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| US10337552B2 |
Method of manufacturing washer and washer
A method of manufacturing a washer capable of improving a material yield is provided. The method includes: a preparation step of preparing a longitudinal member which includes an upper corrugated portion and a lower corrugated portion including crest portions formed on at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface and valley portions continuous to the crest portions in the right-left direction; and a deformation step of deforming the longitudinal member such that the upper surface and the lower surface are arcuate as viewed in the direction from the front to the rear. |
| US10337549B2 |
Method of assembling a floating structure
In one aspect the invention provides a nut and tie rod assembly which includes a composite material tie rod defining a main shaft with an exterior surface. The tie rod is formed from reinforcing fibers encapsulated within a matrix material, and at least a portion of the exterior surface of the shaft defines an engagement structure. The assembly also includes at least one nut which includes an internal cavity with an interior surface defining an engagement structure which is complimentary to the engagement structure defined on the exterior surface of the shaft of the tie rod. |
| US10337545B2 |
Tolerance compensating device
A tolerance compensating device includes a body having a fastener receiver. A first set of tabs and a second set of tabs are provided around the fastener receiver. The first set of tabs include a first locator feature and the second set of tabs include a second locator feature wherein the first locator feature differs from the second locator feature. An assembly including the tolerance compensating device is also disclosed. |
| US10337544B2 |
Screw and screw connection for components made of foamed plastic
The present disclosure relates to a screw connection comprising a support component, an additional component and a screw to fasten the support component to the additional component. The support component has a tube made of thermoplastic foam to accommodate the screw in a friction and positive fit. The screw has a blunt-edged thread, enabling the screw to compress the foam in the tube as it is driven in. The ratio of the inner diameter of the tube to the diameter of the screw depends on the degree of foaming of the tube and decreases as the degree of foaming increases. In comparison to conventional screws, the threads of the screw of the present disclosure penetrate less deeply into the foam or they displace it, preventing damage to the tube while enabling a tight fit. |
| US10337538B2 |
Shovel
A shovel includes a first pump 14L; a second pump 14R; a hydraulic swing motor 21; a pump/motor 14A configured to generate an engine-assist torque in response to hydraulic oil from the hydraulic swing motor 21 during swing deceleration; an accumulator 80 configured to accumulate the hydraulic oil flowing out of the hydraulic swing motor 21 during swing deceleration; a regeneration valve 22G configured to switch open/close of transfer from a discharge port 21L to the pump/motor 14A and the accumulator 80; and a controller configured to control the regeneration valve 22G. During swing deceleration, the controller adjusts an open area of the regeneration valve 22G in such a way that a swing flowing-out pressure becomes a swing braking target pressure, and causes the hydraulic oil flowing out of the hydraulic swing motor 21 to flow into the pump/motor 14A and the accumulator 80 at the same pressure. |
| US10337536B2 |
Methods and apparatus for shape control
In exemplary implementations of this invention, a shape controller controls the shape of a bladder as the bladder inflates. The shape controller includes a first set of regions and a second set of regions. The second set of regions is more flexible than the first set of regions. The shape controller is embedded within, or adjacent to, a wall of the bladder. When the bladder is inflated, the overall shape of the bladder bends in areas adjacent to the more flexible regions of the shape controller. For example, the shape controller may comprise paper and the more flexible regions may comprise creases in the paper. Or, for example, the more flexible regions may comprise notches or indentations. In some implementations of this invention, a multi-state shape display changes shape as it inflates, with additional bumps forming as pressure in the display increases. |
| US10337535B2 |
Hydraulic system
A hydraulic system (1) is provided comprising a pressure source (2), an output (3), and a pressure booster (6) arranged between the pressure source (2) and the output (3). The operational possibilities of such a system should be extended. To this end inactivating means are provided inactivating or activating said pressure booster. |
| US10337534B2 |
Pressure medium device comprising fluidic connections which are variable on the basis of molded seals
A vehicle pressure medium device in which a pressure medium flows, has a multilayer design which has at least two mutually contacting layers. A groove-shaped recess is arranged between a first chamber into which a first flow opening opens and a second chamber into which a second flow opening opens when viewed on a plane parallel to the layers. The groove-shaped recess has at least one opening for a fluidic connection between the first chamber and the second chamber on a plane parallel to the layers. A group of molded seals is provided for mounting between the two layers. A fluidic connection is either produced between the first chamber and the second chamber or not depending on the molded seals which are mounted between the two layers and each of which is selected from the group of molded seals. |
| US10337531B2 |
Diffusion pump to supply heat from a condenser to a heating element
A diffusion pump is provided that includes a housing and a boiling chamber connected to the housing. The boiling chamber has a heating element. The housing has a nozzle that is connected to the boiling chamber. The housing also has a condenser is arranged at an internal surface, where the condenser has a cooling system. The boiling chamber is thermally isolated from the condenser by an isolator. The cooling system is at least partially a water cooling system and is connected to the heating element via a heat pump such that heat from the condenser is supplied to the heating element. |
| US10337528B2 |
Detachable fan systems
Various embodiments of the present invention include fan systems for moving air within a room. In some embodiments, the fan systems described herein can be attached to a base that can be mounted on a ceiling, wall, or other building structure. In some embodiments, a single fan may be attached to a first base at a first location for a period of time, and subsequently detached from the first base and attached to another base at another location. In some embodiments, the fan system includes a rechargeable battery, so that the base does not need to be connected to or associated with a power source in order for the fan to operate. Some embodiments of the invention include modular charging systems for electronic devices. |
| US10337526B2 |
Blower
A blower includes a fan for generating an air flow, a motor for driving the fan to rotate about a central axis, a battery pack for supplying power to the motor, an air duct portion including an air duct, the air duct extending long the central axis, a coupling portion for coupling with the battery pack, and a connection portion for connecting the air duct portion with the coupling portion. The fan is received in the air duct. The air duct includes an air duct inlet and an air duct outlet which are respectively located at the two ends of the air duct. The air duct inlet is located between the air duct outlet and the coupling portion. The connection portion is provided with an air intake space located between the air duct inlet and the coupling portion. The air intake space is opened in a radial direction of the central axis. |
| US10337525B2 |
Vehicle cooling fan with aerodynamic stator struts
An axial cooling fan for a vehicle includes an electrically powered motor operable to rotate fan blades to move air to cool a component or accessory of the vehicle. A stator is at the motor and has a plurality of struts that fixedly support the motor at the vehicle. The struts of the stator include leading edge surfaces that generally face air that is flowing towards the struts and past the struts and stator, such as when the motor is powered to rotate the fan blades. The leading edge surfaces of the struts comprise an aerodynamic design or pattern or structure established thereat, such as a toothed pattern or structure at the leading edge surfaces of the struts. |
| US10337524B2 |
Group of blade rows
The present invention relates to a blade row group arrangeable in a main flow path of a fluid-flow machine and including N adjacent member blade rows firmly arranged relative to one another in both the meridional direction (m) and the circumferential direction (u), with the number N of the member blade rows being greater than/equal to 2 and (i) designating the running index with values between 1 and N. Here, a front member blade row with front blades (i) having a leading edge and a trailing edge as well as a rear member blade row with rear blades (i+1) having a leading edge and a trailing edge are provided. |
| US10337521B2 |
Fan blade with integrated composite fan blade cover
A fan blade for a turbofan gas turbine engine is disclosed. The fan blade includes a body having a pressure side and a suction side. The body also includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, a distal tip and a base that is coupled to a hub. The suction side of the body includes at least one cavity for purposes of reducing the weight of the fan blade. The at least one body is surrounded by a slot that extends outwardly away from the cavity. A lip that extends inwardly towards the body further defines the slot. A cover is provided that overlays the cavity and includes a peripheral edge that is received in the slot and that is at least partially covered by the lip for a robust connection between the fan blade body and the cavity cover. |
| US10337519B2 |
Method, compressor and turbomachine
Disclosed is a method for operating a compressor of a turbomachine, in which, when viewed in the direction of a main flow, a slowly dropping degree of reaction being raised in one compressor area more quickly than previously dropped and the raised degree of reaction then being reduced again in a subsequent compressor area more slowly that it was previously raised, a compressor of a turbomachine including at least one degree of reaction rising more quickly in one compressor area in comparison to adjacent compressor areas with respectively a dropping degree of reaction, whereby a sawtooth-shaped curve of the degree of reaction results, and a turbomachine including a compressor of this type. |
| US10337516B2 |
Multi-stage, self-priming centrifugal pump assembly
A multi-stage, self-priming centrifugal pump assembly includes at least two pump stages (4) which are consecutive in a main flow direction (32), and a backflow channel (13) which lies parallel to at least one a pump stage (4). The backflow channel (13) runs out downstream of the first or a further pump stage (4), in the main flow direction (32). |
| US10337515B2 |
Spindle compressor using refrigerant cooling for housing and rotor
The invention relates to a spindle compressor without operating fluid in the working space with a 2-tooth spindle rotor and a 3-tooth spindle rotor in a surrounding compressor housing-and preferably non-parallel rotation axes of the two spindle rotors, in particular for use in compression refrigeration machines. In order to improve the degree of efficiency while providing flexible power adjustment, it is proposed according to the invention that a multi-stage spindle compressor be used as a refrigerant compressor, whose compressor housing and whose spindle rotors are cooled via a partial-flow branch-off of liquid refrigerant from the refrigerant main flow circuit, wherein the compressor housing is cooled in a controlled manner by means of refrigerant evaporation, with the refrigerant vapor being subsequently fed to the inlet, and that, for power adjustment, there are also post-inlet feeds into the working space in addition to the inlet feed, and also pre-outlet discharges in addition to the outlet discharge from the outlet space, each with their own regulating device. |
| US10337513B2 |
Electric-motor-driven liquid pump
A liquid pump has a housing with a suction connection, a pressure connection and a electric motor for rotationally driving a conveying device that has a suction inlet and pressure outlet which communicate with the suction connection and the pressure connection respectively. An electronic power unit for the electric motor is adjacent to the motor and extends transversely to the axis of rotation and is on the rear side of the partition wall of the housing. The suction inlet is arranged at a height smaller than an inner radius of an annular gap between the stator and rotor, whereas a rotor passage extends at a constant height, so that a liquid inducted by way of the suction connection is guided in part via the annular gap and undergoes a deflection at the partition wall, cooling the latter before it passes through the rotor passage to the suction inlet. |
| US10337501B2 |
Floating platform for harnessing wind energy
The invention relates to a floating platform for harnessing wind energy, comprising a tower (1) with a wind turbine (2), and two horizontal, identical cylindrical floating elements (3) parallel to the main longitudinal axis of alignment, the tower and the floating elements being interconnected by bar structures (5). The floating elements are joined to a stabilising element (4) which is situated directly beneath the floating elements (3), said stabilising element comprising two substantially rectangular first concrete slabs (4a), which are solid or more lightweight, with a ribbed structure, arranged perpendicularly to the axes of the floaters and joined to said floaters by means of auxiliary structures. |
| US10337499B1 |
Self-installing column stabilized offshore wind turbine system and method of installation
A self-installing offshore column stabilized semi-submersible platform has at least one vertical buoyant ballastable column, a telescoping keel tank or stiffened damper plate movably connected with the vertical column that extends and retracts relative to a lower end thereof, and a tilt and telescoping wind turbine tower assembly pivotally coupled to an upper end of the vertical column telescopes and reciprocates relative thereto between a horizontal retracted position and an axially extended vertical position. A wind turbine with blades is coupled to a top portion of the upper section of the tower assembly. The relative position and weight of the keel tank or damper plate is selectively adjustable to raise or lower the center of gravity of the entire mass of the semi-submersible platform including the wind turbine and tower assembly with respect to the center of buoyancy of the platform. |
| US10337497B2 |
Control of a wind turbine based on operational trajectory validation
The present invention relates to control of wind turbines based on predicted operational trajectories. A control system for a wind turbine is described where a main controller calculating one or more predicted operational trajectories and a safety controller validates at least one of the one or more predicted operational trajectories. The control system controls the wind turbine with the predicted control trajectory if the validation is valid, and controls the wind turbine with a safe-mode control trajectory if the validation is invalid. In an embodiment, the main controller is implemented as a receding horizon controller, e.g. in the form of a model predictive controller (MPC). |
| US10337496B2 |
System and method for controlling a wind turbine during adverse wind conditions
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for controlling a wind turbine during adverse wind conditions. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring one or more wind conditions near the wind turbine. Another step includes detecting one or more adverse wind conditions near the wind turbine. In response to detecting one or more adverse wind conditions, the method also includes reducing a power output of the wind turbine by a predetermined percentage. Further, the predetermined percentage is a function of a number and a type of the detected adverse wind conditions occurring during a predetermined time period. |
| US10337493B2 |
Method of adaptively adjusting lift and drag on an airfoil-shaped sail, sail, and wind turbine
Disclosed is a method of adaptively adjusting lift and drag on an airfoil-shaped sail. The method includes: (1) mounting at least one airfoil-shaped sail body having an airfoil-shaped cross section; (2) defining a Y-shaped air jet channel in the airfoil-shaped sail body; (3) arranging a flow regulating gate in the Y-shaped air jet channel; (4) adjusting the flow regulating gate to automatically adjust the gate opening extent and the cross section opening or closing extent in response to an oncoming flow with a varying direction and speed, to regulate the airflow within the air jet channel and accordingly change the angle of attack, so that the lift and drag on the sail body can be automatically adjusted as the wind speed changes. Further disclosed are an airfoil-shaped sail implementing the above method as well as a vertical-axis wind turbine employing the airfoil-shaped sail. |
| US10337491B2 |
Wind turbine and a lightning protection unit for a wind turbine
A wind turbine is provided, having a nacelle, and having a rotor that has at least two rotor blades. The rotor blades each have a rotor blade root, at least one metallic conductor, for conducting a lightning strike, and connected thereto, provided in the region of a rotor blade root, have a conducting ring. In addition, a lightning protection unit is fastened to the non-rotating part of the nacelle in such a manner that the lightning protection unit lies on the ring. The lightning protection unit has two rollers and a lightning rod, a free end of the lightning rod being separated from an outer end of the rollers by a distance that defines a spark gap. |
| US10337490B2 |
Structural component for a modular rotor blade
The present disclosure is directed to a pre-formed, continuous structural component for use in assembling a modular rotor blade for a wind turbine. Further, the structural component provides support to the modular rotor blade during operation. The pre-formed structural component includes a root portion and a body portion. The root portion is configured for mounting the structural component to a blade root section of the rotor blade. The body portion is configured to extend in a generally span-wise direction. Further, the body portion defines a predetermined cross-section having a flatback portion with a first end and a second end. In addition, the first and second ends each have a flange extending perpendicularly therefrom. Thus, each flange defines a mounting surface for one or more blade segments. |
| US10337488B1 |
Wave energy converter deep sea mounting system
A wave energy converter deep sea mounting system consists of a floatable platform, an enclosure, a wave energy converter mechanism, a generator, a float arm, and a float. The enclosure is mounted atop the floatable platform by an enclosure support axle, about which the enclosure can rotate. The wave energy converter mechanism and the electrical generator are mounted within the enclosure. The float arm is connected between the enclosure and a stationary float, and as the floatable platform rises and falls due to wave action, the enclosure is thus rotated. The wave energy converter mechanism has a stationary input pulley connected through at least one pulley system to a generator output pulley, multiplying input rotations from the float arm action to the electrical generator in order to generate electricity. As the enclosure rotates about the stationary input pulley, the remaining pulleys are forced to spin through rotation about the stationary input pulley. |
| US10337484B2 |
Starter for an internal combustion engine
A starter for an internal combustion engine may include a support, an electric motor for driving a pinion in rotation, and a solenoid drive configured to axially adjust the pinion between an active position for driving a gearwheel of an internal combustion engine, and an axially offset passive position. The solenoid drive may include a ferromagnetic solenoid housing fastened to the support, a ferromagnetic plunger stop arranged one of in and at the solenoid housing, a ferromagnetic plunger axially adjustable relative to the plunger stop extending axially through a passage opening of a face side wall of the solenoid housing, and a cylindrical coil arrangement arranged in the solenoid housing surrounding a cylindrical coil interior in a circumferential direction. The plunger stop may include a cylindrical section projecting axially into the coil interior. The cylindrical section may have a face end facing towards the face side wall. |
| US10337481B2 |
Start controller for engine
In the cases where a reverse operation of a crankshaft is performed after fuel injection and ignition in a cylinder in a power stroke and it is determined that an engine start is failed, a starter motor is operated, and fuel injection and ignition are executed in the cylinder in the compression stroke to start an engine. |
| US10337478B2 |
Fuel injector
A fuel injector includes a collar, which may be formed of a porous, sintered material, the collar being located around the needle and allowing a restricted fluid pathway, such as orifices through the collar, between first and second volumes of fuel, the collar being located in a section of the nozzle body which has a greater cross-sectional area than the rest of the bore. |
| US10337474B1 |
Air intake system
An air intake system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The motor vehicle has a frame and a body on the frame. The frame and the body define a passenger cabin and an engine compartment longitudinally rearward of the passenger cabin. A firewall separates the passenger cabin and the engine compartment. An engine is attached to the frame in the engine compartment, and wheels are driven by the engine. The air intake system includes an air intake snorkel for providing air to the engine, a first vent in the body for directing air to the air intake snorkel, a second vent in the body for directing air to the air intake snorkel, a flexible member installed around the air intake snorkel for isolating the air intake snorkel from the engine compartment, and a compartment floor isolating the air intake snorkel from the wheels. |
| US10337473B2 |
Air intake device for engines
An intake device of an engine includes an air cleaner and an air flow sensor. The air cleaner includes an air filter, a cleaner case which forms a primary side space above the air filter and a secondary side space below the air filter, an inlet duct, and an outlet duct. The air flow sensor is fixed to the outlet duct. The cleaner case has a first side wall on which the inlet duct is mounted, and a second side wall which opposedly faces the first side wall. The air filter has a folded shape like bellows, and is held in the cleaner case. The second side wall has a deflecting portion which deflects air introduced from the inlet duct into a flow directed in an obliquely upward direction. |
| US10337466B2 |
Engine system of vehicle
The present disclosure provides an engine system of a vehicle including an engine having combustion chambers for generating driving torque by burning fuel; an intake line in which fresh air flowing into the combustion chambers flows; an exhaust line in which exhaust gas exhausted from the combustion chambers flows; a recirculation line connecting the exhaust line and the intake line; a turbocharger including a turbine disposed at the exhaust line and rotated by the exhaust gas from the combustion chambers, and a compressor disposed at the intake line and rotated together with the turbine and compressing fresh air; an exhaust gas recirculation valve disposed at the connection of the recirculation line and the intake line to adjust an exhaust gas recirculation gas amount supplied to the intake line through the recirculation line; and a remaining gas elimination apparatus for supplying gas remaining in the intake line to the recirculation line. |
| US10337463B2 |
Systems and methods for fuel tank pressure control
A method is presented wherein during a first condition that includes a fuel tank pressure above a threshold, a fuel tank is fluidically coupled to a fuel vapor canister while a fuel vapor canister vent path is restricted, and a degree of restriction of the fuel vapor canister vent path is modulated. Modulating the degree of restriction of the fuel vapor canister vent path allows a fuel tank to be depressurized at a controlled rate. In this way, excess fuel tank pressure can be relieved, even if a vehicle engine is not operating in a combustion mode. |
| US10337460B2 |
Method for operating an engine
A method for operating an engine is disclosed. The method may include supplying air from a primary air supply unit to an intake conduit. The method may also include supplying air to the engine from the intake conduit. The method may further include selectively supplying air from a secondary air supply unit to the intake conduit. In addition, the method may include maintaining an air fuel ratio between a first threshold value and a second threshold value during an increase in engine load increase by controlling a supply of air from the secondary supply unit to the intake conduit. |
| US10337455B2 |
Fan nacelle inlet flow control
The present disclosure relates generally to a system for fan nacelle inlet flow control in a gas turbine engine, the nacelle comprising a nacelle inlet cowl including an inlet lip disposed at a leading edge of the nacelle inlet cowl, an inner surface extending aft from the inlet lip, and an outer surface extending aft from the inlet lip and positioned radially outward of the inner surface; and at least one flow control passage extending through the nacelle inlet cowl, each of the at least one flow control passage including a flow control passage inlet, disposed on the inlet lip, and a flow control passage outlet; wherein air may flow into the flow control passage inlet, through the flow control passage, and exits the flow control passage outlet. |
| US10337450B2 |
Gap geometry in a cohesively joined cooling-channel piston
The invention relates to a cooling-channel piston for an internal combustion engine, having an upper part and a lower part, wherein the upper part and the lower part are connected to one another by way of a cohesive joint in the form of a weld seam, and the upper part and the lower part form an annularly encircling cooling channel which is arranged approximately behind a ring section, wherein a gap geometry is provided between a lower edge of the ring section and an upper edge of the lower part, wherein the gap geometry has at least one sliding surface which is arranged on a lower edge of the ring section of the cooling-channel piston and/or on the corresponding upper edge of the lower part of the cooling-channel piston, and to several methods for the operation of a cooling-channel piston. |
| US10337448B2 |
Methods and systems for a fuel injector assembly
Methods and systems are provided for moving an injector needle of a fuel injector assembly from a first position to a second position to provide a first fuel injection at the first position, and moving the needle from the second position to the third position to provide a second fuel injection at the third position, and moving the needle back to the first position via the second position, and providing a third fuel injection at the second position. In this way, three fuel injections may be performed during a single actuation cycle of the injector during a single combustion cycle. |
| US10337447B2 |
Fuel injection control apparatus of internal combustion engine
A fuel injection control apparatus of an internal combustion engine, which can appropriately control the amount of fuel injection from an in-cylinder injection valve so as to achieve a desired air-fuel ratio, regardless of the operating state of the internal combustion engine, is provided. The fuel injection control apparatus comprises: an additional injection means which, when determining that the operating state of the internal combustion engine is a transient state, allows the in-cylinder injection valve to inject a fuel amount conformed to a changing intake air amount; and a subtraction means for subtracting a minimum fuel amount, injectable from the in-cylinder injection valve, from a fuel amount to be injected, before injection by the additional injection means is performed. |
| US10337442B2 |
Methods and system for improving accuracy of injecting smaller amounts of fuel to an engine
Methods and systems for simultaneously operating port fuel injectors and direct fuel injectors of an internal combustion engine are described. In one example, a port fuel injection window is shorted to provide time for scheduling a direct fuel injector pulse width so that the direct fuel injector pulse width may be adjusted so that a desired amount of fuel enters a cylinder. |
| US10337439B2 |
Control method for controlling a fuel injection system, and fuel injection system
The invention relates to a control method for controlling a fuel injection system (10) of an internal combustion engine, wherein, wherein, in a fault situation of the fuel injection system (10), a camshaft angle of a camshaft (34) which drives a pump piston (32) of a high-pressure fuel pump (14) of the fuel injection system (10) is adjusted such that an injection time (tI) of injector valve (42) which injects the fuel from the fuel injection system (10) into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine lies in a pressure trough (50) of a pressure oscillation in a high-pressure region (16). |
| US10337435B2 |
Heater control device for exhaust gas sensor
A preheating control for controlling an energization of a heater is executed so that a sensor element of an exhaust gas sensor is preheated within a temperature range in which no element crack caused by water occurs until a predetermined preheating period elapses after an engine starts. In performing the preheating control, first, an energization duty of the heater is set to a preheating promotion energization duty to promptly raise a temperature of the sensor element until it is determined that the temperature of the sensor element reaches a predetermined upper limit temperature. After it is determined that the temperature of the sensor element reaches the upper limit temperature, the energization duty of the heater is set so that the temperature of the sensor element is maintained at the upper limit temperature to sufficiently raise the temperature of the overall sensor element during the preheating control. |
| US10337432B2 |
Vehicle and method of controlling a vehicle
A vehicle and method for controlling a vehicle having a variable displacement engine with an auxiliary machine connected directly to the engine crankshaft and to an energy storage device includes switching from a cylinder disablement (VDE) mode to a normal mode when the torque demand and engine speed lie outside an outer range defined by a first threshold (Tout), and switching from the normal mode to the VDE mode when the torque demand and engine speed lie within an inner range, which lies within the outer range and defined by a second threshold (Tin). When operating in a band between the two thresholds, the auxiliary machine draws energy from the energy storage device and supplements the output torque from the engine if operating in the VDE mode, and derives torque from the engine crankshaft to recharge the energy storage device if operating in the normal mode. |
| US10337429B1 |
Control apparatus and method for internal combustion engine cylinder balance
A method of operating an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is provided to maintain cylinder balance. A first operating mode corresponding to a steady state operation of the internal combustion engine is differentiated from a second operating mode corresponding to a transient operation of the internal combustion engine based upon a first operating parameter of the internal combustion engine. In the first operating mode, a first control strategy provides cylinder balance. In the second operating mode, a second control strategy, different than the first control strategy, provides cylinder balance. The second control strategy utilizes a dynamic factor based upon a second operating parameter of the internal combustion engine. |
| US10337426B2 |
Methods and systems for reducing water accumulation in an engine
Methods and systems are provided for reducing accumulation of condensate in an engine intake during an engine non-combusting condition. In one example, during an engine non-combusting condition, responsive to a higher than threshold ambient humidity and a lower than threshold intake manifold temperature, intake and exhaust valves of deactivatable cylinders may be closed in order to seal the cylinders and during an immediately subsequent engine combusting condition, the intake and exhaust valves of the deactivatable cylinders may be activated and combustion may be resumed in the deactivatable cylinders before starting combustion in non-deactivatable cylinders. Also, during the engine non-combusting condition, residual hot exhaust may be recirculated to the intake manifold to evaporate condensate in the intake manifold. |
| US10337424B2 |
System and method for energy management using linear programming
A system is disclosed including but not limited to a processor; a hybrid power source for servicing a system load, the hybrid power source comprising a natural gas engine, a diesel engine and a battery; a linear computer program comprising, instructions determining a current system load serviced by power provided from the hybrid power source; instructions to determine a current operating state for the natural gas engine, the diesel engine and the battery; instructions to use linear programming to determine a new operating state for the natural gas engine, the diesel engine and the battery to reduce for power consumption servicing the current system load the natural gas engine, the diesel engine and the battery; and instructions to replace the current operating state for the natural gas engine, the diesel engine and the battery to the new operating state for the natural gas engine, the diesel engine and the battery. |
| US10337423B2 |
Methods and system for adjusting engine operation based on evaporated and condensed portions of water injected at an engine
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting engine operation based on estimated vaporized and condensed portions of water injected during a water injection event. In one example, a method may include injecting an amount of water into the intake manifold in response to engine conditions and inferring vaporized and condensed portions of the injected water based on the injected amount and a change in manifold temperature following the injection. Further, the method may include adjusting water injection and engine operating parameters in response the evaporated and/or condensed portion of water. |
| US10337422B2 |
Control apparatus for internal combustion engine, and abnormality diagnosis system for control apparatus for internal combustion engine
A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a turbocharger, a bypass passage, a waste gate valve, a turbo bypass valve, an air-fuel ratio sensor and an electronic control unit. The air-fuel ratio sensor is provided in an exhaust passage downstream of a merging point at which the bypass passage merges with the exhaust passage. The electronic control unit is configured to, when a predetermined acceleration request is established and a required opening degree of the turbo bypass valve is larger than a predetermined reference opening degree, execute air-fuel ratio control for changing an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine for a predetermined first period, and close the waste gate valve based on a convergence status of detected air-fuel ratio fluctuations. The detected air-fuel ratio fluctuations are fluctuations in air-fuel ratio that is detected by the air-fuel ratio sensor resulting from the air-fuel ratio control. |
| US10337415B2 |
Method for operating an internal combustion engine
A method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle involves directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber using an injection device, and a mixture of the fuel and air is ignited in the combustion chamber by an ignition device. The internal combustion engine is operated selectively in at least one first operating mode with at least one first valve lift of at least one gas exchange valve of the internal combustion engine, associated with the combustion chamber, or in at least one second operating mode with at least one second valve lift of the gas exchange valve, which is smaller than the first valve lift. For assisting a charge movement of the mixture in the second operating mode, at least one further injection of fuel directly into the combustion chamber is carried out prior to the ignition. |
| US10337414B2 |
Devices and methods for early prediction of impending instabilities of a system
The invention includes a method for predicting the operational state of equipment with turbulent flow characterized by time series data relating to its operation. The invention further includes a system and method for predicting the onset of an impending oscillatory instability. Further, the invention includes a system and method for identifying an impending absorbing transition such as flame blowout in combustion systems. A variable representing the dynamics of operation is measured with the help of a sensor, to obtain time series data. A complex network is then derived from the measured time series data. Network properties are then calculated using the complex network to identify the state of stability relating to operation of the equipment. The stability information may include one of thermoacoustic instability, aero-elastic instability such as flutter, flow-induced vibration, magneto-hydrodynamic, aerodynamic, aeromechanical, aero-acoustic instability or onset of flame blowout of a combustor. |
| US10337412B2 |
Liquid fuel control valve for gas turbine engine and method for controlling flow of liquid fuel to engine
The invention may be embodied a valve for a combustor of a gas turbine, the valve including: a housing including a fluid inlet and fluid outlets; an actuator within the housing and movable between an open position and a closed position; a fluid path through the housing between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlets, wherein the fluid path is blocked while the actuator is in the closed positions such that fluid may not flow from the inlet to the outlets and fluid may not flow between the outlets, and wherein one of the fluid outlets is fluidly connected to a first combustion can of the combustor, and another of the fluid outlets is fluidly connected to a second combustion can of the combustor. |
| US10337409B2 |
Method for assisting a turboshaft engine in standby of a multiple-engine helicopter, and architecture of a propulsion system of a helicopter comprising at least one turboshaft engine that can be in standby
The invention relates to an architecture of a propulsion system of a multiple-engine helicopter comprising turboshaft engines (5, 6), characterised in that it comprises: at least one hybrid turboshaft engine (5) that is capable of operating in at least one standby mode during a stable flight of the helicopter, the other turboshaft engines (6) operating alone during this stable flight; an air turbine (30) that is mechanically connected to the gas generator (17) of the hybrid turboshaft engine (5) and is suitable for rotating said gas generator (17); means for withdrawing pressurised air from the gas generator (27) of a running turboshaft engine (6); and a duct (31) for routing this withdrawn air to said air turbine (30). |
| US10337408B2 |
Thermal insulation blanket and thermal insulation blanket assembly
A thermal insulation blanket assembly having a thermal insulation blanket including an aerogel insulation material having a first surface and a second surface that is oppositely-disposed from the first surface, a backing covering the second surface of the aerogel insulation material, and a skin layer covering the first surface of the aerogel insulation material. |
| US10337402B2 |
Systems and methods for a mobile power plant with improved mobility and reduced trailer count
A system a first mobile body configured to support a turbine engine and an auxiliary skid communicatively and fluidly coupled to the turbine engine. The auxiliary skid includes one or more interconnects configured to support a turbine engine component. The system also includes a second mobile body configured to support a generator. The first and second mobile bodies are configured to align a removable coupling between the turbine engine and the generator. |
| US10337396B2 |
Prechamber assembly for internal combustion engine
A prechamber assembly for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The prechamber assembly may have a prechamber housing with a first prechamber housing portion and a second prechamber housing portion. The first prechamber housing portion and the second prechamber housing portion may define a prechamber volume. The prechamber assembly may also have a cooling system. The cooling system may be configured to cool at least one of the first prechamber housing portion and the second prechamber housing portion based on a flow of a cooling fluid through the cooling system. The cooling system may have at least one cooling channel formed within the prechamber housing. |
| US10337389B2 |
Control means for controlling the coolant flows of a split cooling system
Methods and systems are provided for a split cooling system for an engine. In one example, a system may include a valve with a plurality of positions for diverting coolant or mixing coolant based on engine conditions. |
| US10337385B2 |
Injector deposit detection for SCR injection system
A method for monitoring an SCR injection system is disclosed. The method includes operating a pump, and measuring a first pressure drop value in the SCR injection system during actuation of a reductant injector. A second pressure drop value in the SCR injection system is measured during a further actuation of the reductant injector. It is determined to perform a deposit mitigation strategy based on the first pressure drop value and the second pressure drop value. |
| US10337382B2 |
Heat recovery device and exhaust line fitted with such device
A heat recovery device comprises a valve body inwardly defining a direct flow path for exhaust gases from an inlet to an outlet, a heat exchanger comprising a flow passage for the exhaust gases emerging in an inlet zone of the valve body, and a gate positioned in the valve body. The heat recovery device comprises a guide wall positioned in the direct flow path at the inlet zone, arranged to guide the exhaust gases from the inlet toward the cutoff section away from the inlet zone when the gate frees the direct flow path, and delimiting at least one orifice to allow the exhaust gases to go to the inlet zone when the gate closes off the direct flow path. |
| US10337381B2 |
Exhaust gas aftertreatment device for an internal combustion engine
The invention relates to an exhaust gas aftertreatment device for an internal combustion engine, where the device comprises: an exhaust duct allowing a through-flow of exhaust gas; a catalytic NOx converter arranged in the exhaust duct; and a fluid inlet arranged to introduce a liquid reductant into or onto a structure in the exhaust duct upstream the catalytic NOx converter. The invention is characterized in that the structure is a sorption structure having pores configured to retain the liquid reductant in liquid form until it evaporates. The invention also relates to a vehicle provided with such a device. |
| US10337380B2 |
Mixer for a vehicle exhaust system
A vehicle exhaust system includes an outer housing defining an internal cavity surrounding an axis, an inlet baffle configured to direct engine exhaust gas into the internal cavity, and an injector that is configured to spray a fluid into the internal cavity to mix with engine exhaust gas. An inner wall is spaced radially inward of an inner surface of the outer housing to define a gap. The inner wall has an impingement side facing the axis and a non-impingement side facing the gap. At least one heat transfer element is positioned within the gap and in is contact with at least one of the inner surface of the outer housing and the non-impingement side of the inner wall to transfer heat through the inner wall to the impingement side to reduce spray deposit formation. |
| US10337379B2 |
Mixer assembly for a vehicle exhaust system
A mixer assembly includes an outer housing having an inlet area that receives exhaust gas from an upstream exhaust component and an outlet area that directs exhaust gas to a downstream exhaust component. The outer housing includes an outer wall extending outwardly from the base wall about a periphery of the base wall and a deflector wall that directs exhaust gas from the inlet area to the outlet area. The deflector wall has a portion spaced from the outer wall to define a flow guide path that first directs exhaust gas flow from the inlet area in a first direction against a first portion of the outer wall and then directs exhaust gas flow in a second direction against a second portion of the outer wall that is transverse to the first portion. |
| US10337378B2 |
Block channel geometries and arrangements of thermal oxidizers
Apparatus and methods are disclosed to improved block channel geometries and arrangements of thermal oxidizers. One described example apparatus includes a block of a converter having a plurality of channels defining interior walls, which define a cellular pattern in a cross-sectional view of the block. The pattern comprises regular sub-patterns consisting of at least one central channel, which is proximate an interior of the block, and a plurality of surrounding channels. |
| US10337374B2 |
Methods and systems for an aftertreatment catalyst
Methods and systems are provided for a steam reforming catalyst. In one example, a method may include flowing exhaust gas from a first cylinder bank directly to a three-way catalyst, flowing exhaust gas from a second cylinder bank directly to a steam reforming catalyst, and flowing exhaust gas from the steam reforming catalyst to the three-way catalyst. |
| US10337372B2 |
Exhaust gas purification catalyst device, exhaust gas purification system, and method for detecting deterioration of exhaust gas purification catalyst device
An object of the present disclosure is to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst device; an exhaust gas purification system; and a method for detecting deterioration of the above device.The exhaust gas purification catalyst device includes a substrate, a first catalyst layer containing Pd and formed on the substrate, and a second catalyst layer formed on the first layer. Regarding the above device, ceria, Pd, and Rh are contained in a mixed state in the second layer; in the first and second layers, the total mass of ceria having a fluorite-type structure per 1 L volume of the substrate is 16.0 g or less; and in the second layer, the mass of Pd per 1 L volume of the substrate is 0.32 g or more. |
| US10337370B2 |
Water separation device for engine exhaust gas
A system includes an engine and an exhaust conduit in communication with the engine. A water separation device has exhaust gas passageways in communication with the exhaust conduit. The water separation device has a substrate and a membrane on the substrate. The substrate is monolithic and extends around the exhaust gas passageways. The membrane is between the exhaust gas passageways and the substrate and has capillary condensation pores extending from the exhaust gas passageways to the substrate. |
| US10337366B2 |
Internal combustion engine and method of assembling thereof
An internal combustion engine includes: a head cover covering a cylinder head; and a variable valve actuation mechanism. The variable valve actuation mechanism includes: a cam placed inside the head cover and rotating with a camshaft extending in a rotation axis direction; and an intermediate arm placed inside the head cover and sandwiched between the cam and a rocker arm. A pair of side through-holes, which are provided for a support rod supporting the intermediate arm to pass through, are formed in side portions of the head cover so as to face each other along the rotation axis direction. |
| US10337365B2 |
Control shaft for inlet valve shut-off
A control shaft of a cam shaft adjustment unit has axially spaced adjustment cams, which are designed in a first axial section of the control shaft for a continuous operation of a cylinder and in a second axial section for a cylinder shut-off. The adjustment cams for the continuous operation of a cylinder have, over the entire circumference of the cam circle, a radial extension which is greater than a zero stroke extension and the adjustment cams for the cylinder shut-off have, around their circumference, a shut-off section of the cam circle with a radial extension which is less than or equal to the zero stroke extension. The control shaft has a stop that reduces the rotation in both circumferential directions and functions as the calibration point for an engine electronics system. |
| US10337363B2 |
Valve opening and closing timing control apparatus
A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotating body, a driven-side rotating body fixed to a camshaft by a bolt, a fluid pressure chamber, an intermediate lock mechanism, a lock flow passage bringing the working fluid to the intermediate lock mechanism, and an electromagnetic valve including a spool which is arranged at an inner portion of the bolt, the lock flow passage including a first flow passage which is arranged between the spool and a supply flow passage in a radial direction and which is connected to the supply flow passage, the lock flow passage including a second flow passage which is provided at the inner portion of the bolt in a penetrating manner in the radial direction and which brings the working fluid to flow between the spool and the intermediate lock mechanism. |
| US10337362B2 |
Method and system for variable camshaft timing control
Methods and systems are provided for controlling a variable camshaft timing system. In one example, a method may include actuating a camshaft phaser with a camshaft duty cycle determined based on a sampled camshaft position and an estimated camshaft position, the estimated camshaft position determined based on a previously determined camshaft duty cycle. |
| US10337356B2 |
Steam power installation comprising valve-stem leakage steam line
A steam power installation has a steam turbine and a valve-stem leakage steam line. A fitting is arranged in the valve-stem leakage steam line, which fitting is used to conduct the valve-stem leakage steam into a suitable valve-stem leakage steam collector, such as into a condenser. |
| US10337350B2 |
Gas turbine engine
A fan containment system for fitment around an array of radially extending fan blades mounted on a hub in an axial gas turbine engine. The fan containment system comprises a fan case having an annular casing element for encircling an array of fan blades. An annular fan track liner is positioned substantially coaxial to the annular casing element, and one or more pockets are provided in a radially outer side of the fan track liner. One or more dampers for damping vibration of the fan track liner are positioned in each of the one or more pockets and are arranged so as to contact the annular casing element. |
| US10337343B2 |
Turbine component surface cooling system with passive flow modulation
A system according to various embodiments includes: a cooling network within a turbine component, the cooling network including at least one passageway fluidly connected with a surface of the turbine component; a cooling fluid source for providing a cooling fluid to the cooling network; and a temperature-actuated flow modulating device fluidly connected with the cooling fluid source and the cooling network, the temperature-actuated flow modulating device configured to: detect an ambient air temperature proximate the turbine component; and control a flow of the cooling fluid to the cooling network based upon the detected ambient air temperature. |
| US10337341B2 |
Additively manufactured augmentor vane of a gas turbine engine with additively manufactured fuel line extending therethrough
An augmentor vane assembly includes an additively manufactured augmentor vane and a fuel line additively manufactured within the augmentor vane. A method of manufacture including additively manufacturing an augmentor vane having a wall that forms an internal volume therein; and additively manufacturing a fuel line within the augmentor vane that extends through the internal volume. |
| US10337335B2 |
Method for manufacturing a metallic or ceramic component by selective laser melting additive manufacturing
The invention refers to a method for selective laser melting additive manufacturing a three-dimensional metallic or ceramic article/component entirely or partly. The method includes successively building up said article/component layer by layer directly from a powder bed of a metallic or ceramic base material by means of remelting the layers with a high energy laser beam, moving repetitively across the areas, which are to be solidified. The movement of the laser beam is made of a superposition of a continuous linear movement and at least one superimposed oscillation with a determined frequency and amplitude. The oscillation is created by a beam deflection device and the same beam deflection device is also used for linear positioning movement. |
| US10337329B2 |
Method and system to repair outer periphery of a body
A method to repair a peripheral portion of a body including: removing a damaged portion from a peripheral region of the body; mounting a replacement ring to the body after removal of the damaged portion; forming an interior groove between the inner surface of the replacement ring and the peripheral surface of the body, wherein the groove is between ridges; welding the replacement ring to the body, wherein weld material is applied only within end grooves, and leaving a void in said center section after the welding of the replacement ring to the body. |
| US10337327B2 |
Ripping and scraping cutter tool assemblies, systems, and methods for a tunnel boring machine
Embodiments of the invention generally relate to tunnel boring machine cutter assemblies, such as ripping and scraping cutter or tool assemblies, (collectively “cutter assemblies”), and related methods of use and manufacturing. The various embodiments of the cutter assemblies described herein may be used in tunnel boring machines (“TBMs”), earth pressure balance machines (“EPBs”), raise drilling systems, large diameter blind drilling systems, and other types of mechanical drilling and excavation systems. |
| US10337325B2 |
Process and system for improved reclamation of mined lands
A process and associated system for the improved reclamation of disturbed lands (e.g., mined lands) is disclosed. In particular, the system including a dewatering cyclone, a screw classifier, and a dewatering apparatus (e.g. a dewatering belt) arranged in series to enable rapid and cost effective dewatering of slurries containing dilute clay and sand tailings to create an improved engineered reclamation material (ERM). The ERM formed by the controlled combining of dewatered sand tailings with dilute clay slurry and with a flocculant and overburden. The ratio of clay:sand:overburden of the ERM may be achieved by balancing the solid content (Cw) and water content (1−Cw) materials of the clay slurry, sand tailings and overburden. In some embodiments, the system may include at least one additional component, such as, for example, static screen(s), centrifuge(s), vibrating screens, drum screens, belt screens, belt filters, and/or other liquid-solid separation devices. |
| US10337324B2 |
Various bit holders and unitary bit/holders for use with shortened depth bit holder blocks
Bit holders and combination bit/bit holders with shortened quick change shanks that are selectably retainable in complementary base block bores that are likewise shortened for providing added spacing at the rear of base blocks. When a plurality of such base blocks are mounted in close proximity on a drum or endless chain, the added spacing provides ease of holder replacement and easy access at the rear of the bit holder base block bore. |
| US10337321B1 |
System and method to automate data acquisition in a wireless telemetry system
A system and method to automate data acquisition in a wireless telemetry network optimizes data acquisition to best match a target data set that the user desires given the performance limitations of the telemetry network. The user defines the target data set by providing inputs regarding a target quality of the target data set relative to a data set that has been produced and stored by a communication node in the network. The performance limitations of the network are defined in a system operating envelope. A data acquisition cycle is then automatically initiated and propagated in the network to acquire an actual data set that is an optimal match for the user's target given the system operating envelope. |
| US10337308B2 |
System for pumping hydraulic fracturing fluid using electric pumps
A system for hydraulically fracturing an underground formation in an oil or gas well to extract oil or gas from the formation, the oil or gas well having a wellbore that permits passage of fluid from the wellbore into the formation. The system includes a plurality of electric pumps fluidly connected to the well, and configured to pump fluid into the wellbore at high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the, and fractures the formation. The system can also include a plurality of natural gas powered generators electrically connected to the plurality of electric pumps to provide electrical power to the pumps. |
| US10337307B2 |
Optimized acidizing of a production well near aquifer
Systems and methods for determining an optimal acid placement design for a production well near an aquifer are provided. An optimal acid placement that is determined accounts for the drawdown from heel to toe of the production well and reservoir heterogeneity to thereby address the issue of water breakthrough from the nearby aquifer and improve hydrocarbon recovery. |
| US10337302B2 |
In-situ replacement of fluids in a well tool
An assembly for circulating tool fluid of a downhole tool includes a tool fluid source line extending into a subterranean well from a wellhead spool assembly to the downhole tool. A tool fluid return line extends out of the subterranean well from the downhole tool to the wellhead spool assembly. A tool fluid reservoir is located at a surface outside of the subterranean well. The tool fluid source line is in one way fluid communication with the tool fluid reservoir and the tool fluid is free of fluid communication with wellbore fluids. |
| US10337301B2 |
Mitigated dynamic underbalance
A perforating gun assembly for use in a wellbore includes a carrier body and a charge holder disposed within the carrier body. One or more shaped charges are supported by the carrier body and are operably coupled to a detonator for igniting a highly explosive material within the each of the shaped charges. At least one solid propellant tablet is also disposed within the carrier body and is operably coupled to the detonator to ignite and burn immediately after detonation of the shaped charges. The solid propellant tablet burns or is consumed in such a manner to effectively mitigate or control the dynamic underbalance created by the free volume within the carrier body. Burning of the solid propellant tablet may increase the pressure within the carrier body to a level lower than a hydrostatic pressure around the carrier body in the wellbore such that a dynamic underbalance is maintained. |
| US10337300B2 |
Method to control energy inside a perforation gun using an endothermic reaction
A wellbore perforation gun includes a gun housing, a plurality of charges, a first reactive material, and a second reactive material that is reactive with the first reactive material to generate an endothermic chemical reaction to drop the potential energy (in the form of temperature or pressure) of the gun housing. The perforation gun may further include a controller and a release capsule, with the first reactive material being disposed within the release capsule and the second reactive material being disposed within a chamber of the gun housing at a first time. The controller may be communicatively coupled to the release capsule and operable to generate a signal to the release capsule at a second time that is later than the first time. The release capsule may be operable to release the first reactive material into the chamber response to receiving the signal. |
| US10337299B2 |
Perforating apparatus and method having internal load path
A perforating apparatus for a gun string is presented. The apparatus experiences an axial load and potentially a radial load during use. A central charge-carrier supports shaped-charges and substantially bears the axial load on the apparatus during use. The charge-carrier is positioned within an exterior sleeve and the plurality of shaped-charges, upon detonation, perforate the exterior sleeve. The exterior sleeve does not bear a substantial portion of the axial load on the apparatus and can therefore be thinner and cheaper than in prior art assemblies. An annular space can be defined between the charge-carrier and exterior sleeve. The exterior tubular can bear the radial load due to differential pressure in one embodiment. Alternately, the apparatus includes radial support members extending between the charge-carrier and sleeve for transmitting radial load to the charge-carrier. Alternately, the sleeve and charge-carrier abut one another along a substantial portion of the length of the charge-carrier. |
| US10337297B2 |
Downhole method and apparatus
A method of injecting fluid into a formation, comprises exerting a mechanical force on a wall of a bore extending through a formation to modify the permeability of the formation; and injecting fluid into the modified formation. The mechanical force is exerted through inflation of at least one pressure deformable member mounted on a base member with a retaining ring. |
| US10337296B2 |
Gas lift assembly
An apparatus has an elongate body defining an interior chamber and a gas passage in communication with the interior chamber. The elongate body further includes a base defining a liquid opening and a cap defining an outlet opening. The liquid opening is adapted to receive a liquid disposed in a wellbore. The gas passage is adapted to receive a gas. An outlet of the gas passage is disposed a first distance from the base and an inner conduit is disposed in the interior chamber. The inner conduit includes a first open end in communication with the liquid opening and a second open end in communication with the interior chamber. The second open end is disposed a second distance from the base. |
| US10337295B2 |
Methods to determine composite vibration indices of a drilling assembly
A method to drill a borehole or wellbore through an earthen formation using a drill bit on a drillstring, comprising the steps of: selecting a frequency-domain dynamic model of a drilling assembly that describes the dynamic response of the drilling assembly to excitation at an excitation frequency for operating at a set of selected drilling parameters that include at least rotary speed and weight on bit; calculating a composite vibration index by combining calculated vibration indices for each excitation frequency with the spectral weighting factors for each of the drilling parameter partitions; displaying said composite vibration index for each of the drilling parameter partitions; selecting preferred drilling parameters based on the displayed results, and using the preferred drilling parameters to drill a borehole with the modeled drilling assembly. |
| US10337294B2 |
Reservoir permeability upscaling
A method for estimating a permeability of an earth formation includes: receiving a discrete fracture network (DFN) of the earth formation; representing the DFN as one or more volume sections, each volume section having a plurality of boundaries; identifying fractures that are connected to each other and lead from a first boundary in the plurality of boundaries to a second boundary in the plurality of boundaries to provide one or more flow paths for each volume section; applying Oda's method to the connected fractures making up the one or more flow paths to estimate the permeability of the earth formation along the one or more flow paths for each volume section to provide a permeability value for each volume section; and performing an action related to the earth formation using the permeability value for each volume section and an apparatus related to the action. |
| US10337293B1 |
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for downhole lateral detection using electromagnetic sensors
Disclosed are systems, methods, and apparatuses to detect one or more downhole laterals in a wellbore using electromagnetic sensors. Certain embodiments include a subsurface unit including a ruggedized encapsulation resistant to heat, pressure, and variations in pH. The systems and apparatuses are communicable with surface controls. |
| US10337290B2 |
Hydrocarbon heating system
A hydrocarbon heating system for a hydrocarbon production and/or transportation system comprising at least one electrical conductor and an alternating current (AC) power source connected to the at least one electrical conductor. The alternating current power source generates heat in the at least one electrical conductor by providing alternating current power to the at least one electrical conductor. |
| US10337287B2 |
Tubular assembly including a sliding sleeve having a degradable locking element
A tubular assembly includes a turbular member having at least one opening, and a sleeve slidingly mounted relative to the tubular member. The sleeve is shiftable between an open configuration in which the at least one opening is exposed and a closed configuration in which the at least one opening is covered by the sleeve. A degradable locking member is mounted relative to one of the turbular and the sleeve. The degradable locking member selectively retains the sleeve in the open configuration. The degradable locking member is configured to degrade when exposed to a downhole fluid allowing the sleeve to be shifted to the closed configuration. |
| US10337286B1 |
Resealable tubing drain for oilfield service
A tubing drain for service with oil wells, water wells, gas wells and/or thermal wells has a configuration of structural features which allow the drain to be opened and closed without the need to pull the drain to the surface to be serviced. The drain utilizes an inner mandrel having two circumferentially aligned cylindrical apertures which may be selectively aligned with a drain port in an outer shell member as the inner mandrel is rotated within the shell. A first cylindrical aperture contains a ball which, when in alignment with the drain port, is urged against a seat in the drain port by hydraulic pressure. However, when the inner mandrel is rotated the ball is dislodged from the seat and forced back into the first cylindrical aperture. Further rotation of the inner mandrel aligns the second cylindrical aperture with the drain port, allowing the tubing to drain. |
| US10337285B2 |
Time-delayed downhole tool
A downhole tool and method, of which the downhole tool includes a first sub defining a port extending radially therethrough, a second sub spaced apart from the first sub, and a housing connected with the first and second subs. A valve element is disposed at least partially within the housing, and is movable from a closed position to an open position. In the closed position, the valve element blocks fluid communication between a bore and an opening in the housing. When the valve element is in the open position, fluid communication between the bore and the opening is permitted. An actuation chamber is defined between the first sub, the housing, and the valve element, and is in fluid communication with the bore via a flow path that includes the port. A flow restrictor in the flow path is configured to slow fluid flow from the bore to the actuation chamber. |
| US10337284B2 |
Revolved seat line for a curved flapper
A device, such as a valve, includes a hard seat having an axial bore extending along a central axis. A flapper pivotally connected with the hard seat at a hinge axis and pivotal between an open position to allow flow through the bore and a closed position to block flow through the bore, the flapper having a flapper sealing surface that slopes inward toward the central axis along a full circumference of the flapper sealing surface and the hard seat having a hard sealing surface that slopes inward toward the central axis conforming to the flapper sealing surface and on which the flapper sealing surface bears when in the closed position. |
| US10337281B2 |
Apparatus and methods for closing flow paths in wellbores
A method of closing a fluid flow path in a wellbore is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment includes: supplying a flexible structure having a selected shape sufficient to seat on an opening of the fluid flow path, the flexible structure including pores of selected dimensions; determining seating of the flexible structure on the opening of the fluid flow path from a sensor measurement; and supplying a slurry containing a sealant to the flexible structure seated on the opening of the fluid flow path to plug the pores with the sealant to close the fluid flow path. |
| US10337278B1 |
Method and apparatus for cementing while running casing in a well bore
An improved method and apparatus for dropping a ball, plug or dart during oil and gas well operations (e.g., cementing operations) employs a specially configured valving member with curved and flat portions that alternatively direct fluid flow through a bore or opening in the valving member via an inner channel or around the periphery of the valving member in an outer channel. In one embodiment, the ball(s), dart(s) or plug(s) are contained in a sliding sleeve that shifts position responsive to valve rotation. An optional indicator indicates to a user or operator that a ball or plug has passed a selected one of the valving members. |
| US10337276B2 |
Well tube and a well bore component
A well tube configured for use with a subsea well assembly which includes a Christmas tree arranged on top of a subterranean well. The well tube includes a bore, a lockable insert arranged within the bore, and a locking assembly. The locking assembly includes a locking dog which moves into and out of a locking position, an actuator which moves the locking dog, and a control channel which couples the actuator to an exterior of the well tube and controls the actuator to move the locking dog to removably lock the lockable insert within the bore. |
| US10337275B1 |
O-ring sealing for casing installation system
Annular sealing structure associated with at least one annular support for sealing off against well casing said sealing structure including a first O-ring and at least two spaced annular sealing surfaces against which the O-ring seals in addition to sealing off against well casing. |
| US10337274B2 |
Plug reception assembly and method of reducing restriction in a borehole
A plug reception assembly having one longitudinal end and another longitudinal end includes a mandrel providing a flowpath configured to receive a plug to block flow therethrough; an elastic member forming a portion of a radially exterior surface of the assembly and having one longitudinal end and another longitudinal end; only a single set of slips arranged to maintain the assembly in anchored relation to a borehole, the slips disposed between the one longitudinal end of the assembly and the one longitudinal end of the elastic member, and the assembly being free of slips between the other longitudinal end of the assembly and the other longitudinal end of the elastic member; and at least one component of the assembly being disintegratable or dissolvable by a wave, a target fluid and/or a target temperature to facilitate removal of the assembly as a restriction in the borehole. |
| US10337270B2 |
Select fire system and method of using same
A bailer bottom, bailer system, and method for performing bailer operations at a wellsite are disclosed. The wellsite is positioned about a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. The bailer bottom is deployable in the wellbore. The bailer bottom includes a plurality of downhole components and a select fire unit. The plurality of downhole components includes a cement unit which includes a cement chamber and a valve. The cement chamber has a port therethrough in selective communication with the wellbore via the valve. The select fire unit includes a downhole switch electrically coupled to the plurality of downhole components. The downhole switch has a polarity for each of the plurality of downhole components. The downhole switch is triggerable to selectively move between the multiple polarities to selectively pass a signal to one of the plurality of downhole components whereby the plurality of downhole components are selectively activated. |
| US10337268B2 |
Device for ensuring continuous circulation in well drilling
A device (1) for ensuring continuous circulation in well drilling includes a tubular body (2), having an axial channel (2) with a lateral opening (3) which is closed by a removable plug (5). A tubular support (9) is placed in the axial conduit and supports a shut-off member (6) which is held in position by a retainer (14). The device (1) has an adjustment ring nut (50) which exerts a pressing action between the retainer (14) and the tubular support (9) to force the tubular support (9) in an axial limit-stop position against respective positioning and centering elements (11), to allow recovery of clearances during placement of the tubular support (9) and the valve (6) supported the tubular support inside the tubular body (2). |
| US10337264B2 |
Movable tong assembly
A tong assembly includes a power tong, a backup tong, and a carriage assembly operatively connecting the power tong and the backup tong. The carriage assembly includes a movable trolley assembly. The movable trolley assembly is axially located between the power tong and the backup tong. The movable trolley assembly is supported by the power tong. The movable trolley assembly is configured to axially move the power tong and backup tong relative to each other. |
| US10337263B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling a tubular
A method of running tubulars includes attaching a load collar to a first tubular; landing the load collar on a load support member; connecting a second tubular to the first tubular; removing the load collar from the first tubular; and lowering the first tubular and the second tubular. In one embodiment, at least one of the first tubular and the second tubular is a screen. |
| US10337256B2 |
Polycrystalline diamond cutters having non-catalytic material addition and methods of making the same
Polycrystalline diamond cutters for rotary drill bits and methods of making the same are disclosed. A polycrystalline diamond compact includes a polycrystalline diamond body having a working surface, an interface surface, and a perimeter surface. The polycrystalline diamond compact also includes a substrate bonded to the polycrystalline diamond body along the interface surface. A non-diamond volume fraction of the polycrystalline diamond body is greater at the interface surface than at the working surface. |
| US10337254B2 |
Tungsten carbide insert bit with milled steel teeth
An earth boring bit has rotary cutters with embedded tungsten carbide inserts and milled steel teeth. The teeth and the grooves are first milled into the cutters, with the grooves extending between bases of the teeth, parallel to the crests of the teeth. Hard facing is applied to surfaces of the teeth and the grooves, and then the cutters are heat treated. Insert sockets are drilled into the teeth, centrally disposed in crests of the teeth. The tungsten carbide inserts are secured in the insert sockets, aligned for forming cutting profiles with respective ones of the milled teeth. The cutters are preferably frustoconically shaped and used for a rotary cone rock bit, and the tungsten carbide inserts configured as chisel-shaped inserts having crests which are aligned parallel to the crests of the milled steel teeth. |
| US10337251B2 |
Downhole adjustable bend assemblies
A bend adjustment assembly for a downhole mud motor includes a driveshaft housing, a driveshaft disposed in the driveshaft housing, a bearing mandrel, wherein the bend adjustment assembly includes a first position that provides a first deflection angle between a longitudinal axis of the driveshaft housing and a longitudinal axis of the bearing mandrel, wherein the bend adjustment assembly includes a second position that provides a second deflection angle between the longitudinal axis of the driveshaft housing and the longitudinal axis of the bearing mandrel, and an actuator assembly configured to shift the bend adjustment assembly between the first position and the second position in response to a change in at least one of flowrate of a drilling fluid supplied to the downhole mud motor, pressure of the drilling fluid supplied to the downhole mud motor, and relative rotation between the driveshaft housing and the bearing mandrel. |
| US10337245B2 |
Access control device
The present invention relates to an access control device having at least one turnstile which has at least one barrier element that forms a turnstile arm and can be moved into a blocking position in which it blocks the access and into an access position in which it opens the access, an illumination device for illuminating the barrier element being provided. According to the invention, the barrier element forms an at least approximately planar illuminating panel that is made of a transparent material at least in sections and is fastened to a turnstile post at one end section and otherwise projects out freely. In particular an on-screen display element can be integrated into the barrier element and/or can form the barrier element, wherein said on-screen display element can be made of electronic paper with an image-storing function for the changeable display of information. |
| US10337243B2 |
Geared bracket for a window shade
The geared window shade bracket comprises a sprocket having a ring gear on an inside circumference of the sprocket; a chain configured to be engaged with the sprocket such that, in response to pulling on the chain, the sprocket rotates; a sun gear that is configured to be restricted from rotation; one or more planet gears configured to rotate around the sun gear, wherein the one or more planet gears interface with the ring gear; and a planetary carrier configured to mate with the one or more planet gears. In response to the chain being pulled, the sprocket rotates, causing the planet gears to rotate, causing the planetary carrier to rotate, causing the hub to rotate, and causing a shade tube to rotate. |
| US10337235B2 |
Insulating glass unit and a method and apparatus for filling and sealing same
An insulating gas unit, and a method and apparatus for filling and sealing the insulating gas unit with an insulating gas, such as argon or krypton. The insulating glass unit includes a spacer frame having at least one elongated or oblong opening dimensioned to receive a gas filling nozzle. A mating elongated or oblong plug is dimensioned to be received within the opening in order to seal the insulating space of the insulating gas unit. A dimpling tool engages with the plug to form dimples that secure the plug in the opening. |
| US10337234B2 |
Multiple pane
A multiple pane includes a pair of glass panels spaced by spacers and sealed at peripheries thereof. The multiple pane includes a plurality of spacers interposed between the pair of glass panels, a hermetic bond that hermetically bonds peripheries of the pair of glass panels to each other and a space between the pair of glass panels that is sealed so as to be in a reduced pressure state. Each of the plurality of spacers is a porous member provided on one glass panel of the pair of glass panels. |
| US10337232B2 |
Method for opening doors
A method and device for opening a door in a hygienic manner, is done by positioning a foot or hand in a specific defined area so that a light beam that is directed towards the area is interrupted within a set range of distances such that an automatic opening mechanism for the door is activated. |
| US10337231B2 |
BLDC window lift motor system
A powered actuator unit for use in a closure system of a motor vehicle. The powered actuator unit includes a common housing configured to house a brushless DC (BLDC) electronic motor unit, a gear drive unit, a shift support arrangement, and a controller arrangement. The motor unit has a stator unit that includes a plurality of electromagnetic subassemblies each having a carrier and a winding unit. The carrier includes an outer ring segment being planar and an inner ring segment being arcuate and a web segment interconnecting the outer ring segment and the inner ring segment and the plurality of electromagnetic subassemblies are each adapted to abut one another in an annular arrangement upon assembly. The outer ring segments define an outer peripheral surface of the stator unit having a polygonal cross-section and the inner ring segments define a rotor cavity having a circular cross-section. |
| US10337226B2 |
Casement window hinge with enhanced pullout resistance
A casement window hinge provides a shoe sliding on a track to support a sash arm. The shoe is held captive within the track against outward movement by a T-bar extending rearwardly from the shoe and retained by upwardly and downwardly extending flanges from the track. |
| US10337223B2 |
Shower door hinge assembly
A shower door hinge assembly includes a mount, an upper member, a lower member, a body, a plurality of gears, and a stop member. The mount is configured to be coupled to a fixed structure. The upper member is coupled to an upper portion of the mount, and the lower member is coupled to a lower portion of the mount. The body is rotatably coupled to the mount and is configured to be coupled to a pivotable shower door, wherein the body includes an inner wall having a plurality of splines defining a ring gear. The plurality of gears are disposed in the body and are configured to permit relative rotational movement between the body and the upper and lower members. The stop member is removably coupled between the inner wall of the body and one or more gears of the plurality of gears, and is configured to be selectively removed from, and repositioned within, the body to set a rotational endpoint for a pivotable shower door. |
| US10337222B2 |
Shower door assemblies
A shower door hinge assembly includes a clamp, a member, a base, a spacer, and a pin. The clamp is configured to receive a portion of a shower door. The member is coupled to the clamp, and comprises a circumferential slot. The base is configured to be coupled to a fixed structure, and defines a hole. The spacer is coupled to the base. The member is rotatably coupled to the spacer. The pin includes a first end and a second end. The first end is configured to be received in the hole of the base, and the second end is configured to be received in the circumferential slot. The pin and the circumferential slot are cooperatively configured to define an end point of rotation for the shower door. |
| US10337221B2 |
Slam latch for tool box
A slam type locking mechanism is described. The locking mechanism allows a storage container with the locking mechanism to be slammed shut in a single motion. The operator may slam the lid or door to the container using a single hand that is only pressing or pushing the lid or door closed. The slam type locking mechanism includes a lock having a lock housing, a handle, and a spring loading mechanism. The handle is rotatably engaged to the spring loading mechanism. The rods are in a rotational engagement with the lock, wherein the rods have an offset that interacts with a striker on the container or lid in a locking relationship. |
| US10337220B2 |
Tool chest locking mechanism
A locking system is described that is intuitive to use and provides a high degree of security. The locking system is a multipoint locking system and includes a plurality of components that provide engagement between components. Also described are cabinets and enclosures using the locking system. |
| US10337210B2 |
Interchangeable cylinder lock core for a cylinder lock unit
An interchangeable cylinder lock core with a mechanism for transferring a torque to a lock unit when a key plug is rotated. The interchangeable cylinder lock core includes a shell having an upper part, provided with a central row of locking pins in associated cavities, and a lower part with a cylindrical bore accommodating the rotatable key plug. At least a part of the cylindrical bore extends through a rotatable retainer sleeve. A back region of the key plug has a minimum length with the adjoining front region of the key plug being located in front of the mechanism for transferring torque. The adjoining front region accommodates, in addition to the central row of locking pins, at least one side locking mechanism which is located in its entirety within the front region of the key plug and interacts with at least one recess in a fixed front end sleeve portion. |
| US10337207B1 |
High security lock with multiple operational modes
A lock system may comprise a lock assembly including a locking element movable between locking and unlocking positions, and a first lock actuating assembly configured to be mechanically operated to actuate the locking element to move between the locking and unlocking positions, with mechanical operation of the first lock actuation assembly occurring through a physical object. The system may also comprise a second lock actuating assembly configured to be electrically operated to actuate the locking element to move between the retracted and extended positions, with electrical operation of the second lock actuating assembly occurring through reception of a wireless signal by the second lock actuating assembly. The lock and lock actuating assemblies may have at least one mode of operation characterized by the lock assembly being actuated only by substantially simultaneous operation of the first lock actuating assembly and operation of the second lock actuating assembly. |
| US10337206B2 |
Hidden-lock door panel and containing device having the same
A hidden-lock door panel for use in a container includes a door panel body, a covering lid, a first lock, and a second lock. The door panel body includes a hidden space. The covering lid is disposed corresponding to the hidden space and slidably connected to the door panel body. The first lock and the second lock are both disposed in the hidden space. The first lock is an electronic lock and is used to control whether the covering lid can be released to slide. The second lock is used to control the door panel body to be unlocked or locked with respect to the container. Accordingly, unknowing persons are prevented from opening or breaking the door lock. |
| US10337204B2 |
Tent top folding and unfolding structure
A tent top folding and unfolding mechanism includes a connecting seat, a sliding seat, connecting rods, an elastic member and a bolt. The connecting seat is to be pivotally connected with tent top rods, and includes a sinking seat extending downward. The sliding seat is disposed below the connecting seat and movable in an upward and downward direction with respect to the connecting seat. The sliding seat includes an accommodating seat for receiving the elastic member. The sinking seat of the connecting seat has an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the accommodating seat to receive the accommodating seat. Each connecting rod has one end pivotally connected to a lower portion of the sliding seat and the other end to be pivotally connected to a corresponding tent top rod. The bolt passes through the connecting seat and the elastic adjustable member, and is fastened at the lower end. |
| US10337197B2 |
System and method of generating wave
A wave-forming system includes a channel having a water inlet and a water outlet for directing water from the water inlet and the water outlet. The channel has a side wall and a bottom surface profile that slopes downward toward the water outlet and the side wall. The system also includes a back pressure barrier positioned in the water outlet to introduce a back pressure to the water flow inside the channel to continuously form waves across the channel. |
| US10337190B2 |
Board with tongue and tenon and method for manufacture of said board with tongue and tenon
This invention relates to a board with tongue and tenon and method for manufacture of the board with tongue and tenon. Board with tongue and tenon, which can be joined together without using other tools, comprises a hard board having a rectangular shape having a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral side opposite to and parallel with a second lateral side and perpendicular to a third lateral side opposite to and parallel with a fourth lateral side, the first lateral side and the third lateral side having a male connector thereon and the second lateral side and the fourth lateral side having a female connector thereon, characterized in that said insertion of the male connector into the female connector moves along a curve which is a part of a first ellipse; a second ellipse; and a third ellipse, wherein the first ellipse, the second ellipse, and the third ellipse are concentric. |
| US10337188B2 |
Retrofit framing system for metal roof
An improved sub-structural roof construction component which provides support for exterior building metal roofing materials, which allows for standard components designed and manufactured in factory to be installed at jobsite, and which can accommodate variations required in the field. These framing components can be adjusted in field for height and can be rotated to fit the customer's roof design slope. |
| US10337181B2 |
Toilet usage sensing system
An actuation system for a toilet including a capacitive sensor received within a toilet tank and including an electrode electrically coupled with water within the toilet tank. |
| US10337180B2 |
Low flush toilet system
The disclosed technology includes low flush toilet systems and methods of using low flush toilet systems. In one implementation, a low flush toilet system includes a first (or passive) tank, the first tank configured to preload a toilet rim, and a second (or pressurized) tank, the second tank including an internal air bladder, the internal air bladder configured to compress when exposed to water pressure from a supply line and configured to expand when a flush valve releases pushing water out of the second tank at a high flow rate and into a toilet for flushing. In some implementations, water flows from the pressurized tank at approximately 0.7-1.0 gallons per flush. |
| US10337177B2 |
Sanitary insert unit
A sanitary insert unit having a jet regulator, an attachment screen arranged upstream of the jet regulator, and a throughflow-quantity regulator, provided between the jet regulator and attachment screen, having an elastic flow-restricting body that encloses, between itself and a regulating profiling provided on a circumferential wall, a water pressure changeable control gap. The throughflow-quantity regulator is releasably retained on the jet regulator and the attachment screen is releasably retained on the throughflow-quantity regulator. The regulating profiling is provided on the circumferential wall of a regulating body that is connected to a holder via at least one connecting crosspiece that acts as a holding-down part for the flow-restricting body, which is arranged between the connecting crosspiece and the jet regulator. The holder's inflow-side end periphery region is releasably fastened on the attachment screen and its outflow-side end periphery region is releasably fastened on the inner circumference of the regulator housing. |
| US10337175B2 |
Water generation system for deserts
A water generation system for deserts is provided as a water generation system designed for desert climate areas and constructed in a surface pavement and generally includes a sand layer, which includes a water tank embedded therein and is covered with a moisture locking cloth on which a grading layer is laid. A water resisting cloth is arranged in the grading layer. Hollow water penetration tubes are arranged above the grading layer and have bottoms extending through the water resisting cloth and inserted into the grading layer with pouring and grouting of grout cement thereon to form a water pervious layer. As such, rainwater can be quickly conducted into the sand layer for storage for subsequent uses and air can be conducted into the grading layer to subject to condensation for forming condensed water on an undersurface of the water resisting cloth to achieve a purpose of automatic water generation. |
| US10337172B2 |
Hydraulic control system
A hydraulic control system includes a flow rate control valve; a variable displacement hydraulic pump which is connected to the flow rate control valve and discharges hydraulic pressure to the flow rate control valve; a pump discharge pressure detector which is installed in a section where the flow rate control valve and the variable displacement hydraulic pump are connected, and detects the discharge pressure of the hydraulic pressure discharged from the variable displacement hydraulic pump to the flow rate control valve; and a hydraulic controller including a detection unit which is connected to the pump discharge pressure detector, detects the discharge pressure of the variable displacement hydraulic pump and converts the discharge pressure to a pump discharge pressure value, a comparison unit which receives the pump discharge pressure value from the detection unit, compares the pump discharge pressure value with a pre-stored lowest recognition pressure value, and determines whether the pump discharge pressure value is greater or less than the lowest recognition pressure value, and a calculation unit which, by interworking with the comparison unit, if the pump discharge pressure value is less than the lowest recognition pressure value, calculates a control pressure by recognizing the control. |
| US10337168B2 |
Trenching assembly
A trenching assembly used to cut a narrow trench in the ground surface. The trenching assembly comprises an attachment frame connected to a hood assembly via a linkage assembly. The attachment frame may be attached to the rear end of a work machine. A rotatable blade is disposed within a cavity defined by the hood assembly. The hood assembly may rotate about two different axes relative to the linkage assembly, and the linkage assembly may rotate about two different axes relative to the attachment frame. The trenching assembly uses a pair of accumulators to hydraulically rotate the linkage assembly about a horizontal axis relative to the frame in response changes in depth of the ground surface being cut by the blade. The linkage assembly may be hydraulically rotated using the accumulators without input from the operator. |
| US10337165B2 |
Automatic tilt control
An industrial machine and methods for providing automatic tilt control for the same. One method includes determining a current tooth vector of a tooth included on a bucket of the industrial machine and a current path vector of the tooth and determining a current digging angle between the current tooth vector and the current path vector. The method also includes determining a delta angle based on the current digging angle and a target angle and automatically adjusting a tilt of the bucket based on the delta angle. |
| US10337161B2 |
Method and an apparatus for attenuating pressure pulses
An apparatus and a method for attenuating water pressure pulses generated during sea piling when a percussion mechanism is used, including the stage of driving at least one pile into an earth by a percussion mechanism, while along at least a part of its axial extension, the pile is surrounded by water and at least partly by a tubular outer sleeve; and at least one gas-filled space is provided between the inner periphery of the outer sleeve and the outer periphery of the pile. The apparatus includes mechanisms for providing the gas-filled space. |
| US10337158B2 |
Snow roller accessory for use on snow blower devices
A snow roller accessory for use on a snow blower device installed on a mechanical vehicle comprising a support frame having a first end and a second end; a first bracket coupled to the first end, and a second bracket coupled to the second end; a first ball bearing member attached to the first bracket, and a second ball bearing member attached to the second bracket; a cylinder rotationally connected to the first and second ball bearing members; and at least one hydraulic piston having a upper end and a lower end, wherein the at least one hydraulic piston is configured to adjust the snow roller accessory in relation to a ground level. |
| US10337154B2 |
Asphalt recycler
A asphalt pavement recycling device comprising a base frame hingedly secured to a platform, a rotatable drum unit rotatably secured to the base frame, the drum unit having a drum opening and a drum rear, a hopper assembly hingedly secured to the base frame, a burner assembly hingedly secured to the base frame wherein the burner is used to heat the materials which are to be recycled/processed, a fuel source, a plurality of right-handed flights secured within the rotatable drum unit, a plurality of left-handed flights secured within the rotatable drum unit, a plurality of gator plates secured within the rotatable drum unit, a hydraulic unit secured to the device and operationally associated with the base frame, the rotatable drum unit, the hopper assembly and the burner and a control station operationally associated with the hydraulic unit, the base frame, the rotatable drum unit, the hopper assembly and the burner. |
| US10337152B2 |
Dual-unit paving system
A dual-unit paving system for covering a surface has pairs of first and second units. For each pair, the first and second unit have different respective shapes and sizes, and are configured to be matingly engageable for forming a hexagonal assembly having six, non-linear sides. The hexagonal assembly allows forming rotational tessellations. The first and second units are also shaped and configured to be matingly engageable so as to form horizontally aligned tessellations, and also vertically aligned tessellations. |
| US10337149B2 |
High strength and low stiffness hesperaloe tissue
Soft, durable and bulky tissue products comprising non-wood fibers and more particularly high yield hesperaloe pulp fibers are disclosed. The tissue products preferably comprise at least about 5 percent, by weight of the product, high yield hesperaloe pulp fiber and have relatively modest tensile strengths, such as a geometric mean tensile (GMT) greater than about 1,000 g/3″, and improved durability and cross-machine direction (CD) properties, such as a CD Stretch greater than about 10 percent. Additionally, at the foregoing tensile strengths the products are not overly stiff. For example the tissue products may have a Stiffness Index less than about 10.0. |
| US10337146B2 |
Microfibrillated cellulose
The present invention relates to microfibrillated cellulose (“MFC”), in particular to microfibrillated cellulose, which is morphologically different from conventional MFC known in the art and/or which provides improved water retention properties and/or improved rheological properties, in particular increased zero shear viscosity, η0, (also known as: “viscosity at rest”, i.e. viscosity in the absence of shear forces), in solution, in particular in polyethylene glycol (PEG) as solvent, vis-a-vis conventional MFC as known in the art. |
| US10337143B2 |
Automatically color mix dyeing process
An automatic color mix dyeing process includes activating an automatic shaping device to shape an undyed object as a cylinder and tightening same; conveying the undyed object to a dyeing apparatus by means of spraying wherein the dyeing apparatus includes rows of spray devices, dye containers for containing dyes of different colors, each dye container being in fluid communication with the row of spray devices, a pump for moving the dyes in the dye containers to the rows of spray devices, and a control device for controlling the rows of spray devices to control a spray sequence, a spray time, and a spray quantity of dye; conveying the dyed object from the dyeing apparatus to a vapor device for color fixing wherein the dyed object is impregnated with hot vapor to obtain a finished object; cutting the tie ropes; and conveying, washing and drying the finished object. |
| US10337141B2 |
Textile floor-covering with liquid blocking surface
A composite floor-covering comprising a fabric face layer, a barrier layer and a cushion backing layer is disclosed. The fabric face layer is attached to the barrier layer by a first adhesive layer and the barrier layer is attached to the cushion backing layer by a second adhesive layer. The fabric face layer on the composite floor covering can stretch up to an initial amount under a first pressure and can stretch beyond under a second pressure wherein the second pressure is higher than the first pressure. The composite floor-covering has a water vapor transmission rate of less than about 5.0 cm3/m2/24 hour at 100° F. and 90% RH. |
| US10337139B2 |
Combination of an organic substrate and organic formulation for use as a cutting board and storage container
A combination is provided that is used as a self-healing cutting board or a storage container. Both comprise a natural fabric and a formulation. The formulation infuses the natural fabric. The formulation comprises a natural wax, which is preferably bees wax and Damar resin, and has a melting point of about 70 C to about 80 C. The cutting board can be rejuvenated by heating. Both the board and the storage containers are anti-microbial, non-skid, water resistant, re-useable and compostable. |
| US10337137B2 |
Clothes treating apparatus
A clothes treating apparatus includes: a heat pump cycle having an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser and an expansion valve, and configured to apply heat to air which circulates a clothes accommodation unit; a water cover configured to support the evaporator and the condenser on an upper surface thereof, and having therein a condensate water collection unit; and a condensate water separating unit protruding from the water cover to a space between the evaporator and the condenser, and configured to prevent scattering of condensate water to the condenser from the evaporator due to an air flow. |
| US10337136B1 |
Apparatus for drying clothes
An apparatus for drying clothes is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a container. The container comprises walls and a base. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of first poles placed vertically with respect to the container. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of second poles placed at an angle with respect to the plurality of first poles. Wet clothes are hanged at the plurality of second poles such that water dripping from the clothes is collected in the container. |
| US10337132B1 |
Device to remove pilled fabric
The present disclosure relates generally to a device for the removal of pills from the surface of the fabric. The device can comprise a body having a top end, bottom end, a first side, and a second side. A blade can be positioned at the top end of the body with the blade having a plurality of upper teeth and a plurality of lower teeth. A motor can be positioned within the body and can be operatively attached to the blade and a power source. A guide can be attached to the top end of the body and can include a base that is wider than the top end and first and second armatures spaced on opposite sides of the base. Each armature can extend from the base in a direction substantially parallel to the other armature. A connector is attached to the armatures opposite the base wherein the base, first and second armatures, and the connector define an opening position to accept part of the blades. |
| US10337129B2 |
Process of debundling carbon fiber tow and molding compositions containing such fibers
A process for debundling a carbon fiber tow into dispersed chopped carbon fibers suitable for usage in molding composition formulations is provided. A carbon fiber tow is fed into a die having fluid flow openings, through which a fluid impinges upon the side of the tow to expand the tow cross sectional area. The expanded cross sectional area tow extends from the die into the path of a conventional fiber chopping apparatus to form chopped carbon fibers, or through contacting tines of a mechanical debundler. Through adjustment of the relative position of fluid flow openings relative to a die bore through which fiber tow passes, the nature of the fluid impinging on the tow, the shape of the bore, in combinations thereof, an improved chopped carbon fiber dispersion is achieved. The chopped carbon fiber obtained is then available to be dispersed in molding composition formulations prior to formulation cure. |
| US10337124B2 |
Textile graphene component thermal fiber
A textile graphene component thermal fiber, or filament yarn, is able to be integrated into a textile, for example performance knits, woven and non-woven garments and linens, in order to conduct absorb or emit heat in order to regulate the body temperature for a user. The textile graphene component thermal fiber is able to absorb thermal energy and optimally conduct the thermal energy for extended periods of time. The textile graphene component thermal fiber includes a quantity of polymers, a first quantity of graphene, and a second quantity of graphene The quantity of polymers and the first quantity of graphene are mixed into a polymeric sheath. The second quantity of graphene and the quantity of thermally conductive substances are mixed into a thermal-conducting core. The polymeric sheath encloses the thermal conducting core in order to form the textile bi-component thermal fiber. |
| US10337119B2 |
Method of manufacturing silicon carbide epitaxial substrate
A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide epitaxial substrate includes: performing degassing by heating a reaction chamber of a film formation apparatus; and using a gas including silicon atoms, a gas including carbon atoms, an ammonia gas, and a hydrogen gas serving as a carrier gas and having a dew point equal to or less than −100° C., epitaxially growing a silicon carbide layer on a surface of a silicon carbide single-crystal substrate within the reaction chamber. |
| US10337117B2 |
Method of manufacturing a silicon ingot and silicon ingot
A method of Czochralski growth of a silicon ingot includes melting a mixture of silicon material and an n-type dopant material in a crucible. The silicon ingot is extracted from the molten silicon during an extraction time period. The silicon ingot is doped with additional n-type dopant material during at least one sub-period of the extraction time period. |
| US10337116B2 |
Film forming method for metal film and film forming apparatus therefor
In a film forming method, in a state where a metal solution is sealed in a first accommodation chamber of a housing with a solid electrolyte membrane and a fluid is sealed in a second accommodation chamber of a placing table with a thin film, a substrate is placed on the placing table and the placing table and the housing are moved relative to each other to cause the substrate to be interposed between the solid electrolyte membrane and the thin film, the solid electrolyte membrane and the thin film are pressed against the substrate interposed therebetween to cause the solid electrolyte membrane and the thin film to conform to a surface and a rear surface of the substrate, thereby forming a metal film. |
| US10337115B1 |
Surface treated copper foil for high speed printed circuit board products including the copper foil and methods of making
Surface treated copper foils for use in high speed circuits on the order of 100 MHz or greater contain a reverse treated layer of copper nodules on the drum side of the electrolytically deposited copper foil to form a lamination side to be laminated to a dielectric material to form a copper clad laminate. Methods of forming the surface treated copper foil, and printed circuit boards (PCB) from the copper clad laminates are also described. The surface treated copper foils, copper clad laminates and PCBs can be incorporated into various electronic devices in which high speed signals are employed, including personal computers, mobile communications, including cellular telephones and wearables, self-driving vehicles, including cars and trucks, and aviation devices, including manned and unmanned vehicles, including airplanes, drones, missiles and space equipment including satellites, spacecraft, space stations and extra-terrestrial habitats and vehicles. |
| US10337114B2 |
Process for the treatment of end-of-life cathode-ray tubes
A process for recycling glass from screens deriving from the disposal of cathode-ray tube television sets with quantitative recovery of the lead in metal form, is described. |
| US10337113B2 |
Side stream removal of impurities in electrolysis systems
A side stream subsystem can be used to remove impurity species from the recirculating alkali metal chloride solution in certain electrolysis systems. Silicon and/or aluminum species can be removed via precipitation after introducing an alkali metal hydroxide and magnesium chloride in a side stream line in the subsystem. The invention can allow for a substantial reduction in raw material and capital costs. |
| US10337096B2 |
Method for manufacturing deposition mask and deposition mask
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a deposition mask, which irradiates laser light L to a resin film 20 to form an opening pattern 4 having a polygonal shape in a plan view, the method including a step of irradiating the laser light L that is shaped using a beam-shaping mask 10 having a light transmissive window 18 that allows the laser light L to pass therethrough with light transmittance gradually reducing with distance from an edge of the light transmissive window 18 on at least one of opposing sides thereof within an area outside the light transmissive window 18 to thereby form the opening pattern 4 having at least one pair of opposing side walls 4a that are inclined to open wide toward a surface of the film 20 to be irradiated with the laser light L, from a surface opposite to the irradiated surface. |
| US10337093B2 |
Non-magnetic alloy forgings
A method of processing a non-magnetic alloy workpiece comprises heating the workpiece to a warm working temperature, open die press forging the workpiece to impart a desired strain in a central region of the workpiece, and radial forging the workpiece to impart a desired strain in a surface region of the workpiece. In a non-limiting embodiment, after the steps of open die press forging and radial forging, the strain imparted in the surface region is substantially equivalent to the strain imparted in the central region. In another non-limiting embodiment, the strain imparted in the central and surface regions are in a range from 0.3 inch/inch to 1 inch/inch, and there exists no more than a 0.5 inch/inch difference in strain of the central region compared with the strain of the surface region of the workpiece. An alloy forging processed according to methods described herein also is disclosed. |
| US10337092B2 |
Steel sheet
A steel sheet according to the present invention includes a predetermined chemical composition, in which amounts of each elements by mass % in the chemical composition satisfy both of expression “0.3000≤{Ca/40.88+(REM/140)/2}/(S/32.07)” and expression “Ca≤0.0058−0.0050×C”, and a number density of carbonitrides including Ti which exists independently and has a long side of 5 μm or more is limited to 5 pieces/mm2 or less. |
| US10337088B2 |
Iron-based amorphous alloys and methods of synthesizing iron-based amorphous alloys
A method according to one embodiment includes combining an amorphous iron-based alloy and at least one metal selected from a group consisting of molybdenum, chromium, tungsten, boron, gadolinium, nickel phosphorous, yttrium, and alloys thereof to form a mixture, wherein the at least one metal is present in the mixture from about 5 atomic percent (at %) to about 55 at %; and ball milling the mixture at least until an amorphous alloy of the iron-based alloy and the at least one metal is formed. Several amorphous iron-based metal alloys are also presented, including corrosion-resistant amorphous iron-based metal alloys and radiation-shielding amorphous iron-based metal alloys. |
| US10337086B2 |
Corrodible downhole article
A magnesium alloy suitable for use as a corrodible downhole article. The alloy has a corrosion rate of at least 50 mg/cm2/day in 15% KCl at 93° C. and a 0.2% proof strength of at least 50 MPa when tested using standard tensile test method ASTM B557-10. |
| US10337084B2 |
Method and carrier for transporting reductant such as coke into a metallurgical furnace and production method of the carrier
Provided is a method for transporting reductant such as coke into a metallurgical furnace containing a bottom layer containing molten metal and a top layer on top of the bottom layer containing molten metal. The method comprises a first providing step for providing reductant, a second providing step for providing metal, a forming step for forming carriers containing reductant and metal of reductant provided in the first providing step and metal provided in the second providing step, and a feeding step for feeding carriers formed in the forming step into the metallurgical furnace. Also provided is a carrier and a production method for producing carriers. |
| US10337082B2 |
Hearth roll and continuous annealing facility
Provided is a hearth roll for supporting and conveying a steel sheet in a continuous annealing furnace, wherein all of a shaft portion and a roil main body are made from one or more ceramic materials, preferably constituted with concentric ceramic layers of different ceramic materials centering on the rotation shaft of the roll. The hearth roll has not only an excellent pickup resistance but also a long roll life free from maintenance for long periods. Also provided is a continuous annealing facility using the hearth roll in at least one of a heating zone, a soaking zone and a cooling zone. |
| US10337079B2 |
Maraging steel
The present invention relates to a maraging steel containing, in terms of mass %, 0.20≤C≤0.35, 9.0≤Co≤20.0, 1.0≤(Mo+W/2)≤2.0, 1.0≤Cr≤4.0, and a certain amount of Ni, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which in a case where the contents of V and Nb satisfy V+Nb≤0.020 mass %, the amount of Ni is 6.0≤Ni≤9.4, and in which in a case where the contents of V and Nb satisfy 0.020 mass % |
| US10337076B2 |
Pneumatic ore charging
A method for reducing metal oxide containing charge materials (1): reducing the metal oxide containing charge materials (1) in at least two fluidized bed units (RA,RE) by means of a reduction gas (2), wherein at least some of the resulting off-gas (3) is recycled and wherein the metal oxide containing charge materials (1) are conveyed into the fluidized bed unit RE by a propellant gas. Also, apparatus for carrying out the method according to the invention is disclosed. |
| US10337073B2 |
MicroRNA polymorphisms conferring enhanced drought tolerance in a plant
Methods of identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism associated with a plant trait and methods of identifying a plant having an improved trait. The plant trait is correlated with at least one single nucleotide polymorphism in a microRNA region of a plant genome. Isolated nucleic acids, transgenic plants, and methods of producing the same are also disclosed. |
| US10337072B2 |
Copy number detection and methods
Described herein are methods of measuring, in a genomic sample from an individual, the relative frequency of a target sequence (that is, its copy number) with respect to a control sequence of known copy number at a different genomic locus in the same genome, wherein the target and control sequences differ by at least one single nucleotide variation (SNV). These methods involve both the target sequence and the control sequence in a single reaction/container, using a pair of primers that prime amplification of both the target sequence and the control sequence, or a single downstream primer and two upstream primers (that differs only at the position of the SNV between the target and control sequences), and measuring the abundance of each of the target sequence and the control sequence using SNV-specific labeled probes or primers, or a melting curve analysis that distinguishes between the amplified control and target sequences. The methods are exemplified with various different amplifications process. Also provided are methods of using these copy number detection methods, for instance, in breeding programs, identification, diagnosis, and so forth. |
| US10337069B2 |
Method for diagnosing hepatic fibrosis
The present invention concerns methods, in particular in vitro methods, for diagnosing liver fibrosis in a subject suffering from obesity, or for selecting a subject suffering from obesity for liver biopsy or for treatment. The present invention also pertains to methods for screening a probiotic, a prebiotic, a chemical compound or a biological compound suitable for preventing and/or treating liver fibrosis. |
| US10337068B2 |
TRPC6 involved in glomerulonephritis
Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a kidney disorder of unknown etiology and up to 20% of patients on dialysis have this diagnosis. A large family with hereditary FSGS carries a missense mutation in the TRPC6 gene on chromosome 11q, encoding the ion channel protein Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel 6. The missense mutation is a P112Q substitution, which occurs in a highly conserved region of the protein, enhances TRPC6-mediated calcium signals in response to agonists such as angiotensin II, and alters the intracellular distribution of TRPC6 protein. Previous work has emphasized the importance of cytoskeletal and structural proteins in proteinuric kidney diseases. Our findings suggest a novel mechanism for glomerular disease pathogenesis. |
| US10337064B2 |
Method for screening agents promoting skin barrier function and method for evaluating skin barrier function taking epidermal serine racemase and/or D-serine level as indicator
The purpose of the present invention is to develop a method for screening drugs having the effect of increasing skin barrier function in in vitro studies and to evaluate barrier function in the skin. Candidate drugs can be screened by using the activity and/or expression level of serine racemase as an indicator. |
| US10337062B2 |
Transposition of native chromatin for personal epigenomics
Provided herein is a method for analyzing polynucleotides such as genomic DNA. In certain embodiments, the method comprises: (a) treating chromatin isolated from a population of cells with an insertional enzyme complex to produce tagged fragments of genomic DNA; (b) sequencing a portion of the tagged fragments to produce a plurality of sequence reads; and (c) making an epigenetic map of a region of the genome of the cells by mapping information obtained from the sequence reads to the region. A kit for performing the method is also provided. |
| US10337061B2 |
Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides
The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, systems, and devices for polynucleotide processing. Such polynucleotide processing may be useful for a variety of applications, including polynucleotide sequencing. |
| US10337056B2 |
Dynamic flux nucleic acid sequence amplification
Provided herein are dynamic flux nucleic acid sequence amplification methods. The dynamic flux nucleic acid sequence amplification methods described herein are capable of amplifying nucleic acid sequences within a narrow temperature range. In some aspects, the disclosure provides for real-time dynamic flux nucleic acid sequence amplification methods. |
| US10337052B2 |
Method for testing a mutant gene through real time polymerase chain reaction using inhibition of 5′-flap endonuclease activity
The present invention relates to a method for detecting single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) using a feature that the 5′-flap endonuclease (FEN) activity of DNA polymerase is inhibited when a probe complementarily binds to the end of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) product. More specifically, the present invention relates to a novel method wherein it was verified that, when a probe used for a real-time PCR complementarily binds to the end site of a PCR product, the 5′-FEN activity of thermostable DNA polymerase to the probe is inhibited, and thus when such a feature is used to make a design such that an SNP site to be detected is located at the 5′-end site of the probe, the 5′-flap formation is induced according to the allele, thereby allowing effective SNP detection. |
| US10337051B2 |
Methods and compositions for detecting a target RNA
The present disclosure provides methods for detecting a single-stranded target RNA. The present disclosure provides methods of cleaving a precursor C2c2 guide RNA array into two or more C2c2 guide RNAs. The present disclosure provides a kit for detecting a target RNA in a sample. |
| US10337049B2 |
Universal methylation profiling methods
The present invention provides a method of determining whether cytosine residues present at a predetermined positions within a single strand of a double stranded DNA of known sequence are methylated as well as compounds for carrying out this method. |
| US10337046B2 |
High confidence in positive status determination
Systems, methods, and apparatus for determining whether a culture in a vessel contains a plurality of microorganisms are provided. A normalization relative value is calculated for each respective measurement of a biological state of the culture between (i) the respective measurement and (ii) an initial biological state. For each fixed interval of time points, a derivative of the normalization relative values in the interval of time points is calculated, thereby forming a plurality of rate transformation values. For each set of rate transformation values in the plurality of rate transformation values, a measure of central tendency of the values in the set is computed, thereby forming a plurality of average relative transformation values. A determination whether the culture contains the microorganisms is made based on whether any calculated average relative transformation value exceeds a first threshold or whether an extent of growth exhibited by the culture exceeds a second threshold. |
| US10337042B2 |
Method for producing galactooligosaccharides from lactose
Methods are disclosed for the enzymatic preparation of galactooligosaccharide (GOS) from lactose using two different microbial lactase enzymes to maximize the extent of transgalactosylation during the digestion of lactose. Methods are also disclosed for avoiding the turbidity of a solution comprising GOS and lactose as it is adjusted for incubation with a yeast neutral lactase. |
| US10337038B2 |
Microorganisms and methods for the production of fatty acids and fatty acid derived products
This invention relates to metabolically engineered microorganism strains, such as bacterial strains, in which there is an increased utilization of malonyl-CoA for production of a fatty acid or fatty acid derived product, wherein the modified microorganism produces fatty acyl-CoA intermediates via a malonyl-CoA dependent but malonyl-ACP independent mechanism. |
| US10337035B2 |
Method for preparing organic acid by fed-batch-feeding carbon source substrate and base
The present invention provides a fed-batch culture method comprising a step of fed-batch-feeding a carbon source base and a base in such a manner that the pH level can be maintained at a level suitable for the growth of microorganisms for fermentation of a carbon source. The present invention also provides a method for preparing organic acids using the fed-batch culture method. The present invention fed-batch-feeds a neutralizing agent such as ammonium bicarbonate, ammonium carbonate or alkali metal-containing weak base, and a carbon source substrate in preparing organic acids by microorganism fermentation. Thus, a pH level suitable for the survival of microorganisms for carbon source fermentation can be maintained, and the speed of injecting the carbon source base which is the source material can be appropriately adjusted. The present invention may improve productivity, yield rate and concentration of organic acids and may automatically inject a base and a carbon source substrate according to a variation in the pH level, thus improving reliability and convenience of a fermentation process operation. |
| US10337033B2 |
Carbonyl reductase oligomers and their application in synthesis of chiral alcohols
Disclosed are methods for the synthesis of chiral alcohols by Sortase A-mediated oxidoreductase oligomers, which relates to the field of biocatalysis. In the present disclosure, oxidoreductase oligomers were used as biocatalysts for chiral alcohol preparation. Compared to wild-type enzymes, the oxidoreductase oligomers significantly improved catalytic activity and thermal stability. The sortase A-mediated oxidoreductase oligomers had 6-8 folds improvement in specific activity over that of the wild-type enzymes. The oligomers displayed a Tm value 6-12° C. higher than that of the wild-type, suggesting the sortase A-mediated oxidoreductase oligomers significantly improved thermostability of the enzymes. The oxidoreductase oligomers catalyzed asymmetric transformation to produce (S)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol or (R)-1-phenethyl alcohol within 3-6 hr, with an optical purity of 98%-100% and a yield of 98%-99%. |
| US10337032B2 |
Compositions and methods for recombinant biosynthesis of propane
Provided are genetically engineered microorganism that catalyze the synthesis of propane and/or butanol from a suitable substrate such as glucose. Also provided are methods of engineering said genetically engineered microorganism and methods of producing propane and/or butanol using the genetically engineered microorganism. |
| US10337027B2 |
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment and the prevention of cardiomyopathy due to Friedreich ataxia
A method for preventing or treating cardiomyopathy due to energy failure in a subject in need thereof is provided. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a vector which comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a gene that can reverse energy failure. An exemplary cardiomyopathy is that which is associated with Friedreich ataxia and an exemplary nucleic acid sequence comprises a nucleic acid that encodes frataxin (FXN). |
| US10337024B2 |
Plants with enhanced photosynthesis and methods of manufacture thereof
A transgenic plant having enhanced photosynthesis is disclosed. The transgenic plant is transformed with a transgenic polynucleotide encoding a heterologous bicarbonate transporter. The bicarbonate transporter can be from an algae or a cyanobacterial species. The transgenic polynucleotide comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding the bicarbonate transporter under the control of a functional plant promoter and optionally includes a chloroplast envelope targeting peptide heterologous to the bicarbonate transporter. Methods of making the transgenic plant and transgenic polynucleotide are disclosed. |
| US10337022B2 |
Methods of increasing root biomass in plants
The invention provides methods and materials for increasing root biomass in a plant, by increasing the expression of at least one PEAPOD protein, or fragment thereof, in the plant. The invention also provides methods and materials for producing a plant increased root biomass, the method comprising the step of increasing the expression of at least one PEAPOD protein, or fragment thereof, in the plant. |
| US10337018B1 |
Asparaginase mutant with efficient expression, activity and stability
The present disclosure discloses an asparaginase mutant with efficient expression, activity and stability, belonging to the technical fields of gene engineering and enzyme engineering. The amino acid sequence of the asparaginase mutant is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 99, SEQ ID NO: 100 or SEQ ID NO: 101; meanwhile, compared with the wild type asparaginase mutant, the extracellular enzyme activity of the asparaginase fusion enzyme mutant is increased by up to 2.25 times, the stability is increased by up to 3.56 times, and the specific enzyme activity is increased by up to 1.34 times. |
| US10337015B2 |
Modulation of pre-MRNA using splice modulating oligonucleotides as therapeutic agents in the treatment of disease
The present invention encompasses a class of compounds known as splice modulating oligonucleotides (SMOs) that modulate pre-mRNA splicing, thereby affecting expression and functionality of a specific protein in a cell. The present invention further provides compositions and methods for modulating pre-mRNA splicing using a SMO of the invention to abrogate disease-causing mutations in a protein. Accordingly, the present invention provides compositions and methods of treating a subject at risk of, susceptible to, or having a disease, disorder, or condition associated with aberrant or unwanted target pre-mRNA expression or activity. |
| US10337014B2 |
Low molecular weight cyclic amine containing cationic lipids for oligonucleotide delivery
The instant invention provides for novel cationic lipids that can be used in combination with other lipid components such as cholesterol and PEG-lipids to form lipid nanoparticles with oligonucleotides. It is an object of the instant invention to provide a cationic lipid scaffold that demonstrates enhanced efficacy along with lower liver toxicity as a result of lower lipid levels in the liver. The present invention employs low molecular weight cationic lipids comprising at least one short lipid chain to enhance the efficiency and tolerability of in vivo delivery of siRNA. |
| US10337011B2 |
Treatment of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to FGF21
The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of FGF21. |
| US10337010B2 |
Angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) iRNA compositions and methods of use thereof
The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions. |
| US10337008B2 |
Methods for predicting the progression and treating a chronic kidney disease in a patient
The present invention relates to a method for predicting the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a patient and also to an inhibitor of NGAL gene expression or an NGAL antagonist for use in the prevention or the treatment of CKD. |
| US10337004B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating a subject with a SMAD7 antisense oligonucleotide
The present invention relates to treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) using antisense nucleotides that are directed against polymorphic forms (e.g., those containing single nucleotide polymorphisms) of the SMAD7 mRNA. The invention thus relates to treatment methods for subjects having polymorphic forms of SMAD7 and antisense oligonucleotides that specifically target SMAD7 mRNA transcripts containing polymorphisms. |
| US10337002B2 |
MicroRNAs for cardiac regeneration through induction of cardiac myocyte proliferation
The present invention discloses a set of human microRNAs, or a primary transcript for such microRNAs, or a precursor of such microRNAs, or a mimic of such microRNAs or a combination thereof, and their use as medicaments for inducing proliferation of cardiomyocytes for the prevention and treatment of heart diseases associated with a loss of cardiomyocytes. The invention also relates to a method for screening microRNAs and biological and therapeutically active compounds for their ability to increase proliferation of cardiomyocytes. |
| US10336999B2 |
Compositions and methods for activating silent gene clusters
The disclosure provides compositions and methods for producing natural products in microorganisms that are otherwise unexpressed, poorly expressed or poorly transcribed. In particular aspects, the disclosure provides compositions and methods for activating a silent gene or gene cluster with a bacteriophage and/or Streptomyces Antibiotic Regulatory Protein (SARP) transcription factor. |
| US10336998B2 |
Microbial strain improvement by a HTP genomic engineering platform
The present disclosure provides a HTP microbial genomic engineering platform that is computationally driven and integrates molecular biology, automation, and advanced machine learning protocols. This integrative platform utilizes a suite of HTP molecular tool sets to create HTP genetic design libraries, which are derived from, inter alia, scientific insight and iterative pattern recognition. The HTP genomic engineering platform described herein is microbial strain host agnostic and therefore can be implemented across taxa. Furthermore, the disclosed platform can be implemented to modulate or improve any microbial host parameter of interest. |
| US10336997B2 |
Continuous directed evolution
The invention provides systems, methods, reagents, apparatuses, vectors, and host cells for the continuous evolution of nucleic acids. For example, a lagoon is provided in which a population of viral vectors comprising a gene of interest replicates in a stream of host cells, wherein the viral vectors lack a gene encoding a protein required for the generation of infectious viral particles, and wherein that gene is expressed in the host cells under the control of a conditional promoter, the activity of which depends on a function of the gene of interest to be evolved. Some aspects of this invention provide evolved products obtained from continuous evolution procedures described herein. Kits containing materials for continuous evolution are also provided. |
| US10336989B2 |
Chlamydomonas violaxanthin de-epoxidase enzyme and its uses
This disclosure provides Chlamydomonas violaxanthin de-epoxidase (CVDE) gene, polypeptides, and variants thereof as well as host cells that are genetically modified to express a CVDE polypeptide or variant. The disclosure additionally provides methods of producing such a genetically modified host cell and methods of using the cells , e.g., to increase zeaxanthin production. |
| US10336986B2 |
Cell culturing article and method for manufacturing thereof
The disclosure provides a cell culturing article. The cell culturing article includes a substrate having a surface, a hydrophilic copolymer layer positioned on the surface of the substrate, and a plurality of peptide chains individually conjugated to a surface of the hydrophilic copolymer layer. The hydrophilic copolymer layer is copolymerized by a plurality of polyvinyl alcohol units, a plurality of polyvinyl alcohol derivative units, and a plurality of units containing at least one carboxyl group. A method for manufacturing the cell culturing article, a method for culturing undifferentiated stem cells and a method for regulating stem cell differentiation are also provided herein. |
| US10336977B2 |
Bioreactor for cell co-culture
A bioreactor for cell co-culture having at least first and second cell culture chambers which are separated by a porous membrane. The membrane has at least one sealing gasket integrated in the membrane and being integral therewith. The sealing gasket defines a closed perimeter delimiting a first cell culture area. |
| US10336974B2 |
Biogas plant service device
A biogas plant service device and an associated biogas plant with a service shaft for biogas plants includes a fermentation tank with a tank wall, a fermentation tank interior and a tank cover covering the fermentation tank interior. The service shaft has a service opening to carry out the assembly, disassembly and maintenance of the plant, such as, a stirrer. The service shaft is arranged on a tank roof covering the fermenter tank interior for sealing the tank roof. An assembly rod is provided extending into the fermentation mass in the fermentation tank interior from the service shaft and at a distance from the tank wall. The service shaft is fixed to a support frame which has a support section, with a fixing apparatus provided on the support section by means of which the support section can be aligned and fixed outside the fermentation tank interior. |
| US10336972B2 |
Method of pretreating fabrics
A method of laundering a fabric comprising the steps of: applying a laundry pretreat composition to a stain on a fabric in a pretreat step; and washing the fabric from step (a) in an automatic or semiautomatic washing machine or in a hand wash operation. |
| US10336964B2 |
Grease composition and bearing
The invention provides a grease composition suitable for being packed in roll bearings to be lubricated at elevated temperatures and a bearing in which the above-mentioned grease composition is packed. In the grease composition containing a base oil, a urea-containing thickener and an additive, the additive includes an overbased metal sulfonate and the amount of the overbased metal sulfonate is 0.05 to 1.00 mass % with respect to the total amount of the grease composition. The bearing has the above-mentioned grease composition sealed therein. |
| US10336963B2 |
Aromatic tetrahedral borate compounds for lubricating compositions
A lubricating composition includes an oil of lubricating viscosity and an ionic tetrahedral borate compound which includes a cation and a tetrahedral borate anion which includes a boron atom, the boron atom having at least one aromatic bidentate di-oxo ligand. The compound may be represented by formula (I), where R1 and R2 are selected from C1-48 hydrocarbyl groups or together form a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered ring; R3 and R4 together represent a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring; m is 0 or 1; X is hydrogen, a C1-24 hydrocarbyl group, —OR5, —NHR5, or ═O, R5 is a C1-24 hydrocarbyl group; M represents the cation; and n is at least 1. The cation may be selected to provide detergent and/or dispersant properties to the lubricating composition. In the case of ammonium cations, the molecular weight may be 260 g/mol or higher for providing a highly soluble compound, particularly when X is ═O. |
| US10336959B2 |
Lubricants with calcium-containing detergent and their use for improving low speed pre-ignition
A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine. The lubricating oil composition includes greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil, an overbased detergent having a TBN greater than 225 mg KOH/g and a low-based/neutral detergent having a TBN up to 175 mg KOH/g. A total amount of calcium from the overbased and low-based/neutral detergent is greater than 1100 ppm to less than 2400 ppm by weight based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition. The lubricating oil composition and method may be effective to reduce low-speed pre-ignition events in a boosted internal combustion engine lubricated with the lubricating oil composition relative to commercially available lubricating oil compositions. |
| US10336957B2 |
Acid-free quaternized nitrogen compounds and use thereof as additives in fuels and lubricants
The present invention relates to novel acid-free quaternized nitrogen compounds, to the preparation thereof and to the use thereof as a fuel and lubricant additive, more particularly as a detergent additive, as a wax antisettling additive (WASA) or as an additive for reducing internal diesel injector deposits (IDID); to additive packages which comprise these compounds; and to fuels and lubricants thus additized. The present invention further relates to the use of these acid-free quaternized nitrogen compounds as a fuel additive for reducing or preventing deposits in the injection systems of direct-injection diesel engines, especially in common-rail injection systems, for reducing the fuel consumption of direct-injection diesel engines, especially of diesel engines with common-rail injection systems, and for minimizing power loss in direct-injection diesel engines, especially in diesel engines with common-rail injection systems. |
| US10336956B2 |
Natural-gas purification apparatus
A natural-gas purification apparatus includes: a compressor that adjusts the pressure of natural gas; a cooling unit that liquefies and separates a part of natural-gas liquid by cooling the natural gas after the pressure adjustment by the compressor; a heating unit that heats the natural gas after the separation of the part of the natural-gas liquid by the cooling unit; carbon-dioxide separation units that are arranged in series and separate carbon dioxide from the natural gas heated by the heating unit through carbon-dioxide separation membranes; and a thermostatic chamber that adjusts the temperature of at least the carbon-dioxide separation unit disposed at the most downstream side among the carbon-dioxide separation units. |
| US10336954B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting fouling in hydrocarbons or petrochemicals
Antifoulant compositions and methods are used for inhibiting fouling on structural parts of a system exposed to a fluid hydrocarbon or petrochemical stream. The antifoulant compositions may comprise at least one polyalkylene anhydride ester (“PAAE”) dispersant. Other antifoulant compositions may comprise an alkylphenol sulfide (“APS”). |
| US10336951B2 |
Desalter emulsion separation by hydrocarbon heating medium direct vaporization
A petroleum desalting process in which the oil/water emulsion layer which forms in the desalter vessel between the settled water layer and the settled oil layer is separated into the oil and water components by contact with a heated high boiling hydrocarbon to break the emulsion and vaporize water from the emulsion in a flash drum. The vessel has an emulsion outlet for removing an emulsion stream from the emulsion layer and a conduit connecting the emulsion withdrawal port to an inlet of an optional settling drum to effect and initial separation into an oil-enriched phase and a water phase with the oil-enriched phase led to the flash drum. |
| US10336946B2 |
Catalytic pyrolysis method and apparatus
Method includes heating mixture of heavy oil (API<22.3), water, and catalyst in a reactor to form pyrolyzate vapor condensable to form an oil phase lighter than the heavy oil. The feed mixture can include 100 parts by weight heavy oil, 5 to 100 parts by weight water, and 1 to 20 parts by weight solid catalyst particulates, which can include an oxide or acid addition salt of a Group 3-16 metal on a mineral support. Also, an apparatus for treating the heavy oil includes a mixing zone to prepare the emulsion, a transfer line to a pyrolysis zone; and a control system for the pyrolysis zone. Also, a process includes injecting the pyrolyzate in a treatment fluid into an injection well. |
| US10336941B2 |
Impact-modified hydroxyapatite as flame retardant polymer fillers
A process for forming an impact-modified flame retardant polymer fillers, as well as the impact-modified flame retardant polymer filler, are disclosed. A polymer filler is an additive that can be added to a polymer matrix. The polymer filler can be mixed or otherwise incorporated into a polymer to modify the properties of a polymer matrix to create the flame retardant material. The impact-modified flame retardant polymer fillers can include an impact-modified hydroxyapatite filler. |
| US10336938B2 |
Liquid crystal composition
A liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound (A) having 5 or more ring structures in its main chain and a polymer (B) of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound (A) having 5 or more ring structures in its main chain, which inhibits occurrence of an orientation defect of a liquid crystal compound and exhibits excellent storage stability when dissolved in a solvent is provided. |
| US10336937B2 |
Monolithic rare earth oxide aerogels
Disclosed here is a method for making a monolithic rare earth oxide (REO) aerogel, comprising: preparing a reaction mixture comprising at least one rare earth metal nitrate, at least one epoxide, at least one base catalyst, and at least one organic solvent; curing the mixture to produce a wet gel; drying the wet gel to produce a dry gel; and thermally annealing the dry gel to produce the monolithic REO aerogel. Also disclosed is an REO aerogel comprising a network of REO nanostructures, wherein the REO aerogel is a monolith having at least one lateral dimension of at least 1 cm, wherein the REO aerogel has a density of about 40-500 mg/cm3 and/or a BET surface area of at least about 20 m2/g, and wherein the REO aerogel is substantially free of oxychloride. |
| US10336933B2 |
Vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite compositions
Embodiments herein include a method comprising providing a self-sealing cement slurry comprising an aqueous base fluid, a cementitious material, and a vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite, wherein the vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite comprises an elastomer, a crosslinked water swellable superabsorbent polymer, and a hydrophobically modified water-soluble polymer; introducing the self-sealing cement slurry into a subterranean formation; and allowing the self-sealing cement slurry to set, wherein the vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite is capable of swelling in the presence of a non-aqueous fluid and an aqueous fluid to reduce the permeability of fluid flowpaths in the set self-sealing cement slurry upon loss of structural integrity. |
| US10336930B2 |
Date tree waste-based binary fibrous mix for moderate to severe loss control
A date tree fiber mix lost circulation material (LCM) is provided. The date tree fiber mix LCM may include includes date tree trunk fibers produced from date tree trunks and date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers produced from date tree leaves and leaf stems. The LCM include a mix of 30% by weight date tree trunk fibers and 70% date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers, 40% by weight date tree trunk fibers and 60% date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers, 50% by weight date tree trunk fibers and 50% date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers. Methods of lost circulation control using and manufacture of a date tree fiber mix LCM are also provided. |
| US10336928B2 |
Corrosion inhibited compositions and methods of using same
New compositions, for example, corrosion inhibited compositions, and the like compositions and new methods of using such compositions are disclosed. Such compositions may be liquid solutions, for example, substantially without solid material formation and/or crystal formation, and may include different concentrations of organic acid components and/or different combinations of organic acid components relative to previous compositions. The present compositions may be used as antifreeze coolant compositions or formulations, for example, in the cooling systems of internal combustion engines. |
| US10336922B2 |
Compositions containing ethylene polymers
Disclosed are compositions which include an ethylene polymer derived from at least one polar monomer with one or more ester groups, which polymerize with ethylene, (e.g., a copolymer derived from ethylene and vinyl acetate or a copolymer derived from ethylene and n-butyl acrylate) and a rosin ester. The rosin ester can have a low hydroxyl number (e.g., a hydroxyl number six or five or less), a low acid number (e.g., an acid number of ten or less), a low PAN number (e.g., a PAN number of eight or less), or combinations thereof. The compositions can exhibit improved viscosity stability and/or color stability and/or a decreased amount of char particle formation upon thermal aging. |
| US10336920B2 |
Foamable hot melt adhesive compositions and use thereof
The invention relates to a foamable hot melt adhesive composition, method of foaming the foamable hot melt adhesive composition, and method of using the foamed hot melt adhesive composition. The foamed hot melt adhesive provides a reliable adhesion with high heat resistance for packaging applications. The present invention provides an environmentally and economically sound adhesive that provides sufficient adhesion to the packages upon which it is being applied. |
| US10336915B2 |
Anaerobically curable compositions
The present invention relates to anaerobically curable (meth)acrylate compositions, and stabilizers for same. |
| US10336902B2 |
High flow, high heat polycarbonate compositions
Polycarbonate blend compositions are disclosed. The compositions include at least one polycarbonate useful for high heat applications. The compositions include at least one poly(aliphatic ester)-polycarbonate. The compositions can include one or more additional polymers. The compositions can include one or more additives. The compositions can be used to prepare articles of manufacture. |
| US10336901B2 |
Polycarbonate compositions, methods of their manufacture, and articles thereof
A polycarbonate composition having a flammability rating of V0 measured according to the UL 94 Vertical Burning Test at a thickness of 3 millimeters is disclosed. The composition comprises a linear polycarbonate, a branched polycarbonate, sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, and a linear phenyl-containing siloxane, a cyclic siloxane or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing siloxanes. |
| US10336899B2 |
Polybutylene terephthalate resin composition
A polybutylene terephthalate resin composition containing a polybutylene terephthalate resin, 10 to 20% by mass of glass fiber relative to a total mass of the composition, an ethylene/ethyl acrylate copolymer, and an epoxy compound having an epoxy equivalent weight of 600 to 1,500 g/equivalent, and having a comparative tracking index (CTI) of 600 V or higher, measured in accordance with the third edition of IEC 60112. |
| US10336898B2 |
Process for stabilizing phenolic resins containing calixarenes
This invention relates to a process for stabilizing a phenolic resin containing a mixture of linear phenolic resins and calixarenes and a demulsifier composition comprising the stabilized phenolic resins prepared from the process. The process comprises contacting the phenolic resin with an alkylene carbonate, in the presence of a base catalyst, to at least partially alkoxylate the phenolic hydroxyl groups of the calixarenes. This process forms a stabilized phenolic resin with an increased solubility in a hydrocarbon solvent. |
| US10336897B2 |
Tailorable viscoelastic properties of PEG-hemiaminal organogel networks
Methods, compounds, and compositions described herein generally relate to hemiaminal organogel networks (HDCNs) and methods of forming HDCNs. In some embodiments, a hemiaminal organogel has a plurality of first polymers, each having a first end and a second end, a plurality of second polymers, each having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of trivalent aminal-hemiaminal linkages. The first end of each polymer of the plurality of first polymers may be covalently bonded to a first trivalent aminal-hemiaminal linkage. The second end of each polymer of the plurality of first polymers may be covalently bonded to a second trivalent aminal-hemiaminal linkage. The first end of each polymer of the plurality of second polymers may be covalently bonded to one of the plurality of trivalent aminal-hemiaminal linkages. The second end of each polymer of the plurality of second polymers may be non-covalently bonded. |
| US10336894B2 |
Polypropylene composition comprising nucleating agent
The invention is directed to a polypropylene composition comprising (A) a propylene-based polymer, (B) talc and (C) a functionalized polypropylene grafted with an acid or acid anhydride functional group, wherein components (A) and (C) are different, wherein the amount of the talc in the composition is 0.025-4 wt % of the total composition and the amount of the functionalized polypropylene is 0.005-0.75 wt % of the total composition. |
| US10336889B2 |
Pneumatic tire
The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), 100 phr of a diene based elastomer having a glass transition temperature less than −50° C.; from 30 to 65 phr of a fatty acid monoester of formula 1 where R1 is selected from C1 to C8 linear or branched alkyl, C1 to C8 linear or branched alkenyl, and C2 to C6 linear or branched alkyl substituted with from one to five hydroxyl groups; R2 is C11 to C21 alkyl or C11 to C21 alkenyl; less than 10 phr of a petroleum-derived oil; and from 50 to 130 phr of silica. |
| US10336887B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesives including expandable graphite
A building material comprising a substrate layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, where the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes expandable graphite. |
| US10336884B2 |
Block copolymers for gel compositions
Compositions comprising (i) a hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer, (ii) an oil, and (iii) optional additives are described herein. Compositions include but are not limited to cable fillings. The styrenic block copolymer having peak molecular weight of from about 125 to about 300 kg/mol, an oil and optional additives are described herein. The block copolymer includes a B block having vinyl content of from about 35% to about 49% and an S block having a polystyrene content of from about 28% to about 40%. The compositions may form a gel having a thixotropic ratio at 25° C. of from about 5 to about 10 and further characterized by specific low, middle and high shear rate viscosities at 25° C. and shear rates of 6 s−1, 50 s−1 and 200 s−1 of from 10,000 cps to 750,000 cps, 1,000 cps to 100,000 cps and 1,000 cps to 6,000 cps, respectively; a drop point from 100° C. to 250° C.; and a cone penetration at 25° C. of from 300 dmm to 685 dmm. |
| US10336883B2 |
Compositions prepared using an ionic crosslinking agent and methods of making the same
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an ionic crosslinking agent (e.g., compositions comprising crosslinked products prepared by ionically crosslinking a polymer derived from styrene and optionally butadiene using an ionic crosslinking agent). The present disclosure also relates to methods of making the disclosed compositions. The compositions disclosed herein can be used in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, asphalt compositions, paints, coatings, carpet compositions, paper binding and coating compositions, foams, or adhesives. |
| US10336882B2 |
Method of recovering lactide
A method of recovering lactide which includes introducing a molten resin composition that contains a polylactic acid, a depolymerization catalyst and a carrier resin into a vent chamber (3) that is maintained under a reduced pressure using a first screw conveyer passage (11) that extends in the vent chamber (3), gasifying the lactide contained in the molten resin composition, and recovering a gaseous lactide from the vent chamber, wherein a second screw conveyer passage (60) is provided under the first screw conveyer passage (11) in the vent chamber (3) to recover the carrier resin. |
| US10336873B2 |
Functional polymer membrane, manufacturing method therefor, ion exchange membrane and proton conductive membrane equipped with functional polymer membrane, and ion exchange device
A functional polymer membrane of the present invention contains a polymer containing at least a structure represented by the following Formula (I), a method for producing the membrane, and an ion exchange apparatus: wherein R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R3 to R6 each represent a substituent; R3 to R6 may be bonded to each other and form a ring; A1 to A4 each represent a single bond or a divalent linking group; M1 represents a hydrogen ion, an organic base ion, or a metal ion; J1 represents a single bond, —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —CO—, —CR8R9—, or an alkenylene group, and R8 and R9 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a halogen atom; and k1, k2, k3, k4, n1, n2, m1, m2, p, and q each represent a particular integer. |
| US10336862B2 |
Biodegradable polymers with pendant functional groups attached through amide bonds
Amide compounds are defined and are polymerized to create polyesters and polyurethanes having amide units bearing a pendant functional group, where the nitrogen atom of the amide group is part of the polymer backbone. The pendant functional group of the functionalized amide polymer may be modified or added by post polymerization functionalization of the functionalized amide polymer. The pendant functional group of the functionalized amide polymer may include a protecting group that may be removed after polymerization. The pendant functional groups of the functionalized amide polymers may be used to modulate the physical, chemical and biological properties of the polymers. |
| US10336861B2 |
Phosphorus-containing caprolactone monomers for synthesis of flame retardant polycaprolactones
A process of forming a flame retardant polycaprolactone includes utilizing a caprolactone molecule to form a hydroxyl-functionalized caprolactone molecule. The process also includes chemically reacting the hydroxyl-functionalized caprolactone molecule with a phosphorus-containing flame retardant molecule to form a flame retardant-functionalized caprolactone monomer. The process further includes polymerizing a mixture that includes at least the flame retardant-functionalized caprolactone monomer to form a flame retardant polycaprolactone. |
| US10336859B2 |
Method for preparing an electrolyte capacitor
The method for preparing an electrolyte capacitor includes: providing an oxidant dopant agent for preparing the conductive polymer including: ferric naphthalenesulfonate; and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of phosphate, phosphite, borate, thiophosphate, and dithiophosphate. The method also includes preparing a conductive polymer by using the oxidant dopant agent to obtain an electrolyte comprising the conductive polymer. |
| US10336858B2 |
Preparation of bromine-containing polymers useful as flame retardants
The invention relates to a process for preparing bromine-containing polymer, comprising a Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction of tetrabromoxylylene dihalide, or tetrabromoxylylene dihalide in combination with pentabromobenzyl halide, with a reactant having one or more six-membered aromatic rings, wherein the reaction takes place in a solvent in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst, and isolating from the reaction mixture the bromine-containing polymer. The so-formed polymers and their use as flame retardants form additional aspects of the invention. |
| US10336853B2 |
Polymer, process and composition
There is described a low number average molecular weight (MN<10 kD) and high glass transition temperature (>75° C.) copolymer (optionally a solid grade oligomer (SGO)) that comprises (a) at least 20 wt-% of itaconate functional monomer(s), (b) not more than 40% of a hydrophilic monomer, preferably an acid functional monomer(s) in an amount sufficient to achieve an acid value from 65 to 325 mg KOH per g of solid polymer; (c) optionally not more than 70% of other monomers not being either (a) or (b), having a max content of vinyl aromatic monomer(s) of 40 wt-% and/or max content of methacrylate(s) of 40 wt-%; where the weight percentages of monomers (a), (b) and (c) are calculated as a proportion of the total amount of monomers in the copolymer being 100%. |
| US10336850B2 |
Methods of use for crosslinked polymer compositions in subterranean formation operations
A method comprising introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, wherein the treatment fluid comprises a base fluid and a crosslinked polymer, the crosslinked polymer comprising reactants of a first repeating unit, a second repeating unit, and a crosslinker that react to form the crosslinked polymer, wherein the first repeating unit is a sulfonic acid-containing monomer present from 50% to 99% by weight of the reactants, wherein the second repeating unit selected from the group consisting of an N-vinyl amide-containing monomer, a terminal double bond-containing monomer, and any combination thereof, and is present from 1% to 50% by weight of the reactants, and wherein the crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds. |
| US10336849B2 |
Copolymer comprising oxazoline monomers and use thereof as crosslinker
The present application relates to novel copolymers and processes for the preparation thereof, where the copolymers comprise, as building blocks: a C1-20-alkyl (meth)acrylate and/or C8-20-vinylaromatics (monomer a); a monoethylenically unsaturated, hydrophilic monomer comprising at least one sulfonic acid group (—SO3M) (monomer b); and a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising at least one oxazoline group (monomer c); and where the fraction of the monomers a) and b) is in total less than 50% by weight, based on the total amount of the monomers in the copolymer A. |
| US10336843B2 |
Ultra-high molecular weight ethylene-based copolymer powder, and molded article using ultra-high molecular weight ethylene-based copolymer powder
An ultra-high molecular weight ethylene-based copolymer powder comprising: an ethylene unit and an α-olefin unit having 3 or more and 8 or less carbon atoms as structural units, wherein the ultra-high molecular weight ethylene-based copolymer powder has a viscosity-average molecular weight of 100,000 or more and 10,000,000 or less, a content of the α-olefin unit is 0.01 mol % or more and 0.10 mol % or less based on a total amount of the ethylene unit and the α-olefin unit, and in measurement with a differential scanning calorimeter under following conditions, an isothermal crystallization time is determined as a time from reaching 126° C. of Step A3 as a starting point (0 min) to giving an exothermic peak top due to crystallization and the isothermal crystallization time is 5 minutes or more. (Conditions for measurement of isothermal crystallization time) Step A1: holding at 50° C. for 1 minute and then an increase up to 180° C. at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min, Step A2: holding at 180° C. for 30 minutes and then a decrease down to 126° C. at a temperature drop rate of 80° C./min, and Step A3: holding at 126° C. |
| US10336842B2 |
Transition metal compound and catalyst composition including the same
The present disclosure provides a novel transition metal compound having excellent structural stability together with polymerization reactivity, and thereby is useful as a catalyst in preparing an olefin-based polymer, particularly, a high molecular weight and low density olefin-based polymer, and a catalyst composition including the same. |
| US10336840B2 |
Propylene ethylene random copolymer suitable for pipe
A composition is provided which comprises a propylene ethylene random copolymer having a melt flow rate (MFR) (as determined according to ASTM D1238, 230° C., 2.16 Kg) of less than 1 g/10 min, a xylene solubles content of less than 7% by weight, an ethylene content of from 3 to 5 percent by weight of the copolymer, and a value equal to or greater than 92 for the product of the Koenig B value times the % mm triads measured on the xylene insoluble fraction of the random copolymer obtained by the wet method. Pipes made from the composition demonstrate improved pressure endurance. |
| US10336838B2 |
Process for producing olefin polymer and olefin polymer
[Problem to be solved]There is provided a process for producing an olefin polymer that is capable of producing an olefin polymer having high heat resistance and high molecular weight with excellent catalytic activity.[Solution to problem]The process for producing an olefin polymer includes a step of polymerizing at least one olefin selected from ethylene and α-olefins having 4 to 30 carbon atoms in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst containing a transition metal compound represented by the general formula [I], the olefin polymer including constituent units derived from ethylene and α-olefins having 4 to 30 carbon atoms in a total amount between more than 50 mol % and not more than 100 mol %, [in the formula [I], R1, R3 and R5 to R16 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or the like; R2 is a hydrocarbon group or the like; R4 is a hydrogen atom; M is a transition metal of Group IV; Q is a halogen atom or the like; and j is an integer of 1 to 4]. |
| US10336834B2 |
Methods of using anti-phospholipase D4 antibodies
A monoclonal antibody that binds to a phospholipase D4 (PLD4) protein, or a fragment containing an antigen-binding region thereof. |
| US10336831B2 |
Use of anti-endoglin antibodies for treating ocular fibrosis
The present application relates to compositions of humanized and deimmunized anti-endoglin antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof. One aspect relates to antibodies having one or more modifications in at least one amino acid residue of at least one of the framework regions of the variable heavy chain, the variable light chain or both. Another aspect relates to anti-endoglin antibodies which inhibit or treat fibrosis. |
| US10336830B2 |
Antibodies against human CSF-1R and uses thereof
The present invention relates to antibodies against human CSF-1R (CSF-1R antibody), methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and uses thereof. |
| US10336824B2 |
Anti-PDL1 antibodies, activatable anti-PDL1 antibodies, and methods of thereof
The invention relates generally to antibodies that bind programmed death ligand 1 (PDL1), activatable antibodies that specifically bind to PDL1 and methods of making and using these anti-PDL1 antibodies and anti-PDL1 activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications. |
| US10336819B2 |
Anti-Tau antibodies and methods of use
The invention provides anti-Tau antibodies and methods of using the same. |
| US10336818B2 |
Fc variants with altered binding to FcRn
The present application relates to a variant Fc region comprising at least one modification relative to a wild-type human Fc region, where the modification selected from the group consisting of 434S, 252Y/428L, 252Y/434S, and 428L/434S, and the numbering is according to the EU index. |
| US10336817B2 |
Therapeutic composition of camel milk
A therapeutic composition of camel milk can include an herbal composition having solid material or liquid extracts from the solid material of at least one of Saussurea acrophila Diels, Saussurea ceratocarpa, and Aucklandia lappa Decne. The solid material may include one or more of parts or the whole of the stem, the bark, the flowers and the roots of one or more, but preferably all of Saussurea acrophila Diels, Saussurea ceratocarpa, and Aucklandia lappa Decne. The therapeutic composition can include camel milk, alone, or in combination with the herbal composition. The camel milk can be HIV-immunized camel milk. The HIV-immunized camel milk can be obtained by immunizing a camel against HIV by administering to the camel the modified DNA plasmids of SEQ. ID No.: 3 and SEQ ID No.: 4 and obtaining the milk from the immunized camel. |
| US10336812B2 |
GDF15 fusion proteins and uses thereof
Fusion proteins containing a half-life extension protein, a linker, and a GDF15 protein are described. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the fusion proteins, recombinant cells thereof, compositions comprising the fusion proteins, and methods of using the fusion proteins for treating or preventing metabolic diseases, disorders or conditions. |
| US10336810B2 |
Chimeric antigen receptors, encoding nucleic acids and methods of use thereof
Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) comprising an intracellular segment comprising an interleukin receptor chain, a JAK-binding motif, a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) 5 association motif and/or a CD3ζ intracellular signaling domain comprising an exogenous STAT3 association motif, as well as cells and 5 compositions comprising said CARs and uses thereof. |
| US10336805B2 |
Consumable cryopreserved cells transiently overexpressing gene(s) encoding drug transporter protein(s) and/or drug metabolizing enzyme(s)
The present invention discloses cryopreserved recombinant cells for screening drug candidates that transiently overexpress one or more drug transporter proteins and/or drug metabolizing enzymes. Advantageously, such cells provide a cost-efficient consumable product that streamlines the process of screening whether drug candidates are substrates or inhibitors of drug transporter proteins and/or drug metabolizing enzymes. |
| US10336801B2 |
Chemokine-cytokine fusion proteins of SDF-1 and CD40L
The present invention provides a fusion protein, comprising a chemokine polypeptide, which is a chemokine or a receptor binding domain thereof; and a cytokine polypeptide connected to said chemokine polypeptide, which is an interleukin, a TNF-superfamily cytokine or a receptor-binding domain thereof; wherein the chemokine polypeptide and the cytokine polypeptide have a common target cell, and the fusion protein has an improved chemokine activity as compared to the chemokine polypeptide, and an improved cytokine activity as compared to the cytokine polypeptide. |
| US10336800B2 |
Therapeutic use of bone morphogenetic proteins
The invention relates to a polypeptide selected from bone morphogenetic protein 10 (BMP10), or a bone morphogenetic protein 9 (BMP9) variant lacking osteogenic activity, for use in the treatment of a vascular disease or a respiratory disease. The invention also relates to novel BMP9 variants and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said polypeptides. |
| US10336794B2 |
Immunogenic bacterial vesicles with outer membrane proteins
Knockout of the meningococcal mltA homolog gives bacteria that spontaneously release vesicles that are rich in immunogenic outer membrane proteins and that can elicit cross-protective antibody responses with higher bactericidal titres than OMVs prepared by normal production processes. Thus the invention provides a bacterium having a knockout mutation of its mltA gene. The invention also provides a bacterium, wherein the bacterium: (i) has a cell wall that includes peptidoglycan; and (ii) does not express a protein having the lytic transglycosylase activity MltA protein. The invention also provides compositions comprising vesicles that, during culture of bacteria of the invention, are released into the culture medium. |
| US10336792B2 |
Antimicrobial peptide dendrimers
The invention relates to a peptide dendrimer described by a general formula X—(B2—[Y2]S-D1)2-B1—Z, wherein X is (D2)4 or (D3)8-(B3—[Y3]r-D2)4 or a higher analog, Y is a linkage moiety, Z is a central moiety; each B denotes a diaminoalkylcarboxylic acid moiety; each D is a hydrophobic or cationic amino acid, or a di- or tripeptide composed of hydrophobic and cationic amino acids, for use as a pharmaceutical. |
| US10336791B2 |
Means and methods for mediating protein interference
The present invention belongs to the field of functional proteomics and more particularly to the field of protein aggregation. The invention discloses a method for interfering with the function of a target protein and uses a non-naturally, user-designed molecule, designated as interferor, that has a specificity for a target protein and which induces aggregation upon contact with said target protein. The present invention also discloses such interferor molecules and their use in agrobiotech applications. |
| US10336790B2 |
Anti-microbial peptides and method for designing novel anti-microbial peptides
Disclosed herein are novel anti-microbial peptides with inhibitory activity against M. tuberculosis and streptococcus bacteria. Additionally, a method for designing novel anti-microbial peptides is disclosed. |
| US10336789B2 |
Peptides capable of reactivating p53 mutants
The invention provides peptides that can reactivate p53 mutants efficiently and specifically, as well as methods that allow the identification, selection and isolation of such peptides, in a precise, cost and time effective manner. In particular, there are provided mutant p53 reactivating peptides that can restore the native wild type p53 folding, and hence the tumor suppressor activity, to the mutant p53 protein. Such peptides are useful for treating various conditions and diseases in which p53 is mutated. |
| US10336787B2 |
Progesterone analogs and uses related thereto
This disclosure relates to progesterone derivatives and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to compounds disclosed herein and uses for managing inflammation resulting from traumatic brain injury or stroke. |
| US10336786B2 |
Pharmaceutical targeting of a mammalian cyclic di-nucleotide signaling pathway
Cyclic-GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) and cyclic-GMP-AMP (cGAMP), including 2′3-cGAMP, 2′2-cGAMP, 3′2′-cGAMP and 3′3′-GAMP, are used in pharmaceutical formulations (including vaccine adjuvants), drug screens, therapies and diagnostics. |
| US10336785B2 |
Methods for synthesizing nucleotide analogues with disulfide linkers
The present invention provides methods, compositions, mixtures and kits utilizing deoxynucleoside triphosphates comprising a 3′-O position capped by a group comprising methylenedisulfide as a cleavable protecting group and a detectable label reversibly connected to the nucleobase of said deoxynucleoside. Such compounds provide new possibilities for future sequencing technologies, including but not limited to Sequencing by Synthesis. |
| US10336781B2 |
Recyclable metathesis catalysts
Highly active, recoverable and recyclable transition metal-based metathesis catalysts and their organometallic complexes including dendrimeric complexes are disclosed, including a Ru complex bearing a 1,3-dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene and styrenyl ether ligand. The heterocyclic ligand significantly enhances the catalytic activity, and the styrenyl ether allows for the easy recovery of the Ru complex. Derivatized catalysts capable of being immobilized on substrate surfaces are also disclosed. The present catalysts can be used to catalyze ring-closing metathesis (RCM), ring-opening (ROM) and cross metatheses (CM) reactions, and promote the efficient formation of various trisubstituted olefins at ambient temperature in high yield. |
| US10336779B2 |
Gold(I) complexes, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treating cancer
Gold(I) complexes and gold(I) dithiocarbamate polymers as anticancer therapeutics. The Au(I) ion within the gold(I) complexes is coordinated to two phosphine ligands. The repeating unit formed by Au(I) ion coordinating to dithiocarbamate ligands are connected by Au(I)-Au(I) interactions within the gold(I) dithiocarbamate polymers. Also disclosed are methods of synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions incorporating the gold(I) complexes, pharmaceutical compositions incorporating the gold(I) dithiocarbamate polymers, and methods of treating cancer. |
| US10336778B2 |
Prodrugs of glutamine analogs
The disclosure provides compounds having formula (I): and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R2′, and X are as defined as set forth in the specification. Compounds having formula (I) are prodrugs that release glutamine analogs, e.g., 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON). The disclosure also provides compounds having formula (I) for use in treating cancer. |
| US10336771B2 |
Compounds targeting proteins, compositions, methods, and uses thereof
The present invention provides compounds that modulate protein function, to restore protein homeostasis, including cytokine, CK1α, GSPT1, aiolos, and/or ikaros activity, and cell-cell adhesion. The invention provides methods of modulating protein-mediated diseases, such as cytokine-mediated diseases, disorders, conditions, or responses. Compositions, including in combination with other cytokine and inflammatory mediators, are provided. Methods of treatment, amelioration, or prevention of diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with a protein, such as diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with cytokines, including inflammation, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, uveitis, inflammatory lung diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer, are provided. |
| US10336770B2 |
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors with a zinc binding moiety
The instant application relates to deazapurines, thienopyrimidines and furopyrimidines with zinc-binding moiety based derivatives and their use in the treatment of phosphoinositide 3-kinase related diseases and disorders such as cancer. The instant application further relates to the treatment of histone deacetylase related disorders and diseases related to both histone deacetylase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase. |
| US10336767B2 |
Crystalline forms of therapeutic compounds and uses thereof
Described herein are crystalline forms of Compound 1 useful for the prevention and treatment of angiogenic ocular conditions; methods of treating a disease comprising; processes for preparing; and kits comprising, the same. |
| US10336765B2 |
Dihydropyranopyrimidinone derivatives, and use thereof
The present invention relates to a novel dihydropyranopyrimidinone derivative, a tautomer thereof, a stereoisomer thereof and their mixture, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a tankyrase-related disease, which contains the same as an active ingredient. |
| US10336761B2 |
TGFβ receptor antagonist
The invention relates generally to compounds that modulate the activity of TGFβR-1 and TGFβ R-2, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and methods of treating proliferative disorders and disorders of dysregulated apoptosis, such as cancer, utilizing the compounds of the invention. |
| US10336757B2 |
Treatment of neurodegenerative diseases through inhibition of HSP90
Treatment of neurodegenerative diseases is achieved using small molecule purine scaffold compounds that inhibit Hsp90 and that possess the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier or are other wise delivered to the brain. |
| US10336756B2 |
(S)-2-(1-aminopropyl)-5-fluoro-3-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one precursor of a quinazolinone as inhibitor of human phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta
Compounds that inhibit PI3Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ activity, are disclosed. Methods of preparing such compounds are also disclosed, including the use of (S)-2-(1-aminopropyl)-5-fluoro-3-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one as a precursor to synthesize an exemplary compound disclosed in this application, (S)-2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-5-fluoro-3-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one. Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which PI3Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function, using the compounds also are disclosed. |
| US10336754B2 |
Pyrimidinones as factor XIa inhibitors
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of FXIa and plasma kallikrein. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating thromboembolic and/or inflammatory disorders using the same. |
| US10336748B2 |
Methyoxy-substituted pyrrolopyridine modulators of RORC2 and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides methoxy-substituted pyrrolopyridines, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods of modulating RORγ activity and/or reducing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and methods of treating various medical disorders using such pyrrolopyridines and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. |
| US10336740B2 |
Nitrocatechol derivatives as COMT inhibitors
New compounds of formula I are described. The compounds have potentially valuable pharmaceutical properties in the treatment of some central and peripheral nervous system disorders. |
| US10336739B2 |
4-hydroxy-3-(heteroaryl)pyridine-2-one APJ agonists
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): wherein all variables are as defined in the specification, and compositions comprising any of such novel compounds. These compounds are APJ agonists which may be used as medicaments. |
| US10336736B2 |
Modulators of chemokine receptors
Compounds are provided as chemokine inhibitors having the structure: |
| US10336735B2 |
Small molecule inhibitors of fibrosis
Described herein are compounds and compositions for the treatment of a fibrotic disease. |
| US10336734B2 |
Inhibitors of ACK1/TNK2 tyrosine kinase
Described are cancer therapies and anti-cancer compounds. In particular, disclosed are inhibitors of ACK1 tyrosine kinase and their use in the treatment of cancer. Methods of screening for new ACK1 tyrosine kinase inhibitors are also disclosed. In specific example, compound having Formula I are disclosed. |
| US10336732B2 |
1-heterocyclyl isochromanyl compounds and analogs for treating CNS disorders
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, Ra, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, w and n1 are defined and described herein; compositions thereof; and methods of use thereof. These compounds are useful for treating a variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as those described herein. |
| US10336727B2 |
Histone demethylase inhibitors
The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and neoplastic disease. Provided herein are substituted 3-aminopyridine derivative compounds, substituted 3-aminopyridazine derivative compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition histone demethylase. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer and/or melanoma and the like. |
| US10336726B2 |
3-methyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione derivatives useful as CGRP receptor antagonists
The present invention provides a compound of Formula II: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof, useful as a CGRP receptor antagonist. |
| US10336725B2 |
Chemical compounds
The present invention provides a compound of a formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a process for preparing such a compound; and to the use of such a compound in the treatment of an ENaC mediated disease state (such as asthma, CF or COPD). |
| US10336724B2 |
D-amino acid oxidase inhibitors and therapeutic uses thereof
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: each of A, B, C, D, and E, independently, is C, N, N—H, O, S, or absent; is a single bond or a double bond; each of X, Y, and Z, independently, is aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, H, or absent; each of L1 and L2, independently, is a moiety selected from O, CH2, C═O, C2-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, C2-10 alkynyl, —((CH2)n—W)—, wherein n=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, and W is O or S, or absent; and when L2 is absent, Z is aryl or heteroaryl fused with BC. Also provided in the present invention is a method for inhibiting, treating and/or reducing the risk of a neuropsychiatric disorder, comprising administering a subject in need a composition comprising a compound of Formula (I). |
| US10336723B2 |
Inhibitors of TrkA kinase
The present invention is directed to the compounds of Formula I which are inhibitors of tropomyosin-related kinase A (TrkA): Formula (I) or stereoisomers, tautomers or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts, metabolites, isotopes, solvates or prodrugs thereof, wherein, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, R1, R2, L and Het-Ar are as defined herein. These compounds can be used for the preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of diseases or disorders associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA such as Pain, inflammation or an inflammatory diseases, Cancer, atherosclerosis, restenosis, thrombosis, Neurodegenerative diseases, Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Skin disorders, Autoimmune disease like Multiple sclerosis, Sjögren's syndrome, endometriosis, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, prostatitis, Infectious diseases, diseases related to an imbalance of the regulation of bone remodeling, endometriosis, pelvic pain syndrome and diseases resulting from abnormal tissue remodelling and fibrotic disorders; or a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination. |
| US10336718B2 |
Method for industrial production of optically active fluoroalkyl ethylene oxide
It is possible to produce an optically active fluoroalkyl chloromethyl alcohol with a high optical purity and a good yield by treating a fluoroalkyl chloromethyl ketone with a microorganism having an activity for asymmetrically reducing the ketone or an enzyme having the activity. Then, it is possible to obtain a fluoroalkyl ethylene oxide by treating the alcohol with a base. Industrial implementation of the production method of the present invention is easy. |
| US10336716B2 |
Thermodynamically stable crystal modification of 2-methyl-N-(5-methyl-1, 3, 4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-3-(methylsulfonyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide
A thermodynamically stable crystal modification of 2-methyl-N-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-3-(methylsulfonyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide is described. This thermodynamically stable crystal modification has particular advantages in the stability of suspension formulations. |
| US10336715B2 |
Phosphoric acid loaded covalent organic framework and a process for the preparation thereof
The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of phosphoric acid loaded covalent organic framework (PA@Tp-Azo and PA@Tp-Stb) with high stability and high proton conductivity. |
| US10336710B2 |
Benzimidazole derivatives, preparation method therefor, and applications thereof
The present invention belongs to the pharmaceutical field, and relates to a preparation method for a series of benzimidazole derivatives, their pharmaceutical salts and pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs, a pharmaceutical composition containing the derivatives, and the uses of the derivatives and pharmaceutical composition in the preparation of antigout drugs and in the treatment of related diseases. |
| US10336709B2 |
Lp-PLA2 inhibitors
Provided herein are lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of their use for the treatment of disease. |
| US10336706B2 |
Crystalline form of Eltrombopag free acid
The present invention relates to crystalline form of Eltrombopag free acid and its process for preparation. |
| US10336703B2 |
Process for the synthesis of ivacaftor and related compounds
The present patent discloses a novel one pot two-step process for the synthesis of ivacaftor and related compounds of [Formula (I)], wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and Ar1 are as described above; its tautomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof starting from indole acetic acid amides. |
| US10336702B2 |
Pharmaceutically active compounds
The invention is directed to compounds of general formula (I), and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds and compositions have valuable pharmaceutical properties. In particular, they may be used for the treatment of cancer. Novel intermediates and novel methods of preparation are also disclosed. |
| US10336701B2 |
Pyridin-2-one derivatives of formula (II) useful as EP3 receptor antagonists
The present invention is directed to pyridin-2-one derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as antagonists of the EP3 receptor, for the treatment of for example, impaired oral glucose tolerance, elevated fasting glucose, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Syndrome X (also known as Metabolic Syndrome) and related disorders and complications thereof. |
| US10336699B2 |
Method for synthesizing N,N'-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-1,3-benzenedicarboxamide
The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing N,N′-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-1,3-benzenedicarboxamide as shown in the following formula (III), comprising the following steps that a compound of the following formula (I) and a compound of the following formula (II) react under stirring in an organic solvent in the presence of a solid supported catalyst, and after the completion of the reaction, a compound of the formula (III) is obtained by post-treatment, wherein R1 to R2 are each the same or different selected from C1-6 alkyl. The method can achieve good technical effects through the use of a unique catalyst and the compounding of the organic solvent, has the advantages of reduced pollution, good environment and significant improvement on yield compared with the prior art, can provide more inexpensive functional additives for the field of plastic processing, and has good industrial production prospects and application potential. |
| US10336690B2 |
Methods and systems for processing an acetonitrile waste stream
Methods for purifying an acetonitrile waste stream are provided. An exemplary method for purifying an acetonitrile waste stream includes generating an acetonitrile waste stream during oligonucleotide synthesis and fractionating the acetonitrile waste stream to produce a single overhead fraction. The method includes condensing the single overhead fraction to produce a condensed single overhead fraction and contacting the condensed single overhead fraction with an adsorbent material to produce an acetonitrile stream that comprises an amount of an impurity that is reduced relative to the acetonitrile waste stream. |
| US10336689B1 |
Gossypol eflornithine Schiff base compound with antitumor activities and a method of preparing the same
A gossypol eflornithine Schiff base compound having the following Formula I: is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of Formula I is also disclosed. |
| US10336688B2 |
Carbocyclic compounds as ROR gamma modulators
The present disclosure is directed to novel carbocyclic compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Ra, Rb, n, m and p are as defined herein, which are active as modulators of retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt). These compounds prevent, inhibit, or suppress the action of RORγt and are therefore useful in the treatment of RORγt mediated diseases, disorders, syndromes or conditions such as, e.g., pain, inflammation, COPD, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, colitis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. |
| US10336685B2 |
Crystalline modification of propanil
The present invention relates to crystalline modification of (3,4-dichlorophenyl)propanamide (propanil), to a process for the preparation of the same, to pesticidal mixtures and compositions comprising the crystalline modification of 5 (3,4-di-chlorophenyl)propanamide and to a method of combating weeds using said mixtures and compositions. |
| US10336683B2 |
Process for the preparation of an antibody-rifamycin conjugate
Processes are described for the preparation of F-benzoxazinorifamycin I: and intermediates for conjugation with an antibody. |
| US10336682B1 |
Hydroxytyrosol shikimic acid ester for treating cardiovascular deceases and a method of preparing the same
A compound having the following formula I: is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of formula I is also disclosed. |
| US10336680B2 |
Process for preparing bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
A process for preparing bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate, comprising a step of: subjecting ethylene oxide and terephthalic acid in a molar ratio of from 2:1 to 3:1 to a reaction at an elevated temperature in the presence of a solvent mixture containing water and a C6-C8 hydrocarbon in a weight ratio of from 1:1 to 3:1. |
| US10336679B2 |
Polymorphic forms of sodium benzoate and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides polymorphic forms of sodium benzoate with a X-ray diffraction pattern comprising characteristic peaks at a reflection angle 2θ of approximately 5.9, 30.2, and 31.2 degrees; or a X-ray diffraction pattern comprising characteristic peaks at a reflection angle 2θ of approximately 3.7, 5.9, and 26.6 degrees. Also provided herein are methods of preparing the polymorphic forms of sodium benzoate and uses thereof in treating and/or reducing the risk for a neuropsychiatric disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, depressive disorders, or Alzheimer's disease). |
| US10336678B2 |
Compositions and methods for preparing β,γ-unsaturated acids
The present disclosure provides methods for enantioselective synthesis of acyclic α-quaternary carboxylic acid derivatives via iridium-catalyzed allylic alkylation. |
| US10336676B2 |
Organoleptic (alkoxymethylene)octahydro-1H-4,7-methanoindene compounds
The present invention pertains to novel (alkoxymethylene)octahydro-1H-4,7-methanoindene compounds and their unexpected advantageous use thereof in enhancing, improving or modifying the fragrance of perfumes, colognes, toilet waters, fabric care products, personal products, and the like. |
| US10336670B2 |
Method for producing high-octane components from olefins from catalytic cracking
The invention relates to the field of petrochemistry, and specifically to a method for synthesizing high-octane oxygen containing components of motor fuel. The objects of the invention consist in variants of a method for synthesizing high-octane oxygen-containing components of motor fuel from olefin-containing gas mixtures via oxidative non-catalytic conversions using nitrous oxide, and the subsequent condensation and hydrogenation of the produced oxygenates using heterogeneous catalysts. The high-octane components according to the proposed method consist in a mixture of carbonyl compounds (ketones, aldehydes, hydroxy ketones, hydroxy aldehydes) C2-C9 and/or branched hydrocarbons C5-C9 and/or alcohols in different ratios. Depending on the production method variant, the octane number of a mixture of the proposed high-octane components consists in a value between 100 and 130 RON. The technical result consists in broadening the resource base for the production of high-octane gasolines and of a variety of environmentally-friendly high-octane additives. |
| US10336668B2 |
Method for producing cis- and trans-enriched MDACH
A process for preparing trans-enriched MDACH, including: distilling an MDACH starting mixture in the presence of an auxiliary, which is an organic compound having a molar mass of 62 to 500 g/mol, a boiling point at least 5° C. above the boiling point of cis,cis-2,6-diamino-1-methylcyclohexane, and 2 to 4 functional groups, each of which is independently an alcohol group or a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group. The MDACH starting mixture includes 0 to 100% by weight of 2,4-MDACH and 0 to 100% by weight of 2,6-MDACH, based on the total amount of MDACH present in the MDACH starting mixture. The MDACH starting mixture includes both trans and cis isomers. Trans-enriched MDACH includes 0 to 100% by weight of 2,4-MDACH and 0 to 100% by weight of 2,6-MDACH, where the proportion of trans isomers in the mixture is higher than the proportion of trans isomers in the MDACH starting mixture. |
| US10336667B2 |
Catalyst for dehydrogenating hydrocarbons
The present invention relates to a catalyst for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons which is based on iron oxide and a process for producing it. The catalyst comprises at least one iron compound, at least one potassium compound and from 11 to 24% by weight of at least one cerium compound, calculated as CeO2, wherein the at least one iron compound and the at least one potassium compound are at least partly present in the form of one or more K/Fe mixed oxide phases of the general formula KxFeyOz, where x is from 1 to 17; y is from 1 to 22 and z is from 2 to 34, and comprises at least 50% by weight, based on the total catalyst, of the K/Fe mixed oxide phases, and also a process for producing it. |
| US10336665B2 |
Yields in xylene isomerization using layer MFI zeolites
A process for the production of para-xylene is presented. The process includes the isomerization of C8 aromatics to para-xylene utilizing a new catalyst. The new catalyst is a layer MFI zeolite and is represented by the empirical composition in the as synthesized and anhydrous basis expressed by the empirical formula of: Mmn+Rrp+AlSiyOz where M is at least one exchangeable cation selected from the group consisting of alkali and alkaline earth metals and R is at least one organoammonium cation. |
| US10336664B2 |
Method of making vanadium catalyst
Fluidizable catalysts for the gas phase oxygen-free oxidative cracking of alkanes, such as hexane, to one or more olefins, such as ethylene, propylene, and/or butylene. The catalysts comprise 1-15% by weight per total catalyst weight of one or more vanadium oxides (VOx), such as V2O5. The catalysts are disposed on an alumina support that is modified with cerium to influence catalyst acidity and characteristics of lattice oxygen at the catalyst surface. Various methods of preparing and characterizing the catalyst as well as methods for the gas phase oxygen free oxidative cracking of alkanes, such as hexane, to one or more olefins, such as ethylene, propylene, and/or butylene with improved alkane conversion and olefins product selectivity are also disclosed. |
| US10336663B2 |
Methods for the preparation and use of suspensions of chemically-treated solid oxides in an olefin-derived liquid medium
The present invention discloses processes for oligomerizing an olefin feedstock containing C4 to C20 alpha olefins using a catalyst system containing a metallocene compound, an organoaluminum compound, and a suspension of a chemically-treated solid oxide. The liquid medium for the suspension of the chemically-treated solid oxide can be an alpha-olefin oligomer product formed by the oligomerization process. |
| US10336655B2 |
Process for producing shaped bodies of carbon fiber reinforced carbon
A process is provided for producing shaped bodies including carbon fiber reinforced carbon in which the fibers are present in the form of bundles having a defined length, width and thickness. The defined configuration of the fibers in the bundles allows a targeted configuration of the reinforcing fibers in the carbon matrix and thus a structure of the reinforcement which matches the stress of shaped bodies including carbon fiber reinforced carbon, for example brake disks. |
| US10336653B2 |
Chromium oxide refractory object and methods of forming thereof
A refractory object may include a Cr2O3 content of at least about 80 wt. % of a total weight of the refractory object, an Al2O3 content of at least about 0.7 wt. % and not greater than about 10.0 wt. % of the total weight of the refractory object, a SiO2 content of at least about 0.3 wt. % and not greater than about 5.0 wt. % of the total weight of the refractory object and a TiO2 content of at least about 1.0 wt. % and not greater than about 5.6 wt. % TiO2 of the total weight of the refractory object. The refractory object may further include an MOR of at least about 37 MPa as measured at 1200° C. |
| US10336652B2 |
Enhancing calcined clay use with inorganic binders
The present invention discloses cementitious compositions which contain hydratable cement, limestone, or mixture thereof, having improved strength properties due to the presence of calcined clay and certain higher alkanolamines, wherein the calcined clay has an Fe2O3 content of greater than one percent (1%). Also disclosed are exemplary additives and methods for enhancing strength of cement and/or limestone compositions. |
| US10336649B2 |
Ceramic composition for coating metallic surfaces, method and resulting ceramic layer
A ceramic composition for coating metallic surfaces, a method and a resulting ceramic layer, which layer refers to a ceramic composition which, after deposition, is subjected to a thermal treatment to generate a ceramic layer. The resulting ceramic layer displays, among other characteristics, appropriate adhesion to the metallic surface and remains stable at temperatures between 750° C. and 950° C. |
| US10336645B2 |
Rare earth metal-doped quartz glass and method for producing the same
A method for producing rare earth metal-doped quartz glass includes the steps of (a) providing a blank of the rare earth metal-doped quartz glass, and (b) homogenizing the blank by softening the blank zone by zone in a heating zone and by twisting the softened zone along a rotation axis. Some rare earth metals, however, show a discoloration of the quartz glass, which hints at an unforeseeable and undesired change in the chemical composition or possibly at an inhomogeneous distribution of the dopants. To avoid this drawback and to provide a modified method which ensures the production of rare earth metal-doped quartz glass with reproducible properties, during homogenization according to method step (b), the blank is softened under the action of an oxidizingly acting or a neutral plasma. |
| US10336643B2 |
Glass shaping apparatus and methods
Disclosed are apparatuses for shaping a glass structure, the apparatuses having a plurality of rib members, each rib member comprising at least one void and at least one shaping edge; and at least one support member. The apparatuses can further comprise a shaping member and/or a guide member and/or a shaping groove. Also disclosed herein are methods for shaping a glass structure, the methods comprising positioning the glass structure on a shaping apparatus and heating the glass structure to shape the glass structure. |
| US10336639B2 |
Gravity feed water treatment system
A portable water treatment system includes at least one sub-system to treat water including a flocculation system, a chlorination system, and a bio-sand filter system. The water treatment system may include multiple sub-systems for treating water that feed into one another. The sand filter system may include a mini bio-sand filter, a foam filter, or a pressed block filter. The flocculation system may include a tank bottom that urges settling particles toward a sump and a ladle that removes settled particles. A manual pump or siphon may be included in the water treatment system. |
| US10336636B2 |
Methods for reducing evaporative loss from swimming pools
The present invention relates to microbial compositions useful in treating swimming pool water to reduce water evaporation. |
| US10336627B2 |
Infusion apparatus
A water filter and infusion pitcher apparatus includes a pitcher housing, a water filter disposed within the pitcher housing, and an infusion apparatus disposed inside the pitcher housing and detachably connected to the water filter. The infusion apparatus constructed to contain and/or hold material such as, for example fruit, vegetables, tea, medicines, flavorings, vitamins, minerals, and/or other items to infuse, seep, and/or dissolve into a liquid within the pitcher housing. |
| US10336626B2 |
Nickel cobalt complex hydroxide particles and method for producing the same, positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for producing the same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
A method for producing a nickel cobalt complex hydroxide includes first crystallization of supplying a solution containing Ni, Co and Mn, a complex ion forming agent and a basic solution separately and simultaneously to one reaction vessel to obtain nickel cobalt complex hydroxide particles, and a second crystallization of, after the first crystallization, further supplying a solution containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese, a solution of a complex ion forming agent, a basic solution, and a solution containing said element M separately and simultaneously to the reaction vessel to crystallize a complex hydroxide particles containing nickel, cobalt, manganese and said element M on the nickel cobalt complex hydroxide particles crystallizing a complex hydroxide particles comprising Ni, Co, Mn and the element Mon the nickel cobalt complex hydroxide particles. |
| US10336625B2 |
Alumina sintered body and base substrate for optical device
An alumina sintered body according to the present invention includes a surface having a degree of c-plane orientation of 5% or more, the degree of c-plane orientation being determined by a Lotgering method using an X-ray diffraction profile obtained through X-ray irradiation at 2θ=20° to 70°. The alumina sintered body contains Mg and F, a Mg/F mass ratio is 0.05 to 3500, and a Mg content is 30 to 3500 ppm by mass. The alumina sintered body has a crystal grain size of 15 to 200 μm. When a field of view of 370.0 μm long×372.0 μm wide is photographed with a 1000-fold magnification and the photograph is visually observed, a number of pores having a diameter of 0.2 to 0.6 μm is 250 or less. |
| US10336621B2 |
Method of preparing hydrophobic silica aerogel and hydrophobic silica aerogel prepared thereby
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a high hydrophobic silica aerogel having a high specific surface area and a low tap density, and a hydrophobic silica aerogel prepared thereby. The method of preparing a hydrophobic silica aerogel according to the present invention may have good productivity and economic efficiency, because preparation time is reduced by simultaneously performing surface modification, gelation, and solvent substitution in a single step, and may control a degree of hydrophobicity of the prepared silica aerogel by controlling a surface modification reaction by including a step of adding ammonium hydroxide. Thus, the preparation method according to the present invention and the hydrophobic silica aerogel are suitable for industries that need the method and the hydrophobic silica aerogel, particularly, industries that need a silica aerogel having high hydrophobicity or industries that need a silica aerogel having various degrees of hydrophobicity. |
| US10336617B2 |
Method of synthesizing soluble polyphosphides from red phosphorous using shelf-stable reagents and organic solvents
A method of synthesizing soluble polyphosphides using shelf-stable reagents and common organic solvents is presented. A reaction between an alkali metal alkoxy compound or alkali metal alkyl thiolate compound, such as potassium ethoxide, and shelf stable red phosphorus generated soluble polyphosphides in a variety of organic solvents with the 31P NMR spectrum being used to detect the species of polyphosphides produced. |
| US10336615B2 |
Titanium ligand-modified black phosphorus and preparation method and use thereof
The present invention provides a titanium ligand-modified black phosphorus and the preparation method and use thereof. The titanium ligand-modified black phosphorus is a complex of black phosphorus and a titanium ligand having a structure represented by formula (I): wherein in the formula (I), R1 comprises C1-C6 alkyl, or phenyl optionally further substituted with 0 to 5 groups each independently selected from halogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl, nitro, hydroxy, amino or C1-C3 alkoxy; the C1-C6 alkyl or C1-C3 alkoxy is optionally further substituted with 0 to 3 groups each independently selected from halogen atom, nitro, hydroxy, amino, methyl, ethyl or n-propyl. The titanium ligand-modified black phosphorus of the present invention is not likely oxidized without changing inherent properties of the black phosphorus, and the antioxidant capacity is greatly enhanced. |
| US10336609B2 |
Microstructure processing method and microstructure processing apparatus
First, an ion beam is applied to a workpiece to form a tapered hole the side wall of which is inclined. Next, the application of the ion beam is stopped, and then a material gas is introduced from the gas source to the upper surface of the workpiece from an oblique direction to cause gas molecules to be adsorbed to the upper surface of the workpiece and to the upper portion of the side wall of the hole. Next, introduction of the material gas is stopped, and then the ion beam is applied again to the region of the workpiece where the hole is formed. As a result, at the upper portion of the side wall of the hole, film formation occurs using the gas molecules as the material adsorbed to the side wall of the hole, and, at the bottom portion of the hole, etching of the workpiece occurs. |
| US10336608B2 |
Methods for fabricating electronic devices including substantially hermetically sealed cavities and getter films
Electronic devices and methods for fabricating electronic devices are provided. In one example, an electronic device includes an electronic device body structure having a substantially hermetically sealed cavity formed therein. A getter film is in fluid communication with the substantially hermetically sealed cavity. Conductive features are accessible from outside the substantially hermetically sealed cavity and are operatively coupled to the getter film for electrical communication with the getter film. |
| US10336604B2 |
Breakaway hose support
A fluid dispensing system including a support structure, a hose configured to dispense fluid therethrough, and a support cable coupled to the hose. The hose is directly or indirectly releasably coupled to the support structure via the cable. The system further includes an extension and refraction mechanism configured to provide an adjustable effective length to the support cable. |
| US10336597B2 |
Capsule-based alcoholic beverage forming apparatus and components thereof
An alcoholic beverage forming apparatus operable to dispense an alcoholic beverage having a desired flavor, proof, temperature, and volume mixes water and alcohol with a flavor medium to form an alcoholic beverage having a desired flavor that may be dispensed from the apparatus. The apparatus includes a capsule holder, a water supply reservoir and an alcohol supply reservoir. The reservoirs are operable to respectively supply water and alcohol to a mixing manifold of the apparatus to such that the water and alcohol are combined in the mixing manifold to form an alcoholic beverage mixture which is subsequently mixed with a flavor medium contained in an interior of a beverage capsule. A dispenser is operable to dispense an alcoholic beverage therefrom during operation of the alcoholic beverage forming apparatus. |
| US10336596B2 |
Scissor deck access arrangement
A lift device includes a chassis, tractive elements, a platform including a deck, a lift assembly, and a stair assembly. The lift assembly is configured to move the platform between a lowered position and a raised position. The stair assembly is coupled to at least one of the platform and the chassis and includes a first support and a second support extending parallel to one another. The stair assembly is repositionable between a stored position and a deployed position and facilitates access to the deck from the ground when in the deployed position. The first support extends farther outward horizontally than the second support relative to the chassis when the stair assembly is in the deployed position. The first support extends farther outward horizontally relative to the chassis when the stair assembly is in the deployed position than when the stair assembly is in a stored position. |
| US10336594B2 |
Method for operating an industrial truck with an operating element
A method for operating an industrial truck with an operating element comprising at least one operating for a vehicle function, an unlocking apparatus for the vehicle function, and a resetting apparatus configured to interact with the at least one operating lever generating a resetting force depending on a deflection of the least one operating lever. Upon an actuation of the operating lever without previously unlocking the operating lever, the resetting force acting on the at least one operating lever is changed in order to report an unsuccessful unlocking procedure. |
| US10336589B2 |
Mobile lift crane with variable position counterweight
A mobile lift crane includes a carbody; a rotating bed; a boom; a moveable counterweight unit; at least one linear actuation device; and at least one arm pivotally connected at a first end to the rotating bed and at a second end to the linear actuation device. The arm and linear actuation device are connected between the rotating bed and the counterweight unit such that extension and retraction of the linear actuation device changes the position of the counterweight unit compared to the rotating bed. In one method of operation, the counterweight unit is never supported by the ground during crane pick, move and set operations other than indirectly by the ground engaging members on the carbody. |
| US10336584B2 |
Lifting and transporting system
Jack units attach skates to an object to be moved. Each jack unit has a tongue that slidably engages a coupling slot affixed to the object, and can be operated to raise or lower the tongue; when raised, the object is supported on the skates and can be rolled to a new location. A crane can attach to lift eyes on the jack units to allow the system to be lifted with the skates attached to the object, avoiding the risk to operators of positioning the skates under the object while it is suspended. Rotation-limiting structures can be selectively employed to block rotation of the trailing skates to facilitate steering when rolling the object supported by the system. The coupling slots can be provided in coupling elements which can attach directly to the object or which can be employed to form a freestanding frame to which the object is secured. |
| US10336583B2 |
Lifter and method for moving traffic barriers
A traffic barrier lifter mountable on a boom and having a gearbox with a first and a second rotating axis; a pair of opposing arms directly mounted to the first and second rotating axis and a rotator capable of rotating the lifter relative to the boom, wherein the gearbox is capable of moving the pair of opposing arms from an open position to a closed position such that the arms can clamp onto a traffic barrier. The rotator being capable of rotating the arms and traffic barrier relative to the boom. |
| US10336582B2 |
Passenger transport system with monitoring and marking device for characterizing defective step units
The application relates to passenger transport systems and related methods. The passenger transport system has multiple step units, a comb plate, a monitoring device, and a marking device. The step units are to be moved one behind the other continuously along a predefined movement path during normal operation. The comb plate is arranged at a fixed position relative to the predefined movement path. The monitoring device is configured to monitor an actual position of a currently monitored step unit relative to the predefined movement path and to detect a deviation of the actual position from the predefined movement path by more than an allowable tolerance value and activate the marking device in response thereto. Upon being activated, the marking device is configured to mark the currently monitored step unit and/or a step unit spatially correlating to the currently monitored step unit. |
| US10336576B2 |
Method and elevator
A method for testing operation of an elevator including an elevator car includes starting movement of the elevator car; and thereafter starting a stopping sequence for stopping movement of the elevator car; and monitoring movement of the elevator car, the monitoring preferably including monitoring acceleration of the elevator car; and detecting a predefined response in movement of the elevator car, the predefined response preferably being cease of acceleration of the elevator car; and determining time elapsed between the starting a stopping sequence and the detected predefined response in movement of the elevator car, wherein the response is preferably cease of acceleration, for thereby determining reaction time of the elevator; and comparing the time elapsed with at least one reference, such as with at least one predefined threshold. An elevator is provided for implementing the method. |
| US10336572B2 |
Compact inflator
A compact inflator is described herein. The inflator may include a rotatable drum, an air pump disposed within the drum, a fixed securing mechanism that provides structural support to, and enables rotation of, the drum, a power supply, and an electric power transmission mechanism. The drum may draw in and let out a hose. The hose may have a first end and a second end, the first end having a connection mechanism that connects the hose to an inflatable object. The air pump may be connected to the second end of the hose. The power supply may provide power to the motor, and may be coupled to the pump or the power supply. The power transmission mechanism may include a slip ring assembly or a pair of parallel inductors, one which rotates with the drum about the other. |
| US10336571B2 |
Multiple high pressure flexible lance hose take up drum
A multiple flexible lance hose take-up drum apparatus or device in accordance with the present disclosure includes a base having three or more support legs and a hollow take-up drum assembly rotatably supported from the base. The drum assembly includes a hollow cylindrical shell, a bottom plate fastened to the shell, a high pressure fluid supply connection and a manifold positioned radially along a bottom plate of the shell for connection to one end of each of a plurality of flexible lance hoses. The base includes an L shaped support arm extending from the bases alongside the shell. A plurality of guide tubes are supported by the support arm and aligned over a rim of the shell for guiding flexible lance hoses into and out of the take-up drum assembly. |
| US10336570B2 |
Cord organizer
A cord or cable organizer includes a housing further including a housing inner circular track, an opening, and an attachment hole therein, a rotational component further including at least one hole on a surface of the rotational component, further including a rotational inner circular track wherein the rotational inner circular track operably connects with the housing inner circular track, thereby providing friction, and an insertion hole receiver, and a plug, wherein the plug is inserted through the attachment hole on the housing and continues to the insertion hole receiver whereby the plug operably holds the cable organizer together. |
| US10336568B2 |
De-coiling cone
A system for dispensing weld wire comprises a container including walls and inside corners, a coil of weld wire within the container, and a de-coiling cone on the weld wire. The coil includes inner and outer circumferences, and the de-coiling cone includes an inner ring smaller than the inner circumference of the coil, an outer ring larger than the inner circumference and smaller than the outer circumference of the coil, and a plurality of legs extending radially outward from the inner ring to positions adjacent respective inside corners of the container. Each leg includes a first leg portion connecting the inner and outer rings, a second leg portion extending radially outwardly from the first leg portion, and a backwardly bent leg portion adjacent a corresponding inside corner of the container. |
| US10336566B2 |
Feed tape dispenser
A tape dispenser with a frame having top wall and opposed side walls. The top wall connects the opposed side walls. A tape mount is disposed on an interior surface of each of the side walls and is adapted to secure a roll of tape therebetween. A roll of adhesive tape is secured on the tape mount. A cutter blade is disposed on a forward region of the frame and is adapted to cut tape from the roll. A bar is disposed on an interior surface of one side wall and extends between greater than about 30% and less than about 90% of a distance between the opposed side walls. The bar has an upper surface receiving an adhesive side of the tape. A pressure pad is mounted on the frame adjacent the cutter blade. |
| US10336561B2 |
Article loading facility
An article loading facility includes: a transport unit; a loading unit; a setting unit; a first control unit; and a second control unit. The transport unit transports second supporting members from storage units to a transfer position. The loading unit loads target articles that are supported by the second supporting members, onto the first supporting member. The setting unit performs an arrangement setting process to set arrangement information for each of the plurality of target articles that are to be loaded onto the first supporting member, the arrangement information indicating the orientation and the position of the corresponding target article relative to the first supporting member, and performs an arrangement order setting process to set a type arrangement order that, when target articles of a plurality of types are to be loaded according to the arrangement information, indicates the order in which the plurality of types are to be arranged. The second control unit controls the transport unit to transport the second supporting members to the transfer position according to the type arrangement order. The first control unit controls the loading unit to load the target articles onto the first supporting member according to the arrangement information that has been set in the arrangement setting process. |
| US10336555B1 |
Baggage handling and delivery system
The baggage handling and delivery system provides a plurality of secure pickup stations for individual passengers to receiver their baggage. A plurality of interconnected conveyer belts are used to create a variety of different routes for baggage to follow, with each individual route terminating at a pickup station. Each baggage item is provided with an identifier, such as a bar code, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or the like, such that each item of baggage associated with an individual passenger is routed to the specific pickup station assigned to that passenger. Under guidance of a connected controller, each item of baggage entering the baggage handling and delivery system is scanned and routed along a specific path to be received by the appropriate pickup station. Each pickup station is secure and accessible only to the assigned passenger. |
| US10336552B1 |
Proximity detector
A proximity detector includes a sensor providing a proximity reading. The proximity detector is capable of comparing the reading to a rising threshold level and a falling threshold level, wherein the falling threshold level is less than the rising threshold level. The proximity detector continuously stores a minimum reading value for the proximity reading. The proximity detector will report the presence of granular material only if the proximity reading remains less than the falling threshold level and within an epsilon value of the minimum reading value for a predetermined period of time. |
| US10336551B1 |
Over-travel limiting system and method of use thereof
Aspects of the present disclosure include an over-travel limiting system having an coupling assembly configured to couple to an overhead rail, a track assembly including a track engagement feature, wherein the track assembly is disposed at an angle with respect to the coupling assembly, an arm assembly having an arm and a track guide portion mateably engageable with the track engagement feature of the track assembly, the arm assembly being configured to move along the track engagement feature between a first position and a second position, and one or more proximity sensors coupled to at least one of the track assembly and the arm assembly and configured to detect movement of the arm assembly with respect to the track assembly. |
| US10336550B2 |
Support structure and method for supporting an enclosed belt conveyor
The disclosure relates to a support structure for supporting a belt of an enclosed belt conveyor between two transport units and a corresponding method. The support structure between two transport units includes a first end element having a main extension in a longitudinal direction, a width extension in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and a height extension in a height direction orthogonal to the longitudinal and the width direction. At least one guide assembly is arranged to engage opposite longitudinal edges of the belt. A first telescopic element is connected to the first end element, wherein an outer end of the first end element has a first end connector arranged to form a connection with a first transport unit. |
| US10336549B2 |
Quick disconnect assemblies
A quick release roller for a conveyor system is configured to permit easy maintenance and replacement of the rollers in the system. The roller includes first and second roller segments that may be cooperatively joined together around a mounting shaft carried by the conveyor. The segmented roller permits the quick release to be removed and attached to the conveyor without disassembly of other conveyor components supporting the roller. The quick release roller facilitates maintenance and service of the conveyor system while limiting operational downtime for the conveyor while being serviced. |
| US10336546B2 |
Windrow chute with independently movable chute sections
A windrow chute assembly includes a plurality of movable chute sections. A first chute section has a first proximal end for receiving material, and a first distal end opposite the first proximal end. The second chute section has a second proximal end for receiving material, and a second distal end opposite the second proximal end. The first and second proximal ends define a transverse axis therebetween. The first and second chute sections are displaceable toward one another to a closed or partially closed configuration to control the width and placement of each windrow. The first and second chute sections are also displaceable away from one another to an open configuration to provide access to rear areas of the combine. |
| US10336542B2 |
Systems and methods for maximizing tote contents
An example system includes a conveyor configured to move a plurality of items, a ramp configured to support at least one item of the plurality of items as the at least one item is transferred from the conveyor to a tote, and a platform supported on a support surface and configured to support the tote at a location proximate the ramp. In some examples, the tote includes a base having a top surface defining at least part of an interior space of the tote. Further, the platform positions the tote such that the top surface of the base extends at an angle, relative to a horizontal plane, greater than approximately 5 degrees and less than approximately 10 degrees. |
| US10336541B2 |
Automated storage and retrieval system with retractable mountings
The invention is an automated storage and retrieval system. Positionable objects are stored in columns within a frame. When a user requests an object, the objects are selectively relocated until the requested object is brought to an access point. The objects are relocated by planar motion mechanisms attached to the walls of the frame. When not moving, the objects are suspended from mountings that extend from the same walls that the planar motion mechanisms are attached to. The mountings are controlled by actuators within the walls. The mountings are retractable to allow the planar motion mechanisms to pass. Each of the objects is supported by more than one mounting so that support is not withdrawn when any one mounting is retracted to allow a planar motion mechanism to pass. The design allows objects to be arranged in more than two columns within an automated storage and retrieval system. |
| US10336536B2 |
System and device for yard waste collection
The invention provides a closed system for collecting, mulching and storing natural yard waste in a manner that saves time and labor. Storage of the natural yard waste is enabled by use of off the shelf bags instead of customized bags that must be later dumped into a generic storage housing. The system is empowered by a device that is attachable to such off the shelf bags and fully uses their volume so that maximum storage is achieved. |
| US10336527B2 |
Shower enclosure system for aligning lower and upper enclosure members
A shower wall system is mounted to a wall frame having a plurality of vertical studs. The system comprises a plurality of attachment pieces, a lower piece, and an upper piece. Each attachment piece is attached to a stud, and either the lower or upper piece is attached to attachment pieces. The lower piece is aligned to the upper piece by a wall alignment assembly. The wall alignment assembly comprises a first alignment member proximate the top portion of the lower piece that mates with a second alignment member near the bottom portion of the one upper piece. The alignment members are configured to mate together in at least a partially interlocking manner, and the plurality of attachment pieces are positioned relative to the wall frame so that the upper piece is aligned with the lower piece regardless of whether the wall frame studs are co-planar and plumb. |
| US10336523B2 |
Tape and reel packing material
A tape and reel packing material for packaging a plurality of chips is provided. The tape and reel packing material includes a carrier tape and a cover tape. The carrier tape includes a plurality of recesses. The recesses are configured to receive the chips respectively. The cover tape is attached to the carrier tape. The cover tape includes a plurality of restriction structures, and the restriction structures respectively are inserted into the recesses to restrict the freedom of the movement of the chips. |
| US10336521B2 |
Film for packaging and packaging bag
It is provided that a film for packaging and a packaging bag that can suppress diffusion of odor to hold the twisted state even after placing an object at the center of a film, wrapping the object, twisting the upper part of the object and leaving it for a certain time. The film of the present invention is the film for packaging comprising a resin film, wherein the twist holding angle is 400 degrees or more. |
| US10336519B2 |
Elastomer lined self-locking tie
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for an elastomer lined self-locking tie which includes an elongated strap, at least one cavity disposed in the elongated strap, an elastomer segment, and a locking head. The elongated strap includes a head end positioned opposite a tapered end. The tapered end includes a first surface positioned opposite a second surface. The cavity is positioned in either the first surface or the second surface. The elastomer segment is positioned within the cavity and extends beyond either the first surface or the second surface. The locking head extends from the head end of the elongated strap and includes an orifice shaped to receive the tapered end of the elongated strap and the elastomer segment. |
| US10336518B2 |
Locking drink container
An apparatus includes a cap assembly and a container assembly. The cap assembly may be unscrewed from the container assembly by simultaneously pressing a predetermined combination of buttons available on the top of the cap assembly. If the predetermined combination of buttons is not precisely and exclusively selected, the cap assembly resists being unscrewed from the container assembly and a beverage inside remains inaccessible. A user of the apparatus who knows the correct combination of buttons will thereby be able to readily access the beverage in the container assembly, but one without that knowledge will not. Tampering is avoided. |
| US10336514B1 |
Angled spout associated with a timer for dispensing a controlled quantity of liquid composition
A container including a container body, a liquid composition contained in the container body, and a fitment. The fitment includes a timer and a spout oriented at an angle from the phreatic surface of the liquid composition contained in the container body. |
| US10336512B2 |
Closure system with hinge having uniform thickness and elevated center
A closure system can include a body member, cap member, and flexible hinge member joining the body and cap members. The hinge member includes a pair of hinge portions with an opening between them. The hinge portions can include substantially planar segments of uniform thickness, providing hinge portions with uniform thickness along their lengths when the closure system is in open and closed configurations. When the closure system is fully opened, the hinge portions can extend axially between the body and cap members when viewed from above, the substantially planar segments can include end segments that are substantially coplanar to each other and a central segment that occupies another plane parallel to that occupied by the end portions, giving the central portion of the hinge portion an elevated orientation relative to its end portions, or the appearance of a hump when viewed from the side. |
| US10336511B2 |
Dosing cap for a dosing bottle
A dosing cap is configured for fitting on a dosing bottle and has a dosing channel which extends in a longitudinal direction and which has, at one end, an outlet opening for a liquid that is to be dosed. The dosing channel contains a first dosing portion, which tapers in the longitudinal direction to a dosing diameter, wherein the dosing diameter is in the range from 0.2 mm to 1.2 mm. Moreover, the dosing channel contains a second dosing portion, which adjoins the first dosing portion in the longitudinal direction to form a first step and which has a diameter greater than the dosing diameter. |
| US10336508B2 |
Resealable cover for containers
A cover for sealing a container having an interior chamber that holds a quantity of material therein. A first channel provided on a base of the cover receives a rim on the container's side wall. A first sealing member is provided on the base. A second sealing member provided on the lid is complementary to the first sealing member and is engageable therewith when the lid is moved to a closed position. A flexible bridge extends between the base and the lid. One of the first or second sealing members is a protrusion and the other is a second channel. The protrusion may be received within the second channel when the lid is closed. Pressure may be progressively applied to the lid to zipper the cover into a sealed position. When the lid is in the sealed position material cannot be accidentally or purposefully removed from the interior chamber. |
| US10336507B2 |
Plastic closure with enhanced performance
A plastic closure embodying the principles of the present invention comprises a closure cap having a top wall portion, and an annular skirt portion depending from the top wall portion. The skirt portion includes an internal thread formation for threaded engagement with the external thread formation of an associated container. In order to facilitate high-speed application, and minimize the use of polymeric material, the closure is configured to exhibit a variation in retention force which decreases in a direction away from the top wall portion of the closure cap. |
| US10336504B2 |
Storage device with infinitely adjustable storage divider system
A storage device is provided. That storage device includes a sidewall defining a storage compartment and a storage divider system including a hub. That hub is held in the storage compartment and a plurality of telescoping panels extend between the hub and the sidewall to divide the storage compartment into individual chambers. |
| US10336502B2 |
Container with dual position lid portions and system and method thereof
Containment systems, containers, and methods can be comprised of first through fourth sidewalls; a bottom wall connected to the first through fourth sidewalls; and first through fourth lid flaps connected to respective first through fourth sidewalls via respective first through fourth hinges. A single sheet of paperboard can make up the sidewalls, the bottom wall, and the lid flaps. In a fully open configuration, the third lid flap can be folded at the third hinge such that a flap body thereof is adjacent to the third sidewall, the fourth lid flap can be folded at the fourth hinge such that a flap body thereof is adjacent to the fourth sidewall, and a flap wing of each of the third lid flap and the fourth lid flap can be under the bottom wall such that each of the flap wings is against the bottom wall and maintained under the bottom wall. |
| US10336501B2 |
Polygonal containers having a locking bottom and blanks and methods for forming the same
A blank for forming a polygonal container and the container formed therefrom are described herein. The blank includes a plurality of side panels, including a first side panel and a second side panel, a corner panel connected to the first side panel and the second side panel by fold lines, a bottom panel extending from the first side panel, and an engagement member defined on bottom panel. The engagement member is configured to engage an interior surface of the corner panel to prevent movement of the corner panel relative to the first and second side panels when the container is formed from the blank. |
| US10336499B2 |
Drinking cup
Provided is a cup comprising a frusto-conical shaped wall that is narrower on top of the cup, the top of the cup having an opening for passage of liquid, the cup having a circular bottom made from a material that is different than material of the wall of the cup, the wall of the cup having at least two fold lines; wherein the cup has a stowed configuration where the cup is collapsed along the fold lines and the cup has a deployed configuration so that the cup can hold a liquid. |
| US10336494B2 |
Composite container
A composite container having a paper label adhered without adhesives to a container body at at least one of the top end edge outer circumferential surface of the container body and the bottom end edge outer circumferential surface of the base part of the container body. Adherence of the paper label to the container body being effectuated by disposing the paper label in a mold and biaxial stretch blow shaping a preform into the container body with a liquid as a pressurized medium. |
| US10336488B1 |
Vacuum seal apparatus and method
A pressure sealing apparatus includes a hermetically sealable bag having an exit valve that allows air to exit the bag once sealed, and which prevents air from entering the bag. An item placed in the bag is vacuum sealed in the bag by the pressure sealing apparatus. The bag can be placed in, or integrally formed with a pressure container. The pressure container includes an exit port through which the exit valve passes, and is also sealed so that the interior of the pressure container can be pressurized. When pressurized, the pressure in the pressure container acts on the bag to squeeze air out of the bag through the exit valve, thereby vacuum sealing the item in the hermetically sealable bag. |
| US10336481B2 |
Display pack
An improved display pack that can hold products during shipping and display products at the point of sale. The display pack is separable into a display section and a removable upper section. The removable upper section is removed to expose the product, allowing the packaged product to be displayed in the remaining display section. A joined in-the-flat blank unit that can be assembled into the display pack is also provided. |
| US10336479B2 |
Method for packaging a plurality of containers for substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications, and packaging structure
Disclosed is a method for packaging a plurality of containers for substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications in a packaging structure. The structure has a box-shaped upper part and a box-shaped lower part, forming a box-shaped receptacle in which the containers are accommodated. The plurality of containers are disposed directly on the bottom of the lower part that the containers are supported vertically on the bottom of the lower part, and the upper part is put onto the upper ends of the containers. The positions of the containers on the lower part are secured using side walls that project vertically from the bottom of the lower part and/or of the upper part, and the upper part and/or the lower part is configured and provided in a way that the containers are in direct contact with each other in the box-shaped receptacle and cannot be displaced relative to each other. |
| US10336474B2 |
Method and device for deflection of space debris
The invention relates to a method for deflecting space debris comprising steps of: launching (E2) a thruster (2) by means of a sounding rocket (1) at a target altitude close to that of the one or more debris to be deflected. generating (E3) by the thruster a gas cloud (G) above the sounding rocket. |
| US10336465B2 |
Ice crystals and volcanic ash detection system
Methods and systems for detecting ice crystals and volcanic ash in concentrations capable of causing power loss in aircraft jet engines. These hazard conditions are inferred from the detection of ice crystals or ash in air recently lifted from the lower atmosphere by convective updrafts. The detection systems can comprise subsystems for detecting air recently lifted from the lower troposphere by measuring radon activity along the aircrafts' flight track, as well as subsystems for detecting ice crystals or volcanic ash around the aircraft via multispectral measurements. The detection of ice crystals in air recently lifted from the lower troposphere indicates that the ice crystals are likely present in large concentration. The detection of volcanic ash in air recently lifted from lower atmosphere also indicates that volcanic ash is likely present in high concentration. These are hazards conditions that could cause power loss, jet engine flameout, and even damage jet engines. |
| US10336462B2 |
Vehicle navigation methods, systems and computer program products
Vehicle navigation methods, systems and computer program products are provided that create a composite video image of a scene from video images of the scene generated by a plurality of video image sensors. The video image from each image sensor includes a respective array of pixels. The composite video image is created by selecting for a composite image pixel at a given position in an array of composite image pixels a pixel at the given position from one of the respective pixel arrays having the highest signal level or highest signal-to-noise ratio. The selecting is repeatedly performed for a plurality of given positions in the array of composite image pixels. The composite video image can be displayed via a display, such as a head-up display utilized in a vehicle. |
| US10336457B2 |
Seat rail cover for covering a seat rail in a vehicle floor and method for manufacturing a seat rail cover
A seat rail cover includes a retaining section, configured to be introduced at least partially into a part of the seat rail, and a cover section, configured to cover the seat rail when the retaining section is introduced into the seat rail. At least the cover section of the seat rail cover is formed in one piece by 3D printing. Geometry, surface texture, color composition and/or color pattern of at least a visible part of the cover section in the installed state of the seat rail cover are matched to a surface and/or a floor covering of a floor element next to a seat rail to which the seat rail cover is connectable. Furthermore, a floor element with a seat rail and a seat rail cover as well as an aircraft with such a floor element. A method for manufacturing a seat rail cover by 3D printing. |
| US10336454B2 |
Pivot bin bucket with slot for receiving pivot axle
A bucket for use with an aircraft storage bin that includes a bottom and first and second opposing side walls extending upwardly from the bottom. The first and second side walls each include a top edge. The first side wall includes a first slot that is open to the top edge of the first side wall and is configured to receive a first pivot axle therein, and the second side wall includes a second slot that is open to the top edge of the second side wall and is configured to receive a second pivot axle therein. |
| US10336452B1 |
Drone with no external propeller blades
A drone having a main housing unit, wherein a set of turbines, a speed controller and an electrical controlling unit are located and is powered by an engine without the necessity for external propellers such that the “blade-less” engines allows the propellers (or blades) to remain hidden instead of removing them from the overall system. A power source is located within a main housing of the drone system that allows for accelerated airflow for the blade-less engine thus lifting the drone up in the air. The turbines facilitate air flow radially outward from a center of the main housing unit, wherein air is fed to the turbines through an air intake unit at the top of the main housing unit and is then accelerated by the turbines through a plurality of arm units, which force the air into an inlet tunnel located along the perimeter of a nozzle. |
| US10336448B2 |
Tiltwing multicopter with foldable and non-foldable propellers
An aircraft includes a tiltwing where the tiltwing is a single wing to which starboard-side and non-foldable outer propeller, a port-side and non-foldable outer propeller, a starboard-side and foldable inner propeller, and a port-side and foldable inner propeller are coupled to. Those rotors rotate at least some of the time when the tiltwing is in a vertical takeoff and landing position. The starboard-side and foldable inner propeller and the port-side and foldable inner propeller are stowed at least some of the time when the tiltwing is in a forward flight position. The tiltwing rotates about an axis of rotation, when rotating between the vertical takeoff and landing position and the forward flight position, that is higher than the aircraft's center of mass. |
| US10336445B2 |
High flapping yoke hub assembly using a cylindrical elastomeric attachment to avoid holes
An apparatus comprising a rotor yoke comprising two longitudinal side portions interconnected by two outboard portions, wherein a center portion of each longitudinal side portion comprises a build-up of material that is configured to accommodate a yoke hub clamp. Included is an apparatus comprising a rotor yoke comprising two longitudinal side portions interconnected by two outboard portions, wherein no apertures pass through the two longitudinal side portions and the two outboard portions. Also included is a method of coupling aircraft blades comprising providing a rotor yoke comprising two longitudinal side portions interconnected by two outboard portions, wherein no apertures pass through the two longitudinal side portions and the two outboard portions. |
| US10336444B2 |
Composite stiffened rigid propeller shaped main rotor hub
A rotor includes a blade retention cuff configured to receive a rotor blade; a yoke coupled to the blade retention cuff; and a rigid propeller shaped hub configured to enclose at least a portion of the blade retention cuff and at least a portion of the yoke. |
| US10336441B2 |
Drone
Disclosed is a drone. The present invention includes a plurality of propellers creating a lift to prevent inclination and overturn of the drone due to a lift difference generated from uneven ground, a power driving unit providing a rotation power to each of a plurality of the propellers, a ground sensing unit measuring a distance to a first region of the ground and a shape of the first region, and a controller controlling the power driving unit to differentiate rotation ratios of a plurality of the propellers based on the measured distance and shape if receiving an input signal for landing at the first region. |
| US10336436B2 |
Torque and thrust control of a propeller
A method for controlling a propeller of an aircraft, comprises receiving, with a processor, one or more signals indicative of commanded collective pitch of the propeller; receiving, with the processor, one or more sensed signals indicative of propeller axial speed, propeller rotational speed, and air density; estimating, with the processor, a propeller torque and propeller thrust from one or more of the propeller axial speed, the propeller rotational speed, and the air density; determining, with the processor, information indicative of an error value between a desired torque and a measured torque in the propeller; determining, with the processor, information indicative of a corrected pitch command in response to the determining of the error value; combining, with the processor, the corrected pitch command with the propeller rotational speed into an adjustment solution; providing, with the processor, the propeller with the adjustment solution. |
| US10336435B2 |
Erosion resistant blade and blade coating
Airfoil blades are disclosed having a coating thereon that includes a polyurethane, a polysiloxane, and a linking agent that promotes a connection between the polyurethane and the polysiloxane. |
| US10336429B1 |
Cowling for outboard motors having an air intake system that provides water management
A cowling for an outboard motor has port and starboard intake ports that direct flow of intake air into the cowling and extend downwardly along the aftward side of the cowling and face laterally outwardly. A duct system receives and conveys intake air intake ports to an intake conduit for the outboard motor. The duct system includes port and starboard intake troughs that extend alongside the intake ports and redirect the intake air from a generally lateral flow into the intake ports to a generally vertically downward flow and then to a generally forward flow towards the intake conduit. Port and starboard baffles that extend alongside the intake ports and direct flow of water into port and starboard channels located alongside the baffles, respectively. The channels drain the water by gravity depending on tilt and trim orientation of the outboard motor. |
| US10336423B2 |
Top down furling system and method
An apparatus for furling and unfurling a sail includes a housing with an upper end adapted for connection with an upper end of a sailboat mast and a lower end including a swivel, rotatable relative to the housing upper end and adapted for connection with an upper corner of a sail. Within the housing there is a motor with a clutch attached to it. When the housing upper and lower ends are connected to the top of a mast and sail, respectively, the motor rotates the swivel in a first direction to furl a sail, and when the clutch is released, the swivel is free to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction to unfurl the sail. The housing can further include a stop mechanism which prevents the housing upper end from rotating when the swivel is rotated. |
| US10336421B2 |
Propeller and relative method for fine adjusting the fluid dynamic pitch of the propeller blades
A propeller and related method for adjusting the fluid-dynamic pitch of the propeller blades are described. The propeller has at least one rotatable blade pivoted to a propeller cylindrical casing, a hub adapted to be coupled to an engine and mounted within the propeller casing. The hub is rotatable with respect to the propeller cylindrical casing, or vice versa, for a non-zero angular interval (α) for the adjustment of the fluid-dynamic blade pitch. Moreover, the hub has a contact surface movable between direct or indirect disengagement and engagement positions with a respective abutment which defines a limit stop of the angular interval (α). The limit stop abutment has a region of a movable element arranged in a seat of the propeller cylindrical casing for modifying the limit stop abutment position of the at least one angular interval (α). |
| US10336418B2 |
Shock absorber for propeller unit, propeller unit, and vessel propulsion apparatus
A damper is disposed between an outer peripheral surface of a bushing and an inner peripheral surface of an inner hub. The damper includes a first portion facing a rib of the bushing, a second portion facing a rib of the inner hub, and a connection portion by which the first portion and the second portion are connected to each other. In a state in which a rotational force has not been applied between the bushing and the inner hub, the damper includes a cross-sectional shape that defines a deformation-absorbing space positioned between the first portion and the second portion. The deformation-absorbing space is deformed such that the first portion approaches the second portion in a state in which the rib of the bushing and the rib of the inner hub have moved relatively by application of a rotational force between the bushing and the inner hub. |
| US10336415B2 |
Watercraft lift system and method
A watercraft lift system including one or more laterally-adjustable components and a related method are disclosed. The watercraft lift system can include a cradle assembly and optionally at least one side guide, which can be connected to the cradle assembly. The cradle assembly can include substantially parallel first and second cradle rails. One or both of the first cradle rail and the at least one side guide can be movable in a lateral direction between a wider watercraft-receiving position and a narrower watercraft-received position. In an example, lateral movement of the first cradle rail and/or the at least one side guide from the watercraft-receiving position to the watercraft-received position occurs automatically upon entry of a watercraft into the confines of the watercraft lift system. The watercraft lift system can further comprise an actuator to cause lateral movement of the first cradle rail and/or the at least one side guide. In an example, the actuator can be operably connected to the first cradle rail and/or the at least one side guide via one or more cables or extension plate members. |
| US10336413B2 |
Kite control bar with integrated line adjustment means
A kite control bar having a line guide extending with a fixed pawl towards one end. A reel is pivotally mounted towards one end of the control bar and extending into the line receiving channel. The reel has a fixed shaft with a knob on the shaft to enabling manual rotation of the reel. The reel has a ratchet gear. The reel is pivotally movable from an engaged positioned in which the ratchet gear of the reel is engaged with the pawl on the control bar thereby preventing rotation of the reel and a disengaged position in which the ratchet gear of the reel is disengaged from the pawl on the control bar thereby allowing rotation of the reel. The reel is biased into the engaged position. The reel is moved from the engaged position to the disengaged position by pushing the knob away from a center of the control bar. |
| US10336410B1 |
Marine vessel with moving control unit
Disclosed herein is a marine vessel, which in one example comprises a substantially continuous deck. Also disclosed is an example with a plurality of parallel longitudinally aligned channels extending from the forward deck to the aft deck. The vessel having a vessel cabin resting on and longitudinally movable upon the deck. The vessel cabin in one example having a plurality of rolling wheels attached thereto; wherein the rolling wheels roll upon the deck and allow longitudinal movement of the vessel cabin between the aft region and the forward region. A drive unit (motor) may be provided. The drive unit optionally mounted to the cabin and in one example having a drive wheel mounted to the drive unit and configured to rotate the drive wheel. The drive wheel(s) contacting the deck such that rotation of the drive wheel repositions the cabin between the aft region and the forward region. |
| US10336398B2 |
Rear suspension system for a bicycle
Rear suspension system for a bicycle in which there are two links pivotally interconnecting the front triangle (being, the bicycle component having the seat and bottom bracket) and the rear triangle (being, the component to which the rear wheel is mounted), and the link pivots on the front triangle are located no higher than the location of the instant centre of the rear triangle at the sag point. Suspension stability may be enhanced by having one of the links oriented horizontally at the sag point and/or by having the link pivots on the front triangle in horizontal alignment. |
| US10336397B2 |
System and method for dynamic motorcycle frame
A motorcycle having a motorcycle frame that includes one or more frame members with an adjustable mechanism for increasing or decreasing the stiffness of the frame member. By adjusting the stiffness of one or more frame members, the overall stiffness of the motorcycle frame may be increased or decreased. The adjustable mechanism may be controlled by an actuator, such as a hydraulic pump, that is, in turn, controlled by a computer control system. The control system may include sensors for determining performance parameters while the motorcycle is in use. For example, a speedometer may sense motorcycle speed and a gyrometer may sense the orientation of the motorcycle when in turns. Thus, in one example, the stiffness of the motorcycle frame may be increased if the motorcycle speed reaches a threshold speed. Further, the stiffness may be increased if the gyrometer senses that the motorcycle is engaged in a power slide. |
| US10336394B2 |
Foldable tricycle
A tricycle is provided having a front frame assembly, a rear frame assembly pivotally connected to the front frame assembly, and a release assembly connected to both the front frame assembly and the rear frame assembly to secure the rear frame assembly to the front frame assembly in a use position and alternately in a storage position. The release assembly is moveable to allow for transitioning the rear frame assembly to the storage position from the use position. A foot rest is connected to the tricycle and is also moveable between a use position and a storage position. The tricycle also has a restraint hoop and a canopy, and quick release mechanisms to removably secure the restraint hoop and the canopy to the tricycle. |
| US10336393B2 |
Electric bicycle
An electric bicycle includes a motor and a controller. A heart rate monitor is programmed to communicate a heart rate signal representing a heart rate of an occupant to the controller. The controller is programmed to receive a destination distance of the electric bicycle relative to a predetermined destination. The controller is programmed to provide instruction to adjust power to the motor based at least on the heart rate signal and the destination distance. |
| US10336392B2 |
Electric vehicle
An electric self-balancing vehicle including a top cover, a bottom cover, an inner cover, a rotating mechanism, two wheels, two hub motors, a plurality of sensors, a power supply, and a controller is described herein. The top cover includes a first top cover and a second top cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The bottom cover is fixed to the top cover and includes a first bottom cover and a second bottom cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The inner cover is fixed between the top cover and the bottom cover and includes a first inner cover and a second inner cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The rotating mechanism is fixed between the first inner cover and the second inner cover. The two wheels are rotatably fixed at two sides of the inner cover, respectively. The two hub motors are fixed in the two wheels, respectively. The plurality of sensors is disposed between the bottom cover and the inner cover, respectively. The power supply is fixed between the first bottom cover and the first inner cover. The controller is fixed between the second bottom cover and the second inner cover, the controller is electrically connected with the plurality of sensors, the power supply, and the hub motors, and the controller controls the hub motors to drive the corresponding wheels to rotate according to sensing signals transmitted by the sensors. |
| US10336390B2 |
Two-wheeler standing vehicle
A two-wheeler vehicle comprising a steerable front wheel of at least 16″ (df), a fixed back wheel smaller than or equal (db) to df. A distance between the back wheel ground contact point and the front wheel contact point is smaller than or equal to (12″+√(dfdb). A steering mechanism defines a steering axis ground contact point. A trail distance between the steering axis ground contact point and the front wheel ground contact point is between 5% and 10% of the df. The steering mechanism comprises a fork, a yoke and a handlebar. A frame interconnects the yoke and the center of the back wheel and comprises a standing mechanism providing at least one footboard, below the back wheel center, extending laterally from the frame. |
| US10336386B2 |
Saddle device
A saddle device includes a first seat unit having a front mounting portion and a rear mounting end portion, a saddle unit having a front end edge unit and a top surface unit, and an elongate backrest including two spaced-apart long sides, and two spaced-apart short sides that are connected between the long sides, and removably mounted to a selected one of the front mounting portion and the rear mounting portion such that, when the backrest is mounted to the front mounting portion, at least one of the short sides is located in front of the front end edge unit, and when the backrest is mounted to the rear mounting end portion, at least one of the long sides is located above the top surface unit. |
| US10336383B2 |
Component for a vehicle
A component, in particular a body component, for a vehicle, has at least one test section which is arranged in a predetermined area of the component and which is connected in one piece to the rest of the component by way of at least one connecting element. The connecting element is embodied as predetermined breaking point. |
| US10336382B2 |
Track vehicle with fluidly damped idler recoil system
A track vehicle includes: a frame; a rotatable driving wheel carried by the frame; a track engaged with the driving wheel; an idler wheel engaged with the track; a tensioner coupled to the idler wheel to force the idler wheel into engagement with the track; a recoiler coupled to the tensioner; and a fluid damper attached to the frame and coupled to the tensioner and the recoiler. The fluid damper includes: a fluid chamber having two ports; a piston coupled to at least one of the tensioner and the recoiler within the fluid chamber; and a restriction circuit fluidly connected to the ports and configured to form a closed fluid circuit. The restriction circuit permits a substantially unrestricted fluid flow through the closed fluid circuit when the piston moves in one direction and a restricted fluid flow through the closed fluid circuit when the piston moves in the opposite direction. |
| US10336380B2 |
Rocker bogie
A rocker bogie includes a first base which including a first wheel, a second wheel, and a third wheel each of which is configured to be in contact with a first flat surface, a second base including a fourth wheel which is configured to be in contact with the first flat surface, and a rotary shaft connecting the first base and the second base to each other such that the second base is rotatable with respect to the first base. The rotary shaft is parallel to a first straight line which connects a rotation center of the first wheel and a rotation center of the second wheel to each other and is disposed between a rotation center of the third wheel and the first straight line, and the fourth wheel is disposed at an opposite position to the third wheel across the first straight line. |
| US10336377B2 |
Work vehicle
A work vehicle including: a vehicle body frame; a prime mover part located on a front or rear part of the vehicle body frame; a bonnet configured to open and close by swinging, and covering the prime mover part; and an assist unit configured to assist the bonnet to operate to open. A lateral end portion of the vehicle body frame is provided with a first linkage part with which the assist unit is linked. A lateral end portion of a lower end part of the bonnet, which is located closer to an end cover than the first linkage part is, is provided with a second linkage part with which the assist unit is linked. The assist unit is provided with an expansion/contraction mechanism biased so as to expand, and is located laterally outside the prime mover part and spans the first linkage part and the second linkage part. |
| US10336375B2 |
Pillar structure
A pillar structure includes: a pillar inner panel; and an outer reinforcement including a flange portion welded to the pillar inner panel, an outer portion located at a more vehicle-outward position than the flange portion and having a thicknesses that varies in the up-down direction of the vehicle, and a coupling portion coupling the flange portion to the outer portion. The outer reinforcement has a plate-thickness gradual change region where a thickness of the outer reinforcement gradually changes in the front-rear direction of the vehicle such that a thickness of the flange portion becomes equal to or less than a thickness of the thick-plate region between a thick-plate region where a thickness of the outer portion is more than a predetermined thickness and the flange portion. |
| US10336369B2 |
Vehicle front body structure
The vehicle front body structure (2) comprises an upper longitudinal beam (10, 12) and a reinforcing element (14, 16) for reinforcing the wheel casing of the vehicle, said reinforcing element (14, 16) extending in a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to the upper longitudinal beam (10, 12), said upper longitudinal beam (10, 12) comprising an attachment portion (40), comprising an attachment area for attaching a connecting element (8) joining the upper longitudinal beam (10, 12) to a lower beam (22, 24) of the vehicle. The vehicle front body structure (2) further comprises a linking element (18, 20) joining the reinforcing element (14, 16) and the upper longitudinal beam (10, 12). The linking element (18, 20) is attached to the attachment portion (40) of the upper longitudinal beam (10, 12). |
| US10336364B2 |
Vehicle control device
A vehicle control device is provided, which includes an engine, an engine control mechanism configured to control torque generated by the engine, a processor configured to execute a vehicle attitude controlling module to control attitude of a vehicle by controlling the engine control mechanism to reduce the torque so as to decelerate the vehicle, when a condition that the vehicle is traveling and a steering angle related value that is related to a steering angle of a steering device increases is satisfied, and a torque reduction amount setting module to set the reduction amount of the torque to be larger as a combustion frequency of the engine per unit time decreases. The vehicle attitude controlling module controls the engine control mechanism to reduce the torque based on the set reduction amount. |
| US10336360B2 |
Mounting and latching arrangements for securing carts
A mounting and latching arrangement is provided for locking and unlocking a cart relative to a support structure. The mounting and latching arrangement includes an elongated mounting channel having opposed ends configured with mounting bracket assemblies adapted to be secured to the support surface, and one of engagement structure and latching structure located between the mounting bracket assemblies and configured for selective engagement and disengagement with the cart for enabling locking and unlocking thereof relative to the elongated mounting channel. |
| US10336357B2 |
Transport cart for transporting objects or animal carcasses
A transport cart and a method using a transport cart transports objects or animal carcasses. The transport cart has a loading trough which has a region which is arranged on a side of the loading trough facing away from a handlebar and/or from at least one handle, wherein the region has at least one loading and/or unloading device, thus making loading and/or unloading possible such that the object which is to be transported or the transported object or the animal carcass which is to be transported or the transported animal carcass does not have to be touched by an operator. |
| US10336356B2 |
Wheeled shipping cart with stackable trays
A wheeled shipping/transport cart includes a cart frame that supports a plurality of wheels. The cart frame supports a plurality of stackable trays. The trays include a tray frame with opposed end members, a plurality of longitudinal support members disposed between the opposed end members, and a plurality of upright members nesting with upright members of an adjacent tray. A support structure is disposed between the opposed end members to form an arc corresponding to a curved surface of an article to be supported by the support structure. A pin is received through each of the upright members of the plurality of stackable trays to retain the stackable trays in a stacked configuration. |
| US10336355B1 |
Stably balanced wheelbarrow
The present invention is a stably balanced wheelbarrow which is easy to use in different ground conditions like un-even terrain or obstacles like stones. Wheelbarrow includes a main frame, a carriage, a wheel and a wheel securing unit. Main frame supports carriage, wheel and wheel securing unit. Carriage can be of any desired shape and holds load/objects. Wheel is made wide enough to provide support to wheelbarrow such that wheelbarrow is stable. Wheel is secured by wheel securing unit. Wheel securing unit includes a pair of flange bearings and spacers. Flange bearings are disposed on either side of wheel and provide frictionless rotation of wheels. Spacers are provided on either side between flange bearings and frame for preventing movement of wheel on axle. |
| US10336354B2 |
Locating train events on a railway network
A method of locating train events on a railway network is provided. The method includes the steps of: providing a reference point database which specifies locations of reference points on the network, the reference points being of different types, and the reference point database further specifying the respective type of each reference point; providing a relationship database which relates different train events to respective reference point types, for each combination of a train event and a related reference point type, the relationship database specifying a distance threshold criterion for the reference point type relative to a location of the event, and a reference point adjustment vector which specifies a distance from a reference point in a given direction on the network; receiving an event report for a train operated on the network, the report identifying a train event and imputing a location of the event on the network; comparing the event report with the reference point database and the relationship database to identify a reference point on the network which is of a type related in the relationship database to the train event of the event report, and which has a location on the network relative to the imputed location which satisfies the respective distance threshold criterion; and specifying the location of the train event of the event report to be the location of the identified reference point adjusted by the respective reference point adjustment vector. |
| US10336352B2 |
Inertial track measurement system and methods
A track geometry measurement system includes a plurality of wheels, a frame, an inertial measurement unit, a global positioning system, and a processor. The plurality of wheels are operable to trail over rail track. The frame is coupled to the wheels. The inertial measurement unit (IMU) is coupled to the frame. The global positioning system (GPS) is coupled to the frame. The processor is configured to determine a relative position of a portion of the frame based on data from the GPS and data from the IMU. |
| US10336351B2 |
System method, and computer software code for distributing and managing data for use by a plurality of subsystems on a locomotive
A communication system includes a data manager unit, a private interface, and an open interface. The data manager unit is configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle and to manage a transmission of data from a control system of the vehicle to a plurality of applications. The private interface is configured to communicably couple the data manager unit to the control system of the vehicle, and to limit communication with the control system via a connection protocol, wherein the connection protocol is configured to prevent direct communication between the data manager unit and an application that does not use the connection protocol. The open interface is configured to communicably couple the data manager unit and the plurality of applications. |
| US10336342B2 |
Method and device for processing at least one parameter of a trip or an event of a vehicle for a vehicle
A method for processing at least one parameter of a trip or an event of a vehicle for a vehicle. The method includes at least one step of reading in, one step of mapping and one step of providing. In the step of reading in, a driving parameter signal is read in, which represents at least the parameter of the trip or of the event of the vehicle. In the step of mapping, the driving parameter signal is mapped by using a linear representation in order to obtain mapped driving parameter coefficients. In the step of providing, the mapped driving parameter coefficients are provided. |
| US10336335B2 |
System and method of automatic application of electronic park brake
A vehicle includes a transmission mechanical park system, an electronic park brake, and at least one controller. The at least one controller is programmed to in response to (i) a speed difference of a measured speed and an expected speed of a downstream component of the vehicle that transmits torque downstream of the transmission mechanical park system exceeding a calibratable threshold and (ii) an ignition state of OFF, apply the electronic park brake to restrain movement of the vehicle. |
| US10336331B2 |
Hydraulic control unit embedded accumulator circuit
A vehicle includes a hydraulic control unit (HCU) having a set of electrically-actuated valves configured to open/close to accumulate a pressurized hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic apply circuit of a first clutch of a transmission; a hydraulic fluid pump mechanically driven by an engine and configured to provide the pressurized hydraulic fluid to the HCU; and a controller configured to: prior to temporarily stopping the engine, control the engine and the HCU such that the pressurized hydraulic fluid accumulates in the hydraulic apply circuit of the first clutch to a desired hydraulic fluid pressure, and upon restarting the engine, control the set of electrically-actuated valves of the HCU to provide the pressurized hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic apply circuit first clutch to a hydraulic apply circuit for a second clutch of the transmission to apply the second clutch and shift the transmission into drive. |
| US10336330B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle equipped with start-stop logic in response to vehicle mass and route grade
Controls for improved drivability of a vehicle equipped with start/stop logic are disclosed. A nominal control stop for the internal combustion engine of the vehicle is disabled or prevented from occurring in response to a vehicle mass and route grade indicating a roll back condition for the vehicle exists if the nominal control stop for the engine were to take place. |
| US10336329B2 |
Saddled vehicle
A saddled vehicle configured to be driven by a driver sitting on a saddle seat and steering with a handlebar can include a grasping grip to be grasped by a driver and a throttle grip for an accelerator operation respectively, two brakes for braking a front wheel and a rear wheel of the vehicle, each having a different braking operation target, and a cruise control for performing automatic propulsion control of the vehicle wherein the control by the cruise control is performed by changing a control degree in accordance with operation conditions of the first brake and the second brake. |
| US10336328B2 |
Cruise control system, vehicle including the same, method of controlling the cruise control system
A cruise control system, the vehicle including the same, and the method of controlling the cruise control system are provided to improve fuel efficiency by changing control target vehicle speeds by continuously predicting vehicle speeds and variations in required driving forces on roads with various slope variations. Additionally, driving performance is improved by using kinetic energies and preventing unnecessary acceleration and deceleration in comparison with conventional vehicles. Driver convenience and satisfaction is also improved by preventing an unintended operation stop of the cruise control system caused by frequent acceleration and deceleration on roads with substantial slope variations in advance and by preventing unintended acceleration/deceleration on roads with frequent slope variations. |
| US10336327B2 |
System and method for transmitting information between multiple objects moving at high rates of speed
The exemplary embodiments herein provide a system of roadway network transponders (RNTs) having a plurality of activation RNTs positioned within a roadway, where each activation RNT contains electronic data for controlling the maximum attainable speed of an automobile on the roadway. The system should also include a plurality of deactivation RNTs positioned within the roadway and following the activation RNTs when moving in a direction of vehicle travel, where each deactivation RNT contains electronic data for releasing an automobile from speed controls which control the maximum attainable speed of an automobile on the roadway. The RNTs may be used to control the speed of an automobile before or near a curve, merging point of one or more roads, or a construction zone. |
| US10336325B2 |
Using wheel orientation to determine future heading
The technology relates to determining a future heading of an object. In order to do so, sensor data, including information identifying a bounding box representing an object in a vehicle's environment and locations of sensor data points corresponding to the object, may be received. Based on dimensions of the bounding box, an area corresponding to a wheel of the object may be identified. An orientation of the wheel may then be estimated based on the sensor data points having locations within the area. The estimation may then be used to determine a future heading of the object. |
| US10336318B2 |
Systems and methods for vehicle park assist
A vehicle parking assist system includes at least one processor configured to establish communication with a parking automation system external to a vehicle to assist in a parking maneuver. The parking automation system includes at least one sensor to provide a measured distance value from an object to the vehicle. The processor is further configured to control a brake system of the vehicle based on the measured distance value via the sensor. The processor is further configured to control the vehicle to come to a stop based on the measured distance value being less than a first predefined threshold via the brake system. |
| US10336314B2 |
Hybrid powertrain system
A low-voltage hybrid powertrain system for a vehicle includes an engine that is coupled via an engine disconnect clutch to an input member of the transmission, and a low-voltage electric machine is coupled to the transmission. The powertrain system operates in an electric vehicle (EV) mode with the engine in an OFF state and with the engine disconnect clutch in an open/deactivated state. When an output torque request indicates a command for vehicle acceleration, the electric machine is controlled to generate torque in response to the output torque request and the engine is simultaneously cranked and started. Upon starting, the engine operates in a speed control mode to activate the engine disconnect clutch. The engine and the low-voltage electric machine are controlled to generate torque in response to the output torque request when the engine disconnect clutch is activated. |
| US10336301B2 |
Device for wiping a window of a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a device (2) for wiping a window of a motor vehicle, comprising a wiper blade (4) rotated by a drive shaft (6) which is arranged at the output of a motor assembly (8) capable of creating an alternating rotational movement of said drive shaft. The wiping device also comprises means for translating the motor assembly, and some of said drive means are supported by the drive shaft. In this way, it is the rotation of the drive shaft that translates the motor assembly. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising such a wiping device and to a structural element, in particular a boot door, to which the device is attached. |
| US10336300B2 |
Wiper control apparatus
Turning angles of an output shaft of a wiper motor are detected by a turning angle sensor. In a case in which a wiper switch is switched off, a wiper control circuit performs control to stop a wiper blade at a stowed position, which is a stop reference position, on the basis of a position of the wiper blade calculated from a detected turning angle. If the wiper blade stops at a position that is different from the stop reference position, the wiper control circuit sets this stop position as a new stop reference position. In a case in which the wiper switch is subsequently switched on again, the wiper control circuit performs control to move the wiper blade from the new stop reference position. |
| US10336297B2 |
Vehicle-use communication system, in-vehicle device, portable device, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
A vehicle-use communication system includes an in-vehicle device and a portable device. The in-vehicle device transmits a signal from a plurality of transmitting antennas provided in a vehicle. The portable device measures the received signal strength of the signal transmitted from each of the plurality of transmitting antennas and transmits a response signal containing the received signal strength of each signal. The in-vehicle device receives the response signal and stores: small space information concerning a small space of a vehicle cabin; and large space information concerning being the entirety of the vehicle cabin. The in-vehicle device selects the small space information or the large space information in accordance with the situation, and determines whether the portable device is within the vehicle cabin on the basis of the selection of small space information or the large space information and the received signal strengths contained in the response signals. |
| US10336294B2 |
Method for triggering actions in a vehicle and vehicle for carrying out triggered actions
A method for triggering an action of a vehicle including changing a position of a device relative to the vehicle, detecting the change in the position of the device, and triggering a configurable action in the vehicle based on the detected change in the position of the device. |
| US10336288B2 |
Ignition device and gas generator using same
An ignition device includes an igniter fixed to an igniter collar, a first cup member filled with a gas generating component therein, and a second cup member. The first cup member covers the igniter collar to enclose a portion including an ignition portion of the igniter. The second cup member covers the igniter collar to enclose the first cup member. A gap is formed between an outer surface of the first cup member and an inner surface of the second cup member to function as a heat insulating layer. The first cup member has a first opening, and the second cup member has a second opening. At least one of the first opening and the second opening is closed before actuation and is opened only when gas is generated from the gas generating component. |
| US10336287B2 |
Gas generator
The present invention provides a gas generator, including; a combustion chamber accommodating an igniter and a gas generating agent; a pressurized gas chamber filled with a gas selected from a rare gas or a nitrogen gas; a diffuser chamber located between the combustion chamber and the pressurized gas chamber and provided with a gas discharge port; a first closing member closing between the combustion chamber and the diffuser chamber, a second closing member closing between the pressurized gas chamber and the diffuser chamber; the combustion chamber having at least one of a space in which the first closing member deforms or moves, and a member which forms the space for enabling the first closing member to deform or move, when the gas generator is placed in a high-temperature atmosphere, due to a pressure increase or an impact caused by the gas inflow into the diffuser chamber, the first closing member being deformed or the first closing member being moved toward the combustion chamber, thereby making the combustion chamber and the diffuser chamber communicate with each other and making an inside of the combustion chamber and an outside of the gas generator communicate with each other. |
| US10336273B2 |
Sensor system for detecting the adjustment position of a vehicle seat
A sensor system for detecting an adjustment position of a vehicle seat, the sensor system having a Hall sensor and a first preloaded magnet, and it is free of flux concentrators and shielding sheets. The Hall sensor and the first preloaded magnet are arranged along a longitudinal extension of the upper rail that is movable lengthwise such that during adjustment of the upper rail, passage of a free longitudinal end of the stationary lower rail will be monitored and result in a change of an output signal of the Hall sensor. |
| US10336272B2 |
Clip-on spacer, front end module and method
A clip-on spacer includes a retainer having a receiver and a resilient clip and a spacer element having a tang and a bolt guide. A front end module includes a bolster carrier, a grille carried on the bolster carrier and a clip-on spacer fixed to the bolster carrier. |
| US10336269B2 |
Saddle-ride type vehicle
One embodiment provides a saddle-ride type vehicle. The vehicle includes a main frame; a drive source supported by a lower side of the main frame; an energy storing part supported by an upper side of the main frame; a front wheel steerably supported via a front fork mounted on a front side of the main frame; a rear wheel supported via a swing arm mounted on a rear side of the main frame and configured to be driven by the drive source; and seat frames disposed on the rear side of the main frame to support a riding seat. A braking control device is disposed within a lateral width between the seat frames, and is supported by a rear fender supported by the seat frame via a vibration control member. And, an inertia measuring device is supported by the braking control device. |
| US10336268B2 |
Method and apparatus for operating a vehicle
A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle being guided in fully automated fashion, and if an error is detected during the fully automated guidance, a safe state being selected from a plurality of safe states as a function of one parameter, the vehicle being guided in fully automated fashion into the selected safe state. Also described is an apparatus for operating a vehicle, as well as to a computer program. |
| US10336263B2 |
Sun visor assembly with electronic device receiver
A sun visor assembly includes a visor body and an electronic device receiver carried on the visor body. The electronic device receiver includes a clamping feature having a slider and an opposed latching feature. The visor body may also include a USB feature and/or a viewing port extending through the visor body. |
| US10336260B1 |
Deployable running board
An exemplary vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a sensor device that detects a location of a structure outside a vehicle, a running board moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The deployed position is adjusted relative to the vehicle based on the location of the structure detected by the sensor. An exemplary running board deploying method includes, among other things, detecting a location of a structure outside a vehicle, and transitioning a running board from a stowed position to a deployed position. The deployed position is adjusted relative to the vehicle based on the location of the structure. |
| US10336259B2 |
Step rail for vehicle with applique and method of making same
An accessory component for a vehicle is disclosed which may incorporate an elongated frame element having an elongated channel formed there along. The elongated frame element is adapted to be fixedly secured to a portion of the vehicle. A resilient metallic applique having a contour generally in accordance with at least a portion of the elongated frame element may be incorporated. The applique may have a feature adjacent a first end for engaging with the elongated channel, and a second end of the applique may be shaped to engage with a different portion of the elongated frame element such that the applique is secured to the elongated frame element without adhesives or mechanical fasteners. |
| US10336243B1 |
Apparatus and method for adjusting vehicle lighting in response to camera system
A camera controller for selectively controlling illumination around a vehicle comprises an image capture portion having a viewing area; an output for transmitting lighting control messages; and control logic. The control logic determines that a change in illumination is necessary in the viewing area and transmits a lighting control message at the output in response to the determination that illumination change is necessary. The lighting control message directs at least one lighting source associated with the vehicle in the viewing area of the camera controller to be adjusted. |
| US10336241B2 |
Screw-driving bidirectional adjustment mechanism for adjusting relative position of high and low beam shapes of automobile lamp
A screw-driving bidirectional adjustment mechanism for adjusting the relative position of the high and low beam shapes of an automobile lamp, comprising an open box-shaped sliding groove fixedly connected with a low beam assembly unit and a high beam assembly unit which is rotationally fitted with the low beam assembly unit, has one end capable of being moved through a shift lever, and is connected to a sliding block assembly. |
| US10336240B2 |
Headlight unit and headlight
A headlight unit includes: a light source that emits a light beam for irradiating a forward area in a traveling direction; a light guide portion that receives the light beam and forms planar light having a divergence angle; a projection lens portion that projects the planar light forward; and a drive unit that changes a position of the projection lens portion. The drive unit is disposed in a region overlapping with the projection lens portion, as optically viewed from an optical axis direction of the light guide portion or the projection lens portion. |
| US10336239B2 |
Vehicle lamp and vehicle having the same
A vehicle lamp comprises a first light source group for forward illumination comprising at least one light emitting element, a second light source group for road surface drawing comprising at least one light emitting element provided separately from the at least one light emitting element, a first projection lens through which light emitted from the first light source group is to pass, a second projection lens through which light emitted from the second light source group is to pass, and a light shade arranged between the first and second light source groups and the first and second projection lenses so that the lights from the first and second light source groups do not intersect with each other before entering the first and second projection lenses, respectively. Light distribution control functions of the first and second projection lenses are different from each other. |
| US10336238B2 |
Truck bed rear cargo tie down engagement structure
A load securement apparatus for a vehicle incorporating a cargo bed and a tailgate movable between a raised configuration and a lowered configuration to open and close the cargo bed. The load securement apparatus includes at least one tie-down engagement structure connected to another portion of the vehicle in a position located such that a tie-down member is engaged with the tie-down engagement structure by extending a portion of the tie-down member into a gap formed between an end of the cargo bed and the tailgate when the tailgate is in the lowered configuration. |
| US10336237B2 |
Remote controlled cart
A remote controlled cart includes a body, an electric battery coupled to the body and a pair of track assemblies coupled to the body. The remote controlled cart includes an electric motor operatively coupled to the battery. The electric motor is configured to supply propulsion power to the pair of track assemblies. The remote controlled cart includes a body cover coupled to a top surface of the body. A top surface of the body cover includes at least one pair of rails. The pair of rails removably couples a task module with the body cover. |
| US10336236B2 |
Bottom loading valves, tank management systems incorporating the same, and methods for managing tanks
According to the embodiments described herein, a bottom loading valve can include a drive member, a valve body, and a piston. The drive member can be operably coupled to a motor. The valve body can define a fluid passageway and one or more lateral openings. The drive member can be positioned within the fluid passageway. The one or more lateral openings can be offset laterally from the drive member. The piston can be engaged with the drive member. The piston can move throughout an open position and a closed position, as the drive member communicates force from the motor. When the piston is in the closed position, the piston can fully obstruct the one or more lateral openings from the fluid passageway. |
| US10336235B2 |
Method and apparatus for lowering entire boat trailer in shallow water to launch boat or other watercraft
A trailer designed to be lowered and raised in shallow water to launch a boat or any other type of watercraft. The lowering and raising of the entire trailer is accomplished by (1) the front end of the trailer transforming the tongue and extension of tongue from a substantially straight alignment to a bent alignment by hingedly rotating the extension of tongue in relation to the tongue as facilitated through the use of a first elongated lever or rod and gravity, (2) the rear or back end of the trailer providing a rotation of an extension about the wheel hub to the wheel using a tube surrounding a rear axle that is actuated through the use of a second elongated lever or rod, and (3) all of this being accomplished at the same time from the interaction of the first elongated lever or rod and the second elongated lever or rod through a second arm located at a transitioning hub. |
| US10336234B2 |
Boat support frame loading and unloading apparatus
In one aspect the invention provides a boat support frame loading and unloading apparatus configured to draw a boat on to and off a boat support frame. This boat support frame has a loading end and a terminal end opposite to the loading end. The apparatus provided includes at least one roller assembly mounted to the support frame adjacent to the loading end of the support frame, said at least one roller assembly incorporating at least one roller element. The apparatus also includes at least one drive mechanism configured to rotate one or more roller elements to draw a boat onto and off the support frame through the loading end of the support frame. The roller assembly also includes a hull contact surface formed by a flexible belt which has a circumference greater than the circumference of the said at least one roller element incorporated into the roller assembly. |
| US10336232B2 |
Track assembly
A track adjuster includes a first track, a second track movably connected to the first track, a lockset connected to at least one of the first track and the second track, and an easy adjusting assembly. A lockset may be configured to selectively lock the first track and the second track together. An easy entry assembly may include an actuating lever, a locking lever engaged with the actuating lever, and a lock stop connected to the first track. A lock stop may be configured to engage the locking lever. An easy adjusting assembly may be configured to restrict locking of the first track and the second track by the lockset. |
| US10336225B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a seatback. The seat cushion includes a pad having a groove, a plurality of seat covers for covering the pad surface, and a suspending member for connecting two of the plurality of seat covers, and fixing the two seat covers to the pad inside the groove formed in the pad. A plurality of minute holes are formed in the suspending member between a part connected to one of the two seat covers and a part connected to the other seat cover for ventilation between an inside and an outside of the groove formed in the pad with respect to the suspending member. This secures ventilation performance of the seat cover surface even when the occupant is seated on the vehicle seat. |
| US10336220B2 |
Vehicle seat
According to an illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle seat including: a seat cushion that serves as a seating portion which receives a load of an occupant; an ottoman that is connected to a front portion of the seat cushion; a base that supports the seat cushion from a vehicle floor in a seating position at which the seat cushion receives the occupant and in a tip-up position at which the seat cushion is tipped up rearward from the seating position; and a folding mechanism that moves the ottoman between an initial position at which the ottoman is positioned at the front portion of the seat cushion and a folding position at which the ottoman is retracted beneath the seat cushion in accordance with a movement of the seat cushion from the seating position and the tip-up position. |
| US10336216B2 |
Vehicle access seating
Vehicle access seating supports a user seat unit using a mounting assembly, a fore-aft slide assembly, a swivel assembly and an extension/retraction assembly. The seat unit moves from a secured drive position on either side of the motor vehicle to an access position wherein at least part of the seat is outside the vehicle, facilitating user vehicle access. Moving from the drive position to the access position, the seat moves linearly along two axes—one (static) defined by the mounting assembly, and a second axis (pivotable) defined by the seat itself—increasing the seat occupant's legroom by reducing the clearances between the seat and the vehicle B-pillar and between the seat and the vehicle transmission tunnel. A vertical mounting recline angle improves the occupant headroom inside the vehicle. Moving between the drive and access positions, the seat can move through a narrow transition corridor in the motor vehicle. |
| US10336206B2 |
Identifying a user of a charging station
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with identifying a user of a charging station. According to one embodiment, a system includes a communication logic and an authorization logic. The communication logic aggregates transaction data to an authorizing entity. The transaction data is associated with a user and a chargeable vehicle. The authorization logic receives an authorization request to authorize a transaction between the chargeable vehicle and the charging station. The authorization logic sends a response to the authorization request. The communication also enables the chargeable vehicle to receive a charge from the charging station based on the response to the authorization request. |
| US10336205B2 |
System and method of charging a vehicle using a dynamic power grid, and system and method of managing power consumption in the vehicle
A system for charging a vehicle, includes a processing device which is communicatively coupled to a plurality of vehicles and maintains a forward model for modeling vehicle charging data for the plurality of vehicles, and a computing device which, based on the forward model, maintains a charge exchange market which directs a formation of a flash charge mob of vehicles from the plurality of vehicles at an optimal location to exchange charge. |
| US10336202B2 |
Drone assistance apparatus with charging system and method
A drone receiving apparatus is provided including a landing area including a platform, a lighting system, and/or a surface on which a drone is receivable, a charging plate for providing electrical power to charge the drone received by the landing area, and a communication system by which a signal is communicable to exchange data with the drone that is within a communicable proximity to the communication system. A method to receive a drone is also provided. |
| US10336201B2 |
Contactless power transmission system
A contactless power transmission system is provided for supplying power contactlessly from a power transmission apparatus to a power reception apparatus. The power transmission apparatus includes a high-frequency power source device for outputting a constant high-frequency current, and power transmission units having serial resonance circuits. The power reception apparatus includes power reception units having parallel resonance circuits. A power transmission coil of the power transmission unit and a power reception coil of the power reception unit are magnetically coupled. The power transmission units are connected in series, while the power reception units are connected in parallel. Power is transmitted from the power transmission unit to the power reception unit by magnetic field resonance. |
| US10336191B2 |
Vehicle tachometer display
A vehicle controller determines likelihood of downshifting, such as by detecting braking and clutch disengagement. In response, the vehicle controller determines a desired angular velocity for the engine for a gear lower than a current gear. A tachometer display is updated to indicate the current angular velocity of the engine and the desired angular velocity. A difference between current and desired angular velocities is determined and fill in a region of the tachometer display, such as a sector between needles indicating current and desired angular velocities or most or all of a surface of the tachometer. The tachometer may be updated in the same manner according to a desired angular velocity in cases where the drive shifts into gear following coasting in neutral. |
| US10336178B2 |
Final drive for a motor vehicle and final drive device
A final drive for a motor vehicle. A drive assembly having a drive shaft, the drive shaft is coupled via a gear stage to an output shaft of the final drive. The drive shaft is coupled to the gear stage via an intermediate shaft that is arranged offset with respect to it. The intermediate shaft is present on a first side of a conceptual plane that incorporates an axis of rotation of the drive shaft, and a power electronics unit is electrically connected to the drive assembly via connection terminals arranged at its front end on a second side of the plane, which lies opposite to the first side. |
| US10336174B1 |
Systems and methods for magnetic engine mount
A mount system for mounting a first component of a vehicle to a second component of the vehicle can include a tube portion and a shaft portion. The tube portion can include a first outer magnet support portion provided with an inwardly facing magnet that is parallel to a centerline; and a second outer magnet support portion provided with an inwardly facing magnet set that includes magnets oblique to the centerline. The shaft portion can include a first inner magnet support portion, oriented about the centerline, provided with an outwardly facing magnet that is parallel to the centerline; and a second inner magnet support portion provided with an outwardly facing magnet set that includes magnets oblique to the centerline. |
| US10336173B1 |
Mounting structure for power unit of utility vehicle
The invention provides a mounting structure for a power unit of a utility vehicle. The mounting structure includes a pair of left and right front support portions supporting a front end of the power unit, and a rear support portion supporting a rear end of the power unit. The front support portions and the rear support portion are disposed to cause a centroid of a triangle connecting the front support portions and the rear support portion to agree with a centroid of the power unit in a planar view of the power unit. |
| US10336172B2 |
Endless track enclosure for tracked vehicles
A bag is disclosed for covering an endless track or chain of a tracked heavy equipment vehicle during transport. The bag includes an outer segment for covering an outer portion of the track extends laterally beyond side edges of the trailer flatbed. Forward and rearward lobes of the bag, respectively engage and cover forward and rearward ends of the track. An inner bag segment engages and covers the track between the side edges of the flatbed trailer supporting the tracked vehicle. A recess in an inside segment of the bag accommodates a track and allows the track to directly engage the supportive trailer. Tensioning straps and cords are used to further secure the bag to the track. |
| US10336171B2 |
Retractable vehicle cover and associated use thereof
A roof mounted retractable car cover. The cover includes front and rear cover portions independently extended and retracted into a housing. The housing preferably includes a springed retractions mechanism and the front and/or rear portions include folded panels to cover side windows of a vehicle. The housing may be integrated into a roof rack to utilized a single mounting system. |
| US10336168B2 |
Apparatus for covering a container load
An apparatus for covering an open top of a transportation trailer container, such as a chip train carrying wood chips, is provided. A flexible cover (e.g., tarp) is deployed and retracted using a roller moved overtop of the container using pivotable arms. A recessed region houses the base of the arm and associated components. A secondary cover covers the recessed region and is biased toward a cover closed position. An actuating surface associated with the arm pushes the secondary cover to a cover open position. Other features include inwardly angled container sides, a foam sealing member integral with the flexible cover, the secondary cover closing when the flexible cover is both fully opened and fully closed, channels between the recessed region and the container, narrow and/or sloped surfaces, and a retaining hook for capturing a roller connected to the arm. |
| US10336167B2 |
Apparatus for preventing inflow of dust in rear rail of sunroof
An apparatus for preventing an inflow of dust in a rear rail of a sunroof may include a rear rail of a sunroof; a tilt lever which has one end portion coupled to a moving glass and the other end portion positioned on the rear rail, and slides along a trajectory of the rear rail; a tilt lever shoe which is positioned at the other end portion of the tilt lever, and configured to be fastened by being fitted with the rear rail; and at least one guide rail which is positioned at the rear rail in a width direction of a vehicle, in which the tilt lever shoe is positioned to surround upper and lower portions of the guide rail, and the guide rail is configured to be sealed to prevent dust from flowing into the rear rail. |
| US10336158B2 |
Method and system for heating a vehicle
Methods and system for providing heat to a vehicle are presented. In one example, a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater provides heat to a passenger cabin and an engine via heating engine coolant. Additionally, a heat pump may supply heat to the passenger cabin via heating the engine coolant. |
| US10336156B1 |
Plumbing line hangers
A hanger for securing an HVAC fluid line to a vehicle includes a rigid wire having a first end and a second end. The first end is formed to define a first aperture configured to receive a first fastener to couple the first end to the vehicle. The second end is configured to support the HVAC fluid line in a desired orientation. |
| US10336155B2 |
Air conditioning system for hybrid vehicles
An air conditioning system for hybrid vehicles includes: a heater core receiving engine cooling water from an engine and heat an air blown into a vehicle room; an electric water pump pumping the engine cooling water through the heater core when a motor vehicle is switched from an engine drive mode to a motor drive mode; a discharged air temperature sensing unit sensing a discharged air temperature as a temperature of an air discharged into the vehicle room; and a control unit when the motor vehicle is switched from the engine drive mode to the motor drive mode differentially controls a rotational speed of the electric water pump depending on a temperature difference between the discharged air temperature inputted from the discharged air temperature sensing unit and a target discharge temperature calculated in advance based on internal/external temperature conditions and a user set temperature. |
| US10336154B2 |
Stabilizer link for automobile suspensions
The present invention relates to a stabilizer link for automobile suspensions, comprising: a tubular body (1), having at one end a pair of first flattened areas (2, 2′) configuring a leak-tight closure of a first inner cavity (9) of the tubular body (1) located between both flattened areas (2, 2′); and a first covering (4) made of polymeric material coupled, during the forming process thereof, on the end of the tubular body (1) such that it surrounds the pair of first flattened areas (2, 2′), and wherein said covering (4) comprises a first articulation (6). |
| US10336153B2 |
Active roll control apparatus
An active roll control apparatus is provided. To adjust a stiffness value of the stabilizer bar by moving a stabilizer bar installed between left and right wheels of a vehicle and extending in a first direction and a stabilizer link connected to the stabilizer bar, the active roll control apparatus includes a sliding part having one side connected to the stabilizer bar and the other side connected to the stabilizer link to slide the stabilizer link in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a movement restricting part installed at the sliding part to restrict movement when the sliding part slides. |
| US10336148B2 |
Method and apparatus for an adjustable damper
A method for controlling vehicle motion is described. The method includes accessing a set of control signals including a measured vehicle speed value associated with a movement of a vehicle. A control signal associated with user-induced input is also accessed. The method compares the measured vehicle speed value with a predetermined vehicle speed threshold value to achieve a speed value threshold approach status, and then compares the set of values to achieve a user-induced input threshold value approach status. The method monitors a state of a valve within the vehicle suspension damper, and determines a control mode for the vehicle suspension damper. The method also regulates damping forces within the vehicle suspension damper. |
| US10336146B2 |
Removable securing chain attachment assembly
A securing chain attachment assembly is shown and described. The securing chain attachment assembly may include an attachment body selectively and rotatably securable to a towing vehicle, the attachment body rotatable along a first plane. The securing chain attachment assembly may also include a securement member attached to the attachment body, the securement member capable of having selectively secured thereto a securement chain, where the chain attachment member is pivotal along a second plane, the second plane generally parallel to the first plane. |
| US10336142B2 |
Device for detecting low-pressure state of tire
Provided is a device for detecting a low-pressure state of a predetermined tire, comprising an index value calculation unit, a resonance frequency calculation unit and a low-pressure detection unit. The index value calculation unit calculates a low-pressure index value from wheel speed information of front and rear tires, the low-pressure index value being obtained by comparing rotation speeds of the front and rear tires. The resonance frequency calculation unit calculates a resonance frequency from wheel speed information of a tire. The low-pressure detection unit eliminates an influence of an imposed load on a vehicle and detects the low-pressure state of the predetermined tire based on: a predetermined parameter that indicates a linear relationship between the resonance frequency and the low-pressure index value under a low-pressure condition of the predetermined tire; the low-pressure index value thus calculated; and the resonance frequency thus calculated. |
| US10336141B2 |
Tire having static charge dissipation element
Various embodiments of a tire and tire tread having a static charge dissipation element are provided. |
| US10336140B2 |
Projecting features molded within submerged tread voids
The present invention concerns tire treads having projecting features comprising wear indicators, stone ejectors, and/or noise suppressors arranged within voids submerged below the top, outer side of a tread. Particular embodiments of the invention provide a tire tread having a submerged void extending into to the tread thickness from the bottom side of the tread to a terminal location spaced below the tread top side, the top side forming a ground-engaging side of the tread. Such embodiments further include a plurality of projecting features arranged within the submerged void below the terminal location of the submerged void, the plurality of projecting features being further arranged in a spaced arrangement along a length of the submerged void, each of the plurality of projecting features extending partially across a width of the submerged void, which may comprise a groove, for example. The invention includes methods of forming the tread and a treaded tire. |
| US10336133B2 |
Magnetic wheel
A magnetic wheel includes: a balance block; a magnetic body which is provided in the balance block and attaches the balance block to an attachment object with a magnetic force; and a magnetic shielding block which is provided in the balance block and guides a magnetic field generated in the magnetic body toward the attachment object. |
| US10336130B2 |
Dry-erase board with inserts
A new design for a dry-erase board allows for writing on a clear top surface or a second surface under the clear top surface. The dry-erase board includes an insert positioned between the clear top surface and a second surface, the insert being protected by the clear top surface. |
| US10336128B2 |
Left handed fountain pen
Angled fountain pens are provided. A pen includes: a shank; an ink tube; a connector connected to the ink tube and the shank; a feeder connected to the connector; and a nib connected to the feeder. A writing tip of the nib extends through a hole in the feeder. The writing tip is resiliently biased against the feeder and is selectively moveable between a first position in which ink flow between the writing tip and the feeder is prevented and a second position in which ink flow between the writing tip and the feeder is permitted. |
| US10336127B1 |
EZ speedy dual clip
An EZ SPEEDY DUAL CLIP that increases the functionality of clipboards. The invention consists of a display surface, two clips, and some bends in the display surface. The clips are mounted on opposite faces and ends of the display surface, allowing both sides of the invention to be utilized. There are bends on both ends of the invention which allow the it to be positioned in various different ways for hands-free viewing. The invention can be inserted into most gaps and tracks, and it can also hook onto and hang from most surfaces and protrusions. When inserted into a gap or track, it is rigid enough to be written on. |
| US10336121B2 |
Lenticular printed material
Provided is a lenticular printed material including: a lenticular lens in which a plurality of convex lenses respectively having a semicylindrical surface are arranged in parallel; and a lenticular image which is disposed on a side opposite to the semicylindrical surface of each convex lens and includes character information to be displayed in a plurality of languages independently from each other, in which the languages for displaying the character information are switched between one another according to an observation angle in a case where the lenticular image is observed through the lenticular lens. |
| US10336120B2 |
Rigid protection cover and closure
Embodiments for a rigid protective cover and closure are provided. The rigid protective cover and closure includes an edge frame with a pull bar, spine insert, connector arms with connector ends, wherein the connector ends define an extend aperture, wherein the connector ends each include a pivot tab, a slide peg, a spring housing, and a spring band. Generally speaking, these components are structured such that pivot tabs of the connector ends are fastened to the spine insert. |
| US10336117B2 |
Image erasing apparatus and image erasing method
An image erasing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a sheet supply portion that supplies a sheet and an ejector. A first conveying path conveys the sheet from the sheet supply portion toward the ejector. A reader arranged on the first conveying path reads an image on the sheet. A second conveying path branches from the first conveying path at a downstream of the reader on the first conveying path and merges with the first conveying path at an upstream of the reader on the first conveying path. An erasing unit is arranged on the second conveying path. A conveying path changing portion is arranged at a branching portion. An operating portion receives a setup of the processing to the sheet. A controller changes a conveying path of the sheet in accordance with the setup received by the operating portion before the sheet is supplied from the sheet supply portion. |
| US10336116B2 |
Fuser for electrophotographic printing having resistive trace with gap
A fuser includes a fuser roll and a pressure roll that forms a nip between the rolls through which a sheet is conveyed to permanently fuse an image onto the sheet. The fuser roll includes a heater element having a single resistive trace, a common trace tapped to a first side of the resistive trace continuous across the resistive trace, and first and second conductive traces tapped to ends of the resistive trace at a second side of the resistive trace opposite the first side. The first and second conductive traces are physically separated and conductively segmented by a conductive gap between the conductive traces. The resistive trace includes a separation gap extending through the resistive trace continuously from the second side of the resistive trace at the conductive gap towards the first side of the resistive trace to prevent current flow between the segmented conductive traces. |
| US10336109B2 |
Measuring system and method for calibrating printing stations
A measurement system includes a measurement device to detect measurement information relating to a position-modifiable component of a printing station during movement thereof. A calculation unit receives the measurement information from the measurement device. The calculation unit determines actual-position data of the position-modifiable component from the measurement data received and compares it with predetermined reference-position data to determine calibration information based on the actual-position data and the reference-position data. An interface permits then permits transfer of this calibration information. |
| US10336106B2 |
Printing apparatus and printing method
A printing apparatus includes a transporting device that transports a medium and a printing unit that prints onto the medium. In addition, the printing apparatus includes an image sensor that images the medium and a controller that detects a displacement amount of the medium in an intersecting direction which intersects a surface to be printed of the medium based on a plurality of images obtained by imaging the medium by the sensor at different times and that controls the transporting device and the printing unit according to the displacement amount. |
| US10336100B2 |
Method for forming an image on corrugated cardboard comprising applying a treatment liquid, first ink composition, and second ink composition
Provided are an image forming method and a corrugated cardboard. The image forming method includes applying a treatment liquid containing at least one kind of acidic compound and having a pH of equal to or lower than 2 onto a corrugated cardboard substrate of L*≤90, applying a first ink composition, which contains a coloring material and water and in which a total content of resin particles and wax particles is equal to or less than 2% by mass with respect to a total mass of the first ink composition, to a treatment liquid-applied surface of the corrugated cardboard substrate onto which the treatment liquid is applied by an ink jet method under a condition of an amount of a liquid droplet of equal to or greater than 10 picoliters, and applying a second ink composition, which contains a resin, a wax, and water and in which a content of a coloring material is equal to or smaller than 0.5% by mass with respect to a total mass of the second ink composition, onto the first ink composition applied to the corrugated cardboard substrate. |
| US10336095B2 |
Printing apparatus and control method of printing apparatus
There is provided a printing apparatus including: a transport mechanism; an ink jet head; a camera; a light source that irradiates a capturing area of the camera with light at a predetermined angle with respect to a print surface of the print medium; a carriage that includes the ink jet head, the camera, and the light source; and a controller (processor) that acquires reflectance characteristic data of irradiation light from the light source based on a captured image obtained by capturing an image of a printed test pattern by the camera, determines a specific initial-and-final-image-data range or a specific acquisition range in which the reflectance is within a specific reflectance range based on the acquired reflectance characteristic data, and acquires captured image data corresponding to the specific initial-and-final-image-data range or the specific acquisition range. |
| US10336089B2 |
Printheads with sensor plate impedance measurement
In an implementation, a printhead includes a nozzle and a fluid channel. A sensor plate is located within the fluid channel. An impedance measurement circuit is coupled to the sensor plate to measure impedance of fluid within the channel during a fluid movement event that moves fluid past the sensor plate. |
| US10336087B2 |
Liquid container
A liquid container is enabled to contain a liquid therein. An outer wall of the liquid container has a first surface, a second and a third surfaces are adjacent to the first surface, and the second surface and the third surface face each other. The first surface has a space in which a storage element storing the information on the liquid container is contained. The first surface and the second surface have a first recessed portion that crosses a boundary between the first surface and the second surface, and the first surface and the third surface have a second recessed portion that crosses a boundary between the first surface and the third surface. The first recessed portion and the second recessed portion face each other across the space. |
| US10336084B2 |
Liquid cartridge and image forming apparatus using the same
A liquid cartridge includes a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall, first and second storage chambers, a liquid flow path, and a communication opening. The rear wall is spaced away from the front wall in a rear direction perpendicular to a gravitational direction in an upright posture, and is spaced away from the front wall in an upward direction in a rotated posture. The communication opening is provided at the bottom wall and is configured to provide communication therethrough between the first and second storage chambers. The communication opening defines an imaginary horizontal plane. The first storage chamber in the rotated posture defines a first capacity above the imaginary horizontal plane and a second capacity below the imaginary horizontal plane. The first capacity is less than the second capacity. The liquid flow path is positioned downward relative to the imaginary horizontal plane in the rotated posture. |
| US10336082B2 |
Printing apparatus and printing method including penetration liquid
A printing apparatus including a discharge unit, a movement unit and an adjustment unit. The discharge unit discharges ink and penetration liquid onto one side of the recording medium. The penetration liquid promotes penetration of the ink into the other side of the recording medium. The movement unit moves the discharge unit and the recording medium relative to each other. The adjustment unit adjusts a discharge amount of the penetration liquid discharged from the discharge unit onto the recording medium based on at least a relative movement speed of the discharge unit to the recording medium. |
| US10336080B2 |
Liquid supply apparatus and printing apparatus
At least some issues such as making it difficult for liquid to leak to the outside, making it easy for liquid contained in a buffer chamber to return to a liquid storage portion, and suppressing an increase in the installation area of the entirety of a printing apparatus is achieved. A liquid supply apparatus includes a liquid tank that contain a liquid, a connection channel member connected to the liquid tank, and a buffer tank that is configured separately from the liquid tank, is connected to the liquid tank via the connection channel member, and is communicated with the atmospheric air. The liquid tank includes a liquid storage chamber provided inside of the liquid tank, and a liquid inlet portion for injecting liquid into the liquid storage chamber. The buffer tank has a buffer chamber, bottom face of the buffer chamber is positioned at a position higher than a maximum liquid level of the liquid tank. |
| US10336079B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and tube pump
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting unit that ejects, to a target, a liquid which is supplied from a liquid supply source via a liquid supply channel; a carriage on which the liquid ejecting unit is mounted and which moves with respect to the target; a gas containing chamber mounted on the carriage; and a pump that is disposed outside the carriage of the liquid ejecting apparatus and sends gas out to one system of a gas channel connected to the gas containing chamber and suctions gas from the gas channel. |
| US10336078B2 |
Recording head and inkjet recording apparatus including same
A recording head of the present disclosure includes an ink ejection surface where a plurality of ink ejection ports for ejecting ink onto a recording medium are disposed. A plurality of cleaning liquid supply ports for supplying a cleaning liquid are disposed on an upstream side with respect to the ink ejection ports in a wiping direction which is a direction in which a wiper wipes the ink ejection surface. The plurality of cleaning liquid supply ports each have a chamfer portion formed at a portion thereof that intersects a surface to be wiped by the wiper, the chamfer portion being R-shaped in section. |
| US10336075B2 |
Inkjet head arrangement and control of liquid jetting apparatus
A liquid jetting apparatus jetting a liquid onto a recording medium conveyed in a first direction includes head units arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. One head unit includes nozzle chips; one nozzle chip has a nozzle arrangement area wherein nozzles are aligned in a third direction crossing the first and second directions. The nozzle chip is arranged to be shifted relative to another nozzle chip in a direction crossing the first and second directions and different from the third direction. The head unit has a first overlapping portion wherein nozzle arrangement areas of first and second nozzle chips included in the nozzle chips partially overlap with each other in the first direction. The liquid jetting apparatus has a second overlapping portion wherein nozzle arrangement areas of third and fourth nozzle chips included in the head units partially overlap with each other in the first direction. |
| US10336072B2 |
Liquid ejection head ejecting liquid, liquid ejection apparatus, and method for manufacturing liquid ejection head
A liquid ejection head includes a recording element board, a support member that supports the recording element board, and includes a first surface having a plurality of first openings that communicate with a first supply port and a second supply port, a second surface contacting a supply member and having a second opening that communicates with a supply path, and a flow path through which the plurality of first openings and the second opening communicate with each other. The support member includes a beam that is provided between the plurality of first openings and extends from the first surface to middle of the flow path, and in an arrangement direction of the plurality of first openings, a length of the second opening is shorter than a sum of lengths of the plurality of first openings and a length of the beam on the first surface. |
| US10336067B2 |
Liquid jet head, liquid jet recording device, and liquid jet head drive method
An ejection volume of a liquid can more finely be adjusted without lowering the ejection speed. The liquid jet head includes a plurality of nozzles adapted to jet the liquid, a piezoelectric actuator having a plurality of pressure chambers corresponding respectively to the nozzles and filled with the liquid, and adapted to vary a capacity of each of the pressure chambers, and a control section adapted to apply a pulse signal to the piezoelectric actuator to thereby expand and contract the capacity of the pressure chamber so as to jet the liquid with which the pressure chamber is filled. The control section generates a drive waveform including a plurality of the pulse signals adapted to expand the capacity of the pressure chamber, and sets a crest value of either of the pulse signals other than the pulse signal applied last to a different value from a crest value of another of the pulse signals in the drive waveform. |
| US10336062B2 |
Systems and methods for precision inkjet printing
Systems and methods for precision inkjet printing are disclosed. A method determining an actuation parameter associated with a pressure waveform. Based on the pressure waveform, the method also includes actuating a print head to eject a droplet from a nozzle and acquiring an image of the droplet. The method further includes processing the acquired image to estimate a volume of the droplet and based on the estimated volume of the droplet and a target volume, adjusting the actuation parameter. |
| US10336059B2 |
Printing method and apparatus for coating selected regions of a substrate with a film
Method and apparatus for coating selected regions of a surface of a substrate with a film. A cyclically moveable transfer member has an imaging surface which is coated with individual particles formed of, or coated with a thermoplastic polymer, and substantially all particles that are not in direct contact with the imaging surface are removed so as to leave a uniform monolayer particle coating on the imaging surface. Selected regions of the imaging surface are exposed to radiation to render the particles tacky within the regions, and the coated imaging surface and the substrate are pressed against one another to cause transfer of only the tacky particle coating, such that only the particles in the tacky regions form a film on the substrate. The monolayer on the imaging surface of the transfer member is replenished with fresh thermoplastic particles and the cycle repeats. |
| US10336057B2 |
Variable data marking direct to print media
An apparatus and method for printing directly onto print media including smooth non-absorbent media substrates (e.g., polymer films) inks having a wide range in viscosity, so that flexographic, gravure, and lithographic inks can all be contemplated. The proposed method is able to print with variable data/imaging. Dampening fluid may be patterned onto an imaging roll by coating the imaging roll with a layer of the dampening fluid and selectively evaporating off a patterned portion via a laser imaging device. The imaging roll then contacts the print substrate and transfers the patterned dampening fluid onto the substrate via film splitting. The substrate then passes through an inker station where ink is deposited directly to the substrate for attachment thereto except where rejected by the dampening fluid. |
| US10336055B2 |
Systems and methods for fabricating three-dimensional objects
Systems and methods for fabricating three-dimensional objects. The system includes an optical imaging system providing a light source; a photosensitive medium adapted to change states upon exposure to a portion of the light source from the optical imaging system; a control system for controlling movement of the optical imaging system, wherein the optical imaging system moves continuously above the photosensitive medium. The method includes moving a maskless optical imaging system providing the light beam in a continuous sequence; presenting the light beam on a portion of the photosensitive medium; lowering a plate upon which the photosensitive medium resides; and applying a new layer of the photosensitive medium. |
| US10336054B2 |
Alignment method for 3D printer
An alignment method adopted by a 3D printer having a 3D nozzle for jetting material and a 2D pen-module for jetting colored ink is disclosed. The 3D printer first controls the 3D nozzle to print an alignment template on a printing platform, wherein the alignment template comprises multiple alignment blocks respectively and separately printed along an axis, and each alignment block respectively deviates from each center-line according to an accumulated offset. Next, the 3D printer controls the 2D pen-module to print an ink matrix on the alignment template, wherein the ink matrix comprises multiple ink blocks respectively and separately printed along the same axis, and each ink block is exactly corresponding to each center-line respectively. The 3D printer uses covering status of each alignment block and each ink block to determine a deviation between the 3D nozzle and the 2D pen-module, so as to perform an alignment action thereupon. |
| US10336052B2 |
Photocurable resin composition for forming support regions
A photocurable resin composition for support regions for use in photochemical fabrication by an inkjet method, which has low viscosity and outstanding photocurability, and where the support regions, formed by the photocuring, have good supporting performance and, following the end of the photochemical fabrication, can readily be removed from the main body by dissolving in water and/or by a weak external force such as a water jet. The photocurable resin composition for support regions for use in photochemical 3D fabrication by the inkjet method contains, based on the total mass of photocurable resin composition, from 2 to 20 mass % of N-hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylamide, from 2 to 20 mass % of (meth) acryloyl morpholine, from 3 to 30 mass % of (meth) acrylate compound having at least one (meth) acryloyloxy group, from 40 to 90 mass % of polyhydroxy compound containing two or more hydroxyl groups, and from 0.1 to 5 mass % of a photo-radical polymerization initiator. |
| US10336050B2 |
Apparatus and methods for fabricating components
An additive manufacturing method for fabricating a component having a surface substantially free of imperfections may include providing a mold having a configuration corresponding to the component, and depositing a material on at least one surface of the mold to fabricate the component having the surface substantially free of imperfections. |
| US10336047B2 |
Method of preventing corrosion of mating surfaces of components
The present disclosure relates to a method of preventing corrosion of mating surfaces of components. The method comprising impregnating a polyester based carrier with an anaerobic acrylic adhesive to form an impregnated carrier and spraying a pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive on one surface of the impregnated carrier to form an impregnated carrier having a pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive layer, which is protected using a protective silicon release liner to configure a pasting surface. The pasting surface is pasted on a first component, such that pasting layer is in contact with first component. A second component is abutted to first component with the impregnated carrier there between and force is applied on first and second components such that the anaerobic acrylic adhesive oozes out from the impregnated carrier and coats both mating surfaces in absence of oxygen to commence and complete curing of anaerobic acrylic adhesive on the mating surfaces of the first and the second components. |
| US10336044B2 |
Laminated film and packaging bag
A laminated film including a resin substrate, and a coating layer on the resin substrate. The coating layer contains a water-soluble polymer, at least one of a silane coupling agent and a hydrolysate thereof, at least one of a metal alkoxide and a hydrolysate thereof, and an inorganic layered compound. |
| US10336034B2 |
Carrier-attached metal foil
A carrier-attached metal foil includes a plate-shaped carrier, a metal foil laminated on at least one of surfaces of the carrier, and a fixing unit configured to fix a periphery of the carrier and a periphery of the metal foil to each other. |
| US10336022B2 |
Manufacture of ophthalmic lenses
A method of manufacturing an ophthalmic lens using a first mold portion and a puck assembly. The puck assembly comprises a carrier puck. The puck assembly supports at least one of the first mold portion and the lens during at least two of the following ophthalmic lens manufacturing steps: assembling the first mold portion and a second mold portion into a mold assembly including a lens-defining cavity containing a lens precursor material; curing the lens precursor material in the mold assembly to form a lens; separating the mold assembly such that the lens remains attached to the first mold portion; detaching the lens from the first mold portion; extracting unwanted material from the lens; hydrating the lens; inspecting the lens, and packaging the lens. |
| US10336021B2 |
Imaging lens element, camera module, and electronic device
An imaging lens element includes an optical effective section, an outer diameter surface, at least two cut traces and at least two clearance surfaces. The optical effective section has an optical axis. The outer diameter surface surrounds the optical effective section. Each of the cut traces is shrunk from an outer diameter reference plane of the outer diameter surface toward a center of the imaging lens element. The clearance surfaces are connected between each of the cut traces and the outer diameter surface, respectively. At least one of the cut traces includes a first surface, and a curvature center of the first surface is closer to the center of the imaging lens element than the first surface to the center of the imaging lens element thereto. |
| US10336020B2 |
Heat dispersion device and repair and joining methods
The present invention provides a device which can uniformize heat distribution by using an existing heater mat for repairing or joining members. A heat dispersion device includes a bag with a fluid sealed inside, and is disposed on a second surface of a heater mat which has a first surface to be directed toward an object to be heated and the second surface opposite to the first surface. The fluid inside the bag is preferably heated with a heat source. |
| US10336019B2 |
Systems and methods for on-aircraft composite repair using double vacuum debulking
An in-situ double vacuum debulk (DVD) composite repair system designed to produce partially or fully cured autoclave-quality hot-bond composite repairs on contoured structures. The system provides vacuum pressure for hot bond repairs to be performed on flat and contoured structures using one set-up capable of debulking (partially curing) and then fully curing composite repairs on composite and metallic aircraft structures. The use of in-situ DVD also eliminates handling of the patch/adhesive when transferring from an off-aircraft DVD chamber to the repair site on the aircraft. This can increase the probability of successful repairs because the possibility of contaminating and misaligning the adhesive and repair patch are eliminated. |
| US10336018B2 |
Method of making a golf ball incorporating at least one elongated thermoset layer
Method of making a golf ball comprising: providing a subassembly and a thermoset polymer composition; partially curing the thermoset polymer composition and elongating same while in a partial cure state; forming a layer about the subassembly comprising the thermoset polymer composition; and further curing the thermoset polymer composition. A moldable thermoset polymer composition may be elongated while in state of partial cure. The thermoset polymer composition may be stepwise elongated by: stretching a thermoset polymer composition in at least one plane while in partial cure state and before forming into first and second half shells; forming the thermoset polymer composition into first and second half shells and elongating the thermoset polymer composition in three dimensions while in the partial cure state and before mating the first and second half shells about the subassembly; and mating the first and second half shells about the subassembly and forming a stepwise-elongated thermoset layer. |
| US10336016B2 |
Extruder and method for producing high fiber density resin structures
An extruder (1) and a method for producing high-fiber volume reinforced thermoplastic resin structures (50), as well as a tape (156) having opposing resin rich portions (302) and a fiber rich portion (304) disposed therebetween and a method for impregnating at least one fiber roving (142) with a polymer resin to form a tape (156. The extruder (1) includes an impregnation die (3) having a channel (4) that applies pressurized molten thermoplastic resin to a plurality of rovings (142) drawn through the channel (4), and a die (3) faceplate (5) facing the downstream side (34) of said die (3). The faceplate (5) has a plurality of sizing holes (42) or a slot (75) arranged along a line that the resin-impregnated rovings (142) are simultaneously drawn through that remove excess resin and pultrude the resin-impregnated rovings (142) into rod-shaped or sheet-shaped structures. The faceplate (5) is spaced apart from the downstream side (34) of the die (4) to provide a gap (6) between the die (4) and a back side of the faceplate (5). |
| US10336015B2 |
Arrangement and method for producing a composite material component
An arrangement for producing a composite material component comprises a bagging configured to seal a receiving space for a semi-finished part against the ambient atmosphere. The bagging is a thermoformed bagging having a shape which, at least in sections, corresponds to a shape of the semi-finished part and which comprises an air-tight outer layer and an inner separation layer. The inner separation layer is configured to allow the bagging to be separated from the composite material component made from the semi-finished part. The arrangement further comprises a vacuum source connected to the receiving space and configured to generate a reduced pressure within the receiving space. The arrangement also comprises a curing apparatus configured to cure a thermoset plastic material either contained in at least one element of the semi-finished part or injected into the receiving space when the semi-finished part is sealed within the receiving space via the bagging. |