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| US10288694B2 |
Secondary battery monitoring device and method for diagnosing failure
A secondary battery monitoring device is equipped with a resistance circuit and a detection circuit detecting an abnormality of a secondary battery, a current generation circuit generating a failure detection circuit for setting an output terminal of the resistance circuit to a failure diagnosis voltage, and a switch which permits the failure detection circuit to flow to the output terminal of the resistance circuit by switching. Further, a method for diagnosing failure of the secondary battery monitoring device is provided. |
| US10288688B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring and protecting an electric power generator
Protection of an electrical generator includes determining a rotor and stator components using rotor and stator electrical signals, calculating a unbalance and/or differential component using the stator and rotor components, and determining a stator or rotor fault based on the unbalance and/or differential component. Further, the faulted phase and/or zone of a stator fault may be determined using the stator positive sequence voltage and negative sequence current. |
| US10288686B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit for monitoring switch, electronic control unit and vehicle
A semiconductor integrated circuit for monitoring a switch, including: a first detection part that detects a state of a first switch; a second detection part that detects a state of a second switch; a sub-voltage monitoring part that monitors whether the sub-voltage is within a predetermined range; a switch monitoring part that monitors a change in a state of the first switch and a change in a state of the second switch; a setting part that determines an invalid period, during which the monitoring result of the switch monitoring part regarding the change in the state of the second switch is invalidated; and a transmission part that transmits the monitoring result of the switch monitoring part and information on the invalid period. |
| US10288685B2 |
Multi-bank digital stimulus response in a single field programmable gate array
An apparatus that moves stimulus data and response data between a memory and a device under test (DUT) over a plurality of data transfer banks. In a first mode the data transfer banks output the stimulus data to the DUT as respective independent banks of serial stimulus data channels, and write the response data into the memory responsive to data provided as respective independent banks of channels of serial data from the DUT. In a second mode the data transfer banks output the stimulus data to the DUT as a single bank of combined serial stimulus data channels, and write the response data into the memory responsive to the data provided as a combined single bank of channels of serial data from the DUT. |
| US10288684B2 |
On-chip hardware-controlled window strobing
An integrated circuit with a hardware-based controller enables a system for a set of clock cycles and selectively enables an aspect of the system for a subset of the set of clock cycles. The controller includes a clock cycle select circuit to output a test select signal that indicates the subset of the set of clock cycles during which to enable the aspect of the system, and a test start circuit to receive the test select signal and output a test signal to the system to enable the system for the set of clock cycles. The controller also includes an AND gate to output a gated signal to enable the aspect of the system for the subset of the set of clock cycles based on the test select signal. |
| US10288675B2 |
Remote diagnostic system and method for circuit protection devices such as miniature circuit breakers
A system for diagnosing circuit protection device field issues includes a remote computer system and a diagnostic circuit protection device installed at a customer location, wherein the circuit protection device includes a processor configured to execute a number of routines, a plurality of sensors structured to sense power circuit information, a memory accessible by the processor, and a communications module coupled to the non-volatile memory. The routines are structured to input sensed power circuit information and determine trip information for one or more trip cycles and cause the stored power circuit information and trip information to be transmitted to the remote computer system by the communications module over a network for storage and subsequent access for diagnostic purposes. |
| US10288673B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of measuring the same
A semiconductor device includes first and second contact parts that are disposed close to each other with an interval therebetween and form a screw hole (connection area) to which an external connection terminal is connected. The first contact part extends from a side of a case via a first linkage part that extends from the side, and the second contact part extends from the side via a second linkage part that extends from the side. The first and second linkage parts are disposed away from each other by at least a certain interval. In this way, the semiconductor device is allowed to have first and second semiconductor chips connected in parallel with each other and function as a semiconductor device. In addition, electrical characteristics of the first and second semiconductor chips of the semiconductor device are individually measured. |
| US10288667B2 |
Method and system for fault detection and faulted line identification in power systems using synchrophasors-based real-time state estimation
A method for a faulted line identification in a power network, including, at a generic time-instant, solving a plurality of parallel phasor measurement units based real-time state estimators, the state estimators having among each other different and augmented network topologies, each of the augmented network topologies comprises an original network topology, which includes a plurality of real buses and real lines forming a connected graph mapping the real network topology, and a single additional virtual bus located along one of the real lines, the line in which the virtual bus is located has to be different for each of the augmented network topologies. |
| US10288665B2 |
Vehicle having a diagnostic system for an electrical fuse
A vehicle having a diagnostic system for a fuse is provided. The vehicle has first and second voltage sensors, a current sensor, and a microcontroller. The first and second voltage sensors generate first and second signals, respectively, indicating first and second voltage levels, respectively, at first and second ends, respectively, of the fuse. The current sensor generates a third signal indicating a current level flowing through the fuse. The microcontroller determines first and second voltage values based on the first and second signals, respectively, a current value based on the third signal, and a first resistance value utilizing the first and second voltage values and the current value. The microcontroller generates a diagnostic signal indicating degraded operation of the fuse if the first resistance value is greater than an end-of-life resistance value. |
| US10288660B2 |
Comb signal generator, measuring device and method
A comb signal generator is provided. The comb signal generator includes a signal generator, which is adapted to successively generate a plurality of continuous wave signals. The comb signal generator is adapted to successively generate a comb signal from each continuous wave signal of the plurality of continuous wave signals, wherein each of the comb signals has a comb signal bandwidth. The comb signal generator is further adapted to successively generate the comb signals so as to cover a comb signal bandwidth range. |
| US10288659B2 |
System and method for determining identity information of an electrically operable machine
A system for determining identity information corresponding to an electrically operable machine is disclosed, where the electrically operable machine receives electricity from a power supply port. The system includes at least one sensor to generate a signal indicative of the electricity being drawn by the electrically operable machine from the power supply port. The system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor and configured to determine the identity information corresponding to the electrically operable machine based on one or more electrical characteristics of the signal sensed by the at least one sensor. Method and non-transitory computer readable media for determining the identity of the electrically operable vehicle are also disclosed. Moreover, a system for controlling charging of a vehicle that is operated at least partially by the electricity is also disclosed. |
| US10288657B2 |
Sensor and method for detecting a number of objects
A sensor device for detecting a number of objects, has a number of electrode configurations forming a sensor surface, each electrode configuration having a number of measurement electrodes and each electrode configuration being associated with at least one transmitter electrode, and an evaluation device coupled to the measurement electrodes and the transmitter electrodes, which is adapted for using a time multiplexing method for applying an alternating signal to one of the transmitter electrodes, and to apply a predetermined constant electrical potential to the remaining transmitter electrodes, and tapping an electrical signal indicating the position of the object relative to the sensor surface at the measurement electrodes associated with the transmitter electrode having the electrical alternating signal applied. |
| US10288650B2 |
Electric power calculation system, electric cabinet comprising one such system, associated transformer substation and calculation method
This system comprises a first device comprising a member for measuring voltage of a primary conductor, means for sampling the measured voltage, means for transmitting a first message, and means for determining a set of variable values representative of the voltage, based on the voltage measured during a given transmission period; at least one second device having a current sensor for determining intensity in a secondary conductor connected to the primary conductor, means for sampling the measured intensity; and a member for calculating said energy, including means for receiving the first message and being configured for calculating an energy during the given transmission period on the basis of said data set and intensity samples associated with the given transmission period.The determination means are configured for determining said data set based on a correction coefficient which depends on a value representative of the voltage only for each voltage period where said value is greater than a threshold. |
| US10288649B2 |
Current sensor and measuring apparatus
A current sensor includes: a magnetic core that surrounds a detected object; a first sensor with a first sub-magnetic core incorporated in the magnetic core and a first winding wound around the first sub-magnetic core; a second sensor with a second sub-magnetic core incorporated in the magnetic core and a second winding wound around the second sub-magnetic core in the opposite direction to the first winding; a signal generator outputting signals to magnetize the first and second windings with inverted phases; a detector outputting a detection signal whose amplitude is proportionate to a current in the detected object based on the difference between first and second voltage signals generated in the first and second windings; and a waveform adjuster that is connected to at least one of the first and the second windings and adjusts the waveform of a voltage signal generated by the connected winding. |
| US10288646B2 |
Determining energy usage of a residence based on current monitoring
Systems and methods include determining energy usage of a residence from a current that flows through a first main conductor and a second main conductor that transport the current into the residence. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to sensors (130a-b) that monitor magnetic fields (150a-b) generated by the first and second main conductors (120a-b). After a resistive load (210a-b) is added for an electrical path in the residence, the first and second magnetic fields (150a-b) may be converted to generate first and second calibrating currents. A first prototype current is corrected to eliminate the influence of the second magnetic field (150b) onto the first magnetic field (150a) and a second prototype current is corrected to eliminate the influence of the first magnetic field (150a) onto the second magnetic field (150b). The energy usage of the residence is determined from the corrected currents. |
| US10288645B2 |
Organic probe substrate
An organic probe substrate structure includes a daughter card; an organic laminate attached to the daughter card; and multiple probes built onto a top surface of the organic laminate. |
| US10288644B2 |
Test socket and method for testing a semiconductor package
A test socket includes a base to receive a semiconductor package, an actuator in the base, the actuator including a through-hole, and a socket pin in the through-hole of the actuator, the socket pin contacting a terminal of the semiconductor package, wherein the socket pin includes a pin body, a pin head to contact the terminal of the semiconductor package, and an inclined portion inclined with respect to a longitudinal direction of at least an upper portion of the pin body, the pin head being connected to a top end of the inclined portion, and the pin body being connected to a bottom end of the inclined portion, wherein the inclined portion contacts at least a portion of an inner sidewall of the through-hole. |
| US10288643B2 |
Scanning probe microscopy system for mapping high aspect ratio nanostructures on a surface of a sample
A scanning probe microscopy system for mapping nanostructures on a surface of a sample is described. The nanostructures include at least one face having a slope with a slope angle that exceeds a threshold. The system includes a metrology frame, a sample support structure, a sensor head including a probe which includes a cantilever and a probe tip, and an actuator for scanning the probe tip relative to the substrate surface. For sensing the nanostructures, the probe tip is arranged under a fixed offset angle with respect to the sensor head such as to be angled relative to the sample surface. The system further includes a sensor head carrier for receiving the sensor head, the sensor head carrier and the sensor head being provided with a mutually cooperating mounting structure for forming a kinematic mount having at least three contact points for detachable mounting of the sensor head on the sensor head carrier. |
| US10288640B2 |
Method for measuring the rotation speed of a vehicle wheel
A method for measuring the rotation speed of a wheel including the steps of: acquiring an analog measurement signal (Sma) generated by a magnetic tachometer and containing a useful signal the frequency of which is representative of the rotation speed of the wheel; digitizing in real-time the analog measurement signal (Sma) in order to obtain a time-dependent digital measurement signal (Smnt); calculating a Fourier transform of the time-dependent digital measurement signal (Smnt) in order to obtain a frequency-dependent digital measurement signal (Smnf); and carrying out a frequency analysis in order to identify by a search for peaks a useful spectral line (16) so as to obtain the frequency of the useful signal and therefore the rotation speed of the wheel. |
| US10288638B2 |
Non-contact systems and methods to locate sharp tips
Systems and methods are described for a non-contact method for positioning a tip of an object. A light beam of known dimensions is projected and a position of the tip of the object relative to the light beam is adjusted. Light scatter indicative of the tip of the object being positioned within the dimensions of the light beam is detected and a position of the tip of the object is determined based at least in part on the known dimensions of the light beam and the detected light scatter. |
| US10288636B2 |
Modular fluid dispensing devices
The present disclosure provides devices which deliver fluids from several reservoirs to a reaction vessel and eventually to a waste chamber in a predetermined schedule. The device provides improved simplicity while improving operational robustness and flexibility. |
| US10288625B2 |
Early determination of pregnancy status in ruminants
The present invention provides compositions and methods for detection schemes for ascertaining pregnancy status of an animal. The compositions and methods employ interferon-tau (IFNT) and/or antibodies specific for IFNT. Methods of the present invention detect the presence of IFNT in samples obtained from animals as an early indicator of pregnancy. Methods are provided to identify non-pregnant animals so that management decisions regarding rebreeding can be made earlier compared to existing approaches. |
| US10288622B2 |
Use of AKT phosphorylation as a biomarker for prognosing neurodegenerative diseases and treating same
The present invention relates to uses of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, analogs and derivatives thereof, for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The present invention further provides a method for assessing responsiveness to treatment with the peptide of the invention. In addition, the present invention relates to prognosis of ALS progression, using Akt and phosphorylated Akt as biomarkers. |
| US10288621B2 |
Methods for detecting antibodies in mucosal samples and device for sampling mucosal material
A method to detect local antibodies such as antigen-specific IgE via a brush biopsy specimen of a mucosal surface of a subject is disclosed. The method is easily performed in an office setting on both adult and pediatric patients. Also disclosed is a brush device specially designed for harvesting materials from a mucosal surface such as the medial surface of the inferior turbinate. |
| US10288620B2 |
Reagents for directed biomarker signal amplification
Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods. |
| US10288618B2 |
Diagnosis of cancer by detecting dimeric IL-18
The present invention describes methods for screening for cancer in a subject, by measuring the level of dimeric IL-18 in a sample obtained from the subject, and comparing that level with the level in a normal control sample.The present invention also describes an assay for screening for cancer in a subject, by measuring the level of dimeric IL-18 in a sample obtained from the subject, whereby an elevated level of dimeric IL-18 is indicative of cancer. |
| US10288610B2 |
Vitro assays for detecting Salmonella enterica serotype typhi
Provided are assays, kits and compositions for testing subjects, particularly asymptomatic subjects, to ascertain whether or not they are carriers of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. Methods for detecting the presence of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi indicating molecules by a variety of methods such as immunoassays and mass spectrometry also are provided. |
| US10288606B2 |
Analysis method and analysis kit for simultaneously detecting or quantitating multiple types of target substances
The present invention provides an analysis method for simultaneously detecting or quantifying plural species of target substances by measuring the light emission from plural carriers within a single container from outside of the container, these carriers comprising a plurality of substances that are respectively immobilized thereon for capturing the plural species of target substances, wherein the light emission from a desired carrier is selectively received by measuring the emission from the carriers through an optical filter. The present invention also provides an analysis kit for simultaneously detecting or quantifying plural species of target substances by measuring the light emission from plural carriers within a single container from outside of the container, these carriers comprising a plurality of substances that are respectively immobilized thereon for capturing the plural species of target substances, which comprises the plural carriers and an optical filter for selectively receiving the emission from a desired carrier. |
| US10288605B2 |
Activation of bioluminescence by structural complementation
Provided herein are compositions and methods for the assembly of a bioluminescent complex from two or more non-luminescent (e.g., substantially non-luminescent) peptide and/or polypeptide units. In particular, bioluminescent activity is conferred upon a non-luminescent polypeptide via structural complementation with another, complementary non-luminescent peptide. |
| US10288603B2 |
3D cell viability assay
Cells are grown in 3D culture and topological features obtained by photomicrography are correlated to cell viability and cell cell interactions. |
| US10288601B2 |
Method of determining, identifying or isolating cell-penetrating peptides
The present invention provides a method of determining or identifying or isolating a cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) or analog or derivative thereof having cell-type selectivity and/or at least capable of passing through a Blood Brain Barrier of an animal subject. This invention also provides CPPs and analogs and derivatives thereof, such as those set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1-27 of the Sequence Listing, and compositions comprising one or more of the CPPs, including conjugates in which a CPP or analog or derivative thereof is linked to a cargo molecule. The invention also provides methods for transporting cargo molecules across cell membranes to specific locations within cells, and for treating, preventing and/or diagnosing diseases that are treatable by a cargo molecule to which a CPP or analog or derivative of the invention is attached. The invention also provides tailored peptide libraries for use in identifying or isolating CPPs. |
| US10288597B2 |
Assessment method
The present invention relates, inter alia, to method of assessing the reactivity of a polymerizable material (especially an aluminosilicate) in forming a geopolymer. The present invention also relates to methods of forming a geopolymer, and to geopolymers formed by the method. The method of assessing the reactivity of the polymerizable material may include first assessing whether the polymerizable material is layered or particulate. Next, if the polymerizable material is layered, the method may include measuring the moles of polymerization network forming elements in an amount of polymerizable material, whereby the moles of polymerization network forming elements is indicative of the reactivity of the polymerizable material in forming a geopolymer. Alternatively, if the polymerizable material is particulate, the method may include measuring the molar charge of polymerization network modifiers in an amount of polymerizable material, whereby the molar charge of polymerization network modifiers is indicative of the reactivity of the polymerizable material in forming a geopolymer. |
| US10288596B2 |
Method of calibrating a water detection unit
A kit and method for manufacturing a reference standard for a water detection unit includes a substrate and a tray configured to receive the substrate therein. A tank is configured to receive at least one of the trays therein, wherein a fluorescent solution comprising water and uranine is provided to the tank via an inlet. The solution rises within the tank to saturate the substrate. The trays are then placed in a rotatable rack wherein the substrates are dried to remove excess solution. The dried substrates are then hermetically sealed within a transparent envelope. |
| US10288583B2 |
Defect discrimination apparatus, methods, and systems
An apparatus and a system, as well as methods, operable to include acquiring eddy current data from at least two concentric pipes, determining spatial frequency content of the eddy current data, and determining locations of defects in each of the pipes based on the spatial frequency content. |
| US10288582B2 |
Integrated ion sensing apparatus and methods
An integrated ion-sensitive probe is provided. In an example, an ion-sensitive probe can include a semiconductor substrate and a first passive electrode attached to the semiconductor substrate. The first passive electrode can be configured to contact a solution and to provide a first electrical voltage as function of a concentration of an ion within the solution. In certain examples, a passive reference electrode can be co-located on the semiconductor substrate. In some examples, processing electronics can be integrated on the semiconductor substrate. |
| US10288580B2 |
NOx sensor
A NOx sensor is provided which decreases a change rate of an oxygen ion current in a sensor electrode and shortens an activation time of the sensor electrode. The NOx sensor is equipped with a solid electrolyte body, a pump electrode working to regulate an oxygen concentration in measurement gas G, and a sensor electrode working to measure the concentration of NOx in the measurement gas G. A metallic component of the sensor electrode is a Pt—Rh alloy. The mass ratio of Pt to Rh in the whole of the sensor electrode is Pt:Rh=70:30 to 35:65. The percentage of Rh in the Pt—Rh alloy in a surface layer of the sensor electrode is higher than that in the whole of the sensor electrode by an atomic composition percentage of 4 to 10 atom %. |
| US10288576B2 |
Method and apparatus for sensing a property of a fluid
A device for sensing a property of a fluid comprising a first substrate having formed thereon a sensor configured in use to come into contact with a fluid in order to sense a property of the fluid, and a wireless transmitter for transmitting data over a wireless data link and a second substrate having formed thereon a wireless receiver for receiving data transmitted over said wireless link by said wireless transmitter. The first substrate is fixed to or within said second substrate. Additionally or alternatively, the device comprises a first substrate defining one or more microfluidic structures for receiving a fluid to be sensed and a second substrate comprising or having attached thereto a multiplicity of fluid sensors, the number of sensors being greater than the number of microfluidic structures. The second substrate is in contact with the first substrate such that at least one of the sensors is aligned with the or each microfluidic structure so as to provide an active sensor for the or each structure, and such that one or more of the sensors is or are not aligned with any microfluidic structure and is or are thereby redundant. |
| US10288574B2 |
Wetting sensor and wetting sensing system
A wetting sensor includes a stretchable circuit board having stretchability, a first stretchable wiring line as a wiring line formed on a main surface of the stretchable circuit board and having stretchability on the main surface, a second stretchable wiring line as a wiring line formed on the main surface of the stretchable circuit board and having stretchability on the main surface, a first electrode connected to the first stretchable wiring line, a second electrode connected to the second stretchable wiring line, a water absorbing member configured to cover at least a part of each of the first electrode and the second electrode, and a measurer configured to measure an electric characteristic between the first electrode and the second electrode which are contacting the water absorbing member. |
| US10288572B2 |
Apparatus for destructive event testing of chemical energy systems using highly portable and ease of access adaptive heat flow testing systems including replaceable and thermally isolated modular thermal sections each capable of independent measurements of a test article with improved ease of test article insertion and removal and related methods
Apparatus and methods are provided for providing flexible and repairable testing capabilities, including destructive testing, for systems that generate or absorb heat such as energy storage systems. One embodiment can include a heat exchange system adapted to contain and maintain a fluid at a predetermined temperature, thermally conductive tubing in direct intimate contact with a plurality of heat sinks, thermal sensor assemblies, and an sample vessel receiver structure where the thermal sensor assemblies, heat sinks removeably attach to different sections of the inner containment structure so as to measure heat flow into or out of the inner containment structure's different sections, and a test cell enclosure which is adapted to contain forces and output from destructive testing of samples. Embodiments of the disclosure enable rapid insertion/removal of samples as well as replacement of sections of the system including thermal sensor assemblies as well as enabling separate thermal measurements associated with different sections of a sample under test. |
| US10288571B2 |
Absolute porosity and pore size determination of pore types in media with varying pore sizes
The longitudinal relaxation times (T1) of water and hydrocarbon inside porous media, such as rock from subsurface formations, behave differently when external magnetic fields vary. A Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Dispersion (NMRD) profile from Fast Field Cycling Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (FFC-NMR) technique differentiates the type of fluids filling the pores. Different types of pores in a rock sample are filled with different fluids, water and hydrocarbon, and the absolute porosity and the pore size of each type of pores is determined. |
| US10288570B2 |
X-ray multigrain crystallography
Disclosed is method of determining one or more unit cells of a poly-crystalline sample and indexing a set DV of 3D diffraction vectors. The method comprising obtaining a plurality of candidate first lattice plane normal vectors and a plurality of candidate second lattice plane normal vectors for a particular unknown grain; using said plurality of candidate first lattice plane normal vectors and said plurality of candidate second lattice plane normal vectors to select a plurality of subsets SSDV_n of the set DV of 3D diffraction vectors and processing said plurality of subsets SSDV_n of 3D diffraction vectors to determine a primary candidate unit cell PCUC defined by three lattice vectors; wherein the primary candidate unit cell PCUC is validated by evaluating the fit of the PCUC with the full set DV of 3D diffraction vectors. |
| US10288568B2 |
Raman probe and methods of imaging
The present disclosure provides for a Raman probes and methods of imaging including a Raman probe. The Raman probes include a Raman detection system configured to illuminate an area of a subject or a sample with a light source and to receive Raman scattered light energy from the area. The Raman probe can include a proximity sensor system and a fluorescent imaging system. A method of imaging introduces a Raman probe to a subject. Fluorescent light is detected from an area of the subject, which guides the Raman probe to the area. The Raman probe is positioned at a target distance from the area using the proximity sensor system, and by exposing the area to a light beam from the Raman detection system. The light beam, Raman scattered light energy, is scattered by a Raman agent associated with the area. Raman scattered light is detected using the Raman imaging device. |
| US10288566B2 |
Integrated device with external light source for probing detecting and analyzing molecules
System and methods for analyzing single molecules and performing nucleic acid sequencing. An integrated device includes multiple pixels with sample wells configured to receive a sample, which when excited, emits radiation. The integrated device includes at least one waveguide configured to propagate excitation energy to the sample wells from a region of the integrated device configured to couple with an excitation energy source. A pixel may also include at least one element for directing the emission energy towards a sensor within the pixel. The system also includes an instrument that interfaces with the integrated device. The instrument may include an excitation energy source for providing excitation energy to the integrated device by coupling to an excitation energy coupling region of the integrated device. One of multiple markers distinguishable by temporal parameters of the emission energy may label the sample and configuration of the sensor within a pixel may allow for detection of a temporal parameter associated with the marker labeling the sample. |
| US10288562B2 |
Light reflection imaging method for acquiring optical parameters and microstructures of tissues in a large area
A light reflection imaging method for acquiring optical parameters and microstructures of tissues in a large area, comprising a turbid medium reflectance calculation method applicable at a random spatial distance and in an entire spatial frequency domain, and a method of measuring the reflectance of a turbid medium at high and low spatial frequencies and inverting the obtained light reflectance to obtain optical parameters of the medium. The inversion method may be a table lookup method or a formula fitting method. The measurement of sub-diffuse and diffuse light reflectance of the turbid medium can be used for measuring the optical properties of the turbid medium and microstructures including a phase function and the like in a large area. |
| US10288559B2 |
Gas concentration sensor with improved accuracy
Apparatus for determining concentration of a targeted gas in environmental air, the apparatus includes a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) sensor, a pressure sensor coupled in fluid communication with an interior of the NDIR sensor; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive pressure data from the pressure sensor based on gas pressure within an interior of the NDIR sensor, receive a target-gas concentration signal from the NDIR sensor, and produce a pressure-compensated concentration signal based on the target-gas concentration signal, a predetermined reference pressure and the pressure data from the pressure sensor. |
| US10288558B2 |
Gas cell based on hollow-core photonic crystal fiber and its application for the detection of greenhouse gas: nitrous oxide
Unique gas cell constructions based on a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber are used, for example, inside a fiber ring laser cavity as an intracavity gas cell. In one embodiment, two simple terminal blocks are coupled to opposite ends of the hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. Each block features a main through-bore with an optical window at one end and an optical fiber chuck fitted at the other end, while a transverse bore intersects the main bore and features a gas fitting for connection to a gas source or vacuum pump. In another embodiment, the hollow-core photonic crystal fiber is contained within an enclosure whose exterior walls are fitted with optical windows and gas ports. Inside the enclosure, fiber clamps supports the ends of the hollow-core photonic crystal fiber at positions adjacent to an in alignment with the optical windows. |
| US10288555B2 |
Tamper seal detection system and method of use
A tamper seal detection system for detecting a sealing sticker on a packaging box includes a housing at least partially bounding an inspection zone, the inspection zone being configured to receive the packaging box. A first sensor is configured to detect the presence of the first sealing sticker located on the packaging box when the packaging box is received within the inspection zone. A push guide is movable relative to the inspection floor between a first position and a spaced apart second position and can be used to push the packaging box out of the inspection zone. |
| US10288553B2 |
Modular photoacoustic detection device
Modular photoacoustic detection device comprising: a photoacoustic cell including at least two chambers connected by at least two capillaries and forming a Helmholtz type differential acoustic resonator; acoustic detectors coupled to the chambers; a light source capable of emitting a light beam having at least one wavelength capable of exciting a gas intended to be detected and which can be modulated to a resonance frequency of the photoacoustic cell; a first photonic circuit optically coupling the light source to an input face of a first of the chambers; wherein the first photonic circuit is arranged in a detachable manner in a first housing formed in the acoustic cell and emerging on the input face of the first chamber. |
| US10288552B2 |
Sealing arrangement and sealing method of a measuring device
A sealing arrangement and method of a measuring device are disclosed, the measuring device having one or more measuring elements that have a surface in contact with a fluid being measured, a fluid chamber for the fluid being measured, and a seal to seal the joint between the fluid chamber and the measuring element. Flow channels have been formed in the measuring device to lead the rinsing fluid in contact with the seal. |
| US10288547B2 |
Facility state analysis device, analysis method for facility state, storage medium, and facility management system
A facility state analysis device of an embodiment is provided. The device includes an inputter which accepts input of information specifying a state and location of a facility installed outdoors, a calculator which calculates, by performing statistical processing based at least in part on the information specifying the state and location input to the inputter and information on a predetermined section on a map, an average failure year of the facilities in the section, and a display controller which displays, on a display, the average failure year calculated by the calculator superimposed on the map. |
| US10288542B2 |
Device, apparatus and method for determining particle size distribution
An imaging device for determining particle size distribution including a sample receptacle containing a sample and an imager capable of capturing a plurality of images of the sample in a region of observation. The imaging device further includes a radiation source provided linearly opposite to the imager and a base platform that supports the imager and the radiation source. |
| US10288538B2 |
Non-destructive evaluation of cordage products
A method for non-destructively estimating a current physical condition of a cordage product in-service is described. The method involves obtaining sensor data associated with the cordage product while in-service handling a load. The sensor data includes any combination of cordage product elongation data, applied load data, and diametric data. The method further includes determining an axial stiffness value associated with the cordage product based on the sensor data and estimating a health state of the cordage product based on the determined axial stiffness value. The estimated health state is indicative of the current physical condition of the cordage product. |
| US10288534B1 |
Method of fluid sampling and device thereof
A method of fluid sampling and device thereof, the device and method enabling the user to safely and efficiently collect fluid samples, including groundwater samples from a monitoring well, by providing a fluid sampling device that includes a container having a sampling surface and tube housing that securely holds tubing, sample containers, and other equipment and provides a drainage area so that the user may focus on collecting unadulterated samples while any fluid discharges and incidental spillage are safely captured in the container. |
| US10288531B2 |
Container assembly
A container assembly such as a petri dish or a contact plate for use as a sampling device for microorganisms includes a base member, a lid and a locking mechanism that provides a secure locking engagement between the lid and the base member. The locking mechanism is designed such that does not lock except upon application of a specific intentionally applied compressive force, and which may be readily disengaged from locking engagement without the need for a rotational movement or torsional force. |
| US10288529B2 |
Motor vehicle chassis sensor
A vehicle chassis sensor assembly comprising a housing member defining a sensor cartridge slot, a rotatable shaft with a magnet and retained in a sleeve, and a rotatable arm coupled to the shaft. A sensor cartridge is mounted in the slot through the interior of a connector socket and an opening between the slot and the connector socket. A plate on the sensor cartridge covers the opening. The sensor cartridge includes a terminal header and a separate board mounted to the terminal header. The board includes the sensor. Deformable posts on the terminal header and the sensor assembly extend through respective apertures in the board and the terminal header for securing the board and the sensor cartridge to the terminal header and the sensor assembly respectively. |
| US10288524B2 |
Testing fiber arrangement in multi-fiber cables
There is provided a system and a test instrument for identifying or verifying the fiber arrangement and/or the cable type of multi-fiber array cables (such as MPO cables) which employs a light source and a polarity detector at the near end of the multi-fiber array cable under test, and a loopback device at the far end. The polarity detector comprises light presence detectors used to detect which one of the optical fibers of the multi-fiber array cable returns light looped back at the far end and thereby determine the fiber arrangement and/or the cable type of the multi-fiber array cable. |
| US10288522B2 |
Characterizing the surface of a contact lens with an immersed reference prism
The system and methods are made to apply interferometry to ophthalmic applications. The system makes use of a low-coherence interferometer to obtain a plurality of measurements of a contacts lens. The system and methods characterizes the surface profile of both surfaces of a contact lens, a thickness profiles, and combines these measurements with an index information to reconstruct a complete model of the contact lens. |
| US10288519B2 |
Leak detection system
A leak detection system includes an air source. A pipe is provided and the pipe is buried underground. The pipe has an inlet and the inlet is exposed with respect to ground. A fitting is selectively fluidly coupled between the air source and the inlet. Thus, the fitting pressurizes the pipe with air. The fitting includes a gauge. The gauge communicates air pressure within the pipe. Thus, the air pressure may be monitored to detect a leak in the pipe. |
| US10288517B2 |
Apparatus and calibration method for measurement of ultra-low permeability and porosity
Apparatus and calibration methods are disclosed for measuring the permeability and/or porosity of ultra-low permeable rock samples. The apparatus uses a gas source, a sample chamber, chambers of calibrated volume, and pressure measurement devices. |
| US10288510B2 |
Footed pressure measuring device
A pressure measuring device comprising a bracket supporting a pressure sensor which defines a first sealed enclosure with a first face of the bracket, with the pressure measuring device comprising a substrate having opposite faces, opposite which a first deformable membrane and a second deformable membrane respectively extend, with the first membrane and the second membrane respectively defining with the substrate a second sealed enclosure and a third sealed membrane, with the pressure sensor comprising a cover in order to define a fourth sealed enclosure connected through a second channel to the first enclosure, with the pressure sensor comprising means for measuring the deformation of the first and the second deformable membranes. |
| US10288509B2 |
Capacitive pressure sensor with reduced sensitivity to temperature change
Provided is a capacitive pressure sensor that prevents the position of an electrode face in the direction parallel to a diaphragm from deviating from the position of the diaphragm, and accurately measures pressure. The capacitive pressure sensor includes: the diaphragm that deforms under pressure; an electrode member having the electrode face opposed to the diaphragm with a gap between the diaphragm and the electrode face; a body having one end to which the diaphragm is joined, and accommodating at least a portion of the electrode member; an insulating positioning member that is provided in the body and positions at least the portion of the electrode member in the body; and a pressing mechanism that holds and presses the insulating positioning member or the electrode member in the direction parallel to the diaphragm. |
| US10288507B2 |
Piezoresistive sensors and sensor arrays
Highly expressive and flexibly programmable foot-operated controllers are described. Specific implementations are intended for musical applications and allow musicians an unprecedented degree of control of a wide variety of musical components and subsystems for recording and/or performance. |
| US10288504B2 |
Axial rotation type torque sensor
The present invention provides an axial rotary type torque sensor comprising a planetary gear set disposed along a central axis between an input shaft and an output shaft. The input shaft drives the sun gear which meshes with planetary gears, and the planetary gears mesh with the ring gear of the planetary gear set to rotate along the circumference of the central axis. The ring gear is connected with a plurality of strip-like beams. At least one strain gauge is attached to the beams. One ending portion of the beam is fixed and the other ending portion is used for bearing a tangential force applied on the ring gear to generate a deformation at a rotation direction of a circumference. A strain gauge which senses the strain of the deformation used as a torque sensing value between the input shaft and the output shaft, thereby improving the poor sensing accuracy and sensitivity of the conventional torque sensors and solving the problem that the radial volume cannot be effectively reduced. |
| US10288499B2 |
Process for manufacturing fabric pressure sensor and tool for manufacturing fabric pressure sensor
A process for manufacturing a fabric pressure sensor comprises cutting a sensing fabric to a pre-determined size, connecting a flexible electric wire with a wire of the sensing fabric by sewing, fixing the sensing fabric by means of a clamping positioner at a pre-determined tension, bonding a lower conversion layer with the sensing fabric by means of a lower conversion layer positioning box, bonding an adjustable column with the sensing fabric by means of an upper conversion layer positioning box, and bonding the upper conversion layer with the adjustable column by means of the upper conversion layer positioning box. A tool for manufacturing the sensor comprises an electrical property measuring device, a wire connecting tool, and a sensor structural component assembling tool. The present invention provides an easy and convenient way of manufacturing a fabric pressure sensor, monitoring the quality of manufacture, and enhancing the manufacturing precision and product yield. |
| US10288497B2 |
Apparatus for destructive event testing of chemical energy systems using adaptive heat flow testing systems and related methods
Apparatus and methods are provided for providing flexible and repairable testing capabilities, including destructive testing, for systems that generate or absorb heat such as energy storage systems. One embodiment can include a temperature bath structure adapted to contain and maintain a fluid bath at a predetermined temperature, an outer containment structure adapted to insert into the temperature bath structure, heat sinks, thermal sensor assemblies, and an internal containment structure where the thermal sensor assemblies, heat sinks removeably attach to different sections of the inner containment structure so as to measure heat flow into or out of the inner containment structure's different sections, and a test cell enclosure which is adapted to contain forces and output from destructive testing of samples. Embodiments of the invention enable rapid insertion/removal of samples as well as replacement of sections of the system including thermal sensor assemblies as well as enabling separate thermal measurements associated with different sections of a sample under test. |
| US10288494B2 |
MTJ-based temperature-sensing device
A thermometer circuit configured to estimate a monitored temperature is disclosed. The circuit includes an adjustable resistor presenting a first resistance value that is temperature-independent and a second resistance value that is temperature-dependent, wherein a first current signal is conducted across the resistor when it presents the first resistance value and a second current signal is conducted across the resistor when it presents the second resistance value; a plurality of gated conductors coupled to the resistor; and a control circuit, coupled to the resistor and the plurality of gated conductors, and configured to selectively deactivate at least one of the plurality of gated conductors to compare the first and second current signals to estimate the monitored temperature. |
| US10288490B2 |
Mineral insulated sheathed assembly with grounded and ungrounded temperature sensors
A temperature sensing assembly includes first and second temperature sensors disposed within an elongate mineral insulated conductive sheath. A junction point of the first temperature sensor is electrically connected to the conductive sheath. The second temperature sensor is electrically isolated from the conductive sheath. Measurements obtained from the electrically isolated temperature sensor can be used to test insulation resistance of the assembly or temperature indications from the electrically isolated temperature sensor can be compared to measurements taken from the electrically connected junction point to take a variety of corrective actions during use of the temperature sensing assembly, such as adjusting the installation of the assembly or applying correction factors to measurements obtained from one of the temperature sensors. |
| US10288489B2 |
Method and device for measuring wavefront using light-exit section causing light amount distribution in at least one direction
There is provided a wavefront measuring method for obtaining wavefront information of an optical system. The method including: irradiating the optical system with a light beam; allowing the light beam passed via the optical system to come into a diffraction grating having periodicity in a first direction; and obtaining the wavefront information based on an interference fringe formed by light beams generated from the diffraction grating. The diffraction grating including: first portions which allow light to pass therethrough; and second portions which shield light, each of the second portions being provided between two of the first portions. A ratio between a width of one of the first portions in the first direction and a width of one of the second portions in the first direction is changed in the first direction, the one of the first portions and the one of the second portions being adjacent to each other. |
| US10288487B2 |
Apparatus and method for MEMS resonant sensor arrays
A method is provided. The method comprises: transmitting a periodic chirp to at least two pixels of a MEMS sensor array; determining a resonant frequency of each MEMS resonant sensor receiving the periodic chirp; determining the change in resonant frequency of each MEMS resonant sensor receiving the periodic chirp; determining a power level incident upon each pixel receiving the periodic chirp. In one embodiment, the method further comprises calibrating the MEMS sensor array. In another embodiment, calibrating comprises generating a reference resonant frequency for each MEMS resonant sensor. In a further embodiment, determining the power level comprises determining a difference between the determined resonant frequency and the reference resonant frequency. |
| US10288479B2 |
Optical device including slot and apparatus employing the optical device
An optical device including slots and an apparatus employing the optical device are provided. An optical unit device for selectively transmitting electromagnetic waves of a wavelength range, includes a material layer including slots. A gap between the slots has a distance such that the optical unit device has a Q-factor of about 5 or more. |
| US10288476B2 |
Ambient light sensor window coatings for electronic devices
An electronic device may have a display with a cover layer. An ambient light sensor may be aligned with an ambient light sensor window formed from an opening in a masking layer on the cover layer in an inactive portion of the display. To help mask the ambient light sensor window from view, the ambient light sensor window may be provided with a black coating that matches the appearance of surrounding masking layer material while allowing light to reach the ambient light sensor. The black coating may be formed from a black physical vapor deposition thin-film inorganic layer with a high index of refraction. An antireflection layer formed from a stack of dielectric layers may be interposed between the black thin-film inorganic layer and the display cover layer. |
| US10288473B2 |
Weight measurement by flexure support
A suspended hopper apparatus is adapted to dispense a flowable product. Three supports, a vessel, and a valve mechanism are provided. One of the three supports is a scale-support, and the other two supports are pivot-supports. A scale-support is a support which comprises a scale, wherein the scale is of a type which resists translation in only one direction, and does not resist translation in any lateral direction and wherein the direction is vertically-upward, and resists by providing upward support with respect to the vessel. The pivot-supports are supports which comprise pivots, the pivots resisting translation and are arranged to resist forces that are applied to the apparatus in the lateral direction. The pivots define a common axis of rotation, the axis extends in a horizontal direction and the pivots do not resist rotation about their axis. The vessel has centerline that is offset laterally from its axis and the product has a product centerline that is offset laterally from its axis. The apparatus is arranged such that the valve mechanism does not generate a moment about the axis by its center of mass being located in a vertical plane passing through the axis. |
| US10288471B2 |
Process, application and scale to be used in the measurement of the amount harvested organic plants
The current invention is a scale, process and software application. The scales communicate with each other via a wireless connection. The current invention allows grow operations to track their worker's (trimmers and pickers) productivity. It also allows the workers to see how much they are making, in real time. The scale and system allows that administrator to “see the productivity, put individuals in groups, and also see how much to pay each person at the end of the day or week. |
| US10288469B2 |
Magnetostrictive transducer
A transducer includes a composite waveguide including a composite wire having an internal core of low electrical resistance material and an outer layer of magnetostrictive material. |
| US10288468B2 |
Monitoring structures
A structure defines an elongate space and comprises an apparatus installed within the structure. The apparatus includes a signal generator and detector arrangement, and at least one antenna coupled to the signal generator and detector arrangement. The at least one antenna is coupled to the elongate space for transmitting an electromagnetic signal into the elongate space and for receiving the electromagnetic signal from the elongate space after reflection of the electromagnetic signal from a feature within the elongate space. The apparatus may be used to monitor the feature within the elongate space. |
| US10288467B2 |
Capacitance measurement device, capacitance-type sheet-shaped sensor apparatus, and capacitance-type liquid-level detector apparatus
A capacitance measurement device includes a bridging capacitor connected in series to another one of the opposite end sides of a measurement-objective capacitance, and a charging/discharging switching element connected in series to the other one of the opposite end sides of the measurement-objective capacitance, and connected in parallel to the bridging capacitor. The measurement-objective capacitance is discharged when the charging/discharging switching element is turned to the closed state, and is charged when the charging/discharging switching element is turned to the opened state. A gauge gains an equivalent value for the measurement-objective capacitance, based on a potential at the other one of the opposite end sides of the measurement-objective capacitance, at the time of the charging step. |
| US10288466B2 |
Flow totalizer
A flow totalizer apparatus for totalizing the volume of fluid flowing through the inventive apparatus. The apparatus includes a cylinder having a first cylinder port at one end and a second cylinder port at an opposite end, a piston slidably mounted within the cylinder, a bistable spring mechanism, a directional control valve and a counter. The bistable spring mechanism has a motion axis with two stable positions therealong and includes a drive pin, a piston slotted bar and a spool slotted bar, both slotted bars slidably connected to the drive pin and aligned with the motion axis. The total volume is estimated by cylinder volume times the number of stable-position changes of the bistable spring mechanism. |
| US10288465B2 |
Differential flow-meter for measuring the weight loss in haemodialysis treatments
A differential flow-meter for measuring the weight loss in dialysis treatments. The differential flow-meter is of the “thermal anemometer” type. |
| US10288458B2 |
Systems and methods for sensor platform
Apparatus are provided for a sensor platform. The sensor platform includes a sensor mount adapted to receive a sensing device, and a first articulation system that has a first rotational axis. The sensor platform includes a second articulation system that has a second rotational axis, and the second rotational axis is different than the first rotational axis. The sensor platform includes a base that supports the first articulation system, the second articulation system and the sensor mount. The first articulation system and the second articulation system are independently movable to define two degrees of freedom for positioning the sensor platform. |
| US10288457B2 |
Sensor assembly
A sensor arrangement includes a sensor which is arranged in a housing constructed of two plastic injection molded parts (2, 3). The electrical leads are sealingly led through the housing (1) and are sealed by way of O-rings which on the one hand bear in a groove of the lead and on the other hand bear in a recess forming the housing feed-through. |
| US10288448B2 |
Displacement sensor
A displacement sensor includes first detection units that detect an amount of displacement of a same detection target, and are disposed such that detection surfaces for detecting the amount of displacement face each other; second detection units that detect an amount of displacement of the detection target which is the same as the detection target of the first detection units, and are disposed such that detection surfaces for detecting the amount of displacement face each other; and a lead frame including a main frame having one surface on which the first detection units are disposed and the other surface on which the second detection units are disposed, and a sub frame which is wire-bonded to electrodes provided on each detection surface of the first detection units and the pair of second detection units. |
| US10288447B2 |
Microelectromechanical systems device test system and method
A system includes a rotary platform adapted to undergo oscillatory motion about a fixed point, a test fixture coupled to the rotary platform, the test fixture being adapted to receive a device-under-test, and an inertial sensor mounted to the rotary platform for providing a motion output signal indicative of the oscillatory motion. A controller is in communication with the rotary platform and inertial sensor. The controller receives the motion output signal and provides a drive signal to the rotary platform responsive to the motion output signal. The controller generates the drive signal in response a test profile and the motion output signal provides feedback of actual movement of the rotary platform. The motion output signal is input to the controller to ensure correspondence between the drive signal and the test profile. A multitude of differing validated environmental vibrational stimuli effects can be evaluated via a sense signal from the device. |
| US10288446B2 |
System and method for movement triggering a head-mounted electronic device while inclined
A method includes receiving movement data (pitch movement data, yaw movement data, and roll movement data) from a first device corresponding to movement of an input device. The method also includes receiving acceleration data from a second device corresponding to an acceleration of the input device and detecting a motion of the input device from a reference position based on the movement data and the acceleration data. The motion is defined by a pitch movement from the reference position that exceeds a first predetermined movement threshold value, a yaw movement from the reference position that is below a second predetermined movement threshold value, and a roll movement from the reference position that is below a third predetermined movement threshold value. The pitch movement has an acceleration greater than a predetermined acceleration threshold value. The method further includes triggering a function on the input device in response to detecting the motion. |
| US10288444B2 |
Generating instructions for shared travel experiences
A first user of a smart phone or vehicle navigation system may invite a second user of a smart phone or vehicle navigation system to participate in a shared travel experience where the second user follows the first user. While on the shared trip, the first user is provided the location of the second user along with a route to a selected destination. The second user is provided the location of the first user, along with the route to the selected destination. The first user is able to identify points of interest on the route, which are then presented to the second user. A network is established that allows the first and second user to have a two-way conversation, and to synchronize the music that is listened to by the first user and the second user to simulate the experience of being together in the same vehicle. |
| US10288441B2 |
System, method, and app for managing waste services
A system is disclosed for providing a waste management app. The system may have a locating device disposed onboard a service vehicle and configured to generate a first signal indicative of a location of the service vehicle, an input device, and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a route assignment including waste services to be performed by the service vehicle, and to track movement of the service vehicle during performance of the waste services based on the first signal. The controller may also be configured to provide a graphical user interface for display on the input device, listing the waste services from the route assignment to be performed by the service vehicle and showing a location of the service vehicle relative to at least one location at which the waste services are to be performed. |
| US10288440B2 |
Apparatus and method for calculating route in consideration of vehicle driving situation
An apparatus for calculating a route in consideration of a vehicular driving situation includes a situation recognizer determining whether a route is required to be calculated; a distance calculator calculating an estimated movement distance in consideration of a vehicle speed and a first estimated time required for searching for a route leading to a destination when the route is required to be calculated; and a route calculator calculating a future position of a vehicle to which the vehicle will have moved by the estimated movement distance along a lane in which the vehicle is driving or along an optimal route from a vehicle position at a first point in time when the situation recognizer determined the route was required to be calculated, and calculating an additional optimal route leading to the destination, based on the future position of the vehicle as a starting point. |
| US10288439B2 |
Systems and methods using artificial intelligence for routing electric vehicles
The present invention provides specific systems, methods and algorithms based on artificial intelligence expert system technology for determination of preferred routes of travel for electric vehicles (EVs). The systems, methods and algorithms provide such route guidance for battery-operated EVs in-route to a desired destination, but lacking sufficient battery energy to reach the destination from the current location of the EV. The systems and methods of the present invention disclose use of one or more specifically programmed computer machines with artificial intelligence expert system battery energy management and navigation route control. Such specifically programmed computer machines may be located in the EV and/or cloud-based or remote computer/data processing systems for the determination of preferred routes of travel, including intermediate stops at designated battery charging or replenishing stations. Expert system algorithms operating on combinations of expert defined parameter subsets for route selection are disclosed. Specific fuzzy logic methods are also disclosed based on defined potential route parameters with fuzzy logic determination of crisp numerical values for multiple potential routes and comparison of those crisp numerical values for selection of a particular route. Application of the present invention systems and methods to autonomous or driver-less EVs is also disclosed. |
| US10288432B1 |
Systems and methods for guiding users to network-enabled devices
The disclosed computer-implemented method for guiding users to network-enabled devices may include (i) monitoring network communications within a wireless network, (ii) determining, based on monitoring network communications transmitted over the wireless network that involve a network-enabled device connected to the wireless network, that an end user requires guidance to a physical location of the network-enabled device, (iii) deriving the physical location of the network-enabled device in three-dimensional space, and (iv) guiding, by a user interface, the end user to the physical location of the network-enabled device in three-dimensional space. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10288426B2 |
Circuit device, physical-quantity detecting apparatus, electronic apparatus, and moving object
A circuit device includes a differential input-to-single-ended output first amplifier, to an inversion input terminal of which, of first and second signals forming differential signals, the first signal is input and to a non-inversion input terminal of which the second signal is input, a differential input-to-single-ended output second amplifier, to a non-inversion input terminal of which the first signal is input and to an inversion input terminal of which the second signal is input, and a failure detection circuit that performs failure detection on the basis of an output signal of the first amplifier and an output signal of the second amplifier. |
| US10288425B2 |
Generation of map data
A measurement instrument, i.e. a mobile body, measures distances between a current position of the mobile body and obstacles in the environment of the mobile body by: a) taking at least N measurements of distances between the mobile body and the obstacles, by consecutive angular steps of A/N (A is a predetermined angular sector), and combining the distances with the respective angular steps in order to establish map data; b) moving the mobile body and repeating step a) for a new current position of the mobile body; and c) simultaneously determining, according to the distances measured for each angular step of the current position of step b) and the preceding position of step a), the current position of the mobile body in step b) on the map relative to the initial position thereof in step a), and new data of the map. |
| US10288424B2 |
Systems and methods for improving an estimate of receiver altitude by mitigating the effects of transmitter heating
Improving an estimated altitude of a receiver by mitigating the effects of transmitter heating. Systems and methods for improving estimates of a receiver's altitude determine a reference pressure at a reference altitude using a temperature measured at a transmitter or another temperature value, an altitude of the transmitter, and a pressure measured by the transmitter or another pressure value. A local reference pressure for a receiver is determined using the reference pressure and other reference pressures from other transmitters. Reference pressures from overheating transmitters may be weighted less than reference pressures from other transmitters when determining the local reference pressure. The local reference pressure is then used to estimate the altitude of the receiver. |
| US10288421B2 |
Electrical wire length output method and storage medium in which electrical wire length output program is stored
An electrical wire length output method according to the present invention sets a first cavity reference cross section, a first node reference cross section, and a second node reference cross section, and a second cavity reference cross section, calculates a section wire length in each section of the reference cross sections, and outputs the sum of the section wire lengths as the wire length of an electrical wire. |
| US10288420B2 |
Laser speckle photography for surface tampering detection
In one embodiment, a method comprises projecting, from a projector, a diffused on an object. The method further includes capturing, with a first camera in a particular location, a reference image of the object while the diffused is projected on the object. The method further includes capturing, with a second camera positioned in the particular location, a test image of the object while the diffused is projected on the object. The method further includes comparing speckles in the reference image to the test image. The projector, first camera and second camera are removably provided to and positioned in a site of the object. |
| US10288418B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
To decrease the time and work needed for the measurement of a target object, an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement data on a target object from a measuring apparatus, an extraction unit configured to extract a partial region of the target object that contains a geometric feature for use in estimation of a position-and-orientation of the target object, based on one or more pieces of measurement data acquired by the acquisition unit, a determination unit configured to determine a position-and-orientation of the measuring apparatus configured to measure the partial region extracted by the extraction unit, and an output unit configured to output the position-and-orientation determined by the determination unit. |
| US10288412B2 |
Optical measurement apparatus and optical measurement method
An optical measurement apparatus includes an irradiation optical system which linearly irradiates a measurement target with measurement light having a certain wavelength range, a measurement optical system which receives linear measurement interference light which is transmitted light or reflected light originating from the measurement target as a result of irradiation with the measurement light, and a processing device. The processing device includes a first calculation module that calculates a modification factor depending on with an angle of incidence on the measurement optical system from each measurement point in association with a region in the two-dimensional image corresponding to each measurement point in the measurement target irradiated with the measurement light and a second calculation module that calculates optical characteristics of the measurement target by applying the corresponding modification factor to a value for each pixel included in the two-dimensional image. |
| US10288409B2 |
Temperature sensitive location error compensation
A system that may include a movable support module for supporting an object and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to: receive an estimated location of a movable support module that supports an object and temperature information about an actual or estimated temperature of at least a portion of the object support module; and calculate movable support module location information, in response to (a) the estimated location of the movable support module, (b) the temperature information, and (c) a mapping between (i) values of the temperature information, (ii) estimated locations of the movable support module, and (iii) location errors of the movable support module. |
| US10288408B2 |
Scanning white-light interferometry system for characterization of patterned semiconductor features
A white light interferometric metrology device operates in the image plane and objective pupil plane. The interferometric metrology device extracts the electric field with complex parameters and that is a function of azimuth angle, angle of incidence and wavelength from interferometric data obtained from the pupil plane. Characteristics of the sample are determined using the electric field based on an electric field model of the azimuth angle, the angle of incidence and the wavelength that is specific for a zero diffraction order. A center of the pupil in the pupil plane may be determined based on a Fourier transform of the interferometric data at each new measurement and used to convert each pixel from the camera imaging the objective pupil plane into a unique set of angle of incidence and azimuth angle of light incident on the sample. |
| US10288407B2 |
System for performing dual path, two-dimensional optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Apparatus and methods are described for optically analyzing an object having a plurality of layers, without needing to use a reference mirror. An extended broadband light source produces light, and directs the light toward the object, such as to create respective images of the light source on the respective layers of the object. An imaging system gathers light that is reflected from a point of the object into a conjugate point in the detector. The detector determines the thicknesses of the plurality of layers at the point of the object by analyzing, within the gathered light, interference between light reflected from the plurality of layers of the object at the point. Other applications are also described. |
| US10288406B2 |
Laser component, laser generating apparatus, and optical coherence tomograph
A laser component includes multiple laser devices arranged in an array to include different emission wavelengths, and a driving unit that, while switching each of the laser devices along the array into a turn-ON-enabled state that enables the laser device to turn to an ON state, brings one of the laser devices in the turn-ON-enabled state into an ON state. |
| US10288405B2 |
Alignment gauge and method of use
An alignment gauge includes a generally u-shaped main body and an alignment member extending therefrom. The alignment gauge is configured to be positioned on the frame of a cabinet during installation of one or more attached components, such as attachment of a pair of doors to a refrigerator cabinet. Specifically, the alignment gauge may be positioned so that the alignment member establishes a proper spacing for the attached components. |
| US10288404B2 |
Gear measurement method and gear measurement apparatus
A gear measurement method and a gear measurement apparatus capable of evaluating meshing and fitting of a gear are provided. A measurement method for a gear includes a measurement step of measuring an actual movement locus of a ball that is moved along a tooth groove of the gear as a shape evaluation index for the gear. In the case of a VGR rack, tooth surfaces of rack teeth are constituted of curved surfaces. Thus, a reference pin for use in OPD cannot be disposed so as to be in line contact with the tooth surfaces, and the rack teeth cannot be measured. However, the ball can be disposed so as to be in point contact with the tooth surfaces, which enables a measurement of the rack teeth. |
| US10288402B2 |
Industrial machine
A coordinate measurement machine includes a column that can move relative to a placement surface on which a workpiece is placed, a guide part that is provided on the placement surface, the guide part guiding the column, a scale of a linear encoder that is supported on a side surface of the guide part, and detectors that are provided on the column, the detectors detecting a relative displacement with respect to the scale. The detectors detect a displacement of the column in each of a moving direction and a vertical direction. A coordinate measurement machine further includes a deformation amount acquisition part that acquires an amount of deformation of the guide part relative to the scale on the basis of detection results of the detectors. |
| US10288395B1 |
Nosecone inverted F antenna for S-band telemetry
An inverted F antenna for use in a projectile includes a ground plane and a radiating element oriented orthogonal to the ground plane and centered on the ground plane. The radiating element includes a ground stub trace having a relatively thick width, a meandering trace with a vertical orientation and a relatively high ground clearance and a feed trace having a tapered head. |
| US10288389B1 |
Impact triggered dynamic target system
An impact triggered dynamic target system includes, a target body with legs that can be ground spikes; a target release assembly, including a target holder including first and second holder pegs; a primary target assembly, including a primary target disc, a secondary target pusher including first and second secondary target pushers, and first and second target sliders slidably mounted on the first and second holder pegs, and a plurality of secondary target discs; a rolling track with a rolling surface and first and second side rails; and a projectile receptacle, such that a practice shooter shoots that the primary target disc, which releases a secondary target disc, which rolls down the rolling track and off the impact triggered dynamic target system, such that the practice shooter can shoot at the rear disc, while the rear disc is rolling on an adjacent ground surface. |
| US10288387B1 |
Tactical shield handle and lighting system
A handle and lighting system for a tactical shield includes a handle assembly configured to be mounted on the shield. The handle assembly includes a central horizontal handle, a first side handle on one side, and a second side handle on an opposite side. The handle and lighting system also includes a lighting enclosure housing one or more light sources and configured to be mounted on the shield. The handle and lighting system also includes a first switch mounted on the central horizontal handle, a second switch mounted near a top of the first side handle, and a third switch mounted near a top of the second side handle, which are used to activate or deactivate the one or more light sources. The handle and lighting system may also include first and second rotatable cuffs, which are positioned at the lower distal ends of the first and second side handles. |
| US10288384B2 |
Tactical load-bearing vest
This disclosure relates generally to a tactical load-bearing system comprising a vest and a supporting waist belt. A rigid rear frame comprising a spine extension, and a pair of shoulder panels, enables a load transfer from a user's shoulders to the supporting waist belt via the spine extension. A plurality of fabric panels including pockets for housing ballistic plates and attachment mechanisms for coupling together may also be quickly decoupled by a quick-release mechanism that comprises one or more quick-release cables. The rigid rear frame may include a rigging system or a rack system, enabling a user to carry additional equipment on the vest, such as a radio, battery, etc. A fine adjustment mechanism includes a tension cable routed through a pair of waist panels and coupled with a pair of tension plates located adjacent a back end of each waist panel. The modular coupling of each panel combined with the non-fixed load-bearing mechanism and quick-release mechanism enable users such as military personnel to respond to situations without being hindered by existing bulky or non-ergonomic load-carrying systems. |
| US10288383B2 |
Accessory mount for a firearm and related methods
A firearm accessory mount for a take-down rifle is disclosed. The mount has a first portion having an accessory interface, and a second portion opposing the first portion. The second portion has a locking block with a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is shaped and positioned to engage a receiver assembly of the take-down rifle. At least one of the first portion or the second portion has a barrel engagement surface. A related method is also disclosed. |
| US10288382B1 |
Sight scope and mounting assembly
A target sight scope mounting assembly is presented. Additionally, a target sight scope and a plurality of support members are configured to provide a support for the target sight scope. The scope is coupled to one of the support members and pivotally engages the support member. A dampening material may be integrated within at least the first support member thereby dampening the vibrations attendant to a shooting environment. |
| US10288381B1 |
Apparatus, system, and method for firearms training
A system is disclosed. The system has a target assembly having a reflective surface, a plurality of acoustic sensors disposed at the target assembly, and at least one optical sensor. The target assembly includes sound-absorbing material. The at least one optical sensor is configured to image a plurality of users of the system. |
| US10288379B2 |
Riflescope aiming system
A riflescope aiming system that includes a telescopic sight, a multiple-zero-point elevation turret and a ballistics reference system. The multiple-zero-point elevation turret includes a rotatable indicator carrier and a plurality of indicator pins secured to the indicator carrier, each indicator pin corresponding to a predetermined target distance. The ballistics reference system is operably coupled to the objective housing of the telescopic sight and displays ballistics data indicia. |
| US10288378B2 |
Self-leveling scope mount and method
Provided is a self-leveling mount for attaching a sighting scope, having a longitudinal optical axis, to a firearm, having a longitudinal barrel axis. The mount includes a body attachable to a firearm, a pair of scope attachment rings axially spaced apart relative to the body so that at least a portion of the body is situated between the attachment rings, and a vertically movable contact plate on the base between the rings. The plate presents an upper surface that is horizontally perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of a firearm barrel and scope held by the attachment rings. The contact plate makes adjustable alignment contact with a bottom surface of the scope held by the attachment rings to properly orient the scope relative to the firearm. |
| US10288376B2 |
Rail segment for handguard of a firearm and assembly thereof
A handguard assembly for a firearm is provided, comprising a handguard configured to overlie a barrel of the firearm in spaced relationship, the handguard comprising a plurality of apertures; a rail segment including a plurality of mounting bosses, each of the plurality of mounting bosses located in a different one of the plurality of apertures of the handguard; a plurality of rotatable fasteners to fasten the rail segment to the handguard, each of the rotatable fasteners located in a different one of the mounting bosses of the rail segment; and each of the rotatable fasteners comprising a mounting latch to mount the rail segment to the handguard, each mounting latch rotatable from an aperture insertion position overlying a top of the boss to a mounting position overlying the handguard. |
| US10288374B1 |
Sound moderated muzzleloader
A muzzleloader system is disclosed, in which a muzzleloader has an integrally formed, sound moderated barrel and is configured to operate without a breech plug. |
| US10288368B2 |
Gas regulator and locking front sight for a firearm and firearm with gas regulator and locking front sight
A gas regulator for a rifle, having: an elongated member having a first end and a second end; a head portion located at the first end; a pair of openings passing through the elongated member, wherein one of the pair of openings is larger than the other one of the pair of openings; a recessed area located at the second end; and a pair of detent openings located on a portion of the elongated member, the pair of detent openings being spaced from each other and located within another recessed area located on a surface of the elongated member between the first end and the second end, wherein one of the pair of detent openings is closer to the first end than the other one of the pair of detent openings. |
| US10288367B2 |
Cooling of cryogenic meters sensing reverse flow
Cooling of a meter by liquid flowing in a flow that is reverse from dispensing flow is described. A plurality of tubes is configured to transport a plurality of fluids comprising a first fluid and a second fluid. Dispense valves attached to corresponding tubes are configured to open when the first fluid is dispensed from a pump to a first outlet. Recirculation valves attached to respective tubes are configured to open when the second fluid is transported from the pump to a second outlet. A meter attached to a tube of the plurality of tubes is configured to measure properties of a fluid when the fluid flows through the tube, wherein the fluid is one of the first fluid and the second fluid. The meter is configured to sense reverse flow when the second fluid flows from the outlet section to the inlet section. |
| US10288358B2 |
Cold reservoir device and cooling system arrangement
A cooling system arrangement for allowing cooled storage and cooled transport of foodstuffs. Further, the cold storage device assembly may have a storage volume that includes at least one reservoir chamber formed by a liquid-tight reservoir wall and is at least partially filled with a cold storage medium. Additionally, heat insulation covers the reservoir chamber on the side facing away from the storage volume. The reservoir wall is an integral part of the cold storage device, and a coolant inlet and outlet are arranged thereon. In addition, a heat exchanger through which at least one coolant duct passes is arranged in or on the reservoir chamber so that coolants coming from the coolant inlet flow through the heat exchanger to the coolant outlet and can withdraw heat from the cold storage medium and/or can cause the cold storage medium to freeze in the process. |
| US10288357B2 |
Hybrid pumped thermal systems
The present disclosure provides pumped thermal energy storage systems that can be used to store electrical energy. A pumped thermal energy storage system of the present disclosure can store energy by operating as a heat pump or refrigerator, whereby net work input can be used to transfer heat from the cold side to the hot side. A working fluid of the system is capable of efficient heat exchange with heat storage fluids on a hot side of the system and on a cold side of the system. The system can extract energy by operating as a heat engine transferring heat from the hot side to the cold side, which can result in net work output. Systems of the present disclosure can employ solar heating for improved storage efficiency. |
| US10288356B2 |
Vapor chamber and heat pipe combined structure and combining method thereof
A vapor chamber and heat pipe combined structure and method; the vapor chamber and heat pipe combined structure includes a heat pipe, a vapor chamber and a working fluid. The heat pipe includes a pipe body, a fixing section, and a first capillary tissue. The vapor chamber includes an upper metal casing, a lower metal casing, a containing chamber and a second capillary tissue installed in the containing chamber. The working fluid is filled into the containing chamber, and the fixing section of the heat pipe is coupled to the upper metal casing, so that the first capillary tissue is coupled to the second capillary tissue. The combined structure facilitates the connection and fixation of the heat pipe and improves the reflux speed of the liquid-state working fluid. |
| US10288345B2 |
Water cooled draft beer machine
A water cooled draft beer machine comprises a cabinet, and there is a refrigeration circuit inside the cabinet, including a compressor, a condenser and refrigeration tubes. A water tank is arranged inside the cabinet, and the refrigeration tubes are coiled inside the water tank. Inside the cabinet, there is a cold storage chamber. A beer pipe is arranged inside the cabinet, and a beer tap is connected to the outside of the cabinet. The beer pipe coils inside the water tank, and is connected to the beer tap. A refrigeration box is arranged in the cold storage chamber, and the cold water tube coils inside the refrigeration box. The inlet end and the outlet end of the cold water tube are both connected to the water tank. An air inlet and an air outlet are set up on the refrigeration box. A fan is arranged inside the refrigeration box. |
| US10288343B2 |
EZ refrigerator doors height adjustment
A refrigerator includes an insulated cabinet having an opening and a first hinge structure. The refrigerator includes a door including a second hinge structure that is movably connected to the first hinge structure. A height adjustment lever operably interconnects the first and second hinge structures. Movement of the lever in a first direction causes the door to move upwardly, and movement of the lever in a second direction causes the door to move downwardly. A stop limits movement of the height adjustment lever in at least one of the first and second directions. The lever is preferably movable by hand, such that tools are not required to adjust the door height/position. |
| US10288340B2 |
Refrigerator appliance with dual freezer compartments
A refrigerator appliance is provided including a freezer chamber divided into a first compartment and a second compartment by a removable mullion. A first evaporator cover is positioned within the first compartment to define a first evaporator chamber and a second evaporator cover is positioned within the second compartment to define a second evaporator chamber. A crossover duct is defined in the mullion for providing fluid communication between the first evaporator chamber and the second evaporator chamber. |
| US10288334B2 |
Surged vapor compression heat transfer systems with reduced defrost phase separator
Surged vapor compression heat transfer systems, devices, and methods are disclosed having refrigerant phase separators that generate at least one surge of vapor phase refrigerant into the inlet of an evaporator after the initial cool-down of an on cycle of the compressor. This surge of vapor phase refrigerant, having a higher temperature than the liquid phase refrigerant, increases the temperature of the evaporator inlet, thus reducing frost build up in relation to conventional refrigeration systems lacking a surged input of vapor phase refrigerant to the evaporator. |
| US10288329B2 |
Condensation and falling film evaporation hybrid heat exchanger
A condensation and falling film evaporation hybrid heat exchanger is provided, including a shell, a condenser entrance pipe connected to a compressor discharge port, and an evaporator exit pipe connected to a compressor suction port being disposed respectively on the shell. A baffle plate is disposed at a position inside the shell corresponding to the condenser entrance pipe. A refrigerant distributor is disposed in the shell, a condensing tube bundle being disposed above the refrigerant distributor, and a falling film evaporating tube bundle being disposed below the refrigerant distributor. The condensation and falling film evaporation hybrid heat exchanger according to this invention can be used in concert with low-pressure refrigerant, thus efficiently solving the problem of refrigerant distribution with the falling film evaporator using low-pressure refrigerant. |
| US10288327B2 |
Use of unidirectional flow modes of magnetic cooling systems
A dual-mode magnetic refrigeration apparatus includes beds of magnetocaloric material, a magnet to apply a time-varying magnetic field to the beds, a heat transfer fluid (HTF), a pump to circulate the HTF, a hot side heat exchanger (HHEX), a cold side heat exchanger (CHEX), valves to direct flow of the HTF, and a controller configured to control periodic switching of the valves to allow the apparatus to operate in a first mode and in a second mode. The first mode transfers heat from the CHEX to the HHEX. In the second mode of operation, the periodic switching of the valves is suspended to allow unidirectional flow of the HTF through the HHEX, the beds, and the CHEX such that heat is transferred from the HHEX to the CHEX. |
| US10288326B2 |
Conduction heat pump
A conduction heat pump includes a first plate, a second plate and a third plate. The second plate includes a caloric material and is positioned between the first and third plates. The first, second and third plates of the conduction heat pump also includes features for conductively transferring heat from the third plate to the first plate during relative rotation between the second plate and the first plate. |
| US10288322B2 |
Heat storage devices for solar steam generation, and associated systems and methods
Heat storage devices suitable for storing solar energy, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes a storage housing that contains a working fluid. A working fluid inlet pipe is coupled to the storage housing. A plurality of concrete plates are positioned in the housing, with the adjacent plates at least partially forming individual flow passages. A working fluid outlet pipe is coupled to the housing. A controller maintains a predominantly laminar flow of the working fluid in the flow passages. In some embodiments, the working fluid can be thermal oil having a boiling temperature of 300° C. or higher. |
| US10288321B2 |
Energy-efficient integrated lighting, daylighting, and HVAC with electrochromic glass
Methods for integrated room management in a building management system and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes determining (702) a solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) for a room (400) in a building and determining (704) predicted open-loop room (400) temperatures at a plurality of time intervals based on the SHGC and a plurality of electrochromic glass (ECG) (408) tint levels. The method includes determining (706) illumination heat and illumination energy for the room (400) and determining (708) climate energy for the room (400). The method includes determining (710) a total room energy at each of the time intervals as a function of the ECG (408) tint levels based on the climate energy, illumination energy, and predicted open-loop room temperatures. The method includes determining (712) an optimal ECG (408) tint level that minimizes the total room energy at each of the time intervals and controlling (714) the ECG (408) tint levels according to the optimal ECG tint level. |
| US10288320B2 |
Low cost high efficiency solar power plant
The present invention relates to a system and apparatus which is designed to use parabolic concentrator to focus sunlight onto a receiver which uses a coolant to carry the heat to the heat storage unit. The system comprises a primary loop comprising at least one solar array and at least one heat storage unit. The system further comprises a secondary loop operatively communicating with said primary loop. The solar array comprises plurality of reflector dish assemblies comprising reflector dish means whereby said dish means are arranged in close proximity to each other wherein said dish means being such that high sunlight concentration ratio is obtained for providing high conversion efficiency from heat to electricity. |
| US10288319B2 |
Color steel tile fixture
A color steel tile fixture includes a limit part having a limit groove; a clamping assembly including two opposite clamping parts which are each equipped with, from top to bottom in sequence, a clamping head, a bump defining a slope, and a clamping splice; a connecting block provided with a threaded hole and two opposite arc grooves on either side of the threaded hole, the clamping head of each clamping part being rotatably engaged in a respective arc groove of the two opposite arc grooves; a threaded part which is screwed into the threaded hole; and a connecting part. When the threaded part is screwed, the connecting block moves upward along the threaded part causing side panels of the limit groove to engage the slopes of the bumps, so that the clamping parts are biased inwardly such that the clamping splices are configured to clamp a color steel tile. |
| US10288318B2 |
Heat transfer device for solar heat
A method for improving the efficiency of a solar heating system based on absorbing heat from solar radiation into the outer surface of a concrete wall. The heat transfer device makes use of a fluid in a tube system to transfer heat from the outside of the wall to the inside of the wall. The inside wall is then used to heat air that is passed over it, and that air is then used to heat up a heat storage system. |
| US10288313B2 |
Gas supply manifold and production method of gas supply manifold
A gas supply manifold has a nozzle forming member having a plurality of gas injection nozzles, a cover member configured to be overlapped on the nozzle forming member, and a caulking-fastening portion configured to fasten the nozzle forming member and the cover member. The caulking-fastening portion is configured such that a convex portion provided for one of the nozzle forming member and the cover member penetrates a hole provided for the other member, and a tip end portion of the convex portion has an engagement portion, the engagement portion having a larger diameter or a larger width than the hole and being engaged with a peripheral edge portion of the hole. A tip end face of the convex portion has a dent portion formed by pressing the tip end face into a base portion side of the convex portion and an area around the dent portion constitutes the engagement portion. Thus, the nozzle forming member and the cover member are appropriately caulked and fastened. |
| US10288311B2 |
Cooking appliance
Provided is a cooking appliance having an improved structure in which superheated steam is capable of being used during a cooking operation. The cooking appliance supplies superheated steam while food is cooked, and includes: a main body, a front of which is opened and in which a cooking compartment is disposed; a heating chamber disposed in the main body to be in communication with the cooking compartment; a steam generator disposed to generate steam sprayed into the heating chamber; and a convection heater disposed in the heating chamber to heat the heating chamber and the cooking compartment. The convection heater heats steam discharged from the steam generator, and the steam discharged from the steam generator, in a superheated steam state, is sprayed into the heating chamber and supplied into the cooking compartment. |
| US10288310B2 |
Ceiling-embedded air conditioner with windbreak ribs
A ceiling-embedded air conditioner includes: a decorative panel; a turbo fan; a heat exchanger; an air suction path; air blowoff paths; an air suction opening and air blowoff openings that are provided in the decorative panel; corner panels disposed at corner portions between the adjacent air blowoff openings; a human sensor that is provided on a specific corner panel; a wind guide path that flows conditioned air blown from the air blowoff openings; and windbreak ribs that are erected from the specific corner panel to suppress direct strike, on the human sensor, of the conditioned air flowing from the wind guide path to the specific corner panel. |
| US10288309B2 |
Method and system for determining comparative usage information at a server device
Methods, devices, and computer readable medium are described for receiving from a thermostat device at a server device climate system usage information and settings and sending from the server device ecorank information, wherein the ecorank information is derived from a comparison of usage of climate systems controlled by the thermostat device in comparison to a comparison group, the comparison group comprising other climate systems controlled by other thermostat devices. The comparison group is determined based on profile information describing the dwelling, dwelling size, dwelling location, dwelling occupants, climate system technology, and related information. In some embodiments, the ecorank information may be one or more of a numerical score, percentage, graphic, icon, color, letter, and an audio item. In some embodiments, the energy consumed by the climate systems may be reported by an associated energy measurement device or estimated by heating and cooling usage hours. |
| US10288307B2 |
Controller and process for controlling a plurality of resources within a workplace
Systems, devices and processes effectively and efficiently manage the energy consumption of shared workspaces such as meeting rooms and the like. A central control device receives scheduling information and/or sensor information relating to meeting attendees, for example, that can be used to activate or deactivate resources within the shared meeting space. Lights, computing equipment, heating/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC) or other climate controls, electrical outlets, food or beverage preparation equipment and/or other energy-consuming resources within the workplace can be automatically controlled for efficient operation and energy conservation. |
| US10288305B2 |
Ventilation apparatus
A first ventilation apparatus of ventilation apparatuses which form a ventilation system includes: a first information transmission part (18a); a first information reception part (19a); and a first control part (17a). The first control part (17a) includes: a first total ventilation air volume determination part (20a); a first-ventilation-apparatus first air volume decision part (21a); and a first air volume detection part (22a). |
| US10288304B2 |
Systems and methods for adjusting the atmosphere of exercise studios
An atmosphere adjustment system includes a steam supply unit and a control unit. The steam supply unit has: a layered structure including a first lava sand layer, a mineral layer, a second lava sand layer and a lava plate, which are stacked in this order from the bottom; a heater arranged under the first lava sand layer; and a water supply pipe arranged between the first lava sand layer and the mineral layer. The control unit is able to adjust the temperature of the second lava sand layer at 60° C. or higher and 80° C. or lower by controlling at least one of the amount of water discharged through the water supply pipe or the temperature of the heater. |
| US10288303B2 |
Room air conditioning system
A room air conditioning system includes a plurality of indoor units and a controller. Each of the plurality of indoor units includes: an air conditioner main body having a plurality of blow-off openings formed therein; a plurality of flaps rotatably that are disposed in the respective blow-off openings and that can independently change vertical angles of airflows; and a human body sensor that detects whether a person is present below a corresponding one of the plurality of indoor units. When at least one of the human body sensors in the plurality of indoor units detects the absence of a person in a state of selecting the airflow control, the controller causes a corresponding one of the indoor units that detects the absence to perform the temperature evenness control. This room air conditioning system successfully reduces unevenness of room temperature. |
| US10288302B2 |
Ceiling-embedded air conditioner with airflow guide vane
A ceiling-embedded air conditioner includes a decorative panel, a turbo fan, a heat exchanger, a drain pan, an air suction path, air blowoff paths provided at four places along the sides of a virtual square surrounding the air suction path, and an air blowoff opening communicating with the air blowoff path. The air blowoff path is formed in a cuboidal shape having a pair of long side walls disposed with a predetermined space therebetween in parallel to the sides of the virtual square and a pair of short side walls connecting the ends of the long side walls. Airflow guide vanes are provided in the air blowoff paths to direct part of blown airflow toward the short side of the air blowoff opening. |
| US10288301B2 |
Thermostat hood for a heating system of an air conditioner unit
A heating system for an air conditioner unit may generally include a heating coil and a thermostat supported above the heating coil by a support mount. The system may also include a thermostat hood configured to at least partially surround the thermostat. The thermostat hood may include a front wall spaced apart from the support mount and a top wall extending between the front wall and the support mount. The thermostat hood may further include first and second sidewalls extending between the front wall and the support mount. The front wall, the top wall, the sidewalls and the support mount may collectively define a hood chamber for receiving at least a portion of the thermostat. Moreover, at least a portion of the bottom side of the thermostat hood may define an air intake opening for receiving heated air rising upward from the heating coil. |
| US10288300B2 |
System and method of controlling condensing and non-condensing boiler firing rates
In one example embodiment of a hydronic heating system, the system includes at least one condensing boiler and at least one non-condensing boiler, and at least one controller configured for utilizing at least one PID control program to generate at least one signal for controlling firing rates of one or more of the boilers based upon sensed water temperature and temperature setpoint inputs. Depending upon the mode of operation, the at least one PID control program is a first PID control program dedicated to controlling only the at least one condensing boiler, or is a second PID control program dedicated to controlling only the at least one non-condensing boiler, or includes both the first and second PID control programs. Also, outside air temperature serves as a basis for generating the temperature setpoint inputs. |
| US10288298B2 |
Home cooking appliance having a low-profile rear vent trim
A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking surface on a top of the housing, the cooking surface having an upper surface, and a rear vent trim on the top of the housing and at a rear side of the top of the housing. The rear vent trim has an upper surface that is substantially flush with the upper surface of the cooking surface. The rear vent trim includes an opening permitting air to exit from within the rear vent trim, and the rear vent trim directs the air away from a 90° angle with respect to the upper surface of the cooking surface. |
| US10288291B2 |
Air-shielded fuel injection assembly to facilitate reduced NOx emissions in a combustor system
An air-shielded fuel injection assembly for use in a combustion chamber of a turbine assembly. The air-shielded fuel injection assembly generally includes a fuel manifold including a plurality of fuel injection ports and an air manifold including a plurality of air injection ports. Each of the plurality of fuel injection ports is configured to introduce a fuel column into an annular cavity of a mixer assembly. Each of the plurality of air injection ports is configured to introduce an air curtain about an associated fuel injection column to minimize recirculation upstream of the fuel injection column and increase penetration of the fuel injection column into the cavity. Also disclosed are a mixer assembly and a turbine assembly including the air-shielded fuel injection assembly. |
| US10288290B2 |
Device for improved air and fuel distribution to a combustor
A flow conditioning device for a can annular gas turbine engine, including a plurality of flow elements disposed in a compressed air flow path leading to a combustor, configured such that relative adjustment of at least one flow directing element with respect to an adjacent flow directing element during operation of the gas turbine engine is effective to adjust a level of choking of the compressed air flow path. |
| US10288285B2 |
Self-regenerating industrial burner and industrial furnace for carrying out self-regenerating combustion processes
A self-regenerating industrial burner including a head with which at least one first fuel injection nozzle, associable at an inlet with a fuel supplying group, and at least one pair of second nozzles, that can be alternatively and selectively passed through by combustion air and combustion exhaust gases, are associated; a tubular body open at opposite ends, arranged at a front part of the head and coaxial to the at least one first nozzle with an end close to the face of the head at which the first nozzle and the at least one pair of second nozzles protrude and the opposite end distant from the face. Each second nozzle includes at least one first tubular portion, radially lying outside the tubular body and defining at an end at least one first port, alternatively for exit of the combustion air and for inlet of the combustion exhaust gases. |
| US10288283B2 |
Multiphase burner
A multiphase burner for flaring gaseous/liquid combustible mixtures is disclosed. The burner may include a hollow base with an inlet for receiving the combustible gas/liquid mixture as well as a distal end that may be coupled to or that forms a nozzle cap. The nozzle cap may form as first outlet. The base may be coupled to a central body and a hollow bushing that encircles at least part of the central body. The base may form a mouth disposed between the inlet and the central body. The mouth may be in communication with a first passage that extends from the mouth to the first outlet and between the bushing and the distal end of the base. The mouth may be in communication with a second passage that extends from the mouth to the second outlet and between the bushing and central body. |
| US10288282B2 |
Air/fuel commissioning of a combustion appliance
A method for commissioning a gas valve assembly for controlling fuel flow to a combustion appliance. An example method for commissioning the gas valve assembly may include initiating a commissioning mode in the controller of the gas valve assembly. Once in the commissioning mode, inputting a user defined initial air to fuel (A/F) ratio, activating the combustion appliance, setting a burner load of the combustion appliance to a set burner load, inputting a desired A/F ratio for the set burner load, running the combustion appliance at the burner load with the desired A/F ratio, and observing the operation of the combustion appliance. The method may further include saving the desired A/F ratio for the set burner load to the controller of the gas valve assembly and exiting the commissioning mode. |
| US10288280B2 |
Dual cone spray nozzle assembly for high temperature attemperators
A spray nozzle assembly for a steam desuperheating or attemperator device. In one embodiment, the spray nozzle sub-assembly of the spray nozzle assembly comprises a fixed nozzle element which is integrated into a spring-loaded nozzle element, and is specifically adapted to improve water droplet fractionation at higher flow rates while further providing an effectively higher spray area through the formation of two water cones (rather than a single water cone), such water cones being sprayed into a flow of superheated steam in order to reduce the temperature of the steam. In another embodiment, the spray nozzle sub-assembly of the spray nozzle assembly comprises a nested pair of spring-loaded primary and secondary nozzle elements which are also adapted to provide an effectively higher spray area through the formation of two water cones. |
| US10288277B2 |
Smart home security device
A smart home security device includes a security device, which is provided, in the interior thereof, with multiple modules connected with a main control board. The main control board allows an insertion trough provided in the security device to be used in combination with a corresponding expansion module in order to acquire detection signals concerning a body temperature of a target body and temperature and humidity in a manner of interference-reduced manner with accuracy and signal transmission speed increased. An infrared control module provided in the security device is operable to drive a related electrical appliance to have a family member well taken care of for smart home caring. |
| US10288270B1 |
Relocatable illuminators
Embodiments described herein include a relocatable illuminator that includes an illumination component with a plurality of light emitting devices. The relocatable illuminator may include a solar collection device coupled to the plurality of light emitting devices and a base component that removably couples to a post by covering at least a portion of a top surface of the post. In some embodiments, the base component is configured to support the illumination component in a substantially vertical configuration to provide a lighted indication of a location of the post. |
| US10288269B2 |
Ceiling system
A ceiling system in one embodiment includes first grid support members arranged in parallel spaced apart relationship. A pair of elongated lighting support members is arranged in parallel with the first grid support members. The lighting support members are spaced apart and define an axially elongated lighting opening. A lighting spacer bracket is connected between and supports the lighting support members from an overhead building support structure. In one embodiment, the bracket is configured to define a downwardly open cavity for at least partially receiving a lighting module therein. A lighting module is positioned in the lighting opening and supported by the lighting support members. In one embodiment, the lighting module may be a digital linear lighting module. |
| US10288268B2 |
OLED illuminant for a lamp
The invention relates to an illuminant (23) and a socket (20) for a lamp (15). The features of the socket (20) can be implemented also independently of the features of the illuminant (23). The illuminant (23) has a preferably planar illumination surface (24). One or more semiconductor lighting elements are arranged within an illuminant housing (30). The illuminant connection device (70) required for mechanical and electrical connection to the socket (20) is provided on the rear face (66) of the illuminant (23), said rear face (66) lying opposite the illumination surface (24). The dimensions of the illuminant are preferably greater than the dimensions of the socket (10) such that the illuminant (23) fully covers the socket when looking onto the illumination surface (24), resulting in a particularly appealing look. Said socket and illuminant (23) modularly achieve large total illumination surfaces in a lamp (15) and an appealing overall appearance in a very simple manner. |
| US10288267B1 |
Light fixture with removable light cartridge
A light fixture can include a light housing and a light cartridge. The light cartridge can be configured to releasably and/or electrically connect to a portion of the light housing. In some embodiments, the light cartridge includes a collar movably connected to the cartridge and configured to rotate with respect to the cartridge. Rotation of the collar can facilitate attachment and/or release of the cartridge from the light housing. In some cases, the cartridge includes a releasable driver, one or more lenses, one or more beam reflectors, one or more diffusers, and/or other electrical and optical components. |
| US10288261B2 |
Low profile lighting module
A low profile lighting module. Devices according to this disclosure can produce a uniform light intensity output profile, limiting the perceived appearance of individual point sources, from direct lighting modules comprising several light emitting diodes. Individual lighting device components are disclosed that can contribute to this uniform profile, including: primary optics, secondary optics, and contoured housing elements. These components can interact with and control emitted light, thus adjusting its pattern. These components can alter the direction of emitted light, providing a more uniform light intensity over a wider range of viewing angle. |
| US10288260B2 |
Turn signal for vehicle
A turn signal for a vehicle has a blue LED as a light source, and an outer cover irradiated by the blue light. The outer cover includes a molded body of a polymeric material including phosphors dispersed therein that absorb blue light and emit light. By means of the present invention, it is possible to provide a turn signal for vehicles which has improved visibility and which imparts excellent visibility and sufficient luminous intensity over a wide angle. Further, because the entire outer cover surface-emits light, uniformity of luminous intensity is ensured without subjecting the outer cover to light scattering treatment, enabling as a result preventing glare caused by light scattering treatment, making this turn signal safe without being unpleasant for pedestrians and drivers of nearby vehicles. Furthermore, because no complex optical design is necessary, this turn signal saves space and can be arranged in a vehicle. |
| US10288259B2 |
Light emitting unit, display, and lighting apparatus
There are provided a light emitting unit using a wavelength conversion member which may be put to practical use, and a display and a lighting apparatus which include the light emitting unit. The light emitting unit includes: a light source; an optical part including a light incident surface, the light incident surface facing the light source; a wavelength conversion member provided between the light source and the light incident surface; and a holding member holding the wavelength conversion member at a position between the light source and the light incident surface of the optical part. |
| US10288256B2 |
Light guide lens, light emitting module and display apparatus including the same
A light guide lens includes a main body. The main body includes a light exiting surface, a light incident surface opposite to the light exiting surface, and a plurality of microstructure members formed on the light incident surface and extending radially and being oriented to a microstructure center. A light emitting module and a display apparatus is also included. |
| US10288253B2 |
Light panel shade
This invention relates generally to a light panel light source shade in the form of a masking tape or sheet. Ideally the masks may be printed directly on a surface design layer for use with the light panel. The invention is for use in the field of decorative 5 lighting. The problem of the alternating bright and dark areas on an illuminated face of a pane of a light panel is that they produce an unpleasant mottled surface brightness around the perimeter or across a face of the pane of a light panel. A light pane light source shade is developed to produce a uniform intensity of light across the face of the light panel. |
| US10288252B2 |
Vehicle lamp unit
A vehicle lamp unit includes a plurality of light emitting units, each light emitting unit including a semiconductor light emitting element, a circuit substrate on which the semiconductor light emitting element is mounted and having a circuit for supplying power to the semiconductor light emitting element, and an optical member for reflecting or refracting light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element, and a coupling mechanism which couples the plurality of light emitting units. The plurality of light emitting units are arranged such that the circuit substrates are separated from each other and partially overlap with each other in a vehicle width direction. A number of the plurality of light emitting units is three or more. |
| US10288249B2 |
Pattern styling for reducing glare in vehicle lighting assemblies
A vehicle lighting assembly includes a lighting component, a metallic layer formed on a first portion of the lighting component to establish a reflective surface, a micro-pattern formed on a second portion of the lighting component to establish a non-reflective surface, and a coating that includes a phosphor mixture applied to the micro-pattern. |
| US10288248B1 |
Device for automotive lighting
A device, a light guide, and a method for automotive lighting are provided. The device includes a light source and a light guide. The light source provides light rays. The light guide includes two or more aspheric surfaces having at least a common focal point. The two or more aspheric surfaces are configured to maintain total internal reflection of the light rays in the light guide. |
| US10288247B2 |
Automotive hologram image producing lamp
An automotive hologram image producing lamp is provided. The automotive hologram image producing lamp includes beam exposed to the exterior to be provided in the form of a hologram image. The automotive hologram image producing lamp includes a light source configured to emit light, a hologram forming unit configured to receive incidence of a first partial light among the emitted light to form a hologram and a light pattern forming unit configured to transmit a second partial light among the emitted light to form a information providing light pattern. |
| US10288242B2 |
Laser lighting device for vehicle headlamps having a plurality of laser light sources, a coresponding plurality of light guides each having a different sized cross section, optical scanner and a light conversion means
The invention relates to a laser lighting device for vehicles comprising two or more laser light sources, wherein each is configured to generate a primary laser light beam, a light guide associated with each laser light source, wherein each primary laser light beam is coupled into the first end of the guide and coupled out of the second end of the guide as a secondary laser light beam, and each secondary laser light beam is directed onto a light conversion means so as to generate a predefined luminous image thereon, which via a projection system associated with the light conversion means is projected as a light image onto the roadway, wherein each primary laser light beam has a first intensity profile, each secondary laser light beam has a second intensity profile different from the first intensity profile, and each secondary laser light beam is directed via a microscanner onto the light conversion means. |
| US10288238B2 |
Supporting accessories for ceiling structures
A light fixture for mounting in a t-bar ceiling structure, the light fixture includes a housing configured to support a ring-shaped lens to at least partially surround an inner reflective surface, the inner reflective surface being configured to at least partially reflect light incident thereon from the lens, to present a mirage effect in a transition zone near the lens. |
| US10288231B2 |
Non-etched wiring board for LED applications
A light engine for a tube lamp has a substrate defining a longitudinal direction, having at least three conductive traces extending in the longitudinal direction. At least two of the conductive traces are divided into a plurality of trace sections. The light engine further includes a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements, each light emitting element having two electric terminals and being arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and electrically connected with a first electric terminal to one of the conductive traces and with a second electric terminal to another one of the conductive traces. |
| US10288228B2 |
Lamp fixture and surface mounted tube lamp
The invention relates to a lamp fixture and a surface mounted tube lamp. The lamp fixture comprises a bottom cover and a hanging board, wherein the hanging board comprises a hanging board body; the hanging board body has two ends both provided with downward bent edges; the bent edges at the two ends are respectively provided with first fixing members and second fixing members; the bottom cover is provided with first openings and second openings; the first openings and the second openings are respectively internally provided with first fixing portions and second fixing portions; the first fixing members extend into the first openings to be articulated with the first fixing portions, and the second fixing portions are capable of rotating along with the bottom cover to be fixed with the second fixing members that extend into the second openings. |
| US10288224B2 |
Retention system for gas cylinder valve
A retention assembly for a valve assembly of a charged cylinder may comprise a first fitting coupled to the valve assembly and a second fitting coupled to the charged cylinder. A retaining member may be coupled between the first fitting and the second fitting. The retaining member may be disposed within an interior chamber of the charged cylinder. |
| US10288223B2 |
Failure indicator supplemental vessel for primary vessel
A system includes a source of pressurized fluid, a primary pressure vessel disposed in fluid communication with the source, and a supplemental pressure vessel disposed in fluid communication with the source and in fluid communication with the primary pressure vessel. The primary pressure vessel has a first life expectancy duration and includes a first structural characteristic. The supplemental pressure vessel has a second life expectancy duration shorter than the first life expectancy duration and includes a second structural characteristic. A method uses a supplemental pressure vessel to predict impending failure of a primary pressure vessel. The method includes connecting a primary pressure vessel to a source of pressurized fluid, fluidly connecting a supplemental pressure vessel with the source and with the primary pressure vessel, and exposing the supplemental pressure vessel to a first fatigue load to cause its failure before failure of the primary pressure vessel occurs. |
| US10288222B2 |
Method of refueling a hydrogen vehicle
A method of refueling a vehicle tank with hydrogen, the refueling is controlled by a refueling station controller, the method including: connecting the tank to the station, initiating the refueling process, during the refueling monitoring the temperature of the gas inside the tank, establishing a pressure stop criterion for the refueling, based on a pressure category of the tank and the monitored temperature of the gas, the establishing of the pressure stop criterion being based on a lookup in a predefined table of a plurality of pressure stop criteria, during the refueling monitoring the pressure of the gas inside the tank, by the controller comparing the pressure of the gas with the pressure stop criterion and terminating the refueling when the pressure of the gas inside the tank has reached the pressure stop criterion, and disconnecting the vehicle and the refueling station. |
| US10288220B2 |
Multistable structure and a method for making thereof
A multistable structure including local portions arranged to undergo processing by at least one of the physical treatment and chemical treatment so as to form localized stimulations of the treated portions; wherein the treated portions are arranged to interact with the untreated portion of the structure to form a prescribed residual stress distribution associated with the treated portions and the untreated portion of the structure, the prescribed residual stress distribution being arranged to provide at least one alternative stable configuration to the structure. |
| US10288213B1 |
Load dock leveler prop
The load dock leveler prop is configured for use with a loading dock. The loading dock is further defined with a dock plate. The load dock leveler prop is a prop used to prop the dock plate when the dock plate is bridging a gap between the loading dock and a trailer. The load dock leveler prop is a vertically adjustable jack structure. The load dock leveler prop comprises a dock head, a stanchion and a pedestal. The dock head mechanically supports the inferior side of the dock plate by forming a load path between the dock plate and the stanchion. The stanchion is a supporting shaft that forms a load path between the dock head and the pedestal. The cant between the dock head and the stanchion is adjustable. The pedestal is a foundational structure that forms a load path between the stanchion and a supporting surface. |
| US10288212B1 |
Tunable support frame structure for rotating machines
The present disclosure relates to a mounting assembly for supporting a machine. The mounting assembly comprises a support frame structure including a plurality of traverse members spaced apart from each other, each traverse member extending from a first longitudinal section to a second longitudinal section of the support frame structure, wherein each longitudinal sections and comprises a plurality of holes and respectively, and an attachment mechanism to increase effective stiffness of the support frame structure, the attachment mechanism comprising any or a combination of a plurality of attachments and a turnbuckle attachment to increase directional stiffness of the support frame structure, wherein the attachment mechanism arrests any or a combination of rolling mode of motion and pitching mode of motion of the support frame structure and the machine by increasing the effective stiffness of the support frame structure. |
| US10288211B2 |
Transport system for motor vehicle engines
The invention relates to a transport system for motor vehicle engines, with an engine unit arrangeable on a motor vehicle engine and a load pickup unit arrangeable on a load carrier. In order to provide a transport system that ensures reliable positional securing of a motor vehicle engine connected with the transport system, it is provided that a locking unit adjustable between a locked position and an unlocked position is arranged on the load pickup unit, which is designed such that it automatically locks the engine unit in a transport position on the load pickup unit. |
| US10288206B2 |
Systems, compositions, and methods for curing leakages in pipes
The present invention provides leakage plugging devices and methods for sealing a leakage at a remote site in a pipe, the device including a porous carrier plug of a deformable material including pores and at least one sealant composition disposed in the pores, wherein the porous carrier plug is adapted to transport the at least one sealant composition from a first site to a remote site and to plug the leakage at the remote site. |
| US10288203B2 |
Latching connector with radial grooves
A latching connector having a pin, a housing, and a canted coil spring is disclosed. The housing has an opening that slidably receives the pin. The housing and the pin each have a groove that is sized and dimensioned to receive a portion of the canted coil spring. The pin groove and housing groove have a curved surface with a radius that is equal to or larger than the major axis of the canted coil spring. The canted coil spring has an outer diameter that is equal to or larger than the diameter of the housing groove. Together, the pin, housing, and canted coil spring provide a latching connector with a reliable and consistent connect force and disconnect force. The latching connector provides improved electrical conductivity from the pin to the housing by providing multiple contact points with the canted coil spring. |
| US10288202B2 |
Installation between valve connector and pipe of ice maker
An installation of a water supply pipe and a valve connector of an ice maker includes a valve connector with an inlet tube extending therefrom which communicates with a water supply hole in the body. The inlet tube has a first flange extending inward therefrom. A sleeve is inserted into the inlet tube and includes a shank and a second flange extending outward from the first end thereof. The sleeve extends through a seal ring which contacts the inside of the inlet tube. A tube adapter is inserted into the inlet tube and includes a passage defined through the tubular portion of the tube adapter. The tubular portion includes multiple pawls. Each pawl has a hook portion. A water supply pipe is inserted into the passage and clamped by the pawls. |
| US10288201B2 |
Hose line and method for producing a hose line
A hose line and to a method for its production are provided. The hose line (1) has a hose connection (3) which has a connection piece having a connection nipple. A hose end of a flexible hose (2) is pushed onto the connection nipple. The hose connection (3) also has a crimp sleeve (6) which immovably clamps the hose end between itself and the connection nipple in the longitudinal direction of the nipple. There are at least two tool contact surfaces on the hose connection (3), arranged on opposite sides of the hose connection (3), preferably allocated to each other in pairs and in particular designed as wrench contact surfaces (7). The at least two tool contact surfaces of the hose connection (3), which are allocated to each other in pairs, are on the crimp sleeve (6). |
| US10288199B2 |
Restrained plastic pipe joint and method of making same
A gasket for preventing the separation of a pipe joint formed between plastic pipes such as pipes manufactured from PVC. The invention provides a restrained pipe joint including a first pipe including a bell with a spigot entryway and a substantially V-shaped annular groove. The annular groove includes a front radial wall and a rear radial wall and a gasket seated in the annular groove. The gasket includes an inner radial face, an opening defined by the inner radial face and an outer radial face with a front radial section located adjacent to the front radial wall of the annular groove and a rear radial section located adjacent to the rear radial wall of the annular groove. A plurality of restraining segments is at least partially embedded in the gasket. |
| US10288197B2 |
Conduit with latch system
A conduit system for protection of wiring or tubing comprising a tubular shaped conduit with latch system designed to allow insertion of electrical wiring without disconnection of the wiring or without threading the wiring through the conduit. The latch system is comprised of an internal latch, external latch or both and is formed to such that the conduit maintains its structural integrity while facilitating full and easy access to the electrical wiring contained within. |
| US10288194B2 |
Marine reel lay method pipeline installation vessel and methods
In a vessel and method for laying on the seabed a pipeline and one or more accessories which are to be connected to the pipeline, in particular in view of the installation of accessories to the pipeline, the one or more tensioners are displaceable along the pipeline launch tower. |
| US10288193B2 |
Method and system for forming a pipeline
A system for forming a pipeline including fused pipe having straight pipe elements and one or more non-linear pipe subassemblies positionable at respective preselected locations on a predetermined path. The system includes a straight pipe processing subassembly and a finishing subassembly. The system also includes a second fusing module for fusing the non-linear pipe subassembly with a selected one of the straight pipe elements to include the non-linear pipe subassembly in the fused pipe, the second fusing module being attachable to the finishing subassembly. |
| US10288192B2 |
Miniature fluid control device and piezoelectric actuator thereof
A piezoelectric actuator includes a square suspension plate, an outer frame, plural brackets and a square piezoelectric ceramic plate. The outer frame is arranged around the suspension plate. A second surface of the outer frame and a second surface of the suspension plate are coplanar with each other. The plural brackets are perpendicularly connected between the suspension plate and the outer frame for elastically supporting the suspension plate. Each bracket has a length in a range between 1.11 mm and 1.21 mm and a width in a range between 0.2 mm and 0.6 mm. A length of the piezoelectric ceramic plate is not larger than a length of the suspension plate. The piezoelectric ceramic plate is attached on a first surface of the suspension plate. |
| US10288191B2 |
Bilayer microvalve arrays for pneumatic and fluidic applications
A strained bilayer film with reinforcing members is used to open and close gas flow outlets in a microvalve array. The bottom layer of the bilayer film is compressive and the top layer is tensile. Reinforcing members are made from compressive material that accomplishes the dual objectives of reducing potential defects at the interface between the anchor region and the free region of the actuator, and controlling the stresses along the edges of the strained bilayer to avoid curling as the actuator unrolls from its normal coiled configuration in response to an applied voltage. Because of the configuration, the strained bilayer film occupies a minimal amount of space compared to other systems when the valve is opened, and it permits a higher density of microvalves to be utilized. Optional supports are provided over gas flow channel openings to increase the area over which the voltage is applied, increasing electrostatic stability of the actuators in maintaining their unrolled state for a variety of uses. Such uses include, but are not limited to, pneumatic manifolds or other practical uses that involve transmission of air or fluids, including for lab-on-a-chip applications, as well as for providing air flow channels for a configurable tactile tablet to provide the visually impaired with a tactile representation of shapes and designs, to name some examples. |
| US10288188B2 |
Electromagnetically operated valve
An electromagnetically operated valve, comprises a valve slide with a magnet armature, which is equipped to close a sealing seat in a fluid channel of the valve with a first axial end in a closed position, as well as a sealing element with folded bellows situated between the sealing seat and the first axial end of the valve slide and separates the valve slide from the fluid channel with a fluid-tight seal. The magnet armature is supported in the valve in an essentially non-contact manner due to the fact that the valve slide has a guide pin protruding in the axial direction from the magnetic armature on a second axial end opposite the first axial end, the guide pin being supported to slide in the axial direction; and the valve slide is aligned in the radial direction on a side of the magnet armature facing the first axial end of the valve slide and is supported so it is movable in the axial direction by means of at least one spring element. |
| US10288186B2 |
Apparatus and method for driving a solenoid valve
The disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for driving a solenoid valve. The apparatus comprises a PWM apparatus, an evaluation and control unit, and a current measuring apparatus The evaluation and control unit is configured to: in a test operation, generate and emit test PWM signals having test duty ratios, the test PWM signals inducing test currents through a magnet assembly of the solenoid valve that are below a response threshold that triggers a switching process of the solenoid valve; derive presently prevailing ambient conditions of the test operation from the test PWM signals and the induced test currents; and in a normal operation generate and emit a PWM signal based on the presently prevailing ambient conditions of the test operation, the PWM signal inducing a current that is above the response threshold and switches the solenoid valve. |
| US10288182B2 |
Low leakage relief valve
Provided is a relief valve with an inlet, and outlet, and a backside of a poppet fluidly connected to an input pressure to increasingly close the poppet as a function of input pressure until a prescribed pressure condition is reached. Upon the prescribed pressure condition being reached, the relief valve decreases pressure on the backside of the poppet to open the poppet and allow fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet. Increasingly closing the poppet allows the relief valve to operate under high pressure conditions and repeatedly open and close to reliable seal without significant leakage after thousands of cycles. |
| US10288181B2 |
Valve for inflatable apparatuses
The present invention relates to a valve for inflatable apparatuses. The valve comprises a housing, a sealing disc and a handle. The handle is coupled to the sealing disc, and is adapted for rotating the sealing disc within the housing. |
| US10288174B2 |
Seal member for joint of machine
A seal member for a joint between a pivot member movable about a rotational axis of a shaft includes a ring, a flange, and a resiliently flexible intermediate portion interposed therebetween. The ring includes annular distal and proximal ring faces disposed in spaced relationship to each other along a longitudinal axis. The flange includes a pair of flange faces disposed in spaced relationship to each other along the longitudinal axis. The flange includes outer and inner flange surfaces extending along the longitudinal axis between the pair of flange faces at, respectively, outer and inner flange perimeters thereof. The intermediate portion has a ring end that circumscribes, and is connected to, an outer circumferential ring surface of the ring and a flange end that is connected to the inner flange surface of the flange such that the ring is relatively movable with respect to the flange. |
| US10288172B2 |
Motion demonstration electronic gear shift apparatus and method of controlling the same
A motion demonstration electronic gear shift apparatus may include a motion demonstration device having a gear shift stage selection device configured to change a gear shift stage of a vehicle, and movably mounted in the vehicle, a controller configured to recognize an operation of the gear shift stage selection device to move the motion demonstration device, and to transmit a signal generated by the gear shift stage selection device to a transmission control unit (TCU) of the vehicle to change the gear shift stage, and a movable device configured to move the motion demonstration device forward and rearward by receiving a signal from the controller. |
| US10288170B2 |
Method for automatic calibration of automatic transmission
A method for automatic calibration of a position detection sensor of an automatic transmission including a gearshift actuator, the method including registering, using the position detection sensor, the position of the gearshift actuator upon power-up of the transmission; and performing a calibration of the position detection sensor if the registered position of the gearshift actuator is outside a predetermined expected position range of the gearshift actuator or within a predetermined abnormal position range of the gearshift actuator. |
| US10288166B2 |
System and method for predicting and responding to soft underfoot conditions
A soft underfoot conditions response system for use with a vehicle includes a plurality of sensors configured to transmit signals indicative of live data representing at least one of real time vehicle speed, vehicle acceleration, vehicle pose, vehicle payload, engine torque, engine power output, and engine RPM, and a controller communicatively coupled with the sensors. The controller is programmed to receive the live data, receive reference data representative of soft underfoot conditions from a database, and analyze the live data and the reference data. The controller determines a first set of parameters including measured real time values corresponding to wheel slip ratio and rolling resistance, vehicle speed, and vehicle pose, extracts from the reference data at least one of a first data subset containing vehicle operational parameters identified by an operator as being associated with soft underfoot conditions, and a second data subset containing data extracted using heuristics, and builds and trains a model for use by a classifier that segregates data subsets from the first set of parameters into a first classification that includes parameters that characterize surfaces with soft underfoot conditions, and a second classification that includes parameters that characterize surfaces without soft underfoot conditions. The controller also generates control command signals that cause a change in vehicle operational parameters to reduce or avoid any effects on operation of the vehicle associated with soft underfoot conditions. |
| US10288161B2 |
Washer and differential device
A washer includes at least one differential gear back face part covering a back face of one differential gear, an output gear back face part covering a back face of one output gear, and at least one linking part connecting between the output gear back face part and the differential gear back face part, an abutment part being formed on an inner face of the differential gear back face part, the abutment part abutting against the back face of the differential gear via a flat face. |
| US10288160B2 |
Drive unit with limited slip and driveline disconnect capability
A clutch assembly includes a first clutch assembly having first clutch plates rotatably fixed to a first shaft and first carrier plates rotatably fixed to a clutch basket. The clutch assembly further includes a second clutch assembly having second clutch plates rotatably fixed to a second shaft and second carrier plates rotatably fixed to the clutch basket. The first and second clutch assemblies rotate about a common central axis and are actuated by a common actuator. |
| US10288158B2 |
Fluid transmission device for vehicle
A fluid transmission device is provided. The device comprises a rotatable case having a rotational axis, coupled to a drive source, and provided therein with a pump shell for integrally rotating with the case and a turbine shell facing the drive source side of the pump shell, a drive force being transmitted between the pump shell and the turbine shell via fluid, and a dynamic vibration absorber having a swing body and for reducing vibration caused by the drive source. The dynamic vibration absorber overlaps with at least one of the pump shell and the turbine shell in an axial direction of the case. |
| US10288154B2 |
Continuously variable transmission
The invention relates to a continuously variable transmission (10). The continuously variable transmission (10) comprises an outer rotary part (14), an inner rotary part (13) which is arranged in the outer rotary part (14) such that the inner and/or the outer rotary part (13, 14) are rotatable relative to one another, several coupling mechanisms (18) for coupling the inner and outer rotary part (13, 14) with one another, an adjustment device for eccentric adjustment of the inner and outer rotary part (13, 14) relative to one another and at least one first lubricant guiding device (220) for guiding at least some of a lubricant from the shell surface of the inner rotary part (13) to a region of a coupling mechanism (18) lying radially further outwards with respect to the rotational axis of the inner rotary part (13). |
| US10288152B2 |
Power-split driveline for a work machine
A power-split drive train having a main drive, three output shafts (Ab1, Ab2, Ab3) and a continuously variable powersplit transmission with three additional drive units. The transmission enables rotational speed variability at the shafts (Ab1, Ab2, Ab3). Furthermore, each drive unit (2a, 2b, 2c) has a respective energy converter (3a, 3b, 3c) which are all electrically connected. Drive unit (2a) has planetary gearset (4a) that is connected, via a first shaft (W1), to the main drive. Shaft (Ab1) is connected, via a second shaft (W2), to gearset (4a) and energy converter (3a) is connected, via a third shaft (W3), to gearset (4a). The drive unit (2a) is at least indirectly connected to drive unit (2b) which is connected by a fifth shaft (W5) to shaft (Ab2). Drive unit (2a) is at least indirectly connected to drive unit (2c) which is connected by a seventh shaft (W7) to shaft (Ab3). |
| US10288151B2 |
Multi-stage transmission
A multi-stage transmission is disclosed. The multi-stage transmission includes: two simple planetary gear sets, each including three rotary elements; one compound planetary gear set including four rotary elements; and six shifting elements. Since ten forward shifting stages and one reverse shifting stage can be accomplished with a relatively small number of parts, a simple construction and a low weight, the multi-stage transmission provides a further improved speed ratio for the driving conditions of the vehicle, thereby improving the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. |
| US10288143B2 |
Hydraulic shock absorber with compression filtering
The invention relates to a shock absorber (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, which comprises: a cylinder (2) containing a hydraulic fluid; a main piston (4) actuated by a rod (3), defining in the cylinder a first main chamber (5) and a second main chamber (6), the second main chamber containing the rod; a hydraulic fluid vessel (24); and a valve (11) placed in the flow of the hydraulic fluid between the first main chamber and the second main chamber or between the first main chamber and the vessel. The valve comprises a mobile gate (14) engaging with a seat (13), a spring (20) tending to urge the gate against the seat thereof, and a mobile valve piston (17, 78), defining a first valve chamber (18, 82) and a second valve chamber (19, 83) in the valve, said mobile valve piston being capable of compressing the spring and closing the gate. The shock absorber also includes a control restriction (15) mounted in the flow of the hydraulic fluid from the first main chamber (5) during a compression movement, the control restriction being capable of generating a pressure difference acting on the respective surfaces of the mobile valve piston in a direction that tends to compress the spring during a compression movement and a means (51) for slowing the movement of the mobile valve piston (17, 78). |
| US10288142B2 |
Shock absorber
A shock absorber (10) has a case (11) in which a piston rod (25) is disposed, the piston rod (25) being reciprocable in an axial direction of the case (11), and a rotation cylinder (14) is rotatably provided inside the case (11) and is movable in the axial direction of the case (11). A cylinder hole (35) is partitioned by a piston (32) provided on the piston rod (25) into a front-side chamber (35a) and a rear-side chamber (35b). A spring force of a compression coil spring (37) urges the piston rod (25) in a direction to protrude from the case (11). An orifice (42), whose communication opening degree with a fluid passage (34) varies according to a rotated position of a rotation operation portion (15), is formed on the rotation operation portion (15), and positioning recesses are formed on the case (11) and are spaced apart from each other at intervals in a circumferential direction of the case (11). |
| US10288140B2 |
Variable damping shock absorber
A variable damping shock absorber has a sleeve and a piston rod, one end of the sleeve being an opening and the other end being closed, one end of the piston rod being inserted through the opening and slidable in an axial direction inside the sleeve. Two sets of friction plates are arranged in the axial direction between an inner wall of the sleeve and an outer wall of the piston rod. A friction plate is fixed in the axial direction with the inner wall of the sleeve, and a sliding friction force between each friction plate set and the outer wall of the piston rod gradually decreases from the closed end to the opening end of the sleeve. The structure can ensure that the damping force is variable under different load and rotational speed conditions. |
| US10288133B1 |
Rotational coupling device having means for sealing the interface between the armature and the electromagnet
A rotational coupling device includes a rotor configured for rotation about a rotational axis, a brake plate disposed on a first axial side of the rotor, an armature disposed on a second axial side of the rotor opposite the brake plate, and an electromagnet disposed on one axial side of the armature opposite the rotor and the brake plate. A spacer is disposed axially between the brake plate and the electromagnet and radially outwardly of the rotor and the armature. A seal is supported on a radially inner surface of the spacer radially outward of the armature and seals the interface between armature and electromagnet. |
| US10288132B2 |
Add-on brake system
An add-on brake system includes a housing accommodating a linear actuator including: an electric motor having a rotor and a stator; a nut arrangement coupled to the rotor; a linear threaded plunger associated having a first end linearly protruding from one end of the arrangement and a second end linearly protruding from an opposite end thereof; an inboard brake pad coupled to the housing; and an outboard brake pad associated with the second end, oriented transverse to the plunger. The plunger has an initial unclamped position in which the second end protrudes to an extent n1 from the other end of the arrangement, yielding a spacing S1 between the inboard and outboard brake pads, and a final clamped position in which the second end protrudes to an extent n2>n1 from the other end of the arrangement, yielding a spacing S2 |
| US10288128B2 |
Clutch with decremental torque function
A clutch assembly that is less prone to overheating is disclosed. The clutch assembly includes a clutch housing, a shaft, and a clutch pack. The clutch pack includes a backing plate, an applied plate, a plurality of friction plates, and a plurality of reaction plates. A primary actuator applies pressure to the applied plate to longitudinally compress the entire clutch pack and couple rotation of the clutch housing and the shaft. A secondary actuator applies pressure to at least one plate in the plurality of friction plates and the plurality of reaction plates to longitudinally move the at least one plates independently of the applied plate. This relieves some of the torque transmitted across the clutch pack adjacent the applied plate and reduces localized temperature spikes in the clutch pack adjacent to the applied plate. |
| US10288125B2 |
Torque transmission unit
A state where the connecting pin is laid across between at least one of the outer diameter side through-holes and the inner diameter side through-hole is maintained by an axial displacement of the connecting pin with respect to the outer diameter side through-hole and the inner diameter side through-hole being regulated based on an engagement between both edges of the connecting pin and a displacement-regulating portion which is a part of the yoke or the bolt. |
| US10288115B2 |
Machine structural member with nesting linear slides
An improved design and method is disclosed that uses a novel nesting linear slide which incorporates machine tool slides or ways into a structural member. The design simplifies the fabrication and assembly of components requiring accurate sliding alignment, such as milling machine bases, saddles, tables and columns. Due to the use of the single piece, which replaces multiple pieces in the prior art, fabrication and assembly costs are also significantly lower. The invention also enables a method of construction utilizing the novel single shape component which simplifies the assembly of machines requiring sliding surfaces with accurate alignment. The invention essentially comprises a single structural element that includes both male and female sliding members. By nesting two of the single structural elements it is possible to create sliding joints for machine tool bases, saddles, tables, and columns, as well as a wide variety of other sliding joints, in an extremely cost-effective manner. The linear slide includes a deformable element that allows for accurate alignment with no play and creates a strongly supported sliding joint. |
| US10288114B2 |
Tapered roller bearing
A raceway surface (3a) of an outer ring (3) of a tapered roller bearing (1) includes a composite crowning surface. The composite crowning surface includes a center curve (3a1), which is formed at a center portion in a generating-line direction, and end portion curves (3a2 and 3a3), which are formed on both sides of the center curve (3a1) in the generating-line direction. The raceway surface (3a) of the outer ring (3) is entirely subjected to superfinishing. Each of a ratio (R2/R1) of a curvature radius (R2) of the end portion curve (3a2) to a curvature radius (R1) of the center curve (3a1) and a ratio (R3/R1) of a curvature radius (R3) of the end portion curve (3a3) to the curvature radius (R1) is set to 0.02 or more. Each of drop amounts of the end portion curves (3a2 and 3a3) is set to 0.07 mm or less. |
| US10288112B2 |
Floating bush bearing device and supercharger provided with the same
A floating-bush bearing device (1) for rotatably supporting a rotational shaft (2), includes: a floating bush (3) having a cylindrical shape and including a bearing hole (33) into which the rotational shaft (2) is to be inserted; and a bearing housing (4) which rotatably houses the floating bush (3). At least one of an inner peripheral surface (31) of the floating bush (3), an outer peripheral surface (32) of the floating bush (3), or an inner peripheral surface (41) of the bearing housing (4) includes, in a cross section in an axial direction thereof, a plurality of land portions (311, 321, 411) having a true arc shape which is a part of a true circular shape, and a plurality of recess portions (312, 322, 412) being disposed at a position recessed from the land portions, the recess portions being configured such that a distance between the recess portions and a virtual true circular line (31a, 32a, 41a) passing through the land portions increases in a direction opposite from a rotational direction of the rotational shaft (2) from end portions (311b, 321b, 411b) of the land portions opposite from the rotational direction of the rotational shaft. |
| US10288110B2 |
Washer for retaining assembly pin
An assembly includes a first structure having a first pin aperture and at least one first fastener aperture adjacent the first pin aperture and a second structure to attached to the first structure having a second pin aperture and at least one second fastener aperture adjacent the second pin aperture. At least one fastener is configured to pass through the first and second fastener apertures and attach the first structure to the second structure. An assembly pin passes through the first and second pin apertures and is trapped within the first and second pin apertures. A pin-securing washer having a fastener surface defining at least one fastener aperture and a pin-securing surface to secure the assembly pin within the pin apertures. The at least one fastener passes through the at least one fastener aperture of the pin-securing washer. |
| US10288103B2 |
Furniture connector
A furniture connector connects two or more pieces of furniture together or may connect furniture to a wall, embodied, for example, as an adjustable room partition or modular storage unit. The furniture connector has a first spoke and a second spoke, which may be connected to a furniture piece or wall via respective locking mechanisms. The first and second spokes are joined by a pin, along a longitudinal axis of the pin. The connector allows the positions of two attached furniture pieces (or a furniture piece and a wall) to be adjusted about the longitudinal axis at a variety of discrete angles; once set to a desired angle, the connector limits the relative rotational movement of the first spoke and second spoke (about the longitudinal axis.) Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US10288102B2 |
Fastening device having a tubular sleeve member for mounting on a tube or immobilizing two telescopically connected tubes
A fastening device includes a tubular sleeve member adapted to be sleeved around a tube. The sleeve member defines a space for receiving the tube therein and a notch. The sleeve member further has first and second through holes aligned with the notch and a nut reception space defined in the first through hole. A fixing element includes a fixing nut disposed within the nut reception space, a fixing bolt extending through the through holes to fasten the fixing nut threadedly and a tightening-enforcing element disposed exterior of the nut reception space and mounted on the fixing bolt such that tightening of the fixing element relative to the fixing nut in a first section and further tightening of the tightening-enforcing element relative to the fixing bolt in a second section results in pressing of the sleeve member against the tube, thereby immobilizing the sleeve member and the tube relative to each other. |
| US10288101B2 |
Struts and methods utilizing a locking collar nut
A method of manufacture may comprise disposing a locking collar nut at least partially around a composite tube, wherein the composite tube comprises a variable diameter portion comprising a first frustoconical portion and a second frustoconical portion, wherein a diameter of the composite tube at an interface between the first frustoconical portion and the second frustoconical portion is a maximum diameter value with respect to the first frustoconical portion and is a maximum diameter value with respect to the second frustoconical portion, disposing a locking wedge at least partially around the first frustoconical portion, disposing an end fitting at least partially around the second frustoconical portion, and coupling the locking collar nut with the end fitting, wherein the locking collar nut circumferentially surrounds the locking wedge disposed around the first frustoconical portion. |
| US10288096B2 |
Joint assembly for piece of furniture and piece of furniture
A joint assembly includes a structural body having a key which projects cantilevered from an abutment surface. The key includes a stem with a first stem portion having a reduced transverse encumbrance, and a second stem portion from which fins project and define locking surfaces. A seat body includes an abutment counter-surface facing the abutment surface. A seat is formed by opening from the abutment counter-surface, which delimits a key entry slot. A first seat portion proximate the entry slot allows insertion of the key if the fins are aligned with the entry slot. A second seat portion internal and opposite the entry slot widens to allow free rotation of the key. The seat body forms locking counter-surfaces having an inclined plane portion moving away from the entry slot so that key rotation brings the abutment surface in force-contact against the abutment counter-surface, creating a firm frictional fit. |
| US10288094B2 |
Hydrostatic drive
A hydrostatic drive includes a diesel engine and a hydrostatic adjustable machine which supplies multiple consumers in normal operation as a pump. The machine has a pressure/flow regulator to which is communicated, according to the load-sensing principle, the highest load pressure of the consumers, in particular when the machine is operated as a pump. In order to realize a start/stop function of the diesel engine, a previously charged high-pressure reservoir supplies the hydrostatic machine, which then acts as a starter motor for the diesel engine. In order to switch from pump to starter motor, the hydro-machine is adjusted over zero. In order for this switch to take place quickly and reliably, the pressure/flow regulator is deactivated by means of a switching valve and the adjustment device is supplied with an adjustment pressure medium via the switching valve, which medium is taken from the high-pressure reservoir or from an auxiliary reservoir. |
| US10288091B2 |
Ultrasonic displacement measurement system and method for ultrasonic displacement measurement
An ultrasonic displacement measurement system for hydraulic accumulators (3) has a movable separating element (5) separating two media chambers (9, 11) from each other in a media-tight manner within a housing (7). One media chamber (9) holds a compressible fluid or an incompressible fluid. The other media chamber (11) holds a compressible working gas. The particular position of the movable separating element (5) within the housing (7) can be detected by an ultrasonic sensor (13) that performs the position detection of the separating element (5) on the side of the media chamber (11) having the compressible fluid. A method for ultrasonic displacement measurement uses that system. |
| US10288090B2 |
Locking rotary actuator
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a locking apparatus for a rotary actuator includes an outer housing comprising a cylindrical interior surface having a recess. A rotor is disposed within the outer housing. The rotor has an interior cavity and a port extending radially from the interior cavity to the cylindrical exterior surface. A piston is disposed for reciprocal movement within the interior cavity between a first position and a second position and includes a first portion having a first thickness, a second portion having a second thickness larger than the first thickness. A key is disposed for radially reciprocal movement within the port and includes a radially proximal end and a radially distal end. The radially proximal end contacts the first portion and the radially distal end does not extend into the recess when the piston is in the first position. |
| US10288089B2 |
Actuator and method for driving the actuator
An actuator includes a displaceable portion, first to fourth artificial muscles, a pressure adjuster that changes a pressure of a fluid filled in the first and second artificial muscles, an open-close valve that allows a fluid to flow into or out of the third and fourth artificial muscles, and a controller that drives the pressure adjuster and controls the open-close valve. Each of the first to fourth artificial muscles includes a coiled elastic tube. In an outer circumferential surface of the tube, grooves are helically formed about an axis of the tube. The tube is filled with a fluid. In the first artificial muscle, a direction in which the tube is coiled is opposite to a direction in which the grooves extend helically. In each of the second to fourth artificial muscles, a direction in which the tube is coiled is the same as a direction in which the grooves extend helically. |
| US10288086B2 |
Airfoil shape for third stage compressor stator vane
A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile are coupled together to define the first suction portion, the airfoil includes an airfoil length along a Z axis, the first suction portion comprises a first portion length along the Z axis, the first portion length is less than or equal to the airfoil length, and the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances. |
| US10288083B2 |
Pitch range for a variable pitch fan
A variable pitch fan for a propulsion device is provided. The variable pitch fan includes a plurality of fan blades coupled to a disk and a rotatable front hub covering the disk. Each fan blade is rotatable about a pitch axis to vary a pitch of the fan blade. The pitch is variable within a pitch range that is at least about 80° to about 130°. Each fan blade extends radially outward from the disk along a span from a root to a tip. A portion of the span adjacent the root defines a root span region, a portion of the span adjacent the tip defines a tip span region. A solidity of the variable pitch fan is at least 1.0 in the root span region. |
| US10288081B1 |
Power end for a single-stage end suction centrifugal pump
An improved power end for a singie-stage end suction centrifugal pump having a seated environment and improved lifespan. |
| US10288080B2 |
Pump seal lubricator
The disclosed invention modifies existing centrifugal pump design by replacing a compression seal with a mechanical seal and lubricant reservoir. The mechanical seal creates a sealed chamber to lubricate the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is covered in a shaft sleeve that facilitates the flow of lubricant to and from the sealed chamber. This improvement provides independent lubrication to the centrifugal pump to protect against seal failure. |
| US10288079B2 |
Singular stator vane control
Systems and methods for controlling stators of a compressor of a gas turbine engine are provided. The stators and rotatable blades may be included in a stage of the compressor. The rotatable blades may be configured to rotate about an axial axis of the compressor, and each of the stators is rotatable about a corresponding vane axis that extends radially outward from the axial axis of the compressor. Electric motors may be coupled to the stators, where each of the electric motors is configured to individually rotate a corresponding one of the stators in the compressor. A motor controller may be configured to cause the electric motors to rotate the stators in unison or individually. |
| US10288078B2 |
Electrical machine, fan, ventilator
An axial flow fan having an axis of rotation includes a central hub including a base wall and a lateral wall which projects from the base wall to form a cup-shaped structure, a plurality of blades each fixed to the central hub and including a leading edge and a trailing edge, a plurality of extractors of a fluid which are associated with the base wall for conveying air from the inside of the cup-shaped structure to the outside of the cup-shaped structure through the base wall. |
| US10288077B2 |
Blower device
A blower device includes: a ring cover attached to a motor holder along an opening to cover a motor top; and a blower fan having a rotation center to which a rotation shaft is coupled. The blower fan has a lower end portion that is adjacent to the motor holder. The ring cover includes: a sleeve portion covering the motor top; a flange portion extending continuously from a lower end of the sleeve portion to cover a surface of the motor holder; and a skirt portion formed along a periphery of the flange portion in an annular shape. The skirt portion with the annular shape is pressed into an annular groove of the motor holder. |
| US10288074B2 |
Control sub-system and related method of controlling electric machine in fluid extraction system
A control sub-system for controlling an electric machine is presented. The control sub-system includes a phase shift control unit to receive an electric signal indicative of an angular position of a rotor. The phase shift control unit generates a phase shifted electric signal by applying a phase shift to the electric signal. The magnitude of the phase shift is determined based on a speed control signal. The phase shift control unit is configured to generate a phase command signal based on the phase shifted electric signal. The control sub-system also includes a switching unit to control a supply of a phase current to one or more phase windings the electric machine based on the phase command signal such that the rotor is operated at a predetermined rotational speed. Related method of controlling the electric machine is also presented. |
| US10288072B2 |
Sensorless low flow electric water pump and method of regulating flow therewith
An electric fluid pump and method of regulating flow of liquid therethrough is provided. The pump has an electric motor including a stator and a rotor, wherein the rotor is supported for rotation to drive an impeller that is fixed thereto for rotation to pump coolant from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet. A controller is in operable, closed loop communication with the electric motor, and the impeller is operable to rotate in a first rotary pumping direction and an opposite second rotary pumping direction in response to a signal from the controller. The first rotary pumping direction produces a first positive flow rate of coolant outwardly from the fluid outlet and the second rotary pumping direction produces a second positive flow rate of coolant outwardly from the fluid outlet, with the first positive flow rate being greater than the second positive flow rate. |
| US10288070B2 |
Screw compressor with oil shutoff and method
In a screw compressor (20), a male rotor suction end bearing (96) and discharge end bearing (90 1, 90 2, 90 3) mount the male rotor suction end shaft portion (39) and discharge end shaft portion (40). A female rotor suction end bearing (98) and discharge end bearing (92 1, 92 2) mount the female rotor suction end shaft portion (41) and discharge end shaft portion (42). At least one valve (182; 282; 382 1,382 2,382 3; 82; 582-1,582-2; 682-1,682-2; 782-1,782-2) is along a lubricant flowpath and has an energized condition and a de-energized condition. At least one restriction (184; 84-1,84-2; 84-1, 84-2,84-3; 484 1,484-2,84-3; 84 1,84 2,584; 84-1,84-2,684; 84-1,84-2,784) is along the lubricant flowpath. The at least one valve and the at least one restriction are positioned to create a lubricant pressure difference biasing the rotors away from a discharge end of the case. |
| US10288069B2 |
Refrigerant compressor lubricant viscosity enhancement
A compressor assembly is provided including an inlet bearing and an outlet bearing. A rotating compressor member is support for rotation on an inlet end by the inlet bearing and on an outlet end by the outlet bearing. A plurality of connecting passages is configured to supply lubricant to the inlet bearing and the outlet bearing. A first lubricant flow path is arranged downstream from a pressure reducing orifice. The first lubricant flow path is fluidly coupled to at least one of the plurality of connecting passages. At least a portion of the first lubricant flow path is arranged in a heat exchange relationship with a hot gas in discharge port such that the lubricant within the first lubricant flow path increases in viscosity. |
| US10288064B2 |
Fluid pump for a linear actuator
A fluid pump for a linear actuator is provided. The pump causes a rod in the actuator to extend or retract by controlling the flow of fluid to and from portions of a fluid chamber on either side of a piston disposed within the fluid chamber and supporting the rod. The pump includes a valve structure that enables the pump to redistribute fluid obtained from one portion of the fluid chamber on one side of the piston to the other portion of the fluid chamber on the other side of the piston without first returning the fluid to a fluid reservoir thereby increasing the efficiency of the pump. |
| US10288062B2 |
Gas compressor and abrasion state determining method
A gas compressor of the present invention includes a reciprocating member, an accommodation portion, and a sealing portion, and the accommodation portion includes a compression chamber that compresses a gas and a non-compression chamber that is separated from the compression chamber by the reciprocating member and the sealing portion. Further, since the compression chamber includes a suction line that suctions a hydrogen gas, a discharge line that discharges a compressed gas, a connection line that is connected to the accommodation portion and is used so that at least a part of a gas flows therethrough when a gas passing through the sealing portion from the compression chamber exists, a flowmeter that is provided in the connection line, and a determination unit that determines whether a flow amount measured by the flowmeter is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value, it is possible to easily determine the abrasion state of the sealing portion. |
| US10288061B2 |
Method and system for protection and diagnosis of a linear compressor, and a linear compressor
A method for protection and diagnosis of a linear compression including at least one electronic control. At each work cycle of the linear compressor, the protection method includes detecting a suction time of the linear compressor; detecting a compression time of the linear compressor; and calculating, after detecting a compression time of the linear compressor, a decision parameter equivalent to the difference between the previously detected suction time and the compression time. |
| US10288060B2 |
Electronically controlled diaphragm pump
An electronically controlled diaphragm pump system includes a pump housing with a drive gas chamber, a fluid chamber separated by a diaphragm, gas pressure means for providing a drive gas pressure in response to a control signal, and gas under-pressure means connected to a gas outlet port for providing a gas outlet under-pressure or sucking of gas in response to a control signal. The pump system has a displacement sensor and control circuitry connected to the displacement sensor for determining the displacement or position of the diaphragm and adapted or supplying the control signals to the gas pressure means and the gas under-pressure means. |
| US10288058B2 |
Method and system for an instrumented piston assembly
A system and method of monitoring operating parameters of a reciprocating compressor are provided. The system includes a piston head assembly including a piston head body, at least one sensor positioned within the piston head body, and an electrical power source positioned within the piston head body. The electrical power source is configured to provide electrical energy to the at least one sensor. |
| US10288056B2 |
Discharge gas manifold for use with multiple compressors
A discharge gas manifold having a main conduit, an end feeder conduit, and at least one intermediate feeder conduit, wherein the at least one intermediate feeder conduit contains a portion, adjacent to the main conduit, that forms an angle between 0°-60° with the axis of the main conduit. |
| US10288050B2 |
Liquid crystal pump and method for ejecting liquid crystal using the same
The present disclosure relates to a liquid crystal (LC) display field and discloses an LC pump. The LC pump may include a case; a second linear container arranged within the case; and a nozzle arranged at the bottom of the case. The second linear container may include an LC delivery channel and at least two LC inlets. And LC may flow through the LC inlets and the LC delivery channel sequentially and then may be ejected from the nozzle. |
| US10288049B2 |
Method and system for efficiency increase in an energy recovery device
The invention provides an energy recovery system comprising a first Shape Memory Alloy (SMAs) or Negative Thermal Expansion (NTE) core and adapted to convert movement of the core into energy in response to a first temperature. Various embodiments are disclosed to include cascaded core arrangements, preheating/cooling of cores and how to decrease the time of reaction for the shape memory alloy in an efficient manner. |
| US10288034B2 |
Apparatus for power generation from the surface ocean waves in deep seas
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an apparatus for power generation from the surface ocean waves in deep seas and methods thereof. Wave energy moves a float, vertically up and down, within the confines of four vertical pillars that are fixed to a buoyant tank. This buoyant tank is placed deep below the ocean surface and the upper surface of the float connects to a rack and pinion system which is coupled to a gearbox. Within the gearbox are freewheels and gears, that drive a generator shaft, in one direction only, as the float oscillates up and down on the ocean waves. For generating large amounts of power, a number of units are placed in a row. Many rows are placed side by side and the mechanical energy of all the rows is transferred to a long horizontal shaft which drives a generator through a gear box. |
| US10288032B2 |
Method for monitoring combustion processes in a combustion engine
A method for extracting characterizing features from an ion current trace retrieved from spark plugs of cylinders of an internal combustion engine, comprises the steps of: i. dividing the ion current signal into crank angle subintervals; ii. calculating a measure of ion current in each crank angle subinterval; and iii. Performing a calculation on the measure of ion currents from different subintervals such that the result of the calculation is dimension free. Further it relates to a method of monitoring combustion processes where a plurality of ion current signals from a number of spark plugs (4A, 4B) are retrieved and used in combination. |
| US10288030B2 |
Engine, self-starter unit, and method for altering engine specifications
An engine is equipped with a starter motor which is attached to an engine main body and is configured to perform cranking of a crankshaft. The engine is further equipped with a battery pack (37). The battery pack is equipped with a lithium-based cell which is attached to the engine main body and which is configured to supply electric power which drives the starter motor. |
| US10288029B2 |
Battery state of function prediction with warm/cold cranking recognition and self-correction
A system for a vehicle having an engine and a battery includes a memory and a controller. The memory has a first current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a warm cranking event and a second current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a cold cranking event. The controller to predict a first minimum voltage of the battery expected during the warm cranking event based on the first current and a second minimum voltage of the battery expected during the cold cranking event based on the second current. |
| US10288026B2 |
Compression engine with direct fuel injection with compression ignition comprising means for cooling the piston
The present invention relates to a compression-ignition direct-injection internal-combustion engine comprising at least a cylinder (10), a cylinder head (12) carrying fuel injection (14) projecting the fuel in at least two fuel jet sheets (36, 38) with different sheet angles (A1, A2), a piston (16) sliding in the cylinder, a combustion chamber (34) limited on one side by upper face (44) of the piston comprising a projection (48) extending in the direction of the cylinder head and arranged in the center of a concave bowl (46) with at least two mixing zones (Z1, Z2), and piston cooler (76) housed in the material of the piston. According to the invention, the piston cooler comprises at least one circumferential gallery (78, 82) concentric to piston bowl (46) and arranged opposite at least one mixing zone (Z1, Z2). |
| US10288020B2 |
Dual axial fan with flexible airflow and bracket system
A flexible airflow system providing customizable components for mounting, directing airflow and/or modifying airflow. The system may include a dual fan apparatus for providing heated or cooled air which is compact fit within limited spaces. The dual fan apparatus includes two axial fans on opposing sides of a thermal exchange component which operate in coordination to move air in one direction at a time through the apparatus. The dual fan apparatus increases airflow and thermal transfer efficiency through the thermal exchange component. The system may also include a flexible bracket system and/or a flexible ventilation system to facilitate custom configurations for the airflow system. |
| US10288019B2 |
Secondary system and method for controlling an engine
Systems and methods for evaluating whether or not degradation of an engine air intake air filter is present based on a pressure drop across the air filter are presented. In one example, a mean and standard deviation of a pressure drop across an air filter are a basis for indicating whether or not the air filter is degraded. Further, the mean and standard deviation are a basis for estimating a useful life cycle of the air filter. |
| US10288013B2 |
Systems and methods for preventing fuel tank overfilling
Methods and systems are provided for preventing fuel tank overfilling during refueling events, wherein overfilling of the fuel tank is prevented by delivering a pressure pulse to the fuel tank responsive to a fuel fill level reaching a predetermined threshold, or responsive to an attempt to add additional fuel subsequent to the fuel fill threshold being reached. In one example, an onboard pressure vessel is actively pressurized via an onboard pump, where the pressure may be actively released and routed to the fuel tank to induce an automatic shutoff of a refueling dispenser pump under predetermined conditions. In this way, automatic shutoffs of refueling dispenser pumps may be rapidly and reliably induced, thus preventing fuel tank overfilling, prolonging the lifetime of fuel vapor storage canisters, and reducing undesired evaporative emissions. |
| US10288006B2 |
Metal gasket and manufacturing method therefor
Provided is a metal gasket, which is capable of limiting localized decreases in contact pressure of the seal bead and of securing superior sealing over long periods. In order to achieve said purpose, the invention is a metal gasket, in which an opening that is open in the shape of the opening of the space to be sealed and a seal bead that extends along the perimeter of the opening are formed in a metal plate. The seal bead is one in which two or more portions from among half bead portions, fold-up bead portions and full bead portions are continuous with each other. |
| US10288004B2 |
Diesel engine control device and control method
A direct injection diesel engine is provided with a fuel injection nozzle which is capable of performing a multistage injection. In a middle-or-high load region, in order to reduce soot, an after-injection is performed immediately after a main injection. An injection timing of the after-injection is set from a map in accordance with a driving condition. During a transient time, the injection timing of the after-injection is corrected on a basis of a difference ΔP between an actual rail pressure rPrail and a target rail pressure tPrail. In a case where the injection timing after the correcting is more retardation angle side than a threshold value, the after-injection is inhibited. |
| US10288002B2 |
Lean mode during idling for reduction of the number of particles
An operating method for an apparatus, having an internal combustion engine that can be operated in a lean mode and a stoichiometric mode, a crankcase, at least one combustion chamber and preferably a throttle element via which charge air can be fed from a charge air cooler to the combustion chamber internal combustion engine is switched to a lean mode during idling and is operated in the lean mode, with the result that, in particular, the pressure difference between the crankcase and the combustion chamber is reduced. |
| US10287994B2 |
Electronic throttle control using model predictive control
A vehicle throttle control system includes a torque control system providing a desired torque for a throttle valve. A conversion module converts the desired torque to a desired throttle area and converts the desired throttle area to a target throttle position. A selection module determines which one of multiple MPC controllers should be used based on a current position of the throttle valve. A prediction module determines future state values using a mathematical model of a throttle body. A cost module determines a first cost for a first set of MPC target throttle duty cycle values. A control module identifies optimal sets of target throttle motor duty cycle values for each of the MPC controllers. The multiple MPC controllers control operation of a throttle valve duty cycle to achieve a target throttle opening area based on a first one of the target throttle motor duty cycle values. |
| US10287989B2 |
Seal support of titanium aluminide for a turbomachine
Disclosed is a turbomachine having an annular flow duct and a housing structure surrounding the flow duct and a multiplicity of guide vanes and rotor blades which are arranged in the flow duct. The rotor blades are rotatably accommodated in the housing structure whereas the guide vanes are fixed in the housing structure, a plurality of guide vanes forming an annular guide vane ring. The housing structure has a seal in the region of the radially inner flow duct boundary in order to prevent hot gas escaping from the flow duct, which seal is arranged on guide vane roots of the guide vanes of the guide vane ring via a seal support and forms a seal against a rotatable seal surface, the seal support being formed from an intermetallic material, in particular a TiAl material. |
| US10287988B2 |
Methods and systems for enhancing operation of power plant generating units and systems
A method for controlling and enhancing a startup operation for a combined cycle power block (block) having at least one gas turbine and at least one steam turbine, wherein operating parameters define performance and operational characteristics for the startup operation, the method comprising: receiving measured operating parameters from a plurality of reference blocks and, for each of the plurality of reference blocks, a plurality of types of the startup operations; given the measured operating parameters, developing one or more reference transfer functions between two of the measured operating parameters; receiving measured operating parameters from the startup operation of a target block; given the measured operating parameters from the target block, developing one or more transfer functions for the target block between two of the operating parameters; selecting one of the reference transfer functions; and normalizing the transfer function of the target block per the selected reference transfer function. |
| US10287987B2 |
Noise reducing vane
A gas turbine engine includes a first airflow structure and a second airflow structure disposed aft of the first airflow structure. The second airflow structure includes a leading edge region. A thickness of the leading edge region is based on a thickness of a wake in the airflow produced by the first airflow structure when the airflow passes between the first airflow structure and the second airflow structure. |
| US10287983B2 |
Cross-stream heat exchanger
A heat exchanger system for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The heat exchanger system may include a first structure at least partially defining a first plenum configured to receive a first air stream, a second structure at least partially defining a second plenum configured to receive a second air stream having lower pressure than the first air stream, a third structure at least partially defining a third plenum configured to receive a third air stream having lower pressure than the second air stream, and a heat exchanger configured for operative communication with the first air stream, the second air stream, and the third air stream while disposed between the second air stream and the third air stream. The heat exchanger may be configured to transfer heat from the first air stream to the third air stream. |
| US10287982B2 |
Folded heat exchanger for cooled cooling air
A heat exchanger (HEX) for cooling air in a gas turbine engine is provided. The HEX may comprise a central manifold comprising an inlet portion, a first outlet portion, and a second outlet portion. The HEX may further comprise a plurality of tubes coupled to the central manifold, the plurality of tubes comprising at least a first tube, a second tube, a third tube, and a fourth tube, a shroud at least partially encasing said plurality of tubes, and a cooling air flow path defined by at least one of the shroud, the plurality of tubes, and an outer surface of the central manifold, wherein the cooling air flow path is orthogonal to said plurality of tubes. |
| US10287979B2 |
Split intermediate case
An intermediate case (IMC) for use in a compressor section of a gas turbine engine includes a bleed duct and an IMC centerbody. The bleed duct is formed via sand casting. The IMC centerbody is formed via investment casting and is fixedly attached to the bleed duct. |
| US10287978B2 |
Method of increasing the safety of a power plant, and a power plant suitable for implementing the method
The present invention relates to a method of increasing the safety of a power plant provided with at least one heat engine and a gearbox (BTP), the engine driving the gearbox (BTP), the gearbox (BTP) having a lubrication system implemented using an aqueous medium stored in a reserve, in which method a fluid comprising water is injected into the heat engine to increase the power developed by the heat engine without increasing the temperature of a member of the heat engine or to decrease the temperature without modifying the power developed by the engine, the fluid being taken from the reserve. |
| US10287977B2 |
Inline propeller gearbox brake
An in-line propeller gearbox of a turboprop gas turbine engine includes an epicyclic gearing arrangement that has a sun gear, a ring gear and at least one planet gear disposed between and meshing with both the sun gear and the ring gear. The propeller gearbox includes a disk brake that can be operated to slow down or stop altogether the rotation of the propeller. The disk brake has an axially extending shaft having at one end a disk and at the opposite end a gear having teeth that engage with one of the gears in the epicyclic gearing arrangement. The disk brake includes a hydraulic caliper or an electric caliper that can be actuated to slow down rotation of the disk to an eventual full stop and to hold the disk at full stop to thereby stop rotation of the propeller. |
| US10287971B2 |
Opposed piston engine
An opposed piston engine includes approximately spherical combustion chamber formed by the two opposed pistons in a single cylinder and an intake manifold including gas hooks. The combustion chamber has a small cone shaped extension on each side leading to each of two opposed injectors located in the cylinder wall where the two pistons meet at the top of their stroke. The combustion chamber configuration reduces the surface area of the chamber and increases the burn length by a significant amount compared to known designs. The gas hooks in the intake manifold restrict the flow of exhaust gases into the intake manifold long enough for the pressure in the cylinder to blow down and the exhaust gasses to attain high velocity passing out through the exhaust manifold, allowing the intake ports to be uncovered before the exhaust ports. |
| US10287970B1 |
Fuel injection system
A fuel injection system for an engine is provided. The fuel injection system includes a fuel injector adapted to inject at least one fuel jet within a combustion chamber of the engine. The fuel injection system also includes at least one plate disposed within the combustion chamber and in association with the at least one fuel jet. The at least one plate includes at least one opening provided therein. The at least one opening is adapted to at least partially allow passage of any one of the at least one fuel jet and a flame associated with the at least one fuel jet therethrough. |
| US10287969B2 |
Internal combustion engine and method for operating an internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine including at least one combustion chamber having a main chamber and a prechamber, wherein the prechamber is in fluid connection with the main chamber via at least one bore. The at least one combustion chamber is connected to a charging path for the supply of a combustion air-fuel mixture into the combustion chamber via the charging path. A fuel intermixing region is arranged in a section of the charging path separately assigned to the combustion chamber, which fuel intermixing region is in fluid connection with the charging path on one side and with a fuel line on the other side for the supply of fuel into the fuel intermixing region via a controllable fuel valve. The internal combustion engine wherein the prechamber and the fuel intermixing region are in fluid connection with one another via a check valve. |
| US10287966B2 |
Internal combustion engine with split cooling system
An internal combustion engine, in particular for a vehicle, is provided. The internal combustion engine has a crankcase, a cylinder head, a coolant feed line, a cooling channel branching line, a first coolant channel which runs at least partly through the cylinder head, and a second coolant channel which runs at least partly through the crankcase. The coolant feed line is connected to the cooling channel branching line to supply coolant. The first and second coolant channels are each connected to the cooling channel branching line to be supplied with coolant from the cooling channel branching line. The cooling channel branching line is equipped with a temperature-sensitive current regulating device which is configured to variably adjust the ratio of the coolant volumetric flow rates that are from the cooling channel branching line into the first and second coolant channels over a range on the basis of the temperature. |
| US10287965B2 |
Wax thermostat
A wax motor thermostat for an engine cooling system. The thermostat includes a cylinder having at least a first wax portion and a second wax portion each configured to expand at different temperatures. A piston is movable in response to expansion of the first and second wax portions to move the wax motor thermostat from a closed position to a fully open position or a partially open position between the closed and fully open positions to allow coolant to flow through the wax motor thermostat. |
| US10287963B2 |
Outboard motor
An outboard motor includes an engine, an engine cover with which the engine is covered, an intake pipe disposed between an outer surface of the engine and an inner surface of the engine cover, and a battery. The engine includes a piston that reciprocates rectilinearly and a crankshaft that rotates around a crankshaft axis extending in an up-down direction. The intake pipe is connected to a first outer surface of the engine along the crankshaft axis, and supplies air to the engine. The battery is disposed between a second outer surface of the engine, which is different than the first outer surface, and the inner surface of the engine cover. |
| US10287962B2 |
Work vehicle
A work vehicle includes a hood, an engine, a radiator, an air cleaner, and a condenser. The hood covers an engine compartment located on a front portion of a traveling body. The engine is a drive source. The radiator supplies a coolant to the engine. The air cleaner takes in outside air and supplies the air to the engine. The condenser cools a refrigerant. In front of the radiator, the air cleaner and the condenser are disposed one above the other. The condenser is withdrawable in the left and right direction. |
| US10287959B2 |
Method for determining the aging of an oxidation catalyst in an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine, method for detecting ash in a particle filter of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system, control device, and internal combustion engine
A method for determining the aging of an oxidation catalyst in an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine, having the following steps: ascertaining a soot burn rate of a particle filter of the exhaust gas aftertreatment system; adapting a function having at least one adaptation parameter to the soot burn rate dependent on at least one variable, a value of the adaptation parameter depending on an aging of the oxidation catalyst; and determining the aging of the oxidation catalyst using the adaptation parameter value ascertained by adapting the function. |
| US10287955B2 |
Module for the metered provision of a liquid
A module for the metered provision of a liquid includes a chamber having a chamber wall enclosing, at least partially, a chamber space of the chamber. The chamber is surrounded at least partially by a hood. At least one cavity is arranged between the hood and the separated chamber and the hood is heatable. |
| US10287954B2 |
Modular mixer for exhaust assembly
A vehicle exhaust component includes a first exhaust component, a second exhaust component downstream of the first exhaust component, and a mixer that connects an outlet of the first exhaust component to an inlet to the second exhaust component. The mixer includes a first housing portion with a first connection interface and a second housing portion with a second connection interface. The first housing portion is attached to the outlet of the first exhaust component and the second housing portion is attached to the inlet of the second exhaust component. The first and second connection interfaces are connectable to each other in one of a plurality of different connection orientations such that the first and second exhaust components can be positioned at any of a plurality of different mounting orientations relative to each other. |
| US10287950B2 |
Housing member for enclosing aftertreatment module of engine
A housing member for enclosing an aftertreatment module of an engine is provided. The housing member includes a base member, a plurality of side members extending from the base member, and a top member coupled to the plurality of side members. The base member, the plurality of side members and the top member are together configured to define an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. The housing member includes an inlet port defined on at least one of the plurality of side members and configured to communicate with the inlet chamber. The inlet port is coupled to an exhaust conduit of the engine to receive exhaust gas. The housing member includes a plurality of outlet ports defined on the top member and at least one of the plurality of side members. The plurality of outlet ports communicates with the outlet chamber to discharge the exhaust gas from the aftertreatment module. |
| US10287948B1 |
High efficiency mixer for vehicle exhaust system
A vehicle exhaust component assembly includes an inlet module configured to receive engine exhaust gas, a mixer housing defining an internal cavity that receives engine exhaust gas from the inlet module, and an injection component defining an injection axis and positioned within the internal cavity. The injection component has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet to direct injected fluid into the internal cavity to mix with the engine exhaust gas. The injection component comprises at least a first curved sheet and a second curved sheet that cooperate with each other to surround the injection axis, wherein the second curved sheet is offset from the first curved sheet by a radial gap to create a swirling gas flow within the injection component to mix with fluid injected via the fluid inlet. An outlet module directs a mixture of engine exhaust gas and fluid to a downstream exhaust component. |
| US10287944B2 |
Exhaust purification system and method of desulfurizing lean NOx trap of exhaust purification system provided with lean NOx trap and selective catalytic reduction catalyst
A method of desulfurizing a lean NOx trap (LNT) of an exhaust purification system provided with the LNT and a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst includes determining whether a desulfurization feasibility condition of the LNT is satisfied, determining whether a desulfurization demand condition of the LNT is satisfied, and performing desulfurization of the LNT if both of the desulfurization feasibility condition of the LNT and the desulfurization demand condition of the LNT are satisfied, wherein the desulfurization of the LNT is performed by repeating a desulfurization lean mode and a desulfurization rich mode according to whether a mode switching condition due to a desulfurization temperature is satisfied and whether a mode switching condition due to generation of H2S is satisfied. |
| US10287940B2 |
Movable emission control system for auxiliary diesel engines
A mobile emissions control system is provided for diesel engines operated on ocean-going ships at-berth. The emissions control system comprises two essential elements: an emissions capturing system and an emissions control system. The emissions control system may be mounted on a towable chassis or mounted on a barge, allowing it to be placed alongside ocean-going ships at-berth. The emission capturing system captures exhaust from a ship's diesel engine and conducts it into the emissions control system, which cleans the exhaust and then passes clean air into the atmosphere through an exhaust outlet. |
| US10287937B2 |
Exhaust system for an engine
An exhaust system for an engine has a volume element such as a muffler or a silencer. First and second exhaust pipes are connected as dual exhaust pipes upstream of or downstream of the volume element. The first exhaust pipe has a first length (L1). A valve is positioned in the second exhaust pipe at a distance (D) from the volume element. The distance D is a fraction of L1 such that the second pipe is a resonator for the first pipe with the valve in a closed position. A method of controlling exhaust noise includes positioning a valve in the first exhaust pipe at a distance (D) from a volume element with D being a specified fraction of a length of the second exhaust pipe, and closing the valve such that the first pipe provides a resonator for the second pipe to counteract standing wave in the second pipe. |
| US10287931B2 |
Embedded-component-type actuator and continuously variable valve duration system, and valve train system formed thereby
An embedded-component-type actuator is provided. The actuator includes an output shaft that is rotated, a planetary gear set that forms an overlapping section coaxially with the output shaft, and a motor that is coupled to the overlapping section of the planetary gear set. A sensing controller detects a rotation angle of the output shaft. The output shaft passes an actuator housing and the planetary gear set, the motor, and the sensing controller are arranged in series, thus minimizing a package. Additionally, the actuator is applied as the power source of a CVVD system to improve mountability to a complex engine room due to the space occupancy minimization. |
| US10287930B2 |
Lightweight rocker arm frame and curved crown part forming process thereof
This invention provides a novel lightweight rocker arm frame and a forming process of a curved crown part thereof, including two sidewalls and two bottom plates. The two sidewalls are connected through the bottom plates respectively located at two ends. A ball socket protruded upwards and an oil hole are arranged at a bottom plate at one end, and a bottom surface of a bottom plate at the other end is a bearing surface. A pin shaft hole is formed in the middle of each sidewall without the bottom plates. According to the rocker arm frame disclosed by the invention, the strength of the structure can be ensured while light weight is realized. The production efficiency of the rocker arm frame is effectively improved, and the structure of the valve rod supporting position is improved. |
| US10287924B2 |
Combined heat and power plant for the decentralized supply of electricity and heat
A combined heat and power plant for the decentralized supply of power and of heat may include at least one prime mover for providing electrical energy while providing waste gas, at least one thermal store for storing thermal energy provided by the waste gas, and at least one high-temperature battery in which the electrical energy provided by the prime mover can be stored. The high-temperature battery can be supplied by the waste gas provided by the prime mover to keep the high-temperature battery warm. |
| US10287922B2 |
Steam turbine plant, combined cycle plant provided with same, and method of operating steam turbine plant
A boiler includes one or more evaporators configured to heat water which has flowed therein to a specific heat maximum temperature at constant pressure or more in which a specific heat at constant pressure is maximized using a heated fluid and one or more reheaters configured to heat the steam which has come from the boiler using the heated fluid. All the reheaters configured to supply steam to a low-pressure steam turbine are disposed only at a downstream side of the high-pressure evaporator. All the reheaters heat reheating steam (FRHS) containing steam which has passed through a high-pressure steam turbine configured to receive steam supplied from the high-pressure evaporator and having a temperature lower than a specific heat maximum temperature at constant pressure in the high-pressure evaporator to less than the specific heat maximum temperature at constant pressure. |
| US10287920B2 |
System of supporting turbine diffuser
A system includes a diffuser section comprising an outer barrel, an outer aft plate, an inner barrel, an inner aft plate, and a plurality of poles, where the outer aft plate is disposed at a downstream end of the outer barrel, the inner aft plate is disposed at a downstream end of the inner barrel, the outer barrel and the inner barrel are disposed about a turbine axis, the diffuser section receives an exhaust gas from a gas turbine, the plurality of poles is circumferentially spaced about the turbine axis, and each pole of the plurality of poles couples a downstream end of the outer aft plate to a downstream end of the inner aft plate. |
| US10287914B2 |
Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support features
A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a turbine section including a fan drive turbine and a second turbine. The fan drive turbine has a first exit area at a first exit point and is rotatable at a first speed. A mid-turbine frame is positioned intermediate the fan drive turbine and the second turbine, and can include a bearing support. The second turbine has a second exit area at a second exit point and is rotatable at a second speed. A first performance quantity is defined as the product of the first speed squared and the first area. A second performance quantity is defined as the product of the second speed squared and the second area. |
| US10287907B2 |
Linear motion mechanism, governing valve drive device, and steam turbine
A linear motion mechanism (27) is provided with: a cylinder rod (312) into which a ball screw (30) can be inserted, said cylinder rod (312) including a base end section that is connected to a nut (311) within a piston casing (36) and a tip section (312a) that is exposed on the outside of the piston casing (36); a nut-side grease supply hole (321) that is formed in the nut (311) and that includes a discharge port (323) that opens toward the outer circumferential surface of the ball screw (30); and a cylinder rod-side grease supply hole (322) that is formed in the cylinder rod (312), that includes on one end thereof an inlet (324) that opens at a position that is exposed to the outer section of the piston casing (36), and that includes another end (322b) that is connected to the nut-side grease supply hole (321). |
| US10287905B2 |
Segmented seal for gas turbine engine
One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to a gas turbine engine. The engine includes a first rotor disk, a second rotor disk, and a circumferentially segmented seal. The segmented seal engages the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk. The segmented seal further includes a fore surface contacting the first disk, an aft surface contacting the second disk, and a radially outer surface. Further, (1) the aft surface and (2) one of the fore surface and the radially outer surface include perforations to allow fluid to flow through the interior of the segmented seal. |
| US10287903B2 |
Steam turbine drum nozzle having alignment feature, related assembly, steam turbine and storage medium
Various embodiments include a steam turbine drum nozzle, along with a related assembly and steam turbine. Particular embodiments include a nozzle having: an airfoil; a radially inner sidewall coupled with a first end of the airfoil; and a radially outer sidewall coupled with a second end of the airfoil, the second end opposing the first end, wherein the radially outer sidewall includes: a first section radially outward of the airfoil; a thinned section coupled with the first section; and a second section coupled with the thinned section radially outward of the airfoil, the second section having a radially outer face and a circumferentially facing side abutting the radially outer face, wherein the second section includes a circumferentially extending slot, and wherein the second section includes a relief slot extending into a body of the second section from the circumferentially facing side. |
| US10287901B2 |
Vane assembly of a gas turbine engine
A first stage vane array of a high pressure turbine that may be for a geared turbofan engine includes a plurality of airfoils circumferentially spaced from one-another and orientated about an engine axis. Each airfoil has a leading edge and a trailing edge with the trailing edge being circumferentially separated by the next adjacent trailing edge by a pitch distance. The leading a trailing edges of each one of the plurality of airfoils are axially separated by an axial chord length. A pitch-to-chord ratio of the pitch distance over the axial chord length is equal to or greater than 1.7. |
| US10287895B2 |
Midspan shrouded turbine rotor blades
A rotor blade for a gas turbine configured for use within a row of samely configured rotor blades. The rotor blade may further include: an airfoil defined between pressure and suction faces; and a midspan shroud comprising a pressure wing and a suction wing extending from the airfoil. The pressure wing and the suction wing of the midspan shroud may be configured so to cooperatively form an interface between installed neighboring ones of the rotor blades within the row of samely configured rotor blades. One of the pressure wing and the suction wing may be designated a first wing, and the first wing may include a chamber hollowed through a first surface of the first wing. The first surface of the first wing may include one of: a circumferential face formed at a distal end of the first wing; and a contact face of the first wing. |
| US10287892B2 |
Turbine blade and turbine
A turbine blade having an internally cooled turbine blade airfoil in which a hollow space is divided by rib elements into at least one cooling duct carrying a coolant, wherein in at least one of the rib elements a separating tear initiating device for producing a separating tear is disposed, which extends at least partially in the longitudinal direction of the at least one rib element. |
| US10287890B2 |
Abrasive processing method
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for processing a component surface by abrading the component surface using an abrasive surface. The apparatus comprises an abrasive surface which is rotatable about an axis extending parallel to said component surface. A support is provided for moving the abrasive surface or the component surface along a computer-generated toolpath and for applying a force between the abrasive surface and the component surface. The support increases the force between the abrasive surface and the component surface from a minimum force to a maximum force as the distance along the toolpath increases to maintain constant material removal from the component surface. |
| US10287888B2 |
Optimized aerodynamic profile for a turbine blade, in particular for a rotary wheel of the fifth stage of a turbine
When cold and in the non-coated state, the aerodynamic profile is substantially identical to a nominal profile determined by the Cartesian coordinates X,Y, Zadim given in Table 1, in which the coordinate Zadim is the quotient D/H where D is the distance of the point under consideration from a first reference plane P0 situated at the base of the nominal profile, and H is the height of said profile measured from the first reference plane to a second reference plane P1. The measurements D and H are taken radially relative to the axis of the turbine, while the X coordinate is measured in the axial direction of the turbine. |
| US10287887B2 |
Optimized aerodynamic profile for a turbine blade, in particular for a rotary wheel of the seventh stage of a turbine
When cold and in the non-coated state, the aerodynamic profile is substantially identical to a nominal profile determined by the Cartesian coordinates X,Y, Zadim given in Table 1, in which the coordinate Zadim is the quotient D/H where D is the distance of the point under consideration from a first reference plane P0 situated at the base of the nominal profile, and H is the height of said profile measured from the first reference plane to a second reference plane P1. The measurements D and H are taken radially relative to the axis of the turbine, while the X coordinate is measured in the axial direction of the turbine. |
| US10287885B2 |
Rotor component with surfaces for checking concentricity
A rotor component for a rotor assembly of a fluid energy machine, particularly of a gas turbine, a steam turbine, a compressor or the like, wherein the rotor component is at least partly made of a material susceptible to corrosion and/or oxidation and can be arranged concentrically to a rotation axis of the rotor assembly. The rotor component includes a circular surface for checking concentricity of the rotor component with respect to the rotation axis. The rotor component includes at least one additional circular surface for checking concentricity of the rotor component with respect to the rotation axis, wherein the additional circular surface is coated with a corrosion and/or oxidation protection coating. |
| US10287880B2 |
Systems and methods for pump control based on estimated saturation pressure of flow-line fluid with its associated uncertainty during sampling operations and application thereof
A downhole fluid testing system includes a downhole acquisition tool housing configured to be moved into a wellbore, where the wellbore contains fluid that comprises a native reservoir fluid of a geological formation and a contaminant. The system includes a pump to pump fluid through the downhole acquisition tool, a sensor configured to analyze portions of the fluid and obtain a fluid property the fluid from an optical spectrometer, including an optical density, and a controller coupled to the housing to receive a first plurality of measurements over time from the sensor, estimate a future saturation pressure of the fluid at specific time increments via a processor based in part on the first plurality of measurements and a saturation pressure model, and control a flow rate of the pump that causes the flow line pressure to remain above the estimated future saturation pressure plus a value of the associated uncertainty. |
| US10287879B2 |
Systems and methods for downhole fluid analysis
The present disclosure relates to a system that includes a downhole tool that includes a packer module with an inlet disposed between an upper packer and a lower packer configured to seal an interval of a wellbore. The inlet is configured to admit a formation fluid disposed in the interval. The downhole tool also includes a pump out module, a fluid analysis module, and a sample module including a sample chamber containing an external fluid. The downhole tool also includes a data processing system configured to identify a composition of the formation fluid and includes one or more tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media including instructions to identify a condition indicating stopping the pump out module, transfer the external fluid from the sample chamber to the interval the inlet, resume pumping of the formation fluid from the inlet via the pump out module, and output the composition of the formation fluid. |
| US10287870B2 |
Drill pipe monitoring and lifetime prediction through simulation based on drilling information
An apparatus for drilling a borehole in an earth formation includes: a plurality of drill pipes configured to be coupled together to form a drill string that is configured to convey an earth formation disintegrating device while progressing into the earth formation; a communication medium disposed on the drill string and configured to communicate a signal; and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: receive drilling information; determine a stress distribution along at least a part of the drill string using the drilling information; determine a cumulative fatigue damage of at least a part of one drill pipe in the drill string using the stress distribution; and write the cumulative fatigue damage of the at least a part of one drill pipe to a memory. |
| US10287867B2 |
Enhancing complex fracture networks in subterranean formations
Methods including creating or extending a first main fracture with a pad fluid into a subterranean formation, wherein the pad fluid is a high-viscosity fluid; alternatingly introducing a micro-proppant fluid with the pad fluid, wherein the micro-proppant fluid is a low-viscosity fluid comprising micro-sized proppant particulates; creating or extending a first branch fracture extending from the first main fracture with the alternatingly introduced micro-proppant fluid, whereby at least a portion of the micro-sized proppant particulates enter into the first branch fracture and form at least a partial monolayer of micro-sized proppant particulates therein; and introducing a macro-proppant fluid through the first opening at a second flow rate, wherein the macro-proppant fluid is a low-viscosity fluid comprising macro-sized proppant particulates, and whereby at least a portion of the macro-sized proppant particulates enter into the first main fracture and form a proppant pack therein. |
| US10287863B2 |
Intermittent fracture flooding process
A pressure-up blow-down method for recovering oil from an underground hydrocarbon formation, comprising the steps of: injecting an injection fluid into alternatingly-spaced multiple-induced fractures which extend radially outwardly and along a horizontal portion of a wellbore in the formation; ceasing injection of said injection fluid; recovering to surface oil which flows from remaining of the multiple induced fractures into the wellbore; and successively repeating the foregoing steps one or more times. Gas preferentially is initially used as the injection fluid and after one successive iteration water is then used. A sliding sleeve or sleeves which may be selectively slid open and closed within the wellbore in accordance with the method to allow and prevent, at various time periods in the method, fluid communication with fluid injection fractures and oil production fractures. |
| US10287858B2 |
System and method for modeling coupled systems of hydrodynamics and sediment transport
A method is described for a method for depositional modeling dependent on geological boundary conditions including receiving a process-based depositional model of a siliciclastic formation; determining a type of boundary condition at each boundary of the process-based depositional model wherein the boundary condition on at least one boundary is one of a flux-preserving boundary condition or a discrete boundary condition and wherein the boundary condition accounts for at least one of time-varying inflow of water and sediments into the process-based depositional model, time-varying outflow of water and sediments out of the process-based depositional model, and downstream controls; modeling rates of sediment and water flow over time, dependent on the boundary condition, to create a modeled depositional system; and analyzing the modeled depositional system to identify potential hydrocarbon reservoirs. The method may be executed by a computer system. |
| US10287857B2 |
System and method for reservoir simulation optimization
A method of solving a optimization problem is described. The method includes creating an initial model having a plurality of wells, each well being associated with a parameter and dividing the well field into first and second regions, the first region including a first subset of the plurality of wells and the second region including a second subset of the plurality of wells. The method also includes solving for the parameters associated with the wells in the first subset to get a first set of values while holding constant the parameters associated with the wells in the second subset, setting the parameters associated with the wells in the first subset to the first set of values, and solving for the parameters associated with the wells in the second subset to get a second set of values while holding constant the parameters associated with the wells in the first subset. |
| US10287856B2 |
Optimized flow control device properties for accumulated gas injection
A computer implemented method, system, and computer program product are provided for determining flow control device (FCD) properties for a gas injection well that would yield a prescribed shape of a gas injection front according to a target gas injection profile. An FCD distribution function is adjusted based on the results of a simulation of injected gas flow distribution in the gas injection well over a period of time. The simulation and resulting adjustment of the FCD distribution function is repeated until a convergence between a shape of a displaced oil volume front obtained using the adjusted flow control device distribution function and a target gas injection profile is reached within a predetermined convergence range. The FCD properties are then determined based on the adjusted FCD distribution function. |
| US10287855B2 |
Automation of energy industry processes using stored standard best practices procedures
An embodiment of a method of performing an energy industry operation includes storing one or more sets of instructions at a storage location accessible by a controller configured to control aspects of an energy industry operation, the one or more sets of instructions retrieved from a library of sets of instructions, each set of instructions prescribing a standard procedure for performing a process forming part of the energy industry operation, the standard procedure based on best operating practices developed from previously performed operations independent of the process to be performed. The method also includes deploying a carrier in a borehole in an earth formation and performing an energy industry operation, monitoring the operation and, in response to detecting a condition associated with the process, automatically retrieving the set of instructions corresponding to the process, and automatically performing the process by the controller according to the retrieved set of instructions. |
| US10287852B2 |
Method and apparatus for actuating downhole tools
A method of actuating at least one of a plurality of downhole tools (10) connected to at least one hydraulic fluid line (L1, L2) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) providing each of the downhole tools with a control unit (20) comprising a timer which permits fluid communication between the at least one hydraulic fluid line and the downhole tool during a window of time; and b) controlling the pressure in the at least one hydraulic fluid line for at least a sufficient period of time required to at least actuate the said downhole tool, wherein the said sufficient period of time coincides at least partially with the said window of time. A control unit for operating one or more than one of a plurality of downhole tools connected to at least one hydraulic fluid line is also disclosed as including a timer associated with each of the one or more downhole tools, the timer permitting hydraulic fluid to communicate with the respective downhole tool if supplied via the at least one hydraulic fluid line during a window of time. A timer apparatus for use in downhole wellbore for permitting controlled activation of a downhole tool at a point in time is also disclosed as including a valve associated with an energy storage mechanism and which is arranged to move the valve when the energy is released to actuate the downhole tool. A system of downhole tools is also disclosed as including two or more downhole tools, at least one hydraulic fluid line, wherein each of the two or more downhole tools is connected to the at least one hydraulic fluid line and at least one control unit comprising at least one timer, wherein each of the one or more downhole tools is connected to a timer, said timer permitting hydraulic fluid to communicate with the respective downhole tool. A method of controlling flow downhole in a wellbore is also disclosed. |
| US10287849B2 |
Subsea well control system
Systems, apparatus, and methods for controlling a well blowout comprising: a plug-forming agent reservoir comprising a plug-forming agent proximate a wellbore, the plug-forming agent reservoir in selective fluid communication with the wellbore; providing a pressure source capable of pressurizing the plug-forming agent reservoir containing the plug-forming agent to delivery pressure; and selectively introducing the pressurized first plug-forming agent into the wellbore to form a flow-restricting plug within the wellbore. Exemplary plug-forming agents are provided. |
| US10287848B2 |
Structurally supported seal element assembly
A seal assembly features radially stacked sealing elements separated by a ring shaped structural member with the structural member configured to fold on itself as the inner and outer sealing elements are axially compressed during the setting process. The structural member remains embedded in the outer sealing element when the assembly is set. Seal rings flank the inner and outer sealing element and feature an outwardly facing bevel to contact a conforming bevel shape on extrusion ring assemblies. During axial compression the extrusion rings are pushed out with the seal rings and then the inner and outer sealing elements are axially compressed as the structural member's ends come together and its middle folds. The structural member creates gaps to allow fluid to escape during setting. |
| US10287846B2 |
Swellable packer with reinforcement and anti-extrusion features
A packer assembly for use in a subterranean well can include a seal element which swells in the well, a reinforcement in the seal element, and an extrusion barrier which displaces outward in response to swelling of an end portion of the seal element, the reinforcement being longitudinally spaced apart from the end portion of the seal element. A method of constructing a packer assembly can include positioning a reinforcement in a seal element which swells in response to contact with a fluid, the positioning including longitudinally spacing opposite ends of the reinforcement away from opposite end portions of the seal element, and installing extrusion barriers which radially outwardly overlie the seal element end portions. |
| US10287843B2 |
Pressure assisted blowout preventer
A blowout preventer (BOP) includes a pressure driven operator that is equipped with a balancing circuit to offset pressure inside the BOP. The operator, which is used to drive a ram, includes a piston, coupled to the ram by an operator arm, and a balance arm on a side of the piston opposite the operator arm. Pressure from inside the BOP communicates to an end of the balance arm opposite the piston and exerts a force to drive the ram radially inward. |
| US10287840B2 |
Arrangement for supporting a wellhead
A device is for reducing the load on a wellhead casing from a bending moment generated by a horizontal load component from a well element arranged over a wellhead. A supporting frame is connected to an upper portion of the wellhead casing and projects outwards from the center axis of the wellhead casing and is provided with an abutment which rests supportingly against a base at a radial distance from the wellhead casing. The supporting frame is arranged to absorb a portion of said bending moment. |
| US10287837B2 |
Hydraulic timing device
A pressure vessel having an adjustable volume to adjust a hydraulic time delay produced by the pressure vessel. The pressure vessel can include a piston with an adjustable stroke and a rod received in a housing to limit the stroke of the piston. The piston divides the housing into a pressure cavity and a reset cavity. Spacers can be removably coupled to the rod to limit the stroke of the piston. Optionally, a brake wall can be positioned to obstruct the path of the rod to limit the stroke of the piston. |
| US10287836B2 |
Tubing removal system
Example apparatus, methods, and systems described for cutting tubulars in a downhole environment. In an example apparatus, energetic cutters are housed within a carrier. In some embodiments, the carrier is a cylindrical, tubular member. Radial energetic cutters are positioned at the ends of the carrier and linear energetic cutters are positioned between the radial energetic cutters. Initiation of the energetic cutters results in tubular fragments that fall downhole. |
| US10287834B2 |
Logging tool
A logging tool or sub (10) for downhole use comprises an elongate logging tool body (11); one or more moveable reaction members; and a locking member for the reaction members. At least one arm (12) at a first location is pivotably secured to the body (11) to be extensible therefrom and compressible towards the body (11); and at a second location spaced from the first location is pivotably secured to a locking member (18); and a stop member (22) fixed or fixable relative to the body (11). The locking member (18) defines a moveable end (19) remote from the second location and moveable relative to the arm (12) between at least a first position in which force tending to compress the arm (12) towards the body (11) causes the end (19) to move away from the stop member (22), and a second position in which force tending to compress the arm (12) towards the body (11) causes the stop member (22) to resist movement of the locking member (19) thereby preventing compression of the arm (12) towards the body (11). Alternatively, one or more cam and follower arrangement or rack and pinion arrangement can be used. |
| US10287833B2 |
Carrier block and gripper block for coiled tubing assembly
A combination of a carrier block and gripper block is disclosed. The gripper block includes a first side and a second side spaced apart from the first side, and an upper surface spanning the distance between the first side and the second side. The upper surface includes a gripping surface. The gripper block includes at least one recess positioned in at least one of the first side and the second side of the gripper block, the at least one recess including an engagement surface. A retention device includes a retention feature proximate the first end and extending laterally away from a longitudinal axis of the retention device. The carrier block includes at least one retention recess disposed at least partially through the carrier block, the at least one retention recess being configured to receive a second end of the retention device. |
| US10287812B2 |
Device for moving a movable furniture part, and item of furniture having a device for moving a movable furniture part
A device for moving a movable furniture part, the device including a force accumulator such that by way of the device which is fitted to the item of furniture the movable furniture part in the case of an opening procedure under the action of the force accumulator by way of an ejector is capable of being put in an opening position. According to the present invention, a coupling assembly which in the case of the charging procedure of the force accumulator is effective between the ejector and the force accumulator is provided, and that the ejector is designed in a manner that the latter in the region of the end of the path thereof in the case of the opening procedure by way of a switch element couples to the coupling assembly. |
| US10287811B1 |
Window regulator assembly with carrier plate
A window regulator assembly for moving a side window of a vehicle in an upward direction and in a downward direction along a guide rail, includes a carrier plate having a rail channel for movably engaging the guide rail. A first cable end pocket laterally offset from the rail channel is configured for receiving a cable end extending from a bottom end of the guide rail, and a separate second cable end pocket, likewise laterally offset from the rail channel, is configured for receiving a cable end extending from a top end of the guide rail. At a top end of the first cable end pocket in an installed position, the first cable end pocket is longitudinally delimited by a radial step having a depth of at most ½ of a width of the first cable end pocket. |
| US10287808B2 |
Rotary shaft
A rotation unit includes a first rotor, a second rotor coupled to the first rotor, and a third rotor coupled to the second rotor. The second rotor has reflection-symmetric structure, and the first rotor and the third rotor are reflection-symmetric to each other with respect to the second rotor. Each of the first rotor, the second rotor, and the third rotor includes one or more grooves and one or more pins. In response to the pins moving in the corresponding grooves, a length of a first face formed by inner faces of the first rotor, the second rotor, and the third rotor in the groove direction remains unchanged, and a length of a second face formed by outer faces of the first rotor, the second rotor, and the third rotor in the groove direction varies. |
| US10287807B2 |
Glovebox downstop with bi-directional interlocking feature
A vehicle glovebox includes a frame rotationally operable within a housing. A downstop is defined within the frame, wherein the downstop in a blocking position engages the housing to define a fully-open position of the frame. The downstop is operable to a release position that defines rotation of the frame beyond the fully-open position. |
| US10287806B2 |
Latch device for trunk lid of vehicle
The latch device for the trunk lid of the vehicle includes an electric open lever that causes a ratchet to withdraw from a latch when the electric open lever rotates, and a release actuator that rotates the electric open lever. An output gear that rotates by driving force of the release actuator is provided near the electric open lever, a pair of a first cam projection and a second cam projection with phases shifted from each other by 180 degrees is provided at the output gear, and the output gear is configured such that when the output gear rotates by 180 degrees, the first cam projection abuts against and rotates the electric open lever, and rotation of the output gear is blocked by the second cam projection abutting against the rotated electric open lever. |
| US10287805B2 |
Motor vehicle lock
A lock, comprising a lock latch and a detent pawl, wherein the lock latch can be brought into open and closed positions, the lock latch in the closed position can be brought into engagement with a striker or the like, wherein the detent pawl can be brought into an engaged position in which said detent pawl fixes the lock latch in the closed position, and wherein the detent pawl can be lifted into a release position wherein the detent pawl releases the lock latch. The detent pawl can be brought into the release position by an actuating arrangement, a crash element is provided, said crash element can be adjusted by the crash-induced deformation of said component into a crash position, and the crash element in the crash position or an element coupled thereto blocks the detent pawl and/or the actuating arrangement or decouples the actuating arrangement from the detent pawl. |
| US10287803B2 |
Key, locking system, and method for opening or closing the locking system
The invention relates to a closing system having a key (1.1) coded in a quantum-physical manner, which withstands very high mechanical forces, wear, or temperatures. The key consists, for example, of a solid stainless-steel bar having, for example, a diameter of 8 mm and, for example, a length of 120 mm. The coding of the key (1.1) is based on a quantum-physical solid body cryptography. The matter of the solid main body is partially changed in such a way that this change can be read out by means of read-out methods suitable therefor. The coding occurs into the depth of the main body such that external influences such as damage to the surface do not impair the function of the key. The quantum key processed in such a way has no visible or perceptible features of the coding. More than 500 billion different codings are accommodated on a length of approximately 50 mm. The locking system comprises a decoding unit on the lock for decoding the codings, which have been introduced into the solid metal of the key in a quantum-physical manner. The arrangement according to the invention offers a locking system that is extremely resistant to forgery and manipulation, on the basis of quantum-physical solid body cryptography. |
| US10287802B2 |
Electromagnetic Opening Device for safe deposit box
An electromagnetic opening device comprises a housing, a fixed iron core, a movable iron core having a bottom end engaging with the fixed iron core, a shaft sleeve that sleeves a top end of the movable iron core and extends outside of the housing, and an electromagnetic coil, and a vibration sensing mechanism comprising a sensing block having a rotation shaft, a stopping end and a balancing end located on two sides of the movable iron core. A bottom of the stopping end is rotationally connected onto the housing through the rotation shaft. When the sensing block compresses a balance spring disposed between the balancing end and the housing through the rotation of the rotation shaft, the stopping end abuts against the shaft sleeve. The vibration sensing mechanism effectively prevents a mistaken shrinkage of the shaft sleeve of the movable iron core and abnormally opening of a safe deposit box. |
| US10287801B1 |
Door lock alarm
A door lock alarm includes a housing affixed to a door panel that carries a door lock and is hinged to a door frame, and a sensor including a circuit substrate mounted in the housing, a microprocessor installed in the circuit substrate, a sensor component electrically coupled to the microprocessor to face toward the door lock for detecting the presence of the latch bolt of the door lock in the locking position and providing a corresponding signal to the microprocessor so that the microprocessor activates alarm to give off an alarm signal upon receipt of the signal from the sensor component. |
| US10287799B2 |
Lock
A tumbler for positioning in a bore perpendicular to a keyway in a lock for selectively engaging a feature of a key within the keyway, wherein the tumbler comprises a male part that interlocks with a female part about a compressed spring; the male part having retaining teeth for selectively engaging an inner notch or an outer notch of the female part, such that when the retaining teeth engage the outer notch, the tumbler has a first configuration with an uncompressed overall length and on compression assumes a second configuration wherein the teeth of the male part engage the inner notch in the female section so that the overall length of the lock component is reduced, the change being irreversible. |
| US10287798B2 |
Electric lock and clutch mechanism thereof
An electric lock includes a base, a driving module, a handle and a clutch member. The driving module is arranged on the base. The driving module includes a driving member rotatable relative to the base, and a motor configured to drive the driving member to rotate. The handle is rotatably mounted to the base, and has a plurality of pushing structures. The clutch member includes a main body having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and a pushed structure formed on the first end of the main body. Wherein, when the motor drives the driving member to rotate in order to abut against the main body at a first position, the first end of the main body is tilted toward the handle, such that the pushing structure abuts against the pushed structure for pushing the clutch member to rotate when the handle is rotated. |
| US10287797B2 |
Fence post retaining plate
A retention plate for a T-shaped fence post having securing protrusions formed thereon, a lower end of the fence post and the retention plate configured to be inserted into soil to position the fence post in a desired orientation. The retention plate comprises a plate body including central openings for receiving a plurality of the securing protrusions formed on the fence post. The plate body has a periphery with a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges. The plate body has a plurality of openings therein configured and arranged to increase a resistance to the plate being extracted from the soil. |
| US10287794B2 |
Concrete tower and related formwork and related method of construction
A collar assembly of or for a tower being formed by progressively higher concrete composition pours into reinforcement including formwork defined cavities, the assembly comprising or including; a higher subassembly adapted as a collar to selectively index to a zone of the tower being formed, a lower subassembly adapted as a collar to selectively index to a zone of the tower being formed, and a jacking arrangement whereby (I), when the lower subassembly is zone indexed and the higher subassembly is not, the higher subassembly can be raised relative to the lower subassembly and the zone to a fresh indexing height and (II), when the higher subassembly is zone indexed and the lower subassembly is not, the lower subassembly can be raised to a fresh indexing height. |
| US10287789B2 |
Hotel rooms
An improved hotel configuration. The hotel room configuration includes two adjacent rooms, one of which forms a T, and the other of which forms an L, with the base of the T fitting into the right angle formed by the L. Embodiments are directed to reconfiguring an existing hotel having adjacent, side-by-side rooms into the T and L configuration. Additional embodiments are directed to a combined television stand and desk module that fits into or is used as a footboard of a bed. A television can be mounted on the top of this console, and can, in embodiments, rotate to face the desk, the bed, or other parts of the room. |
| US10287784B2 |
Floor installation tools and methods of use
Provided herein are exemplary floor installation tools comprising a base having a total length L 2, a receded portion of the base having a length L 1, an impact edge having a vertical height H 3 and forming a right angle with the receded portion of the base, a rounded nose, the rounded nose having an internal angle of approximately sixty degrees, a strike plate forming a sixty degree angle with the rounded corner, the strike plate configured for receiving a force for transfer to the impact edge, and a handle adjacent to the strike plate, the handle mounted in a middle of the base. |
| US10287782B2 |
Building concept, vertical duct element and method for arranging spaces in a flexible manner within the building
The invention relates to a building concept wherein locations of rooms such as bathrooms and kitchens can be easily changed during the lifespan of the building. These rooms may be positioned in several locations almost everywhere in the building and the building may be easily remodeled during its lifespan. The invention is based on providing at least one space part that comprises a floor defining the area of the space part and at least one length of non-load bearing wall bordering the perimeter of the floor and at least one load bearing vertical duct element having at least one vertical cover wall that can be at least partially opened in order to provide access to the inside of the element. |
| US10287779B2 |
Floor panel for producing a covering
A floor panel includes male and female coupling means that are formed by at least one proximal groove that opens onto a lower face or upper face, respectively, of the panel and by a distal flexible tongue that extends from the end of the edge of the panel towards the lower face or upper face, respectively. The tongue has a proximal wall inclined at an angle with respect to a vertical plane towards the bottom and the outside of the panel and towards the top and the outside of the panel, respectively. The tongue of at least one of the male coupling means or female coupling means has a distal wall that includes, at least, a protrusion or a notch that is able to engage with a notch or a protrusion formed in or on a proximal wall of the proximal groove of the corresponding female coupling means or male coupling means so as to form an end stop, avoiding vertical movement of a panel with respect to an adjacent panel. The flexible tongue of the female coupling means comprises a chamfered part that forms an angle of between 2° and 20° with respect to the main plane of the panel. |
| US10287777B2 |
Set of panels
A set of panels including a first panel and a second panel. A first edge of the first panel and a second edge of the second are configured to be locked together and assembled by a vertical displacement of the second edge relative the first edge. The first edge includes a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at the second edge for locking in a horizontal and in the vertical direction. The first edge includes a tongue configured to cooperate with a tongue groove at the second edge for locking in a vertical direction. An upper part of the first edge includes a first guiding surface and a lower edge of the lower lip includes a second guiding surface. An upper part of the locking element includes a third guiding surface and a lower edge of the locking groove includes a fourth guiding surface. |
| US10287773B2 |
Formwork
A building formwork module for use in a modular formwork system, the module comprising a first wall spaced away from a second wall, the first and second walls being connected by at least one web extending between the first and second walls, the first and second walls and said at least one web defining a channel extending over at least a part of a longitudinal length of the module, the channel adapted to accommodate fill material during use, the web further comprising at least two apertures spaced apart across the web in between the first and second walls such that during use one or more transverse reinforcing members can be positioned in between reinforcing members received in the spaced apart apertures thereby limiting movement of the transverse reinforcing member there-between during use. |
| US10287771B2 |
Sound attenuating laminate materials
Sound absorbing or attenuating laminate flooring materials are provided, which are directed to be used in the production of floor covering, floor panels, furniture panels, cabinets, counter-tops and wall panels. As well, the methods for producing such products are provided. In particular, abrasion resistant panels, with a laminated structure, created by forming an assembly which consists of laminating a heat-activated resin impregnated paper wear layer, a decorative layer with printed graphics or a wood veneer decorative layer, a medium density (MDF) or high-density (HDF) natural fiber-based core and a resin impregnated paper balancing layer. To achieve sound absorbing and/or attenuating properties, any or all paper layers may be pre coated with an additional flexible elastomeric coating, film or material prior to assembly of the panel, or the natural fiber core panel may be coated with a flexible elastomeric coating, film or material prior to assembly with the papers. The flexible elastomeric coating, film or material acts to absorb, reduce, and/or ameliorate the sound transmissions inherent in laminated panels. |
| US10287767B2 |
Flush toilet
Provided is a flush toilet capable of increasing the volume of a waste conveyance flow for washing down waste thereby improving a waste conveyance capability. The flush toilet includes: a discharge conduit (16) communicated with the discharge trap pipe. The discharge conduit includes: a flow dividing section (26) and a delaying flow passage (28) branched from the flow dividing section. The flow dividing section has a guide portion (32) configured to guide relatively low-speed flush water along the guide portion to the delaying flow passage. The delaying flow passage (28) is configured such that flush water having flowed into the delaying flow passage along the guide portion (32) is enabled to merge with a flush water flow reaching the flow dividing section at a timing after the inflow of the flush water to the delaying flow passage. |
| US10287763B2 |
Toilet plunger
A plunger having a plunger body with a handle flange portion for connection to an associated handle, a domed portion extending from the handle flange portion, a frustoconical portion extending from the domed portion, and a first bulbous portion extending from the frustoconical portion, wherein the domed portion is configured to collapse at least partially into the frustoconical portion during use. |
| US10287761B2 |
Faucets providing additional control for water flow
A faucet having a faucet base, a water hose, a faucet head, and a chamber is provided. A water valve is provided in the chamber and includes a driving member and a control valve movable between a first position enabling mixing of water and air and a second position enabling shut-off of a water flow. The faucet head further includes a control member rotatably coupled with the faucet head to enable a user to operate the control valve within the water valve by operating the control member from a side of the faucet head. |
| US10287756B2 |
Tap water management system, tap water management device, tap water management method, and tap water management program recording medium
In order to keep the deterioration of water distribution pipes from progressing, a tap water management system is provided with: a water pressure detection unit for detecting the water pressure in at least one location in a water distribution pipe for carrying clean water from a water distribution site to a consumer. and transmitting the detection result as water pressure information; a deterioration detection unit for detecting deterioration in at least one location in a water distribution pipe, and transmitting the detection result as deterioration information; a water distribution planning unit for causing a water distribution plan that is a plan for water distribution pressure to be determined on the basis of information regarding past water demand; a deterioration-reducing water distribution planning unit for deciding, on the basis of the water distribution plan, the water pressure information, and the deterioration information. a deterioration-reducing water distribution plan according to the extent of deterioration; a water distribution pressure changing unit for changing the water distribution pressure of the water distribution pipe; and a water distribution pressure control unit for controlling the water distribution pressure changing unit on the basis of the deterioration-reducing water distribution plan. |
| US10287754B2 |
Modular sidebar protecting wear member and system
A sidebar protecting wear member includes a module having a length extending in a length direction from a first end to a second end, and a width extending in a width direction from a first side to a second side, and a main body portion extending along only a first portion of the length of the module and across the entire width of the module. The module includes a first projecting element adjacent the first end of the module and extending along a second portion of the length to the first end of the length, and extending across only a first portion of the width of the module, and a second projecting element adjacent the second end of the module and extending along a third portion of the length to the second end of the length, and extending across only a second portion of the width of the module. |
| US10287748B1 |
Dredge walking spud apparatus
A dredge and spud apparatus provides a dredge or hull or floating tank. The hull supports one or more spuds. An interface mounts each spud to the hull. The interface includes a frame attached to the hull and a carriage supported by the frame for movement between a forward position and a rear position. The hull can support one or more dredge components. The hull can be a barge. The carriage can be moved from the forward position to the rear position (or from the rear position to the forward position) in order to change position of the hull or floating tank relative to the spuds when the spuds are anchored to the water bed, sea bed, lake bed, river bed, etc. The interface includes inner and outer links, at least one link being powered to move between forward and rear positions. |
| US10287739B2 |
Disaster prevention system
This invention provides a disaster prevention system capable of taking an effective measure against a flood disaster. According to one embodiment, a disaster prevention system comprises a weather prediction unit configured to calculate a predicted rainfall in a region based on rainfall information necessary for protecting the region from a flood; an analysis unit configured to determine, based on the predicted rainfall calculated by the weather prediction unit, whether a flood can occur in the region; and a control unit configured to control to close a water stop gate provided in the region to protect the region from the flood if the analysis unit determines that the flood can occur in the region. |
| US10287738B2 |
Sealed underwater air curtain system
A system for forming an underwater air curtain, that turns the ocean above it into a gas is anchored on the ocean floor, so the curtain's bubbles travel from the ocean floor to the surface. The system is formed by arrays of air distribution tubes carrying air dispersal heads that are powered by an air supply and air batteries. In the shallows, of 30 ft. or less, ocean waves are deleted, oil is repelled, marine animals have a barrier that they cannot enter when the system is activated. Used at deeper depths, the system has the ability to change ocean temperatures, by using bubbles to bring cold water from the ocean floor to the surface thus protecting coral. The system also works as a sound barrier, because the ocean is no longer solid above it. |
| US10287735B2 |
Vehicle arrestor system
A vehicle arrestor system includes a ditch box defined by a pair of opposing side walls and a bottom wall extending between the side walls forming a chamber therebetween. A movable plate forms at least a portion of a top wall of the chamber. A mechanical actuator is operably coupled to the movable plate for causing the movable plate to move between a non-actuated position and an actuated position. The movable plate is flush with the road pavement when in the non-actuated position and is not flush with the road pavement when in the actuated position. The vehicle arrestor system serves a dual purpose of arresting movement of a vehicle and providing a notification to a driver of the vehicle to slow down if the vehicle is exceeding the posted speed limit. A plurality of vehicle arrestor systems can be strategically placed in a “locked island” arrangement. |
| US10287732B1 |
Temporary walkway
A temporary walkway used in construction areas to allow access to a building before the concrete sidewalk is installed. The temporary walkway has plank sections made up of a panel and a leading and a trailing edge. The leading edge is configured to lock into the trailing edge of an adjacent plank to create a large walk way. The Planks remain locked throughout an upward and downward angle of rotation to account for variance in the terrain. |
| US10287731B2 |
Abrasion-resistant rubber roll cover with polyurethane coating
An industrial roll includes: a substantially cylindrical metallic core; a rubber base layer that is adhered to and circumferentially overlies the core; a rubber top stock layer that circumferentially overlies the base layer; and a polyurethane coating that circumferentially overlies the top stock layer. In this configuration, the roll can provide improved abrasion-resistance, sheet release properties, and/or toughness compared to a roll with a rubber cover, but may provide these properties in a cover that is softer than a typical polyurethane cover. |
| US10287729B2 |
Process for obtaining a fabric with the appearance of leather, imitation leather, and the fabric obtained
The invention refers to the way of obtaining a fabric with the appearance of leather, imitation leather, from a fabric that can be an elastic technical fabric, to which a paste is applied, formulated with an acrylic base resin with inorganic fillers, melamine resins, silicone antifoam, polyethylene glycol, urea, synthetic acrylic thickeners and water-based dyes, in suitable percentages for obtaining a fabric with the appearance of hide or leather that is antistatic, rupture resistant, tear resistant, cut resistant, abrasion resistant and impact resistant, providing an appearance similar to leather and with a high capacity for recovering the initial form of the fabric, due to its elasticity. The invention also refers to the product or fabric obtained with this process. |
| US10287727B2 |
Highly water repellent conjugate fiber and high bulk nonwoven fabric using the same
A fiber that can exhibit both excellent antistatic properties and high water repellency, and a high bulk nonwoven fabric with a good texture that exhibits high water repellency. More specifically, a highly water repellent fiber that is a conjugate fiber having a plurality of thermoplastic resins as the primary component thereof and having a fiber treatment agent comprising at least Component (A) and Component (B) below deposited thereon at 0.1 to 1.0 wt % in relation to the weight of the fiber, with Component (A) accounting for 75 to 97 wt % and Component (B) accounting for 25 to 3 wt % of the fiber treatment agent: Component (A): polysiloxane Component (B): alkane sulfonate metal salt. |
| US10287724B2 |
Laundry treating appliance with a non-encapsulated glass lid
A vertical axis laundry treating appliance having a non-encapsulated lid comprising a single panel of glass that is able to pass the UL 746C ball drop test. Non-encapsulated glass lids according to embodiments of the disclosure simplify part and assembly complexity compared to encapsulated glass lids. |
| US10287722B2 |
Washing machine
Provided is a washing machine including an auxiliary washing unit configured with an auxiliary washing space formed separately from a main washing space formed in a rotating tub, and a discharging assembly by which the auxiliary washing space and the main washing space are selectively in communication with each other. Through such a structure, auxiliary washing may be independently performed, and washing efficiency may be enhanced. |
| US10287720B2 |
Natural wool pile fabric and method for making wool pile fabric
A method of making a deep pile fabric that closely resembles natural sheepskin fleece. The method includes forming a length of pile fabric having fibers on one side and a scrim on an opposing side, where at least a portion of the fibers are natural wool fibers, and finishing the pile fabric as natural sheepskin by polishing the fiber side of the pile fabric, including guiding the length of pile fabric over at least two polishing rolls, where the two polishing rolls rotate in opposite directions. |
| US10287719B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing reinforcement strand loops
A device for providing reinforcement strand loops for a multi-needle system for mechanically reinforcing a component made of a foamed plastics material, has a profile body, at least two clamps positioned on the periphery and/or end face of the profile body for fixing a reinforcement strand to the profile body, at least one slider which can be moved in parallel with a central longitudinal axis of the profile body to produce a reinforcement strand loop, at least two separators positioned in the periphery and/or end face of the profile body for separating the reinforcement strand loop from the reinforcement strand and a feeder for feeding the reinforcement strand loop. As a result, reinforcement strand loops can be produced with high precision and individually presented to the needles and/or grippers of a multi-needle system. |
| US10287718B2 |
Tool and method for creating fashion accessories
A device comprising: (a) a body portion including: (i) a first end and ii. a second end; (b) a holder at the first end; (c) a holder at the second end; (d) a rotation device at the first end in communication with the holder at the first end; and wherein the holder is fixedly attached to a split gear having a channel therethrough so that one or more flexible mediums may be placed through the channel and removed from a work area located between the holder at the first end and the holder at the second end. |
| US10287712B2 |
Shed forming machine and loom including such a machine
A machine for forming the shed of a weaving loom, of the dobby or cam machine type utilizes output levers performing, during the weaving, an alternating oscillation movement around another common shaft, a casing (12) with an output aperture crossed by the levers, as well as a frame (6) which delimits, with the casing (12), an inner volume (V) of the machine, including an area for receiving torque transmission members between a driving shaft and a shaft for actuating the output levers as well as an area for receiving the output levers, this receiving area being adjacent to the area for receiving the torque transmission members, while the frame (6) supports the actuation shaft. The casing (12) and the frame (6) are in sealed contact, via at least one seal gasket (16, 18), at both external (16) and internal (18) seal barriers (B1, B2) respectively distant from each other, both seal barriers each extending over the whole periphery of the casing (12) except at the output aperture. |
| US10287711B2 |
Multifilament and braid
It is provided that a multifilament and a braid that are capable of being processed into products in a wide range of temperature and are excellent in dimensional stability and abrasion resistance. A multifilament comprising 5 or more monofilaments, wherein the multifilament contains polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 5.0 dL/g or more and 40.0 dL/g or less and substantially including ethylene as a repeating unit, and wherein a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value in a ratio of a diffraction peak intensity of orthorhombic crystal (200) plane to a diffraction peak intensity of orthorhombic crystal (110) plane in a monofilament cross section is 0.22 or less. |
| US10287710B2 |
Radio opaque fibers, filaments, and textiles
A radio opaque fiber, filament, and yarn is disclosed herein. The radio opaque fiber, filament, or yarn comprises a matrix (102) comprising a plurality of radio opaque material (104) and a first polymer (106), where the radio opaque material (104) is at least one of a radio opaque element, an alloy of the radio opaque element, and a compound of the radio opaque element, or a combination thereof, wherein the radio opaque element if of an atomic number greater than or equal to 29, and wherein the matrix (102) forms a unified flexible structure. The radio opaque fiber, filament, or yarn further comprises a carrier polymer (108) which binds the plurality of the matrix (102) and imparts spinnability to form the fiber, filament, and yarn. |
| US10287707B2 |
Film growth apparatus, film growth method and maintenance method of film growth apparatus
A film growth apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a reactor configured to perform film growth processing on a substrate; an exhaust configured to discharge an exhaust gas from the reactor to the outside; a first valve including a valving element, the first valve provided in a pipe connecting the reactor with the exhaust and configured to control a pressure of the reactor by a position of the valving element; a valving element driver configured to cause the valving element to operate; and a valve controller including a closed position storage configured to store a closed position of the valving element, an opening degree controller configured to control the position of the valving element operated by the valving element driver, and a closed position shifter configured to detect a load of the valving element driver and shift the closed position in a case where the load exceeds a predetermined reference value. |
| US10287702B2 |
Separation of alpha emitting species from plating baths
A plating product fabrication method includes forming a first concentrate. The concentrate includes a metal species, such as Tin, and a trace amount of an alpha emitting species, such as Polonium. The plating product fabrication method also includes creating a circuit between a filtering anode and a filtering cathode and reducing the alpha emitting species from the concentrate by plating the alpha emitting species upon the filtering cathode. In this manner, a purified concentrate is formed. The purified concentrate may be utilized to plate the metal species upon a plating cathode. The purified concentrate may be utilized to form a purified metal species. |
| US10287697B2 |
Nano-structure and method of making the same
In an example of a method for making a nano-structure, an aluminum layer is partially anodized to form a porous anodic alumina structure. The aluminum layer is positioned on an oxidizable material layer. The porous anodic alumina structure is exposed to partial anisotropic etching to form tracks within the porous anodic alumina structure. A remaining portion of the aluminum layer is further anodized to form paths where the tracks are formed. The oxidizable material layer is anodized to from an oxide, where the oxide grows through the paths formed within the porous anodic alumina structure to form a set of super nano-pillars. |
| US10287691B2 |
Anode assembly for cathodic protection of offshore steel piles
The anode assembly for cathodic protection of offshore steel piles provides stability and protection for a sacrificial anode used in the cathodic protection of offshore steel piles, particularly in regard to the challenges presented in positioning the anode in a submerged, underwater environment. The anode assembly for cathodic protection of offshore steel piles includes a conventional sacrificial anode received within a protective housing. The housing is supported underwater by a support cable. A weight is fixed to the lower end of the support cable to anchor the lower end of the support cable on an underwater surface of a body of water when the housing and the sacrificial anode are suspended in the body of water. The upper end of the support cable is secured to an external support such that the housing and the sacrificial anode are suspended therefrom in a desired underwater position. |
| US10287690B2 |
Sorbent-coated aluminium strip
The invention relates to a method for producing an aluminum strip, in which the aluminum strip is coated with a sorption layer which has a binder and a sorbent. The object to propose a method for producing an aluminum strip coated with a sorption layer, by means of which an aluminum strip can be coated cost-effectively having constant performance characteristics with respect to the sorption of, for example, water vapor, is achieved according to the invention by means of a method for producing an aluminum strip coated with a sorption layer by applying a suspension to the aluminum strip in the coil-coating process, which in addition to a liquid comprises at least one binder, formed as a solid, and a sorbent, and by subjecting the aluminum strip, together with the applied suspension, to a drying process, in which the binder is activated. |
| US10287689B2 |
Method for producing metal-plated stainless material
There is provided a method for producing a metal-plated stainless material, the method including performing an acid treatment of treating a stainless steel material with an acidic solution; performing an etching of treating the stainless steel material after the acid treatment with an etching treatment agent; and a modifying the surface of the stainless steel material after the etching into a state suitable for a metal plating process. |
| US10287682B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus, gas supply method, substrate processing method, and film forming method
A substrate processing apparatus includes: a process container configured to receive a substrate therein; a pressure detection part configured to measure an internal pressure of the process container; an exhaust-side valve installed in an exhaust pipe configured to exhaust an interior of the process container; a gas storage tank connected to the process container through a first gas supply pipe; a gas amount measuring part configured to measure an amount of gas stored in the gas storage tank; and a control valve installed in the first gas supply pipe and configured to control the internal pressure of the process container by changing an opening degree of the control valve based on the internal pressure of the process container which is detected by the pressure detection part and by controlling a flow path cross section through which the gas is supplied from the gas storage tank to the process container. |
| US10287681B2 |
Copper metal film, method for preparing the same, and method for forming copper interconnect for semiconductor device using the same
The present invention relates to a copper metal film to be used as a seed layer for electrodeposition for forming a copper interconnect for a semiconductor device, a method for preparing the same, and a method for forming a copper interconnect for a semiconductor device using the copper metal film. |
| US10287677B2 |
Methods of fabricating pillared graphene nanostructures
Methods of fabricating a graphene film are disclosed. An example method can include providing a substrate, heating the substrate between about 600° C. and about 1100° C. in a chamber, and introducing a carbon source into the chamber at a temperature between about 600° C. and about 1100° C. for about 10 seconds to about 1 minute. The method can further include cooling the substrate to about room temperature to form the graphene film Methods of fabricating pillared graphene nano structures and graphene based devices are also provided. |
| US10287674B2 |
Coating for a medical, dental or surgical instrument
A medical, dental or surgical instrument comprising a substrate on at least part of the instrument with a rough surface structure and a layer which is applied to or deposited on the substrate in such a way that the rough surface structure of the substrate is at least not completely smoothed by the layer or the roughness is increased, wherein the layer applied to or deposited on the substrate is embodied as a glass-ceramic layer. In addition, for producing such an instrument or part thereof is described. |
| US10287669B2 |
Mask and method of manufacturing the mask
A method of manufacturing a mask includes forming a first protection layer on a first surface of a mask member, the first protection layer comprising first through-holes exposing portions of the first surface; radiating, through the first through-holes, a laser beam onto the exposed portions of the first surface to form blind holes in the mask member; and providing an etchant to form second through-holes in the mask member, the second through-holes comprising the blind bores and extending from the first surface to a second surface of the mask member opposing the first surface. |
| US10287666B2 |
Installation and method for the metallic coating of a workpiece
The invention relates to an installation and a method for the metallic coating of a workpiece using a coating device, said coating device comprising a displaceable coating lance, by which a metal plasma jet can be generated to create a coating of metal particles. According to the invention, it is provided that the coating device with the coating lance and a measuring device for measuring the coating thickness are jointly integrated in the installation, and that the coating device with the coating lance as well as the measuring device are enclosed by a housing. |
| US10287665B2 |
Dry lubricant for zinc coated steel
The present invention relates to the use of an alkaline, aqueous coating composition for coating of zinc or zinc alloy coated steel substrates, comprising one or more alkaline sulfates, and one or more alkaline carbonates, wherein the pH of the composition ranges from 9-12. The present invention also defines a method for the non-reactive coating of zinc or zinc alloy coated steel substrates by use of said compositions and further relates to the application of said method as a surrogate for pre-phosphating of zinc or zinc alloy coated steel substrates in industrial applications. |
| US10287662B2 |
Aluminum alloy cast product and method for producing the same
An Al alloy cast product includes 3.2% to 7.2% by weight of Mg and 0.28% to 0.6% by weight of Sc, and has an Fe content and an Si content, each of 0.1% by weight or less. The cast product contains, in the metal texture, 3% by volume or less of Al3Sc particle having a particle diameter of 100 nm or less. In production thereof, an Al alloy melt containing 3.2% to 7.2% by weight of Mg and 0.28% to 0.6% by weight of Sc and having an Fe content and an Si content, each of 0.1% by weight or less, is prepared. Next, a casting formed from the melt is subjected to an aging treatment without a solution heat treatment (or a quenching treatment). Then, 3% by volume or less of Al3Sc particle having a particle diameter of 100 nm or less is precipitated in the metal texture. |
| US10287661B2 |
Hot-rolled steel sheet and method for producing the same
A hot-rolled steel sheet is provided having high strength and excellent toughness and ductility includes a composition that contains, on a mass percent basis, 0.04% or more and 0.15% or less of C, 0.01% or more and 0.55% or less of Si, 1.0% or more and 3.0% or less of Mn, 0.03% or less P, 0.01% or less S, 0.003% or more and 0.1% or less of Al, 0.006% or less N, 0.035% or more and 0.1% or less Nb, 0.001% or more and 0.1% or less of V, 0.001% or more and 0.1% or less Ti, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, in which the hot-rolled steel sheet includes a microstructure in which the proportion of precipitated Nb to the total amount of Nb is 35% or more and 80% or less, the volume fraction of tempered martensite and/or tempered bainite having a lath interval of 0.2 μm or more and 1.6 μm or less is 95% or more at a position 1.0 mm from a surface of the sheet in the thickness direction, and the volume fraction of ferrite having a lath interval of 0.2 μm or more and 1.6 μm or less at the center position of the sheet in the thickness direction is 95% or more. |
| US10287660B2 |
Steel wire rod for bearings having excellent drawability and coil formability after drawing
A steel wire rod includes, in terms of mass %, 0.95-1.10% C, 0.10-0.70% Si, 0.20-1.20% Mn, 0.90-1.60% Cr, 0-0.25% Mo, 0-25 ppm B, 0-0.020% P, 0-0.020% S, 0-0.0010% O, 0-0.030% N, and 0.010-0.100% Al. In a surface area of the steel wire rod, the Vickers hardness is HV 300 to HV 420, the area ratio of pearlite is 80% or more, and the area ratio of pro-eutectoid cementite is 2.0% or less. In an inner area of the steel wire rod, the area ratio of pearlite is 90% or more, and the area ratio of pro-eutectoid cementite is 5.0% or less. In the steel wire rod, the area ratio of pearlite blocks having an equivalent circle diameter of more than 40 μm is 0.62% or less, and the difference in Vickers hardness between the surface area and a center portion is HV 20.0 or less. |
| US10287657B2 |
Magnesium material and method of manufacturing the same
There is provided a Mg—N-A based magnesium material (A is a metal or non-metal element configuring a nitride, N: nitrogen originating from the nitride). The magnesium material includes a spherical Mg—N-A eutectic phase and nitrogen atoms are dispersed in a magnesium matrix, whereby mechanical and ignition properties of the magnesium material are improved, as compared to a magnesium material or pure magnesium material in which the nitrogen atoms are not included and only the metal or non-metal element is included. |
| US10287654B2 |
Ni-base alloy for structural applications
A nickel-base alloy of, in atomic percent unless otherwise stated, up to 8 percent Fe, up to 16 percent Co, between 15 and 25 percent Cr, up to 3 percent Mo, up to 2 percent W, between 3 and 5 percent Al, between 3 and 7.5 percent Nb, up to 3 percent Ta, up to 0.2 percent Ti, up to 0.5 percent C, up to 0.175 percent B, up to 0.07 percent Zr, up to 1 percent Mn, up to 1 percent Si, up to 0.2 percent Hf, the balance of Ni and incidental impurities, wherein the atomic ratio of Al to Nb is between 0.4 and 1.7, the atomic ratio of the sum of Al and Ti to Nb is between 0.4 and 1.8, and, the composition including at least 10 percent of elements from the group of Al, Nb, and Ti. |
| US10287653B2 |
Brass alloys for use in turbocharger bearing applications
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a high-strength brass alloy includes, by mass %, about 1.3% to about 2.3% of aluminum (Al), about 1.5% to about 3.0% of manganese (Mn), about 1% maximum of iron (Fe), about 1% maximum of nickel (Ni), about 0.4% maximum of tin (Sn), about 0.5% to about 2.0% of silicon (Si), about 57% to about 60% of copper (Cu), less than about 0.1% of lead (Pb), and the balance of zinc (Zn) and inevitable impurities, with the proviso that the ratio of Si/Mn is in the range of about 0.3 to about 0.7, and with the further proviso that the “zinc equivalent” content according to the following formula: ZnEq=Zn+Si*10−Mn/2+Al*5 is from about 51% to about 58%. |
| US10287646B2 |
Porous metal body and method for producing same
Provided is a porous metal body having superior corrosion resistance to conventional metal porous bodies composed of nickel-tin binary alloys and conventional metal porous bodies composed of nickel-chromium binary alloys. The porous metal body has a three-dimensional network skeleton and contains at least nickel, tin, and chromium. The concentration of chromium contained in the porous metal body is highest at the surface of the skeleton of the porous metal body and decreases toward the inner side of the skeleton. In one embodiment, the chromium concentration at the surface of the skeleton of the porous metal body is more preferably 3% by mass or more and 70% by mass or less. |
| US10287645B2 |
Method for producing high-strength steel material excellent in sulfide stress cracking resistance
A steel has a chemical composition consisting of, by mass percent, C: 0.15-0.65%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 0.1-1.5%, Cr: 0.2-1.5%, Mo: 0.1-2.5%, Ti: 0.005-0.50%, Al: 0.001-0.50%, and optionally at least one element selected from Nb: ≤0.4%, V: ≤0.5%, and B: ≤0.01%, Ca: ≤0.005%, Mg: ≤0.005%, and REM: ≤0.005%, and the balance of Fe and impurities, wherein Ni, P, S, N and O as impurities are Ni: ≤0.1%, P: ≤0.04%, S: ≤0.01%, N: ≤0.01%, and O: ≤0.01%. The steel is hot-worked into a shape and then sequentially subjected to heating the steel to a temperature exceeding the Ac1 transformation point and lower than the Ac3 transformation point and cooling. Then, a step of reheating the steel to a temperature not lower than the Ac3 transformation point and quenching the steel by rapid cooling, and a step of tempering the steel at a temperature not higher than the Ac1 transformation point are performed. |
| US10287641B2 |
Lactobacillus apinorum and Lactobacillus mellifer from honeybees in medical, food and feed applications
The invention relates to new isolated Lactobacillus strains chosen from Lactobacillus mellifer Bin4N.sup.T (LMG P-28344) and Lactobacillus apinorum Fhon13N.sup.T (LMG P-28345), which have been isolated from honeybees or their processed food. The bacterial strains have unique properties such as production of benzene, free fatty acids and 2-heptanone, rendering them useful in many areas such as in food and beverage products, feed products and medical products. |
| US10287640B2 |
Metapneumovirus strains and their use in vaccine formulations and as vectors for expression of antigenic sequences
Provided is an isolated mammalian negative strand RNA virus, metapneumovirus (MPV), within the sub-family Pneumoviridae, of the family Paramyxoviridae. Also provided are isolated mammalian negative strand RNA viruses identifiable as phylogenetically corresponding or relating to the genus Metapneumovirus and components thereof. In particular, provided is a mammalian MPV, subgroups and variants thereof. Also provided are genomic nucleotide sequences of different isolates of mammalian MPV, in particular, human MPV. Disclosed is the use of the sequence information of different isolates of mammalian MPV for diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Provided are nucleotide sequences encoding the genome of an MPV or a portion thereof, including both mammalian and avian MPV. Further described are chimeric or recombinant viruses encoded by the nucleotide sequences and chimeric and recombinant mammalian MPV that comprise one or more non-native or heterologous sequences. Also provided are vaccine formulations comprising mammalian or avian MPV, including recombinant and chimeric forms thereof. The vaccine preparations encompass multivalent vaccines, including bivalent and trivalent vaccine preparations. |
| US10287638B2 |
Molecular discrimination of regulated and non-regulated Salmonella serotypes
The present invention provides a set of oligonucleotides to screen for the presence of targeted Salmonella serotypes in an enrichment or to characterize presumptive colonies. The set of oligonucleotides includes at least one set of primers and probe for the detection of Salmonella serotype selected from typhimurium, enteritidis, newport, heidelberg, infantis, virchow and Hadar. The set of oligonucleotides may include up to 5 different primer sets and the corresponding probes. |
| US10287632B2 |
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. |
| US10287630B2 |
Single cell nucleic acid detection and analysis
Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided. |
| US10287628B2 |
Methods and kits for identifying polypeptide binding sites in a genome
The present invention provides, inter alia, methods and kits for identifying where a polypeptide of interest binds in a genome. The methods include a) carrying out a chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled to exonuclease digestion (ChIP-exo) process with an antibody against the polypeptide of interest; (b) extracting a polynucleotide fragment to which the polypeptide of interest binds; (c) carrying out a library preparation protocol adapted from an individual nucleotide resolution UV cross-linking and immunoprecipitation (iCLIP) process on the ChIP-exo processed polynucleotide fragment; and (d) sequencing the resulting polynucleotides. The kits include: (a) reagents sufficient to carry out ChIP-exo; (b) reagents sufficient to carry out the library preparation protocol adapted from the iCLIP process; and (c) instructions for use. |
| US10287627B2 |
Multiplexed linking PCR
The invention provides compositions and methods for rapid assembly of one or more assembled polynucleotides from a plurality of component polynucleotides, as well as methods of designing polynucleotide primer and linker sets useful in the assembly methods of the invention. |
| US10287626B2 |
Recognition sequences for I-CreI-derived meganucleases and uses thereof
Methods of cleaving double-stranded DNA that can be recognized and cleaved by a rationally-designed, I-CreI-derived meganuclease are provided. Also provided are recombinant nucleic acids, cells, and organisms containing such recombinant nucleic acids, as well as cells and organisms produced using such meganucleases. Also provided are methods of conducting a custom-designed, I-CreI-derived meganuclease business. |
| US10287624B2 |
Reagents and methods for the analysis of linked nucleic acids
Reagents and methods for the analysis of nucleic acids (e.g. genomic DNA) of circulating microparticles (i.e. microparticles originating from blood) are provided. The methods comprise linking at least two fragments of a target nucleic acid of a circulating microparticle to produce a set of at least two linked fragments of the target nucleic acid. In the methods, fragments of a target nucleic acid may be linked by techniques such as barcoding, partitioning, ligation and/or separate sequencing. The sequencing of a set of linked fragments provides a set of informatically linked sequence reads corresponding to the sequences of fragments from a single microparticle. |
| US10287621B2 |
Targeted chromosome conformation capture
The invention relates to a method which enables the possibility to capture chromosome conformation as well as a kit containing components useful to be used the method, such as to detect promoter and enhancer relations. The method comprises the following steps: i) providing cross-linked genomic DNA, wherein the DNA comprises a first and a second set of regions, ii) fragmenting the cross-linked genome, thus creating a plurality of fragments with junctions, iii) adding a labelled junction marker such as biotin and ligating the fragments to the marker, iv) purifying the marked fragments, v) adding labelled capture probes and selectively purifying the hybridized fragments, and vi) analyzing the fragments captured by hybridization and identify the fragments. |
| US10287620B2 |
Digital polymerase fidelity assay
Methods of determining polymerase fidelity are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises filling a gapped plasmid with a polymerase to form a gap-filled plasmid, wherein the gap-filled plasmid comprises a gene encoding an protein that is functional or non-functional depending on the polymerase fidelity; forming a plurality of partitions from a solution comprising the gap-filled plasmid and a label for detecting the presence of the plasmid; detecting the presence of the gap-filled plasmid in one or more of the partitions; and determining the fidelity of the polymerase by determining a ratio of partitions containing the gene encoding a functional protein to partitions containing a gene encoding a non-functional protein. |
| US10287617B2 |
Methods for in vitro—in vivo efficacy determination
The invention provides methods for determining and evaluating the in vitro-in vivo activity relationship of the efficacy of families of compounds for infectious diseases such as tuberculosis. The validity of the methods can be confirmed by evaluation of the compounds in animal models, for example, in murine models of tuberculosis. Examples of families of antibacterial compounds that can be evaluated for in vivo efficacy using the in vitro methods described herein include benzimidazoles, pyridopyrazines, pteridines, diphenyl ethers, beta-lactams, PBP inhibitors, and compounds that are non-ribonucleic acid and protein synthesis inhibitors. The methods can be used to evaluate classes of small molecule compounds and inhibitors that may be effective against any bacterial pathogen. The methods aid the identification of compounds, such as various benzimidazoles, with modes of action having activity against clinical isolates, as well as non-replicating persistent bacilli, which can therefore enhance current clinical therapeutic regimens. |
| US10287606B2 |
Genomic engineering of pluripotent cells
Provided are methods and compositions for obtaining genome-engineered iPSCs, and derivative cells with stable and functional genome editing at selected sites. Also provided are cell populations or clonal cell lines derived from genome-engineered iPSCs, which comprise targeted integration of one or more exogenous polynucleotides, and/or in/dels in one or more selected endogenous genes. |
| US10287605B2 |
Lepidopteran-active Cry1Da1 amino acid sequence variant proteins
Engineered Cry1Da amino acid sequences are provided that exhibit improved Lepidopteran insecticidal activity and an enhanced Lepidopteran spectrum compared to the naturally occurring Cry1Da protein toxin. Polynucleotide sequences intended for use in expression of the improved proteins in plants are also provided. Particular embodiments provide compositions containing insect inhibitory amounts of the engineered proteins, as well as recombinant plants, plant parts, and seeds containing polynucleotide constructs encoding one or more of the improved engineered proteins. |
| US10287604B2 |
Gene for increasing the production of plant biomass and/or seeds and method for use thereof
A technique by which the production of plant biomass can be significantly increased is provided. A protein phosphatase 2C gene having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order is over-expressed. |
| US10287583B2 |
Oligonucleotide decoys for the treatment of pain
Provided are therapeutic agents such as double-stranded nucleic acids, termed oligonucleotide decoys, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and related methods of modulating nociceptive signaling, for instance, to prevent and/or treat pain. |
| US10287582B2 |
Organic compositions to treat HSF1-related diseases
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating heat shock factor 1 (HSF1)-related diseases such as cancer and viral diseases, using a therapeutically effective amount of a RNAi agent to HSF. |
| US10287561B2 |
Polypeptide having a polyester degrading activity and uses thereof
The present invention relates to a new isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 94%, 95%, 99% or 100% identity to the full length amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, and having a polyester degrading activity, and uses thereof. |
| US10287557B2 |
Yeast strains producing mammalian-like complex N-glycans
Described herein are methods and genetically engineered fungal cells useful for producing target molecules containing mammalian-like complex N-glycans or containing intermediates in a mammalian glycosylation pathway. |
| US10287554B2 |
Induced pluripotent stem cell model for Fabry disease and use thereof
The present invention relates to an induced pluripotent stem cell model of Fabry disease, a preparation method thereof, and a use of the same for the study of Fabry disease development and for the screening of a therapeutic agent for the disease. Particularly, Fabry disease derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), embryoid body (EB), and vascular cells were developed and differentiated from fibroblasts originated from Fabry disease patient, wherein the Fabry disease originated iPSCs displayed significantly reduced expression and activity of GLA protein therein, compared with the normal cells, resulting in the accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3, CD77). Also, the differentiation of vascular cells was induced from the Fabry disease originated iPSCs, and as a result the iPSCs were successfully differentiated into vascular endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells with significantly expressing the marker protein. When the vascular endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells were treated with Fabrazyme, the accumulation of Gb3 was significantly reduced, suggesting that the said cell model can be effectively used for the analysis/study of Fabry disease outbreak mechanism and for the screening of a therapeutic agent for the disease. |
| US10287553B2 |
In vitro method for culturing stem cells
There is provided a method for culturing a stem cell in vitro. The method comprises providing a substrate surface coated with a coating comprising a molecule having a catechol moiety or a polymer thereof; and growing a stem cell on said coated substrate surface in a growth medium. |
| US10287552B2 |
Generation of hepatocytes from pluripotent stem cells
Methods are provided for producing differentiated cells from stem cells, including producing hepatocytes. Compositions thereof are also provided, as are methods of treating a liver disorder. |
| US10287545B2 |
Streptomyces and method for producing milbemycin A3 using same
Provided are a Streptomyces (Streptomyces hygroscopicus) HS7523 and a method for preparing milbemycin A3 by culturing the Streptomyces. The Streptomyces (Streptomyces hygroscopicus) HS7523 is deposited in “China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center” with an accession number of CGMCC No. 9672 on Sep. 16, 2014. |
| US10287543B2 |
Process and device for isolating cells from biological tissue
The invention is directed to a Perfusion device for biological tissues comprising a casing having two parts, a first part (1) and a second part (9), a holder (7) for a plurality of hollow penetration structures (8), wherein the hollow penetration structures (8) are provided with at least one orifice having fluid communication through the holder (7) a support (5) for the biological tissue (6) characterized in that the support (5) for the biological tissue (6) is positioned in the casing at a distance to the holder (7) that by joining the first part (1) and the second part (9) to form the casing, the hollow penetration structures (8) are in proximity to the holder (7). Use of the perfusion device in a process for disaggregation of a biological tissue to yield target cells. |
| US10287538B2 |
Device for producing a photosynthetic culture by means of a photo-bioreactor and at least one light distributor
Disclosed is a photosynthetic culture production device including at least one photo-bioreactor chamber having a supply/discharge unit, and including: an aqueous liquid containing a photosynthetic culture; at least one unit for supplying and discharging fluids from the chamber interacting with a management system; at least one light distributor including at least one first wall arranged so as to receive the light at a proximal end, at least one second wall arranged so as to emit at least part of the received light, and a sealed cavity defined by the at least one first wall and the at least one second wall, part of the emitting wall being immersed in the aqueous liquid containing the photosynthetic culture; at least one fluid partially filling the sealed cavity; and a cover, limiting evaporation. The cover has at least one opening, keeping the at least one light distributor stationary in the chamber. |
| US10287536B2 |
Small scale grain malting apparatus and method
An apparatus and method for malting grain having a hollow cylindroconical vessel and a first, smaller removable false bottom retaining grain used in cleaning, steeping and resting the grain and a second, larger removable false bottom used in germinating and kilning the grain. The apparatus also includes a pump, a cooling system, a fan, a heating system, a humidifier, an aeration system, valves, tubing and ducting for treating grain with water and air. Sensors communicate with a controller and control the pump, the cooling system, the fan, the heating system, the humidifier, the valves, and the aeration system. |
| US10287534B2 |
Automatic dishwashing detergent composition
Bleach-containing automatic dishwashing cleaning composition including a new amylase. |
| US10287532B2 |
Detergent composition
A liquid hard surface detergent composition comprising a liquid mixed alkoxylate fatty alcohol non-ionic surfactant comprising a greater number of the lower higher alkoxylate group than the higher alkoxylate group in the molecule and a builder. The compositions provide good shine/anti-spotting characteristics on hard surfaces and are especially suitable for use as automatic dishwashing compositions. |
| US10287529B2 |
Composition for detergent for cleaning
The invention is related to a precursor for making a detergent and a detergent comprising •water; •an alkyl sulfate; •a fatty acid alkanolamide and/or a fatty acid amidoamine; wherein the fatty acid alkanolamide corresponds to the formula (I) and wherein the fatty acid amidoamine corresponds to the formula (II). |
| US10287527B2 |
Eco-friendly process for the isolation of biopolymers from agricultural residues
Agricultural residues (biomasses) have come-up as potential valuable renewable resources for transformation into many bio-products. To achieve this goal, the isolation of major biopolymers in their purest form through an economical process is demanded for synthesis of the target fine chemicals without impurities. However, the difficulty of fractionating the biomass into cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin by a simple method has greatly limited their isolation from agricultural residues. Also, the lipids and waxes present on the surface of the agricultural residues protect it from external chemical and microbial agents. To overcome this issue, the lipids and waxes have been isolated from the biomass through two step organic solvents extraction. Thereafter lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose are isolated successively from the de-waxed biomass. |
| US10287522B2 |
System and method for preparing coal water slurry
A system for preparing a coal water slurry, comprising: a first unit for providing a stream of coarse coal water slurry; a second unit for providing a stream of fine coal water slurry; a concentration unit for receiving a portion of at least one of the stream of coarse coal water slurry and the stream of fine coal water slurry, and, providing a concentrated stream having a higher coal concentration than the portion of at least one of the stream of coarse coal water slurry and the stream of fine coal water slurry; and a mixing unit for mixing the concentrated stream and the remaining portions of the stream of coarse coal water slurry and the stream of fine coal water slurry. An associated method is also presented. |
| US10287521B2 |
Enzymatic removal of steryl glycosides
The present invention provides compositions and methods related to the production and use of enzymes suitable for reducing the amount of steryl glycosides or saturated monoacyl glycerols in a lipid mixture. |
| US10287518B2 |
Process for producing LPG and BTX
The invention relates to a process for producing LPG and BTX, comprising a) subjecting a mixed hydrocarbon feedstream to first hydrocracking in the presence of a first hydrocracking catalyst to produce a first hydrocracking product stream; b) separating the first hydrocracking product stream to provide at least a light hydrocarbon stream comprising at least C2 and C3 hydrocarbons, a middle hydrocarbon stream comprising C4 and/or C5 hydrocarbons and a heavy hydrocarbon stream comprising at least C6+ hydrocarbons and c) subjecting the heavy hydrocarbon stream to second hydrocracking to produce a second hydrocracking product stream comprising BTX, wherein the second hydrocracking is more severe than the first hydrocracking, wherein at least part of the middle hydrocarbon stream is recycled back to the first hydrocracking in step a). |
| US10287509B2 |
Oil conditioning unit and process
An oil conditioning unit includes a pump for receiving unstabilized crude oil at a first pressure and pumping the unstabilized crude oil at a second pressure higher than the first pressure, a first pre-heater downstream of the pump for heating the unstabilized crude oil to a first temperature, and a degassing vessel downstream of the first pre-heater. The degassing vessel is configured to separate light hydrocarbon gases from the unstabilized crude oil at the first temperature to produce stabilized crude oil having a Reid Vapor Pressure less than or equal to 13.7 psia. In some examples, the degassing vessel is configured to produce stabilized crude oil having a Reid Vapor Pressure well below 13.7 psia. |
| US10287508B2 |
Multi-purpose application of the second stage of a 2-stage bio-reforming reactor system for reforming bio-syngas, natural gas and process recycle streams
Multiple stages of reactors form a bio-reforming reactor that generates chemical grade bio-syngas for any of 1) a methanol synthesis reactor, 2) a Methanol-to-Gasoline reactor train, 3) a high temperature Fischer-Tropsch reactor train, and 4) any combination of these three that use the chemical grade bio-syngas derived from biomass fed into the bio-reforming reactor. A tubular chemical reactor of a second stage has inputs configured to receive chemical feedstock from at least two sources, i) the raw syngas from the reactor output of the first stage via a cyclone, and ii) purge gas containing renewable carbon-based gases that are recycled back via a recycle loop as a chemical feedstock from any of 1) the downstream methanol-synthesis-reactor train, 2) the downstream methanol-to-gasoline reactor train, or 3) purge gas from both trains. The plant produces fuel products with solely 100% biogenic carbon content as well as fuel products with 50-100% biogenic carbon content. |
| US10287501B2 |
Liquid crystal display element
A liquid crystal display element having an improved response speed by using a liquid crystal compound having a high K33, while neither improving nor deteriorating all the characteristics as a liquid crystal display element. The liquid crystal display element 10 of the present invention has a first substrate 15, a second substrate 15′, and a liquid crystal composition layer 5 interposed between the first substrate 15 and the second substrate 15′, wherein at least one of the first substrate 15 and the second substrate 15′ has an electrode that controls the liquid crystal composition layer 5 and the bend elastic constant K33 of at least one kind of liquid crystal compounds in the liquid crystal composition constituting the liquid crystal composition layer 5 is 20 pN or more. |
| US10287500B2 |
Localized irrigation method
The invention relates to a method for the localized irrigation of crops or planted areas whereby at least one water-soluble polymer having a molecular weight between 10,000 and 500,000 Da and containing at least one acrylamide or methacrylamide monomer is injected into the irrigation water intended for supplying a stationary localized irrigation device. |
| US10287496B2 |
Method for producing a powdered precursor material, powdered precursor material and use thereof
A method is provided for producing a pulverulent precursor material of the general formula M1xM2y(Si,Al)12(O,N)16 or M12-zM2zSi8Al4N16 having the method steps A) producing a pulverulent mixture of starting materials, B) calcining the mixture under a protective gas atmosphere and subsequent grinding, wherein in method step A) at least one nitride with a specific surface area of greater than 2 m2/g is selected as starting material. A pulverulent precursor material and the use thereof are additionally provided. |
| US10287495B1 |
Photoluminescent nanodiamond material
Photoluminescent nanodiamond particles of dynamic synthesis have enhanced photoluminescent properties produced as a result of minimizing the nitrogen content of impurities or imperfections in the nanodiamond lattice and by location of photoluminescent structures on the outer surface of the nanodiamond particles. This inhibits suppression (i.e. inactivity) of emission and enhances the intensity of the emission. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. |
| US10287490B2 |
PDMS-based ligands for quantum dots in silicones
The invention provides a process for the production of a wavelength converter containing a siloxane polymer matrix with wavelength converter nano particles embedded therein, the process containing (a) mixing (i) a first liquid containing (i1) short chain siloxane polymers and (i2) wavelength converter nano particles having an outer surface grafted with siloxane grafting ligands and (ii) curable siloxane polymers, and (b) curing the curable siloxane polymers, thereby producing the wavelength converter (100); wherein the short chain siloxane polymers have s1 Si backbone elements, wherein the siloxane grafting ligands comprise siloxane grafting ligands having x1 Si backbone elements, wherein at least one Si backbone element of each siloxane grafting ligand comprises a group having a grafting functionality; and wherein the curable siloxane polymers have y1 Si backbone elements, wherein x1/s1≥0.8, s1 |
| US10287483B2 |
Methods and compositions for use in oil and/or gas wells comprising a terpene alcohol
Methods and compositions comprising an emulsion or a microemulsion for use in various aspects of the life cycle of an oil and/or gas well are provided. In some embodiments, the emulsion or the microemulsion comprises an aqueous phase, a non-aqueous phase comprising a terpene alcohol a non-oxygenated terpene, and a surfactant, and optionally, one or more additives. |
| US10287481B1 |
Settable, form-filling loss circulation control compositions comprising in situ foamed non-hydraulic sorel cement systems and method of use
This document relates to settable, non-hydraulic foamed cement compositions comprising nitrogen gas-generating compositions used for loss circulation control. |
| US10287478B2 |
Hydrazide-based curing agents for use in subterranean operations
Curable resin compositions comprising an epoxy resin and a hydrazide curing agent and methods for using the curable resin compositions in cementing and/or remedial operations in a subterranean formation are provided. In one embodiment, the method may comprise combining an epoxy resin and a curing agent to form a curable resin composition, wherein the curing agent comprises a hydrazide curing agent; introducing the curable resin composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the curable resin composition to at least partially cure. |
| US10287470B2 |
Microcapsules and macrocapsules having low remnant free formaldehyde microcapsules and methods of making same
A microcapsule or microcapsule having a polymer wall comprising a melamine formaldehyde reacted with a crosslinking agent to form a unit cell according to a general formula (II) and/or the polymer wall has a FT-IR Spectrum as shown in FIG. 4. The crosslinking agent is a mixture of a reaction product of a cyclic urea (U) and a multifunctional aldehyde (A), and at least one crosslinker selected from the following group: a reaction products of (i) an aminotriazine and at least one aldehyde selected from the group consisting of aliphatic monoaldehydes and multifunctional aliphatic aldehydes, (ii) urea and/or cyclic ureas and formaldehyde, or (iii) phenols and aliphatic monoaldehydes, or from alkoxycarbonylaminotriazines, or multifunctional isocyanates, epoxides, aziridines, and carbodiimides. |
| US10287469B2 |
Use of alkyl perfluoroalkene ethers and mixtures thereof in high temperature heat pumps
Disclosed herein is a method for producing heating in a high temperature heat pump having a heat exchanger. The method comprises extracting heat from a working fluid, thereby producing a cooled working fluid wherein said working fluid comprises at least one alkyl perfluoroalkene ether. Also disclosed is a method of raising the maximum feasible condenser operating temperature in a high temperature heat pump apparatus. The method comprises charging the high temperature heat pump with a working fluid comprising at least one alkyl perfluoroalkene ether. Also disclosed is a high temperature heat pump apparatus. The apparatus contains a working fluid comprising at least one alkyl perfluoroalkene ether. Also disclosed is a composition comprising at least one alkyl perfluoroalkene ether, and specialized additives or lubricants for use in a high temperature heat pump. |
| US10287467B2 |
Ready-to-use hot melt adhesive having an improved property profile
The invention relates to a ready-to-use hot melt adhesive containing at least 95% of one or more polyolefin copolymer waxes, which have been prepared by means of metallocene catalysts, characterized in that the polyolefin copolymer wax consists of propylene and one or more further monomers selected from ethylene and branched or unbranched 1-alkenes having 4 to 20 C-atoms and the content of structural units derived from propylene in the copolymer waxes amounts to 80 to 99.9% by weight, and the hot melt adhesive has a surface tension of the melt, measured at a temperature of 170 DEG C., of at most 23 mN/m. The invention relates to a ready-to-use hot melt adhesive containing at least 95% of one or more polyolefin copolymer waxes, which have been prepared by means of metallocene catalysts, characterized in that the polyolefin copolymer wax consists of propylene and one or more further monomers selected from ethylene and branched or unbranched 1-alkenes having 4 to 20 C-atoms and the content of structural units derived from propylene in the copolymer waxes amounts to 80 to 99.9% by weight, and the hot melt adhesive has a surface tension of the melt, measured at a temperature of 170 DEG C., of at most 23 mN/m. The invention relates to a ready-to-use hot melt adhesive containing at least 95% of one or more polyolefin copolymer waxes, which have been prepared by means of metallocene catalysts, characterized in that the polyolefin copolymer wax consists of propylene and one or more further monomers selected from ethylene and branched or unbranched 1-alkenes having 4 to 20 C-atoms and the content of structural units derived from propylene in the copolymer waxes amounts to 80 to 99.9% by weight, and the hot melt adhesive has a surface tension of the melt, measured at a temperature of 170 DEG C., of at most 23 mN/m. The invention relates to a ready-to-use hot melt adhesive containing at least 95% of one or more polyolefin copolymer waxes, which have been prepared by means of metallocene catalysts, characterized in that the polyolefin copolymer wax consists of propylene and one or more further monomers selected from ethylene and branched or unbranched 1-alkenes having 4 to 20 C-atoms and the content of structural units derived from propylene in the copolymer waxes amounts to 80 to 99.9% by weight, and the hot melt adhesive has a surface tension of the melt, measured at a temperature of 170 DEG C., of at most 23 mN/m. |
| US10287466B2 |
Cold-tolerant sealants and components thereof
Polythioether polymers, sealants containing polythioether polymers, and compounds useful as stabilizing monomers in the manufacture of polythioether polymers are provided. In many embodiments the polymers and sealants demonstrate reduced risk of spoilage that may be caused by low temperature storage of the polymer or uncured sealant. Compounds useful as stabilizing monomers include compounds according to formula I: CH2═CR1—CHR2—S—R3—S—CHR4—CR5═CH2 [I] wherein R1, R2, R4 and R5 are independently selected from —H, —CH3 or —C2H5, and wherein R3 is selected from divalent groups comprising 2-12 carbon atoms, 0-5 ether oxygen atoms and 0-5 thioether sulfur atoms, which may be straight, branched or cyclic. |
| US10287465B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, and double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, for which a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition (pressure-sensitive adhesive solution) without any acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive or the like which needs a large amount of an organic solvent and is difficult to apply thickly; to provide a polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is friendly to the global environment, can be applied thickly, has a high level of cost effectiveness and workability, and also has a high level of adhesion, retention, and repulsion resistance; and to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape having such a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The invention is directed to a polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layer including a product made from a polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition including: a polyester obtained by polycondensation of at least a dicarboxylic acid component and a diol component; and a tackifier, the polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a gel fraction of 15% by weight or more to less than 40% by weight. |
| US10287461B2 |
Adhesive strip having a temporary fixing adhesive
Adhesive strip containing a temporary fixing adhesive for a first temporary fixing of two substrates to one another as a preliminary stage to a second final fixing of the two substrates, wherein the second final fixing takes place by means of a final fixing adhesive and said final adhesive assimilates the temporary fixing adhesive during the second final fixing, wherein the temporary fixing adhesive is a non-crosslinked bonding adhesive and dissolves in the final fixing adhesive during the second final fixing. |
| US10287458B2 |
Laminate for treatment of a wafer device, temporary adhesion composition, and temporary adhesion film
A laminate includes, sequentially and adjacent to each other: a first base material; a temporary adhesion film; and a second base material, in which the tensile elastic modulus E of the temporary adhesion film at 25° C. in conformity with JIS K 7161:1994 is in a range of 25 to 2000 MPa. A base material is peeled off by fixing any one of the first base material and the second base material of the laminate at 25° C. and pulling an end portion of the other base material up in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the other base material from an interface with the temporary adhesion film at a speed of 50 mm/min, and the force applied during the pulling is measured using a force gauge and the value is 0.33 N/mm or less. |
| US10287456B2 |
Natural oil derived gelled ink vehicles
Novel natural oil derived ink vehicles are provided by a two step process that does not require the addition of gelants or the irreversible heat bodying or polymerization of the oil. The gelled natural oil may be used as the vehicle/carrier in the ink formulation or alternatively used as a carrier or dispersant for additives in ink formulations. The gelled ink vehicles disclosed have many advantages over ink vehicles disclosed in the prior art. |
| US10287454B2 |
Coating compositions
The present invention relates to coating compositions comprising A) alkoxy-functional arylpolysiloxanes and/or alkoxy-functional aryl-alkylpolysiloxanes, B) at least one crosslinking catalyst and optionally C) at least one alkoxysilane and D) optionally further auxiliaries and additives, where the fraction of the alkoxy groups is at least 10 wt %, based on the sum of components A) and C). |
| US10287447B2 |
Radiation curable binder dispersion for an inkjet ink
An example of a radiation curable binder dispersion for an inkjet ink includes water and a radiation curable polyurethane dispersed in the water. The radiation curable polyurethane has a weight average molecular weight that is equal to or less than 5,000, a glass transition temperature (Tg) less than 25° C., and a double bond density higher than 4.0. The radiation curable polyurethane binder dispersion is formed from a non-aromatic diisocyanate; a polyol; an acrylate or methacrylate, the acrylate or methacrylate having at least two hydroxyl functional groups and having an acrylate functional group or a methacrylate functional group; a compound including i) an ionic group or ii) a group to form an ionic group; and another acrylate or methacrylate, the other acrylate or methacrylate having a hydroxyl functional group or an amino functional group. |
| US10287444B2 |
EMI shielding composition and process for applying it
This invention relates to an EMI shielding composition comprising a thermoplastic resin and/or a thermoset resin, a solvent or a reactive diluent and conductive particles providing uniform and homogenous thickness to the EMI shielding layer. The invention also provides a process of applying the EMI shielding layer on the encapsulant protecting the CI device components. |
| US10287439B2 |
Carbonate pigments, and methods for making and using the same
Carbonate pigment compositions are provided. In some instances, the pigment compositions are CO2 sequestering pigment compositions. Also provided are methods of making and using the pigment compositions, e.g., in paints and coatings, as well as other applications. |
| US10287436B2 |
Process for the preparation of indocyanine green
The present invention involves an improved process for the preparation of Indocyanine green of Formula (I) having high purity of about 99%, wherein the process comprises steps of reacting 1,1,2-trimethyl-1H-benzo[e]indole with 1,4-butane sulfone in boiling solvent to give 4-(1,1,2-trimethyl-1H-benzo[e]indolium-3-yl)butane-1-sulfonate. Followed by reacting 4-(1,1,2-trimethyl-1H-benzo[e]indolium-3-yl)butane-1-sulfonate of Formula (IV) and N-phenyl-N-((1E,3E,5E)-5-(phenylimino)penta-1,3-dienyl)acetamide of formula (V) in presence of sodium acetate and alcohol; and extracting the title compound formula (I) with an ester solvent. |
| US10287435B2 |
Preparation of Pigment Red 149
The invention provides a process for preparing N,N′-di(3′,5′-dimethylphenyl)perylene bis(dicarboximide), and other pigments having modified properties, by reaction of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride with 3,5-dimethylaniline, or a mixture of 3,5-dimethyl aniline and at least one other primary amine, in the presence of a secondary amine or tertiary amine as catalyst, wherein the reaction occurs in an aqueous reaction medium and in the presence of added seed crystals of N,N′-di(3′,5′-dimethylphenyl) perylenebis(dicarboximide), such that the aqueous medium is present at the beginning of the reaction. |
| US10287434B2 |
Polymer resin composition having excellent chemical resistance
The present invention relates to a polymer resin composition that is capable of providing an environmentally friendly biomass-containing synthetic resin having improved chemical resistance. The present invention provides a polymer resin composition including: a polyester copolymer including a residue of a dicarboxylic acid component containing terephthalic acid, and a residue of a diol component including dianhydrohexitol; and one or more copolymers selected from the group consisting of an unsaturated nitrile-diene-based rubber-aromatic vinyl graft copolymer, an alkyl methacrylate-diene-based rubber-aromatic vinyl graft copolymer, and an alkyl methacrylate-silicone/alkyl acrylate graft copolymer, and which has a tensile strength loss defined in the following Equation 1 ranging from 0.5 to 30%. Tensile Strength Loss (%)=[(Tensile Strength before Test−Tensile Strength after Test)/Tensile Strength before Test]×100 [Equation 1] |
| US10287433B2 |
Heat-shrinkable polyester film and packages
A heat-shrinkable polyester-based film is provided, which is heat-shrinkable in the longitudinal direction and which is freed from various problems, particularly curling-up or peeling in a bonded area. The heat-shrinkable polyester-based film is characterized by an A1/A2 (absorbance) ratio in the longitudinal direction, which is the main shrinking direction of the film, of 0.55 to 1, with an A1/A2 ratio in the width direction perpendicular to the main shrinking direction of 0.5 to 0.9, wherein A1 is the absorbance of the film at 1340 cm−1 and A2 is the absorbance of the film at 1410 cm−1 as determined by polarized ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, and a hot-water shrinkage of 35 to 60% in the longitudinal direction of the film and −3 to 12% in the width direction of the film, wherein the hot-water shrinkage is determined by dipping the film in hot water at 90° C. for 10 seconds. |
| US10287430B2 |
Method of manufacturing patterned substrate
Provided is a method of manufacturing a patterned substrate. The method may be applied to a process of manufacturing a device such as an electronic device or integrated circuit, or another use, for example, to manufacture an integrated optical system, a guidance and detection pattern of a magnetic domain memory, a flat panel display, a LCD, a thin film magnetic head or an organic light emitting diode, and used to construct a pattern on a surface to be used to manufacture a discrete tract medium such as an integrated circuit, a bit-patterned medium and/or a magnetic storage device such as a hard drive. |
| US10287429B2 |
Block copolymer
The present application provides a block copolymer and uses thereof. The block copolymer of the present application exhibits an excellent self-assembling property or phase separation property, and can be provided with a variety of required functions without constraint. |
| US10287428B2 |
Heat activated gels for cable filling applications
Provided herein is a composition containing a hydrogenated blend of a semi-crystalline, selectively hydrogenated block copolymer, a selectively diblock copolymers lacking semi-crystalline blocks, and a low polarity fluid for cable filling applications. The block copolymer comprises blocks of semi-crystalline hydrogenated polybutadiene, blocks of poly(mono alkenyl arenes), and blocks of hydrogenated, non-crystalline conjugated dienes. The diblock copolymer comprises blocks of poly(mono alkenyl arenes) and blocks of non-crystalline poly(conjugated diene(s)). The compositions can be converted to non-flowable gels and find application as fillers for cables such as fiber optic cables. |
| US10287427B2 |
Compositions based on acrylic block copolymer blends
Described herein is a composition comprising a polymeric blend of: (i) a first polymer comprising at least one acrylic block copolymer, wherein the at least one acrylic block copolymer comprises: (a) at least two A block polymeric units wherein each A block has a glass transition temperature of at least 90 C and each A block is independently derived from a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising a first (meth)acrylate monomer; and (b) at least one B block polymeric unit wherein the at least one B block has a glass transition temperature no greater than −30 C and wherein the at least one B block is derived from a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising a second (meth)acrylate monomer; and (ii) a second polymer selected from at least one of a polyvinyl acetal resin, a polyvinyl acetate, and a cellulose ester. |
| US10287425B2 |
Compositions, containing thermoplastics based on polyvinyl chloride and containing cross-linked NBR microgels modified with hydroxyl groups
The present invention relates to a composition obtainable by mixing to incorporate at least one microgel (B) that has been crosslinked by means of free-radical generators photochemical by using a wavelength>0.1 μm and/or thermally and that contains hydroxy groups and that is based on polybutadiene-acrylonitrile copolymers (NBR) into polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in an extruder, to processes for production thereof and to use thereof for reproduction of transparent thermoplastically processable molded items, and also to molded items produced from the said compositions. |
| US10287423B2 |
Low density ethylene-based compositions with improved melt strength, output, and mechanical properties
The invention provides a composition comprising the following: A) a first ethylene-based polymer, formed by a high pressure, free-radical polymerization process, and comprising the following properties: a) a Mw(abs)/Mw(GPC)<2.2; and b) a MS versus I2 relationship: MS≥C×[(I2)D], where C=13.5 cN/(dg/min)D, and D=−0.55, c) a melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.9 g/10 min; and B) a second ethylene-based polymer; and wherein the second ethylene-based polymer has a melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 4.0 g/10 min. |
| US10287418B2 |
Compounds with antidegradant and antifatigue efficacy and compositions including said compounds
A compound represented by the formula: wherein R is selected from the group consisting of (i) substituted or unsubstituted alkyl with C=0 to 12 inclusive; (ii) substituted or unsubstituted aryl; and (iii) substituted and unsubstituted alkylaryl; wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen; wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen and R2 and R3 may optionally be bridged by a polymethylene group; wherein when C=0 in R, the combined group R1 R2 is the same as the combined group R3 R4; and wherein when C=1 in R, each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are hydrogen. |
| US10287417B2 |
Plasticizer composition containing polymeric dicarboxylic acid esters and terephthalic acid dialkyl esters
The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition which comprises at least one polymeric dicarboxylic ester and at least one dialkyl terephthalate, to molding compositions which comprise a thermoplastic polymer or an elastomer and such a plasticizer composition, and the use of these plasticizer compositions and molding compositions. |
| US10287414B2 |
Boron compound suspension
A suspension of a boron containing compound in the form of crystals, powder or granulate in a solvent which contain a carbomer as dispersant. This suspension is very stable, even at high concentrations, and exhibits favourable non-Newtonian viscosity behavior, which makes it suitable in a number of applications, such as for the control of fission reactions with the generation of electric power from nuclear energy. |
| US10287413B2 |
Thermoplastic polymer composite containing soft, ferromagnetic particulate material and methods of making thereof
The present disclosure relates to polymer composites that include a thermoplastic polymer, network structure and a soft, ferromagnetic particulate material. The polymer composites may be used, for example, as magnetic flux field directional materials. The present invention also relates to methods of making the polymer composites, e.g. polymer composite sheets, of the present disclosure. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a polymer composite including a thermoplastic polymer, network structure; and a soft, ferromagnetic particulate material distributed within the thermoplastic polymer, network structure. The weight fraction of soft, ferromagnetic particulate material may be between 0.80 and 0.98, based on the total weight of the polymer composite and/or the thermoplastic polymer may have a number average molecular weight between 5×104 g/mol to 5×107 g/mol. |
| US10287411B2 |
Highly branched non-crosslinked aerogel, methods of making, and uses thereof
Aerogel compositions, methods for preparing the aerogel compositions, articles of manufacture that include or are made from the aerogel compositions are described and uses thereof. The aerogels include a branched polyimide matrix with little to no crosslinked polymers. |
| US10287410B2 |
Method for impregnating natural fibres with a polymer in aqueous dispersion and use of said fibres in composite materials
A method for impregnating strands or strips of natural fibers, using the following successive steps: i) the impregnation of the strands or strips by immersion in a bath containing a fine aqueous polymer dispersion; followed by ii) the drying of the strands or strips using a heating system, with the progressive elimination of the water and the gradual melting of the polymer, and the coating of the strands or strips and the molten polymer incorporated into the core of the strands or strips as a binder between the fibers; iii) optionally, the forming of the treated strands or strips into their final shape; and iv) the cooling of the treated strands or strips. The aqueous polymer dispersion comprises at least one semi-crystalline or amorphous polymer and, in the case of an amorphous polymer, has a Tg varying between 50° C. and 175° C. |
| US10287409B2 |
Anion exchange resin, electrolyte membrane for fuel cell, binder for forming electrode catalyst layer, battery electrode catalyst layer and fuel cell
The present invention provides an anion exchange resin capable of producing an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, a binder for forming an electrode catalyst layer and a battery electrode catalyst layer. The anion exchange resin of the present invention has a hydrophobic unit, a hydrophilic unit and divalent fluorine-containing groups. The hydrophobic unit has divalent hydrophobic groups composed of one aromatic ring or a plurality of aromatic rings that are repeated via carbon-carbon bond. The hydrophilic unit has divalent hydrophilic groups composed of one aromatic ring or a plurality of aromatic rings, at least one of which has an anion exchange group, that are repeated via carbon-carbon bond. The divalent fluorine-containing groups have a specific structure and are bonded via carbon-carbon bond to the hydrophobic unit and/or the hydrophilic unit and/or a moiety other than these units. |
| US10287407B2 |
Surface-treated fillers for breathable films
The present invention relates to a breathable film comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer and a surface-treated filler material product comprising a treatment layer comprising at least one mono-substituted succinic anhydride and/or at least one mono-substituted succinic acid and/or salty reaction product(s) thereof, a process for producing the same, and the use thereof. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to the use of a surface-treated filler material product comprising a treatment layer comprising at least one mono-substituted succinic anhydride and/or at least one mono-substituted succinic acid and/or salty reaction product(s) thereof in breathable films. |
| US10287404B2 |
Polymer particle, manufacturing method thereof, and separator for battery comprising the same
The present application relates to a polymer particle manufacturing method, and according to an example of the manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus therefor, a reduction in energy can be achieved by simplifying a manufacturing process thereof. |
| US10287403B2 |
Poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate microgels, preparation method and uses
The invention relates to poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) microgels, to the process for preparing same and the uses thereof in various fields of application such as optics, electronics, pharmacy and cosmetics.These microgels have the advantage of being monodisperse, pH-responsive and temperature-responsive. They can carry magnetic nanoparticles or biologically active molecules. These microgels may also form transparent films, which have novel optical and electromechanical properties. |
| US10287395B2 |
Polyamide resin and method for manufacturing same
A method for manufacturing a polyamide resin, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: obtaining a low-order condensate in a solid state through polycondensation of dicarboxylic acid and diamine in the presence of a compound having a wt % of approximately 0.01 to 0.5 with respect to the total amount of the dicarboxylic acid and the diamine; and solid-state polymerizing the low-order condensate, wherein the dicarboxylic acid contains, with respect to the total amount of the dicarboxylic acid, approximately 70 mol % of aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 9 to 12 carbon atoms, wherein the diamine contains, with respect to the total amount of the diamine, approximately 50 mol % of diamine represented by previously indicated chemical formula 1, wherein the range of the maximum temperature of the polycondensation reaction is approximately 200 to 230° C., and the maximum reaction temperature of the solid-state polymerization is approximately 170 to 230° C. |
| US10287390B2 |
Method of preparing accelerator, curing agent and diluent and applying the same to eliminate amine blushing and amine blooming
Disclosed is an extension of a partial application of the previous invention (P.R.C. Pat. Application No. 201110357015.X) that overcomes the issues of the previous invention requiring a too long curing time of the accelerator, curing agent and diluent after they are mixed with epoxy resin, polyurethane resin, polyurea resin and polyisocyanate resin at the conditions of low temperature and high humidity and producing amine blushing, amine blooming or treaded surface phenomenon. The present invention reduces the curing time and overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks of the resins effectively. |
| US10287382B2 |
Nitrile rubber composition and cross-linked rubber
A nitrile rubber composition comprising a carboxyl group-containing highly saturated nitrile rubber containing α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units in a ratio of 5 to 60 wt % and having an iodine value of 120 or less, a filler, and a polyamine-based cross-linking agent, wherein a content of the filler is 100 parts by weight or more and less than 200 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the carboxyl group-containing highly saturated nitrile rubber. Accordingly a nitrile rubber composition able to give a cross-linked rubber with excellent in original state physical properties, compression set resistance, and sour gasoline resistance and small in tension set is provided. |
| US10287377B2 |
Method of preparing vinyl chloride-based copolymer and vinyl chloride-based copolymer prepared thereby
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a vinyl chloride-based copolymer having excellent plasticity and processability, a vinyl chloride-based copolymer prepared thereby, a thermoplastic resin composition including the vinyl chloride-based copolymer, and a thermoplastic resin molded article prepared from the composition. Since the preparation method may improve copolymerizability with a vinyl chloride-based monomer by continuously adding or dividedly adding an unsaturated fatty acid ester mixture used as a comonomer during the time of specific polymerization conversion rate, the unreacted unsaturated fatty acid ester mixture may be reduced, and, as a result, the conversion rate of the vinyl chloride-based copolymer may be significantly improved. Thus, plasticity and processability of a vinyl chloride-based copolymer prepared by the above method may be significantly improved. |
| US10287376B2 |
Anisotropic and amphiphilic particles and methods for producing and using the same
A method for producing an amphiphilic particle or an anisotropic particle includes combining seed particles with a monomer emulsion to obtain monomer-swollen seed particles, polymerizing the monomer-swollen seed particles to obtain polymerized monomer-swollen particles, and hydrolyzing the polymerized monomer-swollen particles. An amphiphilic particle is adapted to stabilize a first type of multiphasic mixture comprising a first aqueous phase having a first pH and a second type of multiphasic mixture comprising a second aqueous phase having a second pH. |
| US10287375B2 |
Process for the preparation of a propylene polymer
A process for the preparation of a propylene polymer in a multistage polymerisation process in the presence of a single site catalyst, said process comprising: (I) in a prepolymerisation step prepolymerising a single site catalyst in the presence of propylene and optionally at least one C2-10 alpha olefin comonomer and in the presence of hydrogen or in the absence of hydrogen; (II) in a slurry polymerisation step, polymerising propylene and optionally at least one C2-10 alpha olefin comonomer, with the pre-polymerised catalyst of step (I) in the presence of hydrogen; and subsequently (III) in a gas polymerisation step polymerising propylene and optionally at least one C2-10 alpha olefin comonomer, in the presence of catalyst and polymer from step (II) and optionally in the presence of hydrogen so as to form a propylene homopolymer or copolymer; wherein the amount of hydrogen fed to the pre-polymerisation step (I) is at most 15% of the total amount of hydrogen fed to steps (I) and (II) of the polymerisation process. |
| US10287374B2 |
Method of reducing drag in a conduit
A method of reducing drag in a conduit. The method includes producing ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) C4-C30 α-olefin drag reducing agent (DRA) and introducing the UHMW C4-C30 α-olefin polymer DRA into the conduit to reduce drag in the conduit. The catalyst consists essentially of at least one tertiary monophenyl amine selected from the group consisting of N,N-diethylaniline, N-ethyl-N-methylparatolylamine, N,N-dipropylaniline, N,N-diethylmesitylamine, and combinations thereof; at least one titanium halide having a formula TiXm, where m is from 2.5 to 4.0 and X is a halogen containing moiety; and at least one cocatalyst having a formula AlRnY3-n where R is a hydrocarbon radical, Y is a halogen or hydrogen, and n is 1-20. Further, the catalyst is absent of a carrier or support. |
| US10287371B2 |
Internal electron donor compound for preparing α-olefin polymerization catalyst component
An internal electron donor compound for preparing α-olefin polymerization catalyst component, including two kinds of electron donors; the proportion of the two kinds of electron donors in the compounding preparation of the catalyst is determined via designed experiments so as to obtain a catalyst component having good comprehensive performance or a particular performance. The electron donor compound of the present invention can be used in the preparation of α-olefin polymerization and co-polymerization catalyst component, particular the preparation of propylene polymerization catalyst component, and is applicable to prepare the propylene polymerization catalyst component by reacting magnesium chloride-ethanols complex compound carrier with titanium tetrachloride and electron donors, or to directly prepare the propylene polymerization catalyst component by reacting magnesium chloride, alcohols, titanium tetrachloride, and internal electron donor. In addition, also provided is a theoretical basis for selecting a proper electron donor combination from a plurality of electron donors. |
| US10287362B2 |
Binding molecules specific for CD73 and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides anti-CD73 binding molecules, e.g., antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the disclosed compositions, and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases associated with CD73-expression, e.g., cancer. Such diseases can be treated, e.g., by direct therapy with the anti-CD73 binding molecules disclosed herein (e.g., naked antibodies or antibody-drug conjugates that bind CD73), by adjuvant therapy with other antigen-binding anticancer agents such as immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g., anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies), and/or by combination therapies where the anti-CD73 molecules are administered before, after, or concurrently with chemotherapy. |
| US10287356B2 |
Anti-FGFR3 antibodies and methods using same
The invention provides FGFR3 antibodies, and compositions comprising and methods of using these antibodies. |
| US10287355B2 |
Methods and compositions for modulating lymphangiogenesis, E.G., to treat transplant rejection, in a subject
Methods of modulating the occurrence of lymphangiogenesis in a subject are provided. In some instances, the method is a method of treating transplant rejection in the subject. Aspects of the methods include administering to the subject an effective amount of: a first antagonist for a tyrosine kinase receptor and a second antagonist for an integrin receptor. In some embodiments, the methods include enhancing survival of transplanted tissue in a subject. Aspects of the invention further include compositions, e.g., pharmaceutical compositions and kits that find use in methods of the invention. |
| US10287353B2 |
Combination therapies of HDAC inhibitors and PD-1 inhibitors
Provided herein are combinations that include an HDACi and a PD-1 inhibitor that are useful for treating cancer, including reducing and/or preventing cancer metastasis. The combination is also useful for treating cancer that has been previously treated with a PD-L1 inhibitor. |
| US10287347B2 |
Treatment of cancer with anti-lap monoclonal antibodies
Described herein are compositions and methods relating to LAP-binding agents, including, for example, anti-LAP antibodies, and to their use in methods of treatment of cancer. LAP-binding agents affected both systemic and intra-tumor immunity and were shown effective to treat a broad spectrum of cancer types. |
| US10287330B2 |
Methods and compositions relating to CRM197
The present invention provides novel methods of producing diphtheria toxin. In particular, the present invention provides novel methods of producing nontoxic forms of diphtheria toxin, e.g., CRM197. The present invention also provides novel compositions comprising diphtheria toxin or nontoxic forms of diphtheria toxin, e.g., CRM197. |
| US10287326B2 |
Anti-inflammatory properties of a surface protein of propionibacterium freudenreichii
Disclosed is a polypeptide including or consisting of the amino acid sequence SEQ id no:1, for use in the treatment or prevention of an inflammatory disease. It further encompasses a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide, a vector including a nucleic acid and a host cell including a nucleic acid sequence and/or a vector, for use in the treatment or prevention of an inflammatory disease. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition or a food composition including a polypeptide, a nucleic acid sequence, a vector or a host cell and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or a dairy product, for the treatment of inflammatory disease. Additionally, a method for the screening of bacteria having immunomodulatory properties is disclosed. |
| US10287325B2 |
Antibody capable of binding to intranuclear protein of influenza virus, composite, detection device and method using same
The present invention is an antibody including an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence includes, in an N- to C-direction, the following structural domains: N-FR1-CDR1-FR2-CDR2-FR3-CDR3-FR4-C wherein FR denotes a framework region amino acid sequence and CDR denotes a complementary determining region amino acid sequence; the CDR1 includes an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; the CDR2 includes an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2; the CDR3 includes an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3; and the antibody is capable of binding to an intranuclear protein of an influenza virus. |
| US10287316B2 |
Process for preparation of nitrogen mustard derivatives
The present invention provides a process for the production of compound (III) or a deprotected product thereof: comprising reacting compound (II) with chloroacetic acid, in the presence of a reducing agent; wherein PG is a protecting group and R is OH in a suitably protected form or (A). The invention further provides intermediate compounds formed in the process of the invention, and processes for the production of intermediate compounds. |
| US10287312B2 |
Cyclic peroxides as prodrugs for selective delivery of agents
Disclosed herein, inter alia, are prodrug compositions and methods of using the same for treatment and detection of disease. Specifically, disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I) having spiro-fused 1,2,4-trioxolane and piperidine rings, namely, 1,2,4-trioxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]decane. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| US10287311B2 |
Modified fluorinated nucleoside analogues
The disclosed invention provides compositions and methods of treating a Flaviviridae infection, including hepatitis C virus, West Nile Virus, yellow fever virus, and a rhinovirus infection in a host, including animals, and especially humans, using a (2′R)-2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-2′-C-methyl nucleosides, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof. |
| US10287310B2 |
Process for the preparation of diosmin
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of diosmin from hesperidin. The process involves the oxidation of acylated hesperidin with iodine or bromine in a C2-C4 carboxylic acid medium and subsequent treatment with an inorganic base to partially neutralize the acidic media. The process allows obtaining diosmin with low iodine or bromine content, avoiding the use of organic solvents. |
| US10287309B2 |
Disaccharide intermediate and synthesis method thereof
The present invention relates to a disaccharide intermediate and a synthesis method thereof, relates to the chemical pharmaceutical field, and more specifically relates to a method for preparing a disaccharide segment of a key intermediate for chemically synthesizing heparin and heparinoid compounds. Disclosed are a new disaccharide intermediate and three methods for synthesizing the disaccharide intermediate, that is, compounds of a formula (4) and glucopyranose protected by different anomeric carbon are made to react in the presence of an active agent, to obtain the disaccharide intermediate. According to the technical solutions of the present invention, synthetic raw materials are easy to obtain, have a mild reaction condition, and are suitable for industrialized production. |
| US10287305B2 |
Substituted piperidine compound and use thereof
Provided is a substituted piperidine compound having an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof has an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity, and is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for narcolepsy. |
| US10287303B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting arginase activity
The disclosure relates to a novel class of compounds that exhibit activity inhibitory activity toward arginase, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the disclosure. Also provided herein are methods of treating cancer with the arginase inhibitors of the disclosure. |
| US10287302B2 |
Method for synthesis of lithium fluorinated borate salts
An effective method to synthesize Li borate salt such as Li(RfO)aBFb, in which a and b are integers, and a+b=4, has been disclosed. Using RfO-TMS as the starting material enables a streamlined synthesis scheme and makes purification of the final product simple. |
| US10287300B2 |
Heterocyclic derivatives as modulators of kinase activity
The invention provides novel imidazol-piperidinyl derivatives of the formula (I) in which R1, R2, W, X1, X2, X3, X4 and n have the meanings indicated in formula I, and their manufacture and use for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer. |
| US10287298B2 |
Nitrogen-containing analogs of salinomycin, synthesis and use against cancer stem cells and malaria
The present invention concerns compounds of formula (I), enantiomers, mixture of enantiomers, diastereoisomers and mixture of diasteroisomers thereof formula (I): wherein at least one of W, X and Y is selected from the group consisting of —NR1R2; —NR3—(CH2)n—NR4R5; —O—(CH2)n—NR4R5; —NR3—(CH2)n—N′R6R7R8; and —O—(CH2)n—N′R6R7R8 and Z is a functional group capable of chelating iron salts. The present invention also concerns the compounds of formula (I) for use as a drug, in particular, in the treatment of cancer and malaria. |
| US10287295B2 |
TGF-β inhibitors
Disclosed are imidazole and thiazole compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof. One embodiment is a compound having the structure and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs and N-oxides thereof (and solvates and hydrates thereof), wherein X, A, Z, R1 and R′ are as described herein. In certain embodiments, a compound disclosed herein inhibits TGF-β, and can be used to treat disease by blocking TGF-β signaling. |
| US10287287B2 |
Process development of a pyridine-containing NK-1 receptor antagonist
The disclosure provides process developments and novel routes for the preparation of the NK-1 receptor antagonist, Compound (I) and intermediates in those routes. |
| US10287286B2 |
Compounds
The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, X2, X3, Y1, Y2, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy. |
| US10287280B2 |
Crystalline forms of (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide
Disclosed are novel crystalline forms of (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide, and solvates thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation thereof and methods for use thereof. |
| US10287276B2 |
Heteroaryl-1,2,4-triazole and heteroaryl-tetrazole compounds for controlling ectoparasites
The present invention provides compounds of the formula: (I) wherein: X is O or S; Q1 and Q2 are independently CR5 or N, provided at least one of Q1 and Q2 is N; Y is a direct bond or CH2; R1 is H, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkylalkyl, benzyl or oxetan-3-yl-CH2—; R2 is optionally substituted phenyl, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrazine or pyridazine; R3 is alkyl or haloalkyl; R4 is optionally substituted pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrazine or pyridazine; R5 is H, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyC(O)— or (alkoxy)2CH—; or a salt thereof. The compounds are useful for controlling ectoparasites on animals. |
| US10287275B2 |
16-member triamilide derivatives and uses thereof
The invention discloses 20,23-modified novel derivatives of 16-membered demycarosyltylonolide antibiotics, which are useful against bacterial and mycoplasmic pathogens in humans and animals. Also claimed are pharmaceutical compositions of such derivatives and their use in treating bacterial and mycoplasmic infections in humans and animals. |
| US10287269B2 |
Pyrazolyl pyrimidinone compounds as PDE2 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to pyrimidine carboxamide compounds of formula I which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction. |
| US10287268B2 |
Imidazolyl kinase inhibitors and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides imidazolyl compounds of Formula (I) and methods of preparing the compounds. The provided compounds are able to bind protein kinases and may be useful in modulating (e.g., inhibiting) the activity of a protein kinase in a subject or cell and/or in treating or preventing a disease (e.g., proliferative disease, genetic disease, hematological disease, neurological disease, painful condition, psychiatric disorder, or metabolic disorder) in a subject in need thereof. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits, methods, and uses that include or involve a compound described herein. |
| US10287267B2 |
Isoquinolin-3-yl carboxamides and preparation and use thereof
Isoquinoline compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure concerns the use of an isoquinoline compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, Alzheimer's disease, lung disease, inflammation, auto-immune diseases and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as neurological conditions/disorders/diseases linked to overexpression of DYRK1A. |
| US10287262B2 |
Eicosanoid derivatives
The present invention provides compounds (n-3 PUFA derivatives) of formula (I): that modulate conditions associated with cardiac damage, especially cardiac arrhythmias. |
| US10287256B2 |
Selective sulfonation of benzodiazepine derivatives
The invention relates to novel methods of preparing cell-binding agent-cytotoxic agent conjugates, wherein the cytotoxic agent is an imine-containing cytotoxic agent bearing a maleimide group. In some embodiments, the cell-binding agent (CBA) is covalently linked to the cytotoxic agent through an engineered Cys, such as an engineered Cys in the heavy chain CH3 domain, at a position corresponds to the EU/OU numbering position 442 (or C442) on an antibody CBA. The invention also provides conjugates prepared by the methods of the present invention, compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a proliferative disorder in a mammal using the conjugates of the invention. |
| US10287252B2 |
Inhibitors of tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase or indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase
Provided is a compound for use in medicine for inhibiting tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) and/or indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), which compound comprises formula (I) wherein X1, X2, and X7, may be the same or different and each is independently selected from C and N; X3, X4, X5, and X6 may be the same or different and each is independently selected from C, N, O and S wherein when X3 is N it has a double bond and wherein when X6 is N it has a double bond; the dotted line is a bond which may be present or absent; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 may be present or absent and may be the same or different and each is independently selected from H and a substituted or unsubstituted organic group, provided that at least one of R2, R3, R4 and R6 comprises a group Y; and provided that the number of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 groups present is such that the respective valencies of X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, and X7 are maintained; and wherein Y is a group having a formula selected from (II), (III), (IV), (V) wherein L may be present or absent, and may be a substituted or unsubstituted organic linking group, and R31 and R32 may be the same or different and are selected from H and a substituted or unsubstituted organic group, X8 is selected from C and N, and each R313 may be the same or different and is selected from H and a substituted or unsubstituted organic group. |
| US10287249B2 |
Methods of resolving racemic mixture to obtain (−)-huperzine A
A method of resolving a racemic mixture of (±)-Huperzine A to (−)-Huperzine A includes: separating the (−)-Huperzine A from the racemic mixture of (±)-Huperzine A by chiral high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), the chiral HPLC being performed utilizing a mobile phase including a solution including an alcohol and one selected from dichloromethane, trichloromethane, and a mixture thereof, and the chiral HPLC being performed utilizing a chiral stationary phase including a polysaccharide derivative. |
| US10287247B2 |
Azetidine derivatives useful as modulators of cortical cathecolaminergic neurotransmission
The present disclosure relates to certain novel compounds and to their utility in modulation of levels of monoamines, dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin, in cerebral cortical areas of the mammalian brain, and more specifically for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. |
| US10287246B2 |
Isothiocyanate functional surfactants, formulations incorporating isothiocyanate functional surfactants and associated methods for treating biofilms
The present invention relates to methods, formulations, and compositions for the treatment of biofilms. In particular, the application discloses isothiocyanate functional surfactants either alone or combination with adjunct agents to treat biofilms. One suitable isothiocyanate functional surfactant is represented by the following chemical structure: |
| US10287242B2 |
Process for the synthesis of highly pure cationic surfactant products
The present invention is related to synthesis of highly pure cationic surfactant products by eliminating or reducing impurities generation that has beset prior art. This is achieved through the N-acylation of ester of amino acid and its inorganic salts or its organic salts (e.g. amino acid or hydrochloride of amino acid or sulfate of amino acid or acetate of amino acid etc.) in non-hydrolytic or nearly non-hydrolytic reaction conditions involving mono or biphasic reaction system with fatty acid halide (C4 to C20), under moderate uniform basic condition yielding high purity N-acyl substituted amino acid ester, particularly ethyl lauroyl arginate. The present process achieves pH control through process strategy rather than the measurement and control steps. This ambient temperature process is stable through a range of temperature variation eliminating rigid low temperature control. |
| US10287238B2 |
Gas-phase and liquid-gas-phase nitrilation process
A process for the nitrilation of a fatty acid or of a fatty acid ester, which is optionally unsaturated, by reacting the fatty acid or fatty acid ester with ammonia in a reactor operating continuously in the gas phase or in the mixed gas-liquid phase in a temperature range of from 180 to 400° C., in the presence of a solid catalyst comprising at least one metal oxide, the metal of which belongs to column 8 of the periodic table, as a mixture with at least one metal oxide chosen from aluminum oxides, zirconium oxides, niobium oxides, tantalum oxides and tin oxides, the metal oxide(s), the metal of which belongs to column 8, being present in a volume ratio of 0.1 to 0.6 relative to the volume of the mixture of all the oxides. |
| US10287237B1 |
Polymeric materials made from vanillin
A method for converting vanillin to bis(cyanate) ester monomers, comprising treating vanillin with a reductive coupling agent to form at least one olefin. The olefin or olefins are treated with hydrogen and a metal catalyst to hydrogenate said olefin. The hydrogenated olefin or olefins are treated with at least one cyanogen halide and a base in an organic solvent to afford at least one olefin monomer. The olefin monomer or monomers are purified by recrystallization or precipitation from an organic solvent. |
| US10287236B2 |
Preparation of thermoplastic epoxidized polymers and thermosetting materials from triglycerides
A method i for forming an epoxidized polymer is provided. The method may include mixing an epoxidized plant oil with a synthetic epoxy resin and crosslinking the epoxidized plant oil and the synthetic epoxy resin using a curing agent. The epoxidized plant oil may be formed via: converting plant oil triglycerides to fatty amide alcohols via aminolysis using primary or secondary amines, converting the fatty amide alcohols to epoxidized fatty amide alcohols, and reacting the epoxidized fatty amide alcohols with vinyl monomers to obtain epoxidized plant oil monomers. |
| US10287234B2 |
Triglyceride and use thereof
The invention provides a HYA derivative having superior physiological functions intrinsic to HYA and permitting easy ingestion and easy handling, and use thereof. In particular, the invention relates to a triglyceride in which at least one fatty acid forming an ester bond with a hydroxy group of glycerol is 10-hydroxy-cis-12-octadecenoic acid, or an optical isomer thereof, and a composition (edible fat or oil, food, medicament, cosmetic etc.) containing same. |
| US10287233B2 |
Methyl acetate preparation method
The present invention provides a method for producing methyl acetate, and the method comprises a step in which dimethyl ether and a raw gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen go through a reactor loaded with a catalyst for carrying out a carbonylation reaction; wherein the catalyst contains an acidic EMT zeolite molecular sieve. The present invention has provided a new method for producing methyl acetate. In the method of the present invention, the carbonylation is carried out in the presence of the catalyst containing the acidic EMT zeolite molecular sieve, and the reaction activity is high, and the stability has been significantly improved, meeting the requirement of industrial production. |
| US10287231B2 |
Process for the production of higher carboxylic acid vinyl esters
This invention concerns a process for the production of vinyl esters of carboxylic acids with 3 to 20 carbon atoms, via vinylation in the presence of palladium (Pd) catalyst in combination with copper (Cu) as co-catalyst stabilized by organic salts in the presence of ethylene and air or oxygen. |
| US10287230B2 |
Selective aerobic oxidation of dimethylbiphenyls
A process for selective oxidation of dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl(s) to form methyl-1,1′-biphenyl mono-carboxylic acid(s), which can be esterified to form plasticizers, comprising contacting a solution of dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl(s) in acetic acid in the presence of an oxidation catalyst and air under time and temperature conditions sufficient to oxidize the dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl(s) into one or more methyl-1,1′-biphenyl mono-carboxylic acid(s) products, conducting at least one of (i) adding an antisolvent, or (ii) optimizing a total conversion of dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl(s) by oxidation based upon a molar ratio of dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl isomers, or (iii) precipitating the methyl-1,1′-biphenyl mono-carboxylic acid(s) products by lowering the temperature, or (iv) decreasing the oxidation reaction temperature to enhance conversion of aldehydes over methyl functional groups, so as to limit over-oxidation of the dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl(s), wherein the oxidation reaction is conducted in the absence of bromide-containing catalysts. |
| US10287229B2 |
Method of continuously recovering (meth)acrylic acid
A method of continuously recovering (meth)acrylic acid is provided. The method of continuously recovering (meth)acrylic acid according to the present disclosure enables use of a natural circulation type of reboiler which does not require an operating part in a destructive distillation process of recovering (meth)acrylic acid from a (meth)acrylic acid waste liquid, and therefore, stable operation of the continuous process may be achieved while simplifying equipment configuration. |
| US10287228B2 |
Antimalarial agent, methods and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to compounds and compositions for the treatment of malarian diseases. The compounds comprise a class of halogenated alkyl-aromatic secondary metabolites, including hierridic C, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, solvates or prodrugs thereof. The compounds comprise a halogen; C1-C6 alkyl, H, COCH3, COH, CO-alkyl, or CO-aryl; and a C3-C30 alkyl. In at least one embodiment, the compound is 3-chloro-4,6-dimethoxy-2-pentadecylphenol. The present disclosure also relates to methods of obtain the compounds from a solution comprising a cyanobacterium. |
| US10287223B2 |
Systems and methods for separation and purification of products
There are provided methods and systems for an electrochemical cell including an anode and a cathode where the anode is contacted with a metal ion that converts the metal ion from a lower oxidation state to a higher oxidation state. The metal ion in the higher oxidation state is reacted with an unsaturated hydrocarbon and/or a saturated hydrocarbon to form products. Separation and/or purification of the products as well as of the metal ions in the lower oxidation state and the higher oxidation state, is provided herein. |
| US10287220B2 |
Fluorination method
The present invention relates to a process for producing an organic compound comprising an 18F atom. The compounds comprising an 18F can be useful as PET ligands for use in diagnostics and/or scanning. The process of the invention comprises treating an organoboron compound, which organoboron compound comprises a boron atom bonded to an sp2 hybridized carbon atom, with (i) 18F— and (ii) a copper compound. The invention also provides the use of an organoboron compound, which organoboron compound comprises a boron atom bonded to an sp2 hybridized carbon atom, in a process for producing an organic compound comprising an 18F atom, which process comprises treating the organoboron compound with (i)18F— and (ii) a copper compound. The invention also provides a compound of formula (XXXVII): wherein: each PGA is independently H or an alcohol protecting group; PGB is H or a carboxylic acid protecting group; each PGC is independently an amine protecting group; Z is a group selected from a boronic ester group, a boronic acid group, a borate group, and a trifluoroborate group; and a is an integer from 0 to 4. |
| US10287218B2 |
Solid propellant additive manufacturing method and system
A method of additively manufacturing propellant elements, such as for rocket motors, includes partially curing a propellant mixture before extruding or otherwise dispensing the material, such that the extruded propellant material is deposited on the element in a partially-cured state. The curing process for the partially-cured extruded material may be completed shortly after the material is put into place, for example by the material being heated at or above its cure temperature, such that it finishes curing before it fully cools. The propellant material may be prepared by first mixing together, a fuel, an oxidizer, and a binder, such as in an acoustic mixer. After that mixing a curative may be added to the mixture. The propellant mixture may then be directed to an extruder (or other dispenser), in which the mixture is heated to or above a cure temperature prior to the deposition, and then deposited. |
| US10287213B2 |
Frangible projectile and method for making same
In one aspect, the invention relates to compositions useful in frangible projectiles, methods of making same, and articles comprising same This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| US10287211B2 |
Low-K and mid-K LTCC dielectric compositions and devices
LTCC devices are produced from dielectric compositions comprising a mixture of precursor materials that, upon firing, forms a dielectric material comprising a barium-tungsten-silicon host. |
| US10287210B2 |
Production of pellets
A process for manufacturing pellets includes providing a first supply of a first material and a second supply of a binder including a second material in respective storage units. The first supply of the first material is mixed in a counter-current mixer with the second supply of the binder and water to produce a plurality of pellets. The mixing occurs simultaneously with pelletizing in the mixer. The plurality of pellets are discharged from the mixer. |
| US10287209B2 |
Heat treatable coated article with low-E coating having zinc stannate based layer between IR reflecting layers and corresponding method
A coated article is provided which may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, the coated article includes a low-emissivity (low-E) coating having a zinc stannate based layer provided over a silver-based infrared (IR) reflecting layer, where the zinc stannate based layer is preferably located between first and second silver based IR reflecting layers. The zinc stannate based layer may be provided between and contacting (i) an upper contact layer of or including Ni and/or Cr (or Ti, or TiOx), and (ii) a layer of or including silicon nitride. |