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| US10344997B2 |
Heat pump and air conditioning grading systems and methods
An expectation module determines an expected average power consumption of a heat pump for a predetermined period as a function of indoor and outdoor temperatures of the building during the predetermined period. A difference module determines a power difference between an average power consumption of the heat pump during the predetermined period and the expected average power consumption of the heat pump for the predetermined period. A grade determination module determines a grade of the heat pump for the predetermined period based on the power difference of the predetermined period. A reporting module generates a displayable report including the grade of the heat pump for the predetermined period. |
| US10344994B2 |
Energy recovery ventilation smoke evacuation
A control system, comprising one or more smoke sensors, each configured to measure a level of smoke at a location within a building and to output a smoke level signal based at least in part upon the measured level of smoke. A controller configured to receive the smoke level signals and to control an operation of one or more energy recovery ventilation systems in a first mode of operation to recover energy when the smoke level signal is below a predetermined value and in a second mode of operation to evacuate smoke when the smoke level signal is above the predetermined value. |
| US10344992B2 |
Lighting and ventilating system and method
Embodiments of the invention provide a lighting and ventilating system including a main housing. The main housing can include an inlet through which air can be received within the main housing and an outlet through which the air can exit the main housing. A fan wheel can be supported in the main housing and it can be operable to generate a flow of air. A grille can be coupled to the main housing and the grille can comprise at least one aperture. The system can include a plate coupled to the grille and the plate can include a recess. Also, a set of illumination devices can be at least partially disposed within the recess. |
| US10344988B2 |
Oven for baking food products
The baking chamber (3) of an oven for baking food products is connected to a steam generator (8), which communicates with a water containing tank (7) defined by two shells (10a, 10b), which are permanently connected to each other along a junction line (15). |
| US10344983B2 |
Assembly of tube and structure crossing multi chambers
A gas turbine engine comprises bearing(s). A structure supporting the bearing defines a bearing cavity surrounding the at least one bearing, an ambient chamber and an intermediate chamber having a portion between the bearing cavity and the ambient chamber, with at least one wall forming a passage from the bearing cavity to the ambient chamber and through the portion of the intermediate chamber. A tube is received in the passage and having a first end open to the bearing cavity and a second end open to the ambient chamber, the second end adapted to be connected to a conduit for fluid communication between the bearing cavity and the through the tube, wherein a portion of or near the first end of the tube is sealingly joined to the at least one wall, and the second end of the tube contacts the at least one wall and is free to move relative to the at least one wall. |
| US10344982B2 |
Compact multi-residence time bundled tube fuel nozzle having transition portions of different lengths
A fuel nozzle includes a first plate, a second plate axially spaced from the first plate, a shroud extending between the first plate and the second plate, thereby defining a plenum. Tubes extend through the first plate, the plenum, and the second plate. An inlet of each tube is defined through the first plate, and an outlet of each tube is located downstream of the second plate. The tube inlets have a first size, the tube outlets have a second size different from the first size, and the walls defining the tubes have a transition portion between the inlet and the outlet. The transition portion has an axial length from the fuel injection port to a location having a diameter of the second size. The transition portion of a first tube extends a first axial length and the transition portion of a second tube extends a different second axial length. |
| US10344981B2 |
Staged dual fuel radial nozzle with radial liquid fuel distributor
A nozzle includes a nozzle body defining a longitudinal axis and including a primary distributor and a secondary distributor. The primary distributor has an inner air passage fed by a radial swirler; a first fuel circuit radially outboard from the inner air passage with respect to the longitudinal axis; a second fuel circuit radially outboard from the first fuel circuit with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein each of the first fuel circuit and the second fuel circuit extends from a respective fuel circuit inlet to a respective annular fuel circuit outlet; and an outer air passage defined between a fuel circuit outer wall and an outer air passage wall, wherein the outer air passage is a converging non-swirling outer air passage. The secondary distributor similar to the primary distributor is downstream of the primary distributor with respect to the longitudinal axis. |
| US10344979B2 |
Cooling flow for leading panel in a gas turbine engine combustor
A heat resistant panel has a bulkhead and a swirler adjacent a combustion chamber. The heat resistant panel comprises an inner panel for facing the combustion chamber and defining a first exit port at an upstream end thereof configured to direct cooling air into the combustor chamber in a first direction adjacent the bulkhead. A second exit port at a downstream end thereof is configured to direct cooling air into the combustor chamber in a second direction with an axial direction defined between the upstream and downstream ends. The first and second directions have opposed axial components. A heat resistant structure and a combustor are also disclosed. |
| US10344975B2 |
Combustion acoustic noise prevention in a heating furnace
A control module for preventing acoustic resonance noise generation from a heat exchanger of a heating furnace, comprising a control signal generated by the control module. The control signal is configured to operate an induction fan of the heating furnace at more than one speed for a given heat demand mode of the heating furnace. |
| US10344973B1 |
Apparatus for incinerating explosive devices and biological agents
An incinerator has a spherical chamber body to define an incineration chamber and includes a port structure with an opening that provides access to the incineration chamber. A hatch is pivotably attached to the port structure to provide access to the opening or to close the opening in the port structure. An incendiary device support member located within the incineration chamber to hold an ignitable incendiary device. A flammable panel member is located within the incineration chamber and positioned over the incendiary device support member. The panel member supports IEDs, explosive devices or biological agents for incineration. When the ignitable incendiary device is ignited, thermal energy is produced to incinerate the IEDs, explosive devices or biological agents positioned on the panel member. |
| US10344959B2 |
Portable and/or mountable light
A light comprises: a light body and a light source supported by the light body; and a tail cap assembly including one or more actuators configured for actuating one or more electrical switch contacts internal to the light body for energizing the light source. The tail cap assembly may include a housing shell defining one or more cantilevered supports extending from the housing shell with the one or more actuators at respective ends thereof. The tail cap assembly may further include a resilient material for sealing the housing shell while leaving the actuators flexibly cantilevered. Alternatively and/or additionally, the light may include a mode selecting face cap that is rotatable on the light body for selecting operating modes, including OFF, and or a laser light source having two adjusting screws at an acute angle to each other. |
| US10344958B2 |
Adjustable and/or recessed light fixtures and related components and methods
Some embodiments of the present fixtures include a mechanical actuator configured to direct movement of a light mount along an arcuate path defined by arcuate bearing surface(s). Some embodiments of the present fixtures include a rotatable portion coupled to a stationary portion at an interface that is at least partially defined by smooth surface(s). Some embodiments of the present mounts include a base having a sidewall that defines an outer perimeter and mounting tab(s), each movable between a deployed state and a retracted state in which at least a portion of the mounting tab is disposed within the outer perimeter. Some embodiments of the present removable shroud assemblies include a lens coupled to a second end of a shroud and movable from a first position to a second position in which a portion of the lens is not in contact with the second end of the shroud. |
| US10344957B2 |
Lighting fixtures
Lighting fixture include an elongated support and at least one lighting element. The support operably attachable to a wall or a ceiling. The least one lighting element includes a lighting unit and a continuous surrounding member. The continuous surrounding member has an inner surface and an outer surface defining a first opening and a second opening. The elongated support extends through a first portion of the surrounding member spaced from the first opening and spaced from the second opening and extends through a second portion of the surrounding member spaced from the first opening and spaced from the second opening. The lighting unit is disposed in a cavity and spaced from the inner surface of the surrounding member to define a surrounding area between the lighting unit and the inner surface of the surrounding member. |
| US10344956B2 |
Magnetic Christmas light assembly
A magnetic Christmas light assembly for hanging Christmas lights on a metal roof includes a conductor that may be electrically coupled to a power source. A plurality of light emitters is provided and each of the light emitters is electrically coupled to the conductor. A plurality of retainers is provided and each of the retainers is coupled to the conductor. Each of the retainers magnetically engages a support surface thereby facilitating the conductor to be removably retained on the support surface. |
| US10344954B1 |
Lighting systems incorporating connections for signal and power transmission
In accordance with various embodiments, lighting systems features multiple inter-connectable light panels each having multiple light-emitting elements thereon. One or more of the light panels features one or more connectors, and associated conductors, for the transmission of power, communication signals, and/or control signals. |
| US10344950B2 |
Light emitting arrangement with controlled spectral properties and angular distribution
A light emitting arrangement comprises: —a plurality of solid state light sources, forming at least one group of light sources, arranged to provide a light distribution comprising a first light portion and a second light portion, and —at least one optical component adapted to at least partly collimate light emitted by said light sources, to yield output light exiting the light emitting arrangement comprising central output light and peripheral output light, wherein said central output has a dominant wavelength of 555±20 nm and a light intensity of at least 3 cd/m2, and said peripheral output light has a dominant wavelength of 507±30 nm and a light intensity of less than 3 cd/m2. The light emitting arrangement thus provides an emission spectrum which is related to the intensity and the direction of emitted light, and can be adapted to enhance the visibility of objects and colors directly beneath the light emitting arrangement as well as at a distance therefrom. The light emitting arrangement is therefore particularly well suited for outdoor illumination at poor ambient light conditions, such as at dawn, dusk, and dark. |
| US10344948B1 |
Glare control, horizontal beam containment, and controls in cost-effective LED lighting system retrofits and other applications
There is a category of situations which may have previously been considered direct replacement but in fact takes on many elements of a true retrofit; namely, replacing existing LED lighting systems (which they themselves were retrofits) with different LED lighting systems that (i) overcome a deficiency or inadequacy of the existing LED lighting system retrofit, (ii) adds a functionality to the existing LED lighting system retrofit, or (iii) reestablishes functionality that would otherwise be lost with the existing LED lighting system retrofit. Discussed herein are means to provide improved glare control, horizontal beam containment, playability and control functionality for interfacing with third party controls in these so-called retrofit-of-a-retrofit, or “upgrade” situations. |
| US10344947B2 |
Light emitter and light emitting device
A light emitter includes a light emitting layer and a reflection layer. The reflection layer includes a first dielectric film and a dielectric multi-layer film. The dielectric multi-layer film includes at least one layer of laminated film, in which each layer of laminated film includes a pair of a second dielectric film and a third dielectric film. The first dielectric film has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the light emitting layer and the second dielectric film. The third dielectric film has a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the second dielectric film. A relationship of d1≥λave/n1 is satisfied, where λave denotes an average wavelength of a spectrum of visible light emitted via the light emitting layer, n1 denotes the refractive index of the first dielectric film, and d1 denotes a film thickness of the first dielectric film. |
| US10344946B2 |
Lens with elongated radiation pattern
An elongated lens (300) is formed with a trough (310) along the long axis on the light emitting surface of the lens. The elongated lens (300) may include a curved wall (325) about its perimeter, and a smooth transition (317) between the curved wall (325) and the trough (310). The trough (310) may include a concave shape along both the long axis and the short axis, although the radius of curvature of the concave shape may differ between the long and short axes. The eccentricity of the illumination pattern may be controlled by the size of the trough (310) and these radii of curvature. |
| US10344945B2 |
Luminaire with pre-assembled light engine and lens
A luminaire includes a housing and a light engine. The light engine is detachably secured to the housing and includes a lens and an optical tray. The lens has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral edge. The top surface of the lens define a lens cavity. The optical tray is supported by the lens within the lens cavity. |
| US10344942B2 |
Backlight apparatus for vehicle and manufacturing method thereof
A backlight apparatus for vehicle and a manufacturing method thereof are provided, in which the backlight apparatus for vehicle includes a case having an opening formed at a lower portion, a lens provided on a front side of the case, a circuit part seated on an inner lower portion of the case through the opening, and mounted with a light source for emitting light; a light guide plate mounted on an inner upper portion of the case through the opening to diffuse the light emitted from the light source and deliver the light to the lens, a reflective plate disposed behind the light guide plate through the opening to reflect light leaking to the back of the light guide plate, and a sealing part for sealing the opening with the circuit part seated therein. A molded blind spot detection (BSD) that integrates therein lens and case is formed by a single molding process instead of repeated process of fusing and epoxying that are necessary in the related art, by use of resin molding, which not only forms an appearance of a product, but also provides a complete waterproof and sealing function. |
| US10344940B2 |
Optical system for a motor vehicle for lighting under conditions of reduced visibility, especially under the conditions of fog, heavy rain or snowfall
The optical system comprises an optical component with an active part (1) made of an optically transparent material, a collimating element (2) and a light unit (3) to emit light rays (10) to the collimating element (2) to collimate light rays (10) and to direct them to the active part (1). Generally, the active part (1) has an output surface (12) on its front side for the output of light rays (10) out of the active part (1) towards the display surface (ZY) situated at a distance in front of the active part (1). Furthermore, the active part (1) comprises optical elements (13) whose output surfaces (15) are part of the output surface (12) to create light patterns (A) on the display surface (ZY). The optical elements (13) consist of convergent lenses (13a) and/or divergent lenses (13b), the optical elements (13) being arranged after each other in rows situated next to each other. |
| US10344934B2 |
Illumination system and headlamp
In various embodiments, an illumination system is provided. The illumination system may include at least two light guides, which each have an input coupling surface and an output coupling surface, and at least one radiation source having a radiation surface that faces the corresponding input coupling surface provided for a respective light guide. A distance between the input coupling surface of one of the light guides and the radiation surface of the at least one assigned radiation source and the distance between the input coupling surface of a further light guide and the radiation source of the at least one assigned radiation source differ. |
| US10344933B2 |
Light-emitting device package and vehicular light comprising same
According to an embodiment, a light emitting device package includes: a thermally-conductive substrate having at least two mounting regions on which chips are mounted and at least one bending region; a light emitting device module including a light emitting device arranged on one surface of the mounting region; and a driving device module including a driving unit arranged on the other surface opposite to the one surface of the mounting region. |
| US10344931B2 |
Method and headlight for generating a light distribution on a roadway
Systems and methods for generating light distributions on roadways with motor vehicle headlights having at least one laser light source which is modulated by an actuator and a processing unit and of which the laser beam is directed onto at least one light conversion element via a beam deflection element actuated by a beam deflection actuator, said light conversion element having a phosphor for converting light, and said headlight also comprising a projection system for projecting the light image generated at the at least one light conversion element onto the roadway, wherein in addition to changing a specified light distribution, the processing unit is configured to change the intensity of the beam of the laser light source by the actuator according to a specified function in the sense of increasing the intensity in the direction of the edges of the light image generated on the light conversion element. |
| US10344930B1 |
Flame lamp
A flame lamp comprises a light module. An example light module comprises a circuit board having a first side and a second side and defining a module axis; and a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) packages. At least one LED package is mounted to each of the first and second side of the circuit board. The example light module further comprises an optical sleeve. The circuit board is mounted within the optical sleeve. The optical sleeve comprises a plurality of optical columns each having a light emitting surface. Each light emitting surface has a profile such that one or more profiles of one or more light emitting surfaces define an ellipse in a cross-section of the light module taken perpendicular to the module axis. |
| US10344924B1 |
Multibeam lighting system
The embodiments disclose a lighting device configured for projecting at least a 180 degree halo of light using at least one component module having a LED/lens light pod module, a mount configured for a user to wear the lighting device on a user's hand, at least one external battery pack and a navigation light device with the lighting device, wherein the lighting device and the navigation light device are configured to project a 360 degree light pattern and at least one sensor configured to automatically activate a front LED/lens light pod module when the user raises and points a hand to gain a predetermined distance forward focused beam in a pointing direction, wherein the at least one sensor activates left and right side LED/lens light pod modules for projecting a light pattern to a front and rear direction when the user's arm is at one's side. |
| US10344922B2 |
Luminaires using waveguide bodies and optical elements
According to one aspect, a waveguide comprises a waveguide body having a coupling cavity defined by a coupling feature disposed within the waveguide body. A plug member comprises a first portion disposed in the coupling cavity and an outer surface substantially conforming to the coupling feature and a second portion extending from the first portion into the coupling cavity. The second portion includes a reflective surface adapted to direct light in the coupling cavity into the waveguide body. |
| US10344921B2 |
LED tube lamp and power supply module applicable thereto
A power supply module is applicable to an LED tube lamp adapted to install on a lamp socket, and having an electric shock protection function, the LED tube lamp including a lamp tube, two end caps, each having a first external connection terminal, and each coupled to a respective end of the lamp tube, the first connection terminals of the two end caps for receiving an external signal, and an LED module configured for emitting light. The power supply module includes: a rectifying circuit, coupled to the first external connection terminals of the end caps and the LED module, for rectifying a received signal to produce a rectified signal; a filtering circuit, coupled to the rectifying circuit and the LED module, for filtering the rectified signal to produce a filtered signal; a transistor configured to be switched according to a control signal; an electric shock protection controller for detecting whether an electric shock risk has occurred, and configured to cause a current to be conducted in the detection path for generating the detection result. |
| US10344918B2 |
Valve, receptacle and method for filling, extracting and evacuating
A valve delimiting an internal circuit extending between an upstream end and a downstream end, the valve including, arranged in series in the internal circuit; an isolation valve and a dust valve, the isolation valve being movable relative to a set between an upstream closed position of the circuit and at least one downstream open position of the circuit. The isolation valve being biased toward the upstream position by a return member, the dust valve having a downstream end and being arranged downstream of the isolation valve and being movable relative to the body between an upstream closed position of the upstream end of the circuit and at least one downstream open position of the upstream end of the circuit. |
| US10344915B1 |
System for securing, attaching and/or detaching a device to a fixture
An apparatus, a system and a method secures, attaches and/or detaches a device to a fixture. A post with an interior secures a retractable reel. The retractable reel has a cable that attaches, connects and/or secures the device to the fixture. The cable extends from the retractable reel and/or extends through the post. A head unit attaches to the device and has a fastening mechanism for connecting and/or for disconnecting the cable to the device. The post has a recession for receiving a head unit and/or for aligning the head unit and/or the device. A fastener and/or an adhesive connects, secures and/or attaches the device to the head unit. A key disconnects the cable from the head unit. |
| US10344914B2 |
Adjustable mount for a mountable device
A mount assembly for a mountable device such as a laser unit, such as a hybrid point and line laser that projects a vertical plumb dot(s) up and down, combined with horizontal and plumb projected lines. The mount assembly comprising: a base, a X-axis linear actuator, an upright support, a Y-axis linear actuator, an extension arm, a Z-axis linear actuator, a support plate assembly, and a mount for mounting on the mountable device. |
| US10344903B2 |
Pipe, method for regulating the height of the water in the pipe, and associated installation method
A pipe (14) extending between a surface end (20) and a bottom end (22) thereof, and defining an internal passage (24) ending at the bottom end (22) and at the surface end (20). A dynamic closing member (30) at the bottom end (22), which opens above a threshold pressure applied from the exterior towards the interior of the pipe (14), and closing below the threshold pressure. The threshold pressure is defined as a function of at least one parameter representing the heaving of the pipe under the effect of variation in height of the water in which the pipe extends. |
| US10344900B2 |
Coupling device with small space requirement
Coupling device and method of forming coupling device. The coupling device includes a first part with a first connection region, and a second part with a second connection region. A sealing ring arranged between the first part and the second part radially extends into the first connection region. |
| US10344897B2 |
Pipe coupling system and method
A tubular coupling system and method; the system and method in at least certain aspects, using a coupling member with an interior protective ring that has at least one inner energizing member which, upon compression, forces the body of the coupling member against an interior wall of the coupling thereby inhibiting corrosive material from contacting the coupling's interior wall or, in the event some corrosive material does enter this area, holding the interior protective ring against the coupling's interior wall so that the corrosive material remains in and does not exit this area, thus inhibiting or preventing a continuous flow of corrosive material. |
| US10344895B2 |
Lead-through device for a wall
A lead-through device for a wall comprising first and second pipe fitting elements. A supporting element is connected to the second pipe fitting element by way of an elastic portion which allows limited displacement of the supporting element in relation to the second pipe fitting element at least in the direction of a longitudinal center axis. The primary sealing toward the outside is achieved by the sealing element borne by the flange of the first pipe fitting element. |
| US10344893B2 |
Joining device of a continuous conduit for changes in slope of seabeds, continuous conduit comprising a device and method for joining a continuous conduit
A joining device of a continuous conduit is for changes in slope of seabeds. The continuous conduit defines a longitudinal direction substantially coinciding with the longitudinal direction of structural development of the continuous conduit. The continuous conduit has a longitudinal structural continuity and a fluidic continuity. The joining device includes a joint that includes at least one first joining branch, at least one second joining branch and at least one third joining branch. The first joining branch extends along the longitudinal direction and provides longitudinal structural and fluidic continuity of the continuous conduit and connects with a piece of the continuous conduit. The second joining branch provides longitudinal structural continuity of the continuous conduit. The third joining branch provides fluidic continuity of the continuous conduit. The second joining branch is exclusively suitable for providing the longitudinal structural continuity of the continuous conduit, and is unsuitable for providing the fluidic continuity. |
| US10344892B2 |
Pipe processing tool with pipe deformation members
A pipe processing tool that is configured to deform the end of a pipe so that the circumferential shape of the end of the pipe generally matches the circumferential shape of an adjacent pipe end. Matching the circumferential shapes of the pipe ends is advantageous during a pipe attachment process. The pipe processing tool can include a deformation ring with a plurality of pipe deformation members. Each pipe deformation member faces radially inward and is actuatable in a radial direction toward and away from the center of the deformation ring in order to permit engagement with the pipe. Each pipe deformation member is individually and separately actuatable from the other pipe deformation members so that the circumferential shapes of the pipes can be altered by controlling suitable ones of the pipe deformation members. |
| US10344890B2 |
Shuttle valve with damping
An example valve includes: (i) a valve body defining a first longitudinal bore therein and including a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet; (ii) a cage disposed in the first longitudinal bore coaxial with the valve body, where the cage defines a second longitudinal bore therein; (iii) a pin mounted and extending longitudinally within the second longitudinal bore at an end of the cage adjacent to the first inlet; and (iv) a spool shiftably mounted within the second longitudinal bore and configured to move axially therein to shift between a first position and a second position. The spool includes a blind hole formed at an end thereof facing the pin and coaxial therewith, such that as the spool shifts from the second position to the first position, a portion of the pin is received within the blind hole of the spool. |
| US10344889B2 |
Control valves with safety guards
A directional control valve comprising: a body, an actuator configured to switch the directional control valve between two or more states, a manual activation button configured to initiate actuation of the actuator when pressed, a safety member configured to slide along a guide of the body between a first position and a second position, a coupling member configured to couple the directional control valve to other directional control valves, and a guard removably disposed between the safety member and the coupling member. The safety member prevents the manual actuation button from being actuated when it is in the first position and the manual actuation button can be manually actuated when the safety member is in the second position. In addition, the guard is configured to prevent the safety member from sliding to the second position when the guard is disposed between the safety member and the coupling member. |
| US10344887B2 |
Electromagnetic actuator
An electromagnetic actuator includes a pair of plate springs each of which is configured to produce elastic force in a predetermined direction in accordance with an amount of deformation; a movable member supported by the pair of plate springs to be movable in the predetermined direction; and a drive unit which is configured to drive the movable member in the predetermined direction in a non-contact state by means of electromagnetic force to be applied between the pair of plate springs in the predetermined direction. |
| US10344886B2 |
Method for operating a reagent metering valve and apparatus for carrying out the method
A method is proposed for operating a metering valve which is realized as a solenoid valve which is actuated by an electromagnet that interacts with an armature which is connected fixedly to a valve needle and, furthermore, is loaded with a pulse-width modulated metering signal which defines the metering of a reagent which is to be introduced into the exhaust-gas region of an internal combustion engine or of a preliminary stage of a reagent, as is an apparatus for carrying out the method. The opening duration of the metering valve is limited to a minimum opening duration, for which the metering valve is opened completely and which is fixed in such a way that a spray mist is always produced during the metering. The procedure according to this invention prevents the reagent from crystallizing and, as a result, firstly ensures exact metering of the reagent and secondly counteracts clogging of the metering valve, in particular if a urea/water solution is provided as preliminary stage of the reagent. |
| US10344883B2 |
Modular electro-mechanical rotary valve
A modular electro-mechanical rotary valve (EMRV) designed to be installed and removed as a unit is provided. The modular EMRV includes a valve enclosure, at least one rotary valve body with at least one fluid pathway, and an actuator assembly. The valve enclosure, removably disposed within a mating cavity, includes a central axis, at least one inlet, at least one outlet, a hollow center, and at least one exterior seal interface to sealingly engage with at least one interior seal interface of the mating cavity. The at least one rotary valve body is disposed within the hollow center of the valve enclosure. The actuator assembly is engaged with an actuator interface of the at least one rotary valve body, providing rotational actuation. Various angular positions of the at least one rotary valve body are possible to manage fluid flow within a fluid system. |
| US10344878B1 |
Rotary hydraulic distribution manifold for water play features
A rotary hydraulic distribution manifold for water play features comprising in one example: a fluid inlet; a housing having a fluid conduit to the fluid inlet; a distribution liner positioned within the housing; the distribution liner having a surface defining a distribution liner port; the housing having surfaces defining a plurality of housing outlets; and a drive unit configured to rotate the distribution liner within the housing to sequentially align the distribution liner port with the housing outlets so as to intermittently provide a fluid conduit between the fluid inlet and one or more housing outlets. |
| US10344875B2 |
Valve and valve with seat insertion tool and extraction tool
A valve and tool assembly includes a valve seat, a valve seat recess, a seat carrier and a valve seat displacement tool. A valve seat installation tool is also described, as well as a valve seat replacement kit and a method for replacing a valve seat. The valve may be a diaphragm valve, for example. |
| US10344870B2 |
Apex seal arrangement for rotary internal combustion engine
In one aspect, described is a rotor for a Wankel engine comprising two circumferentially spaced apart apex seals at each of the apex portions with each apex seal protruding axially from both end faces, and each apex seal having a first biasing member biasing the apex seal radially outwardly away from the peripheral face of the body, and a second biasing member biasing the apex seal axially outwardly away from a respective one of the end faces, the two apex seals of a same one of the apex portions being biased by the respective second biasing member in opposite axial directions from one another. |
| US10344866B2 |
Seal assembly for abrasion resistant bearing of centrifugal pump
A submersible well pump assembly has a motor that rotates a drive shaft within the pump. The pump has a number of pump stages, each stage having a diffuser and an impeller. A bushing is fixed for non-rotation within the diffuser. A thrust runner sleeve mounted to the drive shaft has an outer diameter surface in sliding rotating engagement with an inner diameter surface of the bushing. At least one seal ring is mounted to the sleeve in sealing engagement with the drive shaft to block the entry of well fluid particulates between the sleeve and the drive shaft. |
| US10344863B2 |
Metal seal fitting for in-tank transmission oil cooler
A seal fitting assembly comprises a first block having a first aperture, a second aperture, and a first annular sealing surface surrounding the first aperture. A second block has a third aperture and a fourth aperture. An insert has a fifth aperture, a second annular sealing surface, and a second threaded portion. A first seal structure is disposed between the first annular sealing surface and the second annular sealing surface. An adapter has a sixth aperture, a surface of the adapter defining the sixth aperture including a third threaded portion configured to engage the second threaded portion of the insert. A second seal structure is disposed between the insert and the adapter. A fastener is received in the second aperture of the first block and the fourth aperture of the second block. |
| US10344861B2 |
Hammer having composite piston sleeve
A sleeve is disclosed for use with a piston of a hydraulic hammer. The sleeve may have a generally cylindrical body with a top end and a bottom end, and a central bore passing axially from the top end of the generally cylindrical body to the bottom end. The generally cylindrical body may be a composite structure including a guide layer forming an inner annular surface of the central bore, an energizer layer located radially outward of the guide layer and being bonded to the guide layer, and a support layer bonded to the energizer layer. The support layer may form an outer surface of the generally cylindrical body. |
| US10344857B2 |
Gear-lever mechanism using meshing and pushing to rotate
A gear-lever mechanism using meshing and pushing for rotation includes a shell; an input device including a driving gear; an output device including a supporting frame and a driven gear set; and a positioning device including a fixed bearing gear. The driven gear set includes a transfer-layer gear and at least one idler gear. The supporting shaft center of each transmission gear in the driven gear set is the sub-bearing point, with each transmission gear meshed with its adjacent drive gears to form two meshing points. The bearing point and the two meshing points form a triangular pushing area. At least two triangular pushing areas in head-to-tail connection form a meshing-pushing-lever-type torsion-output path curved from the driving gear to the fixed bearing gear for connecting and driving, to cause the gear set to rotate with a raising speed, and then reduce the speed and increase the torque. |
| US10344854B2 |
Engine room temperature rise restricting apparatus
An engine room temperature rise restricting apparatus including an open and close detector of the grille shutter, and a controller including a CPU and a memory coupled to the CPU, wherein the CPU and the memory are configured to perform: detecting a stuck-closed failure of a grille shutter of a condition that the grille shutter remains closed regardless of an open instruction for the grille shutter, based on signal from the open and close detector; and controlling a speed ratio of a continuously variable transmission so that an upper limit of an engine rotational speed or an engine driving force when the stuck-closed failure is detected is smaller than an upper limit of the engine rotational speed or the engine driving force when the stuck-closed failure is not detected. |
| US10344853B2 |
Hydraulic switch malfunction assessment device
A hydraulic switch malfunction assessment device includes a solenoid valve disposed in a hydraulic circuit of an automatic transmission and having a characteristic such that a hydraulic pressure supplied to a frictional engagement element changes due to a change in an electric current supplied to the solenoid valve, and a hydraulic switch interposed between the solenoid valve and the frictional engagement element and configured to output an ON signal when the hydraulic pressure is higher than or equal to a threshold value and output an OFF signal when the hydraulic pressure is less than the threshold value. Also provided is a controller configured to control the supplied current to a prescribed current value or less when a predetermined running condition has been met, and then assess a malfunction of the hydraulic switch, based on a state of operation of the solenoid valve and the signal from the hydraulic switch. |
| US10344851B2 |
Method of controlling a transmission during an upshift
During a transmission upshift, a torque capacity of an off-going clutch is maintained at a non-zero state during the transition from the torque phase to the inertia phase and throughout a substantial portion of the inertia phase. This permits the inertia phase to be completed faster without an unacceptable increase in output torque during the torque phase. Monotonically reducing the off-going clutch torque and using feedback from an output torque sensor enable sufficiently precise control of the off-going clutch torque capacity during this interval. |
| US10344849B2 |
Device for inhibiting selection of one or more operative positions of a selector of an automatically operated gearbox, for example a parking position
A selector for an automatically operated gearbox is provided and includes: a casing; a control member mounted within the casing in an oscillating manner around a first axis of rotation, the control member being movable through a plurality of operative positions associated to respective operating conditions of the gearbox; a prevention device of the selection of an undesired operative position of the selector, wherein the prevention device includes a rocker mounted within the casing in a rotatable manner around a second axis of rotation; the rocker being operable in rotation around the second axis of rotation by an actuator member between a resting position and a working position in which it is configured to inhibit the selection of the undesired operative position. The prevention device is configured for enabling, in certain conditions, selection of the undesired operative position even when it is currently inhibited. |
| US10344848B2 |
Robot, gear device, and manufacturing method for gear device
A robot includes a first member, a second member provided to be capable of turning with respect to the first member, and a gear device configured to transmit a driving force from one side to the other side of the first member and the second member. The gear device includes an internal gear, an external gear having flexibility and configured to partially mesh with the internal gear, a wave generator configured to be in contact with the external gear and move a meshing position of the internal gear and the external gear in a circumferential direction, and lubricant disposed in at least one of a meshing section of the internal gear and the external gear and a portion where the external gear and the wave generator are in contact with each other. A last non-seizure load of the lubricant is 300 N or more. |
| US10344847B2 |
Cooling arrangement for cooling a gearbox
A cooling arrangement (1) is provided for cooling a gearbox (2) that has a housing (20) on which at least one temperature-critical component is mounted. The cooling arrangement has a gearbox-ventilating device (4) arranged fixedly on the body to adjoin the gearbox (2) and configured to supply the gearbox (2) with cooling air. The gearbox-ventilating device (4) has a first air duct (6) with an air inlet opening (60), via which cooling air can flow into the first air duct (6), and an air outlet opening (62) from which cooling air can flow out of the first air duct (6). A cooling air-channeling means (7) is connected to the first air duct (6) and designed to guide the cooling air flowing out of the air outlet opening (62) and directly onto the temperature-critical component of the gearbox (2). |
| US10344846B2 |
Fan mounted on gearshaft
A cooling apparatus includes one or more fans and one or more shafts. Each of the one or more fans includes a fan blade assembly. Each of the one or more shafts is operably coupled to an engine or a gearbox that rotates the shaft. Each fan blade assembly of the one or more fans is disposed on one of the shafts. |
| US10344845B2 |
Sun gear for an integrated drive generator
A sun gear for an integrated drive generator (IDG) includes a sun gear body having an outer diametric edge and an inner diametric wall. The outer diametric edge includes 33 gear teeth. |
| US10344842B2 |
Multi-piece sealing assembly
A multi-piece seal assembly for use in a torque converter of a motor vehicle includes an inner ring, an outer ring, and an elastomer compensation layer disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The inner and outer rings are made from a composite wear material. Tabs on the inner and outer ring interlock with matching slots on the elastomer compensation layer. |
| US10344840B2 |
Actuator no-back arrangement
A screw actuator comprises a screw shaft for threaded engagement with an actuator output device such that rotation of the screw shaft causes linear movement of the actuator output device; and a motor for driving rotation of the screw shaft. A no-back device is included for restricting movement of the screw shaft in response to feedback torque applied due to external forces on the actuator output device. |
| US10344839B2 |
Deblocking apparatus for a work machine
An apparatus for actuating a rocking motion of a movable component including an adjustable length actuator, a lever whose angular position is controlled by the actuator, and a force transfer element attached to the movable component. The lever comprises a pair of oppositely placed pawls shaped so as to interact with the force transfer element for respectively actuating movement of the component in one of two opposite directions, when the lever exits a neutral positional range in which range any interaction between both pawls and the force transfer element is prohibited. The neutral range may be defined by a support plate positioned, shaped, and dimensioned so as to prohibit interaction between the pawls and the force transfer element. The displacement of the component in one direction may be larger than in the opposite direction. |
| US10344833B2 |
Multi-speed planetary transmission
A multi-speed transmission including a plurality of planetary gearsets and a plurality of selective couplers to achieve at least nine forward speed ratios is disclosed. The plurality of planetary gearsets may include a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, and a fourth planetary gearset. The plurality of selective couplers may include a number of clutches and a number of brakes. The multi-speed transmission may have four planetary gearsets and six selective couplers. The six selective couplers may include four clutches and two brakes. |
| US10344830B2 |
Multi-speed transmission
A transmission gearing arrangement includes four simple planetary gear sets, three brakes, and four clutches. The transmission produces two reverse gear ratios and twelve forward speed ratios in response to engagement of the brakes in clutches in combinations of three. The transmission is suitable for use with a range selector. In a low range, one of the reverse ratios and all twelve of the forward ratios are utilized. In a high range, the other reverse ratio and eleven of the forward ratios are utilized. |
| US10344827B2 |
Dual clutch transmission
A dual clutch transmission includes a first and a second input shaft provided with a first and second input arrangement, respectively, a center shaft, a countershaft, and a first and a second primary gear step. The first and second input shaft are coaxially arranged with the center shaft and can transfer torque from the first and second input means to the countershaft via the first and the second primary gear step. The first primary gear step including a first input gearwheel and a first driven gearwheel. The first input gearwheel is rotationally fixed with the first input shaft. The first input gearwheel is arranged upon the center shaft. |
| US10344822B2 |
Hingeless, large-throw negative stiffness structure
A negative stiffness structure for vibration isolation, shock mitigation, and/or signal processing includes a flexible tensile member and a curved compressive member. A first end of the tensile member is attached to a first structure. A first end of the curved compressive member is coupled to a first structure and a second end of the curved compressive member is coupled to a second end of the flexible tensile member. A length of the tensile member is greater than a length of the compressive member. A tip of the negative stiffness structure is configured to exhibit a negative stiffness mechanical response to a load applied to the tip. The negative stiffness mechanical response acts in a direction orthogonal to the length of the tensile member. |
| US10344821B2 |
Vibration suppressing apparatus and vibration suppressing method thereof
A vibration suppressing apparatus and a vibration suppressing method thereof are provided. The vibration amplitude, vibration frequency, and vibration phase of a vibration suppressing unit are adjusted in real-time according to the vibration amplitude, vibration frequency and vibration phase of a vibration source. |
| US10344815B2 |
Electric brake device
An electric brake device configured to brake a wheel or to maintain a stopped state of the wheel, including: a friction member; a piston configured to advance for pushing the friction member onto a rotary body; a motion converting mechanism having an input shaft and configured to convert rotation of the input shaft into an advancing and retracting movement of the piston; an electric motor; and a rotation transmitting mechanism configured to transmit rotation of the electric motor as the rotation of the input shaft, the rotation transmitting mechanism including a drive pulley connected to the electric motor, a driven pulley connected to the input shaft, a belt wound around the two pulleys, and a speed change mechanism configured to change a ratio of a rotation speed of the driven pulley to a rotation speed of the drive pulley in dependence on tension of the belt between the two pulleys. |
| US10344814B2 |
Brake
A brake used by a mine hoist, a car, a high-speed train, etc. Gas springs are used to replace belleville springs, and a positive pressure is also always applied to brake pads to both ensure and increase the brake reliability and a positive pressure per unit area. The brake resolves problems such as deformation of the belleville springs, a serious change in an elastic force, sudden cracking and decompression, inconvenient monitoring, and a manufacturing difficulty. A brake head floating structure is used to reduce a requirement on end face runout of a brake disc. An oil-gas linkage plunger pump is used to replace a hydraulic station, which greatly reduces manufacturing costs, and reduces energy consumption. |
| US10344812B2 |
Method for preventing interference between TCU and ESP
A method for preventing interference between a transmission control unit (TCU) and an electronic stability program (ESP). The method comprises: a splitting step: split signals of an ESP and a traction control system (TCS), so that the TCU can learn whether the TCS is in a control state; and a detection and control step: the TCU independently detects split signals of the ESP and the TCS, and when detecting that the TCS is in the control state, the TCU suspends the active sending of a torque decrease request of the TCU to the ECU. In this way, mutual interference between a TCU and a TCS is avoided, and problems of vehicle jitter, vehicle locking, excessively rapid vehicle-speed decreasing, and excessively rapid hardware damage of a clutch are resolved. |
| US10344811B2 |
Vehicle controlling device
A vehicle controlling device has a frictional engagement element provided between a drive motor and a driving wheel; a shifting unit capable of selecting a travel range or a non-travel range; first obtaining unit configured to, during selection of the travel range, obtain a first parameter including at least a first motor torque value that is a torque value of the drive motor; second obtaining unit configured to, during selection of the non-travel range, obtain a second parameter including at least a second motor torque value that is a torque value of the drive motor; and operating unit configured to, on the basis of the first and second parameters, calculate a zero point hydraulic pressure command value at which the frictional engagement element starts to generate a torque capacity. It is therefore possible to detect a zero point of a clutch between the drive motor and the driving wheel. |
| US10344809B2 |
Clutch control
A method is provided for controlling a friction clutch for connecting first and second rotatable axles in a vehicle, where the clutch includes a first friction part which is connected to the first axle, a second friction part which is connected to the second axle, a spring element which is adapted to bias the second friction part into engagement with the first friction part to connect the first and second axles, and an actuator including a movable actuator part which is engageable with the spring element, and adapted to move, upon being subjected to an actuation force from an actuator control system, towards a disengagement position, thereby deforming the spring element to disengage the second friction part from the first friction part to disconnect the first and second axles. The method includes subjecting the movable actuator part to a test force urging the movable actuator part towards the disengagement position, the test force being smaller than the actuation force, and subsequently or simultaneously to subjecting the movable actuator part to the test force, determining a position of the movable actuator part. |
| US10344808B2 |
Synchronizing device
A synchronizing device, for a vehicle gearbox, with a synchronizer body which can be mounted rotationally fixedly on an axial shaft, and a shift sleeve which is connected rotationally fixedly to the synchronizer body and can be moved axially along an outer periphery of the synchronizer body and which, to perform a synchronizing process, can be brought from a neutral position into rotationally fixed engagement in a first shift phase with an axially displaceable synchronizer ring and in a second shift phase with a clutch body adjacent to the synchronizer ring. During the first shift phase, the synchronizer ring can be moved in the direction of the adjacent clutch body by the shift sleeve using pressure pads arranged axially displaceably in the synchronizer body, and hence can be brought into frictional engagement with the adjacent clutch body for the purpose of pre-synchronization. |
| US10344804B2 |
Scroll compressor lower bearing
A compressor includes a shell, a compression mechanism, a motor assembly, a driveshaft, and a bearing assembly. The driveshaft is drivingly engaged with the motor assembly and the compression mechanism for rotation about an axis and extends from a first end to a second end. The bearing assembly is disposed within the shell and supports the driveshaft for rotation. The bearing assembly includes a bracket, a hub, and a bushing. The bracket is coupled to the shell and includes an aperture. The hub is disposed within the aperture and defines a bore having a radially inwardly extending lip. The bushing includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion of the bushing includes a plurality of radially extending engagement features. The second portion of the bushing is disposed within the bore of the hub such that the engagement features engage the lip of the hub. |
| US10344800B1 |
Bearing for a tube shaft of a bandsaw-blade twister
A slotted tube shaft carrying a blade head of a blade twister rotates in a slotted, stationary bearing housing for an endless band-shaped cutting or sawing element supported by two axially spaced subassemblies each having C-shaped, axially spaced, and slotted inner and outer bearing washers radially between the slotted stationary bearing housing and the slotted tube shaft. The inner and outer washers are fixed in the stationary bearing housing against rotation relative thereto with slots of the stationary bearing housing and washers radially aligned with one another. Respective sets of at least three roller bearings centered on and angularly distributed about the axis and fixed against angular movement between each of the inner washers and the respective outer washer. Each roller bearing radially outwardly engages the slotted stationary bearing housing and radially inwardly engages the tube shaft. |
| US10344798B2 |
Compact thrust bearing assemblies, mechanical assemblies including compact thrust bearing assemblies, and methods of providing limited rotational motion in a compact thrust bearing assembly
Compact thrust bearing assemblies, mechanical assemblies including the compact thrust bearing assemblies, and methods of providing limited rotational motion in a compact thrust bearing assembly are disclosed herein. The thrust bearing assemblies include a plurality of rigid load-bearing structures arranged in a layered stack that defines a first end and an opposed second end. The thrust bearing assemblies further include a plurality of rotation-limiting structures configured to restrict relative rotation between adjacent pairs of rigid load-bearing structures. The thrust bearing assemblies also include a first load-receiving surface configured to receive a first thrust load and a second load-receiving surface configured to receive a second thrust load. The methods include methods of providing limited rotational motion in a thrust bearing assembly. |
| US10344792B2 |
Receiver assembly
A receiver assembly includes a housing supporting a receiver at least partially within the housing. The receiver includes interior walls forming a cavity accessible through a slot formed in a face of the receiver. First and second lugs extend from the receiver and opposing guide tracks extend from the housing for receiving at least portions of the first and second lugs and limiting movement of the receiver to a first axis within a first plane. |
| US10344790B2 |
Masonry anchor of the expansion type
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a masonry member comprising an anchor member and a sleeve. The anchor member has a shank with a ridge formed thereon, the ridge extending radially outwardly from and along a surface of the shank generally from a distal end of the anchor member toward a head of the anchor member. The sleeve defines a groove. The sleeve is coaxial with and at least partially surrounds the anchor member such that the ridge of the shank is at least partially received in the groove. A cross-sectional width of at least one of the ridge and the groove reduces in a direction extending toward the head of the anchor member so withdrawal of the anchor member through the sleeve expands at least part of the sleeve radially outwardly. |
| US10344788B2 |
Device for anchoring at least one fastening element in a laminate structure having at least two layers
A device for anchoring at least one fastening element in a laminate structure having at least two layers comprises a fastening element, and a carrier assembly on which the fastening element is mounted. The carrier assembly is designed with a protruding rib structure which radially outwardly surrounds the fastening element, resulting in a transmission of force into the laminate structure that is conducive to long-term stability of the anchoring. |
| US10344778B2 |
Ejector for a sealed system
An ejector for a sealed system includes a motive liquid passage with a converging section, a throat and a diverging section. The throat of the motive liquid passage is disposed between the converging section of the motive liquid passage and the diverging section of the motive liquid passage. The ejector also includes a plurality of nucleation sites at the converging section of the motive liquid passage. |
| US10344776B2 |
Vibration isolation mount
A vibration isolation mount for a compressor that is formed of an elastomeric material and includes a sleeve, tapered studs or axial ribs spaced around the sleeve, and a lip seal extending around the sleeve. The mount is intended to be located between a compressor and a housing. The studs or ribs then deform to isolate the housing from radial vibration of the compressor, and the lip seal creates an annular seal between the housing and the compressor. |
| US10344773B2 |
Fan assembly
A fan assembly includes a motor-driven impeller for creating an air flow, a casing including an interior passage for receiving the air flow, and a plurality of air outlets for emitting the air flow from the casing. The casing defines and extends about an opening through which air from outside the casing is drawn by the air flow emitted from the air outlets. The fan assembly also includes at least one heater for heating at least a first portion of the air flow, and means for diverting at least a second portion of the air flow away from said at least one heater. The plurality of outlets includes at least one first air outlet for emitting the relatively hot first portion of the air flow and at least one second air outlet for emitting the relatively cold second portion of the air flow. |
| US10344757B1 |
Valve seats and valve assemblies for fluid end applications
In one aspect, valve seats are described herein having structure and design addressing degradative stresses encountered by valve seats during installation and operation in fluid ends. In some embodiments, a valve seat for use in a fluid end comprises a first section for insertion into a fluid passageway of the fluid end and a second section extending longitudinally from the first section, the second section has an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the first section. The second section also comprises a frusto-conical valve mating surface, wherein the second section is encased in a ring imparting a compressive stress condition to the second section. |
| US10344755B2 |
Hydraulic machine comprising elongate mounting pads for reducing noise
The invention relates to a rotary hydraulic machine which includes a casing (2) containing pistons actuated by an input shaft, said casing having a transverse front surface provided so as to engage with a mounting, and a transverse rear surface receiving a rear cover (4) supporting collectors connected to said pistons, the casing comprising side attachment tabs (30, 40) each having an axial bore (32) ending in a rear clamping surface, provided such as to receive an element for clamping said machine to the mounting, characterized in that at least one tab forms an axially elongate pad (40), the height of which is greater than half of the length of said casing included between the front and rear surfaces thereof. |
| US10344753B2 |
Micro pump systems
Discloses is a micro-pump that includes a pump body having a compartmentalized pump chamber, with plural inlet and outlet ports and a plurality of membranes disposed in the pump chamber to provide compartments. The membranes are anchored between opposing walls of the pump body and carry electrodes disposed on opposing surfaces of the membranes and walls of the pump body. Also discloses are applications of the micro-pump including as a heat remover and a self-contained continuous positive airway pressure breathing device. |
| US10344752B2 |
Peristaltic pump having a leaking tube detecting chamber
A peristaltic pumphead is provided that has a pumping chamber within which is disposed a pressing element for exerting a peristaltic action on a tube extending within the pumping chamber, and an auxiliary chamber which in normal use is a dry chamber. The pumping chamber and the auxiliary chamber are arranged in fluid communication such that liquid which escapes from the tube into the pumping chamber flows from the pumping chamber into the auxiliary chamber. |
| US10344750B2 |
Hand pump with air storage tank
A hand pump includes a receptacle extended upwardly from a base, a housing attached to the base and having a port connected to a pressure gauge, a hose coupled to the housing and having a nozzle for inflating tires or objects, a sleeve slidably engaged onto the receptacle, and a check valve engaged in the receptacle for controlling the pressurized air to flow only from the sleeve into the receptacle and for preventing the pressurized air from flowing backward from the receptacle into the sleeve in order to generate the pressurized air in the receptacle, and for allowing the receptacle to store the pressurized air when required. A control valve device controls the pressurized air to flow out of the housing. |
| US10344749B2 |
Hermetic compressor and refrigeration device
A hermetic compressor includes an electric motor element driving a compression element that includes a crankshaft including a main shaft, an eccentric shaft, and a flange, a cylinder block having a cylinder bore, and a piston configured to reciprocate in the cylinder bore. The crankshaft further includes a communicating oil supply passage provided in the flange, a main shaft oil supply passage, and an eccentric shaft oil supply passage. |
| US10344747B2 |
Method and apparatus for metering and vaporizing a fluid
A vaporization device, including a fluid supply containing a vaporizable fluid; a plurality of bubble pumps operative to pump fluid from the fluid supply to outlets of the bubble pumps; and a fluid vaporization heater located adjacent the outlets of the bubble pumps to receive fluid from the bubble pumps. |
| US10344746B2 |
Hydraulic double-acting hand pump
The present invention is directed to a hydraulic double-acting hand pump in which a high and low pressure side fluid supply grooves are formed in a top surface, a fluid inlet is formed in a bottom surface, a body in which the fluid outlet is formed in a side surface is provided, a piston is inserted into and coupled to the high and low pressure side fluid supply grooves, an upper end of the piston is connected and fixed to a handle rotatably installed in the low pressure side fluid supply groove of the body, the piston alternately and repeatedly ascends and descends to supply fluids to the high and low pressure side fluid supply grooves, and the fluids are discharged through the fluid outlet of the body by pushing the fluids inside the high and low pressure side fluid supply grooves. |
| US10344744B2 |
Energy production from waste heat using a shape memory drive or heat engine
A data center includes computing devices, an air handling system, a heat engine, and a generator. Air moved by the air handling system flows across heat-producing components in the computing devices in the data center. Heat from air that has flowed over the heat-producing components heats a hot section of the heat engine. The heat engine generates mechanical work based on a temperature differential between a hot section of the heat engine and a cold section of the heat engine. The generator generates electricity from the mechanical work generated by the heat engine. |
| US10344742B2 |
Hybrid vertical/horizontal axis wind turbine for deep-water offshore installations
A wind-driven power generating system with a hybrid wind turbine mounted on a floating platform that heels relative to horizontal in the presence of a prevailing wind. The hybrid turbine has a turbine rotor with at least two rotor blades, each mounted to a turbine shaft by at least one strut, and the system is configured so that the shaft forms a predetermined non-zero operating heel angle relative to vertical in the presence of a prevailing wind at a predetermined velocity. The blades and struts are airfoils with predetermined aerodynamic characteristics that generate lift forces with components in the direction of rotation around the shaft of the blades and struts at the operating heel angle to drive an electrical generator carried by the platform. The system can be designed to generate maximum power at the predetermined heel angle or essentially constant power over a range of heel angles. |
| US10344739B2 |
Method of determining and controlling the attack angle of fixed-speed wind turbine blade
A method of determining and controlling the attack angle of a fixed-speed wind turbine blade involves determination of an appropriate angle of attack for optimal extraction of wind energy at low to medium wind speed, which includes three steps: 1—defining basic parameters of the turbine including blade length and width, fixed rotational speed, rated wind speed, start-up speed and the lowest speed at which the turbine is forced to stop, and a relationship with wasted power; 2—defining wind speed based on a set of attack angles calculated to form an overall optimal attack angle of the wind turbine blade; and 3—calculating necessary physical parameters to come up with the most effective method of controlling the turbine blade so that the turbine can be directly connected to the grid, making wind power costs as low as those of other conventional energy sources. |
| US10344733B2 |
Internal combustion engine ignition apparatus
There is provided an internal combustion engine ignition apparatus that can effectively raise the ignitability of an inflammable fuel-air mixture, by applying electric power corresponding to the combustion state of an internal combustion engine. A combustion state detection apparatus detects an combustion state inside a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine; based on the combustion state detected by the combustion state detection apparatus in accordance with an operation state of an ignition coil apparatus, a current supply apparatus supplies an AC current to a spark discharge path formed in the gap of an ignition plug; then, a control apparatus controls the output of the current supply apparatus. |
| US10344731B2 |
Fuel pressure sensor diagnosis device
A fuel pressure sensor diagnosis device includes an electronic control unit configured to drive a fuel supply device during electric traveling of a hybrid vehicle, to perform determination as to whether an output of a fuel pressure sensor is within a normal range after driving of the fuel supply device is started, and to perform a diagnosis to determine whether a malfunction has occurred in the fuel pressure sensor based on a result of the determination, the normal range being an assumed range of the output of the fuel pressure sensor in a case where the fuel pressure sensor normally functions and the fuel supply pressure is a prescribed upper limit pressure. |
| US10344730B2 |
Fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine
The invention relates to a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine comprising:—a low pressure fuel pump (18);—a low pressure supply circuit (34) through which fuel is delivered by the low pressure pump (18) to one or several high pressure circuits (16), said low pressure supply circuit (34) comprising at least one delivery connection (36) for delivering fuel to the high pressure circuit(s) (16);—a pressure regulator (54) through which excess fuel from the low pressure supply circuit (34) is discharged through the pressure regulator (54) in a pump return circuit (56) which is fluidically connected to an input (20) of the low pressure pump (18) without passing through the fuel tank (14); characterized in that the pressure regulator (54) is located downstream of the delivery connection (36), and in that a fuel derivation circuit (60) is fluidically connected to the low pressure fuel supply circuit (34) downstream of the at least one delivery connection (36) to the high pressure circuit(s) and upstream of the pressure regulator (54). |
| US10344728B2 |
Nozzle plate for fuel injection device
In a nozzle plate of the present invention, a part of fuel flowing out from a fuel injection port of a fuel injection device is atomized by colliding with an interference body, is rapidly bent in a flowing direction, and collides with the fuel that is flowing straight through a nozzle hole and an orifice to make the fuel that flows straight through the nozzle hole and the orifice turbulent. The orifice includes a corner portion which is defined by an outer edge portion of the interference body and has a pointed shape without roundness at a part of an opening edge. The corner portion makes an end portion of a liquid film of the fuel passing through the orifice into a pointed shape for ease of atomization by friction with air. |
| US10344727B2 |
Electromagnetic fuel injection valve for in-cylinder injection
In an electromagnetic fuel injection valve for in-cylinder injection, a fuel injection hole is an elongated hole having a major axis and a minor axis, the major axis being curved into an arc shape having a radius that is smaller than a radius of a pitch circle of an inlet of the fuel injection hole. Accordingly, the electromagnetic fuel injection valve can ensure a required flow rate even when a penetrating power is decreased. |
| US10344726B2 |
Fuel injection valve
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fuel injection valve that can achieve sufficient atomization even if the spray angle is narrow. The present invention is a fuel injection valve, in which fuel flowing in from a fuel passage section 5c is made to flow so as to diffuse from the center of a fuel diffusion chamber 6B toward the outer circumference and to flow into a nozzle hole 7, wherein: the nozzle hole 7 comprises a first nozzle hole 7b, and a second nozzle hole 7d and a third nozzle hole 7a that neighbor the first nozzle hole 7b and are separated therefrom in the circumferential direction of the fuel diffusion chamber 6B; and, if the distance L4 between the center of the entry-side opening of the first nozzle hole 7b and the center of the entry-side opening of the second nozzle hole 7d is greater than the adistance L1 between the center of the entry-side opening of the first nozzle hole 7b and the center of the entry-side opening of the third nozzle hole 7a, the exit-side opening of the first nozzle hole 7b is disposed on the inside of an arrangement circle 101 and on the second nozzle hole 7d side of a line segment 107. |
| US10344724B2 |
High-pressure pump
In a high-pressure pump, a relief valve main body has a rod shape. A relief valve seat portion is integrated with an end of a relief valve main body so as to be capable of contacting a relief valve seat. The relief valve main body is inserted into a guide hole portion of a support portion. The guide hole portion slidably supports an outer wall of the relief valve main body so as to guide a reciprocating movement of the relief valve main body in the axial direction. A fuel guide portion is provided at an end portion of the relief valve main body facing the pressurizing chamber and can guide a flow of the fuel in a direction radially outward of the relief valve main body on the way from the pressurizing chamber toward the valve seat portion. |
| US10344723B2 |
High-pressure connector for a fuel delivery system
The present disclosure relates to fuel delivery systems for a motor vehicle. Some embodiments include a housing with a wall and a connector opening, a high-pressure connector including a wall circumferentially bordering a recess extending along a longitudinal central axis of the high-pressure connector, a radial indentation formed at the inner side in the wall in the housing connector region adjacent to the transition region, and an axial indentation formed at the outer side in the wall in the transition region adjacent to the intermediate region. The high-pressure connector may have a housing connector region, an intermediate region, and a transition region. An outer diameter of the high-pressure connector is larger in the housing connector region than in the intermediate region and the inner diameter is larger in the housing connector region than in the intermediate region. The wall of the housing delimits a recess around the connector opening. The housing connector region includes a protruding region suitable for making contact with the housing when said protruding region partially or fully enters the recess. |
| US10344717B2 |
Intake air heater assembly having insulated bushing
In one or more implementations, an example air heater assembly is described. The air heater assembly includes a frame defining an aperture and an air heater that includes at least one heating element. The frame is configured to receive the air heater. The air heater assembly includes a terminal configured to connect with the at least one heating element. The air heater assembly includes a hard coated bushing configured to receive the terminal, and the hard coated bushing is configured to be received within the aperture to form a seal and to electrically isolate the terminal from the frame. |
| US10344705B2 |
Intake valve fairing for a cylinder head of an engine
An engine has a cylinder head defining an intake port with a roof defining first and second valve guide bores upstream of first and second siamesed intake valve seats for a cylinder. The head has first and second asymmetric fairings extending outwardly from the roof and positioned directly upstream of respective bores. Each fairing has an inner wall intersecting an outer wall along an upstream edge and an inclined planar roof wall extending between the inner and outer walls. A method of forming the cylinder head and engine is also provided by milling the fairings from a roof preform formed with the intake port of the head. |
| US10344704B2 |
Methods and system for diagnosing fuel injectors of an engine
Various methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a condition of a fuel injector of an engine. In one example, a method for an engine includes injecting a first pulse of fuel as a first pilot injection into a first subset of cylinders of a plurality of engine cylinders, where the first pilot injection precedes a primary injection of fuel into the first subset of cylinders by a duration; correlating a first response in an engine operating parameter to the first pilot injection; and adjusting the primary injection of fuel into the first subset of cylinders based on the first response. In one example, the first pilot injection precedes the primary injection by a predefined short duration and the primary injection of fuel is adjusted within a predefined or preset upper limit and lower limit. |
| US10344703B2 |
Injector delivery measurement with leakage correction
A method for operating a combustion engine is provided. A fuel injector is operated to perform a fuel injection, a sequence of pressure signals of the fuel rail pressure during the fuel injection is sampled and filtered and a total pressure difference between a first sample after a top dead center of the fuel pump and before the fuel injection has started and a chosen second sample after the injection and before a next pumping stroke is determined. A linear pressure slope at the second sample and a leakage pressure difference between the first sample and the second sample based on the linear pressure slope is calculated, leading to calculating an injection pressure difference as the difference between total pressure difference and the leakage pressure difference. With this, a value of a fuel quantity injected as a function of the injection pressure difference can be determined, while leakages are compensated. |
| US10344702B2 |
Differential fuel injection
A system and methods for operating four in-line cylinders with common rail injection is described that comprises operating a first cylinder group without a compression and power stroke injection, but with an exhaust stroke injection while operating a second cylinder group with at least a compression stroke injection. In this way, the unburned fuel injected during the exhaust stroke enriches the exhaust-gas flow and further allows heating of the exhaust aftertreatment system. In one example provided, the first cylinder group is further configured to operate in an exhaust heating mode while also operating in a power generating mode. |
| US10344699B2 |
Control device for injector
A microcomputer is configured to: calculate, the drive period of a previous injection, an injection interval, and an uncorrected target drive period for a current injection; obtain a correction period by increasing an internal variable from zero in proportion to the drive period of the previous injection during this drive period, attenuating the internal variable at a first-order delay during the injection interval, dividing the internal variable by a coefficient of the proportion at a start time point of the present current supply, and setting a result of the division as the correction period; and set a period obtained by subtracting the correction period from the uncorrected target drive period as a current drive period, to thereby supply a signal indicating the current drive period to the injector via a driver. |
| US10344698B2 |
Method for operating injectors of an injection system
The present disclosure provides a method for operating injectors of an injection system, which has a pressure accumulator (rail), of an internal combustion engine, in which needle movement of the injectors is controlled directly by way of an actuator. The method may comprise: determining an actual injection quantity of each injector of the injection system via a fuel quantity which is requested at a pump of the injection system for each injector for a predefined time period or via a pressure loss in the pressure accumulator, the pressure loss brought about by way of the injection operation; comparing the determined actual fuel quantity with a setpoint fuel quantity; and if a deviation is determined in an injector, carrying out an open/closed loop control method for reducing/eliminating the determined deviation. |
| US10344693B2 |
Control apparatus for gasoline engine
A control apparatus for a gasoline engine having a fuel injection means including an in-cylinder injection valve. The control apparatus comprises a controller configured to, when warming up an exhaust gas purification catalyst provided in an exhaust passage provided of the gasoline engine, control the fuel injection means to conduct one or more main injections, control the in-cylinder injection valve to conduct a post injection, perform a retard correction of an ignition timing at which fuel injected by the one or more main injections is ignited, determine an injection quantity by the one or more main injections and an injection quantity by the post injection such that an air-fuel mixture formed in the cylinder by gasoline fuel injected by the one or more main injections has a predetermined lean air-fuel ratio at which a difference between an actual output torque and a required torque is within a predetermined allowable range. |
| US10344692B2 |
Adaptive torque mitigation by micro-hybrid system
A variety of methods and arrangements for reducing noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) in a skip fire engine control system are described. In one aspect, a firing sequence is used to operate the engine in a dynamic firing level modulation manner. A smoothing torque is determined by adaptive control that is applied to a powertrain by an energy storage/release device. The smoothing torque is arranged to at least partially cancel out variation in torque generated by the firing sequence. Various methods, powertrain controllers, arrangements and computer software related to the above operations are also described. |
| US10344686B2 |
Large two-stroke compression-ignited internal combustion engine with fuel injection system for low flashpoint fuel and a fuel valve therefore
A large two-stroke turbocharged compression-ignited internal combustion crosshead engine with a plurality of cylinders has at least one pressure booster for each cylinder for boosting fuel pressure, two or more electronically controlled fuel valves for each cylinder with an inlet of the two or more electronically controlled fuel valves being connected to an outlet of the at least one pressure booster. An electronic control unit is connected to the at least one pressure booster and the two or more electronically controlled fuel valves. The electronic control unit is configured to determine a start time for a fuel injection event, activate the at least one pressure booster ahead of the determined start time and pen the two or more electronically controlled fuel valves at the determined start time. |
| US10344682B1 |
Engine valve shaft with flow passages for intake and exhaust control
An internal combustion engine (10) with variable valve timing has one or more valve shafts (38, 44) connected to stepper motors (54) for angularly positioning the one or more valve shafts (38, 44) relative to an engine block (12). Flow passages (50, 52) are formed into the one or more valve shafts (38, 44) for passing intake air and exhaust gases into and from the engine (10). Sensors (58, 60 and 62) are located adjacent a crankshaft (28) and the one or more valve shafts (38, 44) for determining crankshaft positions and valve shaft positions relative to the engine block (12). An engine control unit (56) receives crank shaft and valve shaft position signals and emits control signals to the stepper motors (54) to selectively operate the engine in two stroke, four stroke, six stroke, eight stroke, and ten stroke modes. Electrically controlled clutches (74 and 76) are mounted to respective ones of the crankshaft (28) and the valve shafts (38, 44), and connected by a timing chain (72) for actuating to provide backup valve shaft. |
| US10344681B2 |
Method and apparatus for diagnosing engine system
A method of and an apparatus for diagnosing an engine system are provided. An apparatus for diagnosing an engine system including a continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) apparatus and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) apparatus may include: an accelerator pedal position sensor detecting a position of an accelerator pedal; a brake pedal position sensor detecting a position of a brake pedal; a vehicle speed sensor detecting a speed of a vehicle; an intake pressure sensor detecting an intake pressure; and a controller determining whether a fuel cut condition is satisfied and determining whether the CVVD apparatus and an EGR valve is in a failure state when the fuel cut condition is satisfied. |
| US10344672B2 |
Low weight nose cone assembly
Systems and methods of coupling a nose cone to a turbine machine. Nose cone assembly weight and coupling difficulty are each reduced by reducing or eliminating the number of bolts used to mount the nose cone to the turbine machine, as well as the support or retaining ring. The disclosed nose cone comprises a plurality of hub mounting elements including one or more bayonet flanges, two or more apertures defined by a flange forming an annular hub mating surface of the nose cone and configured to receive an fastener therethrough, and one or more pilot flanges. |
| US10344670B2 |
Internal combustion engine with paired, parallel, offset pistons
An internal combustion engine; wherein at least two cylinders continuously communicate via the cylinder head; and wherein the connecting rod in one cylinder is offset from the connecting rod in the second cylinder by a first angle between 8 and 12 degrees as measured from the crankshaft, and a camshaft having a second offset of one-half of the first angle offset. |
| US10344668B2 |
Boost system including hybrid drive supercharger with compact configuration
A boost system for providing boost pressure to an air intake manifold of an engine includes a supercharger having rotors and a supercharger input shaft, an electric motor/generator, and a planetary gear set. The planetary gear set operates to transfer torque between the supercharger input shaft, the electric motor/generator and a crankshaft of the engine. The boost system can have a compact configuration. |
| US10344659B2 |
Auxiliary diesel exhaust fluid systems
Generator assembly systems and methods of manufacturing and operating generator assembly systems. The generator assembly system includes a generator enclosure, a diesel engine, an aftertreatment exhaust system, a primary diesel exhaust fluid system, and an auxiliary diesel exhaust fluid system. The primary diesel exhaust fluid system includes a primary diesel exhaust fluid storage tank fluidly coupled to the aftertreatment exhaust system. The auxiliary diesel exhaust fluid system includes an auxiliary diesel exhaust fluid storage tank and a transfer pump fluidly coupled to the auxiliary diesel exhaust fluid storage tank. The auxiliary diesel exhaust fluid system is housed in an auxiliary enclosure positioned outside of the generator enclosure. At least one fluid conduit fluidly couples the transfer pump to the primary diesel exhaust fluid storage tank. |
| US10344657B2 |
System and method for particulate filter regeneration
A system and method of reducing particulate matter accumulation in a diesel particulate filter of an exhaust system of a vehicle comprises operating the vehicle including an engine connected to the exhaust system in a drive mode. At least one parameter indicative of particulate matter accumulation in the diesel particulate filter is monitored and evaluated against a predetermined particulate matter accumulation limit. Control logic determines at least one operating parameter of the vehicle and adjusts the transmission assembly from a first transmission position to at least one second transmission position to increase engine speed and generate higher exhaust gas flow when the particulate matter accumulation is greater than the predetermined particulate matter accumulation to regenerate the diesel particulate filter. |
| US10344656B2 |
Mixing apparatus for an exhaust gas aftertreatment system, exhaust gas aftertreatment system and internal combustion engine
A mixing apparatus for mixing a precursor substance of a reducing agent with exhaust gas, having a housing that provides a mixing chamber and a silencer. The housing inlet side has an inlet connection for exhaust gas and an outlet side having an outlet connection for reducing agent intermixed with the exhaust gas to be discharged. Longitudinal axes of the inlet and outlet connections are offset and parallel relative to one another. An introduction device introduces a precursor substance of the reducing agent and is positioned at the inlet side in a region of the outlet connection longitudinal axis. A length of the housing between the inlet and outlet side at least 1.9 to 7 times a diameter of the inlet connection. A width of the housing is maximally 3 times the diameter of the inlet connection. |
| US10344654B2 |
Selective catalytic reduction steady state ammonia slip detection with positive perturbation
Described herein is a method for detecting steady state ammonia slip for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an emissions control system. The emissions control system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device, a NOx sensor, and a controller. The controller executes a method for ammonia slip detection that includes determining if the SCR device is at steady state, comparing a NOx measurement from the NOx sensor with a predicted NOx value. If the NOx measurement exceeds the predicted NOx value by a threshold, perturbing a reductant injection, the perturbation having a selected magnitude and a selected duration. The method also includes measuring a NOx value resulting from the perturbation and computing a gradient thereof relative to the measured NOx, and ascertaining if a gradient of the NOx resulting from the perturbation exceeds a threshold and identifying a reductant slip condition if so. |
| US10344650B2 |
Electrolytic production of ammonia
A process and system for electrolytic production ammonia. The process comprises feeding gaseous nitrogen to an electrolytic cell, where it comes in contact with a cathode electrode surface, wherein said surface has a catalyst surface comprising a nitride catalyst, said electrolytic cell comprising a proton donor, and running a current through said electrolytic cell, whereby nitrogen reacts with protons to form ammonia. The process and system of the invention uses an electrochemical cell with a cathode surface having a catalytic surface which is preferably charged with one or more of Vanadium nitride, Chromium nitride, Zirconium nitride, Niobium nitride, Iron nitride or Osmium nitride. |
| US10344649B2 |
Exhaust fluid filter including hydrocarbon detection witness media
An aftertreatment system includes an exhaust reductant tank configured to store an exhaust reductant. A filter is fluidically coupled to the exhaust reductant tank. The aftertreatment system includes a hydrocarbon detection device configured to indicate the presence of a hydrocarbon in the exhaust reductant. A catalyst is included in the system and configured to treat the exhaust reductant flowing through the system. The hydrocarbon detection device can include a hydrophobic paper, and can be disposed in the filter. |
| US10344645B2 |
Exhaust gas purification apparatus for internal combustion engine
The disclosure is intended to oxidize PM deposited in a filter in a suitable manner. Provision is made for a filter of wall flow type, a temperature raising unit to raise the temperature of the filter from a downstream side thereof, an exhaust gas shut-off valve, and a controller. The controller controls a flow of exhaust gas in the filter by once fully closing the exhaust gas shut-off valve and then fully opening it when the flow rate of the exhaust gas is equal to or larger than a predetermined flow rate, so as to cause PM to move to a downstream side portion in the filter in the direction of flow of exhaust gas, and carries out regeneration processing which oxidizes the PM by using the temperature raising unit after the controller has caused the PM to move to the downstream side portion of the filter. |
| US10344641B2 |
Exhaust gas purifying catalyst
An exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes an inlet-side catalyst layer formed on an inner side of the partition wall from a surface of the partition wall in contact with an inlet-side cell and formed along an extension direction from an end portion on the exhaust gas inflow side, and an outlet-side catalyst layer formed on the inner side of the partition wall from a surface of the partition wall in contact with an outlet-side cell and formed along the extension direction from an end portion on the exhaust gas outflow side. Here, a sum of the lengths of the inlet-side catalyst layer and the outlet-side catalyst layer is larger than the entire length of the partition wall, and a total amount of an SCR catalyst body present in the outlet-side catalyst layer is larger than a total amount of an SCR catalyst body present in the inlet-side catalyst layer. |
| US10344637B2 |
Method of preventing bearing seizure and vehicle using the same
A method of preventing bearing seizure may include using at least one of a knock sensor, an engine oil pressure sensor, and a continuously variable valve timing (CVVT) system as a bearing seizure detection factor by a bearing controller, detecting damage of a bearing applied to an engine during operation of the engine in which a state of the bearing seizure detection factor is changed, and performing engine control using the bearing seizure detection factor when the bearing damage is detected. |
| US10344633B2 |
Adjusting device, in particular for adjusting a camshaft of an internal combustion engine
An adjusting device, in particular for adjustment of a camshaft of an internal combustion engine, is disclosed. The adjusting device includes a brake unit which has at least one brake disc and at least one electromagnet for actuating the brake unit. The electromagnet has a yoke and an armature formed separately from the brake disc, where the brake disc is disposed at least partially spatially between the yoke and the armature of the electromagnet. |
| US10344630B2 |
Variable valve control system having common valve and engine system having the same
A variable valve control system may include a variable valve mechanism having latching pins for performing variable valve lift by a pressure difference of oil, an oil control circuit block having a low-pressure oil line and a high-pressure oil line to control ON/OFF of the latching pins, and a rotation shaft valve having oil passages for switching the low-pressure oil line and the high-pressure oil line. |
| US10344622B2 |
Assembly with mistake proof bayoneted lug
An assembly for rotational equipment with an axial centerline. The assembly includes a first component and a second component. Each of the components extends circumferentially around and axially along the centerline. The first component includes a flange and a lug aperture extending axially through the flange. The second component includes a mount base and a bayoneted lug on the mount base. The mount base is configured to axially engage the flange where the bayoneted lug extends through the lug aperture. A fastener secures the components together. The fastener projects axially into a fastener aperture in the mount base for an axial length that is less than or equal to an axial length of the bayoneted lug. |
| US10344620B2 |
Air cooled component for a gas turbine engine
An air cooled component for a turbine stage of a gas turbine engine, comprising: a main body having radially inner main gas path wall and a cooling chamber, the main gas path wall separating the main gas path of the turbine stage and the cooling chamber; at least one flange extending from the main body; a cooling cavity enclosed within the flange; and, an inlet conduit extending between and fluidically connecting the cavity and cooling chamber. |
| US10344618B2 |
Impingement structure for jet engine mid-turbine frame
A mid-turbine frame (“MTF”) for a jet engine is disclosed and comprises a duct that extends between a high pressure turbine (“HPT”) and a low pressure turbine (“LPT”), the duct comprising a plurality of segments that together form an outer annular structure and an inner annular structure, the inner annular structure situated radially inward of the outer annular structure, and/or a plurality of vanes that extend radially outward from the inner annular structure toward the outer annular structure, each vane comprising a channel. Each segment may be coupled to an adjacent segment by a seal. |
| US10344617B2 |
Device for cleaning a turbomachine module
A device for cleaning, for example degritting or desanding, a turbomachine module comprising: (i) structure for isolating bearings of the module, by containment in a closed enclosure; (ii) structure for overpressurizing said enclosure; (iii) means for stripping material deposited in the walls of annular recesses of the module; and (iv) structure for sucking up the material thus stripped. |
| US10344616B2 |
Stator device for a continuous-flow machine with a housing appliance and multiple guide vanes
A stator device for a continuous-flow machine with guide vanes circumferentially distributed on a housing. The guide vanes are respectively embodied with a blade leaf and at least one platform. The platforms form a surface of an annular channel through which working fluid flows. A flow area is provided via which, during operation of the stator device, a working fluid flows on a side of the platform that is facing away from the annular channel from a pressure side of the blade leaf to a suction side of the blade leaf at least in certain areas in the radial direction of the stator device. At least one suction appliance is provided which adjoins the flow area and is formed by a recess, and via which working fluid can be conducted out of the flow area during operation of the stator device. |
| US10344612B2 |
Compact advanced passive tip clearance control
A section of a gas turbine engine includes a rotor blade designed to rotate about an axis. The section also includes a case positioned radially outward from the rotor blade and extending circumferentially about the axis. The section also includes a control ring being annular, positioned radially inward from the case and designed to move radially relative to the case. The section also includes a segmented blade outer air seal (BOAS) including a plurality of BOAS segments each being positioned radially outward from the rotor blade, movably coupled to the control ring, and designed to move circumferentially relative to each other such that a circumferential gap between each of the plurality of BOAS segments changes in size in response to a temperature change in the section of the gas turbine engine. |
| US10344610B2 |
Turbomachine module
A turbomachine module, comprising a mobile wheel rotatably mounted inside a housing of the module and surrounded by a sectorised sealing ring (18) that comprises an annular row of sectors, each ring sector comprising at least one circumferential hook that is configured to engage with an annular hooking rail of the housing, the module further comprising a sectorised protective annular shim (50) that is interposed between the hooks of the ring sectors and the rail of the housing and that comprises an annular row of sectors of shim, characterised in that the edges (60) of the circumferential ends of the sectors of shim are not aligned with the edges (58) of the circumferential ends of the ring sectors along the longitudinal axis of the module. |
| US10344608B2 |
Seal arrangement in a turbine and method for confining the operating fluid
A turbine of an organic Ranking cycle ORC is described, the turbine comprising a shaft supported by bearings and a plurality of seals arranged round the shaft for confining the operating fluid expanding in the turbine. The seals define at least four axially consecutive chambers. The operating fluid, with function of barrier fluid, is fed into one of the chambers adjacent to turbine stages; a gas, preferably inert, is fed into one of the chambers adjacent to the bearings, and the corresponding seals are gas seals. This configuration prevents the operating fluid from any kind of contamination by the lubricant used for the bearings, and avoids polluting the environment. |
| US10344607B2 |
Internally cooled engine components
A component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The component may include an external surface with a skin cavity adjacent the external surface. The skin cavity may be defined by a hot-side surface and a cool-side surface with the hot-side surface between the cool-side surface and the external surface. A flat portion may be disposed on the hot-side surface and may, for example, define a wall-thickness check region. A protrusion may be disposed on the cool-side surface opposite the flat portion on the hot-side surface. The hot-side surface and the cool-side surface may tend to increase a heat transfer coefficient along the flat portion of the hot-side surface, which may also define a wall thickness check region. |
| US10344604B2 |
Turbomachine diffuser including flow mixing lobes and method
A turbomachine diffuser includes a body having an inner surface defining a diffuser flow path, a plurality of stationary struts extending from the inner surface, and a plurality of flow mixing lobes arranged in an annular array on the inner surface. The plurality of flow mixing lobes is configured and disposed to guide a substantially high momentum flow toward the inner surface of the body. |
| US10344603B2 |
Gas turbine engine turbine vane ring arrangement
A vane pack for a gas turbine engine includes an annular arrangement of vanes. A ring is secured around the vanes and extends proud of an axial end of the vanes. |
| US10344601B2 |
Contoured flowpath surface
A spacer assembly for a rotor assembly of a gas turbine engine includes an endwall segment having a non-axisymmetric flowpath surface, a first depression and a second depression. A perimeter of the flowpath surface includes a forward edge, an aft edge, a suction side edge and a pressure side edge. The first depression is formed along the flowpath surface adjoining the suction side edge, and the second depression is formed along the flowpath surface adjoining the pressure side edge. |
| US10344599B2 |
Cooling passage for gas turbine rotor blade
The present disclosure is directed to a rotor blade for a gas turbine engine. The rotor blade includes an airfoil, a tip shroud having a side surface and a radially outer surface, and a transition portion coupling the tip shroud to the airfoil. The airfoil, the transition portion, and the tip shroud collectively define a primary cooling passage therein. The primary cooling passage includes a primary cooling passage outlet defined by the side surface of the tip shroud. |
| US10344597B2 |
Cupped contour for gas turbine engine blade assembly
An exemplary method of forming an endwall with a contour includes casting an endwall with at least one cooling channel having an opening from the endwall, and covering the opening with a cupped contour formed on the endwall. An exemplary gas turbine engine blade assembly includes an endwall with a plurality of cooling channels, an airfoil extending radially from the endwall to a tip, and a cupped contour formed on the endwall to provide a cooling chamber between the cupped contour and a radially facing surface of the endwall. |
| US10344595B2 |
Vane pump and determining method for inner profile of cam ring composing thereof
Disclosed is a vane pump comprising a cam ring accommodated in a pump housing, a rotor accommodated rotatably with respect to a rotational shaft in the cam ring, and a plurality of vanes coupled to the rotor to discharge fluid, wherein the cam ring has a ring shaped inner profile varied between a maximum radius (Rmax) and a minimum radius (Rmin) in a circumferential direction with respect to the rotational shaft, and the ring shaped inner profile comprises: a cycloid curve passing through a maximum radius point; a circular arc passing through a minimum radius point; and a tangent line connecting the cycloid curve to the circular arc with a tangential curvature. |
| US10344592B2 |
Flushing microfluidic sensor systems
A method and an apparatus for characterizing a fluid provide for flowing a sample fluid through a microfluidic flow line and subsequently flushing the flowline with flushing fluid alone or together with heating and/or exposure to a pulsating electromagnetic field. A tracer fluid is injected and tracked in a microfluidic line based on known properties of the tracer fluid. |
| US10344590B1 |
Measurement while drilling apparatus and method of using the same
The present invention is a method and apparatus used to transmit information to the surface from a subsurface location during the process of drilling a bore hole comprising a pressure pulse generator or “pulser” coupled to a sensor package, a controller, an active electromagnetic system for subsurface collision avoidance, and a battery power source all of which reside inside a short section of drill pipe close to the bit at the bottom of the bore hole being drilled wherein the apparatus or “MWD Tool” can be commanded from the surface to make a measurement of desired parameters and transmit this information to the surface by encoding data in pressure pulses generated by a pulser valve that includes a stator and a rotor which may be open and closed to create pressure pulses. |
| US10344587B2 |
Detecting sliding sleeve position using electrode-type logging
The operational position of a sliding sleeve is detected using an electrode-type logging tool. The logging tool generates a baseline log of the sliding sleeve in a non-actuated position, and a response log of the sliding sleeve in an actuated position. The baseline and response logs are then compared in order to determine the operational position of the sliding sleeve. |
| US10344586B2 |
Drilling apparatus for producing a cased bore and method for operating a drilling apparatus
The invention relates to a drilling apparatus for producing a cased bore with a first drill drive for driving a drill rod in a rotating manner, at the lower end of which a drilling tool for removing ground material is arranged, a mast, along which the first drill drive is movable with a sledge, and a second drive, with which a support tube for the bore can be introduced into the ground. According to the invention a computer unit is provided, in which a current drilling depth of the drilling tool and a depth of introduction of the support tube are indicated. Furthermore, a monitor is provided, on which the current drilling depth in relation to the depth of introduction of the support tube can be displayed by the computer unit. The invention further relates to a method for operating such a drilling apparatus. |
| US10344582B2 |
Evaluation of downhole installation
A downhole installation includes a first pipe layer, a second pipe layer about the first pipe layer, an annulus between the first and second pipe layers, and a geological formation outside of the second pipe layer. A method for evaluating the downhole installation includes: exciting a flexural wave in the first pipe layer using an angled acoustic transmitter; receiving third interface echo data using a plurality of angled acoustic receivers at different locations along the longitudinal extent of the pipe layers; generating acoustic resonance across the thickness of the first and second pipe layers by use of full waveform excitation; receiving the acoustic response wave field generated by the full waveform; identifying a suitable component of the acoustic response wave field; determining if the material outside the second pipe layer is fluid or solid; and analyzing the third interface echo data to thereby evaluate material conditions in the annulus. |
| US10344580B2 |
Passive multiphase flow separator
A passive multiphase separator is configured to separate gas from a two-phase fluid in a wellbore. The passive multiphase separator includes an intake tube that has an intake end, a discharge end and an interior section between the intake end and the discharge end. The interior section includes a rifled interior surface that induces rotation in fluids passing through the interior section. The passive multiphase separator further includes a head assembly connected to the discharge end of the intake tube. The head assembly includes a crossover tube extending into the interior section, one or more gas vents extending from an interior of the crossover tube to an exterior of the head assembly and a liquid discharge. The passive multiphase separator can be deployed in a variety of hydrocarbon recovery systems. |
| US10344569B2 |
Touch controller for a downhole tool
A controller (30,300) for mounting on or within a downhole tool (10) is provided and comprises a touch operated control device (32, 320; 36) having a touchable surface (34,340) mounted within an aperture (16) formed in a sidewall (15) of the downhole tool (10) such that the touchable surface (34, 340) is outwardly facing and is the radially outermost component of the controller (30, 300) such that an operator may touch the touchable surface (34, 340) without having to disassemble the downhole tool (10). The controller (30, 300) also comprises one or more microprocessors (44) in electrical or electronic communication with the touch operated control device (32, 320; 36), where the microprocessor (44) is capable of being programmed by an operator to instruct the downhole tool (10) to actuate wherein the operator instructs the controller (30, 300) by touching the touchable surface (34, 340) with one or more distinct touches. |
| US10344565B2 |
Mixing and dispersion of a treatment chemical in a down hole injection system
A downhole chemical injection system that may include at least a first and a second injection port. The first injection port may be fluidically coupled with a chemical injection line and fluidically coupled with a production tubing string to inject the chemical into the production tubing string. Similarly, the second injection port may be fluidically coupled with the chemical injection line and fluidically coupled with the production tubing string to inject the chemical into the production tubing string. The first injection port may include at least a first radially extending injection nozzle, extending injection nozzle extending in a first radial direction relative to a central axis of the production tubing string. Similarly, the second injection port may include at least a second radially extending injection nozzle, extending in a second radial direction relative to the central axis of the production tubing string. |
| US10344563B2 |
Multi-bar scraper for cleaning marine risers and wellbores
An instrument for the mechanical removal of corrosive buildup, deposits or scale from within a wellbore. A tubing-conveyed scraping blade and/or other abrading devices (50) has a collapsible maximum outer diameter by using a multi-bar mechanism (53, 54) to ensure physical contact with corrosive buildup, deposits or scale on surfaces of a surrounding wellbore, oil and gas tubular, or drilling/production marine riser (and, in particular, inner surfaces thereof). The multi-bar mechanism allows for a wide range of motion irrespective of the direction of loading and variable maximum outer diameter to clean corrosive buildup, deposits or scale from tubular goods with unknown configurations and/or dimensions. |
| US10344555B2 |
Thermally expanded annular barrier, system, and method with a thermally decomposable compound
The present invention relates to an annular barrier (1) to be expanded in an annulus (2) between a well tubular structure (3) and an inside wall (5) of a bore-hole (6) downhole for providing zone isolation between a first zone (101) and a second zone (102) of the borehole. The annular barrier comprises a tubular metal part (7) for mounting as part of the well tubular structure; an expandable sleeve (8) surrounding the tubular metal part and having an inner face (9) facing the tubular metal part and an outer face (10) facing the inside wall of the borehole, each end (12,13) of the expandable sleeve being connected with the tubular metal part; and an annular space (15) between the inner face of the expandable sleeve and the tubular metal part. The annular space comprises at least one thermally decomposable compound (16), which compound is thermally decomposable below a temperature of 400° C. and is adapted to generate gas or super-critical fluid upon decomposition. Furthermore, the invention relates to a downhole system and a method of expanding an annular barrier. |
| US10344550B2 |
Systems for reversing fluid flow to and from a single-direction fluid flow device
Disclosed is flow reversal system (100) that comprises a single direction flow device (101) adapted for receiving a fluid and first (120), second (122), third (124) and fourth (126) binary valves. The system is adapted to be configured in a first position wherein the first (120) and fourth (126) binary valves are open and the second (122) and third (124) binary valves are closed and the fluid flows through the single direction flow device (101) in a first direction (103), be configured from the first position to a neutral position by actuating the second (122) and third (124) binary valves from a closed position to an open position wherein, in the neutral position, the first (120), second (122), third (124) and fourth (126) binary valves are open and the fluid flows through the single direction flow device (101) in the first direction (103) and be configured from the neutral position to a second position by actuating the first (120) and fourth (126) binary valves from an open position to a closed position wherein the first (120) and fourth (126) binary valves are closed and the second (122) and third (124) binary valves are opened and the fluid flows through the single direction flow device (101) in the first direction (103). |
| US10344548B2 |
Well bore casing cutting tool having an improved blade structure and pad type stabilizers
A downhole cutting tool for cutting sections or “windows” in tubular strings in wellbores has rotating cutters and a lower stabilizer section, both actuated by a fluid operated mechanism. The stabilizer section keeps the downhole cutting tool centralized in the tubular string. The cutters may have a robust profile and structure which enhances the window cutting function and permits passage of an operating rod to operate the stabilizer section. |
| US10344536B2 |
Drill bit for improved transport of cuttings
A rock drill bit includes a head provided at one end of an elongate shank. A plurality of fluid flushing passageways extend axially from an internal bore extending through the shank with at least one fluid flushing passageway having an exit end at the front face formed as an elongate slot having a length greater than a width to facilitate the rearward transport of cut rock fragment. |
| US10344533B2 |
Predicting drillability based on electromagnetic emissions during drilling
An embodiment of a method of predicting drilling assembly performance includes: acquiring measurements of electromagnetic (EM) radiation emitted due to destruction of formation materials by a drilling assembly during a drilling operation; selecting input parameters, the input parameters including drilling assembly parameters, operational parameters, and the measurements of the EM radiation; supplying the input parameters to a mathematical drillability model; and generating a rock drillability parameter using the drillability model and the input parameters, the rock drillability parameter providing an indication of drilling performance. |
| US10344530B2 |
Modular, locking headrail-retention mechanism
In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for Modular, Locking Headrail-Retention Mechanism is described. The module, locking headrail-retention mechanism may, in certain embodiments be separate from a headrail, and insertable into at least one end of the headrail. In other embodiment, the locking headrail-retention mechanism may be manufactured as part of the headrail. The locking headrail-retention mechanism may comprise a cylindrical housing and a first cam disposed within the cylindrical housing. The locking headrail-retention mechanism may also include a retention plate proximate one end of the cylindrical housing and axially aligned with the first cam. A biasing member may be disposed within the cylindrical housing, and may impart an axial force on the first cam. The first cam may be operable to selectively prevent the axial force from being imparted on the retention plate. |
| US10344529B2 |
Blind and tilt mechanism thereof
A tilt mechanism for a blind includes a spool, two transmission shafts, two transmission sleeves and a driven shaft. The spool has an inner gear. Each transmission shaft has an assembling portion and a gear. The gears are engaged with the inner gear. The transmission sleeves are respectively engaged with the assembling portions of the transmission shafts, and each transmission sleeve has an outer surface and a worm gear located at the outer surface thereof. The driven shaft has a teeth portion, and the teeth portion is engaged with the worm gear. The transmission shafts and the transmission sleeves are simultaneously rotatable by being driven by the spool, and the driven shaft is rotatable between a start position and a stop position along an operating direction by being driven by the transmission sleeves. |
| US10344527B2 |
Roll-up door
A roll-up door (10) with slats (60) rolled on a reel (12) with spiral guides (32) that maintain a tangent between the reel (12) and the closure plane at the point of entry/exit so as to maintain a perpendicular entry and exit with the side guides (36) and reduce friction, increase speed, reduce noise and help keep self-aligning end caps tracking correctly. It can also eliminate hinges between slats and permit each slat to be removed independently, without disassembling the other slats. |
| US10344525B2 |
Insulated glazing with spacer, related methods and uses
An insulating glazing unit having a first pane, a second pane, an outer pane interspace, an inner pane interspace, and a spacer is described. The spacer has a glazing interior surface, a first pane contact surface, and a second pane contact surface, a plastic profile, a primary sealing means, and a main member. The main member contains a sealing material containing a drying material. The plastic profile separates the outer pane interspace from the inner pane interspace. The main member is arranged in the outer pane interspace adjacent the plastic profile and the primary sealing means is arranged in the outer pane interspace adjacent the main member. |
| US10344517B2 |
Soft close device for compact hinges
Disclosed is a soft-close device for a compact hinge comprising a housing removably fitted to the compact hinge and a plunger slidingly engaged with the housing. The housing includes a cavity sized and shaped to receive the plunger. The plunger includes a collar that when the plunger is rotated will engage a slot in the housing to deactivate the soft close functionality of the device. In an alternate embodiment, a tab slides around the exterior of the collar to engage the slot. In another alternate embodiment, the plunger includes a detent that engages a catch formed in the housing. The catch extends from a flexible arm of the housing that can be elastically deformed to deactivate and reactivate the soft-close functionality. |
| US10344513B2 |
Component for vehicle interior
A component for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The vehicle trim component may comprise a base comprising a compartment; a cover coupled to the base configured for movement relative to the compartment; a blocker coupled to the base configured to selectively engage with the cover; and a mechanism coupled to the blocker. The mechanism may be configured to move the blocker between a deployed position when the cover is not engaged with the blocker and a retracted position when the cover is engaged with the blocker. |
| US10344509B2 |
Latch assembly
A latch assembly comprises a backplate, a lock lever, and a latch member. The lock lever is operable by a user to unlock the latch assembly such that the latch member is free to rotate relative to the backplate and allow a gate to be opened. The lock lever is attached to the backplate and is free to move relative to the backplate for operation of the latch assembly. The latch member is attached to the backplate and is free to move relative to the backplate while the latch assembly is in an unlocked configuration, but is prohibited from to moving relative to the backplate by the lock lever while the latch assembly is in a locked configuration. |
| US10344508B2 |
Handle for a door or window with two or three point latch
A latching system for a door or window that includes a first snap stop member adapted to be arranged at a side edge of a leaf of the door or window, the first stop member includes a pawl rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the leaf; a second snap stop member adapted to be arranged at an upper edge of the leaf, the second stop member comprising a pivot translatable in a vertical direction; a handle rotatable so as to control the releasing movement of the first and second stop members, the handle being rotatable about a horizontal axis parallel to the plane defined by the leaf; and a first and a second transmission mechanism for converting a rotation of the handle into a rotation of the pawl and a translation of the pivot, respectively. |
| US10344501B2 |
Electronic deadbolt lock
An electronic deadbolt lock which includes a housing; an electronic recognition device disposed on the housing; a turnpiece pivotally mounted on the housing and connected to a deadbolt; a key operating mechanism disposed on the housing and connected to the deadbolt, wherein the deadbolt moves as a result of rotation of one of the turnpiece and the key operating mechanism; and a braking mechanism controlled by the electronic recognition device, wherein the braking mechanism normally applies a brake to the turnpiece to prevent the turnpiece from being rotated, and it is only when a user passes verification by the electronic recognition device that the turnpiece can be rotated by the user. |
| US10344499B1 |
Water canopy assembly
A shade structure assembly includes a canopy, a plurality of legs, and a foot assembly. The shade structure assembly includes a number of legs that are extendable in length to adapt to the contour of the wet or dry surfaces. The legs are coupled to the canopy. A foot assembly is included for releasable coupling to the bottom of the legs. The foot assembly is configured to provide ballast and a suitable contact surface for contacting a plaster pool. The foot assembly may be made from a different material than the legs. The canopy is configured to expand and provide a shade area. |
| US10344497B1 |
Interment apparatus and methods
A burial chamber apparatus and method of use provides for whole body burial of one or more persons, with a remaining burial chamber to receive cremated remains of multiple related descendents and/or others persons, when said persons meet a predetermined criterion set out by the buyer of the apparatus and/or burial plot. |
| US10344493B2 |
Cleaning head for an in-floor pool cleaning system
A cleaning head for an in-floor pool cleaning system is provided. The cleaning head includes a sleeve having a passage and an insert extending through the passage of the sleeve. The insert includes a flow path and an aperture, wherein the flow path is a curved, such as a question mark shape, and exits through the aperture. The insert is moveable between a first position with the aperture retained with in the sleeve and a second position with the aperture extending beyond the sleeve. The flow path may include an overturn at the aperture. The insert includes a nozzle, a nozzle housing, an upper guide, a lower guide and a weight with the flow path extending through each component. The nozzle includes an angled inlet opening that corresponds to an angled outlet opening of the nozzle housing that engage each other when the nozzle is coupled within the nozzle housing. |
| US10344488B2 |
Demolition tool
A demolition tool particularly adapted to aid in board removal. The tool includes a handle and a head. The head has outer forwardly extending arms and a central fastener puller. The central fastener puller is aligned with the handle so that undesired lateral torques are minimized on the handle during fastener removal. The central fastener puller may be formed on a central boss disposed between the two outer arms. The central boss advantageously includes a convexly curved lower surface that provides a central pry surface for the tool. The head may be selectively positionable relative to the handle, such as via a push-button locking pivot connection. |
| US10344485B2 |
Cork floor with click connection
A floor element comprises a supportive layer, a reinforcement layer adjacent to the supportive layer, a top layer, and an outer layer. The arrangement has the supportive layer and the reinforcement layer between the top layer and the outer layer, and the floor element has, at its periphery, connection means for connection to another floor element. The supportive layer and the outer layer are composed of a cork material and at least the supportive layer and the reinforcement layer extend into the connection means. |
| US10344482B2 |
Gutter protection device and gutter protection assembly
A gutter protection assembly includes a gutter and a gutter protection. The gutter includes a front wall, a bottom wall and a rear wall, the rear wall having a crimp protruding outwardly from an outer face of the rear wall of the gutter. The gutter protection device includes a front portion engageable with the front wall of the gutter, and a rear portion. The rear portion includes a gutter wall-engaging section having an outer downward segment provided with a hook. The hook is configured to engage with the crimp to provide a support for the gutter to hang from. The gutter assembly is securable to a supporting structure through an outwardly extending section projecting upwardly from the gutter wall-engaging section and extending above the rear wall of the gutter when in the gutter protection assembly, with the gutter hanging from the gutter protection device. |
| US10344480B2 |
Composite construct and methods and devices for manufacturing the same
Methods for manufacturing a composite concrete structure are provided. A method can include utilizing a shell formwork with a displacement piece positioned therein. A first type of concrete can be placed in the shell formwork around the displacement piece. The displacement piece, when removed, leaves a void that is fillable with a second type of concrete for form the composite concrete structure. A reinforcement cage or reinforcement rods can be incorporated into the void prior to placement of the second type of concrete. |
| US10344478B2 |
Coating and binder compositions for gypsum boards
An adhesive binder composition for adhering a paper sheet to a gypsum article with a gypsum layer having at least one paper sheet on a major surface thereof. The adhesive binder composition includes a polymeric adhesive and at least one surfactant. The adhesive binder composition resides at a boundary between the gypsum layer and the paper sheet. |
| US10344477B2 |
Weight-reducing discs, specially designed meshes and the method that includes the aforesaid, for producing weight-reduced structure such as slabs, pre-slabs, floors, partitions and beams
This invention refers to a weight-lightening disc for making light reinforced concrete structures such as slabs, prefabricated slabs, foundation slabs, partition walls and beams; to a mesh, specifically designed for this invention and to the construction method to make such structures. The method allows manufacturing the components that make it possible to construct buildings with light reinforced concrete structures. The field of application of the invention is construction in general, such as houses, buildings and bridges.The invention provides a solution to the problem of lightening of the structures, including a construction method that comprises a set of weight-lightening discs in combination with electro-welded meshes (specially designed for the each specific thickness of the slab) and the hooks that hold together the meshes.The compound of elements and the method allow lightening minimum-thickness slabs. |
| US10344467B1 |
Glide rail
A submersible pump system including a pump base with a rail mounting point, a submersible pump configured to mate with to the pump base and to glide along a guide rail mounted to the rail mounting point, and a guide rail, made from one or more connected guide rail sections, defining a polygon shape and including a slot that extends between top and bottom ends of the guide rail. Brackets for connecting the guide rail to a vault may be attached to the slot of the rail. Additional mounting brackets or accessories may also be attached to the slot. The pump glides along the rail from the top of the vault to the bottom of the vault and automatically mates with the pump base. |
| US10344465B2 |
Concealed wall-mounted folding urinal
A concealed wall-mounted folding urinal has a main body adapted to be mounted on an internal wall of a bathroom or lavatory. A tray is pivotally attached to the main body for movement between a first, standby, position and a second, ready for use, position in which the tray is ready to receive urine from a male person standing before the urinal. A sensor detects the presence of a person within a predetermined distance of the urinal, whereupon an actuating mechanism pivots the tray from the first position to the second position. When the sensor detects the absence of a person within a predetermined distance of the urinal, the actuating mechanism pivots the tray from the second position to the first position, whereupon the urinal is flushed with water. |
| US10344463B2 |
Sanitary washing device and toilet apparatus
A sanitary washing device according to an embodiment includes a casing, a water supply pipe, and a recess. The water supply pipe is connected to the casing. The recess is arranged on one of left and right peripheral sides of the casing and forms, on a lower surface of the casing, an open space capable of laying the water supply pipe. |
| US10344460B2 |
Hair straining device
A straining device includes a top seal element, a central cylinder element and a bottom seal element and is positioned in a drain pipe of a shower, sink or bathtub to prevent hair from clogging the drain pipe while providing an aesthetically appealing appearance and allowing for easy cleaning. |
| US10344459B2 |
Faucet mounting mechanism
A faucet mounting mechanism includes a faucet body, a pipe joint, a nut, and a fastening seat. A bottom of an inner ring of the nut has a first inclined surface. The fastening seat is mated with the nut. The fastening seat has a second inclined surface. An outer ring of the fastening seat is provided with at least two fastening buckles. The fastening buckles are tightly mated with an inner wall of the nut. Through the cooperation of the nut and the fastening seat, the nut and the pipe joint can be assembled or disassembled quickly. |
| US10344455B2 |
Replaceable component management system for construction machine
Operating information (a pilot pressure, a pump pressure, a hydraulic oil temperature, an engine rotational speed, an hour meter and the like) of a hydraulic excavator and use environment information (operator information) of the hydraulic excavator are transmitted to a center server together with body information (for example, a model, a type, a type number, an identification number and the like) from the hydraulic excavator. For example, when a hydraulic hose as a replaceable component of the hydraulic excavator is replaced, the replaceable component information (a replaceable component name and a replacement date) is transmitted to the center server from a computer for maintenance. The center server predicts a replacement time of the replaceable component (hydraulic hose) using the use environment information of the hydraulic excavator in addition to the operating information and the replaceable component information of the hydraulic excavator. |
| US10344453B2 |
Joystick controller for power machine
Joystick controllers having one or both of a reference bar and a throat plate. The reference bar substantially surrounds the joystick and is mounted to a control panel, and provides a hand rest surface for an operator while operating the joystick. A top curved surface of the reference bar extends substantially parallel to the path of movement of the joystick in the fore and aft direction of travel. The throat plate has a shape oriented with tapered surfaces and vertices at the furthest fore and aft points to limit turning, caused by movement of the joystick in a side-to-side direction, at higher forward and aft speeds. The joystick can be biased such that, in the neutral position, it is oriented aft of center to allow for a full forward stroke, while limiting rearward stroke. |
| US10344452B2 |
Cabin of working machine and working machine having cabin
A cabin includes: a panel disposed on a side of an operator seat, the panel including: a plurality of cross members extending in a first direction; and a plurality of transverse members intersecting with the plurality of cross members each other and extending in a second direction; a glass panel disposed on a side of the panel; a window frame disposed on the glass panel; a window panel disposed on the window frame, the window panel being configured to move in the first direction or in the second direction; a projecting member disposed on a side of the window panel, the side being an identical side to the operator seat, the projecting member being configured to move together with the window panel; and a guide portion configured to accept insertion of the projecting member and to limit a moving distance of the window panel. |
| US10344450B2 |
Object detection system and method
A detection system used to alert an operator of a work machine of humans or objects dangerously close to the machine or a work tool attached to the machine. The detection system uses one or more cameras to capture images of an area surrounding the machine. The captured images are displayed on an interface electronically connected to a processor. Prior to operation, one or more zones surrounding the work tool or work machine are defined and projected on the images displayed on the interface. The processor analyzes the images captured by the cameras and determines if a characteristic of a predetermined object is within one or more of the identified zones. If the processor determines the characteristic of the predetermined object is within one of the zones, the processor will identify the object on the display and trigger a warning system to alert to the operator to take necessary precautions. |
| US10344447B2 |
Closure systems, debris caps, holder devices, and related technologies
A cap assembly can include a cap holder device with a plug member and a cap holder. The cap holder device is positionable in an end of a conduit positioned along a roadway. The cap holder is carried by the plug member and includes a magnetic element and a connector. The connector is connectable to the magnetic element to the plug member such that the magnetic element is movable relative to the plug member so as to position the magnetic element for releasably holding a cap that covers the end of the conduit when the plug member is positioned in the conduit. The cap assembly can be a debris cap insertable in a conduit, an end of a pipe, or other opening. |
| US10344444B2 |
Edge protection safety bund system
An edge protection safety bund system (10) for use in connection with a rock bund made of rock fill. The edge protection safety bund system (10) comprises a bund module (12) having a barrier wall (14) and a base plate (16). The bund module (12) is preferably one of a plurality of bund modules (12) arranged side by side to form an extended barrier wall (14). The barrier wall (14) of each module (12) extends substantially perpendicularly upwards from the base plate (16), and a support web (18) extends at an angle from a rear face of the barrier wall (14) to an upper surface of the base plate (16). In use, when rock fill is dumped onto the rear of the bund modules (12), and allowed to flow back to its natural angle of repose behind the barrier walls (14), it creates a rock bund (20) with a front face formed by the extended barrier wall (14). |
| US10344441B2 |
Fiber-reinforced polymer shell systems and methods for encapsulating piles with concrete columns extending below the earth's surface
Generally, the disclosed technology regards a novel auger annulus adjoinable to a shell useful in encapsulating structural piles to below the earth's surface. The disclosed technology further regards a jacket and auger annulus system useful in encapsulating structural piles. Also provided is a method of positioning a first fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) circular-cylindrical shell at and about the exposed base of a structural pile, thereby encapsulating the pile to below the earth's surface using a jacket and auger annulus. |
| US10344440B2 |
Soil and rock grouting using a hydrajetting tool
Methods including providing a hydrajetting tool comprising a housing having a top end and a bottom end and having a plurality of jetting nozzles disposed thereon, the top end of the housing fluidly coupled to a tool string; providing at least one sub-soil-surface cavity adjacent to or in unstable soil, the unstable soil having a plurality of channels therein; introducing the hydrajetting tool into the at least one sub-soil-surface cavity; injecting a cement slurry through at least one of the jetting nozzles and into the sub-soil-surface cavity; permeating the cement slurry into the plurality of channels in the unstable soil; filling the at least one sub-soil-surface cavity with the cement slurry; and curing the cement slurry, thereby forming a stable soil and a cement pillar in the at least one sub-soil-surface cavity. |
| US10344438B2 |
Vented dock float
A vented dock float and a method for providing one are provided. The dock float comprises a housing having a venting hole, a flange having a neck aligned with the hole, and a plug having a venting passage for controlling ventilation of the housing interior. The flange is spin-welded onto the exterior wall of the dock float at the venting hole. The float is then filled with light material through the flange neck. The plug having a venting passage is inserted in the neck in a non-sealing position for allowing gas trapped inside the dock float to vent out. Once the majority of the gas is vented out, the plug is moved to a sealing position to seal the dock float interior. |
| US10344429B2 |
Systems and methods for advanced optimization of continuous digester operation
A system and method for optimization of a continuous digester operation of a continuous digester are presented. The system includes a tracking module for tracking of process variables in the continuous digester operation and developing non-linear empirical model for one or more quality variables. A soft sensor module is used for deploying a soft sensor based on the non-linear empirical model and for generating soft measurements corresponding to the quality variables at different locations. A constraint management module is used for generating dynamically a set of constraints that are used by a model predictive controller for computing set points for optimization of continuous digester operation. |
| US10344428B2 |
Process for individualizing trichomes
A process for individualizing (separating) trichome fibers from a trichome source, such as a leaf and/or a stem, and more particularly to a process for individualizing (separating) trichome fibers from a trichome source utilizing a chemical separation process are provided. |
| US10344424B2 |
Clothes treatment apparatus having heat pump module
A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet; a tub provided within the cabinet; a drum rotatably provided within the tub and configured to accommodate the laundry or a dry item therein; and a heat pump configured to circulate a refrigerant through a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator, and re-circulate air discharged from the drum to the drum by way of the evaporator and the condenser, wherein the heat pump includes a compressor base supporting and disposed above the tub, a bracket disposed in an upper portion of the compressor base, fixed to an upper surface of the compressor, and transmitting vibration generated by the compressor, and an air-vibration mount disposed between the bracket and the compressor base and absorbing vibration of the compressor transmitted through the bracket. |
| US10344423B2 |
Pretreatment assembly for a washing machine appliance
A washing machine appliance includes a pretreatment assembly positioned proximate a top panel of the washing machine appliance for spot treating articles of clothing prior to a wash cycle. The pretreatment assembly includes a detergent reservoir defining an aperture and being configured for receiving a fluid additive. A ball socket is positioned at least partially within the aperture and a roller ball applicator is rotatably mounted within the ball socket. The roller ball applicator is at least partially in contact with the fluid additive within the detergent reservoir such that a user may rub an article of clothing on the roller ball applicator to transfer fluid additive from the detergent reservoir to the article of clothing. |
| US10344419B2 |
Washing machine appliance and additive dispensing assembly
A washing machine appliance and additive dispensing assembly are provided herein. The washing machine appliance may include a cabinet, a wash tub, a wash basket, and an additive dispensing assembly. The additive dispensing assembly may be positioned within the cabinet and configured to provide wash fluid to the wash tub. The additive dispensing assembly may include a water supply conduit, a booster pump, an additive dispenser, and a siphon channel. The water supply conduit may extend between a water supply and the wash tub. The booster pump may be positioned along the water supply conduit downstream from the water supply. The siphon channel may extend from the additive dispenser to the water supply conduit downstream from the booster pump. |
| US10344417B2 |
Washing apparatus
A washing apparatus comprising a tub provided inside a cabinet; a drum provided inside the tub so as to be rotatable; a balancer housing installed on the front or rear side of the drum; and a balancing unit that includes a body, a drive motor, and a drive gear, the balancing unit movable in the balancer housing to reduce the eccentricity of the drum, wherein gear teeth are formed along an inner circumferential surface of the balancer housing, and the balancing unit is disposed in the balancer housing such that the drive gear is exposed to the outside of the body of the balancing unit to engage with the gear teeth. |
| US10344416B2 |
Ozone and hydroxyl injection systems
An ozone and/or hydroxyl laundry system that injects ozone and/or hydroxyls into the chemical injection system in order to allow the system to inject ozone and/or hydroxyls as other cleaning chemicals are injected into the washer. This allows ozone and/or hydroxyls to be injected through the wash cycle rather than just during the initial fill phase and avoids the expense and maintenance of adding ozone and/or hydroxyls recirculation plumping to an ozone and/or hydroxyls laundry system. Accordingly, ozone and/or hydroxyl levels may be maintained at superior levels throughout the wash cycle. |
| US10344412B2 |
Threading device of sewing machine
A threading device of a sewing machine includes: a needle bar which is supported on a sewing machine body so as to be slidable in an up-down direction and to a distal end of which a needle having a needle hole is attached; a threading shaft member which is movably supported on the sewing machine body in parallel to the needle bar; a guiding member provided at a lower end of the threading shaft member so as to guide a thread to the needle hole; and an air supplying member that supplies air to the guiding member. The guiding member includes: a guiding path portion of which the path width gradually narrows toward the needle hole such that the air supplied from the air supplying member is guided toward the needle hole. |
| US10344410B2 |
Thermal insulation product based on mineral wool and method of fabrication of the product
The invention relates to a thermal insulation product based on mineral wool comprising mineral fibers, the product comprising two main faces and longitudinal and transverse edges perpendicular to the main faces, the product being characterized by the following orientation fractions: a longitudinal orientation fraction greater than or equal to 48%, or even 50%, along an angle of more or less 6° with respect to the plane of the main faces, when the mineral fibers are counted only in a longitudinal cross-section, and a mean orientation fraction greater than or equal to 40%, or even 45%, along an angle of more or less 6° with respect to the plane of the main faces, when the mineral fibers are counted both in a transverse cross-section and in a longitudinal cross-section. The invention allows the insulating power of a thermal insulation product based on mineral wool to be improved without increasing its thickness. |
| US10344408B2 |
Compression knit fabric component
A compression knit fabric, in particular a flat-knit fabric, composed of at least one knitted yarn and an incorporated elastic weft yarn, with a first knit fabric section having a compressive first base weave, to which is attached a second knit fabric section having a second weave different from the base weave which imparts to the second knit fabric section greater elasticity in the longitudinal and/or transverse direction of the knit fabric section than in the first knit fabric section, to which is attached a third knit fabric section having a third weave different from the first base weave and second base weave which imparts to the third knit fabric section greater elasticity in the longitudinal and/or transverse direction of the knit fabric section than in the second knit fabric section. |
| US10344406B2 |
Core-spun yarn featuring a blended core for use in the construction of flame barrier fabrics and finished articles made therefrom
A fire resistant core-spun yarn that comprises a unitary core having a blend of a filament fiber and non-filament fibers, and a sheath containing one or more staple fibers that substantially encapsulates the unitary core; and flame barrier substrates and articles made therefrom. |
| US10344404B2 |
Nanocarbon composite carbon fiber with low cost and high performance and their preparation method
The present disclosure relates to a preparation method for lowering a production cost of a high performance carbon fiber using a nanocarbon composite carbon fiber precursor fiber crosslinked by electron beam. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a nanocarbon composite carbon fiber, including a nanocarbon containing step for containing nanocarbon in a structure of a carbon fiber precursor fiber, a nanocarbon composite carbon fiber precursor fiber preparation step for forming a composite of the nanocarbon and the carbon fiber precursor fiber by electron beam irradiation to enable crosslinking for improved heat resistance of the carbon fiber precursor fiber containing the nanocarbon, an oxidation⋅stabilization step for oxidizing⋅stabilizing the nanocarbon composite carbon fiber precursor fiber, and a carbonization step for carbonizing the oxidized⋅stabilized nanocarbon composite carbon fiber precursor fiber, and a nanocarbon composite carbon fiber prepared by the preparation method. |
| US10344403B2 |
Densification of polyacrylonitrile fiber
Provided herewith is a process for improving tensile strength of precursor PAN fiber during the spinning stage in the manufacturing process. According to the process of the present invention, precursor fiber is made denser as it enters each wash bath. This progressive densification approach is useful for all PAN precursor bath draw/wash processes where a need for careful control of fiber network density and structure is required for improved carbon fiber properties. |
| US10344397B2 |
III-nitride epitaxial structure and method for manufacturing the same
An III-nitride epitaxial structure and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The III-nitride epitaxial structure includes a gallium nitride layer, an indium gallium nitride layer, and an indium nitride layer. The gallium nitride layer includes an M-plane gallium nitride surrounding a c-plane gallium nitride thereof. The indium gallium nitride layer is arranged on the gallium nitride layer. The indium gallium nitride layer includes an M-plane indium gallium nitride surrounding a c-plane indium gallium nitride thereof. The indium nitride layer is arranged on the indium gallium nitride layer. The indium nitride layer includes an M-plane indium nitride surrounding a c-plane indium nitride thereof. The c-plane gallium nitride, the c-plane indium gallium nitride, and the c-plane indium nitride are stacked each other to form a neck portion that is connected to a thin c-plane indium nitride disk which is spaced from the M-plane indium nitride by a gap. |
| US10344393B2 |
Device for burnishing and smoothing metal parts
A device for burnishing and smoothing metal parts, particularly suitable for use in mechanical-galvanic processes, comprising a main body having a fastening disc to which guides are radially coupled and the body of which includes at least three mobile propelling systems which are actuated by electro-mechanical means and move in a synchronized concentric manner, approaching and moving away from the central point and acting on a rotating frame from equidistant angles. The frame is configured to secure pieces to be treated and it also has a detachable head that is disposed centrally above a cylindrical tank. The propelling systems, provided with brushes, move from an open position in which they remain separate from one another and at a distance from the center, into a closed position in which they are joined to one another in the center of the tank, coming into contact with the structure containing the parts to be treated. |
| US10344388B2 |
CO2 reduction catalyst, CO2 reduction electrode, CO2 reduction reaction apparatus, and process for producing CO2 reduction catalyst
According to one embodiment of a CO2 reduction catalyst of the present invention, a conductive material is immersed in an aqueous solution containing a gold source, and a current or a potential is applied, whereby a highly active CO2 reduction catalyst can be formed in a wide range portion on a surface of the conductive material. According to one embodiment of a CO2 reduction catalyst of the present invention, in a CO2 reduction reaction apparatus including a CO2 reduction electrode having the CO2 reduction catalyst, CO2 is reduced. |
| US10344384B2 |
Method of using a multi-pass vacuum coating system
A method for coating substrates with multiple coating layers can comprise: establishing a sub-atmospheric pressure within a coating system; transferring each substrate from outside the coating system to inside the coating system though a transfer lock; heating each substrate in a heating zone before entering a coating zone; traversing the coating zone in a first direction of movement and applying a first coating layer to each substrate in the coating zone using expanding thermal plasma type of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; traversing the coating zone a second time and applying a second coating layer to each substrate in the coating zone using expanding thermal plasma type of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; determining if the coating zone is occupied or vacant; if the coating zone is vacant, purging a heater zone module with inert gas; and pumping the inert gas out of the coating zone through ports located in the coating zone. |
| US10344370B2 |
Method of fabricating a nitrided low-alloy steel part
A method of fabricating a nitrided low-alloy steel part, includes a) decarburizing the surface of a low-alloy steel part including at least one alloying element that is both nitride-forming and carbide forming in order to obtain a decarburized part presenting a carbon-depleted surface layer of thickness less than or equal to 1.5 mm, the minimum content of carbon by weight in the carbon-depleted surface layer being less than or equal to 70% of the carbon content by weight in the core of the decarburized part; b) treating the decarburized part with quenching treatment followed by annealing treatment; and c) nitriding the carbon-depleted surface layer in order to obtain a nitrided low-alloy steel part, step c) being performed after step b). |
| US10344368B2 |
Coated metal strip having an improved appearance
A hot-dip-coated, non-skin-passed, cold-rolled metal strip is provided. The metal coating of the metal strip includes a waviness Wa0.8 of less than or equal to 0.70 μm. Metal parts are also provided. |
| US10344358B2 |
Method to incorporated skin and core material properties in performance analysis of high pressure die casting aluminum components
A method, device and article of manufacture for determining properties in a high pressure die cast component. Upon receipt of geometric information that corresponds to a location of interest within the component, a ray-triangle intersection relationship is used to calculate a wall thickness of the location of interest; this relationship is simplified by being used in conjunction with an octree-based relationship. One or more calculations are performed to determine a skin thickness based on the calculated wall thickness, and the skin thickness calculations are based on at least one of a logarithmic relationship, a polynomial relationship and a power law relationship. Changes in component shape or size may be taken into consideration to adjust the remaining skin layer thickness, such as that when the as-cast component is exposed to subsequent machining or related post-casting operations. From this, the properties are mapped to allow node-by-node variations in mechanical properties based on whether the node resides in the component skin region or core region. |
| US10344357B1 |
Turbine wheel incorportating nickel-based alloy
Turbocharger turbine wheels including nickel-based alloys are disclosed herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a turbocharger turbine wheel includes as, at least part of its constituency, a nickel-based alloy that includes, on a weight basis of the overall alloy: about 10.5% to about 11.5% cobalt, about 9.0% to about 10.0% chromium, about 5.75% to about 6.25% aluminum, about 2.8% to about 3.3% tantalum, about 4.0% to about 4.5% molybdenum, about 2.2% to about 2.4% titanium, about 0.13% to about 0.15% carbon, about 0.03 to about 0.09% zirconium, and a majority of nickel. The nickel-based alloy excludes tungsten except in unavoidable trace amounts. The turbocharger turbine wheel may be configured for operating at about 980° C. to about 1020° C. |
| US10344356B2 |
Alloy material with high strength and toughness and its fabrication method of semi-solid sintering
The present invention belongs to the technical field of the preparation of alloy materials, and discloses a high strength and toughness alloy material, a method for preparing the alloy material by semi-solid sintering, and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the three steps of mixing powders, preparing alloy powders by high-energy ball milling, and semi-solid sintering of alloy powders, the key point lies in the two-step sintering, wherein the temperature is heated to less than the initial melting temperature of the lowest-temperature melting peak of the alloy powder, under the sintering pressure conditions, and carried out a sintering densification treatment; after pressure release, the temperature is heated to the sintering temperature Ts, and maintained at the same temperature, and a semi-solid processing is carried out, with a sintering temperature Ts: Ts≥the initial melting temperature of the lowest-temperature melting peak of the alloy powder, Ts≤the initial melting temperature of the highest-temperature melting peak of the alloy powder. By using the present method, a variety of high melting point alloy systems comprising such as Ti-based, Ni-based alloy system, and the like are carried out a semi-solid processing, so as to obtain an alloy material with a novel microstructure such as nanocrystalline, ultra-fine crystalline, fine crystalline or bimodal structure, and the like, and having excellent performances, which can be widely used in the fields of aerospace, military, instruments and the like. |
| US10344355B2 |
Process for the separation and purification of scandium medical isotopes
The invention provides a method for isolating scandium, the method having the steps of dissolving titanium nuclear targets to create a solution; contacting the solution with a resin so as to retain scandium on the resin and generate an eluent containing titanium; contacting the scandium-containing resin with acid of a first concentration to remove impurities from the resin; and contacting the scandium-containing resin with an acid of a second concentration to remove scandium from the resin. |
| US10344353B2 |
Leach aid for metal recovery
Methods of recovering metals from metal-bearing materials, and more particularly, methods for improving leaching efficiency in extraction processes by employing a surfactant composition in the extraction process, as well as slurries useful in the methods of recovering metals are provided. |
| US10344351B2 |
Hot-pressed steel sheet member, method of manufacturing the same, and steel sheet for hot pressing
A hot-pressed steel sheet member includes: a specific chemical composition; and a steel microstructure represented by, in area %, ferrite: 10% to 70%, martensite: 30% to 90%, and a total area ratio of ferrite and martensite: 90% to 100%. 90% or more of all Ti in steel precipitates, and a tensile strength of the hot-pressed steel sheet member is 980 MPa or more. |
| US10344350B2 |
High-strength steel sheet with excellent combination of strength and ductility, and method of manufacturing the same
The present disclosure relates to a production of a high-strength steel sheet with excellent combination of strength and ductility, and a method of manufacturing the same. In accordance with a method of manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet, the method may include: heating a steel sheet which can have a residual austenite upon cooling, to form an austenite; primary cooling the austenitized steel sheet to T1 for a bainite region and subjecting to a primary isothermal transformation; and secondary cooling the primary isothermal transformed steel sheet to T2, which is lower than T1 by 50° C. ore more, for a bainite region, and subjecting to a secondary isothermal transformation. |
| US10344347B2 |
Method of hardening a clothing wire for processing textile fibres, and apparatus system therefor
A method of hardening a clothing wire for processing textile fibers and to an apparatus system therefor. The clothing wire has a succession of teeth arranged in its longitudinal direction, and the clothing wire is guided through a heating region in a pass-through direction for contact with at least one open flame. The heating region is followed by a quenching bath having a quenching liquid and by a subsequent tempering apparatus. The clothing wire moving in the pass-through direction is flushed around with a protective medium in a transition region between the region of contact with the open flame and the entry into the quenching liquid. |
| US10344346B2 |
Wellbore tubular air quenching
A system for air quenching a heat treated element comprises a tubular component, an internal air quench device moveably disposed within the interior of the tubular component, and an external air quench device moveably disposed about the tubular component. The internal air quench device comprises a nozzle configured to induce an airflow within the tubular component. The external air quenching device can comprise an annular ring disposed about the tubular component that is configured to generate a cone of air about the tubular component. |
| US10344345B2 |
Part obtained from age hardening type bainitic microalloyed steel, process for producing part, and age hardening type bainitic microalloyed steel
The present invention relates to a part obtained from an age hardening type bainitic microalloyed steel, a process for producing the part, and the age hardening type bainitic microalloyed steel. In particular, the present invention relates to a part which has been controlled so as to have higher values of strength than conventional parts, a process for producing the part, and the age hardening type bainitic microalloyed steel. |
| US10344338B2 |
Fusion genes associated with progressive prostate cancer
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for determining whether a subject having prostate cancer is at greater risk of developing progressive disease, and methods of treating the subjects. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that approximately 90% of men carrying at least one of the following fusion genes: TRMT11-GRIK2, SLC45A2-AMACR, MTOR-TP53BP1, LRRC59-FLJ60017, TMEM135-CCDC67 and CCNH-C5orf30 experienced prostate cancer recurrence, metastases and/or prostate cancer-specific death after radical prostatectomy (each examples of “progressive prostate cancer”), while these outcomes occurred in only 36% of men not carrying any of these fusion genes. It is also based, at least in part, on the discovery that no patient studied survived five years without recurrence if their primary prostate cancer contained a TRMT11-GRIK2 or MTOR-TP53BP1 fusion gene. It is also based, at least in part, on the discovery that the protein encoded by the MAN2A1-FER fusion gene exhibits kinase activity. |
| US10344336B2 |
Methods, systems, compositions, kits, apparatus and computer-readable media for molecular tagging
In some embodiments, the disclosure relates generally to methods, as well as related systems, compositions, kits, apparatuses and computer-readable media, comprising a multiplex molecular tagging procedure that employs a plurality of tags that are appended to a plurality of polynucleotides. The tags have characteristics, including a sequence, length and/or detectable moiety, or any other characteristic, that uniquely identifies the polynucleotide molecule to which it is appended, and permits tracking individual tagged molecules in a mixture of tagged molecules. For example, the tag having a unique tag sequence, can uniquely identify an individual polynucleotide to which it is appended, and distinguish the individual polynucleotide from other tagged polynucleotides in a mixture. In some embodiments, the multiplex molecular tagging procedure can be used for generating error-corrected sequencing data and for detecting a target polynucleotide which is present at low abundance in a nucleic acid sample. |
| US10344335B2 |
Mutant calreticulin for the diagnosis of myeloid malignancies
The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing myeloid malignancy comprising determining the presence of a mutant allele of the calreticulin gene. Also genomic sequences, cDNA sequences, mRNA sequences and protein sequences of the mutant calreticulin are subject of the present invention. Further, the invention relates to medical uses of inhibitors of mutant calreticulin. |
| US10344333B2 |
Methods for diagnosing a predisposition to develop cancer
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for diagnosing or characterizing a genetic predisposition to develop cancer are provided. Nucleic acids comprising a germline nucleic acid sequence encoding the BRCA1 associated protein 1 are sequenced or probed to determine if the nucleic acid sequence includes alterations that predispose a subject to develop cancer. |
| US10344332B2 |
Biomarkers for use in prognosis of mortality in critically ill patients
Biomarkers and methods of using them for aiding diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of critically ill patients are disclosed. In particular, the invention relates to the use of biomarkers for prognosis of mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis, severe trauma, or burns. |
| US10344330B2 |
Glatiramer acetate response biomarker mRNA potency assay
The invention describes assays for determining the potency of a test lot of glatiramer acetate (GA) by quantitating and comparing the levels of mRNA response biomarkers produced in mouse T-cells in response to stimulation with the test lot or a reference standard lot of GA, wherein the T-cells are obtained from mice immunized with the test lot or the reference standard lot of GA. Methods for identifying mRNA response biomarkers useful in the assays of the invention also are described. |
| US10344329B2 |
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. |
| US10344325B2 |
Thiolated nucleotide analogues for nucleic acid synthesis
The present disclosure provide systems, compositions, methods, reagents, kits and products for extending a nucleic acid that includes incorporating a nucleotide residue at a terminus of a nucleic acid using a polymerase enzyme and at least one nucleotide, wherein the at least one nucleotide includes a thiophosphate moiety, and wherein the at least one nucleotide is resistant to hydrolysis by phosphatase. In some embodiments, the nucleotide incorporation can be conducted in the presence of a phosphatase. In some embodiments, the nucleotide incorporation can be conducted in the presence of at least on chelation moiety that is configured to bind an orthophosphate moiety. |
| US10344322B2 |
DNA detection methods for site specific nuclease activity
The present disclosure provides methods for detecting and identifying plant events that contain precision targeted genomic loci, and plants and plant cells comprising such targeted genomic loci. The method can be deployed as a high throughput process utilized for screening the intactness or disruption of a targeted genomic loci and optionally for detecting a donor DNA polynucleotide insertion at the targeted genomic loci. The methods are readily applicable for the identification of plant events produced via a targeting method which results from the use of a site specific nuclease. |
| US10344321B2 |
Method for identification and quantification of nucleic acid expression, splice variant, translocation, copy number, or methylation changes
The present invention relates to methods and devices for identifying and quantifying, including low abundance, nucleotide base mutations, insertions, deletions, translocations, splice variants, miRNA variants, alternative transcripts, alternative start sites, alternative coding sequences, alternative non-coding sequences, alternative splicings, exon insertions, exon deletions, intron insertions, or other rearrangement at the genome level and/or methylated nucleotide bases. |
| US10344317B2 |
Method and a sequence combination for producing nucleic acid fragments
Disclosed are a nucleic acid fragmentation method and a sequence combination. The method comprises the following steps: subjecting a denatured nucleic acid to annealing and an extension reaction by using a single-stranded 5′-end extension primer, wherein the single-stranded 5′-end extension primer comprises a sequencing platform adaptor sequence of a 5′ end and a connected random sequence, and the random sequence is subjected to annealing on a random site of the denatured nucleic acid; and directionally connecting a double-stranded 3′-end adaptor sequence to the 3′ end of the nucleic acid generated in the extension reaction, and carrying out denaturalization and purification to obtain a fragmented single-stranded nucleic acid with adaptor sequences on two ends. |
| US10344316B2 |
Methods for distinguishing and identifying plant varieties
Methods are disclosed for distinguishing and identifying plants by measuring partial hydrolysis of polysaccharides on account of polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme activity at pre-determined incubation times and temperatures. Methods also are disclosed for identifying the source organism of a heterologous polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme in a plant by measuring partial hydrolysis of polysaccharides on account of polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme activity at pre-determined incubation times and temperatures. The reaction mixture has unique chemical and physical properties that can be used to construct viscosity curves for measuring polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme activity. The viscosity curves can be compared among plants to distinguish or identify the plants from one another. Likewise, viscosity curves can be compared among source organisms to identify the source organism of the heterologous polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme in the plant. |
| US10344315B2 |
Identification and analysis of fetal trophoblast cells in cervical mucus for prenatal diagnosis
A method of retrieving fetal cells from an endocervical sample by removing the mucus from the endocervical sample by disassociating fetal cells and maternal cells in the endocervical sample; and isolating disassociated fetal cells from other cells in the endocervical sample. Also provided is a method of retrieving fetal cells from an endocervical sample, by obtaining a mixture of disassociated cells prepared by the above method, treating the cells with a fetal-specific antibody, identifying cells that have bound to the fetal-specific antibody, and isolating the identified cells. The disassociated cell prepared by the above method can be analyzed and used for a variety of purposes including, but not limited to, the identification of fetal cells among cervical cells, determination of fetal cell density to predict high risk pregnancy, genetic analysis of fetal cells, and determination of growth factor or other biomarker expression to predict obstetrical disorders. |
| US10344313B2 |
Method for detecting dry rot fungus contamination
The invention relates to a method for detecting Serpula lacrymans contamination in an internal environment, taking into account the absence and presence of VOCs produced by the metabolism of Serpula lacrymans, especially by means of the calculation of a contamination index. |
| US10344308B2 |
Fiber-containing carbohydrate composition
A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C., and contacting the feed composition with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers, wherein a product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers. |
| US10344306B2 |
Acidophilic fusarium oxysporum strains, methods of their production and methods of their use
The present invention provides isolated acidophilic Fusarium oxysporum strains, such as MK7, and their progeny, compositions comprising such strains and their progeny, methods of producing such strains and their progeny, and methods of using such strains and their progeny. |
| US10344301B2 |
Mutants of the bacteriophage lambda integrase
The present invention refers to lambda integrases comprising at least one amino acid mutation at positions 43, 319 and 336 of the lambda integrase as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. The invention further refers to nucleic acid molecules comprising the nucleotide sequence encoding the mutant lambda integrase and to host cells containing these nucleic acid molecules. The invention also refers to methods of recombining a nucleic acid of interest into a target nucleic acid in the presence of the mutant lambda integrase and sequence specific recombination kits. |
| US10344299B2 |
Compositions and methods for modifying cells
A method for engineering and utilizing large DNA vectors to target, via homologous recombination, and modify, in any desirable fashion, endogenous genes and chromosomal loci in eukaryotic cells. These large DNA targeting vectors for eukaryotic cells, termed LTVECs, are derived from fragments of cloned genomic DNA larger than those typically used by other approaches intended to perform homologous targeting in eukaryotic cells. Also provided is a rapid and convenient method of detecting eukaryotic cells in which the LTVEC has correctly targeted and modified the desired endogenous gene(s) or chromosomal locus (loci) as well as the use of these cells to generate organisms bearing the genetic modification. |
| US10344298B2 |
WUPA nucleic acid molecules that confer resistance to coleopteran and hemipteran pests
This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran and hemipteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran and hemipteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran and hemipteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby. |
| US10344283B2 |
Methods of using PVT1 exon 9 to diagnose and treat prostate cancer
PVT1 exon 9 is overexpressed in aggressively tumorigenic prostate cancer cell lines and prostate tumor tissues. This exon provides a diagnostic tool for the detection and monitoring of aggressive prostate cancer. Several small interfering ribonucleic acids (siRNAs) are disclosed that are useful for treating prostate cancer. |
| US10344281B2 |
Functionally-modified oligonucleotides and subunits thereof
Functionally-modified oligonucleotide analogues comprising modified intersubunit linkages and/or modified 3′ and/or 5′-end groups are provided. The disclosed compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases where inhibition of protein expression or correction of aberrant mRNA splice products produces beneficial therapeutic effects. |
| US10344280B1 |
Compositions and methods for reduction of allograft recognition and rejection
Allograft recognition and rejection of donor cells in a host is reduced by limiting or even abrogating expression of the donor cell's MHC-I peptides to avoid CD8+ T-cell recognition and by expression of inhibitory factors to avoid an NK cell mediated cytotoxic response. |
| US10344276B2 |
Diagnostic and treatment for chronic and acute phase myeloid leukemia
Disclosed are methods of predicting responsiveness of a cancer cell to a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and methods of predicting the risk of progression of a cancer cell to a more aggressive form. Also provided are methods of reducing proliferation or promoting differentiation of a cancer cell having reduced level of Numb or increased level of Msi. Further disclosed are methods of treating a mammalian subject having cancer and methods of assessing an agent for chemotherapeutic potential. |
| US10344274B2 |
Methods for separating nucleic acids with graphene coated magnetic beads
Methods for separating and identifying nucleic acids utilize carbon coated magnetic beads. The method teaches that multivalent cations promote binding of single stranded nucleic acids to the beads and that the single stranded nucleic acids can be released with the addition of chelating agents that bind the multivalent cations such as EDTA. The method further teaches that fragile single stranded nucleic acids, such as RNA, can be stored on the surface of the beads. Lastly, the method also teaches that by iteratively adding complimentary DNA oligos, single stranded nucleic acids can be quantified or individually isolated using the carbon coated magnetic beads. |
| US10344272B2 |
Recombinant or transgenic factor VII composition, each factor VII molecule having two N-glycosylation sites with defined glycan units
The invention is related to a composition of recombinant or transgenic Factor VII, each molecule of Factor VII of the composition exhibiting two N-glycosylation sites, wherein, among all the molecules of FVII of the composition, the proportion of Galα1,3Gal glycan moieties is comprised between 0 and 4%. The invention is also related to a process for preparing such a composition of FVII. |
| US10344271B2 |
Modified zinc finger binding proteins
Disclosed herein are compositions and method comprising non-canonical (e.g., non-C2H2) zinc finger proteins. |
| US10344269B2 |
Recombinase mutants
Presented herein are recombinases for improved recombinase-mediated amplification of nucleic acids, such as a PCR-library having single-stranded adapter regions, on a patterned flow cell surface for improved cluster amplification, as well as methods and kits using the same. |
| US10344268B2 |
Polymerase compositions and kits, and methods of using and making the same
The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, recombinant polymerases and biologically active fragments thereof are provided that allow for nucleic acid amplification. In some aspects, the disclosure provides recombinant polymerases that yield lower systematic error rates and/or improved accuracy, when used in sequencing by synthesis reactions as compared to a control polymerase. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to recombinant polymerases useful for nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping, copy number variation analysis, paired-end sequencing and other forms of genetic analysis. In another aspect, the recombinant polymerases are useful for the amplification of nucleic acid templates during PCR, emPCR, isothermal amplification, recombinase polymerase amplification, rolling circle amplification, strand displacement amplification and proximity ligation amplification. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to recombinant polymerases useful for the generation of nucleic acid libraries and/or nucleic acid templates. |
| US10344266B2 |
Cell mass capable of serving as a primitive organ-like structure comprised of a plurality of cell types of somatic origin
The present invention provides a method of producing a cell mass capable of serving as a primitive organ-like structure comprised of a plurality of somatic cell types of somatic origin, comprising: preparing cultures containing the plurality of types of somatic cells; mixing the plurality of types of somatic cell cultures followed by adding a Wnt signal activator to the mixed cell culture; subjecting the culture containing the Wnt signal activator to non-plate contact culturing over a predetermined time period; and replacing the medium of the culture cultured by the non-plate contact culturing with medium not containing Wnt signal activator and further culturing for a predetermined time period; wherein, at least one type of the plurality of somatic cells is maintained in an undifferentiated state. |
| US10344264B2 |
Culturing of human embryonic stem cells at the air-liquid interface for differentiation into pancreatic endocrine cells
The present invention provides methods, cell cultures and differentiation media to promote differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to pancreatic endocrine cells expressing PDX1, NKX6.1, and HB9 by culturing in a culture vessel at the air-liquid interface. The invention also provides for in vivo maturation of cells cultured at the air-liquid interface. |
| US10344263B2 |
Synthetic membrane-receiver complexes
Compositions comprising synthetic membrane-receiver complexes, methods of generating synthetic membrane-receiver complexes, and methods of treating or preventing diseases, disorders or conditions therewith. |
| US10344262B2 |
Differentiation of primate pluripotent stem cells to hematopoietic lineage cells
The invention provides methods of differentiating primate pluripotent stem cells into cells of hematopoietic lineage. The invention further provides hematopoietic lineage cells differentiated from primate pluripotent stem cells, as well as methods of using the same and kits comprising the same. |
| US10344257B2 |
Horizontally rocked bioreactor system
Disclosed herein is an improved rocked bioreactor system used for carrying out cell and tissue cultures. |
| US10344256B2 |
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for culturing cells
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for culturing a buoyant target tissue. Embodiments include a first surface configured to culture a first layer of supporting cells, and a second surface configured to culture a second layer of supporting cells. The first layer of supporting cells may be formed on a portion of the first surface and the second layer of supporting cells may be formed on a portion of the second surface. The buoyant target tissue may be added to the first layer of supporting cells. The second layer of supporting cells may be placed on the first layer of supporting cells such that the buoyant target tissue is sandwiched between the first layer of supporting cells and second layer of supporting cells. |
| US10344253B2 |
Devices and kits for the propagation or storage of microorganisms, and methods of making and using
Devices for the propagation or storage of microorganisms are provided including a first layer that has a first portion of a surface of the first layer, to which a first water-swellable gelling agent comprising a first clay is affixed. The devices further include a second layer that is separable from the first layer and has a first portion of a surface of the second layer, to which a second water-swellable gelling agent is affixed. Methods for detecting and enumerating at least one microorganism in a sample are provided. The methods include providing a device, separating the first layer from the second layer, adding an aliquot of a sample containing at least one microorganism onto the first or second water-swellable gelling agent to form an inoculated device, laminating the first layer back to the second layer, and incubating the inoculated device. Kits and methods of making the devices are also provided. |
| US10344250B2 |
Azeotropic composition having fluorine-containing olefin as constituent
A liquid composition according to one embodiment of the present invention contains 0.0001 mol % to 40 mol % (Z)-1,2-dichloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (1223Z) and 99.9999 mol % to 60 mol % (E)-1,2-dichloro-ethylene (t-DCE). The liquid composition has less influence on the global environment and azeotropic (or azeotrope-like) properties. There occurs practically no composition change even when the liquid composition is used in an open system or used for a long term. Further, it is less likely that there will occur a composition change even when the liquid composition is recovered by distillation. The liquid composition is thus suitably usable as a cleaning agent (solvent). In particular, the liquid composition of 90 mol % or less of t-DCE is classified as non-hazardous under the Fire Serves Act. |
| US10344246B2 |
Oil degumming systems
A system and method for degumming oil is used to increase oil yield and reduce impurities such as phosphorus. An oil feedstock, water and enzyme mixture is passed through a high shear mixing device prior to being fed to an agitated reactor equipped with a recirculation system. The recirculation system includes a second high shear mixing device that further mixes the oil mixture in the reactor during processing. The reacted mixture is discharged from the reactor to a downstream post-reaction system for separating the degummed oil from the reacted mixture. The separation step can be used to remove the phosphatides and other impurities from the reacted oil to form a purified oil product. |
| US10344243B2 |
Biomimetic boundary lubricants for articular cartilage
This invention relates to methods of lubrication for biological tissue, especially joint and cartilage surfaces, and to methods of treating osteoarthritis using high molecular weight, hydrophilic polymer brushes, which mimic the structure and activity of lubricin. These synthetic lubricin analog polymer brushes (termed herein graft brush polymers), include poly(acrylic acid) backbones grafted with polyethylene glycol. |
| US10344242B2 |
Mechanical part coated with a layer of amorphous carbon for sliding in relation to a less hard component
A mechanical part provided with an amorphous carbon coating (with at least 70 wt. % of carbon not including hydrogen) and used to cooperate slidingly with an antagonistic part having a surface hardness which is a maximum of two thirds of that of the coating. The mechanical part is such that the coating has a roughness Ra which, measured by profilometry, is equal to a maximum of 0.050 microns and, measured by atomic force microscopy, a micro-roughness which is equal to a minimum of 0.004 microns and a maximum of 0.009 microns. This minimizes the wear of the less hard antagonistic part and that of the coating. |
| US10344237B2 |
System and method for odorizing natural gas
The present disclosure provides a system and method for odorizing natural gas flowing through a distribution pipeline. The system includes a bypass line adjacent to a distribution pipeline, wherein bypass gas flows through the bypass line and an odorant tank connected to the bypass line, and into the distribution pipeline; a high-flow control valve and a low-flow control valve in the bypass line, wherein bypass gas flows through the odorant tank into the distribution pipeline when the high-flow control valve or the low-flow control valve is open; and a programmable logic controller connected to the high-flow and low flow control valve; wherein the programmable logic controller opens the high-flow or low-flow control valve for a predetermined dwell time proportional to an amount of bypass gas needed to odorize gas in the distribution pipeline each time that a preselected quantity of gas flows through the distribution pipeline. |
| US10344230B2 |
Fatty alcohols and esters for crude oil treatment
Compounds are provided that can be used in methods for reducing paraffin or wax deposition in crude oil during processing, storage, or transportation. More specifically, the method comprises contacting the crude oil with a composition in an amount effective to reduce paraffin or was deposition. |
| US10344229B2 |
Predicting high temperature asphaltene precipitation
A method for determining a relationship between the ratio of solvent power to critical solvent power and the threshold light paraffin content of a hydrocarbon fluid is provided. The method comprises: dividing the plurality of hydrocarbon fluids into subgroups, based on the ratio of solvent power to critical solvent power; for each of the subgroups, determining the threshold light paraffin content, said threshold light paraffin content being the light paraffin content of the hydrocarbon fluids at the point at which the fouling tendency of the hydrocarbon fluids exceeds a fouling threshold; and determining a relationship between the ratio of solvent power to critical solvent power and the threshold light paraffin content. |
| US10344228B2 |
Supercritical water upgrading process to produce high grade coke
Embodiments of a process for producing high grade coke from crude oil residue include at least partially separating, in a solvent extraction unit, the crude oil residue into a deasphalted oil (DAO)-containing stream and an asphaltene containing-stream, producing a pressurized, heated DAO-containing stream, where the pressurized, heated DAO-containing stream, mixing a supercritical water stream with the pressurized, heated DAO-containing stream to create a combined feed stream, introducing the combined feed stream to an upgrading reactor system operating at supercritical temperature and pressure to yield one or more upgrading reactor output streams comprising upgraded product and a slurry mixture, where the slurry mixture comprises sulfur and one or more additional metals. The process also may include calcining the slurry mixture at a temperature of from 700° C. to 1900° C. to produce a product stream comprising the high grade coke. |
| US10344227B2 |
Integrated hydrotreating and steam pyrolysis system including residual bypass for direct processing of a crude oil
A system is provided that is directed to a steam pyrolysis zone integrated with a hydroprocessing zone including residual bypass to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics. |
| US10344219B2 |
Crude stabilizer process
Embodiments described herein provide a method and apparatus for stabilizing a product, such as a petroleum or other hydrocarbon based product, for example crude oil. Stabilization removes volatile components from the crude such that the crude product may be safely handled, stored, and/or transported. In one embodiment, the crude stabilization system includes at least a stabilizer column and an overhead system. Effluent from the stabilizer column may be fed directly into a suction inlet of a compressor system of the overhead system. The stabilizer column is preferably operated at low pressures and temperatures, thus making a desalting system unnecessary. Furthermore, overhead trim cooling, recycle cooling, and interstage cooling may be provided by the crude feed rather than air coolers or cooling water. As such, stabilized crude product may be safely transported via any means of transportation, such as a railcar. |
| US10344217B2 |
Device for controlling the passage of energy, containing a dichroic dye compound
The present application relates to a device for regulating the passage of energy from an outside space into an inside space, where the device comprises a switching layer comprising one or more dichroic dyes of a formula (I) or formula (II). |
| US10344216B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display device
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that is less prone to display defects and a decrease in the voltage holding ratio regardless of the presence or absence of an alignment film. The liquid crystal display device includes: a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal material between the substrates; and a polymer layer for controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules on a surface of at least one of the substrates, the substrates being substantially free of an alignment film in outermost surfaces thereof, the polymer layer being formed by polymerization of at least two kinds of radical polymerizable monomers in the liquid crystal layer, at least one of the radical polymerizable monomers being a compound having a structure that creates a ketyl radical as a result of hydrogen abstraction induced by light radiation. |
| US10344214B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same
A liquid crystal display device which enables reductions in image sticking and droplet stains caused in production thereof without degradation of properties such as dielectric anisotropy, viscosity, the upper limit of the temperature of nematic phase, and rotational viscosity (γ1); and a method for manufacturing such a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device is characterized in that a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal composition is disposed between a substrate provided with a common electrode and a color filter layer and another substrate provided with a plurality of pixels each having a pixel electrode, each of the substrates is not provided with an alignment film but provided with an orientation controlling layer composed of at least two polymerizable compounds, each of the pixels has two or more regions having different directions of pretilt, and the liquid crystal composition contains a compound represented by General Formula (I) and a compound represented by General Formula (II). |
| US10344207B2 |
Method of sequestering a target species using a proppant
A method of sequestering at least one target species, including exposing a proppant for use in subterranean hydrocarbon recovery via hydraulic fracturing, which comprises a material adapted to sequester the at least one target species formed external to the subterranean formation and formed external to the proppant and the material, prior to injecting a fluid comprising the proppant into a subterranean fracture, or exposing the material of the proppant to the at least one target species prior to completing formation of the proppant, whereby the at least one target species is sequestered within the subterranean formation via sequestration of the target species within the injected proppant. |
| US10344200B2 |
Downhole resin coatings comprising a carbon nanomaterial and methods associated therewith
Resin coatings are frequently formed in conjunction with performing a subterranean treatment operation. However, poor thermal conductivity and mechanical strength of resin coatings can be problematic in a downhole environment and eventually lead to their breakdown. Methods for enhancing a resin coating in a downhole environment can comprise: introducing a treatment fluid comprising a curable resin and a carbon nanomaterial into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; forming a coating of the curable resin on a surface in the wellbore, the carbon nanomaterial being dispersed throughout the coating; and curing the curable resin to form a cured resin coating. |
| US10344199B2 |
Well treatment methods and compositions
Provided herein are methods and compositions for treatment of a subterranean wellbore that has become clogged with sludge deposits comprising a synthetic polymer and an oil tar. |
| US10344198B2 |
Methods and compositions for in-situ polymerization reaction to improve shale inhibition
A method of modifying an alteration zone of a formation near a wellbore using a non-Newtonian polymeric composition created from a reaction of a non-Newtonian combination comprises the steps of mixing an anhydrous tetraborate and a fluid to create a crosslinker solution, mixing a crosslinkable polyvinyl alcohol and water to create a polymer solution, where the crosslinker solution and the polymer solution form the non-Newtonian combination, pumping the non-Newtonian combination to a reaction zone in the wellbore, where pumping the non-Newtonian combination is configured to induce mixing of the polymer solution and the crosslinker solution, allowing the non-Newtonian combination to react to form the non-Newtonian polymeric composition, allowing the non-Newtonian polymeric composition to migrate to the alteration zone, where the non-Newtonian polymeric composition migrates due to gravity, and allowing the non-Newtonian polymeric composition to interact with the alteration zone to modify the alteration zone. |
| US10344196B2 |
Compositions and methods for fiber-containing grout
The invention relates to cementitious or grout compositions and drilling fluids including reinforcement fibers and methods relating thereto. The cementitious or grout compositions include dry blend material and reinforcement fibers. Each of the fibers can have one or more of a pre-selected mean length, denier, diameter and aspect ratio to improve dispersion in dry blending the cementitious or grout compositions. |
| US10344181B2 |
Aqueous coating composition and production of multicoat paint systems using said coating composition
The present invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising at least one aqueous dispersion comprising at least one copolymer (CP), said copolymer (CP) being preparable by (i) initially charging an aqueous dispersion of at least one polyurethane, and then (ii) polymerizing a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers in the presence of the polyurethane from (i), in which (a) a water-soluble initiator is used, (b) the olefinically unsaturated monomers are metered in such that a concentration of 6.0% by weight, based on the total amount of olefinically unsaturated monomers used for polymerization, in the reaction solution is not exceeded over the entire reaction time, and (c) the mixture of the olefinically unsaturated monomers comprises at least one polyolefinically unsaturated monomer and at least one linear hydroxy-functional reaction product (R) having an acid number less than 20 mg KOH/g, the preparation of which involves using at least one compound (v) containing two functional groups (v.a) and an aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbyl radical (v.b) which is arranged between the functional groups and has 12 to 70 carbon atoms. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a multicoat paint system using the coating composition, and to the multicoat coating thus produced. |
| US10344179B2 |
Adhesion promoter for solventborne clearcoat materials
The present invention relates to a solventborne clearcoat material which comprises at least one additive preparable by reacting at least one alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester which has an OH number of 30 to 160 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 1 to 2.5 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000 g/mol, and a weight-average molecular weight of 2800 to 10 000 g/mol, and at least one alkoxysilane which possesses an OH-reactive functional group, the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all additives of the invention being 0.5 to 10 wt %, based on the total amount of the solventborne clearcoat material. The present invention further relates to a process for producing multicoat paint systems, and to multicoat paint systems producible by means of said process. The invention further relates to the use of the above-identified additive in solventborne clearcoat materials for the purpose of improving adhesion. |
| US10344177B2 |
Under layer film-forming composition for imprints and method for forming pattern
Provided is a composition for forming underlying layer for imprints, which is excellent in surface flatness and adhesiveness. The composition for forming underlying layer for imprints comprises (A) a resin having an ethylenic unsaturated group (P), and a cyclic ether group (T) selected from oxiranyl group and oxetanyl group, and having a weight-average molecular weight of 1000 or larger; and, (B) a solvent. |
| US10344175B2 |
Electrostatic ink compositions
Herein is disclosed an electrostatic ink composition. In some examples, the electrostatic ink compositions comprise: a carrier liquid; a first resin; and a fluorescent pigment. The fluorescent pigment comprising a fluorescent dye and a second resin matrix, wherein the second resin is selected from the group comprising polyamide resins, polyvinylchlorides, polyolefin resins, polystyrenes, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resins, polycarbonates, poly acrylic and methacrylic acid resins, polyethylene terephthalates, polyamide resins, polyurethanes, epoxy resins, silicone resins, polyester resins, alkyd resins, acrylonitrile polymers, polyesteramides or combinations thereof. |
| US10344174B2 |
Ink jet printing ink composition and ink jet printing method
An ink jet printing ink composition contains pigment particles, resin particles, and water, in which the particle diameter ratio of the average particle diameter of the resin particles to the average particle diameter of the pigment particles is 0.60 or more and 1.70 or less and the potential ratio of the zeta potential of the resin particles to the zeta potential of the pigment particles is 0.80 or more and 1.25 or less. |
| US10344173B2 |
Inkjet ink
An inkjet ink includes a binder resin, a tackifier, a colorant, and an organic solvent. The binder resin is a phenol resin having a softening point in a range from 70 degrees Celsius or more to 125 degrees Celsius or less. The colorant is a dye. The tackifier is a terpene phenol resin whose hydroxyl value is 10 to 45 mgKOH/g. |
| US10344171B2 |
Dispersion of carbonaceous nanoparticles and method of making the same
A dispersion includes a carbonaceous nanoparticle, a dispersant including a graft polymer having a poly(alkylene glycol) side chain, and a polar solvent. An article coated with the dispersion and a method of making the dispersion are disclosed. |
| US10344167B2 |
Particles for electrophoretic displays
This invention relates to polymer particles, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new polymerizable dyes. |
| US10344162B2 |
Polycarbonate resin composition having excellent thermal decomposition resistance
Provided is a polycarbonate resin composition containing 1-20 parts by weight of an amorphous thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature of not lower than 110° C., and 1-50 parts by weight of plate-shaped fillers having a number average major axis length of 0.5-45 μm, with respect to 100 parts by weight of a matrix resin component containing 35-95 wt % of a polycarbonate resin and 5-65 wt % of a thermoplastic polyester resin. |
| US10344160B1 |
Super-hydrophobic epoxy resin compositions
An hydrophobic epoxy resin composition including at least one ortho-substituted glycidyl ether, at least one ortho, ortho′-disubstituted glycidyl ether, at least one ortho, meta′-disubstituted glycidyl ether, at least one amine/aniline curing agent, and at least one organic solvent. |
| US10344158B2 |
Elastomeric film-forming compositions and articles made from the elastomeric film
The invention relates to an elastomeric film-forming composition comprising (a) a copolymer formed from monomers consisting of chlorobutadiene and an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or ester, and (b) one or more cross-linking agents. The invention also relates to dipped articles, gloves, methods of manufacture and uses involving the composition. |
| US10344155B2 |
Heat-resistant polyolefin compositions suitable for films
Compositions are provided that comprise: (1) a polymer selected from the group consisting of: (A) an ethylene/α-olefin multiblock interpolymer; (B) a propylene based plastomer or elastomer; and (C) a mixture of (A) and (B); (2) from about 1 to about 75 weight percent filler based on the weight of the composition; and (3) an effective amount of tackifier. |
| US10344151B2 |
Propylene-based polymer compositions for grip applications
The present invention is related to a grip composition comprising 5 to 10 wt % of a polymer blend modifier, having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 100,000 g/mole, 65 to 75 wt % of a propylene-based elastomer, having a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to 300,000 g/mole, and a mineral powder. The polymer blend modifier comprises a first propylene-based polymer and a second propylene-based polymer, where the first and second propylene-based polymers are different and are individually selected from a homopolymer of propylene or a copolymer of propylene and ethylene or a C4 to C10 alpha-olefin. The composition further comprises 5 to 10 wt % of a propylene polymer, which is a homopolymer of propylene or a copolymer of propylene units with from 0.5 to 4 wt % ethylene or C4 to C10 alpha-olefin comonomer derived units. |
| US10344150B2 |
Foam compositions and uses thereof
Components for articles of footwear and athletic equipment are provided including a foam. A variety of foams and foam components and compositions for forming the foams are provided. In some aspects, the foams and components including the foams can have exceptionally high energy return while also having improved durability and softness. In particular, midsoles including the foams are provided for use in an article of footwear. Methods of making the compositions and foams are provided, as well as methods of making an article of footwear including one of the foam components. In some aspects, the foams and foam components can be made by injection molding or injection molding followed by compression molding. |
| US10344149B2 |
High melt flow thermoplastic polyolefins with modifier
Embodiments relate to a high melt flow thermoplastic polyolefin composition and of a method of preparing a high melt flow thermoplastic polyolefin composition, in which the composition includes from 5 wt % to 45 wt % of a modifier including a blend of from 5 wt % to 40 wt % of a block composite and from 60 wt % to 95 wt % of a polyolefin copolymer, based on a total weight of the modifier, and from 30 wt % to 95 wt % of a polypropylene polymer base that has a melt flow rate of at least 40 g/10 min. The high melt flow thermoplastic polyolefin composition has a blended melt flow rate of at least 25 g/10 min and an MFR ratio is less than 2.0, the MFR ratio being a ratio of the melt flow rate of the polypropylene polymer base to the blended melt flow rate of the high melt flow thermoplastic polyolefin composition. |
| US10344147B2 |
Functionalized polymer blend for a tire
A polymer blend consisting of (a) 60-96 percent by weight of a high molecular weight first elastomeric polymer, (b) 4-35 percent by weight of a low molecular weight second polymer, and optionally (c) 0-13 percent by weight of an extender oil, wherein the amounts of the components (a), (b) and (c) are based on the total weight of the polymer blend. |
| US10344142B2 |
Liquid and meltable solid grades of scorch protected peroxides
Embodiments of organic peroxide formulations provide longer scorch time protection and require fewer additives. The peroxide formulations may include, for example, at least one organic peroxide, at least one nitroxide-containing compound (e.g., 4-hydroxy-TEMPO), and at least one quinone-containing compound (e.g., mono-tert-butylhydroquinone). Embodiments of the present invention relate to organic peroxide compositions comprising scorch retarders. Embodiments of the invention also relate to crosslinkable elastomer compositions, processes for curing the elastomers, and products made by such processes. |
| US10344141B2 |
Black iron oxide for use with cosmetics, production method thereof, and cosmetic materials comprising the same
To solve the problem of providing a black iron oxide that can yield sufficient blackness, opacifying effect and covering ability even if it is only added in a small amount for use with cosmetic materials, the invention provides a black iron oxide with a high tinting strength having an octahedral shape, a specific surface in a range of 8.0 to 20.0 m2/g, and a particle surface coated with a layer containing one type or two or more types of inorganic compounds, wherein an L*value of a color on reduction is 31.0 or lower and a b*value of a color on reduction is 1.5 or lower, a production method thereof, and cosmetic materials that incorporate the same. |
| US10344137B2 |
Polyolefin-based resin pre-expanded particle, in-mold foamed article, process for producing the polyolefin-based resin pre-expanded particle, and process for producing the in-mold foamed article
A polyolefin-based resin pre-expanded particle includes a polyolefin-based resin; an organic phosphorus-containing compound being nitrogen-free; and a hindered amine having an OR group substituted directly on an N-atom where R is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group, wherein the organic phosphorus-containing compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of alkyl phosphonic acid, an ester of the alkyl phosphonic acid, aryl phosphonic acid, an ester of the aryl phosphonic acid, a cyclic phosphonate, and a cyclic bisphosphonate, the polyolefin-based resin pre-expanded particle comprises from 1.0% by weight to 10% by weight of the organic phosphorus-containing compound and from 0.1% by weight to 5.0% by weight of the hindered amine, and the weight ratio of the organic phosphorus-containing compound to the hindered amine is from 1.0 to 20. |
| US10344134B2 |
In-situ gelatinous triblock copolymer elastomers in latex foams
Combinations of gelatinous elastomer and polyurethane foam may be made by introducing a plasticized A-B-A triblock copolymer resin and/or an A-B diblock copolymer resin into a mixture of polyurethane foam forming components including a polyol and an isocyanate. The plasticized copolymer resin is polymerized to form the gelatinous elastomer in-situ while simultaneously polymerizing the polyol and the isocyanate to form polyurethane foam. The polyurethane reaction is exothermic and can generate sufficient temperature to melt the styrene-portion of the A-B-A triblock copolymer resin thereby extending the crosslinking and in some cases integrating the A-B-A triblock copolymer within the polyurethane polymer matrix. The combination has a marbled appearance. The gel component has higher heat capacity than polyurethane foam and thus has good thermal conductivity and acts as a heat sink. Another advantage of in situ gel-foam is that the gel component provides higher support factors compared to the base foam alone. |
| US10344133B2 |
Pavement marking tape with modified polyurethane topcoat
The inventors of the present disclosure discovered that use of a urea-modified polyurethane coating as the topcoat in a pavement marking tape has numerous advantages. The urea-modified polyurethane topcoat is the reaction product of an aspartic ester polyamine, a polyisocynate, and a polyol. The urea-modified topcoat is adjacent to a base layer. The base layer and topcoat form a pavement marking tape. |
| US10344132B2 |
Epoxy resin composition, prepreg and fiber reinforced composite material
Provided are an epoxy resin composition for manufacturing a fiber reinforced composite material having excellent curability allowing for curing in a short time, and excellent storage stability and heat resistance, and a prepreg and a fiber reinforced composite material using the same. The epoxy resin composition includes at least an epoxy resin [A], a curing agent [B] having an exothermic onset temperature higher than the exothermic onset temperature of a component [C], as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter, and the component [C] contains a compound represented by a particular formula (a), and a prepreg and a fiber reinforced composite material using the same. |
| US10344128B2 |
Process for preparing polymeric, ionic imidazolium compounds
A process for preparing polymeric, ionic compounds comprising imidazolium groups (polymeric, ionic imidazolium compounds for short) comprising reacting an a-dicarbonyl compound, an aldehyde, —at least one amino compound having at least two primary amino groups (referred to as oligoamine), if appropriate an amino compound having only one primary amino group (referred to as monoamine) and a protic acid, wherein the protic acid is placed in the reactor and the oligoamine or the aldehyde and o dicarbonyl compound or the oligoamine, the aldehyde and α-dicarbonyl compound are fed to the protic acid. |
| US10344127B2 |
Non-isocyanate polyurethanes and methods of making and using the same
Polyurethane compositions are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such polyesters. In some embodiments, the polyurethanes are formed from monomers derived from natural oils. In some embodiments, the polyurethanes are formed without the use of monomers bearing isocyanate groups. |
| US10344121B2 |
Polyester polyols from thermoplastic polyesters and dimer fatty acids
Polyester polyols made from thermoplastic polyesters are disclosed. The polyols can be made by heating a thermoplastic polyester such as virgin PET, recycled PET, or mixtures thereof, with a glycol to give a digested intermediate, which is then condensed with a dimer fatty acid to give the polyol. The invention includes a polyester polyol comprising recurring units of a glycol-digested thermoplastic polyester and a dimer fatty acid. The polyester polyol can also be made in a single step by reacting the thermoplastic polyester, glycol, and dimer acid under conditions effective to produce the polyol. High-recycle-content polyols having desirable properties and attributes for formulating polyurethane products, including aqueous polyurethane dispersions, can be made. The polyols provide a sustainable alternative to bio- or petrochemical-based polyols. |
| US10344118B2 |
Romp polymers having improved resistance to hydrocarbon fluids
The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one cyclic olefin, at least one metal carbene olefin metathesis catalyst, and dicumyl peroxide. The present invention relates to a method of making ROMP polymers and articles of manufacture with improved resistance to hydrocarbon fluids. Particularly the invention relates to ROMP polymer compositions with improved resistance to hydrocarbon fluids. Such ROMP polymers and ROMP polymer compositions can be used in a variety of materials and composite applications. |
| US10344116B2 |
Polymerizable composition for optical material and use thereof
Provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical material including (A) a bifunctional amine having two secondary amino groups, (B) a bifunctional thiol having two mercapto groups, and (C) a bifunctional isocyanate having two isocyanato groups, in which the ratio ((a+b)/c) of the total molar number (a+b) of the molar number a of amino groups in the amine (A) and the molar number b of mercapto groups in the thiol (B) with respect to the molar number c of isocyanato groups in the isocyanate (C) is in the range of 0.85 to 1.15, and the ratio (a/c) of the molar number a of amino groups in the amine (A) with respect to the molar number c of isocyanato groups in the isocyanate (C) is in the range of 0.10 to 0.60. |
| US10344113B2 |
Crosslinking agent and fluorine-containing aromatic compound
A crosslinking agent includes a compound represented by the following formula (1). wherein R1, R2, and R3 are independently a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, a fluoroalkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a plurality of R1 are identical to or different from each other, a plurality of R2 are identical to or different from each other, a plurality of R3 are identical to or different from each other, provided that at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is a hydrogen atom, and at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is a fluorine atom or a fluorine atom-containing group, m is an integer from 2 to 6, l is an integer from 0 to 2, and each hydrogen on the benzene ring(s) may be substituted. |
| US10344111B2 |
Passivated supports: catalyst, process, product and film
Ethylene copolymers made in the gas phase using a phosphinimine based single site catalyst supported on a passivated inorganic oxide support. The ethylene copolymers have a relatively narrow molecular weight distribution and good rheological parameters. |
| US10344102B2 |
Olefin-based polymer with excellent processability
Provided is an olefin-based polymer with excellent processability. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention has a high molecular weight and a broad molecular weight distribution to show excellent processability and improved mechanical properties, thereby being usefully applied according to the intended use. |
| US10344097B2 |
Human anti-SOD1 antibodies
Provided are novel human copper-zinc superoxide dismutase, also known as superoxide dismutase 1 or SOD1, specific antibodies as well as fragments, derivatives and variants thereof as well as methods related thereto. Assays, kits, and solid supports related to antibodies specific for SOD1 are also disclosed. The antibody, immunoglobulin chain(s), as well as binding fragments, derivatives and variants thereof can be used in pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions for SOD1 targeted immunotherapy and diagnosis, respectively. |
| US10344095B2 |
CCR3 inhibition for ocular angiogenesis and macular degeneration
Provided are methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of ocular angiogenesis and neovascularization. Administration of inhibitors of the CCR3 receptor or its ligands eotaxin (CCL11), eotaxin-2 (CCL24) or eotaxin-3 (CCL26) inhibits ocular angiogenesis. |
| US10344092B2 |
Bi-specific monovalent Fc diabodies that are capable of binding CD32B and CD79b and uses thereof
The present invention is directed to bi-specific monovalent diabodies that comprise an immunoglobulin Fc Domain (“bi-specific monovalent Fc diabodies”) and are composed of three polypeptide chains and which possess at least one binding site specific for an epitope of CD32B and one binding site specific for an epitope of CD79b (i.e., a “CD32B×CD79b bi-specific monovalent Fc diabody”). The bi-specific monovalent Fc diabodies of the present invention are capable of simultaneous binding to CD32B and CD79b. The invention is directed to such compositions, to pharmaceutical compositions that contain such bi-specific monovalent Fc diabodies and to methods for their use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases or conditions, and in particular, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and graft vs. host disease. |
| US10344089B2 |
Human antibodies that bind lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3), and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to LAG-3 with high affinity, particularly human monoclonal antibodies. Preferably, the antibodies bind human LAG-3. In certain embodiments, the antibodies bind both human and monkey LAG-3 but do not bind mouse LAG-3. The invention provides anti-LAG-3 antibodies that can inhibit the binding of LAG-3 to MHC Class II molecules and that can stimulate antigen-specific T cell responses. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of the invention, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of the invention are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods for detecting LAG-3, as well as methods for treating stimulating immune responses using an anti-LAG-3 antibody of the invention. Combination therapy, in which an anti-LAG-3 antibody is co-administered with at least one additional immunostimulatory antibody, is also provided. |
| US10344087B2 |
Treatment of peripheral T cell lymphoma
The present disclosure relates to methods for the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of peripheral T-cell lymphoma using compounds that specifically bind NKp46. Included in particular are compounds that bind NKp46 and deplete tumor cells that express NKp46 at their surface, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. The disclosure also relates to the use of antibodies that specifically bind NKp46 in diagnostic and theranostic assays in the detection and treatment of peripheral T-cell lymphoma. |
| US10344075B2 |
Engineered high-affinity human t cell receptors
T cell receptors (TCRs) that have specificity for the WT1 antigen are provided. The TCRs include higher affinity TCRs that were engineered through the generation of mutational libraries of TCRs in a single-chain format, followed by selection for improved stability and affinity on the surface of yeast (i.e. directed evolution). In embodiments, the TCRs can be used in soluble form for targeted delivery in vivo, or as genes introduced into T cells in an adoptive T cell setting. |
| US10344069B2 |
Process for the preparation of liraglutide
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of Liraglutide, which comprises: a) synthesis of suitable fragments (protected) by solid phase peptide synthesis; b) coupling of the suitable fragments on solid support; c) concurrently cleaving the protected peptide from the solid support and de-protecting the peptide; d) purification of Liraglutide (crude) on reverse phase HPLC; e) isolating pure Liraglutide. |
| US10344068B2 |
Natriuretic polypeptides
This document provides methods and materials related to natriuretic polypeptides and the use of natriuretic polypeptides to treat cardiovascular and/or renal conditions. For example, chimeric polypeptides having at least one amino acid segment (e.g., N-terminus tail, ring structure, C-terminus tail, or a combination thereof) of a natriuretic peptide (e.g., ANP, BNP, CNP, URO, or DNP) and an amino acid segment of an angiotensin polypeptide (e.g., Ang-(1-7)) are provided. |
| US10344064B2 |
Engineered potent cytotoxic stapled BH3 peptides
Compositions comprising peptide sequences with high cytotoxicity to cancer cell lines are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising peptide sequences with high cytotoxicity to cancer cell lines are provided. A method for treating cancer is provided. |
| US10344059B2 |
RhtB protein variants and the method of producing O-phosphoserine using the same
The present invention relates to an RhtB (homoserine/homoserine lactone export transporter) protein variant having an enhanced ability to export O-phosphoserine (OPS) that is a precursor of L-cysteine, a polynucleotide encoding the protein, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, an OPS-producing microorganism comprising the protein variant, a method of producing O-phosphoserine using the microorganism, and a method for preparing cysteine or its derivatives, which comprises reacting O-phosphoserine, produced by the method above, with a sulfide in the presence of O-phosphoserine sulfhydrylase (OPSS) or a microorganism that expresses OPSS. |
| US10344057B2 |
Assembly activating protein (AAP) and its use for the manufacture of parvovirus particles essentially consisting of VP3
The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding the novel parvoviral protein “assembly activating protein” (AAP), the encoded polypeptides, methods of producing the polypeptides, antibodies specific for AAP, the use of the nucleic acids for the preparation of the polypeptides, the use of the nucleic acids or the polypeptides for the preparation of the parvoviral particle and methods of producing parvoviral particles essentially consisting of VP3 by providing in addition to the coding sequence of the parvoviral structural protein VP3 a sequence fragment Z/a nucleic acid encoding AAP in the cell and expressing VP3 and fragment Z under control of a rep-independent promoter. Furthermore, the present invention relates to parvoviral particles essentially consisting of VP3 and/oror obtainable by the above method as well as expression cassettes comprising (i) a heterologous promoter and (ii) VP3 coding sequence and/oror fragment Z. The present invention further relates to a medicament, particularly a vaccine, comprising the parvoviral particles or expression cassettes and their use. |
| US10344056B2 |
Anthelmintic depsipeptide compounds
The present invention provides cyclic depsipeptide compounds of formula (I) and compositions comprising the compounds that are effective against parasites that harm animals, including humans. The compounds and compositions may be used for combating parasites in or on animals including mammals and birds. The invention also provides for an improved method for eradicating, controlling and preventing parasite infestation in animals, including birds and mammals. |
| US10344055B2 |
Composition comprising a peptide and an inhibitor of viral neuraminidase
Described is a composition comprising—a peptide which consists of 7-17 adjacent amino acids and comprises the hexamer TX1EX2X3E, where X1, X2 and X3 can be any natural or non-natural amino acid, and the peptide is cyclized and does not exhibit TNF receptor binding activity, and—an inhibitor of viral neuraminidase. |
| US10344054B2 |
Angiotensin-1-receptor antagonists
Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are described: AA1-Arg-Val-AA4-AA5-His-Pro-AA8-OH (I), in which AA1, AA4, AA5, and AA8 are defined in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) can be used to treat hypertension (e.g., hypertension induced by pregnancy), preeclampsia, or a renal disease induced by pregnancy. |
| US10344051B2 |
Chromatography medium
The present invention provides a chromatography medium comprising one or more electrospun polymer nanofibers which in use form a stationary phase comprising a plurality of pores through which a mobile phase can permeate and use of the same. |
| US10344049B2 |
Substituted steroids for the treatment of cancer
A compound and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for treating cancer, having a structure represented by the following formula (I) or formula (II): in which X and Y each individually represent: R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 individually represents hydrogen atom, acyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, alkyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, alkanoyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, aroyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, aryl having 20 or less carbon atoms, aralkyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, sulfonyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, phosphonyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, or haloacyl having 20 or less carbon atoms. |
| US10344048B2 |
Certain chemical entities, compositions, and methods
Chemical entities that are novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of cancer are described. |
| US10344047B2 |
Oligonucleotide ligation
Embodiments are directed to methods for joining oligonucleotides. The methods include joining together one or more oligonucleotides by reacting an alkyne group linked to an oligonucleotide with an azide group linked to an oligonucleotide to form a triazole linkage. The alkyne group is a strained alkyne group. The methods can include ligating together ends of one or more oligonucleotides or cross-linking strands of an oligonucleotide duplex to form the triazole linkage. The methods described allow oligonucleotide strands to be ligated together without the need for a ligase enzyme. The methods can be useful for joining together single strands of DNA, cross-linking complementary strands, cyclizing single and double strands, labeling oligonucleotides with reporter groups, attaching DNA to surfaces, producing analogs of DNA with modified nucleobases and backbones, synthesizing large chemically modified RNA constructs, and creating biochemically active PCR templates. |
| US10344042B2 |
Production method for 2-fluoro-4-borono-L-phenylalanine, and precursor of 2-fluoro-4-borono-L-phenylalanine
The present invention involves preparing compounds represented by the following formula: from a compound of the following formula: In these formulae: R1 represents a Br group, an iodine group, a Cl group, an NO2 group, or an NH2 group; R2 represents a halogen group, an NO2 group, an NH2 group, Sn(R6)3, N═N—NR7R8, OSO2R9, N R10R11, phenyliodonium, a heterocyclic group iodine, boric acid, or a borate ester; R30 represents a protective group PG1; R40 or R50 represent hydrogen, a protective group PG2, or C6H5(C6H5)C═N, in which NR40R50 are together. |
| US10344033B2 |
2-aminoquinazoline derivatives as P70S6 kinase inhibitors
The invention provides compound that inhibit or modulate the activity of p70S6 kinase, the compounds being of the formula (1): or a salt, tautomer or N-oxide thereof; wherein: one of Y and Z is R3 and the other is Ar2; Q1 is an optionally substituted C1-8 alkylene group; and wherein a carbon atom of the C1-8 alkylene group may optionally be replaced by a cyclopropane-1,1-diyl or cyclobutane-1,1-diyl group provided that the total number of carbon atoms in an alkylene group containing such a replacement does not exceed 8; Q2 is a bond or an optionally substituted C1-8 alkylene group R1 is selected from hydrogen, NRxRy and a group Cy1; Rx and Ry are each is selected from hydrogen, C1-4 hydrocarbyl or hydroxy-C1-4 hydrocarbyl; or NRxRy forms an optionally substituted 4 to 7-membered heterocyclic ring; Cy1 is an optionally substituted C-linked 3 to 7 membered monocyclic non-aromatic carbocyclic or heterocyclic; R2 and R4 are each is selected from hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, optionally substituted C1-2 alkyl and optionally substituted C1-2 alkoxy; R3 is selected from hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, optionally substituted C1-2 alkyl and optionally substituted C1-2 alkoxy; Ar1 is an optionally substituted monocyclic 5 or 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl ring; and Ar2 is an optionally substituted bicyclic 8 to 11-membered heteroaryl group. The compounds are useful in medicine, for example in the treatment of a disease or condition selected from cancers, neurodevelopmental diseases and neurodegenerative diseases. |
| US10344029B2 |
Sigma-2 receptor ligand drug conjugates as antitumor compounds, methods of synthesis and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides compounds of structural Formula III: or a salt thereof, wherein Y is chosen from Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and methods for treating cancer, such as pancreatic cancer or synovial sarcoma, using the compounds and compositions. |
| US10344026B2 |
Compositions and methods of targeting mutant K-ras
Compounds and compositions are presented that inhibit K-Ras, and especially mutant K-Ras. Certain compounds preferentially or even selectively inhibit specific forms of mutant K-Ras, and particularly the G12D mutant form. |
| US10344025B2 |
GLS1 inhibitors for treating disease
Disclosed herein are compounds and compositions useful in the treatment of GLS1 mediated diseases, such as cancer, having the structure of Formula I: Methods of inhibition GLS1 activity in a human or animal subject are also provided. |
| US10344023B2 |
Derivatives of 3-heteroarylisoxazol-5-carboxylic amide useful for the treatment of inter alia cystic fibrosis
The present disclosure is based, in part, on the discovery that disclosed compounds can increase cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity as measured in human bronchial epithelial (hBE) cells. |
| US10344019B2 |
Antiviral compounds
The invention is related to anti-viral compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. |
| US10344014B2 |
Amorphous form of tetracyclic compound
An amorphous form of 9-ethyl-6,6-dimethyl-8-(4-morpholin-4-yl-piperidin-1-yl)-11-oxo-6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[b]carbazole-3-carbonitrile and a solid dispersion containing the amorphous form can be used extremely advantageously as drugs for oral administration. |
| US10344005B2 |
Synthesis of cyclophanes for a self-assembly reaction
Disclosed herein is a novel method for preparing cyclophanes, comprising forming a disulfide cyclophane by contacting a linker moiety which includes two or more thiol groups, with a metal salt and an oxidant. The disulfide cyclophane is then desulfurized to form a thiacyclophane comprising thioether bridges. This thiacyclophane optionally may be further desulfurized to form an unsaturated hydrocarbon cyclophane, which can then be reduced to form a saturated hydrocarbon cyclophane. The various cyclophanes can be synthesized in a ring form, such as a dimer, trimer or tetramer etc., or they can be synthesized in a tetrahedral or larger structure. Also disclosed are novel cyclophanes formed by the disclosed method. |
| US10344000B2 |
Substituted bicyclic pyrazole compounds as RORgammaT inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of RORgammaT-mediated diseases or conditions. |
| US10343995B2 |
Biphenyl compounds useful as muscarinic receptor antagonists
This invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, d, m, n, p, s, t, W, Ar1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders. |
| US10343984B2 |
Process for the preparation of the compound N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-N′-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl) guanidine
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of the compound N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-N′-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl) guanidine of formula (I) which comprises reacting a salt of a compound of formula (II) or a mixture of the salt of the compound of formula (II) and a compound of formula (II) with a compound of formula (III), in the presence of a polar organic solvent; a crystalline solid form of the compound of formula (I), in particular crystalline solid form A; to a pharmaceutical composition comprising them; and to their use as a medicament, in particular to the treatment of a condition mediated by Rho-GTPase cell proteins. |
| US10343980B2 |
Preparation of N,N-(di)alkylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylamide or N,N-(di)alkylaminoalkyl (meth)acrylate and the quaternary ammonium salts thereof as flocculating aids and gelling agents
N,N-(di)alkylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylamide or N,N-(di)alkylaminoalkyl (meth)acrylate and/or a quaternary ammonium salt thereof are prepared with a low content of a compound of formula (IV) wherein R5 in each case is a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl radical, an aryl radical which may also be substituted by one or more alkyl groups, the linear, cyclic or branched alkyl radical may have a length of 1-12 carbon atoms and is, for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, isooctyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl. |
| US10343979B2 |
Methods of manufacturing treprostinil and treprostinil derivative prodrugs
Methods for making prodrugs of trepreostinil and treprostinil derivatives are provided. Specifically, methods are provided herein for producing prostacyclin compounds comprising treprostinil covalently linked to a linear C5-C18 alkyl, branched C5-C18 alkyl, linear C2-C18 alkenyl, branched C3-C18 alkenyl, aryl, aryl-C1-C18 alkyl or an amino acid or a peptide (e.g., dipeptide, tripeptide, tetrapeptide). The linkage, in one embodiment, is via an amide or ester bond. Prostacyclin compounds provided herein can also include at least one hydrogen atom substituted with at least one deuterium atom. The compounds provided herein can be used to treat pulmonary hypertension (e.g., pulmonary arterial hypertension) and portopulmonary hypertension. |
| US10343978B2 |
Process for producing long chain amino acids and dibasic acids
There is disclosed a process for the production of long chain amino acid and long chain dibasic acid, comprising: (1) reacting long chain keto fatty acid with hydroxylamine or subjecting keto fatty acid to an ammoximation reaction to yield an oxime fatty acid; (2) reacting the oxime fatty acid with an alcohol or a primary amine or a secondary amine to prepare an ester or amide; (3) subjecting the oxime fatty acid ester or amide to the Beckmann rearrangement to yield a mixture of two amide fatty acids; (4) hydrolyzing the mixed amide fatty acids to produce long chain amino acid, long chain dibasic acid, short chain alkylamine, and alkanoic acid. |
| US10343975B2 |
Coupling of distillative purification with a partial condenser for pre-purification of isophoronediamine
A process for fine purification of isophoronediamine (IPDA), including producing IPDA by aminating hydrogenation of isophorone nitrile in the presence of at least ammonia, hydrogen, a a hydrogenation catalyst and optionally further additions to obtain a crude IPDA, and subjecting the crude IPDA to a fine purification via two vacuum distillation columns, wherein in the first vacuum distillation column the removal of any remaining relatively low-boiling byproducts is effected and in the second vacuum distillation column the IPDA is obtained in pure form as tops and thus separated from the organic residues, and wherein the first vacuum distillation column has vacuum distillation column has a partial condenser fitted to it. |
| US10343967B2 |
Functionalized photoinitiators
The present invention provides mixtures of compounds and compounds having the formula: which are useful as functionalized photoinitiators and which may be used directly or after further functionalization in various photo-curable coating compositions, including varnishes, lacquers, printing inks and the like. The present invention also relates to a process to prepare the mixtures and the compounds. The present invention also provides radiation-curable surface coating compositions which include at least one of the compounds of the present invention as a photoinitiator. The compounds are especially suitable for radiation curable formulations which are intended for applications where low extracables or leachables are used such as printing inks for food packaging. |
| US10343963B2 |
Composition comprising HF and E-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-chloropropene
An azeotropic or quasi-azeotropic composition including hydrogen fluoride, E-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-chloropropene and optionally one or more (hydro)halogen-carbon compounds including between 1 and 3 carbon atoms. Also, a preferred azeotropic or quasi-azeotropic composition including hydrogen fluoride, E-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-chloropropene, and optionally one or more compounds selected from among 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-chloropropene, 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, trifluoropropyne, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropene, 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropene and 2-chloro,1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane. |
| US10343960B2 |
Separation method and separation apparatus
A separation apparatus 10 includes a pretreatment section 20 that subjects a target fluid containing an olefin compound to at least one or more of a treatment for reducing an acetylene-based compound, a treatment for reducing a sulfur compound, and a treatment for reducing a fine particle component. In the pretreatment section 20, one or more treatments selected from a hydrotreating and an adsorption treatment with an adsorbent may be performed as the treatment for reducing the acetylene-based compound, one or more treatments selected from a washing and absorption treatment, an adsorption treatment with an adsorbent, and a hydrodesulfurization treatment may be performed as the treatment for reducing the sulfur compound, and one or more treatments selected from a liquid absorption treatment, a collection treatment, or a filtration treatment with a filter may be performed as the treatment for reducing the fine particle component. |
| US10343959B2 |
Paraffin removal from C4 containing streams
The present disclosure relates to processes for the removal of paraffins. The processes generally include providing a C4 containing stream including isobutylene, 1-butene, 2-butene, n-butane and isobutane, introducing the C4 containing stream into a paraffin removal process to form an olefin rich stream, wherein the paraffin removal process is selected from extractive distillation utilizing a solvent including an organonitrile, passing the C4 containing stream over a semi-permeable membrane and combinations thereof; and recovering the olefin rich stream from the paraffin removal process, wherein the olefin rich stream includes less than 5 wt. % paraffins. |
| US10343958B2 |
Catalyst for coating surface of porous material and method of treating surface of porous material
The present invention relates to a catalyst for coating a surface of a porous material and a method of treating the surface of the porous material. More particularly, when the catalyst for coating a surface of a porous material and the method of treating the surface of the porous material of the present invention are used for butadiene synthesis reaction under high gas space velocity and high pressure conditions, heat generation may be easily controlled and differential pressure may be effectively alleviated, thereby providing improved reactant conversion rate and product selectivity. |
| US10343955B2 |
Process for the preparation of deuterated ethanol from D2
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a deuterated ethanol from an acetic acid, an acetate, or an amide by reaction with D2 in the presence of a transition metal catalyst. |
| US10343949B2 |
Coated article with carbon based coating and protective film
A coated article includes a glass substrate supporting a coating. The coating may include, moving away from the glass substrate, a layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC); a layer comprising zinc oxide, wherein a concentration of OH-groups at a surface of the layer comprising zinc oxide farthest from the glass substrate is no greater than about 40%; and a layer comprising aluminum nitride on the glass substrate over and directly contacting the layer comprising zinc oxide. The DLC layer may be temporary, and designed to be burned off during heat treatment. |
| US10343948B2 |
Coated article having low-E coating with IR reflecting layer(s) and high index nitrided dielectric layers
A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and a plurality of high refractive index dielectric layers of or including a nitride of Zr and Al. In certain example embodiments, the high refractive index dielectric layers of or including a nitride of Zr and Al may be amorphous or substantially amorphous so as to allow the low-E coating to better withstand optional heat treatment (HT) such as thermal tempering. In certain example embodiments, the low-E coating may be used in applications such as monolithic or insulating glass (IG) window unit, vehicle windows, of the like. |
| US10343945B2 |
Process for obtaining a substrate
In a process for obtaining a transparent substrate including a refractive index modulation pattern, a transparent substrate is irradiated with a laser radiation focused on the substrate in the form of at least one laser line, where the substrate at least partially absorbs the laser radiation, a relative movement is generated between the substrate and the laser line focused on the substrate, in a direction (X) transverse to the longitudinal direction (Y) of the laser line, and, in the course of this relative movement, the power of the laser line is temporally modulated as a function of the speed of the relative movement and as a function of the dimensions of the pattern in the direction (X) of the relative movement. |
| US10343943B2 |
Glass manufacturing apparatus and methods
A glass manufacturing apparatus comprises a forming device configured to produce a glass ribbon and a control device configured to independently operate a first pull roll apparatus and a second pull roll apparatus such that the first pull roll apparatus rotates with a substantially constant torque the second pull roll apparatus rotates with a substantially constant angular velocity. The control device is further configured to adjust the substantially constant torque of the first pull roll apparatus based on an operating condition of at least one of the first pull roll apparatus and the second pull roll apparatus. In further examples, methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon are provided. |
| US10343941B2 |
Glass batch material and process for making glass
Glass batch materials and processes for preparing and melting structured pellets of glass batch materials to produce molten glass. A structured pellet of glass batch materials may include a core and a shell surrounding the core. The core may include a mixture of glass-forming materials and the shell may include a thermally-activated material. The thermally-activated material may be formulated to undergo an exothermic chemical reaction when heated to a temperature at or above a threshold temperature such that heat is transferred from the shell to the mixture of glass-forming materials in the core. |
| US10343937B2 |
Electrocoagulation reactor
An electrocoagulation reactor (ECR) apparatus and methods of using the ECR apparatus in the treatment of a fluid stream. The ECR apparatus includes a noncorrosive cylindrical cell housing a plurality of horizontally stacked electrode plates. The electrode plates are held in a pair of grooved, crescent shaped non-conductive inserts. The ECR apparatus further includes two end flanges each having integral flow diverters to facilitate a continuous single serpentine flow of the fluid in the cell. The ECR apparatus further includes a single flow inlet and single flow outlet. |
| US10343934B2 |
Hydrogel-based decontamination of aqueous samples containing nanoparticles
The present invention relates to the use of a supramolecular system in order to remove particles from a liquid medium containing same. According to the invention, the supramolecular system includes at least one molecule having a low molecular weight and/or an organic compound from living organisms, preferably from jellyfish, said compound being selected from among collagen, a polysaccharide, a proteoglycan or a mixture of two of said organic compounds, and said molecule having a low molecular weight and formula (I) as defined herein. The invention also relates to a method for removing particles from a liquid medium containing same. The invention is particularly suitable for use in water decontamination and biotechnology. |
| US10343933B1 |
Self priming and evacuating liquid sterilizing system
Apparatus and method for providing a self priming, self evacuating, cyclicly operating system in which liquid is disposed in a closed, fluid tight heating chamber for sterilization. Only a single parameter, temperature, is monitored to accomplish a desired liquid SAL. A pair of valves are singly and sequentially opened and closed within four phases (steps) to provide for liquid displacement. Operation cycles through four phases which include opening an inlet valve for filling the heating chamber, heating liquid to a predetermined temperature at which the liquid is sterilized to the desired SAL, opening an outlet valve whereby internally generated pressure delivers sterilized liquid to a dispensing container and a delay for keeping valve opening separate. |
| US10343931B2 |
Filter cartridge placement in filter as you pour system
In one example, a fluid container includes a reservoir that includes a reservoir wall. A cover is configured to engage the reservoir, and the cover includes a spout configured and arranged for fluid communication with the reservoir, and the spout is disposed at one end of the cover. The fluid container also includes a filter cage configured to releasably engage the cover in a location near the spout. When the filter cage is engaged with the cover, and the cover is disposed on the reservoir, a small gap is defined between the front of the spout and the front of the filter cage. |
| US10343929B2 |
Process for obtaining precipitated calcium carbonate
The present invention provides a process for preparing a precipitated calcium carbonate product comprising the steps of: (a) preparing an aqueous suspension of precipitated calcium carbonate seeds by carbonating a suspension of Ca(OH)2 in the presence of 0.005 to 0.030 moles of Sr, in the form of Sr(OH)2, per mole of Ca(OH)2, (b) dewatering and dispersing the precipitated calcium carbonate seeds prepared in step (a) to obtain an aqueous suspension of precipitated calcium carbonate seeds having a d50 of less than or equal to 0.1 to 0.3 μm and a BET specific surface area of 10 to 30 m2/g, and (c) forming an aqueous suspension of a precipitated calcium carbonate product by carbonating a slurry of Ca(OH)2 in the presence of 0.5 to 5% by dry weight of the precipitated calcium carbonate seeds obtained in step (b), wherein the precipitated calcium carbonate seeds have a d50 that is less than the d50 of the precipitated calcium carbonate product and the precipitated calcium carbonate seeds have an aragonitic polymorph content greater than or equal to the precipitated calcium carbonate product obtained in step (c) characterized in that the dewatering of step (b) is carried out by the use of a tube press. |
| US10343924B2 |
Using method of waste silicon slurry and products obtained therefrom
The present invention discloses a method of using a waste silicon slurry. The method includes the steps of: (A) obtaining a waste silicon slurry containing a cutting oil and a metal; (B) treating the waste silicon slurry with a first reagent for reacting with the cutting oil; (C) treating the waste silicon slurry with a second reagent for reacting with the metal; (D) separating products resulting from step (B) and step (C) to obtain a solid portion; and (E) treating the solid portion with a third reagent to obtain products, including silicates and hydrogen gas. |
| US10343923B2 |
System for preparing silica aerogel
The system for preparing silica aerogel comprises a raw material supply part transferring at least one raw material of de-ionized water, water glass, a surface modifier, an inorganic acid, and an organic solvent to a mixing part, the mixing part mixing the raw materials transferred from the raw material supply part to produce silica wet gel, a separating part separating at least one raw material of the raw materials from the mixture containing the silica wet gel transferred from the mixing part, a drying part drying the silica wet gel transferred from the separating part to produce the silica aerogel, a recovery part recovering a portion of the vaporized raw material of the raw materials used in at least one of the mixing part and the drying part, and a heat transfer part transferring heat to at least one of the mixing part and the drying part. |
| US10343922B2 |
Polycrystalline silicon rod, production method therefor, and FZ silicon single crystal
A plate-shaped sample with a cross-section perpendicular to a radial direction of a polycrystalline silicon rod as a principal surface is sampled from a region from a center (r=0) of the polycrystalline silicon rod to R/3. Then, the sample is disposed at a position at which a Bragg reflection from a (111) Miller index plane is detected. In-plane rotation with a rotational angle φ on the sample is performed with a center of the sample as a rotational center such that an X-ray irradiation region defined by a slit performs φ-scanning on the principal surface of the sample to obtain a diffraction chart indicating dependency of a Bragg reflection intensity from the (111) Miller index plane on a rotational angle of the sample. A ratio (Sp/St) between an area Sp of a peak part appearing in the diffraction chart and a total area St of the diffraction chart is calculated. |
| US10343921B1 |
Method for preparing fluorinated graphene nanoribbons
A method for preparing fluorinated graphene nanoribbons by using fluorine gas as a fluorine source, which includes a step of: fluorinating anhydrous carbon nanotubes in a fluorine gas atmosphere under a pressure of −0.07˜0 MPa and a temperature of 280˜450° C. to obtain the fluorinated graphene nanoribbons. The method provided is operationally simple, and has a wide variety of raw material sources, low cost, and high production which can reach up to tens of milligrams and even up to hundreds of grams; moreover, the method has simple post-treatment, and can produce fluorinated graphene nanoribbons by a one-step reaction. The prepared fluorinated graphene nanoribbons have very good superhydrophobic properties and chemical stability, and thus can be applied to the anti-icing and other fields, having a very good application prospect. |
| US10343920B2 |
Aligned carbon nanotubes
Methods of forming carbon nanotubes and structures and devices including carbon nanotubes are disclosed. Methods of forming the carbon nanotubes include patterning a surface of a substrate with polymeric material, removing portions of the polymeric material to form exposed substrate surface sections, and forming the carbon nanotubes on the exposed substrate sections. |
| US10343915B2 |
Method of producing soluble polyphosphides from red phosphorous using alkali metal compounds and organic solvents
A method of producing soluble polyphosphides from red phosphorous using alkali metal compounds and 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. |
| US10343914B2 |
Method of using alkali metal compounds and organic solvents to activate red phosphorous for synthesizing soluble polyphosphides
A method of using alkali metal compounds and organic solvents to activate red phosphorous for synthesizing soluble polyphosphides 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. |
| US10343913B2 |
Method of synthesizing soluble polyphosphides by activating red phosphorous with alkali metal compounds and organic solvents
A method of activating red phosphorous using organic solvents to synthesize soluble polyphosphides 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. |
| US10343912B2 |
Method of synthesizing soluble polyphosphides by activation of red phosphorous in organic solvents
A method of synthesizing soluble polyphosphides by activating red phosphorous using 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. |
| US10343900B2 |
Material structure and method for deep silicon carbide etching
Material structures and methods for etching hexagonal, single-crystal silicon carbide (SiC) materials are provided, which include selection of on-axis or near on-axis hexagonal single-crystal SiC material as the material to be etched. The methods include etching of SiC bulk substrate material, etching of SiC material layers bonded to a silicon oxide layer, etching of suspended SiC material layers, and etching of a SiC material layer anodically bonded to a glass layer. Plasma-etched hexagonal single-crystal SiC materials of the invention may be used to form structures that include, but are not limited to, microelectromechanical beams, microelectromechanical membranes, microelectromechanical cantilevers, microelectromechanical bridges, and microelectromechanical field effect transistor devices. The material structures and methods of the invention beneficially provide improved etch symmetry, improved etch straightness, improved sidewall straightness, improved sidewall smoothness, and reduced sidewall wander compared to etched four degree off-axis SiC materials. |
| US10343899B2 |
Method for wafer-level manufacturing of objects and corresponding semi-finished products
The method for manufacturing an object comprises the steps of (a) providing a wafer comprising a multitude of semi-finished objects; (b) separating said wafer into parts referred to as sub-wafers, at least one of said sub-wafers comprising a plurality of said semi-finished objects; (c) processing at least a portion of said plurality of semi-finished objects by subjecting said at least one sub-wafer to at least one processing step; and preferably also the step of (d) separating said at least one sub-wafer into a plurality of parts. |
| US10343895B2 |
Micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) structure including isolation ring at sidewalls of semiconductor via and method for forming the same
A method for forming a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device structure is provided. The MEMS device structure includes a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) substrate, and a substrate formed over the MEMS substrate. The substrate includes a semiconductor via through the substrate. The MEMS device structure includes a dielectric layer formed over the substrate and a polymer layer formed on the dielectric layer. The MEMS device structure also includes a conductive layer formed in the dielectric layer and the polymer layer. The conductive layer is electrically connected to the semiconductor via, and the polymer layer is between the conductive layer and the dielectric layer. |
| US10343889B2 |
Fluid pumping assembly
A fluid pumping assembly includes a bottle that may contain a fluid. A first pump is movably coupled to the bottle and the first pump is selectively manipulated. The first pump is in fluid communication with the interior of the bottle to selectively urge the fluid outwardly from the bottle. A second pump is movably coupled to the bottle and the second pump is selectively manipulated. The second pump is in fluid communication with the interior of the bottle to selectively urge the fluid outwardly from the bottle. The second pump is spaced from the first pump to draw fluid from the bottom of the bottle. |
| US10343887B2 |
Low-pressure carbonation for carbonated soft drink equipment
A carbonated drink dispensing system includes a carbonation tank, a CO2 cylinder configured to deliver CO2 to the carbonation tank at a pressure of between 50 psi and 60 psi, a low-pressure pump configured to pump water into the carbonation tank, and a level sensor configured to determine when the water in the carbonation tank has reached a pre-determined level. The low-pressure pump is configured to stop pumping water when the level sensor determines that the water in the carbonation tank has reached the pre-determined level. The low-pressure pump starts pumping water again after a time delay. |
| US10343880B2 |
Systems and methods for lifting and transporting a shelving system
Presented herein is a system and method for moving a shelving system includes a plurality of contact members, a plurality of lifting mechanisms, and a plurality of cross members. A single lifting mechanism is coupled with each end of each of the plurality of contact members. The coupling between a lifting mechanisms and an end of a contact member is secured with a locking mechanism. Each cross member is coupled with two adjacent contact members or the lifting mechanisms therewith. The lifting mechanisms may be activated to raise or lowered the contact members coupled therewith, for example by rotating a hand crank. As the contact members are raised, they engage the feet of the shelving system and raise the shelving system off of the floor. The shelving system may then be moved to a desired location. |
| US10343873B2 |
Issue reporting for elevator systems
Methods and systems for reporting issues in an elevator system are provided. The reporting system includes a display located within an elevator car, an input device configured to receive input from a passenger within the elevator car, and a computing system having a processor and a memory, the computing system configured to generate a user interface on the display and configured to receive input from the input device, wherein the memory includes a list of possible issues related to the elevator car. The computing system is configured to generate a user report based on the received input, and transmit the user report to a remote location. |
| US10343872B2 |
Elevator system having battery and energy storage device
A system for an elevator includes at least one battery and an energy exchanger coupled to the at least one battery and configured to let a DC bus float between a first voltage and a second voltage. An energy storage device is coupled to the energy exchanger. The energy storage device is configured to recapture energy that is not recaptured by the at least one battery during a run of the elevator. The energy storage device is also configured to provide energy to the elevator when demand for energy by the elevator exceeds a threshold. |
| US10343871B2 |
Cable blowing apparatus and method
A method and reel design enables blowing cable from a reel into a mid-span access point within a cable conduit. The cable reel includes a central hub, a first flange located proximate one edge of the central hub, a second flange located proximate an opposite, second edge of the hub, and a third flange located between the first and second flanges. A continuous communications cable has first and second portions spooled on first and second reel sections. The technician inserts a first end of the communications cable into a mid-span opening in the conduit, so that the first end of the communications cable is directed toward the first end of the conduit. The first portion of cable is blown off of the first reel section. The technician inserts a second end of the communications cable into the opening in the conduit so that the second end of the communications cable is directed toward the second end of the conduit. The second portion of cable is blown off of the second reel section. Then, a mid-portion of the communications cable is separated from the third flange of the cable reel and resides proximate the opening in the conduit. |
| US10343870B2 |
Cable management spool
Technology is provided for a cable management spool assembly. The cable management spool assembly includes a spool and one or more arcuate covers. The spool includes a flange portion having a first side configured to confront a mounting surface and a second side opposite the first side. A drum portion extends from the second side of the flange portion and one or more latches extend away from the first side of the flange portion. The latches are positioned to engage one or more corresponding mounting features of the mounting surface. The arcuate covers are coupled to the spool and are pivotable between an open position where a cable may be wound on the drum portion and a closed position where the cable is retained on the drum portion. |
| US10343868B2 |
Roller with pressure sensor and R to R device
Provided is a roller with pressure sensor. The roller includes a pressure sensor mounted to the roller. The pressure sensor includes a plurality of pressure sensing units distributed on a thin film. The pressure sensing units are electrically connected to each other with a metal wire but not in contact with each other. Also provided is a roll-to-roll device, which includes a roller mechanism and a pressure sensor. |
| US10343864B2 |
Paper dispenser
A rolled paper dispenser having a first arm having a cavity; a second, spaced apart, arm that includes one of an extension and a notch; and an elongated paper holder extending between a first end, which is coupled to the first arm, and a second end, which has the other of the extension and the notch to couple to the second arm in a closed position and to decouple from the second arm in an open position, the paper holder comprising a tubular member and a fastener, the tubular member having an outer surface, which is configured to receive a rolled paper product, and an inner surface, which defines a longitudinal bore in which the fastener is disposed, the fastener extending beyond the tubular member at the first end to engage the cavity to couple the paper holder to the first arm. |
| US10343862B2 |
Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet conveying apparatus has a first pair of conveying rollers which nip and convey a sheet, a reference surface provided along the sheet conveying direction, a second and third pair of rotary members, which, obliquely with respect to the sheet conveying direction, conveys the sheet so as to contact the side edge of the sheet to the reference surface, a switching unit which switches the first pair of rotary members between a state of nipping the sheet and a state of nip releasing the sheet, a controller which, after controlling the second pair of rotary member and the third pair of rotary members to nip the sheet nipped by the first pair of rotary members, controls the switching unit to release nip of the sheet by the first pair of rotary members. There is no pair of rotary members that conveys the sheet in the sheet conveying direction between the second pair of rotary members and the third pair of rotary members in the sheet conveying direction. |
| US10343860B2 |
Media stack compression
Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for compressing media in a media stack. In various embodiments, a paddle moves between various positions. During the move, the paddle is configured to compress the media stack. |
| US10343859B2 |
Sheet supporting apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet supporting apparatus includes a sheet supporting portion, a regulation member, a flag portion, a detection portion, and a holding portion con. At the holding position, the holding portion supports the flag portion at the upper position in a case where the sheet supporting portion is positioned at the first position, and, at the allowing position, the holding portion allows movement of the flag portion to the lower position in a case where the sheet supporting portion is positioned at the second position. A lower end of the flag portion is positioned above the regulation surface in a case where the flag portion is positioned at the upper position, and is positioned below the regulation surface in a case where the flag portion is positioned at the lower position. |
| US10343847B1 |
Manure screw press having screen vibration
A dewatering screw press has a hopper, a discharge outlet, a cylindrical screen flexibly mounted to the hopper and rigidly connected to the discharge outlet, a screw mounted to rotate beginning in the hopper and ending at the discharge outlet, the screw having an outer surface contacting the cylindrical screen, and at least one vibrator mounted to the cylindrical screen. Dewatering efficiency is improved by vibrations that are strong near the middle of the screen, while reducing or eliminating vibration near the discharge end of the screen where pressure is highest and a breaking of the seal between the screw and the screen due to vibration can reduce dewatering of sludge near the discharge end of the screen. |
| US10343839B2 |
Food capsule with multiple compartments
A food capsule has a cup-shaped capsule body enclosing a cavity with an opening at a first end, a second end including at least one outlet communicating with the cavity; an injection wall closing the opening, and at least one partition within the cavity extending from the injection wall to the second end of the capsule body. The at least one partition divides the cavity into chambers. Each chamber houses a quantity of an alimentary substance and communicates with at least one outlet including an independently-operable closure member in the second end. |
| US10343838B2 |
Portion capsule and use of same for producing a beverage
The invention relates to a portion capsule for producing a beverage, including a capsule body, which has a capsule bottom and a lid, wherein a cavity for accommodating a powdery or liquid beverage Substrate is formed between the capsule bottom and the lid and wherein a filter element is arranged in the cavity. The invention further relates to a method for producing a portion capsule and the use of the portion capsule to produce a beverage. |
| US10343837B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing packs for cigarettes, and pack for cigarettes
A method for producing packs for cigarettes, in which at least one group of cigarettes is wrapped in an inner wrapper and is introduced into a pocket of a folding turret and therein is packed in a blank for the pack, and a corresponding apparatus and to a pack for cigarettes. At least one dimension of the at least one cigarette group does not correspond to the respective dimension of the interior space of the pack, the at least one deviating dimension is equalized by at least one filler piece, and the at least one filler piece is wrapped in the inner wrapper conjointly with at least one cigarette group. |
| US10343836B2 |
Dispensing container
A dispenser apparatus may include a housing and a delivering structure at least partially enclosed by the housing. The dispenser apparatus may dispense desired sizes or pieces of tablets, pills candy, mints, chewing gum or the like. The dispenser apparatus is refillable when a cover or lid is open. |
| US10343833B2 |
Vehicle fuel tank for improved crashworthiness
A fuel tank in a vehicle. The fuel tank includes a protective outer shell, an inner shell and a crush sleeve. The protective outer shell defines an outer tank. The inner shell defines an inner tank which holds fuel. The inner shell is housed in the outer shell and is isolated from the outer shell by a space. The crush sleeve is provided in the space between the outer shell and the inner shell. The crush sleeve supports the inner shell and maintains the inner shell in position relative to the outer shell. Wherein during an impact to the vehicle, the force of the impact causes the outer shell and the crush sleeve to deform and the inner shell to move relative to the outer shell. |
| US10343830B2 |
Outer packaging for blister packaging
The present teaching relates to a packaging unit for one or more individually removable products, in particular tablets, including a blister packaging and a bag-type outer packaging, in which the blister packaging is enclosed. The blister packaging is movably arranged in the outer packaging and can be brought into at least one removal position, in which the removal of at least one of the products is enabled. The blister packaging has at least one positioning element, and the outer packaging has at least one receiving element for the positioning element, wherein the positioning element arranged in the receiving element defines the removal position. |
| US10343829B2 |
Paperboard carton and carton blank
A carton for packaging articles includes top (14A, 14B) and bottom (18, 20) connected together by spaced side walls (12A, 12B, 12C; 16A, 16B, 16C) to form a tubular structure, and an end closure structure (22) at one end of the tubular structure. Each end closure structure includes first and second top flaps (32a, 32b) connected to the top (14A, 14B) and interconnected to anchoring panels (24a, 24b). The top flaps are not directly connected together but through the top of the carton. |
| US10343828B2 |
Tamper-evident forensic document mailer with dual sided access to interior compartment for receipt and subsequent return of secure evidence and supporting legal documents
A secure mailer including a rigid three dimensional body having a lid hingedly attached thereto. A surface of the body exhibiting a breakaway panel for gaining access to an interior enclosure. A plurality peel away strips reveal adhesives supported upon an inside surface of the lid and, upon pre-depositing a first item within the enclosure, for sealing the lid against the body in tamper evident and closing fashion. A plurality of tear-away strips extend in inwardly and perimeter extending fashion relative to the adhesives, the strips being accessible from an exterior of the lid and along three sides interconnecting with a fourth hinged side. In this manner, removal of the strips causes detachment of an inner remaining area of the lid from the adhesives for re-accessing the interior enclosure. |
| US10343826B2 |
Container lid composed of inside plug and lid body
A container lid is composed of a synthetic resin inside plug to be mounted on the mouth of a container, and a synthetic resin lid to be mounted on the inside plug. A breakable thin-walled line formed in a closing wall has an outer arcuate portion extending from a breakage start end portion, and an inner arcuate portion extending from the breakage start end portion, and defines an arcuate deformation region. A locked element is annexed to the deformation region, and a locking element is in the lid. When the lid is rotated in a predetermined direction, the locking element is locked to the locked element. When the lid is rotated further in the predetermined direction, a force is exerted on the deformation region via the locking element and the locked element, so that the breakable thin-walled line of the inside plug is broken and the deformation region is deformed. |
| US10343818B2 |
Container for an aerosol generating device
A container for an aerosol generating device is disclosed. The container has a body having a first portion configured to receive an aerosol generating device, one or more recesses forming a cut-out of a corner of the body, and one or more retention means externally accessible from the body, each retention means being configured to releasably retain a module. |
| US10343813B2 |
Container with fold-out opening
Container with fold-out opening, resulting from the suitable bending and folding of a laminar body that has bending lines that define four rectangular walls, which have a common upper flap and another, common lower flap with bending lines; the upper flap has two folding lines that continue two transverse bending lines defining a wall that is in a central position; said folding lines defining three rectangular portions of the upper flap; the central portion having the same axis of symmetry as the central wall; each of the portions is provided with additions opposite the contact thereof with the walls; the addition having a tear line that divides the addition into two dividing parts; the portion having a slot and the addition having a tab in the dividing part thereof and which can be engaged and inserted into the slot. |
| US10343805B2 |
Article selection and packaging system
An article selection and packing system includes at least two article housing stations and a composite article housing station spaced from the at least two article housing stations. A boom extends over the at least two article housing stations and the composite article housing station. A selection and packing assembly extends between the at least two article housing stations and the composite article housing station. The selection and packing assembly includes at least two telescoping shuttles, the at least two telescoping shuttles are movably coupled along the boom. At least two grasping assemblies coupled with the at least two telescoping shuttles, respectively. The at least two grasping assemblies are each configured to withdraw one or more articles from the at least two article housing stations, respectively, and pack the withdrawn one or more articles together at the composite article housing station. |
| US10343797B2 |
Sealing foil liners to containers
An apparatus for sealing a foil liner to a container. The apparatus comprises a seal head that includes a body having a first end, a second end, and an axis extending through the first and second ends. The body further includes a sealing surface at the second end thereof facing away from the first end. The seal head further includes fluid path(s) for passing fluid through and out of the seal head and onto the foil liner. A method for sealing a foil liner to a container is also provided wherein a sealing surface of a seal head is aligned with a sealing surface of the container, wherein a peripheral edge of the foil liner is disposed between the sealing surfaces of the seal head and the container. Fluid is then passed through fluid path(s) in the seal head and out of the seal head and onto the foil liner. |
| US10343791B2 |
Integrated current return network in composite structures
An aircraft component incorporated in a current return network (CRN) employs a composite structural element having a web. At least one flange is connected to the web. At least one metallic conductive layer is integrated with and extends the length of the web. The at least one metallic layer is configured to electrically bond to an aircraft system and provide a ground path. |
| US10343787B2 |
Rotor systems and methods
A rotor system including a hub; a rim configured to rotate about the hub, the rim including an interior surface and an engagement surface; a plurality of rotor blades extending from the hub and coupled to the interior surface of the rim; and one or more outer drive gears disposed adjacent to the engagement surface of the rim; each of the one or more outer drive gears including a plurality of teeth for engaging the engagement surface of the rim; wherein the one or more outer drive gears are configured to rotate the rim such that the plurality of rotor blades rotates about the hub. Other aspects provide an aircraft rotor system and methods of operating an aircraft rotor system. |
| US10343784B2 |
Methods for optimized engine balancing based on flight data
Methods for balancing aircraft turbofan engines using an artificial neural network and a global optimization algorithm, which are configured as a loop in which: the global optimization algorithm inputs to the artificial neural network data representing proposed changes in the balance weight attached to the engine; the artificial neural network outputs data estimating changes in engine vibration in response to input of the data representing the proposed changes in balance weight; and the global optimization algorithm outputs an optimum influence coefficient calculated using a minimum predicted change in engine vibration. This process can be repeated multiple times to derive a multiplicity of optimum influence coefficients which are used to determine an optimal balance solution for the engine. The balance weights attached to the engine are then reconfigured in accordance with the optimal balance solution. |
| US10343782B2 |
Aircraft environmental control system
An aircraft environmental control system (4) for controlling a temperature of a fluid, the control system comprising: a temperature sensor (30) configured to measure a temperature of the fluid and generate a signal indicative of that temperature; a control signal generator (52) configured to, using control laws (78) and the first signal, generate a control signal for controlling the temperature of the fluid; a memory (56) for storing performance data; a transmitter (60) configured to transmit, from the aircraft environmental control system (4), the performance data; a receiver (60) configured to receive, responsive to transmitting the performance data, update information; and an update module (58) configured to, using the update information, update the control laws (78). |
| US10343781B2 |
Aircraft cooling system
An aircraft cooling system including a cooler which is adapted to supply cooling energy to an aircraft device to be cooled, and a heat transfer arrangement which is adapted to transfer waste heat generated by the cooler to a cabin air extraction system. The heat transfer arrangement comprises a heat transfer circuit, in which a liquid heat transfer medium heated by the waste heat of the cooler circulates. |
| US10343780B2 |
Tube having a hybrid-type structure, in particular for an aircraft seat
A hybrid tube, in particular for an aircraft seat structure includes ribs intended to receive the hybrid tube. The hybrid tube includes a monolithic carbon tube and at least one sleeve made from a ductile material and connected to the carbon tube by means of gluing, shrink-fitting or over-molding. |
| US10343779B2 |
Aircraft interior door assembly
An aircraft interior door assembly (10, 20, 30) for selectively increasing usable space within an aircraft lavatory (1) adjacent a passenger doorway area (2) of the aircraft or in the passenger doorway area (2) adjacent the lavatory (1) comprises a door element (12, 22, 32) and a door element supporting structure (13, 23, 33). The door element (12, 22, 32) is rotatably mounted to the door element supporting structure (13, 23, 33) so as to be at least rotatable between first and second closed positions relative to the door element supporting structure (13, 23, 33). The door element (12, 22, 32) has the same configuration in both of its closed positions. A door rotation space which is encompassed by the door element (12, 22, 32) when positioned in its first and second closed positions or rotated through by the door element (12, 22, 32) when rotated between its first and second closed positions is part of the aircraft lavatory interior space, when the door element (12, 22, 32) is in its first closed position, and is part of the passenger doorway area (2), when the door element (12, 22, 32) is in its second closed position. |
| US10343775B2 |
Method of using unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) as electromagnetic wave transmission relay station to realize self-recovery communication transmission functions of aerospace vehicle
A method of recovering communication transmission function of an aerospace vehicle. In operation, a remote control center receives, from a ground-based station, a request of recovering the communication transmission function of the aerospace vehicle being in operation and not on a ground. The request includes positioning information of the aerospace vehicle. In response to the request, the remote control center sends an instruction to an unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) in air. The UAV functions as an electromagnetic wave transmission relay station, and the instruction includes the positioning information of the aerospace vehicle. Thus, the UAV may track the aerospace vehicle according to the instruction, and establish a two-way communication between the remote control center and the aerospace vehicle via the UAV as the electromagnetic wave transmission relay station. Thus, the remote control center may perform recovery of the communication transmission function of the aerospace vehicle via the UAV. |
| US10343770B2 |
Torque and pitch managed quad-rotor aircraft
A torque and pitch managed four rotor aircraft includes intersecting blades connected by synchronizing gears. The power for the rotors is provided by individual motors, one for each rotor, the motors preferably electric. Each rotor-motor assembly includes a torque management system including a set of torque sensors mounted on the drive shaft of the rotor-motor, the torque management system configured to balance the load torque presented by the rotors against the torque supplied by the motors. An additional overriding feedback system regulates rotational speed of the rotors. Direction of the aircraft is effected by adjusting the pitch of the individual rotors, and power is supplied through a battery and/or a motor-generator system located in the aircraft. |
| US10343769B2 |
Landing gear control system
A landing gear control lever system including a lever assembly, a locking assembly, and a switch assembly is disclosed herein. The locking assembly is connected to the lever assembly. The locking assembly has a rotary actuator and a Scotch yoke member operably connected to a portion of the rotary actuator such that rotation of the rotary actuator causes linear movement of the Scotch yoke member. The locking assembly can further include a locking arm operably coupled to the Scotch yoke member and moveable between locked and unlocked positions upon rotation of the rotary actuator. |
| US10343767B2 |
Hydraulic system and method for a flight control system of an aircraft
A system of an aircraft includes a system pump and a booster pump. The system pump is configured to provide hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic system at a first working pressure. The booster pump is configured to supply hydraulic fluid to at least one boostable actuator at a second working pressure higher than the first working pressure. The boostable actuator is operatively coupled to and configured to actuate at least one flight control surface of an aircraft. The booster pump is configured as a high-pressure accumulator and an accumulator energizer, or as a hydraulic actuator pump and a variable speed motor. |
| US10343764B2 |
Aircraft wheel fairing drag device
An aircraft wheel fairing drag device, which increases the functionality and operating capabilities of an aircraft wheel fairing for a fixed landing gear aircraft, has a linear actuator, a drag door, and a mounting plate. The mounting plate is positioned within the aircraft wheel fairing and supports the linear actuator. Meanwhile, the linear actuator is operably coupled to the drag door, wherein a driver linearly positions a push rod that is pivotally engaged with a rod mount of the drag door. The rod mount and a fairing hinge are connected to a drag pane, wherein the rod mount is operably disposed from the fairing hinge to allow the drag pane to be angularly positioned relative to the aircraft wheel fairing as the push rod is linearly extended. The fairing hinge provides a rotational axis between the aircraft wheel fairing and the drag pane about which the drag pane is rotated. |
| US10343762B2 |
Fuselage mounted engine with wing stow
An aircraft has a fuselage, an engine disposed within the fuselage, a rotatable wing disposed above the fuselage and selectively rotatable about a wing rotation axis, and a plurality of interconnect driveshafts disposed within the rotatable wing, and at least one drive system component that is connected between the engine and the interconnect driveshaft is disposed along the wing rotation axis. |
| US10343761B2 |
Repair method of repair target portion, repaired product, and repair apparatus
The present invention sufficiently heats a repairing material while preventing change in quality of a base material provided with the repairing material so as to securely bond the repairing material to a repair target portion. The repair method of the present invention, in order to repair a repair target portion 14 existing in an outer panel 1, includes: a repairing material disposing step of disposing a repairing patch 21 including a resistance heating element 23 and a carbon fiber reinforced resin, and an adhesive 22A including a thermosetting resin before being hardened for bonding the repairing patch 21 on the repair target portion 14; and a heating-hardening step of heating and hardening the thermosetting resin of the adhesive 22A by causing the resistance heating element 23 to generate heat through supply of electricity thereto. |
| US10343758B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling vessel speed when transitioning from launch to cruise
A method for controlling a speed of a marine vessel includes accelerating the marine vessel in response to a launch command. The method then includes holding the vessel speed at a desired vessel speed with a controller using feedback control. The controller phases in a derivative term of the feedback control in response to determining that the following conditions are true: (a) the vessel speed is within a given range of the desired vessel speed; and (b) an acceleration rate of the marine vessel is less than a given value. |
| US10343756B2 |
Outboard engine kick-up jacking plate
An integrated jack plate and kick up bracket is provided that is useful and safe even at relatively high boat speeds (e.g., in excess of 10 miles per hour). The bracket uses a jack plate to raise and lower an outboard. The jack plate is hingedly connected to the boat transom such that the jack plate assembly can rotate if the outboard has not been raised high enough to clear a submerged obstacle which the lower unit of the outboard motor strikes. Rotation of the jack assembly about the hinge is limited by a limiting strap affixed to the transom (or transom mounted portion of the bracket) and a lower portion of the jack assembly. |
| US10343754B1 |
Oscillating fin propulsion apparatus
A water propulsion apparatus operatively connected to a body moving on or through a body of water, may produce a propulsive force by sweeping fins in an oscillating motion in a generally transverse direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the body. The fins may be mounted on opposite sides of a frame and are rotatable about a first axis coplanar to the center longitudinal axis of the frame. Drive members rotatable about a second axis that is canted relative to the first axis may be operatively connected to the fins. The oscillatory motion of the fins may be controlled by torque applied at the canted second axis by reciprocating the drive members in a generally vertical plane parallel to the center longitudinal axis of the frame. The oscillating fins may provide a propulsive force during both oscillating directions of the fins as they sweep back and forth. |
| US10343752B2 |
Integrated illumination and signaling system for navigation purposes, method for integrating illumination and signaling for navigation purposes, and device integrating illumination and signaling for navigation purposes
The invention relates to an integrated illumination and signalling system for navigation purposes integrating a front illumination assembly for the prow, a rear sternlight assembly, an upper anchor light assembly, an illumination assembly at the base of the transparent mast, a signalling assembly also arranged at the rear for illuminating the stern of the vessel, starboard and port side signalling light assemblies pre-arranged in a central longitudinal portion of the vessel, from the center to the rear, preferably on the top frame or a cover of the vessel. The invention also relates to a method for integrating illumination and signalling for nagivation purposes, consisting in a support device combining illumination and signalling and a device integrating illumination and signalling for navigation purposes, comprising a sole plate attached to the vessel, on the top frame, a column or suitable support, with a two-part hull providing an inner support for attaching a radar deflection device(es) a support element for the flag mast and suitably arranged lights and signals on the outside, according to international navigation standards; the hull (1), the fixed sole plate (2), the rear cover (5), the combined support (7), the rod (10), the reflectors (602, 803, 14 and 1401) and the lenses (601, 804, 1402 and 1403) being preferably made of a polymer material protected against UV (ultra-violet) radiation. |
| US10343751B2 |
Water rescue device for personal items
A salvaging device, particularly for a personal device such as a smartphone dropped into a body of water. A housing has an opening and a gas cartridge. A triggering mechanism is further packed within the housing, which includes a lever arm. A main spring is above the lever arm cocking the lever arm in a downward position. A plunger is aligned with the gas cartridge. A water-soluble retainer abuts the lever, wherein upon the retainer dissolving in a water environment, the main spring recoils to thereby unload the plunger into the gas cartridge such that gas can exit the opening. A balloon is connected at the opening inflatable by the gas to thereby provide a buoyancy force to the handheld device upon inflation. |
| US10343744B2 |
Bicycle operating device
A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, and a hydraulic unit. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The hydraulic unit is provided on the base member and comprises a hydraulic cylinder, a piston, and a hydraulic reservoir. The hydraulic cylinder includes a cylinder bore being at least partly provided above the pivot axis in a mounting state where the bicycle operating device is mounted to a bicycle. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore. The cylinder bore and the piston define a hydraulic chamber. The hydraulic reservoir includes a reservoir chamber connected to the hydraulic chamber. The reservoir chamber is provided above the cylinder bore without overlapping with the cylinder bore in a transverse direction parallel to the pivot axis in the mounting state. |
| US10343739B2 |
Drinking bottle cage and drinking bottle
A drinking bottle cage includes a fastening member for fastening to a bicycle frame. The fastening member has connected therewith, in particular integrally formed with, a bottom holding member and a fixing member. The bottom holding member includes a projection in particular configured as a pin, said projection engaging with a recess provided at the bottom of the drinking bottle when the drinking bottle is fixed. |
| US10343731B2 |
Skirt system mount bracket assembly
A mount bracket assembly for a skirt system of a trailer is disclosed. The mount bracket assembly includes a channel mount configured to be coupled to a portion of the skirt system and an attachment assembly configured to be coupled to a flange of a cross-member of the trailer. The attachment assembly includes a top wall coupled to the channel mount and a mounting bracket fixed to the top wall, the mounting bracket including two hook-shaped portions separated by a planar portion, wherein the two hook-shaped portions are each sized and configured to fit over the flange. |
| US10343725B2 |
Automotive structural component and method of manufacture
An automotive structural component includes a lattice structure. The lattice structure defines a plurality of cells. The plurality of cells include a multitude of at least partially filled cells each at least partially filled with a filling, and a multitude of hollow cells distributed amongst the multitude of at least partially filled cells to distribute and direct load. |
| US10343721B2 |
Front vehicle body reinforcing structure
A front vehicle body reinforcing structure includes: a shock absorber housing; a fender apron upper member connected to an upper end of an outer surface of the shock absorber housing in the width direction of the vehicle body; a front side member disposed inwardly in the width direction of the vehicle body at a lower portion of the fender apron upper member, and connected to a lower end of an inner surface of the shock absorber housing in the width direction of the vehicle body; and a fender apron member connecting the front side member and the fender apron upper member. The front side member and the fender apron member may form a three-dimensional box structure, and the fender apron member may be inserted into the front side member. |
| US10343716B2 |
Universal axle-hub assembly
A universal axle-hub assembly is provided for an off-road vehicle. The universal axle-hub assembly comprises a wheel hub that receives a constant velocity (CV) axle snout into an opening extending through an axle support of the wheel hub. An outboard-most portion of the opening is a splined portion that engages with similar splines disposed on an outboard-most portion of the CV axle snout. An inboard-most portion of the opening is a smooth portion that receives a smooth portion of the CV axle snout. The axle support extends through an entirety of the width of a bearing that supports the wheel hub, such that the bearing supports the smooth portion of the CV axle snout and substantially eliminates shear forces acting on the splined portion of the CV axle snout. A bearing carrier supports the bearing and may be fastened onto a trailing arm or a spindle of the off-road vehicle. |
| US10343708B2 |
Steering column for a motor vehicle
A steering column may comprise an adjusting unit that holds a steering spindle rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis, a holding unit that receives the adjusting unit, a clamping device that locks the adjusting unit relative to the holding unit in a fixing position and permits adjustment in an unlocked position, and an energy absorption element attached to the adjusting unit and extending through an opening of a wedging housing parallel to the longitudinal axis. The energy absorption element is longitudinally movable in the opening in the unlocked position and lockable within the opening in the fixing position. The opening may have a wedging section with inner wall regions that converge longitudinally. A wedging element is movable into the wedging section and disposed between the energy absorption element and the inner wall regions. The wedging element and the energy absorption element, measured transversely to the longitudinal direction, may be larger than a shortest cross section of the wedging section. |
| US10343707B2 |
Steering column for a motor vehicle
A steering column may include an adjustment unit with a steering spindle that is mounted rotatably about its longitudinal axis in a casing tube, a supporting unit that supports the adjustment unit, and a clamping device that controls movement between the adjustment unit and the supporting unit in a longitudinal direction. The clamping device may comprise an actuating element that interacts with a clamping mechanism for clamping the supporting unit to the adjustment unit. The clamping device may further comprise a locking part. In the securing position a form-fitting element of the locking part engages non-displaceably in the longitudinal direction with a form-fitting element of an engagement part connected to the adjustment unit. In the release position the form-fitting element of the locking part may be spaced apart from the form-fitting element of the engagement part to release the adjustment unit. The actuating element may be connected to a lifting mechanism separate from the clamping mechanism. The lifting mechanism may be connected to the locking part and may convert actuation of the actuating element into a working stroke of the locking part. The working stroke of the lifting mechanism is assignable independently of a clamping stroke of the clamping mechanism. |
| US10343704B2 |
Foldable stroller frame
A foldable stroller frame comprising a lower frame. The lower frame has a front frame section and a rear frame section which are pivotal relative to one another. The lower frame also has a hinge device linking the front frame section to the rear frame section. The hinge device has at least two parts pivotally coupled together and rotatable about a movable axis of rotation between a deployed state and a collapsed state. The hinge device also has a handle arranged along the axis of rotation for grasping by a user to enable the hinge device to be operated. |
| US10343702B2 |
Technologies for caddy assemblies
Disclosed here is a customizable caddy assembly system including a platform base with top side and a bottom side; and a plurality of detachable wheels adapted to fit into a plurality of slots on the bottom side of the platform base. The top side of the of the platform base is capable of receiving a storage base that includes a frame, a partition dividing the frame into first and second compartments where each of the first and second compartments includes a cavity formed therein with at least an open top and the partition wall includes an upper portion extending above the level of the frame to form a handle. |
| US10343700B2 |
Method for state determination in a rail vehicle
The present invention relates to a method for determining a value of at least one state parameter of a rail vehicle and/or of a track for a railway vehicle, wherein in at least one capturing step, at least one actual first capturing signal correlated with the actual value of the state parameter is captured, via a first signal sensor on a structure in the interior of the rail vehicle, wherein, for capturing the actual first capturing signal, a first signal sensor of a mobile end device is used. For determining the value of the at least one state parameter a frequency range of the first capturing signal actual above 1 Hz to 2 Hz, preferably 4 Hz to 15 kHz, more preferably from 10 Hz to 1 kHz, is evaluated. |
| US10343699B2 |
Air conditioner and railcar
An air conditioner includes: a suction port; a suction grill provided at the suction port and including a plurality of bars spaced apart from one another and arranged substantially parallel to one another and a suction surface located at suction-side end portions of the plurality of bars; and an air blower configured to suction air from the suction port through the suction grill. Each of the plurality of bars includes an inclined plate portion and a flow straightening plate portion, which are arranged in this order from the suction surface toward a downstream side of the flow of the air, the inclined plate portion being inclined with respect to the suction surface, the flow straightening plate portion being continuously formed from the inclined plate portion and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the suction surface and toward the downstream side. |
| US10343698B2 |
Disabling onboard input devices in an autonomous vehicle
Systems and methods for disabling autonomous vehicle input devices are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes identifying an operating mode of an autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining one or more vehicle input devices to be disabled based at least in part on the operating mode of the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle input devices are located onboard the autonomous vehicle. The method includes disabling the one or more vehicle input devices based at least in part on the identified operating mode of the autonomous vehicle such that an input by a user with respect to the one or more vehicle input devices does not affect an operation of the autonomous vehicle. |
| US10343697B2 |
Driver assistance system and method for automatically logging log data
A driver assistance system and a method for automatically logging a transition of the responsibility during a status change between fully automatic operation and manual operation of a motor vehicle is provided. The driver assistance system and the method include an event data recorder with a data storage and with a control unit. The control unit is designed such that a time-limited recording of log data is triggered by means of the data storage when a pre-warning signal, which announces the status change between fully automatic vehicle operation and manual vehicle operation, is transmitted to the control unit. In this manner, a secure logging process of the transition of the responsibility is ensured. |
| US10343696B2 |
Travel control device of vehicle
Travel control of vehicle is performed in a state where the axis deviation of radar device has occurred, is avoided. A travel control restriction-use ECU is for restricting or prohibiting execution of travel control of vehicle based on detection result obtained by radar device, travel control restriction-use ECU includes a determining unit configured to determine whether an axis deviation has occurred in the radar device based on detection result obtained by radar device, when detection device, which is configured to detect switch on operation and switch off operation with respect to activation switch of vehicle, detects switch on operation with respect to activation switch of vehicle; and restricting unit configured to restrict or prohibit execution of travel control, during period from when switch on operation is performed with respect to activation switch of vehicle to when determination of whether axis deviation has occurred is completed. |
| US10343694B2 |
Vehicle drive assistance system
A vehicle drive assistance system is provided, which includes a processor configured to execute a required driving ability estimating module to estimate a driver's driving ability required for driving a vehicle based on a traffic environment around the vehicle and drive assistance provided to the driver by the vehicle, a current driving ability estimating module to estimate a driver's current driving ability, and a changing module to perform reduction processing in which the required driving ability is reduced when the current driving ability is lower than the required driving ability, the required driving ability being reduced less in a case where the current driving ability is lower than a given threshold compared to a case where the current driving ability is equal to or higher than the given threshold, even when a difference between the required driving ability and the current driving ability is constant. |
| US10343685B2 |
Physical model and machine learning combined method to simulate autonomous vehicle movement
In one embodiment, a driving scenario is identified for a next movement for an autonomous vehicle, where the driving scenario is represented by a set of one or more predetermined parameters. A first next movement is calculated for the autonomous vehicle using a physical model corresponding to the driving scenario. A sideslip predictive model is applied to the set of predetermined parameters to predict a sideslip of the autonomous vehicle under the driving scenario. A second next movement of the autonomous vehicle is determined based on the first next movement and the predicted sideslip of the autonomous vehicle. The predicted sideslip is utilized to modify the first next movement to compensate the sideslip. Planning and control data is generated for the second next movement and the autonomous vehicle is controlled and driven based on the planning and control data. |
| US10343684B2 |
Systems and methods for smooth stopping of a vehicle
A system includes a sensor designed to detect data corresponding to a speed of a vehicle and a motor designed to convert electrical energy into driving torque. The system also includes a first wheel coupled to the motor and designed to propel the vehicle in response to receiving the driving torque along with a second wheel. The system also includes a brake coupled to at least one of the first wheel or the second wheel and designed to apply a braking torque to the at least one of the first wheel or the second wheel. The system also includes an ECU coupled to the sensor and the motor and designed to control the motor to begin controlled braking by applying the driving torque to the first wheel to at least partially offset the braking torque when the speed of the vehicle is at or below a braking threshold speed. |
| US10343682B2 |
Vehicle operation based on activity tracking
A vehicle includes a vehicle computing system (VCS) and an adaptive cruise control module, a lane departure warning (LDW) module, a navigation system, or an alert mechanism (e.g., audible, visual or tactile). The VCS communicates with an activity tracking device worn by a vehicle driver. The activity tracking device detects and records biometric characteristics of the driver, and is capable of exchanging data with the VCS. The VCS generates at least one output signal based on data from the activity tracking device. An adaptive cruise control module may increase the distance between the vehicle and a tracking vehicle based on the signal. A navigation system may generate a recommended parking location based on a difference between step goals and current steps detected by the activity tracking device. |
| US10343680B2 |
Method and system for driving a mining and/or construction machine
The present invention relates to a method for driving a mining and/or construction machine, where said machine is arranged to be controlled by an operator by means of maneuvering means, where said operator, when driving said machine, provides steering commands by means of said maneuvering means for maneuvering said machine. The method comprises, when said machine is being driven in an environment having at least a first obstacle: when said machine is within a first distance from said first obstacle, estimate a first path that has been requested by said operator by means of said steering commands, by means of a control system, determining whether said machine when moving according to said requested first path will be driven within a second distance from said first obstacle, and when it is determined that said machine, when travelling according to said first path, will be driven within said second distance from said first obstacle, retard said machine by means of said control system. |
| US10343673B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a hybrid powertrain system
A hybrid powertrain system includes a method for managing electrical charging of a DC power source, which includes determining an initial charge-sustaining SOC setpoint and an initial charge-termination SOC setpoint. The DC power source is dynamically monitored. An adjustment to a charge-sustaining SOC setpoint is determined based upon the ambient temperature, the device temperature and the SOC of the DC power source, and an updated charge-sustaining SOC setpoint is determined based upon the adjustment to the charge-sustaining SOC setpoint and the initial charge-sustaining SOC setpoint. An electric energy equalization factor α is determined, and an updated charge termination SOC setpoint can be determined based upon the electric energy equalization factor α, the updated charge-sustaining SOC setpoint and the initial charge-sustaining SOC setpoint. Charging of the DC power source is controlled based upon the updated charge-termination SOC setpoint. |
| US10343672B2 |
Operation schemes for a hybrid or electric vehicle
The present disclosure is related to hybrid vehicles. The teachings thereof may be embodied in vehicles as well as operation schemes meant to increase energy efficiency, such as a method comprising: detecting multiple consumption parameters of the hybrid vehicle; determining a future state of charge of a traction battery of the vehicle by mapping the consumption parameters onto a state-of-charge value, wherein the mapping includes classifying the multiple consumption parameters according to trainable class boundaries; training the class boundaries based at least in part on the detected consumption parameters and an associated measured state of charge; and adjusting an operating parameter of a traction power component of the hybrid vehicle according to the determined future state of charge. |
| US10343671B2 |
Power transmission apparatus of hybrid electric vehicle
A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid vehicle may include a planetary gear set as a torque branching device disposed on the same axis with the engine; and a final reduction device having a final reduction gear receiving a torque of the engine and a torque of the second motor/generator, wherein, the torque of the engine is delivered to the final reduction gear through the planetary gear set, an intermediate shaft, and an output gear formed on an output shaft, and the torque of the second motor/generator is delivered to the final reduction gear through a shifting device facilitating multi-stages of torque transmission. |
| US10343669B1 |
Apparatus for facilitating checking operation of vehicle brake lights and air brakes
A method and apparatus for activating a vehicle's brake pedal for testing proper operation of the vehicle's brake lights and/or for testing for an air leak in the vehicle's air brake system. The method and apparatus can be advantageously employed by a single operator of the vehicle without need for assistance from another person. |
| US10343668B2 |
Apparatus for mounting an air disc brake actuator
An air disc brake system for a heavy-duty vehicle comprising an axle. A spindle is attached to an end portion of the axle. At least a portion of an air disc brake assembly is supported by the spindle. A suspension beam has an axle support portion connectable with the axle. An end portion of the suspension beam is spaced from the axle support portion for attachment with the heavy-duty vehicle. The suspension beam may pivot about the end portion of the suspension beam. An actuator actuates the air disc brake assembly. The actuator has a movable member to actuate the air disc brake assembly. Structure is associated with the suspension beam for supporting at least a portion of the actuator. A surface defines an opening in the suspension beam through which the movable member may extend or that may receive and support a portion of the actuator. |
| US10343665B2 |
Method for controlling the braking system of a vehicle
A method for controlling the braking system of a vehicle when the vehicle is switching from a standstill state where parking brake is applied to a driving state includes at least the following steps: a) detecting at least one starting condition of the vehicle, b) determining at least one parking condition of the vehicle, c) assessing whether said parking condition is favorable or unfavorable, d) if said parking condition is considered to be favorable at step c), starting to release the parking brake, and e) after step d), starting to apply the service brake. |
| US10343663B2 |
Brake mechanism
A brake mechanism is provided, including: a main body, for connecting to a vehicle, having a penetrating hole for a wire to dispose therethrough, the wire having an insertion end which is smaller than the penetrating hole in radial dimension; a handle, restrictably pivoted to the main body via a pivot portion, having an assembling portion; the insertion end being directly axially penetrable through the penetrating hole to be fixedly connected to the assembling portion. |
| US10343661B2 |
Vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control device
The hydraulic pressure controlling unit is capable of execute a first control, a second control, and a third control. The third control is configured to be started under condition that during the second control, an anti-lock brake control on the wheel brake on the high-μ road side is started, the acceptable differential pressure is equal to or larger than a first threshold, or a steering angle of a steering is equal to or larger than a second threshold. During the third control, the hydraulic pressure controlling unit is configured to decrease the hydraulic pressure of the wheel brake on the high-μ road side if the vehicle state deciding unit decides that the vehicle is in an unstable state. |
| US10343659B2 |
Electric brake system and method thereof
Disclosed are an electric brake system and a control method thereof. The electric brake system with a hydraulic control device configured to generate a hydraulic pressure using a piston which is operated by an electrical signal that is output in response to a displacement of a brake pedal, the electric brake system including a pedal stroke sensor portion configured to measure a movement distance of the brake pedal and a variation of the movement distance; and a controller configured to determine an initial braking intent from a driver on the basis of the measured movement distance of the brake pedal and the measured variation of the movement distance, and perform initial braking control when the initial braking intent from the driver is determined. |
| US10343657B2 |
Position and force sensor assembly for vehicle brake pedal
A vehicle pedal sensor assembly for use in a vehicle brake pedal including a base and a pedal arm pivotally mounted to the pedal base. A sensor housing includes a non-contacting pedal position sensor and a contacting pedal force sensor. The sensor housing is mounted to the base of the vehicle brake pedal. A magnet is mounted to the pedal arm. The pedal position sensor senses a change in the magnitude and/or direction of the magnetic field generated by the magnet in response to a change in the position of the pedal arm for determining the position of the pedal arm. A pedal force application member exerts a force against the pedal force sensor in response to the change in the position of the pedal arm for determining the position of the pedal arm. The force sensor may be a piezoelectric element, a load cell, or a strain gauge. |
| US10343651B2 |
Keyless access system for a motor vehicle, and method for locating a signal generator of the access system
A keyless access system for a motor vehicle, which includes a portable signal generator for access to one or more doors or flaps of the motor vehicle, wherein the signal generator transmits an enable signal to a receiver unit, mounted on the motor vehicle, by a short-range radio link. The receiver unit permits access to one or more doors or flaps if it is determined that the enable signal is valid and a distance criterion which represents a distance between the signal generator and the motor vehicle is satisfied. The distance criterion results from a comparison of a weighted reception field strength of the short-range radio link between the signal generator and the receiver unit with a threshold value. |
| US10343649B2 |
Wireless key system and method
Embodiments are described for securing a vehicle or location. One embodiment of a method comprises: periodically transmitting a ping packet from a vehicle or location in a locked or inactive state; resetting a timer or recording a time at which the ping packet was transmitted; receiving a response packet to the ping packet; determining a time between transmitting the ping packet and receiving the response packet based on a current value in the timer when the response packet is received or based on a difference between the time at which the ping packet was transmitted and the time at which the response packet was received; determining whether the time is above a specified threshold; unlocking and/or activating the vehicle or location if the time is below the specified threshold; and maintaining the locked or inactive state if the time is above the specified threshold. |
| US10343643B2 |
Airbag deployment trajectory control mechanism and method
A system and method of inflating an airbag and trajectory control tube are disclosed. The system and method include detecting application of a force at at least one of a plurality of sensors, initiating an inflation system to cause inflation of the airbag and the trajectory control tube responsive to the detecting, inflating the trajectory control tube based on the initiating, inflating the airbag, and breaching the airbag and the trajectory control tube compartment. The system and method include guiding the airbag deployment trajectory via the trajectory control tube guides the airbag deployment trajectory. The system and method include the guiding occurs as the airbag begins to inflate, as the airbag inflates, after the airbag has inflated or before the airbag inflates. |
| US10343641B2 |
Vehicle airbag
An airbag includes a main panel. The main panel defines an inflation chamber and is inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag includes a pair of extensions spaced from each other. Each extension has a perimeter surface, and the entire perimeter surface extends transversely to the main panel on the perimeter of the extension. The airbag includes an impact panel spaced from the main panel in the inflated position, and the impact panel extends from one of the extensions to the other of the extensions. |
| US10343638B2 |
Vehicular seat installed with side airbag device
In a vehicular seat installed with a side airbag device, an inside bag completes inflation and deployment earlier than a side air bag body, on the inner side of the side airbag body in the vehicle width direction, and presses an occupant inward in the vehicle width direction. The inside bag inflates and deploys at an upper level than the abdominal region of the occupant. Further, reaction force is applied inward in the vehicle width direction from a reaction force plate supported by an outer side frame, to the inside bag. The reaction force plate extends in a vehicle front-back direction, and extends toward the front of the vehicle beyond a front edge portion of the outer side frame. |
| US10343637B2 |
Mistake proof brackets for installation of seat trim cover airbag strip to a seat frame
An airbag bracket assembly includes a seat frame including a stud hole, a first bracket, and a second bracket including a bracket hole. The first bracket is located on one side of the seat frame, and the second bracket is located on an opposing side of the seat frame. A fastener is attached to the first bracket. The fastener is received in the stud hole and the bracket hole. A method is also disclosed. |
| US10343633B2 |
Method and apparatus for predictive vehicle preconditioning
A system includes a processor configured to access a schedule of vehicle start times. The processor is also configured to select a scheduled key-on time, when a current time is within a tunable proximity to the scheduled key-on time. Further, the processor is configured to determine if a present vehicle-related temperature warrants vehicle preconditioning and precondition the vehicle until preset preconditioning settings are established. |
| US10343632B2 |
Automobile power supply device
An automobile power supply device is provided with a first relay interposed between a first battery and a load group; a second relay interposed between second battery and the load group; a hood switch that detects the opening of a hood of an engine room and outputs a detection signal dt1; a luggage switch that detects the opening of a hood of a luggage room and outputs a detection signal dt2; and a power supply control unit that brings the first relay into a non-conductive state based on the detection signal output by the hood switch, and brings the second relay into a non-conductive state based on the detection signal output by the luggage switch. |
| US10343628B2 |
Wiring unit
A wiring unit that can reduce the number of oil bubbles. A wiring unit includes: a wire harness; and a wiring board on which the wire harness is arranged, wherein the wiring board has a through hole that penetrates the wiring board, and a filter that is provided in the through hole, and has pores formed in its framework having a polygonal cross section. |
| US10343624B2 |
Bracket assemblies and vehicles using the same
Bracket assemblies to connect a first part and a second part where the two parts form an angle with one another including a first articulation member that includes a first joint portion with a first pivot connection that is coupled with the first part, the first articulation member also including a second joint portion having a second pivot connection that is coupled with the second part. In some examples, there is a second articulation member that is pivotably connected to the first articulation member and the first part. |
| US10343623B2 |
Door frame of a motor vehicle
A door frame (1) of a motor vehicle has a cover panel (10) fastened on the door frame (1). To simplify the fastening of the cover panel (10) on the door frame (1), the cover panel (10) has a guiding and positioning protrusion that positions the cover panel (10) without rattling on the door frame (1) in an installation direction. |
| US10343619B2 |
Camera device
The invention relates to a camera device (10), particularly as a parking assistance apparatus for a motor vehicle with a drive (50) which is in an operative connection via gear means with a camera (4) which is moveable between a retracted position (1) and a deployed position (2), a carriage (11) which embraces the camera (4) and is moveable together with the camera (4), wherein the gear means are configured in such a way that via a manual actuation from the outside (5) the camera (4) is moveable in a further additional position (3) going beyond the retracted position (1). |
| US10343618B2 |
Landscaping blower nozzle assembly
A landscaping blower nozzle assembly includes an inlet section for allowing air into the assembly, an elbow section and a motor. A nozzle is insertable into the elbow section such that the motor moves the elbow section in a moveable motion back and forth though at least 180 degree of motion for aiding the operator in the movement and removal of leaves and other debris. A breakaway coupler prevents damage to the blower nozzle when coming into contact with a rigid surface or structure. A tensioner assembly prevents distortion of the nozzle tip when subjected to high velocity air from the blower motor. |
| US10343617B2 |
Tailgate bike strap
A bicycle mounting device that is provided that includes a base strap having a soft fabric bottom surface, a flexible protective core, and a durable fabric top surface, having a proximal end and a distal end with a length that spans from the top to bottom regions of a truck tailgate, where the base strap includes an adjustable length securing element to secure the base strap to the tailgate, an upper transverse strap is disposed proximal to the base strap proximal end with a length that wraps about a bicycle frame tube, and includes a top strap fastening element configured to secure about the frame tube, and at least one lower strap that is transverse to the base strap and below the upper transverse strap, where the lower strap has a length that wraps about a bicycle fork arm and secures about the bicycle fork arm. |
| US10343612B1 |
Seat cover with load bearing elements
An apparatus for covering a seat may have a seat cover that may be positioned in an installed configuration. The apparatus may further comprise a load bearing element comprising a flexible strap attached to the seat cover. A first anchoring mechanism may attach to the flexible strap at a first inflection point of the flexible strap. A central load support mechanism may attach to the flexible strap at a second inflection point of the flexible strap. A second anchoring mechanism may attach to the flexible strap at a third inflection point of the flexible strap. In the installed configuration, the first anchoring mechanism attaches to a first headrest column and the second anchoring mechanism attaches to a second headrest column. |
| US10343609B2 |
Safety mirror and motor vehicle
A safety mirror for a motor vehicle includes at least one sun visor including a mirror element in a folded down position; and at least one camera or monitoring system including at least one camera for taking images of an area behind and adjacent to the motor vehicle; and at least one camera mount for attaching the camera to the motor vehicle, where the safety mirror includes the mirror element and at least one attachment structure for selectively attaching the safety mirror to the sun visor or the camera mount. A motor vehicle includes such a safety mirror. |
| US10343607B2 |
Viewing device for vehicle
A viewing device for a vehicle, comprises: a plurality of imaging apparatuses that differ in imaging range; an image generation apparatus that, on the basis of images imaged by one or a plurality of the imaging apparatuses, generates a viewing image that is a composite of: an image to a vehicle rear, an image of a vehicle structure, the image being semi-transparent, and an image of a vehicle occupant on a rear seat; and a displayer that displays the viewing image. |
| US10343606B2 |
Using parallel data lines for GPIO purposes
A camera system for a vehicle that includes a camera unit having a serializer and a control unit having a deserializer connected to the serializer is provided. The deserializer includes a plurality of data contacts for parallel data output. One or more of the data contacts are data contact general purpose inputs/outputs (GPIO) pins that communicates with GPIO pins of a data processing unit of the control unit. |
| US10343604B2 |
Acoustic warning signal detection for motor vehicles
A method for operating a motor vehicle having at least one sound sensor for detecting acoustic signals generated outside the vehicle includes the steps of detecting an acoustic signal by means of the sensor, classifying the detected acoustic signal as a warning signal if the detected signal has defined features, determining the speed of the vehicle, determining the steering angle of the vehicle, defining an action to be carried out by the motor vehicle in response to the detected warning signal, and carrying out the defined action if the speed of the motor vehicle undershoots a defined threshold value and the steering angle of the vehicle exceeds a defined threshold value. The defined action may be a steering and/or braking maneuver by the vehicle, and/or may be alerting a driver of the vehicle. |
| US10343593B2 |
Real-time analysis and augmented pathway projection for vehicle passengers
A method of augmented projection for vehicle passengers includes sensing that the passenger is within, or about to enter, a drop zone, and sensing one or more static obstacles within the drop zone. The method further includes highlighting at least one of the static obstacles with a projector mounted on the vehicle. |
| US10343590B2 |
Active headlight system and method
It is an object to provide a motor vehicle headlight assembly that includes a headlight module having a first luminous intensity distribution, a first additional headlight module having a second luminous intensity distribution different from the first luminous intensity distribution, and a control circuit. The control circuit may be configured to apply power to the headlight module based on one or more of a switch input and a light/dark input, and apply power to the first additional headlight module when a speed of the motor vehicle exceeds a first predetermined threshold. |
| US10343588B2 |
Ratchet buckle having a second reel
A ratchet bucket having a first reel member rotatably connected to a frame having an anchor end and a lever end and also having a pair of arms. A lever is rotatably connected to the frame at a first end of the lever. A second reel member and a thumb knob are rotatably connected to a second end of the lever. |
| US10343587B2 |
Truck cargo securing device
A truck cargo securing device includes a mounting post configured to mount to a truck bed anchor. The mounting post includes a body that includes one or more holes configured to receive a fastener. The mounting post also includes a flange adjacent to the body. The truck cargo securing device also includes a securing plate configured to mount to the flange of the mounting post. The securing plate includes a plurality of apertures, where each of the plurality of apertures is configured to receive at least a portion of a tie-down mechanism. |
| US10343586B2 |
Expandable vehicle shelter system and method
A shelter system configured to removably couple with a vehicle. The shelter system includes a top portion and a bottom portion that are slidably coupled such that the top and bottom portions are operable to assume a collapsed configuration with the top and bottom portions nested together with a shelter cabin having a first volume. The shelter system is also configured to assume an extended configuration having the top portion extending upward with the shelter cabin having a second volume that is greater than the first volume. |
| US10343585B2 |
Agricultural spraying machine and method for spraying a phytosanitary liquid on land cultivated by means of such a machine
The invention relates to an agricultural machine for spraying a phytosanitary liquid over cultivated land, said machine comprising means for moving the machine, a spray boom having at least one arm, a mechanism for inclining the boom and/or at least one of the arms in relation to a frame of the machine and vertically when the machine is on a flat and horizontal surface, and a mechanism for raising/lowering the boom along an axis fixed in relation to the frame of the machine. At least one of the arms is provided with at least one sensor, each sensor measuring a distance between the surface of the land and said sensor or, if necessary, between the crop and the sensor. The control unit is connected to each sensor, provided with a memory for storing information provided by each sensor, and able to control the raising/lowering mechanism according to information stored in the memory. |
| US10343579B2 |
Combination loading system and hose bed for a firefighting vehicle
A combination loading system and hose bed for a firefighting vehicle includes a platform and an actuating mechanism configured to pivot the platform between a substantially vertical stowed position, a substantially horizontal position, and a downwardly angled position. The platform includes a bottom wall and a pair of side walls extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall. When in the stowed position, the platform closes the substantially open rear end of the firefighting vehicle, and when in the substantially horizontal position, the platform can serve as a hose bed allowing firefighters to easily grab hose from a standing position. When in the downwardly angled position, the platform can serve as a ramp allowing the firefighters to wheel equipment on and off the vehicle. The platform may also be provided with a crane extension for lifting heavy objects. |
| US10343578B2 |
Control system for dump truck, dump truck, and control method for dump truck
A control system for a dump truck includes a signal reception unit that receives a rising command signal to cause the dump truck including a vessel and a hydraulic cylinder configured to raise and lower the vessel to start a rising action of the vessel, and a vessel control unit that varies an extension speed of the hydraulic cylinder nonlinearly with respect to elapsed time when the signal reception unit receives the rising command signal. |
| US10343577B1 |
3-piece cup holder assembly and armrest assembly incorporating that cup holder assembly
A cup holder assembly includes a bezel, a support ring and a cup holder body captured between the bezel and the support ring. An armrest assembly includes a support frame, a cushion, a trim cover and the cup holder assembly. |
| US10343576B1 |
Adjustable cup holder for holding tall cups, bottles and the like
A adjustable cup holder includes a base, a retainer and a biasing element. The base includes a first cup well and a second cup well, the retainer is carried on the base and is displaceable between a home position and a raised or deployed position for holding taller items in a more stable manner. The biasing element biases the retainer toward the deployed position. |
| US10343571B2 |
Speaker grill assembly for vehicle seats
The technology described in this document can be embodied in a seat headrest that includes an interior chamber that accommodates an acoustic transducer, and an acoustic channel disposed between the interior chamber and an external opening in the seat headrest. The headrest also includes a soft outer layer disposed around at least a portion of a periphery of the external opening, and a grill mount. The grill mount is disposed in or attached to the outer layer, the grill mount extending, at least in part, around the periphery of the acoustic channel, and configured to engage with a portion of a speaker grill-assembly in a mating configuration. |
| US10343570B1 |
Vehicle armrest mounting assembly and installation method
An armrest mounted in a seat assembly includes an armrest mounting assembly. The mounting assembly supports the armrest and is adapted to provide rotation of the armrest between a stowed and use position. The mounting assembly includes a bracket supporting a mounting plate having a stop rod rotation channel, a pivot rod installation aperture, a retention tab, and a pivot cradle. The pivot rod has an end portion shaped to engage the mounting plate. The armrest mounting assembly provides an efficient securing mechanism for a pivoting armrest. |
| US10343568B2 |
Cargo cover and partition
A cargo liner for a vehicle may include a cargo area portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented cargo area of a vehicle. The cover may also include a seatback portion coupled to the lower portion. The seatback portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a seatback of a vehicle seat. The seatback portion may include a first section, a second section, and a third section. Each of the first section, the second section, and the third section may extend from an upper edge of the upper portion to the cargo area portion. The cargo liner may include a guard portion elevating mechanism that is manipulable to cause the guard portion to transition between a lowered state and an elevated state wherein at least a segment of the guard portion proximate the cargo bed portion extends upwardly to provide a rear barrier. |
| US10343565B2 |
Ventilated seat cushion
A seat includes one or more cushions secured to a shell. The cushions include a 3D printed lattice of repeating cells. The cells may include nodes interconnected by branches. The nodes may be arranged in a cubic, parallelepiped, diamond, or other arrangement. The branches may extend directly between nodes or may be bent. The branches may extend from each node to an adjacent node that is closest to its point of attachment to the each node or the branches may be curved or bent to secure to a different adjacent node. The 3D printed lattice may include 3D printed barbs formed thereon that engage receptacles in the seat shell. The 3D printed lattice may be printed with a groove that engages a fastening structure on a cover or a separate fastening element. The cover may be a perforated sheet of material or fabric. |
| US10343563B2 |
End part and a cross member for a vehicle seat
Embodiments described herein relate to an end part for a cross member for a vehicle seat, a cross member for a vehicle seat comprising at least one end part, and a vehicle seat comprising at least one such cross member. The end part has a first portion with an impact receiving surface adapted to receive an impact during a side collision. The cross member has a longitudinal center line. A center point of the impact receiving surface is offset with respect to the longitudinal center line so as to bend the cross member in a predetermined direction during the side collision. The present invention provides for a simple way to modify a cross member, or to provide a cross member with additional functionality and increased safety properties. |
| US10343555B2 |
Autonomous vehicle seat positioning system
An autonomous vehicle seat positioning system has a controller connected to a display, a control panel and a positioning mechanism of a vehicle seat assembly. The controller operates in a position saving mode and a position selecting mode. In the position saving mode, positioning inputs made by the first occupant are saved in memory as a first upright setting corresponding to the first occupant manually driving the vehicle. Positioning inputs made by the first occupant of the vehicle seat assembly are also saved in memory as a first relaxation setting corresponding to the first occupant viewing the display with the vehicle operating in a self-driving mode. In the position selecting mode, the controller operates the positioning mechanism to move the vehicle seat assembly to positions corresponding the first upright setting or the first relaxation setting. |
| US10343552B2 |
Heterogeneous electrical energy storage system
A heterogeneous electrical energy storage system (HESS) is managed by determining a power demand of a dynamic electrical power load in a system having multiple rechargeable energy storage components, each of the energy storage components having a respective capacity, energy delivery rate, energy density, specific energy, and cycle characteristic. In response to determining the power demand of the electrical power load, one or more of the energy storage components are discharged to supply power to the electrical power load in accordance with at least one of: a respective remaining capacity measured for at least some of the energy storage components, and the power demand of the electrical power load relative to one or more respective rate limits currently applied to the energy storage components. |
| US10343548B2 |
Onboard battery for vehicle
An onboard battery includes a battery module; and high-voltage devices. An inside of a housing case is partitioned into respective predetermined parts by a partition plate in the onboard battery. The partition plate has a disposition hole. The onboard battery includes, as the high-voltage devices, a first high-voltage device disposed on the partition plate and a second high-voltage device configured to be cooled by a convection caused by a cooling fan and attached to the partition plate with a part of the second high-voltage device protruding downward from the disposition hole. The partition plate has a discharge hole for a heat emitted from the first high-voltage device. The discharge hole communicates with a heat exhaust path for a heat emitted from the second high-voltage device. |
| US10343547B2 |
Vehicle control system and method
A control system or controller (190) for a vehicle (100), the vehicle (100) comprising: at least one energy-consuming subsystem (180), such as a battery cooling system (180), for controlling a or a respective first vehicle operating parameter, e.g. the battery operating temperature, and actuation means for the subsystem (180) for activating or deactivating it in accordance with vehicle operational requirements; wherein the control system (190) is configured to: determine a value of a or a respective second vehicle operating parameter which is dependent on a location of the vehicle (100), such as a distance (x, y) between a current location of the vehicle and a reference location, e.g. a driver's home or workplace, and control the actuation means of the subsystem (180) so as to deactivate the subsystem (180), optionally for a prescribed period of time, in dependence on the value of the determined vehicle location-dependent second vehicle operating parameter. Since the reference location is optionally a location at which the vehicle is expected to be parked and so will not require active battery cooling, when the vehicle is within easy reach of that destination, e.g. according to current battery temperature or predicted drive time to that destination, the battery cooling system (180) can be temporarily deactivated, in order to save energy wastage and battery drain, and improve fuel economy and electric range. Embodiments are applicable to other energy-hungry vehicle systems, e.g. heating or cooling systems (182, 184) of other vehicle components. |
| US10343541B2 |
Apparatus and method for charging electric vehicle
A method is provided for controlling engagement between a vehicle and a charging device includes: attempting to discover a charging device; when the charging device is discovered, identifying the discovered charging device on a list of charging equipment stored in the vehicle; determining a charging history count of the discovered charging device according to the stored list of charging equipment; when the charging history count of the discovered charging device is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, performing a charging operation with the discovered charging device; and when the charging history count of the discovered charging device is less than the predetermined number, performing a Signal Level Attenuation Characterization (SLAC) procedure against the discovered charging device. |
| US10343540B2 |
Non-contact power supply system
A non-contact power supply system supplies power in a non-contact manner between a power transmission coil of a power supply device and a power reception coil of a vehicle. A vehicle side communication unit permits power transmission from the power transmission coil to the power reception coil with respect to one of several power supply devices and transmits a permission signal including identification information of the power supply device. A determination unit determines if a paired communication has been established between the vehicle and the power supply device. The power supply device has a communication unit that receives the permission signal. A controller controls power from the power transmission coil to the power reception coil when the identification information of a power supply device and the identification information in a permission signal match. The determination unit determines that a paired communication has been established when power is detected. |
| US10343539B2 |
Power supply device for supplying electricity to a load utilizing electric power of a storage-battery-equipped vehicle
A power supply device including vehicle connecting portions, a load connecting portion, a power supply portion, a memory portion for storing the number of charges and discharges for each storage-battery-equipped vehicle, and a supply control portion for performing control such that the power supply portion performs a discharge operation only on a selected supply vehicle. The supply control portion selects as the supply vehicle one of the storage-battery-equipped vehicles that satisfies a first condition that an SOC of a storage battery is greater than or equal to a prescribed value and a second condition that the number of charges and discharges is not the highest among the storage-battery-equipped vehicles. |
| US10343538B2 |
Controlling charge levels of vehicle batteries based on battery charge states and vehicle operating modes
Method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling charge levels of vehicle batteries. An example vehicle includes a battery, a battery sensor for detecting a current of the battery, a power connector for connecting to an external electrical device, a relay electrically connected between the power connection and the battery, and a body control module to position the relay in a closed state in response to determining that the current is greater than zero and the battery is not in an overcharge state. |
| US10343536B2 |
Intelligent coil control for vehicle wireless power transfer (WPT)
In some embodiments, a device in a network receives vehicle characteristic data regarding a set of vehicles. The device identifies, based on the received vehicle characteristic data regarding the set of vehicles, a particular ground-based charging coil with which charging coils of the set of vehicles are expected to be in a close proximity. The device determines, based on the received vehicle characteristic data regarding the set of vehicles, a set of power levels and times at which the particular ground-based charging coil is to be powered. The device dynamically controls the particular ground-based charging coil to be powered at the determined set of power levels and times. |
| US10343535B2 |
Wireless power antenna alignment adjustment system for vehicles
Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless charging and wireless power alignment of wireless power antennas associated with a vehicle. A wireless power charging apparatus includes an antenna including first and second orthogonal magnetic elements for detecting a horizontal component of a magnetic field generated from a second charging base antenna. A processor determines a directional vector between the antennas. |
| US10343534B2 |
Arrangement, system and method for inductively transmitting energy for charging at least one energy store of a rail vehicle
An arrangement for inductively transmitting energy for charging an energy storage device of a rail vehicle. A first induction element transfers energy to a second induction element. An inverter with an adjustable AC voltage frequency provides an AC voltage to the first induction element. A controller controls the AC voltage frequency of the inverter. A measuring device ascertains a power output value during the wireless energy transmission and transmits the value to the controller and the controller adjusts AC voltage frequency of the inverter downward from an upper threshold until a pre-specified power output value is set while energy is being transmitted. The first induction element is paired with a track for rail traffic. The system and a method are also described for inductively transmitting energy for charging an energy storage device of a rail vehicle. |
| US10343530B2 |
Method for braking a vehicle, and vehicle
A method for braking a vehicle, which is moving along a carriageway, by a braking device which has at least one friction brake and at least one regenerative brake for braking at least one wheel of the vehicle, wherein an anti-lock braking operation is carried out by the braking device, at least one braking torque which is to be applied to the wheel by the braking device being at least temporarily limited to a prespecifiable value by a regulating device of the vehicle during the anti-lock braking operation to at least temporarily prevent locking of the wheel relative to the carriageway, wherein the braking torque for braking the wheel is applied to the wheel at least partially by the regenerative brake at least during a portion of the anti-lock braking operation, and also to a vehicle which executes the disclosed method. |
| US10343529B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
The control apparatus closes the throttle, opens the bypass valve and supplies electric power to the electric compressor in a case where the remaining battery power of the battery is larger than the reference level when regenerative braking is performed with the first motor generator. The electric compressor is provided on the intake passage upstream of the throttle. The bypass valve is provided on the bypass passage that bypasses the electric compressor. According to the hybrid vehicle configured as above, regenerative braking force to be required can be obtained by performing electric power regeneration using the generator even when there is a constraint on regenerated electric power that the battery can accept. |
| US10343525B2 |
Electric vehicle, active safety control system for electric vehicle, and control method for active safety control system of electric vehicle
The present disclosure discloses an electric vehicle, an active safety control system of an electric vehicle, and a control method of the active safety control system of an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle includes: multiple wheels, multiple motors, a wheel speed detection module, a steering wheel rotation angle sensor, a yaw rate sensor, and a battery pack. The active safety control system includes: an acquisition module, acquiring the wheel speed signal, the direction information, the yaw information, status information of the battery pack, and status information of the multiple motors; a status determining module, determining status of the electric vehicle; and a control module, generating a control instruction and delivering the control instruction to at least one motor. |
| US10343521B2 |
Indictor apparatus for a vehicle component
The indicator apparatus (30) for a vehicle component, in particular for a human-human interface for the indicator and, where necessary, for entering operating parameters for a vehicle component, is provided with a housing (12) comprising a front side (14) and a display unit (10), which is arranged on the front side (14) of the housing (12) and/or forms the front side (14) of the housing (12), for displaying operating parameters of a vehicle component and possibly symbols fields for entering commands and operating parameters for a vehicle component. The indicator apparatus (30) is furthermore provided with a deformable delay element (32), arranged in the housing (12) behind the display unit (10), for delaying acceleration movements that act on the display unit (10) in the direction of the interior of the housing (12) as a result of an object striking the display unit (10). The delay element (32) has a greater stiffness in a center region (34) that is in alignment with the region of the center of the display unit (10) than in a region (36, 38) of the delay element (32) that is in alignment with a region of the display unit (10) that adjoins the region of the center of the display unit (10) and extends in the direction of the edge of the display unit (10) and/or as far as the edge thereof. |
| US10343518B2 |
Work implement PTO support assembly
A PTO support assembly for a work vehicle train includes a work vehicle having a PTO drive shaft and a work implement, towed by the work vehicle, having a PTO shaft. The PTO support assembly has a mounting base with a connection interface coupled to the work implement. A support member is coupled to the mounting base and has a support interface for contacting the PTO shaft. The PTO support is adjustable to a support position in which the support interface is maintained at a height corresponding to a height at which the PTO shaft is engaged with the PTO drive shaft. |
| US10343516B2 |
Fuel tank arrangement for a dual fuel internal combustion engine
A fuel tank arrangement for a dual fuel internal combustion engine includes a fuel tank arranged to supply liquid fuel to the dual fuel internal combustion engine, wherein the fuel tank arrangement includes a return conduit connected to the fuel tank and configured to supply leaked fuel from the dual fuel internal combustion engine to the fuel tank, wherein the fuel tank arrangement includes a first fuel separation arrangement positioned in fluid communication between the fuel tank and an outlet to an ambient environment thereof. |
| US10343515B2 |
Fuel filling apparatus and method for bi-fuel vehicle
A fuel filling apparatus and method for a bi-fuel vehicle using both gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel are provided to an LPG fuel tank. The fuel filling apparatus and method are capable of temporarily burning a portion of LPG fuel after collecting a fuel portion, using a gasoline fuel tank and a canister, when the internal pressure of the LPG fuel tank in the bi-fuel vehicle is equal to or greater than an LPG filling pressure of a filling gun. Additionally, the internal pressure of the LPG fuel tank is decreased to a level below the LPG filling pressure of the filling gun, thereby achieving smoother LPG fuel filling of the LPG fuel tank by the filling gun. |
| US10343514B2 |
Vehicle rear of a motor vehicle
A rear (1) of a motor vehicle has a bumper (2) configured as a beam and arranged in a transverse direction (Y) of the motor vehicle. A trim panel (3) covers the bumper (2), and an end plate (4) is provided for at least one end pipe (5) of an exhaust gas system of the motor vehicle. An opening (7) penetrates the trim panel (3) below the bumper (2), and the end plate (4) penetrates the opening (7). Supports (8) are connected to the bumper (2) behind the trim panel (3) and extend down from the bumper (2). The trim panel (3) is mounted in the supports (8) below the bumper (2), and the end plate (4) is mounted in the trim panel (3). |
| US10343510B2 |
Dump truck
A dump truck includes: a vehicle body frame; a body supported by the vehicle body frame and configured to be raised or lowered; a plurality of tires provided to the vehicle body frame; an electric motor configured to drive the tires; and a cooling blower configured to feed a cooling air to the electric motor, in which the vehicle body frame at least partially includes a hollow part, and the hollow part defines a duct through which the cooling air passes. |
| US10343505B2 |
Method of functioning the retractable hard top system for convertible vehicles
Method of functioning the retractable hard top system for convertible vehicles which implies splitting the ceiling in the middle (through the longitudinal axis of the vehicle), moving the rear window with the frame-like area around it on top of the trunk lid, opening the upper areas of the rear wings and folding compactly the remaining components of the roof inside the lateral areas of the trunk. This method significantly increases the usable volume of the luggage compartment and offers an easier access to the items carried in the trunk. Also, this method requires a less complex operation system which leads to less expensive manufacturing and maintenance costs. |
| US10343504B1 |
Portable rain and sun shield for a covered golf cart
A rain and sun shield for a covered golf cart semi-permanently attached to the roof of a golf cart. The idevice is easy to install; will retrofit to any standard golf cart roof; does not interfere with the parking and storing profile of a fleet of golf carts. The device is easily opened and closed to provide the golf cart user with added sun and rain protection when in use. |
| US10343503B2 |
Linear motor actuated moonroofs
Linear motor actuated moonroofs are provided to include first and second channels and a glass sheet with a first and second edge each contained in the first and second channel, respectively. Each of the first and second channel has a plurality of magnets, which are configured to interact with a plurality of coils positioned on the top and/or bottom surface of the glass sheet proximate to the first and second edges. The plurality of coils are selectively energized by a control module to induce a movement of the glass sheet relative to the first and second channels. In some examples, the moonroof and associated components are contained within a cassette. The plurality of coils are preferably affixed to the glass sheet surfaces by a lithographic or silk-screen printing process. |
| US10343496B2 |
Antimicrobial UV-C treatment for automotive HVAC systems
Methods and systems for reducing microbial contamination and growth in an automotive HVAC system by irradiating one or more air contacting surfaces of the HVAC system with antimicrobial UV-C light. |
| US10343489B2 |
Evaporative HVAC apparatus
An evaporative HVAC apparatus is disclosed for use in a vehicle air conditioning system. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides a housing positioned substantially in front of a vehicle evaporator and having an inner surface that defines an air passage extending therethrough. At least one thermal core is positioned within the housing. The at least one thermal core comprises at least one absorbent wicking layer sandwiched between a pair of substantially planar thermal layers. At least one fluid line is in fluid communication with the at least one wicking layer. Thus, as air from a vehicle blower moves through the evaporator and subsequently through the housing, a fluid is selectively delivered to the at least one wicking layer through the at least one fluid line which, in turn, permeates each of the thermal layers and evaporates into the air located immediately adjacent an exposed first surface of each of the thermal layers, thereby affecting the temperature of said air before it enters a cabin area of the vehicle. |
| US10343488B2 |
Auxiliary utility duct for a vehicle
A vehicle having an air distribution system for moving air into a passenger compartment includes a front row of seats including a driver seat and a passenger seat, a second row of seats, and a console positioned therebetween. The console includes rearward facing vents and ducting directs air from the air distribution system through the vents and into the passenger compartment. An auxiliary duct has first and second telescoping portions. The first telescoping portion is pivotally attached to the console at a proximal end and in fluid communication with the ducting, and the second telescoping portion includes a vent positioned at a distal end. The auxiliary duct is positioned for pivotal movement within a plane defined by the console and a front row seat. A stop engages the auxiliary duct and limits a range of pivot between a stowed position and an active position. |
| US10343486B2 |
Vehicle vision system with enhanced functionality
A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, the camera having a field of view at least forward of the equipped vehicle. A control includes an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera. The control, via processing by the image processor of image data captured by the camera, determines position of the sun relative to a driver's forward view through the windshield. Responsive to determining, via processing by the image processor of image data captured by the camera, that the position of the sun is likely to hinder the driver's forward view through the windshield, the control controls a sun visor of the equipped vehicle to limit sunlight from reaching the driver's eyes. |
| US10343483B2 |
Heat pump system for vehicle
A heat pump system for vehicle includes a cooling device including a radiator and a first water pump by a cooling line and circulating a coolant along the cooling line to cool an electric component; a battery module provided on a battery cooling line selectively connected to the cooling line through a first valve; a HVAC module including an internal heater connected to the cooling line through a first connection line, a cooler connected to the battery cooling line through a second connection line, and an opening or closing door provided between the internal heater and the cooler and controlling external air passing through the cooler to be selectively introduced into the internal heater depending on cooling, heating, and heating and dehumidifying modes of the vehicle; and a centralized energy (CE) module connected to each of the battery cooling line and the cooling line. |
| US10343482B2 |
Air-conditioning air distribution device for a vehicle turret and vehicle comprising such a device
A vehicle and its air-conditioning air distribution device for a vehicle turret rotatably mounted with respect to a body of the vehicle. This device includes at least one annular chute coaxial to the axis of rotation of the turret and including at least one first flow orifice, the chute having an annular opening which is concentric thereto, the chute receiving a closing ring which matches with the opening of the chute, the closing ring being rotatable with respect to the chute, and including at least one second air flow orifice, the chute being intended to be made integral with the body, respectively with the turret, while the closing ring is intended to be made integral with the turret, respectively with the body. |
| US10343478B2 |
Transfer method and apparatus
The present invention provides apparatus for transferring a load, comprising at least one unitary element of adsorptive material that increases an effective working volume of an enclosure for containing a pressurized gas that transfers a load between a first load transfer element and a further load transfer element. Use of at least one unitary element of adsorptive material is also provided to increase an effective working volume of an enclosure for containing a pressurized gas that transfers a load between a first load transfer element and a further load transfer element. A method of transferring a load is also provided. |