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| US10352281B2 |
Manufacturing method of head box of motorcycle, and air-intake device of motorcycle
An air-intake device comprises a vehicle body frame including a head box; and a pair of right and left main frames, wherein the head box includes: a casing section which extends between a front opening and a rear opening of the head box and is formed with a main air passage; and a pair of right and left extending sections coupled to the pair of main frames, respectively, wherein at least one extending section is provided with a branch air passage which branches from the main air passage, and wherein a separating wall is provided between the main air passage and the branch air passage and has a communication hole, and wherein when a vehicle body is viewed from a side, at least one extending section is extended rearward to a location at which at least a front region of the communication hole is covered by the extending section. |
| US10352278B2 |
Method and systems for an exhaust gas recirculation cooler including two sections
Various methods and systems are provided for an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) EGR cooler for an engine system. In one example, the EGR cooler includes a first section with a first group of tubes adapted to flow exhaust gases, and also includes a first group of passages formed by exterior surfaces of the first group of tubes and adapted to flow coolant from a coolant source. The EGR cooler also includes a second section including a second group of tubes adapted to flow coolant from the coolant source, and a second group of passages formed by exterior surfaces of the second group of tubes and adapted to flow the exhaust gas from the first group of tubes. |
| US10352276B2 |
Removable adapter for air and fuel intake and mixing in a combustion tool
According to the invention, the adapter is arranged to be mounted in the tool, to be connected to a fuel cartridge and to receive fuel and communicate with a combustion chamber so as to inject a mixture of external air and fuel therein. |
| US10352274B2 |
Direct drive aft fan engine
An aircraft engine includes a gas powered turbine core. A first fan is connected to the turbine core via a shaft. The fan is positioned aft of the turbine. A second fan is connected to the first fan via a geared connection. |
| US10352272B2 |
Dome for a thermodynamic apparatus
A thermodynamic apparatus, such as a Stirling engine or a Vuilleumier heat pump, has a heat exchanger in which energy is exchanged between a working fluid and an exhaust gas stream. On top of the cylinder of the thermodynamic apparatus is a dome-shaped section. By incorporating the heat exchanger within the dome, the flow paths can be simplified, the number of separate components reduced, and overall weight reduced. Flow passages for the working fluid are embedded in the dome. Channels for the exhaust gases are formed in an outer surface. The passages and the channels are helically arranged, one clockwise and one counter clockwise. The dome can be cast with a core for the casting fabricated via three-dimensional printing. In some embodiments, the dome is made of fiber-reinforced material. |
| US10352268B2 |
Method for producing a cast component with an insert
A cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine may include an aluminum alloy material including a magnesium content of at least 0.3% by weight, a liner body having a circumferential face, and an adapter layer of silicon oxide disposed on the circumferential face. The adapter layer may include at least one of a potassium oxide content and a sodium oxide content of greater than or equal to 0% by weight. |
| US10352259B2 |
Dual-fuel internal combustion engine
A dual-fuel internal combustion engine with a device for regulating the internal combustion engine, with at least two piston-cylinders, a fuel injector assigned to the piston-cylinder units for a liquid fuel, which has an injector needle. Each piston-cylinder unit has a gas supply device for fuel, wherein the regulating device controls the fuel injector and the at least one gas supply device individually for metering of the quantity of the liquid or gaseous fuel supplied to each piston-cylinder unit. At least one needle sensor is connected to the regulating device and assigned to the respective piston-cylinder unit, which detects a characteristic signal of the needle position in the ballistic range, so that the fuel injector can be operated with individual controllability for each of the at least two piston-cylinder units for the regulation of the supplied fuel quantity in the ballistic range. |
| US10352257B2 |
Method for controlling of valve timing of continuous variable valve duration engine
A method for controlling intake and exhaust valves of an engine includes: Controlling opening and closing timings of the intake and exhaust valves by an intake continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) device and an exhaust CVVT devices; determining, by a controller, target intake and exhaust opening durations of the intake and exhaust valves, and target opening and closing timings of the valves based on an engine load and an engine speed; modifying current intake and exhaust opening durations based on the target opening durations via an intake continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) device and an exhaust CVVD device; adjusting opening or closing timings of the valves to the target opening or closing timings of the valves while maintaining the modified opening durations of the valves. |
| US10352255B2 |
System for controlling engine operating speed based on operating load
A machine includes an engine and a governor operable to control an operating speed of the engine along a first droop curve such that the operating speed is a function of an operating load of the engine. The first droop curve includes a first region that defines a first slope, a second region that defines a second slope different from the first slope, and a transition point located at an intersection of the first region and the second region. The machine further includes a controller in communication with the governor. The controller is configured to determine an average operating load of the engine over a predetermined time period, adjust the location of the transition point based at least in part on the average operating load to create a second droop curve, and operate the engine based on the second droop curve. |
| US10352254B2 |
Internal combustion engine control device
An internal combustion engine control device for a dual-injection internal combustion engine acquires first and second increase values, which are fuel increase ratios according to respective alcohol concentrations of a fuel injected by cylinder injection and a fuel injected by port injection. The control device determines a basic total injection amount of fuel that should be supplied to each cylinder in the case where the alcohol concentration of the fuel is zero. An amount of fuel injected from a cylinder injection valve is determined as if the alcohol concentration of the fuel were zero. A total injection amount is to correspond to an amount in accordance with the basic total injection amount and both, the first increase value and the second increase value, so that the increase in injected fuel amount is borne by port injection. |
| US10352253B2 |
Method to perform intake cam lift state transitions
A method of transitioning between two intake valve lift states while providing constant engine torque output comprehends the steps of receiving a lift change request from an engine control device, determining the current phase angles of the camshafts, and determining whether the intake and exhaust camshafts are at transition positions. The transition positions are experimentally or empirically determined combinations of operating conditions that result in constant engine torque output before and after the intake valve lift transition. If they are, an appropriate, i.e., low to high or high to low cam lift state transition of the intake valves occurs. If they are not, the cam phasers move the intake and exhaust camshafts to transition positions. When the cam phasers have moved the intake and exhaust camshafts to the transition positions, i.e., positions of constant engine torque output, the intake valve lift transitions from high to low or low to high. |
| US10352252B2 |
Air intake device and air intake control valve
An air intake device includes: a valve body which includes a rotating shaft; a bearing member which rotatably supports the rotating shaft of the valve body; and an air intake port which includes a concave portion on which the bearing member is disposed, wherein the bearing member includes a positioning portion for positioning the bearing member with respect to the concave portion of the air intake port, facing surfaces which extend from the positioning portion along the concave portion of the air intake port and face each other in an inward radial direction of the rotating shaft with respect to the concave portion, with a gap therebetween, and protruding portions which protrude toward the concave portion of the air intake port from the facing surfaces and seal the gap. |
| US10352242B2 |
Ventilation of a turbomachine nacelle
A jet pump type ejector for a turbomachine, including a duct through which a secondary ventilation air flow passes, and a first end of which forms an air intake and a second end of which forms an air outlet, the two nozzles for spraying a primary air flow being mounted in the duct which defines a mixer and a diffuser downstream from the nozzle, the two nozzles being parallel and adjacent to one another, the mixer including two substantially planar longitudinal walls, bottom and top respectively, connected to one another by two side walls having a semicircular cross-section, in which the radius of curvature R2 is centered on the axis of a nozzle, the center-to-center distance of the nozzles being substantially equal to Π/2 times R2 or (Π/2)R2. |
| US10352240B2 |
Gas turbine and method for operating a gas turbine
A gas turbine is provided including a rotor which includes a rotor portion of a fluid bearing for rotatably supporting the rotor, a radially outer stator portion, a radially inner stator portion including a stator portion of the fluid bearing, a compressor air passage extending between the radially outer stator portion and the radially inner stator portion, and an annular gap between the rotor and the radially inner stator portion partially forming an annular air passage in communication with the compressor air passage, wherein along a flow direction of air flowing within the annular air passage a radius of the air passage decreases in a first portion and then increases in a second portion. Further a method for operating a gas turbine is described. |
| US10352236B2 |
Nosecap
The present disclosure relates generally to a nosecap for a gas turbine engine. The nosecap may be injection molded in an embodiment. The nosecap may have bolt holes surrounded by bolt pockets that are asymmetric about a plane passing through a geometric center of the nosecap and passing through and dividing the bolt hole in an embodiment. |
| US10352228B2 |
Liquid and gaseous multi-fuel compression ignition engines
Methods of operation of liquid and gaseous multi-fuel compression ignition engines that may be operated on a gaseous fuel or a liquid fuel, or a combination of both a gaseous fuel and a liquid fuel at the same time and in some embodiments, in the same combustion event. Various embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10352227B2 |
Flapper valve device with functional testing
A device for convective cooling of a functional assembly for a motor vehicle includes a fan, which in operation, is designed to move air along a flow axis defined by the design and placement of the fan. A flapper valve device is provided having an air transit opening and a flapper valve assembly disposed therein, with at least one flapper valve provided to change the open-flow cross section of the air transit opening and being adjustable between a closed position and an open position. A control unit is provided. The fan and the flapper valve device are arranged at a distance from each other such that air moved due to operation of the fan then flows through the air transit opening at least when the flapper valve device is in the open position. The control unit is designed to detect at least one operating parameter of the fan. |
| US10352223B2 |
Method for cold start emissions diagnostic
A method for cold start emissions diagnostic of a catalytic treatment device of an internal combustion engine includes determining a torque reserve; determining a catalyst light off (CLO) state; integrating the total torque reserve over a time period established by the CLO state; determining if a value from the integration exceeds an integration threshold; and if the value from the integration exceeds the integration threshold, indicating that the cold start emissions diagnostic is positive. |
| US10352221B2 |
Heating device and tank with heating device
Heating device (10), in particular for heating an operating fluid tank of a motor vehicle, preferably a tank for storage of aqueous urea solution, the heating device (10) comprising an electrical resistance heating trace (14) with a heating side (14b), on which, in intended operation, heat is emitted to a fluid to be heated, and the heating side (14b) opposing a carrier side (14a), on which the resistance heating trace (14) faces a mounting supporting it, wherein the resistance heating trace (14) is disposed between a flexible film (16) on its heating side (14b) and a substrate (12), rigid in comparison with the flexible film (16), as the supporting mounting on the carrier side (14a), which is characterized in that the resistance heating trace (14a) is connected to the rigid substrate (12) on the carrier side (14a) without intermediate arrangement of a further film. |
| US10352219B2 |
Method of controlling generation of selective catalytic reduction on diesel particulate filter
A method of controlling regeneration of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) on a diesel particulate filter (DPF) (SDPF) by using an increase in a temperature of exhaust gas of a vehicle include confirming whether the vehicle is in an idle state or whether the vehicle enters a re-start after a start-stop before the regeneration of the SDPF and determining an entrance condition, determining, when the entrance condition is satisfied, a quantity of urea injection and a quantity of urea accumulated before the regeneration and determining whether the determined quantity of urea injection does not exceed a target quantity of urea, and increasing a temperature within a filter of the SDPF to a predetermined value or more during the regeneration of the SDPF and removing urea deposited at the lower end portion of the filter. |
| US10352218B2 |
Catalyst activation method and catalyst activation device
A catalyst activation method and a catalyst activation device are provided which can activate a NOx catalyst efficiently in an ensured fashion. A plurality of accessories are connected to an internal combustion engine, and a control mechanism is provided on each of the accessories for controlling a load to be exerted on the internal combustion engine by driving the corresponding accessory. Then, a temperature of a NOx catalyst is acquired, and when the acquired temperature of the NOx catalyst is lower than a catalyst activation temperature, in order to drive additionally a certain number of accessories in the plurality of accessories which correspond to the temperature difference, the controlling mechanism(s) which corresponds to the accessory(ies) to be driven additionally is controlled to drive the corresponding accessory(ies) so as to increase a load to be exerted on the internal combustion engine. |
| US10352216B2 |
Engine device
An engine device is provided with a first case which removes particulate matters in exhaust gas of an engine, and a second case which removes nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the engine. The second case is connected to the first case via a urea mixing pipe. An exhaust gas inlet surface of the first case is joined to an exhaust gas outlet surface of the engine, and a support base firmly fixed to the engine is provided. The support base is partly brought into surface contact with the exhaust gas outlet surface of the engine. |
| US10352212B2 |
Exhaust gas treatment systems and methods
A system, device and a method for gas treatment is provided. The gas treatment system comprises a generator, one or more corona devices and separation device disposed in sequence along an exhaust gas flow direction. The generator is driven by a gas flow to generate an alternating supplying voltage. The corona devices are electrically connected to the generator to provide the supplying voltage and generate a first electric field via corona discharge by the supplying voltage such that particulates in the gas passing the first electric field are charged. The separation device is electrically connected to the generator and generate a second electric filed via the supplying voltage to separate charged particulates from the exhaust gas flow. |
| US10352209B2 |
Pressure regulator assemblies
A primary housing carries an air/oil separation element. A valve member extends into a throat of the element. A secondary housing forms a regulator chamber and an atmospheric chamber. A partition of the secondary housing delimits and fluidly seals the atmospheric chamber from the regulator chamber. The partition is moveable in opposite axial directions responsive to a change in a pressure differential between the atmospheric chamber and regulator chamber without the use of a spring. The valve opens into and is in fluid connection with the regulator chamber. The secondary housing is carried by the primary housing. Alternatively, a fluid port can open up out of the secondary housing and the valve not open into the regulator chamber. |
| US10352203B2 |
Hydraulic lash adjuster and method for using hydraulic lash adjuster
Air is restrained from flowing into a high pressure chamber while the number of parts is reduced. A plunger is slidably fitted into a body; a reservoir is formed in the plunger with a communication hole formed in a head section thereof to allow communication between an inside and an outside; a high pressure chamber is formed in the body between the body and the plunger bottom section; an oil supply hole is formed in a plunger circumferential wall section; a return spring is interposed between the body and the plunger; a valve mechanism is disposed on the plunger bottom section; the reservoir is set such that a space continuously extends; and the oil supply hole is oriented outward in the radial direction as compared to an axis of the plunger. |
| US10352202B2 |
Switch valve and connecting rod for variable compression internal combustion engine
A switch valve for controlling a hydraulic fluid flow of a connecting rod for an internal combustion engine with variable compression with an eccentrical element adjustment arrangement for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, the switch valve including a valve housing including a first operating connection and a second operating connection and a supply connection, wherein at least one filter element is arranged in a portion of the first operating connection or the second operating connection or the supply connection. The switch valve is advantageously used in a connecting rod for an internal combustion engine with variable compression. |
| US10352194B2 |
Damper with adjustable seal
A bearing assembly includes a case, a bearing spring positioned inside the case, a first seal positioned between the case and the bearing spring, and a second seal. The a second seal is positioned between the case and the bearing spring and is spaced apart from the first seal, wherein the second seal is an adjustable seal that is movable between a closed position and an opened position to inhibit or allow, respectively, a fluid to flow from a cavity that is defined by the case, the bearing spring, the first seal and the second seal. |
| US10352191B2 |
Gas turbine engine with air-oil cooler oil tank
A thermal management system according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes an at least partially annular oil tank; and a fan airflow diverter upstream of the cooling fins. |
| US10352190B2 |
Cooling of an oil circuit of a turbomachine
A turbomachine or a turbojet engine or a turboprop engine of an aircraft, including at least one oil circuit and a cooling mechanism including a refrigerant circuit including a first heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the refrigerant and air and forming a condenser, a second heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the refrigerant and the oil of the oil circuit and forming an evaporator, an expander mounted downstream from the first exchanger and upstream from the second exchanger, in a direction in which the refrigerant circulates, and a compressor mounted downstream from the second exchanger and upstream from the first exchanger. |
| US10352184B2 |
Air metering for blade outer air seals
A seal assembly includes a blade outer air seal, a downstream vane, and a pressure wall, according to various embodiments. The blade outer air seal may include a radially outer surface and the downstream vane may be coupled to the blade outer air seal via a fluid sealing engagement. The pressure wall may be coupled to the blade outer air seal and may define a metering orifice. In various embodiments, the metering orifice of the pressure wall is configured to meter air flow from a first plenum upstream of the pressure wall to a second plenum downstream of the pressure wall. In various embodiments, at least a preponderance of the radially outer surface of the blade outer air seal at least partially defines the first plenum and the fluid sealing engagement at least partially defines the second plenum. |
| US10352183B2 |
High temperature seal and method
An embodiment of a turbine assembly includes, among other possible things, a first component including a first component surface, a second component including a second component surface spaced apart from the first component surface, and a brush seal disposed between the first component and the second component. The brush seal includes, among other things, a first bristled region extending in a first direction from a backing plate, and sealingly engaging one of the first component surface and the second component surface. At least one of the backing plate and the first bristled region includes a nickel-based superalloy material having at least 40% of a Ni3(Al,X) precipitate phase, X being a metallic or refractory element other than Al. |
| US10352179B2 |
Compression assembly for a turbine engine
Compression assembly for a turbine engine, in particular a turboshaft engine, said assembly comprising an air inlet duct capable of receiving an air flow, at least one air compression stage comprising at least one movable compressor wheel onto which the duct discharges, and a pre-rotation grille which is positioned in the air inlet duct upstream of the movable compressor wheel in order to adjust the speed of the air in said flow at the inlet of the movable wheel and comprises a plurality of variable-setting vanes, the assembly being characterized in that the pitch between two consecutive vanes of the grille is greater than the chord of one of the two vanes at a given height of the air duct, preferably in its upper part. |
| US10352177B2 |
Airfoil having impingement openings
An airfoil for a turbine engine having a perimeter wall bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and a suction side, a radially extending rib located within the interior and spaced from the leading edge to define a radially extending leading edge chamber, and at least one impingement opening in the rib defining a flow path aligned with the leading edge. |
| US10352176B2 |
Cooling circuits for a multi-wall blade
A trailing edge cooling system for a multi-wall blade, including: a cooling circuit, including: an outward leg extending toward a trailing edge of the multi-wall blade and fluidly coupled to a coolant feed; a return leg extending away from the trailing edge of the multi-wall blade and fluidly coupled to a coolant collection passage; and a turn for coupling the outward leg and the return leg; wherein the outward leg is radially offset from the return leg along a radial axis of the multi-wall blade. |
| US10352175B2 |
Seal-plate anti-rotation in a stage of a gas turbine engine
A turbine stage assembly includes a disc carrying a cascade of blades and an annular seal-plate that is secured to the disc by a first connection. One or more of the blades include a root portion configured to be received in a complementarily shaped radially extending slot in the disc such that a face of the root portion faces the plate. A terminal portion of the root portion is cut away adjacent the face to present an open space between a radially inner wall of the slot and a wall of the cutaway root portion. A first part of a second connector extends radially inwardly from the wall of the cutaway root portion. The first part of the second connector is configured to engage with a complementing second part of the second connector provided on the seal-plate. |
| US10352174B2 |
Film-cooled gas turbine component
A film-cooled gas turbine component for a gas turbine has a surface exposed to a hot gas and a number of film-cooling openings open out, which film-cooling openings combined to form at least one row transverse to a flow direction of the hot gas. Each of the film-cooling openings has a duct section and a diffuser section having an upstream diffuser edge, two diffuser longitudinal edges and a downstream diffuser edge. At least two immediately adjacent film-cooling openings, of the respective row have their duct axes of the respective duct sections laterally inclined relative to the local flow direction of the hot gas and their diffuser sections are formed asymmetrically with respect to a projection of the duct axis, such that immediately adjacent corner regions of the respective film-cooling openings are in alignment without the respective diffuser sections making contact with one another. |
| US10352165B2 |
Mine mining system
A mine mining system mining ore from a vein in a mine including a mining area provided inside an ore body, a first mine shaft provided inside the ore body, and a second mine shaft connecting the mining area and the first mine shaft to each other, the mine mining system includes: a transporting machine which loads the ore mined in the mining area and transports the ore to a soil discharge area while traveling in the first mine shaft; and a loading machine which stays in the second mine shaft, excavates the ore in the mining area, conveys the excavated ore in a direction moving away from the mining area, and loads the ore on the transporting machine. |
| US10352159B2 |
Monitoring of drilling operations using discretized fluid flows
A system and method for monitoring drilling operations by dividing a flow of fluid into at least one discrete fluid unit, circulating the fluid unit through a wellbore, and comparing a measured change to a property of the fluid unit to a predicted change in the property of the fluid unit. In addition to measuring the change to the property of the fluid unit, the fluid unit may be tracked by iteratively calculating the location of the fluid unit as it passes through the wellbore. Data collected for the fluid unit by a control system may be analyzed and used by the control system or an operator to diagnose problems or improve overall efficiency of drilling operations. |
| US10352158B2 |
Synthetic formation evaluation logs based on drilling vibrations
A method and apparatus for predicting a formation parameter at a drill bit drilling a formation is disclosed. A vibration measurement is obtained at each of a plurality of depths in the borehole. A formation parameter is obtained proximate each of the plurality of depths in the borehole. A relationship is determined between the obtained vibration measurements and the measured formation parameters at the plurality of depths. A vibration measurement at a new drill bit location is obtained and the formation parameter at the new drill bit location is predicted from the vibration measurement and the determined relation. Formation type can be determined at the new drill bit location from the new vibration measurement and the determined relationship. |
| US10352155B2 |
Telluric referencing for improved electromagnetic telemetry
An electromagnetic (EM) telemetry system with telluric referencing for use with downhole equipment is described. Embodiments of an EM telemetry system with telluric referencing include a downhole transceiver comprising an encoded signal transmitter, a downhole sensor disposed to monitor the downhole equipment, the downhole sensor coupled to the transceiver, an encoded signal receiver, a reference receiver spaced apart from the encoded signal receiver and communicatively coupled to the encoded signal receiver, and a telluric voltage module coupled to one of the encoded signal receiver and the reference receiver. The telluric voltage module is communicatively coupled to the encoded signal receiver and the reference receiver to receive an encoded signal and a reference signal, respectively, which may include telluric noise. The telluric voltage module synchronizes the encoded signal and the reference signal, subtracts the reference signal from the encoded signal, and outputs a signal free from telluric noise. |
| US10352150B2 |
System and method for downhole and surface measurements for an electric submersible pump
A method for monitoring an electric submersible pump. The method includes acquiring data indicative of surface measurements obtained while the pump is operating in a downhole environment, acquiring data indicative of downhole measurements obtained while the pump is operating in the downhole environment, storing the downhole data in the downhole environment, periodically transmitting the downhole data from the downhole environment to a remote computing device, and establishing a baseline signature profile based on a correlation of the surface data with the downhole data. |
| US10352148B2 |
Estimating casing wear using models incorporating bending stiffness
An illustrative method for estimating casing wear, including estimating, as a function of position along a casing string, a side force of a tubular string against the casing string, wherein said estimating accounts for a bending stiffness of the tubular string. The method further including determining, based at least in part on the side force, a casing string wear volume as a function of position along the casing string, and presenting the casing string wear volume to a user. |
| US10352147B2 |
Horizontal extended reach borehole cleanup tool
A debris collection device creates circulation with surface pumped fluid that draws debris laden flow into a long tail pipe. The tail pipe advances as debris is sucked out of the way and into the tailpipe. A shoe with a check valve at the tailpipe lower end prevents debris exit from the tailpipe either when the surface pump is turned off or when the tailpipe is removed with the tool to get the debris out of the borehole. The device handles horizontal runs where debris such as sand accumulates on the borehole bottom. Additional stands are added above the debris collection device as the tailpipe penetrates deeper into the borehole as sand that lies ahead of it is removed into the tailpipe. A volume of sand extending into the thousands of gallons can be removed in a single trip. |
| US10352143B2 |
Blowdown method for thermal recovery processes
A method of blowdown for a steam chamber of a thermal recovery process is provided. A blowdown mixture is introduced into the steam chamber. The blowdown mixture can include glycol and water. Heat can be adsorbed from the steam chamber onto the blowdown mixture. A viscosifying agent can also be introduced into the steam chamber. Oil from the steam chamber can be emulsified with the viscosifying agent to produce oil or emulsions of oil. The blowdown mixture and the oil or emulstions of oil can both be recovered from the steam chamber. |
| US10352142B2 |
Controlling operation of a stem-assisted gravity drainage oil well system by adjusting multiple time step controls
A method for increasing efficiency in emulsion production for a steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) oil well system includes generating a multiple time step model of the SAGD oil well system and training the multiple time step model of the SAGD oil well system utilizing historical time series data relating to one or more SAGD oil wells at one or more SAGD production sites of the SAGD oil well system. The historical time series data is obtained from a plurality of sensors in the SAGD oil well system. The method also includes utilizing the multiple time step model to determine, based on a set of objectives and subject to one or more constraints, two or more sets of values for control parameters associated with one or more of the SAGD production sites of the SAGD oil well system for respective ones of two or more time steps. The method further includes adjusting, in each of the two or more time steps, a set of controls of the SAGD oil well system based on the determined values of the control parameters for the corresponding time step. |
| US10352141B2 |
Device for regulating injection pressure in enhanced oil recovery
A pressure regulating device for the injection of an aqueous polymer solution into an oil well, the device consisting of a series of straight tubes each with a pressure gauge, each tube being separated by a valve, where the valves are gate valves and/or needle valves. A method to reduce the injection pressure of an aqueous polymer solution according to the pressure of the well using the device. |
| US10352134B2 |
Oil or gas production using computer simulation of oil or gas fields and production facilities
Oil or gas fields and associated facilities are computer simulated by solving linear algebraic equations using a Schwarz method with at least one well node included in the overlap. According to another aspect, equations for the wellbore nodes are processed to eliminate some non-pressure variables, e.g. component compositions. Other features are also provided. |
| US10352130B2 |
Flushable velocity fuse and screen assembly for downhole systems
A flushable well screen or filter assembly for placement within a tubular. The assembly includes a well screen or filter having an inlet end and an outlet end; and a velocity fuse positioned downstream of the outlet end of the well screen or filter, the velocity fuse in fluid communication with the well screen or filter. A system for removing fluids from a well and a method for back-flushing an upstream well screen or filter installed within a tubular are also provided. |
| US10352129B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling a downhole tool
An apparatus for controlling a downhole tool comprises a generator for generating electricity; a rotor connected to the generator; an electronic circuit electrically connected to the generator; a sensor for sensing movement of the rotor, the sensor being electrically connected to the electronic circuit; and a valve for wellbore fluid and for activating or deactivating a tool or function of the downhole tool, the valve being controllable by being electrically connected to the electronic circuit. The generator is configured to generate electricity to at least the electronic circuit when a flow of wellbore fluid drives the rotor. A corresponding method of controlling a downhole tool comprises configuring the electric circuit to open or close the valve depending on a variation or pattern of a flow rate, controlling the downhole tool. |
| US10352126B2 |
Activation device and activation of multiple downhole tools with a single activation device
An activation device is disclosed that can activate multiple downhole tools in a wellbore. The activation device is cost effective and easy to produce. A method for activating multiple downhole tools in a wellbore is described where at least one downhole tool is activated by magnetic field, while at least one additional downhole tool is activated by mating of the activation device with the downhole tool. |
| US10352124B2 |
Methods and systems for a bridge plug
Example of the present disclosure relate to a bridge plug. More specifically, embodiments are directed towards a bridge plug with a flapper, wherein the flapper is configured to set and unset based on a pressure differential and/or fluid flow associated with the bridge plug. |
| US10352112B2 |
Device and method for suspending loads from a bail of an elevator of a drilling rig, and corresponding drilling rig assembly
A device and drilling rig are disclosed for suspending loads from a bail or an elevator of such drilling rig, and method therefor. The device includes an upper bail clamp for clamping around the bail, a lower bail clamp for clamping around the bail, and a connecting part which is connected to the upper bail clamp by means of upper connecting means and connected to the lower bail clamp by means of lower connecting means. The connecting part is further provided with a coupling means for connecting the connecting part to the load to be suspended from the bail. At least one of the upper connecting means allow translational movement of the connecting part with respect to one of the upper bail clamps, while another of the connecting means are arranged to prevent translational movement of the connecting part with respect to the other of the lower bail clamps. |
| US10352109B2 |
System and methodology for coupling tubing
A technique facilitates coupling of sections of tubing, e.g. a casing and a liner. A first tubing is positioned at a desired location, and then a second tubing is deployed through an interior of the first tubing until predetermined regions of the first tubing and the second tubing are in proximity to one another. A molten metal material is located between the first tubing and the second tubing at the predetermined regions. The molten metal material is then solidified to secure the second tubing to the first tubing. |
| US10352107B2 |
Sealing arrangements for subsea pipe-in-pipe systems
A method of sealing an annulus of an electrically trace-heated pipe-in-pipe structure including introducing a flowable filler material to mold a sealing mass in situ is disclosed. The sealing mass closes a restriction at which the annulus is narrowed radially and embeds at least one heating element that extends generally longitudinally through the restriction. The structure includes an inner ring spaced within an outer ring to define the annulus between the rings. The annulus is narrowed radially by one or more projections that extend radially into the annulus from at least one of the rings toward the other of said rings. The restriction may include multiple bores, each of which may contain a sealing mass around a respective heating element in the bore. |
| US10352103B2 |
Cutter support element
Cutters mounted on bits for advancing boreholes are subject to extreme forces that can separate the cutter from the bit. A cutter backing element with a rearward extending lug and forward face can provide support to the cutter. The backing element is attached to the back face of the cutter and the lug of the backing element is received in a recess of the bit. The backing element can be brazed to the bit and the cutter. The lug is offset from a longitudinal axis of the backing element. Forces applied to the front of the cutter during drilling operations are transferred through the cutter to the backing element and to the bit through the offset lug. |
| US10352102B2 |
Rotational drill bits and drilling apparatuses including the same
A method includes rotating a rotary drill bit about a central axis in a rotational direction. The rotary drill bit includes a bit body having a forward end and a rearward end and a plurality of cutting elements coupled to the bit body. Each of the plurality of cutting elements includes a substrate, polycrystalline diamond bonded to the substrate, a substantially planar, substantially semi-circular cutting face, a cutting edge adjacent the cutting face, and a side surface that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the cutting face. The method also includes moving the rotary drill bit in an axially forward direction while rotating the rotary drill bit such that the plurality of cutting elements cut into a formation and removing debris generated by the plurality of cutting elements. |
| US10352101B2 |
Composite drill bit
A composite drill bit has one or more scraping-wheel cutting units disposed on fixed-blade. The drill bit comprises a bit body, fixed-blades, and scraping-wheels. The angular deflection of the scraping-wheel is in the range of 20°≤|α|≤90°. The scraping-wheel cutting unit has a scraping-wheel shaft and a scraping-wheel with cutters disposed thereon. The scraping-wheel cutting unit is disposed on the fixed-blade by a rotary connection. |
| US10352098B2 |
Step platform for stepladder
A step platform for use with a stepladder having front and back legs. The front leg has a plurality of steps. The step platform includes a tread portion connected to a locking portion. The tread portion has a front portion configured to rest upon a selected one of the steps and a back portion configured to extend from the front portion toward the back leg beyond the selected step. The locking portion extends alongside a front portion of the selected step and at least partially wraps around a lower edge of the front portion. |
| US10352087B2 |
Method for controlling barrier door
A method for controlling barrier door is disclosed. The method includes following steps of: monitoring a barrier door (20) for generating multiple monitor images continually via a monitoring camera (104); recognizing a barrier door feature pattern (30-34) arranged on the barrier door (20) from the monitor images and determining a shade status of the barrier door feature pattern (30-34); recognizing a movement feature pattern arranged on a movable object from the monitor images and determining a movement direction of the movement feature pattern continuously; controlling the barrier door (20) to open when the shade status is consistent with a default shade status, the movement direction is consistent with a default movement direction, and the barrier door (20) is closed. Therefore, the barrier door can automatically and timely open without arranging the RFID reader, so as to provide the user the batter convenience. |
| US10352085B1 |
Motorized window venting insert
A window venting insert, including a main housing, for use within a window assembly having a casement an upper window panel and a lower window panel, the lower window panel may be opened to create a window opening. A screen panel extends within the main housing an allows air flow through the main housing. A movable solid panel has a closed position where it selectively blocks the screen panel to prevent air flow therethrough. A motor mechanism and a control unit cooperate to determine appropriate times and ambient temperatures for moving the movable solid panel to the closed position. |
| US10352082B1 |
Door stop
A door stop includes a first end capable of self-engaging and securing into a support structure adjacent a doorway and a second end having a driving tool adapting means. The driving tool adapting means may, in certain embodiments, involve a single notch, a cross-notch, a cube, a pentagonal tube or a hexagonal tube, capable of receiving conventional driving tools. |
| US10352080B2 |
Device for manually and/or electromotively adjusting or securing a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part relative to each other
A device for manually and electromotively adjusting or securing a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part relative to each other is provided. The device includes an adjustment part which has a joint for pivotal arrangement on the first vehicle part, wherein the adjustment part is to be arranged on the first vehicle part in such a manner that, when the vehicle parts are adjusted relative to each other, the adjustment part moves relative to the second vehicle part, an output element which is to be arranged on the second vehicle part, an output element which is to be arranged on the second vehicle part, is operatively connected to the adjustment part and is drivable in order to move the adjustment part relative to the second vehicle part, is operatively connected to the adjustment part and is drivable in order to move the adjustment part relative to the second vehicle part, and an electromotive drive device for driving the output element, wherein the drive device has a drive motor and a transmission coupling the drive motor to the output element. |
| US10352078B2 |
Mechanism and method for actuating a charging flap
An electric vehicle (1) has a charging flap (10) articulated on a support structure by way of a four-bar linkage arrangement (14) so that the charging flap (10) can be moved between a closed position (FIG. 3A) and an open position (FIG. 3F). To simplify the actuation of the charging flap, the mechanism for actuating the charging flap (10) has a push-push element (20) combined with a spring device (15) that is assigned to the four-bar linkage arrangement (14). |
| US10352072B2 |
Snap set door handle and lock knob assembly
A door handle assembly. The assembly includes a bezel including a depressed base and an integral support bracket. A latch handle is operatively disposed within a first chamber at the bezel interior and a lock knob including a resiliently compressible body is disposed within a second chamber. The lock knob is supported between a pair of opposing bosses. The latch handle is supported between a boss and an opposing wall aperture. The supporting bosses and wall aperture are concentrically oriented with the latch handle and lock knob being supported in rotatable relation about a common axis. |
| US10352070B2 |
Door latch with opening memory feature
A closure latch for a vehicle door is provided. The closure latch includes an emergency lock actuator to permit a person to lock the door in the event that the power lock actuator is unusable. The latch also includes an ‘impatient passenger’ feature, which permits the doors to be unlocked using the remote keyless-entry feature on the key fob even in a situation where an ‘impatient passenger’ had prematurely lifted the door handle of the vehicle. In some prior art latches, such an action by an ‘impatient passenger’ would prevent the drive motor on the latch from unlocking the latch, thereby necessitating the owner to press the unlock button on the key fob a second time. There is some overlap in the components that used for the ‘impatient passenger’ feature and the components used for the emergency lock actuator, thereby reducing cost and complexity of the latch. |
| US10352069B2 |
Locking lever and vehicle door opening-closing device
A locking lever includes: a pair of lever pieces connected to each other to be relatively rotatable; and a spring member which extends about rotating axes of the lever pieces, of which both end portions engage with the lever pieces, and thereby, which biases the lever pieces to rotate in opposite directions, wherein contact portions, which come into contact with each other based on a biasing force of the spring member and thereby, are able to hold relatively rotating positions of the lever pieces, are provided in the lever pieces, respectively, wherein the spring member has spring end portions extending in a radial direction of the rotating shaft, and wherein an engagement surface with which the spring end portion comes into contact in a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft is provided on at least one of the lever pieces. |
| US10352065B2 |
Clamp for temporary structure sheeting and related methods
A sheeting clamp for a temporary structure includes a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate. The first clamping plate has a first channel parallel and a second channel. The second channel has a plurality of openings therein. The first plate also includes a first plurality of apertures proximal to the first channel and a second plurality of apertures proximal to the second channel. The second clamping plate has a first channel corresponding to the first channel of the first clamping plate, and a first plurality of apertures corresponding to the first plurality of apertures of the first clamping plate. At least one securing structure secures the first clamping plate and second clamping plate around a tubular structure around which a sheet is wrapped. |
| US10352061B2 |
System for anchoring a pole into the ground comprising at least one interface likely to be assembled on an anchoring base intended to be flush with the ground
A system for anchoring a pole into the ground includes an anchoring base intended to be anchored into the ground, the anchoring base exhibiting a high, flush end intended to be flush with the ground; at least one interface exhibiting a housing capable of holding a pole, the interface having elements for holding a pole inserted in the housing thereof; and elements for assembling/disassembling the interface on the anchoring base. |
| US10352060B2 |
Connection element and method for producing same
Methods for producing connecting or junction elements, which in some cases may be utilized in steel structures of towers for wind turbines, may involve using a flow forming process to produce which a flange and a casing integrally adjoining the flange from a blank. Further, an end of the casing opposite the flange may be adapted to a contour of a component to which the casing is intended to be connected. In some examples, the casing may be formed with a second flange. Likewise, in some examples, at least a portion of the casing may have a conical design. |
| US10352058B2 |
Rigid sub structure damping system and method for protecting structures subjected to dynamic forces
A rigid substructure (12) tied to a restrained column (16) at different floors undergoes rigid body rotation due to lateral dynamic loading. Flexural members (18) that are connected to the substructure (12) and another anchor column (14) resist the rigid body rotation and undergo vertical deflections. Damped diagonals (20) connected to common nodes of the rigid substructure and flexural members, for one embodiment, receive amplified displacements and more effectively dissipate energy. Flexural members restore the structure to the unloaded position. The system does not require moment connections and can work with flexure induced in simply supported beams. The system is highly effective and may remain elastic under maximum considered earthquake ground motions. |
| US10352056B2 |
Formation aids for use in forming swimming pools and associated method
A formation aid, for use in the forming of receptacles in a swimming pool, includes a three-dimensional body having an essentially conical shape. The three-dimensional body of the formation aid includes a narrow end, for placement near an interior edge of the swimming pool during formation of the swimming pool; and a wide end, for placement remote from the interior edge of the swimming pool, in order to form a receptacle. |
| US10352055B2 |
Formation aids for use in forming swimming pools and associated method
A formation aid, for use in the forming of receptacles in a swimming pool, includes a three-dimensional body having an essentially conical shape. The three-dimensional body of the formation aid includes a narrow end, for placement near an interior edge of the swimming pool during formation of the swimming pool; and a wide end, for placement remote from the interior edge of the swimming pool, in order to form a receptacle. |
| US10352053B2 |
Device for repairing damage to the bottom of a container filled with water
A device for repairing damage to a bottom of a container filled with water is disclosed. The device comprises a guiding device, which can be placed on the bottom of the container and which has a centering device for centering the guiding device between wall sections of the bottom elements. The devices further comprises a fixing device for fixing the guiding device on the bottom of the container, a carrier, which can be guided along the guiding device and on which at least one pivot arm is arranged, and an accommodating element arranged at a free end of the pivot arm, for accommodating adhesive, with which part of a wall section of the bottom elements can be covered. |
| US10352049B2 |
Building panel with a mechanical locking system
A set of essentially identical panels, such as building panels, provided with a mechanical locking system including a displaceable tongue, which is arranged in a displacement groove with a first opening at a first edge of a first panel. The displaceable tongue is configured to cooperate with a first tongue groove, with a second opening at a second edge of an adjacent second panel, for vertical locking of the first and the second edge. The height of the first opening is greater than a second height of the second opening. |
| US10352042B2 |
Constructive assembly for building walls
The present invention relates to a constructive assembly for building walls which allow forming wall coverings. Examples of coverings that can be formed with the present invention are façades, party walls and partition walls. The constructive assembly is characterized by being formed by a plurality of cables intended for being arranged under stress in the vertical position, and a plurality of blocks having coupling means for coupling them to cables such that integral joining is assured, forming the wall. Walls thus formed do not require the use of mortar or the need to be built by skilled labor, making it possible to build reformed or new exposed wall faces more easily and in a cleaner and faster manner and, in the case of thin material (tiles), with the certainty that such material will not become detached. |
| US10352040B1 |
Casing bead control joint
A building comprises an exterior substrate, such as an exterior prepped for application of a building material and one or more expansion and control joints. A terminating point, such as a window or door casing, has a surface extending above the substrate, and a casing bead control joint with a permanent gasket or backer rod preinstalled for filling the space between the casing and the control joint. The control joint may be combined with one or more other expansion or control joints fixed to the exterior of the substrate, and a layer of a building material may be applied on the substrate and overlapping a portion of the expansion and control joints. |
| US10352039B2 |
Durable joint seal system with cover plate and ribs
A system which creates a durable seal between adjacent horizontal panels, including those that may be curved or subject to temperature expansion and contraction or mechanical shear. The durable seal system incorporates a plurality of ribs, a flexible member between the cover plate and the ribs and may incorporate a load transfer plate to provide support to the rib from below, and/or cores of differing compressibilities. |
| US10352036B2 |
Device for coupling walls and structure comprising such device
The present invention relates to an anchoring device for walls, comprising a plate-shaped metal element, and a plurality of holes passing through the plate-shaped metal element adapted to house elements fastening the plate-shaped metal element to a first and a second wall. The plate-shaped metal element has a substantially “X” geometrical shape with four curved arms that converge in a central connecting portion and comprises at least two holes on two distinct arms. |
| US10352035B1 |
System for improved wood framing
Two connectors are used to improve a system of wood framing commonly used to form roof and floor assemblies. The first, the end-to-end connector, allows end-to- end connection of secondary members. The joint thus formed acts as a structural hinge which, when properly located, significantly reduces maximum moment and deflection compared to current simple-span conditions. The second, the top mount connector, provides a secure connection between continuous secondary members and the tops of primary members. This connector provides support for the secondary members and, by resisting rotation between the primary and secondary members, provides superior bracing of the primary member. Used together, the connectors provide an new way of supporting members in a structure, that both reduces maximum moment and deflection and resists rotation between the primary members and the secondary members. |
| US10352034B2 |
Rapid assembly storage building using shipping container buttresses
A building technique uses standard shipping containers as buttresses to support a truss system that may extend between the shipping containers to provide a roof. A sliding connector system attaches the trusses to the shipping containers to accommodate variations in separation of the shipping containers presenting a versatile framing system that is insensitive to site-related variations. |
| US10352033B2 |
Clearspan fabric structure
A clearspan structure including component systems, and methods of forming a clearspan structure including component systems, for mitigating hazards to personnel or equipment from explosions, fires, toxic material release, and other hazards in hazardous locations. The exemplary clearspan structure is also capable of withstanding environmental conditions such as snow loads and wind. The exemplary clearspan structure is, for example, a tent or fabric structure which includes a plurality of frame members forming a support system for the clearspan structure, and fabric roof portions and walls for enclosing the clearspan structure. |
| US10352030B2 |
Toilet hydraulic system
A toilet having a tank to receive water and a bowl connected with the tank. Water travels from the tank to the bowl to discharge waste in the bowl through a manifold connected to the bowl and into a drain line. The toilet has a jet trapway portion having a jet inlet with a nozzle connected with the tank. The nozzle directs water from the jet inlet to overcome an upward bend in the jet trapway portion until received by the manifold at an inlet below the upward bend. A waste trapway portion extends from the manifold opposite the jet trapway portion and connects with the drain line. Waste is discharged from the bowl through the manifold over a bend in the waste trapway portion by combining water flowing from the jet trapway portion into the manifold with waste flowing from the manifold into the waste trapway portion. |
| US10352025B2 |
Plumbing fixture fitting with mounting system
The present invention provides a plumbing fixture fitting with a mounting system. |
| US10352024B2 |
Bulldozer
A bulldozer includes a steering clutch, a steering brake, a hydraulic pump that discharges a lubricating oil, a first lubricating oil supply path, a second lubricating oil supply path, a third lubricating oil supply path, and a flow amount switching valve disposed on the second lubricating oil supply path. The first lubricating oil supply path supplies a portion of the lubricating oil discharged by the hydraulic pump to the steering clutch The second lubricating oil supply path supplies a portion of the lubricating oil discharged by the hydraulic pump to the steering brake. The third lubricating oil supply path supplies, to the steering brake, a portion of the lubricating oil that has passed through the steering clutch. The flow amount switching valve switches an amount of the lubricating oil supplied to the steering brake. |
| US10352019B2 |
Front loader and work machine
A front loader includes a boom, a first pivotal shaft disposed on a tip portion of the boom, a bucket supported by the first pivotal shaft to be capable of performing a shoveling movement and a dumping movement, a boom cylinder to swing the boom, a bucket cylinder to move the bucket to make the bucket perform the shoveling movement and the dumping movement, a control valve to be switched to any one of a first state supplying an operation fluid to the bucket cylinder and a second state stopping supplying the operation fluid to the bucket cylinder, a first movable member to turn around the first pivotal shaft in accordance with the movement of the bucket, and a wire connecting the first movable member to the control valve. |
| US10352016B2 |
Method and apparatus for sealing and structurally renewing a wall of a manhole
An apparatus and method is provided for structurally renewing and sealing a wall of a manhole. The apparatus includes a tubular sleeve impregnated with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic material capable of expanding when in contact with water, and a liner impregnated with a resinous material capable of curing and hardening. The apparatus is positioned in a manhole and inflated, which forces the tubular sleeve and the liner into contact with the wall of the manhole. The hydrophilic or hydrophobic material is forced into defects of the wall, thus sealing the wall, while the liner is allowed to cure and harden, thus structurally renewing the wall of the manhole. |
| US10352012B2 |
Sheet piling and installation method
A sheet piling for mandrel-installed engagement with an identical adjacent sheet piling. The mandrel has a guide hook and a rotating toe protector. The sheet piling has a female interlocking feature with a pair of hooks and an engagement hook for releasably engaging the mandrel guide hook. The sheet piling also has a male interlocking feature with a pair of hooks configured to engage the pair of female hooks of an adjacent sheet piling in a multi-piling wall structure. |
| US10352011B2 |
Humectant compositions that effectively increase moisture retention in soil and associated methods for identifying same
A method for increasing moisture retention in a soil includes applying an effective amount of an effective humectant composition to the soil. The effective humectant composition is identified by determining the average moisture content of the soil for the humectant compositions applied at a minimum humectant concentration level, a maximum humectant concentration level, and at a first concentration level between the minimum and the maximum humectant concentration level. An average slope curve is generated by plotting the determined average moisture content of the soil for each applied humectant concentration levels from the minimum humectant concentration level to the maximum humectant concentration level. An effective humectant composition is determined when the generated average slope curve provides an increasing average moisture content along the entirety of a length of the generated average slope curve and when the generated average slope curve has a p value of 0.05 or less. |
| US10352009B1 |
Animal feces collection assembly
An animal feces collection assembly for collecting animal feces includes a collection unit that may be positioned on the ground in front of animal feces. A bag is removably positioned on the collection unit for receiving the animal feces. A scooper is provided for urging the animal feces into the collection unit. |
| US10352003B2 |
Expansion joint seal system with spring centering
A system which creates a durable seal between adjacent horizontal panels, including those that may be curved or subject to temperature expansion and contraction or mechanical shear. The durable seal system incorporates a plurality of ribs, a flexible member between the cover plate and the ribs and may incorporate a load transfer plate to provide support to the rib from below, and/or cores of differing compressibilities. |
| US10352001B2 |
Rail re-profiling method and apparatus
A method of milling a profile of a railway rail comprises: rotating a milling cutter including a plurality of face mounted cutting inserts mounted about a periphery thereof; milling a railway rail with cutting edges of the cutting inserts rotating in a predetermined plane corresponding to at least a portion of a desired rail profile while controlling the depth of cut of the cutting inserts; traversing the railway rail with the milling cutter while milling the railway rail; and controlling the speed of traverse of the milling cutter along the railway rail. |
| US10351998B2 |
Pre-moistened wet wipe products in perforated roll form made of tissue based substrates
The present invention is directed to wet wipes and methods of making thereof. In one aspect, a wet wipe includes a multi-ply tissue impregnated with a wetting composition. The multi-ply tissue includes papermaking fibers, is substantially free of synthetic fibers, and has an absorbent capacity of at least about 8 grams of the wetting composition per gram of the dry multi-ply tissue (g/g) as measured in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM International) standard D4250. A single ply of the multi-ply tissue has a basis weight of at least 8 pounds per 3,000 square foot ream (lb/rm). |
| US10351997B2 |
Sanitary tissue products
Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit novel compressibility properties alone and in combination with plate stiffness properties and methods for making same. |
| US10351989B2 |
Appliance for drying laundry with enhanced operation flexibility
A laundry drying appliance having a cabinet, a treatment chamber inside the cabinet, a drying air recirculation path for conveying air into/out from the treatment chamber, a drying air propeller driven by a drying air propeller motor for causing the drying air to recirculate along the recirculation path, a drying air moisture condensing and heating system the drying air recirculation path for dehydrating the moisture-laden drying air leaving the treatment chamber and heating the dehydrated drying air before it re-enters into the treatment chamber, a laundry drying cycle selector for selecting one out of a number of default laundry drying cycles, a control unit to control the machine operation by operating the drying propeller at a default average speed corresponding to the selected drying cycle, and a command input operable by the user to change an average working speed of the drying air propeller. |
| US10351985B2 |
Method and apparatus for rinsing laundry in a laundry treating appliance
A cycle of operation for a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable treating chamber for receiving a laundry load including a washing phase having an application of a treating chemistry to the laundry load to separate soils from the laundry load, an extracting phase having a centrifugal extraction of at least some of the treating chemistry from the laundry load, and a rinsing phase having a spraying of an amount of rinse water onto the laundry load to evenly wet the laundry load to form a wetted laundry load and an applying of a bleach solution to the wetted laundry load. |
| US10351981B2 |
Footing for circular knitting machines for hosiery or the like
A footing for circular knitting machines for hosiery, comprising a supporting structure that comprises: uprights that are extended along substantially vertical directions; at least one tubular reinforcement element, which is connected rigidly to the uprights and mutually connects the uprights. |
| US10351980B2 |
Adjustable knitting needle and method for knitting
A knitting needle assembly has a needle body including a tip at one end and a cord connected to the needle body at other end. An adjustable slider is disposed on the cord. The cord stabilizes and holds stitches of yarn used to create a knitted workpiece. The distance between the needle tip and the slider can be adjusted by the user to accommodate the width of the knitted workpiece. Two such assemblies are used to knit. The sliders on each assembly can be adjusted to compress previously formed stitches of the workpiece so that the stitches are delivered to the needle body under a resiliency force. The sliders can also be adjusted to accommodate newly formed stitches without compression so they move freely away from the needle tip once they are formed. |
| US10351979B2 |
Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a tongue
The present disclosure provides an upper for an article of footwear. The upper may include a knit element defining a portion of at least one of an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper. The interior surface may define a void. A tongue and the knit element may have a common yarn, and the tongue may extend through a throat area of the upper. The tongue may comprise a lateral edge, a medial edge, and a forward portion. At least one of the lateral edge, the medial edge, and the forward portion may be unsecured to the knit element. The tongue may be secured to the knit element at least at one of the lateral edge, the medial edge, and the forward portion of the throat area. |
| US10351977B2 |
Thread production device
A yarn producing apparatus is an apparatus for producing CNT (carbon nanotube) yarn from CNT fibers while causing the CNT fibers to run. The yarn producing apparatus includes an aggregating unit that aggregates the CNT fibers, and a twisting and winding device that twists the CNT fibers aggregated by the aggregating unit. |
| US10351976B2 |
Spinning machine and method for operating a spinning machine with a multiple number of spinning stations
A method is provided for operating a spinning machine with a multiple number of spinning stations. In the normal case, the individual spinning stations are supplied with a fiber material and produce a yarn. Upon the occurrence of predefined events, yarn production is interrupted at individual or all spinning stations, whereas such spinning stations are, when required, subjected to piecing with the assistance of a piecing process in order to start up yarn production again. The respective piecing is carried out with the assistance of handling tools associated with the spinning machine. The individual spinning stations are classified on the basis of one or more production-related parameters, and that, if more piecing processes are to be carried out at the same time than can be carried out by the handling tools, at least the selection of the spinning station to be subjected to piecing next is carried out under consideration of the specified classification. |
| US10351971B2 |
Method of preparing natural graphene cellulose blended fiber
This application describes a method of preparation of a natural graphene cellulose blended fiber, which comprises using a graphite powder as a raw material for preparing a graphene solution, adding the graphene solution to a slurry formed by mixing and dissolving a wood pulp with N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO), removing the water content thereof to form a spinning dope, and then spinning the spinning dope by a Dry-Jet Wet method to manufacture a natural graphene cellulose blended fiber. The present method does not require a highly toxic hydrazine hydrate solution. Further, by increasing the adding ratio of the graphene solution in the manufacturing process, control of the antistatic properties and thermal transferring functions can be achieved, and thereby various requirements of different consumers can be satisfied. Besides, the fibers can decompose naturally after being used, and thus the product is harmless, natural, and environmentally friendly. |
| US10351969B2 |
Sapphire member and method for manufacturing sapphire member
A sapphire member containing sapphire as a main constituent has a main surface parallel to a c-plane of a sapphire crystal. The sapphire member includes a plurality of terrace structure layers in at least a part of the main surface. Each terrace structure layer includes a terrace surface parallel to the c-plane and a side surface in contact with an edge line of the terrace surface. When viewed in a plan in a direction perpendicular to the main surface, the part of the main surface includes a plurality of the edge lines that are curved and are not parallel to one another. |
| US10351967B2 |
Sensitive film for neutron detection and method for forming the same
The present invention provides a method for forming a sensitive film for neutron detection, wherein the sensitive film is formed by electrophoresis coating, the liquid used for electrophoresis coating includes neutron sensitive material, electrophoresis paint and deionized water, and the neutron sensitive material is 10B single substance, 10B compound or mixture containing 10B. The sensitive film for neutron detection has the high detection efficiency because of the high content of 10B. The sensitive film for neutron detection has the uniform and stable film thickness, and excellent consistency. The production efficiency and the cost of the sensitive film are improved. |
| US10351962B2 |
Method for operating an electrolytic system and electrolytic system
A method for operating and electrolytic system may include an electrolyzer for generating hydrogen and oxygen as product gas. Hydrogen and oxygen produced during the electrolytic process are discharged from the electrolyzer. As a result, the efficiency of the electrolytic system is improved, at least one of the product gases in the expansion turbine is expanded, and a generator is driven by the expansion turbine. |
| US10351961B2 |
Water decomposition apparatus and water decomposition method
Provided are a water decomposition apparatus and a water decomposition method that can maintain high gas generation efficiency even in an early stage of light irradiation and even in a case where time has elapsed and that can recover the gas generation amount of hydrogen gas or the like, can generate hydrogen gas or the like stably for a long time on an average, and can increase the integrated amount of generation of hydrogen for a long time, even in a case where time has elapsed and the gas generation amount of hydrogen gas or the like has decreased. |
| US10351960B2 |
Galvanized steel sheet and method for producing the same
Provided is a method for producing a galvanized steel sheet that includes an oxide layer forming step of bringing a galvanized steel sheet into contact with an acidic solution containing sulfate ions, then holding the galvanized steel sheet in contact for 1 to 60 seconds, and then washing the galvanized steel sheet with water; and a neutralization treatment step of holding a surface of an oxide layer, which has been formed in the oxide layer forming step, in contact with an alkaline aqueous solution for 0.5 seconds or longer, and then performing washing with water and drying. The alkaline aqueous solution contains 0.1 g/L or more of carbonate ions. |
| US10351957B2 |
Method for producing metal oxide film and metal oxide film
In a method for producing a metal oxide film according to the present invention, a solution containing zinc is sprayed onto a substrate placed under non-vacuum, and then, a dopant solution containing a dopant is sprayed onto the substrate. After that, a deposited metal oxide film is subjected to a resistance reducing treatment. A molar concentration of the dopant supplied to the substrate with respect to a molar concentration of the zinc supplied to the substrate is not less than a predetermined value. |
| US10351954B2 |
Deposition system and method using a delivery head separated from a substrate by gas pressure
A process for depositing a thin film material on a substrate is disclosed, comprising simultaneously directing a series of gas flows from the output face of a delivery head of a thin film deposition system toward the surface of a substrate, and wherein the series of gas flows comprises at least a first reactive gaseous material, an inert purge gas, and a second reactive gaseous material, wherein the first reactive gaseous material is capable of reacting with a substrate surface treated with the second reactive gaseous material, wherein one or more of the gas flows provides a pressure that at least contributes to the separation of the surface of the substrate from the face of the delivery head. A system capable of carrying out such a process is also disclosed. |
| US10351950B2 |
Plasma enhanced ALD system
An improved Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition (PEALD) system and related operating methods are disclosed. A vacuum reaction chamber includes a vacuum system that separates a first outflow from the reaction chamber, comprising unreacted first precursor, from a second outflow from the reaction chamber, comprising second precursor and any reaction by products from the reaction of the second precursor with the coating surfaces. A trap, including trap material surfaces, is provided to remove first precursor from the first outflow when the first precursor reacts with the trap material surfaces. When the second precursor includes a plasma generated material, the second precursor is not passed through the trap. An alternate second precursor source injects a suitable second precursor into the trap to complete a material deposition layer onto the trap surfaces thereby preparing the trap material surfaces to react with the first precursor on the next material deposition cycle. |
| US10351944B2 |
Ferrous alloy
Ferrous alloys and methods of forming the ferrous alloys are disclosed. A ferrous alloy material may include iron and boron and an outer case layer. The outer case layer may have an average grain size of ASTM 9 or finer and may have a case thickness of at least 0.001 inches. The boron concentration of the outer case layer may be greater than a boron concentration of a core of the material. The ferrous alloy material may also include a nitrogen scavenging agent and may have a nitrogen concentration in the outer case layer that is greater than a nitrogen concentration in the core of the material. The alloy may be formed by performing a carburizing step and a nitriding step above the upper critical temperature on a boron steel. The method may include a single heat and quench cycle. |
| US10351935B2 |
Magnetic compound and method of producing the same
Provided is a magnetic compound represented by the formula (R(1-x)Zrx)a(Fe(1-y)Coy)bTcMdAe (wherein R represents one or more rare earth elements, T represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Mo, and W, M represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of unavoidable impurity elements, Al, Cr, Cu, Ga, Ag, and Au, A represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of N, C, H, and P, 0≤x≤0.5, 0≤y≤0.6, 4≤a≤20, b=100−a−c−d, 0 |
| US10351933B2 |
Brass with excellent corrosion resistance
Disclosed is a brass that possesses high corrosion resistance even without undergoing a heat treatment step contemplated for dezincification corrosion suppression. This brass includes 55% by mass to 75% by mass of Cu (copper), 0.01% by mass to 1.5% by mass of Si (silicon), Sn (tin) and Al (aluminum) in such amounts as to satisfy a prescribed relationship with an apparent Zn content, less than 0.25% by mass of Mn (manganese) as an optional ingredient, less than 0.05% by mass of Ti (titanium) as an optional ingredient, less than 0.3% by mass of Mg (magnesium) as an optional ingredient, less than 0.15% by mass of P (phosphorus) as an optional ingredient, and less than 0.004% by mass of a rare earth metal as an optional ingredient with the balance consisting of Zn (zinc) and unavoidable impurities, the apparent zinc content being 37 to 45. |
| US10351932B2 |
Copper-titanium alloy for electronic component
The present invention controls the fluctuations of Ti concentration in a copper titanium alloy from a perspective different from conventional perspectives to improve the strength and bending workability of the copper titanium alloy. A copper titanium alloy for electronic components comprising 2.0 to 4.0 mass % of Ti, and 0 to 0.5 mass %, in total, of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as a third element, with the balance being copper and unavoidable impurities, wherein a coefficient of variation in a Ti concentration fluctuation curve is 0.2 to 0.8, the Ti concentration fluctuation curve being obtained when Ti in a matrix phase for <100>-oriented crystal grains in a cross section parallel to a rolling direction is subjected to line analysis by EDX, and in structure observation of a cross section parallel to the rolling direction, a number of second-phase particles having a size of 3 μm or more per an observation field of view of 10000 μm2 is 35 or less. |
| US10351931B2 |
Separation of recycled rare earths
Extraction of rare earths from end-of-use machinery having rare earth magnets provides a closed-loop process towards recycling rare earths from commingled devices having embedded magnets such as motors, generators and disk drives. A low temperature process selectively leaches the magnet material from mixed scrap containing shredded fragments of the machinery which includes other metals such as steel and copper. Filtration separates the other metals from the leached, dissolved magnet material, which is precipitated by oxalic acid to form oxalates in powder form, suitable for use in production of new rare earth magnetic material. Leaching acid, such as HCl (hydrochloric acid), is recoverable via pyrohydrolysis, and redirected back to the leaching step for completing the closed-loop aspect. |
| US10351928B2 |
Resistance annealing furnace to anneal a metal wire, strand, string, wire rod or strap
A resistance annealing furnace for annealing a metal wire, strand, string, wire rod or strap having at least two electric axes, which are provided with respective pulleys for conveying the metal wire, and DC voltage generator means suppliable by an AC voltage source to generate an annealing voltage applied between the two electric axes. The DC voltage generator means has a first voltage rectifier stage connectable to the AC voltage source to generate an intermediate DC voltage, an active power filter, connected so as to compensate the current harmonics at the input of the first voltage rectifier stage, a pulse width modulator to transform the intermediate voltage into a first PWM voltage, a voltage transformer to transform the first PWM voltage into a corresponding second PWM voltage, and second voltage rectifier means to transform the second modulated PWM voltage into the annealing voltage. |
| US10351925B2 |
Steel plate having excellent acid dew point corrosion resistance, method of production, and exhaust gas channel constituent member
A steel plate excellent in acid dew point corrosion resistance has a composition, in mass percent, from 0.001 to 0.15% of C, 0.80% or less of Si, 1.50% or less of Mn, 0.025% or less of P, 0.030% or less of S, from 0.10 to 1.00% of Cu, 0.50% or less of Ni, from 0.05 to 0.25% of Cr, 0.01 to 0.08% of Mo, 0.100% or less of Al, from 0 to 0.20% in total of Ti, Nb, and V, from 0 to 0.010% of B, from 0 to 0.10% in total of Sb and Sn, and a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, having a ferrite single phase structure, or a structure containing 30% by volume or less in total of one or more of cementite, pearlite, bainite, and martensite, with the balance ferrite phase. Ferrite crystal grains have an average crystal grain diameter of 12.0 mm or less. |
| US10351924B2 |
Hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet having improved hole expansion ratio, and manufacturing methods thereof
A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes a base steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized layer formed on the base steel sheet, the base steel sheet including, by wt %, C:0.02% to 0.08%, Mn:1.3% to 2.1%, Si:0.3% or less (excluding 0%), Cr:1.0% or less (excluding 0%), P:0.1% or less (excluding 0%), S: 0.01% or less (excluding 0%), N:0.01% or less (excluding 0%), sol.Al: 0.02% to 0.06%, Mo:0.2% or less (excluding 0%), B:0.003% or less (excluding 0%), and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the base steel sheet has a microstructure comprising 90% or more by area of ferrite, 3% or less by area of bainite as described in Formula 1, and martensite as a remainder. |
| US10351916B2 |
Method for identification of anti-HIV human miRNA mimics and miRNA inhibitors and anti-HIV pharmaceutical compounds
The present invention relates to methods for the identification of anti-HIV miRNAs and anti-HIV pharmaceutical compounds using high-throughput screening methods, comprising: transfecting reporter cells with a panel of miRNAs, infecting the reporter cells with HIV, screening the cells to identify miRNAs that modulate HIV infection and identifying the specific pathways, nucleic acids and/or polypeptides that are targeted by the miRNAs. The invention further provides for the identification and screening of anti-HIV pharmaceutical compounds having known activity against the specific pathways, nucleic acids and/or polypeptides that are targeted by the miRNAs for efficacy in the treatment of HIV. The invention also provides for the use of miRNA mimics, miRNA inhibitors and pharmaceutical compounds (including oncology drugs and kinase inhibitors) in the treatment and/or prevention of HIV infection. |
| US10351913B2 |
Compositions and methods for identification of relapse risk and treatment in patients with colorectal cancer
In certain aspects, the disclosure relates to methods of predicting recurrence of colorectal cancer by using a combination of microRNAs in the circulation, wherein the microRNAs are selected from the group consisting of miR-15a, miR-103, miR-148a, miR-320a, miR-451 and miR-596. In other aspects, the disclosure relates to methods of treating colorectal cancer by administering a therapeutic agent after determining an increased risk of recurrence. |
| US10351909B2 |
DNA sequencing from high density DNA arrays using asynchronous reactions
The invention relates to an automated method for high-throughput DNA sequencing from high density DNA arrays by (a) initiating a first sequencing reaction on a first high density DNA array; and imaging said first high density DNA array using a detector, and (b) initiating a first sequencing reaction on a second high density DNA array; and imaging said second high density DNA array using the detector, wherein the first sequencing reaction in (a) is initiated before the first sequencing reaction in (b) is initiated such that the sequencing reactions in (a) and (b) are staggered. By using asynchronous sequencing reactions and imaging two separate arrays using one detector, imaging can be carried out on one array while sequencing reactions are carried out on one the other, substrate, the other substrate is imaged, reducing the idle time of the imaging system. |
| US10351907B2 |
Methods of bead manipulation and forming bead arrays
According to various embodiments, a method is provided that comprises washing an array of DNA-coated beads on a substrate, with a wash solution to remove stacked beads from the substrate. The wash solution can include inert solid beads in a carrier. The DNA-coated beads can have an average diameter and the solid beads in the wash solution can have an average diameter that is at least twice the diameter of the DNA-coated beads. The washing can form dislodged DNA-coated beads and a monolayer of DNA-coated beads. In some embodiments, first beads for forming an array are contacted with a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) solution comprising a PEG having a molecular weight of about 350 Da or less. In some embodiments, slides for forming bead arrays are provided as are systems for imaging the same. |
| US10351899B2 |
Methods for detecting nucleic acid fragments
Provided are methods for detecting and analyzing polynucleotides in a biological sample or sample derived therefrom for example, using a synthetic template polynucleotide. In some aspects, a target polynucleotide in the sample hybridizes to the template polynucleotide and is extended by a polymerase, generating an extended target polynucleotide. In some examples, the extended target polynucleotide is amplified, for example, by polymerase chain reaction, and sequences of the target polynucleotide determined, for example, by priming in the region of the extended target polynucleotide generated by extension and sequencing towards the region having identity to the target polynucleotide. In some aspects, the target polynucleotide is thereby detected in the sample and its sequence identified. In some aspects, the provided methods can be used to capture polynucleotide fragments in a biological sample, for example, plasma, and determine respective biomarkers they carry, for example, for cancer diagnosis and prognosis. |
| US10351898B2 |
Detection of hydroxymethylcytosine bases
Methodologies for labeling the epigenetic modification 5-hydroxymethyl-cytosine (5hmC) along a DNA molecule, and for imaging this epigenetic modification along a DNA molecule are disclosed. Related compositions and reagents, and methods of preparing same are also disclosed. |
| US10351889B2 |
Methods and strains for producing bioproducts in Aureobasidium pullulans
The present disclosure provides methods for producing bioproducts from novel genetically altered strains of Aureobasidium pullulans. Methods and materials for the construction of these strains, examination of the bioproducts and analysis and isolation of the bioproducts from genetically altered strains is provided. Genetically altered A. pullulans strains in which one or more genes encoding biosynthetic enzymes are knocked out is detailed and the benefits of using such strains described. |
| US10351887B2 |
Microorganisms and methods for the production of caprolactone
The invention provides non-naturally occurring microbial organisms containing caprolactone pathways having at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a butadiene pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce caprolactone. The invention additionally provides methods of using such microbial organisms to produce caprolactone by culturing a non-naturally occurring microbial organism containing caprolactone pathways as described herein under conditions and for a sufficient period of time to produce caprolactone. |
| US10351882B2 |
Method for producing an oil or fat component and method for producing higher unsaturated fatty acid using algae
There is provided a method for generating an oil/fat component, in which salt-tolerant algae are cultured in a culture medium of which the salt concentration has been increased in a stepwise manner. |
| US10351880B2 |
Drimenol synthases I
The present invention relates to a method of producing drimenol and/or drimenol derivatives by contacting at least one polypeptide with farnesyl diphosphate. The method may be performed in vitro or in vivo. The present invention also provides amino acid sequences of polypeptides useful in the method of the invention and nucleic acid encoding the polypeptides of the invention. The method further provides host cells or organisms genetically modified to express the polypeptides of the invention and useful to produce drimenol and/or drimenol derivatives. |
| US10351878B2 |
Methods and compositions for RNA-directed target DNA modification and for RNA-directed modulation of transcription
The present disclosure provides a DNA-targeting RNA that comprises a targeting sequence and, together with a modifying polypeptide, provides for site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA. The present disclosure further provides site-specific modifying polypeptides. The present disclosure further provides methods of site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA The present disclosure provides methods of modulating transcription of a target nucleic acid in a target cell, generally involving contacting the target nucleic acid with an enzymatically inactive Cas9 polypeptide and a DNA-targeting RNA. Kits and compositions for carrying out the methods are also provided. The present disclosure provides genetically modified cells that produce Cas9; and Cas9 transgenic non-human multicellular organisms. |
| US10351877B2 |
CRISPR enabled multiplexed genome engineering
Described herein are methods and vectors for rational, multiplexed manipulation of chromosomes within open reading frames (e.g., in protein libraries) or any segment of a chromosome in a cell or population of cells, in which various CRISPR systems are used. |
| US10351873B2 |
Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and methods of using same for increasing plant yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, abiotic stress tolerance of plants and nitrogen use efficiency
Provided are isolated polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide at least 80% homologous to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 799, 488-798, 800-813, 4852-5453, 5460, 5461, 5484, 5486-5550, 5553, and 5558-8091; and isolated polynucleotide comprising nucleic acid sequences at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 460, 1-459, 461-487, 814-1598, 1600-1603, 1605-1626, 1632-1642, 1645-4850 or 4851. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs comprising same, isolated polypeptides encoded thereby, transgenic cells and transgenic plants comprising same and methods of using same for increasing yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant. Also provided are isolated polynucleotides comprising the nucleic acid sequence set forth by SEQ ID NO:8096, wherein the isolated polynucleotide is capable of regulating expression of at least one polynucleotide sequence operably linked thereto. |
| US10351870B2 |
Uses of novel fatty acid desaturases and elongases and products thereof
The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode novel fatty acid desaturases and elongases from the organism Emiliana huxleyi. The invention also provides recombinant expression vectors containing desaturase or elongase nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and methods for large-scale production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), e.g. arachidonic acid (ARA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). |
| US10351869B2 |
Microorganisms engineered for increased productivity
The application provides recombinant microorganisms with increased productivity with respect to control or wildtype microorganisms. The recombinant microorganisms can include a non-native gene encoding a SKP1 polypeptide or a CHORD-derived polypeptide. Increased productivity can be increased biomass or lipid productivity. These recombinant microorganisms can be used to produce products of interest. |
| US10351868B2 |
Engineering cyclopropane fatty acid accumulation in plants
Heterologous expression of E. coli cyclopropane synthase in genotypic and phenotypic fad2fae1 plants facilitates accumulation of cyclopropane fatty acids. Co-expression of Sterculia foetida transferases, including lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase, diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT), and Phospholipid Diacyl Glycerol Acyltransferase (PDAT), with E. coli cyclopropane synthase further enhances cyclopropane fatty acid accumulation in fad2fae1 plant seeds. |
| US10351864B2 |
Cloning vector
The object is to provide an expression vector capable of expressing with a higher expression efficiency a protein derived from a foreign structural gene by genetic engineering using a yeast of the genus Schizosaccharomyces as a host, a cloning vector to produce the expression vector, a method for producing the expression vector, a transformant containing an expression cassette of the expression vector, a method for producing the transformant, and a method for producing a protein using the transformant.A cloning vector comprising a promoter capable of functioning in a yeast of the genus Schizosaccharomyces, a cloning site for introducing a foreign structural gene which is located downstream from the promoter and is regulated by the promoter, and ihc2 gene terminator of the yeast of the genus Schizosaccharomyces, and an expression vector comprising the promoter, the foreign structural gene and the ihc2 gene terminator. |
| US10351862B2 |
Promoter
Provided is a promoter suitable for the high expression of a gene of interest. A promoter consisting of a DNA selected from the group consisting of the following (a) to (d): (a) a DNA comprising the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 3; (b) a DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence having at least 70% identity to the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 3 and having a promoter activity; (c) a DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence wherein one or several of nucleotides are deleted, substituted or added in the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 3 and having a promoter activity; and (d) a DNA which hybridizes with a DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 3 under stringent conditions and which has a promoter activity. |
| US10351858B2 |
Targeted gene deletions for polysaccharide slime formers
The present invention provides improved polysaccharides (e.g., gellan and diutan) produced by mutant gene N, M or I Sphingomonas strains containing at least one genetic modification that favors slime-forming polysaccharide production. Methods of making the mutant Sphingomonas strains and the culture broth containing such mutant Sphingomonas strains are also provided. |
| US10351856B2 |
Ribonucleic acid aptamer having inhibitory effect on non-small cell lung cancer and pharmaceutical composition comprising same
It relates to a ribonucleic acid aptamer having an inhibitory effect on non-small cell lung cancer and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The ribonucleic acid aptamer can bind to human non-small cell lung cancer in vivo or in vitro with high specificity and high affinity to achieve an effect of inhibiting non-small cell lung cancer; and the ribonucleic acid aptamer can also be linked, coupled or polymerized with other non-small cell lung cancer therapeutic drugs to achieve a more excellent effect of inhibiting non-small cell lung cancer. |
| US10351855B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for inhibition of cancer cell metastasis including siRNA for ribosomal protein S3
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting cancer cell metastasis, the pharmaceutical composition including at least one of: (1) si-rpS3/203 binding to a 203rd base sequence of rpS3 mRNA; (2) si-rpS3/635 binding to a base sequence corresponding to a position 635 of the rpS3 mRNA; (3) si-rpS3/747 binding to a base sequence corresponding to a position 747 of the rpS3 mRNA; and (4) si-rpS3/766 binding to a base sequence corresponding to a position 766 of the rpS3 mRNA. |
| US10351854B2 |
Therapeutic inhibition of lactate dehydrogenase and agents therefor
This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing lactate dehydrogenase target RNA and protein levels via use of dsRNAs, e.g., Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA) agents. |
| US10351852B2 |
RNA interference mediated inhibition of gene expression using chemically modified short interfering nucleic acid (siNA)
The present invention concerns methods and reagents useful in modulating gene expression in a variety of applications, including use in therapeutic, diagnostic, target validation, and genomic discovery applications. Specifically, the invention relates to synthetic chemically modified small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules capable of mediating RNA interference (RNAi) against target nucleic acid sequences. The small nucleic acid molecules are useful in the treatment of any disease or condition that responds to modulation of gene expression or activity in a cell, tissue, or organism. |
| US10351851B2 |
Methods and compositions for enhancing the therapeutic effect of anti-tumor T cells
Compositions, e.g., therapeutic agents, and methods are provided for modulating gene and protein expression of Forkhead Box protein 1 (Foxp1). The therapeutic agents include short nucleic acid molecules that modulate gene and protein expression of Forkhead Box protein 1 (Foxp1) expression, viral vectors containing such molecules, T cells transduced with these viruses for adoptive therapies, and any small molecules that bind to and inactivate Foxp1. These compounds and methods have applications in cancer therapy either alone or in combination with other therapies that stimulate the endogenous immune system in the environment of the cancer, e.g., tumor. |
| US10351850B2 |
Double-stranded ribonucleic acid as control against insects
A composition for use in formulations for controlling insect populations, including populations of mosquito and flies. The composition comprises one or more double-stranded constructs inhibitory to RNA transcription of ribosomal proteins. The invention also relates to method of using the compositions in formulations to inhibit insect populations. |
| US10351849B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer comprising microrna as active ingredient
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer, which comprises, as an active ingredient, one or more miRNAs selected from the group consisting of miR-3670, miR-8078, and miR-4477a. The pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer according to the present invention exhibits excellent effects of inhibiting cancer cell proliferation and inducing cancer cell apoptosis. Thus, the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can be effectively used as an anticancer therapeutic agent. |
| US10351848B2 |
Method for constructing nucleic acid single-stranded cyclic library and reagents thereof
Provided are a method for constructing a nucleic acid single-stranded cyclic library and the reagents used therein. By the combination of interruption via a transposase with a restricted nick translation reaction, the method realizes a simple and rapid nucleic acid single-stranded cyclic library construction. |
| US10351847B2 |
Identification and display of peptide ligands
A carrier to which is attached a peptide and DNA encoding the peptide, wherein the peptide includes at least one non-natural amino acid and/or wherein the peptide has a constrained secondary structure; or a carrier to which is attached β2 microglobulin, a peptide, and DNA encoding the peptide, said carrier not bearing an MHC or MHC-like molecule. |
| US10351839B2 |
Lysine decarboxylase having improved stability with a pH change, microorganism comprising a polynucleotide encoding the same, and method for producing cadaverine using the same
The present invention relates to: a novel lysine decarboxylase; a microorganism transformed with a gene coding for the activity concerned; and a method for producing cadaverine by using the same. |
| US10351827B2 |
Method for differentiating induced pluripotent stem cells into renal proximal tubular cell-like cells
There is provided a method of differentiating an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) into a renal proximal tubular cell (PTC)-like cell. The method comprises culturing an undifferentiated iPSC in a renal epithelial cell culture medium in the presence of one or more extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules, bone morphogenic protein 2 (BMP2) and bone morphogenic protein 7 (BMP7), for a period of from about 8 to about 10 days, under conditions sufficient to induce differentiation of the iPSC into a PTC-like cell. A cell population of differentiated PTC-like cells is also provided, as well as uses and methods of use of the cell population. |
| US10351825B2 |
Mesenchymal stem cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells
A method of producing mesenchymal stem cells from induced pluripotent stem cells in which induced pluripotent stem cells are cultured in the presence of a TGF-β inhibitor an in an atmosphere containing from about 7 vol. % to about 8 vol. % CO2 for a period of time from about 20 day to about 35 days. The cells then are transferred to a culture dish having a hydrophilic surface, and the cells are cultured in a medium containing a TGF-β inhibitor for a period of time sufficient to produce mesenchymal stem cells. Such mesenchymal stem cells are more stable and less likely to form tumors, cancers, or teratomas. Also, the induced pluripotent stem cells may be genetically engineered with at least one polynucleotide encoding a therapeutic agent and then are cultured as hereinabove described to provide genetically engineered mesenchymal stem cells that express sustained amounts of a biologically active protein or polypeptide. |
| US10351821B2 |
Neural cell populations from primate pluripotent stem cells
This invention provides a system for efficiently producing differentiated cells from pluripotent cells, such as human embryonic stem cells. Rather than permitting the cells to form embryoid bodies according to established techniques, differentiation is effected directly in monolayer culture on a suitable solid surface. The cells are either plated directly onto a differentiation-promoting surface, or grown initially on the solid surface in the absence of feeder cells and then exchanged into a medium that assists in the differentiation process. The solid surface and the culture medium can be chosen to direct differentiation down a particular pathway, generating a cell population that is remarkably uniform. The methodology is well adapted to bulk production of committed precursor and terminally differentiated cells for use in drug screening or regenerative medicine. |
| US10351818B2 |
Composition of matter and method for stimulating the growth of beneficial microorganisms
The invention describes a novel composition of matter obtained from the leaves of green plants, which is useful in promoting the growth of beneficial microorganisms. Specifically, that the invention describes a hydrolysate prepared from plant leaf biomass (leaf biomass hydrolysate or “LBH”) which dramatically stimulates the growth of beneficial microorganisms. Use of LBH as a fermentation substrate can also stimulate rapid production of organic acids and other organic compounds. LBH can be used as a substrate to promote the fermentation-based production of biobased industrial chemicals or biofuels, LBH can be utilized as a prebiotic to promote the growth of beneficial probiotic organisms. In addition, LBH may also be useful in stimulating the fermentation-based production of other products, examples of which include preservatives, antibiotics, antigens, vaccines, amino acids, vitamins, recombinant proteins, bioremediation treatments, and immobilized enzymes. |
| US10351817B2 |
Amycolatopsis sp. strain and methods of using the same for vanillin production
This invention provides an Amycolatopsis sp. strain (zhp06), and a method of using the whole cell preparation of the strain for vanillin production. The strain was deposited in China Center for Type Culture Collection on Jul. 26, 2011 with the number of CCTCC NO: M 2011265. Under high concentrations of ferulic acid substrate, the vanillin production by this method can reach more than 10 g/L. The molar conversion rate of ferulic acid is more than 50% and the purity of vanillin is from 80% to 95%. The advantage of this invention includes: repeated use of biocatalyst cells, mild biotransformation condition, low environmental pollution, short production cycle, high product purity and simple purification procedure. It has a great potential for industrial applications. |
| US10351815B2 |
Biological and algae harvesting and cultivation systems and methods
Algae harvesting and cultivating systems and methods for producing high concentrations of algae product with minimal energy. In an embodiment, a dead-end filtration system and method includes at least one tank and a plurality hollow fiber membranes positioned in the at least one tank. An algae medium is pulled through the hollow fiber membranes such that a retentate and a permeate are produced. |
| US10351812B2 |
Device and system for creating and maintaining a localized environment for a cell culture plate
Systems and methods for creating a localized environment for a cell culture plate are described herein. An example system can include a dock shaped to receive the cell culture plate, and a gas distribution device positioned on the dock. The gas distribution device can include a frame including a plurality of sides connected to form an opening, an internal channel within the frame for directing a gas mixture within the gas distribution device, an inlet port in fluid communication with the internal channel for receiving the gas mixture, and a plurality of apertures in fluid communication with the internal channel. The plurality of apertures can be spaced apart from one another along the frame and configured to direct the gas mixture toward the opening. |
| US10351811B2 |
Cell culture container
A cell culture container characterized by being equipped with a container main body and a flat plate attached onto one surface of the container main body, wherein the container main body is equipped with an inflow port through which a liquid can flow into the container main body, a passage through which the liquid flowing into the container main body from the inflow port can pass, and an outflow port through which the liquid passing through the passage can flow out from the container main body, and wherein, on the bottom surface of the passage, multiple cell-seeding areas in which cells passing through the passage can be seeded are arranged side by side along the passage. |
| US10351809B2 |
Post chemical mechanical polishing formulations and method of use
A cleaning composition and process for cleaning post-chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) residue and contaminants from a microelectronic device having said residue and contaminants thereon. The cleaning compositions are substantially devoid of alkali hydroxides, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, and tetramethylammonium hydroxide. The composition achieves highly efficacious cleaning of the post-CMP residue and contaminant material from the surface of the microelectronic device without compromising the low-k dielectric material or the copper interconnect material. |
| US10351807B2 |
Systems and processes for treating textiles with an antimicrobial agent
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a method of treating a textile with an antimicrobial agent over a plurality of laundry cycles each including a wash cycle and a treatment cycle. The method includes (a) receiving a textile in a wash system for a first laundry cycle, (b) initiating a wash cycle comprising a detergent, (c) initiating a post-detergent treatment cycle comprising dosing the textile with a solution having a predetermined concentration of an antimicrobial agent that comprises a metallic ion, and (c) repeating steps (a)-(c) for each of a plurality of additional laundry cycles. The predetermined concentration is insufficient to achieve a predetermined antimicrobial efficacy for the textile due to the first laundry cycle alone but sufficient to achieve the predetermined antimicrobial efficacy for the textile due to a combination of the first laundry cycle and one or more of the plurality of additional laundry cycles. |
| US10351804B2 |
Printing press cleaning compositions
Disclose herein is a composition comprising a hydrocarbon solvent; an aromatic solvent; a methylated siloxane; and a surfactant. Also disclosed is a method of preparing an emulsion for cleaning purposes comprising mixing a solution at a rate of greater than 500 rpm for at least two hours, wherein the solution comprises a hydrocarbon solvent, an aromatic solvent, a methylated siloxane, and a surfactant. In addition, disclosed herein is a method of cleaning rollers, plates, or blankets of a printing machine with a cleaning mixture, the method comprising contacting the rollers or blankets with the cleaning mixture, wherein the cleaning mixture comprises a hydrocarbon solvent, an aromatic solvent, a methylated siloxane, and a surfactant. |
| US10351792B2 |
Poly (meth)acrylate with improved viscosity index for lubricant additive application
The present disclosure relates to polymers suitable for viscosity index improvers in lubricating oil compositions and further relates to oil compositions comprising such polymers. The disclosure also relates to polymer compositions derived from alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers and selected molar ratios of the (meth)acrylate monomers in the polymer suitable to use as viscosity modifiers. |
| US10351788B1 |
Processes and apparatus for isomerizing hydrocarbons
Processes and apparatus for isomerizing hydrocarbons are provided. The process comprises providing a feed stream comprising C5, C6 and C7+ hydrocarbons. The feed stream is separated to produce a first stream rich in C5 and C6 hydrocarbons and a second stream rich in benzene and C7+ hydrocarbons. The first stream is isomerized in the presence of isomerization catalyst and hydrogen in an isomerization zone under isomerization conditions to produce an isomerized stream. The second stream is contacted with a benzene saturation catalyst at benzene saturation conditions to produce a saturation effluent stream comprising cyclohexane. |
| US10351786B2 |
Fluid catalytic cracking process and apparatus for maximizing light olefin yield and other applications
Apparatus and processes herein provide for converting hydrocarbon feeds to light olefins and other hydrocarbons. The processes and apparatus include, in some embodiments, feeding a hydrocarbon, a first catalyst and a second catalyst to a reactor, wherein the first catalyst has a smaller average particle size and is less dense than the second catalyst. A first portion of the second catalyst may be recovered as a bottoms product from the reactor, and a cracked hydrocarbon effluent, a second portion of the second catalyst, and the first catalyst may be recovered as an overhead product from the reactor. The second portion of the second catalyst may be separated from the overhead product, providing a first stream comprising the first catalyst and the hydrocarbon effluent and a second stream comprising the separated second catalyst, allowing return of the separated second catalyst in the second stream to the reactor. |
| US10351784B2 |
Pyrolysis furnace tubes
The invention relates weldments useful as heat transfer tubes in pyrolysis furnaces. The invention relates to tubes that are useful in pyrolysis furnaces. The weldments include a tubular member and at least one mixing element. The tubular member comprises an aluminum-containing alloy. The mixing element comprises an aluminum-containing alloy. The mixing element's aluminum-containing alloy can be the same as or different from the tubular member's aluminum-containing alloy. Other aspects of the invention relate to pyrolysis furnaces which include such weldments, and the use of such pyrolysis furnaces for hydrocarbon conversion processes such as steam cracking. |
| US10351779B2 |
Catalyst precursor, method of preparation and use thereof
A catalyst precursor suitable for the Fischer Tropsch reaction is described comprising cobalt oxide supported on a porous support wherein the porous support is a ceramic foam comprising a closed cell structure. |
| US10351778B2 |
Systems for producing anode grade coke from high sulfur crude oils
Methods and systems for producing anode grade coke are disclosed, which allow anode grade coke to be produced from crude oil having a high sulfur content. A fraction of the resid is hydrotreated while another fraction of the resid is treated in a solvent deasphalting unit. A synthetic stream is provided by blending hydrotreated resid with one or more streams from the deasphalting unit. The synthetic stream is fed to an anodic coker unit. |
| US10351777B2 |
Simultaneous pyrolysis and communition for fuel flexible gasification and pyrolysis
A biomass thermal conversion system including a fixed bed drying zone; a fixed bed pyrolysis zone fluidly connected to the drying zone; a combustion zone fluidly connected to the pyrolysis zone by a material path; and a comminution mechanism arranged across the material path between the pyrolysis zone and the combustion zone, configured to grind char off a pyrolyzed surface of solid biomass and reduce a dimension of the solid biomass below a threshold size. |
| US10351776B2 |
Triazine-intercalated metal phosphates, compositions, and methods
The present invention relates to triazine-intercalated metal phosphates including at least one monomer unit of the following general formula (I): (A-H)a(+)[Mbm+(H2PO4)x1(−)(HPO4)x22(−)(PO4)x33(−)(PO3)y(−)](a−)*pH2O (I) The invention further relates to the use thereof, the specific compounds of the general formula (I), to the preparation thereof, and to compositions. |
| US10351775B2 |
Mineral composition made from a mixed solid phase of calcium and magnesium carbonates, method of preparing same and use thereof
A mineral composition made from a mixed solid phase of calcium and magnesium carbonates, method of preparing same and use thereof. A mineral composition made from a mixed solid phase of calcium and magnesium carbonates, formed from a crystallized calcium portion and a crystallized magnesium portion in the form of platelets, the crystals of the calcium portion and those of the magnesium portion being aggregated in the form of composite aggregates, said aggregates themselves being at least partially agglomerated, said calcium portion comprising at least one carbonate chosen from the group consisting of calcite, aragonite and the mixtures thereof, said magnesium portion comprising hydromagnesite in platelet form, said mixed solid phase having a bulk density less than or equal to 250 kg/m3, and greater than or equal to 80 kg/m3, measured according to standard EN 459.2. |
| US10351773B2 |
Liquid crystal compounds of cycloalkyl-containing dibenzofuran derivatives, preparation method therefor and use thereof
Disclosed are liquid crystal compounds of cycloalkyl-containing dibenzofuran derivatives, a preparation method therefor and use thereof. The compounds are as represented by formula I. In the molecular structures of the compounds of formula I provided by the present invention, liquid crystal compounds of cycloalkyl terminal group-containing dibenzofuran derivatives, compared with those having flexible alkyl chains as terminal groups, exhibit better intersolubility, and thus the use of a compound as represented by formula I provided by the present invention can improve the intersolubility of a liquid crystal compound and extend the application range of a liquid crystal mixture, producing an important application value. |
| US10351767B2 |
Group III-V/Zinc chalcogenide alloyed semiconductor quantum dots
A scalable method for the manufacture of narrow, bright, monodisperse, photo-luminescent quantum dots prepared in the presence of a Group II-VI molecular seeding cluster fabricated in situ from a zinc salt and a thiol or selenol compound. Exemplary quantum dots have a core containing indium, phosphorus, zinc and either sulfur or selenium. |
| US10351764B2 |
Foam forming compositions comprising a particulate inorganic material
The present invention relates to aqueous compositions for forming a foam, comprising a surfactant and a particulate inorganic material, and optionally one or more polymers, such as soil conditioning polymers, and/or viscosity increasing polymers. The present invention further relates to the use and application of said aqueous compositions. |
| US10351759B2 |
Methods of assessing oil field saturation through use of reactive partitioning tracers
A family of organic tracers is proposed for single well chemical tracer tests, for example for the measurement of residual oil in petroleum reservoirs. The tracers consist of at least one ester of (hydroxyalkyl) benzoic acid of formula (I), wherein at least one of R1 to R5 is a hydroxy alkyl group —R7—OH and each of the remaining R1 to R5 groups is independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br, I, CF3CF2Cl, CFCl2, CCl3 and at least one of these remaining R1 to R5 groups is not H, R6 is selected from CH3, C2H5, C3H7, C4H9, CF3, CH2CF3, CCl3, CH2CCl3, CH2CHCl2, CH2CH2Cl, CH2CF3, CH2CHF2, CH2CH2F, CH2CH2CH2F, CH2CH2CHF2, CH2CH2CF3, CH2CH2CH2Cl, CH2CH2CH—Cl2, CH2CH2CCl3, C3H6F, C3H5F2, C3H4F3, C3H6Cl, C3H5Cl2, C3H5Cl3 or a halogenated (hydroxymethyl)phenol and R7 is selected from CH2, C2H4, C3H6, C4H8. |
| US10351754B1 |
Cement compositions comprising aqueous latex containing dispersed solid and liquid elastomer phases
A composition for use as a latex cement additive, the composition comprising an aqueous latex, the aqueous latex comprising an aqueous fluid and a solid elastomer, where the solid elastomer is dispersed in the aqueous fluid; a liquid elastomer, the liquid elastomer having a viscosity between 50,000 cP and 300,000 cP at room temperature; and a surfactant, the surfactant operable to facilitate incorporation of the liquid elastomer into the aqueous latex. |
| US10351752B2 |
Compositions and methods for sealing off flow channels in contact with set cement
Treating a subterranean formation with a composition including a maleic anhydride copolymer, an amine crosslinker, and a gelling agent. The maleic anhydride copolymer includes first repeat units I and II and at least one of second repeat units III and IV: where each R1 is independently —H, —O(C1-C5) alkyl, or —(C1-C5) alkyl; each R2 is independently —H, —O(C1-C5) alkyl, or —(C1-C5) alkyl; each R3 is independently —OH or —O−M1, each M1 is independently an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, an ammonium ion, or a quaternary ammonium ion; and each R4 is independently —NH2 or —OM1. The gelling agent includes at least one of: a calcium chelating agent, a calcium precipitating agent, a pH buffer, an agent reactive with hydroxide, and an acid generating agent, and promotes formation of a gel from the maleic anhydride copolymer and the amine crosslinker in contact with set cement. |
| US10351750B2 |
Drilling fluid compositions with enhanced rheology and methods of using same
Drilling fluid compositions include a base fluid, at least one additive chosen from an emulsifier, weighting material, fluid-loss additive, viscosifier, or alkali compound, and from 0.1 wt. % to 1 wt. %, based on total weight of the drilling fluid composition, of an ethoxylated alcohol compound having the formula R—(OCH2CH2)7—OH, in which R is a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched hydrocarbyl group having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms. The base fluid may be an aqueous base fluid. Methods for drilling a subterranean well include operating a drill in a wellbore in the presence of a drilling fluid composition including the base fluid, the additive, and the ethoxylated alcohol compound. |
| US10351747B2 |
Branched organosiloxanes used as heat transfer fluid
The invention relates to a method for operating a system at an operating temperature of between 300° C. and 500° C., using a heat transfer fluid comprising branched siloxanes of general formula (I) (R3SiO1/2), (SiO4/2) in which w represents integral values of between 4 and 20, z represents integral values of between 1 and 15, and R represents a methyl group, the sum of the fractions of all siloxanes of general formula (1) being at least 95 mass %, in relation to the whole heat transfer fluid. |
| US10351746B2 |
Composition for heat cycle system, and heat cycle system
To provide a composition for a heat cycle system which comprises a working fluid containing HFO-1123 and having cycle performance sufficient as an alternative to R410A while the influence over global warming is suppressed, and a heat cycle system employing the composition.A composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle containing trifluoroethylene and having a global warming potential (100 years) in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fourth assessment report, of less than 675, and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system. |
| US10351745B2 |
Shaped abrasive particles and method of forming same
An abrasive particle including a shaped abrasive particle including a body having a plurality of abrasive particles bonded to at least one surface of the body of the shaped abrasive particle. |
| US10351744B2 |
Ergonomic adhesive noodle applicator
Apparatus and methods for manually applying flexible noodles (e.g., noodles made of adhesive material) to a workpiece (e.g., a composite part) during production or construction. The noodle is fed out over a series of upright rolls and rollers to the target area. Those rolls and rollers are rotatably coupled to a platform that is designed to be worn on the forearm of the operator. In accordance with one example, the noodle applicator comprising an ergonomic handle and an ergonomic forearm brace that are positioned and attached to the platform to allow the weight of the platform to be centered higher up the forearm, protecting the wrist. The direction of application is in-line with the forearm of the operator, decreasing the strain involved. |
| US10351742B2 |
Silicone pressure sensitive adhesives
The invention provides a process for the production of a pressure sensitive adhesive, comprising dissolving a particulate solid MQ silicone resin having a bulk density in the range 0.4-0.9 g/cm3 in a volatile solvent, and dissolving a polydiorganosiloxane having a viscosity of 0.1 to 40,000 Pa·s at 25° C. in the volatile solvent before, simultaneously with or after dissolving the solid MQ silicone resin. The process of the present invention allows the production of a pressure sensitive adhesive in a solvent different from the solvent in which the MQ silicone resin was prepared. |
| US10351741B2 |
Crosslinking composition having a polyrotaxane and a compound having two or more oxirane groups and/or oxetane groups
The present invention provides a material of high toughness that could not have been provided by an epoxy resin alone. The present invention provides a crosslinking composition having (A) one or more polyrotaxanes in which end-capping groups which prevent dissociation of the linear group are situated at both ends of a pseudo-polyrotaxane formed by inclusion of a linear molecule in the opening of a cyclic molecule by being threaded therethrough, the polyrotaxane having on the cyclic molecule a functional group that is capable of reacting with the oxirane group and/or the oxetane group, the functional group being one or more selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid groups, carboxylate groups, primary amine groups, secondary amino groups, tertiary amino groups, phenol groups, the oxirane group, and the oxetane group, and (B) a compound having two or more oxirane groups and/or oxetane groups; and a crosslinked product employing the composition. |
| US10351739B2 |
Adhesive compositions with syndiotactic-rich polyolefins
The present invention is related to adhesive compositions comprising a polymer blend of at least two different propylene-based polymers and one or more syndiotactic-rich polyolefins. The syndiotactic-rich polyolefin comprises greater than about 50 wt % of a C3-C40 alpha olefins and having about 50% to less than about 80% r dyads, based on the total number of r and m dyads present in the polymer. |
| US10351737B2 |
Wood adhesive
A wood adhesive is provided. The wood adhesive includes a first agent and a second agent. The first agent includes a sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and a styrene-butadiene rubber polymer. The sodium carboxymethyl cellulose has a molecular weight between 15,000 and 500,000 and a degree of substitution of from 0.4 to 2.00 of the sodium salt. The second agent includes a polymeric quaternary amine. |
| US10351735B2 |
Conductive adhesive and bonding method of composite material using the conductive adhesive
A conductive adhesive includes an adhesive of 80 to 90 wt % and a conductive fiber of 10 to 20 wt %. The conductive adhesive according to the present disclosure has excellent conductivity by mixing the conductive fiber with the one-component adhesive or the two-component adhesive to make electric conduction smoother, and to improve adhesion properties and durability regarding temperature changes. |
| US10351731B2 |
Saturating wax coating composition and associated methods of use
Wax compositions are provided with improved properties for various applications, such as coating of corrugated cardboard or other cellulosic paper materials. As described herein, paraffin waxes having a very broad molecular weight distribution are provided, e.g., 95% carbon number spread of at least 18 carbon atoms, which result in wax compositions with a relatively hard needle penetration value, suitable blend kinematic viscosity, and provide equivalent or better wet strength and water proofing properties as compared to waxes currently commercially used in corrugated coating. The paraffin wax compositions described herein also provide a higher congealing point, thereby benefiting the high temperature properties such as oil bleed, appearance and friction coefficient of the corrugating wax coating. |
| US10351727B2 |
Copolymer formulation for directed self-assembly, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same
Disclosed herein is a pattern forming method comprising disposing upon a substrate a composition comprising a block copolymer; where the block copolymer comprises a first polymer and a second polymer; where the first polymer and the second polymer of the block copolymer are different from each other and the block copolymer forms a phase separated structure; an additive polymer; where the additive polymer comprises a bottlebrush polymer; and where the bottlebrush polymer comprises a polymer that has a lower or a higher surface energy than the block copolymer; and a solvent; and annealing the composition to facilitate domain separation between the first polymer and the second polymer of the block copolymer to form a morphology of periodic domains formed from the first polymer and the second polymer; where a longitudinal axis of the periodic domains are parallel to the substrate. |
| US10351723B2 |
Method for producing aluminum flake paste
The present invention is a method for producing an aluminum flake paste including a first step of flaking a raw material aluminum powder in an organic solvent containing an aromatic hydrocarbon as a main ingredient to give aluminum flakes, and a second step of treating the aluminum flakes obtained in the first step with an organic compound having a polar group, and forming the treated flakes into a paste. |
| US10351721B2 |
Aqueous inkjet ink and method for manufacturing printed article
An aqueous inkjet ink is disclosed which contains water, a polyoxyethylene polyglyceryl ether and a colorant, wherein a ratio (B/A) of the total number (B) of hydroxyl groups within a molecule of the polyoxyethylene polyglyceryl ether relative to the weight average molecular weight (A) of the polyoxyethylene polyglyceryl ether is within a range from 0.002 to 0.012. |
| US10351719B2 |
Photo-curable ink, ink cartridge, and image forming method
A photo-curable ink contains an oil-based liquid containing a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and an aqueous liquid containing water. When the photo-curable ink is stirred at a rotational speed of 15000 rpm or more for 3 minutes and then allowed to stand at 25° C. for one hour or more, droplets formed with the aqueous liquid are dispersed in the oil-based liquid without layer separation between the oil-based liquid and the aqueous liquid. |
| US10351718B2 |
Optical filter and imaging device
An optical filter includes an absorption layer containing a near-infrared absorbing dye with an absorption characteristic in dichloromethane satisfying (i-1) to (i-3). (i-1) In an absorption spectrum of a wavelength of 400 to 800 nm, there is a maximum absorption wavelength λmax in 670 to 730 nm. (i-2) Between a maximum absorption coefficient εA of light with a wavelength of 430 to 550 nm and a maximum absorption coefficient εB of light with a wavelength of 670 to 730 nm, the following relational expression: εB/εA≥65 is established. (i-3) In a spectral transmittance curve, the difference between a wavelength λ80 with which the transmittance becomes 80% on a shorter wavelength side than the maximum absorption wavelength with the transmittance at the maximum absorption wavelength λmax set to 10% and the maximum absorption wavelength λmax is 65 nm or less. |
| US10351713B2 |
Ink for white reflective film, powder coating material for white reflective film, production method of white reflective film, white reflective film, light source mount, and lighting device shade
There is provided an ink for white reflective film formation including: a liquid binder resin component containing a crosslinkable silicone liquid resin and crosslinkable silicone resin particles; and titanium oxide particles, the ink containing 10 to 500 parts by mass of the titanium oxide particles relative to a solid content of a total of 100 parts by mass in the liquid binder resin component. |
| US10351711B2 |
Engineered composite structure using graphene oxide
This is generally a method of producing dispersed high quality engineered composite structures using flat flakes of graphene/graphene oxides/reduced graphene oxides in a host as the reinforcing additive of the composite. |
| US10351708B2 |
Cationic modified self-dispersing pigment dispersions
This invention pertains to self-dispersing pigment dispersions. The self-dispersing pigments are modified with a multivalent cation and an anionic polymer. |
| US10351704B2 |
Sulfur-containing polyorganosiloxane compositions and related aspects
Described are hydrosilylation-curable polyorganosiloxane compositions containing sulfur, including hydrosilylation-curable polyorganosiloxane prepolymers and hydrosilylation-cured polyorganosiloxane polymer products made therefrom, as well as methods of preparing and using the same, devices comprising or prepared from the same, and sulfur-functional organosiloxanes useful therein. |
| US10351702B2 |
Resin composition for electric/electronic component
A resin composition which includes: (A) a polyorganosiloxane that contains a mercaptoalkyl group bonded to a silicon atom and has a viscosity at 23° C. of 20 to 3,000 cP; (B) a polyorganosiloxane containing an aliphatic unsaturated group; (C) a photoreaction initiator; (D) a chemically surface-treated silica having a BET specific surface area of 50 to 250 m2/g and a pH of 5.0 to 9.0; and (E) a polyoxyalkylene glycol, and/or a derivative of the polyoxyalkylene glycol. (B) includes: a linear polyorganosiloxane; and optionally a branched polyorganosiloxane. The ratio of mercaptoalkyl groups in (A) to the total aliphatic unsaturated groups in (B) is 0.45 to 2.00, the content of (D) is 0.5 to 26 parts relative to 100 parts by mass of (B), the content of (E) is 0.001 to 1.0 mass % relative to the total mass of (A) to (E), and the viscosity at 23° C. is 500 to 100,000 cP. |
| US10351698B2 |
Blend for use in automobile application
The present invention relates to a blend comprising metallocene polypropylene and an elastomer for automobile parts, characterized in that said blend has low volatile organic compounds emissions. The invention also relates to the use of said blend in parts for automobiles. |
| US10351697B2 |
Tire rubber composition manufacturing method and tire rubber composition
A method for manufacturing a tire rubber composition includes kneading a rubber component, a silane coupling agent and a silica having a BET specific surface area of 210 m2/g or more, adding a vulcanization accelerator to a first kneaded material including the rubber component, silane coupling agent and silica, kneading a first resulting mixture including the rubber component, silane coupling agent, silica and vulcanization accelerator such that a second kneaded material including the rubber component, silane coupling agent, silica and vulcanization accelerator is obtained, adding a vulcanization agent to the second kneaded material including the rubber component, silane coupling agent, silica and vulcanization accelerator, and kneading a second resulting mixture including the rubber component, silane coupling agent, silica, vulcanization accelerator and vulcanization agent. The first kneaded material has a pH of 6.5 or less, and the second kneaded material has a pH of 8.0 or more. |
| US10351695B2 |
Sizing compositions, sized reinforcing products and methods for making reinforced thermoset composites
Methods are described for activating a glass fiber or flake to participate in polymerizing a resin. The methods may include sizing the glass fiber or flake with a sizing composition that includes a solution containing a polymerization initiator, and activating the polymerization initiator by forming a free radical moiety on the polymerization initiator that can initiate the polymerization of the resin. Additional methods of making a glass reinforced composite are described. The methods may include sizing glass fibers or flakes with a sizing composition that includes a solution containing a polymerization initiator, forming a free radical moiety on the polymerization initiator to make activated glass fibers or flakes, and contacting the activated glass fibers or flakes with a polymer resin. The activated glass fibers or flakes initiate the polymerization of the resin around the glass fibers or flakes to form the glass reinforced composite. |
| US10351689B2 |
Voided latex particles
A process for forming voided latex particles is improved by combining swelling and polymerization of an outer shell into a single step. The process includes contacting multi-stage emulsion polymer particles comprising a core, at least one intermediate shell, with a swelling agent, and polymerizing an outer shell after said contacting with swelling agent wherein the core and the at least one intermediate shell are contacted with swelling agent in the presence of less than 0.5% monomer based on the weight of the multi-stage emulsion polymer particles, and substantially all of the swelling occurs during polymerization of the outer shell. |
| US10351684B2 |
Ion exchange membrane, polymer element, electronic apparatus, camera module, and imaging device
An ion exchange membrane includes: a cation exchange resin material; and a macromolecular material that has an acidic functional group and is mixed in the cation exchange resin material. |
| US10351682B2 |
Method for producing composite molded article
The present invention relates to a method for producing a composite molded article having a flexural modulus at 150° C. of 25% or more of a flexural modulus at 23° C., including the steps of (1) placing glass fibers in a mold; (2) impregnating glass fibers with a polymerizable composition containing a cycloolefin monomer, a metathesis polymerization catalyst, a radical generator, and a compound represented by the general formula (I); (3) subjecting the above polymerizable composition with which the glass fibers are impregnated to a bulk polymerization to provide a composite molded article; and (4) demolding the composite molded article; and a composite molded article obtained by the above method. According to the method of the present invention, a composite molded article containing glass fibers, the composite molded article having excellent mechanical strength can be produced. |
| US10351676B2 |
Method for producing organosilicon compounds having amino acid groups
The present invention relates to a method for producing amino acid group-containing organosilicon compounds (O), wherein the epoxy group-bearing organosilicon compounds are reacted with a stoichiometric excess of amino acids or the salts thereof in the presence of an alcohol. |
| US10351675B2 |
Compositions and methods for injectable composition for an accommodating instraocular lens
The present disclosure relates to injectable compositions and methods of making injectable compositions of moisture curing siloxane polymers for forming accommodating intraocular lenses. In certain embodiments, the moisture curing siloxane polymers are comprised of an organosilicon compound and a hydrolytically sensitive siloxane moiety and have a specific gravity of greater than about 0.95, a number average molecular weight (Mn) greater than about 5,000 or about 20,000 and a weight average molecular weight (Mw) greater than about 20,000 or about 40,000. The disclosure includes accommodating intraocular lenses formed from moisture curing siloxane polymers and having a modulus of elasticity of less than about 6 kPa, less than 20% post-cure extractables, refractive index ranging from 1.4 to 1.5 and dioptric range of accommodation of 0D to 10D. |
| US10351674B2 |
Sulfur-containing polymeric particles and compositions
Sulfur-containing polymeric particles having a high sulfur content can be prepared using emulsion polymerization. The sulfur-containing polymeric particles are useful in aerospace coatings and sealants. |
| US10351673B2 |
Block polyimide, block polyamide acid imide and use thereof
Provided are a block polyamide acid imide having an appropriate solubility in aqueous alkaline solutions, and block polyimides that are obtained using same and have high transparency and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion (low CTE). The block polyimide comprises blocks configured from repeating structural units represented by defined formula (1A) and blocks configured from repeating structural units represented by defined formula (1B). |
| US10351672B2 |
Polymer compound formed by condensing polyacrylic acid, polyamine and aromatic monoamine, intermediate composition, negative electrode, electrical storage device, slurry for negative electrode, method for producing polymer compound, and method for producing negative electrode
A polymer compound is formed by condensing a polyacrylic acid, a polyfunctional amine represented by the following general formula (1), and an aromatic monoamine. A chain structure constituted by the polyacrylic acid has free carboxyl groups and carboxyl groups to which the aromatic monoamines are bonded. Y is a straight-chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a phenylene group, or an oxygen atom. R1 and R2 are each independently one or more hydrogen atoms, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, or a methoxy group. |
| US10351670B2 |
Aromatic polyketone, method of producing the same, aromatic polyketone composition, aromatic polyketone film, optical element, and image display apparatus
An aromatic polyketone including, in a structural unit, at least one alicyclic skeleton and at least one carbon atom bound by two rotatable single bonds, or an aromatic polyketone including a structural unit represented by the following Formula (1), the following Formula (2), or the following Formula (4), and a structural unit represented by the following Formula (5) is provided. |
| US10351667B2 |
Method for producing polyester
Provided is a method for producing a non-colored polyester with a high molecular weight. The method is to produce a polyester represented by a general formula (2). This method comprises: a first step of heating, under the presence of an antimony catalyst, a compound represented by the general formula (1) at a heating temperature in a range of from a melting point of the compound to a temperature that is 10° C. higher than the melting point; and a second step of heating a solid product or viscous product obtained after the first step at a heating temperature in a range of from the melting point of the compound represented by the general formula (1) to 270° C. |
| US10351666B2 |
Catalytic composition for preparing PET resin
A catalytic composition for preparing a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin is provided. The catalytic composition comprises a polycondensation catalyst and cesium tungsten oxide (CsxWO3-yCly), and 0 |
| US10351663B2 |
Curable composition and optical element obtained using same
Provided is a curable composition which has excellent thin-film curability and which can form, via the application of light and/or heat, a cured product having heat resistance and thermal yellowing resistance at excellent levels. This curable composition contains cationically curable compounds and a cationic-polymerization initiator. The cationically curable compounds include an epoxy compound (A) in an amount of 10 to 90 weight percent of the total weight of the cationically curable compounds, and an oxetane compound (B) in an amount of 5 to 40 weight percent of the total weight of the cationically curable compounds. The cationic-polymerization initiator includes an onium borate salt (C). The onium borate salt (C) preferably has an anionic moiety selected from [(C6H5)B(C6F5)3]−, [(C6H5)B((CF3CF2)2C6H2F)3]−, and [(C6H5C6H4)B(C6F5)3]− and a cationic moiety selected from arylsulfonium ions. |
| US10351662B2 |
Degradable hydrazone curing agents and applications thereof
This invention provides, among others, curing agents of Formula II, methods for preparing these curing agents, prepreg materials, degradable cross-linked polymers and reinforced composites made from these curing agents and epoxy resins, and methods for degrading and/or recycling the degradable polymers and reinforced composites. |
| US10351661B2 |
Method for producing an aminimide
Disclosed herein are methods of preparing an aminimide. An epoxy compound is reacted with a hydrazine compound comprising a trivalent nitrogen, and an anhydride functional material or a cyclic compound containing a carbonyl group and at least one heteroatom alpha to the carbonyl group at a temperature greater than 20° C. to form the aminimide. At least one of the epoxy compound and the anhydride functional material or the cyclic compound is polymeric. |
| US10351659B2 |
Polyurethane foam, refrigerator including the same, and method of manufacturing polyurethane foam
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a polyurethane foam, a refrigerator including the same, and a method of manufacturing polyurethane foam.According with the present inventions, a refrigerator, comprising a polyurethane foam formed of a composition for preparing polyurethane, includes a cabinet; a door configured to open and close the cabinet; and a thermal insulation disposed in at least one of the cabinet and the door, wherein the thermal insulation includes a polyurethane foam-forming polyol system comprising a fiber having hydroxyl groups; and isocyanate. |
| US10351657B2 |
Polyester polyol, polyurethane resin, and production processes therefor
The present invention aims to provide a polyester polyol having favorable reactivity and a favorable color tone, which can be used for obtaining a polyurethane having an excellent balance of flexibility, mechanical strength, and chemical resistance, and a method for producing the polyester polyol. The object can be achieved with a polyester polyol in which an aliphatic diol contains as a structural unit 1,10-decanediol derived from a biomass resource, and in which the aldehyde body content in the polyester polyol is 0.01 to 0.5% by weight, and a method for producing the polyester polyol. |
| US10351652B2 |
Method for the synthesis of polymer carbodiimides with added cesium salts, polymer carbodiimides, and use thereof
The present invention relates to processes for producing polymeric carbodiimides by addition of cesium salts and to polymeric carbodiimides produced by this process and to the use thereof as a hydrolysis inhibitor, especially in polyurethane (PU)-based systems, preferably thermoplastic TPU, PU adhesives, PU casting resins, PU elastomers or PU foams. |
| US10351651B2 |
Imprint material containing silsesquioxane compound and modified silicone compound
A imprint material is provided, and a film that is prepared from the material and to which the pattern is transferred. An imprint material including: (A), (B), (C) and (D) components; a ratio of the amount of the (B) component to a total amount of the (A) component and the (B) component of 100% by mass is 5% by mass or more and 25% by mass or less: (A) a silsesquioxane compound having a repeating unit of Formula (1) and having two or more polymerizable groups of X0 in Formula (1); (B) a silicone compound having a repeating unit of Formula (2) and having two polymerizable groups at ends thereof; (C) a photopolymerization initiator; and (D) a solvent wherein the formulae, R1 and R2 are each independently a C1-3 alkyl group; R0 is a C1-3 alkylene group; and k is an integer of 0 to 3. |
| US10351646B2 |
Polyolefin composition and method of producing the same
The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition and method of producing the same. The olefin polymerization process according to the present invention comprises contacting one or more olefinic monomers with a biphenylphenolic polymerization catalyst under polymerization conditions and in the presence of one or more treated aluminum-based scavengers in a polymerization reactor, wherein said one or more treated aluminum-based scavengers comprise the reaction product of an alkylaluminum or an aluminoxane specie with a compound of the general Formula (I): wherein X is O, N, or S and R is alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, or hydrogen, wherein n=1 if X is O or S and n=1 if X is N, and wherein at least one R is not a hydrogen; Rn—X—H (I); thereby producing a polyolefin composition which comprises less than 50% of the oligomer level of a polyolefin composition produced in an olefin polymerization process in the presence of said one or more untreated aluminum-based scavengers. |
| US10351645B2 |
Copolymer, polymer composition, and crosslinked polymer
A copolymer having a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound and a structural unit derived from an α-olefin having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the copolymer has a melting point within a temperature range of 0 to 10° C. and has a fusion enthalpy of 5 J/g or more as measured on a differential scanning calorimeter under the following conditions. Conditions: (1) cooling from 200° C. to −150° C. at a rate of 10° C./min; (2) retaining at −150° C. for 1 minute; and (3) heating from −150° C. to 200° C. at a rate of 20° C./min. |
| US10351635B2 |
Method for preparing rubber composition using aminosilane-based terminal modifier introducing functional group, and rubber composition prepared thereby
The present invention relates to a terminal modified and conjugated diene-based polymer rubber composition including a terminal modified and conjugated diene-based polymer which is characterized in that an aminosilane-based terminal modifier represented by Formula 1 or Formula 2 is combined at the terminal of a conjugated diene-based polymer, and a method for preparing the same. |
| US10351634B2 |
Encapsulation of gases within cyclodextrins
An inclusion complex of an amorphous α-cyclodextrin, or derivative thereof, with encapsulated ethylene is provided by exposure of the dry solid amorphous α-cyclodextrin to ethylene gas under pressure. The inclusion complex will have applications in a number of fields including fruit ripening. |
| US10351630B2 |
Assay to detect human DPP-4
This disclosure provides a robust, sensitive, and specific assay for the detection and measurement of DPP-4 levels in samples obtained from human patients. The disclosure further provides novel anti-DPP-4 monoclonal antibodies that recognize human DPP-4, and assay kits comprising one or more of these antibodies. |
| US10351627B2 |
ICOS binding proteins
The present invention relates to an ICOS binding protein or antigen binding portion thereof that is an agonist to human ICOS and does not induce complement, ADCC, or CDC when placed in contact with a T cell in vivo and methods of treating cancer, infectious disease and/or sepsis with said ICOS binding protein or antigen binding portion thereof. Further the ICOS binding proteins or antigen binding portions thereof of the present invention are capable of activating a T cell when placed in contact with said T cell; stimulating T cell proliferation when placed in contact with said T cell and/or inducing cytokine production when placed in contact with said T cell. The present invention relates to ICOS binding proteins or antigen binding portions thereof comprising one or more of: SEQ ID NO:1; SEQ ID NO:2; SEQ ID NO:3; SEQ ID NO:4; SEQ ID NO:5; and/or SEQ ID NO:6. |
| US10351624B2 |
Anti-Orai1 antibody
It is intended to provide a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for transplant rejections, immunological diseases, allergic diseases, inflammatory diseases, thrombosis, cancers, etc., targeting human Orai1. The present invention provides, for example, a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody that specifically recognizes human Orai1 and has the activity of inhibiting human T cell activation. |
| US10351623B2 |
Antagonists of IL-17 isoforms and their uses
The invention relates generally to antagonists of IL-17 isoforms and their uses in diagnosis and therapy, especially for the treatment or prevention of cancers or autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases. |
| US10351622B2 |
Production cell line enhancers
The present invention relates to discovery of the ectopic expression of EDEM2 in a production cell to improve the yield of a useful multi-subunit protein. Thus, the present invention provides for production cell lines, such as the canonical mammalian biopharmaceutical production cell, the CHO cell, containing recombinant polynucleotides encoding EDEM2. Also disclosed is a production cell containing both an EDEM2-encoding polynucleotide as well an XBP1-encoding polynucleotide. Improved titers of antibodies produced by these cell lines are disclosed, as well as the improved cell densities attained by these cells in culture. |
| US10351619B2 |
Modified serpins for the treatment of bleeding disorders
This invention relates pro-coagulant serpin molecules engineered by modification of the P4, P2, P1 and/or P1′ residues within the reactive center loop (RCL) to display increased specificity for anticoagulant proteases. These modified serpin molecules may be useful in therapy, for example as pro-coagulants for the treatment of bleeding. |
| US10351615B2 |
Methods of treatment with long-acting growth hormone
Use of a growth hormone protein and polynucleotides encoding same comprising an amino-terminal carboxy-terminal peptide (CTP) of chorionic gonadotrophin and two carboxy-terminal chorionic gonadotrophin CTPs attached to the growth hormone in methods of inducing weight loss or body fat reduction, methods of increasing insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) levels, and methods of reducing the dosing frequency of a growth hormone in a human subject are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the growth hormone and polynucleotides encoding the growth hormone of the invention and methods of using same are also disclosed. |
| US10351610B2 |
Plant transactivation interaction motifs and uses thereof
This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for increasing the expression of a polynucleotide of interest. Some embodiments concern novel transactivation polypeptides and variants thereof that have been identified in plants, and methods of using the same. Particular embodiments concern the use of at least one DNA-binding polypeptide in a fusion protein to target at least one transactivation polypeptide or variant thereof to a specific binding site on a nucleic acid comprising the polynucleotide of interest, such that its expression may be increased. |
| US10351605B2 |
Compositions and methods to prevent cancer by stabilizing p53 through non MDM2-mediated pathways
The present invention relates to compositions and methods comprising chemopreventive agents that may be cupredoxin(s) or variants, derivatives and structural equivalents of cupredoxins, and at least one other chemopreventive agent. Specifically, these compositions may comprise azurin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and/or the 50-77 residue region of azurin (p28). The compositions of the invention may be used to prevent or inhibit the development of premalignant lesions in mammalian cells, tissues and animals, and thus prevent cancer. |
| US10351604B2 |
Broad-spectrum anti-infective peptides
Provided herein are anti-infective peptides and uses thereof. Such anti-infective peptides are useful against bacteria and viruses. Also provided herein are compositions comprising said anti-infective peptides. |
| US10351603B2 |
Polypeptides for use in self-assembling protein nanostructures
Synthetic nanostructures, polypeptides that are useful, for example, in making synthetic nanostructures, and methods for using such synthetic nanostructures are disclosed herein. |
| US10351600B2 |
Peptide and complex of same, scaffold for tissue repair and surface treatment method for same, and surface treatment solution or set of treatment solutions
A peptide that enables surface treatment of a scaffold for tissue repair that makes it possible to accelerate the repair of living tissue without using a material that negatively affects the repair of living tissue, a complex containing this peptide, a scaffold for tissue repair surface treated using this peptide or this complex, a surface treatment method for a scaffold for tissue repair using this peptide or this complex, and a treatment solution or set of treatment solutions to be used in this surface treatment method. Surface treatment of a scaffold for tissue repair is conducted by combining glycosaminoglycan and a peptide containing adhesive sites and basic sites each comprising predetermined amino acid residues. |
| US10351599B2 |
Anti-microbial peptides
Described herein are anti-microbial peptides having enhanced activity and transport. |
| US10351598B2 |
Peptide with anti-obesity and anti-diabetic efficacy and use thereof
The present invention provides peptides with an anti-obesity and/or anti-diabetic activity consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, and optionally modified at their C- or N-terminal ends. |
| US10351592B2 |
Method for separating antibody isoforms using cation exchange chromatography
The present invention relates to a method for separating antibody isoforms using cation exchange chromatography and, more specifically, to a method for separating and purifying several isoforms, which are generated during an antibody production procedure, using a washing buffer for cation exchange chromatography. |
| US10351590B2 |
Withanolides useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
Provided herein are synthetic analogs of withanolide natural products of formula (I), wherein R1-R4 are as defined herein, and their pharmaceutical uses in treating neurodegenerative diseases. |
| US10351588B2 |
Production of sterols
Method of recovering sterols from tall oil pitch which contains steryl esters. In the method the tall oil pitch is subjected to a transefterification reaction with a lower alcohol in a reaction zone to provide a reaction product mixture containing lower alkyl fatty acid esters, free sterols, and at least some unreacted steryl esters. The invention comprises separating the transesterified esters from the reaction product mixture to form a sterol rich fraction which contains free sterols and unreacted steryl esters, liberating sterols from the unreacted steryl esters to form further free sterols, and recovering and optionally purifying the free sterols. The recovery of free sterols can be increased to up to 80 wt % or more while avoiding the formation of undesired side streams containing troublesome impurities. |
| US10351587B2 |
Method of making and using 7α, 11β-dimethyl-17β-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one 17-undecanoate
Methods of using 7α,11β-dimethyl-17β-hydroxy-4-estren-3-one bucyclate (I) and 7α,11β-dimethyl-17β-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one 17-undecanoate (II) for various hormonal therapies, dosage forms comprising 7α,11β-dimethyl-17β-hydroxy-4-estren-3-one bucyclate and 7α,11β-dimethyl-17β-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one 17-undecanoate, and processes for their preparation. |
| US10351578B2 |
Heterocyclic-substituted pyridinopyrimidinone derivative as CDK inhibitor and use thereof
The present invention relates to a heterocyclic-substituted pyridinopyrimidinone derivative and the use thereof as a therapeutically effective cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of a new heterocyclic-substitute pyridinopyrimidinone derivative as shown in formula (I) and a pharmaceutical composition thereof as a selective CDK4/6 inhibitor in preventing or treating diseases related to CDK4/6. |
| US10351576B2 |
Fused tricyclic pyrazole derivatives useful for farnesoid X receptors
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, a stereoisomer, enantiomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or an amino acid conjugate thereof; wherein variables are as defined herein; and their pharmaceutical compositions, which are useful as modulators of the activity of Farnesoid X receptors (FXR). |
| US10351566B2 |
Therapeutic compounds for pain and synthesis thereof
The invention provides compounds of Formula 1: and stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof; and methods of making and using such compounds. The invention includes pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and the use of such compounds in methods of treating conditions, diseases, or disorders. |
| US10351565B2 |
Therapeutic compounds for pain and synthesis thereof
The invention provides compounds of Formula 1: and stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof; and methods of making and using such compounds. The invention includes pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and the use of such compounds in methods of treating conditions, diseases, or disorders. |
| US10351557B2 |
Compounds for electronic devices
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), to the use of compounds of the formula (I) in electronic devices, and to electronic devices containing one or more compounds of the formula (I). The invention furthermore relates to preparation processes for compounds of the formula (I) and to formulations comprising one or more compounds of the formula (I). |
| US10351555B2 |
Inhibitors of β-hydroxylase for treatment of cancer
The present invention relates to compounds which modulate (e.g., inhibit) the activity of beta-hydrolase (e.g., ASPH), including novel 2-aryl-5-amino-3(2H)-furanone and 2-heteroaryl-5-amino-3(2H)-furanone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods for their synthesis, and methods of using these compounds to modulate the activity of ASPH in an a cell-free sample, a cell-based assay, and in a subject. Other aspects of the invention relate to use of the compounds disclosed herein to ameliorate or treat cell proliferation disorders. |
| US10351552B2 |
Bicyclic antiparasitic compounds
The invention is directed to a compound of formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound of formula I, and a method of treatment of a disorder or condition in a mammal, including a human, selected from the group consisting of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, toxoplasmosis and malaria. |
| US10351551B2 |
Fluorescent compounds
Compounds used as labels with properties comparable to known fluorescent compounds. The compounds can be conjugated to proteins and nucleic acids for biological imaging and analysis. Synthesis of the compounds, formation and use of the conjugated compounds, and specific non-limiting examples of each are provided. |
| US10351546B2 |
Pyridin-3-yl acetic acid derivatives as inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus replication
Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods for making the compounds and their use in inhibiting HIV integrase and treating those infected with HIV. |
| US10351532B2 |
Small molecule inhibitors of lactate dehydrogenase and methods of use thereof
Provided is a compound of formula (I), in which Ar1, R1, U, V, W, X, and p are as described herein. Also provided are methods of using a compound of formula (I), including a method of treating cancer, a method of treating a patient with cancer cells resistant to an anti-cancer agent, and a method of inhibiting lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) and/or lactate dehydrogenase B (LDHB) activity in a cell. |
| US10351527B2 |
Binding function 3 (BF3) site compounds as therapeutics and methods for their use
This invention provides compound having a structure of Formulas: Uses of such compounds for treatment of various indications, including prostate cancer as well as methods of treatment involving such compounds are also provide. |
| US10351522B2 |
Sulfonamide derivative and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof
The present invention aims to provide a novel low-molecular-weight compound exhibiting an orexin receptor agonist activity and expected to be useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for narcolepsy and the like. The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, which has an orexin receptor agonist activity, and an orexin receptor agonist containing the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof. |
| US10351517B2 |
Treatment of sleep-wake disorders
This invention is directed to a method of treating Excessive daytime Sleepiness (EDS) in a subject, comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I): Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof wherein Rx is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, halogen selected from F, Cl, Br and I, alkoxy containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, nitro, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, and thioalkoxy containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms; x is an integer of 1 to 3, with the proviso that R may be the same or different when x is 2 or 3; R1 and R2 can be the same or different from each other and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl of 3 to 7 carbon atoms; R1 and R2 can be joined to form a 5 to 7-membered heterocycle substituted with a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, and aryl groups, wherein the cyclic compound can comprise 1 to 2 nitrogen atoms and 0 to 1 oxygen atom, wherein the nitrogen atoms are not directly connected with each other or with the ox en atom. |
| US10351516B2 |
Polymorphic forms of minocycline base and processes for their preparation
Described are new forms of crystalline minocycline base. In particular, two new crystalline polymorphic forms, designated Form IV and Form V of minocycline base are provided. These are characterized by XRD, FTIR and TGA. Processes for preparing the new polymorphic forms and their use in pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. Form IV and Form V are prepared by dissolving and/or suspending minocycline base in an organic solvent followed by crystallization. |
| US10351512B2 |
Method of producing organic compound
A method of producing an organic compound, which contains a step of performing a deodorization step using a flow reaction in a flow passage to remove, from a reaction liquid, a malodorous material generated or remaining in a reaction step,wherein the organic compound is an industrially useful compound. |
| US10351509B2 |
Fenfluramine compositions and methods of preparing the same
Methods of preparing a fenfluramine active pharmaceutical ingredient are provided. Aspects of the method include (a) hydrolyzing a 2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetonitrile composition to produce a 2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetic acid composition; (b) reacting the 2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetic acid composition with acetic anhydride and a catalyst to produce a 1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propan-2-one composition; and(c) reductively aminating the 1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propan-2-one composition with ethylamine using a borohydride reducing agent to produce a fenfluramine composition. Also provided are compositions and pharmaceutical ingredients prepared according to the subject methods including a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of fenfluramine and having less than 0.2% by weight in total of trifluoromethyl regioisomers. |
| US10351508B2 |
Carbonate ester purification method, carbonate ester solution production method, and carbonate ester purification apparatus
Provided is a carbonate ester purification apparatus including a treatment part for mixing a first solution containing a carbonate ester and an acidic substance with an alcohol solution of a metal alcoholate to obtain a mixed solution containing a reaction product of the acidic substance and the metal alcoholate, a separation part for removing a metal salt contained in the reaction product from the mixed solution to obtain a second solution, and a distillation part for removing a component from the second solution, the component different in boiling point from the carbonate ester to obtain a carbonate ester solution, wherein a content of the metal alcoholate in the alcohol solution is 5 to 18 mass %. |
| US10351506B2 |
Purified plasticizers, production and use
This disclosure relates to methods for producing purified aromatic esters useful as plasticizers, to the purified aromatic esters, and to polymer compositions containing the purified esters. The purified aromatic esters can be produced by esterifying carboxylic acid with methyl or ethyl alcohol, separating the resulting methyl or ethyl esters from the carboxylic acid and any byproduct impurities, and then transesterifying the methyl or ethyl esters with C4 to C14 alcohol to produce the purified aromatic esters. Additionally, precipitation, filtration, and wash steps can be employed to purify the carboxylic acid, the methyl or ethyl alcohol, and/or the aromatic esters. |
| US10351504B1 |
Synthesis of hydroxyfluorene-carboxilic acid and esters thereof
Methods of synthesizing phenanthrenequinone, 9-hydroxyfluorene-9-5 carboxylic acid (“HFCA”), methyl-9-hydroxyfluorene-carboxylate (“HFCA methyl ester”) and methyl-2-chloro-9-hydroxyfluorenecarboxylate, (“Chlorflurenol”) starting from preferred embodiment are disclosed. Several reaction products of phenanthrene are useful in industry, and are valuable plant growth regulators. |
| US10351503B2 |
Process for producing aldehydes
The present invention relates generally to processes for producing aldehydes wherein an olefinic compound, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen are reacted in the presence of a solubilized rhodium-phosphorous complex. In one embodiment, the process comprises (a) receiving a vaporized aldehyde product stream downstream from a hydroformylation reactor, the vaporized aldehyde product stream comprising aldehydes, phosphorous ligand, and aldehyde condensation by-products; (b) contacting the vaporized aldehyde product stream with a partial condenser so as to condense the phosphorous ligand and the by-products, wherein up to 10 weight percent of the vaporized stream is condensed; (c) removing the condensed phosphorous ligand and the condensed by-products from the liquid condensation stream using a refining column; and (d) further processing the vaporized aldehydes from the separate refining column. |
| US10351501B2 |
Gem difluorocompounds as depigmenting or lightening agents
The present invention relates to a compound having the formula (I), as well as a method for preparing such a compound, a cosmetic or pharmaceutic composition containing such a compound, and the use thereof as a depigmenting, lightening, bleaching or whitening agent and for treating pigmentation disorders, notably by topical application on the skin. |
| US10351500B2 |
Method of using of dihydro-resveratrol or its stilbenoid derivatives and/or chemical variants as antimicrobial agents
The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or reducing microbial growth, particularly the growth of dermatophytic fungi, and/or aciduric and acidogenic gram-positive bacteria. More particularly, it relates to the use of trans-3,5,4′-trihydroxybibenzyl, also known as dihydro-resveratrol, or its dihydrostilbene derivatives and/or chemical variants as an anti-microbial agent. The present invention further relates to the management of dermatophytosis often caused by dermatophytic fungi and the management of dental caries often mediated by aciduric and acidogenic gram-positive Streptococci. The present invention therefore has applications in preventing, alleviating and/or treating dermatophytosis and dental caries. |
| US10351499B2 |
Methods for producing solvents derived from 1-chloro-3, 3, 3-trifluoro-propene (1233zd)
The production of solvents for applications such as heat transfer, cleaning, and degreasing, for example. In particular, the production of solvents derived from 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-propene, such as chloro and/or fluoro substituted alkanes and chloro and/or fluoro substituted trifluoropropenyl ethers. |
| US10351498B2 |
Process for generating hemp oil with a high cannabidiol (CBD) content
A method for producing hemp oil, comprising decarboxylation of CBDA in hemp oil; short-path evaporation of CBD from the decarboxylated hemp oil to produce CBD oil; selective THC to CBN conversion performed on the decarboxylated hemp oil. |
| US10351497B2 |
Use of a Lewis donor solvent to purify a feedstock that contains ethanol, acetaldehyde, and impurities
The invention pertains to the use of a solvent that comprises a Lewis donor compound that is selected from the group made up of unsaturated fatty acids that have between 12 and 18 carbon atoms, phosphate esters that have between 12 and 30 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof to separate the impurities from a feedstock that contains ethanol, acetaldehyde, and impurities. |
| US10351495B2 |
Conversion of chlorofluororopanes and chlorofluropropenes to more desirable fluoropropanes and fluororopenes
A process is provided comprising contacting and reacting the compound CF3CF2CHXCl, wherein X is H or Cl, or the compound CF3CF═CXCl, wherein X is H or Cl, with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst consisting essentially of Cu, Ru, Cu—Pd, Ni—Cu, and Ni—Pd, to obtain as a result thereof reaction product comprising hydrofluoropropenes or intermediates convertible to said hydrofluoropropenes, notably CF3CF═CH2 and CF3CH═CHF. |
| US10351493B2 |
Method for preparing polyunsaturated perfluorinated compounds
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polyinsaturated perfluorinated compound B from a polyinsaturated perhalogenated compound D having the formula CnX2(n−m+1), in which X is independently selected from one of the halogens, F, Cl, Br or I, provided at least one X is not fluorine; n is the number of carbon atoms and is at least higher than or equal to 4, m is the number of double carbon-carbon bonds and is higher than or equal to 2, wherein the method comprises a step in which compound D is fluorinated in the presence of a fluorinating agent of general formula AFp, in which A is hydrogen, an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, and p is 1 or 2, and in the presence of an aprotic organic polar solvent; the method being carried out with a molar ratio of AFp to compound D of less than 1.45*2(n−m+1). |
| US10351486B2 |
Multiphase separator and methods of use thereof for producing hydrocarbons from oxygenates and olefins
Multiphase separators, processes and systems for converting an oxygenate and/or olefin feedstock to a hydrocarbon product are described herein. |
| US10351484B2 |
Fertilizer compositions and methods of making and using the same
Broadly, the instant disclosure is directed towards: fertilizer compositions and methods of making the same, in which, due to the composition, the fertilizer exhibits blast suppression (e.g. measured via specific impulse) and/or desensitization (e.g. measured via unconfined critical diameter and/or booster quantity needed to initiate detonation) as compared to existing ammonium nitrate fertilizer(s). |
| US10351483B2 |
Slow-release fertilizer composition and preparation method
A method of making the slow-release fertilizer and the composition thereof includes the steps of adding Class A Exceptional Quality biosolids at a percentage-by-weight of 35% to 75%, brewing grains at a percentage-by-weight of 10% to 50%, and dried algae at a percentage-by-weight of 5% to 20%. Biosolids are digested in an anaerobic digester for 15 days. Biosolids are dried to a moisture content under 6% and brewing grains and algae are dried to a moisture content under 10%. Algae is pressed to isolate the dried algae cell wall. The algae is dried to a moisture content under 10%. The Class A Exceptional Quality biosolids, brewing grains, and algae cell wall are pulverized to a mesh size between 100 to 300 and blended according to the above proportions. |
| US10351479B2 |
Maintenance-free stone tile, coating agent therefor, and method for producing the tile
A maintenance-free stone tile is provided in which a super hard coating film having a pencil hardness corresponding to 12H or more (preferably to 12 to 15H) is used to produce a finish having a deep material feeling and a high quality, and glossiness of 80 or more, and be further able of keeping the coating layer good in water resistance, antifouling property, slipperiness, adhesiveness and no crack, over a long term, on a surface of a stone tile, such as a marble, artificial stone, terrazzo or ceramic tile. The tile is a stone tile having an inorganic coating layer causing a surface of the stone to have a pencil hardness of 12H or more and a mirror surface glossiness of 80 or more. |
| US10351472B2 |
Methods for reducing surface defects
Methods for reducing a defective area in a strengthened substrate to produce a non-defective substrate are provided. The methods include contacting a strengthened defective substrate with a heated salt bath containing at least one monovalent salt, and removing the strengthened substrate from the bath. The strengthened substrate, before being contacted with the salt bath, is a defective substrate having at least one defective area and one or more non-defective area. Upon removal from the salt bath, at least one defective area has been reduced or substantially removed to produce a non-defective substrate. |
| US10351470B2 |
Method for applying a cold end coating integrated in glass container manufacturing process
The present invention relates to a coating line and a method for applying a protective coating to hollow glass containers integrated in glass container manufacturing process. In particular it relates to a coating line and method for applying a cold end coating to hollow glass containers. More particularly the present invention relates to a coating line comprising horizontal spray guns for applying a cold end coating to hollow glass containers in a single line and such a method for applying a cold end coating to hollow glass containers. |
| US10351466B2 |
Glass
A glass of the present invention includes as a glass composition, in terms of mass %, 50% to 65% of SiO2, 15% to 26% of Al2O3, 0% to 5% of B2O3, 0% to 5% of MgO, 0% to 10% of CaO, 0% to 10% of SrO, 0% to 15% of BaO, and 0.01% to 15% of P2O5, has a molar ratio (MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO)/Al2O3 of from 0.5 to 1.5, and satisfies a relationship of {[B2O3]+3×[P2O5]}≤18.5 mol %. |
| US10351464B2 |
Method for manufacturing glass, method for manufacturing lens, and melting apparatus
A method for manufacturing glass, including the steps of heat-melting a raw material for producing glass by using a melting furnace having a plurality of gas flow paths while the raw material is levitated from the melting furnace by a gas ejected from the gas flow paths, and performing cooling so as to produce glass, wherein the melting furnace includes a recess portion, at least one first gas flow path configured to eject the gas in the vertical direction into the recess portion, a plurality of second gas flow paths configured to eject the gas in the direction toward the center axis of the melting furnace into the recess portion, the raw material is heat-melted while the raw material is levitated by the gas ejected from the first gas flow path and the gas ejected from the second gas flow paths, and the molten raw material is cooled. |
| US10351462B1 |
Method of manufacturing fiberglass filtration media
The manufacture of fiberglass filtration media, and particularly paint arrestance fiberglass media, is disclosed. Fiberglass filtration media is formed in part by controlling the speed of a melter traversing a drum. The fiberglass media passes through rollers and water sprays before it enters a curing apparatus. Progressive density changes from the air intake side to the air exit side of the media result in increased filtration qualities. |
| US10351461B2 |
Method for dividing brittle substrate
A cutter edge is caused to slide to generate a plastic deformation on a first surface of a brittle substrate, thus forming a trench line. The trench line is formed so as to obtain a crack-free state in which the brittle substrate seamlessly continues in a direction intersecting the trench line directly below the trench line. The crack-free state is then maintained. A crack of the brittle substrate in its thickness direction is extended along the trench line to form a crack line. The brittle substrate is divided along the crack line. |
| US10351458B2 |
Mould for manufacturing a multi-curved belt glass panel
The invention relates to the mold (1) for manufacturing a multi-curved bent glass panels comprising a stationary lower load-bearing structure (2) having defined longitudinal (2a), a transversal (2b) directions and vertical direction (2c) and provided with a supporting frame (4) and a number of contoured supports (5) mounted in the supporting frame (4) in the vertical and parallel arrangement to each other and having its upper edges shaped in waves; wherein the supports (5) are arranged in such an order, that their upper edges form a predetermined bending surface, curved along at least one of the longitudinal (2a) and transversal (2b) directions and alternately upwards and downwards in the vertical direction (2c), having variable curvature and the depth of the curve. |
| US10351452B2 |
Compositions for in vivo expression of therapeutic sequences in the microbiome
Compositions for a phage particle are disclosed. The phage particle is non-replicating and includes at least one heterologous nucleic acid sequence that is capable of being expressed in a target bacteria. The expressed heterologous nucleic acid sequence is non-lethal to the target bacteria. |
| US10351451B2 |
Ozone water and method for producing the same
An object of the present invention is to provide an ozone water having enhanced storage stability and a method for producing the ozone water. An ozone water of the present invention as a means for resolution is produced by dissolving 0.1 μM to 1 mM of an organic iron compound and 1 to 300 mM of an inorganic salt in a water with ozone-microbubbles generated using an ozone gas at a concentration of 1 to 300 g/Nm3. The half-life of ozone of the ozone water of the present invention is 3 days or longer, for example, when the water filled in an airtight container under atmospheric pressure is stored under a temperature condition of 40° C. |
| US10351449B2 |
Production of highly ionized alkaline water using a combination of reducing metals and reductive minerals
An ice machine or ice maker is configured to produce ionized alkaline ice by having water pass through a medium which causes the water to become ionized. In certain embodiments, the medium contains group II elements, rare earth minerals, metal reducing agents, mineral buffers. The medium may be in a filter with the water passing through the filter to produce ionized alkaline water. The ionized alkaline water is then frozen by the ice machine or ice maker to produce ionized alkaline ice. Exposure of the water to magnetic forces may assist in the production of ionized alkaline water. |
| US10351446B2 |
Desalination system and method
A desalination system comprises at least one desalination cell. The at least one desalination cell comprises first and second electrodes, an anion exchange layer and a cation ion exchange layer disposed on the respective first and second electrodes, and a spacer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The at least one desalination cell further comprises an ion exchange resin disposed between the first and second electrodes. A desalination system and a method for removing ions from an aqueous stream are also presented. |
| US10351445B2 |
Electrolytic ion water generation method and electrolytic ion water generation apparatus
An electrolytic ion water generation method for generating strong electrolytic ion water having a pH value higher than a reference pH value through use of the same generation apparatus as an electrolytic ion water generation apparatus configured to generate electrolytic ion water having the reference pH value by setting an amount of raw water, which is to be supplied into a cathode chamber of an electrolytic bath, to be smaller than that of the raw water used for generating the electrolytic ion water having the reference pH value and setting generation conditions other than the amount of the raw water to the same generation conditions as those for generating the electrolytic ion water having the reference pH value. The raw water amount is set to a raw water amount calculated based on the following expression: pH=14+log[OH−]. |
| US10351439B2 |
Production of nanoparticulate titanium dioxide
The invention relates to a method for obtaining nanoparticulate titanium dioxide in agglomerate form from a hydrolyzed acidic titanyl compound, the thus obtained titanium dioxide as well as the use thereof as a photocatalyst, process catalyst or adsorbent, especially in aqueous systems. |
| US10351437B2 |
Method for producing calcium sulphate hemihydrate with unique properties
The present invention relates to a new method for producing a calcium sulphate hemihydrate with unique properties for use for therapeutic applications in the cosmetic or pharmaceutical industry. Calcium sulphate hemihydrate is a biocompatible and biodegradable inorganic substance and thus suitable as a carrier in pharmaceutical compositions, e.g. a controlled release composition, containing at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient. |
| US10351436B2 |
Reactor and method for making bromides
Bromine containing compounds, such as calcium bromide, sodium bromide and the like, are prepared in high purity and more quickly with less waste by using a process with two bromination stages and often a third step wherein the crude product mixture can be adjusted to meet specific product requirements. In the first bromination stage, the majority, but not all, of a substrate is brominated using a reductive bromination reaction, the remaining unreacted substrate is converted to product in the second stage through another a reductive bromination reaction, although the specific reagents may be different, wherein the addition of bromine and a reducing agent are carefully monitored. |
| US10351434B2 |
Method for preparing spherical silica aerogel granules and spherical silica aerogel granules prepared thereby
The present invention relates to a method for preparing spherical silica aerogel granules and spherical silica aerogel granules prepared thereby. The method for preparing spherical silica aerogel granules, which is suitable for mass production because droplets of a water glass solution are uniformly dispersed with a uniform size in a non-aqueous solvent using a surfactant in a certain step to reduce a process time and enhance productivity, may be provided. The spherical silica aerogel granules having a uniform size prepared by the method may be provided, wherein the spherical silica aerogel granules have a high working property and excellent flowability. |
| US10351433B2 |
Graphene oxide reduced material dispersed at high concentration by cation-Π interaction and method for manufacturing same
The present invention relates to a graphene oxide reduced material dispersed at a high concentration by a cation-π interaction and to a method for manufacturing same, and more particularly to a method for manufacturing a graphene oxide reduced material dispersed in a high concentration by a cation-π interaction comprising: a first step of synthesizing graphite oxide flakes in a powder state from graphite flakes in a powder state; a second step of forming a graphene oxide dispersion solution by dispersing the graphite oxide flakes of the first step into a solvent; a third step of preparing a cation reaction graphene oxide dispersion solution through the interaction of a cation and a π-structure in an sp2 region by positioning the cation at the center of an arrangement of carbon atoms connected by sp2 bonding in two dimensions in the dispersion solution formed in the second step; and a fourth step of preparing a cation reaction graphene oxide reduced material by reducing the cation reaction graphene oxide dispersion solution of the third step. |
| US10351430B1 |
Method, apparatus, and system for producing buckypaper or similar sheet or layer of elongated nanostructures with a degree of nanostructure alignment
A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating buckypaper or similar sheets of nanostructures having relatively high aspect ratios. A dispersion of nanostructures such as nanotubes is subjected to fluid dynamics/forces which promote alignment of their axes of elongation while in suspension in the flow. An agglomeration of better aligned nanostructures is isolated from the carrier fluid into a useable form. In the case of nanotubes, one form is buckypaper. One example of alignment forces is Taylor-Couette flow shear forces. One example of isolation is filtering the flowing dispersion to collect better aligned nanostructures across the filter into a sheet or film. The degree of alignment can produce anisotropic material properties that can be beneficially used in application of the sheet or film. |
| US10351425B2 |
Method for catalytically induced hydrolysis and recycling of metal borohydride solutions
The process for obtaining M1BH4, the process comprising contacting M1-B02 with a metal M2 in the presence of molecular hydrogen (H2) under conditions permitting the formation of M1-BH4 and M2-oxide, wherein the M1 is a metal selected from column I of the periodic table of elements or alloys of metals selected from column I of the periodic table of elements and M2 is a metal or an alloy of metals selected from column II of the periodic table of elements, provided that M2 is not Mg and M1 is different from M2. |
| US10351424B2 |
Nano Ni—Zr oxide catalyst for activation of methane by tri-reforming and a process for the preparation thereof
The present invention provides a Ni—Zr oxide catalyst and a process for the preparation of the catalyst. The invention further provides use of the catalyst for the production of synthesis gas (a mixture of CO and H2) by Tri-reforming of methane. The process provides a direct single step selective vapor phase partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas over Ni—ZrO2 catalyst between temperature range of 600° C. to 800° C. at atmospheric pressure. The process provides a methane conversion of 1-99% with H2 to CO mole ratio of 1.6 to 2.2. |
| US10351418B2 |
Bond rings in semiconductor devices and methods of forming same
An embodiment method includes forming a first plurality of bond pads on a device substrate, depositing a spacer layer over and extending along sidewalls of the first plurality of bond pads, and etching the spacer layer to remove lateral portions of the spacer layer and form spacers on sidewalls of the first plurality of bond pads. The method further includes bonding a cap substrate including a second plurality of bond pads to the device substrate by bonding the first plurality of bond pads to the second plurality of bond pads. |
| US10351416B2 |
Module comprising a MEMS component mounted without subjecting same to stress
A model is specified in which a MEMS component is connected to the carrier in a stress-free fashion over a large temperature range. For this purpose, a mechanical connection comprises a compensation structure which bridges a horizontal offset of mounting points by means of a horizontal shoulder and the thermal expansion coefficient of which is suitably selected. |
| US10351415B2 |
Vehicle seat and vehicle seat molding method used for same
In order to solve the issue, during recessed-shape molding for vehicle seats, of requiring a suspension step, more work, members for suspension, and increased cost in a method using suspension, a recessed-shape molding method is provided for vehicle seats having a seat frame, a seat pad covering the seat frame, and a trim cover covering the seat pad. The seat pad has a seat pad groove. An adhesive sheet is sewn on to the rear surface of the trim cover by using outer stitching, the trim cover is put on to the seat pad, then a die is pressed on to the outer stitching from the trim cover surface, the trim cover is adhered to the seat pad groove, and a recessed shape is formed. As a result, a vehicle seat having simplified molding steps and effectively reducing costs can be provided, as well as a vehicle seat molding method used for same. |
| US10351413B1 |
Fluid dispenser having pressure regulator
A pneumatic liquid dispenser includes a container and a lid. When the lid is mounted on the container, the container supports passaging defining a gas supply inlet for receiving pressurized gas, a gas outlet for delivering pressurized gas to the container, and a gas flow path between the inlet and the outlet. A pressure valve is located between the gas supply inlet and the gas outlet. The pressure valve is configured to automatically permit gas flow along the gas flow path when pressure in the interior of the container is less than a threshold pressure and to automatically block gas flow along the gas flow path when pressure in the interior of the container is greater than the threshold pressure. When gas flows freely through the gas flow path, the gas pressurizes the container to dispense liquid in the container through a liquid passage. |
| US10351409B2 |
Method and apparatus for post-mix drink dispensing
A high diluent to concentrate volumetric ratio post-mix drink dispenser includes a mixer and a nozzle housing. The mixer defines a mixing pathway adapted to receive a diluent flow from a diluent source and a concentrate pathway adapted to receive a concentrate flow from a concentrate source. The concentrate pathway communicates with the mixing pathway to deliver concentrate therein. The mixing pathway manipulates the diluent flow therein to decrease the pressure thereof, thereby creating a low pressure region at the concentrate pathway that promotes introduction of the concentrate into the diluent for mixing therewith. The nozzle housing couples with the mixer such that the nozzle housing receives mixed diluent and concentrate from the mixing pathway and delivers the mixed diluent and concentrate therefrom. |
| US10351404B1 |
Tent stake removal tool
A tie down system includes a tie down stake and a tie down stake removal device. The tie down stake includes a central shaft, an impact head, a pointed tip, and a plurality of barbs projecting outwardly from the central shaft. The tie down stake removal device includes a post stand, a post connected to the post stand, a lower lever pivotally connected to the post, an upper lever connected to the lower lever, and a removal bracket located on the lower lever. |
| US10351402B2 |
Rigging ring
An apparatus for supporting and redirecting a rigging rope comprising a ring having an outer annular surface and a central passage extending between first and second side edges defining an inner surface, wherein the outer surface includes at least two circumferential grooves therearound and wherein the inner surface has a curved cross-sectional profile extending between the first and second side edges. |
| US10351401B2 |
Work implement frame with gate
A work implement frame having a top support and a bottom support. The top support and bottom support are tied together structurally by end plates and/or vertical ribs. One or more fork tines may be combined with the top or bottom support of the frame and are adapted to carry pallets or other loads as is know in the art. The frame includes a load rest to help support the load. The load rest is typically positioned near the top of the frame. A gate in the load rest is movable between an open position and a closed position. In its open position an operator may pass through the gate to enter the cab. The gate may be pivotally or slidably combined with the load rest. |
| US10351399B2 |
Systems, devices and methods of controlling motorized transport units in fulfilling product orders
Some embodiments include apparatuses to fulfill customer orders comprising a motorized transport unit; a product pick unit (PPU) that cooperate with the motorized transport unit; a wireless communication network; and a central computer system configured to communicate with the multiple motorized transport units and the plurality of product pick units, and comprises a control circuit and memory storing instructions executed to cause the control circuit to: communicate an instruction to the motorized transport unit and direct the motorized transport unit to transport the product pick unit to a determined first location within the shopping facility proximate to where a first product having been ordered is located; and communicate an instruction to the product pick unit cooperated with the motorized transport unit and direct the product pick unit to retrieve the first product. |
| US10351395B2 |
Damping device, damping system, vessel equipped with damping system and damping method
A damping device includes a cable to be connected to a mass; a winch for hauling in and paying out the cable; a measurement system for measuring a cable motion relative to the winch and for measuring a cable tension in the cable; a control system for damping cable motion by driving the winch in dependency of the measured cable motion and the measured cable tension; a sheave to guide the cable from the winch to the mass, wherein the measurement system is configured to measure the cable tension by measuring a magnitude of a load on the sheave caused by the cable tension. |
| US10351390B2 |
Elevator system
An elevator system may include at least two elevator shafts along with an elevator car with a cab and a chassis device. The cab may be mounted rotatably about a horizontal rotational axis relative to the chassis device. A vertically extending rail, along which the elevator car is movable, may be disposed in each elevator shaft. Each of the rails may include a rotatable segment such that the rotatable segments are alignable with respect to one another so that the elevator car is movable along the segments between the elevator shafts. A first device may lock the cab relative to the chassis device, and a second device may hold the cab relative to the elevator shafts. |
| US10351388B2 |
Pneumatic vacuum elevator cabin guides
A first adjustable cabin rail guide is moveably attached to a structural member of an elevator cabin. A second adjustable cabin rail guide is similarly moveably attached to a structural member of an elevator cabin. The first and second adjustable cabin rail guides cooperate together to reduce sound and increase operational efficiency. A piece of textile or similar material is attached to a tube forming the friction portion of the guide. The use of textile thereby reduces the sound of the travel upon the rail associated with the inner portion of the elevator cylinder as the cabin transits therein. |
| US10351382B2 |
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system
Provided is a sheet processing apparatus, including: a placement portion to which a sheet conveyed by a conveyance portion in a conveyance direction is placed; a processing portion configured to perform predetermined processing on a sheet placed on the placement portion, and to be movable in a predetermined moving range; and a control portion configured to control the processing portion to position, at a timing at which a sheet conveyed by the conveyance portion passes through the moving range, from a first position of preventing from interfering with the sheet to a second position of performing the predetermined processing on a preceding sheet having been conveyed by the conveyance portion and placed on the placement portion before the sheet. |
| US10351380B2 |
Diverter conveyor
A diverter conveyor includes a frame supporting an upper conveyor that has an upstream end and a downstream end and that is configured to carry sheets in a first, downstream, direction. A plurality of nip rollers are mounted on the frame upstream of the upstream end of the upper conveyor and are spaced from the upstream end of the upper conveyor by a gap. The nip rollers feed the sheets along a main path to the upstream end of the upper conveyor. A rejection conveyor is supported by the frame and has a portion beneath the gap and extends away from the upper conveyor at an acute angle. A plurality of paddles are mounted at the first gap, and an actuator is operably connected to the paddles and configured to shift the paddles from a first position out of the main path to a second position in the main path. |
| US10351374B2 |
Sheet feeding device, image forming apparatus, sheet feeding method
A sheet feeding device comprises sheet storage for storing a sheet, a merging conveying unit for feeding the sheet from the sheet storage to an image forming apparatus, a transmitting element for transmitting an ultrasonic signal to the sheet conveyed on the merging conveying unit, and a receiving element for receiving the ultrasonic signal having passed through the sheet and outputting an output signal according to strength of the received ultrasonic signal. When the sheet is a Japanese paper, the sheet feeding device detects double feeding of the sheet according to an average value of a plurality of the output signals and variation in a plurality of the output signals obtained for the one sheet. If the sheet is not double fed, the sheet is fed to the image forming apparatus. If the sheet is double fed, the sheet is discharged to the escape tray. |
| US10351367B2 |
Media tray assembly
In an example implementation, a media tray assembly for use in an imaging device includes a media width adjuster having a bottom portion and a top portion. The top portion of the media width adjuster is extendable between a first stable position and a second stable position. The media tray assembly also includes a tension spring to drive the top portion to the stable positions. |
| US10351365B2 |
Truck dumper dust control
A truck dumper including a material receiving hopper, a tilt table configured to dump a load from the truck or truck trailer into the material receiving hopper. The invention includes a stilling shed positioned above the material receiving hopper and at least one curtain baffle suspended below the roof of the stilling shed. The curtain baffles are positioned such that there is a gap located near the roof and an upper margin of the at least one curtain baffle through which air can flow. The invention further includes an air exhaust structure configured to exhaust dust laden air from the interior of the stilling shed. |
| US10351363B2 |
Mud chemical delivery system and method
A silo, a chemical delivery system, and a method. The silo includes a housing and a vessel positioned within the housing and configured to contain a mud chemical. The vessel includes a discharge port and a discharge valve that controls discharge of the mud chemical through the discharge port. The discharge port is configured to connect to a skid by placing the silo on the skid, and the silo has a plurality of configurations for different types of mud chemicals. |
| US10351360B2 |
System and apparatus for print media manufacturing buffering and sorting, and corresponding method thereof
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for print media buffering and sorting. An apparatus for performing at least one of buffering and sorting during an operation includes an enclosure, a storage section within the enclosure, an input section configured to receive at the enclosure at least a portion of a printed element, a gripper associated with the input section, the gripper configured to selectively transport the at least a portion of the printed element from the input section to the storage section and to selectively transport the at least a portion of the printed element from the storage section within the enclosure, and an output section configured to selectively transfer the at least a portion of the printed element from the enclosure. |
| US10351350B2 |
Table circulation guide device
This table circulation guide device includes sliders and carriage attached to a table. In a working area, the table is guided by the sliders straddling straight track rails. In a non-working area, the table is guided by the carriages traveling on a curved track rail. An endless circulation circuit is formed by the straight track rails and the curved track rail. In the working area of the circuit, the table travels via the sliders straddling the straight track rails. In the non-working area of the circuit, the table travels via the carriages located between the sliders. |
| US10351346B2 |
Goods-to-man warehousing comprising multilevel racking, mobile storage units, storage unit transporters, and pick-place vehicle
A goods-to-man warehousing system comprises a multilevel racking system, a plurality of mobile storage units, a storage unit transporter, a pick-place vehicle, a mobile storage unit transfer node, and a warehouse management computing hub. The multilevel racking system comprises a vertically and horizontally distributed array of storage bays. One or more of the mobile storage units are positioned in respective ones of the storage bays of the multilevel racking system. The pick-place vehicle comprises pick-place hardware that enables the pick-place vehicle to transfer mobile storage units between a plurality of different, vertically displaced storage bays of the multilevel racking system and the mobile storage unit transfer node of the goods-to-man warehousing system. The storage unit transporter comprises storage unit engagement hardware that enables the storage unit transporter to transport mobile storage units to or from the mobile storage unit transfer node of the goods-to-man warehousing system. |
| US10351345B2 |
Storage and retrieval system
A system and method for storage and retrieval are provided. The system includes a multi-level storage structure, and mobile robots configured to pick, transport and place one or more tote, container, or object. This system and method can be used in order-fulfillment applications in which one or more workstations accommodate a picker that transports one or more eaches from a tote on one of the autonomous mobile robots to a put location, and an input/output interface induct material into the system and discharge fulfilled orders from the system. The mobile robots are further configured to move from level to level in the multi-level storage structure via inclined or vertical tracks without requiring a vertical lift or vertical conveyor. |
| US10351344B2 |
Pallet transport device
A pallet transport apparatus within a rack installation oriented orthogonally with a longitudinal x direction, a transverse z direction and a vertical y direction has a travel route in the x direction and in the z direction. In the apparatus, an x traveling mechanism/x wheel units and a z traveling mechanism/z wheel units are designed so as to be vertically moveable in the y direction mechanically independently of one another. The apparatus has an x lifting device for lifting the x traveling mechanism or of the x wheel units in the y direction, a z lifting device for lifting the z traveling mechanism or of the z wheel units, and a y lifting device for moving the pallet pickup unit. The x/z lifting devices can be activated in the y direction independently of one another and independently of the y lifting device. |
| US10351343B2 |
Shuttle warehouse
A shuttle warehouse for storing load carriers comprises a framework and a gangway, the framework having guide rails designed to guide the movement of a distribution vehicle, designed to physically move the load carriers, in the gangway on a bearing surface of the guide rails. The guide rails are each formed by segments arranged in succession in the longitudinal direction of the guide rails, and the segments are fixed to the framework by press-fit threaded bolts resulting in the upper face of the heads of the press-fit threaded bolts being received in the segments flush with the bearing surface. |
| US10351340B2 |
Attachment system for refuse vehicle
An attachment system for a vehicle includes a lateral member, a plate coupled to the lateral member, and a coupler. The coupler includes a first support coupled to the plate, a second support spaced from the first support, a resilient member disposed between the first support and the second support, and an adjuster configured to facilitate selectively reorienting the second support relative to the first support in a direction along a face of the plate between a first position and a second position. The second support is configured to engage an interface of an attachment when selectively reoriented into the first position and disengage the interface of the attachment when selectively reoriented into the second position. |
| US10351339B1 |
Plastic bag holder
The subject plastic bag holder is adapted for holding a large plastic bag next to a side of a two wheel cart and on top of a base of the cart. The bag holder includes a “U” shaped ring having threaded ends for attachment to a horizontal support bar. The support bar is attached to an upper portion of a frame of the cart. The support bar and the ring included a plurality of spaced apart, upwardly extending, pins. The pins are used for attaching the plastic bag to the top of the support bar and the top of the ring for holding the bag in an open top position for receiving the yard and garden waste material therein. |
| US10351338B1 |
Garbage can retention assembly
A garbage can retention assembly includes a plurality of stakes that is each inserted into ground. A ring and a collar are each coupled to the stakes and each of the ring and the collar are horizontally oriented when the stakes are inserted into the ground. A garbage can is positioned to extend through the ring and the collar having the garbage can standing on the ground. Thus, the ring and the collar surrounds the garage can to inhibit the garbage can from tipping over. A pair of gates is each hingedly coupled to the collar. Each of the gates is positionable in a closed position having the collar and each of the gates encircling the garbage can when the garbage can is positioned in the collar and the ring. Each of the gates is positionable in an open position thereby facilitating the garbage can to pass therebetween. |
| US10351337B2 |
Manually operated trash compactor for airplane lavatory and method for compacting trash
An example lavatory waste compartment includes a waste bin having a waste compartment for trash, a waste flap providing an opening into the waste compartment for insertion of the trash, and a manually operated trash compactor coupled to a ceiling. The manually operated trash compactor includes an expansion component connected to a compacting head, and a retraction component coupled to the expansion component to hold or retract the expansion component to a stowed position. An increase in temperature above a threshold temperature causes the retraction component to release the expansion component resulting in deployment of the compacting head into the waste bin. An actuation device is provided to deploy the expansion component from the stowed position, and when deployed, the expansion component blocks opening of the waste flap, and the retraction component causes the expansion component to retract to the stowed position via release of the actuation device. |
| US10351335B1 |
Spray gun
An aerosol can spray gun that accepts a top of an aerosol spray gun. The spray gun includes an integral motorized fan. When the trigger on the spray gun is depressed the aerosol spray can dispensing cap is depressed and simultaneously the fan pushes air out through nozzles in the front of the spray gun to control the spray fan pattern. A tab on the cap ensures that the nozzle on the can is oriented forward. Optionally, the air nozzles in the front of the spray gun can adjust the fan pattern between horizontal and vertical. |
| US10351332B2 |
Insulated sleeve for a container
A container includes a cup formed to include and interior region and an insulated sleeve. The insulated sleeve is coupled to an outer surface of the cup. |
| US10351331B2 |
Shock-proof mineral container and mounting structure thereof
A shock-proof mineral container and mounting structure thereof, which provides a heat insulation container with a liner formed using mineral material. The liner is provided with shock-proof protection and a mounted assembly structure. During the process of assembling the single ended suspended configuration, a blocking member having an elastic effect is inter-connected between an annular neck configured on the mineral liner and an upper link opening joined to an outer cylinder, and the elastic strain of the blocking member is used to absorb shock waves occasionally produced by an external force when carrying the container, thereby safeguarding the structural safety of the hard and brittle mineral liner. In addition, the structure is supplemented with a cylinder liner, which adds to the heat insulation capacity of the container and maintains the stability of the mineral liner. |
| US10351328B2 |
Fluid cartridge system and method of using a fluid cartridge system
A fluid cartridge system and method of removing a closure assembly from a first cartridge and a second cartridge includes a first cartridge body and a second cartridge body. A neck projects from the first cartridge body with a first outlet of the first cartridge and a second outlet of the second cartridge. A first closure having a first plug is received within the first outlet and includes a first closure coupling element. In addition, a second closure having a second plug is received within the second outlet and includes a second closure coupling element. The first closure coupling element is configured to interlock with the second closure coupling element such that securing the first cartridge body against the second cartridge body also connects the first closure to the second closure. As such, the first and second closures form the closure assembly for being collectively removed by an operator. |
| US10351324B2 |
Package
An improvement is made in a package including a protective film enclosing an article and a tack label coupled to an outer surface of the protective film such that a step of forming a slit in the protective film can be omitted and the need to form a dent at a specific area in the article is eliminated. A protective film includes an overlapping portion in which a first edge portion directly opposing the article and a second edge portion opposing the article via the first edge portion are overlapped with each other, and in a coupling surface between a tack label coupled so as to cover the overlapping portion and a protective film, a non-uniform coupling force distribution is provided in which a second region continuously connected to the second edge portion has a higher coupling force than a first region continuously connected to the first edge portion. |
| US10351322B2 |
Aerator device and UV protecting cover member therefor
Aerator device for introducing gas bubbles into a liquid and comprising a base member with a gas supply and an elastic perforated membrane attached to the base member, and further with a UV protecting cover member, said UV protecting cover member or at least a part thereof being arranged above the membrane to protect the membrane against UV radiation during shipping and storage. |
| US10351318B2 |
Lid for container
A lid for a container is described. The lid has a basin that is designed to enhance the user's olfactory experience when drinking a beverage from the container and lid. As the user tilts the container and lid to take a drink, the beverage pours through an opening on the basin valley and flows across a sipping surface area to the user's mouth, thus allowing the beverage to aerate, evaporate, and cool. The basin is sized and dimensioned to channel and concentrate the vapor rising from the beverage towards the user's nose as the user sips the beverage. The basin and the opening are sized and dimensioned to provide a comfortable and secure feeling when drinking hot beverages. In this manner, the lid enhances the drinker's olfactory experience and provides better controllability of the flow of a hot beverage to prevent burn injuries. |
| US10351311B2 |
Storage container
A storage container includes a container body, a lid, and a dividing member. The container body defines an accommodating space that has a top opening. The lid is removably disposed on the container body, and has two covering sections that cooperatively cover the opening. Each one of the covering sections is independently operable to uncover a part of the opening. The dividing member is removably disposed in the accommodating space for dividing the accommodating space into two compartments. |
| US10351310B2 |
Tamper-evident container with a bump near a tabbed hinge
A tamper-evident container includes a base and a lid. A base extension and a lid extension are connected to a hinge to join the base and the lid together in a closed, pre-use configuration. A tab extends from either the lid extension or the base extension in a direction away from the lid and the base such that the tab extends beyond the hinge. The tab is joined to one of the extensions via weakened regions that can be torn when the tab is pulled to indicate that the container has been tampered with or opened. |
| US10351308B1 |
Disposable cup lid
A two-part disposable, stackable and recloseable lid for a container holding a beverage. The lid has a dome configuration for higher volume beverages. The lid has a drinking aperture and an a moveable arm with a plug to seal the drinking aperture. The lid has a recess for storing the plug end of the arm when the drinking aperture is being used. |
| US10351297B2 |
Light weight folded corrugated pallet
The invention generally relates to devices used for material handling, such as specifically, pallets and skids. More specifically, the present invention is directed toward a folded corrugated pallet including a body defined by a single sheet of corrugated cardboard. The sheet includes a plurality of scored lines extending parallel with respect to each other. The sheet is folded along the scored lines to define a plurality of legs extending in the direction of the scored lines and at least one base wall extending between each of the legs. A pair of wings extends parallel to the scored lines and away from each other when folded parallel to the base wall. A planar top panel is disposed on top of the wings and the base wall. The planar top panel and the wings cooperate to define terminal edges of the pallet that extend in cantilevered fashion adjacent one of the legs. |
| US10351295B2 |
Display container
A container for transporting and storing or presenting goods includes a bottom, a first side wall segment articulated to the bottom and which can be folded about a folding axis parallel to the bottom between a first folding position and a second folding position, and at least one second side wall segment, which is articulated to a side edge of the first side wall segment and which can be pivoted about a pivoting axis perpendicular to the bottom between a first pivoting position pivoted laterally away from the first side wall segment and a second pivoting position. The first side wall segment and/or the second side wall segment have at least one angled side border segment on the side edges facing each other and the two side wall segments are articulated to each other. |
| US10351293B2 |
Container
An improved container is provided and comprises a box having a front, back, right side, left side, top, and bottom; three handles, one each in the back, right side, and left side; a pair of primary panels; and a pair of secondary panels, the primary and secondary panels being located in the front of the box and defined by sets of perforations that facilitate the detachment of the secondary and primary panels, thereby allowing improved access to the interior of the box. |
| US10351291B2 |
Reusable produce containers and related methods
Embodiments of foldable containers, such as foldable produce containers, and related sheets and methods. In some embodiments, a sheet may comprise at least two adjacent, parallel, side panels, one of which may comprise a bendable tab, and the other of which may comprise a cutout configured to receive the bendable tab. This may allow for temporarily maintaining the two panels in position during a folding process to facilitate additional folding steps during the process. In some embodiments, a container may comprise one or more strapping flaps configured to facilitate tensioning of strapping material for strapping together multiple containers. These strapping flaps may be configured to engage a strapping material and may allow a single person to more easily tension the strapping material to strap multiple containers together. |
| US10351290B2 |
High speed label applicator and methods
A label application system for applying labels to relatively short, round, straight-walled articles is constructed and designed so that labels to be applied to passing articles are delivered to the label application zone on a carrier web in a short feed orientation, with each label being oriented lengthwise across a width of the carrier web. At the time of labeling, the label is held stationary on a flat vacuum surface, and the label is applied by spinning the articles past the vacuum surface. As a result, the system is capable of labeling articles at processing speeds of at least 450 articles per minute or more. |
| US10351288B2 |
Paper sheets pre-processing apparatus
A paper sheets pre-processing apparatus of an embodiment includes a large band remover, a small bundle coupler, a small band remover and an accumulator. The large band remover conveys a bundle in which a plurality of paper sheets are bound by small bands and a predetermined number of small bundles are bound by a large band, and removes the large band from the bundle. The small bundle coupler conveys the predetermined number of small bundles included in the bundle from which the large band is removed by the large band remover, and couples the predetermined number of small bundles to each other. The small band remover separates a single small bundle from the small bundles coupled by the small bundle coupler and removes the small band from the small bundle. The accumulator accumulates the paper sheets from which the small band is removed by the small band remover. |
| US10351284B2 |
Collation shrink films
A process for collation shrink wrapping an object that may include a number of individual containers, preferably a number of substantially identical containers. The process may include the steps of (i) obtaining a binding tape that is a film uniaxially oriented in the machine direction (MD) and wrapping the tape around the object, (ii) sealing the ends of the now wrapped binding tape (i.e., to form a loop), (iii) obtaining a collation shrink film that may include a multimodal linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), the film being a stretched film that is uniaxially oriented in the machine direction (MD) in a draw ratio of at least 1:3, (iv) wrapping the collation shrink film around the object of step (ii), (v) heating the wrapped object of step (iv) such that the tape shrinks in its machine direction and the collation shrink film shrinks in its machine direction. |
| US10351282B2 |
Control valves for sealing device
A valve device includes a control device adapted to control a valve without being supplied with electricity. The control device includes at least one rotatable control cam having an outer periphery with a concave and convex shape, and a driving device adapted to rotate the control cam only in a first rotational direction, out of the first rotational direction and a second rotational direction opposite from the first rotational direction, by being supplied with a pressurized medium. The valve is placed such that a switch portion comes in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the control cam, in order that the valve is opened and closed by the control cam being rotated. |
| US10351280B2 |
Method for handling containers, in particular cardboard boxes, for groups of objects, in particular packages
A and device method for handling containers, in particular cardboard boxes, for groups of objects, in particular packages, in which the objects are inserted one after another into the container and are deposited there in an ordered formation, and in which the containers are held ready in each case by a handling device, in particular a cardboard box robot, for the insertion of the objects, and in each case several containers are held ready at the same time by the handling device so that they can be filled with objects. |
| US10351278B2 |
Vacuum packaging arrangement, kitchen cabinet and kitchen furniture
A vacuum packaging arrangement comprises a drawer configured to cooperate with a kitchen cabinet, and a vacuum packaging device. The vacuum packaging device is functionally integrated in a ready-to-operate configuration within the drawer and provides, within the drawer, an operational interface to receive a minor first section of a vacuum bag, and to vacuum the vacuum bag upon activation of the vacuum packaging device. The vacuum packaging device is implemented such that a major second section of the vacuum bag comprising a closed end of the vacuum bag is arranged outside of the vacuum packaging device. |
| US10351277B2 |
Process for making a capsule containing a dosing agent
A capsule is provided containing a dosing agent and a system and process is provided for making capsules containing a dosing agent. The capsule includes a body defining an interior space and an opening, the capsule having ingredients and a dosing agent disposed in the interior space and a cover to seal the opening. The process and system includes depositing ingredients and the dosing agent in the interior space of the capsule and then covering the opening. |
| US10351275B2 |
Tension head with tension wheel cam biasing element for modular steel strapping machine
A self-actuating tension head for a strapping machine for feeding a steel strapping material around a load, tensioning the strapping material and sealing the strapping material to itself has a tension wheel biasing element. The tension head includes a body defining a strap path therethrough, a drive wheel, a tension wheel and a pinch wheel. The strap path extends between the tension wheel and the pinch wheel. The drive wheel is a fixed distance from the tension wheel. The drive and tension wheels are operably engaged with one another. A pivoting link operably connects the drive and tension wheels. The link pivots about the drive wheel axis of rotation. A cam is operably mounted to the tension wheel, and engages a cam follower to pivot the link to move the tension wheel into and out of engagement with the pinch wheel. The tension wheel biasing element cooperates with the cam to maintain the cam in a position relative to the cam follower. |
| US10351273B2 |
Hot fill process with closures made from bimodal polyethylene compositions
Bimodal polyethylene compositions for use in hot-fill closures and processes. |
| US10351268B2 |
Systems and methods for deploying spacecraft
A spacecraft system includes a plurality of spacecraft in a stack. The stack has one or more layers, each layer includes at least two spacecraft, and each spacecraft is releasably coupled to one or more adjacent spacecraft in the stack. The spacecraft system also includes a controller configured to, for each layer, (i) cause the layer to release from the stack, and (ii) after the layer releases from the stack, cause the at least two spacecraft in the layer to release from each other. |
| US10351266B2 |
Attitude determination and control system (ADCS), sun sensor, and star tracker
An ADCS module may be configured to use coordinate data from 2D photodiodes in one or more sun sensors to determine a sun vector. The ADCS module may then use the sun vector in reference to its own body faced (BF) coordinate system to calculate a change in the orientation of the space vehicle. The change in orientation mechanism may be accomplished by reaction wheels, ion thrusters, or other orientation altering mechanisms. A miniature, intelligent star tracker may be included that improves satellite attitude determination and pointing accuracy. An improved reaction wheel assembly may be included that is more robust and suitable for inclusion in small space vehicles. |
| US10351265B1 |
Rotating gimbal system
A gimbal system includes a stationary base with a first motor being coupled thereto. A rotation plate is coupled to the first motor for rotation in a plane opposing the stationary base when the first motor is operated. A tilt plate is hingedly coupled to the rotation plate along a tilt axis. An articulating arm is coupled to the tilt plate. A second motor is fixedly mounted to the rotation plate for rotation therewith. The second motor is coupled to the articulating arm such that the articulating arm causes the tilt plate to rotate through a tilt angle about the tilt axis and relative to the rotation plate when the second motor is operated. |
| US10351264B2 |
Anti-stall hydraulic pump for a thrust vector control system
A thrust vector control system is provided. The thrust vector control system may comprise an anti-stall hydraulic pump configured to deliver hydraulic fluid to at least one actuator, wherein each actuator may be configured to move an exhaust nozzle of a space vehicle. The anti-stall hydraulic pump may provide thermal conditioning to the thrust vector actuation control system during ground operation and/or periods of low output operation. |
| US10351263B2 |
Method and device for remotely inspecting the state of an aircraft engine
The invention relates to an assistance device for remote diagnostics during verification of the state of an aircraft engine, carried out in situ by at least one operator with an endoscope used to capture images of the engine and to take measurements intended to be transmitted to at least one remote terminal used by at least one remote expert, with the aim of performing a collaborative analysis of the images and the measurements. The device according to the invention further comprises a portable housing controlled by the operator and equipped with a software module intended for generating an operational context as a function of location data provided by a GPS, weather data from the endoscopy location, and data on the communications network. |
| US10351261B1 |
Autonomous drone based package reception and surveillance system
A system and method for autonomous drone-based package reception and surveillance of the present invention. In accordance with the inventive method, an at least partially enclosed chute is provided with dimensions sufficient to receive packages. A platform is mounted within the chute to receiving the packages. A mechanism is provided to move the platform from a first position within the chute to receive the packages to a second position within the chute to deliver the packages. In the best mode, the platform is a second drone. Multiple drones, equipped with wireless transceivers, cameras, lasers, lights, detectors and even weapons are networked to provide perimeter security. The chute includes a door secured with a wireless latch activated by a system controller. One or more identification symbols, such as QR codes, bar codes, symbols etc. are provided on the door to be read by the airborne delivery vehicle. Nodes are included for charging the airborne delivery vehicle and the site-based drones as well. The deployment of the nodes within the chute is controlled by the site-based drones. An optional scale is provided in the platform for weighing package upon delivery. The system is adapted for operation via a smartphone. |
| US10351258B1 |
System for protecting aircraft against bird strikes
A system operative to protect aircraft and possibly other objects against bird strikes by mounting or disposing a protective components including protective lighting and protective reflective coating on the aircraft, wherein the protective coating is structured to enhance the visibility of the aircraft to birds. The protective lighting and or reflective coating is at least partially disposable in a predetermined location on the aircraft which is commonly observed. A controller is operative with said lighting assembly and configured to perform multi-mode capabilities operative to regulate illumination modes of the lighting assembly. The operative illumination modes are variable and at least partially dependent on a geographical location of the aircraft during flight. |
| US10351255B2 |
Digital communications between aircraft computer and engine computer
There are described herein methods and systems for providing an engine computer with a power request having been determined by an aircraft computer. The power request is sent over a communication bus and once it reaches the engine computer, the latency due to the different update rates of the engine computer and the aircraft computer are compensated for. |
| US10351247B2 |
Wing and anti-icing system
A mixed coating material includes: a cold curing resin that undergoes reaction curing at normal room temperature; and a particulate fluororesin. The constituent ratio of the particulate fluororesin in a coating film that is a cured state of the mixed coating material is 43 wt % or more and 82 wt % or less. A wing includes a non-water-repellent coating film that forms an outermost layer in a water droplet impact region in a leading edge portion of the wing; and a water-repellent coating film that is formed of the mixed coating material and that forms an outermost layer in a water-repellent region adjacent to the water droplet impact region P. An anti-icing system includes the wing and a heating unit that heats the water droplet impact region. |
| US10351242B2 |
System for moving loads
A system for moving loads comprising a cargo hold floor with a plurality of guide rails, and a plurality of transport vehicles removably received in the guide rails and being movable along the guide rails and which each comprise a carrier face movable perpendicularly to a surface of the cargo hold floor, between a first and a second operating position. The carrier face is arranged, in its first operating position, such that the transport vehicle received in a guide rail is positionable under a load which is deposited, at least partly, on the surface of the cargo hold floor. In its second operating position, the carrier face is arranged such that it lifts the load off the surface of the cargo hold floor and carries it. In the region of the carrier face, there are provided a plurality of rollers adapted to permit movement of the load parallel to the surface of the cargo hold floor. |
| US10351236B1 |
Weight reduction in unmanned aerial vehicles
A remotely navigated aerial vehicle may include a main body and a propulsion system operably coupled to the main body to propel the vehicle in response to an external command. The main body may include a frame and a cover plate coupled to the frame such that the frame and cover plate define an interior cavity in at least a portion of the main body. The frame may include a central body defining a longitudinal axis of the frame, a first arm at a first end portion of the central body, and a second arm at a second end portion of the central body. |
| US10351234B1 |
Vertical takeoff and landing vehicle
An aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) including one or more propulsion systems gyroscopically mounted (i.e. rotatable about x- and y-axes) to a rigid airframe is disclosed. Each “wing” includes a propulsion system mounted to an axle that is rotatably attached to a wing mount, which in turn is pivotably mounted to the exterior of the airframe. The propulsion systems are electronically grouped according to their position relative to the airframe, such that one controller can control all the propulsion systems on the right or left side of the aircraft, resulting in control logic that is far more intuitive and convenient than that taught in the prior art. A method of operating an aircraft utilizing this improved control logic is also disclosed. |
| US10351231B2 |
Rotorcraft autopilot and methods
A helicopter autopilot system includes an inner loop for attitude hold for the flight of the helicopter including a given level of redundancy applied to the inner loop. An outer loop is configured for providing a navigation function with respect to the flight of the helicopter including a different level of redundancy than the inner loop. An actuator provides a braking force on a linkage that serves to stabilize the flight of the helicopter during a power failure. The actuator is electromechanical and receives electrical drive signals to provide automatic flight control of the helicopter without requiring a hydraulic assistance system in the helicopter. The autopilot can operate the helicopter in a failed mode of the hydraulic assistance system. A number of flight modes are described with associated sensor inputs including rate based and true attitude modes. |
| US10351230B2 |
Initial rotor state compensation for a rotorcraft
According to one aspect, a method of initial rotor state compensation for a rotorcraft includes determining a vehicle attitude of the rotorcraft prior to takeoff of the rotorcraft. A rotor state compensation is computed based on the vehicle attitude. A plurality of rotor servos is commanded to an initial rotor state based on a nominal rotor neutral position value in combination with the rotor state compensation to establish a predetermined takeoff trajectory of the rotorcraft. |
| US10351227B2 |
Electrically powered downlock actuation system
A locking linkage system may comprise a lockable assembly comprising an upper brace, a lower brace coupled to the upper brace, and a linkage coupled to the upper brace and the lower brace. The locking linkage system may further comprise a downlock actuator comprising an electric motor coupled to the upper brace, a rotary output shaft coupled to the electric motor, a connecting output coupled to the rotary output shaft, wherein the connecting output shaft is configured to rotate between a fixed locked position and a fixed unlocked position, and a link rod having a distal end coupled to the linkage and a proximal end comprising a lost-motion joint, the lost-motion joint being coupled to a connection pin of connecting output shaft. The downlock actuator may be configured to toggle the linkage, the upper brace, and the lower brace between an unlocked position and a locked position. |
| US10351223B2 |
Balloon altitude control system
One example includes an altitude control system arranged in a balloon. The system includes a transparent outer chamber configured to receive incident infrared radiation. The system also includes an inner chamber comprising suspended particles configured to change the optical transmission of the inner chamber between a first state having a first transmissivity and a second state having a second transmissivity. The first transmissivity is greater than the second transmissivity. The system further includes a state controller configured to electrically activate the suspended particles to change the optical transmission of the inner chamber from the first state to the second state to change an altitude of the balloon based on the incident infrared radiation. |
| US10351219B1 |
Life raft system with multipurpose inflatable boarding deck
A life raft may comprise a base and a multipurpose inflatable boarding deck coupled to the base and moveable between a first position whereby the multipurpose inflatable boarding deck facilitates embarking and a second position whereby the multipurpose inflatable boarding deck supports a canopy. |
| US10351216B2 |
Standing torso support apparatus for paddleboards
A standing torso support apparatus for paddleboards has a base removably attachable to a paddleboard, an adjustable-height support leg extending upward from the base, and a torso support attached to the top of the support leg. A user may lean against the torso support to aid in balance or power. |
| US10351215B2 |
Vessel with moving stern swim platform supporting steps sliding over fixed stern steps
A vessel or boat includes a hull having a stern at which there is a stern swim platform having at least one moving part capable of moving along and close to a portion of the stern, the moving part being capable of adopting at least a first working position in which it is out of the water on which the boat floats and a second working position in which the moving part is lowered with respect to the hull into the water, steps being provided at the stern. At least part of the steps is of one piece with the moving part of the stern swim platform and moves therewith over fixed steps provided within the stern, the movement of the steps taking place in a guided way, the moving steps forming an elongatable swim ladder with the fixed steps. |
| US10351212B2 |
System and method for recovering an autonomous underwater vehicle
A recovery system for recovering an autonomous underwater vehicle from a ship, the underwater vehicle comprising a front portion referred to as the nose, the system comprising: a receiving device comprising a stop on which the nose of the underwater vehicle is capable of bearing, blocking means making it possible to secure the underwater vehicle to the stop, a flexible link intended to provide the interface between the receiving device and the ship, the flexible link being arranged so the ship pulls the assembly formed by the receiving device and the underwater vehicle on the front of the underwater vehicle when the latter is rigidly connected to the stop, stabilization means configured to make it possible to control the depth and the attitude, in particular the list and trim of the assembly formed by the receiving device and the underwater vehicle when the latter is rigidly connected to the stop. |
| US10351210B2 |
Bicycle operating device
A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a first operating structure, a second operating structure, and a prevention member. The first operating structure comprises a first take-up member, a first operating member, and a first actuating member. The second operating structure comprises a second take-up member and a second operating member. The prevention member is configured to move together with the second operating member to prevent the first actuating member from actuating the first take-up member to move in at least one of a first pulling actuation direction and a first releasing actuation direction during a movement of the first operating member from a first rest position toward a first operated position. |
| US10351208B2 |
Bicycle rear derailleur
A bicycle rear derailleur is basically provided a base member, a movable member, a chain guide and a resistance applying structure. The base member is configured to be mounted to a bicycle. The movable member is movably coupled to the base member. The chain guide is rotatably coupled to the movable member around a first rotational axis. The resistance applying structure includes a friction applying member that applies a frictional resistance to rotational movement of the chain guide. The resistance applying structure is offset from the first rotational axis. |
| US10351201B1 |
Personal mobility shopping cart
The personal mobility shopping cart is a vehicle intended for use in a retail environment by a person with a disability. The cart is electrically motorized and powered from self-contained batteries. The cart provides a wheel or castor at each corner of the frame to provide high stability and use a central steerable wheel to guide the cart. A large, grocery cart sized basket and flat grill space under the basket allow the driver to collect items intended to be purchased. The cart provides a brake to prevent motion and a USB charging port for recharging a cell phone. An optional oxygen bottle holder on the rear of the cart allows the driver to have access to oxygen while shopping. |
| US10351199B2 |
Wiring structure of grip heater
A wiring structure of a grip heater includes an accelerator grip, a grip pulley, an accelerator position sensor configured to detect an amount of rotation of the grip pulley, and a grip heater, an engaging section that is configured to engage the grip pulley with the accelerator position sensor and transmit the amount of rotation of the grip pulley to the accelerator position sensor is installed at the grip pulley and the accelerator position sensor, a feeder cable is connected to the grip heater, and the feeder cable is wound on an outer circumference of the engaging section. |
| US10351196B2 |
Bicycle attachment for carrying a folding chair
A foldable-chair carrier for a bicycle includes a frame that defines a plurality of generally planar, inclined chair-supporting surfaces over the rear wheel of the bicycle. The frame includes a pair of enlarged hooks at the forward, upper portion of the frame, with the hooks being arranged to receive opposite ends of one of the structural tubes of the chair in its folded configuration. The hooks may be sufficiently large to receive two or more of the folded chairs, in a stacked array. The hooks are configured so that even if the bicycle is running on uneven ground, the chairs will be unlikely to be thrown from the frame even in the absence of supplementary tie-downs. |
| US10351193B2 |
Holding device for positional control of a shaft
A holding device for controlling a position of a shaft is disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of the holding device are incorporated in bicycles and bicycle components to control a height of a bicycle seatpost. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US10351188B2 |
Devices and methods for increasing traction of continuous track vehicles
The present invention is a continuous track center guide traction cap that is mountable to a conventional center guide for a continuous track assembly. The cap includes traction engagement features to increase traction. The features may include one or more grousers or other protrusions that provide better performance. The invention also includes the method of installing the traction cap to an existing center guide. |
| US10351185B1 |
Vertical coupling fifth wheel device and method of use
A fifth wheel coupling device is adapted for a towing vehicle that vertically receives a kingpin of a trailer. The device includes a plate having a kingpin hole formed therethrough defining a vertical path adapted to permit entry of the kingpin into the kingpin hole and through the plate along the vertical path, and to prevent release of the kingpin out of the kingpin hole along a lateral path leading outside the plate. A support base is attached to the plate, and is adapted to mount the plate to the towing vehicle. A lifting mechanism is operatively connected to the plate and is adapted to be mounted on the towing vehicle for raising and lowering the plate relative to the trailer. A locking mechanism is movably attached to the plate and is provided with an actuating portion. The locking mechanism is configured to be automatically actuable and adapted for releasably locking the kingpin relative to the plate and the locking mechanism upon engagement of the kingpin with the actuating portion of the locking mechanism. |
| US10351183B2 |
Side splitter, splitter assembly and method of improving stability and peak cornering speed of a motor vehicle
A front splitter assembly includes a front splitter having a first end and a second end, a first side splitter at the first end and a second side splitter at the second end. Each side splitter includes a contoured body. In one embodiment each side splitter includes an underwing extending between the extension section and the wicker section inboard of the end plate of the side splitter. A related method of improving stability and peak cornering speed of a motor vehicle is also provided. |
| US10351182B2 |
Active front deflector
An active front deflector assembly having a deflector panel, actuator, and linkage assemblies each with a predetermined geometry and ratio of links to each other for movement of the active front deflector assembly between at least a deployed position and a retracted position. The deflector panel is positionable at multiple heights. The assembly deploys and retracts based on vehicle requirements, and, when deployed, redirects the air flow in the front of the vehicle to improve the vehicle aerodynamics for either fuel economy or performance characteristics. Additionally, it allows for the deflector panel to retract so the vehicle meets ground clearances, etc. The deflector panel is also both rigid and semi-rigid to absorb impact energy. A drive shaft transmits the drive from one side to the other side. The deflector is both rigid and semi rigid to absorb impact energy. |
| US10351181B2 |
Apparatus and methods for manipulating airflow around and through a vehicle
An aerodynamic system for a vehicle having a plurality of heat exchangers can include a front assembly, a pair of front fenders, a hood, a ducting assembly, and a rear assembly. The front assembly can include air inlets. The air inlets can be in fluid communication with at least one of the heat exchangers. The pair of front fenders can include fender outlets in fluid communication with at least one of the heat exchangers. The ducting assembly can be in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of heat exchangers. The rear assembly can include raised C-pillars, air inlets adjacent the pair of raised C-pillars, a rear spoiler, a rear diffuser, and rear slot assemblies adjacent the rear spoiler. |
| US10351180B2 |
Viscous drag reduction apparatus for vehicles
Described herein are a viscous drag reduction apparatus and a method. The apparatus includes a pair of rollers connected to a supporting surface on a roof of the vehicle, a belt having a frictional surface and partially wrapped around the pair of rollers, such that the pair of rollers allow the belt to rotate in response to an air flow generated around the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion, the pair of rollers having a length in an axial direction that is at least as long as a width of the belt, an assembly of the pair of rollers and the belt being at least partially recessed with respect to a top line of the roof, and a reverse flow cover connected to the front end of the roof of the vehicle to block an air back flow generated by the belt when rotating. |
| US10351178B2 |
Dash panel supporting structure for vehicle
A dash panel supporting structure includes a center member rested on a tunnel portion of a vehicle, a bridge member connected to an upper portion of the center member, and a pair of side members configured to support both ends of the bridge member and both ends of the center member on inner portions of side pillars of the vehicle. Therefore, the tunnel portion, a cowl panel and A-pillars of the vehicle are supported by each other through the dash panel supporting structure, so that the torsional rigidity of the vehicle is improved. |
| US10351170B2 |
Rod-end suspension arm
A rod-end front suspension is provided for an off-road vehicle. The rod-end front suspension comprises a spindle assembly that is pivotally coupled with an upper suspension arm by way of a first rod-end joint and pivotally coupled with a lower suspension arm by way of a second rod-end joint. A steering rod-end joint coupled with the spindle assembly pivotally receives a steering rod. An axle assembly coupled with the spindle assembly conducts torque from a transaxle to a wheel coupled with the spindle assembly. Each of the first and second rod-end joints comprises a ball rotatably retained within a casing. The ball is fastened within a recess between parallel prongs extending from the spindle assembly. A threaded shank extending from the casing is threadably fixated with the suspension arm, such that the spindle assembly may be moved with respect to the casing and the suspension arm. |
| US10351163B2 |
Reducer of electric power steering apparatus
The present invention is related to a reducer of an electric power steering apparatus. An embodiment of the present invention provides a reducer of an electric power steering device. The reducer includes: a worm shaft having a worm formed thereon; a worm wheel having a worm gear formed thereon to be engaged with the worm; and a clearance compensation device coupled to a worm shaft bearing provided on an end of the worm shaft and configured to elastically support the end of the worm shaft within a reducer housing. |
| US10351161B2 |
Steering column with manual retraction
A steering column assembly for an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle includes a first steering shaft operatively coupleable to a steering wheel, the first steering shaft and the steering wheel rotationally coupled to each other. Also included is a second steering shaft operatively coupled to the first steering shaft, the first and second steering shafts manually telescopingly movable relative to each other between an extended position and a retracted position, the first steering shaft disengaged from the second steering shaft in the retracted position and the first steering shaft engaged with the first steering shaft in the extended position, the retracted position rotationally decoupling. |
| US10351160B2 |
Steering column assembly having a sensor assembly
A steering column assembly includes first jacket, a second jacket, and a locking assembly. The first jacket is disposed about a first shaft. The second jacket is at least partially received within the first jacket. The second jacket is disposed about a second shaft that is selectively coupled to the first shaft. The locking assembly includes a shaft sleeve and a sensor assembly. The shaft sleeve is disposed about the first shaft and has a position feature. The sensor assembly is disposed within the second jacket and is operatively connected to a jacket sleeve. The sensor assembly is arranged to detect a position of the position feature relative to the sensor assembly. |
| US10351157B2 |
Compact multifunction collapsible stroller and cart
A compact multifunction collapsible stroller and cart which provides increased convenience with its small factor when collapsed. It is able to be reversibly converted from a stroller to a shopping or utility cart. The seat and receptacle of the invention have no rigid connections to the wheeled frame, instead they are suspended in place by non-rigid connections such as cables or wires connecting them to the wheeled frame. The wheeled frame may be telescopic and collapsible, and can be wrapped in the flexible material of the seat or cart receptacle thereby allowing the seat or cart receptacle to act as a carrying bag. |
| US10351156B1 |
Two-wheeled apparatus for transporting commercial and industrial appliance units
Disclosed are various embodiments of a two-wheeled apparatus for transporting commercial appliance units on a rooftop or other location without the use of a crane or helicopter. The two-wheeled apparatus may include a chassis configured to support a load of a commercial appliance unit, the chassis comprising a first telescoping member and a second telescoping member. Further, the chassis may include a first mount positioned at a first end of the chassis and a second mount positioned at a second end of the chassis. A first wheel assembly may be coupled to the first distal end of the chassis by a first fixed axle and a second wheel assembly may be coupled to the second distal end of the chassis by a second fixed axle. |
| US10351154B2 |
Shopping cart measurement system and associated methods
A shopping cart deflection measurement system and associated methods are described. The shopping cart deflection measurement system includes a shopping cart, a sensor, and a processing device equipped with a processor. The shopping cart includes a frame, a basket portion pivotably mounted to the frame so as to enable deflection of at least one edge of the basket portion downward in the direction of gravity following a weight being placed in the basket portion, and a lower rack portion mounted to the frame and disposed below the basket portion. The processing device can be configured to execute instructions to measure deflection of the basket portion relative to the lower rack portion of the shopping cart using data acquired by the sensor. The measured deflection can be indicative of a fullness of the basket portion with one or more products. |
| US10351150B1 |
System to enable rail infrastructure monitoring through the dynamic response of an operational train
This invention relates to a vehicle-based infrastructure diagnostic apparatus to assist in the maintenance of rail networks. This is a complete system—from the acquisition of vibration signals in a moving vehicle, to the presentation of the infrastructure changes to the maintenance workers. This apparatus relies on novel techniques to account for the variable speed of the train (making it useful even on non-dedicated rail vehicles) and novel techniques to normalize for various environmental conditions. This system could help maintenance departments identify and remediate anomalies more rapidly, as well as trace network deterioration over time. The apparatus consists of low-cost unobtrusive sensors, software for data analysis, and hardware that makes it easy to deploy widely even on existing rail networks. |
| US10351146B2 |
Trailer estimation improvement
A trailer-detection system includes a radar-sensor, an angle-detector, and a controller. The radar-sensor is used to detect an other-vehicle present in a blind-zone proximate to the host-vehicle. The angle-detector is used to determine a trailer-angle relative to a host-vehicle of a trailer being towed by the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the angle-detector and the radar-sensor. The controller is configured to determine a trailer-presence of the trailer based on the radar-signal and the trailer-angle. |
| US10351141B2 |
Control system of power transmission system
A control system controls a power transmission system located between a motive power source and drive wheels. The power transmission system includes a fluid coupling and an engagement device. The control system includes an electronic control unit configured to: obtain information concerning vibration of the power transmission system; determine whether the vibration of the power transmission system is in a resonance region of the power transmission system; control the engagement device so that the engagement device slips, when the electronic control unit determines that the power transmission system is in the resonance region; and control the motive power source when the electronic control unit determines that the power transmission system is in the resonance region, so that a rotational speed of the motive power source increases as compared with a case where the power transmission system is not in the resonance region. |
| US10351137B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling autonomous vehicle lane changes
An autonomous driving control apparatus and an autonomous driving control method may include an environment detector detecting vehicle information on one or more vehicles running in a target lane and a processor determining whether a possible lane-change area exists based on the vehicle information, determining a largest area among areas between target lane vehicles as a target lane-change area when the possible lane-change area does not exist, indicating an intention to change a lane to the target lane-change area to determine whether a target lane rear vehicle has an yield intention, and attempting to change the lane based on the determined result. |
| US10351135B2 |
Vehicular control system using cameras and radar sensor
A vehicular control system includes a plurality of cameras, at least one radar sensor, and a control having at least one processor. Captured image data and sensed radar data are provided to and processed at the control to detect objects present exteriorly of the vehicle. The control receives data relevant to a geographic location of the vehicle. The vehicular control system wirelessly communicates information that is relevant to the geographic location of the vehicle to a remote receiver. The information wirelessly communicated to the remote receiver is derived, at least in part, from image data captured by at least a forward-viewing camera. The vehicular control system, based at least in part on processing at the control of at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) captured image data and (ii) captured radar data, detects another vehicle that is present exterior of the equipped vehicle. |
| US10351132B2 |
Control system and control method for driving a motor vehicle
Provided is a control system for use in an own motor vehicle adapted to: detect a first other motor vehicle participating in traffic in front of the own motor vehicle and a second other motor vehicle in the rear of the own motor vehicle using at least one surroundings sensor; determine a current driving situation of the own motor vehicle with respect to the current driving situation of the first and second other motor vehicles based on the movements of the first and/or second other motor vehicles and the own motor vehicle; repeatedly determine a measure of a brake requirement in the form of, for example, a time until the beginning of a deceleration; and, provided that a necessity measure exceeds a predetermined threshold, trigger a deceleration of the own vehicle at a point in time which lies before the determined time until the beginning of a deceleration. |
| US10351127B2 |
Vehicle diagnosis system and method
A vehicle diagnosis system determines whether a vehicle has an abnormality in a temporal engine stop function or a power regeneration function that negates a greenhouse gas reduction effect of the engine. When the vehicle diagnosis system determines an abnormality, the vehicle diagnosis system provides a notification of the abnormality. |
| US10351126B2 |
Method and device for controlling mild hybrid electric vehicle
A method for controlling a mild hybrid vehicle is provided. The methods includes: controlling, by a controller, a fuel system for supplying fuel to an engine to be changed to a system that simultaneously uses a gasoline direct injection fuel system and a multi-point injection fuel system based on a number of rotation of the engine and a load of the engine. The method further comprises operating, by the controller, a starter-generator so that torque of the engine operated by the gasoline direct injection fuel system and the multi-point injection fuel system becomes a demand torque of a driver of the mild hybrid vehicle when the demand torque of the driver is greater than a threshold value after the fuel system is changed to the system that simultaneously uses the gasoline direct injection fuel system and the multi-point injection fuel system. |
| US10351123B2 |
Method for controlling hybrid vehicle
A method for controlling a hybrid vehicle includes the steps of: (a) determining whether or not a subject vehicle is running or stopped, when the subject vehicle is in an electric vehicle (EV) mode and is driven by power of a driving motor, and (b) adjusting a target state of charge (SOC) of a battery depending on whether or not the subject vehicle is running or stopped, wherein, when it is determined that the subject vehicle is running in step (a), the target SOC is adjusted to a predetermined running SOC in step (b), and when it is determined that the subject vehicle is stopped in step (a), the target SOC is adjusted to a predetermined stop SOC that is less than the running SOC in step (b). |
| US10351122B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method
A vehicle control apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to perform feedback control of a motor such that a torque is output for stopping a crankshaft at a target angle. A first angle is used as the target angle during a first period from start of the feedback control to first detection of rotation of the crankshaft in a negative rotational direction for returning the crank angle. A second angle is used as the target angle during a second period from the lapse of the first period to detection of a changeover in a rotational direction of the crankshaft from the negative to a positive rotational direction. The electronic control unit is configured to return the target angle to the first angle at a first timing after the lapse of the second period. |
| US10351118B2 |
System and method for reducing brake noise in a vehicle using electronic brake system
A vehicle brake system has front and rear wheel brakes with each brake including a caliper associated with a rotor. A master cylinder is activated by a brake pedal to which the wheel brakes are connected. An electrically controllable pressure generating device delivers a brake system pressure. A plurality of valves is fluidly coupled between the calipers and the master cylinder. A control unit has a processor circuit to determine if the vehicle is operating under a condition where brake noise can occur and if so, the control unit controls the pressure generating device and certain of the valves to selectively control caliper pressure by supplying pressure or releasing pressure to certain ones of the calipers to reduce the brake noise, while ensuring adequate braking of the vehicle. |
| US10351113B2 |
Method for operating an automated parking brake
A method for operating an automated parking brake in a motor vehicle with a hydraulic actuator for generating a hydraulic force component and an electromechanical actuator for generating an electromechanical force component, includes overlaying the hydraulic force component and the electromechanical force component to achieve a total clamping force for a parking brake process. The method further includes setting, on occurrence of a first condition, a first hydraulic pressure level, and setting, on occurrence of a second condition, a second hydraulic pressure level. The method also includes holding substantially constant the set first hydraulic pressure level with the hydraulic actuator until the occurrence of the second condition. |
| US10351112B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for testing vehicle stone chipping
An apparatus for testing vehicle stone chippings is disclosed. The apparatus includes a stone chipping rig having a chassis. The chassis includes a first end, a second end, and a longitudinally extending tongue extending from the second end. A rolling fixture is coupled to the first end of the chassis. A stone chipping test device is coupled to the first end of the chassis adjacent to the rolling fixture for measuring an impact force of a stone that strikes the stone chipping test device. The apparatus further includes a pilot vehicle used to receive the stone chipping rig so as to measure the impact force of the stone launched off the pilot vehicle wheels when the pilot vehicle travels on a road with loose gravel. The stone chipping rig is defined as a test vehicle towed at a fixed distance behind the pilot vehicle. |
| US10351110B2 |
Brake system for motor vehicles
A brake system for motor vehicles controllable by a driver or independently of the driver, comprises first and second brake actuation sensors. First and second electrically controllable pressure sources, can actuate the wheel brakes. A first electronic control unit controls the first pressure source, and is connected to the first brake actuation sensor. A second electronic control unit controls the second pressure source and is connected to the second brake actuation sensor. A hydraulic control device comprises a first solenoid valve between the wheel brakes and the first pressure source and a second solenoid valve between the wheel brakes and the second pressure source. There is a data connection between the first electronic control unit and the second electronic control unit. The first electronic control unit has a first interface and the second electronic control unit has a second interface that are not connected to each other. |
| US10351108B2 |
Snow and ice remover for vehicle roofs
A snow and ice remover assembly for vehicle roofs having two vertical supports separated by a distance sufficient to move a vehicle between the vertical supports. A crossbar extends between and movable along the two vertical supports. A base structure is attached to the vertical supports and has wheels that engage a support surface upon which the snow and ice remover stands. A wheel movement prevention mechanism is also provided. |
| US10351105B2 |
Illumination for detecting raindrops on a pane by means of a camera
A device for detecting rain on a pane includes a camera, a lighting source for emitting light and a diffusion element. The light emitted by the lighting source is diffused through and emerges as a light sheet from the diffusion element. The camera, the lighting source and the diffusion element are configured and arranged so that the camera can detect a signal from an image of the light sheet that is emitted by the lighting source, diffused through the diffusion element, impinges on the pane and is reflected or scattered by the pane and/or a raindrop on the pane. The signal detected by the camera is evaluated to detect whether there is rain on the pane. |
| US10351103B2 |
LIDAR device with heated cover useful for automated vehicles
An illustrative example embodiment of a detector device includes a sensor portion that is configured to at least emit or receive a first type of radiation. A cover near the sensor portion is transparent to the first type of radiation to allow the first type of radiation to pass through the cover. A radiation source emits a second, different type of radiation. A plurality of reflecting surfaces are transparent to the first type of radiation and at least partially opaque to the second type of radiation to at least partially reflect the second type of radiation into the cover to increase a temperature of at least a portion of the cover. |
| US10351102B2 |
Apparatus for sensing remaining passenger in vehicle and generating alarm
Provided is an apparatus for sensing a remaining passenger in a vehicle and generating an alarm. The apparatus includes a first sensor unit provided on the ceiling of the inside of the vehicle and configured to sense presence or absence of a remaining passenger per seat when a door of a driver's seat is open in an engine off or on state, and a controller configured to generate an alarm when there is a remaining passenger in a seat other than the driver's seat when the engine is turned off and to determine whether the door of the driver's seat is closed and generate an alarm when the first sensor unit senses exit of a driver and presence of a remaining passenger. |
| US10351101B2 |
Vehicle door handle with antenna arrangement
A vehicle door handle for use on a motor vehicle includes a handle and a handle support, the handle being mounted in the handle support, the handle is configured in the form of an elongated body, with a first end section, a second end section and a gripping section. Bearing sections project into the handle support and are supported there. In a cavity of the handle, an antenna for UWB signal transmission is arranged and coupled with a control circuit. In a further development of the invention, it is coupled with a proximity sensor. An authentication system and the use of an inventive vehicle door handle in an authentication system is also disclosed. |
| US10351099B2 |
Vehicular keyless entry system
A keyless entry system may include one or more Near Field Communication (NFC) devices. Also described herein is a keyless entry system including a NFC device and a keypad. In a particular embodiment there is provided a vehicular keyless entry system that is integrated with a vehicle trim component. Some implementations include an antenna carried by or embedded in the trim component. |
| US10351096B2 |
Automobile seat belt holder
A seat belt holder is provided for securing a latch plate of an associated unused seat belt to the molding around the base of the automobile seat, thereby preventing the latch plate from annoyingly rattling around when the vehicle is in motion. The seat belt holder includes a body providing a snap fit tab and an opposing latch plate receptacle. The latch plate receptacle is adapted to removably engage the latch plate, while the snap fit tab is adapted to removably snap connect to various molding elements of automobile seats. |
| US10351095B2 |
Buckle device
A lift-up buckle device has a buckle with which is engaged a tongue through which a webbing, which is applied to a vehicle occupant, is inserted; wires that are made of metal, and whose longitudinal direction one end portions are fixed to the buckle, and that move together with the buckle; a driving portion that is connected to longitudinal direction other end portions of the wires, and that move the wires in a longitudinal direction; a wire guide that is made of metal and holds the wires in a curved state; a guide groove that is formed in the wire guide and in which the wires are inserted; and a resin member that is provided at an interior of the guide groove and abuts the wires. |
| US10351090B2 |
Airbag device for passenger seat
An airbag has an occupant protection portion at a rear face when inflation is completed. The occupant protection portion includes a frontal collision restriction face and an oblique collision restriction face which protrudes rearward from the frontal collision restriction face on the left or right sides of the frontal collision restriction face. A restriction recessed portion for allowing a head of an occupant to enter and to be restricted is formed between the frontal collision restriction face and the oblique collision restriction face. A slip portion having excellent sliding properties compared to those of other regions of the frontal collision restriction face is disposed in a region from a surface side of the frontal collision restriction face to a surface side of an inner wall portion in the restriction recessed portion. The slip portion has sliding properties by which the received head can be guided toward the inside of the restriction recessed portion when the head of the occupant who moves obliquely forward comes into contact with the frontal collision restriction face. |
| US10351086B2 |
Sensor mounting bracket
A mounting bracket for a hands-free liftgate sensor of a vehicle includes a bracket body having a substantially rectangular shape configured to be disposed adjacent an inner surface of a vehicle rear fascia member. A plurality of upper sensor cutouts are disposed in the bracket body and extend in a lateral direction of the vehicle. A plurality of lower sensor cutouts are disposed in the bracket body and extend in the lateral direction of the vehicle. A central opening in the bracket body is disposed between the plurality of upper sensor cutouts and the plurality of lower sensor cutouts. |
| US10351081B1 |
Wire-harness vessel
A wire-harness device that can be preconfigured for a predetermined automotive subassembly, including one or more plastic sheets wrapped around the plurality of insulated wires between discrete portions forming one or more branches to allow bending at the discrete portions and maintain stiffness between the discrete portions. A three-dimensional arrangement of the wrapped wires can be formed by bending at the discrete portions. The three-dimensional arrangement forms a predefined shape for positioning against walls of a housing of the subassembly in an orientation for connection at predetermined locations of the subassembly. A pair of straps are wrapped around the plastic sheet at each end for holding the plastic sheet in place. Each stiff wrapped sheet provides rigidity and containment to protect wires from abrasion and pinching, while simplifying installation into automotive subassemblies. |
| US10351076B2 |
Chain retention apparatus
A chain retention device includes a track member configured to be mounted on an external surface of a vehicle. The track member includes at least two guide surfaces which extend along the track member and a first set of rollers mounted on the track member between the at least two guide surfaces. The chain retention device also includes an elongated arm including a second set of rollers and one or more chain support surfaces. The elongated arm is positioned between the at least two guide surfaces such that the second set of rollers is in contact with the track member, and the first set of rollers is in contact with the elongated arm. |
| US10351069B2 |
Grab handle assembly with retractable article hanger
A grab handle assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. That grab handle assembly includes a grab handle, a reel, a line wound on the reel and an anchor point for the line when the line is extended from the reel. |
| US10351067B2 |
Mobility device storage apparatus for vehicle
A mobility device storage apparatus for a vehicle, may include a door having a storage space therein and a position releasing portion disposed in the storage space; and a tiltable storage device disposed in the storage space to be rotatable in a lateral direction, the tiltable storage device being tiltable in a vertical direction wherein a tilting motion of the tiltable storage device in the vertical direction is restricted by a tilting-up locking portion, wherein when the tiltable storage device is rotated in the lateral direction, the tilting-up locking portion is interlocked with the position releasing portion, wherein the tilting motion of the tiltable storage device in the vertical direction is unrestricted to allow the tiltable storage device to be tilted upward or downward. |
| US10351065B2 |
Slidable step for mounting and dismounting a vehicle
An assembly for mounting or dismounting a vehicle comprising a step that is structured to slide on an axis longitudinally along the vehicle on a rail. The step has a pivot assembly enabling rotation from a stowed position to open position and back. The slidable step can be stowed in place by engaging a latch mounted to the vehicle. A handrail assembly can be inserted into a handrail-receiving member to facilitate grasping a handrail upon mounting or dismounting the vehicle. |
| US10351061B1 |
Implement attachment guidance system
A method and apparatus for guiding a work vehicle hitch to an implement. The apparatus includes an implement attachment guidance system including a camera located on the work vehicle to generate images of the connectors of the implement. A processor receives the generated images and identifies a position of the hitch couplers and identifies the implement connectors as objects. A connecting line between implement connector objects is identified as a virtual line. A reference line identifies the position of the hitch couplers. The processor determines an image distance between the reference line and the virtual line to determine a proximity of the work vehicle hitch to the implement. Distances between ends of the reference line and the virtual line are determined by the processor to provide a direction of travel indicator used by an operator to steer the work vehicle to engage the implement. |
| US10351054B2 |
Multifunctional assembly comprising a laser emitter for the door of a motor vehicle
Multifunction assembly comprised of: an outer surface structure (CAR) containing a side door (D) that supports at least one exterior mirror assembly (RVM), an exterior door handle assembly (HE) of said door, and an exterior laser emitter (LE1) which emits a fixed and direct line of laser light (LL1) downwards on said ground adjacent to the vehicle, indicating an area (DA) where the doors open and combines functions associated with other indicator signal devices (BL), sensors and open door commands, and an ultraviolet light emitter device (EUV). |
| US10351051B1 |
Vehicle spotlight with tracking feature
A vehicle lighting system is provided herein. A spotlight is coupled to a vehicle and is configured to project light in a target direction. A controller is configured to wirelessly send command signals to the spotlight. A user-input device is in communication with the controller and is provided on a steering wheel of the vehicle. The command signals are based on user-input and control at least one of an aim direction and a light activation of the spotlight. |
| US10351049B2 |
Lamp for vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a lamp for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a lamp for a vehicle which is capable of preventing occurrence of a blind zone caused by a defect. The lamp includes a light source portion with a plurality of light emitting areas in which brightness of generated light is separately controllable and a brightness controller which is configured to cause the plurality of light emitting areas to generate light at a first brightness level to form a beam pattern and to cause at least one of the light emitting areas, which is disposed proximate to a defective area which includes at least one faulty area, to generate light at a second brightness level. |
| US10351047B2 |
Device and method for controlling a headlight
A device and a method for controlling at least one headlight for a motor vehicle involve a control apparatus, at least one sensor configured to detect information about objects in a surrounding area of the motor vehicle and to supply the detected information to the control apparatus. The headlight can be adjusted by the control apparatus depending on at least one detected object. A range between at least one light source and at least one lens of the headlight can be adjusted by the control apparatus in order to adapt a projection of the light source to the at least one detected object. |
| US10351046B2 |
Lamp adjuster device and method of use
A lamp adjuster is provided that includes a housing having a first adjustment point and a nose, a gear having an extended cylindrical portion, an output shaft disposed longitudinally within the housing, the output shaft having a first threaded portion and a second threaded portion, a first channel and a first retraction stop. The adjuster further including a first housing tang extending from the nose, the first retraction stop engageable with the first housing tang to prevent further retraction of the output shaft, and wherein the first threaded portion has a major thread diameter greater than a major thread diameter of the second threaded portion, and the first and second threaded portions functionally engage the threaded interior of the extended cylindrical portion, and a clutching slot provided at the first threaded portion to allow for selective disengagement of the first threaded portion from the partially threaded interior. |
| US10351043B1 |
Dry bulk tank having an air piping system
A dry bulk tank and a method of carrying a load and discharging a load therefrom. The dry bulk tank includes a tank assembly having a first wall that bounds and defines a first compartment for carrying a load therein and a second wall spaced outwardly from at least a portion of the first wall; wherein a second compartment is defined between the first wall and the second wall. The tank assembly includes an air piping system that is selectively actuated to place the first compartment and the second compartment under substantially similar or substantially equal air pressure. In one example the air piping system pumps air into the first compartment and the second compartment. In another example the air piping system evacuates air from the first and second compartments. |
| US10351040B2 |
Trailer for transporting a vehicle and method for placing a vehicle for transport on a trailer
A trailer for transporting a vehicle may include a supporting structure adapted to carry the vehicle. A bracket structure including a tail light assembly may be attached to a section of the supporting structure. The tail light assembly may include tail lights for the trailer. The bracket structure may be movable between a first position in which the tail lights are positioned at the rear of the trailer in a driving position, and a second position in which the tail lights are positioned away from the rear of the trailer in a loading position. The bracket structure may be adapted to fixate the vehicle to the supporting structure when placed in the first position. A method may also be provided for placing a vehicle for transport on a trailer. |
| US10351039B2 |
Ramp member
A ramp member is disclosed that cooperates with a connection member mounted to a portion of a vehicle, such as a tailgate. The ramp member comprises a first ramp section defining a connection end and a connector element fixedly secured to the connection end. The connector element defines a mounting channel that is configured to engage the connection member mounted to the vehicle. An opening to the mounting channel that has a width smaller than a width of the mounting channel to selectively secure the ramp member to the connection member. |
| US10351035B2 |
Retractable pivot pin assembly to connect seatback to riser
A vehicle comprises: a floor pan; a riser attached to the floor pan, the riser comprising a pin-guide surface at least partially surrounding a pin-receiving aperture, the pin-guide surface having an angled portion; and a seatback comprising a retractable pivot pin assembly, which includes a pin; inserted into the pin-receiving aperture of the riser; wherein, the pin is inserted into the pin-receiving aperture; and wherein, during the insertion of the pin into the pin-receiving aperture, the pin first contacts the angled portion of the pin-guide surface while the pin is in an extended state. During the insertion of the pin into the pin-receiving aperture, as the pin moves toward the pin-receiving aperture, the angled portion of the pin-guide surface forces the pin toward a retracted state within the retractable pivot pin assembly. |
| US10351034B2 |
Pressure medium distributor, pnuematic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat, vehicle seat, and method for producing a pressure medium distributor for a pneumatic adjustment arrangement
A pressure medium distributor, for a pneumatic adjustment arrangement of a vehicle seat. The pressure medium distributor has a distribution element including at least one first and one second film connected to each other along a connection seam in order to form a first and at least one second pressure medium chamber. The pressure medium distributor has a first pressure medium inlet line to admit the pressure medium into the first pressure medium chamber, and at least one second pressure medium inlet line to admit the pressure medium into the at least one second pressure medium chamber. At least one first pressure medium outlet line is provided for discharge of the pressure medium from the first pressure medium chamber, and at least one second pressure medium outlet line is provided for discharge of the pressure medium from the second pressure medium chamber creating a pressure medium distributor which is flexible. |
| US10351030B2 |
Seat trim retention system with asymmetrical retention force
A vehicle comprises: a first seating assembly including a seat, a seatback, and a midline defining an outboard direction directed away from the midline, and an inboard direction directed toward the midline; the seatback comprising a trim carrier interconnected with a closeout panel through a snap-fit connection; wherein, the snap-fit connection resists disconnection of the trim carrier from the closeout panel when a force is applied to the trim carrier from the outboard direction of the snap-fit connection to a greater degree than when a force is applied to the trim carrier from the inboard direction of the snap-fit connection. A grommet attached to the trim carrier can provide the snap-fit connection between the trim carrier and the closeout panel. |
| US10351029B2 |
Thermal wave-based seat heating
A method includes: establishing a dynamic target temperature range for a seat of a vehicle having a seat heating unit installed therein, the dynamic target temperature range defined by an adjustable minimum and maximum target temperature; activating a seat heating mode of multiple predefined seat heating modes based on an interior climate of the vehicle; defining the minimum target temperature and the maximum target temperature according to the activated seat heating mode; and controlling the seat heating unit such that a temperature of the seat continuously oscillates within the defined minimum target temperature and the defined maximum target temperature. |
| US10351023B2 |
Seat moving/securing device
A seat moving/securing device 10 includes a long reference member 11 extending in a longitudinal direction of a seat installation surface and securely installed, a leg part attachment member 50a having securely installed therein a leg part of a seat, a linear guide 20 attached between the long reference member 11 and the leg part attachment member 50a and enabling the leg part attachment member 50a to move horizontally along a longitudinal direction of the long reference member 11, and a locking mechanism 60 securely installed on the leg part attachment member 50a. A coil spring 68 serving as an elastic body exhibiting a pressing force is installed between the leg part attachment member 50a and the linear guide 20. Due to having this type of configuration, the seat moving/securing device 10 can move and secure a seat 200 easily and quickly. |
| US10351021B2 |
Vehicle seat fastening structure and vehicle seat fastener
Provided is a vehicle seat fastening structure that enables a reduced length of a bolt for fastening a movable rail and a cushion frame in a spaced-apart manner. The cushion frame includes a bottom wall extending in a seat-width direction and a seat front-rear direction. The nut includes a body having a cylindrical shape and configured to penetrate the bottom wall, a thread groove, and a flange portion projecting radially from the body. A length of the nut along a central axis thereof is greater than a separation distance between an upper surface of the movable rail and an upper surface of the bottom wall of the cushion frame in a state in which no impact is applied to the cushion frame. The flange portion is provided in an area of the nut at a distance from an insertion opening for the bolt greater than the separation distance. |
| US10351020B2 |
Recliner for a vehicle seat
An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a seat bottom coupled to a floor of the vehicle and a seat back configured to pivot about a seat-back pivot axis relative to the seat bottom between an upright position and a folded-forward position. The occupant support further includes a seat-motion controller configured to control movement of the seat back relative to the seat bottom. |
| US10351017B1 |
Battery box locking structure of electric vehicle
An electric vehicle includes a frame unit and a vehicle body cover unit. The vehicle body cover unit includes a thread board shielding left and right tread tubes of the frame unit between which a receiving space is defined to receive a battery box that receives and holds a battery. The battery box has two sides provided with support shafts. The battery box is rotatable between an open position and a storage position. A locking device is selectively set in releasable engagement with a positioning member provided on the battery box so as to selectively lock the battery box in the storage position. An operation unit is provided for controlling the locking device to engage with or disengage from the positioning member so as to allow the battery box to rotate from the storage position to the open position. |
| US10351016B1 |
Battery box opening structure of electric vehicle
An electric vehicle includes a frame unit and a vehicle body cover unit. The frame unit includes tread tubes extending toward a rear side of a vehicle body. The tread tubes are arranged pairwise leftward and rightward as a left tread tube and a right tread tube. The vehicle body cover unit includes a tread board shielding the left tread tube and the right tread tube. A battery box that receives and holds a battery is shaft-supported on the frame unit. The battery box has two sides provided with support shafts. The battery box is shaft-supported on the frame unit by the support shafts in a left-right direction. The battery box is rotatable by a drive device about a rotation center defined by the support shafts in a front-rear direction to an open position or a storage position so as to facilitate removal of the battery from the battery box. |
| US10351015B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a first rotating electric machine, a second rotating electric machine coupled to drive wheels of the hybrid vehicle, a planetary gear mechanism configured to mechanically couple the engine, the first rotating electric machine, and the second rotating electric machine, an electric power storage device configured to perform charging and discharging with the first rotating electric machine and second rotating electric machine, and an electronic control unit configured to, in a case where cruise control is requested or in a case where deceleration torque is requested by the cruise control, execute motoring control and simulated stepped gear shift control. |
| US10351014B2 |
Operation control device and method for fuel cell vehicle
An operation control device for a fuel cell vehicle includes: a stack current determination unit monitoring a stack current of the fuel cell stack and determining whether an operation state of a fuel cell stack is in an upper-limit voltage limiting section; a battery state determination unit monitoring a state of charge (SOC) of a high voltage battery and determining whether the SOC of the high voltage battery is in a set reference SOC range; and an air flow rate control unit determining a compensation for an air flow rate of an air supply system according to the SOC of the high voltage battery, and outputting a control signal to an air compressor and an air pressure control valve according to the compensated air flow rate, when the operation state of the fuel cell stack is in the upper-limit voltage limiting section. |
| US10351010B2 |
Battery system for vehicle
A battery system for a vehicle includes: a battery assembly including at least one first battery module and at least one second battery module; a first relay being closed/opened between a first node and one of a first end of the first battery module and a first end of the second battery module being connected to a second end of the first battery module; a second relay being closed/opened between a second node and a second end of the second battery module; a converter converting a voltage between the nodes; a third relay being closed/opened between the converter and the first end of the first battery module; a fourth relay being closed/opened between the first end of the first battery module and a ground; and a battery manager controlling the relays based on a driving condition of the vehicle and energy storage amounts of the modules. |
| US10351009B2 |
Electric vehicle display systems
An electric vehicle display system may include a battery, an interface configured to present at least one selectable icon configured to control a battery powered vehicle feature, and a controller programmed to, in response to state-of-charge (SOC) data indicating that a trip range exceeds a possible driving range, update the selectable icon to indicate a suggested adjustment to the vehicle feature to decrease power demand of the feature. |
| US10351007B2 |
Charging device and system for charging a motor vehicle
A charging device for charging a motor vehicle includes an energy supply unit which is arranged externally in relation to the motor vehicle, and which is designed to provide electrical current for a solid-state gas battery of the motor vehicle. In addition, the charging device includes a gas supply unit which is arranged externally in relation to the motor vehicle and which is designed to provide gas for the solid-state gas battery of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the charging device has at least one supply connection by which the energy supply unit can be coupled to the motor vehicle for the purposes of a charging process for supplying electrical current for the solid-state gas battery, and by which the gas supply unit can be coupled to the motor vehicle for the purposes of the charging process for supplying gas for the solid-state gas battery. |
| US10351004B1 |
Pre-charging DC link capacitor of on-board charger (OBC) using traction battery
An on-board charger (OBC) for charging a traction battery of an electric vehicle includes a Power Factor Correction (PFC) stage to convert AC power from a mains supply into DC power for use in charging the traction battery, a bi-directional DC/DC converter coupled to the traction battery, a DC link capacitor between the PFC stage and the DC/DC converter, and a controller. The controller is operable to control the PFC stage and the DC/DC converter to operate in (i) a pre-charge mode in which the DC link capacitor is pre-charged using electrical power from the traction battery and (ii) a stable operation mode in which the traction battery is charged using the AC power from the mains supply. |
| US10351000B2 |
Intelligent vehicle fuel gauge
In one or more embodiments of the present invention, one or more processors receive a fuel sensor reading from a fuel sensor on a vehicle. The processor(s) receive an environmental state of a route being taken by the vehicle to a destination and a biometric sensor reading that describes a biometric state of a driver of the vehicle. The processor(s) determine whether the remaining fuel will be sufficient for the vehicle to reach the destination subject to the constraints of the environmental state of the route being taken by the vehicle and the biometric state of the driver of the vehicle, and then modify an appearance of a fuel gauge on the vehicle based on whether the remaining fuel will be sufficient for the vehicle to reach the destination. |
| US10350995B2 |
Drive motor arrangement for a hydrostatic transmission
A hydrostatic transmission includes a side having an upstream radial piston motor and a downstream radial piston motor. The motors are connected to each other in series via a connecting line. A flow control valve is configured to discharge pressure medium from the connecting line so that the downstream motor is only engaged in the event of a predetermined amount of slippage of the upstream motor. Each motor has at least two groups of working flanks. Each flank is configured to operatively interact with a high pressure, such that each motor has at least two transmission steps. |
| US10350993B2 |
Fuel system having multiplex director
A fuel tank system having a fuel tank and a fuel vapor recovery system including a vapor vent line fluidly coupled between the fuel tank and a canister, and a vapor purge line fluidly coupled to the canister. A multiplex director is selectively fluidly coupled to a first location in the fuel vapor recovery system and a second location in the fuel vapor recovery system. The multiplex director is movable between a first position where the multiplex director is fluidly coupled to the first location and is fluidly blocked from the second location, and a second position where the multiplex director is fluidly coupled to the second location and is fluidly blocked from the first location. The multiplex director is configured to monitor at least one of a pressure and a hydrocarbon concentration in the first location and the second location when fluidly coupled thereto. |
| US10350992B2 |
Method for controlling a pressure inside a fuel tank system
A method for controlling a pressure inside a fuel tank system on board a vehicle, the fuel tank system having a fuel tank and a venting circuit having at least one controllable pressure relief valve, the vehicle having a source of energy adapted to activate said at least one pressure relief valve so as to move it from a closed position to a pressure relief position. The method entails: detecting a key off event indicative of the vehicle shut-down; determining an amount of energy available at the source of energy; starting at least one pressure relief operation by verifying whether the amount of energy available is lower than a first predetermined threshold amount and, if the verification is positive, activating the at least one pressure relief valve; and terminating the at least one pressure relief operation. |
| US10350990B2 |
Shutter grill device
A cooling system includes: a shutter grille provided to an air guide port configured to guide air to a power compartment in which a power source of a vehicle is installed; a radiator configured to radiate heat from coolant for cooling the power source; a radiator fan configured to send the air to the radiator and the power source; a shutter grille controller configured to control opening and closing of the shutter grille; and a radiator fan controller configured to control the radiator fan. If a power source load on the power source is less than predetermined power source load, and if an air conditioning load on an air conditioner is equal to or greater than predetermined air conditioning load, the shutter grille controller and the radiator fan controller operate the radiator fan with the shutter grille closed. |
| US10350988B2 |
Fan shroud for motor vehicle
A cooling assembly for a vehicle is capable of improving air-blowing efficiency through rotation of a fan at the time of stopping the vehicle and improving heat-exchange efficiency of a heat exchanger provided in an engine room of the vehicle through an increase in an amount of introduced driving wind at the time of driving the vehicle by including a valve assembly controlling introduction and discharge of the driving wind. The valve assembly is capable of preventing deterioration of wind-amount performance due to leakage of air by blocking a gap generated between the shroud and the valve assembly to minimize air leaked through the gap. |
| US10350984B2 |
Induction motor-permanent magnet generator tandem configuration starter-generator for hybrid vehicles
Disclosed in the present invention is a tandem starter-generator construction that includes an induction motor-generator, a permanent magnet motor-generator and power transmission unit disposed adjacent to the motor-generators. The induction motor-generator is utilized predominantly as a motor to provide mechanical power at relatively high efficiency as a motor, and as a generator to provide electrical power during regenerative braking. The permanent magnet motor-generator is used predominantly as a generator for very high efficiency power conversion and to capture additional electrical power during regenerative braking to compensate for the regenerative energy captured at lower efficiency by the induction motor-generator. Accordingly, the tandem motor-generator construction disclosed herein overcomes the drawbacks of low efficiency of an induction motor-generator operating in regenerative mode and a permanent magnet motor-generator magnetic drag losses during periods of non-utilization at high speeds in order to improve fuel efficiency of a parallel hybrid vehicle. |
| US10350983B2 |
Power transmission system
A power transmission system includes first differential mechanism connected to an engine, and second differential mechanism. The first differential mechanism includes a first rotating element connected to the engine, and second and third rotating elements. The second differential mechanism includes a fourth rotating element connected to second rotating element, fifth rotating element connected to a first electric rotary machine, and sixth rotating element that is an output element of the second differential mechanism. The power transmission system further includes at least one of a first clutch and brake, and a second clutch. The first clutch is configured to releasably couple two of the first, second and third rotating elements to each other. The brake is configured to releasably couple the third rotating element to a stationary element. The second clutch is configured to releasably couple the third rotating element to one of the fifth and sixth rotating elements. |
| US10350982B2 |
Vehicle body
A vehicle body includes a vehicle frame and an engine assembly, and further includes an intermediate supporting frame connected between the vehicle frame and the engine assembly. A first cushioning device is provided between the intermediate supporting frame and the vehicle frame. In the application of the vehicle body, since the first cushioning device is provided, the first cushioning device can effectively reduce vibration transmitted from the intermediate supporting frame when the vibration is transmitted to the intermediate supporting frame during the vibration of the engine assembly, and the vibration received by the vehicle frame may be much less than the vibration transmitted from the intermediate supporting frame, thus the vehicle frame can be effectively prevented vibrating heavily. Therefore, the heavy vibration of the vehicle body can be effectively reduced by means of the vehicle body. |
| US10350980B2 |
Frame construction for a glass pane and method for the production thereof
The invention relates to a frame construction (10) for a pane (12), comprising a plastic frame (16) surrounding the pane (12) in the edge region, and at least one metal carrier (14) that is at least partially embedded into the plastic frame (16), wherein at least one spacer (20) is provided between the metal carrier (14) and the pane (12). According to the invention, in order to produce a cost-effective, reliable connection between the carrier (14) and the pane (12), the spacer (20) is formed by at least one plastic layer (20), plastic bead (20) or plastic band (20) applied to the carrier (14) and/or the pane (12) by means of an application device (30). |
| US10350973B2 |
Bracket to connect interior door trim grab handle with integrated window regulator carrier
A vehicle passenger door comprises: (a) an interior door trim panel; (b) a bracket connected to the interior door trim panel comprising: an elongated middle portion; a first end portion; and a second end portion opposite the first end portion; wherein both the first and second end portions have a first width at a first point and a second width wider than the first width at a second point parallel to the first width, the first point being closer to the elongated middle portion than the second point; and (c) an integrated window regulator carrier comprising: a vertical channel recessed into an interior facing side; a first receiver receiving the first end portion of the bracket disposed at a first side of the vertical channel; and a second receiver, opposing the first receiver, receiving the second end portion of the bracket at a second side of the vertical channel. |
| US10350964B2 |
Air conditioning device for vehicle
A vehicle air conditioner includes: a coolant-path coupled with a cooling-portion of a heat-generating component of a vehicle, for circulating a coolant; and a refrigerant-path for circulating a refrigerant. The conditioner further includes: a first water-refrigerant heat exchanger for vaporizing the refrigerant by thermal-exchange between the coolant and a low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant; a second water-refrigerant heat exchanger for condensing the refrigerant by a thermal-exchange between the coolant and a high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant; and a heater core for heating air to be blown into the vehicle's interior. The coolant-path includes: a branching-portion for causing a coolant's flow to branch off; a joining-portion for causing the branched flows to join; and first and second parts that branch off at the branching-portion and join at the joining-portion. The first and second water-refrigerant heat exchangers are disposed in the first and second parts of the coolant-path, respectively. |
| US10350960B1 |
Coupled battery and motor controller thermal management system
A coupled battery and motor controller thermal management system is disclosed. In various embodiments, a motor controller and a heat sink are coupled thermally to a battery. At least a portion of waste heat generated by the motor controller is transferred to the thermal mass of the battery during at least a first mode of operation in which a relatively low amount of ambient air flows through the heat sink. |
| US10350953B2 |
Vehicle with axle suspension
A vehicle includes a support structure and a suspension for an oscillatingly supported, rigid axle body. The suspension has a suspension device which is located between the axle body and the support structure and acts in a height direction of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a plurality of coupling sites and a transverse link extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle. The transverse link is coupled to the support structure via a first link area and via a second link area and a pendulum support to the axle body. The transverse link includes a third link area which, with reference to the pendulum support in the transverse direction of the vehicle, is located opposite the first link area and is flexibly connected with a coupling site of the suspension device. |
| US10350952B2 |
Universal wishbone trailing arm
A universal wishbone trailing arm and methods are provided for coupling a wheel to a vehicle chassis. The universal wishbone trailing arm comprises a wheel hub that fastenably receives the wheel. A cylindrical axle support supports one or more roller bearings whereby the wheel hub is rotatable. A first swing arm and a second swing arm extend forwardly from a joined swing arm. The cylindrical axle support is coupled to a rear of the joined swing arm. A first chassis mount hingedly couples the first swing arm to the vehicle chassis. A second chassis mount hingedly couples the second swing arm to an articulated mount which is configured to couple the second swing arm to the vehicle chassis. The articulated mount cooperates with the first second swing arms to change the camber of the wheel, such that a tracking of the wheels remains substantially unchanged during traveling over rough terrain. |
| US10350951B2 |
Control arm and method for producing same
A method of producing a control arm for a motor vehicle, in particular a multi-point control arm, preferably a transverse control arm, which is substantially formed by a fiber-plastic composite structure. The method includes the steps: creating of a preform structure with load-adapted fiber orientation, introducing the preform structure into a forming tool, consolidating the preform structure in the tool by application of pressure and/or temperature, and removing and further processing of the control arm. |
| US10350949B2 |
Smart tire pressure monitoring system
Methods, systems, and computer program products for a wireless portable tire monitoring system are provided. According to one aspect, wireless portable tire monitoring system includes a portable monitor that receives sensor information from one or more tire-mounted sensors, each sensor being associated with a tire, and each tire being associated with a vehicle, and monitors tire status. Multiple vehicles may be monitored from the same portable monitor, and tires can be dynamically associated with or disassociated from a particular vehicle. Tire status may be displayed to the user in a manner that provides a graphic association between the tire status and the vehicle to which the tire is associated, including showing the location of the tire on the vehicle. The system may asynchronously alert the user if threshold conditions, such as low tire pressure, are detected. |
| US10350946B2 |
Snow tire with directional paddles
A vehicle tire may have a tread with a circumferential groove defined by side faces of two circumferential ribs. The side faces may have a number of radially extending paddles formed by a pair of walls. A ratio of the length of one wall to the other may be at least 1.2. |
| US10350943B2 |
Thermoplastic elastomer composition
A thermoplastic elastomer composition including (a) a halogenated isoolefin para-alkylstyrene copolymer, (b) a modified rubber having an acid anhydride group, (c) a polymer component including an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, (d) a processing aid comprising an alkaline earth metal salt of a higher fatty acid, and (e) a crosslinking agent, wherein the weight ratio (Wa) of the halogenated isoolefin para-alkylstyrene copolymer (a) in the elastomer components ((a)+(b)) is 5-60 wt %, the weight ratio (Wb) of the modified rubber (b) having an acid anhydride group in the elastomer components ((a)+(b)) is 95-40 wt %, and the content (Wd) of the processing aid (d) is 0.3-30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the halogenated isoolefin para-alkylstyrene copolymer (a). |
| US10350941B2 |
Collapsible wheels and methods of making collapsible wheels
A collapsible wheel having a plurality of wheel sections. Each wheel section has at least a rim portion, a hub portion defining a rotational axis, and a pair of spokes. Each wheel section supports one or more spokes that extend from the hub portion and connect to one or more of the rim portions. The wheel sections rotate relative to each other about the rotational axis from a collapsed configuration to an expanded position, defining a central plane of the wheel. The rim portions are oriented generally perpendicular to the central plane. |
| US10350940B2 |
Aircraft wheel assembly
An aircraft wheel assembly that includes first and second hub components having an axis and respective first and second sets of circumferentially spaced apart interface elements. The first and second hub components may be rotatable relative to one another about the axis between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first set of interface elements is axially movable relative to the second set of interface elements. In the second position the first set of interface elements axially overlaps the second set of interface elements to prevent axial movement of the first hub component relative to the second hub component. |
| US10350937B2 |
Applicator pen
An applicator pen for discharging a liquid onto a surface, preferably for applying a protective layer onto adhesive surfaces of a vehicle, in particularly for improved adhesion in the case of bonding applications, the applicator pen including a hollow body and an ampoule received in the hollow body, including a peripheral surface, for receiving the liquid, wherein the ampoule is able to be broken to enable the liquid to escape, wherein a breakage device is provided with an axially movable portion and is realized in such a manner that a movement of the movable portion in the axial direction results in the breaking of the ampoule. |
| US10350934B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for optically variable printing
A method is provided for printing to a target. The method includes printing a first image to the target. The first image is printed with a metallic material. The method also includes printing a second image to the target over the first image. The second image is printed with a colored semi-transparent material. |
| US10350933B2 |
Ink or toner compositions, methods of use, and products derived therefrom
Magnetic ink and toner compositions traditionally comprise magnetic materials in fine particulate form, either as a dry composition or a liquid suspension. Often such materials are black or dark in color. Disclosed herein are particles compositions suitable for use as inks or toners, that exhibit desirable magnetic properties, and furthermore which include particles coated so they appear white substantially white, or colored. Such compositions present new opportunities for the production of corresponding magnetic layers, when the compositions are deposited in an appropriate manner to a substrate. |
| US10350925B2 |
Method of forming pattern, pattern-producing apparatus, and stereoscopic object-producing apparatus
The present invention provides a method of forming a pattern that can form a precise pattern on a variety of media by using powders and provides a pattern-producing apparatus.The method of forming a pattern includes providing a liquid pattern on a surface of a medium, applying a powder to the liquid pattern so as to adhere to the liquid pattern, removing the powdery particles of the powder not adhered to the liquid pattern to give a pattern of the powder, and further applying another powder to the pattern of the powder. |
| US10350924B2 |
Sensor apparatus
In one example, an apparatus includes a sensor including an emitter and a detector that define a line of sight therebetween. A mechanical arm has a fixed end and a free end. An axis of rotation passing through the fixed end of the mechanical arm is parallel to the line of sight. A mechanical flag mounted to the fixed end of the mechanical arm includes at least a first protrusion that defines at least three positions of the mechanical arm relative to the line of sight. |
| US10350922B2 |
Print bar assembly having liftable carriage with constrained rotational movement
A print bar assembly includes: a mounting frame having a pair of opposite first and second sidewalls extending parallel to a media feed direction, the first sidewall having an upwardly extending first guide slot defined between opposite first bearing surfaces; a print bar carriage slidably received within the mounting frame and an actuation mechanism operatively connected to the print bar carriage for lifting and lowering the print bar carriage relative to the mounting frame. The print bar carriage includes a chassis, a printhead and a pair of first bearings rotatably received in the first guide slot. During sliding movement of the print bar carriage, the pair of first bearings travel within the first guide slot and bear against the first bearing surfaces to constrain rotational movement of the print bar carriage. |
| US10350919B2 |
Large format printer
A large format printer performs serial printing on a medium which is greater than or equal to A3 short side width. The large format printer includes a print head which performs printing in accordance with variations in a drive voltage signal which is applied to a drive element, a control circuit which generates a drive signal (an example of the drive voltage signal), and a cable which is greater than or equal to 1 m and transmits a power voltage signal (an example of a constant voltage signal) and the drive voltage for driving the print head from the control circuit to the print head. An overshooting prevention circuit which renders a voltage (a drive voltage) of the drive signal which is applied to the drive element less than or equal to a voltage (a power voltage) of the power voltage signal is disposed in the print head. |
| US10350918B2 |
Transport device and printing apparatus
A transport device provided in a printing apparatus includes a transport mechanism as an example of a first transport unit and a winding unit that is disposed on a downstream side of the transport mechanism in a transport direction. The transport device includes a tensile force applying unit that has a tension bar as an example of a tensile force applying member that is biased toward a medium between the transport mechanism and the winding unit and applies tensile force to the medium. Furthermore, the transport device includes a control unit that independently and intermittently drives the transport mechanism and the winding unit. The control unit controls transport start timing of the winding unit to take place later than transport start timing of the transport mechanism and causes the transport mechanism and the winding unit to transport the medium in parallel. |
| US10350913B2 |
Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for processing an instruction to use a borderless printing function
An image forming apparatus is provided. Upon receiving a borderless printing instruction, the image forming apparatus performs cleaning processing according to a sheet size. The cleaning processing is different from cleaning processing to be performed when a border printing instruction is received. |
| US10350909B2 |
Decurling device and inkjet recording apparatus
A decurling device includes a first conveyance path, a second conveyance path, a first switch, a decurler, and a controller. A sheet is conveyed along the first conveyance path or the second conveyance path. The first switch switches a route of conveyance of the sheet to the first conveyance path or the second conveyance path. The sheet has a first main surface and a second main surface. The decurler is located in the second conveyance path. The decurler corrects curl of the sheet. In a situation in which a weight per unit area of the sheet is smaller than a first threshold value, the controller controls the first switch such that the sheet is conveyed along the second conveyance path. |
| US10350908B2 |
System for printing on three-dimensional (3D) objects
An object printing system facilitates the printing of articles of manufacture. The system includes at least one printhead, a transfer device, an ultraviolet (UV) radiator, a pressurized gas source operatively connected to the transfer device, a plurality of actuators, and a controller. The controller is configured to operate the at least one printhead to form an image on a substrate, move the substrate bearing the image past the UV radiator as the controller operates the UV radiator to cure the ejected marking material partially to prevent ink movement, and operates the pressurized gas source to conform the substrate and partially cured ejected material to a shape corresponding to a surface of an object placed on the substrate to transfer the partially cured marking material onto the surface of the object. The transfer device can be an inflatable bladder or a molded vacuum chamber. |
| US10350904B2 |
Inkjet printer
A printer includes a first ink head that ejects a first ink, a second ink head that ejects a second ink, a first dot controller that controls a dot size after curing of the ejected first ink, and a second dot controller that controls a dot size after curing of the ejected second ink. The second ink is ejected over the first ink on a recording medium, and the second ink is caused to have a dot size that is larger than a dot size of the first ink. |
| US10350901B2 |
Ink bottle
An ink bottle comprises a container main body configured to contain ink that is to be supplied to an ink tank, an ink outlet forming portion provided on an end of the container main body and configured to include an ink outlet that causes the ink to be flowed out from the container main body, and a valve provided in the ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner. The ink outlet is formed in an end face of the ink outlet forming portion. The end face is arranged to face an opposite side of the ink outlet forming portion that is opposite to a container main body side thereof. A first recess is formed in an outer side portion of the ink outlet on the end face to be recessed toward the container main body side. |
| US10350899B2 |
Printing-fluid containing device including printing-fluid cartridge and adaptor
A printing-fluid containing device configured to be inserted into a cartridge attachment section in an insertion direction includes: a printing-fluid cartridge and an adaptor to which the cartridge is detachably assembled. The cartridge includes: a casing; a supply portion; a detection portion; and an engagement portion. The adaptor includes: an adaptor body; and an electrical interface. The detection portion includes a light accessible portion accessed by light from an outside of the cartridge. The engagement portion is engageable with the cartridge attachment section. The adaptor body has a front wall at its leading end in the insertion direction. The front wall has an opening through which the supply portion extends. The electrical interface is disposed on an outer surface of the adaptor body and electrically connectable to an electric contact of the cartridge attachment section. |
| US10350894B2 |
Printing apparatus
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a printing apparatus that satisfactorily sucks and recovers a printhead is provided. A printing apparatus that includes a transfer member, and the first and second printheads has the following arrangement. The apparatus includes the first and second suction units which suck a plurality of nozzles of the first and second printheads, a common negative-pressure generation unit which generates a negative-pressure for suction by these suction units, and a moving unit which moves these suction units from one end to the other end of each printhead. Then, the moving unit moves the first and second suction units so as to pass through concave gaps with respect to ink discharge surfaces of the first and second printheads corresponding to the first and second suction units at different timings. |
| US10350890B2 |
Liquid discharge head, and recording device using the same
A liquid discharge head to improve reliability of a dummy pressurization chamber, and a recording device including the liquid discharge head, the liquid discharge head including a channel member having discharge holes, pressurization chambers, a dummy pressurization chamber, and a substrate having pressurizing parts. The channel member includes a pressurization chamber plate, a dummy pressurization chamber plate, and stacked plates. A hole of the pressurization chamber plate has a side surface configuring a side surface of the pressurization chamber, and the hole has an opening configuring an opening of the pressurization chamber. A hole of the dummy pressurization chamber plate has a side surface configuring a side surface of the dummy pressurization chamber, and the hole has an opening configuring an opening of the dummy pressurization chamber. The substrate closes the openings of the pressurization chambers. The pressurization chamber plate closes the opening of the dummy pressurization chamber. |
| US10350888B2 |
Printhead configured for use with high viscosity materials
A printer includes a printhead configured to eject high viscosity material and refill a reservoir in the printhead with high viscosity material. The printhead includes a transducer having an electroactive element and a member to which the electroactive element is mounted. An electrical signal activates the electroactive element to move the electroactive element and the member in the reservoir of high viscosity material. This movement thins the high viscosity material and enables the printhead to eject the thinned material while refilling the reservoir. The apertures through which the thinned material is ejected share a common manifold without separate chambers for each of the apertures. |
| US10350887B2 |
Liquid injection apparatus, driving method of liquid injection apparatus and liquid supply apparatus
A method for driving a liquid injection apparatus comprising a base plate on which a pressure chamber communicating with a nozzle, a piezoelectric body arranged corresponding to the pressure chamber, and a volume variable plate arranged between the pressure chamber and the piezoelectric body and changing a volume of the pressure chamber by applying a voltage to the piezoelectric body, applying a first voltage in a rest state before the liquid is ejected from the nozzle; applying a second voltage higher than the first voltage in a standby state to contract the pressure chamber before the liquid is ejected from the nozzle; applying a third voltage lower than the second voltage to eject the liquid from the nozzle; and switching the first voltage, the second voltage and the third voltage and applying them to the piezoelectric body according to ejection data indicating whether to eject the liquid. |
| US10350883B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus and control method for liquid discharge apparatus
liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head including a plurality of electrodes arranged in parallel, a common electrode positioned to face the liquid discharge head, and a control unit configured to control a voltage to be applied to each of the plurality of electrodes to control the plurality of electrodes as a discharging electrode, which is to discharge a liquid, or as a non-discharging electrode, which is to discharge no liquid, wherein the control unit adjusts a value of the voltage to be applied to the electrode that is to be driven as the non-discharging electrode, based on the voltage to be applied to the electrode adjacent to the electrode that is to be driven as the non-discharging electrode. |
| US10350880B2 |
Printing system control
A method and system of controlling at least one printbar in a printing system are described. The printing system has one or more of printbars distributed along a media transport. A first image including a reference pattern is generated on a print medium with a first printbar. A pattern is then detected on the print medium. The reference pattern and the detected pattern are used to determine a position of the first image relative to a second printbar. This position is used to configure nozzle data for a second image to be generated on the print medium by the second printbar. |
| US10350875B2 |
Printing layer in response to substrate contour
A method of printing a three-dimensional structure onto a base having irregularities on the surface is disclosed. A sensing device determines the depth of the irregularity on the surface. A computing system receives an image file including a predetermined thickness of a layer to be printed onto the base. The predetermined thickness is adjusted based on the depth of the irregularity. A printing device prints a layer onto the base having the adjusted predetermined thickness print on the irregularity to make the surface substantially smooth. |
| US10350874B2 |
Method and apparatus for printing 3D objects using additive manufacturing and material extruder with translational and rotational axes
A 5D printer, which additively manufactures an object, includes an extruder that can move linearly along three orthogonal axes and rotationally around at least one of the axes with respect to the object while depositing a material. A gantry is movable along X, Y and Z axes, and a trunnion table movable about A and B axes is mounted on the gantry. A platen is mounted on the trunnion table, and the extruder deposits the material on the platen while moving the gantry and trunnion table. A model of the object is analyzed to produce a stress tensor for the object, and the depositing is according to the stress tensor. |
| US10350869B2 |
Fingerprint identification module and method for manufacturing the same
The present disclosure discloses a fingerprint identification module and a method for manufacturing the same, and relates to the field of fingerprint identification technologies. The fingerprint identification module is obtained by dicing a board-level module, and includes a fingerprint identification chip, a filling material, a color coating and a cover. The color coating is disposed between the filling material and the cover, and the fingerprint identification chip is inversely attached in a hollow area of the filling material in a vacuum environment. The fingerprint identification module has a simple structure and is easy to manufacture. By using the method, the bubbles between the fingerprint identification chip and the cover are effectively eliminated, and the manufacture efficiency of the fingerprint identification module is improved. |
| US10350867B2 |
Composite thermoplastic laminate
A composite sheet material includes a cover sheet, a substrate and an adhesion promoting layer. The cover sheet has a cover sheet material. The substrate has a substrate material. The adhesion promoting layer is disposed between the cover sheet and the substrate. A first side of the adhesion promoting layer disposed towards the cover sheet has an affinity to bond with the cover sheet material. A second side of the adhesion promoting layer disposed towards the substrate has an affinity to bond with the substrate material. |
| US10350866B2 |
Systems and methods for constructing complex composite structures
Systems for constructing complex composite structures include a conveyor and two or more stations operatively and sequentially positioned relative to the conveyor. Each station is configured to operatively deposit a layer of composite material on the conveyor. Methods of constructing a complex composite structure include laying up a first layer of composite material having a first configuration and laying up a second layer of composite material having a second configuration at least partially over the first layer. |
| US10350863B2 |
Methods and systems for damping a cabin air compressor inlet
A panel includes a structural substrate and a damping element including a viscoelastic material (VEM) layer coupleable to the structural substrate of the aircraft, and a constraining layer coupled to the VEM layer. The VEM layer is configured to dampen a vibration of the structural substrate. The constraining layer is configured to apply a shear force to the VEM layer. |
| US10350854B2 |
Functional protective material, in particular for use in protective clothing
The invention relates to a functional protective material, in particular having a protective function with respect to chemical poisons and/or biological toxins and/or chemical and/or biological hazardous materials, such as warfare agents, wherein the functional protective material has a multi-layer structure that comprises a planar, in particular textile, substrate material and a membrane that is associated with the substrate material, in particular connected to the substrate material, wherein the membrane in itself is permeable to air and water vapor and therefore is provided with a plurality of micropores preferably distributed substantially evenly over the membrane surface. According to the invention, an operating parameter of the membrane can be changed in such a way that the membrane assumes two different operating states, wherein in the first operating state the micropores of the membrane are open and in the second operating state, the micropores of the membrane are at least predominantly closed. |
| US10350852B2 |
Systems for bonding surfaces using a releasable adhesive
A releasable adhesive system for joining a first surface to a second surface. The system includes a primary material having a first portion including at least one first-portion molecule configured to be positioned parallel with at least one first-surface molecule of the first surface, and a second portion, opposite the first portion, including at least one second-portion molecule configured to be positioned parallel with at least second surfaced one molecule of the second surface. The first surface molecule, positioned parallel with the first-surface molecule, is configured to maintain bonds between the first portion and the first surface up to one or more pre-determined three scenarios, such as pre-determined shear, pull, and peel forces being exerted on the first surface. The second portion can function similarly with respect to the second surface. |
| US10350851B2 |
Composite element for protection devices of parts of the human body
A composite element for the realization of protection devices of parts of the human body includes a matrix, a reinforcing element, at least partially embedded in the matrix, wherein the reinforcing element has at least one opening shaped so as to define an undercut between the matrix and the reinforcing element, such undercut being suitable for determining a mechanical constraint between the matrix and the reinforcement element. |
| US10350845B2 |
Vent piece and manufacturing method for pneumatic tire
Provided are: vent pieces, which can easily be added later and with which the occurrence of spew can be suppressed without restriction in the locations where the vent pieces can be orderly arranged in vulcanized molding of a pneumatic tire; and a manufacturing method for pneumatic tire in which vulcanization molding of a raw cover is performed by using a vulcanization mold in which said vent piece has been embedded. A vent piece, which is used by being embedded in a prepared hole for air vent provided on the inner surface of a pneumatic tire vulcanization mold, is a cylinder without a hole in the axial direction and is configured to perform air vent from a gap formed between the vent piece and the side surface of the prepared hole. A vent piece has a saw cut extending in the axial direction formed on the side surface of the cylinder. |
| US10350841B2 |
Glazing panel repair
A glazing panel repair device (1) has coupling means (27) for coupling a pump arrangement (22) to the device to provide holding suction to secure the device to the glazing panel and pressure cycling to a repair zone. In one embodiment the coupling means is for coupling a single pump to provide holding suction to secure the device to the glazing panel and pressure cycling to a repair zone. |
| US10350837B2 |
Composite articles comprising non-linear elongated nanostructures and associated methods
The present disclosure relates to composite articles comprising non-linear elongated nanostructures and associated systems and methods. In certain embodiments, collections of carbon nanotubes or other elongated nanostructures can be used to provide mechanical reinforcement along multiple directions within a composite article. |
| US10350836B2 |
Tool
A tool (2, 102, 202) is constructed from a plurality of tessellating elements (34, 134, 234) to form a mandrel for the deposition of composite fibers. |
| US10350835B2 |
Bicycle wheel hub with molded spoke holes
A hub for a bicycle wheel includes a hub shell that defines one or more spoke holes. The hub shell includes a fiber reinforced material. The fiber reinforced material has one or more reinforcement fibers bending around the spoke holes to remain continuous around the spoke holes. One or more flanges with the spoke holes extend from the hub shell at an outer radial direction. A clutch or freehub adapter is coupled to the hub shell. Depending on the type of clutch mechanism used in the freehub, different clutch adapters can be incorporated into the hub. |
| US10350833B1 |
Methods and systems for creating anatomical models
One or more specific embodiments herein includes a method for producing an anatomical model, comprising providing a mold having a first cavity shaped to correspond to an anatomical structure, providing an insert inside the first cavity of the mold, positioning a first material into the first cavity such that the first material forms a base model, removing at least one portion of the insert from the mold to form a second cavity inside the mold, and positioning a second material into at least a portion of the second cavity. |
| US10350829B2 |
Sealing device comprising an injection molded magnetic field concentrator
An improved induction sealing device is presented. The device comprises a main body (302, 402a, 402b), a magnetic field concentrator (306, 406a, 406b) held in the main body and a conductive element (304, 404a, 404b) also held in the main body (302, 402a, 402b). The magnetic field concentrator (306, 406a, 406b) is injection molded in said main body (302, 402a, 402b). For this purpose the main body (302, 402a, 402b) is provided with at least one hole (312a, 312b) to gate material for forming said magnetic field concentrator (306, 406a, 406b) into an interior of said main body (302, 402a, 402b). |
| US10350828B2 |
3-D printing using intermediate transfer belt and curable polymers
3-D printing transfers build material and support from an intermediate transfer belt (ITB) to a platen. The build material is the same as the support material, except that the build material includes a photoinitiator and the support material does not. The platen moves to make contact with the ITB, and the ITB transfers successive layers of build material and support material each time the platen contacts the ITB. The platen and a portion of the ITB that is adjacent the platen are heated prior to the platen contacting the ITB, and the same is exposed so as to crosslink polymers of build material, without crosslinking polymers of support material. The polymers of build material being crosslinked and the polymers of support material not being crosslinked makes the support material selectively soluble in a solvent. |
| US10350821B2 |
Method and system for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by additive manufacturing
A method, system and dispensing head for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by additive manufacturing. The three-dimensional object includes a three-dimensional component. The method provides a substrate and forming layers there-on, each layer formed in a pattern corresponding to a three-dimensional component being manufactured and each layer formed by dispensing a curable material from a nozzle of a dispensing head and subsequently curing the curable material. The three-dimensional object comprises the combination of the substrate and the three-dimensional component, wherein the substrate has a non-planar surface portion and the three-dimensional component is formed on the non-planar surface portion such that it is fixedly secured to the substrate. During forming of the layers and/or between forming of two adjacent layers a relative movement between the substrate and the dispensing head is effected such that in a substrate coordinate system the dispensing head moves along a non-linear path over the non-planar surface portion. |
| US10350819B2 |
Release webs and textured products
The present disclosure features processes and equipment for manufacturing materials that have a textured surface formed by applying a first texture to a curable coating, curing the coating, and then embossing a second, different texture over the first texture. The disclosure also features textured materials, including both release webs for use in replicative casting processes and finished products in sheet, board, plate or web form. |
| US10350818B2 |
Heat setting optical films
A method of making an optical film includes providing a film, substantially uniaxially orienting the film, and heat setting the oriented film. The film includes a polymeric material capable of developing birefringence. |
| US10350817B2 |
Method to create vacuum insulated cabinets for refrigerators
A method of forming a vacuum insulated refrigerator cabinet, the method comprising providing first and second sheets of material. The first sheet of material is thermoformed over a first forming tool forming a first intermediate structure. The first intermediate structure is then thermoformed over a second forming mold to create a second intermediate structure. The second sheet of material is then sealing connected with the second intermediate structure forming an annular space. A vacuum is created in the annular space creating a vacuum insulated cabinet. |
| US10350816B2 |
Form-filing machine
Process to produce containers out of preforms, in which the preform is inserted in a form-filling station, molded and filled in this station. Gas, which remains in the head space after the end of the filling process, is replaced by a purge gas, and a form-filling machine is provided to produce and to fill containers made of preforms. |
| US10350814B2 |
System for forming and filling containers with carbonated products at ambient temperature
A system for simultaneously forming and filling a container from a thermoplastic polymer preform with a carbonated liquid at ambient temperature. The system includes a mold that encloses the thermoplastic polymer perform, a stretching member that stretches the thermoplastic polymer preform, an injection head that inject the carbonated liquid, and a pressurization system. The pressurization system is configured to, with the carbonated liquid beverage at room temperature (68° F. to 77° F.), increase pressure of the carbonated liquid beverage to a pre-load pressure that is greater than the defined partial pressure of dissolved carbon dioxide in the resultant filled and sealed container at room temperature, to maintain the carbonated liquid beverage at rest and at the pre-load pressure prior to injecting into the preform. |
| US10350813B2 |
Universal in-mold labeling apparatus and system incorporating the apparatus
A system combining a machine for blow-molding articles with a universal in-mold labeling apparatus. The apparatus has a frame on which turntables are mounted. Each turntable has an air rotary union, facilitating rotation of the respective turntable, and suction cups adapted to pick, hold, and release labels. The turntables deliver labels to the open molds of the machine. The apparatus also has a vertical slide positioned between the turntables. A placement head engages the turntables and moves up the vertical slide to a position in the open molds. At least one label magazine is affixed to the frame and retains the labels. Strategically placed air valves provide air and vacuum to pick, hold, and release labels. A human machine interface facilitates communication between an operator of the system and the system. Finally, a control system is provided to allow the operator to program and control both the machine and apparatus. |
| US10350812B2 |
Polymeric material for container
A formulation for producing a polymeric material including polypropylene, a chemical blowing agent, and optional components as described. |
| US10350809B2 |
Plastic processing screw
An improved screw has a shaft having a surface and a central axis and at least one flight extending helically along the surface of the shaft in successive turns. A continuous groove is formed in the surface of the shaft and extends between successive, pushing and trailing, turns of the flight at a selected angle greater than zero. The groove defines at least one generally triangular land having a base aligned with a pushing turn of the flight and an apex between successive turns of the flight. The groove also defines another generally triangular land having a base aligned with a trailing turn of the flight. Barriers or dams may be provided on the lands and in the grooves. A second continuous groove may also be formed in the surface of the shaft. |
| US10350807B2 |
Method and apparatus for extrusion of thermoplastic handrail
A method of and apparatus for extruding an article of uniform cross-section, the article including a thermoplastic material and at least one cable for inhibiting stretch of the article. The cable is supplied to a respective tube and is conveyed between upstream and downstream ends. The thermoplastic material may be supplied to the downstream end of the tube. The thermoplastic material is brought together with the cable to embed the cable within the thermoplastic material, thereby forming a composite extrudate. The tube is configured to at least hinder movement of loose windings of the cable from the downstream end towards the upstream end, which may prevent or at least reduce incidence of “birdcaging”. |
| US10350806B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming a polymeric web
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for forming a multi-layer web formed from at least two polymeric film tubes in intimate contact with each other but not bonded to each other. The apparatus and method includes the use of a blown film extrusion die that extrudes two separate blown film polymeric tubes via two separate annular die lips. A fluid cooling system applies cooling fluid across a plurality of surfaces of the two blown film tubes. One of the die lips may be at a different height from the other die lip. The frost line of one blown film tube may be at a different height from the other blown film tube. |