wheels and rear left and right wheels detected by detection devices. The calculation unit (28) calculates in-phase and reverse phase components of wheel speeds of left and right wheels for the front and rear wheels and calculates a pitch angular speed and a yaw angular speed of the sprung based on the in-phase and reverse phase components of the wheel speeds, respectively. The calculation unit (28) calculates in-phase and reverse phase components of vertical strokes of left and right suspensions for the front and rear wheels and calculates a vertical speed and a roll angular speed of the sprung based on the in-phase and reverse phase components of vertical strokes of the suspensions, respectively. |
| US10239516B2 |
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. |
| US10239512B2 |
Engagement structure of push-rod guide and push-rod guide cover of brake chamber for vehicle
The present disclosure relates to an engagement structure of a push rod guide and a push rod guide cover of a brake chamber for a vehicle, in which a pair of semi-circular, hingedly connected, half members in a shape of a plate are assembled at a side surface of an axial direction of the push rod into a shape of a disk, a push rod opening is formed at the center of the disk to guide a movement of the push rod, a protrusion projecting upwards is provided at a central part of the push rod guide, forming a step in a radial direction of the push rod guide, and a receiving groove corresponding to the step is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the push rod guide cover and is connected to the step. |
| US10239504B2 |
System and method pertaining to braking of a vehicle combination which comprises a tractor vehicle with a towed vehicle
A method pertaining to braking of a vehicle combination (100) which combination comprises a tractor vehicle (110) with a towed vehicle (112), where both are configured to be braked. The tractor vehicle (110) is provided with a first control unit (200) having a function for regulation of coupling force between the tractor vehicle (110) and the towed vehicle (112). Regulation of coupling force includes adaptation data and the towed vehicle bears an ID specification. The method includes the steps of: transferring the ID specification from the towed vehicle (112) to the tractor vehicle (110); during a braking process, registering adaptation data associated with the braking process together with the ID specification. Also a computer program product includes program code (P) for a computer (200; 205) for implementing the method. Also a system pertaining to braking of a vehicle combination (100) and to a vehicle combination (100) is equipped with the system. |
| US10239501B2 |
Underside washing device for an automobile
A device to wash an underside of an automobile comprises a handle comprising a first end and a second end, wherein a fluid flow through the first end of the handle is regulated via a valve member, wherein the handle comprises a canister to store and dispense one or more detergents during the wash. A pipe section fixedly attached to and extending obliquely from the second end of the handle to couple with a horizontal member via an elbow section and the horizontal member comprising a spraying head positioned at a distal end of the horizontal member, wherein the spraying head comprises a plurality of nozzles to spray the fluid in the underside of the automobile during the wash. A method of washing an underside of an automobile using the device is also disclosed. |
| US10239498B2 |
Connector between a wiper blade and a wiper arm driving a wiping system
A connector for a wiper blade, the connector is configured to cooperate pivotably, by a transverse hinge pin, with an adapter designed to allow an articulation link between the blade and a driving arm, the connector includes a body provided with two opposite side flanges, defining a housing designed to receive the adapter, and a pin between the flanges for the articulation link of the blade to the arm, the flanges include, at each of the ends of the hinge pin, a shoulder configured to allow axial guiding of the articulation link between the blade and the arm, the side flanges is configured to allow lateral flexion of the adapter bearing against the shoulder. |
| US10239490B2 |
System and method for communicating with a vehicle
A communication system includes a control module, a primary wireless communication node, and a plurality of secondary wireless communication nodes. The primary wireless communication node is in communication with the control module. The primary wireless communication node is in communication with each of the plurality of secondary wireless communication nodes through a common communication line. |
| US10239485B2 |
Belt buckle device for a seat belt
A belt buckle device (1) for a seat belt including a belt buckle, a drive device (2) coupled or coupleable to the belt buckle, threaded sleeve (5) coupled or coupleable to the belt buckle, a guide part (12) attachable fixed with respect to the vehicle for guiding the threaded sleeve (5) and for supporting the threaded spindle (10), wherein a support plate (9) is provided on the threaded spindle (10) in the axial direction of the threaded spindle (10), which support plate (9) is not displaceable by a tensile force exerted by the belt buckle, via which support plate (9) the threaded spindle (10) is supported in the axial direction on a first thrust support (6) of the guide part (12) to take up tensile forces exerted by the belt buckle. |
| US10239484B2 |
Active hood apparatus for vehicle
An active hood apparatus for a vehicle includes a hood configured to cover an engine compartment of vehicle, and at least one hinge device configured to rotatably connect a rear end portion of the hood to a vehicle body. The hinge device includes a fixing bracket fixed to the vehicle body. A rotation bracket is provided such that a rear end thereof is rotatably connected to a rear end portion of the fixing bracket. A hood bracket is fixed to an inner surface of the hood and fixed to the rotation bracket by a first breaking pin. A connecting link provided such that opposite ends thereof are rotatably connected to a rear end portion of the hood bracket and a middle portion of the rotation bracket respectively. An actuator is configured to push up the connecting link in the event that a collision occurs. |
| US10239479B2 |
Vehicle safety system for controlling a safety feature
A safety system for a vehicle includes an imaging sensor configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have an exterior field of view external of the equipped vehicle. An image processor is operable to process image data captured by the imaging sensor to detect a vehicle exterior the equipped vehicle and to determine if a collision between the detected vehicle and the equipped vehicle is pending. Responsive to such determination of the pending collision, a safety feature of the vehicle is triggered before impact occurs. Responsive at least in part to processing by the image processor of captured image data to determine if a collision between the detected vehicle and the equipped vehicle is pending, the safety system takes into account if a determined impact speed of the detected vehicle relative to the equipped vehicle is above a threshold level. |
| US10239477B1 |
Battery charge management for geosynchronous spacecraft
A spacecraft, configured to be operated in a geosynchronous orbit includes a power subsystem, including a battery, and a battery charge controller. The spacecraft is configured to have a power demand, during an eclipse season of the geosynchronous orbit, of ‘P’ kilowatts and the battery is sized to have a nominal capacity, measured in kilowatt-hours, smaller than 1.2*P/0.85. In some implementations, the battery has a rated charge voltage corresponding to the nominal capacity and the battery charge controller is configured to execute a battery charge management strategy that charges the battery to an above-rated charge voltage during selected portions of the eclipse season. |
| US10239475B2 |
Wind noise throb reduction system and method
A wind noise throb reduction system includes a controller configured to reduce wind noise throb, an active noise cancellation subsystem responsive to the controller and a dynamic airflow control subsystem responsive to the controller. A related method of reducing wind noise throb in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle is also provided. |
| US10239474B1 |
Corrugated tube and wire harness
A corrugated tube of the present invention has a rigid portion, a bellows portion, and a gradually varying portion. The rigid portion is formed in an end portion of the tube, and has a first half-circumference portion having a recess/projection-repetitive structure in which grooves and projection strips are arranged alternately in the tube longitudinal direction and a second half-circumference portion having a straight structure with no grooves or projection strips. The bellows portion is formed in a center portion of the tube and has the first and the second half-circumference portions both of which have a recess/projection-repetitive structure. The gradually varying portion is formed between the rigid portion and the bellows portion, and has the first half-circumference portion having the recess/projection-repetitive structure and the second half-circumference portion having the gradually varying structure in which the height of the projection strip decreases gradually from the bellows portion to the rigid portion. |
| US10239473B2 |
Wiring guide of vehicle door
A wiring guide of a vehicle door includes: an outside guide slidably disposed on one of a vehicle body and a door of a vehicle, and having an inner portion which has a hollow and circular arc shape; and an inside guide slidably disposed on the other side of the vehicle body and the vehicle door, having an inner portion which has a hollow and circular arc shape, slidably disposed in the inner portion of the outside guide, and having a wiring penetrating therein. The outside guide and the inside guide expand and shrink in a circular arc shape upon opening and closing of the door. |
| US10239471B2 |
Iridescent vehicular trim assemblies and multi-shot injection molding methods for making the same
A method of making an iridescent, vehicular trim assembly is provided that includes: molding a polymeric base comprising an exterior surface; and over-molding an element over at least a portion of the exterior surface. The element comprises a polymeric, translucent material and an exterior surface with an integral diffraction grating having a thickness from 250 to 1000 nm and a period from 50 nanometers to 5 microns. Further, the molding can be conducted such that the polymeric base is molded with a tint. The method can also include forming a plated region over the exterior surface of the base. In addition, the method can also include cleaning the plated region with a plasma-etching process before the over-molding. |
| US10239470B2 |
Vehicle with an integrated sawhorse
An apparatus for a vehicle including a vehicle bed having a wall with a recess formed therein. The apparatus comprises a sawhorse adapted for positioning in the recess of the vehicle bed in a stowed position and removed for use apart from the vehicle. A vehicle with an integrated sawhorse may thus be provided. Related methods are also provided. |
| US10239467B2 |
Holder for mobile communications device
A method is provided for mounting a mobile communications device (404) on a substrate. In accordance with the method, a holder (401) is provided which includes (a) a back wall (407) having attaching means thereon for releasably attaching the holder to a substrate, and (b) a front wall (405) opposing said back wall. The holder is releasably mounted on an interior surface of a vehicle. The front wall has a sloped profile which extends a distance d1 from said bottom wall along said first edge as measured along a first axis perpendicular to said bottom wall and parallel to said front wall, and which extends a distance d2 from said bottom wall along said second edge as measured along a second axis perpendicular to said bottom wall and parallel to said front wall, and wherein d1 |
| US10239466B2 |
Avionics display fastener assembly
A fastener assembly for aircraft cockpit electronics can include a spring locking quarter turn fastener, where a head of the fastener can be positioned on a non-display side of the assembly, and a thread of the fastener can extend to a display side of the assembly. The fastener assembly can additionally include a spring assembly and mounting hardware. |
| US10239463B2 |
Lift storage device for a vehicle including lift assist
A storage device for a vehicle is disclosed. In one embodiment, the storage device has an exterior housing, an interior container, and a scissor lift mechanism. The scissor lift mechanism is located within the exterior housing and is operatively connected to the interior container. The scissor lift mechanism has a raised position and a lowered position. The interior container is within the exterior housing when the scissor lift mechanism is in the lowered position. The interior container is at least partially located outside the exterior housing when the scissor lift mechanism is in the raised position. The scissor lift mechanism includes crossed bars that pivot about a bolt or pin in scissor-like fashion to raise or lower the interior container. An actuator pivots the cross bars to the raised position and is oriented and connected to the crossed bars to have an upward vertical force component throughout the raising operation. |
| US10239462B2 |
Cargo carrier and quick hitch mount
A cargo carrier has a frame, a wheel assembly coupled to the frame, and a quick release assembly. The quick release assembly allows the user to quickly raise and lower the wheel assembly with respect to the frame, or to turn an adjusting screw to more finely raise and lower the wheel assembly. In addition, a vehicle hitch mount has an outer tube and an inner tube slidably received in the outer tube. The inner tube has a retracted position in which the inner tube is retracted with respect to the outer tube, and an extended position in which the inner tube is extended with respect to the outer tube. A locking pin can be operated by the user at one side of the cargo carrier to removably lock the hitch mount to the vehicle hitch located at an opposite side of the cargo carrier. |
| US10239457B2 |
Vehicular vision system
A vision system for a vehicle includes a forward-viewing camera located behind and viewing through a vehicle windshield, a rear camera located at a rear of the vehicle, and a common image processor operable for processing captured image data. A video display screen is located within the interior cabin of the vehicle viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The common image processor utilizes object detection software at least during processing of first image data captured by the forward-viewing camera to detect at least one vehicle present exterior the equipped vehicle. Responsive to the vehicle being shifted into a reverse gear and while the driver is executing a reversing maneuver, video images derived from image data captured by at least the rear camera are displayed on the video display screen. |
| US10239448B1 |
Unattended occupant alert system
An unattended occupant alert system includes a car seat that may be positioned in a vehicle. A child is selectively seated in the car seat and the car seat has a pair of shoulder straps. An electronic device is included and the electronic device is carried by a caregiver. An alarm unit is coupled between the shoulder straps to selectively and removably attach the shoulder straps together. In this way the alarm unit retains the child in the car seat and the alarm unit is turned on when the shoulder straps are attached together. The alarm unit is in thermal communication with an interior of the vehicle to detect a temperature in the vehicle. Additionally, the alarm unit is in electrical communication with the electronic device. The electronic device emits an alert when the alarm unit is turned on and the alarm unit detects a temperature that exceeds a trigger temperature. In this way the alarm unit alerts the caregiver to a potential environmental danger for the child. |
| US10239446B2 |
Vehicle sensing system using daisy chain of sensors
A sensing system for a vehicle includes a plurality of sensors disposed at the vehicle. The plurality of sensors includes individual sensors connected to a vehicle network using a daisy chain topology. A control determines an address of the sensors and calibrates the sensors. The control, responsive to determination that an individual sensor is not the last sensor of a daisy chain of sensors, adjusts the internal electrical configuration to provide an open connection for another sensor. The control, responsive to determination that an individual sensor is the last sensor of the daisy chain of sensors, adjusts the internal electrical configuration to provide a termination configuration. The control, responsive to the outputs of the sensors, determines the presence of one or more objects exterior the vehicle and within the field of sensing of at least one of the sensors. |
| US10239440B2 |
Illumination apparatus for vehicle
An illumination apparatus for a vehicle includes a projector configured to project an image of visible light; an obstacle detection apparatus configured to detect an obstacle; and a processing apparatus configured to predict a travel area of the vehicle after a predetermined time or a predetermined distance of travel, project a first image with the projector in the predicted travel area upon no obstacle in the predicted travel area being detected by the obstacle detection apparatus, and project a second image, which is different from the first image, with the projector in the predicted travel area upon the obstacle in the predicted travel area being detected by the obstacle detection apparatus. |
| US10239439B2 |
Tension monitoring and signaling system
An automatic tension sensing and control system for cargo restraints comprises a load binder, a tension sensor, an actuator coupled to the load binder, and a control module. The control module receives signals from the sensor and can command the actuator to tighten or slacken the load binder. The system can also include an annunciator and an information storage and retrieval system. |
| US10239438B2 |
Device for lashing of containers
The present invention relates to a device for the lashing of containers, which is to be attached between two fastening points, which are secured to one another, with a first clamping device, which can be connected to one of the fastening points and contains a spindle, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the first clamping device and has a spindle/threaded section, a second clamping device, which can be connected to the other of the fastening points, a spindle nut, which has a spindle nut/threaded section, which engages with the spindle/threaded section of the first clamping device, a locking means allocated to the spindle nut. The locking means enables reciprocal rotation of the two clamping devices in at least one direction of rotation corresponding to the tightening of the device, and that it counters the rotation in the opposite direction, and the locking means has at least one pre-tensioning element. |
| US10239437B2 |
Load binder systems
A binder includes a right angle drive including a driving gear interfacing with a driven gear. A receptacle arranged substantially at a center of a diameter of the driving gear can receive a bit of a power driver. The bit of the power driver removeably received by the receptacle arranged at the center of the driving gear can rotate a threaded gear tube relative to the first and second threaded rods to linearly displace the first and second threaded rods of the binder to tension a tensionable load bearing member and lock the binder. |
| US10239432B2 |
Acoustic output through headrest wings
The technology described in this document can be embodied in a headrest of a seat, the headrest including an enclosure for housing one or more acoustic transducers, and an adjustable headrest wing disposed in front of the enclosure. The headrest wing is coupled to the enclosure by a pivot, and configured to be adjusted to one of multiple positions within an angle range around the pivot. The headrest wing is also configured to support the head of a seat-occupant. The headrest further includes a connector disposed between the enclosure and a rear portion of the headrest wing. The connector is configured to provide an acoustic channel between the enclosure and the headrest wing such that audio signals from the one or more acoustic transducers are radiated outward through the headrest wing. |
| US10239429B2 |
Vehicle seat
A seating posture is stabilized for the shoulders of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back configured to support the seated person from the rear. A shoulder support portion of the seat back configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand when air is supplied. When the air cell expands, one end portion of the shoulder support portion on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than the other end portion of the shoulder support portion on the inside in the width direction. |
| US10239424B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes a seat pad configured to support an occupant and having a through-hole extending through the seat pad in a direction from an occupant sitting side toward a side opposite to the occupant sitting side; and a frame member attached to an opening end of the through-hole on the occupant sitting side, the frame member having an opening configured such that a fixation connecting portion of a child safety seat is inserted into the opening. The frame member is provided with an attaching portion attached to the seat pad. The seat pad includes an attachment pad portion provided integrally with an attachment member including an attachment portion to which the attaching portion of the frame member is attached, the attachment pad portion constituting a part of an inner wall surface of the through-hole. The attaching portion is fixed to the attachment portion with a fixing member. |
| US10239423B2 |
Tip and slide system for a vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes a seatback pivot rotationally operable relative to a slidable base, a first cam in communication with the seatback pivot to activate a track-overslide actuator of the base when the seatback pivot is in a rear-entry position and a second cam in communication with the seatback pivot. When the track-overslide actuator is activated, forward operation of the base locks the seatback pivot in the rear-entry position. |
| US10239422B2 |
Connecting element
A connecting element (3) for adjusting the height of a vehicle seat (1) includes an angular element (3.1) with a first leg (3.1.1) having a seat part side receiving opening (3.1.5) and an opposite rail side end receiving opening (3.1.4), and a second leg (3.1.2) angled relative to the first leg (3.1.1) and a tooth element (3.2). The seat part receiving opening (3.1.5) is situated in a connection area of the first leg (3.1.1) and of the second leg (3.1.2). The tooth element (3.2) has a first section (3.2.1) configured as a circular arc with toothing (V2) that is connected at an end side to the second leg (3.1.2) and a second section (3.2.2) that is angled from the first section (3.2.1) in the direction of the receiving opening (3.1.5) on the side of the seat part and is connected to the first leg (3.1.1) at the end side. |
| US10239420B2 |
System and method for positioning a vehicle seat
A system and method for positioning a seat arrangement in a vehicle includes moving the seat arrangement forward by a first amount when a certain criteria are met. The criteria may include at least one criterion related to occupancy of a seat directly behind the seat arrangement and at least one criterion related to a likelihood of an impact into the vehicle from behind the seat arrangement. The method may also include not moving the seat arrangement forward by the first amount when at least one of the criteria is not met. |
| US10239419B2 |
Anthropomorphic pivotable upper seatback support
A vehicle seating assembly includes a lower seat and a seatback structure extending upwardly relative the lower seat, the lower seat and the seatback structure defining a seat H-point, and the seatback structure having an upper seatback support, a lower seatback support, and a split between the upper seatback support and the lower seatback support. The split is disposed between 270 and 300 mm, preferably about 285 mm, above the H-point along a line extending substantially parallel to the seatback structure. The upper seatback support pivots about a pivot between a rearward position and a forward position relative the lower seatback support. A motorized actuation assembly is disposed within the seatback structure and operably coupled to the upper seatback support, wherein the motorized actuation assembly pivots the upper seatback support about the pivot between the rearward position and the forward position. |
| US10239418B2 |
Multi-trajectory track and mover system
A linear drive transport system may include a track that includes first, second, third, and fourth track surfaces that define perimeter boundaries of the track and a magnetic drive system. The first, second, third, and fourth track surfaces include first, second, third, and fourth trajectories about the track, respectively, which are each different from one another. A mover may move along the track and include first and second leading bearings that interact with the first and second track surfaces, respectively, and first and second lagging bearings that interact with the third and fourth track surfaces, respectively, and a reaction element that interacts with the magnetic drive system to generate a propulsive force. The first and second leading bearings may be coupled to the mover at a first fixed distance from one another, and the first and second lagging bearings may be coupled to the mover at a similar distance. |
| US10239415B2 |
Base side vehicle identification using vehicle controller switching frequency
Techniques for wirelessly transferring energy to a vehicle are disclosed. An example method for wirelessly transferring energy to a vehicle according to the disclosure includes detecting a ripple frequency on a transmitter coil circuit, such that the ripple frequency is associated with a vehicle switch mode controller frequency of a switch mode controller in the vehicle, and providing an electrical current to a coil in the transmitter coil circuit based at least in part on the ripple frequency. |
| US10239413B2 |
Method for the contactless charging or discharging of a battery-operated object
The invention relates to a method for the contactless charging or discharging of a battery-operated object (4) via a magnetically coupled coil pair, comprising a primary coil (6) of a charging/discharging station (2) and a secondary coil (8) of the object (4), wherein: in a first step, the object (4) is transferred into a reference position in relation to the charging/discharging station (2); in a second step, a reference parameter is determined in the reference position; in a third step, a lateral desired offset of the object (4) to the charging/discharging station (2) is determined, based on the reference parameter; and in a fourth step, based on the lateral desired offset, the object (4) is transferred into a charging/discharging position in relation to the charging/discharging station (2) in which position the contactless charging or discharging is carried out. The invention also relates to a computer program, a system (100), a charging/discharging station (2) and an object (4), which are designed to carry out the method. |
| US10239411B2 |
Excess-length-absorbing apparatus and coil unit
Provided is an excessive length absorbing apparatus which absorbs the excess length of a primary resonant coil that is one of a pair of resonant coils which performs non-contact power supply via magnetic field resonance. A secondary hook in the excessive length absorbing apparatus hooks an excessive length portion of the primary resonant coil so as to hold the excess length portion of the primary resonant coil in a U-shape, and a holding member holds the secondary hook in a slidable manner. |
| US10239404B2 |
Method of controlling a vehicle
A method of controlling a vehicle presenting a plurality of wheels, an engine and a clutch for selectively connecting the engine to a number of the wheels includesreceiving a torque control signal indicative of a demanded output torque of the engine, and observing a value of a first vehicle operation parameter being the vehicle speed or a parameter which is indicative of the vehicle speed,controlling the clutch so as to be engaged if the received torque control signal indicates that the demanded engine torque is minimal or below a first threshold value and the observed first vehicle operation parameter value is above a second threshold value, subsequently to the step of controlling the clutch so as to be engaged, performing a test disengagement of the clutch, including at least partly disengaging the clutch, observing a behavior, in response to the test disengagement, of a second vehicle operation parameter, and based at least partly on the observation of the behavior of the second vehicle operation parameter, determining whether to control the clutch so as to be re-engaged or disengaged. |
| US10239402B2 |
Hybrid vehicle with rankine cycle system, in-wheel motor and power module integrated with power train components
A hybrid vehicle including one or more in-wheel motors, a power electronics supplying power to the one or more in-wheel motors, and a Rankine cycle system is described. The Rankine cycle system includes a pump driving a working fluid, a first three-way valve having an input, a first output, and a second output. The Rankine cycle system also includes, a second three-way valve having a first input, a second input, and an output, an evaporator receiving the working fluid from the output of the second three-way valve and heating the working fluid utilizing heat from an exhaust gas from an engine, an expander receiving the working fluid from the evaporator, and a radiator cooling the working fluid received from the expander. |
| US10239399B2 |
Seal structure for motor vehicle door
A beltline sealing member includes a block portion that comes into contact with a glass run to assemble the beltline sealing member in a normal position in the longitudinal direction of the beltline sealing member. |
| US10239395B2 |
Waterproof top door for trailer
A trailer has a container with top doors having a frame and weatherproof thermoplastic inserts. Sealing flaps are provided at edges of the top doors to make sealing contact with sidewall top rails or top edges of end walls and tailgate. The top doors have angled extensions with grooves for ball gaskets to overlap in hand-in-hand fashion to form a reliable seal where the top doors come together. The system provides a weatherproof means to enclose the container to prevent or deter entry of water. |
| US10239394B2 |
Tonneau cover access panel
A tonneau cover access panel assembly connectable to a vehicle that eliminates the need for side rails to both locate and tension a tonneau cover. The assembly also reduces weight and complexity. The assembly incorporates a readily accessible rear latching system that reduces or eliminates interference with the tonneau cover during operation. The assembly also incorporates a tonneau cover tensioning system. The tension seals out environmental elements and holds the tonneau cover and locating bows in place. The assembly holds the tonneau in the closed tension state keeping the tonneau cover secured and tight until the cover is opened by an operator. The assembly is movable between a closed position and a fully open/stowable position and any intermediate positions. The assembly is also movable between at least a first open position and the deployed position for more limiting access to the cargo bed of the vehicle when desired. |
| US10239391B1 |
Sliding apparatus for sunroof of an automobile
A sliding apparatus for a sunroof of an automobile including a shoe having a first channel and a second channel slidably connected to a rail, a guide block including a front channel connecting a lower channel to form a first path, and a rear channel connecting to an upper channel to form a second path, and a lever with a first pin projecting from a first side and a second side, a second pin projecting from the first side and a third pin projecting from the second side. The first pin is connected to the front channel and the second pin is connected to the rear channel on the first side, and the first pin is connected to the first channel and the third pin is connected to the second channel on a second side. |
| US10239389B2 |
Cargo transportation housing comprising a flexible fast door
The present invention concerns a housing (1) for the transportation of a cargo, such as truck trailers, housings mounted on the chassis of a truck, or shipping containers. The housing of the present invention comprises: (a) walls (1R) defining a closed inner space (1i), (b) an opening (2) provided in one of the walls, and further comprises a rigid door comprising one or more rigid panels (3) which are movable to seal or unseal said opening (2); (c) a flexible fast door comprising a motorized driving mechanism (10) suitable for moving a leading edge (4L) of a flexible shutter (4), wherein the flexible shutter (4) comprises two lateral edges engaged in parallel guiding rails (7) fixed to two parallel and opposite edges of the opening (2), wherein the rigid panel (3) and/or the parallel edge of the opening (2) is provided with a groove to accommodate the guiding rails (7). |
| US10239388B2 |
Impact beam and method for producing an impact beam
An impact beam and a method of producing the impact beam for a motor vehicle is disclosed. A light metal profile with an extrusion width is produced by flattening the light metal profile to a working width and cutting to length to form semi-finished products. The semi-finished products are subjected to further treatment by press-forming techniques to form the impact beam. The impact beam has a longitudinal length which extends transversely to the direction of extrusion of the light metal profile. |
| US10239387B2 |
Sun visor retention system
A sun visor retention system includes a vehicle that has at least one sun visor. The at least one sun visor has a support bar and a panel that is rotatably coupled to the support bar. A retainer is removably coupled to the at least one sun visor. The retainer selectively frictionally engages the support bar. The retainer engages the panel such that the retainer retains the panel at a selected angle of rotation about the support bar. |
| US10239382B2 |
Vehicle air conditioner
There is disclosed a vehicle air conditioner of a heat pump system in which there is prevented or inhibited frosting to an outdoor heat exchanger when heating in a vehicle interior is beforehand performed during plug-in, thereby realizing comfortable heating in the vehicle interior during running and also extending a running distance. The vehicle air conditioner includes a heating medium circulating circuit 23 to heat air to be supplied from an air flow passage 3 to a vehicle interior, a controller has frosting estimation means for estimating frosting to an outdoor heat exchanger 7, and when a heating mode is executed in a state where a power is supplied from an external power source to a compressor 2 or a battery which supplies the power to drive the compressor 2, the controller executes the heating by a heating medium circulating circuit 23, in a case where the frosting to the outdoor heat exchanger 7 is predicted on the basis of the estimation of the frosting estimation means. |
| US10239374B2 |
Axle unit
An axle unit comprising a first suspension arm element and a second suspension arm element, wherein the first suspension arm element and the second suspension arm element can be mounted on a vehicle frame so as to be pivotable about a common pivot axis, wherein the first suspension arm element has a first joining region configured as a recess, and the second suspension arm element has a second joining region configured as a recess, wherein the first joining region and the second joining region are arranged on two opposing sides of an axle tube extending substantially along a tube axis, and wherein the axle tube can be secured by substance bonding in the first and second joining regions to the first and second suspension arm elements. |
| US10239373B2 |
Vehicle components and sacrificial ribs
A structural component 1 is provided for a vehicle designed for driving off-road on rough terrain. The component 1, such as the lower control arm of a suspension system, is formed from aluminum, aluminum-alloy or other light-weight material and provided on its underside with a parallel arrangement of chamfered ribs 5 which extend in the direction of travel of the vehicle. The spacing between adjacent ribs 5 is less than or equal to 10 mm so as to prevent underlying rocks and stones 7 from impacting, and thereby abrading the inner surface 3 of the component 1. The ribs 5 are provided as sacrificial elements and will become eroded in use until they no longer provide the desired protection of the inner surface 3. The extent of abrasion of the ribs 5 can be ascertained by a visual inspection of the underlying surface of the vehicle, and, if necessary, the component 1 can be replaced. |
| US10239371B2 |
Lightweight pusher/tag axle
A non-driven axle for a vehicle or a trailer is provided. The non-driven axle includes a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a central portion. The first arm portion is for rotatably mounting a first wheel hub. The second arm portion is for rotatably mounting a second wheel hub. The second arm portion is on an axial end of the central portion opposite the first arm portion. The central portion is between the first arm portion and the second arm portion and may be substantially arch-shaped or substantially ring-shaped. The substantially arch-shaped central portion includes a main portion and a radially inner portion. The substantially ring-shaped central portion includes a main portion and an inner portion. The non-driven axle reduces a weight of a vehicle or trailer while capable of being lifted without interfering with an operation of a drive axle. |
| US10239368B2 |
Air maintenance tire and valve assembly
A self-inflating tire assembly includes an air tube mounted within a tire sidewall groove. The air tube is in contacting engagement with opposite angled groove surfaces surrounding the air tube. A segment of the air tube is flattened from an expanded diameter to a flat diameter by bending and compression of the groove in a rolling tire footprint to force air evacuated from the flattened segment along a tube air passageway. A tube is positioned within the groove, wherein the tube has a circular cross-sectional shape and an outside diameter D, and the groove does not have a circular cross-sectional shape, wherein said groove has a width W and a length L, wherein D is greater than W. |
| US10239367B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for automatic detection of rim diameter
A wheel parameter resolving system, apparatus and method are disclosed and described. The wheel parameter resolving system comprises a wheel unit configured to sense radial acceleration in a wheel, the wheel comprising a rim and a tire, the rim having a diameter, and a transmitter configured to transmit a transmit signal indicative of sensed radial acceleration, a controller configured to resolve a rotation parameter indicative of the rim diameter in response to the sensed radial acceleration, and a receiver configured to receive a receive signal based on a transmit signal indicative of sensed radial acceleration, the receiver communicatively coupled to the controller. Resolving the rotation parameter comprises calculating the rotation parameter based on the sensed radial acceleration and a predetermined roll parameter. |
| US10239365B2 |
Integrated wireless data system for a vehicle wheel hub assembly
The present disclosure generally relates to an integrated wireless data system and method for mounting the system on one or more components within a vehicle wheel hub assembly for measuring operational data relating to the condition or status of a brake rotor or other components within a wheel hub assembly, where the integrated wireless data system rotates with the vehicle wheel. |
| US10239363B2 |
Tire with chafer and toeguard
The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a pair of spaced apart bead components, a connecting carcass between the bead components, a pair of sidewalls overlying the carcass, and a rubber chafer portion adjacent to each of the sidewalls and positioned around at least a portion of each of the bead components and intended for contacting a rigid rim of a wheel, the rubber chafer portion comprising a radially innermost toe guard and a chafer adjacent to a radially outer end of the toe guard; wherein the ratio of a modulus of the toe guard to a modulus of the chafer is in the range of 3 to 10. |
| US10239361B2 |
Motorcycle tire for traveling on rough terrain and tire vulcanization mold
To provide a motorized two-wheeled vehicle tire for traveling on uneven terrain, the block durability performance of which has been improved; and a tire vulcanization mold capable of molding said tire. A motorized two-wheeled vehicle tire for traveling on uneven terrain wherein multiple blocks are provided on the tread at intervals in the tire circumference direction. Recesses are provided on the bottom surfaces of the grooves. Multiple recesses are provided at intervals in the axial direction of the tire. Spew, which was drawn up into the vent holes of the mold during vulcanization molding, or removal marks thereof are provided between each recess and the block that is adjacent in the tire circumference direction. |
| US10239358B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with a first shoulder main groove, a second shoulder main groove and at least one main groove to separate a first crown portion and a second crown portion. The first crown portion is provided with first crown sipes with a width less than 2 mm, but is not provided with any grooves with a width equal to or more than 2 mm. The second crown portion is provided with second crown sipes having a width less than 2 mm, but is not provided with any grooves with a width equal to or more than 2 mm. Each first crown sipe extends from the crown main groove to the first shoulder main groove with a first inclination direction. Each second crown sipe extends from the crown main groove to the second shoulder main groove with the first inclination direction. |
| US10239354B2 |
Pneumatic tire
The pneumatic tire (1) comprises at least three circumferential grooves (22) extending in a tire circumferential direction in a tread portion (2), and at least four ribs (23) defined by the circumferential grooves (22), the at least four ribs (23) extending in the tire circumferential direction. At least two of the ribs (23) protrude outward in a tire radial direction beyond the profile line (L) of the tread surface when viewed in the meridian cross section. The protruding amount (G) of the at least two ribs (23) decreases in order from a first side in a tire width direction to a second side. |
| US10239353B2 |
Pneumatic tire
The pneumatic tire includes at least three circumferential main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction and a plurality of land portions partitioned and formed by the circumferential main grooves. Also, the belt layer is formed by laminating a pair of cross belts having a belt angle, as an absolute value, of not less than 10° and not more than 45° and of mutually opposite signs, and a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle within a range of ±5° with respect to the tire circumferential direction. Also, when viewed as a cross-section from the tire meridian direction, the distance Dcc on the tire equatorial plane from the circumferential reinforcing layer to the wear end surface and the distance De from the end portion of the circumferential reinforcing layer to the wear end surface have a relationship such that 1.06≤De/Dcc. |
| US10239348B2 |
Variable width wheel assembly
Provided is a tire including rims, beads each mounted so as to surround each of the rims, a side wall that is connected to the beads, a sub-tread that is formed on top of the side wall and is formed of a material having elasticity so as to have a changing curvature, and plural tread blocks that are arranged on the sub-tread such that the distances between the tread blocks change in accordance with the change in the curvature of the sub-tread. |
| US10239346B2 |
Method of manufacturing a floor board
A method of manufacturing a floor board comprises the steps of supplying a panel, printing a curable substance or surface removing substance onto the panel in a predefined pattern for creating an elevation on the panel at the pattern or removing a portion of the surface of the panel at the pattern, respectively, and curing the curable substance or removing any re-action products of the surface removing substance and the panel. |
| US10239343B2 |
Feeding pencil
A feeding pencil includes a pipe member, a leading tube, a tubular main body, a movable body, and a holding member. The pipe member is disposed inside the leading tube and loads a drawing material. The movable body extends in an axial direction includes a male screw formed across an entire outer periphery thereof in the axial direction. The holding member holds the movable body. The pipe member includes a female screw on an inner surface thereof. The female screw screws with the male screw. A relative rotation between the leading tube and the main body relatively rotates the pipe member and the holding member and acts a screwing action between the male screw and the female screw. The screwing action moves the movable body forward to extrude the drawing material from the pipe member. |
| US10239340B2 |
Manual support for a multi-page document
A hand held device for manually holding a multi-page document with a U-shaped element having a ring-shaped extension at one end of an elongated leg and a shorter leg parallelly spaced therefrom by a right angle extension at the opposite end of the elongated leg whereby the shorter leg is inserted between the pages along the inner side of the multi-page document's binding and the longer leg is positioned along the outer side of the multi-page document's binding such that a person can support the multi-page document with one hand by inserting, in part, a preselected finger of one hand through the ring-shaped extension. |
| US10239332B2 |
Printer, and printer control method
A printing device interrupts printing a label and cutting the label of which printing was interrupted when the image printed on the label may be corrupted. The printer controller drives a printhead and conveyance unit to print labels. When the trailing end of the label paper is detected, whether or not a target label in the group of labels being printed can be conveyed so that the trailing end of said target label goes downstream from the printing position before the conveyance amount of the conveyance unit reaches a specific amount. If said conveyance is not possible, printing the target label by the printhead is interrupted, the conveyance unit is controlled to set the target label being printed to the cutting position, and the cutter mechanism is then controlled to cut the target label. |
| US10239330B2 |
Ink jet recording apparatus and ink jet recording method
An ink jet recording apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image containing a liquid and a coloring material on an ink receiving medium; a liquid absorbing member including a porous body that comes into contact with the image, the porous body being configured to absorb at least a part of the liquid from the image; and a plurality of pressure applying units configured to press the image on the ink receiving medium by the porous body. The plurality of pressure applying units include a first pressure applying unit configured to press the image at a first pressure and a second pressure applying unit configured to press the image having been pressed by the first pressure applying unit at a second pressure higher than the first pressure. |
| US10239326B2 |
Pre-treatment fixing fluid for an offset coated medium
An example of a pre-treatment fixing fluid for an offset coated medium includes calcium propionate, calcium pantothenate, tetraethylene glycol, a surfactant having an HLB less than 10, an acid, and a balance of water. The calcium propionate is present in an amount ranging from greater than 4.5 wt % to 8.0 wt %, the calcium pantothenate is present in an amount ranging from about 2.0 wt % to equal to or less than 15 wt %, and the surfactant is present in an amount ranging from about 0.01 wt % to about 1.0 wt %, each based on the total wt % of the pre-treatment fixing fluid. The acid is present in an amount sufficient to render the pH from about 4.0 to about 7.0. |
| US10239319B2 |
Ink-jet recording apparatus
An ink-jet recording apparatus of the present disclosure includes a recording portion, a cap unit, a wipe unit, and a lid member. The recording portion has a recording head. The cap unit is capable of reciprocating between a first position directly below the recording portion and a second position that is retracted in a horizontal direction from the first position, and has a cap portion that caps the recording head when at the first position. The wipe unit performs a recovery process with respect to the recording head. At the second position, the lid member is disposed above the cap unit and comes into tight contact with the cap portion. |
| US10239315B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that ejects a liquid supplied from a liquid supplier which has an engaging portion, a container that has an engaging-portion-receiving portion with which the engaging portion engages, and an attaching portion to which the container is detachably attached. The liquid supplier is detachably attached to the attaching portion with movement of the container in a state where the engaging portion has engaged with the engaging-portion-receiving portion. The engaging portion engages with the engaging-portion-receiving portion to be relatively movable in a direction which crosses a movement path of the container when the container is attached to the attaching portion. |
| US10239312B2 |
Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles from which a liquid is discharged, a plurality of pressure chambers communicating with the plurality of nozzles, respectively, a substrate in which the plurality of pressure chamber is arranged in a predetermined direction, a diaphragm provided on a first side of the substrate opposite a second side of the substrate facing the plurality of nozzles, the diaphragm forming walls of the plurality of pressure chambers, and a plurality of electromechanical transducer elements provided on the diaphragm corresponding to the plurality of pressure chambers, respectively. A groove is formed in the substrate on an end side of the plurality of pressure chambers in the predetermined direction, and the groove includes an opening that opens toward a direction opposite to the diaphragm. |
| US10239309B2 |
Image processing method, automatic image printing method, and automatic printing apparatus nozzle
An image processing method includes a first step of matching the image to the target surface, a second step of dividing the target surface into a plurality of preliminary divided regions, a third step of acquiring a first preliminary divided region among the plurality of preliminary divided regions, a fourth step of dividing the target surface into a plurality of final divided regions, on the basis of a preliminary divided image included in the first preliminary divided region of the image matched to the target surface, and a fifth step of setting a print starting position for respective final divided images included in the plurality of final divided regions by using a boundary line that defines the plurality of final divided regions. |
| US10239308B2 |
Liquid discharge control apparatus, liquid discharge control method, and liquid discharge control program
In order to reduce a density difference that appears when printing whose execution number of scan operations is changed is performed, a CPU acquires a plurality of color conversion LUTs; the CPU performs printing of each of normal portions of color patches using a reference LUT and performs printing of each of hitch portions of the color patches using a corresponding one of mutually different color conversion LUTs; the CPU allows a color patch having a small density difference to be input as a selection result; the CPU identifies a color conversion LUT corresponding to the selection result; and the CPU designates the color conversion LUT corresponding to the selection result as a color conversion LUT for the hitch portion. |
| US10239305B2 |
Three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus, control method of three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus, and control program of three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus
A dissimilar material joined three-dimensional laminated and shaped object is shaped using a three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus. The three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus includes a material supplier that supplies materials of a three-dimensional laminated and shaped object to a shaping surface, an irradiator that irradiates the materials with a light beam, and a controller that controls the material supplier. The three-dimensional laminated and shaped object is a joined member obtained by joining dissimilar materials. The controller controls the material supplier to form a graded composition of the materials in a boundary region between the dissimilar materials of the three-dimensional laminated and shaped object. |
| US10239302B2 |
Layer-by-layer assembly of graphene oxide membranes via electrostatic interaction and eludication of water and solute transport mechanisms
A method for synthesizing a water purification membrane is presented. The method includes stacking a plurality of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets to create the water purification membrane, the stacking involving layer-by-layer assembly of the plurality of GO nanosheets and forming a plurality of nanochannels between the plurality of GO nanosheets for allowing the flow of a fluid and for rejecting the flow of contaminants. The method further includes cross-linking the plurality of GO nanosheets by 1,3,5-benzenetricarbonyl trichloride on a polydopamine coated polysulfone support. |
| US10239295B2 |
Elastomeric films having increased tear resistance
Split-layer thermoplastic films having the structure A-(B-C)n-B-A, wherein A and C are inelastic layers each having a thickness and each comprising individually at least one of polymeric compositions A and C; B is an elastic layer comprising polymeric composition B, n≥1, and wherein the layers comprising (B-C)n-B have a combined thickness x, polymeric compositions A and C comprise an inelastic polymer; polymeric composition B comprises an elastomeric polymer; and the thickness of C comprises 5% or less of the total thickness of the film; and further wherein the film has a notched Elmendorf tear strength of at least twice the notched Elmendorf tear strength of a comparative thermoplastic film having the structure A-B-A, wherein A and B comprise substantially the same polymeric compositions A and B as the thermoplastic film, and wherein the B-layer of the comparative thermoplastic film has a thickness y which is substantially equal to x. |
| US10239293B2 |
Composite part
The invention relates to a composite part, hereinafter also referred to as composite, which is produced by means of 2-component processing methods, preferably 2-component injection molding (2K injection molding), from at least one part composed of at least one polyamide molding composition additized with polybutadiene copolymer which is livid at room temperature and at least one part composed of at least one elastomer obtainable from rubber that is to be vulcanized or crosslinked with elemental sulphur, or is composed of these components after processing thereof. |
| US10239291B2 |
Multi-layered polymer film
The present invention relates to a multi-layered polymer film, comprising a sealing layer and a base layer, wherein the sealing layer comprises a polypropylene (SL-PP), and wherein the sealing layer polypropylene SL-PP comprises comonomer units derived from ethylene in an amount of from 0.5 wt % to 25 wt % and from at least one C5-12 alpha-olefin in an amount of from 0.5 mol % to 4.0 mol %, and has an amount of xylene solubles XS of at least 20 wt %, and the xylene solubles have an amount of ethylene-derived comonomer units of from 4 wt % to 50 wt %. |
| US10239289B2 |
Multi-component composite structures
A composite assembly that can be cured to form a multi-component composite structure which does not have micro cracks along the boundaries between the various components. The composite assembly includes a structural component and a moldable component wherein the coefficients of thermal expansion of the structural component and the moldable component at the interface or boundary between the two components are such that micro cracks do not form along the interface when the composite assembly is cured to form the multi-component composite structure. |
| US10239285B2 |
Spinning joining of similar and dissimilar materials
A spin fastening system includes a first member and an adhesive layer applied to the first member. A second member is positioned in contact with the adhesive layer. At least a portion of the adhesive layer is cured after the second member is positioned in contact with the adhesive layer to render at least the portion of the adhesive layer substantially rigid. At least one spin fastener is inserted successively through each of the second member, the cured portion of the adhesive layer, and the first member. |
| US10239284B2 |
Meltfusion bonded absorbant structure comprising fibres and superabsorbant particles method for manufacturing such structure
The present invention is an absorbent structure comprising a fibrous matrix (110), meltfusionable material and superabsorbent polymer particles (140). The absorbent structure is bonded by a meltfusion bond point (200) pattern, which is preferably created by ultrasonic welding. |
| US10239283B2 |
Fabric reinforced traction mat
A traction mat wherein the foam is reinforced with a layer of fabric or fiber between the CLCC foam layer and the substrate or underlying surface. The layering is preferably a first foam layer, a first adhesive layer, a fabric and/or fiber layer, followed by a second adhesive layer. This prevents the CLCC foam from being bonded directly to the substrate which allows the fabric/fiber to support the CLCC foam such that the entire assembly can be removed in one piece without the CLCC foam disintegrating. The introduction of the reinforcing fabric and/or fiber layer eliminates any residual CLCC foam from being bonded to the substrate. Consequently, the traction mat can be easily lifted away and removed. |
| US10239281B2 |
System and method for pinning fiber material
A process to create composite preforms and parts by stacking layers of two-dimensional fiber material (e.g., fiber cloth, fiber reinforced fabric, etc.) having pin-receiving holes and/or gaps disposed between the fibers of the fiber material is described. The stack is pinned together using a subset of pins, such as fiber reinforcing pins, inserted into a subset of the pin receiving holes and/or gaps, leaving at least some of the pin receiving holes and/or gaps available for pinning other layers, as layers of fiber material are added to the stack. As additional layers are added to the stack, different subsets of pins connect the additional layers to the stack, thereby building up the stack. Each layer of fiber material may have a different shape than the other layers and any arbitrary topology, potentially including non-convex and/or disjoint shapes. Furthermore, implementations may produce composite preforms having an arbitrary number of interconnected layers. |
| US10239280B2 |
Set of plates or parts obtained by cutting a block of metal or composite material
The present invention relates to a set (1) of plates (2, 3; 12, 13; 21, 22; 41) or parts obtained by cutting a block (4, 4″, 4′″, 35) of metal or composite material extending around a plane (5) comprising a first plate (2, 12, 21, 41) or part having an upper face (7, 33) and is second plate (3, 13, 22) or part having a lower face (8). The upper face (7, 33) of the first plate (2, 12, 21, 41) or part has a surface (7, 330) having at least two lines of inflection or changing slope with respect to said plane (5), and the lower face (8) of the second plate (3, 13, 22) or part has a surface (8) with a shape complementary to the upper face (7, 33) of the opposite first plate (2, 12, 21, 41) at a more or less constant height, corresponding to the height of the cutting line (34) in the block (4,35). |
| US10239277B2 |
Flexible microsphere articles having high temperature stability
There is provided an article a binder resin layer comprising an aliphatic polyurethane polymer comprising a plurality of soft segments, and a plurality of hard segments, where the soft segments comprise poly(alkoxy) polyol, and where the poly(alkoxy) polyol is essentially free of crosslinker; and a plurality of microspheres partially embedded and adhered to a first major surface of the binder resin layer, wherein the specific chemical identities and relative amounts of the segments and moieties of the aliphatic polyurethane polymer are sufficient to impart a glass transition temperature of 10° C. or less in the article and a storage modulus in the article that changes less than 15 MPa from 25° C. to 175° C. |
| US10239268B2 |
Tire mold and pneumatic tire
Provided are: a tire mold including a bead portion molding surface for molding the bead portion of the tire, the bead portion molding surface having a ridge molding part including a recessed groove extending in the mold radial direction, the ridge molding part being formed in a flange contact portion molding region for molding a rim-flange contact portion of the tire; and a pneumatic tire, in which a bead filler has the tire radial direction outer end positioned more inward in the tire radial direction relative to the rim line position, and a ridge forming portion including a ridge extending in the tire radial direction is formed on the outer surface of the bead portion, the ridge forming portion being positioned in the rim flange contact portion. |
| US10239266B2 |
Method and apparatus for manufacturing contact lenses
Apparatus and methods are described for manufacturing contact lenses employing dissolvable mold structure. The apparatus and methods involve approaches to dissolve at least portions of a mold and to separate a lens from the mold to present the lens for collection. |
| US10239264B2 |
Anti-counterfeiting measures for three dimensional objects
A method and system of producing a three-dimensional object with an anti-counterfeiting measure uses a processor to access a data file including a plurality of parameters for producing a three-dimensional object, wherein the parameters comprise a plurality of structural parameters. The processor may also cause a three dimensional printing device to form the three dimensional object that exhibits the structural parameters by identifying a build material, identifying a concealment material, causing the three dimensional printing device to deposit a mixture of the build material and the concealment material in a plurality of layers, and causing the three dimensional printing device to cure the build material and concealment material to form the three-dimensional object with the anti-counterfeiting measure. |
| US10239263B2 |
Three dimensional printer
A powder sintering lamination molding method which can improve the quality of the molded product without extending the time required for the lamination molding. A powder sintering lamination molding method, including the steps of, irradiating an irradiation region of the sliced layer of a molded product surrounded by an outline profile with a laser to selectively sinter the material powder of the material powder layer within the irradiation region; wherein a cooling period is provided after the laser is irradiated along the first line and before the laser is irradiated along the second line. |
| US10239260B2 |
Microwave bonding of EVA and rubber items
Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for customizing microwave energy distribution within a chamber to accommodate various load characteristics. Aspects of the present invention customized configurations of ports, deflectors, waveguides, conducting rods, and slots to shape and distribute energy. |
| US10239259B2 |
Custom insole
A custom insole and process for fabrication comprised of scanning to map a foot, sending the scan to a remote processing computer and returning a 3D compatible printable file that can render the custom insole in a short time. The foot is preferably not deformed by standing pressure during the scan. The podiatrist taking the scan can amend the electronic file to add or remove material from the yet-to-be-made custom insole to tailor the fit to the specific patient. |
| US10239258B2 |
Techniques for optimizing orientation of models for three-dimensional printing
In one embodiment of the present invention, a print orientation tool efficiently determines an orientation of a three-dimensional (3D) model such that, when 3D printed, the structural integrity of the resulting 3D object is optimized. In operation, the print orientation tool configures a stress analysis engine to slice the 3D model into two-dimensional (2D) cross-sections. The stress analysis engine then compute structural stresses associated with the 2D cross-sections. The print orientation tool translates the structural stresses to weakness metrics. Subsequently, the print orientation tool evaluates the orientations of the cross-sections in conjunction with the corresponding weakness metrics to select a printing orientation that minimizes weaknesses in the 3D model. Advantageously, by aligning the 3D model to the print bed based on the optimized printing orientation, the user mitigates weaknesses in the corresponding 3D object attributable to the 3D printing manufacturing process. |
| US10239257B1 |
Depositing portions of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic filament while alleviating torsional forces
An apparatus and method for managing bending and other applied forces that are exerted on a filament of thermoplastic with reinforcing fibers in a 3D printing system during the deposition process that is associated with the manufacturing of an object. The quality of the manufactured object is enhanced through a process that comprises i) applying torque to certain portions of the solid filament in a manner that is commensurate with the expected motions of the deposition head while depositing those portions, but only after ii) heating each portion to a sufficient temperature. A heating device and a twisting device act on the filament while it is moving toward the deposition point and while under the control of a controller that is operating according to a computer model of the object being manufactured. |
| US10239254B1 |
Method of fabricating shape memory films
A method for fabricating a shape memory polymer into a three-dimensional object is provided. The method includes forming a film of crosslinked poly(amic acid) on a substrate to provide a laminated substrate; forming the laminated substrate into a first configuration that is in a three-dimensional form; curing the cross-linked poly(amic acid) to provide the shape memory polymer having a permanent shape corresponding to the first configuration; and removing the substrate from the laminated substrate to provide the three-dimensional object comprising the shape memory polymer. The formation of the laminated substrate into the three-dimensional object may be based on origami techniques. |
| US10239251B2 |
Apparatus and method of forming a composite structure
A drape forming apparatus for that includes a forming tool including an upper forming surface and a side forming surface extending from the upper forming surface. The forming tool receives a layer of composite material over the upper forming surface. The apparatus includes a flange forming device including an upper plate, a lower plate, and a receiving slot defined therebetween. The receiving slot receives a flange portion of the layer of composite material, and the flange forming device is translatable relative to the forming tool such that the flange portion of the layer of composite material is withdrawn from the receiving slot and draped over the side forming surface. The apparatus includes a pressurized bladder that extends over the forming tool and the upper plate. The pressurized bladder forces the flange portion against the side forming surface as the flange forming device translates relative to the forming tool. |
| US10239247B2 |
Methods for manufacturing bulked continuous filament
A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) grinding recycled PET bottles into a group of flakes; (B) washing the flakes; (C) identifying and removing impurities, including impure flakes, from the group of flakes; (D) passing the flakes through a PET crystallizer; (E) passing the group of flakes through an MRS extruder while maintaining the pressure within the MRS portion of the MRS extruder below about 18 millibars; (F) passing the resulting polymer melt through at least one filter having a micron rating of less than about 50 microns; and (G) forming the recycled polymer into bulked continuous carpet filament that consists essentially of recycled PET. |
| US10239246B2 |
Injection molding machine
An injection molding machine with an injection system and a clamping system. The injection system may include a removable injection module defining a portion of the material flow path. The injection module may include all of parts that come in contact with the material between the material source and the mold. The injection module may include a valve arrangement movable between a fill position to load the injection module with material and an inject position to eject material from the injection module into the mold. The actuators for the injection module may be supported on the machine rather than the injection module. The clamping system may include a platen linear actuator to open and close the mold, and a hydraulic clamping system to apply clamping force to the closed mold. The hydraulic clamping system may include a free-float valve manifold assembly that selectively places the hydraulic cylinders in free-float mode. |
| US10239245B2 |
Economical plastic tooling cores for mold and die sets
A blemish free surface is formed on the cavity side of a set of mold or die blocks, said set consisting of a core side and a cavity side, by use of a softer alloy on the core side as contrasted to the cavity side so that, during plastic injection molding, the core side will wear at the parting line in preference to the cavity side whereby erosion of the set occurs on the core side in preference to the cavity side leaving the cavity side erosion free. |
| US10239244B2 |
Microbubble creating method using a forming machine
A microbubble creating method using a forming machine for creating microbubbles by: installed a microbubble generating member in a mold, feed screw or barrel for enabling a perforated tip of the microbubble generating member to be surrounded by the applied fluid polymer so that when a high pressure high temperature gas is delivered through the perforated tip of the microbubble generating member, microbubbles are created with well mixed with the fluid polymer, and the expected foamed polymer product is thus obtained after cooling. |
| US10239241B2 |
Compacting and injection mold for a fiber preform for fabricating a turbine engine guide vane made of composite material
A compacting and injection mold for a fiber preform is for use in fabricating a turbine engine guide vane out of composite material. The mold includes a shell forming a trough that is to receive the fiber preform and that is closed in leaktight manner by bottom and top covers, compacting blocks arranged inside the trough each having a surface pressing normally against a surface of the fiber preform that is to be compacted, and closure blocks arranged inside the trough. Each closure block has a surface pressing normally against a surface of a compacting block and does not have a surface in contact with the fiber preform. |
| US10239217B2 |
Magnet gripper systems
Some embodiments provide a magnet gripper system, comprising: a gripper base comprising a magnetically attractive face; at least two slide plate retaining systems; and two or more slide plates wherein at least one of the slide plates is movably cooperated with each of the at least two slide plate retaining systems such that the slide plates are configured to move between a retracted position with the slide plates retracted relative to the face of the gripper base and an extended position with the slide plates extended relative to the face of the gripper base with an end of each of the slide plates being positioned further from the face of the gripper base when in the extended position than when the slide plates are in the retracted position. |
| US10239216B2 |
System for handling workpieces in a press line
The system includes at least two industrial robots, each with a wrist and an auxiliary arm connected to the wrist by a respective first swivel joint, and a control unit for joint control of said robots; it further includes a crossbar connected at one end thereof to the auxiliary arm of one robot, and at another end thereof to the auxiliary arm of another robot, by a respective second swivel joint, the crossbar having at least two crossbar portions, each attached to the auxiliary arm of one robot and each arranged to carry a tool for picking workpieces, and the crossbar portions being linked to each other through a shifting arrangement such as to be displaceable one with respect to the other in their longitudinal direction. |
| US10239214B2 |
Device and method for releasing an operation of a machine
A safety control device for releasing an operation of a machine, in particular a robot, includes an input device for detecting a manual contact, in particular a finger contact. The safety control device has a retaining device for securing the input device to a finger, in particular a fingertip, of an operator, in particular in a frictional manner, and/or a signaling means for outputting a signal, in particular an optical, acoustic, tactile, thermal, and/or electric signal, if a contact force detected by the input device is smaller than a specified upper minimum value and/or for outputting a signal, in particular the same signal or a different signal, in particular an optical, acoustic, tactile, thermal, and/or electric signal, if a contact force detected by the input device is greater than a specified lower maximum value. |
| US10239212B2 |
Ultrasonic tactile sensor for detecting clamping force
An ultrasonic tactile sensor for detecting a clamping force includes an ultrasonic detector and a sensing layer, and the sensing layer includes a first soft layer and a second soft layer, and the first soft layer has plural spherical microstructures arranged in contact with the ultrasonic detector, so that after a pressure is applied to the sensing layer, the ultrasonic detector generates an ultrasonic wave and receives a reflected wave signal, and the signal is provided for identifying the contact area of the spherical microstructures and deriving the force exerted on the tactile sensor. |
| US10239211B2 |
Carrying method and bonding apparatus
A laminate is directly transferred from a first robot arm that carries the laminate from a bonding chamber to an overlapping chamber, to a second robot arm that carries out the laminate from the overlapping chamber to the outside. |
| US10239209B2 |
Robot simulation device for human intervention-type robot system
A robot simulation device, by which a calculation of a cycle time and a simulation of a human intervention-type robot system can be easily carried out with less effort by an operator. The simulation device has: an operation distributing part which distributes a plurality of operations to the robot and the human, based on a weight of an article to be worked in each operation, a conveying distance of the article, and a required time in each operation; a program generating part which generates a motion program for the robot and the human based on a result of distribution of operations obtained by the operation distributing part; and a cycle time calculating part which executes a simulation of the motion program and calculates a cycle time of the motion program. |
| US10239208B1 |
Determination of robotic step path
A method for determining a step path involves obtaining a reference step path for a robot with at least three feet. The reference step path includes a set of spatial points on a surface that define respective target touchdown locations for the at least three feet. The method also involves receiving a state of the robot. The method further involves generating a reference capture point trajectory based on the reference step path. Additionally, the method involves obtaining at least two potential step paths and a corresponding capture point trajectory. Further, the method involves selecting a particular step path of the at least two potential step paths based on a relationship between the at least two potential step paths, the potential capture point trajectory, the reference step path, and the reference capture point trajectory. The method additionally involves instructing the robot to begin stepping in accordance with the particular step path. |
| US10239203B2 |
Movable closed-chain linkage for robot arm of media element storage library
Utilities (e.g., systems, apparatuses, methods) that reduce robotic assembly contention in media element storage libraries by rotating (e.g., flipping, swinging, etc.) a robot arm of a first robotic assembly mounted over a first of first and second spaced storage arrays in a storage library into a first position between the first storage array and a central reference plane disposed between and parallel to the first and second storage arrays to allow a robot arm of a second robotic assembly to slide or otherwise move past the robot arm of the first robotic assembly (e.g., in a direction along or parallel to an x-axis parallel to the first and second storage arrays), even when the robot arms of the first and second robotic assemblies are disposed at the same height (e.g., along a z-axis that is perpendicular to the x-axis) within the storage library. |
| US10239201B2 |
Master-slave system
A master-slave system (1) according to the present invention includes a slave actuator (As1 to As3) for generating a slave driving force (τs) to control a slave robot in terms of driving force, an effective driving force sensor (Fs1 to Fs3) for measuring a slave effective driving force (τsa) actually acting on a terminal output axis of the slave actuator (As1 to As3), and a slave target effective driving force calculating device (3) for calculating a slave target effective driving force (τsad) which is a target value for the slave effective driving force (τsa), on the basis of a master operating force (fm) applied to the master robot by an operator (U). The slave actuator (As1 to As3) generates the slave driving force (τs) on the basis of the slave target effective driving force (τsad) and the slave effective driving force (τsa). |
| US10239197B2 |
Post lock tool holder for L-shaped wrenches
A tool holder holds one or more tools when not being used. The tool holder comprises a body with a plurality of tool retainers for removably receiving a tool and a plurality of posts for securing the tool within the tool holder body when the tool holder is in a closed configuration. In some embodiments, the tool retainers are holding tubes, pockets or slots. In order to couple a tool with the tool holder, a lock door is moved to an open position and the tool is inserted into a tool retainer of the tool holder. Then the locked door is moved to a closed position where it is positioned over the tool and the tool is secured within the tool holder. The tool is securely held within the tool holder body and is not removable when the tool holder is in the closed position. In some embodiments, the tool holder is configured to hold a L-shaped hexagonal or round tool. In some embodiments, the tool holder is able to hold a plurality of tools of different sizes. |
| US10239190B2 |
Release mechanism for clamping tools
The present invention provides an improved release mechanism for clamping tools where problems of thread slipping due to worn out thread can be reduced by the structure of a plunger with a small diameter section and the engagement of the thread shaft is made more secure by the cam action on account of the shape of the plunger. A protrusion extends from a push button on a top portion of the half-threaded nut. Threads are formed on an upper portion of the hole for engaging the threaded shaft. The middle portion of the plunger is made to have a section of small diameter allowing the protrusion to be pushed downward in a normal position and allowing the protrusion to rely on the resilient power of the helical spring to push it upward into the small diameter section. |
| US10239186B2 |
System for internal air blasting of an enclosed space with an automated apparatus
A system for internal air blasting of an enclosed space includes a ground vehicle, an arm supported by the ground vehicle, and a blasting nozzle provided at the end of the arm. The blasting nozzle being configured to direct blast media to a desired surface of the enclosed space to be treated by the arm. A method of internal air blasting an enclosed space is further disclosed. |