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US10295798B2	Camera module A camera module, which is mounted on an inside of a front windshield of a vehicle and to image an external environment of the vehicle, includes a lens unit and an imager to image the external environment by forming an optical image, which is from the external environment through the lens unit.
US10295796B1	Camera optical lens The present disclosure relates to optical lens, in particular to a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The first lens is made of plastic material, the second lens is made of plastic material, the third lens is made of plastic material, the fourth lens is made of glass material, the fifth lens is made of plastic material, the sixth lens is made of plastic material, and the seventh lens is made of plastic material. The camera optical lens satisfies the following conditions: −10≤f1/f≤−3.1; 1.7≤n4≤2.2; 1≤f6/f7≤10; 1.7≤(R1+R2)/(R1−R2)≤10; and 0.01≤d7/TTL≤0.2. The camera optical lens can obtain high imaging performance and a low TTL (Total Track Length).
US10295794B2	Camera optical lens The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions.
US10295793B2	Camera lens assembly A camera lens assembly is provided, including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens from an object side of the camera lens assembly to an image side of the camera lens assembly in turn. The first lens has a positive refractive power; the second lens has a negative refractive power, an object-side surface of the second lens is convex and an image-side surface of the second lens is concave; the third lens has a positive refractive power; the fourth lens has a refractive power, an object-side surface of the fourth lens is concave and an image-side surface of the fourth lens is convex; the fifth lens has a refractive power, an object-side surface of the fifth lens is convex and an image-side surface of the fifth lens is convex; the sixth lens has a negative refractive power.
US10295792B2	Optical imaging lens Present embodiments provide for an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens includes a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through forming convex or concave portions on the surfaces of the lens elements and designing parameters satisfying at least an inequality, the improved optical imaging lens may provide better optical characteristics while the total length of the optical imaging lens may be shortened.
US10295787B2	Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes an image forming optical system which includes an aperture stop and a plurality of lens components, and an image pickup section which has a light-receiving surface which is not flat but is curved to be concave toward the image forming optical system. The image forming optical system includes a first lens component having a negative refractive power, a second lens component having a positive refractive power, and a third lens component having a positive refractive power. In the first lens component, a lens surface on the object side is convex toward the object side, and in a lens surface on the object side of the second lens component, a part of an area is concave toward the object side. Moreover, the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied: 0.5<(R1L+R1R)/(R1L−R1R)<2.5 (1).
US10295784B2	Imaging system with movable tray of selectable optical elements An imaging system for directing one or more optical signals to one or more imaging elements is provided. The imaging system may include an optical element tray. The optical element tray may include optical elements having optical characteristics different from each other. The optical element tray may be configured to be moveable to form one or more optical paths each allowing an optical signal to travel to an imaging element through none, one, or several of the optical elements. In various embodiments, the one or more optical paths may each be selected from a plurality of linear and nonlinear paths formed by the optical elements in the optical element tray and/or additional optical elements external to the optical element tray. In some embodiments, the optical element tray may be moveable along its axis of rotation and/or rotated to enhance image stability of the imaging system.
US10295782B2	Lens moving apparatus and camera module including the same A lens moving apparatus is disclosed. The lens moving apparatus includes a bobbin equipped with at least one lens, a coil and a driving magnet arranged opposite to each other for moving the bobbin in an optical axis direction of the lens through interaction therebetween, a first circuit board for supplying electric current required by the coil, and a cover can and a base coupled to, contacted to, supported at, fixed to, or temporarily fixed to each other for forming a space in which the bobbin, the driving magnet, and the first circuit board are received, wherein the cover can is connected to a second circuit board having an image sensor mounted thereon.
US10295781B2	Lens driving device and camera module comprising same A lens driving device according to an embodiment comprises: a movable unit on which at least one lens is mounted; a first coil and a driving magnet which face and interact with each other such that the movable unit is moved in the optical axis direction of the lens; a position sensor for sensing the position of the movable unit in the optical axis direction or a driver comprising the position sensor; and a positively magnetized magnet arranged to face the position sensor or the driver, wherein the positively magnetized magnet comprises a first side surface, which faces the position sensor and has a first polarity, and a second side surface, which faces the position sensor, which is arranged to be spaced from the first side surface in a direction parallel with the optical axis direction or arranged to abut the first side surface, and which has a second polarity that is the opposite of the first polarity of the first side surface, and the length of the first side surface in the optical axis direction may be equal to or larger than the length of the second side surface in the optical axis direction.
US10295780B2	Imaging lens and imaging apparatus The imaging lens consists of a positive first lens group remaining stationary during focusing, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, and a negative fourth lens group remaining stationary during focusing, in order from an object side. During focusing from the infinite object to the closest object, the second lens group moves to an image side, the third lens group moves to the object side, and the fourth lens group consists of a fourth-a lens group which is a vibration-proof lens group and a fourth-b lens group, in order from the object side. In the imaging lens, predetermined conditional expressions are satisfied.
US10295779B2	Multiple lenses driving mechanism A multiple lenses driving mechanism is provided, including a frame, a first lens holder, a second lens holder, a first lens driving assembly, a second lens driving assembly and a stopper. The first and second lens holders are disposed in the frame, arranged along a longitudinal axis for respectively holding a first lens and a second lens. The first lens and the second lens define a first optical axis and a second optical axis, respectively. The first and second lens driving assemblies are disposed in the frame to drive the first lens holder and the second lens holder, respectively. The stopper is disposed between the first and second lens holders and has a first restricting surface and a second restricting surface, facing the first and second lens holders, so as to restrict the first and second lens holders in a first restricted position and a second restricted position.
US10295777B1	Bend radius guide Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a cable bend radius guide. The cable bend radius guide comprises a flexibly rigid linear material of a predetermined length having a plurality of pairs of corresponding bend radius markers each separated by a predetermined distance along the predetermined length. The cable bend radius guide further comprises at least one constraint configured to fasten a first bend radius marker and a second bend radius marker of each pair of bend radius markers together to cause a portion of the flexibly rigid linear material between the first bend radius maker and second bend radius marker of each pair of bend radius markers to generate a substantially circular loop having a minimum bend radius corresponding to a cable's minimum bend radius.
US10295775B1	Fiber optic pulling grip assembly A fiber optic pulling grip assembly includes a front grip unit to grip a front end of a mesh of a fiber optic cable, and a rear grip unit to grip a rear end of the mesh. The rear grip includes a sleeve member and a tubular fastener. The sleeve member has an anti-slip portion that has protrusions to increase friction between the anti-slip portion and a rear end of the mesh. The tubular fastener is sleeved around the sleeve member. A cable entry hole of the tubular fastener allows insertion of the fiber optic cable into the sleeve member. The anti-slip portion and the tubular fastener cooperate to clamp therebetween the rear end of the mesh.
US10295770B2	Magnetic charging and optical data transfer system Embodiments describe an apparatus for magnetic charging and optical data transferring. The apparatus includes an inductive transmitting coil disposed within a housing, an optically transparent window disposed at a surface of the housing and above the inductive transmitting coil, and a first optical data transfer module disposed within the housing below the optically transparent window. The first optical data transfer module may be to perform at least one of emitting optical signals through the optically transparent window or detecting optical signals passing through the optically transparent window.
US10295751B2	Optically-secured adaptive software-defined optical sensor network architecture A method and network are provided for a reconfigurable optical sensor network. The method includes configuring, by a controller, the reconfigurable optical sensor network, including one or more reconfigurable optical space switches, for a type of sensor data. The method also includes generating sensor data in the type of sensor data with one or more of a plurality of bidirectional sensors. The method additionally includes sending the sensor data to one or more optical star couplers. The method further includes forwarding the sensor data from one of the one or more optical star couplers to the one of one or more reconfigurable optical space switches.
US10295748B2	Multi-mode interference coupler A multimode interference (MMI) coupler with an MMI region of curved edges, and a method of design and manufacturing by using a computerized optimization algorithm to determine a favorable set of segment widths for the MMI region for a predefined set of coupler design parameters.
US10295744B2	Coherent optical mixer circuit A coherent optical mixer circuit is provided that can measure a phase error without requiring a step of cutting away a delay circuit. Odd-numbered or even-numbered two of four inputs of an 4-input-and-4-output multimode interference circuit are connected to an input mechanism. The four outputs of the multimode interference circuit are all connected to an output mechanism to the exterior. Other two inputs of the multimode interference circuit are connected to two monitor waveguides. One of the monitor waveguide is longer than the other to configure a light delay circuit. The monitor waveguides constituting the light delay circuit are connected to the respective outputs of a 2-branched light splitter. The 2-branched light splitter has an input connected to a monitor light input mechanism from the exterior via a monitor input waveguide.
US10295736B2	Multicore fiber A multicore fiber includes a plurality of cores including a first core and a cladding surrounding the plurality of cores. The first core includes: an inner core; and an outer core surrounding the inner core with no gap and having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the inner core and a refractive index of the cladding. The core is not doped with any rare earth element. At least two LP mode light beams at a predetermined wavelength propagate through the first core at an attenuation of 0.3 dB/km or less.
US10295734B2	Optical fiber for both multimode and single-mode operation and transmission system therefor Disclosed is an optical fiber which includes a core including silica with a core diameter and having at least two dopants, a maximum relative refractive index delta of at least 0.7% and an alpha value in the range of 1.9-2.2. The core has a refractive index profile configured to transmit light in a multimode propagation at a first wavelength λ1 in the range of 800-1100 nm and to propagate light in a LP01 mode at a second wavelength λ2. The second wavelength λ2 is greater than 1200 nm. The optical fiber is structured to have a LP01 mode field diameter in the range of 8.5-12.5 μm at 1310 nm.
US10295733B2	Single mode fibre with a trapezoid core, showing reduced losses The invention concerns a single mode optical fiber having a core and a cladding, the core refractive index profile having a trapezoid-like shape. According to an aspect of the invention, the transition part of the trapezoid-like core refractive index profile is obtained by gradually changing a concentration of at least two dopants from a concentration in said center part of said core to a concentration in a cladding part adjacent to said core.
US10295731B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel, an accommodating member including a bottom portion and a sidewall extending from the bottom portion, a backlight unit including a light source inside the accommodating member and a light source substrate inside the accommodating member and on which the light source is mounted, and a driving substrate connected to the light source substrate disposed inside the accommodating member. The driving substrate includes a first extending portion disposed outside the accommodating member, a second extending portion extended from the first extending portion and through the sidewall of the accommodating member to dispose an end portion of the second extending portion inside the accommodating member, and a pad portion disposed on a lower surface of the end portion of the second extending portion and inside the accommodating member. The pad portion is electrically connected to the light source substrate disposed inside the accommodating member.
US10295727B2	Display device and method for manufacturing display panel A display device includes a polarizing layer having a polarizing function for reflecting or absorbing light polarized in a stretching direction of a pigment, a first display panel in which the polarizing function is disabled in a first region, a second display panel in which the polarizing function is disabled in a second region, and a light source that emits an illumination light having a polarization direction along the stretching direction or a direction perpendicular to the stretching direction. The first display panel and the second display panel are stacked together to form a display unit. Only the first region is displayed on the display unit by emitting illumination light having a polarization direction along the stretching direction of the first display panel. Only the second region is displayed on the display unit by emitting illumination light having a polarization direction along the stretching direction of the second display panel.
US10295724B2	Back-lit transmissive display having variable index light extraction layer This application describes a back-lit transmissive display including a transmissive display and a variable index light extraction layer optically coupled to a lightguide. The variable index light extraction layer has first regions of nanovoided polymeric material and second regions of the nanovoided polymeric material and an additional material. The first and second regions are disposed such that for light being transported at a supercritical angle in the lightguide, the variable index light extraction layer selectively extracts the light in a predetermined way based on the geometric arrangement of the first and second regions. The transmissive display may be a transmissive display panel or a polymeric film such as a graphic.
US10295721B1	Adjustable color temperature illumination Various approaches discussed herein enable techniques for adjusting color temperature value of illumination, for example with regard to electrophoretic ink display screens. A plurality of one type of LEDs are positioned along an injection line of a light guide panel, and are interleaved with a plurality of another type of LED positioned along the injection line. By controlling the current supplied to each group of LEDs, a color temperature value of light directed onto a display screen from the light guide panel may be adjusted to remove or reduce blue aspects.
US10295719B2	Cylindrical light diffusing device for use in photoimmunotherapy The present invention provides a cylindrical light diffusing device comprising a non-circular core fiber having (i) a fiber core that provides a “top hat” core irradiance distribution; (ii) light blocking means that prevent frontal light emisson from distal end of the non-circular core fiber; and (iii) a light diffusing section having a diffusing proximal end, a diffusing distal end, and internal scattering features distributed within the fiber core of the light diffusing section along central axis of the fiber core, wherein the light diffusion section emits irradiance in a radially symmetric longitudinally “top hat” diffusing irradiance distribution.
US10295718B2	Diverging light from fiber optics illumination delivery systems An illumination fiber optics is provided that includes an optical fiber, configured to receive illumination light at a proximal end from a light source; and a light-scattering element, at a distal end of the optical fiber, configured to receive the illumination light from the optical fiber at a proximal end and to emit the illumination light at a distal end in a wide angle. The illumination fiber optics can be prepared by providing an optical fiber, configured to receive illumination light at a proximal end from a light source; and creating a light-scattering element at a distal end of the optical fiber, configured to receive the illumination light from the optical fiber at a proximal end and to emit the illumination light at a distal end in a wide angle.
US10295711B2	Prototype aluminum mold for stampers and method for manufacturing same, stamper and method for manufacturing same, method for manufacturing article, and antireflection article A prototype aluminum mold for stampers that is used to manufacture stampers having a fine irregular surface structure on the surface thereof and containing aluminum and magnesium, wherein the content of magnesium is 0.1% by mass to 3% by mass, the content of silicon is 100 ppm by mass or less, the total content of elements other than aluminum and magnesium is 500 ppm by mass or less, and the number of magnesium silicide particles having an equivalent diameter of 10 nm or more on the surface of the prototype aluminum mold for stampers is 10/1000 μm2 or less.
US10295710B2	Optical diffusing films and methods of making same Optical diffusing films are made by microreplication from a structured surface tool. The tool is made using a 2-part electroplating process, wherein a first electroplating procedure forms a first metal layer with a first major surface, and a second electroplating procedure forms a second metal layer on the first metal layer, the second metal layer having a second major surface with a smaller average roughness than that of the first major surface. The second major surface can function as the structured surface of the tool. A replica of this surface can then be made in a major surface of an optical film to provide light diffusing properties. The structured surface and/or its constituent structures can be characterized in terms of various parameters such as optical haze, optical clarity, Fourier power spectra of the topography along orthogonal in-plane directions, ridge length per unit area, equivalent circular diameter (ECD), and/or aspect ratio.
US10295708B2	Cover window and display device having the same A cover window covering a display panel of a display device comprises a base member covering a display area and a non-display area of the display panel, and an inorganic layer disposed on the base member. The inorganic layer has substantially uniform thickness on the display area, and has a diffraction grating structure on the non-display area.
US10295704B2	Weather forecasting system and methods An approach for forecasting local weather patterns. The approach includes a method that includes receiving, by at least one computing device, images that include weather related information. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine a motion of the particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes determining, by the at least one computing device, a weather forecast based on the analyzed images and the motion of the particular types of weather phenomena.
US10295703B2	Yield estimation An apparatus may include a harvester head having a crop harvesting width, different components across the harvesting width to interact with plants being harvested, at least one sensor to sense a power characteristic associated with each of the different components and a processing unit to output a crop quantity distribution signal based upon differences in the power characteristic associated with the different components across the harvesting width.
US10295686B2	Quantifying geologic growth history of subsurface oil field structures based on structural growth indications A measure of structural growth of subsurface geological formations layers or intervals is obtained to investigate and analyze layer structure development history. The measure or indication can be considered a structural growth index (SGI) and is used to evaluate for possible presence of hydrocarbons in the layers or strata in a structure of concern. The structural growth measure or index for a given geologic interval of interest is defined as the ratio of the layer thickness difference measured at two selected locations, one at a structural high and the other at a structural low of layer or interval, over the larger number of the paired-thickness measurements. The structural growth measure is determined for a series of sequentially layered geologic formations of interest and displays of determined measures are formed as functions of geologic time for the formations. Based on the structural growth measure, the geologic growth history of the given oil field structure is revealed quantitatively.
US10295681B2	Radiation detector According to one embodiment, a radiation detector includes a stacked body. The stacked body includes a first scintillator layer, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and an organic semiconductor layer. The second conductive layer is provided between the first scintillator layer and the first conductive layer. The organic semiconductor layer is provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The organic semiconductor layer includes a first element. The first element includes at least one selected from the group consisting of boron, gadolinium, helium, lithium, and cadmium.
US10295680B2	Positron range reduction in positron emission tomography imaging Methods and systems are disclosed, including a method for confining an annihilation range of a positron, from a plurality of positrons emitted from an object being imaged in a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging system. Confining the annihilation includes applying a stochastic multidimensional time varying magnetic field on the positron. Optionally, the stochastic multidimensional time varying magnetic field includes components in each of three dimensions.
US10295678B2	X-ray detector A X-ray detector having enhanced X-ray sensitivity, which enables dual energy imaging having high diagnostic performance. This X-ray detector includes: scintillator elements which are partitioned by light blocking walls and which convert low-energy X-rays to light; and scintillator elements which are partitioned by light blocking walls and which convert high-energy X-rays to light. When seen from the direction of incidence of the X-rays, the positional pattern of the light blocking walls and that of the light blocking walls are configured so as not to be in alignment with each other. Accordingly, the X-rays incident on the X-ray detector are converted to light by at least either one of the scintillator elements and are finally outputted as X-ray detection signals.
US10295676B2	Receiving device and receiving method The present disclosure relates to a receiving device and a receiving method that can receive both signals of a GNSS signal and a wireless LAN at lower cost and more compactly. A selecting unit selects either a received GNSS signal or wireless LAN signal. By multiplying the signal selected in the selecting unit by a local oscillation signal generated in a local oscillation circuit, a converting unit converts the selected signal into an IF signal with lower intermediate frequency. A control unit controls the selecting unit, and performs control so that the GNSS signal and the wireless LAN signal are processed in a time-sharing manner in the converting unit. The technology of the present disclosure can be applied to a receiving device that receives a signal from a GPS satellite, for example.
US10295675B2	Cryptographically-secure autonomous detection of spoofed GNSS signals Methods and systems for cryptographically-secure autonomous detection of spoofed GNSS signals is provided. A method is provided that includes the steps of: generating a cryptographic code, controlling a motion of at least one antenna of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver system according to the cryptographic code, detecting a plurality of satellite signals during the controlled motion of the at least one antenna, and determining, based on carrier phase variations of the detected plurality of satellite signals, whether the plurality of satellite signals originated from a spoofer transmitter.
US10295671B2	Array lidar with controllable field of view An array lidar system on a platform and a method of operating an array lidar system on a platform including a plurality of illuminators in an array transmitting through a lens includes establishing an initial arrangement of the plurality of illuminators among each other and an initial arrangement of the plurality of illuminators relative to the lens to define an initial field of view of the array lidar system. The method also includes controllably changing the initial field of view to a second field of view.
US10295670B2	LADAR enabled impact mitigation system A collision mitigation system is proposed which makes use of forward mounted long range ladar sensors and short range ladar sensors mounted in auxiliary lamps to identify obstacles and to predict unavoidable collisions therewith, and a duplex radio link in communication with secondary vehicles, and a number of external airbags deployable under the control of an airbag control unit, to reduce the forces of impact on the host vehicle, secondary vehicles, and bipeds and quadrupeds wandering into the roadway. A suspension modification system makes use of headlight mounted long range ladar sensors and short range ladar sensors mounted in auxiliary lamps to characterize the road surface, identify road hazards, and make adaptations to a number of active suspension components, each with the ability to absorb shock, elevate or lower the vehicle, and adjust the spring rate of the individual wheel suspensions.
US10295663B2	Semiconductor device, control system and observation method A semiconductor device includes a data obtaining unit that obtains a plurality of data items each indicating a result of observation from a plurality of radars for observing surroundings, converts the plurality of data items into data items in a polar coordinate format, and stores them in a storage unit, an axial position converting unit that performs conversion on the plurality of data items in the polar coordinate data format stored in the storage unit so that their axial positions will be the same, generates the plurality of data items on which axial position conversion has been performed, and stores them in the storage unit, a data superimposing unit that superimposes the plurality of data items on which the axial position conversion has been performed to generate superimposed data, and a coordinate converting unit that converts the superimposed data into data in a Cartesian coordinate format.
US10295661B2	Storage medium location detection system and program A storage medium-compatible communications unit, a phase detection unit, a parameter acquisition section and a location detection section are provided. The storage medium-compatible communications unit communicates with a storage medium by wireless using electromagnetic waves at a predetermined frequency. The phase detection unit detects phases of signals received from the storage medium. The parameter acquisition section acquires a distance detection parameter to be used in detecting a storage medium distance from a first position of an antenna to the storage medium. The first position is a position in a range of positions of the antenna from which the distance to the storage medium is shortest. The distance detection parameter is a value set in accordance with a positional relationship between the first position and a second position. The second position is a position of the antenna in the range of positions of the antenna that is different from the first position. The location detection section detects the storage medium distance, using a first phase detected by the phase detection unit at the first position, a second phase detected by the phase detection unit at the second position, and the distance detection parameter acquired by the parameter acquisition section. The location detection section identifies the first position at a time at which a trend of changes of phase detected by the phase detection unit in association with movement of the antenna reverses.
US10295659B2	Angle calibration in light detection and ranging system Techniques, systems, and devices relating to conducting calibration of LIDAR systems are disclosed. In one exemplary aspect, a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device is disclosed. The device comprises a light beam emitter operable to emit a light beam; a prism set positioned in an optical path of the light beam to refract the light beam onto a surface of a surrounding object; a light detector to detect light reflected by the surface of the surrounding object; a controller configured to estimate the surface of the surrounding object based on the detected light. The controller is operable to (1) determine a relative bias in the prism set, and (2) cause, based on the relative bias in the prism set, a compensation for an estimation error in the controller's estimation of the surface of the surrounding object.
US10295658B2	Optical detection system An active optical detection system includes an optical transmitter configured to transmit light in a signal pattern and an optical receiver configured to receive light and determine a correlation between the received light and the signal pattern. The correlation of the received light and the signal pattern is indicative of range to an object.
US10295655B2	Spatially self-similar patterned illumination for depth imaging Methods, systems, and devices involving patterned radiation are provided in accordance with various embodiments. Some embodiments include a device for projecting pattern radiation. Some embodiments include a method for estimating coordinates of a location on an object in a 3D scene. Some embodiments include a system for estimating the coordinates of a location on an object in a 3D scene. A variety of radiation patterns are provided in accordance with various embodiments. Some embodiments may relate to the use of patterned illumination to identify the angular information that may be utilized to measure depth by triangulation.
US10295651B2	Linear optical sensor arrays (LOSA) tracking system for active marker based 3D motion tracking The present invention is a standalone motion tracking device using Linear Optical Sensor Arrays (LOSA). The invention constitutes a tracker module and an active marker, which communicate with each other wirelessly. The motion tracking device uses optical tracking along with inertial sensing to estimate the position and attitude of the active marker relative to the tracker module. The system determines the position of the active marker using stereovision triangulation through multiple views emanating from different LOSA modules. The present invention also features novel use of a multi-slit aperture for LOSA sensors in order to increase the field of view and resolution of the position estimates. The system uniquely leverages the structural geometry of the active marker, along with inertial sensing, to estimate the attitude of the active marker relative to the tracker module without relying on magnetic sensing that may often be unreliable.
US10295648B2	Contamination and defect resistant optical encoder configuration including a normal of readhead plane at a non-zero pitch angle relative to measuring axis for providing displacement signals An optical encoder configuration comprises a scale, an illumination source, and a photodetector configuration. The illumination source is configured to output structured illumination to the scale. The scale extends along a measuring axis direction and is configured to output scale light that forms a detector fringe pattern comprising periodic high and low intensity bands that extend over a relatively longer dimension along the measuring axis direction and are relatively narrow and periodic along a detected fringe motion direction transverse to the measuring axis direction. The high and low intensity bands move along the detected fringe motion direction transverse to the measuring axis direction as the scale grating displaces along the measuring axis direction. The photodetector configuration is configured to detect a displacement of the high and low intensity bands along the detected fringe motion direction and provide respective spatial phase displacement signals that are indicative of the scale displacement.
US10295645B2	Method and system for measuring and calibrating imaging magnetic field in magnetic resonance apparatus A method and a system for measuring and calibrating an imaging magnetic field in a magnetic resonance apparatus are provided. The method includes: providing the imaging magnetic field, where the imaging magnetic field is adapted for scanning an object; sampling a signal corresponding to the imaging magnetic field; processing the signal to obtain an actual magnetic field intensity; and calibrating based on a difference between the actual magnetic field intensity and a target magnetic field intensity. The system includes: a magnetic component, adapted for scanning an object to be imaged; a sampling unit, adapted for sampling a signal corresponding to the imaging magnetic field; a processing unit, adapted for processing the signal to obtain an actual magnetic field intensity; a calibration unit, adapted for calibrating based on a difference between the actual magnetic field intensity and a target magnetic field intensity; and a control unit, adapted for controlling the system.
US10295633B2	Dixon magnetic resonance imaging using prior knowledge The invention provides for a magnetic resonance imaging system (100) for acquiring magnetic resonance data (142) from a subject (118). The magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a processor (130) for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system. The execution of the instructions causes the processor to control (200) the magnetic resonance imaging system with the pulse sequence data to acquire the magnetic resonance data. The pulse sequence data comprises commands for acquiring the magnetic resonance data using an n point Dixon magnetic resonance imaging method. The execution of the instructions causes the processor to construct (202) two phase candidate maps (144, 146) using the magnetic resonance data according to the n point Dixon magnetic resonance imaging method; divide (204) each of the set of voxels into a set of object voxels (148); identify (206) a set of boundary voxels (152) and interior voxels within the set of object voxels; create (208) a chosen phase candidate map (154) in the memory; select (210) a chosen phase map value for at least a portion of the set of boundary voxels in the chosen phase map from the two phase candidate maps by selecting the candidate phase map value which indicates the lowest fat to water ratio; and calculate (212) the phase map value of the object voxels according to a phase candidate selection algorithm.
US10295632B2	Apparatus and method for processing reception signal in magnetic resonance measurement apparatus In a magnetic resonance measurement apparatus such as an NMR measurement apparatus, when a frequency of an observation nucleus falls within a high frequency band, an RF reception signal is converted into an intermediate frequency signal, and is input to an analog-to-digital converter. In this case, under-sampling is executed for the intermediate frequency signal in the analog-to-digital converter, and a second-order aliased signal component generated from a target signal component is observed. On the other hand, when the frequency of the observation nucleus falls within a low frequency band, over-sampling for the RF reception signal is executed.
US10295628B2	Magnetic coil power methods and apparatus An apparatus to provide power for operating at least one gradient coil of a magnetic resonance imaging system. According to some aspects, the apparatus comprises a plurality of power terminals configured to supply different voltages of a first polarity, and a linear amplifier configured to provide at least one output to power the at least one gradient coil to produce a magnetic field in accordance with a pulse sequence, the linear amplifier configured to be powered by one or more of the plurality of power terminals, wherein the one or more of the plurality of power terminals powering the linear amplifier is selected based, at least in part, on the at least one output.
US10295620B2	Magnetic resonance coil apparatus A magnetic resonance coil apparatus is provided, the apparatus having a posterior coil unit including a base unit and a further coil component, wherein the further coil component is arranged so as to be able to be tilted on the base unit with respect to the base unit and wherein the posterior coil unit includes a position acquisition unit.
US10295619B2	Bed apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus According to one embodiment, a bed apparatus for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a table, a table driving mechanism, a bed supporting part, and a cable guide. The table provides a connection port for a reception coil of magnetic resonance signals. The table driving mechanism is configured to shift the table. The bed supporting part is configured to support the table. The cable guide is configured to protect a signal cable between the table and the bed supporting part and to bend a portion of the signal cable along with a move of the table. The signal cable is connected to the connection port. The portion of the signal cable corresponds to a position of the table.
US10295618B2	Magnetic permeability sensor and magnetic permeability detecting method, dielectric permittivity sensor and dielectric permittivity detecting method, and magnetic permeability and dielectric permittivity sensor and magnetic permeability and dielectric permittivity detecting method Each of the oscillation frequency of a first oscillation circuit performing oscillation in a state of including a coil and a capacitor and the oscillation frequency of a second oscillation circuit performing oscillation in a state of including a coil and a capacitor different from the coil and the capacitor of the first oscillation circuit is measured. Then, the difference of the measured oscillation frequencies is calculated and then the calculated difference is converted into a magnetic permeability or a dielectric permittivity. One sensor selectively detects a change in the magnetic permeability or a change in the dielectric permittivity of a subject material.
US10295617B2	Distribution analyzing device and distribution analyzing method A distribution analyzing device (20) includes: an obtaining unit (21) which obtains measurement data of a field measured, through a sensor sensing area, independently at each of rotation angles and at each of grid coordinate positions of the sensor sensing area; and a calculation unit (22) which calculates a distribution of the field from the measurement data, using an arithmetic expression obtained by deriving a target harmonic function, which indicates the distribution of the field, using a condition that a convolution of the target harmonic function and a shape function, which indicates a shape of a cross section of the finite sensor sensing area along a plane parallel to the measurement plane, is equal to a provisional harmonic function derived by solving the Laplace equation using the measurement data and a size of the sensor sensing area in a direction perpendicular to the measurement plane.
US10295613B2	Method and apparatus for updating multiple magnetic resonance datasets acquired using a parallel acquisition technique In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus for creating a common updating kernel for at least two datasets, a first dataset is acquired from a subject that includes Nyquist undersampled measurement data acquired from at least two reception coils of an MR scanner, and that also includes calibration data. At least one further dataset is acquired, that contains Nyquist undersampled measurement data acquired with said coils, and also includes calibration data. A common calibration dataset is created from the calibration data in the first and the at least one further dataset. An updated first dataset and at least one updated further dataset are determined using the common calibration dataset. A combination image dataset can be produced from these updated datasets.
US10295611B2	Efficient battery tester A battery tester for efficiently extracting intrinsic characteristics of a battery. The battery tester comprises a sensing unit, a controller, bi-directional power converter, and an energy storage unit so that energy discharged from a battery during testing is stored in the energy storage unit and recycled back to the battery. The battery tester uses a high current pulse test and a switching excitation test with a modified particle arm optimization algorithm to analyze precise model parameters that can be used to describe the health conditions of a battery.
US10295608B2	Non-intrusive correlating battery monitoring system and method There is disclosed a system and method for determining whether a battery or battery system has encountered a thermal failure and/or end of service life condition. The battery monitoring system is configured to generate a plurality of alarms based on the occurrence of a number of conditions in the battery system.
US10295603B2	Electronic device and method for displaying remaining battery capacity of the electronic device A method for displaying remaining battery capacity of an electronic device includes calculating remaining capacity of the battery for a number of predetermined times during a preset interval when a first difference value is greater than a predetermined value. The first difference value is between a first remaining capacity and a second remaining capacity. The first remaining capacity of the electronic device is recorded before turning off the electronic device, and the second remaining capacity of the electronic device after turning on the electronic device. The latest calculated remaining capacity during the preset interval is displayed on the display device when a second difference between each calculated remaining capacity and the first remaining capacity is greater than the predetermined value.
US10295600B2	Monitoring charge stored in a battery A method and corresponding device, for monitoring a charge of a battery. The method obtains a battery current measurement value and a battery voltage measurement value, and applies a current integration method to update a primary charge estimate value representative of the charge stored in the battery by taking into account the battery current measurement value. The method further determines an ancillary charge estimate value representative of the charge stored in the battery using a battery model taking into account the battery voltage measurement value, and determines an error value for the ancillary charge estimate value, in which the error value expresses the reliability of the battery model. The method also applies a correction to the primary charge estimate value as function of the ancillary charge estimate value and the error value. Interpretation of the correction applied in this manner allows determination of current sensor offset and battery capacity change.
US10295598B2	Method for determining the operating status of a spring charging motor for a LV or MV switching apparatus and a diagnostic system implementing said method A method is provided for determining the operating status of a spring charging motor of a LV or MV switching apparatus. The method includes acquiring a detection signal (ID) indicative of the behavior of a driving current (IMOT); processing the detection signal (ID) to calculate a steady-state detection signal (IDSS) indicative of the behavior of the driving current (IMOT) during a steady-state time interval (TSS); processing the steady-state detection signal (IDSS) to calculate data (DS) indicative of HF and LF spectral components of the driving current (IMOT); processing the data (DS) to calculate first and second harmonic distortion values (THDLF, THDHF); processing the first and second harmonic distortion values to calculate first and second output data (O1, O2), which are indicative of the variations of the first and second harmonic distortion values with respect to corresponding first and second reference values, respectively.
US10295597B2	Semiconductor device and scan test method including writing and reading test data A semiconductor device includes a FIFO, a test data write circuit that sequentially writes a plurality of test data to the FIFO in synchronization with a first clock signal, and a test control circuit that, in parallel with writing of the plurality of test data to the FIFO by the test data write circuit, sequentially reads a plurality of test data stored in the FIFO in synchronization with a second clock signal that is not synchronous with the first clock signal and performs a scan test of a circuit to be tested.
US10295596B1	Method and system for generating validation tests A method for generating a validation test may include using a processor, identifying, in a scenario for validation testing, a plurality of actions that address a single resource in a conflicting manner; and automatically generating target code of the scenario that includes one or a plurality of resource management commands so as to prevent conflicting addressing of that resource by said plurality of actions.
US10295595B2	System and method for testing and configuration of an FPGA Configuration values for Lookup tables (LUTs) and programmable routing switches in an FPGA are provided by means of a number of flip flops arranges in a shift register. This shift register may receive test values in a factory test mode, and operational configuration values (implementing whatever functionality the client requires of the FPGA) in an operational mode. The bitstreams are provided at one end of the shift register, and clocked through until the last flip flop receives its value. Values may also be clocked out at the other end of the shift register to be compared to the initial bitstream in order to identify corruption of stored values e.g. due to radiation exposure. A clock gating architecture is proposed for loading data to or reading data from specific selected shift registers.
US10295593B2	Operating general purpose hardware as radio Embodiments includes an apparatus and method that intentionally illuminate a device with RF energy having specific characteristics (e.g., frequency, power, waveform, directionality, duration, etc.) to make a conductor of the device a transmitter. A method can include identifying data to be transmitted by the one or more conductors and providing a signal to the electrical or electronic circuitry to cause the electrical or electronic circuitry to change state and produce a first signal on the one or more conductors. The one or more conductors can produce a forced non-linear emission (FNLE) that is a mixture of the first signal and an electromagnetic wave incident thereon that, when decoded by an external device, corresponds to the data.
US10295589B2	Electromigration wearout detection circuits Embodiments include methods, and systems of an integrated circuit having electromigration wearout detection circuits. Integrated circuit may include a detection element and a reference element. Detection element is subject to normal operation current. Reference element is not subject to normal operation current. A resistance of detection element is monitored to detect electromigration wearout. The electromigration wearout detection monitoring circuit may be configured to perform: periodically measuring resistance of detection element, calculating resistance change of detection element over a predetermined time period, comparing resistance change of detection element calculated to a predetermined safety threshold, and take mitigation actions when resistance change of detection element exceeds predetermined safety threshold. The mitigation actions may include switching to a redundant circuit of the integrated circuit, shutting down the integrated circuit, and sending a signal to initiate a service call. The predetermined safety threshold may be 1% of resistance change of the detection element.
US10295586B2	Fault detection of a transmission line There is provided mechanisms for detecting a fault of a transmission line (20) in a power system (10) comprising at least one of an extreme weak system (10a) and an extreme strong system (10b). A method comprises obtaining travelling wave polarities from two terminals (21a, 21b) of the transmission line during occurrence of the fault, the travelling wave polarities being defined by two current polarities and two voltage polarities. The method comprises determining the obtained travelling wave polarities to be detectable and the obtained travelling wave polarities to be non-detectable. The method comprises detecting the fault to be internal based on the detectable travelling wave polarities and the non-detectable travelling wave polarities. There is also provided an arrangement configured to perform such a method.
US10295585B2	Traveling wave based single end fault location Traveling wave information from a single end of an electric power delivery system is used to determine a fault location on a power line of the electric power delivery system. Hypotheses of which of a plurality of received traveling waves represents a first reflection from the fault are evaluated. A determination of an arrival time of the first reflection from the fault is used to calculate a distance from the single end of the power line to the fault location.
US10295583B2	Circuit for measuring flicker noise and method of using the same A flicker noise measurement circuit includes a first section. The first section includes a plurality of first stages connected in series. The first section includes a first feedback switching element configured to selectively feedback an output of the plurality of first stages to an input of the plurality of first stages. The first section includes a first section connection switching element. The flicker noise measurement circuit includes a second section connected to the first section. The second section includes a plurality of second stages connected in series, wherein the first section connection switching element is configured to selectively connect the plurality of second stages to the plurality of first stages. The second section includes a second feedback switching element configured to selectively feedback an output of the plurality of second stages to the input of the plurality of first stages.
US10295582B2	Read out of quantum states of microwave frequency qubits with optical frequency photons Techniques relate to reading a qubit coupled to a microwave resonator. A microwave signal at a microwave resonator frequency is input to the microwave resonator that couples to the qubit. A microwave readout signal from the microwave resonator is output to a microwave to optical converter. The microwave readout signal includes a qubit state of the qubit. The microwave to optical converter is configured to convert the microwave readout signal to an optical signal. In response to the optical signal being output by the microwave to optical converter, it is determined that the qubit is in a predefined qubit state. In response to no optical signal being output by the microwave to optical converter, it is determined that the qubit is not in the predefined qubit state.
US10295580B2	On-chip measurement for phase-locked loop A chip includes a phase-locked loop (PLL) and a test controller. The PLL includes an oscillator and a phase detector. In a normal mode, a first feedback loop includes a phase detector and an oscillator that generates an output based on a frequency input signal. In a test mode, the PLL is re-configured. The output of the loop filter can be decoupled from the input of the oscillator in the test mode and instead be coupled to the input of the phase detector. The oscillator can receive a test tuning signal provided by the test controller. In this test mode configuration, the PLL can measure the frequency of the oscillator.
US10295577B1	Current sensor with extended voltage range In an embodiment, a current sense circuit includes a copy transistor having a gate configured to be coupled to a gate of an output transistor, and a drain coupled to an input terminal. The drain of the copy transistor is configured to be coupled to a drain of the output transistor. A first transistor has a current path coupled to a current path of the copy transistor. An error amplifier has a non-inverting input coupled to a source of the copy transistor, an inverting input configured to be coupled to a source of the output transistor, an output coupled to a gate of the first transistor, a positive power supply terminal coupled to the input terminal and a negative power supply terminal coupled to a reference supply terminal. A current-to-voltage converter has an input coupled to the current path of the copy transistor.
US10295576B2	Ratiometric biasing for high impedance capacitive sensing A biasing circuit for a capacitive sensor includes a capacitive sensor element configured to produce a sensor voltage at a sense node, and a preamplifier connected to the sense node and configured to amplify the sensor voltage. The biasing circuit has an auxiliary amplifier connected between an output of the preamplifier and the sense node and configured to set a DC component of an input voltage for the preamplifier to a ratiometric DC bias voltage.
US10295574B2	Clip-on current transducer or current transformer Electrical current transducer for mounting around an electrical primary conductor carrying a current to be measured, comprising a primary conductor receiving aperture (16), a housing (4), a magnetic core (6) mounted in the housing, and a secondary coil (10) wound around a branch of the magnetic core. The housing comprises a major portion (4a) and a minor portion (4b), the major portion being separable from the minor portion and configured to be mounted and locked around the primary conductor, the housing major and minor portions joinable together at joining faces (32a, 36a). The magnetic core comprises a major portion (6a) mountable in a core receiving cavity (20) of the housing major portion (4a), and a minor portion (6b) mountable in a core receiving cavity (22) of the housing minor portion (4b). The housing further comprises an electrical component support body (4c) comprising a coil support portion (28) around which the secondary coil is mounted, the secondary coil and coil support portion being received in a first branch receiving portion (20a) of the core receiving cavity of the housing major portion (4a), the coil support portion comprising a core receiving cavity (26) comprising a first branch receiving portion (26a) receiving a first branch (7a) of the magnetic core major portion (6a) therein, a longitudinal axis (A) of the magnetic core first branch (7a) being in a transverse direction to the general direction of the joining faces (32a, 36a).
US10295571B2	Bus bar module A bus bar module includes a first bus bar, a second bus bar, and a first magnetoelectric transducer. The second bus bar is placed in parallel to the first bus bar. The first magnetoelectric transducer is placed so as to be opposed to a side surface of the first bus bar. A sectional area of the first bus bar is smaller than a sectional area of the second bus bar in a first section. The first section is a section passing through the first magnetoelectric transducer and perpendicular to an extending direction of the first and second bus bars.
US10295570B2	Current sensor device having a sense resistor in a re-distribution layer The electronic device for sensing a current comprises a semiconductor chip comprising a main face, an electronic circuit integrated in the semiconductor chip, a redistribution metallization layer disposed above the main face of the semiconductor chip, a current path formed in the redistribution metallization layer, the current path forming a resistor that is connected at two resistance defining end points to the electronic circuit for sensing a current flowing through the current path, and external contact elements connected with the redistribution metallization layer for feeding a current to be sensed into the current path.
US10295569B2	Optical electrical measurement system, a measurement probe and a method therefor The present invention relates to a system, a measurement probe and a method for measuring an electrical property of an electrical circuit, comprising measuring the electrical property by means of a measurement probe connected to the electrical circuit, converting the measured electrical property of the electrical circuit to an optical signal. The method further comprises sending the optical signal, and receiving the optical signal by means of an image sensor configured to record images comprising the measurement probe that transmits the optical signal. The method further comprises processing the recorded images in order to decode the measurement data from the received optical signal.
US10295567B2	Probe module supporting loopback test A probe module, which supports loopback test and is provided between a PCB and a DUT, includes an adapter, two probes, two inductive components provided at the adapter, and a capacitive component. The adapter has two connecting circuits. An end of each of the probes is connected to one of the connecting circuits, while another end thereof, which is a tip, contacts the DUT. Each of the inductive components has an end electrically connected to one of the connecting circuits, and another end electrically connected to the PCB through a conductive member, which is provided at the adapter, wherein two ends of the capacitive component are electrically connected to one of the connecting circuits, respectively. Whereby, the signal paths are changed by the differences between frequencies of signals, and the transmission path of high-frequency signals is effectively shortened.
US10295566B2	Method of providing a high density test contact solution A flexible probe card according to the present invention includes a compression layer; a transport layer coupled to the compression layer; and a contact layer coupled to the transport layer. The compression layer is formed of encapsulated closed cell polyurethane foam. The transport layer includes connectors for coupling the flexible probe card to a tester. The contact interface layer includes embedded conductive wires placed in a fixed grid pattern in a silicon rubber layer, without a specific connector pattern associated either with the transport layer or a device under test.
US10295565B2	Probe card with stress relieving feature A probe card assembly is disclosed. The probe card assembly includes a probe card plate, a probe core, and an expansion gap defined in the probe card plate. The probe core includes a bonding portion for fixing the probe core to the probe plate. The expansion gap surrounds the probe core. Another probe card assembly is disclosed. The another probe card assembly includes a probe card plate, a tube, and a probe core. The tube is configured to be inserted into an opening of the probe card plate and configured to be securely fixed to the probe card plate. The probe core includes a bonding portion for fixing the probe core to the tube.
US10295564B2	Apparatus for clamping a probe card and probe card including the same An apparatus for clamping a probe card may include a body portion, an inner clamping portion and a plurality of outer clamping portions. The body portion may be arranged between a printed circuit board (PCB) of the probe card and a test head. The inner clamping portion may be integrally formed with an upper surface of the body portion. The inner clamping portion may be configured to affix a central portion of the PCB to the test head. The outer clamping portions may be integrally formed with side surfaces of the body portion. The outer clamping portions may be configured to affix a portion surrounding the central portion of the PCB to the test head. Thus, a contact area between the clamping apparatus and the PCB may be increased.
US10295559B2	Accelerometer calibration in a rotating member To calibrate an accelerometer, a rotating member is rotated over multiple periods, thereby causing the accelerometer attached to the rotating member to repeatedly turn over. A processor obtains acceleration measurements as the accelerometer turns and determines a set of local minima and maxima of the acceleration measurements. Based on these local minima and maxima, the processor determines a sensitivity of the accelerometer. The processor stores the sensitivity for use in adjusting subsequent accelerometer measurements, thus calibrating the accelerometer.
US10295555B2	Automatic analysis device and analysis method A signal reference value (SLocal) is set at which a blood coagulation reaction time (T) of a blood coagulation time reference sample measured on the basis of the result of comparing a signal value (amount of transmitted light, amount of scattered light, amount of fluorescence, or turbidity) pertaining to blood coagulation time that varies temporally according to the mixing and reaction of the blood coagulation time reference sample and a reagent and a signal reference value (S) corresponds to an expected value (Te) for the blood coagulation reaction time that has been set beforehand so as to correspond to the blood coagulation time reference sample. As a result, it is possible to use the blood coagulation time reference sample to determine the state of the reagent and enhance the reliability of measurement results by setting a unique signal reference value for each reagent container.
US10295549B2	Diagnostic devices and methods of use The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing samples as well as various microfluidic, microcentrifuge and microfilter devices. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases using mitochondrial and/or platelet samples. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a microfluidic device that selectively captures and analyzes a desired amount of target biological particle.
US10295548B2	Ultrasensitive assay for tau and methods of use thereof for assessing traumatic brain injury in tissues and biofluids Compositions and methods for accurate and sensitive quantitation of T-tau and P-tau are disclosed.
US10295546B2	Method for the determination of conformation and conformational changes of proteins and of derivatives thereof A Method for the detection of the conformational state of a protein contained in a complex mixture of further proteins and/or other biomolecules, is proposed as well as assays for such a method. The method comprises the following steps: (1) Limited proteolysis of the complex mixture under a condition where the protein is in the conformational state to be detected leading to a first fragment sample; (2) Denaturation of the first fragment sample to a denaturated first fragment sample; (3) Complete fragmentation of the denaturated first fragment sample in a digestion step to a completely fragmented sample; and (4) Analytical analysis of the completely fragmented sample for the determination of fragments characteristic of having been the result both the limited proteolysis of step 1 as well as of the complete fragmentation in the digestion step 3. for the determination of the conformational state.
US10295543B2	Method of overcoming therapeutic limitations of non-uniform distribution of radiopharmaceuticals and chemotherapy drugs Therapeutic compositions for treating diseased cells such as cancer cells in a patient, formulated from a plurality of therapeutic agents selected from radiopharmaceuticals, chemotherapeutic agents and radionuclide labeled antibodies. Methods for predicting the response of an individual patient's cells to therapeutic intervention are also disclosed.
US10295542B2	Systems and methods for anti-SOX10 antibodies The present invention is related to the anti-SOX10 antibodies, kits, cocktails, and use of anti-SOX10 antibodies for detection of cancer.
US10295536B2	Fecal lactoferrin as a biomarker for determining disease severity and for treating infection in patients with Clostridium difficile disease Clostridium difficile disease involves a range of clinical presentations ranging from mild to self-limiting diarrhea to life-threatening pseudomembranous colitis and megacolon. Cases of C. difficile are treated differently depending on severity of disease. Mild and moderate cases may be treated with metronidazole while moderate-to-severe and relapsing cases are often treated with vancomycin or fidaxomicin. The presence of C. difficile disease is detected using a biomarker panel that includes C. difficile antigen (GDH), toxins A and B, and fecal lactoferrin. In patients suspected of C. difficile disease, if GDH is detected indicating the presence of C. difficile, and then toxins A and/or B are detected to indicate toxigenic C. difficile and support a diagnosis of C. difficile-associated disease, fecal lactoferrin concentrations are measured to determine severity of the disease by indicating the amount of intestinal inflammation.
US10295535B2	Clostridium difficile dehydrogenase and toxin as a biomarker for monitoring infection in patients with clostridium difficile disease and differentiating carrier state from active disease Clostridium difficile disease involves a range of clinical presentations ranging from carrier status with other causes of symptoms to mild and self-limiting diarrhea to life-threatening pseudomembranous colitis and megacolon. Cases of C. difficile are treated differently depending on the presence and then the severity of disease. Patients that are carriers may not receive treatment with concern of causing the disease. Mild to moderate cases may be treated with metronidazole while severe and relapsing cases are often treated with vancomycin or fidaxomicin. Current molecular assays are highly sensitive for detecting toxigenic C. difficile and cannot rule out carrier status. Utilization of a biomarker panel that includes C. difficile antigen (GDH), toxins A and B, and fecal lactoferrin allows clinicians to differentiate between a carrier state and active state of C. difficile and allows for monitoring to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment.
US10295532B2	Sensor A sensor is provided with a sensor element which outputs a signal in accordance with a detected object contained in a specimen positioned on a detection part in an element surface and with a package which accommodates the sensor element inside it and has a passage including a space positioned on the element surface. A lower surface of the passage has the element surface and a lower surface of an inflow passage extending toward the space, and a gap is positioned between the lower surface of the inflow passage and the element surface. The element surface is positioned above the lower surface of the inflow passage.
US10295530B2	Functional assay for cancer recurrence and malignant potential Embodiments herein provides an in vitro co-culture system comprising a population of cancer responder cells and a population of non-tumor cells wherein the cancer responder cells can convert to a malignant state and exhibit hallmark malignant phenotype when the cells are placed in a tumor supportive environment. The system is useful for prognosis evaluation of cancer recurrence, malignancy development, cancer drug screening and surveillance for resistance to cancer drug therapy.
US10295527B2	Process and system for predicting responders and non-responders to mesalamine treatment of ulcerative colitis A process and system directed to a more effective, individual based treatment regimen which is built on clinical identified target biomarkers associated with gender differential responses to mesalamine, and includes one or more panels of target biomarkers that distinguishes mesalamine response differences between genders and determines the efficacy of mesalamine for patients being treated for various UC conditions and effectively identifies and validates novel drug targets for new UC therapeutics, new diagnostics and diagnostics standards for UC therapeutic strategies.
US10295525B2	Image generation device, image generation method, recording medium, and processing method An image generation device generates a plurality of reference in-focus images of an object placed on a surface of an image sensor by using a plurality of images captured by the image sensor using sensor pixels when the object is irradiated with light by a plurality of illuminators. Each of the reference in-focus images is an in-focus image corresponding to one of a plurality of virtual reference focal planes that are located between the image sensor and the plurality of illuminators. The plurality of reference focal planes pass through the object and are spaced apart from one another. The image generation device generates a three-dimensional image of the object by using the reference in-focus images and displays the three-dimensional image on a display screen.
US10295521B2	Methods and apparatuses for spectral qualification of fuel properties A method for determining property values of fuels may include using spectral data collected from one or more other fuels or fuel components. The method may include construction of spectral data representative of a fuel by weighting spectral data for another fuel and spectral data for one or more fuel components.
US10295519B2	Water quality sensor using positive feedback A sensing system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an optical actuator configured to apply an optical stimulus into a detection target substance, a photo detector configured to output an electrical signal having a snapback form in response to an optical response generated according to a concentration of the detection target substance to which the optical stimulus is applied, an amplifier configured to amplify the electrical signal output from the photo detector and to provide the amplified electrical signal as positive feedback to the optical actuator, and a detection unit configured to detect the detection target substance in response to the electrical signal.
US10295517B2	Heated graphite scrubber to reduce interferences in ozone monitors The present invention provides a means of greatly reducing interferences from mercury vapor, UV-absorbing compounds and water vapor in the measurement of ozone by UV absorbance. A heated graphite scrubber destroys greater than 99% of ozone passing through it while reducing biases from typical atmospheric UV-absorbing interferents by large factors compared to conventional ozone scrubbers. Substitution of a heated graphite scrubber in place of traditional ozone scrubbers such as hopcalite, metal oxides and heated silver scrubbers, results in a more accurate measurement of ozone by reducing the responses to UV-absorbing interferences and water vapor. The heated graphite scrubber also may be used in combination with other ozone sensors, such as electrochemical and HMOS sensors, to provide a reference measurement with ozone selectively removed and thus greatly reduce contributions from interfering species in those measurement devices as well.
US10295514B1	Instrument and method for sealed penetration of rigid packaging to measure internal oxygen concentration with an optical oxygen analyzer An assembly and method of using the assembly. The assembly is operable when assembled as a benchtop instrument for sealed penetration of an oxygen sensitive luminescent sensor into sensible communication with an enclosed space of a sealed rigid package to measure oxygen concentration therein, and operable when disassembled as a handheld instrument for sealed penetration of the oxygen sensitive luminescent sensor into sensible communication with an enclosed space of a flexible package to measure oxygen concentration therein. The assembly includes a mechanical punch press equipped with a longitudinally reciprocable fixture equipped with a hollow piercing member, and an oxygen analyzer releasably attachable to the fixture.
US10295512B2	Multi-lumen mixing device for chromatography A multi-lumen mixing device is described. The multi-lumen mixing device includes a mixer body having an inlet portion and an outlet portion. The multi-lumen mixing device also includes an array of capillary channels within the mixer body, in which each capillary channel has approximately a same length. An inlet for each of the capillaries is proximate to the inlet portion and an outlet for each of the capillaries is proximate to the outlet portion. The array of capillary channels has at least three different cross-sectional areas.
US10295497B2	Organic membrane based screen printed microchip for potentiometric determination of lead A disposable screen-printed microchip based on an organic membrane sensitive layer is presented. The microchip is highly responsive for the determination of Lead(II). The microchip is composed of a composite sensitive material which comprises carbon nano-tubes “CNTs” and titanium (IV) oxide nano-particles embedded in a PVC membrane which was deposited on the surface of a plastic screen printed micro-electrode using a new methodology. The prepared disposable microchip provides a linear response for Pb2+ ions covering the concentration range of 1×10−6 to 1×10−1 mole L−1 with high sensitivity (49 mV), a long life span (>4 months) and short response time (10 s). The merits offered by the micro-sensor or microchip include small size, simple fabrication, mass production, integration feasibility and cost effectiveness and automation.
US10295496B2	Method for measuring concentration of analyte A biosensor system can comprise a sensor chip and a measurement device. The sensor chip comprises a capillary and electrodes disposed within the capillary. The height of the capillary is set to be less than the maximum value of the sum of the diffusion distance of an electron-transfer mediator and the diffusion distance of an analyte at the upper limit of the measurement guaranteed temperature of the biosensor system. The measurement device applies an open circuit voltage, a voltage that is lower than during concentration measurement, or the like to the electrodes of the sensor chip.
US10295492B2	Electrochemical sensor and method of using same Methods for analyzing a fluid sample can include providing a sensor comprising a non-conductive housing and having a first face and an electrode array mounted in the first face. The method can include disposing the first face of the housing into a fluid sample to be analyzed, selecting a mode of operation, and initiating sensor operation. Modes of operation can include electrochemical operation and conductivity analysis, and can be selected via positioning a switch. The method can include receiving information from the sensor regarding at least one parameter of the fluid. Such parameters can include a concentration of a target constituent in the fluid sample, combined concentrations of different species within the fluid sample, and/or information indicative of the conductivity of the fluid sample.
US10295490B2	MEMS-based calorimeter, fabrication, and use thereof A MEMS-based calorimeter includes a reference channel, a sample channel, and a thermopile configured to measure a temperature differential between the reference channel and a sample channel. The reference channel and the sample channel each include a passive mixer such as a splitting-and-recombination micromixer. The passive mixer can be formed by a first set of channels in a first layer and a second set of channels in a second layer. Methods for fabricating the MEMS-based calorimeter and methods of using the calorimeter to measure thermodynamic properties of chemical reactions are also provided.
US10295489B2	Deposit monitor Fluid flow systems can include one or more resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) in contact with the fluid flowing through the system. One or more RTDs can be operated in a heating mode and a measurement mode. Thermal behavior of the one or more RTDs can be analyzed to characterize a level of deposit formed on the RTD(s) from the fluid flowing through the system. Characterizations of deposition on RTDs operated at different temperatures can be used to establish a temperature-dependent deposition profile. The deposition profile can be used to determine if depositions are likely to form at certain locations in the fluid flow system, such as at a use device. Detected deposit conditions can initiate one or more corrective actions that can be taken to prevent or minimize deposit formation before deposits negatively impact operation of the fluid flow system.
US10295486B2	Detector for X-rays with high spatial and high spectral resolution An x-ray spectrometer system comprising an x-ray imaging system with at least one achromatic imaging x-ray optic and an x-ray detection system. The optical train of the imaging system is arranged so that its object focal plane partially overlaps an x-ray emitting volume of an object. An image of a portion of the object is formed with a predetermined image magnification at the x-ray detection system. The x-ray detection system has both high spatial and spectral resolution, and converts the detected x-rays to electronic signals. In some embodiments, the detector system may have a small aperture placed in the image plane, and use a silicon drift detector to collect x-rays passing through the aperture. In other embodiments, the detector system has an energy resolving pixel array x-ray detector. In other embodiments, wavelength dispersive elements may be used in either the optical train or the detector system.
US10295485B2	X-ray transmission spectrometer system An x-ray transmission spectrometer system to be used with a compact x-ray source to measure x-ray absorption with both high spatial and high spectral resolution. The spectrometer system comprises a compact high brightness x-ray source, an optical system with a low pass spectral filter property to focus the x-rays through an object to be examined, and a spectrometer comprising a crystal analyzer (and, in some embodiments, a mosaic crystal) to disperse the transmitted beam, and in some instances an array detector. The high brightness/high flux x-ray source may have a take-off angle between 0 and 15 degrees, and be coupled to an optical system that collects and focuses the high flux x-rays to micron-scale spots, leading to high flux density. The x-ray optical system may also act as a “low-pass” filter, allowing a predetermined bandwidth of x-rays to be observed at one time while excluding the higher harmonics.
US10295478B2	Mounting plate and optical inspection apparatus A mounting plate and an optical inspection apparatus are disclosed. The mounting plate includes: a base plate; at least two first bars disposed above the base plate and extending in a first direction; and at least two second bars extending in a second direction. Each second bar being configured to be slidable in the first direction relative to the at least two first bars. The mounting plate may further comprises a third bar extending in the first direction and disposed between two adjacent first bars, the third bar being configured to be slidable in the second direction relative to the at least two second bars.
US10295475B2	Inspection of machined holes A method includes obtaining an image of a feature machined in a component with an imaging device, determining, by a computing device, a quality of the feature in the component based on the image of the feature, and storing, by the computing device, an indication of the quality of the feature in combination with a unique identifier for the feature in a non-transitory computer-readable medium.
US10295474B2	Inspection system comprising a wiring harness that when connected to an external power supply for supplying electric power and image data to and from an imaging device mounted within an inspected structure An inspection system for visually inspecting one or more inspection locations within a structure, the inspection system including one or more imaging devices mounted within the structure to view the inspection locations, at least one light source to illuminate the inspection locations during inspection, and a wiring harness extending from the imaging device to at least one external port of the structure and configured to supply electrical power to the imaging device from a power supply external to the structure when connected to the port during inspection, and to carry image data representing images of the inspection locations from the imaging device to an external device for viewing by a user of the inspection system.
US10295471B2	Plasma spectroscopic analysis method and inhibitor of plasma emission derived from non-target A plasma spectroscopic analysis method includes a concentration process of concentrating a target in a sample, in the vicinity of one of a pair of electrodes in the presence of the sample; a plasma generation process of generating plasma in the sample by applying a voltage to the pair of electrodes; and a detection process of detecting emission of the target generated by the plasma, wherein the plasma generation process is performed in the presence of a defoaming agent.
US10295469B2	Temporal focusing-based multiphoton excitation fluorescence microscopy system capable of tunable-wavelength excitation and excitation wavelength selection module thereof The invention provides a temporal focusing-based multiphoton excitation fluorescence microscopy system capable of tunable-wavelength excitation and an excitation wavelength selection module thereof. The temporal focusing-based multiphoton excitation fluorescence microscopy system comprises: an excitation light generating module for generating excitation light; an excitation wavelength selection module for generating reflected light having a predetermined output angle in accordance with the wavelength of the excitation light and generating detecting excitation light through a diffraction unit; and a fluorescent microscope. With the practice of the present invention, the wavelength of the excitation light can be changed by the excitation wavelength selection module in real time to excite different fluorophores with the corresponding maximum multiphoton absorption wavelengths, so as to obtain better fluorescent signals and improve the image quality of the temporal focusing-based multiphoton excitation fluorescence microscope system.
US10295464B2	High-accuracy mid-IR laser-based gas sensor A gas sensor system is provided, comprising: a gas cell operable so as to receive a sample gas; a vacuum system fluidically coupled to the gas cell operable to maintain the sample gas within the gas cell at a sub-ambient pressure; a pressure sensor operable to sense a pressure of the sample gas; a thermally insulated enclosure having the gas cell therein; a heat source or heat exchanger operable to influence an interior temperature of the thermally insulated enclosure; a light source within the thermally insulated enclosure operable to provide a mid-infrared (mid-IR) light into and through the gas cell; a photodetector within the thermally insulated enclosure operable to receive the attenuated mid-IR; and a control system electronically coupled to the vacuum system and to the pressure sensor operable to maintain the sample gas within the gas cell at the predetermined pressure to within one torr (1 Torr).
US10295462B1	Detection by active spatially and spectrally structured sensing and learning (DAS4L) A sensor system including a spectrometer with a light source having a plurality of selectable wavelengths, a controller for controlling the sensor system, for selecting wavelengths of illumination light produced by the light source, and for controlling the light source to illuminate a spatial location, a photodetector aligned to detect light received from the spatial location, a blind demixer coupled to the photodetector for separating received spectra in the detected light into a set of sample spectra associated with different demixed or partially demixed chemical components, a memory having a plurality of stored reference spectra, a non-blind demixer coupled to the blind demixer and to the memory for non-blind demixing of the sample spectra using the reference spectra, and a classifier coupled to the non-blind demixer for classifying the set of demixed sample spectra into chemical components using the reference spectra.
US10295461B2	Terahertz time domain spectroscopy device There are provided a terahertz wave spectral dispersing unit 13 for spectrally dispersing a terahertz wave to be generated from a terahertz wave generating semiconductor 12 into two waves, a terahertz wave focusing unit 14 for focusing a terahertz wave transmitted through a sample liquid film 101 and a terahertz wave transmitted through a reference liquid film 102, and a terahertz wave detecting semiconductor 15 for detecting the focused terahertz wave, and it is possible to detect the terahertz wave transmitted through the sample liquid film 101 and the terahertz wave transmitted through the reference liquid film 102 in an interference state, thereby offsetting a noise made by a stripe-shaped wave generated on the sample liquid film 101 and a noise made by a stripe-shaped wave generated on the reference liquid film 102.
US10295456B2	Remaining life estimation method for estimating remaining life of high-chromium steel pipe An aspect of the present disclosure is to precisely define a constant value used in the Monkman-Grant analysis, when estimating remaining life of a high-chromium steel pipe through which high-temperature and high-pressure fluid is allowed to flow. A remaining life estimation method according to the present disclosure is particularly characterized in that a step of obtaining a constant on an accelerated creep test is performed in which a constant indicative of the product of a strain rate and a rupture time in the Monkman-Grant analysis is obtained by multiplying a first coefficient to transform uniaxial rupture ductility into multiaxial rupture ductility, the uniaxial rupture ductility being obtained from a specimen of the high-chromium steel pipe, a second coefficient to amend consumed life of the specimen, and a third coefficient to amend a measured pressure into an assessment pressure.
US10295455B2	System and method for deforming and analyzing particles A system for deforming and analyzing a plurality of particles carried in a sample volume includes a substrate defining an inlet, configured to receive the sample volume, and an outlet; and a fluidic pathway fluidly coupled to the inlet and the outlet. The fluidic pathway includes a delivery region configured to receive the plurality of particles from the inlet and focus the plurality of particles from a random distribution to a focused state, a deformation region defining an intersection located downstream of the delivery region and coupled to the outlet, and wherein the deformation region is configured to receive the plurality of particles from the delivery region and to transmit each particle in the plurality of particles into the intersection from a single direction, a first branch fluidly coupled to the deformation region and configured to transmit a first flow into the intersection, and a second branch fluidly coupled to the deformation region and configured to transmit a second flow, substantially opposing the first flow, into the intersection, wherein the first flow and the second flow are configured to induce extension of one or more particles in the plurality of particles.
US10295454B2	Microparticle detection system and microparticle detection program A microparticle detection system includes a stage unit including a mounting surface on which a fluid device having a flow path through which a sample containing microparticles is movable is capable of being mounted, an emission unit configured to emit illumination light to the flow path, an imaging unit configured to image scattered light generated from microparticles in the sample when illumination light is emitted, an identification unit configured to identify the microparticles included in the image for each of the microparticles on the basis of the image captured by the imaging unit, a particle size determination unit configured to determine a particle size of the microparticle for each of the microparticles identified by the identification unit, a zeta potential determination unit configured to determine a zeta potential of the microparticle for each of the microparticles identified by the identification unit, and a correlation unit configured to associate the particle size for each of the microparticles determined by the particle size determination unit with the zeta potential for each of the microparticles determined by the zeta potential determination unit for each of the microparticles.
US10295452B2	Photometer/nephelometer device and method of using to determine proppant concentration A system that provides for the measurement and control of proppant concentration in a liquefied gas fluid stream utilizing a non-nuclear optical detection device such as a near-infrared (NIR), visible (Vis), and ultraviolet (UV) photometer/nephelometer to be used in the fracture treatment of subterranean hydrocarbon formations.
US10295447B2	Rapid energized dispersive solid phase extraction (SPE) for analytical analysis An energized dispersive extraction method for sample preparation for analysis is disclosed. The method includes the steps of placing an extraction solvent, sorbent particles, and a sample matrix containing an analyte in a heat conductive sample cup; positioning the sample cup in a pressure-resistant reaction chamber; dispersing the solvent and the sample matrix in the sample cup in the reaction chamber; heating the sample matrix and the solvent in the sample cup in the reaction chamber to a temperature that generates an above-atmospheric pressure; draining the solvent extract from the sample cup at atmospheric pressure; and collecting the solvent extract for analysis.
US10295441B2	Method and device for producing a microfluidic analysis cartridge A method for producing a pneumatically actuatable microfluidic analysis cartridge includes closing a joining side of a fluidic part of the analysis cartridge with a first fluid-tight elastic membrane and/or closing a joining side of a pneumatic part of the analysis cartridge with a second membrane. The fluidic part is configured to perform fluidic basic operations of a biochemical analysis process, and the pneumatic part is configured to control the basic operations using air pressure. The joining side of the fluidic part and the joining side of the pneumatic part are aligned, and the fluidic part and the pneumatic part are connected to form the analysis cartridge.
US10295439B2	Enclosure diagnostic and control systems An enclosure diagnostic and control system is described herein. The system can include a controller having a storage repository, where the storage repository includes at least one threshold value and at least one algorithm. The system can also include an enclosure communicably coupled to the controller and electrically coupled to a field device. The system can further include a number of sensors communicably coupled to the controller, where the sensors measure a number of field values of a number of parameters associated with the field device. The controller can evaluate the field values using the at least one algorithm to generate an evaluated value. The controller can output a control signal based on the evaluated value.
US10295438B2	Modeling and analysis of leading edge ribs of an aircraft wing An apparatus is provided for analysis of a leading edge rib of a fixed leading edge section of an aircraft wing. The apparatus may identify geometric or inertial properties of a plurality of stiffeners of the rib in which respective stiffeners are represented by a collection of geometry within a solid model of the rib, and perform an analysis to predict a failure rate of the leading edge rib under an external load. From the failure rate, the apparatus may determine a structural integrity of the leading edge rib under the external load. Identifying the properties may include, extracting a section cut of the geometry that corresponds to and has one or more properties of the respective stiffener, and identifying the properties of the cross-section and thereby the respective stiffener based on a correlation of the cross-section to a generic profile of a plurality of different cross-sections.
US10295436B2	Structured light measuring apparatus and methods A field deployable, portable structured light measurement (SLM) apparatus, together with a structured light measurement process to manage part to part variation in production and in the field, to support both rotor airfoil mistuning and rotor airfoil repair limits.
US10295429B2	Tire balance measurement device, evaluation method of tire balance measurement device, calibration method of tire balance measurement device, and calibration program of tire balance measurement device A tire balance measurement device includes a rotation drive portion, an eccentric force measurement unit, a calculation unit, and an evaluation unit. The eccentric force measurement unit measures an eccentric force generated in a main shaft. The calculation unit calculates an eccentric amount of the main shaft based on the eccentric force measured by the eccentric force measurement unit. The evaluation unit evaluates the eccentric amount of the main shaft based on a correlation between the eccentric force measured by the eccentric force measurement unit when the main shaft is rotated at a predetermined rotation speed, and the rotation speed.
US10295428B2	Device for rotatable mounting of work pieces, in particular crankshafts The invention relates to a device for receiving workpieces to be balanced in a machine for performing an unbalance compensation having a bearing device (2) arranged on a machine frame for rotatable mounting of the workpiece (3) around a bearing axis (L), wherein the bearing device (2) has at least one bearing block (10) having two bearing shells (18, 19) differing in diameter and lying adjacent to each other in a direction transverse to the bearing axis (L). The bearing block (10) is movable transversely to the bearing axis (L) of the bearing device (2) into two bearing positions and another one of the two bearing shells (18, 19) is aligned centrally to the bearing axis (L) in each of the two bearing positions.
US10295423B2	Pressure modulator An apparatus and associated method, for controlling signal passage, includes a first passageway for a first fluid, a second passageway for a second fluid, and an interposed chamber. A first, movable diaphragm at a first chamber junction and a second, movable diaphragm at a second chamber junction, with a third fluid bound there between and interposed between the first and second passageways. A device varies a volume of the third fluid bound between the diaphragms and thus moves the diaphragms. A movable member and a reservoir of the device are configured such that the movable member is sufficiently movable to increase the volume of the reservoir to remove a sufficient portion of the third fluid bound between the first and second diaphragms from the chamber to cause the first and second diaphragms to be pressed against the first and second walls, respectively.
US10295416B2	Temperature sensing circuit with temperature coefficient estimation and compensation using time variable substrate heating A localized substrate heater is configured to apply variable substrate heating to an integrated bipolar transistor. The base-to-emitter voltage (Vbe) of that bipolar transistor at varying substrate temperature settings is sensed, with the sensed Vbe processed to determine temperature coefficients of the bipolar transistor. The bipolar transistor may, for example, be a circuit component of an integrated temperature sensing circuit.
US10295413B2	Fever alert system An apparatus, a system and a method for monitoring and alerting a user caring for a patient when a change in body temperature requires immediate attention. The apparatus is a bracelet worn by the user. The system includes the bracelet in wireless communication with a temperature sensing device placed on the patient. The bracelet has a body temperature display an audible alarm that sounds and a vibration that occurs when the temperature exceeds a setpoint, and a plurality of lights, each with a unique setpoint, a light activated when the temperature exceeds the setpoint and a glowing band. The user attaches the temperature sensing device to the patient and dons the bracelet. The user can then sleep, selectively observing the display and lights upon waking with confidence that the system is monitoring the patient's temperature and selectively alerting the user when a change in body temperature requires immediate attention.
US10295408B2	Raman spectroscopy system A spectroscopy system (10) for analyzing in-elastic scattered electromagnetic radiation from an object being irradiated by electromagnetic radiation is provided. The system comprises a tunable lens assembly (13) having a tunable lens provided in the beam path between an electromagnetic radiation source (11) and the object (0) and arranged to project a beam of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the electromagnetic radiation source onto an area of the object and receive and collimate the in-elastic scattered electromagnetic radiation from the object. Based on electromagnetic radiation detected by at least a first detector (121) a control unit (14) is capable making a decision to change the operational settings of the tunable lens.
US10295407B2	Light source having a controllable spectrum The invention relates to an apparatus for generating light, comprising a plurality of light sources (1), —a control device (2), which drives the light sources (1), and a superimposition optical unit, which superimposes the light emitted by the light sources (1) in an exit opening (3). It is an object of the invention to provide an apparatus which is improved compared with the prior art. For this purpose, the invention proposes that the superimposition optical unit comprises a first concave mirror (4), in the focal plane of which the light sources (1) are situated, an optical grating (5), onto which the first concave mirror (4) reflects the light (6) emitted by the light sources (1), and —a second concave mirror (7), which reflects the light (8) diffracted at the optical grating (5) onto the exit opening (3) situated at the focus of the second concave mirror (7).
US10295397B2	Method for validation aircraft take-off weight independent of measuring the aircraft weight A method for validating or invalidating the computed weight of an aircraft, where the computed weight of the aircraft is determined by compiling various weight assumptions added to a known empty weight of the aircraft. The method measures the aircraft center of gravity, determines the percentage of computed weight supported by the combined main landing gear struts, and using a database such as a look-up table to validate if the percentage of computed weight is determined within a reasonable range to the measured load on the combined main landing gear struts. Sensors are attached to the landing gear struts, so to measure and monitor aircraft loads and center of gravity without measuring the aircraft weight.
US10295396B2	Method for determining the estimated weight of an aircraft and corresponding system A method for determining an estimated mass of an aircraft is provided. This method includes determining a first mass of the aircraft, from characteristics of the aircraft determined before or after takeoff of the aircraft, determining, during the flight of the aircraft, a second mass of the aircraft, from a lift equation of the aircraft expressing the mass of the aircraft as a function of information representative of the load factor of the aircraft, of a lift coefficient of the aircraft, of speed information of the aircraft and of a static pressure of a mass of air passed through by the aircraft, determined from measurements by sensors of the aircraft during the flight of the aircraft, evaluating the estimated mass at said determination moment, as a function of said first and second masses.
US10295387B2	Integrated ball valve and ultrasonic flowmeter A fluid-flow measuring ball valve includes a housing and a ball having an orifice. The ball is moved between an open position allowing fluid flow through the orifice and a closed position preventing fluid flow. A first ultrasonic transducer is positioned in the housing upstream of the ball. A second ultrasonic transducer is positioned in the housing downstream of the ball and both are aligned to send and receive pulses. First and second acoustic reflectors are aligned with the transducers to transmit and reflect ultrasonic signals in at least one direction through the ball orifice when the ball is in an open position. The controller determines the fluid velocity based on measured speed of sound and calculates the volume of fluid through the orifice based on the measured fluid velocity and cross-sectional area.
US10295384B2	Flow sensor system with absorber A flow sensor sub-assembly for sensing flow of a fluidic medicament includes a flow tube having a flow tube inlet and a flow tube outlet, and an acoustical transmission rate. The medicament flows through the flow tube. A first piezo element is arranged at an upstream position of the flow tube and a second piezo element is arranged at a downstream position of the flow tube, such that the first piezo element and the second piezo element are mounted apart a pre-selected distance from each other. An absorber sheath encircles the flow tube. The absorber sheath has an upstream end and a downstream end. The absorber sheath is comprised of a material with an acoustical transmission rate different than the flow tube.
US10295382B2	Retractable pillar sensing system A vehicle sensor system includes a first sensor pod mounted to a pillar structure of the vehicle and a second sensor pod mounted to the pillar structure. A sensor pod deployment mechanism is operatively coupled to the first sensor pod and to the second sensor pod for deploying the first and second sensor pods from the pillar structure. The deployment mechanism is operable to move the first sensor pod between a stowed position and a deployed position of the first pod, and operable to move the second sensor pod between a stowed position and a deployed position of the second pod.
US10295378B2	Contamination and defect resistant optical encoder configuration outputting structured illumination to a scale plane for providing displacement signals An optical encoder configuration comprises a scale, an illumination source, and a photodetector configuration. The illumination source is configured to output structured illumination to the scale. The scale extends along a measuring axis direction and is configured to output scale light that forms a detector fringe pattern comprising periodic high and low intensity bands that extend over a relatively longer dimension along the measuring axis direction and are relatively narrow and periodic along a detected fringe motion direction transverse to the measuring axis direction. The high and low intensity bands move along the detected fringe motion direction transverse to the measuring axis direction as the scale grating displaces along the measuring axis direction. The photodetector configuration is configured to detect a displacement of the high and low intensity bands along the detected fringe motion direction and provide respective spatial phase displacement signals that are indicative of the scale displacement.
US10295374B1	Rotation angle detecting device and an electric motor provided with the rotation angle detecting device A rotation angle detecting device and an electric motor provided with the rotation angle detecting device. The rotation angle detecting device has both a reduced thickness and outer diameter and is easily fixed to a small-sized electric motor. The rotation angle detecting device has a first sheet coil, provided with an excitation coil, mounted on a base fixed to a fixed body, a second sheet coil, provided with a detecting coil, mounted on a surface of a rotating plate opposite the base, the rotating plate is fixed to a rotating shaft, a third sheet coil, provided with a primary coil of an output transformer, mounted on another surface of the rotating plate opposing to a cover, and a fourth sheet coil, provided with a secondary coil of the output transformer, mounted on a facing surface of the cover opposite the rotating plate.
US10295373B2	Magnetic absolute position sensor having a wiegand module A position sensor is disclosed for determining the number of repeating courses of movement of an object and of the precise position of the object in relation to a reference position. The position sensor is disclosed to include a Wiegand module, which is composed of a Wiegand wire having a coil that surrounds the Wiegand wire; a magnetic temporary storage, which is in addition to the Wiegand module; a first sensor element and a second sensor element; a processing electronic circuit, which is configured to evaluate or to determine an output signal that is output by the sensor elements and an information that is stored in the magnetic temporary storage; and a permanent magnet arrangement, which is movable relatively to the Wiegand module in one direction as well as in a direction that is opposite to said one direction.
US10295371B2	Electronic device and magnetic sensor integrated circuit An electronic device and a magnetic sensor integrated circuit thereof are provided. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit includes a shell, a semiconductor substrate installed in the shell and a first to a third port extending from the shell. A rectifier and a position sensor are provided on the semiconductor substrate. The rectifier includes first and second output terminals and two input terminals respectively connected to the first and second ports. In a case that the first and second ports are positively or negatively connected to an external power supply, a voltage output by the first output terminal of the rectifier is higher than the voltage output by the second output terminal of the rectifier. The position sensor is connected to the first and second output terminals of the rectifier, and a magnetic field signal detected by the position sensor is output by the third port.
US10295369B2	Sensor module and motor comprising same Disclosed is a sensor module, comprising: a protrusion part of a polygonal shape formed at one side; a sensing plate including a first insertion hole, formed in the protrusion part, to which a rotational shaft is coupled; and a sensing magnet including a second insertion hole, formed to correspond to the polygonal shape, in which the protrusion part is inserted and fixed.
US10295367B2	Signal detection device and signal detection method A signal detection device according to an aspect of the invention includes a laminated structure of a first circuit layer (201) in which a plurality of electrodes brought into contact with a subject is formed, a second circuit layer (202) in which a plurality of amplifiers having an input portion capacitively coupled to the plurality of electrodes, respectively, is formed, and a third circuit layer (203) in which a plurality of transistors for reading outputs of the plurality of amplifiers is formed, an insulation layer which seals the second circuit layer is formed between the plurality of electrodes formed in the first circuit layer and the second circuit layer, and the plurality of electrodes and the input portions of the plurality of amplifiers are capacitively coupled to each other via the insulation layer.
US10295364B2	Obstacle data providing system, data processing apparatus and method of providing obstacle data An obstacle data providing system includes a data processing apparatus that includes an electronic data providing unit that refers to an obstacle data storage unit that stores obstacle data generated by synthesizing a plurality of obstacle factors each of which becomes an obstacle in travelling of a low-speed vehicle, and sends, upon receiving a request for an electronic map from a terminal device, the obstacle data to the terminal device with an electronic map via a network; and the terminal device that includes a receiving unit that receives the electronic map and the obstacle data, and a display unit that displays the obstacle data with the electronic map, received by the receiving unit, on a display.
US10295362B2	System and method for estimating available driving distance of electric vehicle A system and method of estimating an available driving distance of an electric vehicle are provided. The method includes dividing a road into sections and receiving driving information from a vehicle traveling through each of the sections. Fuel efficiency data of the corresponding section is generated and vehicle condition information, and departure point and destination information is received from the target vehicle. Additionally, the method includes receiving real time meteorological information and road traffic situation information for each of the sections and reflecting the vehicle condition information of the target vehicle, the meteorological information and the road traffic situation information in the fuel efficiency data generated for each of the sections of the road from the departure point toward the destination. Estimated fuel efficiency and an estimated available driving distance of the target vehicle are then determined to be provided to vehicle driver.
US10295361B2	Altitude integrated navigation with DSRC network The present disclosure generally relates to navigation systems and methods incorporating altitude data from a Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) network.
US10295353B2	Methods and systems for obtaining a multi-modal route A method of performing routing in relation to a multi-modal transportation network involves representing a multi-modal transportation network using a plurality of segments, each being indicative of a navigable segment of the network, and each segment having data representative of a traversal time for the segment associated therewith. The plurality of segments of the multi-modal transportation network includes a first subset of segments indicative of a public transport network, and a second subset of segments indicative of a road network which may be joined, left and traveled through by a user substantially freely at any time. The traversal time data associated with segments of the public transport network associated with interchange points with the road network is based on a transit time indicative of a time taken to travel along the segment, and an additional waiting time. A route search is performed between an origin and a destination within the multi-modal transportation network using the traversal time data associated with the segments of the network in order to obtain one or more multi-modal route through the transportation network.
US10295349B2	Flight management system for an aircraft and method of securing open world data using such a system A flight management system for an aircraft and method of securing open world data using such a system. The flight management system includes at least two flight management computers including one computer termed active forming part of an active guidance subsystem configured to supply data for guiding the aircraft. Another computer is termed inactive at the current time. The flight management system includes a validation subsystem that includes the inactive flight management computer and a validation unit connected to the flight management computers. The validation subsystem is independent of the active guidance subsystem and configured to validate open world data and to transmit at least to the active flight management computer data that is validated during the validation.
US10295348B2	Method of estimating a navigation state constrained in terms of observability There is proposed a method of estimating a navigation state with several variables of a mobile carrier according to the extended Kalman filter method, comprising the steps of:—acquisition of measurements of at least one of the variables,—extended Kalman filtering (400) producing a current estimated state and a covariance matrix delimiting in the space of the navigation state a region of errors, with the help of a previous estimated state, of an observation matrix, of a transition matrix and of the measurements acquired, the method being characterized in that it comprises a step (310, 330) of adjustment of the transition matrix and of the observation matrix before their use in the extended Kalman filtering in such a way that the adjusted matrices satisfy an observability condition which depends on at least one of the variables of the state of the carrier, the observability condition being adjusted so as to prevent the Kalman filter from reducing the dimension of the region along at least one non-observable axis of the state space, in which the observability condition to be satisfied by the adjusted transition and observation matrices is the nullity of the kernel of an observability matrix associated therewith and in which the adjustment comprises the steps of:—calculation (301) of at least one primary basis of non-observable vectors with the help of the previous estimated state—for each matrix to be adjusted, calculation (306, 308) of at least one matrix deviation associated with the matrix with the help of the primary basis of vectors, shifting (330) of each matrix to be adjusted according to the matrix deviation associated therewith so as to satisfy the observability condition.
US10295347B2	Stack of maps A system collects user data that describes at least one destination. The system generates, based on the collected user data, map data to render a plurality of maps. The maps are arranged in a stack so that a first interactive map is primarily displayed in the user interface and one or more dynamic maps are conceptually below that interactive map. A portion of each dynamic map is viewable and selectable within the user interface. As updated map data is received, information on the interactive map and dynamic maps is correspondingly updated. When a dynamic map is selected or the system detects that a dynamic map is to be displayed, the system provides for display a new interactive map that replaces the previous interactive map in the user interface.
US10295346B2	Physical quantity detecting vibration element, physical quantity sensor, electronic apparatus, and moving object A vibration element includes a detection signal electrode provided in a detection vibrating arm, a detection signal terminal which is provided in a support portion and electrically connected to the detection signal electrode, and a detection ground terminal provided in the support portion, and the detection ground terminal is disposed between a first connection portion which is a connection portion with a beam portion of the support portion and a second connection portion which is a connection portion with a beam portion, and is provided to extend to the outside of the first connection portion, and the detection signal terminal is provided between the detection ground terminal and an end portion of the support portion.
US10295341B2	High speed metrology with numerically controlled machines Systems, apparatuses and methods are described for integrating an electronic metrology sensor with precision production equipment such as computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines. For example, a laser distance measuring sensor is used. Measurements are taken at a relatively high sample rate and converted into a format compatible with other data generated or accepted by the CNC machine. Measurements from the sensor are synchronized with the position of the arm of the machine such as through the use of offsets. Processing yields a detailed and highly accurate three-dimensional map of a workpiece in the machine. Applicable metrology instruments include other near continuously reading non-destructive characterization instruments such as contact and non-contact dimensional, eddy current, ultra-sound, and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) sensors.
US10295338B2	Method and system for generating map data from an image A method of generating map data comprises capturing an image of a field of view of a user, extracting a set of map points based on the captured image, identifying respective sets of sparse points and dense points based on the extracted map points, performing point normalization of the respective sets of sparse points and dense points, generating sparse and dense point descriptors for the respective sets of sparse points and dense points, and combining the sparse point descriptors and dense point descriptors to store as map data.
US10295337B2	Surface texture measuring apparatus A surface texture measuring apparatus includes an X axis displacement mechanism and a Y axis displacement mechanism displacing a measurable object having an interior wall along an XY plane; a measurement sensor measuring a surface texture of the interior wall without contact; a Z axis displacement mechanism displacing the measurement sensor in a Z axis direction orthogonal to the XY plane and bringing the measurement sensor to face the interior wall; a W axis displacement mechanism displacing the measurement sensor facing the interior wall in a normal direction of the interior wall; and a θ axis displacement mechanism displacing the measurement sensor facing the interior wall along the interior wall.
US10295336B2	Element provided with portion for position determination and measuring method The element according to the present invention has a first plane (201) and a second plane (203) forming a prescribed angle with the first plane. The second plane is provided with at least three portions for position determination (101A 101B, 101C, 101D) arranged on the second plane sufficiently spaced apart from each other, allowing the identification of the second plane. Each portion for position determination is formed in a convex shape with respect to the second plane. A tangential plane (TL) to the surface of each portion for position determination at a point on a border line between the second plane and the surface forms a single plane and tangential planes of the portions for position determination are parallel to one another.
US10295334B2	3D measuring system A 3D measuring system having a projector, a camera and a chassis that connects the projector and the camera, characterized by a heating device for heating one or more components of the 3D measuring system.
US10295322B1	Stuck ammunition shell remover A stuck shell remover and associated methods. The stuck shell remover is mountable on an ammunition press. The stuck shell remover includes a clamp that is clampable on a shell stuck in a die on the ammunition press. When the clamp is clamped on the stuck shell, the ammunition press can be actuated to pull the suck shell out of the die. The stuck shell remover may include a press connector that is movable with respect to the clamp to permit proper alignment.
US10295321B2	Projectile tracking device A projectile tracking with stop device is disclosed. An example projectile tracking with stop device includes an outer sleeve and an inner shaft, the outer sleeve having an interior chamber assembled over an exterior portion of the inner shaft, the outer sleeve and the inner shaft assembled for connecting to a projectile. The example projectile tracking with stop device also includes at least one stop-blade attached on a pin in the inner shaft. The at least one stop-blade folds into the inner shaft when the outer sleeve is in a closed position. The at least one stop-blade expands out beyond an outer circumference of the outer sleeve when the outer sleeve moves to an open position. In an example, the projectile tracking with stop device also includes a microchip positioned at least partly in a chamber of the inner shaft. The microchip emits a tracking signal for locating the projectile.
US10295319B2	Aerodynamic projectile A projectile has a front portion and a cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion comprises a cylindrical sidewall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The projectile also has a plurality of depressions in the cylindrical sidewall. The depressions have an outlet adjacent the second end, an inlet toward the first end and a neck area between the inlet and the outlet. A width of the inlet is smaller than a width of the outlet. The depressions at the neck area have a curved sidewall, but a generally straight sidewall between the neck area and the outlet. The surface of the depression extends at a ramp angle from the outer surface of the sidewall at the inlet of the depression toward the inner surface of the sidewall at the outlet.
US10295318B2	Fin retention and release mechanism An improved fin retention and release mechanism (15) comprising an elongated body (16), at least one fin (18a) mounted to the body and capable of moving from a stowed position (30) to a deployed position (32), an actuator (20a) connected to the fin and arranged to rotate the fin about a first axis (33), a fin retention member (19a) connected to the body and configured and arranged to rotate about a second axis (34) from a locked position (36) to a release position (38), the fin and the fin retention member configured and arranged such that the fin is held in the stowed position by the fin retention member when being in the locked position and the fin is not held in the stowed position by the fin retention member when being in the release position, and wherein actuation of the fin about the first axis by the actuator rotates the fin about the first axis in a first direction (39) and correspondingly rotates the fin retention member about the second axis in a second direction (40) opposite to the first direction and from the locked position to the release position.
US10295314B2	Moveable target carrier system The present invention relates to equipment for target ranges, and more specifically, to moveable track-mounted target carriers having means for adjusting suspension or cushioning. The present disclosure also relates to target carriers with cable tension adjusting means which can be accessed without disturbing or disassembling the target carrier.
US10295311B1	Flip-top table for protection from projectiles The invention is a piece of furniture that can be converted into a ballistic shield wherein a surface of the furniture is pivotally attached to a frame and rotates between a traditional working position and a shield position. The piece of furniture has a front modesty panel mounted between the front legs where an edge of the pivoting tabletop overlaps the upper edge of the modesty screen when rotated into the shield position. Additionally, the pivoting mechanism comprises a lift speed restricting mechanism that prevents the user from lifting the surface too quickly and prevents toppling along with a biasing mechanism to help hold the surface in the shield position. The invention also has a unique color coded system to easily indicate to a user that the piece of furniture can be converted into a ballistic shield.
US10295308B2	Rail system for a firearm A rail system for a firearm is described. In one example, an apparatus includes a barrel nut and a modular rail. The barrel nut is configured to secure a barrel of a firearm and has a non-circular outer surface when taken along an axis that is perpendicular to an axis of the barrel when secured to the firearm. The modular rail has an inner portion having a shape that is complementary to the barrel nut such that the modular rail does not rotate about the axis of the barrel when the inner portion is mated to the outer surface of the barrel nut. The outer surface of the barrel nut may also comprise a cavity and the modular rail may further comprise a rotatable assembly configured to engage the cavity of the barrel nut such that the modular rail does not move along the axis of the barrel.
US10295304B1	Firearm handguard assembly A handguard assembly for a firearm includes a handguard with an internal clamping area. A single-piece index block includes a securing portion for connecting to the handguard and an indexing extension for engaging an indexing feature on the upper receiver of the firearm. The handguard includes internal ribs that provide discrete clamping surfaces for engaging a barrel nut of the firearm. Connecting the index block to the handguard generates a continuous clamping action in the handguard which acts through the ribs to apply a radially-directed circumferentially-applied clamping force on a barrel nut through the discrete clamping surfaces. The indexing feature of the index block engages an indexing feature of the upper receiver to ensure proper alignment of the handguard and the upper receiver.
US10295303B2	Projectile launcher A launcher for propelling projectiles out of a barrel using compressed gas. The receiver includes a grip with an opening for receiving a compressed gas cartridge. In some embodiments, the grip includes a door movable between an open position that allows the compressed gas cartridge to be removed from the opening, a closed position that retains the compressed gas cartridge in the opening, and an activation position where the door cooperates with a gas transfer mechanism to pierce the seal of the compressed gas cartridge to release gas. The door can be closed without piercing the seal, but a greater force can be applied to the door to pierce the seal.
US10295302B2	CO2 stock with quick latch system An in-stock compressed gas delivery assembly to deliver gas to an airsoft gun, including a cartridge receiving portion to receive at least a portion of a compressed fluid cartridge, a locking cap to secure the compressed fluid cartridge in the gas delivery assembly, a puncture pin assembly to puncture a nozzle of the compressed fluid cartridge when the locking cap is closed over the cartridge, a regulator to regulate a volume of gas passing from the gas delivery assembly, and a plurality of expansion chambers configured to form a tortuous path, between the cartridge and the regulator, to expand liquid from the compressed fluid cartridge to gas, and a buffer tube having a first end configured to be coupled to the airsoft gun; and a second end configured to receive the gas delivery assembly such that the buffer tube houses at least a portion of the gas delivery assembly.
US10295298B2	Crossbow cocking system Provided is a crossbow cocking system comprising a sled, an elongated cocking cable, a first handle, and a second handle. The sled may have a first side having a first bowstring retainer, a first arm having a first set of handle engagement features adapted for engagement with a first handle, and a first pulley rotatably engaged with the first arm; and a second side having a second bowstring retainer, and a second arm having a second set of handle engagement features adapted for engagement with a second handle, a second pulley rotatably engaged with the second arm. The first and the second handle may each be engaged to the elongated cocking cable, and be ergonomically adapted to permit an associated user to operate the each handle during a cocking operation with a hand in a vertical hand position.
US10295291B2	Less-lethal force device Improvements in a less-lethal force device are disclosed. The less-lethal projectile device generally comprising a projectile that is mated to a docking base by way of a spherical shaped projectile ball in a retaining spherical sockets or base. The projectile ball may include a locating/orienting that locates the projectile ball in the docking base. The retaining socket has one or more wings that partially wrap around the projectile ball. The material, thickness and splits in the socket adjust the retention force placed on the projectile ball. The projectile captures a fired bullet and is propelled along the original path of the bullet at a less lethal velocity. The disclosed system results in converting a normally lethal weapon into a less-lethal blunt impact system.
US10295289B2	Trigger mechanism for a firearm A trigger mechanism for a firearm provides modified and/or adjustable trigger pull length, reduced sear pressure, reduced reset trigger slap, and/or improved engagement of the trigger safety.
US10295288B2	Side-loading fixed magazine with retractable follower and sliding ammunition loading sleeve An affixable magazine complying with new firearms laws that enables citizens to legally own and effectively operate a firearm, such as an AR-15. The affixable magazine facilitates easy loading of ammunition through a sliding sleeve without removing the magazine from the firearm, disassembling the action, or using tools. The affixable magazine includes: a magazine body configured to contain a stack of cartridges, and an attachable blocking tab for blocking removal of the ammunition magazine from the magazine well, the attachable blocking tab being attached after insertion of the ammunition magazine into the magazine well, and before re-engaging the upper receiver with the lower receiver. The affixable magazine also includes a magazine body having an opening, with a sliding sleeve configured to alternately cover or reveal the opening, the sliding sleeve including: at least one groove and at least one groove end catch configured to catch and retract the follower.
US10295287B2	Linear repeating firearm with assisted ejection A linear repeating firearm, with assisted ejection, including: a mechanism capable of recovering the energy resulting from pressure exerted when firing a round of ammunition by a gas operated system, to move a mobile assembly against return spring and including a stopper, a latch and a striker cooperating with a hammer controlled by a trigger. A locking mechanism is provided at the rear of the mobile assembly, to lock the mobile assembly in the compressed position of the return spring, after each shot. A manually actuatable unlocking assembly is capable of acting on the locking mechanism to release the mobile assembly and allow the assisted return of the assembly for reloading.
US10295285B2	Cleaning system with wire brush bundles An online cleaning system for tube and shell heat exchangers is presented. The system includes a positioner, a plunger, an umbilical cleaner, and a motor. The cleaning system cleans the tubes while the heat exchanger remains in operation. The cleaning system locates and isolates a single tube via rotating and translating mechanical actions and inserts the umbilical cleaner into the tube, which may clean the tube via rotational movement or via sonication. The cleaning system may further clean the outer surface of the tubes of the heat exchanger.
US10295284B2	Model-based method and system to detect heat exchanger fouling A computer-implemented method, environmental control system (ECS) for an aircraft, and system are provided. Air temperatures at the inlet and outlet of a ram air duct for an ECS are measured. Also, air temperatures at outlets from one or more heat exchangers arranged in the ram air duct are measured. The temperatures are typically measured when the aircraft is on the ground and when aircraft engines supplying air to the ECS are operating at idle. Shortly thereafter, the heat exchangers are manually inspected to determine a level of actual fouling (e.g., dirt, dust, or other debris accumulated on heat exchanger surfaces). A supervised machine learning or other statistical analysis is performed on the measured temperatures and associated actual fouling levels to develop a model that predicts an amount of heat exchanger fouling, based on the temperature measurements. An alert can be output if the predicted fouling exceeds a fouling threshold.
US10295283B2	Thermal management using phase change material Generally discussed herein are devices and methods for thermal management of a component. An apparatus can include a phase change material substantially at a phase transition temperature of the phase change material, a component near, on, or at least partially in the phase change material, and a heat removal device to transfer heat energy away from the phase change material and maintain the phase change material substantially at the phase transition temperature.
US10295279B2	Heat exchanger An end cap configured for use with a recirculation heat exchanger of an aircraft environmental control system includes a body having an inlet section adjacent an inlet end, an outlet section adjacent an outlet end, and a transition section fluidly coupling the inlet section and the outlet section. The inlet section includes a generally rounded portion having a radius of about 0.870 inches (2.21 cm) and at least one flange formed at a side of the rounded portion. An exterior of the flange is positioned at a distance of about 1.012 from an origin of the rounded portion.
US10295277B2	Slide-on heat exchanger restraining bracket The present teachings provide for a bracket for a heat exchanger assembly including a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, and a third heat exchanger. The bracket can include a first landing, a second landing, a bridge member and a retention member. The first landing can be configured to be fixedly coupled to the first heat exchanger. The second landing can define a first aperture that can be configured to receive a first fastener through the second landing. The bridge member can be fixedly coupled to the first and second landings. The retention member can be fixedly coupled to the second landing. The retention member and the second landing can define a slot that can be adapted to receive a portion of the second heat exchanger.
US10295275B2	Flat tube for a heat exchanger A flat tube for a heat exchanger may include a longitudinal-end inlet for letting a fluid into the flat tube, and a longitudinal-end outlet spaced apart from the inlet in a longitudinal direction for letting the fluid out from the flat tube. The flat tube may also include flow elements around at least a portion of which the fluid may be flowable around the flow elements in such a manner that the fluid may have a flow direction component perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The outlet and the inlet each may be delimited on a partial cross-sectional area of the flat tube and arranged diagonally opposite one another.
US10295270B2	Demand-based charging of a heat pipe A heat pipe includes one or more reservoirs of liquid that are closed at lower temperatures and open at higher temperatures. The opening of the reservoirs at higher temperatures caused by higher power levels dynamically increases the amount of liquid in the heat pipe, which increases performance of the heat pipe at higher power levels. As the heat pipe cools, the liquid condenses and flows back into the reservoirs. As the heat pipe continues to cool, the reservoirs close. The result is a heat pipe that is more efficient at lower power levels and still maintains high efficiency at higher power levels due to the demand-based charging of the liquid based on temperature.
US10295268B2	Phase change thermal-sink apparatus Cartridges for maintaining objects at a desired temperature for extended periods of time can be constructed by sealing a thermoconductive cover on a flexible base container filled with a phase change material with a phase change temperature identical to the desired temperature.
US10295265B2	Return waterbox for heat exchanger A return waterbox for a heat exchanger, such as a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, is provided. The return waterbox may include an insert configured to direct a fluid flow(s) in the return waterbox. In some embodiments, such as in a two-pass heat exchanger, the insert can be configured to receive water from one portion of the heat exchanger tubes in the first pass and redirect the received water to another portion of the heat exchanger tubes in the second pass.
US10295257B2	Drying a refrigerated cargo box following wash out prior to loading A method is provided for accelerating the drying of a cargo box (18) of a refrigerated truck (12), trailer (16), or container following a wash out. In an aspect, the method includes circulating air from the cargo box (18) through an evaporator (30) of the refrigerant unit (20) and back to the cargo box (18); and operating the refrigerant unit (20) in alternating cycles of first heating the circulating air and then cooling the circulating air.
US10295255B2	Cryogenic adsorption process for xenon recovery An adsorption process for xenon recovery from a cryogenic liquid or gas stream is described wherein a bed of adsorbent is contacted with the aforementioned xenon containing liquid or gas stream and adsorbs the xenon selectively from this fluid stream. The adsorption bed is operated to at least near full breakthrough with xenon to enable a deep rejection of other stream components, prior to regeneration using the temperature swing method. Operating the adsorption bed to near full breakthrough with xenon, prior to regeneration, enables production of a high purity product from the adsorption bed and further enables oxygen to be used safely as a purge gas, even in cases where hydrocarbons are co-present in the feed stream.
US10295252B2	System and method for providing refrigeration to a cryogenic separation unit A system and method for providing refrigeration to a cryogenic separation unit is provided. The disclosed system and associated methods employ both a warm recycle turbine arrangement and cold turbine arrangement to provide the refrigeration required to produce a large amount of liquid products, such as liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen and liquid argon when used in a cryogenic air separation unit.
US10295251B2	System and method for cryogenic purification of a feed stream comprising hydrogen, methane, nitrogen and argon A system and method for cryogenic purification of a hydrogen, nitrogen, methane and argon containing feed stream to produce a methane free, hydrogen and nitrogen containing synthesis gas and a methane rich fuel gas, as well as to recover an argon product stream, excess hydrogen, and excess nitrogen is provided. The disclosed system and method are particularly useful as an integrated cryogenic purifier in an ammonia synthesis process in an ammonia plant. The excess nitrogen is a nitrogen stream substantially free of methane and hydrogen that can be used in other parts of the plant, recovered as a gaseous nitrogen product and/or liquefied to produce a liquid nitrogen product.
US10295248B2	Refrigerator with glass door A refrigeration appliance includes a cabinet that defines a storage compartment. A door is pivotably coupled to the cabinet and is movable between a closed position for closing the storage compartment and an open position for allowing access to the storage compartment. The door includes an inner surface and an outer surface. An opening extends between the inner surface and the outer surface. A window is disposed within the opening. The window optionally includes a lower portion that is non-transparent. A storage bin is attachable to a lower portion of the inner surface of the door wherein the non-transparent portion of the window obstructs viewing of the storage bin when the door is in the closed position.
US10295244B2	Defrost operation management in heat pumps In various implementations, a heat pump may include heating operations and defrost operations. The heat pump may monitor cycle time(s) for one or more of the operations. Defrost operation(s) in the heat pump may be automatically adjusted based at least partially on cycle times.
US10295242B2	Passively temperature controlled storage container for an automobile Thermal protection for sensitive items stored for extended periods of time in a passenger vehicle is a requirement that has not been adequately addressed by the industry. A primary object of this invention therefore, will be to provide a convenient and versatile means for forming and integrating a storage container employing appropriate phase change materials to create a controlled temperature environment for heat-sensitive articles inside an automobile, truck, or other enclosed road vehicle. As such, the invention will afford protection where summer temperatures build up to levels inside the stationary vehicle which could exceed safe limits for heat sensitive items that might be stored in the vehicle for an extended period of time; ie an hour or more. An additional optional objective will be to further include a phase change material with a substantially lower melting point to protect sensitive items from freezing during the winter months.
US10295240B2	Integral filter type ice maker for refrigerator and manufacturing method for the same A filter-integrated ice maker for a refrigerator includes a case for enclosing a cooling space into which cold air is supplied, an ice making assembly for making ice using cold air supplied to the cooling space, an ice bucket for containing the ice made by the ice making assembly, a filter housing integrally fixed to the case, a water filter detachably coupled to the inside of the filter housing, a supply channel for supplying water supplied from a water source to the water filter, and a drain channel for discharging water purified with the water filter.
US10295236B2	Compressor heating system A compressor heating system includes a compressor drive controller electrically coupled to an outdoor controller configured to selectively implement a pulse width modulation algorithm to deliver a pulsed direct current (DC) from the compressor drive controller to at least one stator winding of a motor of a variable speed compressor to provide heat to the compressor to prevent refrigerant migration to the compressor when the compressor remains idle with respect to operating in a cooling or heating mode.
US10295232B2	Cooling system A cooling system includes a refrigerant compressor and a first operating medium, which includes a mixture of refrigerant and lubrication oil. An oil separator reduces the percentage of the refrigerant in the operating medium so that a second lubrication oil enriched operating medium is provided by the oil separator, the provided second operating medium having at least in a second operating state a viscosity ratio of κ>1.
US10295231B2	Cooling system A cooling system includes a refrigerant compressor and a first operating medium, which provides a mixture of refrigerant and lubrication oil. An oil separator reduces the percentage of the refrigerant in the operating medium to a value between 25% by weight and 80% by weight.
US10295229B2	Thermoelectric cooling system A method and system to transfer heat using a cooling medium includes a first cold plate, including a first fluid flow path in thermal communication with a first thermal region of the first cold plate, and a second fluid flow path in fluid communication with the first fluid flow path and in thermal communication with a second thermal region of the first cold plate, and a thermoelectric heat exchanger in thermal communication with the first thermal region of the first cold plate.
US10295220B1	Snow removal assembly, apparatus and method for air handling units An air handling system and an apparatus and method for removing snow from the intake air for the air handling system. The apparatus includes a sequence of snow fence panels which each have alternating filter areas and open flow areas. The locations of the filter areas and open flow areas in each succeeding panel alternate so that a filter area in one panel is positioned in front of an open area in the next panel. During an extreme snow event, if the snow clogs the filter elements, the air continues to flow through the alternating open flow areas, which creates low pressure zones behind the clogged filter elements. The snow separates from the air flow in the low pressure zones and is retained in the low pressure zones by horizontal collection pans.
US10295219B2	Air conditioning case positioning pin and holding piece that engage an attachment part projection piece An air-conditioning apparatus includes: an air-conditioning case that includes an air passage through which air-conditioned wind flows and that is molded using a die; and an attachment part that is fixed on an outer surface of the air-conditioning case and includes a plate-shaped projection piece, which projects from a case main body part of the attachment part and includes a positioning hole passing through the projection piece. The air-conditioning case includes: a holding piece that projects from the outer surface to be engaged with the projection piece; and a positioning pin that projects from the outer surface to be inserted in the positioning hole. The holding piece includes: a leg part that projects from the outer surface and is capable of being resiliently deformed; and an engagement part that is bent and extends from an end portion of the leg part and that is engaged with a part of the projection piece on its end side of the positioning hole. When viewed along a projection direction of the projection piece, the leg part is located at a position that does not overlap with the positioning pin.
US10295218B2	Insulated duct with air gap and method of use An insulated duct comprises a free floating liner, an optional bulk insulation layer, a vapor barrier, and a reflective insulation system. The reflective insulation system includes an air gap and a low-e surface. The gap is positioned between the bulk insulation layer and the low-e surface or the outer member and the low-e surface if no insulation is used to gain additional insulating value for the duct. With the free floating liner and the reflective insulation system, a duct can be made to an industry standard R-value while using bulk insulation with a lower R-value.
US10295216B2	Modular assembly for regulating moisture and temperature of content in a container A modular assembly for regulating moisture and temperature of content of a container, and method associated thereof. The system includes a moisture and temperature regulating device with a condenser and an evaporator separated by a heat insulation layer; a container with moist content, the container and the moisture and temperature regulating device are joinable, and moisture and temperature associated with the container are regulated by the moisture and temperature regulating device.
US10295210B2	User interface for an environmental control system A method of configuring a control schedule for an environmental control system using a control device is disclosed. The control device has a display and a directional input element such as a rotary dial. The method involves performing a time period configuration process for a sequence of time periods. A time period is added to the control schedule and a representation of the added time period is displayed. In response to directional activation of the directional input element, a duration of the added time period is adjusted, with the representation being updated to indicate the adjusted duration. The adjusted duration is stored in response to a confirmation input signal. The time period configuration process is repeated until it is determined that no more time periods are to be added to the control schedule.
US10295209B2	Air-conditioning system and controller The air-conditioning system includes: an opening/closing device opening and closing an openable portion in an opening of a building; an air-conditioning device performing air-conditioning inside the building by consuming energy for operation; a monitoring device monitoring environmental information regarding the inside and outside of the building; and a controller controlling the opening/closing device and the air-conditioning device based on the environmental information from the monitoring device, date and time information representing a current date and time, building information representing a location condition of the building, and draft information determined by parameters including an opening area and an opening shape in the openable portion. The controller opens the openable portion and stops the air-conditioning device when the outside is more favorable in air environment than the inside, and closes the openable portion and starts the air-conditioning device when the inside is more favorable in air environment than the outside.
US10295207B2	Air blowing device An air blowing device adapted to be used in such a manner that at least two of the devices are horizontally and/or vertically aligned with each other, thereby to obtain a uniform flow of air in the downstream direction from device to device. An air-permeable front surface (11f) is formed to the blowing device (1) at the downstream side of a rectifier mechanism, and side surface sections (11a) which extend in the upstream direction of the device (1) are formed at both edges of the air-permeable front surface (11f). First ventilation holes (70a) are distributed at the air-permeable front surface (11f), and second ventilation holes (70b) are distributed at the side surface sections (11a).
US10295206B2	Gravity-assisted heat pipe ground cooling source cold storage system and chiller set A gravity-assisted heat pipe ground cooling source cold storage system and a chiller set. The cold storage system includes a gravity-assisted heat pipe, a cold storage pool, a heat exchanging and cold condensing device, and a heat exchanger pipe. An inlet and outlet of the cold storage pool are parallel-connected to cold water pipes of a chiller set, and are connected or disconnected via control valves. The heat exchanger pipe is buried underground, and includes a flow inlet pipe and a flow return pipe having a cross section including a first arc, a second arc, a third arc, and a fourth arc. The second arc and the fourth arc are S-shaped arcs. The first arc has a radius exceeding that of the third arc, and centers of circles of the first arc and third arc are located at the cross section of the flow return pipe.
US10295203B2	Device for extracting water from the environment The present invention corresponds to a device for extracting water from the environment by means of a liquid desiccant. The device comprises a means for capturing water from the environment using a liquid desiccant, an extraction chamber, a first duct through which liquid desiccant with water flows from the capture means to the extraction chamber, a second duct through which liquid desiccant flows from the extraction chamber to the capture means, a reservoir for depositing water extracted from the liquid desiccant in the extraction chamber, a third duct through which water flows from the extraction chamber to the reservoir, a means to create a vacuum within the extraction chamber, and a control device that controls the heating element. The extraction chamber comprises a container located at the bottom of the extraction chamber, in which the water captured by the liquid desiccant is extracted and a heating element located within the container.
US10295201B2	Wall-mounted air conditioner The invention discloses a wall-mounted air conditioner including an indoor unit. The indoor unit includes a front housing and a rear housing forming housing, the housing is provided with main air intake portions, heat exchangers are disposed inside the housing, both orthographic projection of the front housing and the rear housing are circular or approximately circular, the rear housing is located within a limiting area of the front housing, a surface of the front housing is an arc surface in which an upper portion and a lower portion contract backwards and a middle portion protrudes forwards, and a lower portion of the front housing is provided with an air outlet. The wall-mounted air conditioner according to the invention improves a structure of an existing wall-mounted air conditioner and can output air backwards, thereby ensuring fast flow and temperature adjustment of indoor air.
US10295191B2	Gas turbine engine and annular combustor with swirler A combustor is provided in which a fuel and working fluid can be injected in an annulus. In one form the fuel and working fluid is circumferentially flowed within the annulus and traverses the annulus in an axial direction from one side to another side where the flow exits. The working fluid and air can be co-axially admitted to the combustor and in one form the working fluid can be swirled about the fuel dispensed from a fuel injector. The combustor can provide for a rich burning zone. In one embodiment the combustor is configured as an inter-turbine combustor having an outlet at one axial side of the combustor. A lean burn region can be created within a flow path of the turbine.
US10295190B2	Centerbody injector mini mixer fuel nozzle assembly The present disclosure is directed to a fuel injector for a gas turbine engine including an end wall defining a fluid chamber, a centerbody, and an outer sleeve surrounding the centerbody from the end wall toward a downstream end of the fuel injector. The centerbody includes an axially extended outer wall and inner wall. The outer wall and inner wall extend from the end wall toward the downstream end of the fuel injector. The outer wall, the inner wall, and the end wall together define a fluid conduit extended in a first direction toward the downstream end of the fuel injector and in a second direction toward an upstream end of the fuel injector. The fluid conduit is in fluid communication with the fluid chamber. The outer wall defines at least one radially oriented fluid injection port in fluid communication with the fluid conduit. The outer sleeve and the centerbody define a premix passage radially therebetween and an outlet at the downstream end of the premix passage. The outer sleeve defines a plurality of radially oriented first air inlet ports in circumferential arrangement at a first axial portion of the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve defines a plurality of radially oriented second air inlet ports in circumferential arrangement at a second axial portion of the outer sleeve.
US10295189B2	Combustion chamber arrangement A combustion chamber arrangement comprises an annular combustion chamber arranged radially between an inner casing and an outer casing. The combustion chamber comprises a metering wall arranged upstream of an upstream wall and the upstream wall and the metering wall each have a plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures. Each aperture in the metering wall is aligned with a respective one of the apertures in the upstream wall. A fuel injector is arranged in each of the apertures in the upstream wall. An air swirler is aligned with a respective one of the fuel injectors. Each air swirler is arranged between the upstream wall and the metering wall. The metering wall has a plurality of metering holes arranged to provide a controlled supply of air to each of the air swirlers and the combustion chamber is secured to the inner casing by a mounting feature.
US10295185B2	Flame visualization control for electrodynamic combustion control A combustion system includes, burner, a camera, and a control circuit. The burner initiates a combustion reaction. The camera takes a plurality of images of the combustion reaction. The control circuit produces from the images an averaged image and adjusts the combustion reaction based on the adjusted image.
US10295182B2	Arrangement and burner automation for adjusting the ratio between supplied amounts of fuel and air in an industrial burner An arrangement for adjusting the ratio between supplied amounts of fuel (PA) and air (I) in a burner, which is intended for a gaseous and/or liquid fuel is disclosed. The burner comprises a fuel and air mixing zone, a fuel supply conduit adapted to supply the mixing zone with a given inlet flow of fuel, a combustion air supply means adapted to supply the mixing zone with a given inlet flow of combustion air, and burner automation. The burner automation contains measuring instruments. The burner has its mixing zone accompanied by a combustion chamber which is in communication with a flue gas conduit. The combustion chamber or flue gas conduit has at least one catalytic zone. In the arrangement, the measuring instruments include at least one sensor, such as a lambda sensor, measuring the amount of residual oxygen in flue gases (flue gas oxidation/reduction potential). In the arrangement adjustment for an inlet flow (QI, QItot) of combustion air generated by the combustion air (I) supply means (determined as a volume flow per unit time), as well as the adjustment for an inlet flow (QPA, QPAtot) of fuel arriving in the mixing zone by way of the fuel supply conduit (determined as a volume flow per unit time), by means of burner automation, is based on the amount of residual oxygen measured from flue gases (S) with the measuring instrument, by way of which the burner automation adjusts the relative ratio between said inlet flow (QI, QItot) of combustion air as well as the inlet flow (QPA, QPAtot) of fuel in such a way that the amount of residual oxygen is within the range of 0.05-0.5% in flue gases prior to the catalytic zone.
US10295181B2	Exhaust connection structure and combustion apparatus with exhaust connection structure An exhaust connection structure is constructed to connect a combustion apparatus and an exhaust tube having projections and recesses in an outer surface. The exhaust connection structure has a sealing member arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the exhaust tube and an exhaust joint arranged to sandwich the sealing member between the exhaust joint and the outer circumferential surface of the exhaust tube. The exhaust joint includes an engagement member and the engagement member has an annular portion and an engaging portion bent toward an inner circumference of the annular portion. The engaging portion is engaged with the projections and recesses in the exhaust tube.
US10295178B2	Apparatuses and methods for combustion Combustion apparatuses (e.g., burners) and methods, such as those configured to encourage mixing of fluid and flame stability, among other things.
US10295175B2	Transient control of a combustion Reaction Technologies are provided for applying energy to a combustion reaction. For example, a method may include supporting a combustion reaction; applying energy to the combustion reaction via one or more control signals; detecting a change in one or more parameters associated with the combustion reaction; comparing the change in the one or more parameters to a database; determining whether the change in the one or more parameters corresponds to a change in the combustion reaction; selecting a change in the one or more control signals from the database; and applying the change in the one or more control signals to change the a value of the energy applied to the combustion reaction responsive to changes in the one or more parameters associated with in the combustion reaction.
US10295172B2	Multi-purpose container and organizer with light source A multi-purpose container and organizer for storing fishing tackle and other fishing gear or for any other suitable use. A light source is placed at the core of the container. The container is made of a semi-translucent material such that when the light source is activated, the light from the light source shines through the material of the container, lighting up the items stored within the container and providing gentle illumination to the surrounding area. The light source is removable from the container for a brighter, more concentrated light source.
US10295166B2	Decorative glass light and assembly method thereof The present invention relates to a decorative glass light having a light base, a light body and a light shade, wherein a heat-radiating tube and a PCB are sheathed in the light body, a LED board is placed at a top of the light body, one end of the PCB is connected to the LED board through wires, wires connected to the other end of the PCB pass through a PCB protection board.
US10295160B2	Automated scrim system for a luminaire Described herein are an improved automated luminaire and luminaire system employing an automated adjustable scrim system, which provides adjustable and selective intensity control across a light beam.
US10295156B2	Illuminating device and methods for making the same An illuminating device includes an insulative housing, at least two electrodes and a light source. The insulative housing has opposite front and rear surfaces and is formed with at least two through holes. Each of the through holes is defined by a hole wall and penetrates the front and rear surfaces. Each of the electrodes includes a first conductive segment formed proximate the front surface, a second conductive segment formed proximate the rear surface, and a connecting segment formed inside a respective one of the through holes and interconnecting electrically the first and second conductive segments. The light source is disposed on the front surface and includes first and second connecting terminals each being electrically coupled to the first conductive segment of a corresponding one of the electrodes.
US10295154B2	Efficient lighting system with wide color range Broadband solid state light sources include remote phosphor LED(s), short-wavelength direct emitting LED(s), and long-wavelength direct emitting LED(s). A diffuse or clear cover member covers these LEDs. Each remote phosphor LED includes an LED, a phosphor layer, and a dichroic reflector. The light sources can provide a broadband output light over a wide color range, and can do so efficiently while energizing a high percentage or proportion of the total number of LEDs in the system. The broadband output may for example exhibit a color difference of at least 0.2 in CIE chromaticity units, and/or a correlated color temperature difference of at least 4000 or 5000 Kelvin, while energizing more than half, or at least 60%, or at least 70%, of the total number of LEDs. Numbers of LEDs can be replaced with effective numbers of LEDs if LEDs of substantially different sizes are included in the light source.
US10295152B2	LED lamp A light emitting diode lamp is composed of a light emitting diode, a band-pass filter and a light angle adjuster. The filter has a light cutoff function to cut off a light ray with a specific wavelength. The light angle adjuster allows the light rays emitted from the diode to be incident on the filter at incident angles of less than or equal to a maximum incident angle up to which the filter is capable of exerting the light cutoff function. The light angle adjuster is a reflector. The diode is mounted to a bottom portion. The filter is mounted to an opening. On an imaginary cross section including the optical axis, an angle formed between the optical axis and a straight line is less than or equal to the maximum incident angle, the straight line connects the emission center and an edge of the opening.
US10295151B2	Optical member for spot flood lights A one-piece molded lens member for use with a plurality of LEDs in a luminaire includes a generally planar base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface and a plurality of optical structures arranged in rows and columns on the base portion, each optical structure having a hemispheroidal section extending upwardly from the upper surface of the base portion and a first hemicylindrical section extending upwardly from the lower surface of the base portion and from a side of the hemispheroidal section, the optical structure having upper surfaces contiguous with the upper surfaces of the base portion.
US10295149B2	Optical lens, lighting module, and light unit comprising same A lighting module includes a circuit board of which length in a direction of a first axis is longer than that in a direction of a second axis; a plurality of optical lenses arranged in the direction of the first axis on the circuit board; and at least one light emitting device respectively disposed between the circuit board and the plurality of optical lenses, wherein the optical lens includes: an incident surface disposed on the circuit board; a first light output surface upwardly emitting light incident through the incident surface; a second light output surface emitting the incident light in a lateral direction; and a side protruding part protruding outward from a first region of the second light output surface, wherein the side protruding part of each of the optical lenses protrudes outward of the circuit board.
US10295142B2	Vehicle lamp A light-transmitting member is arranged such that light emitted from a light guide enters. Light which enters an incident end surface is emitted from an emitting end surface. The light-transmitting member has a wide width portion and a narrow width portion. A width of the incident end surface of the wide width portion is larger than a width of the light guide in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the light guide. A width of the incident end surface of the narrow width portion is smaller than the width of the incident end surface of the wide width portion. The incident end surface has a curved surface convex toward the light guide at least in the wide width portion. A curvature of the incident end surface in the wide width portion is greater than a curvature of the incident end surface in the narrow width portion.
US10295139B2	Headlamp road-writing systems A headlamp assembly has a low beam assembly configured to generate a low-beam distribution including a plurality of flat luminous segments configured to produce a composite flat beam pattern when activated; a kink module having a first light source and a second light source; a near-field road-writing segment located about a central vertical position of the low-beam distribution; a far-field road-writing segment located above the near-field road-writing segment of the low-beam distribution; and circuitry configured to inactivate one or more of the flat luminous segments located within the near-field road-writing segment of the low-beam distribution and inactivate the first light source when the near-field road-writing segment and the far-field road-writing segment are activated. The headlamp assembly also has a high beam assembly configured to generate a high-beam distribution.
US10295138B2	Vehicle lamp This vehicle lamp includes a light source part having a semiconductor-type light source, a second lens disposed in front of the light source and having a second lens part, and a first lens disposed between the light source and the second lens and having a first lens part that converts a light cone of the light source into a cone connecting the second lens part and a basic focal point P of the second lens part, wherein the first lens part is formed such that it radiates the light coming from the light source and entering an incident surface located on the horizontally outer side of the first lens part after converting it into inward light so that the light enters an incident surface located on the horizontally outer side of the second lens part.
US10295135B2	Light module, headlight/spotlight and method for providing polychromatic light A light module for providing polychromatic light is provided. The light module includes a wavelength conversion element, a first light source for emitting a first light beam in a first wavelength range, and at least one second light source for emitting a second light beam. The element is configured to convert primary light radiated in by the first light beam into a first conversion light and to convert primary light radiated in by the at least one second light beam into a second conversion light. At least the first conversion light and the second conversion light together form a third light beam. The module further includes a control unit configured for predefining a first luminous intensity for the first light source and/or a second luminous intensity for the at least one second light source depending on a measurement of the light color of the third light beam.
US10295130B1	Frame support for handmade paper crafts and lanterns Accordingly, several advantages of one or more aspects are as follows: to provide a frame assembly for the creation of handmade paper crafts or lanterns, particularly a with paper or any material that produces similar results, such as fabric that has a stiff but flexible quality to it, comprising metal, sheet metal, plastic, wire, etc., The material is not permanently attached to the frame and can be swapped out for a different style and can be stored away for infinite reuse. An adjustable and removable light holder that can be placed at various elevations on the frame to lower or raise the level of the light within the frame. Short frames that are more stable in windy conditions. One size fits all frames that can be used with substantially short or substantially tall wrap, and is stable in windy or breezy conditions.
US10295125B2	LED tube lamp An LED tube lamp comprises a lamp tube, two end caps attached at two ends of the lamp tube respectively, a power supply disposed in one of the two end caps or separately in both of the end caps, an LED light strip disposed inside the lamp tube and a protective layer disposed on the LED light strip. The LED light strip comprises a mounting region and a connecting region. The plurality of LED light sources is mounted on the mounting region and two soldering pads are disposed on the connecting region. The mounting region and the connecting region are electrically connecting the plurality of LED light sources with the power supply. The protective layer comprises a plurality of first openings arranged on the mounting region for accommodating the LED light sources and two second openings are arranged on the connecting region for accommodating the two soldering pad.
US10295123B2	Bulb apparatus and manufacturing method thereof A bulb apparatus including a bulb, a light cap, a light source assembly and a driving component. The light cap has an inner wall and an outer wall. The outer wall is used for accessing to an external power source. The light source assembly includes a base and the multiple light source components. The base carrying the multiple light source components which form an angle with respect to a predetermined position with respect to the bulb. The bottom outer shape of the base is connected with the inner wall of the light cap. The driving component is disposed in a hole surrounded by the base. The driving component is connected to external power source through a terminal.
US10295121B2	Control method for fuel filling system A control method for a hydrogen filling system is provided. A hydrogen filling system (S) includes a vehicle (V) that sends unique information (V, MC) of the hydrogen tank and detected values (T, P) of sensors, and a station (9) that determines a filling mode based on this information (V, MC, P, T), and fills hydrogen to the tank in this determined mode. A station ECU (95) calculates predicted values (T′, P′) of the temperature and pressure inside of the hydrogen tank during filling of hydrogen based on the unique information (V, MC), continuously confirms whether the detected values (T, P) of the sensors and the predicted values (T′, P′) match while filling fuel, and in the case of an inconsistency between the detected values and predicted values being confirmed, interrupts filling of fuel in the filling mode determined based on the unique information.
US10295117B2	Labor saving device A device to handle and manage a heavy screen includes a supporting module, a connecting module, two first resilient members, and two second resilient members. The connecting module includes a mounting rod provided with a pulling rod at a middle portion, and two pivot rods rotatably installed on one end far away from the mounting rod of the pulling rod. Each first resilient member is connected to an end of the top plate, and each second resilient member is connected to an end of the bottom plate and one end of a pivot rod. The two first resilient members are stretched when screen is pulled down, and each pivot rod rotates relative to the pulling rod to pull the two second resilient members when screen is lifted. The screen is effectively weightless, enabling static positioning of the screen.
US10295111B2	Method for protecting field joint arrangement for a pipeline A method protects a field joint of a pipeline, where chamfered edges of thermally-insulating parent coatings on conjoined pipe lengths are in mutual opposition about a longitudinally-extending gap. The method includes manufacturing an hourglass-shaped inner layer around the pipe lengths, which layer may be moulded. The inner layer extends longitudinally along the gap between the chamfered edges and at least partially overlies the chamfered edges. A thermally-insulating solid insert is assembled from two or more parts to lie in the gap surrounding the inner layer, and pressure is applied radially inwardly from the insert to the inner layer. An outer layer of molten material is manufactured around the insert to form a watertight barrier and to form one or more melted interfaces with the inner layer. Corresponding field joint arrangements are also disclosed.
US10295110B2	Adapter for vacuum-insulated lines A vacuum adapter for feeding-through vacuum-insulated coolant lines (11, 12, 22, 23) from the surrounding atmosphere into a vacuum processing installation has an intermediate volume (2) which is connected firstly to at least one insulation intermediate space (32, 33) of the vacuum-insulated feed lines and secondly to a vacuum pump. The pump capacity is available at least temporarily for evacuating the insulation intermediate space around the coolant lines (22, 23).
US10295109B2	Breathable multi-component exhaust insulation system A breathable, multi-layer exhaust insulation system is provided. The system includes a multi-layer sleeve, wherein the first layer, which is positioned adjacent the exhaust system pipes, is a braided sleeve which may be constructed from high-temperature resistant materials such as e-glass, s-glass, silica or ceramic. Additional braided layers of material may be included, as well. An outside cover of material is preferably a circular knitted fabric that contains glass fibers and resin-based fibers. The knitted fabric forms a tube on the outside of the insulating layers, and may be formed from a core spun yarn, which includes a glass filament core and a high-melt fiber on the wrap. Optionally, the system may also include a perforated or unperforated metal foil layer and/or a tape wrap, and the various components may be configured as desired.
US10295104B2	Pipe liner and method of using the same A pipe liner and a method of using the same are provided. The method includes inserting a pipe liner impregnated with a resinous material into a length of pipe, where the pipe liner has an outer diameter substantially equal to or greater than an inner diameter of the pipe. A bladder having an unstretched outer diameter less than the inner diameter of at least a portion of the length of pipe and capable of stretching circumferentially is inserted into the pipe liner. The bladder is expanded under fluid pressure against the pipe liner, pressing the pipe liner against an inner wall of the length of pipe. The resinous material is allowed to cure and harden, leaving a renewed pipe wall. The length of pipe may have a plurality of inner diameters, and the bladder stretches to produce a smooth interior surface of the pipe liner across the plurality of pipe diameters.
US10295100B1	Variable flow module for controlled flow of fluid A variable flow module controls flow of a fluid through a fluid distribution system. More specifically, the variable flow module comprises one or more rotatable elements allowing for the flow of the fluid, such as water, to vary in flow volume through a pipe.
US10295099B2	Double cam levers and safety lock for cam lock fitting A method and apparatus for an improved safety cam lock fitting having double cam levers having outer and inner portions so that when the outer cam levers are opened and the inner cam lever remain closed, the male and female portions of the cam lock fitting only slightly separate from each other allowing the operator to quickly reclose the cam lock fitting if the operator observes that the cam lock fitting still contains pressurized material. This is accomplished by providing a larger cam lobe on the outer cam lever and a smaller cam lobe on the inner cam lever so that when the smaller cam lobe is in a closed position and protrudes into a peripheral groove on the male portion the male and female ends have a small space therein between. Various configurations of the cam portions relative to each other are provided. Various lever locking assemblies may be used to prevent the cam levers from being inadvertently opened.
US10295093B2	Conduit connection with sensor on a threaded body Apparatus and method for mechanically attached connections of conduits may include a conduit gripping member, a drive member, and a seal member, the drive member causing axial movement of the conduit gripping member to indent into an outer surface of the conduit when the assembly is pulled-up, the drive member causing the seal member to form a zero clearance seal at a location that is axially spaced from the conduit gripping member. The zero clearance seal may comprise a face seal arrangement including a gasket, and the conduit gripping member may be a ferrule, ring or other device that can grip and optionally seal against the conduit outer surface. The assembly may include a sensing function for detecting or sensing a characteristic or condition of an assembly component or the fluid or both. In one embodiment, a body coupling member has a two piece construction of a main body and a conduit socket insert. A flared fitting embodiment is also provided. Sensing functions are also incorporated into fittings other than just zero clearance fittings.
US10295089B2	Multilayer flexible tube and methods for making same A multilayer flexible tube includes an inner layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer includes a copolymer of a poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a hexafluoropropylene (HFP); and an outer layer including a melt processable polymer having a shore hardness less than a shore hardness of the inner layer, wherein the multilayer flexible tube has a maximum storage modulus of at least 300 MegaPascal (MPa) at a temperature of about −10° C.
US10295088B2	Device for passing pipes or cables through an opening in a building The invention relates to a device for passing pipes or cables through an opening in a building. Said device comprises a sleeve-like housing that has an axial passage channel that is open at its opposite ends; bristles that are mounted on the walls of the passage channel in such a way that they are opposite each other and that are extended inwards in such a way that they mesh with one another in order to close the passage channel; and flexible strips of material that are mounted in the passage channel and that are coated with an intumescent material.
US10295087B2	Multi-connection truss pick A truss pick is provided for hanging tubular space frame truss. The truss picks of the present invention allow multiple methods of suspending truss from permanent structural objects.
US10295083B2	Real-time analysis system for operation of working ship based on ship attitude measurement A real-time analysis system for operation of working ship based on ship attitude measurement includes: a central processing unit (10); a position monitoring unit (20) for detecting and providing position-attitude information and heading information of the working ship at a predetermined time, and the position-attitude information and heading information of the working ship at a predetermined time is provided to the central processing unit (10); a manual data input unit (30) connected to the central processing unit (10) and capable of providing the pipeline model data to the central processing unit (10) in a manual input method; and a display unit (40) connected to the central processing unit (10) which displays the dynamic response data of the pipeline according to the processed data provided by the central processing unit (10).
US10295080B2	Fast attachment open end direct mount damper and valve actuator An actuator assembly includes a housing, and a clamp disposed within the housing. The clamp is configured to attach the actuator assembly to a damper jackshaft or valve stem or valve linkage shaft. The jackshaft is operable to control the position of one or more damper blades. The valve stem and valve linkage shaft control the position of the valve plug. The clamp is accessible via a slotted opening which is unobstructed at one end. A motor is configured to rotate the clamping device within the housing. A control module is coupled to the motor and configured to control the damper or valve actuator assembly. In embodiments, a communications module facilitates communications to and from the damper actuator assembly over a network, and allows both remote monitoring of the damper and remote control of the damper actuator assembly or of the valve and remote control of the valve actuator assembly.
US10295078B2	Valve position translator Apparatus for determining whether a valve is fully opened or closed. In one embodiment a valve position translator includes a cam tube and a rod. The cam tube has a cylindrical wall. A first slot in the wall is disposed along a radial arc of the tube. A second slot in the wall extends from an end of the first slot at an angle acute to the first slot. The rod extends through the wall, and rotates the cam tube while moving linearly along the cam tube in the second slot and while moving in an arc in the first slot.
US10295077B2	Assuring dropout of solenoid valve controlled by peak-and-hold driver Systems and methods of controlling a solenoid coil in a solenoid valve provide a controller that allows a supervisory or leakage current to be used in a peak-and-hold driver. The controller introduces a delay time after detection of a dropout voltage that prevents the solenoid coil from being immediately re-energized in order to ensure proper dropout of the solenoid coil. The delay time imposes a wait period during which the controller takes no action with respect to the current in the solenoid coil, allowing the solenoid coil to deenergize and return the valve to its normally-open or normally-closed position. Such use of a delay time may be limited to instances where the controller has already gone through a power-up cycle such that the response time needed by the controller to energize the solenoid coil is minimized, thus reducing the valve startup time.
US10295067B2	Retainer for check valve A retainer for retaining a check valve to a valve body includes a continuous body, a first group of projections, and a second group of projections. The continuous body is configured to engage a slot of the valve body to secure the continuous body to the valve body. The continuous body is further configured to include an opening configured to receive a portion of the check valve. The first group of projections is configured to extend radially from the continuous body. The first group of projections is further configured to contact the valve body to limit rotation of the retainer relative to the valve body. The second group of projections is configured to extend axially from the continuous body. The second group of projections is further configured to engage at least one of the check valve and the valve body.
US10295066B2	Ball valve geometry and dynamic seal assembly A ball valve assembly includes a housing having a valve chamber with an inlet opening and an outlet opening. A dynamic seal assembly including a spring member and a seal member are disposed in a seal chamber in one of the inlet opening and the outlet opening, wherein the spring member biases an end portion of the seal member into the valve chamber. A valve member includes a partially spherical outer surface with a recessed cam feature extending from the outer surface and a valve opening disposed in the outer surface, wherein during assembly of the valve member in the valve chamber the recessed cam feature is aligned with the end portion of the seal member and the valve member is rotated to engage the outer surface of the valve member with the end portion of the seal member.
US10295064B2	Electronic expansion valve An electronic expansion valve includes an electromagnetic coil, a valve body provided with a valve port, and a valve needle. The valve needle includes a main body section and a first conical surface portion arranged adjacent to the main body section. The valve port includes a straight section portion having equal diameters. When the electromagnetic coil applies a zero pulse, the straight section portion is not in contact with the valve needle, and an intersecting surface of a plane, where a top end of the straight section portion is located, and the valve needle is on the first conical surface portion. With the electronic expansion valve, flow can be precisely adjusted at a low-pulse stage, and during assembly, a position of the 0 pulse can be directly obtained by adjusting relative positions of the valve needle and the valve port and by using a flow meter.
US10295061B2	Seal comprising a continuously variable shape and lateral retaining strips An elastomer seal or gasket is to be inserted in a groove produced vertically on a support plane of a part, and tightened or clamped on an additional flat surface, with the seal presenting at least a portion of its cross-section (18, 20) including longitudinally a continuously variable shape, including fine side trips (42) spaced on at least one side and which are arranged vertically.
US10295060B2	Method for sealing a gap sub assembly A method for sealing a gap sub wherein injected material is used to secure a seal member in a gap. The seal member is positioned in the gap, and the material is then injected into the gap and against the seal member, seating the seal member and securing it in place once the material solidifies. The injected material is preferably electrically non-conductive.
US10295058B2	Piston ring Provided is a piston ring excellent in peeling resistance, wear resistance, and thermal conductivity. A piston ring 1 includes: an annular main body 2 having a pair of side faces 2a and 2b, an outer peripheral face 2d, and an inner peripheral face 2c; and a hard coating 11 provided on the outer peripheral face 2d. When a width of the main body 2 in a first direction D1 perpendicular to the pair of side faces 2a and 2b is set to h1 mm, a width of the hard coating 11 in the first direction D1 is set to W mm, and a thickness of the hard coating 11 in a second direction D2 perpendicular to the outer peripheral face 2d is set to L mm, the following Formula (1) is satisfied: 0.003≤(L·h1)/W≤0.151.
US10295056B2	Mode transition control in a CVT with fixed gear functionality A vehicle includes a power plant, continuously variable transmission (CVT), drive wheels, sensors, and controller. The CVT achieves a fixed gear/positive engagement and friction drive modes, and includes an input member that receives input torque from the power plant, an output member, and a variator assembly having drive and driven variator pulleys. The pulleys are connected to each other via an endless rotatable drive element, and to a respective one of the input and output members. Pulley actuators change a CVT speed ratio. The controller calculates a relative slip of the pulleys using measured speeds and displacements from the sensors, reduces the relative slip until the relative slip is below a calibrated speed limit or within a calibrated speed range via actuator control signal to the pulley actuators, and commands the fixed gear/positive engagement mode via positive engagement control signals to the CVT until the relative slip reaches zero.
US10295053B2	Method and control for operating transmission during clutch failure A vehicle includes a transmission having a first neutral with a first combination of engaged clutches and a second neutral with a second combination of engaged clutches. The second neutral has more engaged clutches than the first neutral. A vehicle controller is programmed to, in response to a request to shift from the first to the second neutral and a failed-on clutch being detected, inhibit the shift to remain in the first neutral.
US10295052B2	Vehicle shift control device A vehicle transmission control device is provided in a vehicle having a gear type transmission capable of selecting a plurality of gear shift patterns, and an electric oil pump for supplying lubricating oil to a gear-shifting mechanism. The vehicle transmission control device includes a transmission controller that selects a path having a small load on the lubricated parts from among the plurality of power transmission paths upon detecting a malfunction has occurred in the oil pump to prevent seizing of lubricated parts and damage to gear-shifting mechanism if a malfunction occurs in the oil pump.
US10295051B2	Gearbox control system The invention relates to a gearbox control system for the fluidic operation of a gearbox which includes a plurality of gears that can be selected and shifted by a gearbox actuator device, and for the fluidic operation of two partial clutches of a dual clutch. The invention is characterized in that the gearbox control system includes two reversing pump actuators which are each assigned one of the partial clutches and which each have two connections to which a fluidic AND valve is connected, the latter having a tank connection as a third connection, wherein the gearbox actuator device is connected to the two reversing pump actuators via a fluidic OR valve.
US10295050B2	Controller for automatic transmission When a jump downshift via an intermediate shift stage is requested and a rotation speed of an input shaft approaches a synchronous rotation speed of the intermediate shift stage, a target torque phase time when the gear shift via the intermediate shift stage is performed with input switching is set to be shorter than that when the gear shift via the intermediate shift stage is performed without using input switching and torque phase control is performed. Accordingly, it is possible to promptly perform engagement of an engagement-side frictional engagement element at the time of passing through the intermediate shift stage and to rapidly perform the gear shift after passing through the intermediate shift stage.
US10295049B2	Control apparatus for automatic transmission An apparatus for controlling automatic transmission includes: an automatic gear-shift mode for automatically selecting a gear position based on a driving condition of a vehicle; and a manual gear-shift mode for selecting the gear position based on an output of an up-shift instructing unit or a down-shift instructing unit, and sets a predetermined time period for maintaining the manual gear-shift mode when the up-shift instructing unit is operated, to be shorter than the predetermined time period when the down-shift instructing unit is operated, when the gear position is at or higher than a predetermined gear position.
US10295047B2	Printed circuit board for electronically function control for a vehicle A printed circuit board for electronic function control for a vehicle is created, comprising at least one actuator connection, of which a first part is attached to the printed circuit board and a second part extends away from the printed circuit board, and a connecting element, of which a first part is attached to the printed circuit board and a second part extends away from the printed circuit board, characterized in that the printed circuit board is coated, such that the printed circuit board and the first parts of the at least one actuator connection and the connecting element are protected, such that a seal against external effects acting on the printed circuit board is obtained. Furthermore, a system having a printed circuit board according to the disclosure is created.
US10295044B2	Brace for powerplant A powertrain includes a transmission case, a transfer case, a front axle housing, and a webbed brace. The transfer case and front axle housing are directly fastened to the transmission case. The webbed brace is directly fastened to the transmission case, the transfer case, and the front axle housing to form a powerplant system. The webbed brace is configured such that a bending frequency of the powerplant system falls within a predefined range.
US10295043B2	Method for determining belt wear in a belt drive A method for determining belt wear in a belt drive, wherein the belt is loaded with a defined torque and the rotation angle of a pulley is determined.
US10295038B2	Push-type transmission mechanism A push-type transmission mechanism has a base, a plurality of fixing discs securely mounted on the base, and a driving component rotatably mounted on the base. The driving component includes a plurality of cam portions. Each fixing disc has a plurality of driven rolling components which can move in radial directions of the fixing discs and can protrude out of outer surfaces by abutment of the cam portions. An inner surface of a transmission block forms a corrugation structure extending continuously in a circumferential direction. The corrugation structure is abutted by the driven rolling components. Thus, speed is changed through the driven rolling component connecting to the corrugation structure. Besides, with the driven rolling components driven by the cam portions, power can be transmitted with high torque.
US10295037B2	Dual-type strain wave gearing An externally toothed gear of a dual-type strain wave gearing is provided with first and second external teeth having different tooth numbers, and is flexed into an ellipsoidal shape by a wave generator. When the theoretical values of the radial flexing amounts at major-axis positions of the first and second external teeth flexed into the ellipsoidal shape are expressed by d1=m1n1 and d2=m2n2 (m1 and m2 represent the modules of the first and second external teeth, and n1 and n2 represent positive integers), the radial flexing amount of the first and second external teeth flexed by the wave generator satisfies d=(d1+d2)/ω(1.4≤ω≤2.6). Accordingly, a dual-type strain wave gearing can be achieved with which the first and second external teeth having different numbers can be suitably flexed to form excellent mating states with respective internally toothed gears.
US10295034B2	Device for transmitting torque A device for transmitting torque includes a hydrodynamic torque converter having a turbine and a pump, as well as a friction clutch that is connected in parallel to the torque converter, having a first and a second frictional segment. The first frictional segment is integrated with the pump, and the second frictional segment is integrated with the turbine. A ring-shaped frictional segment, on which the frictional elements may be brought into engagement with each other axially, and a ring-shaped flow segment, on which vanes of the pump and of the turbine are located opposite each other axially, are matched with one another in their dimensions, in order to realize a balanced transmission behavior.
US10295030B2	CVT transmission A CVT transmission having an input drive, a continuously variable variator, a sub-transmission to achieve at least two operating ranges (low and high) each with continuously variable gear ratios, and having a direct-shift stage for switching between a first operating range (low) and a second operating range (high) with continuously variable gear ratios. For the first operating range (low) the sub-transmission includes a non-positive clutch, such as a friction clutch, and for the second operating range (high) it includes a positive clutch, such s a jaw clutch.
US10295029B2	Magnetic damping systems A rotary magnetic damper comprises a first, rotary damper element, a second, static damper element and a rotary input coupled to the rotary damper element. The coupling between the input and the rotary damper element is such that rotation of the rotary input causes the rotary damper element to progressively magnetically engage the static damper element whereby to progressively increase a damping force created by the damper. The rotary damper element may be a magnet or magnets mounted on a carrier which threadingly engages a screw driving element such that as the input rotates the carrier, it and the rotary damper element translate axially along the screw driving element towards the static damper element.
US10295021B2	Internal combustion engine propulsion method and corresponding transmission design A case-emphasized propulsion method improves vehicle fuel efficiency. The ratio of the most-used speed to the most-desired speed of an IC engine is employed to control the engine to always run at its optimal working state with an efficient single-stage gear transmission. The propulsion method used with different brands of IC engines demonstrates a reduction in fuel consumption between 5 and 39%. An n-ratio automatic single-stage gear transmission implements the propulsion method. The transmission design executes the proposed propulsion method as well a continuous transmission, but it can also increase the propulsion efficiency about 8 to 18% when applied to replace traditional automatic transmissions or continuously variable transmissions in vehicle drivetrains.
US10295020B2	Relating to a secondary drive unit A secondary drive unit (10) for demountable attachment to a machine having a primary drive unit and power take-off, the secondary drive unit (10) comprises a housing (12), a drivable input element (16) drivable by the machine at one end of the housing (12), a driven output element (18) at the other end of the housing (12) for driving a tool and/or another machine, and at least one rotatable gear carrier (44) in the housing (12) drivable by the drivable input element (16). An interior surface of the housing (12) includes a radially-inwardly projecting gear-carrier stop (58) overlapping the gear carrier (44). A low-friction rubbing element (62) is interposed between the gear-carrier stop (58) and the gear carrier (44) to prevent or limit gear-carrier lift. This prevents or limits undue lateral strain along a central rotational axis of the drive unit (10), and thus a possibility of internal shearing.
US10295015B2	Torsional vibration dampers having dual elastomeric members Torsional vibration dampers are disclosed that include a monolithic body having an axis of rotation, an innermost annular wall defining a bore therethrough for receiving a shaft, and an outer annular wall concentric about the axis of rotation and spaced radially outward relative to the innermost annular wall, an inertia member concentric about the axis of rotation and positioned radially inward relative to the outer annual wall, the inertia member having an inner surface facing the axis of rotation and an outer surface facing the outermost annular wall, a first elastomer member seated against the inner surface of the inertia member, and a second elastomer member seated against the outer surface of the inertia member and in between the inertia member and the outer annular wall. The first and second elastomer members operably couple the inertia member to the monolithic body for rotation therewith.
US10295012B2	Spindle drive A spindle drive for motor-actuated adjustment of an adjusting element includes a tubular spindle drive housing for a drive unit with a downstream spindle-spindle nut gear unit for generating a linear driving motion. A connection part inserted into one end of the drive housing is connected to an exterior socket via a damping arrangement comprising an elastic damping material. The connection part includes first and second flange-like end portions having confrontingly opposed, spaced apart front sides sandwiching the damping arrangement 4 which is connected to the end portion front sides by vulcanization and/or gluing. The socket is carried on the second end portion remote from the damping arrangement 4.
US10295010B2	Fluid-filled engine mounting apparatus A fluid-filled engine mounting apparatus may include a core provided with a center into which a center bolt is inserted; an insulator with an internal lower portion in which a first fluid chamber is formed and with an upper internal circumferential surface adhered to an external circumferential surface of the core; an upper housing mounted on an upper portion of the insulator; upper and lower orifice plates mounted on an internal circumferential surface of the insulator and are provided with a center hole; a membrane mounted on the center holes between the upper and lower orifice plates; a first case mounted on a lower external circumferential surface of the insulator; a first diaphragm mounted on a lower portion of the insulator that closes the first fluid chamber; and a longitudinal vibration absorbing device provided at an upper portion of the insulator.
US10295009B2	Mounting assemblies and systems including same A mounting assembly (200) includes first and second mounting components (108, 112) that are displaceable relative to one another. At least one positive-stiffness biasing element (236) exhibiting a positive-stiffness spring rate is operatively disposed between the first and second mounting components. At least one negative-stiffness biasing (288, 290) element exhibiting a negative-stiffness spring rate is disposed between the first and second mounting components in parallel with the at least one positive-stiffness biasing element. A combined spring rate of the at least one positive-stiffness biasing element and the at least one negative-stiffness biasing element is less than the positive-stiffness spring rate of the at least one positive-stiffness biasing element alone. The mounting assembly can exhibit a natural frequency that is less than a natural frequency of a mounting assembly having the at least one positive-stiffness biasing element without the at least one negative-stiffness biasing element. Systems including such mounting assemblies are also included.
US10295008B2	Pressure damping device A pressure damping device includes a cylinder, a partitioning section, a flow channel formation section, a valve section a bypass channel and a throttle section. The flow channel formation section forms a flow channel, through which the fluid flows, in conjunction with a movement of the partitioning section. The valve section controls a flow of the fluid in the flow channel of the flow channel formation section. The bypass channel forms a flow of the fluid that bypasses the flow of the fluid flowing through the flow channel while opening the valve section. The throttle section that throttles the flow of the fluid through the bypass channel further on an outer side than the valve section with respect to the flow channel formation section.
US10295007B2	Subsea dynamic load absorber A load absorber dampens relative movement between subsea bodies. The load absorber is cooperable with an actuating member such as a male piston element or a female cup on an opposed subsea body. The load absorber comprises a hollow structure defining an internal flow path for water. A flow restrictor acting on the flow path restricts a distal flow of water along the flow path from a proximal opening, caused by convergence between the actuating member and the load absorber. The flow restrictor comprises a shuttle element to restrict the flow path that is mounted to the structure for automatic movement from a first state to a second state in response to an increase in water pressure at the proximal opening. In the first state, the shuttle element effects greater restriction of the flow path than in the second state.
US10295000B2	Mechanical diode A mechanical diode to transfer torque between a first torque member and a second torque member is described, and includes a first race element, a second race element and a slide plate that are coaxially disposed in the housing. The slide plate includes a tab element projecting radially outwardly. The slide plate is rotatable to one of a first position and a second position. A spring element is disposed between the slide plate and one of the first and second race elements, and is configured to urge the slide plate to the first position. A controllable braking element is disposed to apply a braking force to the tab element of the slide plate to urge the slide plate to achieve the second position in response to a control signal.
US10294999B2	Wedge clutch with retaining ring A clutch includes a hub and a carrier concentric with the hub. One of the hub and the carrier defines a circular groove and the other of the hub and the carrier defines a tapered surface. A plurality of arcuate segments collectively define a ring that has a first edge disposed on the tapered surface and a second edge disposed in the groove. Each of the segments defines a first locating feature. An annular resilient member is seated on each of the segments and includes second locating features each connecting with one of the first locating features to secure the segments in a desired circumferential position relative to each other.
US10294996B2	Actuating device for a pump unit An actuation device for a pump assembly such as for application in a can of a pump assembly for force impingement of a shaft situated in the can. The device includes a carrier for connection to the can and a passage extending along a longitudinal axis. An actuation pin is led in the passage along a longitudinal axis and has a first axial end including a tool receiver and a an opposite second axial end including an engagement region for force transmission onto a shaft. A spring element is arranged between the actuation pin and the carrier and impinges the actuation pin with a spring force in a first axial end direction. A seal is arranged between the carrier and the actuation pin, in a region between the spring element and the second axial end. A pump assembly with such an actuation device is also provided.
US10294992B2	Fixed rolling element bearing assembly The invention provides a fixed rolling element bearing assembly comprising: a housing; an inner race for attaching to a rotating shaft; a cage and rolling element assembly positioned around the inner race; first and second positional locators for positioning the cage and rolling element assembly between inner edges thereof; a thrustwasher adjacent an outer edge of either of the first or second positional locator and fixably connected to the housing.
US10294991B2	Linear motion guide unit A linear motion guide unit prevents damage to a corner portion of an end surface of a carriage resulting from high-speed rolling of the rolling elements, and eliminates the need for strict dimensional management of facing end surfaces of the carriage and a spacer. A crowning is formed at an end portion of the carriage, and an R chamfered portion is formed at a corner of an end surface of the carriage. An R chamfered portion is formed at a corner of the end surface of the spacer. The R chamfered portions define a valley portion between the facing surfaces of the carriage and the spacer. The rolling elements roll above the valley portion while striding it to thereby be prevented from colliding against the corner portion of the end surface of the carriage, whereby damage to the corner portion of the end surface of the carriage can be prevented.
US10294990B2	Linear motion guide device A linear motion guide device has a high rigidity, a good linear motion guiding accuracy, and as little rattling as possible. The linear motion guide device prevents sand, water or other contaminants from entering its actuator main body, and features low maintenance requirement. A linear motion member of the linear motion guide device includes is constituted by a plurality of axially divided segments. Each of these segments supports a plurality of guided members which make contact with two, mutually paired, guide surfaces of a housing. A preload can be applied between the guide surfaces and the guided member. The housing has a sealed structure, with a pressure inside the housing higher than an external pressure, for preventing external sand and water from entering the housing.
US10294988B2	Pillow block bearing assembly for a drivetrain assembly of a work vehicle A pillow block bearing assembly for a drivetrain assembly of a work vehicle may include a pillow block housing defining a bearing cavity, a bearing disposed within the bearing cavity, and first and second sealing devices installed within the bearing cavity. Additionally, the drivetrain assembly may include a shaft received within the pillow block bearing assembly, with the shaft extending through the bearing such that an outer circumferential surface of the shaft directly contacts an inner circumferential surface of an inner race of the bearing at a bearing/shaft interface defined between the shaft and the bearing. Moreover, a sliding fit may be defined between the outer circumferential surface of the shaft and the inner circumferential surface of the inner race at the bearing/shaft interface such that the shaft is allowed to slide axially relative to the bearing when a given axial load is applied through the shaft.
US10294986B2	Tilting pad bearing assemblies; bearing apparatuses and methods of using the same Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to tilting pad bearing assemblies and bearing apparatuses using the same. As will be discussed in more detail below, the tilting pad bearing assemblies include a plurality of tilting pads. The tilting pads include at least one or more first tilting pads and one or more second tilting pads. Each of the first tilting pads includes a first superhard bearing surface having a first material. Each of the second tilting pads includes a second bearing surface having a second material. The first material includes a superhard material and the second material includes a material that is different than the first material.
US10294985B2	Gear pump bearing The invention provides a gear pump bearing block and method of manufacturing gear pump bearing block. Bearing block includes bush formed of antifriction alloy, having a cylindrical portion providing bore adapted to receive bearing shaft of a gear of pump, and further having a flange portion extending radially outwardly at end of cylindrical portion to provide thrust face adapted to slidingly engage with side surface of gear. Bearing block also has backing layer covering radially outer surface of cylindrical portion and rear face of flange portion, backing layer being formed of relatively less dense alloy compared to antifriction alloy. Furthermore, there is an annular formation of one or more stiffening members, formation surrounding bore, the, or each, stiffening member being embedded in flange portion, and the, or each, stiffening member being formed of material having higher elastic modulus than antifriction alloy.
US10294984B2	Hinge unit and method for limiting rotation angle of hinge unit A hinge unit includes a first member, a second member, a coupling member, a protrusion fixed to the first member, and a tilt stopper. When the tilt stopper is fixed at a position (P1) of the second member, the tilt stopper and the protrusion are brought into contact with each other, to thereby limit a movable range within a first angle range. When the tilt stopper is fixed at a position (P2) of the second member, the tilt stopper and the protrusion are held in non-contact with each other irrespective of a pivoting angle.
US10294980B2	Control cable quick disconnect A quick connect and disconnect arrangement for a cable comprises a housing for holding the cable. The housing comprises a first section and a second section. One of the first section and the second section comprises a protruding lug having an aperture therein and the other of the first section and the second section comprises a locking system. The locking system comprises a channel, an opening disposed along a portion of the channel and for receiving the lug, and a bolt configured to move within the channel. When, in use, the housing is closed around the cable, the lug is positioned in the opening, the channel is aligned with the aperture and the bolt is configured to move within the channel in order to engage with the aperture and thereby retain the lug in the opening.
US10294973B2	Struts and methods utilizing a locking collar nut A composite tube assembly may comprise a composite tube comprising 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, a locking wedge disposed at least partially around a circumference of the first frustoconical portion, a locking collar nut disposed at least partially around a circumference of the locking wedge, and an end fitting disposed at least partially around a circumference of the second frustoconical portion, wherein the end fitting is coupled to the locking collar nut, wherein the first frustoconical portion and the second frustoconical portion comprise a metallic insert.
US10294972B2	Rotation-type joggle structure and furniture having the same It relates to a joggle structure and a furniture with the same. The joggle structure has a groove and a tongue cooperating with the groove. The groove has a bottom surface and two groove side faces. Width of the groove gradually increases from groove opening to the bottom surface. The two groove side faces are a part of a rotational curved surface around a rotation axis arranged in the middle of the two groove side faces. The tongue has two tongue side faces for matching with the two groove side faces, and the two tongue side faces have the same shape as the groove side faces. In the process of engaging, the tongue is rotated with respect to the groove and joggled into the groove to make the two tongue side faces attach to the two groove side faces.
US10294970B2	Non-linear scarf joint Apparatus and methods provide for a non-linear scarf joint and a method for joining two components utilizing a non-linear scarf joint. A non-linear scarf joint includes multi-planar surfaces on connection ends of two components being joined to create a structure. Each multi-planar surface includes a first faying surface, a second faying surface, and a transition faying surface joining the first and second faying surfaces. A transition scarf angle associated with the transition faying surface is different than scarf angles associated with the first and second faying surfaces.
US10294968B2	Article retaining device and method of attachment An article retaining device having a first loop that can be elongated, a hook, an elastic second loop, and an elastic third loop. The hook joined to the first loop. The elastic second loop is joined to the first loop and to the hook. The elastic third loop joined to the first loop. The first, second, and third loops may be arranged around an article.
US10294967B2	Systems and methods for heat balance and transport for aircraft hydraulic systems A thermal management system includes a first hydraulic system for circulating a first hydraulic fluid at a first temperature and a second hydraulic system for circulating a second hydraulic fluid at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature. The thermal management system also includes a sealed heat transfer device coupled between the first hydraulic system and the second hydraulic system. The sealed heat transfer device is not in flow communication with either of the first hydraulic system and the second hydraulic system. The sealed heat transfer device is configured to transfer heat from the second hydraulic fluid to the first hydraulic fluid.
US10294965B2	Compression system for a turbine engine A blisk fan is provided for a turbine engine propulsion system. The blisk fan includes a hub configured to rotate about a rotational axis at a maximum rotational speed, and a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the hub to define a fan leading edge tip diameter. Each of the blades has a first vibratory mode at a natural frequency, which is greater than a first fan order and less than a second fan order at the maximum rotational speed. The compression system preferably has a balance factor of the compression system between 1.9 and 3.2.
US10294958B2	Fan blade assembly The present disclosure relates generally to a cover for a fan blade. The cover encloses a hollowed portion formed in the fan blade and includes at least one extending portion that wraps around at least one of a trailing edge, a leading edge, and a root of the fan blade.
US10294957B2	Fan rotor blade having an optimized blade root A fan rotor blade extending radially from a hub is described. The fan rotor blade may include first surface and a second surface, where the first surface and second surfaces are respectively defined by a set of X-coordinates, Y-coordinates and Z-coordinates. The X, Y and Z coordinates can be set out in any of Tables T-1, T-2, E-1, and E-2. The X, Y, and Z-coordinates can also be scaled by a predetermined factor, with the X-coordinates are oriented in a tangential direction, the Z-coordinates are oriented in an axial direction, and the Y-coordinates are oriented in a radial direction.
US10294948B2	Axial ventilation device, premises equipped with such a device The invention relates to an axial ventilation device comprising at least three axial fans disposed at the ends of a polygon. According to the invention, a single drive shaft is adapted to rotate at least the shafts of two axial fans. The invention also relates to a premises equipped with such an axial ventilation device.
US10294943B2	Scroll compressor with a lubrication arrangement The scroll compressor (1) includes an orbiting scroll arrangement (7), and a drive shaft (18) configured to drive the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) in an orbital movement, the drive shaft (18) including a lubrication channel (32) and a first lubrication hole (35) fluidly connected to the lubrication channel (32) and emerging in an outer wall of the drive shaft (18). The scroll compressor (1) further includes a first and a second bearings (38, 39) axially offset along a rotation axis of the drive shaft (18) and each configured to engage the drive shaft (18). The first and second bearings (38, 39) and the drive shaft (18) partially define a first annular gap (44) in which emerges the first lubrication hole (35). The first bearing (38) and the drive shaft (18) define a first oil recess fluidly connected to the first annular gap (44), and the second bearing (39) and the drive shaft (18) define a second oil recess fluidly connected to the first annular gap (44).
US10294941B2	Sliding member for a compressor A compressor includes a cylinder including a cylinder chamber, a piston movably arranged relative to the cylinder in the cylinder chamber, and a sliding member slideable against the cylinder and the piston in the cylinder chamber. The cylinder and the piston are constructed from an Al—Si alloy having a Si content exceeding 12.6 wt %, which is a eutectic point. The sliding member is constructed from steel and has a surface layer including a sliding surface slideable against the cylinder and the piston. The surface layer is treated so as to have greater hardness than hardness of proeutectic Si contained in the Al—Si alloy, and the surface layer has hardness of at least Hv 1000 in the sliding surface.
US10294939B2	Angular synchronization of stationary and orbiting plate scroll blades in a scroll pump using a metallic bellows Parts of a pump head of a scroll pump facilitate an assembly process in which the stationary and orbiting scroll blades of the pump are angularly aligned or synchronized with one another. A metallic bellows of the pump head provides a primary means of synchronizing the stationary and orbiting scroll blades. The assembly process may be carried out using a fixture configured to be mountable to an assemblage including the bellows and the orbiting plate scroll. The fixture has a reference feature, and the orbiting plate scroll or the frame has another reference feature that can be aligned with the reference feature of the fixture, in the circumferential direction of the bellows, during the course of the assembly process.
US10294935B2	Removable cartridge for liquid diffusion device A removable cartridge for use with a liquid diffusion device is provided. The removable cartridge includes a cartridge housing defining an internal housing cavity, partially filled with a liquid to be diffused, and a diffusion head positioned within the internal housing cavity with a venturi device for generating diffused liquid from the liquid contained in the internal housing cavity. The diffusion head defines at least a portion of a gas supply conduit that extends from a bottom end of the removable cartridge to the venturi device through the liquid to be diffused to enable the venturi device to be supplied with pressurized gas from an external source via the bottom end of the removable cartridge.
US10294933B2	Systems and methods for supplying reduced pressure using a disc pump with electrostatic actuation A disc pump includes a pump body having a cavity for containing a fluid. The disc pump also includes an actuator adapted to hold an electrostatic charge to cause an oscillatory motion at a drive frequency. The disc pump further includes a conductive plate positioned to face the actuator outside of the cavity and adapted to provide an electric field of reversible polarity, the conductive plate being electrically associated with the actuator to cause the actuator to oscillate at the drive frequency in response to reversing the polarity of the electric field. The disc pump further includes a valve disposed in at least one of a first aperture and a second aperture in the pump body. The oscillation of the actuator at the drive frequency causes fluid flow through the first aperture and the second aperture when in use.
US10294932B2	Air compressor An improved air compressor includes a cylinder that is fitted with a piston body and defines at its top wall a plurality of exit holes having different diameters and communicating between the cylinder and an air storage container. The exit holes are sealed by plugs and compression springs. The exit holes allow the compressed air produced in the cylinder to enter the air storage container more quickly. When the piston body approaches the top wall of the cylinder, one exit hole, with a smaller diameter, allows the compressed air to enter the air storage container more easily. The exit holes with different diameters allow the piston body to move in the cylinder more smoothly, and thus the efficiency of inflating an object can be increased.
US10294926B2	Wind power plant gear mechanism The invention relates to a wind power plant gear mechanism (1) with an axle (5) and a gearwheel (2), wherein at least one plain bearing bush (4, 20) is arranged between the axle (5) and the gearwheel (2), and wherein the at least one plain bearing bush (4, 20) is connected to the gearwheel (2) via a conical press fit, wherein the at least one plain bearing bush (4, 20) has a first end surface (8) and a second end surface (9) which lies opposite the former along a longitudinal center axis (7) through the at least one plain bearing bush (4, 20), and wherein the first end surface (8) has a diameter d (10) and the second end surface (9) has a diameter D (11), wherein the diameter D (11) is greater than the diameter d (10), and wherein a bearing surface (13) for the at least one plain bearing bush (4, 20) is formed so as to adjoin the end surface (9) with the diameter D (11).
US10294924B2	Wind turbine having a fiber winding A wind turbine comprising a tower and a nacelle, wherein a rotor having at least one rotor blade is disposed on the nacelle, and the rotor executes a rotary motion when the wind turbine is in operation and the rotary motion drives a generator within the nacelle, via a shaft, wherein disposed on the tower of the wind turbine there is a fiber winding, which wraps around a vertical tower axis of the tower of the wind turbine and which is configured to damp a vibration of the tower.
US10294920B2	Wind turbine and method for operating a wind turbine A method for operating a turbine having a rotor including a hub and at least one blade rotatably arranged around its longitudinal axis at the hub, an induction generator having a stator and rotor coupled to the turbine shaft, a pitch drive system having an actuator, a control system, and a measuring device. The method includes: measuring the operational value of a component of the pitch drive system and adjusting the angle to the target pitch angle, wherein the wind turbine is operated according to at least two operational modes. During a first mode, a first target pitch angle is determined at least according to a power curve of the wind turbine or measured wind speed. During a second mode, a second target pitch angle is determined by adding a pitch offset to the first target pitch and is activated when the measured operational value exceeds a predefined activation threshold.
US10294917B2	Floating, yawing spar current/tidal turbine The present invention describes a floating yawing spar buoy current/tidal turbine. The spar includes a spreader above the rotor(s) with the spreader tips connected to fore and aft cable yokes that transition to opposing mooring lines connected to anchors on the seabed. The spreader comprises a yaw motor, which drives gears that engage with a ring gear fixed to the outer perimeter of the spar.
US10294916B2	Fluid flow induced oscillating energy harvester maximizing power output through off-center mounted toggling bluff body and/or suspension stiffening mechanism A fluid flow induced oscillating energy harvester includes a stand supporting the harvester in a fluid flow; a support member mounted for movement relative to the stand in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction; a bluff body positioned substantially perpendicular to the flow direction and pivotally mounted to the support member at a position off-center from the center of mass of the bluff body, wherein sufficient fluid flow causes an oscillating movement of the bluff body and the support member relative to the stand; and an electrical generator coupled to the support member and configured to convert oscillating movement of the support member to electrical power. The harvester may include a support member spring supporting the support member for oscillation about a support member rest position wherein the support member spring exhibits a higher stiffness at higher oscillation amplitudes of the bluff body and the support member.
US10294909B2	Engine control device An engine control device includes: an electronically controlled throttle which controls a flow rate of air-fuel mixture flowing into a cylinder of an engine by controlling a throttle opening angle electronically; an ignition device which ignites an air-fuel mixture existing in the cylinder; and an engine control unit which executes an ignition timing/throttle opening angle changing process of controlling the ignition device and the electronically controlled throttle while an operation of a body to be driven by the engine is in a steady state so as to advance a timing of ignition of an air-fuel mixture existing in the cylinder and to reduce the throttle opening angle while torque of the engine is kept constant.
US10294903B2	Fuel supply system A fuel supply system having a low pressure region, a pumping device to deliver fuel from the low pressure region to a high pressure region. In the high pressure region between the pumping device and injectors there is a pressure storage system that is permanently under high pressure. The pressure storage system has a plurality of distributor units each with at least three connections connected in series. A respective injector connection of each distributor unit is connected to at least one injector each via a high pressure line that is under high pressure at times dependent on the injection cycle. Each distributor unit of the pressure storage system is assigned an individual leakage detection device. Each distributor unit is assigned a non-return valve, which allows a leakage flow starting out from the respective distributor unit in the direction of the pumping device.
US10294902B2	Electronic fuel injection throttle body assembly Present embodiments provide a throttle body which may be used with a variety of engines of different manufacturers. The throttle body may be used to replace mechanical or hydraulically controlled carburetors with electronic fuel injection. The throttle body may provide improved fuel pathways through and about the throttle body in order to move fuel to opposed side. The throttle bodies may have improved configuration of the fuel injectors. Further, the throttle body may have computer mounted on the throttle body and a notch formed in the throttle body to define a wire routing pathway from the computer to the injectors.
US10294901B1	Vehicle fuel pump module including improved jet pump assembly A vehicle fuel pump module includes a jet pump assembly and feed tube that delivers fuel to the assembly. The module includes, a first choke and a second choke. The first choke is disposed in the feed tube and provides filtering of the fluid and a reduction of pressure within the feed tube. The second choke is disposed in the jet pump assembly and provides a reduction of pressure of fluid within the jet pump assembly. The first and second chokes each include a choke housing that defines a passageway that extends between a fluid inlet and outlet, and a slot that is formed in a surface of the passageway. A ball is fixed within and obstructs the passageway, and abuts the slot. A fluid path defined between the ball and surfaces of the slot provides fluid communication between the fluid inlet and outlet of the choke housing.
US10294899B2	Guide element for a pressure system of an internal combustion engine, pressure system for an intake tract of an internal combustion engine, and internal combustion engine with a supercharging unit A guide element for a pressure system of an internal combustion engine has a hollow body with a guide element inlet (27), a guide element outlet (28) and a longitudinal axis (26). The guide element (25) is designed so that flow can pass through it along its longitudinal axis (26). To eliminate disruptive oscillations, the guide element (25) is of streamlined form in a flow direction from the guide element inlet (27) to the guide element outlet (28). A pressure system for an intake tract of an internal combustion engine and an internal combustion engine with a supercharging unit also are provided.
US10294897B2	Filter oil formulation A filter oil composition and a method for removing airborne molecular contaminants from air are provided. The composition includes a first portion comprising paraffinic oil by volume of the composition, a second portion comprising polyalphaolefin (PAO) by volume of the composition, and a third portion comprising red dye by volume of the composition. Applying the filter oil composition to a cotton air filter material causes tackiness throughout the air filter material, thereby enhancing filtration of air passing through the filter. The composition generally is substantially non-reactive, has an excellent oxidation stability, possesses good thermal stability, and retains a suitable viscosity at a normal operating temperatures of an automobile engine. In an embodiment, the composition comprises 96.74% paraffinic oil by volume, 3.20% polyalphaolefin (PAO) by volume, and 0.06% red dye by volume. A viscosity of the composition at 100 degrees-C. ranges between substantially 7.2 and 7.6 centistokes (cSTs).
US10294895B2	Abnormality sensing device for evaporation fuel purge system An abnormality sensing device for an evaporation fuel purge system is equipped with a purge passage that connects a canister to an intake passage of an internal combustion engine, a purge pump, a purge control valve, and a valve component that closes and opens the purge passage at a target passage including at least a first purge passage defined between the purge control valve and the intake passage. An abnormality determining portion detects a physical quantity relevant to a pressure change in the target passage in a determination possible state where the purge control valve allows the evaporation fuel to flow through the first purge passage and where the valve component prohibits the evaporation fuel from being supplied to the intake passage.
US10294894B2	Thrust efficient turbofan engine A disclosed turbofan engine includes a gas generator section for generating a gas stream flow. A speed reduction device is driven by the power turbine. A propulsor section includes a fan driven by the power turbine through the speed reduction device at a second speed lower than the first speed for generating propulsive thrust as a mass flow rate of air through a bypass flow path. The fan includes a tip diameter greater than forty-five (45) inches and an Engine Unit Thrust Parameter (“EUTP”) defined as net engine thrust divided by a product of the mass flow rate of air through the bypass flow path, a tip diameter of the fan and the first rotational speed of the power turbine for cruise, climb and sea level takeoff power conditions.
US10294890B2	Sliding combination for use in an internal combustion engine A sliding combination for use in an internal combustion engine may include at least one cylinder liner defining an internal sliding surface and a ring having an external lateral sliding surface. The external sliding surface of the ring may slide in relation to the internal sliding surface of the liner. The external sliding surface of the ring may include a first coating of a physical vapor deposited metal nitride in sliding contact with a second coating of a diamond-like carbon (DLC) material disposed on the internal sliding surface of the liner.
US10294889B2	Engine An engine is described having a crankcase, a liner and a head assembly. The crankcase is split along a plane defining a two part crankcase, where fluid passages are passing through only one of the crankcase portions, so as to not require crossing the split line. A connecting rod also includes a tapered end, and the piston has a complementary carrier receiving the connecting rod.
US10294886B2	Water jacket structure of cylinder head A lower water jacket of a cylinder head includes a lower/upper exhaust collecting portion cooling portion configured between a lower exhaust collecting portion and an upper exhaust collecting portion by bypassing a lower exhaust collecting portion cooling portion. Besides, cooling water flowing through the lower/upper exhaust collecting portion cooling portion is merely cooling water of the lower water jacket, and cooling water of an upper water jacket does not flow through the lower/upper exhaust collecting portion cooling portion. Therefore, in the lower/upper exhaust collecting portion cooling portion, interference may not occur in cooling water of the two water jackets to restrain smooth flowing, and cooling effects of an area sandwiched by the lower exhaust collecting portion and the upper exhaust collecting portion are further improved.
US10294881B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine In a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, The ignition timing in a rich-cylinder is corrected toward a retardation side from a theoretical-MBT such that the torque generated in the rich-cylinder exceeds a torque generated in the rich-cylinder at the theoretical-MBT, and the ignition timing in a lean-cylinder is corrected toward an advancement side from the theoretical-MBT such that the torque generated in the lean-cylinder exceeds a torque generated in the lean-cylinder at the theoretical-MBT, when a temperature raising process is being executed, and the ignition timing in the rich-cylinder is corrected further toward the retardation side such that the torque generated in the rich-cylinder becomes equal to or smaller than a maximum theoretical generated torque and equal to or larger than the torque generated in the lean-cylinder at the theoretical-MBT, when the temperature raising process is being executed and the engine is in a low-load operating state.
US10294880B2	Engine control apparatus to predict engine speed accurately An engine control apparatus predicts the speed of an engine in a normal rotation range as a function of a loss energy in an engine rotation pulsating period and also predicts the speed of the engine in a reverse rotation range as a function of a pumping loss component and a loss energy which is derived by reversing the sign of a value of a friction component that is a portion of the loss energy in the normal rotation range and arises from mechanical friction to which the piston is subjected during stroke thereof. The pumping loss component is an energy loss occurring in the intake stroke of the engine. This calculation enhances the accuracy in predicting a future engine speed between start of a drop in speed of the engine resulting from stop of combustion of fuel and stop of rotation of the engine.
US10294879B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine with supercharger and method for controlling internal combustion engine with supercharger A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine with a supercharger includes a boost-pressure detector. When first boost pressure control to control the supercharger such that a boost pressure reaches a target pressure starts, starts, the target pressure is set to an initial target pressure, gradually at a first rate, and then gradually increased to a steady-state target boost pressure at a second rate smaller than the first rate if the boost pressure is equal to or higher than a threshold pressure. Second boost pressure control is performed such that the boost pressure reaches a steady-state target boost pressure. Inhibiting/allowing circuitry is configured to inhibit execution of the first boost pressure control and allow execution of the second boost pressure control if the boost pressure is lower than the steady-state target boost pressure and if the steady-state target boost pressure is lower than the threshold pressure.
US10294878B2	Wastegate control systems and methods for engine sound emission A turbocharger control system of a vehicle includes a trigger module that generates a trigger signal when a transmission of the vehicle is in one of (i) park and (ii) neutral. A wastegate target module, in response to the generation of the trigger signal, sets a target opening of a turbocharger wastegate to a predetermined opening and independently of a position of an accelerator pedal. The predetermined opening is greater than zero percent opening of the turbocharger wastegate. A wastegate actuator module actuates the turbocharger wastegate based on the target opening of the turbocharger wastegate.
US10294877B2	Straddle-type vehicle A straddle-type vehicle comprises an engine which generates driving power and emits an exhaust gas; an exhaust device including: a catalyst which cleans the exhaust gas, an inner tube in which the catalyst is disposed and through which the exhaust gas flows, the inner tube extending to a location downstream of the catalyst; and an outer tube which covers an outer peripheral surface of the inner tube in an axial direction of the inner tube, and has a muffling space through which the exhaust gas discharged from the inner tube is flowed to reduce an exhaust noise radiated from the engine; at least one exhaust pipe through which the exhaust gas is led to the catalyst; and a downstream oxygen sensor which detects an oxygen concentration of the exhaust gas after flowing through the catalyst, at a location downstream of the catalyst in the inner tube.
US10294875B2	Control device for adjusting first and second fuel ratios A control device includes first and second level ratio calculators and an adjuster. The first level ratio calculator calculates a first level ratio of an amount of a first fuel stored in a first tank to a full tank capacity of the first tank. The second level ratio calculator calculates a second level ratio of an amount of a second fuel stored in a second tank to a full tank capacity of the second tank. An octane number of the second fuel is higher than an octane number of the first fuel. The adjuster adjusts a first fuel ratio of the first fuel in a supplied fuel which is supplied to an internal combustion engine and a second fuel ratio of the second fuel in the supplied fuel such that a deviation ratio of the first level ratio and the second level ratio is within a predetermined range.
US10294874B2	Method and system for improved dilution purging Methods and systems are provided for expediting EGR purging in a hybrid vehicle during transient operations, such as tip-out to lower load conditions. In response to decreasing engine torque demand, engine fueling is disabled and a motor is used to spin the engine unfueled until a desired LP-EGR rate is achieved. Alternatively, engine operation is maintained with EGR disabled until the desired LP-EGR rate is achieved, and the excess engine torque generated is stored in a system battery.
US10294873B2	Aircraft bleed system A method of controlling an aircraft bleed may include the steps of monitoring a temperature of a precooled airflow exiting a precooler, and determining a status of a wing anti-ice system of an aircraft. The wing anti-ice system may be configured to receive the precooled airflow from the precooler. The method may further comprise the steps of determining whether an engine operating condition of the aircraft is within an icing envelope, selecting a temperature set point for the precooled airflow based on the status of the wing anti-ice system and whether the aircraft is within an icing envelope, and modulating a fan airflow from a fan to the precooler to adjust the temperature of the precooled airflow to the temperature set point.
US10294872B2	Sun gear drive arrangement Disclosed is a gas turbine engine comprising: a low pressure spool having a low pressure compressor and a low pressure turbine connected by a low pressure shaft; a reduction gear train having a sun gear, a carrier having a plurality of planet gears attached thereto, and a ring gear, wherein the sun gear is driveably connected to the low pressure shaft, and either of carrier and ring gear provides an output drive connected to a propulsive fan; wherein the connection between the low pressure shaft and the sun gear includes a flexible drive shaft having serially connected concentrically nested first and second input shafts between the low pressure shaft and sun gear.
US10294871B2	Exhaust nozzle arrangement for geared turbofan A propulsion system according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a geared architecture configured to drive a fan section including a fan, and a turbine section configured to drive the geared architecture. The turbine section has an exit point, and a diameter (Dt) defined as the outer diameter of a last blade airfoil stage in the turbine section at the exit point. A nacelle surrounds a core engine housing. The fan is configured to deliver air into a bypass duct defined between the nacelle and the core engine housing. A core engine exhaust nozzle is downstream of the exit point. A downstream most point of the core engine exhaust nozzle is defined at a distance (Lc or Ln) from the exit point.
US10294870B2	Distributed engine accessory drive An accessory drive system for an aircraft gas turbine engine is disclosed. The system may comprise an engine case including a core engine cowl and at least a first accessory drive gearbox disposed within the core engine cowl. The at least first accessory drive gearbox may be operatively connected to one or more accessories remotely located therefrom.
US10294867B2	Methods and apparatus for noise attenuation in an engine nacelle An inner barrel for a nacelle for an engine is provided. The inner barrel includes a radially inner acoustic liner and a radially outer structural barrel. The structural barrel includes a flange for coupling the inner barrel to the nacelle. At least a portion of the flange is formed integrally with the structural barrel.
US10294858B2	Portable generator A portable engine-generator is described having an engine and a generator coupled to the engine. An engine mount has a mounting plate coupled to the engine and also includes a frame. An outer housing surrounds the engine, generator and frame. At least one handle is coupled to the outer housing. The housing is defined in three sections; a lower section, a middle section and an upper section. The three housing sections are coupled to the frame.
US10294854B2	Saddle-ridden vehicle There is provided a saddle-ridden type vehicle. An air intake piping is connected between an air cleaner and a supercharger. An air outlet piping is connected between the supercharger and an intercooler. An air bypass passage is provided between the air outlet piping and the air intake piping to allow compressed air to escape toward an upstream side of the supercharger without flowing in the supercharger. An air bypass valve is configured to open and close the air bypass passage. The supercharger is disposed in front of the engine. The air cleaner is disposed above the engine. The air intake piping extends in an upper-lower direction in a region ranging from the above of the engine to a front of the engine at one side in a vehicle width direction. The air bypass valve is disposed at the rear of the air intake piping.
US10294853B2	Systems and methods for diagnosing a thermostat Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a temperature of a coolant in a cooling system for an engine and diagnosing a thermostat in the engine responsive to the determined temperature. The system and method includes interpreting engine heat data indicative of a first amount of heat introduced into the internal combustion engine; interpreting exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) heat data indicative of a second amount of heat introduced into the internal combustion engine via the amount of exhaust gas provided to the intake manifold; interpreting heat loss data indicative of an amount of heat loss experienced by the coolant; determining a temperature of the coolant based on the first amount of heat, the second amount of heat, and the amount of heat loss; comparing the determined temperature of the coolant to a sensed temperature of the coolant; and determining a status of the thermostat responsive to the comparison.
US10294851B2	Motorcycle engine cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus of an internal combustion engine of a water-cooled motor vehicle includes a cooling fan is controlled by the driveshaft faced to a radiator protected by a louver arranged on a side of the vehicle and receiving a substantially tangential air flow, allows improved air penetration through the radiator, the louver having: at least a current rib, parallel to the outer face of the radiator, extending in a direction concurrent with the motion direction, intermediate between the lower and top fastening edges further spaced-apart with respect thereto from the radiator with a C-like section, determining a space between louver and radiator deviating the motion of the air sucked by the fan; and a plurality of blades extending on both sides of the current rib, transversal to the motion direction of the motor vehicle, having a front leading edge, further spaced-apart from the radiator than the respective rear edge.
US10294845B2	System and method for managing temperature of urea solution A system and method for managing the temperature of a urea solution are thereby provided, in which air bubble formation in the urea solution caused by increases in the urea solution temperature is suppressed while thawing of the urea solution stored in the urea solution tank and used for NOx purification treatment is ensured, the concentration of the urea contained in the urea solution is accurately determined, and NOx is precisely reduced.
US10294843B2	Mixer and doser cone assembly A vehicle exhaust system includes an exhaust component defining an engine exhaust gas passageway and which includes an opening. A doser defines a doser axis and extends to a doser tip that is configured to spray a reducing agent into the engine exhaust gas passageway through the opening. A cone has a base end positioned adjacent the opening such that an annular gap is formed within the exhaust component around the doser tip. Exhaust gas is directed into the base end of the cone through the annular gap in a direction transverse to the doser axis. This configuration reduces deposit formation while still allowing the reducing agent to be thoroughly mixed with engine exhaust gases prior to introduction of the mixture into a downstream exhaust component.
US10294841B2	Dosing and mixing arrangement for use in exhaust aftertreatment A dosing and mixing arrangement includes a mixing tube having a constant diameter along its length. At least a first portion of the mixing tube includes a plurality of apertures. The arrangement also includes a swirl structure for causing exhaust flow to swirl outside of the first portion of the mixing tube in one direction along a flow path that extends at least 270 degrees around a central axis of the mixing tube. The arrangement is configured such that the exhaust enters an interior of the mixing tube through the apertures as the exhaust swirls along the flow path. The exhaust entering the interior of the mixing tube through the apertures has a tangential component that causes the exhaust to swirl around the central axis within the interior of the mixing tube. The arrangement also includes a doser for dispensing a reactant into the interior of the mixing tube.
US10294838B2	Exhaust purification filter An exhaust cleaning filter has an exhaust gas inflow passage and an exhaust gas outflow passage disposed in alternating fashion; and a porous partition wall for setting the exhaust gas inflow and outflow passages at a distance from each other. A small pore region is sectioned off on the upstream side and a large pore region is sectioned off on the downstream side of the partition wall. The average pore diameter of the partition wall in the large pore region is greater than in the small pore region, and is set so that ash contained in the exhaust gas is able to pass through the partition wall. The exhaust purification filter has a promoting member for promoting the passing of exhaust gas that has flowed into the exhaust gas inflow passage, through the partition wall in the small pore region, and promoting inflow into the exhaust gas outflow passage.
US10294837B2	Engine revision for peristaltic oil change A method and a kit for oil removal or injection into the oil pan of a vehicle, marine or aircraft engine. A modified dip stick tube extends to the bottom of the oil pan has at least one or more openings at its bottom end to allow oil to enter or exit. The top has an air-tight seal that can be attached to a flexible tube that can be run to a peristaltic pump. The pump can have an exit tube that runs into an oil recovery receptacle. After draining, the oil, the tube can be valved or physically relocated to a fresh oil source. The direction of rotation of the pump can be reversed to fill the oil pan with fresh oil. An electric control can run the pump in both a forward and reverse direction typically from a vehicle battery voltage source.
US10294834B2	Cylinder deactivation deactivating roller finger follower having improved packaging A switching rocker arm assembly constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure can include an outer arm, an inner arm, a pivot axle, a bearing axle, a first torsional bearing axle spring and a second torsional bearing axle spring. The outer arm can have a first outer side arm and a second outer side arm. The outer arm can further include first and second torsional spring mounts. The inner arm can be disposed between the first and second outer side arms. The pivot axle can support the inner and outer arm for relative pivotal movement therearound. The bearing axle can support a bearing. The first torsional bearing axle spring can be mounted around the first torsional spring mount and have a first end engaged to the bearing axle and a second end engaged to the outer arm. The first end extends inboard relative to the second end.
US10294826B2	Ultra efficient turbo-compression cooling A turbo-compression cooling system includes a power cycle and a cooling cycle coupled one to the other. The power cycle implements a waste heat waste heat exchanger configured to evaporate a first working fluid and a turbine configured to receive the evaporated working fluid. The turbine is configured to rotate as the first working fluid expands to a lower pressure. A condenser condenses the first working fluid to a saturated liquid and a pump pumps the saturated liquid to the waste heat waste heat exchanger. The cooling cycle implements a compressor increasing the pressure of a second working fluid, a condenser condensing the second working fluid to a saturated liquid upon exiting the compressor, an expansion valve expanding the second working fluid to a lower pressure, and an evaporator rejecting heat from a circulating fluid to the second working fluid, thereby cooling the circulating fluid.
US10294825B2	Waste-heat utilization assembly of an internal combustion engine and method for operating a waste-heat utilization assembly The invention relates to a waste-heat utilization assembly (1) of an internal combustion engine (50), comprising a circuit (2) that conducts a working medium, wherein a pump (6), a distribution valve block (7), two evaporators (10, 11), an expansion machine (3), and a condenser (4) are arranged in the circuit (2) in the flow direction of the working medium. The two evaporators (10, 11) are arranged in a parallel connection, and the parallel connection begins at the distribution valve block (7) and ends at a node point (8). A temperature sensor (21) for determining the outlet temperature of the working medium at the expansion machine (3) is arranged between the expansion machine (3) and the condenser (4).
US10294819B2	Multi-piece heat shield An assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a first casing, a fairing, and a multi-piece heat shield assembly. The fairing is disposed adjacent the first casing. The multi-piece heat shield assembly includes a first shield mounted to the first casing and extending between the first casing and the fairing, and a second shield mounted to the fairing and extending between the fairing and the first casing.
US10294812B2	Vane position sensor installation within a turbine case A measuring system for sensing vane positions that comprises a turbine, a target, and a sensor. The turbine includes a plurality of articulating vanes, with each vane being coupled to a sync ring that is configured to position the plurality of articulating vanes in accordance with a degree of rotation by the sync ring. The target is coupled to a first position of the turbine within a first region that is associated with a first vane of the plurality of articulating vanes. The sensor is coupled via a bracket to a second position of the turbine within the first region. The sensor is configured to detect an orientation of the target that corresponds to a vane position of the first vane.
US10294810B2	Heat exchanger seal segment for a gas turbine engine Described is a seal segment (310) for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a gas facing wall (312) having a gas facing surface (314) and a first internal surface (316); an outboard wall (318) having an outboard facing surface (320) and a second internal surface (322) which is radially separated from the first internal surface with a gap therebetween; a first conduit (324) located between the first and second internal surfaces; and, a second conduit (326) located between the first and second internal surfaces, wherein the first and second conduits are radially separated by a party wall (328).
US10294809B2	Gas turbine engine with compliant layer for turbine shroud mounts A turbine shroud for use in a gas turbine engine includes a carrier, a blade track segment, and a load-distribution system. The carrier is arranged around a central axis of the turbine shroud. The blade track segment is configured to be supported by the carrier. The load-distribution system is positioned between the carrier and the blade track segment to distribute loads transmitted between the carrier and the blade track segment.
US10294805B2	Gas turbine engine integrally bladed rotor with asymmetrical trench fillets An integrally bladed rotor includes a rotor that has a rim that provides an inner flow surface. Circumferentially spaced apart radially extending airfoils integrally with and from the rotor and joined by an airfoil fillet. An asymmetrical trench is provided in the rim between adjacent airfoils.
US10294800B2	Gas turbine blade A gas turbine blade includes a blade root and a blade aerofoil, a cooling fluid plenum extending inside the gas turbine blade through the blade root, the blade aerofoil and the blade tip, a blade root impingement plate in the cooling fluid plenum inside the blade root and a blade tip impingement plate in the cooling fluid plenum inside the blade tip, the blade tip impingement plate having at least one cooling fluid hole configured and arranged to enable a cooling fluid to flow from the blade tip into the blade aerofoil via the cooling fluid hole or holes, and a pipe extending in the cooling fluid plenum from the blade root impingement plate to the blade tip impingement plate. The blade root impingement plate can direct the cooling fluid from the blade root to the pipe.
US10294796B2	Blade or vane arrangement for a gas turbine engine A blade or vane arrangement for a gas turbine engine has an array of aerofoils mounted to respective platforms about an axis and defining a passage through which a working gas flow passes. The arrangement has a datum and the aerofoil has a radial span. Each aerofoil has pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge region and a leading edge foot extending from the leading edge region, the leading edge foot has a ridge line. The platform defines a channel and a platform leading edge, the channel has a minimum radial height line, and the platform leading edge partly defines an outlet through which a secondary flow passes. The ridge line is aligned generally in the direction of the working gas flow and the minimum radial height line is aligned generally in the direction of the secondary flow.
US10294795B2	High pitch-to-chord turbine airfoils A low pressure turbine engine component for use in an engine, for propelling a vehicle such as an aircraft is formed by a disk portion and a plurality of low pressure turbine blades extending outwardly from the disk portion. Each of the low pressure turbine blades has an airfoil portion with an axial chord length and a trailing edge. The low pressure turbine blades are spaced apart so that there is a pitch-to-chord ratio greater than 1.4, wherein the pitch is a distance between the trailing edges of adjacent ones of the low pressure turbine blades and the chord is the axial chord length of the blades.
US10294793B2	PDM performance simulation and testing A method for measuring load performance of a positive displacement motor (PDM) test coupon. The test coupon comprises a partial length of a PDM stage and is received inside a sealable test chamber. In some embodiments, the test coupon may be cut from a failed PDM stage. The test chamber is filled with test fluid. In some embodiments, the test fluid may be drilling fluid sampled from a live well. Rotation of the rotor on the test coupon actuates rotation of the stator. A braking torque is applied to the stator rotation, enabling evaluation of, for example, fatigue load performance of test coupon. Additional embodiments comprise the rotor axis and the stator axis being offset in order to simulate rotor/stator eccentricity in a full size PDM stage.
US10294792B2	Split-chamber rotary engine improvements This invention relates to the field of internal combustion engines and compressors in general and to linear compressors, in particular these used as in U.S. Pat. No. 8,056,527, by accurately controlling the pressure being delivered into the combustion chambers of said engine while returning unused energy of the compression phase into the motor for complete expansion.Another improvement relates to a pressure compensated vane to be used inside grooves of the motor assembly rotor. This invention enables the vane to seal against the cavity of the housing tightly with minimal force.
US10294791B2	Rotary engine seals A rotor assembly has a sealing system for sealing at apexes or faces of the rotor. An apex seal or face seal comprises a compliant member that is configured such that the shape or orientation of the compliant member can change in use in response to a change in the speed of rotation of the rotor, a change in the pressurization across the compliant member, or a change in clearance between the sealing surface and a mounting element to which the compliant member is mounted, to deflect towards or away from the sealing surface.
US10294790B2	J-engine Various exemplary embodiments relate to an engine including a cylindrical cassette that converts linear into rotational motion. The linear motion is provided by a normal cylinder and valve mechanism driving pistons in a reciprocating motion, and the rotational motion is transmitted to an output shaft. Further embodiments relate to methods of converting linear motion to rotational motion by using a cylindrical cassette.
US10294789B2	Hydrostatic axial piston machine A hydrostatic axial piston machine (1) with a cylinder barrel (2) having at least one piston bore (3) in which is located a power unit piston (4) supported on a cam disk (18). A control surface (5) is stationary relative to the housing and is on a control base (6), against which control surface the cylinder barrel (2) is in contact. In the control base (6) there are a kidney-shaped inlet connection (8) and a kidney-shaped outlet connection (9). The sealing web surface on the control surface 5 on the control base (6) in the vicinity of the inlet connection (8) is reduced, so that in operation as a motor, when there is a pressurization of the inlet connection (8), a reduction of the hydrostatic relief force is achieved. In operation as a motor, a residual application of the cylinder barrel (2) against the control surface (5) from a hold-down force of a hold-down spring (24) that is in an operative connection with the cylinder barrel (2) and/or pressing cylinder compression forces is preserved. In addition or alternatively, the terminal areas of the kidney-shaped inlet connection (8) of the control base (6) have a transitional contour (K) in the shape of a flattened arc in the radially outer area.
US10294786B2	Rotatable cutting tool with cutting insert and bolster A rotatable cutting tool (10) includes a cutting tool body (12) having an axial forward end (14) and an axial rearward end (16). A bolster (46) at least partially received in a head portion (22) and includes a convex-shaped head portion (56) with a socket (20), a collar portion (58) and a tapered shank portion (60). The socket (20) is formed with a substantially planar side wall (20a), a bottom wall (20b), and a radius blend (20c). A hard tip or cutting insert (18) is at least partially received in the socket (20) of the bolster (46) and includes a convex-shaped conical head portion (72), a collar portion (74) and an axially-rearward portion (76) that generally conforms to the geometry of the socket (20) of the bolster (46). Between about sixty percent (60%) and about ninety percent (90%) of the cutting insert (18) is received in the socket (20) of the bolster (46), thereby reducing forces and stresses transmitted to the cutting tool (10) during a machining operation.
US10294783B2	Selectable size sampling apparatus, systems, and methods In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to terminate sampling of fluid into one of a set of fluid sampling chambers sharing a common inflow sampling line by operating a set of closure mechanisms. Further activity may include initiating sampling of the fluid into another one of the set of fluid sampling 5 chambers, wherein the fluid sampling chambers are configured to sample the fluid in the sampling line in a selected sequence, such that filling a prior fluid sampling chamber as part of the sequence enables sampling in the next fluid sampling chamber as part of the sequence, and wherein the closure mechanisms comprise individual check valves 10 and a common diversion valve or individual diversion valves. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10294779B2	Passive attenuation of noise for acoustic telemetry An acoustic well telemetry system has an acoustic telemetry transducer affixed to an in-well type component and a damper between the transducer and the in-well type component. The damper damps transmission from the in-well type component to the transducer of a specified frequency range. A method includes damping a specified frequency range from transmission from an in-well type component to an acoustic telemetry transducer in a well, and receiving another frequency range outside of the specified frequency range with the transducer.
US10294776B2	Horizontal directional drilling system including sonde position detection using global positioning systems A locator device and methods of use are disclosed. The locator device includes a first locating system configured to generate to sense an electromagnetic field emanating from a sonde associated with a drill head, and a second locating system including a global positioning system. The locator device includes a display on the locating system configured to display a map of the area in which the locator device resides based on a location detected by the global positioning system. The locator device also includes control electronics configured to, upon receipt of an input from a user, record location data in a memory associated with the locator device for use by a horizontal directional drilling control system.
US10294775B2	Downhole communication A system or apparatus for use in downhole communication or detection comprises a downhole arrangement defining a throughbore and primary and secondary elements. One of the primary and secondary elements is provided on the downhole arrangement and the other of the primary and secondary elements is provided in the throughbore. The primary and secondary elements are configurable for coupling of an electromagnetic field therebetween. The primary or secondary element which is provided in the throughbore may be provided on a tool such as a shifting tool which is deployable through the throughbore. The secondary element may be configured to provide the electromagnetic field coupled between the first and second elements with one or more characteristic features. The system may be configured for use, in particular though not exclusively, for communicating information to and/or from a downhole tool in an oil or gas well.
US10294771B2	Production logging tool and downhole fluid analysis probes deploying method, in particular for deviated and horizontal hydrocarbon well A production logging tool to analyze at least one property of a multiphase fluid mixture flowing in a hydrocarbon well has an elongated cylindrical housing shape and comprises a central pressure-resistant rigid housing carrying a centralizer arrangement. The production logging tool further comprises a deploying arrangement nested within the centralizer arrangement comprising deploying arms circumferentially positioned between two centralizer arms, and downhole fluid properties analysis probes secured on each deploying arm such as to expose a tip of said, at least one, probe to the multiphase fluid mixture flowing in the hydrocarbon well. The deploying arrangement follows radial movements imposed by the centralizer arrangement to radially and/or angularly position the tip of the probes in a first circumferential zone of a hydrocarbon well section substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the well.
US10294768B2	Adaptation of fracturing fluids Fracturing systems and methods for increasing the conductivity of a flow path between a reservoir formation and a wellbore are presented that include varying a proppant concentration of a fracturing fluid in response to a measured characteristic from the wellbore during the fracturing process. During the injection of proppant pulses into the wellbore, one or more of a pulse length, pulse height, pulse shape, or duty cycle of the proppant concentration is varied. Other systems and methods are disclosed.
US10294767B2	Fluid transport systems for use in a downhole explosive fracturing system Explosive devices and assemblies are described herein for use in geologic fracturing. Components of energetic material used in the explosive devices can be initially separated prior to inserting the assembled system down a wellbore, then later combined prior to detonation. Some exemplary explosive units for insertion into a borehole for use in fracturing a geologic formation surrounding the borehole can comprise a casing comprising a body defining an internal chamber, a first component of an explosive positioned within the internal chamber of the casing, and an inlet communicating with the internal chamber through which a second component of the explosive mixture is deliverable into the internal chamber to comprise the explosive.
US10294765B2	Formation fracture flow monitoring Present embodiments are directed to a method that includes receiving inputs indicative of a property of a fracture present within a dynamic fracture network, assigning an orientation to each of the plurality of fractures, and receiving variables representative of the endpoints of the fracture between a first junction and a second junction of the plurality of junctions. The method also includes determining a linear system representing fluid flow within the fracture based on Navier-Stokes equations, as a function of the variables at the first junction and the second junction. The method further includes displaying a simulation representative of a fluid flow through the fracture based on the junction conditions via a display coupled to the processing component.
US10294763B2	Bellows valve and an injection valve A bellows valve includes a first bellows connected to a first cap member at one end and to a support member at the other end, and a second bellows connected to a second cap member at one end and to said support member at the other end. Respective first and second bellows cavities are thus formed inside each bellows. An orifice is arranged to fluidly interconnect the first and second bellows cavities, and a bellows-internal valve device is arranged to selectively open and close the orifice. The bellows-internal valve device includes first and second resilient members arranged on respective first and second sides of the support member and having respective portions being coupled to respective first and second holding members on the valve device. The bellows valve is useful in injection valves, such as gas lift valves.
US10294756B2	Articles and methods for reducing hydrate adhesion This invention relates generally to articles, devices, and methods for gas hydrate mitigation in deep-sea drilling applications. In certain embodiments, hydrate-phobic surfaces are provided that ensure passive enhancement of flow assurance and prevention of catastrophic failures in deep-sea oil and gas operations.
US10294754B2	Re-closable coil activated frack sleeve A bottom hole assembly for performing a borehole treatment has a plurality of ported valve housings where the housings have an assembly of shifting sleeves. The first sleeve is shifted uphole to open the port in the housing and lock the first sleeve in the ports open position. A second sleeve in the same housing is shifted in the same direction as the first sleeve to close the ports in the housing. The second sleeve has profiles for shifting it up to close the housing ports and back down to reopen the housing ports after closing them.
US10294753B2	Shifting sleeve device and method A downhole shifting sleeve device includes a first segment and a second segment each including a housing, a sleeve, and a seat surface connected to the sleeve. Each seat surface is configured to engage a plug traveling through an inner bore of the device, which transfers the associated sleeve from a first position to a second position. The seat surface of the second segment is formed by a selective seat assembly. When the first sleeve is in the first position, the selective seat assembly is in a retracted position in which an inner diameter of the selective seat assembly is greater than or equal to an inner diameter of the second sleeve. When the first sleeve is in the second position, the selective seat assembly is in a deployed position in which the inner diameter of the selective seat assembly is less than the inner diameter of the second sleeve.
US10294750B2	Downhole tool having adjustable and degradable rods A downhole assembly comprising: a tubing string located within a wellbore; an outer housing located around a portion of the tubing string; an annulus located between the outside of the tubing string and the inside of the outer housing; at least one flow path through the annulus; an inflow control device positioned within the flow path; and a degradable rod, wherein the degradable rod fits into the flow path adjacent to the inflow control device, and wherein the degradable rod is positionable within the flow path or removable from the flow path. The downhole assembly can be used in an oil or gas operation to variably control the amount of a fluid flowing through the annulus.
US10294743B2	Devices and methods for anchoring the tools in a wellbore casing section The disclosure provides a downhole anchoring apparatus for use in a downhole tool. An example downhole anchoring apparatus may include a housing with a hub provided within the housing. The hub may be arranged to rotate in a bidirectional fashion about a longitudinal axis. The downhole anchoring apparatus may also include a deployment linkage. The deployment linkage may be coupled to the hub by a hinge so that when the hub is rotated in a first direction, a distal end of the deployment linkage is extended radially outward from the central axis, and when the hub is rotated in a second direction, the distal end of the deployment linkage is retracted toward the central axis.
US10294740B2	Well fluid containment device with safety mechanism Well fluid containment devices and methods. A housing may be provided for positioning around a pipe. A pipe gripping surface or grappler may be mounted to the housing. The pipe gripping surface resists movement when contacted in a first axial direction. The pipe gripping surface may permit movement when contacted in a second axial direction opposed to the first direction. The pipe gripping surface may, when contacted with a first force in a first axial direction, resist movement with an opposing force that increases as the first force increases. There may be a pressure relief connector between housing sections.
US10294739B2	Lower stabilizing arm for a drilling rig A lower stabilizing arm for stabilizing tubulars for stabbing to the threaded connections of a drill string on drilling rigs. The lower stabilizing arm comprises a bracket and an upper arm having an upper end and a lower end. An upper pair of axially opposed rotary actuators connects the upper end of the upper arm to the bracket. A lower arm is provided having an upper end and a lower end. A central rotary actuator is connected between the lower end of the upper arm and the upper end of the lower arm. A roller bracket is provided having a pair of v-shaped rollers mounted on the roller bracket. A lower pair of axially opposed rotary actuators connects the second end of the lower arm to the roller bracket.
US10294734B2	Friction reducing wear band and method of coupling a wear band to a tubular In one embodiment, a wear band comprises a rotating element having a bore receivable on a tubular, the bore comprising first and second bore portions slidably receiving first and second sleeve bearings. Outer surfaces of the sleeve bearings slidably engage the bore portions and the bores of the sleeve bearings slidably engage the tubular. A first and a second stop collars may be received on the tubular to together straddle the rotating element and sleeve bearings to longitudinally secure the rotating element in a position on the tubular. The tubular may be included within a tubular string run into a borehole or into the bore of an installed casing, such as in casing while drilling. The rotating element provides stand-off between a tubular and the wall of a bore, reduces frictional resistance to longitudinal sliding and also to rotation of the tubular string within the bore.
US10294729B2	Riser and subsea equipment guidance Techniques and systems to reduce deflection of a riser suspended from offshore platform. A guidance thrust delivery system (GTDS) includes a plurality of thrusters configured to be coupled to a riser of an offshore vessel. Each thruster of the plurality of thrusters is configured to generate a force on the riser of the offshore vessel to control a position of the riser in a subsea environment while the riser is suspended from the offshore vessel and decoupled from a seafloor.
US10294722B2	Device for producing a bore in the ground, rotary drive device and rotary seal arrangement A device for producing a bore in the ground includes a spindle comprising a rotary lead-through and a first sealing face configured to be cylindrical. The spindle is configured so as to be rotatably led through a housing via the rotary lead-through. The housing comprises a second sealing face configured to be concentric with respect to the first sealing face. A rotary seal arrangement is configured to seal the rotary lead-through of the spindle through the housing. The rotary seal arrangement comprises a shaft seal configured to act between the first sealing face of the spindle and the second sealing face of the housing. A labyrinth seal is arranged upstream of the shaft seal when viewed from an outside of the housing.
US10294712B2	Appliance door assembly A laundry appliance door assembly with a wire cover to protect the wire conductor that passes through the door hinge where it has a tendency to get pulled and damaged when the door is in motion. The wire cover includes a wire cover and a wire conduit coaxially connected together allowing the wire cover to rotate relative to the wiring conduit while within alignment of the hinge rotational axis. The wire cover comprises two lateral halves for ease of installation where it is designed to encase the wire conductor that passes through the door hinge.
US10294711B2	Fire resistant door cores, door skins, and doors including the same A door core includes a first major surface having one or more first recesses, a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and fire retardant material such as intumescent material applied to the first recesses and no more than about 20 percent by surface area of a remainder of the first major surface excluding the first recesses. A door skin includes an interior surface, an exterior surface, at least one contoured panel portion establishing a protrusion extending on the interior surface and an opposite depression extending into the exterior surface, and fire retardant material such as intumescent material applied to at least one of the protrusion or the depression and no more than about 20 percent by surface area of the remainders of the interior surface excluding the protrusion and the exterior surface excluding the depression. Doors including the cores and/or door skins are also provided.
US10294710B2	Modular revolving door assembly A modular revolving door assembly (1) for installation in an opening is disclosed comprising a central column (2) and at least one door panel (3) connected to the central column (2) and rotatably arranged. The central column (2) comprises a driven column (4) and a driving base unit (5). The driving base unit (5) comprises a drive unit (6) and is arranged to be mounted to the bottom of the opening in level with or above a surrounding floor. The driven column (4) is mounted to the driving base unit (5). The driving base unit (5) is arranged to drive the driven column (4) to rotate the driven column (4) and the door panel (3). The driven column (4) extends above the driving base unit (5). Also disclosed is a method for installing a modular revolving door assembly comprising a drive unit (6) enclosed within the central column (2).
US10294707B2	Double door with inner brake Double door system (1) comprising an understriking door leaf (2), an overstriking door leaf (3), a first door operator (11) adapted to move the understriking door leaf (2) between an open and a closed position, a second door operator (12) adapted to move the overstriking door leaf (3) between an open and a closed position and a mechanical brake arrangement (400), wherein the understriking door leaf (2) should be closed before the overstriking door leaf (3) to close the double door, and wherein the mechanical brake arrangement (400) is arranged to brake the movement of the overstriking door leaf (3). Mechanical brake arrangement (400) for controlling the movement of one of the door leafs of a double door system. Door operator system (10) comprising a first door operator (11), a second door operator (12) and a mechanical brake arrangement (400).
US10294706B2	Sliding door stopper The present invention relates to a door stopper (10) comprising a dampening piston (30), a pin holder (40) provided at the piston end (32) of the piston shaft (31) of the dampening piston (30), and a spring (56) connected to the pin holder (40), in order to decelerate the sliding door during opening thereof in vehicles having sliding door and in order to reduce the hitting effect. As an improvement, the present invention is characterized by comprising a first roller (60) and a second roller (70) connected to each other so as to rotate together in a coaxial manner, and a first rope (61) connected to the pin holder (40) from one end and connected to the first roller (60) from the other end and a second rope (71) connected to the spring (56) from one end and connected to the second roller (70) from the other end, and further characterized in that the first roller (60) is greater than the second roller (70).
US10294705B2	Furniture hinge The invention relates to a furniture hinge with a fastening portion and a hinge part connected thereto via a multi-axis articulated connection, wherein a spring preloads the hinge part directly or indirectly, at least in a subregion of the adjustment path of the hinge part, with respect to the fastening portion, and wherein the spring is mounted or can be mounted under tension between two spring bearings. In order, in such a furniture hinge, to achieve improved movement control and to make the required manual force for hinge opening or closing more even, provision is made according to the invention for the spring (76) to be adjusted in the region of its two spring bearings (74, 84.4) during the adjustment of the hinge part (20) from the opening into the closing position and/or during the adjustment from the closing into the opening position.
US10294703B2	Hinge module and assembling method A hinge module includes a first motion component, a second motion component, a third motion component, an axle module and a linking member. The second motion component has a pushing portion. The axle module includes a first axle and a second axle. The linking member is pivoted to the first motion component by the first axle, the second motion component and the linking member are pivoted to the third motion component by the second axle. When the second motion component is rotated from a first operation state to a second operation state, the second motion component props against the linking member by the pushing portion, such that the third motion component is driven to rotate by the linking member. When the second motion component continues rotating from the second operation state, the pushing portion is separated from the linking member.
US10294701B2	Cover device for a retaining jaws module A cover device, includes a movable cover configured to cover retaining jaws of a retaining jaws module; a retaining cover connected to a side wall frame of a vehicle body and configured to enclose in the shape of a U an insertion end side of a retaining jaws module for insertion of a striker plate module to releasably couple with the retaining jaws module so as to connect a vehicle door with the side wall frame, and adjacent longitudinal sides of the retaining jaws module in transverse direction of the vehicle; and a rubber lip configured to elastically connect the retaining cover to the retaining jaws module and to compensate for tolerance compensation.
US10294700B2	Vehicle door lock The present invention relates to a vehicle door lock and an associated method for the operation thereof, wherein the vehicle door lock is equipped with a locking mechanism, which essentially consists of a catch and a pawl. The pawl has a contact surface for the catch, which rests on said contact surface when the locking mechanism is closed. According to the invention, a supporting element, which delays the opening of the locking mechanism, is associated with the pawl, so that the catch glides along the contact surface up to a predetermined opening angle until is it is released from the pawl.
US10294699B2	Electric door release system An electric door release system and an electric door release method are disclosed. The system and method may be used for releasing a vehicle door when a primary power source of the vehicle is drained. According to certain embodiments, the system includes a power interface configured to receive a direct-current (DC) power from an external mobile device. The system also includes one or more door latches. The system further includes an isolation circuitry configured to prevent the DC power from powering circuitry not included in the electric door release system. The system further includes a controller configured to activate a door latch using the DC power.
US10294695B2	Cam latch A latch for capturing a striker includes a latch cam, a trigger, a drive cam, a motor coupled to the drive cam, and a switch coupled to the motor. The latch cam is biased to rotate toward an open position and configured to capture the striker in a closed position. The drive cam uses at least one cam surface to contact the trigger, and the switch permits actuation of the motor to rotate the drive cam when sensing the trigger or the drive cam, thereby rotating the drive cam to urge the trigger toward an unlocked position, disengage the trigger from the latch cam, and allow the latch cam to rotate from the closed position toward the open position. A system incorporating the latch and method of capturing a striker is also provided.
US10294687B2	System for coupling together segments of a utility pole, and a utility pole assembly comprising the same There is provided a utility pole assembly including a utility pole. The utility pole includes a plurality of pole segments. A first said pole segment includes a flange and an end portion extending outwards from the flange. A second said pole segment is shaped to fit about the end portion. The second said pole segment having a distal end and including a flange adjacent to said distal end of the second said pole segment. The assembly includes at least one longitudinally-extending guide pin connectable with a first one of the flanges. The guide pin is at least partially extendable through a second one of the flanges.
US10294683B2	Walk-behind floor scraper machine A walk-behind floor scraper machine for removing floor covering from a floor surface is disclosed. In one aspect, the machine includes a base frame, an electric motor secured to the base frame, and a scraper assembly movably secured to the base frame and driven by the electric motor. The machine also includes a rear wheel arrangement including a pair of wheels having a rotational axis. In one aspect, the machine includes a hydraulic circuit with a hydraulic pump driven by the electric motor and a hydraulic motor powered by the hydraulic pump. The hydraulic motor has a drive axle coupled to the wheels, wherein the drive axle is coaxially aligned with the rotational axis. In one aspect, the machine can include a hydraulic tank-frame integral to the chassis of the machine that simultaneously stores hydraulic fluid and structurally supports the hydraulic motor.
US10294680B2	Masonry wall cover A bracket having a generally U-shape is disclosed. The bracket is sized and configured to be received over a wall, such as, for example, a masonry wall, to maintain a wall covering thereon. The bracket comprises a first leg and a second leg coupled by a cross-member to define the generally U-shape. The legs may be angled such that the spaced between the legs at the open end of the U-shape is smaller than the space between the legs at the cross-member. The bracket may also be provided as part of a kit. The kit includes at least one bracket and instructions. A method of covering a wall with a bracket is also disclosed.
US10294676B2	Support bracket assembly and method A support assembly for external veneer has a mounting bracket fixedly mounted to a load bearing wall, and a shelf angle. The shelf angle includes a horizontal leg surface upon which to mount veneer members. The mounting bracket may be a channel. The legs of the channel may have seats. The seats have a protruding toe. The back of the shelf angle may admit the toes of the mounting bracket. The toes may be shy of the bottom of the shelf angle. The seat may includes an oversized slot to permit the shelf angle web to be rotated angularly during assembly. The legs of the bracket may be long, to permit the seat to hang down well below the mounting. The legs of the bracket may be perforated to reduce heart transfer.
US10294672B2	Multifunctional photovoltaic skylight with dynamic solar heat gain coefficient and/or methods of making the same Improved building-integrated photovoltaic systems according to certain example embodiments may include concentrated photovoltaic skylights or other windows having a cylindrical lens array. The skylight may include an insulated glass unit, which may improve the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC). The photovoltaic skylight and lens arrays may be used in combination with strip solar cells. Arrangements that involve lateral displacement tracking systems, or static systems (e.g., that are fixed at one, two, or more predefined positions) are contemplated herein. Such techniques may advantageously help to reduce cost per watt related, in part, to the potentially reduced amount of semiconductor material to be used for such example embodiments. A photovoltaic skylight may permit diffuse daylight to pass through into an interior of a building so as to provide lighting inside the building, while the strip solar cells absorb the direct sunlight and convert it to electricity, providing for SHGC tuning.
US10294666B2	Carpet waste composite A composite material is produced from carpet waste and a binding agent, in intimate association, and may also include wood fiber or chips and/or other additives. A method of manufacturing a composite material includes shredding carpet waste, coating the carpet waste with a binding agent, and subjecting the shredded, coated carpet waste to elevated heat and pressure. As an additional step, the composite material may be actively cooled to prevent deformation of the material.
US10294661B2	Lath and drainage An improved lath is disclosed having a water drainage layer provided in association with the lath. The water drainage layer serves to remove water that might otherwise build up between the lath and wall structure.
US10294657B2	Split gusset connection A gusset connection that allows greater relative movement between connected structural members and simplifies erection in the field. The gusset connection can be a first gusset portion moveably or fixedly connected to a vertical column and a second gusset connection moveably or fixedly connected to a horizontal beam. A diagonal brace is moveably or fixedly connected to the gusset connection. The first and second gusset portions are not directly connected to each other to allow relative movement between the column, beam, and diagonal brace.
US10294654B1	Apparatus and method for removing debris from water management systems The present invention is directed to a debris catching and removing apparatus and method. For example, bar screens or grids for collecting and removing trash or debris from storm, waste water, or sewage systems, and mounting systems and methods therefore are provided. These apparatus and method may provide a long-lasting, light-weight, and low-cost debris screen screening solutions for removing trash or debris from, for example, storm, waste water, or sewage systems. The invention may be particularly applicable to small lift stations that use submersible pumps or surface mounted pumps that suction waste water from a wet well.
US10294653B2	Rain overflow basin for collecting and storing water A rain overflow basin for collecting and storing rainwater, mixed water, or wastewater, has an inflow, an outflow, a basin chamber, a basin spillway, which is equipped with a weir threshold and is connected downstream of the basin chamber. A drain discharges the basin spillway, and a purification device purifies water flowing from the basin chamber to the basin spillway. A retention wall between the basin chamber and the basin spillway dams up water accumulating in the basin chamber. Water draining from the basin chamber is dammed up in a storage space is between the retention wall and the weir threshold, to reach the basin spillway via the weir threshold. The retention wall includes a passage opening. A purification device extends into the basin chamber such that water draining from the basin chamber through the passage opening into the storage space flows through the retention element.
US10294652B2	Pipe trap assembly A pipe trap assembly is described. Embodiments of the pipe trap assembly can include a first plate, a second plate, and a plurality of fasteners. The second plate can include two or more protrusions extending inwardly from an interior edge of an opening in the second plate. The protrusions can be implemented to frictionally engage a waste line. In one example, the pipe trap assembly can be used to secure a waste line for coupling to a drain base of a drain assembly.
US10294651B2	Device for filtering storm water The present invention relates to a device (1) for filtering storm water inside a storm drain. The device (1) comprises a filter unit (2), a metal capturing ballast unit (6), and a floating carrier (4) for carrying the filter unit and the metal capturing ballast unit (6). Whereby, in use, the device (1) is arranged in a floating condition in the storm water of the storm drain. The filter unit (2) is at least partially arranged above a surface (5) of the storm water, and the metal capturing ballast unit (6) is arranged below the surface (5) of the storm water. The metal capturing ballast unit (6) comprises a solid material for capturing metal and providing ballast.
US10294650B2	Mechanical valve for waterless urinal A non-flushing urinal system with a large sealing and flow area using a bell-shaped valve with supporting ribs on its interior surface, which utilizes low “crack pressure,” or ease of initial opening to create for high flow rate and superior sealing.
US10294649B2	Urinal anti-splash device A urinal anti-splash device including an anti-splash body sized and shaped to couple to at least a portion of a urinal. The anti-splash body may include a first portion, a second portion opposite the first portion, a longitudinal length extending from the first portion to the second portion, and an front surface extending the longitudinal length. The urinal anti-splash device also includes a base coupled to the first portion and configured to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular from the first portion. The urinal anti-splash device further includes a first plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the front surface of the anti-splash body and a second plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the base, the second plurality of protrusions configured to extend in the direction substantially perpendicular from the first portion of the anti-splash body.
US10294648B2	Toilet flange that can be rotated during insertion having a gripping ring and a durable safety seal A toilet flange for facilitating installation of a toilet onto a drain pipe is provided. The toilet flange is rotationally adjustable while being irreversibly inserted into or onto the drain pipe. The toilet flange includes a flanged pipe cooperative with a circumferential gripping ring. The flanged pipe has an outer surface that includes a circumferential channel. The circumferential gripping ring cooperates with the circumferential channel so as to provide rotational adjustment while the flanged pipe is irreversibly inserted into or onto the drain pipe. The flanged pipe outer surface includes a circumferential groove for accommodating a sealing ring seated in the circumferential groove. The circumferential gripping ring includes a channel guide ring that is seated rotatably within the circumferential channel, and a plurality of gripping projections extending from the channel guide ring. The toilet flange is simpler and faster to install, providing a longer-lasting seal than a traditional toilet flange.
US10294643B2	Sanitaryware cleaning system A sanitaryware cleaning system can include a sanitary fixture such as a toilet having a compartment formed on and under its deck. The compartment can house a cleaning tablet that is maintained within a waterway between a tank and a bowl of the sanitary fixture. When the fixture is operated, water flowing down the waterway can dissolve a portion of the cleaning tablet, thus injecting cleaning agents into the bowl along with the water.
US10294635B2	Display device and display system of work machine A display device for a work machine includes a display control unit that, based on image data obtained by a camera installed in the work machine, displays a calibration screen including surrounding display data which indicates the surrounding situation of the work machine, and calibration display data which is used in the calibration of the work machine.
US10294634B2	Rear entry electric drive motor module A method for retrofitting a high drive track-type tractor with a rear entry electric drive motor module. The method includes inserting the rear entry electric drive motor module into a frame housing. The rear entry electric drive motor module includes an electric drive planetary gear assembly, and an electric motor. The method further includes attaching a reaction member to the rear entry electric drive motor module.
US10294631B2	Simplified bucket articulated rake attachment An articulated rake assembly attachable to an excavating vehicle having a bucket. The rake assembly has a rake mechanism adapted and constructed to retain material having a certain size. A reciprocating mechanism operationally connects the rake mechanism to the bucket of the vehicle, and is adapted and constructed to selectively reciprocate the rake mechanism with respect to the bucket, thereby selectively retaining material. The rake mechanism configurable to have either or both a push orientation and a gather orientation.
US10294628B1	Systems and methods for lifted foundation retention with locking cap Systems and methods which provide for lifted foundation retention using foundation lift retainer assemblies having a locking cap configuration are described. A locking cap foundation retention system of embodiments may include a foundation lift interface assembly supporting operations to lift a foundation and a foundation lift retainer assembly having a locking cap configuration utilized in sustaining the foundation in a lifted position. A locking cap of embodiments is configured to accommodate operation of a removable lift mechanism lifting a foundation and thereafter for sustaining the foundation in the lifted position. A foundation lift interface may be configured to allow a foundation to move with respect to components of a foundation lift retainer assembly during a foundation lifting operation, whereby the locking cap of the foundation lift retainer assembly engages one or more components of the foundation lift interface to restrict movement of the foundation subsequent to the foundation lifting operation.
US10294624B2	Vibratory apparatus for forcing members into and out of a material A vibratory apparatus providing increased vibration of members held for penetrating a material with the member, by holding the members directly against the vibrating unit using the jaws, thus providing a greater amount of vibration directly transferred to the members for penetrating the material therewith while losing less energy. The apparatus can hold cylindrically shaped members at three separate points of contact or gripping positions for improved, more stable and secure holding thereof. The apparatus can be used to force a variety of different types of members into and out of the material, with or without the use of adaptor attachment components.
US10294622B2	Subgrade irrigation for site preparation having clayey expansive soil A method of reducing the swell potential of an expansive clayey soil comprising expansive clay mineral(s) at a proportion of the total weight of the expansive clayey soil (PECM). The method includes (a) calculating a first amount of a swelling reduction agent to be incorporated into the expansive clayey soil to form a first swelling reduction agent incorporated expansive clayey soil with a reduced swell potential no greater than a pre-set level T with a nano-level constitutive modeling based on the water content and the CEC of the expansive clayey soil and PECM. The swelling reduction agent is at least one selected from calcite, gypsum, potassium chloride, a composition comprising exchangeable K+, a composition comprising exchangeable Ca2+, and/or a composition comprising exchangeable Mg2+, and (b) incorporating the first amount of the swelling reduction agent into the expansive clayey soil to form the first swelling reduction agent incorporated expansive clayey soil.
US10294621B1	Device for soft soil foundation treatment by means of vacuum-membrane-free vacuum preloading and treatment method The invention relates to a device for soft soil foundation treatment by vacuum-membrane-free vacuum preloading and a treatment method. The device comprises includes several top plates for being laid on the surface of soft soil foundation and several vertical plates for being vertically driven into the soft soil foundation, wherein the vertical plates are driven against the symmetrical side edges of the top plates; the vertical plate has an inner chamber, the top surface of the vertical plate is provided with a vertical plate main-hole in communication with the inner chamber of the vertical plate, both sides of the vertical plate are provided with several vertical plate vacuum mini-holes in communication with the inner chamber of the vertical plate; the vertical plate main-hole is in communication with vacuum equipment. The invention is applicable to applicable to the field of geotechnical engineering techniques.
US10294614B2	Low viscosity kraft fiber having an enhanced carboxyl content and methods of making and using the same A pulp fiber with an enhanced carboxyl content resulting in improved antimicrobial, anti-yellowing and absorptive properties. Methods for making the kraft pulp fiber and products made from it are also described.
US10294613B2	Softwood kraft fiber having improved whiteness and brightness and methods of making and using the same technical field A bleached softwood kraft pulp fiber with high alpha cellulose content and increased brightness and whiteness is provided. Methods for making the kraft fiber and products made from it are also described.
US10294612B2	Controlling process gases Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, equipment, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in a vault in which hazardous gases are removed, destroyed and/or converted. The treatments are efficient and can reduce the recalcitrance of the lignocellulosic material so that it is easier to produce an intermediate or product, e.g., sugars, alcohols, sugar alcohols and energy, from the lignocellulosic material.
US10294608B2	Fabric treatment method A method for treating a sulfur-containing fabric and sulfur-containing fabrics with excellent antimicrobial properties are disclosed. First an aluminum salt is added to a sulfur-containing fabric. That product is then rinsed. The rinsed product is combined with an antimicrobial. In one embodiment, the sulfur-containing fabric is combined with an aqueous solution of an oxidizing agent prior to the addition of the aluminum salt. Fabrics treated by the method retain excellent antimicrobial activity even after repeated washings.
US10294606B2	Method and system for maintaining at least one protective suit A method for maintaining at least one protective suit. The method comprises connecting at least one maintenance adapter in a detachable and sealing manner to at least one aperture of the protective suit. Cleaning and disinfecting is passed through the maintenance adapter and into the inside of the protective suit and is subsequently discharged. Drying gas is then passed through the maintenance adapter into the inside of the protective suit and subsequently discharged.
US10294605B2	Heat pump laundry treatment apparatus and method of operating a heat pump laundry treatment apparatus A heat pump laundry dryer or a heat pump washing machine having a drying function, includes a control unit controlling an operation of the laundry treatment apparatus. A laundry treatment chamber treats laundry using process air circulated in a process air circuit. A heat pump system has a refrigerant loop in which refrigerant fluid is circulated through a first and a second heat exchanger. A compressor circulates the refrigerant fluid through the refrigerant loop, and a cooling fan unit cools the compressor. During the operation, a conveyance capacity of the cooling fan unit is varied. A detector unit detects an operation parameter indicating a state of at least one electronic board. A method of operation includes operating the cooling fan unit based upon the electronic board operation parameter, and controlling the compressor operation output based upon the electronic board operation parameter, wherein the compressor is a variable speed compressor.
US10294604B2	Dryer appliance and additive dispensing assembly A dryer appliance and additive dispensing assembly is generally provided herein. The additive dispensing assembly may be positioned within the cabinet and configured to provide an additive mist to the drum. The additive dispensing assembly may include a supply conduit, an additive dispenser, and a siphon channel. The supply conduit may extend between a fluid supply and the drum. The additive dispenser may store and dispense a dryer additive. The siphon channel may extend from the additive dispenser to the supply conduit downstream from the fluid supply. An initial flow of fluid directed through the supply conduit may create a siphon that draws the dryer additive into the supply conduit to mix with the flow of fluid and create an additive flow that is dispensed into the drum.
US10294603B2	Clothes dryer having cantilevered, pivoting dryer arms A clothes dryer including a dryer body and at least three dryer arms pivotally connected to the dryer body about pivot points. The dryer arms can be folded into a stored position and moved to a deployed position wherein at least two of the dryer arms are spread out to allow clothes to be placed thereon or connected thereto for drying. Each of the dryer arms are able to be received in at least two channels such that each of the dryer arms can be positioned in a plurality of fixed deployed positions. The dryer body can also include a vertical slot for connecting the dryer body to a first support and a horizontal slot for connecting the dryer body to a second support. The dryer arms can have a generally planar profile with at least three pivot points thereof being positioned along a line.
US10294601B2	Laundry treating apparatus A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a tub that is located in the cabinet and that is configured to receive washing water. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a drum that is configured to rotate, that is located in the tub, and that is configured to receive laundry. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a drainage pump that is configured to pump washing water out of the tub. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a connection passage that is configured to guide washing water that is pumped out of the tub by the drainage pump. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a connector that is connected to the connection passage and that is configured to guide washing water out of the cabinet. The connector includes a connector inlet port and a connector outlet port.
US10294599B2	Mobile dyeing cup for supercritical fluid dyeing and finishing The invention discloses a mobile dyeing cup for supercritical fluid waterless dyeing and finishing. The dyeing cup achieves separate or simultaneous filling of the medium into multiple dyeing units, and simultaneous heating of the dyeing units for proofing processing. A medium outlet is provided at the lowest position of the bottom of the cup, and the inner surface of the dyeing cup is coated with polytetrafluoroethylene, to effectively reduce residual dye chemicals in the cup and improve the cleaning efficiency. The perforated baffle at the bottom of the cup effectively prevents a textile product from blocking the medium outlet during medium filling and outputting, so that the processing medium and residual dye chemicals can be smoothly discharged. Accordingly, defects of an existing fixed proofing device such as low utilization efficiency, complex cleaning and incapability of meeting the proofing requirements of commercial production are overcome.
US10294598B2	Multi-pipe quantitative medium filling system of supercritical fluid dyeing machine The invention relates to a multi-pipe quantitative medium filling system of a supercritical fluid waterless dyeing machine. The system comprises a supercritical fluid medium reservoir, a stop valve, and a medium filter sequentially connected by a high-pressure main pipe, and at least two filling branches independent of each other and connected to the medium filter. Each filling branch includes a booster pump, a supercritical fluid high-pressure mass flowmeter, a ball valve, and a dyeing unit sequentially connected along a medium forward direction by a high-pressure branch pipe. By using a mass-measurement filling system having multiple branches independent of each other, the invention can effectively realize simultaneous and accurate quantitative medium filling for separate dyeing units and differentiated filling for dyeing units with different medium masses, thus overcoming disadvantages such as unreliability, inaccuracy and low use efficiency of a conventional method, and also making a dyeing operation simple and scientifically feasible.
US10294596B2	Process for forming a nonwoven composite A process for forming a nonwoven composite begins with forming a first nonwoven from a plurality of primary fibers and optionally binder fibers. A second nonwoven layer is formed from a plurality of bulking fibers and binder fibers. A thermoplastic elastomeric film is placed between the two nonwoven layers, the film containing a thermoplastic elastomeric polymer having an elongation at break greater than 300% and a max softening point (thermomechanical analysis end point) between 150° C. and 200° C. as tested according to ASTM E2347-04. The layers are needled together creating a plurality of holes in the thermoplastic elastomeric layer and moving a portion of the primary fibers from the first nonwoven layer into the second nonwoven layer. The needled stacked layers are heated to alter the median size of the holes in the thermoplastic elastomeric film forming the nonwoven composite.
US10294593B2	Shapewear garment with mesh regions The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, an undergarment that includes a pant body having an anterior knit region having a first knitting pattern, a posterior knit region having the first knitting pattern, a first lateral knit region having a second knitting pattern different from the first knitting pattern, extending between the anterior knit region and the posterior knit region, and a second lateral knit region having the second knitting pattern, extending between the anterior knit region and the posterior knit region, and a gusset panel having the second knitting pattern, extending between an entirety of the anterior knit region and the posterior knit region.
US10294590B2	Woven cloth The woven cloth is formed by a plurality of longitudinal threads and a plurality of lateralwise threads. Each longitudinal thread is woven by a plurality of filaments. Each lateralwise thread is interwoven with and ties the plurality of longitudinal threads. The woven cloth includes a non-woven section and two woven sections which are connected with two ends of the non-woven section. Each woven section includes at least two of the plurality of lateralwise threads which are adjacent to each other. In an extending direction in which the longitudinal threads extend, a span of the non-woven section is greater than a gap span between adjacent two of the lateralwise threads of respective one of the two woven sections.
US10294589B2	Method for weaving a fabric, near-net shape fabric woven via such a method and weaving loom for implementing this method A method for weaving a fabric (F), with warp yarns (412, 414, 422, 424) and inwoven weft yarns (61, 62, W1-W5), on a loom (2) which comprises a warp delivery unit (8); heddles (14) for moving warp yarns in order to form a shed; a mechanism (12) for moving (F1) each heddle vertically along a vertical path; weft insertion means (21, 22) for inserting each weft yarn in a shed (S1, S2) and for releasing the weft yarn at a given location along a weft axis (Y1, Y2); and weft delivery means (28) for delivering weft yarns (61, 62, W1-W5) to the weft insertion means, this method comprising, for at least two consecutive picks, at least the following steps consisting in a) opening the shed (S1, S2); b) picking, by the weft insertion means (21, 22), of a first end (612, 622) of a weft yarn (61, 62, W1-W5) presented by the weft delivery means (28); c) drawing (A3) the weft yarn into the shed, along the weft axis (Y1, Y2); d) releasing the weft yarn at the predetermined position along the weft axis; e) withdrawing the insertion means from the shed; and f) beating-up the weft yarn wherein, during step c), the shed is closed around the inserted weft yarn (61, 62), by moving warp yarns (412, 414, 422, 424) of a predetermined group (G4, G4′) of warp yarns to a semi-closed position.
US10294586B2	Fibrous elements comprising polyethylene oxide Fibrous elements containing one or more fibrous element-forming materials and one or more polyethylene oxides, and methods for making same are provided.
US10294584B2	SiC single crystal sublimation growth method and apparatus A physical vapor transport growth system includes a growth chamber charged with SiC source material and a SiC seed crystal in spaced relation and an envelope that is at least partially gas-permeable disposed in the growth chamber. The envelope separates the growth chamber into a source compartment that includes the SiC source material and a crystallization compartment that includes the SiC seed crystal. The envelope is formed of a material that is reactive to vapor generated during sublimation growth of a SiC single crystal on the SiC seed crystal in the crystallization compartment to produce C-bearing vapor that acts as an additional source of C during the growth of the SiC single crystal on the SiC seed crystal.
US10294578B2	Plating apparatus and plating method A plating apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an anode holder configured to hold an anode; a substrate holder placed opposite the anode holder and configured to hold a substrate; and an anode mask installed on a front face of the anode holder and provided with a first opening adapted to allow passage of an electric current flowing between an anode and the substrate. The diameter of the first opening in the anode mask is configured to be adjustable. When a first substrate is plated, a diameter of the first opening is adjusted to a first diameter. When a second substrate is plated, the diameter of the first opening is adjusted to a second diameter smaller than the first diameter.
US10294573B2	Electroformed sheath An electroformed sheath for protecting an airfoil includes a sheath body and a mandrel insert is provided. The sheath body includes a leading edge. The sheath body includes a pressure side wall and an opposed suction side wall, which side walls meet at the leading edge and extend away from the leading edge to define a cavity between the side walls. The sheath body includes a head section between the leading edge and the cavity. The mandrel insert is positioned between the pressure side and suction side walls, and includes a generally wedge-shaped geometry. A method for protecting an airfoil includes: 1) securing a mandrel insert to a mandrel; 2) electroplating a sheath body onto the mandrel and the mandrel insert; 3) removing the mandrel from the sheath body so that a sheath cavity is defined within the sheath body; and 4) securing the airfoil within the sheath cavity.
US10294572B2	Gas diffusion layer, electrochemical cell having such a gas diffusion layer, and electrolyzer A gas diffusion layer is arranged between a bipolar plate and an electrode of an electrochemical cell and includes at least two layers which are layered one on top of the other layer. At least one of the two layers is designed as a spring component having a progressive spring characteristic curve.
US10294571B2	Coloration of electroless nickel plating by application of cold bluing solutions Disclosed herein are methods relating to the coloring of nickel-plated materials.
US10294566B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method There is provided a substrate processing apparatus, comprising: a substrate placing table which is provided to at least one of the temperature elevating part and the temperature lowering part formed in a container, and which causes heat-transfer to occur with the substrate placed on a placing surface; and a temperature control part which controls a temperature of the substrate placing table, wherein the temperature control part is configured to: control the temperature of the substrate placing table so that the temperature of the substrate to be loaded into the processing part is elevated to a predetermined temperature, before the substrate is placed on the substrate placing table, when the substrate placing table is provided to the temperature elevating part; and control the temperature of the substrate placing table so that the temperature of the processed substrate unloaded from the processing part is lowered to a predetermined temperature, before the substrate is placed on the substrate placing table, when the substrate placing table is provided to the temperature lowering part.
US10294560B2	High-conductance, non-sealing throttle valve with projections and stop surfaces A throttle valve includes a throttle body including a housing having an inner surface. The throttle body includes first and second stop surfaces arranged on the inner surface. A throttle plate is rotatable inside the housing of the throttle body about a shaft between closed and open positions. A first projection is located on a first surface of the throttle plate adjacent to a radially outer end of the throttle plate. A second projection is located on a second surface of the throttle plate adjacent to a radially outer end of the throttle plate. The second surface is opposite the first surface. The first and second projections extend outwardly from the throttle plate in opposite directions and in corresponding directions of rotational movement of the throttle plate during closing to bias against the second stop surface when the throttle valve is closed.
US10294546B2	Method for recovering valuable metal Provided is a method for increasing the rate of recovery of valuable metals when waste batteries batteries are treated by a dry process. The valuable metal recovery method in the dry step S20 includes a melting step ST21 including melting waste batteries to form a melt, a slag separation step ST22 including separating slag from the melt, and an alloy separation step ST23 including separating an alloy of valuable metals from the melt, wherein the slag has an aluminium oxide content of 20% by weight to less than 75% by weight and an iron content of 5% by weight to 40% by weight, calculated as metallic iron, and silicon oxide and calcium oxide are added as fluxes in the melting step ST21 so that the slag can have a melting point of at least 1,500° C., preferably at most 1,650° C.
US10294545B2	Method of producing a carbon tool steel strip Provided is a carbon tool steel strip suitable for use in various spring materials, valve materials, and the like, in which press punching properties and fatigue characteristics are enhanced. A carbon tool steel strip having a thickness of 1 mm or less and a carbon tool steel composition containing 0.8-1.2% C by mass %, wherein the carbon tool steel strip has a Vickers hardness of 500-650 (Hv), and when a cross-section at the center in the sheet thickness direction of the carbon tool steel strip is viewed with the plane of observation in a direction at a right angle to a rolled surface of the carbon tool steel strip and in the length direction of the carbon tool steel strip, the area ratio of carbides having an equivalent circle diameter of at least 0.5 μm among the carbides present in the metallographic structure is 0.50-4.30%.
US10294544B2	Method for producing grain-oriented electrical steel sheet In a method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet by subjecting a slab containing C: 0.002-0.10 mass %, Si: 2.5-6.0 mass %, Mn: 0.01-0.8 mass % and further containing Al and N, or S and/or Se, or Al, N, S and/or Se as inhibitor ingredients to hot rolling, hot band annealing, cold rolling, decarburization annealing, application of an annealing separator and finish annealing, when a certain temperature within a range of 700-800° C. in a heating process of the decarburization annealing is T1 and a certain temperature as a soaking temperature within a range of 820-900° C. is T2, a heating rate R1 between 500° C. and T1 is set to not less than 80° C./s and a heating rate R2 between T1 and T2 is set to not more than 15° C./s, whereby a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having excellent magnetic properties and peeling resistance of forsterite coating is obtained while ensuring decarburization property.
US10294543B2	Method for producing grain-oriented electrical steel sheet A method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet by subjecting a slab of an inhibitor-less ingredient system containing C: 0.002-0.10 mass %, Si: 2.5-6.0 mass %, Mn: 0.010-0.8 mass % and extremely decreased Al, N, Se and S to hot rolling, hot band annealing, cold rolling, decarburization annealing, application of an annealing separator and finish annealing, when a certain temperature within range of 700-800° C. in a heating process of decarburization annealing is T1 and a certain temperature as a soaking temperature within a range of 820-900° C. is T2, a heating rate R1 between 500° C. and T1 is set to not less than 100° C./s and heating rate R2 between T1 and T2 is set to not more than 15° C./s, whereby grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having excellent iron loss property and coating peeling resistance is obtained in the inhibitor-less ingredient system while ensuring decarburization property even when rapid heating is performed during decarburization annealing.
US10294540B2	Steel wire for spring and method for manufacturing same A steel wire for a spring, in which the sag resistance and the fatigue characteristics are improved by production processes without addition of alloy elements, is provided. The spring has a structure obtained by quenching and tempering and includes a first layer at a surface thereof, a second layer interior to the first layer, and a third layer, which is interior to the second layer and reaches a center of the spring, and the second layer has lower hardness than the first and the third layers.
US10294536B2	Cooling element with spacer A method for producing partially hardened steel components in which a blank composed of a hardenable sheet steel is subjected to a temperature increase and shaped into a component; the component is transferred to a tool in which the heated component is cooled and thus quench hardened; during the heating of the blank or component in order to achieve the temperature increase to a temperature required for the hardening in regions that are to have a lower hardness and/or higher ductility, cooling elements are spaced apart from the surface by a small gap; the cooling element is dimensioned so that the thermal energy acting on the region that remains ductile flows through the component into the cooling element, characterized in that in order to space the cooling element apart from the component, micro-nubs or knobs are used, which are distributed over the area of the cooling element.
US10294534B2	Respiratory infection assay The present invention provides nucleic acid products and corresponding methods for screening a biological sample for the presence of a respiratory infection-causing microorganism.
US10294524B2	Methods of generation of pores in sheets of hexagonal boron nitride and applications thereof This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to few-layer and monolayer hexagonal boron nitride having a pore therein. In one aspect, a method comprises providing a sheet of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). A defect is created in the sheet of h-BN. The sheet of h-BN is heated to a temperature above about 500° C. The defect in the sheet of h-BN is irradiated with charged particles to enlarge the defect to a hexagonal-shaped pore or a parallelogram-shaped pore in the sheet of h-BN.
US10294519B2	Method and apparatus for nucleic acid analysis A convenient method for nucleic acid analysis is provided, which enables 1000 or more types of nucleic acid to be analyzed collectively with high comprehensiveness and with a dynamic range of at least four digits. In particular, provided is a very effective analytical method especially for untranslated RNAs and microRNAs, of which the types of target nucleic acids is 10000 or lower. Nucleic acids can be analyzed conveniently and rapidly with high comprehensiveness and quantitative performance at single-molecule sensitivity and resolution by following the steps of: preparing a group of target nucleic acid fragments one molecule at a time and hybridizing the nucleic acid molecules, which have known base sequences and have been labeled with the fluorescence substances, with the group of the target nucleic acid fragments to detect the fluorescence substances labeling the hybridized nucleic acid molecules.
US10294511B2	Methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries. Some embodiments include preparing libraries from nucleic acids obtained from degraded samples, such as ancient samples and fixed samples.
US10294510B2	High-throughput and highly multiplexed imaging with programmable nucleic acid probes The present invention provides, inter alia, methods and compositions for imaging, at high spatial resolution, targets of interest.
US10294509B2	Method for measuring ethanolamine phosphate To provide a method for simply measuring ethanolamine phosphate in a sample, and a reagent, kit, program and the like useful in the method.A measurement method of ethanolamine phosphate includes a first step of adding an enzyme, which can catalyze a reaction that forms acetaldehyde from ethanolamine phosphate, to a sample, and conducting a first enzymatic reaction to form acetaldehyde, phosphoric acid and ammonia; and a second step of quantifying at least one of the resultant acetaldehyde, phosphoric acid and ammonia to determine an amount of the ethanolamine phosphate in the measurement sample.
US10294506B2	Methods for producing biological materials Methods of producing biological materials from cells and organisms are provided. Aspects of the methods include modulating the stress conditions of the cells and/or organism to produce biological materials having one or more desired properties. In certain aspects, the cell or organism is evaluated to detect the presence or absence of a stressed phenotype, wherein an unstressed phenotype may be produced before the cell or organism produces the biological material of interest. The biological materials produced from such cells and organisms may be used for a variety of applications, including therapeutic, research, and other applications.
US10294505B2	Microorganism for production of chemicals derived from acetyl-CoA Disclosed is an acetyl-CoA-producing microorganism, which is obtained by imparting malate thiokinase and malyl-CoA lyase enzymatic activities to a microorganism having none of the following (a), (b), (c) or (d), without imparting any of (a), (b), (c) or (d), or, even when one or more of (a), (b), (c) or (d) are imparted, not allowing the functions thereof to be exerted: (a) a carbon dioxide fixation cycle having an enzymatic reaction from malonyl-CoA to malonate semialdehyde or 3-hydroxypropionate, (b) a carbon dioxide fixation cycle having an enzymatic reaction from acetyl-CoA and CO2 to pyruvate, (c) a carbon dioxide fixation cycle having an enzymatic reaction from crotonyl-CoA and CO2 to ethylmalonyl-CoA or glutaconyl-CoA or (d) a carbon dioxide fixation cycle having an enzymatic reaction from CO2 to formate.
US10294503B2	Processing biomass Provided herein are methods for processing biomass materials that are disposed in one or more structures or carriers, e.g., a bag, a shell, a net, a membrane, a mesh or any combination of these. Containing the material in this manner allows it to be readily added or removed at any point and in any sequence during processing.
US10294500B2	Method for producing methacrylic acid and/or ester thereof To provide a method for directly and efficiently producing methacrylic acid in a single step from renewable raw materials and/or biomass arising from the utilization of the renewable raw materials. Further provided is a method for producing methacrylic acid using microbes having the ability to produce methacrylic acid, from renewable raw materials and/or biomass arising from the utilization of the renewable raw materials, as a carbon source and/or energy source. The method for producing methacrylic acid enables methacrylic acid to be safely and easily produced from biomass, without using petroleum-derived raw materials, by utilizing microbes having the ability to produce methacrylic acid.
US10294499B2	Biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids and phenylpropanoid derivatives Provided herein are recombinant hosts and methods for producing phenylpropanoid and phenylpropanoid derivative compounds. It was found that tyrosine ammonia lyase from Aeromonas salmonicida A449 provides improved coumaric acid production.
US10294498B2	Microorganism with modified aldehyde:ferredoxin oxidoreductase activity and related methods The invention provides a non-naturally occurring bacterium having decreased or eliminated activity of an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction defined by EC 1.2.7.5, such as aldehyde:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (AOR). Optionally, the bacterium also has decreased or eliminated activity of an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction defined by EC 1.2.1.10 and/or EC 1.1.1.1, such as aldehyde dehydrogenase, alcohol dehydrogenase, or bifunctional aldehyde/alcohol dehydrogenase. The invention further provides methods of producing products by culturing the bacterium in the presence of a gaseous substrate containing one or more of CO, CO2, and H2.
US10294496B2	Methods for biosynthesizing 1,3 butadiene This document describes biochemical pathways for producing butadiene by forming two vinyl groups in a butadiene synthesis substrate. These pathways described herein rely on enzymes such as, inter alia, a decarboxylating thioesterase, cytochrome P450, or dehydratases for the final enzymatic step.
US10294492B2	Stable episomes based on non-integrative lentiviral vectors The invention relates to non-integrative lentiviral vectors and their use for the stable transgenesis of both dividing and no-dividing eukaryotic cells. The invention also provides methods for obtaining these vectors, the use of these vectors for the production of recombinant lentiviruses, and the use of these recombinant lentiviruses for obtaining a cell able to stably produce a product of interest.
US10294491B2	Expression vectors comprising chimeric cytomegalovirus promoter and enhancer sequences The present invention relates to expression vectors for the heterologous expression of a nucleic acid sequence of interest in mammalian cells, the vectors comprising a chimeric promoter regulatory sequence being operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence to be expressed, wherein the chimeric promoter regulatory sequence comprises a cytomegalovirus promoter sequence derived from murine cytomegalovirus or from human cytomegalovirus and being operably linked to the transcriptional start site of the nucleic acid sequence to be expressed; and a cytomegalovirus upstream region and/or enhancer sequence derived from human and/or the simian cytomegalovirus, wherein the upstream region and/or enhancer sequence is located 5′ of and operably linked to the murine or the human promoter sequence, and wherein the chimeric promoter regulatory sequence comprises sequence elements being derived from at least two of the group consisting of murine cytomegalovirus, human cytomegalovirus and simian cytomegalovirus. In particular embodiments, the chimeric promoter regulatory sequence comprises sequence elements derived from the murine or the human cytomegalovirus IE1 promoter and from the human and/or the simian cytomegalovirus IE1 region. The invention also relates to mammalian host cells transfected with such expression vectors, a method for heterologous expression of a nucleic acid sequence in a mammalian host cell by employing such expression vectors, and the use of such expression vectors for the heterologous expression of a nucleic acid sequence.
US10294489B2	Soybean resistant to cyst nematodes A transgenic soybean plant or parts thereof, resistant to soybean cyst nematodes, transformed to express Glyma18g02570, Glyma18g02580, or Glyma18g02590, or a variant thereof. Also provided is a method of making such a plant. Also provided is an artificial DNA construct encoding Glyma18g02570, Glyma18g02580, or Glyma18g02590, or a variant thereof.
US10294477B2	Compositions and methods for modulating PKK expression Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing PKK mRNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate PKK-associated diseases, disorders, and conditions.
US10294475B2	Paratransgenic system for the biocontrol of disease-transmitting mosquitos The inventive technology relates to novel paratransgenic strategies for the control of pathogens. The inventive technology may specifically include a novel paratransgenic system configured to deliver one or more inhibitory RNA molecules to pathogen/disease-transmitting organisms. In a preferred embodiment, the invention may include one or more genetically engineered enteric bacteria configured to deliver one or more interfering RNA molecules to pathogen/disease-transmitting mosquitos.
US10294474B2	Targeting ligands Described are novel targeting ligands that may be linked to compounds, such therapeutic compounds that are useful in directing the compounds to the in vivo target. The targeting ligands disclosed herein can serve to target expression-inhibiting oligomeric compounds, such as RNAi agents, to liver cells to modulate gene expression. The targeting ligands disclosed herein, when conjugated to a therapeutic compound, may be used in a variety of applications, including use in therapeutic, diagnostic, target validation, and genomic discovery applications. Compositions including the targeting ligands disclosed herein when linked to expression-inhibiting oligomeric compounds are capable of mediating expression of target nucleic acid sequences in liver cells, such as hepatocytes, which may be useful in the treatment of diseases or conditions that respond to inhibition of gene expression or activity in a cell, tissue, or organism.
US10294469B2	3-epimerase The disclosure provides a method of producing allulose by contacting a protein having at least 90% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 with a fructose substrate, wherein the protein has allulose 3-epimerase activity, and at least partially purifying the allulose. The disclosure also provides a method of producing allulose by providing a vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule having a polynucleotide sequence encoding a protein having at least 90% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, wherein the protein has allulose 3-epimerase activity, synthesizing the protein having allulose 3-epimerase activity, contacting fructose with the protein having allulose 3-epimerase activity, and partially purifying the allulose produced.
US10294466B2	Alpha-glucosidase, compositions and methods The present disclosure relates to polypeptides having alpha-glucosidase activity isolated, derived or derivable from Rasamsonia or engineered polypeptides having alpha-glucosidase activity isolated, derived or derivable from Rasamsonia homologs. The present disclosure also pertains to polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, host cells and mutant cells comprising the polynucleotides. The disclosure further pertains to compositions comprising such polypeptides, methods of producing the polypeptides and compositions, as well as methods for using such polypeptides and compositions for industrial applications.
US10294463B2	Modified Bacillus cereus phospholipase C protein and method of processing vegetable oil A modified Bacillus cereus phospholipase C enzyme is provided, as well as a method of using the modified phospholipase C enzyme in a method of treating vegetable oil. In certain embodiments, this method may comprise combining a vegetable oil with an modified phospholipase C enzyme comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 85% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the amino acid residue at position 66 is a Trp (W) or Tyr (Y), and maintaining the combination under conditions suitable for the modified phospholipase C enzyme to catalyze the hydrolysis of phospholipids in the oil to produce diacylglycerol and a water soluble phosphate.
US10294461B2	Modified carbonyl reducing enzyme and gene An object of the present invention is to modify a wild-type enzyme that is less reactive in the presence of an organic solvent to provide altered carbonyl reductases having better reactivity in the presence of the organic solvent than the wild-type enzyme, and/or to provide transformants producing such reductases. The present inventors have found altered carbonyl reductases having better reactivity in the presence of an organic solvent than the wild-type enzyme, from among a mutant enzyme library prepared by randomly mutating the wild-type enzyme gene, thereby arriving at completion of the present invention.
US10294460B2	Process for the purification of poliovirus from cell cultures The disclosure provides methods for poliovirus purification from crude cell culture harvests using a detergent followed by a clarification step.
US10294459B2	PRRS viruses, infectious clones, mutants thereof and methods of use This disclosure provides isolated infectious polynucleotides, such as infectious clones, having a nucleotide sequence with identity to PRRS viruses such as VR-2332, Lelystad, or others, and optionally further including a deletion in a region of ORF1 that encodes the nsp2 polypeptide.
US10294456B2	Method for culturing mesenchymal stem cells Disclosed is a method for culturing mesenchymal stem cells, comprising culturing mesenchymal stem cells in a medium containing calcium in a concentration of from 2.1 to 3.8 mM and magnesium in a concentration of from 1.0 to 3.0 mM under a hypoxic condition of 2 to 5% oxygen. The culturing method can increase the population of mesenchymal stem cells even with a small number of passages by improving mesenchymal stem cells in proliferative capacity and viability. In addition, the mesenchymal stem cells prepared by the culturing method are effectively used not only as a safe cell therapeutic agent due to their lacking immunogenicity, but also as a cartilage regenerating medicine owing to their excellent secretion of cytokines.
US10294455B2	Methods of building a body portion An improved method of implanting cells in the body of a patient includes positioning viable cells on a support structure. One or more blood vessels may be connected with the support structure to provide a flow of blood through the support structure. A support structure may be positioned at any desired location in a patient's body. The support structure may be configured to replace an entire organ or a portion of an organ. An organ or portion of an organ may be removed from a body cells and/or other tissue is removed to leave a collagen matrix support structure having a configuration corresponding to the configuration of the organ or portion of an organ. Alternatively, a synthetic support structure may be formed. The synthetic support structure may have a configuration corresponding to a configuration of an entire organ or only a portion of an organ.
US10294442B2	Process for the fractionation of seeds from oleaginous plants The invention relates to a process for the fractionation of seeds of oleaginous plants of to the Asteraceae family, comprising at least one mechanical pressing operation of the seeds and an extraction with polar organic solvent of the first residue obtained. Said process allows to separate oil, active substances and a solid residue which is particularly suitable to be used in animal feed. The present invention also relates to said solid residue and to its use for the production of animal feed, as well as to the extracted active substances and to their use as cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical ingredient.
US10294441B2	Coating composition for lubricating coating film A coating composition for a lubricating coating film includes: (A) a phenolic resin; (B) an epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent weight of 600 to 4000; and (C) at least one type of solid lubricant. The epoxy equivalent weight is generally defined by the number average molecular weight per the number of epoxy groups in a single molecule. The coating composition has a weight ratio of component (A) to the total weight of component (A) and component (B) of at least 50 weight %. A lubricating coating film, formed from the coating composition, has a high level of flexibility on surfaces of various base materials.
US10294440B2	Catalytic system for preparation of high branched alkane from olefins The present invention discloses a catalytic system for preparing highly branched alkane from olefin, which contains novel nickel or palladium complexes. In the presence of the catalytic system, highly branched oily alkane mixture can be efficiently obtained from olefins (such as ethylene) under mild conditions. The alkane mixture has a low bromine number, and can be used as a processing aid(s) and lubricant base oil with high-performance. Provides also was a method for preparing the catalyst and a method for preparing an oily olefin polymer.
US10294437B2	Additive compositions and to fuel oils An additive composition comprises a polymer (A) and a condensation product (B) wherein Polymer (A) comprises the following monomer components: (i) one or more compounds of formula (I) (ii) one or more compounds of formula (II); and (iii) one or more compounds of formula (III); wherein condensation product (B) comprises the product formed by the reaction of an aliphatic aldehyde or ketone, or a reactive equivalent, with a substituted phenol or mixture of substituted phenols; The weight:weight ratio of the polymer (A) to the condensation product (B) is from 1:20 to 20:1.
US10294434B2	Chromium oxide product A sintered refractory product having a granulate bonded by a matrix and comprising, in percentages by mass based on the oxides, —more than 40% chromium oxide Cr2O3, —less than 50% aluminium oxide Al2O3, −1% or more zirconium oxide ZrO2, of which at least 20% by mass is stabilised in the cubic and/or quadratic form, −0.1% or more yttrium oxide Y2O3, acting as a stabiliser for the zirconium oxide ZrO2, —less than 1.9% hafnium oxide HfO2, the total content of chromium, aluminium and zirconium oxides Cr2O2+Al2O3+ZrO2 being greater than 70%.
US10294433B2	Gas conditioning process and system for extracting a condensable vapour from a supplied gas A process for extracting a condensable vapor from a supplied gas, comprising the steps of: i) condensing the condensable vapor by cooling the supplied gas at a condensing surface, such that the supplied gas is divided into at least one condensed fraction and a product gas; while ii) removing the at least one condensed fraction from the condensing surface by mechanical scraping means.
US10294430B1	Integrated process for production of gasoline An integrated process for production of gasoline has been described. The process includes a C5-C6 isomerization zone with an associated deisohexanizer, two C7 isomerization zones separated by a deisoheptanizer, and a reforming zone. The use of two C7 isomerization zones eliminates the need for the large recycle stream from the deisoheptanizer. The C6 cycloalkanes and heavies from the deisohexanizer are fed to the second C7 isomerization zone to increase the amount of 95 RONC gasoline produced. A higher percentage of 95 RONC gasoline may be achieved by further recycling C6 from deisoheptanizer overhead back to C5-C6 isomerization zone. Higher gasoline yields and higher percentage of 95 RONC gasoline is achieved over the whole naphtha complex with operating costs savings by fully integrating the C5-C6 isomerization zone, two C7 isomerization zones, deisohexanizer and deisoheptanizer columns.
US10294429B1	Processing of oil by steam addition The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil in two separate desalting steps to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam and gravity separating the water from the crude oil. Steam transfers salt from crude oil via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. In the invention, salt is also removed via an intermediate step of adding water with harshly mixing the added water with the crude oil.
US10294425B2	Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device To show a liquid crystal composition having at least one or a suitable balance regarding at least two of characteristics such as a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and a small flicker rate; and an AM device having characteristics such as a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio and a long service life.The liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy and contains a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and the composition may contain a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity as a second component, a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component, and a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive component.
US10294422B2	Etching compositions for transparent conductive layers comprising silver nanowires This invention in general relates to a transparent conductive layer comprising a silver nanowire. This invention further relates to an etching composition suitable for etching a transparent conductive layer comprising a silver nanowire to form a pattern. This invention further relates to a transparent conductive electrode manufactured by etching a transparent conductive film comprising a silver nanowire. The etching composition may comprise an oxidizing agent and a ligand. The oxidizing agent may be a first chemical compound that can react with silver metal to form a silver compound; and the ligand may be a second chemical compound that can react with the silver compound to form a water soluble coordination complex of the silver ion.
US10294421B2	Core-shell quantum dots and method of synthesizing thereof There is provided a quantum dot comprising a core comprising a semiconductor and a shell substantially covering the core. The core has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The core is disposed eccentrically inside the shell such that the shell is thinnest at the first side and thickest at the second side. Moreover, the shell has a thickness of greater than or equal to zero at the first side. The core and the shell have different respective lattice constants such that the shell exerts a straining force on the core. The straining force is configured to modify an excitonic fine structure of the core.
US10294420B2	Luminescent component A luminescent component comprises a first film comprising a first solid polymer composition and a second film comprising a second solid polymer composition. The first solid polymer composition comprises first luminescent crystals. The second solid polymer composition comprises second luminescent crystals. The first luminescent crystals are of size between 3 nm and 3000 nm, and emit red light in response to excitation by light with a shorter wavelength. The second luminescent crystals are of size between 3 nm and 3000 nm, and emit green light in response to excitation by light with a shorter wavelength. Said luminescent component is particularly suited for the application in LCD-backlight color conversion.
US10294418B2	Complex fluoride phosphor and method for producing same Provided is a method for producing a phosphor having a chemical composition represented by formula (I), A2MF6:Mn (I) (A is one type or more of an alkali metal selected from Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs, and includes at least Na and/or K, and M is one type or more of a tetravalent element selected from Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge, and Sn.), the method comprising preparing a first hydrofluoric acid solution containing M and a second hydrofluoric acid solution containing A as well as either dissolving a compound containing Mn in either the first hydrofluoric acid solution or the second hydrofluoric acid solution or preparing a separate solution in which the compound containing Mn is dissolved. When the solutions are mixed to precipitate the phosphor of the formula (I), the solutions are mixed so that the concentration of M is 0.1 to 0.5 mol/liter when all the solutions are mixed. According to the present invention, a complex fluoride phosphor having excellent luminescence properties can be produced stably with high yield.
US10294414B2	Compositions and methods for breaking hydraulic fracturing fluids A breaker composition for use in a fracturing fluid comprises water, at least one peroxide (e.g., tert-butyl hydroperoxide), and optionally at least one alcohol (e.g., propylene glycol and/or a butyl alcohol). The peroxide(s) and optional alcohol(s) are present in amounts effective to reduce the viscosity of a fracturing fluid at a temperature of 90-300 F. (the “breaking temperature”), and to prevent rehealing of the fracturing fluid, i.e., to maintain the reduced viscosity for a period of time after the temperature is reduced from the breaking temperature to a temperature below the breaking temperature (e.g., after the temperature is reduced from the breaking temperature to room temperature).
US10294410B2	Guanidine- or guanidinium-containing compounds for treatment of subterranean formations Various embodiments disclosed relate to guanidine- or guanidinium-containing clay or shale stabilizers for treatment of subterranean formations, in various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation that can include placing a composition including a clay or shale stabilizer including at least one of a substituted guanidine group and a substituted guanidinium group in a subterranean formation.
US10294408B2	Low-toxicity, polymerizable aqueous consolidation compositions for use in subterranean formation consolidation treatments Some embodiments herein described relate to method comprising: providing a portion of a subterranean formation comprising unconsolidated particulates; introducing a polymerizable aqueous consolidation composition into the portion of the subterranean formation so as to contact the unconsolidated particulates with the polymerizable aqueous consolidation composition, thereby creating coated, unconsolidated particulates; introducing a substantially solids-free, aqueous flush fluid into the portion of the subterranean formation so as to remove the polymerizable aqueous consolidation composition from interstitial spaces between the coated, unconsolidated particulates; introducing a water-soluble polymerization initiator composition into the portion of the subterranean formation so as to contact the coated, unconsolidated particulates; and consolidating the coated, unconsolidated particulates in the portion of the subterranean formation.
US10294390B2	Coating agent, and coating layer and film using same To provide a coating agent capable of forming a coating layer or film excellent in moisture permeability, flexibility and tensile strength.A coating agent comprising an isocyanate group-containing prepolymer obtainable by reacting a polyol mixture (A) and a polyisocyanate compound (B), wherein the polyol mixture (A) is a mixture of at least two polyoxyalkylene polyols which are different in the number of hydroxy groups or the hydroxy value, and said mixture has an average number of hydroxy groups being from 2.2 to 2.6, a molecular weight per hydroxy group being from 1,500 to 10,000 and an oxyethylene group content being at least 60 mass %.
US10294379B2	Ink composition for organic solar cell and method for producing organic solar cell using same Disclosed are an ink composition for an organic solar cell and a method of manufacturing an organic solar cell using the same.
US10294377B2	Ultra fine nepheline syenite powder and products for using same Specifically identified products are produced using powder formed from particles of a naturally occurring organic oxide mineral with substantially no free silica, preferably nepheline syenite, where the powder is essentially dry with a moisture content of less than 0.8% and has a controlled maximum particle size with 99.9% of the particles of the powder having a particle size of less than 10 microns defined as “fine grain ultra-fine” powder, which fine grain ultra-fine powder is preferably less than 6 microns, and where the fine grain ultra-fine powder comprises 3-25% by weight of the identified product.
US10294376B2	Lecithin and plasticizer compositions and methods The present disclosure is directed to compositions having lecithin and plasticizer components and related methods. The disclosed compositions may also include one or more co-surfactants such as anionic surfactants and/or non-ionic surfactants.
US10294375B2	Electrically conductive coatings containing graphenic carbon particles Coating compositions containing graphenic carbon particles are disclosed. The graphenic carbon particles may be thermally produced and dispersed in thermoset and/or thermoset polymeric film coatings. The cured coatings exhibit desirable properties such as increased electrical conductivity.
US10294374B2	Composition of high temperature resistent powder coating, a preparation method therefore, and use thereof The present invention provides for a composition of high temperature resistant powder coating which comprises at least two silicone resins having different glass transition temperatures and/or different melt viscosities, a bi-functional resin, a mica-containing filler and optional additives. When applied to a substrate, the composition is capable of curing to form a high temperature resistant coating on the substrate surface. The present invention also provides for use of the composition of the present invention to coat a substrate, as well as substrates coated with the composition of the present invention.
US10294372B2	Surface-modified inorganic substance, method for manufacturing surface-modified inorganic substance, method for modifying surface of inorganic substance with organic substance, heat dissipation material, thermally conductive material, and lubricant The present invention provides a novel surface-modified inorganic substance obtained by modifying the surface of an inorganic nitride or an inorganic oxide with a boronic acid compound, and a heat dissipation material, a thermally conductive material, and a lubricant which use the surface-modified inorganic substance. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the surface-modified inorganic substance, and provides, as a novel method for modifying the surface of an inorganic substance selected from an inorganic oxide and an inorganic nitride with an organic substance, a method for modifying the surface of an inorganic nitride or an inorganic oxide with an organic substance that includes making a contact between the inorganic nitride or the inorganic oxide with a boronic acid compound.
US10294371B2	Process for the production of nano-fibrillar cellulose gels The present invention relates to a process for the production of nano-fibrillar cellulose gels by providing cellulose fibers and at least one filler and/or pigment; combining the cellulose fibers and the at least one filler and/or pigment; and fibrillating the cellulose fibers in the presence of the at least one filler and/or pigment until a gel is formed, as well as the nano-fibrillar cellulose gel obtained by this process and uses thereof.
US10294364B2	Durable polyhydroxyalkanoate compositions A polyhydroxyalkanoate composition, having a an elongation at break (ASTM D648) greater than 3%, an impact resistance (IS0179 1 eA, 23° C., unnotched) greater than 18 KJ/m2 and a flexural modulus of at least 950 MPa, includes at least 25% wt of a polyhydroxyalkanoate component (I); from 5 to 40% wt of one or more thermoplastic polymers as a non-polyhydroxyalkanoate component (II); from 0 to 40% wt of one or more fillers (III); from 0 to 20% wt of one or more plasticizers (IV); and from 0 to 10% wt of one or more additives (V). The polyhydroxyalkanoate composition can be used for the preparation of durable goods that may be labelled as containing more than 20% non-fossil carbon, and for articles prepared therefrom.
US10294361B2	Thermally stable polyoxymethylene compositions Polyoxymethylene compositions either consisting essentially of: polyoxymethylene polymer; at least pme amine polymer selected from the group consisting of polyacrylamides, polyallylamines, polyacrylic hydrazide, polymethacrylic hydrazide, polyaminoalkyl acrylate, polyaminoalkyl methacrylate, poly vinylalkylamine, and mixtures of these; and at least pme polyimide having a melting point that ranges between 20° C. below the melting point of (a) to 20° C. above the melting point of the polyoxymethylene polymer.
US10294360B2	Polypropylene resin composition and molded product thereof A polypropylene resin composition includes a base resin, a thermoplastic elastomer, and an inorganic filler. The base resin is a polypropylene-based mixed resin including a first resin, a second resin, a third resin, and a fourth resin. The first resin is a homopolypropylene resin. The second resin, the third resin, and the fourth resin are each a polypropylene-based block copolymer resin. A melt index of the second resin measured at a temperature of 230° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg is higher than a melt index of each of the third resin and the fourth resin measured under the same condition. A flexural modulus of the third resin measured in accordance with ASTM D790 is lower than a flexural modulus of the fourth resin measured under the same condition.
US10294356B2	Biaxially stretched polypropylene film for capacitors The present invention addresses the problem of providing a biaxially stretched polypropylene film for capacitors, which has high voltage resistance and excellent breakdown properties. The present invention also addresses the problem of providing a biaxially stretched polypropylene film for capacitors, which can be used suitably in a high-capacity capacitor to which a high voltage is to be applied under a higher temperature, and which preferably has a small thickness. The present invention relates to a biaxially stretched polypropylene film for capacitors, wherein a polypropylene resin which constitutes the polypropylene film has a number average molecular weight of 40,000 to 100,000 inclusive and a Z average molecular weight of 950,000 to 1,500,000 includes wherein, in a molecular weight distribution curve, the value of the difference obtained by subtracting a differential distribution value at a logarithmic molecular weight Log (M) of 6.0 from a differential distribution value at a logarithmic molecular weight Log (M) of 4.5 is −15 to 11% inclusive.
US10294353B2	Process for making a nanocomposite and a polyethylene nanocomposite made therefrom Methods of preparing high-density polyethylene (HDPE) nanocomposites by in situ polymerization with a zirconocene catalyst, a methylaluminoxane cocatalyst, a calcium zirconate nanofiller in a solvent. The calcium zirconate nanofiller, which is dispersed across the polyethylene matrix, is found to enhance catalyst activity, and other properties of the HDPE nanocomposites produced, including but not limited to flame retardency, crystallinity and surface morphology.
US10294351B2	Flameproofing agent for fibers A flameproofing agent for fibers which has high flameproofness and excellent physical properties (light resistance, heat resistance, texture), a process for manufacturing a flameproof fiber product and a flameproof fiber product.The flameproofing agent comprises an organic phosphorus compound (component A) represented by the following formula (1). (In the above formula, X1 and X2 are the same or different and each an aromatic substituted alkyl group represented by the following formula (2).) ALAr)n (2) (In the above formula, AL is a branched or linear aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, Ar is a phenyl group, naphthyl group or anthryl group all of which may have a substituent, “n” is an integer of 1 to 3, and Ar may be bonded to any carbon atom contained in AL.)
US10294348B2	Stabilized acrylonitrile/styrene/acrylate molding compositions The present invention relates to a thermoplastic molding composition containing: a) from 3 to 94.6% by weight of one or more styrene copolymers as component A, b) from 5 to 95.2% by weight of one or more impact-modifying graft rubbers having no olefinic double bond in the rubber phase as component B c) from 0.2 to 0.9% by weight of a compound of the formula (I) as component C: The invention also relates to a process for producing the thermoplastic molding composition and a process for producing a molding, foil, or fiber which utilizing the thermoplastic molding composition. The invention further relates to a molding, fiber, or foil made of the thermoplastic molding composition.
US10294347B2	Plasticizer for halogen-based resin The present invention relates to [1] a plasticizer for a halogen-based resin including a condensate obtainable by an esterification reaction between a furan dicarboxylic acid compound and an aliphatic alcohol having 4 to 22 carbon atoms, in which the aliphatic alcohol includes a saturated aliphatic alcohol and an unsaturated aliphatic alcohol, and a content of the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol in the aliphatic alcohol is not more than 25% by mass; and [2] a halogen-based resin composition including the aforementioned plasticizer. The plasticizer has a plasticization performance for a halogen-based resin at a level identical to or higher than that of a phthalate-based plasticizer, and exhibits excellent effects of improving compatibility, heat resistance and cold resistance.
US10294345B2	Ethylene-acrylic rubber composition, ethylene-acrylic rubber, rubber metal composite, and bonded piston sealing An object of the present invention is to provide an ethylene-acrylic rubber composition that is excellent in the compression set and also in the crosslinking bonding even when no secondary crosslinking is caused therein, an ethylene-acrylic rubber produced by causing primary crosslinking in the composition, a rubber metal composite formed by bonding the ethylene-acrylic rubber and a metal with each other, and a bonded piston sealing including the rubber metal composite. The object is achieved by an ethylene-acrylic rubber composition including 1 to 7 PHR by weight of calcium hydroxide relative to 100 PHR by weight of a binary ethylene-acrylic rubber polymer that includes ethylene and an acrylic acid ester, an ethylene-acrylic rubber produced by causing peroxide-crosslinking by primary crosslinking in the ethylene-acrylic rubber composition, a rubber metal composite formed by crosslinking-bonding the ethylene-acrylic rubber and a metal with each other bonded with the primary crosslinking, and a bonded piston sealing including the rubber metal composite.
US10294342B2	Film obtained by laminating coating layer made of fluorine-containing acrylic resin on base film A film includes: a coating layer made of a fluorine-containing acrylic resin; and a base film, on which the coating layer is laminated. The fluorine-containing acrylic resin is obtained by copolymerizing 50 to 99 parts by weight of a monomer represented by a general formula (1) with 50 to 1 parts by weight of a methacrylate-based monomer, and a melt viscosity of the fluorine-containing acrylic resin is less than 300 Pa·s under conditions of a die temperature of 220° C., a shear rate of 122 sec−1, and a capillary die diameter of 1 mm based on JIS K7199. In the general formula (1), R1 is a direct bond or a straight-chain or branched-chain alkylene group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R2 is methyl.
US10294338B2	Method of making thermoplastic vulcanizates and thermoplastic vulcanizates made therefrom The present disclosure relates to a method for making thermoplastic vulcanizates comprising dynamically vulcanizing an elastomer in an extrusion reactor with a curative in the presence of a thermoplastic resin to form a thermoplastic vulcanizate. Process oil is added to the extrusion reactor at a first, second, and third location, where the amount of process oil introduced at the first oil injection location is less than that introduced at the second oil injection location, where the third oil injection location is downstream of where the curative is introduced to the extrusion reactor, and where the thermoplastic vulcanizate comprises at least 25 wt % of oil based on the weight of the thermoplastic vulcanizate.
US10294336B2	Synthesis of polymer polyols in unsaturated polyols, polymer polyols and their use The present invention relates to the synthesis of polymer polyols in unsaturated polyols as liquid phase, polymer polyols and their use.
US10294335B2	Preparation method, product and application of non-free radical photo-crosslinked hydrogel material A method for preparing non-free radical photo-crosslinked hydrogels includes: dissolving component A that is a polymer derivative modified with o-nitrobenzyl phototrigger in a biocompatible medium to obtain solution A; dissolving component B that is a polymer derivative containing hydrazide, hydroxylamine or primary amine in a biocompatible medium to obtain solution B; mixing solution A and solution B to obtain a precursor solution of hydrogel; under light irradiation, crosslinking aldehyde generated from the o-nitrobenzyl with the hydrazine, hydroxylamine or primary amine to obtain a hydrogel by forming hydrazone, oxime or schiff base, respectively. A kit for preparation and application of the hydrogel in tissue repair, beauty therapy, and cells, proteins or drugs carriers is also described. The method or kit can achieve in situ photo-gelling on tissue surface or in situ forming thin gel on wounds in clinical treatment of wounds.
US10294334B2	Method for preparing super absorbent resin The present invention relates to a method for preparing a superabsorbent polymer including a) preparing a hydrogel phase polymer by thermopolymerizing or photopolymerizing a monomer composition including a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer and a polymerization initiator; b) chopping the hydrogel phase polymer; c) adding particles having properties of the following i) and ii) to the chopped hydrogel phase polymer; d) chopping the particle-added hydrogel phase polymer again; e) drying the hydrogel phase polymer; f) milling the dried hydrogel phase polymer; g) adding a surface crosslinking agent to the milled hydrogel phase polymer; and h) carrying out a surface crosslinking reaction. i) BET specific surface area of 300 m2/g to 1500 m2/g, ii) Porosity of 50% or greater.
US10294329B2	Polyimide-forming compositions, methods of manufacture, and articles prepared therefrom A polyimide-forming composition includes a particulate polyimide precursor composition having an average particle size of 0.1 to 100 micrometers wherein the polyimide precursor composition comprises a substituted or unsubstituted C4-40 bisanhydride, and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent C1-20 diamine; an aqueous carrier; and a surfactant. A method of manufacturing an article including a polyimide includes the steps of forming a preform comprising the polyimide-forming composition; and heating the preform at a temperature and for a period of time effective to imidize the polyimide precursor composition and form the polyimide. An article prepared by the method, and a layer or coating including a polyimide and a surfactant are also described.
US10294327B2	Process for the production of polyesters This invention relates to a process for the production of polyesters comprising an esterification/transesterification stage and a polycondensation stage, characterized in that the said polycondensation stage is carried out in the presence of a catalyst comprising a mixture of at least one Titanium-based compound and at least one Zirconium-based compound in which the Ti/(Ti+Zr) ratio by weight is equal to or greater than 0.01 and equal to or less than 0.40.
US10294325B2	Halo-containing anion exchange membranes and methods thereof The present invention relates to functionalized polymers including a poly(phenylene) structure having modifications suitable for an anion exchange membrane. Exemplary modifications include use of a cationic moiety and a halo moiety. Methods and uses of such structures and polymers are also described herein.
US10294320B2	Latex comprising water-soluble acrylic modified alkyd dispersion and method of production thereof A latex particle comprises an interior core and an outer shell. The core comprises an acrylic or vinyl polymer, and the shell comprises a water soluble alkyd polymer and at least one surfactant. Substantially all or all of the alkyd polymer is present in the shell of the latex particle and substantially none or none or the alkyd polymer is present in the core of the latex particle. Also described is a process for making the latex particle wherein the water soluble alkyd polymer is present as a co-surfactant during polymerization.
US10294316B2	Silica supports with high aluminoxane loading capability Olefin polymerization catalyst systems having high aluminoxane loading and methods for making and using them are disclosed herein.
US10294302B2	Therapeutic method and medicament for HTLV-1 associated myelopathy The object of the present invention is to provide a new therapeutic method and a new therapeutic agent that are different from known therapeutic medicines for human T cell leukemia virus type-1 (also known as human T lymphotropic virus type-1) associated myelopathy (HAM) patients and asymptomatic HTLV-1 carriers. The present invention relates to a therapeutic method and a therapeutic agent for human T cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) associated myelopathy (HAM) patients and asymptomatic HTLV-1 carriers (ACs), which is characterized by reducing HTLV-1 virus-infected cells using an anti-human CC-chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) antibody.
US10294301B2	Anti-human BDCA-2 antibody [Problem] Provided is an anti-human BDCA-2 antibody for preventing or treating an autoimmune disease by binding to a human BDCA-2 to control the function of a plasmacytoid dendritic cell through human BDCA-2.[Means for Solution] The present inventors have investigated anti-human BDCA-2 antibodies, and as a result, they have provided an anti-human BDCA-2 antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 120 of SEQ ID NO: 2 and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 109 of SEQ ID NO: 4, a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 120 of SEQ ID NO: 6 and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 108 of SEQ ID NO: 8, and a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 122 of SEQ ID NO: 10 and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 108 of SEQ ID NO: 12.

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