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| US10378620B2 |
Decoupler with overrunning and belt-start capability
In an aspect, a clutched device is provided, including a hub, a pulley and a hub drive clutch. The hub defines an axis and is connectable to a rotatable shaft of a rotary device. The pulley is rotatable relative to the hub and is engageable with an endless drive member. The hub drive clutch is a wrap spring clutch and is controllable to operatively connect the pulley to the hub for driving the hub in a first rotational direction. An isolation spring is provided and operatively connects the hub to the pulley when the hub drives the pulley in the first rotational direction. Optionally, a pulley overrun clutch is provided and permits the pulley to overrun the hub in the first rotational direction. |
| US10378617B2 |
Method for operating a drive train, and drive train
Disclosed is a method for operating a drive train having a drive shaft (2), an electric prime mover (4) connected to an electrical grid (12), and a differential gearing (3) having a total of three input and output elements, an output element being connected to the drive shaft (2), one input element to the prime mover (4) and a second input element to a differential drive (5). According to said method the differential drive (5) is motor-operated only, whereas the prime mover (4) is motor- or generator-operated, the differential drive (5) being coupled to the electrical grid (12) by way of a rectifier (19). |
| US10378611B2 |
Rigid chain link and rigid chain equipped with such a link
Link for a rigid chain, comprising at least one flange, of rectangular overall shape, with a substantially constant thickness perpendicularly to its main plane. The flange comprises a first part and a second part. Each of the parts comprises a heel designed to bear against a corresponding heel of a similar flange of an adjacent link of the rigid chain, and a base designed to form a bearing about a rotary pin with respect to said adjacent link. The heel and the base each extend on either side of the main plane and parallel to said main plane. |
| US10378602B2 |
Disc brake for a commercial vehicle
A disc brake for a commercial vehicle has a brake caliper spanning a brake disc on the vehicle side, in which brake caliper a clamping device is arranged which has a pivotable brake lever engaging in at least one bridge carrying a brake plunger, which at the same time is directly or indirectly supported at the inner side of a wall of the brake caliper. The contact area of the bridge at the brake lever or of the brake lever at the brake caliper is configured as a pivot bearing having a bearing shell cross-sectionally configured as an arc forming a part of the pivot bearing. The bearing shell is placed in a seating. The disc brake is configured such that the bearing shell is located in the pivoting direction of the brake lever with its opposite longitudinal borders at stop edges, which longitudinally limit the trough-shaped seating. |
| US10378601B2 |
Coupling
A coupling comprising a brake plate (70); a first friction pad (64) operable to be selectively biased against the brake plate (70). In a first mode of operation the first friction pad (64) is biased against the brake plate (70) by a first force. In a second mode of operation the first friction pad (64) is biased against the brake plate (70) by a second force. The second force is substantially greater than the first force. |
| US10378598B2 |
Protective sheathings for disc brake piston-cylinder units
Flexible sheathing for the protection of piston-cylinder units for disc brakes are provided. Such flexible sheathing may be arranged in a retracted condition wherein the piston is completely accommodated within the cylinder and in an extended condition wherein the piston is completely extracted from a caliper body defining the cylinder. Pistons incorporating such flexible sheathings and calipers incorporating such pistons are also provided. |
| US10378595B2 |
Segmented wedge clutch with spring clips
A clutch for selectively coupling first and second rotational members includes a hub rotatable about an axis and connectable to the first rotational member, and a carrier rotatable about the axis and connectable to the second rotational member. One of the hub and the carrier defines an annular groove and the other of the hub and the carrier defines a ramped surface. A wedge plate of the clutch has a first edge disposed on the ramped surface, a second edge disposed in the annular groove, and a face extending between the edges and defining an annular shoulder. An annular resilient member is seated against the shoulder. |
| US10378594B2 |
Wedge clutch with clamshell carrier
A clutch includes an inner race and an outer race. The outer race has first and second portions that cooperate to define a split annulus with a gap defined between the first and second portions. A wedge element is radially disposed between the inner and outer races and is configured to lock the inner and outer races in response to the first and second portion being closed together. |
| US10378591B2 |
Propeller shaft and yoke structure of universal joint used for the propeller shaft
A propeller shaft includes a shaft part, a first yoke, a connecting portion, a first yoke portion, a first concave portion, and a second yoke having a flange and a second yoke portion. The flange has a bolt insertion hole into which a securing member is inserted, and is connected to a second shaft part of a vehicle side by the securing member. The second yoke portion is provided at the flange, and has a shape that extends in a direction of a rotation axis of the shaft part. A cruciform shaft couples the first yoke portion with the second yoke portion. |
| US10378589B2 |
Sliding cage of universal joint for vehicle
The present invention relates to a sliding cage of universal joint for vehicle, and more particularly, to a sliding cage of universal joint for vehicle for making a shaft joint and a pipe joint smoothly slide as well as operating an elastically contacted needle bearing, installed to the sliding cage, when a universal joint is slipped or delivers rotating torque.The present invention provides a sliding cage of universal joint for vehicle, comprising: a sleeve; a plurality of mountings positioned to keep distance along the longitudinal direction of the outer side of the sleeve; and a needle bearing and a ball bearing which are installed to the mountings, wherein the sliding cage is provided to the universal joint constructing a steering apparatus for vehicle, thereby being assembled to deliver torque while being slipped toward axial direction. |
| US10378588B2 |
Retainer for rotating members
A retainer for coupling rotating shafts includes a body and a finger. The body may have a curved section extending in a circumferential direction about an axis and a pair of ends. The finger extends from the body and has a least a portion that extends inwardly toward the axis. The finger may be flexible and resilient and have an at rest state and a second state wherein the finger flexes outwardly away from the axis when acted upon by a sufficient force, and the finger returns toward its at rest state when the force is reduced or removed from the finger. When a second shaft is partially inserted into a first shaft, an object may engage and flex the finger until the object passes by the finger whereupon the finger may return toward the at rest state partially overlapping the object. |
| US10378587B2 |
Magnetic fluid seal
A magnetic fluid seal includes an outer cylinder member with a heat barrier that internally houses a rotating shaft extending from a housing of a fluid machine and includes an attachment portion to be attached to the housing, magnetic pole members that are disposed around the rotating shaft housed in the outer cylinder member and form a magnetic circuit, and sealing films that are magnetically connected to the magnetic circuit, are respectively disposed between the magnetic pole members and the rotating shaft, are made of magnetic fluids, and are formed in an axial direction. |
| US10378581B2 |
Linear motion guide unit
In the linear motion guide unit, a retainer plate for retaining rolling elements, or rollers, is prevented from deformation so as to smoothly guide the rollers. The retainer plate is composed of a retainer member, frame members fitted into respective through holes formed in the retainer member, and a fixing member disposed in a longitudinally extending recess of the retainer member. The frame members form a predetermined gap between the fixing member and a carriage. Tightening forces of fastening bolts are not applied to the retainer member, thereby avoiding deformation of the retainer member. |
| US10378580B2 |
Tapered roller bearing
To provide a tapered roller bearing provided with a retainer formed of resin capable of being molded by using a simple molding die, and capable of retaining a tapered roller stably when the tapered roller and the retainer are integrated, and capable of improving mechanical strength and lubricating performance on a guide surface as needed. A retainer 5 in the tapered roller bearing is formed of an injection molded body formed by injection molding a resin composition. The retainer 5 includes a large diameter ring portion 5a, a small diameter ring portion 5b, and a column portion 5c which joins both of them. A pocket portion 6 is formed between the column portions adjacent to each other. An injection molding die dividing line X along an axial direction is formed on the column portion 5c. A guide portion 5d for a tapered roller 4 formed of a surface, which narrows a width of an opening of the pocket portion in a circumferential direction, is arranged on the column portion 5c at a small diameter side with respect to the dividing line X and an outer diameter side of the retainer. A claw portion 5e for drop-off of the tapered roller 4 is arranged on the column portion 5c at a small diameter side with respect to the dividing line X and an inner diameter side of the retainer. |
| US10378574B2 |
Polygonal driving means with inbuilt collar
It has become apparent that the dimensions of inbuilt-collar driving means of the same nominal size may vary according to the method of manufacture. The dimensions of the collar must therefore be adapted to suit the mode of manufacture, at the expense of its strength or mass. Moreover, the transmissible torque for tightening and loosening operations varies according to a useful wrenching height. In order to have a useful height identical to the height of the shank (7), the idea underlying the invention involves pushing the frustoconical collar (152) of a driving means (151) in towards its center along the extension of the sides of the shank. The inbuilt-collar driving means proposed by the invention is suited to all modes of manufacture, and can be manufactured without adversely affecting the dimensions of the driving means or its installation. |
| US10378573B2 |
Anti-rotation retaining pin
A retaining pin having anti-rotation features is provided. The retaining pin may comprise a pin shaft coupled to a retaining flange. The pin shaft may be inserted into a structural member proximate a shaft and a nut. The retaining flange may comprise an anti-rotation void defined by a first arm and a second arm and configured to engage the shaft. In response to the nut coupling the retaining flange to the shaft, the retaining pin may at least partially reduce movement and rotation of the shaft relative to the retaining pin. |
| US10378572B2 |
Anchoring system with a sleeve element and an expansion element
The invention relates to an anchoring system for anchoring in a drill hole. The anchoring system comprises a sleeve element and an expansion element. The sleeve element consists at least in some sections of a plastics material and is suitable for insertion into a drill hole. The expansion element comprises a threaded portion into which the sleeve element can be screwed and is suitable to radially expand the sleeve element during the screwing action. The anchoring system is characterized in that the threaded portion has a thread pitch which varies along the threaded portion. |
| US10378569B2 |
Adhesive based mounting structure
A mounting structure for adhesively bonding onto a surface includes a base, an outer face of the base and an inner face of the base. An adhesive injection port is provided on the outer face of the base for supplying an adhesive. A primary adhesive flow path is provided on the inner face of the base. The primary adhesive flow path is in fluid communication with the adhesive injection port and allows the adhesive to flow. Further, a plurality of secondary adhesive flow paths originating from the primary adhesive flow path allow the adhesive to distribute on the inner face. |
| US10378565B2 |
Electro-fluid transducers
The present disclosure is directed towards electro-fluid transducers that may influence the flow of a fluid in and around a channel. In one such embodiment, a system comprises a first electrode at least partially encapsulated by a first dielectric; a second electrode at least partially encapsulated by a second dielectric, wherein a portion of a channel exists between the first dielectric and the second dielectric; a third electrode positioned in the channel; and a fourth electrode positioned in the channel, wherein the electrodes influence a flow of a fluid in the channel upon the electrodes being energized. |
| US10378562B2 |
Combination device for lockout and partial stroke test of valve actuators
The disclosure relates to exemplary embodiments for a combination device configured to effect lockout and partial stroke testing for an actuator having a piston rod providing linear motion and connected to a guide block in an actuator, wherein the combination device includes a device housing having a housing bore, wherein the device housing is adapted to mount on a receptacle on the actuator that aligns a device housing bore coaxially to the translatory motion axis of the piston rod; an extension rod attached to the guide block connected to the piston rod; at least two slides or a profiled bore index sleeve disposed in the device housing that when engaged provide means of restraining the movement of the extension rod in a manner that prevents said extension rod and a driver element of the actuator from rotating, relative to an actuator housing; a housing cover mounted over the device housing wherein the housing cover protects and retains the extension rod, and the slides or the index sleeve in the device housing and a spring biased safety pin mounted on the housing cover wherein the spring biased safety pin is configured to prevent unintended actuation of the actuator; and a tubular cover to protect the extension rod. |
| US10378558B2 |
Air treatment chemical dispenser having angled dispersion of chemicals
A device for dispensing an air treatment chemical includes a housing having an inlet for permitting air to enter into an interior space of the housing and an outlet for permitting air mixed with air treatment chemical to exit the interior space of the housing. A substrate positioned within the housing bears the air treatment chemical. A power supply mounted within the housing powers a motor mounted within the housing. The motor is connected to an impeller mounted within the housing. The impeller moves air from the inlet adjacent the substrate to mix the air treatment chemical into the moving air and deliver the mixture of air and air treatment chemical through the outlet to outside of the housing. The housing includes a transitional body defining a convergent-divergent channel for compressing the mixture at the converging section and expanding the mixture at the diverging section. |
| US10378556B2 |
Outlet guide vane for aircraft turbine engine, presenting an improved lubricant cooling function
A guide vane for a dual flow aircraft turbine engine includes an aerodynamic part. The aerodynamic part includes an inner duct for lubricant cooling extending in a main direction and being partly bounded by a pressure side wall and a suction side wall of the vane. The aerodynamic part is embodied as a single piece, and includes heat transfer fins arranged in the duct expanding substantially parallel to a direction of the duct. The fins are spaced from each other depending on the direction of the duct and a transversal direction of the vane, so that at least some of the fins are arranged substantially staggered. |
| US10378555B2 |
Electric compressor for use in a motor vehicle having a housing with an inner circumferential recess closed by a control unit to form a cooling duct
An electric compressor for compressing a gas, and in particular, an electric compressor for a motor vehicle comprising a compressor wheel, an electric motor, wherein the compressor wheel can be driven by the electric motor, a control unit, wherein the electric motor can be controlled by the control unit, and a housing having at least one open end for receiving the control unit. The housing has at least one recess on the inner circumference at the open end that is designed so as to be open in the direction of the housing interior. The control unit can be inserted into the housing in such a way that it closes the open end of the housing and the recess on the inner circumference. |
| US10378554B2 |
Gas turbine engine with partial inlet vane
A turbofan engine including an axially extending inlet wall surrounding an inlet flow path. A radial distance between the inlet wall and the inner wall adjacent the fan defines a downstream height of the inlet flow path. A plurality of vanes are circumferentially spaced around the inlet, each of the vanes extending radially inwardly from the inlet wall, a maximum radial distance between a tip of each of the vanes and the inlet wall defining a maximum height of the vane. The maximum height of the vane is at most 50% of the downstream height of the flow path. In another embodiment, the maximum height of the vane is at most 50% of the maximum fan blade span. A method of reducing a relative Mach number at fan blade tips is also discussed. |
| US10378547B2 |
Axial flow fan
An axial flow fan includes an impeller having a hub and vanes disposed at equal intervals on an outer peripheral portion of the hub; a rotor shaft located at the center of the impeller; a motor portion rotating the impeller around the rotor shaft as an axis; a casing surrounding an outer periphery of the impeller; a base portion supporting the motor portion; and a stationary blade located in a blowout opening side of air flow, the stationary blade connecting the base portion and the casing, wherein the stationary blade has on its surface a guide portion allowing air flow flowing along the surface to be rectified and guided from a direction of the blowout opening to an outside. |
| US10378545B2 |
Fluid flow machine with high performance
A fluid flow machine, includes a main flow path formed by a hub and a housing, an arrangement of rotating blades in the main flow path to supply energy to the fluid, forming a rotor assembly group, an arrangement of resting blades arranged adjacent to the rotor in the main flow path, forming a stator assembly group, wherein respectively one rotor assembly group and one stator assembly group adjacent thereto form a stage of the fluid flow machine. In at least one stage, the averaged blade profile angles βRI, βRE of the rotor assembly group, the averaged blade profile angles βSI, βSE of the stator assembly group, as well as the course of the cross-sectional areas of the main flow path in a downstream direction are selected such that they fulfill a certain relationship to increase the realizable level of efficient work to be supplied. |
| US10378542B2 |
Compressor with thermal protection system
A compressor includes a housing, a partition, a first scroll, a second scroll, and a thermal protection system. The partition is disposed within the housing and defines a suction chamber and a discharge chamber. The partition includes a discharge passage in fluid communication with the discharge chamber. The thermal protection system includes a positioning body and a displacement member. The positioning body is coupled to the second scroll and translatably disposed within the discharge passage. The displacement member is disposed between the positioning body and the partition and configured to translate the second scroll relative to the first scroll between first and second positions. |
| US10378541B2 |
Compressor with oil pump assembly
A compressor is provided and may include a shell, a motor assembly, a compression mechanism, a pump housing, and at least one pump. The shell includes a fluid disposed therein. The motor assembly is disposed within the shell and is drivingly engaged with a driveshaft. The compression mechanism is driven by the driveshaft. The pump housing is rotatably disposed within the shell for rotation relative to the driveshaft and relative to the shell. The at least one pump is rotatably disposed within the pump housing such that the at least one pump is in driving engagement with the driveshaft. |
| US10378539B2 |
System including high-side and low-side compressors
A system may be operable to circulate a working fluid between first and second heat exchangers. The system may include a suction line, a low-side compressor, a high-side compressor and a discharge line. The low-side and high-side compressors may both be in fluid communication with the suction and discharge lines. |
| US10378538B2 |
Fluid end and center feed suction manifold
A fluid end assembly comprising: a housing, valves, seals, seats, springs, plungers, plunger packing, and other associated parts, paired with a suction manifold that facilitates fluid feeding through a centrally located external suction intake. The suction manifold of this invention is designed to preserve fluid energy that will ensure complete filling of the cylinder in extreme pumping conditions. The suction manifold utilizes a chamber design positioned immediately below the suction valves, eliminating all connecting ducts. The design of the manifold of this invention can be easily fabricated utilizing commercially available steel plate, pipe, and pipe fittings. |
| US10378537B2 |
System for detecting failure location in a pump
A method for detecting a leak in a pump comprises: monitoring discharge pressure time domain signals of the pump; monitoring piston position time domain signals for each piston of a plurality of pistons; filtering the monitored discharge pressure time domain signals and the monitored piston position time domain signals of each piston of the plurality of pistons via a band pass filter; determining, at each pump revolution for each piston, a sum of product of the filtered discharge pressure time domain signals and the filtered piston position time domain signals; determine, at each pump revolution for each piston, an absolute value of each sum; determining, at each pump revolution, a largest absolute value of the determined absolute values; determining a corresponding piston of the plurality of pistons associated with the largest absolute value; and determining a cylinder of the pump associated with the determined corresponding piston as leaking. |
| US10378534B2 |
Method of bypassing a float switch controlling a water pump
A method for bypassing a float switch controlling a water pump having the steps of providing a water pump having a discharge port. The water pump is hydraulically connected to a water supply. The water supply has a float switch electrically connected to a pressure switch. The pressure switch is hydraulically connected to a discharge port of the water pump. The pressure switch is electrically connected to a manually operated switch. The float switch opens an electrical circuit to the water pump when the float switch senses a low water supply. The manually operated switch manually closes the electrical circuit to the water pump when the float switch has an open circuit which causes the water pump to operate when the supply water level is low. |
| US10378533B2 |
Control for compressor unloading system
A variable-capacity compressor that includes a housing having an inlet for receipt of refrigerant and an outlet for return of refrigerant, and a plurality of compressing elements contained in the housing between the inlet and the outlet. The variable capacity compressor includes a valve having an electrical control. The valve is dedicated to fewer than all of the compressing elements. The valve is movable between a first state which communicates refrigerant flow to the compressing elements, and a second state that reduces or stops flow to the compressing elements. In an embodiment of the invention, an unloading controller has an operational modulation mode that includes cycling the valve between on and off states to provide a portion of compressor capacity. The unloading controller is further programmed to provide a minimum delay time between transitions between the first and second states, but no maximum dwell time between transitions. |
| US10378532B2 |
Positive displacement plunger pump with gas escape valve
A well pump assembly has a barrel, a standing valve at an upper end of a standing valve chamber, and a plunger. A travelling valve admits well fluid into the barrel during a fill stroke. The travelling valve closes during a power stroke so that the plunger pushes well fluid from the barrel into the standing valve chamber. A gas release port extends from the standing valve chamber to the exterior of the pump assembly. A check valve in the gas release port has an outward flow blocking position for blocking liquid well fluid in the standing valve chamber from exiting through the gas release port while the plunger is in the power stroke. The cheek valve has a gas release position that enables gas present in the standing valve chamber to flow out the gas release port while the plunger is in the power stroke. |
| US10378529B2 |
Miniature pneumatic device
A miniature pneumatic device includes a miniature fluid control device and a miniature valve device. The miniature fluid control device includes a gas inlet plate, a resonance plate, a piezoelectric actuator and a gas collecting plate. A first chamber is formed between the resonance plate and the piezoelectric actuator. After a gas is fed into the gas inlet plate, the gas is transferred to the first chamber through the resonance plate and then transferred downwardly. Consequently, a pressure gradient is generated to continuously push the gas. The miniature valve device includes a valve plate and a gas outlet plate. After the gas is transferred from the miniature fluid control device to the miniature valve device, the valve opening of the valve plate is correspondingly opened or closed and the gas is transferred in one direction. Consequently, a pressure-collecting operation or a pressure-releasing operation is selectively performed. |
| US10378528B2 |
Pump unit for reducing agents in an exhaust gas purification system
A pump for reducing agents of an exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes: a diaphragm carrier; a diaphragm arranged on the diaphragm carrier, the diaphragm having a radially outer collar; and a pump housing configured to secure the radially outer collar of the diaphragm. The radially outer collar of the diaphragm has a reinforcing ring. |
| US10378527B2 |
Compressor
A compressor may include a hermetic case to store oil in a lower portion thereof, a compression mechanism part to compress a refrigerant, a power train part to generate a driving force, a rotational shaft to transmit the driving force generated from the power train part to the compression mechanism part and including a hollow portion and a female screw part formed at the hollow portion, and an oil pumping member inserted into the hollow portion of the rotational shaft and including an oil pumping part which moves the oil stored in the lower portion of the hermetic case up and a male screw part which is coupled to the female screw part of the rotational shaft. Since the oil pumping member and the rotational shaft are firmly coupled to each other, the reliability of the oil supplying is improved. |
| US10378522B2 |
Piston pump with barrier fluid seal
A piston pump including a cylinder body having an internal fluid chamber, a piston configured to axially cycle within the cylinder body, an inlet valve, an outlet valve, an annular seal positioned between the piston and cylinder body, a barrier fluid pocket formed in the cylinder body adjacent one end of the annular seal, and a barrier fluid contained within the barrier fluid pocket, the barrier fluid preventing suspended solids in pumped fluid from contacting the annular seal. |
| US10378521B1 |
Solid electrolyte-based microthrusters
A microthruster system may include a substrate and a source film. The substrate may include a plurality of emitter tips, and a source film deposited on the substrate. The source film may include silver. The microthruster system may also include a solid electrolyte film, which may include chalcogenide film, deposited over the source film. The solid electrolyte film may cause ions of the source film to move to the plurality of emitter tips. |
| US10378520B2 |
Actuation mechanism and associated methods
An actuation mechanism used in, for example, a missile assembly is disclosed, as are methods of its use. The actuation mechanism is locked in a first orientation and is unlocked in a second orientation. Locking and unlocking of the actuation mechanism is achieved by way of a locking mechanism that responds to a certain stimulus. In some embodiments, the actuation mechanism is incorporated into a sub-assembly of a missile to assist in controlling the missile's flight. |
| US10378516B2 |
Bolt connection for a tower of a wind turbine
A bolt connection of a tower for a wind turbine is provided, the bolt connection including a tower base module with a tower flange, wherein the tower flange forms the bottom end of the tower, a base flange for connecting the tower base module with a foundation, wherein the base flange includes a traverse bore, and a bolt which extends through the traverse bore of the base flange, wherein the bolt includes a bolt head which is arranged at the bottom side of the base flange facing the foundation. The bolt connection further includes a clamping element which at least partially covers the bolt head. The clamping element presses the bolt head against the bottom side of the base flange. |
| US10378510B2 |
Vertical axis wind turbine with self-orientating blades
The invention is a wind turbine that is part of a system for utilizing the energy of wind to produce electrical energy. The turbine is a vertical axis wind turbine that is characterized by the design of its blades. The blades are shaped and attached to the turbine in a way that allows them to self-adjust their orientation with respect to the direction in which the wind is blowing. In this way the torque that each blade exerts on the turbine consist of two portions. When the blade is on the windward side of the turbine, it exerts on the turbine torque from the drag force. When the blade is on the leeward side of the turbine, the torque that the blade exerts on the turbine is from lift force. |
| US10378508B2 |
Bulkhead assembly for a wind turbine blade
A bulkhead assembly for a wind turbine blade is described, where the bulkhead is substantially formed from a flexible sheet material. In one aspect, the flexible sheet material can be attached to the larger assembly using a releasable connection, e.g. a zipped connection, to allow for relatively easy installation and removal, e.g. for repair or other service operations. At least a portion of the sheet material may be transparent, to allow for easy inspection of the interior of the wind turbine blade. In one aspect, the bulkhead assembly is arranged to couple to, or is formed integrally with, the root flange of a wind turbine blade. The use of such a flexible material to form the blade root end bulkhead allows for ease of handling and manufacturability over prior art systems. |
| US10378506B2 |
Commutator-less and brush-less direct current generator and applications for generating power to an electric power system
Three controls, three variable gear assemblies, an optional hatch or variable propeller pitch, and a variable overlap generator (VO generator), as well as one or more commutator and brush-less free direct current generators may be used independently and together to provide constant frequency and voltage output power and to increase the amount of output power generated with the same input water flow or wind speed in a plurality of embodiments useful in wind power generation and water renewable energy generators for any of tidal and ocean current or wave conditions. Two Transgear™ assemblies side-by-side and sharing the same central shaft may comprise a constant speed motor control, produce required constant frequency and voltage and be reduced in part count and complexity. The variable overlap generator of a marine hydrokinetic or wind power generator may be used as a low torque generator, a high power-rated generator or a control in these applications and may generate more electric power than a conventional fixed power generator (the rotor axially aligned to overlap the stator in a conventional manner) over a wider input range. An electromotive force (EMF) embodiment generates alternating current at constant frequency and voltage in varying wind and water speed conditions. |
| US10378505B2 |
Hydrokinetic energy conversion system and use thereof
A hydrokinetic energy conversion system (1) comprising a turbine device (2) comprising a rotor (3) displaying a rotational axis (O), which turbine device is arranged to operate with the rotational axis in an inclined orientation vis-à-vis an incoming body of water (W), and which rotor comprises a blade (10) which is arranged to interact with the incoming body of water such that rotational energy is imparted to the rotor. The blade comprises a first, convex surface (12), a second, concave surface (13) and a free, distal edge (E) where the first surface and the second surface meet. The curvature of the second surface, when viewed in a plane orthogonal to the rotational axis, is such that a maximum depth (Dmax) of the second surface, when measured from a straight line intersecting the rotational axis and the distal edge, is at least 35% of the distance between the rotational axis and the distal edge. |
| US10378503B2 |
Fluid turbine blade device
A wind turbine blade device includes a rotating unit including a blade module concentrically connected to a rotating shaft thereof and having a plurality of radially curved channels each having inlet and outlet ends. The inlet and outlet ends of the radially curved channels are configured to respectively permit flow of the flow body into and out thereof. An outer tube includes a tube body surrounding the rotating unit, and a plurality of rib plates provided in the tube body. The outlet end of each radially curved channel corresponds to one of the rib plates, and each radially curved channel forms an included angle with a corresponding rib plate such that the flow body flowing out of the outlet end can impact upon the corresponding rib plate. |
| US10378502B2 |
Retarded intake cam phaser to improve engine start/stop quality
A number of variations may include a method comprising controlling the combustion phase timing in the first firing cycle of a start/stop combustion engine comprising: providing a camshaft operatively connected to an extended range intake cam phaser; fully or partially retarding the extended range intake cam phaser during an engine restart to control a position of the camshaft and prevent pre-ignition; and retarding a spark timing in the first cylinder to delay the combustion phase timing to improve NVH. |
| US10378499B2 |
Common rail accumulator clamp
An accumulator clamp for an accumulator assembly in an engine assembly is disclosed. The accumulator assembly further includes an accumulator body and a fuel line adapter connected thereto, and the accumulator assembly is mountable into a cylinder head accumulator bore of a cylinder head. The accumulator clamp includes a clamp body having a clamp accumulator bore receiving an end of the accumulator body, and a bolt bore on either side of the clamp accumulator bore for receiving threaded portions of accumulator mounting bolts that secure the accumulator assembly to the cylinder head. The bolt bores include bolt slots through the walls of the accumulator body so that the threaded portions of the accumulator mounting bolts are insertable into and removable from the bolt bores through the bolt slots to allow installation and removal of the accumulator assembly without disassembling components of the engine assembly around the cylinder head. |
| US10378488B2 |
Method of removing impurities from EGR by air blowing, EGR system, and vehicle including the same
A method of removing impurities from EGR by air blowing may include performing an air-blowing mode in which, when a current intake system pressure detected by a controller exceeds a target intake system pressure in an intake system, in which a mixture is supplied to an engine, a portion of the mixture, serving as compressed air, flows into an EGR path, through which a portion of exhaust, serving as EGR gas and flowing in the intake system and an exhaust system connected to the intake system, is supplied to the engine. |
| US10378487B2 |
Water-cooled exhaust gas recirculation cooler
A water-cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler, which receives exhaust gas from an exhaust line, and recirculates cooled exhaust gas to an intake line, includes: a housing having an exhaust gas inlet, into which exhaust gas flows, and an exhaust gas outlet, from which exhaust gas is discharged, and further having a coolant inlet, into which a coolant for cooling the exhaust gas flows, and a coolant outlet, from which the coolant is discharged; tubes, each of which has an enclosed tube shape, arranged inside the housing with a first predetermined interval so that exhaust gas passing from the exhaust gas inlet to the exhaust gas outlet flows inside the tubes; and supporters interposed between the tubes to maintain the first predetermined interval between the tubes and support the tubes, and disposed in a space, in which the coolant flows. |
| US10378482B2 |
Ignition safety device for rocket motor
Provided is an ignition safety device for a rocket motor. The device includes an ignition circuit part including a main body and a control unit configured to generate an initiation signal on the basis of a specific signal, and an initiation part mounted at one end of the ignition circuit part and including at least one high voltage initiator electrically connected to the ignition circuit part. The initiation part includes a housing having at least one reception space for receiving the at least one high voltage initiator, and the housing and the main body are coupled by welding. |
| US10378481B2 |
Deployable grille with fins for aircraft turbine engine thrust-reversal system
A deployable grille with fins for a thrust-reversal system for an aircraft turbine engine. The grille can adopt a rest position and a deployed, active position wherein the fins are axially spaced further apart than in the rest position. At least between two fins, the grille includes resilient return device forcing the two fins to move apart axially from one another. |
| US10378479B2 |
Variable effective area fan nozzle
A turbofan engine is provided having a fan and a core in flow communication with the fan. The turbofan engine also includes a nacelle assembly enclosing the fan and at least a portion of the core to define a bypass passage with the core. The nacelle assembly includes a fan cowl extending around the fan and a thrust reverser system. The thrust reverser system is movable between a fully stowed position, a partially deployed position, and a fully deployed position. The thrust reverser system is configured to be held in the partially deployed position to allow an additional amount of airflow to exit from the bypass passage. |
| US10378478B2 |
Flow path routing within a gas turbine engine
A method of communicating flow through a gas turbine engine having multiple flow paths according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes moving core flow along a core flow path from a compressor section to an exhaust section, selectively communicating a first amount of bypass flow from a bypass flow path defined by a bypass duct to the exhaust section or a second amount of bypass flow from the bypass flow path to the exhaust section, the first amount different than the second amount. |
| US10378472B2 |
Hydrocarbon sensor diagnostic
A hydrocarbon sensor diagnosis system includes a computer programmed to collect data from a hydrocarbon sensor while an exhaust gas recirculation system is in an open state. The hydrocarbon sensor is mounted along an engine air intake between an exhaust port of the exhaust gas recirculation system and an intake port of a cylinder head. The computer is further programmed to determine whether a hydrocarbon sensor fault exists based at least on the collected data. |
| US10378470B2 |
Method and system for diagnosing boost pressure control
Methods and systems are provided for providing passive boost pressure monitoring for slow response with higher confidence. A response time of a boost pressure feedback control loop following a boost pressure deviation that is triggered by either system disturbances or operator torque demand is monitored. Slow boost behavior is correlated with boost control degradation affecting drivability and emissions. |
| US10378469B2 |
Evaporated fuel treating device and vehicle
An evaporated fuel treating device includes a canister, a first purge passage connected to the canister, a second purge passage connected to a second end of the first purge passage and an intake passage, a purge control valve disposed in the first purge passage, a pulsation detection sensor disposed in the second purge passage, and an electronic control unit configured to execute abnormality detection control that detects abnormality of the second purge passage. The electronic control unit is configured to detect pulsation of a purge gas flowing through the second purge passage, based on an output signal from the pulsation detection sensor when the electronic control unit execute a control that opens and closes the purge control valve, and determine abnormality of the second purge passage, based on the detected pulsation. |
| US10378461B2 |
Engine device
An engine device (21) including: an intake manifold (67) configured to supply air into a cylinder (77), an exhaust manifold (44) configured to output exhaust gas from the cylinder; a gas injector (98) which mixes a gaseous fuel with the air supplied from the intake manifold; and a main fuel injection valve (79) configured to inject a liquid fuel into the cylinder for combustion. At the time of switching the operation mode from one to another between a gas mode and a diesel mode, a supply amount of a first fuel to be supplied in a post-switching operation mode is increased to a switching threshold value through an increase control which monotonously increases the supply amount, and then is controlled by a speed-governing control based on the engine rotation number. The switching threshold value is set based on the engine rotation number or the engine load. |
| US10378459B2 |
Method and system for engine control
Methods and systems are provided for indicating degradation of a VCR mechanism that mechanically alters a cylinder compression ratio. Degradation is detected based on an elevated knock incidence and increased spark retard usage. If the VCR mechanism is stuck, knock and pre-ignition that could be induced by continued operation in a higher than intended compression ratio is mitigated by limiting the engine load. |
| US10378456B2 |
Method of operating a multi-stage flamesheet combustor
The present invention discloses a novel way of controlling a gas turbine engine using detected temperatures and detected turbine rotor speed. An operating system provides a series of operating modes for a gas turbine combustor through which fuel is staged to gradually increase engine power, yet harmful emissions, such as carbon monoxide, are kept within acceptable levels. |
| US10378454B2 |
Gas turbine engine with two-spool fan and variable vane turbine
A method of operating a gas turbine engine includes modulating a variable high pressure turbine inlet guide vane of a high pressure spool to performance match a first stage fan section of a low pressure spool and an intermediate stage fan section of an intermediate spool to maintain a generally constant engine inlet flow while varying engine thrust. |
| US10378447B2 |
System and method for purging fuel or coolant from turbomachine
Systems and methods include one or more fluid lines configured to flow a fluid in a first direction in the gas turbine system. The systems and methods also include an eductor configured to reverse flow of the fluid in the one or more fluid lines during a reverse purge of the gas turbine system. |
| US10378445B2 |
Gas turbine engine fuel system
The present application discloses a fuel system for a gas turbine engine. The engine includes a main alternating current electrical generator driven by an engine shaft such that the electrical output frequency of the electrical generator varies in dependence on shaft rotational speed. The fuel system includes a variable flow fuel pump for providing a fuel flow to the engine, a frequency and/or voltage controller configured to provide electrical power having at least one of a predetermined output frequency and a predetermined voltage, and a variable speed electric motor configured to drive the fuel pump. The electric motor includes an induction motor having a stator and at least a first rotor, the stator having first and second sets of stator windings. Each set of stator windings is configured to impart a torque on the rotor in use. |
| US10378441B2 |
In-stream burner module
A burner module in an air stream has a feed pipe of substantially circular cross section and an axis, fuel injection orifices situated on the pipe and intended to produce a flame, oxidant injection orifices and fins arranged symmetrically with respect to a plane P of flow of the fuel upstream of the burner module and laterally on the pipe on each side of the fuel injection orifices. There are at least two fuel injection orifices in a section of the pipe and they have an axis that makes an angle α with the plane of flow P of the oxidant. In this way, gas is injected at several orifices situated in at least two divergent planes. These two planes delimit a space to which fuel and to which oxidant are not supplied. |
| US10378433B2 |
Supercharged internal combustion engine with exhaust-gas turbocharging arrangement, and method for operating an internal combustion engine of said type
The disclosure relates to a supercharged internal combustion engine with an intake system and an exhaust gas discharge system that include two turbochargers arranged in series, a turbo-generator, and an electrically-driven compressor. During engine operation with mid-to-high exhaust gas flow rates, excess exhaust gas that bypasses the high-pressure turbocharger may be directed through the turbo-generator to generate electricity that may be provided to drive the electrically-driven compressor. |
| US10378431B2 |
Split cycle engine with crossover shuttle valve
A split-cycle internal combustion engine (ICE) is provided, comprising a compression cylinder, an expansion cylinder and a crossover valve having a valve cylinder housing inside a shuttle and a combustion chamber structure defining a combustion chamber. The shuttle is configured to perform reciprocating motion inside the valve cylinder synchronously with a compression piston and an expansion piston, thereby alternatingly fluidly coupling and decoupling the combustion chamber with the compression cylinder and with the expansion cylinder, selectively. Sealing rings positioned between the valve cylinder and the shuttle prevent gas leaks between them during the reciprocating motion. In some embodiments, a phase shift between the pistons may be set or varied by a piston phase transmission gear. A bi-directional fluid flow split-cycle internal combustion engine (ICE) is also provided having a first cylinder, a second cylinder, a combustion chamber and a single crossover valve fluidly communicating them. |
| US10378426B2 |
Useful life prediction system for cooling components
A system for determining a remaining useful life of a cooling component operatively connected to a prime mover. A controller performs a thermal strain analysis that includes determining the power output of the prime mover based upon sensor signals, determining a temperature output of the prime mover based upon the power output, determining a temperature at each of the plurality of analysis locations based upon the temperature output, determining a temperature difference based upon the temperature at each respective one of the plurality of analysis locations, and determining a thermal strain based upon the temperature difference. The controller repeats the thermal strain analysis at time intervals over a period of time, determines an accumulated damage for the cooling component based upon the thermal strain from each thermal strain analysis, and determines a remaining useful life of the cooling component based upon the material characteristics and the accumulated damage. |
| US10378421B2 |
Automatic transmission fluid thermal conditioning system
A vehicle cooling system includes an internal combustion engine, a transmission having a cooler, a coolant pump, a first coolant loop, a second coolant loop, and a flow regulator. The first coolant loop fluidly connects the coolant pump to the engine and returns to the coolant pump. The second coolant loop fluidly connects the coolant pump to the transmission cooler and returns to the coolant pump, bypassing the engine. The flow regulator is configured to selectively restrict coolant flow through the second coolant loop. |
| US10378419B2 |
Water jacket spacer
A water jacket spacer adjusting a flow amount of cooling water in a water jacket, the water jacket spacer being inserted in the water jacket of a cylinder block, the water jacket spacer has a spacer body and a rectification means inhibiting flow of cooling water to an inner wall on a cylinder bore side of the water jacket, the rectification means having a form of a pocket and being provided on a face of the spacer body, the face being on a side of a cooling water introduction port of the water jacket, the rectification means being provided lower than the cooling water introduction port in a depth direction. |
| US10378413B2 |
Urea mixer
Methods and systems are provided for a urea mixer. In one example, a urea mixer may include a tube for mixing exhaust gas with urea outside of a main exhaust passage. |
| US10378411B1 |
Dosing method and apparatus for reductant urea solutions with catalyst precursors to assist selective catalytic reduction
The present disclosure is directed at a dosing method and apparatus for treatment of reductant urea solutions with water soluble organometallic catalyst precursors which convert to active catalyst compounds in diesel exhaust gas systems. The active catalysts then promote hydrolysis of isocyanic acid into ammonia and/or decomposition of relatively high molecular weight deposits which deposits may otherwise reduce selective catalytic reduction efficiency. |
| US10378409B2 |
Exhaust gas purification catalyst
An object of the present disclosure is to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst demonstrating superior storage of NOx contained in exhaust gas.The exhaust gas purification catalyst of the present disclosure has a substrate, a first catalyst layer containing a catalytic metal for NOx reduction and a NOx storage material and formed on the substrate, and a second catalyst layer containing a catalytic metal for NOx oxidation and formed on the first catalyst layer. In the exhaust gas purification catalyst of the present disclosure, the value obtained by dividing the volume of all large pores having a pore volume of 1000 μm3 or more by the total volume of all medium pores of having a pore volume of 10 μm3 to 1000 μm3 in the second catalyst layer is 2.44 or less. |
| US10378408B1 |
Ammonia generation and storage systems and methods
Described herein are illustrative exhaust systems and methods including ammonia generation and storage. An illustrative system can include a first exhaust conduit to and receive a first exhaust stream from a first engine, and a second exhaust conduit to and receive a second exhaust stream from a second engine. In the illustrative example, an exhaust treatment device coupled to the second exhaust conduit downstream of the second engine can convert nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the second exhaust stream into ammonia. An ammonia storage device coupled to the second exhaust conduit downstream of the exhaust treatment device can be configured to receive and store at least a portion of the converted ammonia as stored ammonia and to release at least a portion of the stored ammonia to a catalytic converter. The catalytic converter can include a selective catalytic reduction catalyst configured to use the ammonia to reduce NOx. |
| US10378407B2 |
Exhaust emission control system of engine
An exhaust emission control system of an engine including a NOx catalyst for storing NOx within exhaust gas when an air-fuel ratio thereof is lean, and reducing the NOx when the air-fuel ratio is approximately stoichiometric or rich, the NOx catalyst also functioning as an oxidation catalyst for oxidizing HC, is provided. The system includes a SCR catalyst for purifying NOx by causing a reaction with NH3, a urea injector, and a processor configured to execute a fuel injection controlling module, and a NOx reduction controlling module for performing a NOx reduction control to enrich the air-fuel ratio to a target ratio. When the urea injection is abnormal, the NOx reduction controlling module performs an NH3-supplied NOx reduction control in which the NOx catalyst supplies NH3 to the SCR catalyst, by performing the NOx reduction control, a lean air-fuel ratio operation control, and then the NOx reduction control again. |
| US10378404B2 |
Methods and systems for an engine after-treatment system
The present subject matter relates to a method and a treatment system monitor for monitoring an engine exhaust after-treatment system containing more than one Lean NOx Traps (LNT). The method includes receiving an exhaust gas of a desired air-fuel ratio upstream of a respective LNT. The LNT is further regenerated using a richer than stoichiometric exhaust air-fuel ratio and subsequently an air-fuel ratio received downstream of the LNT is evaluated. Further, a working state of a respective LNT is determined based on the monitoring of the air-fuel ratio and oxygen level upstream and downstream of the LNT. |
| US10378403B2 |
Controller for internal combustion engine
A controller alternately repeats a desorption process of desorbing sulfur compound deposited on an NSR catalyst by supplying fuel from a direct injection valve to exhaust gas, and a pausing process of pausing fuel supply from the injection valve to the exhaust gas. The controller executes a cooling fuel addition for adding engine fuel from the addition valve of the exhaust passage to cool the addition valve during execution of the pausing process, and prohibit the cooling fuel addition during execution of the desorption process. The controller calculates a target temperature of the addition valve at the time of start of the desorption process such that the temperature of the addition valve during execution of the desorption process does not exceed an allowable upper limit temperature and calculates the addition amount at the time of cooling fuel addition. |
| US10378398B2 |
Piston cooling apparatus for vehicle
A piston cooling apparatus for a vehicle, includes: a first gallery that is formed at one side of a cylinder block in a length direction, and receives an oil from an oil pump; a second gallery that is formed at the other side of the cylinder block in a length direction, and supplies the oil into piston cooling jets; and a solenoid valve that is disposed at one side of a hydraulic line of the second gallery. In particular, the solenoid valve bypasses the oil supplied from the first gallery and selectively supplies the oil to the second gallery. |
| US10378397B2 |
Lubrication structure for internal combustion engine
A lubrication structure for an internal combustion engine includes an oil pump, a main gallery, an oil-supply passage, a sub gallery, and an oil-communication passage. The oil pump is installed in a crankcase configured by connecting an upper crankcase on a mating surface of a lower crankcase from above. The main gallery is provided in the lower crankcase for supplying oil from the oil pump to the engine. The oil-supply passage is provided in the lower crankcase and supplies oil from the main gallery to a mating-surface-oil passage of the mating surface. The sub gallery is provided in the upper crankcase for guiding oil to a piston jet that injects oil toward a piston of the engine. The oil-communication passage is provided across the lower and upper crankcases, branches from the oil-supply passage to communicate with the sub gallery, and guides oil in the oil-supply passage to the sub gallery. |
| US10378396B2 |
Variable valve-operating device
A variable valve-operating device for an internal combustion engine has a cam carrier with cam lobes formed therearound to act on an engine valve and with a speed increasing side lead groove and a speed decreasing side lead groove formed therearound to be engaged with a speed increasing side switching pin and a speed decreasing side switching pin, respectively, to axially shift the cam carrier, to selectively make one of the cam lobes to be operative. A speed increasing side entry lead groove portion of the speed increasing side lead groove is formed in a position axially overlapping a low speed steady position lead groove portion of the speed decreasing side lead groove. A speed decreasing side entry lead groove portion of the speed decreasing side entry lead groove is formed in a position axially overlapping a high speed steady position lead groove portion of the speed increasing side lead groove. The variable valve-operating device can thus be miniaturized by reducing the axial width of the cam carrier. |
| US10378394B2 |
Cam shaft phaser with crankshaft driven rotor
A cam shaft phaser, including: an axis of rotation; a rotor arranged to receive torque from an engine and including a plurality of radially outwardly extending protrusions; a stator including a plurality of radially inwardly extending protrusions; and a plurality of chambers. Each chamber is circumferentially bounded by first and second radially outwardly extending protrusions. A respective radially inwardly extending protrusion is located in each chamber. |
| US10378393B2 |
Cam follower assembly and method of manufacturing thereof
An improved cam follower for a vehicle engine includes a body, a spring seat, a tower, a spring and an anti-rotation member. The body defines a body diameter, a first open end, and a second end. The spring seat includes a spring seat opening and an interlock portion. The spring seat may be affixed to the first open end of the body. The spring seat further includes a spring seat diameter wherein the spring seat diameter is greater than the body diameter. The tower may be disposed in a pin housing through the spring seat opening at the first open end of the body. The tower further includes an upper flange and a spring which abuts the upper flange at a first spring end. The second spring end abuts the spring seat. The anti-rotation member accordingly may be coupled to the body via the spring seat. |
| US10378391B2 |
Waste heat recovery device
In a waste heat recovery device comprising a Rankine cycle in which working fluid circulates and a cooling circuit in which coolant water of an engine circulates, a heat source of a heater of the Rankine cycle is waste heat of the engine. A condenser of the Rankine cycle is configured to exchange heat between the working fluid and coolant water of a third coolant water circuit configured to circulate coolant water having passed through a radiator without passing through the engine. |
| US10378389B2 |
Gas turbine and pressurized water reactor steam turbine combined circulation system
Disclosed is a gas turbine and pressurized water reactor steam turbine combined circulation system, using a heavy duty gas turbine and a pressurized water reactor steam turbine to form a combined circulation system. Heat of the tail gas of the gas turbine is utilized to raise the temperature of a secondary circuit main steam from 272.8° C., and the temperature of the secondary circuit main steam slides between 272.8° C. and 630° C. according to different pressurized water reactor steam yields and different input numbers and loads of the heavy duty gas turbine. The system has a higher heat efficiency than that of the pressurized water reactor steam turbines in the prior art; and as for the electric quantity additionally generated by gas, the heat efficiency of the system is also significantly higher than that of gas-steam combined circulation in the prior art. |
| US10378386B2 |
Turbine ring assembly with support when cold and when hot
A turbine ring assembly includes ring sectors forming a turbine ring, and a ring support structure having two annular flanges, each ring sector having a portion forming an annular base with an inner face defining the inside face of the turbine ring and an outer face from which there project at least two tabs, the tabs being retained between the two annular flanges. Each tab of the ring sectors includes a projecting portion on its face situated facing one of the two annular flanges, this projecting portion co-operating with a housing present in the annular flange. Each tab of the ring sectors includes an opening in which there is received a portion of a retention element secured to the annular flange situated facing the tab. The retention element is made of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient that is greater than that of the material of the ring sectors. |
| US10378385B2 |
Turbine ring assembly with resilient retention when cold
A turbine ring assembly includes ring sectors made of ceramic matrix composite material forming a turbine ring, and a ring support structure having first and second annular flanges, each ring sector having tabs. The first tab includes an annular groove in which there is received an annular projection of the first flange. The second tab of each ring sector is connected to the ring support structure by a resilient retention element. The second tab includes an opening in which there is received a portion of a retention element secured to the second annular flange of the ring support structure. The retention element is made of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion that is greater than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the ceramic matrix composite material of the ring sectors. |
| US10378383B2 |
Alignment apparatus for coupling diaphragms of turbines
Various embodiments of the disclosure include an alignment apparatus for assembly alignment and load sharing. The alignment apparatus may include: an alignment pin including a first end and an opposing, second end, wherein the first end is configured to couple with a first hole in a first turbine nozzle diaphragm and the second end is configured to couple with a second hole in a second, adjacent turbine nozzle diaphragm. Embodiments of the disclosure may also include a turbine and a combined-cycle power plant. The turbine may include: a first nozzle diaphragm; and a second, adjacent nozzle diaphragm, wherein the first diaphragm is directly coupled to the second diaphragm. The combined-cycle power plant may include: a steam turbine; a gas turbine; a first nozzle diaphragm within the gas turbine; a second, adjacent nozzle diaphragm within the gas turbine; and an alignment pin coupling the first diaphragm directly to the second diaphragm. |
| US10378381B2 |
Airfoil with skin core cooling
A gas turbine engine component has an airfoil extending radially inwardly of an outer platform to an inner platform. A central passage is formed within the airfoil and has an inlet end for receiving cooling air. An outlet end in the inner platform delivers cooling air to a downstream use. The airfoil has a suction wall and a pressure wall, and extends in an axial direction from a leading edge to a trailing edge. A suction skin core is between the central passage and the suction wall. A pressure skin core is between the central passage and the pressure wall. |
| US10378380B2 |
Segmented micro-channel for improved flow
A system includes a shroud segment for use in a turbine and includes a body having a leading and trailing edge, first and second side edge, and a pair of opposed lateral sides between the leading and trailing edges and the first and second side edges. A first lateral side interfaces with a cavity having a cooling fluid. A first channel includes a first and second end portion. A second channel includes a third end portion and a fourth end portion. The first and second channels receive the cooling fluid from the cavity to cool the body. The second end portion includes a first segmented channel with first metering feature and the third end portion includes a second segmented channel with second exit feature. The first and second exit features meter a flow of the cooling fluid within the first and second channels. |
| US10378375B2 |
Power generation planning support apparatus and power generation planning support method
In one embodiment, a power generation planning support apparatus includes an acquiring module configured to acquire a physical quantity that represents a startup condition of a turbine. The apparatus further includes a first storage module configured to store first information that represents a relationship between a startup schedule of the turbine and the physical quantity. The apparatus further includes a predicting module configured to predict the startup schedule of the turbine, based on the physical quantity acquired by the acquiring module and the first information stored in the first storage module. The apparatus further includes an outputting module configured to output the startup schedule predicted by the predicting module. |
| US10378374B2 |
Active clearance control for gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine includes a fluid intake. A turbine section includes a turbine case. A firewall is located upstream of the turbine section. A conduit is configured to direct a fluid from the fluid intake to the turbine case. A valve is located on a first side of the firewall opposite from the turbine section and is configured to regulate a flow of the fluid through the conduit. |
| US10378370B2 |
Mechanical linkage for segmented heat shield
A turbine exhaust case comprises a frame, a fairing, a heat shield and a mechanical linkage. The frame comprises an outer ring, an inner ring, and a plurality of struts joining the outer ring and the inner ring. The fairing comprising a ring-strut-ring structure disposed within the frame. The heat shield is disposed between the frame and the fairing. The mechanical linkage couples the heat shield to the fairing. In one embodiment, the heat shield comprises a multi-piece heat shield that inhibits heat transfer between the frame and the fairing. In various embodiments, the mechanical linkage comprises a slip joint or a fixed joint for coupling the heat shield to the fairing. |
| US10378369B2 |
Turbine
A turbine is provided with a turbine rotor blade, and a turbine housing having a scroll part extending along a circumferential direction of the turbine rotor blade. The scroll part is configured such that an A/R ratio of a flow passage area A to a distance R between an axis of the turbine rotor blade and a flow passage center of the scroll part has a concave distribution at least in a part of a graph where an abscissa represents a circumferential position around the axis of the turbine rotor blade and an ordinate represents the A/R ratio. |
| US10378368B2 |
Propeller ring made of composite material for a turbomachine
A propeller ring of a turbomachine including an annular body substantially coaxial to a principal axis and a plurality of radial housings uniformly distributed about the principal axis, each radial housing being configured to receive a root of a blade, the annular body being made of composite material including a fibrous reinforcement densified by a polymer matrix and further including a plurality of metallic inserts configured to each receive the root of a blade, said metallic inserts being anchored in the composite material of the annular body. |
| US10378364B2 |
Modified structural truss for airfoils
An airfoil for use with a gas turbine engine includes a pressure side wall. The airfoil further includes a suction side wall configured to be exposed to less pressure than the pressure side wall during operation of the gas turbine engine. The airfoil also includes a plurality of ribs defining multiple air passages including at least one triangular air passage partially defined by at least one of the pressure side wall or the suction side wall, and at least one internal air passage bordered on at least three sides by at least two of the plurality of ribs. |
| US10378361B2 |
Gas turbine blade
A gas turbine blade according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a turbine blade provided in a gas turbine; and a plurality of film coolers formed in a section from a leading edge to a trailing edge of the turbine blade, in which the film cooler includes a cooling channel through which cooling air is introduced and formed in an oval shape; and an outlet through which the cooling air passing through the cooling channel is discharged and extending from an extended end of the cooling channel toward an outer side thereof and formed in an oval shape. |
| US10378360B2 |
Fan root endwall contouring
A turbomachine includes an endwall with a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart, radially extending blades extending from the endwall. A first one of the blades defines a pressure surface of a flow channel, a second one of the blades defines a suction surface of the flow channel, and the endwall defines an inner surface of the flow channel. The endwall includes a radially raised portion that is raised proximate the suction surface, and a radially depressed portion downstream of the raised portion. |
| US10378357B2 |
Hydraulic radial piston device with improved pressure transition mechanism
A hydraulic radial piston device is provided with a mechanism for reducing pressure pulsations and providing a smooth pressure transition throughout different displacement operations. In certain examples, the hydraulic radial piston device is configured to maintain an amount of precompression and an amount of decompression of hydraulic fluid trapped in a cylinder chamber to be consistent, respectively, throughout different displacement operations. |
| US10378354B2 |
Spray nozzle for underground roof support
A fluid spray for an underground roof support includes a first housing portion, a spray outlet, a second housing portion formed integrally with the first housing portion, and a service port. The first housing portion includes an elongated shaft having a first end, a second end, and a first fluid passage extending between the first end and the second end. The spray outlet is positioned adjacent the second end of the shaft. The second housing portion is positioned adjacent the first end of the shaft. The second housing portion includes at least one port and a second fluid passage between the at least one port and the first fluid passage. The service port is aligned with the first fluid passage, and the service port is selectively opened to provide access to the first fluid passage from the first end of the first housing portion. |
| US10378349B2 |
Methods of plotting advanced logging information
An embodiment of an apparatus for estimating and displaying formation and formation fluid properties includes a sampling device coupled to borehole fluid, the borehole fluid including hydrocarbons released from a region of the formation surrounding an interval of the borehole. The apparatus also includes an analysis unit configured to analyze the sample of the borehole fluid at each of a plurality of sample times and estimate amounts of hydrocarbons in the borehole fluid, and a processing device configured to estimate one or more ratios of an amount of at least one hydrocarbon gas to an amount of at least another hydrocarbon gas at each sample time, analyze the one or more ratios to estimate a type of hydrocarbon fluid associated with the ratio, and automatically generate a fluid log that displays an indication of the type at each of the plurality of sample times. |
| US10378341B2 |
Systems and methods for cement evaluation
Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating proper cement installation in a well are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving acoustic cement evaluation data having a first parameterization. At least a portion of the entire acoustic cement evaluation data may be corrected to account for errors in the first parameterization, thereby obtaining corrected acoustic cement evaluation data. This corrected acoustic cement evaluation data may be processed with an initial solid-liquid-gas model before performing a posteriori refinement of the initial solid-liquid-gas model, thereby obtaining a refined solid-liquid-gas model. A well log track-indicating whether a material behind the casing is a solid, liquid, or gas—may be generated by processing the corrected acoustic cement evaluation data using the refined solid-liquid-gas model. |
| US10378336B2 |
System and method for real-time condition monitoring of an electric submersible pumping system
A pumping system for use in a subterranean wellbore below a surface includes a motor assembly, a pump driven by the motor assembly, and one or more sensors configured to measure an operating parameter within the pumping system and output a signal representative of the measured parameter. The pumping system further includes a wireless telemetry system that is configured to transmit data representative of the measured parameter from the pumping system to the surface. The one or more sensors may include acoustically active sensors that operate according to surface acoustic wave principles. |
| US10378328B2 |
Systems and apparatuses for separating wellbore fluids and solids during production
There is provided apparatuses, and related systems, for effecting production of oil from a reservoir. A separator is provided and configured to mitigate problems with solid debris accumulation within the wellbore. A system is also provided, including the separator, and is disposed within a wellbore. A pump is also provided, and disposed in fluid communication with, and downstream from, the separator, for receiving reservoir fluids from which gaseous and solid material have been separated by the separator. |
| US10378326B2 |
Mobile fracturing pump transport for hydraulic fracturing of subsurface geological formations
Providing pressurized fracturing fluid with a fracturing pump transport comprising a first fracturing pump and a second fracturing pump that are coupled on opposite sides of a dual shaft electric motor. A first drive line assembly comprising a first engagement coupling that allows for selective engagement and/or disengagement of the first fracturing pump with the dual shaft electric motor. A second drive line assembly comprising a second engagement coupling that allows for selective engagement and/or disengagement of the second fracturing pump with the dual shaft electric motor. The fracturing pump transport also comprising an engagement panel that allows for selective engagement or disengagement at the first engagement coupling based on receiving a remote command. |
| US10378324B2 |
Controlling operation of a steam-assisted gravity drainage oil well system by adjusting controls based on forecast emulsion production
A method for increasing efficiency in emulsion production for a steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) oil well system includes generating a causal model of the SAGD oil well system and training the causal 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 causal model to determine a forecast emulsion production and a forecast set of control parameters associated with one or more of the SAGD production sites of the SAGD oil well system. The method further includes adjusting a set of controls of the SAGD oil well system based on the forecast emulsion production and the forecast set of control parameters and subject to one or more constraints associated with the SAGD oil well system. |
| US10378321B2 |
Bypass plungers including force dissipating elements and methods of using the same
A plunger for oil and gas wells includes a shaft and a sleeve carried by the shaft. The sleeve defines a passageway located between a surface of the sleeve and a portion of the shaft, and the sleeve is longitudinally translatable relative to the shaft from a first configuration to a second configuration and vice versa. In the first configuration the plunger inhibits fluid flow through the passageway, and in the second configuration the plunger permits fluid flow through the passageway. The plunger further includes a force dissipating element interposed between the shaft and the sleeve. The force dissipating element at least partially dissipates forces caused by at least one of (1) the sleeve stopping relative to the shaft after translating from the first configuration to the second configuration; and (2) the sleeve stopping relative to the shaft after translating from the second configuration to the first configuration. |
| US10378319B2 |
Process of sustaining methane production in a subterranean carbonaceous medium
Process for stimulating and maintaining the activity of a microbial consortia within a subterranean solid carbonaceous medium to produce methane are described. The process comprises the steps of: (A) dosing a first nutrient composition into the microbial consortia environment, (B) monitoring the microbial consortia environment, including the generation of methane therein; (C) dosing a second nutrient composition into the microbial consortia based upon the results of step (B); and (D) repeating steps (B) and (C) and, if required, (E) dosing a further nutrient composition into the microbial consortia environment based upon the results of step (D). |
| US10378316B2 |
Method and system for passive electroseismic surveying
A method of passive surveying comprises generating one or more detected signals by passively detecting a signal generated within a subsurface earth formation due to a seismoelectric response or an electroseismic response in at least one porous subsurface earth formation containing at least one fluid, and processing the one or more detected signals to determine at least one property of the subsurface earth formation. |
| US10378315B2 |
Identification and production of unconventional minerals from geologic formations
A method of producing liquid ore includes identifying a region of the geologic formation containing liquid ore based on at least one of a breach in a basement rock of the geologic formation or a seismographic dim-out within a sedimentary bed of the geologic formation. The liquid ore is then extracted from the geologic formation through a wellbore in communication with the region of the geologic formation. Extracted liquid ore may subsequently be processed to precipitate elements within the liquid ore. Such processing may include, among other things, contacting the liquid ore with a proton acceptor and separating a carbonate from a carbonate mixture derived from the liquid ore. |
| US10378313B2 |
Downhole shifting tool
A downhole tool includes a deactivation member, a latching member, a release member, and a biasing member. The deactivation member includes an outer protrusion. The latching member is positioned radially-outward from the deactivation member. The latching member includes an inner protrusion and an outer protrusion. The release member includes a sleeve extending axially toward the outer protrusion of the latching member. The biasing member exerts an axial force on the latching member. |
| US10378304B2 |
Sub-surface release plug system
A subsurface release plug system includes a plug mandrel body and a plug. The plug mandrel body includes a bore, a flow port fluidly connected to the bore, and a sleeve adjustable from a first position to a second position. The sleeve prevents fluid flow through the flow port when in the first position and allows fluid flow through the flow port when in the second position. The plug is releasably connected to the plug mandrel body, wherein the plug is configured to be released from the plug mandrel body by fluid flowing through the flow port. |
| US10378303B2 |
Downhole tool and method of forming the same
A downhole tool, including at least one body defining a surface, the at least one body having a plurality of cavities sealed from an outside of the at least one body by the surface. A plurality of the plurality of cavities being in fluidic communication with others of the plurality of cavities through a plurality of openings. A method of forming a downhole tool. |
| US10378301B2 |
BOP compact bonnet-booster (CBB) piston assembly and method
A Compact Bonnet Booster (CBB) housing is monolithically formed to include an operating piston chamber, a booster piston chamber and two BOP bonnet end caps. When the CBB is assembled, the two BOP bonnet end caps contain bonnet hydraulic assemblies utilized to open and close the CBB housing with respect to a central BOP housing interior to change out the shear members. The CBB housing also defines therein hydraulic lines to open and close the wellbore utilizing the shear members as well as to operate the bonnet hydraulic assemblies. The CBB housing also incorporates a lifting pad eye near a center of gravity of said BOP. The CBB assembly also comprises a monolithically formed operating piston and corresponding shaft as well as a monolithically formed booster piston and corresponding shaft. |
| US10378300B2 |
System and method for landing equipment with retractable shoulder assembly
A load shoulder assembly is provided to land a component in a bore of a mineral extraction system. The load shoulder assembly includes a housing and a retractable shoulder assembly disposed in the housing. The retractable shoulder assembly is configured to selectively move a load shoulder surface between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the bore. |
| US10378297B2 |
Coiled tubing venturi junk basket tool and method of use
A coiled tubing venturi junk basket tool retrieves junk, debris and/or wireline from a wellbore. A collection housing or waste basket is removeably coupled to the venturi body. The collection housing (waste basket) is customizable for volume, hole diameter and the type of junk and debris retrieved. An elastomeric trap is used to retain junk and debris in the collection housing. The collection housing is also interchangeable with a grab housing for retrieving wireline. |
| US10378295B2 |
Bypass flushing for gas extraction systems
A method of operating a gas extraction system includes receiving a drilling fluid sample at a flow meter via a flow meter inlet conduit and discharging the drilling fluid sample into a flow meter outlet conduit. A first inline mud valve positioned in the flow meter inlet conduit and a second inline mud valve positioned in the flow meter outlet conduit are each closed to transition the gas extraction system to a bypass flushing configuration. A bypass flow meter valve positioned in a flow meter bypass conduit is opened to divert the drilling fluid sample around the flow meter. The flow meter is then flushed with flushing fluid by opening first and second flow meter flushing valves and starting a pump to circulate the flushing fluid through the flow meter. |
| US10378292B2 |
Device to resist rotational forces while drilling a borehole
An antirotation stabilizer may include one or more antirotation pads extending from a stabilizer body. Each antirotation pad may be positioned at least partially within a recess formed in the stabilizer body. Each antirotation pad may be coupled to a torsion bar. The torsion bar may couple between the antirotation pad and the stabilizer body and may be under torsional loading such that the antirotation pad is extended from the stabilizer body. The antirotation stabilizer may include one or more rollers. |
| US10378291B2 |
Wear bushing retrieving system and method
A system includes a wear bushing retrieval tool. The wear bushing retrieval tool an annular main body configured to be disposed about a tubular string, a plurality of locking dogs, wherein each locking dog of the plurality of locking dogs is pivotably coupled to the annular main body, a first axial securement feature coupled to the annular main body, and a second axial securement feature coupled to the main body, wherein the first and second axial securement features are configured to cooperatively axially capture a coupling of the tubular string when the annular main body is disposed about the tubular string. |
| US10378289B2 |
Cutting elements having non-planar cutting faces with selectively leached regions and earth-boring tools including such cutting elements
A cutting element may include a substrate and a volume of polycrystalline diamond material affixed to the substrate at an interface. The volume of polycrystalline diamond material may include a front cutting face with at least one substantially planar portion and at least one recess. The at least one recess may extend from a plane defined by the at least one substantially planar portion a first depth into the volume of polycrystalline diamond material in an axial direction parallel to a central axis of the cutting element. The volume of polycrystalline diamond material may comprise a region including a catalyst material. At least one region substantially free of the catalyst material may extend from the at least one substantially planar portion of the front cutting face a second depth into the volume of polycrystalline diamond material in the axial direction. |
| US10378288B2 |
Downhole drill bit incorporating cutting elements of different geometries
A downhole cutting tool may include a tool body, a plurality of blades extending from the tool body, and a plurality of cutting elements coupled to the blades. The plurality of cutting elements may include one or more cutting elements having a working end of a first geometry (e.g., a pointed geometry) and one or more cutting elements having a working end of a second geometry (e.g., a planar geometry). |
| US10378282B2 |
Dynamic friction drill string oscillation systems and methods
Systems and methods for slide drilling are described. The system includes a controller and a drive system. The controller is configured to determine a resonant frequency of a drill string, generate a rotational acceleration profile having a frequency at least substantially similar to the determined resonant frequency, and provide one or more operational control signals to oscillate the drill string based on the generated rotational acceleration profile. The drive system is configured to receive the one or more operational control signals from the controller, and oscillate the drill string based on the generated rotational acceleration profile so that the drill string oscillates at a frequency substantially similar to the determined resonant frequency while slide drilling. |
| US10378281B2 |
Passively induced forced vibration rock drilling system
A bottomhole assembly includes: a drill bit operable to vibrate when engaged with a formation and rotated; and a suspension sub including: a stator barrel for connection to a pipe string; a traveler barrel for connection to the drill bit; a slip joint longitudinally coupling the traveler barrel to the stator barrel while allowing movement of the traveler barrel between an extended position and a retracted position; a torsional joint connecting the traveler barrel to the stator barrel at and between the positions; and one or more springs disposed between the stator barrel and the traveler barrel. The suspension is tuned relative to the drill bit to: dampen the vibration of the drill bit when the BHA is rotated at a first angular velocity; and resonate the vibration of the drill bit when the BHA is rotated at a second angular velocity, thereby imparting percussive energy to the drill bit. |
| US10378279B2 |
Step ladder with component rack system for fabrication facility
A ladder assembly is provided, including the following: a mounting plate that connects to a side surface of a module in a fabrication facility; a step ladder, including, a ladder frame having an arm that connects to the mounting plate at a first joint, wherein the step ladder rotates about the first joint between a lowered position and a raised position, the lowered positioned defined by resting of the step ladder on a floor of the fabrication facility, and the raised position defined by suspension of the step ladder off of the floor and substantially over the module; a plurality of step plates connected to the ladder frame, the step plates defining step surfaces for a user when the step ladder is in the lowered position. A sleeve extends below one of the step plates of the step ladder, to house electronic equipment used in the fabrication facility. |
| US10378274B2 |
Kitty door knocker
A door knocker for use by a cat for requesting entry into a house. This knocker comprises a mounting block attached to a door surface; a longitudinal spring having a first end mounted to the mounting block and a second end extending vertically downward from the first end. A hardwood ball is mounted to the second end. The ball is held at a knocking distance from the door surface. A string with loose frayed ends is attached to the second end of the spring near the ball. A cat coming near the door knocker is attracted to the string with frayed ends and instinctively starts to play with the string to operate the door knocker into a series of repetitive door knocks. The door knocker according to the present invention does not require any significant physical or mental effort from a cat. |
| US10378271B2 |
Coated article with low-E coating having low visible transmission which may be used in IG window unit for grey appearance
This invention relates to a coated article including a low-emissivity (low-E) coating. In certain example embodiments, the low-E coating is provided on a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) and includes at least first and second infrared (IR) reflecting layers (e.g., silver based layers) that are spaced apart by contact layers (e.g., NiCr based layers) and a dielectric layer of or including a material such as silicon nitride. In certain example embodiments, the coated article has a low visible transmission (e.g., no greater than 60%, more preferably no greater than about 55%, and most preferably no greater than about 50%). |
| US10378265B2 |
Door opening and closing device
A door opening and closing device includes a motor that outputs driving force causing a back door of a vehicle to be opened or closed, and a controller that controls the motor. The controller executes automatic opening and closing control for automatically opening or closing the back door by the motor, and if the controller detects a stop command causing the back door to be stopped when the automatic opening and closing control is being executed, the controller decreases a target velocity of the back door at a predetermined deceleration α1 until the back door stops. |
| US10378264B2 |
Drive motor for opening and closing body
An opening-closing body is operated toward an end position of the movable range, a section where the motor application voltage is set to a fixed value defines a first section. A section set between the first section and the end position defines a second section. The controller is configured to execute speed reduction control and stop control in the second section. At a point in time when the rotation speed of the motor body becomes less than or equal to a second threshold value, in the first section or the second section, the controller sets the motor application voltage that is applied from the point in time until the opening-closing body reaches the end position and the stop control is executed to a voltage value that is greater than or equal to the motor application voltage applied at the point in time. |
| US10378256B2 |
Pressure relief latch
A latch having a housing and a latch mechanism located within an interior portion of the housing. The latch mechanism includes an arm, a pair of socket screws, a pair of torsion springs, each of which is connected rotatably to the arm and engages a corresponding one of the pair of socket screws, a bolt mechanism attached rotatably to the housing, and a link attached pivotally to the arm and attached to the bolt mechanism. The socket screws are utilized to adjust loads on the springs. The bolt mechanism is movable between a first position, in which the arm and the link are toggled with one another under the loads of the springs and the bolt mechanism is adapted to engage an external structure, and a second position, in which the link and the arm are untoggled with one another and the bolt mechanism is disengaged with the external structure. |
| US10378254B1 |
Vehicle door handle having proximity sensors for door control and keypad
A vehicle door handle is provided that includes a handle body having inner and outer sides, keypad contacts on the outer side, and a plurality of proximity sensors disposed on the handle body to generate sense activation fields extending on the inner and outer sides. The vehicle door handle also includes a controller processing signals generated by the sensors to determine a handle pull on the inner side and a keypad input on the outer side. |
| US10378252B2 |
Dual motor latch assembly with power cinch and power release having soft opening function
A two-motor power latch assembly for a motor vehicle closure system configured to provide a power cinching feature and a power release feature. The power cinching feature is configured to retain the ratchet in a cinched striker capture position with the pawl disengaged from the ratchet. The power release feature is configured to move the ratchet from its cinched striker capture position to a cinch release striker capture position for unloading the seals prior to release of the ratchet to its striker release position. |
| US10378250B2 |
Lock with emergency actuator
A lock for closing a door with respect to a frame. The lock includes a lock body mounted on the door and a striker mounted on the frame, or vice versa. The lock body includes a catch element mounted so as to rotate between a striker keep position and a striker release position; elastic means suitable for driving the catch element from the striker keep position to the striker release position; a lever suitable for moving between two positions, a closing position in which it maintains the catch element in the striker keep position and an opening position in which it is disengaged from the catch element; and a service actuator suitable for applying a force f on the lever so as to bring it from the closing position to the opening position. The lock body further includes an emergency SMA actuator suitable for applying a force on the lever so as to bring it from the closing position to the opening position. The SMA actuator can apply a force higher than 100 N and including blocking means for allowing the force to be applied on the lever only when the force exceeds a predetermined threshold value. |
| US10378243B2 |
Lock capable of locking movable door
A lock capable of locking a movable door includes a lock shell having opening parts, and hook tongues extending out of the opening parts. The lock further includes lock tongue support frames, lock tongue reset springs, left and right first guide grooves, and shifting blocks. The lock tongue support frames are movably disposed on the lock shell and combined with shaft pins. The hook tongues have lower shaft holes and rotatably sleeve the shaft pins via the lower shaft holes. Each lock tongue reset springs has one free end combined with the lock tongue support frames, and another one free end combined with the hook tongues. The left and right first guide grooves are symmetrically-arranged and correspond to the shaft pins. Two ends of the shaft pins respectively extending into the left and right first guide grooves. The shaft pins drive the hook tongues to move to be unhooked or locked when the lock tongue support frames move to drive the shaft pins to move along the left and right first guide grooves. Axial centers of the shifting blocks have center holes that allow shifting sheets to be inserted therein. The lock tongue support frames are able to move back and forth to respond to rotation of shifting handles on the shifting blocks when the shifting blocks rotate. |
| US10378229B2 |
Pool cleaning robot with bypass mechanism
A cleaning robot may be provided and may include a housing comprising at least one inlet and an outlet; a filtering unit for filtering fluid; a bypass mechanism for bypassing the filtering unit; and a fluid suction unit that is arranged to direct towards the outlet fluid that (a) passes through the at least one inlet and (b) passes through at least one out of the filtering unit and the bypass mechanism. |
| US10378224B2 |
Structural rob protective device
A structural rod protective device for preventing injury to persons falling on structural rods includes a first panel. Each of a pair of second panels is coupled to and extends perpendicularly from a respective opposing edge of the first panel to define a channel. Each of a plurality of slats is coupled to and extends between the second panels. The plurality of slats defines a plurality of slots. The second panels are configured to selectively position over linear and nonlinear rows of structural support rods, such as rebar. Each rod is inserted into a respective slot so that an end of the rod abuts the first panel. Persons falling on the rods are protected from impalement upon the rods. |
| US10378222B1 |
Inflatable scaffolding
The inflatable scaffolding is a self-erecting structure that forms a raised working platform similar to a scaffolding. The inflatable scaffolding comprises a plurality of inflatable bladders, a flooring, a guarding, a ladder, and a pump. The plurality of inflatable bladders is a stack of bladders. When pressurized air provided by the pump inflates one or more bladders selected from the plurality of bladders, the span of the distance of the vertical height is increased. The flooring and the guarding are located on the surface of the plurality of inflatable bladders distal from the supporting surface. When each of the one or more selected bladders is fully inflated, flooring and the guarding form a raised working platform that is similar to the structure commonly referred to as scaffolding. To erect the scaffolding to it greatest vertical height, all the inflatable bladders contained within the plurality of inflatable bladders are inflated. |
| US10378215B2 |
Attachment system, E.G., for panels
A system for fastening a covering on a surface includes a first assembly comprising a first retaining element; and a second assembly comprising a second retaining element; the first and second retaining elements being configured to engage each other so as to form a reversible bond; the system being characterized in that the first retaining element comprises an array of retaining elements comprising hooks having a height (Hc) lying in the range 0.05 mm (0.0020 in) to 1 mm (0.039 in), and the second retaining element comprises an array of retaining elements comprising loops having a height (Hb) lying in the range 0.1 mm (0.0039 in) to 3.0 mm (0.12 in). |
| US10378213B2 |
Panel for attachment to a mounting surface of a building structure and method of making the same
A panel is configured for attachment to a mounting surface of a building structure. The panel includes a first end surface and a second end surface, spaced from each other along a longitudinal axis; a top edge surface and a bottom edge surface, spaced from each other and offset from the longitudinal axis; and an inner surface and an outer surface, opposed to each other and extending from the first end surface and the second end surface. The inner surface includes a contact portion and a contour portion. The contact portion is disposed on a reference plane. The contour portion is contoured toward the outer surface, away from the reference plane, such that the contour portion defines a channel. The channel extends along at least a portion of a length of the panel, between the first end surface and the second end surface. |
| US10378211B1 |
Spacer device and method
A spacer device includes a spacer having a n aperture through a bottom-side that sits against the surface of the form. The aperture is configured for providing a threaded-fixture having internal-threads, the threaded-fixture including a securing assembly insertable into the threaded-fixture. The securing assembly includes external-threads for mating with the internal-threads of the threaded-fixture. The spacer device is useful for providing a novel securing means for securing with reinforcing steel in a spaced relation for in a concrete structure or other such structure. |
| US10378207B2 |
Systems, devices, and/or methods for constructing towers
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method, which can comprise fabricating a substantially concrete free tower. The tower can comprise a plurality of sandwich panels. The tower can comprise a plurality of segmented sections. The plurality of segmented sections can comprise the plurality of sandwich panels. The tower can be assembled by coupling the plurality of segmented sections. |
| US10378205B2 |
Curtain wall frame
The invention comprises a two-part support member for curtain walls capable of withstanding the extreme loads required for extra-large walls with minimal deformation comprising two independently extrudable components, each of which may be produced on standard extruders and attachment means that holds the extrudable components together. The sections fit together in such a way that inevitable deformations that occur during production are taken into account and corrected for. Due to the hitherto unattainable stiffness values that this combination of components may reach, extra-large curtain walls mounting and supporting is achieved that was otherwise unattainable. The cross sectional area of the sections is relatively small allowing for lightweight members to be extruded that use a minimum of material. |
| US10378204B2 |
System for forming an insulated structural concrete wall
Disclosed herein is a system 100 for constructing an insulated thermal mass concrete structure comprising four or more walls 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d. The system 100 comprises interconnected frame members 30, 30′, 30″, 30′″, 30*, cross-ties 40 and corner members 33, 33′, which reduces the need for props or stays to support the walls 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d during curing of a concrete core poured between inner and outer layers, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 attached to the frame members 30, 30′, 30″, 30′″, 30*. |
| US10378200B2 |
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for transformable living spaces
The present disclosure provides apparatuses, methods and systems operable to provide transformable living spaces. The system includes a chassis and a configurable unit movably coupled to the chassis for at least one of translation and rotation with respect to the chassis. The system also includes at least one drivetrain assembly movably coupling the configurable unit to the chassis. The system includes at least one actuator coupled to the configurable unit by the at least one drivetrain assembly. The system also includes at least one robotic controller communicatively coupled to the at least one actuator. |
| US10378197B2 |
Method for jointing concrete column and iron beam
A method is provided for jointing a concrete column and an iron beam. A structure joint portion is provided between a column-beam junction and an end of the iron beam, which is mourned on a coning provided to the column. Prestressing tendons are arranged in plural rows to horizontally penetrate the column-beam junction, Tension-introduction forces are applied to the prestressing tendons to tensionally anchor an anchor plate, and thereby to integrally joint the column and the beam. |
| US10378194B2 |
Self-contained toilet bowl dispenser and light
A toilet dispenser and light is disclosed. Upon detection and activation from sensors, a light may be used to illuminate a toilet bowl, and a treatment substance may be dispensed into the toilet bowl. The dispenser correspondingly configures to operate with the rim of a toilet bowl. Portions of the dispenser may be replaceable, such as a power source and a propellant container used to house a treatment substance. A system of multiple dispensers operable, respectively, to treat multiple toilets is also provided. |
| US10378193B2 |
Sink clamp and methods
A clamping device for mounting a sink to a counter includes a clamp having a clamp body and a binding spring of a flat-profile, bending type (“bending spring”), a binding lip for insertion through a first slot in the bottom surface of the countertop adjacent to the sink, the clamp and binding lip connected to the clamp body and extending away therefrom at least partially over an edge of the sink, and a clamp screw for insertion through a first opening in the clamp body and against a flange of the sink. The clamp screw may be covered by a screw cap, and a solid portion of the binding spring may be disposed between the clamp screw and the sink flange, or an opening in the binding spring may permit the clamp screw to press directly against the sink flange. |
| US10378190B2 |
Multipurpose faucet to release a water stream in two directions
A faucet includes a faucet pipe, a branch pipe, a fountain valve, and a fountain nozzle with a pressure compensating flow regulator wherein the faucet pipe having a proximal end to release a water stream in a downward direction through a lower channel and a branch pipe disposed within the faucet pipe to release the water stream in an upward direction through the fountain nozzle with the fountain valve configured within the proximal end of the faucet pipe to redirect the water stream to the branch pipe by gradually blocking and unblocking the upper channel of the branch pipe and wherein the pressure compensating flow regulator is disposed with the fountain opening to compensate the pressure of the water stream released from the fountain opening and control trajectory of the water stream discharged from the fountain opening. |
| US10378180B2 |
Working machine with angle detection device
Provided is a working machine including first and second members, an angle detection device and a connection pin connected to the first and second members to rotate integrally with the second member relative to the first member. The angle detection device has a marker, an angle sensor and a guard member, which has a main guard portion covering the angle sensor and including an inner opposite surface opposed to an end surface of the projecting end portion and a guard-member-side engagement portion. One of the angle sensor and the marker is disposed on the inner opposite surface, the other disposed on the end surface. The first member has a first-member-side engagement portion engaging with the guard-member-side engagement portion to restrain the main guard portion from relative rotation. The guard member can contact with the connection pin to restrain the guard member from relative displacement to the projecting end portion. |
| US10378179B2 |
Trenching system
A system for uncovering and sealing a narrow trench. The system comprises several subsystems, including a work machine, a frame for providing a seal with the surface to be trenched, a saw blade, a vacuum system, a system for placing product, and a resealer. The blade includes rotatable tooth bits, which may be rotated and secured to create a blade for narrower or a wider trench. A removable cover and the blade are easily changeable. A surface engaging member on the frame is manipulated to maintain a seal with changing ground surfaces. Additionally, the vertical location of the blade within the frame is adjustable to create a deeper or shallower trench. |
| US10378178B2 |
System and method for producing a precisely fitting attachment blade and a corresponding excavator scoop
A system and a method configured to produce a precisely fitted attachment blade and a corresponding excavator scoop and templates configured to produce a precisely fitted attachment blade and a corresponding excavator scoop. Thus a transportation requirements to a construction site can be significantly reduced. Furthermore attachment blades for particular excavator scoops can be produced quickly for particular excavator scoops and excavator scoops can be configured with tooth holders. Furthermore existing attachment blades and excavator scoops can be regenerated quickly when service is required. |
| US10378173B2 |
Method of building a foundation comprising a steel monopile and a concrete part and associated foundation for construction work
The invention relates to a method of building a foundation (1) comprising a steel monopile (2) and a precast concrete part (3) on top of the monopile (2), comprising:—arranging a support structure (12) inside the monopile (2), the support structure (12) having a plurality of rods (16) extending radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the monopile; —bringing the concrete part (3) above the monopile (2), with supporting columns (13) interposed between the support structure (12) and the concrete part (3), wherein reinforcement bars (14) protruding from a bottom surface (9) of the precast concrete part (3) extend downwardly beyond the support structure (12) by passing between the rods (16) of the support structure (12); —arranging tendons (15) between the support structure (12) and the concrete part (3) and tensioning the tendons (15); and—pouring concrete into an upper part of the monopile (2). |
| US10378169B2 |
Hydraulic pole tamper handle assembly and adapter kit
A hydraulic pole tamper handle kit having an extended ergonomic handle including a frame and hose clamps to extend the life of the hose by securing the hoses to the frame and to improve the handle, orientation, safety, and usability of the pole tamper. The pole tamper is used to tamp or compact the dirt around a pole which has been set into a hole in the ground to fixedly secure the pole vertically in the ground. |
| US10378168B2 |
Containment dike
Flexible containment tubes form sections of a dike for fluid containment. For example, multiple vinyl-coated polyester tubes with a 19-inch diameter may be filled with water and stacked on top of each other to create a temporary diversion dike. Multiple sections of dike may be abutted together to form longer sections of dike. A vapor barrier or plastic membrane may wrap over dike sections and/or weaved through the flexible containment tubes as they are placed prior to filling. Configurations of the vapor barrier and associated anchoring mechanisms improve the utility of dike sections by reducing hydrostatic pressure of contained fluid on the dike, harnessing the weight of fluid columns, and mitigating seepage through the dike sections. |
| US10378160B2 |
Systems and methods of determining road quality
A system for determining road quality includes a vehicle equipped with sensors to detect a position of the vehicle on the road and a suspension strut parameter indicative of road quality. The suspension strut parameter may be suspension strut pressure or suspension strut cylinder stroke. A threshold range is established outside of which an absolute value of the suspension strut parameter is associated with poor road quality. A computerized system generates a heat map to display relative quality of road segments. |
| US10378158B2 |
Road paver or feeder with material retention device with overload protection, material retention device, and method for protecting a material retention device
A road paver or a feeder with a machine frame, a travel carriage powered by a drive unit, and a material hopper with a material retention device arranged in the front in the operating direction, the material retention device comprising a fastening device and a retention element fastened to the material hopper through the fastening device, the material retention device having an overload protection device, which is designed in such a way that in the event of an overload applied thereto the retention element is detached the from material hopper and the fastening device, the latter remaining on the hopper, without damage. A material retention device of such a road paver or feeder and a method for protecting a material retention device of such a road paver or feeder. |
| US10378156B2 |
Device for fastening trackside modules to rails
The invention relates to a device for fastening trackside modules to a rail having a base and a head. The device includes two clamps that are clamped on the base of the rail with the use of a mechanism that extends under the base of the rail. At least one of the clamps is movable. A bracket is fastened to at least one of the clamps and a trackside module is fastened next to the head of the rail. A pair of brackets is fastened with the use of fasteners to surfaces of each of the clamps. The brackets extend transversely to the longitudinal axis of the rail and at least one upwardly extending section is fastened using second fasteners to at least one of the brackets outer side surfaces. At least one trackside module is fastened to an upper end region of at least one upwardly extending section. |
| US10378155B2 |
Article of manufacture making system
An article of manufacture making system for making an article of manufacture containing a plurality of dry solid additives that utilizes a dry solid additive delivery system having at least one dry solid additive inlet and outlet such that the dry solid additives are conveyed through the dry solid additive delivery system facilitated by one or more prime movers such that the dry solid additives form an article of manufacture. |
| US10378147B2 |
Pretreating agent to improve the effect of ink-jet printing on polyester fabric and its application
The present invention provides a novel pretreating agent to improve the effect of ink-jet printing on polyester fabric and its application, and this invention belongs to the field of digital ink-jet printing. Stirring the dispersing agent, which includes many procedures of wetting agent and deionized water in a stirrer, adding nano-porous oxide dispersoid. Furthermore, keep stirring for 30 min and put the mixture in a sand mill to grinded for 2 h, then nano-porous oxide dispersoid is eventually got. The nano-porous oxide dispersoid work as pretreating agent, which used in the polyester fabric, is treated like pretreating agent during the padding process. By applying this technique into double-sided permeation ink-jet printing and direct-injection ink-jet printing, its pattern's definition, color depth and color saturation could be remarkable enhanced. This method has many advantages such as the craft is easy to handle as well as the operation is simplified, it is also suitable for batch production of the polyester fabric. |
| US10378142B2 |
Scented device for laundry to be used in dryer machines
Scented device (1) for laundry to be used in a dryer machine, the scented device being made in elastomeric material, comprising a body (2) and being characterized by a plurality of lamellar rings (3) which are scented and flexible, layered one above the other to give the device (1) a rounded shape. |
| US10378141B2 |
System for controlling a plurality of apparatuses of a household appliance
A control system includes a motor, first and second movable members, which can be rotated by the motor and which are adapted to interact with a first and a second controlled apparatus, respectively, and a transmission mechanism configured for controlling the movable members. The motor is bidirectional and is configured for selectively rotating, through the transmission mechanism, the first and second movable members, respectively, when the motor turns in a first direction and a second direction of rotation, respectively, opposite to each other. The transmission mechanism includes a first and a second unidirectional clutch selectively cooperating with the motor. |
| US10378140B2 |
Laundry washing machine with detergent drawer comprising a control panel
Laundry washing machine has a casing, a washing tub with its opening facing a laundry loading/unloading opening on a the front wall of the casing, an autodosing detergent dispenser for automatically dosing, on the basis of the selected washing cycle, the suitable amount/dose of detergent, softener and/or other washing agent, and feeding said amount/dose into the washing tub. An appliance control panel is located/arranged on a front side of the drawer-like supporting structure which is fitted/inserted in extractable manner into a drawer housing extending inside the casing underneath the upper worktop or top wall of the casing. The autodosing detergent dispenser has one or more detergent reservoirs. A detergent collecting chamber communicates with the inside of the washing tub. Each detergent reservoir has a respective detergent feeding pump structured to selectively suck the specific amount of the detergent, softener or other washing agent necessary for performing the selected washing cycle. |
| US10378136B2 |
Handheld felting device
A felting device includes a rigid body having a bottom surface, an upper surface, and a perimeter surface. The bottom surface includes a plurality of grooves and a plurality of protrusions formed between the plurality of grooves. Each of the plurality of grooves includes a first side and a second side. The first side extends at an acute angle from the second side. The first and second sides define side surfaces of the each of the plurality of protrusions. The upper surface is opposite the bottom surface. The perimeter surface extends between the bottom surface and the upper surface. The perimeter surface defines perimeter sides of a set of protrusions of the plurality of protrusions that abut the perimeter surface. |
| US10378133B2 |
Article of manufacture making system
An article of manufacture making system for making an article of manufacture containing a plurality of dry solid additives, such as fibers, that utilizes a dry solid additive delivery system comprising one or more dry solid additive inlets and one or more dry solid additive outlets wherein the dry solid additive delivery system exhibits a non-circular cross-section between at least one of the prime movers and at least one of the dry solid additive outlets such that the Stokes Number for the dry solid additives is less than 2000 is provided. |
| US10378129B2 |
Bielastic carbon fiber cord as cap ply
A dipped and heat-set carbon fiber cord, including a plurality of cord plies having a spacing between the plurality of cord plies. A TASE at 2.0% elongation of the carbon fiber cord is less than 2.0cN/dtex. The spacing between the plurality of cord plies is longer than 15% and shorter than 80% of a cord diameter of the plurality of cord plies. |
| US10378126B2 |
Spinning preparation machine
A spinning preparation machine includes a consolidating means for producing a roving having a protective twist from a fiber bundle, a drafting system arranged upstream of the consolidating means, a winding device arranged downstream of the consolidating means, and a movably mounted traversing element adjacent the winding device to guide the roving being wound onto a tube. In a side view of the spinning preparation machine, the consolidating means is arranged vertically between at least one feed roller of the drafting system and the traversing element, and the feed roller and the traversing element are arranged on a same side of the consolidating means so that in operation of the spinning preparation machine, the roving experiences a change in direction after exiting the consolidating means and prior to being wound onto the tube. |
| US10378122B2 |
Method for growing single crystal
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for growing a single crystal ingot having a target resistivity in a silicon melt by the Czochralski method, including steps of: deriving a resistivity value according to a dopant concentration included in a raw material and tabulating the resistivity value with reliable data; setting a reference value of a dopant concentration with respect to a target resistivity value; deriving a measurement value with respect to the dopant concentration included in the raw material itself; calculating a difference value between the reference value and the measurement value; and performing a counter doping on the silicon melt as much as the difference value. Accordingly, a single crystal ingot having a resistivity of 8 kΩ or more can be grown without improving impurities included in the raw material itself. |
| US10378118B2 |
Electroformed nickel-chromium alloy
Various implementations described herein are directed to a method of performing a land seismic survey operation. The method may include receiving a first information from a central recording system by a computer system on a seismic truck. The first information describes time and locations of seismic shots being performed in the seismic survey operation. The method may include using a set of rules and the first information to determine a start time for a seismic shot at a next shot location. The method may also include transmitting a second information that describes the next shot location and the start time to the central recording system. |
| US10378117B2 |
System for producing dihydrogen, and associated method
The invention relates to a system (1) for producing dihydrogen, comprising: an electrolyzer (2) suitable for performing water electrolysis and for producing dioxygen and dihydrogen; a dihydrogen compressor (3); a dihydrogen cooler (4); a main circuit (10) of dihydrogen from the electrolyzer (2), on which at least the compressor (3) and the cooler (4) are successively arranged; and an auxiliary circuit (20) of dioxygen and residual water vapor from the electrolyzer (2), the system being characterized in that it also includes: a condenser of said residual steam; the cooler (4) comprises an expander, an exchanger and a heat-storage module; the condenser, the expander and the exchanger being successively arranged on the auxiliary circuit (20), the exchanger establishing a heat exchange between the dihydrogen compressed by the compressor (3), the dioxygen expanded by the expander and the heat-storage module. |
| US10378115B2 |
Economic secondary descaling
A process for secondary descaling of running metal strips, especially made of steel, during hot-rolling by-spraying water onto the surface of the running metal strips with spray rails having nozzles supplied with pressurized water, wherein the nozzles are supplied at a hydraulic pressure of from 3 to 30 bar, and wherein the nozzles are regulated so that heat flux density extracted from the strip (HF) resulting from the cooling of its surface by the sprayed water is between 6.5 and 20 MW/m2 for a strip temperature between 900 and 1100° C. |
| US10378114B2 |
Cathode protection method and apparatus for reinforced concrete structure and composite structure and processing method for reinforced concrete structure
A cathode protection method of embedded CFRP anode for reinforced concrete structure includes the following steps. Provide a preformed groove with a predetermined shape and size in a surface of a protection area of a reinforced concrete body, and remove dust in the preformed groove. Provide a CFRP member on the surface of the protection area of the reinforced concrete body. Coat an electrical conductive adhesive material between side surfaces of the reinforcing column of the CFRP member and the preformed groove and between the reinforcing plate and the reinforced concrete body. Connect the CFRP member with a positive electrode of an external DC power supply and the steel reinforcing element with a negative electrode of the external DC power supply. |
| US10378111B2 |
Coated metal sheet, method for manufacturing same, and exterior building material
Provided is a coated metal sheet for exterior use, having a metal sheet, and a top coat film situated on the metal sheet. The top coat film contains a resin, 0.2-15 volume percent of a gloss control agent composed of porous particles, and a delustering agent composed of primary particles. The coated metal sheet satisfies the following expressions in which, in the number-size distribution of the gloss control agent and the delustering agent, R is the number-average particle diameter (μm) of the gloss control agent, D197.5 and D297.5 are 97.5% particle diameter values (μm) of the gloss control agent and the delustering agent, Ru is the upper limit particle diameter (μm) of the gloss control agent, and T is the film thickness (μm) of the top coat film. D197.5/T≤0.7 Ru≤1.2T R≥1.0 2.0≤D297.5/T≤7.0 13≤T≤20. |
| US10378099B2 |
Method of coating a substrate so as to provide a controlled in-plane compositional modulation
A method is described for coating a substrate to provide a controlled in-plane compositional modulation, in which first and second targets are activated, with one of the targets being activated by a series of activation pulses to release particles by pulsed evaporation, sublimation, or sputtering that impinge onto the substrate for coating thereof, while the other one of the targets is substantially passive. The first and second target materials or material compositions present (i) a homologous temperature, defined as a ratio of the substrate temperature to the target material or material composition melting temperature of the target material or material composition having the lowest melting temperature, (ii) a miscibility defined by a mixing enthalpy of the target materials or material compositions, wherein the mixing enthalpy of the materials or material compositions greater than zero is defined as immiscible and a mixing enthalpy of the materials or material compositions less than zero is defined as miscible, and (iii) two-dimensional or three-dimensional growth. |
| US10378098B2 |
Methods for optimized production of multilayer metal/transparent conducting oxide (TCO) constructs
The present disclosure relates to processes and apparatuses for optimizing the single pass production of multilayer constructs including metal/transparent conducting oxide (TCO) multilayers. Articles created from such methods are also disclosed. In particular, multilayer constructs are used as an electrochemical test strip, such as a biosensor, and will be described with particular reference thereto. |
| US10378093B2 |
Method of producing a nano-twinned titanium material by casting
A method of producing a nano twinned commercially pure titanium material includes the step of casting a commercially pure titanium material, that apart from titanium, contains not more than 0.05 wt % N; not more than 0.08 wt % C; not more than 0.015 wt % H; not more than 0.50 wt % Fe; not more than 0.40 wt % O; and not more than 0.40 wt % residuals. The material is brought to a temperature at or below 0° C. and plastic deformation is imparted to the material at that temperature to such a degree that nano twins are formed in the material. |
| US10378090B2 |
Steel material
A steel material comprising, by mass%, C: greater than 0.05% to 0.2%, Mn: 1% to 3%, Si: greater than 0.5% to 1.8%, Al: 0.01% to 0.5%, N: 0.001% to 0.015%, Ti or a sum of V and Ti: greater than 0.1% to 0.25%, Ti: 0.001% or more, Cr: 0% to 0.25%, Mo: 0% to 0.35%, the balance: Fe and impurities, comprising a multi-phase structure having a ferrite main phase and a second phase containing one or more of bainite, martensite and austenite, wherein an average nanohardness of the second phase is less than 6.0 GPa, an average grain diameter of all crystal grains in the main phase and the second phase is 3 μm or less, and a proportion of a length of small-angle grain boundaries where the misorientation is 2° to less than 15° in a length of all grain boundaries is 15% or more. |
| US10378089B2 |
Method and device for partially hardening semifinished products
Methods for using a mold to partially harden semifinished products, which are comprised of hardenable steel and have at least partially an open-profile or closed-profile cross section, may involve a number of steps. For example, such methods may involve heating regions of a semifinished product above an AC1 temperature, positioning the semifinished producing in a mold, positioning an active mold cooling element adjacent to or in contact with the heated regions of the semifinished product, and cooling the regions of the semifinished product at a defined cooling rate so that a hardened microstructure in the cooled regions. These methods and corresponding devices provide low cost solutions that dispense with complete hardening of semifinished products and/or employing welded connections to provide various mechanical properties. |
| US10378088B2 |
Aluminum alloy fin material and heat exchanger
[Problem]There is provided an aluminum alloy fin material with high strength, superior brazability and superior corrosion resistance.[Solving means]An aluminum alloy fin material has a composition, in % by mass, of the following: Zr: 0.05 to 0.25%, Mn: 1.3 to 1.8%, Si: 0.7 to 1.3%, Fe: 0.10 to 0.35%, and Zn: 1.2 to 3.0%, the remainder being Al and inevitable impurities. The aluminum alloy fin material has a solidus temperature of 615° C. or higher, a tensile strength after brazing of 135 MPa or higher, a pitting potential after brazing in the range of −900 to −780 mV, and an average crystal grain diameter in a rolled surface after brazing in the range of 200 μm to 1,000 μm. |
| US10378086B2 |
Sliding contact material and method for manufacturing same
The present invention is a sliding contact material having a composition of Cu of 6.0% by mass or more and 9.0% by mass or less, Ni of 0.1% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less, an additive element M of 0.1% by mass or more and 0.8% by mass or less, and the balance being Ag. The additive element M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sm, La and Zr. The present sliding contact material has a material structure in which dispersion particles containing an intermetallic compound containing at least both Ni and an additive element M are dispersed in an Ag alloy matrix. It is required that the ratio of a Ni content (% by mass) and a content of an additive element M (% by mass) (KNi/KM) in the dispersion particles falls within a predetermined range. The present invention is an Ag alloy-based sliding contact material more excellent also in abrasion resistance than conventional ones, and a material adaptable to higher rotation numbers of micromotors. |
| US10378075B2 |
High performance material for coiled tubing applications and the method of producing the same
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to coiled steel tubes and methods of manufacturing coiled steel tubes. In some embodiments, the final microstructures of the coiled steel tubes across all base metal regions, weld joints, and heat affected zones can be homogeneous. Further, the final microstructure of the coiled steel tube can be a mixture of tempered martensite and bainite. |
| US10378074B2 |
High performance material for coiled tubing applications and the method of producing the same
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to coiled steel tubes and methods of manufacturing coiled steel tubes. In some embodiments, the final microstructures of the coiled steel tubes across all base metal regions, weld joints, and heat affected zones can be homogeneous. Further, the final microstructure of the coiled steel tube can be a mixture of tempered martensite and bainite. |
| US10378071B2 |
Bellow compensator
The invention relates to a bellow compensator for a charging installation of a metallurgical furnace. The bellow compensator comprises an inlet end pipe 40 and an opposite outlet end pipe 42 and a bellow section 44 arranged between the inlet end pipe 40 and the outlet end pipe 42, the bellow section 44 being formed by a series of folds and allowing relative movement between the inlet end pipe 40 and the outlet end pipe 42. According to the present invention, a non-structural flexible liner 60, preferably wire mesh gasket, is arranged along an inner wall 62 of the bellow compensator and extends over at least some of the length of the bellow section 44. The non-structural flexible liner 60 has a first end 64 and a second end 66, wherein the first end 64 is fixedly connected to the inlet end pipe 40 and the second end 66 is fixedly connected to the outlet end pipe 42. |
| US10378066B2 |
Molecular diagnostic test for cancer
Methods and compositions are provided for the identification of a molecular diagnostic test for cancer. The test defines a novel DNA damage repair deficient molecular subtype and enables classification of a patient within this subtype. The present invention can be used to determine whether patients with cancer are clinically responsive or non-responsive to a therapeutic regimen prior to administration of any chemotherapy. This test may be used in different cancer types and with different drugs that directly or indirectly affect DNA damage or repair, such as many of the standard cytotoxic chemotherapeutic drugs currently in use. In particular, the present invention is directed to the use of certain combinations of predictive markers, wherein the expression of the predictive markers correlates with responsiveness or non-responsiveness to a therapeutic regimen. |
| US10378065B2 |
Prognostic mean telomere length
The disclosure concerns a prognostic method for determining at least one, or a combination, of the following: time to first treatment, response to treatment or overall survival for a patient presenting with a disease including or characterized by telomere shortening, including an assessment of the longest mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected and then a determination of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range (i.e. the range below that mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected) and the subsequent use of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range as a prognostic indicator. |
| US10378064B1 |
Analyzing circulating nucleic acids to identify a biomarker representative of cancer presented by a patient population
CNA biomarkers can include nucleic acid sequences that are present in circulating nucleic acids obtained from circulatory systems of a population known to have cancer, but that are rarely present, if at all, in circulating nucleic acids obtained from circulatory systems of a control population. Information is received describing one or more sequences obtained from circulating nucleic acids in a population known to have cancer. Information is also received describing one or more sequences obtained from circulating nucleic acids in a control population. A cluster analysis within a predetermined portion of a genome uses the one or more sequences in the circulating nucleic acids obtained from the population known to have cancer and the one or more sequences in the circulating nucleic acids obtained from the control population. Information is generated identifying one or more biomarkers for the cancer based on a cluster search within results of the cluster analysis. |
| US10378061B2 |
Biomarker for predicting effect of an anti-c-Met antibody
A method of predicting an effect of an anti-c-Met antibody and/or selecting a subject for application of an anti-c-Met antibody including measuring a level of the biomarker in a biological sample, is provided. |
| US10378059B2 |
Methods and molecular pharmacodynamic biomarkers for multiple signaling pathways in response to carboxyamidotriazole orotate
This invention provides methods, pharmacodynamics biomarker signatures for multiple signaling pathways in a cell sample such as anagen hair, in response to carboxyamidotriazole orotate (CTO) from a subject. CTO has demonstrated response in several cancers having different genomic mutations in clinical studies. This invention provides a diagnostic and prognostic assay for monitoring response to CTO ranging from −100 fold to +25 fold differential expression in several transcriptional signatures associated with tumor inhibition including EGFR, MEK, HDAC, RAS, GFS, WNT, HSP90 or non-voltage dependent calcium signaling, while inducing tumor suppressors signatures such as P53 or EGR1 in the anagen hair assay. |
| US10378050B2 |
Polymerization of nucleic acids using proteins having low isoelectric points
This disclosure relates to the use of one or more proteins (e.g., globular proteins) having a low isoelectric point and/or a limited number (e.g., zero) of modifying groups in nucleic acid polymerization and/or amplification reactions such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR). |
| US10378048B2 |
Emulsion chemistry for encapsulated droplets
System, including methods, apparatus, compositions, and kits, for making and using a stabilized emulsion. A method of generating a stabilized emulsion is provided. In the method, an aqueous phase may be provided. The aqueous phase may include an effective concentration of one or more skin-forming proteins. An emulsion may be formed. The emulsion may include droplets of a dispersed phase disposed in a continuous phase, with the aqueous phase being the continuous phase or the dispersed phase. The emulsion may be heated to create an interfacial skin between each droplet and the continuous phase, to transform the droplets into capsules. |
| US10378047B2 |
Method for prediction of prognosis by human papillomavirus DNA integration pattern
Provided is a method for analyzing the prognosis of cervical cancer according to the human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA integration pattern. The method of analyzing the prognosis of cervical cancer according to the human papillomavirus DNA integration pattern of the present invention enables an observation of the HPV DNA integration pattern with accuracy and convenience via in situ hybridization (ISH) compared to qPCR analysis. Since the prognosis of cervical cancer having the tumors with an episomal pattern and an integrated pattern can be significantly distinguished when the HPV DNA integration patterns are classified by the above method, the survival rate after radiotherapy of cervical cancer, and in particular invasive cervical cancer, can be more accurately analyzed. |
| US10378044B1 |
Methods for increasing the molecular specificity of a nanosensor
Systems and methods for detecting a target species using a semiconductor nanosensor are generally described. |
| US10378039B2 |
Mouse embryonic stem cells comprising a hybrid heavy chain immunoglobulin locus
A method for engineering and utilizing large DNA vectors to target, via homologous recombination, and modify, in any desirable fashion, endogenous genes and chromosomal loci in eukaryotic cells. These large DNA targeting vectors for eukaryotic cells, termed LTVECs, are derived from fragments of cloned genomic DNA larger than those typically used by other approaches intended to perform homologous targeting in eukaryotic cells. Also provided is a rapid and convenient method of detecting eukaryotic cells in which the LTVEC has correctly targeted and modified the desired endogenous gene(s) or chromosomal locus (loci) as well as the use of these cells to generate organisms bearing the genetic modification. |
| US10378037B2 |
Methods of making a nucleic acid encoding a human variable region
A method for engineering and utilizing large DNA vectors to target, via homologous recombination, and modify, in any desirable fashion, endogenous genes and chromosomal loci in eukaryotic cells. These large DNA targeting vectors for eukaryotic cells, termed LTVECs, are derived from fragments of cloned genomic DNA larger than those typically used by other approaches intended to perform homologous targeting in eukaryotic cells. Also provided is a rapid and convenient method of detecting eukaryotic cells in which the LTVEC has correctly targeted and modified the desired endogenous gene(s) or chromosomal locus (loci) as well as the use of these cells to generate organisms bearing the genetic modification. |
| US10378036B2 |
Method for the regioselective deacetylation of mannosylerythritol lipids
The present invention relates to methods for the enzymatic deacetylation of mannosylerythritol lipids produced by fermentation using lipases. More in particular, the present invention relates to a method for the enzymatic deacetylation of mannosylerythritol lipids using a hydrolyzing enzyme in an organic solvent containing only low amounts of water, preferably, no water. It further provides the use of organic solvents, containing only low amounts of water, more preferably, no water, for the enzymatic deacetylation of mannosylerythritol lipids. |
| US10378030B2 |
Polyhydroxyalkanoate production method
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to processes for the production and processing of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources. In several embodiments, PHAs are produced at high efficiencies from carbon-containing gases or materials. |
| US10378027B2 |
RNA-guided targeting of genetic and epigenomic regulatory proteins to specific genomic loci
Methods and constructs for RNA-guided targeting of heterologous functional domains such as transcriptional activators to specific genomic loci. |
| US10378022B2 |
Transcription factors and method for increased fiber length of cotton
The present invention includes a seed, a plant, a protoplast, a hybrid and methods of making the same of a cotton cultivar recombinantly modified overexpresses at least one of AtRAV1, AtRAV2 to confer longer fibers to transgenic cotton plants under drought conditions without an effect on yield. |
| US10378021B2 |
Plant CO2 sensors, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods for making and using them
The invention provides compositions and methods for manipulating the exchange of water and/or carbon dioxide (CO2) through plant stomata by controlling CO2 sensor genes. The invention provides compositions and methods for enhancing or optimizing biomass accumulation in a plant. The invention provides compositions and methods for 10 opening or closing a stomatal pore on a guard cell in the epidermis of a plant. The invention provides compositions and methods for increasing or decreasing oxygenation efficiency and/or carbon fixation in a guard cell in the epidermis of a plant by manipulating expression of a ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase. The invention provides promoters for regulating expression of a nucleic acid in a plant guard cell. |
| US10378010B2 |
Methods and systems for construction of normalized nucleic acid libraries
The present disclosure generally relates to nucleic acid amplification systems and methods suitable for construction of nucleic acid samples, including construction of normalized nucleic acid libraries. In some embodiments, the method includes providing one or more input nucleic acid samples, contacting each of the input nucleic acid samples (e.g., input library) with a reaction mixture including first amplification or normalization primers and second amplification or normalization primers, wherein the first amplification or normalization primers are immobilized on a solid support and the second amplification or normalization primers are in solution phase, and amplifying the input nucleic acid samples under conditions such that substantially all of the first amplification or normalization primers are incorporated into amplification products. Further provided are systems and droplet actuator devices that are configured to carry out the methods disclosed herein. Compositions that include nucleic acid samples and libraries, preferably normalized, prepared in accordance with the disclosed methods and systems are also provided. |
| US10378009B2 |
Microbial enhanced oil recovery methods utilizing a microorganism that is deficient in its ability to degrade short chain hydrocarbons
Aspects of the invention include methods and compositions for microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). In particular, the invention focuses on new, efficient, economical and environmentally safe microbial methods to enhance oil recovery in existing oil reservoirs, as well as microorganisms useful in such methods. |
| US10377995B2 |
Mutated genes for the catalytic protein of Oplophorus luciferase and use thereof
A novel luciferase that is distinct from conventional luciferase has been desired. A luciferase mutant comprising an amino acid sequence in which glutamic acid at position 4, arginine at position 11, leucine at position 18 and valine at position 27 are substituted with other amino acids, in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. |
| US10377994B2 |
Use of the reductive glycine pathway for generating formatotrophic and autotrophic microorganisms
An isolated microorganism that expresses enzymes of the reductive glycine pathway is disclosed. The microorganism is capable of converting formate to pyruvate or glycerate via the formation of glycine and serine. Methods of generating same are further described. |
| US10377990B2 |
Viral resistant cells and uses thereof
The present invention provides mammalian cell lines that have been genetically engineered causing such cell lines to be resistant to viral entry and/or propagation, and provides methods of using said cell lines to reduce or prevent viral contamination of biologic production systems. |
| US10377980B2 |
Process of washing fabrics
The present invention relates to a process for washing fabrics in the drum of an automatic washing machine. |
| US10377978B2 |
Alkaline earth metal-containing cleaning solution for cleaning semiconductor element, and method for cleaning semiconductor element using same
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cleaning solution which removes a dry etching residue and photoresist on a surface of a semiconductor element having a low dielectric constant film (a low-k film) and at least one material selected from between a material that contains 10 atom % or more of titanium and a material that contains 10 atom % or more of tungsten, wherein the cleaning solution contains: 0.002-50 mass % of at least one type of oxidizing agent selected from among a peroxide, perchloric acid, and a perchlorate salt; 0.000001-5 mass % of an alkaline earth metal compound; and water. |
| US10377974B2 |
Hand dishwashing liquid detergent composition
A hand dishwashing detergent composition having a surfactant system a lipase at least 0.05% by weight of the composition of at least one monovalent, divalent or trivalent cation or a mixture thereof. |
| US10377973B2 |
Hand dishwashing liquid detergent composition
A hand dishwashing liquid detergent composition having a surfactant system having an anionic surfactant and an amine oxide co-surfactant, a lipase, and preferably at least 0.05% by weight of the composition of at least one monovalent, divalent or trivalent cation or a mixture thereof. |
| US10377971B2 |
Detergent composition comprising phosphinosuccinic acid adducts and methods of use
Detergent compositions effective for controlling hard water scale accumulation are disclosed. Detergent compositions employing phosphinosuccinic acid and mono-, bis- and oligomeric phosphinosuccinic acid (PSO) derivatives with alkali metal carbonate and/or alkali metal hydroxide reduce had water scale accumulation on treated surfaces at alkaline conditions between about pH of 9 and 12.5. Methods employing the detergent compositions and preventing hard water scale accumulation are also provided. |
| US10377969B2 |
Process for making a particle
A process for making a particle, the particle includes: a) a nitrogen-containing cleaning-active in the form of a salt wherein the salt has a pH in 1% weight aqueous solution measured at 25° C. greater than 9; and b) a malodor-reducing agent including an acid group wherein the process includes the step of adding the malodor-reducing agent to the nitrogen-containing cleaning-active wherein the malodor-reducing agent is added in the absence of water. |
| US10377968B2 |
Cleaning compositions and methods for removing oxides from superalloy substrates
Methods for cleaning a superalloy substrate having engine deposits on its surface are provided. The method may include applying a permanganate solution onto the surface of the superalloy substrate, and applying a ferric chloride based cleaning composition onto the surface of the superalloy substrate. The ferric chloride based cleaning composition includes ferric chloride and at least one of nitric acid and phosphoric acid, such as within a solvent system (e.g., an aqueous solution including water). |
| US10377965B2 |
Photolabile acetal and ketal compounds for the controlled release of active volatile carbonyl compounds
The present invention relates to a delivery system based on photosensitive acetal or ketal compounds capable of liberating upon exposure to light an active volatile carbonyl compound in a controlled manner from a surface into the surrounding. The delivery system can be used to release active substances such as flavors, fragrances, malodor counteractants, insect attractants or insect repellents. The invention also relates to the use of said acetal or ketal compounds in perfumery, as well as in perfuming compositions or perfumed consumer articles. |
| US10377957B2 |
Process for the treatment of a gasoline
A process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins, comprising the following steps: a) fractionating the gasoline in a manner such as to recover at least one intermediate gasoline cut, MCN, comprising hydrocarbons and wherein the temperature difference (ΔT) between the 5% and 95% by weight distillation points is less than 60° C.; b) desulphurizing the intermediate gasoline cut MCN alone and in the presence of a hydrodesulphurization catalyst and hydrogen in a manner such as to produce a partially desulphurized intermediate gasoline cut MCN; and c) fractionating, in a splitter, the at least partially desulphurized intermediate gasoline cut MCN which has not undergone catalytic treatment subsequent to step b), in a manner such as to recover an intermediate gasoline with low sulphur and mercaptans contents from the column head and a cut of hydrocarbons containing sulphur-containing compounds including mercaptans from the column bottom. |
| US10377953B2 |
Fluidized upgrading/hydrostabilizing of pyrolysis vapors
The present disclosure relates to processes and systems that convert biomass to stable intermediate hydrocarbon products that having a greatly decreased oxygen content. This stabilized intermediate hydrocarbon product may be easily be stored for an extended period of time, further refined into liquid transportation fuels (either alone or mixed with petroleum-derived hydrocarbons), or blended with petroleum-derived blendstocks to produce a finished liquid transportation fuel. |
| US10377952B2 |
Method for inhibiting occurrence of pyrolysis deposit in pyrolysis gasification system, and pyrolysis gasification system
This method for inhibiting the occurrence of a pyrolysis deposit in a pyrolysis gasification system includes: gasifying biomass (S2) through pyrolysis in a pyrolysis gasification furnace (5); separating, in a solid-gas separation unit (7), a pyrolysis gas (G1) and a carbide (C) continuously formed through pyrolysis of the biomass (S2); feeding an oxygen-containing gas (G3) to the separated pyrolysis gas (G1); and introducing the pyrolysis gas (G1) together with the oxygen-containing gas (G3) to a combustion furnace (6) through a pipe (9) which constitutes a pyrolysis gas line (8). |
| US10377946B2 |
Self-passivating quantum dot and preparation method thereof
The invention relates to a self-passivating quantum dot and a preparation method thereof. The quantum dot is doped with a self-passivating element M and the self-passivating element M ranges from 0.1 wt % to 40 wt % in content. The self-passivating element M is selected from the group consisting of Al, Zr, Fe, Ti, Cr, Ta, Si, and Ni. The preparation method comprises the steps of: adding a quantum dot core and a solvent into a reaction vessel, controlling the temperature to be 100-120° C. and vacuumizing the reaction vessel for 30-50 min; filling the reaction vessel with inert gas, and rising the temperature to 230-280° C.; and injecting a coating material precursor solution into the reaction vessel for coating the quantum dot core according to the injection amount being 1 or 2 times by molar concentration of the quantum dot core element to prepare the self-passivating quantum dot. |
| US10377919B2 |
Hard coating film using composition including epoxy siloxane resin and preparing method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a hard-coating cured material which contains a siloxane resin component including an epoxy group and a preparing method of the hard-coating cured material. Especially, by using a special polymerization method like a cationic polymerization and a moisture-heat treatment, it is possible to provide a hard-coating film having both superior flexibility and high surface hardness that cannot be obtained from conventional coating compositions. |
| US10377912B2 |
Container coating compositions
A coating composition comprising a polyester, a mixture of novolak and resole resins and a vinyl chloride polymer, and the use of these compositions to coat metal containers is disclosed. |
| US10377907B2 |
Substrate with a superhydrophobic coating and a method of fabricating thereof
A substrate with a superhydrophobic coating, wherein the superhydrophobic coating includes a binding layer disposed on the substrate, and a hydrophobic layer disposed on the binding layer, wherein the hydrophobic layer includes perfluoroalkyl-functionalized silica nanoparticles, and a method of fabricating the substrate with the superhydrophobic coating. Various combinations of embodiments of the substrate with the superhydrophobic coating and the method of fabricating thereof are provided. |
| US10377906B2 |
Composition for rheology control
The invention relates to a rheology control agent containing i) 15-95% by weight of an amide compound (A), ii) 5-75% by weight of a urea compound (B), iii) 0-50% by weight of an ionogenic compound (C) and iv) 0-35% weight of an organic solvent (D). |
| US10377905B2 |
Slurry for thermal spraying, thermal sprayed coating, and method for forming thermal sprayed coating
A thermal spray slurry of the present invention contains ceramic particles having an average particle size of 200 nm or more and 5 μm or less. Precipitates formed when 700 mL of the thermal spray slurry is placed in a 16.5-cm-high cylindrical vessel having a volume of 1 L and is allowed to stand still at room temperature for 1 week are made to disappear by disposing, at a temperature of 20° C. or higher and 30° C. or lower, the cylindrical vessel so as for the central axis of the cylindrical vessel to be horizontal and by rotating the cylindrical vessel at a rotation speed of 100 rpm for 120 minutes around the central axis of the cylindrical vessel to stir the thermal spray slurry in the cylindrical vessel. |
| US10377902B2 |
Crystallized red pigment, method of producing a recrystallized red pigment and a method for improving the appearance of or preventing wrinkles
A crystalized red pigment of saw palmetto fruit obtained by extracting a saw palmetto fruit with ethanol and depositing a red pigment in the extract. |
| US10377900B2 |
Bitumen/polymer composition having improved low-temperature mechanical properties
The invention relates to a bitumen/polymer composition and to its process of manufacture. The bitumen/polymer composition includes first bitumen base having an intrinsic stability S of greater than 2.5 and/or a degree of peptization Sa of greater than 0.60, and a second bitumen base having an intrinsic stability S of less than or equal to 2.50 and/or a degree of peptization Sa of less than or equal to 0.60, an elastomer and an olefinic polymer adjuvant functionalized by at least glycidyl functional groups. The values of intrinsic stability S and of the degree of peptization Sa are measured according to the standard ASTM D 7157-12. The bitumen/polymer composition exhibits improved low-temperature mechanical properties. |
| US10377899B2 |
Methods and materials for the production of monomers for nylon-4/polyester production
This document describes biochemical pathways for producing 4-hydroxybutyrate, 4-aminobutyrate, putrescine or 1,4-butanediol by forming one or two terminal functional groups, comprised of amine or hydroxyl group, in a C5 backbone substrate such as 2-oxoglutarate or L-glutamate. |
| US10377897B2 |
Laser-markable polyamide composition
The invention relates to a laser-markable polyamide composition comprising: a first phase comprising Sb2O3 and an aliphatic polyamide with an amide density AD1, and a second phase comprising an aliphatic polyamide with an amide density AD2, wherein AD1-AD2 is at least 0.01, and wherein the amount of Sb2O3 is between 0.1 and 5 wt %, a halogen-free flame retardant in an amount of between 1 to 25 wt %, wherein the amount in weight percentage are based on the total amount of composition. The invention also relates to a process for preparing a laser-markable polyamide composition, as well as laser-marked products comprising the composition. |
| US10377895B2 |
Conductive polymer of poly(thio- or seleno-)phene type
The present invention relates to a conductive polymer material of poly(thio- or seleno-)phene type containing at least two distinct species of counteranion, including a first species which is an anionic form of sulphuric acid, and a second species of counteranion selected from triflate, triflimidate, tosylate, mesylate, perchlorate and hexafluorophosphate. The invention also relates to a process for preparing such a material and the use thereof as conductive film. The invention also targets a substrate coated at least partly by a film of a material as defined above, a device comprising a material as defined above as conductive material, and also the use thereof in the organic electronics, organic thermoelectricity, organic photovoltaic and organic photodetector fields. |
| US10377893B2 |
Elastomeric film-forming compositions and articles made from the elastomeric film
The invention relates to an elastomeric film-forming composition comprising a carboxylic acid- or ester-grafted polychlorobutadiene, and one or more cross-linking agents. The invention also relates to dipped articles, gloves, methods of manufacture and uses involving the composition. |
| US10377889B2 |
Thermoplastic elastomer composition and production process for the same
A thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by dynamically crosslinking an ethylene/α-olefin/non-conjugated polymer copolymer (A), a polyolefin resin (B), a softener (C) in an amount of 1 to 200 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total of the copolymer (A) and the resin (B), and a crosslinking agent (D) by the use of a batch mixer under the conditions satisfying the requirements (1) to (4). |
| US10377882B2 |
Polymer latex composition for dip-molding applications
A polymer latex composition for dip-molding applications includes the reaction product obtained by free-radical emulsion polymerization in aqueous medium of ethylenically unsaturated monomers including; (a) 19.9 to 90 wt.-% of at least one aliphatic conjugated diene; (b) 9.9 to 80 wt.-% of at least one unsaturated nitrile; (c) 0.1 to 10 wt.-% of at least one ethylenically unsaturated acid; (d) 0 to 19 wt.-% of at least one aromatic vinyl compound, and (e) 0 to 20 wt.-% of at least one further ethylenically unsaturated compound different from any of compounds (a) to (d), the weight percentages being based on the total amount of monomers, wherein the emulsion polymerization is conducted in presence of a degraded polysaccharide having a DE of 2 to 90 measured according to ISO 5377 (Dec. 15, 1981) to a method for making said polymer latex composition, to a curable polymer latex compound including said polymer latex composition, to a method for making dip molded latex films employing said curable polymer latex compound, to a film made from said polymer latex composition and to articles including said film or being coated with said polymer latex composition. |
| US10377881B2 |
Composition and molded article
The invention provides a composition capable of providing a molded article that has excellent heat resistance and a small weight change against both fluorine plasma exposure and oxygen plasma exposure during a semiconductor manufacturing step. The composition contains a fluorine-containing polymer and a cage silsesquioxane having a specific structure. |
| US10377880B2 |
Flame-retardant thermoplastic polyurethane based on polycarbonate diols
The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, at least one metal hydroxide, and at least one phosphorus-containing flame retardant, where the thermoplastic polyurethane is a thermoplastic polyurethane based on at least one diisocyanate and on at least one polycarbonatediol. The present invention further relates to the use of compositions of this type for producing cable sheathing. |
| US10377879B2 |
Chemical amplification in self-strengthening materials
A self-strengthening material is provided, the material comprising a polymer matrix having a plurality of chemical amplifiers dispersed throughout the polymer matrix and a plurality of triggerable reservoirs, the triggerable reservoirs capable of releasing at least one activator of the plurality of chemical amplifiers, wherein the plurality of chemical amplifiers reacts with the at least one activator to produce additional activators capable of changing the mechanical properties of the polymer matrix, and thus strengthening the material. |
| US10377878B2 |
Controlled crosslinking of latex polymers with polyfunctional amines
The latex polymer compositions of the present invention exhibit latent crosslinking properties. Latent crosslinking in the polymers takes advantage of the fast interaction between the anionic latex charge and the cationic charge associated with polyfunctional amine crosslinkers. Once the latex is coated onto a substrate, the volatile base evaporates and the groups react to form a crosslinked coating with improved wash-off properties. |
| US10377877B2 |
Self-healing thermal interface materials
A self-healing thermal interface material includes a reactive silicone-based material and a thermally conductive filler material. The reactive silicone-based material is modified to include one or more hydrogen bonding functional groups. |
| US10377873B2 |
Expandable acrylic resin bead, expanded acrylic resin bead, and expanded acrylic resin beads molded article
Provided are an expanded acrylic resin beads molded article that produces little soot during burning, and has good castabilities and high strength, and an expandable acrylic resin bead and an expanded acrylic resin bead for producing the expanded acrylic resin beads molded article. The expandable acrylic resin bead includes a physical blowing agent and a copolymer. The copolymer is composed of a methyl methacrylate component, an acrylic acid ester component, and a styrene component in a predetermined proportion. The copolymer constitutes a base resin of the expandable acrylic resin beads. The water content of the expandable acrylic resin bead is a 0.5 mass % or less. The expanded acrylic resin bead includes the copolymer and has a bulk density and cell diameters within predetermined ranges, and the expanded acrylic resin beads molded article is produced by in-mold molding of plural expanded beads. |
| US10377872B2 |
Foamable resin composition and molded foam
The present invention provides a foamable resin composition excellent in terms of the dispersibility and moldability. The foamable resin composition containing: from 30 to 80 wt % of a polyolefin; from 3 to 40 wt % of a polylactic acid; from 1 to 20 wt % of a modified polyolefin containing a carbonyl group in a molecule; from 10 to 40 wt % of a layered silicate; and from 0.01 to 0.5 wt % of a filler, the polyolefin containing at least one of polypropylene and polyethylene, the filler having a density different from the density of the layered silicate by at least 0.20 g/cm3. |
| US10377865B2 |
3D printable biodegradable polymer composite
A printable biodegradable polymer composite includes PGSA, a biodegradable photo-initiator and material selected from the group consisting PCL-DA and PEG-DA uniformly blended together. By adjusting the blending ratio, the elasticity, mechanical properties and degradation patterns may be adjusted for producing a tissue, organ or related bio-product by 3D-printing. |
| US10377859B2 |
Reactive friable polyimide and method of making
Disclosed herein is a friable polyimide powder having a weight average molecular weight, as determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) using polystyrene standards, of less than or equal to 24,500 Daltons and a reactive aromatic amine end group concentration greater than or equal to 3 mole percent, wherein 90 weight percent of the powder particles are reducible to less than or equal to 75 micrometers by mechanical grinding. Also disclosed is a method of making the friable polyimide powder, a processed polyimide resulting from the friable polyimide powder and compositions comprising the processed polyimide. |
| US10377857B2 |
Polyamides modified with (per)fluoropolyether segments
The present invention relates to thermoplastic polyamides (PA) comprising recurring units derived from a PFPE dicarboxylic acid (PFPA-DA) or a PFPE diamine (PFPE-NN) in a defined weight amount with respect to other units derived from the other monomers used in the course of polymerization. Polyamides (PA) are endowed with improved surface properties, chemical resistance and reduced brittleness and do not require the addiction of impact modifiers. |
| US10377856B2 |
Semi-crystalline polyamide composition with high glass transition temperature for composite material, process for manufacturing same and uses thereof
The invention relates to a composition for thermoplastic composite material comprising: 30% to 60% by volume, preferentially 35% to 50% by volume, of a thermoplastic matrix comprising from 50% to 100% by weight of a semi-crystalline polyamide polymer and from 0% to 50% by weight of at least one additive and/or of at least one other polymer, 40% to 70% by volume, preferentially 50% to 65% by volume, of long reinforcing fibers (or of long fibrous reinforcement), said thermoplastic matrix impregnating said long reinforcing fibers (or said long fibrous reinforcement), said semi-crystalline polyamide polymer being: a) a reactive composition comprising or consisting of at least one reactive polyamide prepolymer which is a precursor of said semi-crystalline polyamide polymer, or, as an alternative to a), b) a nonreactive composition of at least one polyamide polymer, said composition being that of said thermoplastic matrix defined above, and said reactive polyamide prepolymer of the composition a) and said polyamide polymer of the composition b) comprising or consisting of at least one BACT/XT copolyamide. |
| US10377853B2 |
Process to prepare a polyester polymer composition comprising a polyester polymer having furanic units and a polyester polymer composition obtainable thereby and the use thereof
A process to prepare a polyester polymer composition comprising a polyester polymer having furanic units is disclosed. The process comprises a step of ring-opening polymerization of a cyclic polyester oligomer, which comprises residue of furandicarboxylic acid and a diol, in the presence of a catalyst in order to yield a polyester polymer having furanic units. The polyester polymer composition obtainable by the process, wherein the polyester polymer composition comprises a polyester polymer having furanic units and a cyclic polyester oligomer in a concentration of less than 5 wt % of the composition. The use of the polyester polymer composition in extrusion, injection molding, or blow molding are also disclosed. |
| US10377848B2 |
Aromatic resins for underlayers
Polymeric reaction products of certain aromatic alcohols with certain diaryl-substituted aliphatic alcohols are useful as underlayers in semiconductor manufacturing processes. |
| US10377844B2 |
Thermoassociative and exchangeable copolymers, and compositions comprising same
A composition results from the mixture of at least one copolymer A resulting from the copolymerization of at least one monomer functionalized by diol functions and at least one compound A2 comprising at last two boronic ester functions. They have rheological properties which are very varied according to the proportion of the A1 and A2 compounds used. The field is that of associative and exchangeable polymers. |
| US10377840B2 |
Ethylene acid copolymers, their ionomers, and their use in packaging films and injection molded articles
Provided are novel ethylene acid copolymers, their ionomers and their use in various articles, including packaging films and injection molded articles. The ethylene acid copolymers comprise copolymerized units of ethylene, about 10 to about 30 wt % of copolymerized units of a first α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and about 5 to about 15 wt % of copolymerized units of a derivative of a second α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms. Preferred derivatives include esters, and in particular alkyl esters. These ethylene acid copolymers and ionomers have improved optical properties when compared to conventional ethylene acrylic or methacrylic acid copolymers and their ionomers. |
| US10377838B2 |
Resin composite material and method for producing resin composite material
Provided is a resin composite material in which a carbon material with a graphene structure is dispersed in a synthetic resin and which has a high mechanical strength and a low linear expansion coefficient and a method for producing the resin composite material. A resin composite material contains a synthetic resin and a carbon material with a graphene structure dispersed in the synthetic resin, wherein the synthetic resin is grafted onto the carbon material and the grafting ratio thereof onto the carbon material is 5% to 3300% by weight. A method for producing a resin composite material includes the steps of: preparing a resin composite containing a synthetic resin and a carbon material with a graphene structure dispersed in the synthetic resin; and grafting the synthetic resin onto the carbon material concurrently with or after the step of preparing the resin composite. |
| US10377837B2 |
Antibody-drug conjugate having cyclic benzylidene acetal linker
An antibody-drug conjugate having a cyclic benzylidene acetal linker represented by formula (1) or formula (2), wherein Y is an antibody; D is a drug; R1 and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group; R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently an electron-withdrawing or electron-donating substituent or a hydrogen atom; s is 1 or 2, t is 0 or 1, and s+t is 1 or 2; w is an integer of 1 to 20; and Z1 and Z2 are each independently a selected divalent spacer: |
| US10377835B2 |
Water-soluble esterified cellulose ethers
1. An esterified cellulose ether which i) comprises groups of the formula —C(O)—R—COOH or a combination of aliphatic monovalent acyl groups and groups of the formula —C(O)—R—COOH, wherein R is a divalent hydrocarbon group, ii) has a weight average molecular weight Mw of up to 70,000 Dalton, iii) has a degree of neutralization of the groups —C(O)—R—COOH of not more than 0.4, and iv) has a solubility in water of at least 2.0 weight percent at 2° C., is useful for preparing enteric capsules. |
| US10377833B2 |
Bispecific anti-HER2 antibody
The present invention relates to humanized bispecific anti-HER2 antibodies that comprise one antigen binding site containing variable regions of heavy and light chain of trastuzumab, and another antigen binding site containing variable regions of heavy and light chain of pertuzumab. The bispecific anti-HER2 antibodies is effective for treating cancer, such as breast cancer, gastric cancer, or ovarian cancer. Preferred bispecific anti-HER antibodies of the present invention are afucosylated antibodies. The present invention also relates to Chinese Hamster ovary (CHO) mutant cell line that has a dysfunctional Slc35C1 gene, which is the only dysfunctional gene in the mutant that affects glycan regulation. |
| US10377831B2 |
Highly concentrated pharmaceutical formulations
The present invention relates to a highly concentrated, stable pharmaceutical formulation of a pharmaceutically active anti-CD20 antibody, such as e.g. Rituximab, Ocrelizumab, or HuMab |
| US10377827B2 |
Antigen binding proteins that bind c-met
There is disclosed compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-c-Met antibodies. More specifically, there is disclosed fully human antibodies that bind c-Met, c-Met-binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and c-Met-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Further still, there is disclosed nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating or diagnosing subjects having c-Met related disorders or conditions, including various inflammatory disorders and various cancers. |
| US10377825B2 |
Anti-HER2 antibodies and methods of use
The invention provides anti-HER2 antibodies, including anti-HER2 antibodies of improved stability or affinity, and methods of using the same. |
| US10377823B2 |
Compositions and methods for the treatment of immune related diseases
The present invention relates to compositions and methods of using those compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of immune related diseases. |
| US10377820B2 |
Methods of treatment using anti-GM-CSF antibodies
The present invention provides recombinant antigen-binding regions, antibodies and functional fragments thereof that are specific for GM-CSF, which plays an integral role in various disorders or conditions. These antibodies, accordingly, can be used to treat, for example, inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Antibodies of the invention also can be used in the diagnostics field, as well as for further investigating the role of GM-CSF in the progression of various disorders. The invention also provides nucleic acid sequences encoding the foregoing antibodies, vectors containing the same, pharmaceutical compositions and kits with instructions for use. |
| US10377814B2 |
Fusion partner for production of monoclonal rabbit antibodies
The invention provides a rabbit-derived immortal B-lymphocyte capable of fusion with a rabbit splenocyte to produce a hybrid cell that produces an antibody. The immortal B-lymphocyte does not detectably express endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain and may contain, in certain embodiments, an altered immunoglobulin heavy chain-encoding gene. A hybridoma resulting from fusion between the subject immortal B-lymphocyte and a rabbit antibody-producing cell is provided, as is a method of using that hybridoma to produce an antibody. The subject invention finds use in a variety of different diagnostic, therapeutic and research applications. |
| US10377813B2 |
Peptide-mediated non-covalent delivery of active agents across the blood-brain barrier
The peptides described herein can function as carrier peptides. These peptides can associate with (e.g., non-covalently bind) biologically active molecules or imaging agents to transport the biologically active molecules or imaging across the blood-brain barrier. In some cases, such transport may increase the effectiveness of the biological molecules or imaging agents. |
| US10377812B2 |
Method for efficient purification of human serum albumin
The present invention describes a simple purification process for recombinant human serum albumin. The process results in highly purified protein with limited number of purification steps. The broth containing human albumin is clarified by centrifugation and microfiltration, diafiltered and captured by cation exchange chromatography by a process that allows 140-230 mg of albumin to be captured per ml of resin. Product related impurities are removed by hydrophobic interaction chromatography, optimized to allow 87-97% recovery in flow through mode. The final series of processes are so combined that there is easy transition from one step to the next with minimal interventions and adjustments. The entire process of purification is completed within two days from harvest to final product. Thus a cost-effective process with improved recovery of protein at each step is developed. The purified human serum albumin is analyzed for purity and shows physicochemical characteristics that are similar to standard albumin. |
| US10377806B2 |
Methods of treating diseases associated with fibrosis using modified FGF-21 polypeptides and uses thereof
Modified FGF-21 polypeptides and uses thereof are provided, for example, for the treatment of diseases associated with fibrosis. Modified FGF-21 polypeptides are disclosed that contain an internal deletion and optionally replacement peptide, optionally modified with at least one non-naturally-encoded amino acid, and/or optionally fused to a fusion partner. |
| US10377805B2 |
Modified FGF-21 polypeptides comprising non-naturally encoding amino acids and their uses
Modified FGF-21 polypeptides and uses thereof are provided. |
| US10377800B2 |
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) peptide
There is provided a peptide which is capable of binding to an MHC molecule in vitro and being presented to a T cell without antigen processing (i.e. an apitope) which peptide comprises a portion of the region 40-60 of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG). In particular there is provided an apitope which is selected from the following myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptides: MOG 41-55, 43-57, 44-58 and 45-59. There is also provided the use of such a peptide in a pharmaceutical composition and a method to treat and/or prevent a disease using such a peptide. |
| US10377798B2 |
Recombinant respiratory syncytial virus G protein fragments
Compositions and methods useful for producing an immune response in a subject specific for the RSV G protein are described herein. The new methods and compositions described herein are made possible by the development of a new recombinant RSV G protein fragment, which has been engineered for in vitro production and is antigenically similar to the native RSV G protein. The recombinant RSV G protein fragment is capable of inducing the production of RSV G-specific antibodies when injected into a subject. These antibodies can recognize both RSV A and RSV B strains and inhibit infection of both viruses. Accordingly, the compositions and methods described herein may be useful in protecting subjects from RSV infection via immunization, raising antibodies specific for RSV, which can in turn be used to treat RSV infection. |
| US10377791B2 |
Therapeutically active estratrienthiazole derivatives as inhibitors of 17 B-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type 1
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein R1 to R6 are as defined in the claims. The invention further relates to their use as inhibitors of 17β-HSD and in treatment or prevention of steroid hormone de-pendent diseases or disorders, such as steroid hormone dependent diseases or disorders requiring the inhibition of the 17β-HSD1 enzyme and/or requiring the lowering of the endogenous estradiol concentration. The present invention also relates to the preparation of the aforementioned compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising as an active ingredient(s) one or more of the aforementioned compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US10377790B2 |
19-nor neuroactive steroids and methods of use thereof
Provided herein are 3,3-disubstituted 19-nor-steroidal compounds according to Formula (I): and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, disorders of memory and/or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and/or withdrawal syndromes, tinnitus, and status epilepticus. |
| US10377785B2 |
Biofilm inhibiting compositions enhancing weight gain in livestock
A method of enhancing the growth of an animal, as well as treating or preventing antimicrobial infections is provided. The method includes causing the animal to ingest or absorb an effective amount of one or more Fe III complex compounds, including but not limited to Fe III complexes comprising ligands bound to the iron center such as amino acids or α-hydroxy acids. The compounds are also useful for inhibiting, reducing, or preventing biofilm formation or buildup on a surface; the treatment of, inhibition of growth of, and inhibition of colonization by, bacteria, both in biological and non-biological environments; disinfecting surfaces, potentiating the effects of antibiotics and other anti-microbial agents, and increasing the sensitivity of bacteria and other microorganisms, to anti-microbial agents are also provided. |
| US10377784B2 |
Design, synthesis, and biological activity of platinum-benz[c]acridine hybrid agents and methods associated therewith
The present invention relates to the compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof, wherein the various substituents are as defined herein. The compounds, solvates and salts thereof of Formula (I) are effective as anti-cancer compounds. |
| US10377780B2 |
Salicylic acid derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, composition thereof and method of use thereof
The present invention relates to novel compounds, compositions containing same and methods for inhibiting STAT3 and/or STAT5 activity or for the treatment of a STAT3 or STAT5-dependent cancer using said compounds; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof. |
| US10377777B2 |
Anti-fogging agent
A transformed metal oxide sol, according to the present invention, has as main components: a hydrolysis product of a surface-active silane coupling agent, a transformed metal oxide sol which has been transformed by means of a hydrolysis product of a surface-active silane coupling agent, or a mixture and/or a condensate of the hydrolysis product of the surface-active silane coupling agent and the transformed metal oxide sol which has been transformed by means of the hydrolysis product of the surface-active silane coupling agent; and a mixture of transformed metal oxide sols which have been transformed by means of sulfur-containing functional groups, wherein a raw metal oxide sol of the transformed metal oxide sol is preferably an organosilica sol. |
| US10377776B2 |
Process for preparing tris[3-(alkoxysilyl)propyl]isocyanurates
A process can prepare an isocyanurate compound by hydrosilylation. The compound is a tris[3-(trialkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate, a tris[3-(alkyldialkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate, and/or a tris[3-(dialkylalkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate. The process includes (A) preparing a mixture of at least one carboxylic acid, a platinum catalyst, and 1,3,5-triallyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione; (B) heating the mixture to a temperature in the range of 40 to 140° C.; (C) adding at least one H-silane among a hydrotrialkoxysilane, a hydroalkyldialkoxysilane, and a hydrodialkylalkoxysilane to the mixture; (D) adding at least one alcohol to the mixture prepared in step (C); and (E) isolating the isocyanurate compound. |
| US10377775B2 |
Method for producing polyalkylene glycol derivative having amino group at end
A method simply produces a narrowly distributed and high-purity polyalkylene glycol derivative having an amino group at an end without using a heavy metal catalyst. A method for producing a polyalkylene glycol derivative having an amino group at the end by reacting a compound represented by the general formula (V) with an alkylene oxide, then reacting a reaction product with an electrophile represented by the general formula (I), and deprotecting the obtained product without using a heavy metal: RA3O(RA4O)k-1RA4O−M+ (V) wherein RA3 represents a linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; RA4 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms; k represents an integer of 2 to 5; and M represents an alkali metal; wherein RA1a and RA1b each independently represent a protective group of the amino group, or one of RA1a and RA1b represents H and the other represents a protective group of the amino group, or RA1a and RA1b bind to each other to form a cyclic protective group, and the protective group is deprotectable without using a heavy metal; RA2 represents a linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and X represents a leaving group. |
| US10377772B2 |
Macrocyclic LRRK2 kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to novel macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) and compositions containing said compounds acting as kinase inhibitors, in particular as inhibitors of LRRK2 (Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2). Moreover, the present invention provides processes for the preparation of the disclosed compounds, as well as methods of using them, for instance as a medicine or diagnostic agent, in particular for the treatment and/or diagnosis of diseases characterized by LRRK2 kinase activity such as neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. |
| US10377769B2 |
Benzopiperazine compositions as BET bromodomain inhibitors
The present invention relates to inhibitors of bromo and extra terminal (BET) bromodomains that are useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory diseases, diabetes, and obesity, having Formula (I): wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4 and R7 are defined herein. |
| US10377766B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds with benzo(c)coumarin-structures
The invention relates to heterocyclic compounds with benzo[c]coumarin structures and to electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, containing said compounds. |
| US10377764B2 |
Tricyclic heterocyclic compounds as phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors
The invention relates to a compound of formula I: (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein each R3 is independently selected from H, halo, fluorinated C1-C10 alkyl, —I—C1-C10 alkyl, —NH—C1-C10 alkyl, —S—C1-C10 alkyl, —O-fluorinated C1-C10 alkyl, —NH-acyl, —NH—C(O)—NH-alkyl, —C—(O)—NH-alkyl, with the proviso that at least one of R3 is not H. |
| US10377758B2 |
Co-crystals of ibrutinib with carboxylic acids
The present invention relates to co-crystals of ibrutinib, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same as well as a method of preparing the same. |
| US10377757B2 |
Crystal form of JAK inhibitor and preparation method thereof
The present disclosure relates to novel crystalline forms of JAK inhibitors and the preparation method thereof. The novel crystalline forms in the present disclosure can be used for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, particularly for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The novel crystalline forms in the present disclosure have good stability and remarkable purification effect in process, moreover, its solubility and hygroscopicity meet the requirements for medical use. The preparation method of novel crystalline forms is simple, low cost, and has an important value for future optimization and development of the drug. |
| US10377753B2 |
Substituted 4-azaindoles and their use as GluN2B receptor modulators
Substituted 4-azaindoles as NR2B receptor ligands. Such compounds may be used in NR2B receptor modulation and in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by NR2B receptor activity. |
| US10377750B2 |
5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl compounds
The present invention provides a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the use of compounds of Formula I for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease. |
| US10377745B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds as NaV channel inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, useful as Nav1.6 inhibitors. |
| US10377739B2 |
Glutarimide derivatives, use thereof, pharmaceutical composition based thereon and methods for producing glutarimide derivatives
A compound having the following formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A medicament or pharmaceutical composition contains the compound. A method of treating a respiratory tract disease includes administering to a patient an effective amount of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10377738B2 |
Pyridone derivatives for the treatment of viral infections and further diseases
This invention relates to pyridone derivatives, processes for their preparation, phamaceutical compositions, and their use in therapy. |
| US10377729B2 |
Bis-furan derivatives as transthyretin (TTR) stabilizers and amyloid inhibitors for the treatment of familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP)
The design and synthesis of a novel bis-furan scaffold tailored for high efficiency at inhibiting transthyretin amyloid formation is reported. In vitro results show that the discovered compounds are more efficient inhibitors of amyloid formation than tafamidis, a drug currently used in the treatment of familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), despite their lower molecular weight and lipophilicity. Moreover, ex vivo experiments with the strongest inhibitor in the series, conducted in human blood plasma from normal and FAP Val30Met-transthyretin carriers, disclose remarkable affinity and selectivity profiles. The promises and challenges facing further development of this compound are discussed under the light of increasing evidence implicating transthyretin stability as a key factor not only in transthyretin amyloidoses and several associated co-morbidities, but also in Alzheimer's disease. |
| US10377727B2 |
Process for the preparation of gamma-valerolactone
Gamma-valerolactone is prepared from a levulinic acid ester in a continuous process where a stream of the levulinic acid ester together with a gaseous stream of a hydrogen-containing gas is contacted with a hydrogenation catalyst, where the levulinic acid ester is in the liquid phase, and where the hydrogenation catalyst is a solid particulate catalyst including at least one hydrogenating metal, supported on an oxide carrier. |
| US10377723B2 |
Solid-supported catalyst for cross-coupling
A solid-supported catalyst ligand which chelates palladium (II) species to form a complex that functions as a heterogeneous catalyst that is stable and can be recycled without significantly losing any catalytic activity in a variety of chemical transformations, a method for producing the solid-supported catalyst ligand and a method for catalyzing a palladium cross-coupling reaction, such as the Suzuki-Miyaura, Mizoroki-Heck, and Sonagashira reactions. |
| US10377722B2 |
Rosuvastatin calcium and process for producing intermediate thereof
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method capable of producing rosuvastatin calcium and intermediates therefor efficiently, inexpensively and with high purity. The present invention provides a method of efficiently producing rosuvastatin calcium and intermediates therefor having a high purity at an industrial scale, without using an extremely low temperature reaction or a special asymmetric catalyst. |
| US10377720B2 |
Process for preparing a hydroxylamine pyrazole compound
A process for preparing, 2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]methyl]-N-hydroxy-benzenamine of formula (I) comprising: mixing 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-[(2 -nitrophenyl)methoxy]-1H-pyrazole of formula (II) with a nitrogen-containing base, a sulfur compound, a solvent and a platinum-based catalyst in the presence of hydrogen. |
| US10377719B2 |
Trypanosomes inhibitors
The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are defined as in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament. |
| US10377714B2 |
Trans-isomeric heterocyclic compounds and preparation thereof
A trans-isomeric compound of formula (I) below or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: in which R1 is C1-C5 alkyl or C3-C5 cycloalkyl and the trans-isomeric compound has a trans:cis ratio of at least 70:30. Further disclosed is a method for preparing the trans-isomeric compound. |
| US10377709B2 |
Carboxamide derivatives and the use thereof as medicaments for the treatment of hepatitis B
Inhibitors of HBV replication of formula (I) including stereochemically isomeric forms, and salts, hydrates, solvates thereof, wherein X, R1 to R7 have the meaning as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use, alone or in combination with other HBV inhibitors, in HBV therapy. |
| US10377708B2 |
Crystal forms and production methods thereof
The various aspects present inventions provide various crystalline forms of (S)-(−)-amisulpride, (R)-(+)-amisulpride, and solvates thereof and methods of making same. In various aspects, the inventions also provide methods of resolving racemic amisulpride. |
| US10377705B2 |
Method for preparing polyarylene sulfide (PAS) monomer
A method for preparing a cationic sulfoxide intermediate having the following formula wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups that are the same or different, includes reacting hydrogen peroxide with (i) a compound having the following formula (2) or sulfonic acid R′SO3H, wherein R′ is CH3, CF3, phenyl, toluene, or OH, and (ii) a cationic thioether intermediate having the following formula (4) to obtain the cationic sulfoxide intermediate: wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl group; and wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are as defined above and Y is an anion. |
| US10377702B1 |
Hydroxytyrosol isophorone diisocyannate derivative with antioxidant activity and a method of preparing the same
A compound having the formula (I): is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of formula (I) is also disclosed. |
| US10377693B2 |
5-bromo-2-(α-hydroxypentyl)benzoic acid sodium salts in different crystal forms, and preparation method thereof
The present invention discloses 5-bromo-2-(α-hydroxypentyl)benzoic acid sodium salt in different crystal forms and the preparation methods thereof, and belongs to the field of pharmaceutical chemistry. Said different crystal forms of 5-bromo-2-(α-hydroxypentyl)benzoic acid sodium salt include: amorphous 5-bromo-2-(α-hydroxypentyl)benzoic acid sodium salt, crystal form A of 5-bromo-2-(α-hydroxypentyl)benzoic acid sodium salt, and crystal form B of 5-bromo-2-(α-hydroxypentyl)benzoic acid sodium salt. The different crystal forms of 5-bromo-2-(α-hydroxypentyl)benzoic acid sodium salt obtained according to the present invention have better stability and water-solubility than the mixed forms of 5-bromo-2-(α-hydroxypentyl)benzoic acid sodium salt, thus is advantageous for pharmaceutical use. Moreover, the different crystal forms of 5-bromo-2-(α-hydroxypentyl)benzoic acid sodium salt possess much better therapeutic effect than 5-bromo-2-(α-hydroxypentyl)benzoic acid potassium salt. |
| US10377692B2 |
Photoresist composition
A photoresist composition comprising a resin which comprises a structural unit derived from a compound having an acid-labile group and which is insoluble or poorly soluble in an alkali aqueous solution but becomes soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid, an acid generator and a compound represented by the formula (I′): wherein R51, R52, R53 and R54 independently each represent a C1-C8 alkyl group, and A11 represents a C3-C36 divalent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon group which can contain one or more heteroatoms and which have one or more substituents or a C6-C20 divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group which can contain one or more heteroatoms and which have one or more substituents. |
| US10377688B2 |
Process for producing diisopropyl ether from high purity propylene
A process for the production of diisopropyl ether from high purity propylene without the need of a propane-propylene fractionation column has been developed. The process involves (1) reacting a high purity propylene feedstock and water to produce isopropyl alcohol in a reactor and reacting the isopropyl alcohol with propylene to produce diisopropyl ether in the presence of an acidic ion exchange resin catalyst and a C4 diluent to generate a reactor effluent stream containing at least water, isopropyl alcohol, diisopropyl ether, propylene, and acid, (2) passing the reactor effluent to an acid removal zone to produce an acid-depleted stream, (3) dividing the acid-depleted stream into two portions, (4) recycling a portion to the reactor (5) purging a portion to prevent propane build-up and (6) recovering product diisopropyl alcohol. |
| US10377686B2 |
Method for producing 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene
An efficient method for producing 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetorafluoropropene from 1,1-dichloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is provided. The method produces 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetorafluoropropene by reducing 1,1-dichloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene with fewer over-reduced by-products, such as 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane. In the method, 1,1-dichloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene reacts with hydrogen in a gas phase in the presence of a palladium catalyst-carrying carrier, in which a palladium catalyst having a specific surface area of 40 m2/g or less is carried on the carrier. |
| US10377680B2 |
Polyanionic polymers
Novel polyanionic polymers including families of repeat units, such as maleic, itaconic, and sulfonate repeat units. The polymers are at least tetrapolymers and may be in the acid form or as partial or complete salts. The polymers may be synthesized using free radical initiators in the presence of vanadium compounds. The polymers have a variety of uses, particularly in agricultural contexts. |
| US10377678B2 |
Sulphur-based fertilizer composition with humic acid content
Disclosed herein are fertilizer compositions with enhanced sulphate release, methods of making the fertilizer compositions and methods of using the fertilizer compositions. The disclosed fertilizer compositions combine elemental sulphur with small amounts (relative to the sulphur) of humic acid to enhance delivery of sulphates to soil. The humic acid is added as a humic additive, which may comprise 40% or more humic acid. In many embodiments, the presence of small amounts of humic additive enhances the release of sulphate from soil containing the fertilizer composition from about 1.5- to 4-fold over fertilizer compositions lacking the humic additive. |
| US10377676B2 |
Resin-impregnated boron nitride sintered body and use for same
A resin-impregnated boron nitride sintered body having superior thermal conductivity and superior strength, and a resin-impregnated boron nitride sintered body having superior conductivity and small anisotropy of thermal conductivity are provided. A resin-impregnated boron nitride sintered body, including: 30 to 90 volume % of a boron nitride sintered body having boron nitride particles bonded three-dimensionally; and 10 to 70 volume % of a resin; wherein the boron nitride sintered body has a porosity of 10 to 70%; the boron nitride particles of the boron nitride sintered body has an average long diameter of 10 μm or more; the boron nitride sintered body has a graphitization index by powder X-ray diffractometry is 4.0 or less; and an orientation degree of the boron nitride particles of the boron nitride sintered body by I.O.P is 0.01 to 0.05 or 20 to 100; and a resin-impregnated boron nitride sintered body, including: 30 to 90 volume % of a boron nitride sintered body having boron nitride particles bonded three-dimensionally is provided. |
| US10377673B2 |
Production method of ceramic honeycomb structure, and ceramic honeycomb structure
A method for producing a ceramic honeycomb structure comprising a ceramic honeycomb body having large numbers of longitudinal cells partitioned by porous cell walls having porosity of 50% or more, and a peripheral wall formed on a peripheral surface of the ceramic honeycomb body, comprising the steps of extruding moldable ceramic material to form a honeycomb-structured ceramic green body; machining a peripheral portion of the green body or a sintered body obtained from the green body to remove part of cell walls in the peripheral portion to obtain a ceramic honeycomb body having longitudinal grooves on a peripheral surface; applying colloidal metal oxide to a peripheral surface of the ceramic honeycomb body and drying it, and then applying a coating material comprising ceramic aggregate having an average particle size of 1 μm or more to form the peripheral wall. |
| US10377672B2 |
Methods for producing polygranular graphite bodies
A method for the production of polygranular graphite bodies including the step of provisioning a mixture including a high-temperature treated anthracite having a high vitrinite content and a petroleum-based needle coke and/or a pitch-based needle coke, and provisioning at least one binder coke precursor. The method also includes the steps of forming a green body from the mixture from the provisioning step, and carbonizing and graphitizing the green body. |
| US10377668B2 |
Roadway materials based on drill cuttings
A roadway construction material based on treated drill cuttings, a base or sub-base of a roadway comprising treated drill cuttings and water, and methods of making and using the roadway construction material. |
| US10377666B2 |
Method of sizing of fibers and articles manufactured from the same
The method includes the steps of functionalizing a polyaryletherketone (PAEK) polymer, and blending the PAEK polymer with water to form a sizing composition. The method may further include the step of applying the sizing composition to a fiber. The method may further include the step of heating the fibers, coated with sizing composition, for example to between 300C-400C. In some methods, the functionalized PAEK polymer comprises functionalized polyetherketoneketone (PEKK). In yet other methods, the functionalized PAEK polymer comprises sulfonated PEKK (sPEKK). |
| US10377662B2 |
High performance glass fibre composition, and glass fibre and composite material thereof
The present invention provides a glass fiber composition, a glass fiber and a composite material therefrom. The glass fiber composition comprises the following components expressed as percentage by weight: 53-64% SiO2, greater than 19% and lower than 25% Al2O3, 0.05-7% Y2O3+La2O3+Gd2O3, not greater than 1% Li2O+Na2O+K2O, 10-24% CaO+MgO+SrO, 1.5-12% CaO, lower than 2% TiO2, lower than 1.5% Fe2O3. Said composition can not only significantly improve the elastic modulus and chemical stability of the glass, but also overcome the technical problems in the manufacture of traditional high-performance glasses including high risk of crystallization, fining difficulty of molten glass and production efficiency difficulty with refractory-lined furnaces, significantly reduce the liquidus and forming temperatures and greatly reduce the crystallization rate under the same conditions, thus making it particularly suitable for production of high-performance glass fiber with excellent chemical stability in refractory-lined furnaces. |
| US10377661B2 |
Glass ceramic with SiO2 as the main crystalline phase
Glass ceramics having SiO2 as main crystal phase and precursors thereof are described which are characterized by very good mechanical and optical properties and in particular can be used as restoration material in dentistry. |
| US10377660B2 |
Glass sheet capable of having controlled warping through chemical strengthening
A float glass sheet having a boron- and lithium-free glass composition comprising the following in weight percentage, expressed with respect to the total weight of glass: 65≤SiO2≤78% 5≤Na2O≤20% 1≤K2O<8% 1≤Al2O3<6% 2≤CaO<10% 0≤MgO≤8%; K2O/(K2O+Na2O) ratio which is from 0.1 to 0.7; wherein the glass sheet has: 0.01 < ( Na 2 O ) air ( Na 2 O ) tin - 1.03 ≤ 3. The glass sheet may be a chemically-temperable soda-silica type glass composition suitable for mass production that shows reduced or controlled increased warping effect. |
| US10377659B2 |
Optical fiber base material manufacturing apparatus
An optical fiber base material manufacturing apparatus including a reaction chamber; a burner that has a portion thereof inserted into the reaction chamber through an insertion opening that creates a connection between the inside and outside of the reaction chamber, and emits a flame toward a starting member positioned within the reaction chamber; and a seal connection member that creates an air-tight seal between the burner and the reaction chamber at the insertion opening. One end of the seal connection member firmly contacts the burner inserted therethrough, another end of the seal connection member firmly contacts the reaction chamber and has a through-hole formed therein through which the burner is inserted without contacting the seal connection member, and the seal connection member includes a connecting portion that connects the one end to the other end, while preventing transfer of stress between the one end and the other end. |
| US10377656B2 |
Shaped glass articles and methods for forming the same
A method includes contacting a second layer of a glass sheet with a forming surface to form a shaped glass article. The glass sheet includes a first layer adjacent to the second layer. The first layer includes a first glass composition. The second layer includes a second glass composition. An effective viscosity of the glass sheet during the contacting step is less than a viscosity of the second layer of the glass sheet during the contacting step. A shaped glass article includes a first layer including a first glass composition and a second layer including a second glass composition. A softening point of the first glass composition is less than a softening point of the second glass composition. An effective 108.2 P temperature of the glass article is at most about 900° C. |
| US10377655B2 |
Induction heating method and apparatus for shaping thin glass
Disclosed herein are systems for shaping glass structures, comprising a shaping mold; a magnetic field generator; and a susceptor plate positioned substantially between the shaping mold and the magnetic field generator. Also disclosed herein are systems for shaping a glass structures, comprising a magnetic field generator comprising at least one induction coil and a one power supply connected to the at least one induction coil; and a susceptor plate having a first surface proximate the at least one induction coil and an opposing second surface proximate the glass structure. Further disclosed herein are methods for heating glass structures, comprising positioning the glass structure on a shaping mold; introducing the shaping mold and glass structure into a furnace; and indirectly heating at least a portion of the glass structure using at least one induction heating source. |
| US10377654B2 |
Apparatus and method of manufacturing composite glass articles
A method includes supplying a conjoined molten glass stream to an overflow distributor. A cross section of the conjoined molten glass stream includes a first cross sectional portion and a second cross sectional portion. The first cross sectional portion includes a first glass composition. The second cross sectional portion includes a second glass composition different than the first glass composition. The first glass composition is flowed over a first transverse segment of a weir of the overflow distributor. The second glass composition is flowed over a second transverse segment of the weir of the overflow distributor. |
| US10377653B2 |
Removal and recovery of phosphate from liquid streams
An economical method for recovering phosphate or phosphate and nitrogen from liquid streams. A liquid containing phosphate is introduced into a culture of autotrophic microorganisms in the presence of natural or artificial light, thereby producing a liquid effluent with elevated pH and reduced alkalinity. The alkalinity is reduced through the consumption of bicarbonate/carbonate by the autotrophic microorganisms. The effluent is then chemically treated with low-cost chemicals to provide Ca++ or Mg++ ions necessary to form a phosphate precipitate such as calcium phosphate or magnesium-ammonium-phosphate (MAP). The autotrophic microorganisms can be cultivated in ponds, lagoons, or photobioreactors. The pH of the culture is adjustable within a preferred range of 7.5 to 10.5 by adjusting the photobioreactor operation. The process includes an economical flotation separator for solid, liquid, gas separation and a means of concentrating ammonia nitrogen that may also be removed during the process of phosphate reclamation. |
| US10377649B2 |
Methods of treatment of ground water
The present invention relates to apparatus, methods, and applications for treating wastewater, and more particularly to biological processes for removing pollutants from wastewater. This invention further relates to apparatus and methods for growing microbes on-site at a wastewater treatment facility, and for economically inoculating sufficient microbes to solve various treatment problems rapidly. |
| US10377644B2 |
Device and use thereof for the UV treatment of fluids
A device for the treatment of fluids has a flow-through housing, a cover, an inlet, a reactor chamber with inner walls, an outlet and UV LED radiation sources directed into the reactor chamber, and also a power supply. The device achieves a high purifying performance with less technical complexity and less installation space and needs only little electrical power. The interior of the reactor chamber has a flow-related design. The radiation sources are arranged in the fluid on or in an inner wall and a rotating fluid vortex is imparted to a fluid flowing through by the flow-related design. The radiation sources radiate radially from the outside inward and/or laterally onto the fluid vortex. At least a partial stream of the fluid in the fluid vortex passes a number of times by the radiation sources before leaving the reactor chamber. |
| US10377642B2 |
Laser ablation and filtration apparatus and process for removal of hydrocarbons and contaminants
A laser ablation and filtration process and apparatus wherein liquid containing hydrocarbons or other contaminates is purified. The liquid is exposed to laser energy at one or more selected wavelengths wherein the laser energy travels through the liquid and reaches the hydrocarbons or other contaminates and vaporizes, denatures, breaks down, neutralizes, renders inert and/or separates the hydrocarbons or contaminates from the liquid. A laser source is positioned in or on a vessel based on pre-set parameters to maximize exposure of the liquid to the laser energy, including sizing parameters, angle and inclination of the laser, retention time for the laser process to be applied and geometry of the containment for proper inclination. One or more collection chambers, which may include perforated membranes may be included to collect gases, separated hydrocarbons or contaminates and other by-products of the process. The vessel utilized may be submergible in water to pull or flow contaminated water therethough. The vessel may also be utilized outside a body of water wherein contaminated water from a source is introduced within the vessel. |
| US10377638B2 |
Stabilized microporous crystalline material, the method of making the same, and the use for selective catalytic reduction of NOx
There is disclosed a microporous crystalline material comprising a crystal structure having building units of double-6-rings (d6r) and pore opening of 8-rings, wherein the material comprises a first metal chosen from alkali-earth group, rare-earth group, alkali group or mixtures thereof, and a second metal chosen from copper, iron or mixtures thereof, wherein the material has molar silica to alumina ratio (SAR) from 3 to 12, and is further steamed to enhance stability. Methods of making the crystalline material are also disclosed. There is also disclosed a method of selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas, comprising at least partially contacting the exhaust gases with an article comprising the disclosed microporous crystalline material. |
| US10377637B2 |
Aerogel and manufacturing method thereof
In a method for manufacturing an aerogel, an acid is added to a first aqueous high-molar-ratio silicate solution that includes silica particles having a mean particle diameter of from 1 nm to 10 nm and that is alkaline, to produce a gel. The gel is subjected to a dehydration condensation to obtain a hydrogel. The hydrogel is converted into a hydrophobized gel. Then, the hydrophobized gel is dried. According to the method, an aerogel having a pore volume of from 3.00 cc/g to 10 cc/g, a mean pore diameter of from 10 nm to 68 nm, and a specific surface area of from 200 m2/g to 475 m2/g can be prepared. |
| US10377636B2 |
Method for producing polycrystalline silicon rod, polycrystalline silicon rod, and polycrystalline silicon mass
A polycrystalline silicon rod is synthesized by the Siemens method (S101). After the polycrystalline silicon rod is covered from above with a plastic bag whose inner surface has been washed, and housed in the plastic bag in a reactor (S103), the polycrystalline silicon rod is removed out of the reactor (S104), and heat-sealed and stored in an enclosed state (S105). According to the present invention, steps conventionally considered as essential, such as washing, etching, and water washing, are not always necessary, and therefore the concentrations of fluorine ions, nitrate ions, and nitrogen dioxide ions remaining on the surface can each be less than 0.2 ppbw. In addition, by covering with the plastic bag, the metal contamination levels decrease significantly. Moreover, when the handling according to the present invention is performed, surface contamination hardly proceeds even if the polycrystalline silicon rod is stored for a long period. |
| US10377634B2 |
Carbon material, material for a battery electrode, and battery
A carbon material and a material for a battery electrode which is suitable for use as an electrode material for an aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery, which material includes optical structures having a specific shape, and in which material the ratio IG/ID (R value) between the peak intensity (ID) of a peak in a range of 1300 to 1400 cm−1 and the peak intensity (IG) of a peak in a range of 1580 to 1620 cm−1 measured by Raman spectroscopy spectra when particles of the carbon material are measured with Raman microspectrometer is 0.38 or more and 1.2 or less and the average interplanar spacing d002 of plane (002) by the X-ray diffraction method is 0.335 nm or more and 0.338 nm or less; and a secondary battery excellent in charge/discharge cycle characteristics and large current load characteristics. |
| US10377633B2 |
Carbon material, method for producing same, and use for same
A non-flaky carbon material having specific optical structures, wherein the ratio between the peak intensity I110 of (110) plane and the peak intensity I004 of (004) plane of a graphite crystal determined by the powder XRD measurement, I110/I004, is 0.10 or more and 0.35 or less; an average circularity is 0.80 or more and 0.95 or less; d002 is 0.337 nm or less; and the total pore volume of pores having a diameter of 0.4 μm or less measured by the nitrogen gas adsorption method is 25.0 μl/g or more and 40.0 μl/g or less. Also disclosed is a method for producing the carbon material, a carbon material for a battery electrode, a paste for an electrode incorporating the carbon material for a battery electrode, an electrode for a lithium battery incorporating a formed body of the paste for an electrode, a lithium-ion secondary battery including the electrode and a method for producing the electrode. |
| US10377632B2 |
Processes for producing LiMXO4 and products thereof
There is provided a process for producing LiMXO4, comprising the steps of reacting a source of lithium, a source of M, and a source of X together, in a melted state at a reaction temperature between 900 to 1450 C, in the presence of an excess of (A) a solid-solid reducing couple having an oxygen partial process at equilibrium (pO2) comprised between 10−8 and 10−15 atm at said reaction temperature according to an Ellingham-Richardson diagram for oxides, or (B) one component of the solid-solid reducing couple together with a gas-gas reducing couple having an oxygen partial pressure equilibrium (pO2) between 10−8 and 10−15 atm at said reaction temperature according to an Ellingham-Richardson diagram of oxides, and under thermic equilibrium and thermodynamic equilibrium. There is also provided a LiMXO4 melt-solidified product free from off-composition impurities. |
| US10377630B2 |
Oxygen production process of VSA type with period regeneration
Oxygen production process of VSA type from a flow of air, implementing at least one group of at least 3 adsorbers installed in parallel and following the same VSA cycle comprising, in succession, a phase of adsorption at the high pressure of the cycle, a phase of desorption at pressures lower than the high pressure of the cycle, a phase of repressurization of the adsorber to the high pressure of the cycle, characterized in that, periodically or exceptionally: a) at least one adsorber of the group of adsorbers is isolated so as to no longer follow the pressure cycle, b) the adsorbent contained in the adsorber isolated in the step a) is regenerated by raising the temperature, and c) the adsorber regenerated in the step b) is re-incorporated in the group of adsorbers so as to once again follow the pressure cycle. |
| US10377629B2 |
Method and apparatus for vaporizing liquid chlorine containing nitrogen trichloride
A method of safely vaporizing liquid chlorine containing high concentrations of nitrogen trichloride contaminant from a chloralkali plant. In a vertical plug-flow vaporizer having an upward flow direction, a stream of liquid chlorine containing nitrogen trichloride is received. A gas such as air, nitrogen or chlorine gas is introduced into the liquid stream upstream of the boiling zone of the vaporizer to induce a flow regime, for example annular flow or mist flow, that prevents a mass accumulation of nitrogen trichloride in the vaporizer. The liquid chlorine containing nitrogen trichloride is vaporized. The resulting gas stream may be processed to destroy the nitrogen trichloride and recycled to the chlorine production train. |
| US10377622B2 |
Refillable device
The present disclosure relates to a refillable device. The refillable device includes a liquid chamber in the refillable device, a connection end, a sealing component arranged in the connection end, and a rotating mechanism. The liquid chamber is configured for storing tobacco liquid. The connection end is configured for connecting with an open end of a liquid injecting container. The sealing component defines a liquid inlet. The rotating mechanism tightly abuts against the sealing component. The rotating mechanism is rotatable between a first position where the liquid inlet is opened, and a second position where the liquid inlet is sealed. |
| US10377620B2 |
Beverage supplying device
A beverage supplying device includes a touch panel for receiving an operation for selecting a main syrup constituting a main beverage, and a topping syrup added as flavoring to the main beverage. The device further includes a second syrup solenoid valve for opening and closing a passage for supplying the topping syrup that is stored under pressure in a syrup tank and a second syrup pump for intermittently supplying the topping syrup while the second syrup solenoid valve is open, the second syrup pump being provided to the passage for supplying the topping syrup between the syrup tank and the second syrup solenoid valve. The device further includes a nozzle for producing the main beverage by mixing the main syrup with water or carbonated water at a prescribed ratio, and producing a beverage by mixing the topping syrup with the main beverage without diluting the topping syrup. |
| US10377619B2 |
Bag cutter and piercer
A bag cutter for opening a sealed package using at least one of a blade and a piercer. Preferably, at least one blade is disposed partially within a cutout of an arm in a manner that exposes an edge of the blade. A piercer can comprise an extension of a cutout edge or be located on any other suitable portion of an arm. Another blade can be provided that is substantially perpendicular to the blade within a cutout, and juxtaposable against a cutting surface. |
| US10377618B1 |
Systems and methods related to beverage packaging
Systems and methods directed to the art of secondary beverage packaging include a device or structure for assisting in the opening of primary beverage packaging which may, prior to opening, have been at least partially contained in the secondary beverage packaging. |
| US10377615B2 |
Sectional hydraulic valve and a truck mounted forklift incorporating the valve
This invention relates to a sectional hydraulic valve and a truck mounted forklift incorporating the distributor. The sectional hydraulic valve comprises an inlet cover, a plurality of hydraulic sections and an end cap. The hydraulic sections each having a pump gallery, a tank gallery, an A port, a B port, a spool and a remote pilot gallery. The end cap comprises a pump port coupled to the pump gallery, a tank port coupled to the tank gallery and a connecting conduit between the pump port and the tank port. The end cap further comprises a remote pilot gallery port coupled to the remote pilot gallery, a fluid passageway between the remote pilot gallery port and the connecting conduit, and a valve assembly operable to selectively permit or restrict flow of hydraulic fluid between the connecting conduit in the end cap and the remote pilot gallery in the hydraulic section. |
| US10377609B2 |
System and methodology for electronic cartridge insertion and/or extraction
A technique facilitates the insertion and/or extraction of an electronics cartridge with respect to a corresponding cartridge housing which may be used in a downhole tool, such as a logging tool. An insertion tool comprises a frame to which the cartridge housing may be coupled to enable insertion of a corresponding electronics cartridge. The insertion tool comprises a cartridge adapter which may be selectively engaged with the electronics cartridge. Additionally, the insertion tool comprises a cable system which may be mounted on the frame and coupled with the cartridge adapter. When a cable of the cable system is pulled by, for example, a cable winch, the cartridge adapter is moved in a direction which forces the insertion of the electronics cartridge into the corresponding cartridge housing. In some embodiments, the cable may be rerouted in the cable system to enable extraction of the electronics cartridge from the cartridge housing. |
| US10377607B2 |
Rope systems and methods for use as a round sling
A round sling system comprises a bearing structure, a cover, and at least one organizer secured to the cover. The bearing structure is arranged to define a plurality of loop portions and to define at least one bearing structure end portion. The cover defines a cover chamber. The at least one organizer is configured to engage the bearing structure such that the at least one organizer maintains a position of the bearing structure relative to the cover and the at least one organizer maintains a spatial relationship of the loop portions at least within the at least one bearing structure end portion. |
| US10377606B2 |
Elevator safety gear guiding assembly and method
An elevator safety gear assembly includes a base plate having a guiding component. Also included is a first engagement member operatively coupled to the base plate and configured to be positioned on a first side of a guide rail. Further included is a second engagement member operatively coupled to the base plate and configured to be positioned on a second side of a guide rail. Yet further included is a connector operatively coupled to the first engagement member and the second engagement member for symmetric movement of the first engagement member and the second engagement member relative to the guide rail, the connector having a guiding element disposed in engagement with the guiding component of the base plate. |
| US10377602B2 |
Up-stacker for forming stacks of sheets and method
The sheet stacker includes a sheet conveyor arrangement, configured for feeding a plurality of sheets and having a sheet discharge end, and a stacking bay. In the stacking bay sheets delivered by the sheet conveyor arrangement are formed into stacks. A stack conveyor is provided in the stacking bay and is movable in a conveyor direction parallel to a sheet feeding direction, according to which the sheets are fed from the sheet discharge end onto the stack conveyor. The sheet discharge end is configured and controlled such that it is gradually lifted during sheet stacking, in order to accommodate a growing stack of sheets being formed on the stack conveyor. A stop plate is positioned in the stacking bay above the stack conveyor and in front of the sheet discharge end of the sheet conveyor arrangement. The stop plate is configured and controlled to be gradually lifted from the stack conveyor as the sheet stack grows, to be withdrawn upon completion of the stack thus allowing removal of the stack in an evacuation direction substantially parallel to the conveyor direction, and to be lowered towards the stack conveyor again. |
| US10377598B2 |
Dynamic performance and active damping methods in web winder tension control systems
A control system for controlling operation of main and secondary drive units in a web winder system to provide tension control of a continuous material web is disclosed. The control system causes the main drive unit to operate in a velocity mode to set a linear velocity of the continuous material web. The control system receives inputs from tension and speed detectors in the web winder system that detect a tension and speed of the continuous material web and causes the secondary drive unit to operate in a modified torque regulated closed-loop tension control mode so as to control a tension in the web material, with the control system causing the secondary drive unit to operate according to a torque regulated closed-loop tension control mode and integrate a speed feedback loop into the torque regulated closed-loop tension control mode so as to introduce active damping into the tension control. |
| US10377597B2 |
Method for distributing glue on tubular cardboard cores in rewinding machines
Method for applying glue on tubular cores for the production of logs of paper material comprising the step of supplying in sequence more tubular cores (1) along a predetermined advancing direction (A) and the step of applying on each of said cores (1) a predetermined amount of glue, and the glue is applied on the tubular cores (1) from the above. While advancing along said direction (A) and without interrupting their run, the tubular cores (1) intercept for a predetermined time the glue (EG) released by a predetermined number of nozzles (114); and during said time interval the glue (EG) is both on the nozzles (114) and the tubular cores (1) given the absence of any element interposed between the nozzles and the tubular cores. |
| US10377596B2 |
Roll feeder device
A roll feeding device, including: a support shaft (10), equipped with a longitudinal axis (Y) and provided to support one or more rolls (C), which includes a first end (11) and a second end (12); one or more pusher arms (20), movable along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis (Y) in both directions, each of which is movable between an active position, in which it is arranged alongside a roll (C) and can come into contact with it during a movement parallel to the longitudinal axis (Y), and an inactive position. |
| US10377591B2 |
Input handling for media processing devices
A media processing device includes: a hopper supporting media units (e.g. cards), and a biasing assembly biasing the cards toward a hopper outlet; an input roller for accepting a single card at a hopper slot inlet; a pick roller at the outlet for dispensing a card from the hopper to a media processing path; a motor having an output shaft; a primary drivetrain segment connecting the output shaft with the pick roller; an auxiliary output selector connected to the primary drivetrain segment and switchable between first and second output configurations; first and second auxiliary drivetrain segments connecting the output selector, respectively, with the input roller and a release member for disengaging the biasing assembly; and a selector input movable to switch the output selector between the first output configuration, coupling the primary and first auxiliary drivetrain segments, and the second output configuration, coupling the primary and second auxiliary drivetrain segments. |
| US10377590B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a tray, a roller unit, an image forming unit, and a pressing mechanism. The roller unit includes a feed roller disposed above a downstream end portion of the tray in a sheet conveying direction in which a sheet is conveyed, a separation roller disposed downstream of the feed roller in the sheet conveying direction, and a roller holder pivotable about a rotation axis of the separation roller, the roller holder holding the feed roller rotatably about an axis of the feed roller and pivotably vertically. The pressing mechanism includes an arm member configured to press the roller holder such that the roller holder pivots downward, and a weight portion provided to the arm member and applying, to the arm member, a load in a direction in which the feed roller is raised from the upper surface of the sheet supported on the tray. |
| US10377588B2 |
Sheet storage cassette and image forming apparatus including same
A sheet storage cassette of the present disclosure includes a sheet storage portion, a rack and a cursor. The cursor aligns sheets. The cursor includes a regulation portion which makes contact with the side ends of the sheets and a lock portion which includes at least one engagement protrusion that engages with the rack teeth of the rack. The at least one engagement protrusion each includes a second inclination surface which is inclined from a tip end portion toward a base portion in a second direction opposite to a first direction. At least one of the engagement protrusions includes a second vertical surface which is extended vertically downward from the base portion toward the tip end portion. At least one of the engagement protrusions includes a third inclination surface which is inclined in the second direction and which is extended to the tip end portion of the engagement protrusion. |
| US10377586B2 |
Vertically operable restraint for a loading dock having an operable secondary restraint
A vehicle restraint for a loading dock includes a barricade member that is rotationally operable between a stored position, a blocking position and a verification position. The barricade member in the blocking position is adapted to laterally secure a vehicle relative to the loading dock. An operable latch is coupled proximate an outer end in the barricade member. The operable latch is selectively operable between retracted and extended positions. When the barricade member is in the blocking position and the operable latch is in the extended position, the operable latch vertically secures the vehicle relative to the barricade member. |
| US10377583B2 |
Method and device for conveying large-area panels of extreme size
A method and device for conveying large-area panels, particularly panes of glass, of extreme size over 40 meters long and over 6 meters wide, wherein the panel can be held from the bath side or the air side, said method comprising the following features: a) the panes of glass (10) delivered on conveyance rollers (17) are swung by means of a vertical hoisting device (20) either on the left side or right side at an acute angle, wherein the device (20) has finger-like carrying elements structured in a comb arrangement which grip through the conveyance rollers (17) and carry suction discs (12); b) swung in this way, the pane of glass (10) is gripped by means of a plurality of comb grippers (22) using suction discs (12), which grippers are synchronized in their sequence of movements, and placed on a stacking frame (15, 16), wherein the comb grippers (22) are moved on a plurality of guiding beams (2) arranged like a portal. |
| US10377580B2 |
Apparatus for displacing articles continuously advancing along an advancement direction
Apparatus includes a conveyor and pusher elements, mounted on carriages predisposed slidably on support rods fixed transversely to belts of the conveyor to displace the articles transversely to an advancement direction thereof. Idler rollers are below the carriages. First and second sliding pathways, alternating in sliding the rollers, are of such a shape that when the rollers pass along the first sliding pathway, the carriages maintain a stationary position on the support rods and when the rollers pass along the second sliding pathway, the carriages translate along the support rods so that the pusher elements translate transversely to displace and push the articles transversely. A switching device abuts the rollers and deviates them so that the rollers can be inserted and slide in either the first or the second sliding pathway. |
| US10377579B2 |
Automated positive pressure solid phase extraction apparatus and method
An automated positive pressure solid phase extraction apparatus and method comprising two tiered lifts devices each individually controllable to individually vertically translate within an elevator framework between a base on which the elevator framework is mounted and a manifold plate supported by the framework in a substantially horizontal plane parallel with and vertically above the two tiered lifts devices and a rectilinearly translating shuttle assembly comprising a shuttle supporting labware for rectilinear travel into and out of the elevator framework to handoff the labware to one of the two tiered elevator lifts or both. |
| US10377578B2 |
Transmission equipment
Transmission equipment is provided. The transmission equipment includes a carrier and a transmission rail. The carrier includes at least one carrier guiding structure. The transmission rail includes a first rail, a second rail and a turning unit. The first rail includes at least one first transmission member. The second rail includes at least one second transmission member. The turning unit includes a first guiding slot, a second guiding slot and a turning member. At least one portion of the first guiding slot is parallel to the first rail. At least one portion of the second guiding slot is parallel to the second rail. The turning member moves between a first position and a second position. |
| US10377576B2 |
Item-sorting facility comprising a system for detecting and analysing the path of the items and sorting method
Facility for sorting items comprising: at least one conveyor comprising supports designed to support the items, and at least one receiving device, the supports being designed to eject at least some of the items in succession into or onto the receiving device, the ejected items describing true paths (Tr) with respect to the receiving device, the true paths being liable to belong to a predefined set (Tr-Out) of potential paths considered as being incorrect. The facility further comprises: a detector designed to supply primary information relating respectively to true paths, and an analyzer designed to use the said primary information and to produce at least one secondary information item representative of the belonging of at least one of the true paths to the predefined set (Tr-Out). |
| US10377573B2 |
Paddle sweep
A grain sweep assembly having an A-shaped frame, a first and a second panel connected to the frame, and a drive assembly that has a plurality of paddles connected to a continuous chain that extend through a return chamber. |
| US10377572B1 |
Moveable integrated side guide and roller tray assembly for cargo management system
An integrated side guide roller tray assembly for a cargo management system may comprise a guide rail. A first end mounting bracket may be coupled to a first end of the guide rail. A second end mounting bracket may be coupled to a second end of the guide rail opposite the first end. A roller tray including a roller may be coupled to the first end mounting bracket. |
| US10377569B1 |
Perforated decking
The present invention relates to a horizontal or slopped decking panel for use with a storage rack. The decking panel may include a plurality of laterally spaced parallel structural beams have first and second ends and a metal sheet. The metal sheet may extend around and under the first and second ends of the structural beams to define a first panel edge and a first bottom return sheet portion. The metal sheet may extend around and under the second ends of the structural beams to define a second panel edge and a second bottom return sheet portion. The metal sheet may have a plurality of top perforations. The first and second bottom return sheet portions may have first and second rows, respectively, of bottom perforations. Each of the bottom perforations may be aligned with one of the top perforations so that a post of a divider wall can be received. |
| US10377567B1 |
Recycling container
A recycling container with holes and slots that allow materials to be inserted one at a time into the container in an attempt to prevent non-recyclable material from being inserted into the recycling container. The recycling container further comprises a locking mechanism to restrict opening, and possibly wheels, a method of preventing materials from being withdrawn from the recycling container, a shelf to separate types of materials, and a drain. |
| US10377564B2 |
Deodorizing waste receptacle
A deodorizing waste receptacle for disposal of soiled adult diapers includes a housing. The housing comprises an annular wall that is coupled to and extends upwardly from a bottom to define both a top and an internal space. A funnel is coupled to the housing and positioned in the internal space. A drawer is insertable into a lower chamber of the housing through an opening in the housing. A lid is reversibly and sealably couplable to the top to cover an aperture. An actuator is coupled to the housing positioned to motivate the lid between a closed to an open configuration. A plunger, which is coupled to the lid, is configured to compressibly motivate a soiled diaper through the funnel into the drawer. Deodorizers and dispensers are positioned in the housing to absorb and mask, respectively, odiferous gasses generated by soiled diapers positioned in the internal space. |
| US10377562B2 |
Modular shipping apparatus and system
A modular shipping apparatus having a shipping container with a bottom interior with a first track and a second track attached thereto; a base having a bottom portion with at least two wheel assemblies that slide along the first track and the second track; a pulley system assembly attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container and the top side of the liftgate to drag the base along the first track and the second track, wherein the pulley system assembly has a wheel end installed along an underside of the shipping container, a pulley end that is attached to the top side of the lift gate, a strap that is wrapped around the wheel end and the pulley end and attached to a portion of the base to drag the base along the tracks of the shipping container when removing the base from the shipping container. |
| US10377560B2 |
Device for packing cut flowers, and bucket and plate for use in such device
A device for packing cut flowers incorporating a bucket for use as a bottom part, and further incorporating a sleeve-shaped top part. The bucket incorporates a peripheral channel that is open at a top side for receiving and retaining a bottom portion of the top part, wherein the peripheral channel projects outwardly with respect to a standing wall of the bucket, and wherein the bucket incorporates a filler piece arranged underneath the peripheral channel and connecting up to both a bottom of the peripheral channel and a portion of the standing wall as present underneath the peripheral channel. Due to the presence of the filler piece on the bucket, channels of adjacent buckets being part of stacks containing buckets positioned alongside each other are prevented from meshing together. |
| US10377559B1 |
Holder for a squeeze pouch
A holder for a squeeze pouch containing food or beverages is described. The holder may have a one-piece construction, or the holder may include both a housing and a detachable top wall or lid. The top wall or lid of the holder includes a slot adapted to receive and secure the spout of a squeeze pouch. The housing protects the flexible portion of the squeeze pouch from pressure that could cause food or beverages to exit the spout of the squeeze pouch. |
| US10377556B2 |
Retaining apparatus
A retaining apparatus configured to couple to a valve stem of an aerosol container and to interface with a dispenser to actuate the valve stem. The apparatus includes a body portion having an internal bore configured to receive a valve stem. The internal bore has an internal diameter. A wall has a thickness defined between the internal bore and an exterior surface of the body portion. The body portion further includes an aperture having a diameter selected to avoid atomization of fluid travelling through the aperture. The wall thickness is selected to prevent collapsing of the wall when the valve stem is actuated. |
| US10377550B1 |
Structure of paper cup with integrated outflow tube
A cup is provided with an outflow tube integrally formed therewith. A body of the cup is formed by winding a paper board such that an extended part of the paper board is preserved at a winding joint site of the cup body and is subjected to further winding to form an outflow tube that is initially flattened and attached flat to the cup body. A partition section that is between a containing space of the cup body and the outflow tube is provided with a discharge hole through which a liquid or beverage contained in the cup body is allowed to flow into the outflow tube. The outflow tube can be pressed for bulging into an expanded passage and a top end of the outflow tube that is initially closed is opened through tearing a fold or indent line to form an outflow opening. |
| US10377548B2 |
Resealable container for consumer articles with improved moisture control
A package (18) of consumer goods has an opening for removing the goods and a reclosable adhesive label (22) occluding the opening. The label (22) comprises a bottom layer (24) and a top layer (26). The bottom layer (24) is affixed to the package (18) by means of permanent adhesive provided on a first area (30) of the inner surface of the bottom layer extending about the periphery of the opening, the bottom layer comprising a cut-out portion (28) at least partly aligned with the opening of the package. The top layer (26) is at least partly affixed to the bottom layer (24) by permanent adhesive provided on a back hinge area (32) of the inner surface of the top layer, and at least partly releasably affixed to the bottom layer by means of a second adhesive provided on a peeling area (34) of the inner surface of the top layer extending distal from the hinge area (32). Thus, the top layer (26) is movable from a closed position, wherein it overlies at least the access opening, and an open position, wherein it is lifted off the bottom layer (24) to reveal the cut-out portion (28). The second adhesive is a permanent or semi-permanent adhesive and a layer of a release agent is provided between the bottom layer (24) and the top layer (26). In the closed position, a front end portion of the peeling area (34) of the inner surface of the top layer (26) at least partially overlies the release agent. |
| US10377547B2 |
Methods and apparatus for in-line die cutting of vacuum formed molded pulp containers
Methods and apparatus for manufacturing a molded fiber part include: immersing a wire mesh mold in a slurry bath comprising water and fiber particles; drawing a vacuum across the wire mesh mold to cause fiber particles to accumulate at the wire mesh mold surface yielding a molded fiber part; transferring the molded part from the slurry bath to a die press assembly; and drying and die cutting the molded part in the die press assembly. |
| US10377545B2 |
Wrapping materials for solid objects
Improved object wrapping materials exhibiting a number of beneficial properties to overcome prior deficiencies are provided. Such properties include the inclusion of a separation interface overlay that allows for greater rigidity at the leading and trailing edges of such wraps. Also, the inclusion of shear-reducing wrap material portions is described, as well as recoil reduction structures within the leading edge regions. Furthermore, core adhesive additions allow for greater resiliency to the base wrap material as it unwinds therefrom, reducing potential waste wrap products by permitting greater amounts of wrap materials in use. Other considerations include the ability, through proper configuration designs, to position a wrap separation indicator within a certain range of distances from the trailing edge, thereby providing greater reliability of wrap application device disengagement during wrap application. Such benefits are thus supplied individually and in tandem for improved versatility and utility of such wrap materials. |
| US10377542B2 |
Heat-resistant receptacle cap
The present invention is a heat-resistant receptacle cap comprising: an inner cap 100 having an insertion pipe 120 configured to be fitted onto an inlet of a receptacle with a locking hook, a discharge gate 140 connected to the insertion pipe 120 with a small-diameter pipe 145 and formed so that contents in the receptacle is discharged at the small-diameter pipe 145, and a container 200 which is installed at the bottom of the small-diameter pipe 145 and has an open upper part to hold additives therein; a heat-resistant sealing plate 220 configured to heat-seal the insertion pipe 120 and upper wall of the container 200; a sealing plate holder 300 which is provided with a fitting ring 310 that fits the sealing plate 220 to a corresponding part for coupling the heat-resistant sealing plate 220, and which is fitted at an upper end of an inner side wall of an outer cap 400; and the outer cap 400 having a sealing plate holder fixing step 420 which is formed on a side wall 401 and configured to separate the sealing plate holder 300 as the receptacle is opened. |
| US10377541B1 |
Illuminated liquid container cap with rocker dispensing mechanism
Embodiments of an illuminated liquid container are disclosed herein. The illuminated liquid container can include a light source that, when activated, emits light, and a switch that activates the light source. Some embodiments of the illuminated liquid container include a bottle for holding a liquid and a cap through which the liquid can be passed. |
| US10377539B2 |
Filter cap assembly including protective baffle and method of use
A filter baffle assembly including a filter cap engageable to a mouth of a container, the filter cap including a filter vent situated within an inner space of the filter cap, and a liner disposed between the filter vent and a gas permeable baffle engaged to a mouth of the container, the baffle including at least one perforation to permit gas exchange between an interior of the container and the filter vent, and to protect the filter vent from contact with contents housed in an interior of the container. A welded baffle liner assembly for protecting a filter vent from contact with the contents of a container, including a gas permeable baffle having at least one perforation welded to a liner, the welded baffle liner assembly being interposable between a mouth of the container and a filter vent housed within a cap engageable to the mouth of the container. A method for protecting a filter vent from the contents of a container. |
| US10377534B2 |
Tamper evidence bridges
An apparatus and a method are provided for a container cap comprising a plurality of tamper evidence bridges configured to provide evidence that the container cap has been removed from a container by other than a manufacturer of the container. The tamper evidence bridges comprise a small tab of material that extends from a bottom-most edge of the container cap to a neck ring of the container. The tamper evidence bridges are configured to break, or snap, when the container cap is rotated relative to the neck ring. Broken tamper evidence bridges provide readily visible evidence to an end-user of the container that the container cap has been removed by other than the manufacturer of the container. The high visibility of the tamper evidence bridges serves to discourage vendors from attempting to refill and resale of the used containers. |
| US10377533B2 |
Integrated squeezable dispensing container
An elongated tubular housing adapted to receive an adjustable external compression device introduced on one end of the tubular housing distal from the opening releasing the contents, and retained in position by a member engaging a grooved strip that is integrated with and/or retained on the housing surface material with a strip surface of like material, providing a reliable, economic and functional outer compression member retention apparatus and method. Further embodiments according to the present invention include a dispenser having regions provided for ease and comfort of gripping, grooved strip end-stop to retain compression device, and grooved strip dimensional and placement details to provide functional, manufacturable and economic material dispenser. |
| US10377532B2 |
Hybrid-construct bags and method for manufacturing hybrid-construct bags
Provided is a hybrid-construct bag, comprising a bag body formed by at least a first sheet, the bag body having: a substantially tubular main body portion, a first end portion, a second end portion, a valve section formed at the first end portion and configured to form the channel between the top and bottom walls which are included in the valve section, and a patch section, wherein the main body portion, first end portion and second end portion cooperatively form a cavity operable to receive contents. There are a plurality of perforations formed in the main body portion and used for allowing a gas to pass though and resisting a liquid and/or particulates to pass though. A method of forming the hybrid-construct bag is also disclosed. |
| US10377531B2 |
Saw machine placement base
A saw machine placement base for holding a saw machine including a saw machine base, a saw table mounted at the saw machine base and a cutting unit pivotally connected to the saw table. The saw machine placement base includes a bottom wall, a peripheral wall intersected with the bottom wall and defining with the bottom wall an accommodation chamber, and one or multiple position clamps connected to one of the bottom wall and the peripheral wall within the accommodation chamber and adapted for clamping on the machine base of the saw machine against the peripheral wall to hold down the saw machine in the accommodation chamber. The saw machine placement base is also usable in conjunction with the saw machine as a support to extend the length of the machine base. |
| US10377525B2 |
Package with auxiliary container lid
The present subject matter is directed towards a packaging container comprising at least one sheet of a packaging material defining a closed cross-section and open at an operative top end and an operative bottom end thereof. At least two flaps are provided at the operative top end and the operative bottom end of the at least one sheet, wherein the at least two flaps are sealable to each other to define an interior space for containing edible items therein. An auxiliary lid is provided on one of the operative top end and the operative bottom end, wherein the auxiliary lid is configured to snugly fit on one of the operative top end and the operative bottom end subsequent to the unsealing of the at least two flaps, thereby preventing ingress of air and other foreign matter into the interior space. |
| US10377517B2 |
Method and apparatus for assembling a double-walled container
An assembly system for wrapping an outer wrapper to an inner sleeve to form an outer wall of a double-wall container can include a moveable suction arm. The moveable suction arm can be configured to couple to a suction source and can have a portion defining a suction surface. A plurality of suction openings can be provided within the suction surface and fluidly coupled to the suction source. A sealing edge can circumscribe at least a portion of the suction surface. |
| US10377510B1 |
Enhanced fairing mechanisms for launch systems
Various enhanced rocket fairings and associated mechanisms are discussed herein for split fairings with two fairing halves. In some implementations, electrically-actuated base clamps are included to deploy the rocket fairing by applying a spring force between a corresponding fairing half and a payload adapter, which directs movement of the fairing halves upwards and away from the payload adapter until release of the fairing halves. In other implementations, electrically-actuated fairing mechanisms are included to hold together a first fairing half and a second fairing half, and separate the first fairing half from the second fairing half using a spring force. In further implementations, one fairing half includes a tab feature configured to overlap a second fairing half. The tab feature can deform inward under a pressure differential between an exterior and a payload envelope to reduce a gap between the two fairing halves. |
| US10377507B2 |
Multifunctional motorized box and landing pad for automatic drone package delivery
The invention consists of an actuated box and navigation aid for automatic delivery by unmanned vehicles (UAV) or drones. It also incorporates delivery information via the web linking orders, enclosure status, package specific drone homing signals, delivery confirmations and more.This system incorporates a novel and effective means for providing a standardized and predicable area for safe landing during delivery by functionalized drones. It also secures the package from theft, vandalism, animals and the weather and provides features necessary for air-traffic management. |
| US10377504B2 |
System to accelerate and decelerate aircraft for take-off and landing
A system for controlling aircraft movement includes a platform configured to support the aircraft. The system includes a securing mechanism coupled to the platform to releasably couple the aircraft onto the platform. The system includes a conveying system coupled to the platform. The conveying system configured to, with the aircraft coupled to the platform during take-off of the aircraft, move the platform to accelerate the aircraft. The conveying system configured to, during landing of the aircraft, decelerate the aircraft. The system includes a controller coupled to the securing mechanism and to the conveying system. The controller configured to communicate with the securing mechanism and with the conveying system to control acceleration of the platform during take-off of the aircraft and deceleration of the platform during landing of the aircraft. |
| US10377503B2 |
Engine assembly of an aircraft including a display unit
An engine assembly comprising an engine and a pod surrounding the engine that is equipped, upstream according to the direction of entry of air into the engine, with a fan provided with blades, the pod having an upstream air intake. The engine assembly also comprises a display unit including at least one light ring arranged in the air intake upstream of the fan, the light ring including at least one row of light-emitting diodes and being configured to emit at least one light beam and to project it on the blades of the fan. |
| US10377499B2 |
Continuously restrained evacuation system
A restraint arrangement for an evacuation system may comprise a first strap configured to be disposed along a length of the evacuation system, and a second strap configured to be disposed along the length of the evacuation system, wherein the first strap is coupled to the second strap, the first strap is coupled to the evacuation system via a first plurality of attachment members along the length of the evacuation system, the second strap is coupled to the evacuation system via a second plurality of attachment members along the length of the evacuation system, and the first strap is configured to separate from the second strap in response to a predetermined load. |
| US10377496B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling airflow in a vehicle
An airflow control system for use in a vehicle is provided. The airflow control system includes a manifold and a recirculation duct in flow communication with the manifold. The recirculation duct includes a fan and a recirculation valve. The system additionally includes a ventilation duct coupled in flow communication with the recirculation duct between the fan and the recirculation valve. The ventilation duct is in flow communication with an ambient environment surrounding the vehicle and includes at least one ventilation valve. |
| US10377491B1 |
Apparatus and method for delivering a dry material with an unmanned aerial vehicle
A delivery device coupled to a drone can be used to distribute dry powdered materials to a target area. The powdered materials can be stored in a hopper having an auger at the lower end of the hopper. An auger motor can be actuated to transport the powdered material to an aeration chamber where the powdered material is mixed with turbulent air. The aerated powdered materials can then be emitted from the delivery device from a slinger disc onto a target area. |
| US10377490B1 |
Maneuvering a package following in-flight release from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
A package launch system can be implemented to propel a package from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a generally vertically descent trajectory, while the UAV is in motion. The package launch system can apply the force onto the package in a number of different ways. For example, flywheels, coils, and springs can generate the force that establishes the vertical descent path of the package. Further, the package delivery system can also monitor the package during its vertical descent. The package can be equipped with one or more control surfaces. Instructions can be transmitted from the UAV via an RF module that cause the one or more controls surfaces to alter the vertical descent path of the package to avoid obstructions or to regain a stable orientation. |
| US10377486B2 |
Drone deployed speaker system
A drone speaker system is configured to deploy a fleet of drone speaker units. Each drone speaker unit includes a speaker configured to broadcast acoustic signals and a flight system configured to aerially transport a speaker. The drone speaker system initially generates a spatial map of a location where the drone speaker units are to be deployed. The drone speaker system then identifies suitable perching locations for the drone speaker units. Then, the drone speaker system deploys the fleet of drone speaker units to those perching locations to place one or more speakers. Once positioned in this manner, the speakers can generate a sound field. The drone speaker units may also reconfigure the speakers to achieve different sound fields having varying characteristics. |
| US10377484B2 |
UAV positional anchors
Systems and methods for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) positional anchors. Signals may be broadcast via a signal interface of an anchor in a defined space which also includes a UAV. The UAV is at one location within the defined space, and the anchor is at another location within the defined space. A virtual environment may be generated that corresponds to the defined space. The virtual environment may include at least one virtual element, and a location of the virtual element within the virtual environment may be based on the location of the anchor within the defined space. A visual indication may be generated when the UAV is detected within a predetermined distance from the location of the anchor. In some embodiments, a visual element may be generated to augment the anchor where a location of the visual element is based on a location of the anchor within the defined space. The visual element may be changed when the UAV is flown to the location of the anchor within the defined space. |
| US10377482B2 |
Remotely controlled modular VTOL aircraft and re-configurable system using same
A manned/unmanned aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using the same set of engines for takeoff and landing as well as for forward flight. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to takeoff with the wings in a vertical as opposed to horizontal flight attitude which takes off in this vertical attitude and then transitions to a horizontal flight path. An aerial vehicle system which has removable wing sections which allow for re-configuration with different wing section types, allowing for configurations adapted for a particular flight profile. A method of customizing a configuration of an unmanned aerial vehicle based upon flight profile factors such as duration, stability, and maneuverability. |
| US10377481B2 |
Systems and methods to launch aircraft
Systems and methods to launch an aircraft are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system to launch an aircraft comprises a launch arm comprising at least one load cell, an aircraft coupled to the launch arm, and a release mechanism in communication with the at least one load cell, wherein the release mechanism releases the aircraft when the at least one load cell indicates that a load on the launch arm is below a predetermined threshold. Other embodiments may be described. |
| US10377479B2 |
Variable directional thrust for helicopter tail anti-torque system
The present invention includes an anti-torque assembly for a helicopter comprising a plurality of fixed blade pitch motors mounted on one or more pivots on the tail boom of the helicopter, wherein the plurality of fixed blade pitch motors on the one or more pivots are adapted to be oriented substantially in-plane with a tail boom of a helicopter during a first mode of operation that comprises a hover mode and wherein the fixed blade pitch motors are adapted to be oriented substantially off-plane from the tail boom of the helicopter during a second mode of helicopter operation that is different from the first mode. |
| US10377478B2 |
Thrust-generating rotor assembly
The present invention discloses a rotor control system where rapid changes in rotor torque are transferred into moment forces acting about the blade pitch axis of a rotor blade in a thrust-generating rotor, to ultimately control the movements of a rotary wing aircraft. The moment forces acting on the rotor blade are transferred through a carefully adjusted damping member in order to allow rapid changes in rotor torque to create cyclic changes in blade pitch angle, while slow or permanent changes are cancelled out and affects the rotational speed and the thrust generated by the rotor, without permanently affecting the blade pitch angle of individual rotor blades. |
| US10377473B2 |
Disconnecting a rotor
According to one embodiment, a clutch may be coupled between a rotor system and a power train of a rotorcraft. The clutch may be operable to disengage the rotor system from the power train during operation of the power train. A clutch control system in communication with the clutch and include a rotorcraft condition sensor operable to sense an operating condition of the rotorcraft and a control unit operable to prevent the clutch from disengaging the rotor system from the power train if the operating condition of the rotorcraft fails to satisfy a predetermined criterion. |
| US10377472B2 |
Wing tip with winglet and ventral fin
An airplane including a wing and a wing tip attached to an end of the wing. The wing has a wing leading edge and a wing trailing edge in a wing chord plane. The wing tip includes a winglet and a ventral fin. The winglet has a winglet leading edge continuously transitioning from the wing leading edge, and a winglet trailing edge continuously transitioning from the wing trailing edge. The winglet leading edge may be swept rearward. The winglet includes an adapter section attached to the end of the wing, a transition section attached to the adapter section, a blade section attached to the transition section, the blade section extending above the wing chord plane, and a first tip section attached to the blade section. The ventral fin may be coupled to the winglet at an attachment location adjacent the transition section, and extends below the wing chord plane. |
| US10377471B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for drag reduction
An apparatus, method and system for combining aerodynamic design with engine power to increase synergy between the two and increase climb performance, engine-out performance, and fuel efficiency for a variety of aircraft or the like. |
| US10377469B2 |
Non-contact power supply and data transfer on aerial vehicles
An aircraft includes a first structure that includes a first surface and a first coil conformed to, or embedded within, the first surface. The aircraft includes a second structure that includes a second surface and a second coil conformed to, or embedded within, the second surface. The second structure is configured to couple to the first structure such that the first coil is aligned with the second coil to enable inductive coupling between the first coil and the second coil. |
| US10377460B1 |
Modular drive apparatus
A modular drive apparatus includes a gear box (16) with a rotatable internal transmission gear (60). The gear box includes a plurality of body openings (44). The openings may be selectively closed by the installation of cover plates (52, 54). With a cover plate removed, a drive coupler (32, 34, 58, 148) may be extended in the respective opening and mounted in operative connection with the gear box. In the mounted position of the drive coupler, an idler gear (72, 172) engages the ring gear of the gear box. Rotatable power devices such as pumps, motors and generators may be operatively rotatably engaged with the drive coupler. |
| US10377459B2 |
Connection and features for interchangeable nosecone for a trolling motor
Various implementations described herein are directed to a trolling motor including an electric motor having a propeller coupled thereto, a shaft configured for coupling the electric motor to a watercraft. The shaft is configured to rotate relative to the watercraft and the shaft defines an internal passage. The trolling motor also includes a housing that encapsulates the motor, a removable nosecone operably coupled to the housing opposite the propeller and configured to encapsulate at least one marine device. One or more mechanical connection features are provided to enable removable connection of the nosecone to the remainder of the trolling motor housing. One or more electrical connection features are provided to enable electrical connection of the at least one marine device through the trolling motor housing. |
| US10377458B1 |
Joystick system for a watercraft
A joystick system and a watercraft using the system are presented. The system includes a joystick having a low range of motion spanning from a rest angle to a threshold angle, and a high range of motion spanning from the threshold angle to a maximum angle; a joystick position sensor for producing signals indicative of a position of the joystick and a control for producing engine thrust request signals to control a resultant thrust of two thrust generation devices in response to receiving the signals from the joystick position sensor, the resultant thrust increasing from a minimum to a threshold thrust at a first rate of increase as the joystick moves from the rest angle toward the threshold angle, the resultant thrust increasing from the threshold thrust to a maximum thrust at a second greater rate of increase as the joystick moves from the threshold angle toward the maximum angle. |
| US10377457B2 |
Craft for use on a body of water and transport and control system therefore
The invention relates to a craft in the form of a body to be sat or laid upon by a user and provided with power for use in a body of water. There is also provided a method for the use of the craft in game play and the use of the same in a manner which allows the power source for the drive to be managed. A system for transport, charging and/or communication with the craft from onshore is also provided, along with a system to allow the use of the craft within a specified area on the body of water to be maintained and controlled. |
| US10377451B2 |
Canoe and platform combination assembly
A canoe and platform combination assembly includes a platform that has a top side, a bottom side, a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. A plurality of arms is attached to the platform. The arms engage canoes positioned adjacent to the first and second lateral sides such that the canoes are orientated parallel to each other. A plurality of tethers is provided. Each of the arms has one of the tethers positioned thereon. Each of the tethers is positioned around one of a plurality of braces of the canoes. |
| US10377448B2 |
Subsea connection assembly provided with inductive elements for data transmissions
A connector or connector assembly (10, 210), such as a subsea or underwater connector or assembly including a first member (18, 218) movably connected or connectable to a second member (36, 236) and a first inductive element (24, 224a) provided on the first member (18, 218), the first inductive element (24, 224a) being arranged for inductive transmission and/or reception with a second inductive element (42, 242a) of the second member (36, 236). The first member (18, 218) may rotatably or pivotably connected or connectable to the second member (36, 236). The first inductive element (24, 224a) may be arranged on the first member (18, 218) to maintain inductive transmission with the second inductive element (42, 242a) of the second member (36, 236) throughout movement of the first member (18, 218) relative to a second member (36, 236). |
| US10377439B2 |
Motorcycle
A motorcycle includes a main frame, a seat frame connected to a rear portion of the main frame and extending backward to support a seat, an auxiliary frame reinforcing the seat frame, and an acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor is supported at a position under the seat frame and above the auxiliary frame in a side view by a bracket extending from the seat frame or the auxiliary frame. Side surfaces of the acceleration sensor are covered with a vehicle body cover. |
| US10377437B2 |
Internal steering structure of a front wheel hub of a portable two-wheeled vehicle
The present invention discloses an internal steering structure of a front wheel hub of a portable two-wheeled vehicle including a front wheel mounted on a front end of a vehicle body of a two-wheeled vehicle, a handlebars provided at a front end of a vehicle body of a two-wheeled vehicle, and a steering bearing sleeve vertically fixed to the front end of the vehicle body. The steering bearing sleeve is provided with a steering bearing fixing rod which is rotatable within the steering bearing sleeve. The steering bearing fixing rod is fixedly connected to the handlebars and is rotated synchronously with the handlebars. A rotatable front wheel is provided on the steering bearing fixing rod. In the internal steering structure of the front wheel hub of the portable two-wheeled vehicle according to the present invention, the steering bearing sleeve fixed to the front end of the vehicle body and the steering bearing fixing rod rotatable in the steering bearing sleeve are provided and the internal hub and the handlebars are fixedly connected to the steering bearing fixing rod. Which achieves a balanced force, simple structure, easy operation, and which can greatly improve the driving stability. |
| US10377436B2 |
Side cover structure for motorcycle
A side cover structure for a motorcycle, which is to be arranged for covering a lateral side of the motorcycle, comprising a side cover that covers a lateral side of an air cleaner above the engine and includes a window for allowing vision therethrough. The side cover is provided with a side lower cover, which covers below the side cover and includes a surface portion for attaching from inside of the window of the side cover, and a garnish, which is made attachable/detachable to/from the outside of the window. The surface portion of the side lower cover carries a design shape thereon for being seen when the garnish is taken off from the side cover at the window. Such configuration provides the user to change the appearance of side cover structure of the motorcycle, thereby providing various styles of the side cover structure by the user preference. |
| US10377435B2 |
Multi-function bicycle cargo rack and stand component
A multi-function bicycle component which fastens to a bicycle and which is rotatable relative to the bicycle frame to multiple positions to serve as a cargo rack or luggage carrier in a first position and a bicycle stand or kickstand in a second position. The multi-function bicycle component rotates at or near the wheel axis and comprises a rotation preventing assembly which fastens the multi-function bicycle component relative to the bicycle frame in a riding position. When used in conjunction with a folding bike, the multi-function bicycle component also serves as a stand to assist during the folding process, and/or as a stand when the bicycle is in the folded position. The multi-function bicycle component may also include a bicycle fender. |
| US10377430B2 |
Method for setting a deployed position of a rear spoiler of a vehicle
A method for setting a deployed position of a rear spoiler of a vehicle includes detecting a covering position between a closed position and an open position of a radiator covering; comparing the detected covering position with a checklist which correlates detected covering positions with possible deployed positions of the rear spoiler; and setting the deployed position of the rear spoiler, wherein the deployed position correlates as a result of the comparison with the detected covering position. |
| US10377428B2 |
Active front deflector
An active front deflector assembly having a deflector panel, actuator, and linkage assemblies each with a predetermined ratio of the links to each other for motion of the deflector panel. 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. The drive shaft transmits the drive from the actuator coupled to one linkage assembly to the other linkage assembly for moving the deflector panel between the deployed/retracted positions. The actuator is clutched to prevent damage to the system. |
| US10377422B2 |
Vehicle chassis structures
A chassis and a method of forming the chassis comprising assembling a framework of interconnected tubular-section metallic members and a plurality of composite panels, each panel being adhesively bonded to a plurality of the metallic members, wherein at least one bond between a composite panel and a metallic member is formed by an arcuate formation integral with and extending from an edge of a planar section of the composite panel and fitting around an exterior of the metallic member, and providing a layer of adhesive along the gap there between extending substantially from the edge of the planar section across a part of but less than the complete angular extent of the arcuate section. |
| US10377421B2 |
Upper vehicle-body structure of vehicle
In a vehicle-body structure in which a roof side rail portion of a side face portion of a vehicle body and a roof reinforcement are connected via a gusset so as to suppress that a center pillar portion comes into a cabin side when a large load is inputted from a vehicle side, a notch portion is provided at the gusset. Thereby, it is suppressed that, when the large load is inputted to the center pillar portion from the vehicle side, the gusset is so bending-deformed by a rotation of the roof side rail portion that a rotational moment caused by the rotation of the roof side rail portion acts on the roof reinforcement, suppressing that the center pillar portion comes into the cabin side. |
| US10377420B2 |
Vehicle structure
An off-center impact reinforcement structure includes a push arm proximate rearward of a front portion of the vehicle frame. The push arm extends in a forward and laterally outboard direction from a front side member. A rear surface of the push arm is located below the first side member. During an initial stage of an off-center impact event in which a stationary barrier directly impacts a front surface of the push arm, impacting forces from the off-center impact event move the rear surface of the push arm into contact with brackets that extend downward from the front side member and transfer through the push arm to brackets and to the vehicle frame. In a second stage, a rear surface of the push arm contacts the vehicle frame as the push arm pivots with the front surface of the push arm moving in a laterally outboard direction. |
| US10377418B2 |
Suspension member for vehicle
An overall knuckle is formed by a second carbon-fiber composite material, and a first carbon-fiber composite material is embedded in particular portions, whose rigidities are insufficient only with the second carbon-fiber composite material. The one particular portion is provided to a neck part, and the first carbon-fiber composite material is embedded in this particular portion such that continuous fibers thereof are orientated in a direction orthogonal to a central axis of a torsional load so as to enhance a torsional rigidity. The other particular portions are provided to the body part, and the first carbon-fiber composite material is embedded in these particular portions such that the continuous fibers thereof are orientated in a vertical direction so as to enhance a bending rigidity. |
| US10377417B2 |
Method for detecting a control situation of a vehicle with an automatic control system
A method for detecting a control situation of a vehicle comprising an automatic control system. A steering torque curve applied to the steering of the vehicle is subdivided into sections in which the steering torque curve steadily rises or falls, and an angular acceleration caused by a driver and detected by a first steering angle sensor at the beginning of the respective section by a first part of the steering rod as a first angular acceleration is compared to a second angular acceleration detected by a second steering angle sensor at the beginning of a respective section caused by an automatic control system with a toothed rack connected to the steering rod or a second part of the steering rod. Depending on a result of the comparison, a corresponding steering torque curve of the respective section is assigned to the driver or to the automatic control system. |
| US10377415B2 |
Method of controlling motor driven power steering system
Disclosed is a method of controlling a motor driven power steering system (MDPS). The method includes multiple operations including a torque sensor failure determining operation of determining failure of the torque sensor according to existence of a torque sensor signal input from the torque sensor; a control module calculating operation of, when it is determined that the torque sensor has failure, receiving control signals from a steering angle sensor and a motor angle sensor and calculating a plurality of control modules including a basic assist generating module, an assist maintaining module, and an overshoot preventing module; and an MDPS motor driving operation of driving a motor of the MDPS based on motor torque calculated through the control module. |
| US10377412B2 |
Steering assist control system and steering assist control method
A steering assist control system causes multiple actuator units to control an assist torque that provides assistance in steering in accordance with a turning operation on a steering wheel in a vehicle having an information presentation apparatus. The steering assist control system includes: a monitoring part that monitors the actuator units; a torque control part that reduces, in a case of a one-unit anomaly, the assist torque that results from combining output torques from all the actuator units, when the turning operation is performed on the steering wheel; and a warning control part controls the information presentation apparatus. In the case of the one-unit anomaly, the torque control part reduces the assist torque so that the assist torque is smaller than an assist torque output before the occurrence of the one-unit anomaly, every time the turning operation proceeds by a set angle. |
| US10377405B2 |
Scaffold storage and transportation dolly set
A pair of dollies for storing and transporting scaffold frames is disclosed. Each dolly is made up of two identical dolly members containing a top plate, bottom plate, two side plates and a front and back plate. Communicating holes are inserted along the length of the top and bottom plates. The side plates of each dolly member has semi-circular cut outs on the top edges which correspond with the holes in the top and bottom plates. The end holes at the front and back of each dolly member have tubes permanently inserted to receive a typical scaffold 8 inch swivel caster wheel with brake. Scaffold frame legs are inserted into the remaining holes in the top and bottom plates of the dollies. The bottom cross member of each scaffold frame sits on the semi-circular cut outs on the top edges of the side plates. This device can be used for storage or transportation of scaffold frames. |
| US10377404B1 |
Steerable paired dolly system
A set of two two-wheeled dollies, each of which has a cradle, preferably V-shaped, is configured to support a length of pipe or other elongated construction material. The dolly set consists of a steerable forward dolly, having a steering handle, and a non-steerable rear dolly. The two dollies are deployed in tandem, with the forward dolly supporting the front end of the load, and the rear dolly supporting the load's back end. By turning the handle bar of the forward dolly in a selected direction and applying a force in that direction, the tandem paired dolly set moves the elongated load in the selected direction. |
| US10377398B2 |
Train wireless system and train length calculation method
A train wireless system includes a train detecting apparatus on the ground and a controller on a train. The detecting apparatus includes a detector and a calculator. The detector detects that the train is on rails in a block. The calculator measures an on-rail time during which the detector detects the train in the block, and calculates an on-rail detecting time during which the train has been on the rails in the block. The controller includes a distance measurer, a time measurer, a recorder, and a train-length calculator. The distance measurer measures a travelling distance of the train from a beginning of the block, the time measurer measures an elapsed time since the distance measurer starts the measurement, the recorder records the elapsed time and the travelling distance, and the train-length calculator searches the recorder based on the detecting time, and calculates the train length using a selected travelling distance. |
| US10377393B2 |
High-speed rail train bogie and frame thereof
A high-speed rail train bogie frame includes side sills and cross beams located between the side sills, and each of the side sills is provided with an air spring seat configured to install an air spring; wherein each of the cross beams has a seamless steel tube structure; the frame further includes a passage, and a main air chamber of the air spring and a cavity of the cross beam are in communication with each other through the passage; and an anti-roll bar seat configured to install an anti-roll bar is welded below the side sill, and the anti-roll bar seat is in a circular arc transition with a bottom of the side sill, to form a dovetail structure. |
| US10377392B2 |
Autorack railroad car having convertible deck structure
An autorack railroad car has decks that are movably reconfigurable between tri-level and bi-level configurations. They are also movable to permit greater vertical clearance room for loading the main deck. The decks may be constrained to a single degree of freedom of motion, namely in the vertical direction, by guides that run along the vertical side posts of the car. The decks may include a passive counterbalance transmission linking the mid-level and upper level decks, such that the decks counterbalance each other when the decks are moved between the various positions. There is a separate, independent drive provided to move the decks. The drive may include scissor jacks. More than one scissor jack may share a common drive axis and shafting arrangement. The drive is operable from a trackside accessible drive distribution point. A secondary lock system is provided to prevent the decks from moving inopportunely. |
| US10377391B2 |
Winch for water sports and other uses
The invention relates to a winch system intended, in particular, for water sports, comprising at least one frame, at least one motor, a brake system, and a main tension cable wound around two spools, each spool being actuated by a motor such that when one of the spools unwinds the main cable, the other spool winds up the cable such as to maintain both the unwinding speed and the tension required for the main cable. |
| US10377389B2 |
Load management to extend electric vehicle range
A vehicle includes a controller that prompts a user to confirm a willingness to accept a reduced maximum acceleration or speed responsive to user confirmation of a desire to increase an electric drive range by a user selected amount. The controller further operates a propulsion system with the reduced maximum acceleration or speed to increase the electric drive range responsive to user confirmation of the willingness. |
| US10377388B2 |
Model based diagnostics based on traction model
A traction application executing on a vehicle control module receives a traction speed control input to control a traction wheel of the vehicle. Based on the traction speed control input, the traction application determines a first setpoint value of a control attribute related to the traction wheel. A first diagnostic supervisor receives a measured value of the control attribute related to the traction wheel, and the first setpoint value from the traction application. The first diagnostic supervisor comprises a first model of a traction system of the vehicle. Based on the first setpoint value and the first model, the first diagnostic supervisor calculates a first virtual value of the control attribute related to the traction wheel. Based on the first virtual value and the measured value of the control attribute, the first diagnostic supervisor determines a first operating condition of the traction system of the vehicle. |
| US10377386B2 |
System for monitoring the physical state of a vehicle occupant
A system configured to determine a physical state of a vehicle occupant within a vehicle is described herein. The system includes an electrode in contact with the vehicle occupant and containing nano-scale metal fibers or carbon nanotubes and a controller that determines the physical state of the vehicle occupant based on an output of the electrode. The controller initiates a countermeasure based on the physical state of the vehicle occupant. A system configured to generate electricity based upon a temperature difference between a vehicle occupant and a portion of a vehicle interior is also presented herein. This system includes a thermoelectric device containing nano-scale metal fibers or carbon nanotubes. The thermoelectric device has a first side in contact with a vehicle occupant and a second side in contact with a portion of the vehicle interior. The thermoelectric device supplies electrical power to an electrical system of the vehicle. |
| US10377383B2 |
Vehicle lane change
A system includes a processor. The system includes a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify a relative area within a specified distance from a first vehicle and free of another vehicle, identify a second vehicle within a second specified distance of the relative area, transmit the relative area to the second vehicle, and navigate the first vehicle to the relative area within a specified time. |
| US10377381B2 |
Adaptive speed control system for an autonomous vehicle
A method and system for operating an autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining, at an electronic processor, a limit for a forward velocity setpoint of the autonomous vehicle based a range of a forward facing sensor and detecting whether a preceding vehicle is in a field of view of the forward facing sensor. The method includes determining a speed of the preceding vehicle, and when the preceding vehicle is in the field of view of the autonomous vehicle, adjusting the limit based on the speed of the preceding vehicle. |
| US10377379B2 |
Method and system for utilizing the energy storage provided by a vehicle's mass in the form of potential and kinetic energy to optimize fuel consumption
A method and system that utilizes the energy storage provided by a vehicle's mass in the form of potential and kinetic energy to optimize the fuel consumption. The system of the present invention is composed of an elevation database, a localization mechanism, and a speed optimization mechanism/engine. The optimization engine receives a desired speed range from the operator such as a max speed and min speed input, and a route or elevation profile form the elevation database. Then, utilizing the elevation database, the localization mechanism and a weight estimate the system and method optimizes the current speed to minimize fuel consumption by way of setting and adjusting the cruise control speed. The route and the weight estimate may be provided or predicted by the optimization engine. |
| US10377374B1 |
Detection of pedestrian using radio devices
The present radio system transmits an electromagnetic signal to nearby devices requesting the device respond. The radio system also receives responses to the electromagnetic signal from the nearby devices. Based on the radio technology used, the signaling of the transmitted electromagnetic signal may be varied. For example, the transmitted electromagnetic signal may be a Bluetooth, 802.11, or other radio signal. A device that received the signal from the radio unit may transmit a response signal with the same radio technology. However, in some instances, the radio technology used for communication may operate on several radio (e.g., frequency) channels. Both the transmitter and receiver must operate on the same channel at the same time in order to communicate. Thus, it may be desirable to transmit the electromagnetic signal on more than one channel at the same time, in order to increase the chances that a nearby device responds. |
| US10377372B2 |
Control system and method for optimizing by maximizing the cruise controlled speed during turning on low friction grounds
A speed control system for a vehicle that: automatically causes the vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value, receives information relating to turning of the vehicle, receives information relating to a driving condition of the vehicle, and adjusts automatically the value of the target speed value in dependence on the information. |
| US10377371B2 |
Active safety suspension system
In some embodiments, a rapid-response active suspension system controls suspension force and position for improving vehicle safety and drivability. The system may interface with various sensors that detect safety critical vehicle states and adjust the suspension of each wheel to improve safety. Pre-crash and collision sensors may notify the active suspension controller of a collision and the stance may be adjusted to improve occupant safety during an impact while maintaining active control of the wheels. Wheel forces may also be controlled to improve the effectiveness of vehicle safety systems such as ABS and ESP in order to improve traction. Also, bi-directional information may be communicated between the active suspension system and other vehicle safety systems such that each system may respond to information provided to the other. |
| US10377370B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle may include an engine, a first rotating electric machine, an output shaft, a planetary gear mechanism, a second rotating electric machine, a battery, an inverter and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit may be programmed to perform inverterless traveling control. The inverterless traveling control may be control for causing the hybrid vehicle to travel by placing the inverter in a gate cut-off state, and driving the engine. The electronic control unit also may be programmed to interrupt current flowing between the first rotating electric machine and the battery when a shift range other than a forward range is selected, during the inverterless traveling control. |
| US10377368B2 |
Control device for hybrid vehicle
A controller is provided so as to control, when an electric vehicle (EV) mode is selected, a belt clamping pressure on the basis of discharged oil from a main oil pump which is driven by a motor generator. The controller is provided for a hybrid vehicle and is configured to perform control such that when the vehicle is stopped in the EV mode and a creep cut condition which does not require creep torque from the motor generator is met, a first motor idling rotation speed is set as a motor rotation speed. When the vehicle is stopped in the EV mode and a standby learning control completes learning of a zero-point oil pressure command value, the controller reduces a rotation speed of the motor generator to a second motor idling rotation speed which is lower than the first motor idling rotation speed. |
| US10377367B2 |
Control device for hybrid vehicle and control method of the same
A control device for hybrid vehicle is configured to transmit a torque generated by an engine and a motor to a power transmission member according to a driving power request from a driver. The control device for hybrid vehicle includes motor control means and transmission capacity control means. The motor control means is configured to control an output from the motor according to the driving power request. The transmission capacity control means is configured to control a transmission capacity of the power transmission member. The transmission capacity control means is configured to increase the transmission capacity in consideration of a variation of the output from the motor when the output from the motor is increased based on the driving power request. The motor control means is configured to increase the output from the motor after the transmission capacity is increased in consideration of the variation of the output from the motor when the output from the motor is increased based on the driving power request. |
| US10377366B2 |
Vehicle control device
A driver is prevented from carrying out hands-free driving while lane keeping assist control is being carried out, thereby appropriately determining an abnormal state of the driver. When a steering wheel no-operation state continues for a first period or more, a driving support ECU sets a control mode of LKA to a “weaker mode”, thereby decreasing a control amount of the LKA. As a result, an own vehicle swerves within a travel lane, and the driver neglecting the steering wheel operation can be prompted to operate the steering wheel. Further, when the no-driving operation state continues for a second period or more, the driving support ECU establishes determination that the driver is in an abnormal state, returns the LKA to a “normal mode”, and decelerates and stops the own vehicle. |
| US10377359B2 |
Electric brake system
An electric brake system is disclosed. The electric brake system controlling a hydraulic pressure delivered to a wheel cylinder provided at each of wheels according to a pedal effort of a brake pedal, includes a reservoir configured to store oil; a master cylinder including first and second hydraulic ports, each of which is connected to two wheels, and configured to generate a hydraulic pressure by the pedal effort of the brake pedal; a pedal simulator configured to provide a reaction force of the brake pedal by being connected to the master cylinder, and connected to the reservoir; a simulation valve installed at an oil flow path connecting the pedal simulator to the reservoir, or at an oil flow path connecting the master cylinder to the pedal simulator; a bypass flow path branching off from the oil flow path and connected to the reservoir; and a relief valve provided at the bypass flow path and configured to enable oil to flow when the simulation valve operates abnormally. |
| US10377355B2 |
Electric brake device
An electric brake device includes an electric brake actuator and a control device. The controller includes: a brake control calculator that control a braking force so as to follow up a target braking force provided from a host ECU; a brake maintaining current estimator that maintains a motor current at a constant value; and a switching controller that performs switching between the brake control calculator and the brake maintaining current estimator. When a condition that an absolute value of a rate of change of the target braking force is equal to or less than a predetermined value and the braking force is in the follow-up state is satisfied, the switching controller performs switching from the brake control calculator to the brake maintaining current estimator that maintains the motor current at a constant value. |
| US10377350B2 |
Adapter used in a wiping system
The invention relates to an adapter 9 designed to be interposed between a connector 8 and an end portion of a drive arm, the adapter 9 including a first attachment member 32 designed to cooperate with a second attachment member 72 of the connector 8, the first attachment member 32 having at least one attachment wall arranged in a longitudinal plane of the adapter 9 and that bears a pivot shaft Ad of the connector 8, characterized in that the attachment wall has at least one recess 38c designed to receive a stiffening rib 70 of the connector 8. |
| US10377348B2 |
Member for a system for connecting a wiper blade to a windscreen wiper arm
The invention relates to a member 24, 26 for a system for connecting a wiper blade 12 to a windscreen wiper arm 14, this member comprising articulation means 80 configured in order to interact with first means 60 complementing a second member 26, 24 of the connection system in such a manner as to turn about at least one axis Y of articulation of the member vis-à-vis this second member, said member comprising centring and guide means 62, 82 configured in order to interact with second means 82, 62 complementing the second member in order to facilitate the mounting of the member in or on the second member, characterized in that said centring and guide means 62, 82 comprise at least two distinct and contiguous portions 62a, 62b, 82a, 62b. |
| US10377345B1 |
Configuration of a vehicle for use in a vehicle reservation network
A plug-in vehicle electronics module for use in vehicle sharing systems, and a method and system for using the vehicle electronics module. The vehicle electronics module includes an on-board diagnostic (OBD) connector and a housing that contains: a short-range wireless communication (SRWC) circuit; a microcontroller; and memory communicatively coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the memory stores a computer program; wherein the vehicle electronics module is connectable by the OBD connector to an OBD port on a vehicle; and wherein, when the vehicle electronics module is connected to the OBD port, the microcontroller operates under control of the computer program to cause the vehicle electronics module to: establish a short-range wireless communication (SRWC) connection with a personal SRWC device using the SRWC circuit; authenticate the personal SRWC device in response to receiving authentication information over the established SRWC connection; and in response to the successful authentication, provide access to the vehicle. |
| US10377342B1 |
Self-driving vehicle systems and methods
A seat-belt monitoring system can be used with self-driving vehicles. A self-driving vehicle can include a belt sensor configured to detect a buckled state of a seat belt. The self-driving vehicle can include an occupancy sensor configured to detect a rider sitting in a seat. The seat-belt monitoring system can receive buckle and occupancy data from multiple self-driving vehicles and then can respond in ways configured to promote increased seat belt use. |
| US10377341B2 |
Winding device and wiring structure
A winding device includes a case that includes a cable lead-out path, a rotating body that is accommodated in the case and is supported to be rotatable, and a cable that has one end connected to the rotating body to be wound in the case and the other end passing through the cable lead-out path of the case to be pulled out to an outside of the case. In the winding device, a first foreign substance removing portion and a second foreign substance removing portion which remove foreign substances pulled in together with the cable, are provided in the cable lead-out path, and the second foreign substance removing portion is capable of removing the foreign substances smaller than the foreign substances that are removable by the first foreign substance removing portion. |
| US10377334B2 |
Laminated airbag housing
An airbag housing incorporating a molded bin body adapted to store an airbag cushion. A plurality of molded-in surface ribs projects outwardly away from the exterior of the molded bin body. The molded bin body includes a layer of polymer substrate material disposed in over-molded relation to a layer of laminate material providing enhanced toughness and resistance to embrittlement at low temperatures. |
| US10377333B2 |
Deployable operator protection apparatus with an over-center linkage
A operator protection apparatus unlocks and lowers from a raised position to a lowered position suitable for clearing a low hanging obstacle when an operator applies a force to an operator lever or pedal. The operator protection apparatus returns to the raised position when the operator ceases applying force to the operator lever or pedal. |
| US10377332B2 |
Safety-relevant system in a vehicle
A safety-relevant system (S) in a vehicle comprises an electrical unit (EE) with at least one signal line input (SE). The signal line input (SE) is connected to a signal line. The electrical unit (EE) additionally comprises a supply connection (VA) for feeding the electrical unit (EE) with electrical energy. For supplying electrical energy to the electrical unit (EE), the signal line is in addition electrically coupled to the supply connection (VA) of the electrical unit (EE). |
| US10377330B2 |
Lateral rollover risk warning device
A lateral rollover risk warning device can report vehicle rollover risk in real time during traveling with no need for inputting radius of a curved path in advance.It includes a first acceleration sensor detecting an external force applied in up-down direction of a vehicle body; an angular velocity sensor detecting a rotation around vehicle axis of vehicle body; and a second acceleration sensor detecting an external force in right-left direction of vehicle body, with an arithmetic part using detection results given by first acceleration sensor and angular velocity sensor to calculate a limit index of vehicle being led to a rollover, and using detection result given by second acceleration sensor to calculate a comparative index to be compared with limit index in real time; and a reporting part using limit index and comparative index to report lateral rollover risk warning information telling the rollover risk. |
| US10377329B2 |
Vehicle and method for remotely controlling the same
A vehicle includes: a communication unit performing communication with a remote control device and receiving an instruction signal for remotely controlling a driving operation of the vehicle from the remote control device; a position acquiring unit detecting a position of the remote control device when the communication unit receives the instruction signal from the remote control device; and a controller restricting the remote control of the driving operation of the vehicle based on the detected position of the remote control device. |
| US10377328B2 |
Deployable retention device and method of retaining a charge cord in a motor vehicle
A retention device, useful in a method of retaining a charge cord in a motor vehicle, includes a housing, a retainer and an actuator. The retainer includes a pivot connecting the retainer to the housing and is displaceable between a stowed position and a use position. The actuator translates along a guideway in the housing and is displaced from a first position to a second position in order to displace the retainer to the use position. |
| US10377325B2 |
Slide protector
A slide protector slidably engaged with a slide rail together with a slide support has a harness holder holding a wire harness and a hooking section capable of hooking the slide support with the harness holder and the hooking section formed integrally. Though the wire harness causes a resistance force when the slide support slides rearward in the sliding direction and the slide protector is pulled rearward, reliability of the attachment structure of the slide protector to the slide support can be enhanced since the hooking section and the harness holder holding the wire harness are formed integrally. |
| US10377321B2 |
Releasable zero backlash passive locking mechanism for a vehicle mounted rotary camera mast
A rotary locking joint that has zero backlash is provided to secure a camera mast mounted on a vehicle in a deployed position. The joint is passive to lock while being easily releasable. The joint prevents rotation of the mast in one direction, with a hard stop element that prevents further rotation of the mast in the opposite direction. The locking joint includes a pawl member configured to rotate about a pawl rotation axis. The pawl member is maintained in place in the locked position via a torsion spring to ensure contact with a base portion of the mast. To release the joint, the pawl member is rotated in the opposite direction to remove a geometry interference condition. A sensor is arranged to detect whether the pawl member is in an unlocked position relative to the mast. |
| US10377319B2 |
Holder for mobile device
A charging assembly for a mobile device in a vehicle includes a slot positioned in a vehicle console wherein the slot comprises a floating floor having at least one connector. The charging assembly further includes a spring positioned between the floating floor and a bottom surface of the charging assembly. The floating floor retracts into the vehicle console to both support and charge the mobile device. |
| US10377309B2 |
Driver assistance apparatus and control method for the same
Disclosed are a driver assistance apparatus and a control method for the same. The driver assistance apparatus includes at least one camera configured to generate a main image by capturing an image of a periphery of a vehicle, a communication unit configured to receive a plurality of sub images generated by at least one other vehicle, and a processor configured to: select at least one of the sub images based on a predetermined condition or user input; and to generate an expanded image using the main image and the selected sub image. |
| US10377307B2 |
Vehicle proximity condition detection and haptic notification system
A computing device for a vehicle proximity condition detection and haptic notification system is provided. The device includes one or more processors for controlling operation of the computing device, and a memory for storing data and program instructions usable by the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to enable a user to specify operation of an active suspension system of an ego-vehicle so as to generate at least one pulse at at least one wheel of the vehicle, responsive to a vehicle proximity condition, and operate the active suspension system in accordance with the user's specification. |
| US10377299B2 |
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. |
| US10377297B2 |
Lamp switch for parking brake
Disclosed is a lamp switch for a parking brake and a structure of a lamp switch is configured to be changed, which indicates that a parking brake is pulled as lighting a lamp on a instrument panel of a vehicle by pulling a lever for the parking brake to prevent malfunction due to poor contact of the lamp switch when an external shock occurs, enhance fuel efficiency and reduce manufacturing cost due to weight reduction, and reduce the number of assembled fixtures. |
| US10377296B2 |
Illuminated trim fitting
An illuminated trim fitting for a motor vehicle, in particular a trim fitting as a cover fitting of a sealing strip for the window channel of a vehicle door, is intended to provide a high-quality illuminating effect accompanied at the same time by a simple structural design, low manufacturing costs and space-saving attachment. In addition, the trim fitting is to differ as little as possible externally from non-illuminated trim fittings. For this purpose there is provision that a light gap is formed between a profiled strip of the trim fitting and the adjacent vehicle outer skin, through which light gap the light emitted by a lighting structure provided on the rear of the trim fitting can exit to the outside. |
| US10377294B2 |
Pocket protection device for trailers and trucks
A stake pocket protection device for providing protection to a stake pocket of the type commonly installed on trailer beds. The device having a planar base plate with an opening of dimensions approximate of the stake pocket, a retention portion and a securing portion in a J-shaped configuration. The device lies flat over the stake pocket with the opening lined up over the pocket such that a pin can slide into the stake pocket. Thereby the device holds the pin and adds more holding strength to the stake pocket. |
| US10377292B2 |
Hoist mechanism locking assembly
A hoist mechanism having an improved locking assembly. A hoist mechanism includes a frame including a first end and a second end, and the frame is pivotably coupled with a mounting structure at the frame first end. The hoist mechanism also includes a hoist arm assembly pivotably coupled with the frame second end, and the hoist arm assembly includes a jib operative to move between an extended position and a retracted position. The locking assembly includes a lug disposed on the jib and a link arm coupled with the frame. The link arm defines a slot dimensioned to selectively engage with the lug when the jib is moved from the retracted position. The hoist arm assembly is pivotable with respect to the frame when the jib is in the retracted position, and the frame and the hoist arm assembly are pivotable together when the jib is in the extended position. |
| US10377291B2 |
Carrier system with ramp and bridge device at cargo bed
A carrier system and method for assisting in handling cargo of a vehicle. A carrier container includes an interior storage space surrounded by a front side facing the rear of the vehicle, rear, left, right, and bottom sides, and an open top that allows access to the interior storage space with a lid that closes and opens the top. A carrier support structure mounted to the carrier container is inserted into the hitch of the vehicle and holds the top surface of the container flush with the cargo bed of the vehicle. The lid is opened to deploy a ramp stored inside which is anchored to the container so that it is flush with the top surface of the container and reaches the ground. The lid is closed and a bridge plate commonly hinged with the lid is deployed over any gap between the cargo bed and the container top, providing a continuous surface between the cargo bed and the ground for use by pets for ingress and egress of the vehicle and for handling cargo. |
| US10377290B2 |
Spout autorotate for a grain cart
A grain cart is provided that automatically rotates a spout of an auger assembly out of the way of a storage hopper when the auger assembly is folded into a transport position. The grain cart can include a storage hopper and an auger assembly to discharge particulate material from the storage hopper out of the grain cart. The auger assembly has a lower auger section and an upper auger section. A discharge assembly is pivotally attached to a discharge end of the upper auger section. To put the auger assembly in the transport assembly, the upper auger section is pivoted adjacent to the lower auger section. A cross-over electrical connection electrically connects a fold electrical connection and a pivot electrical connection, to cause the discharge assembly and spout to be pivoted towards a front of a grain cart when the auger assembly is folded into the transport position. |
| US10377289B2 |
Radius rotating flatbed
A 240 degrees radially rotatable deck assembly rotatable in either direction without requiring resetting in a park position and requiring only a rotatable outer ring of a slew gear connected to a rotatable sub-frame attached to the deck, a fixed inner ring of the slew gear affixed to a fixed sub-frame fixed to a frame of the assembly and only a single hydraulic motor requiring no cylinders and only one main valve body with incorporated electric solenoids reducing the complexity of the plumbing and the weight of the assembly resulting in lower construction and maintenance costs, improved fuel economy and allowing an increased load weight. The assembly includes a positive holding brake that eliminates blow-by of the rotating section and is rotatable in either direction without requiring being reset in a park position. Such a deck is especially useful on a tow truck. |
| US10377281B2 |
Seat transformation bracket
A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a side member, a front link, a rear link and a rail. The side member, the front link, the rear link and the rail form a four-bar linkage with four way movement. The seat assembly further includes a transformation bracket that is attached to the first side member and connected to the rear link to convert the seat assembly with four way movement to two way movement. |
| US10377277B2 |
Vehicle seat, and vehicle-seat production method
The present invention provides a vehicle seat with little fine creases on a concave portion of a seat surface even the use of natural leather such as a cowhide as a skin material for the vehicle seat. A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion making a seated portion of the seat; a seat back disposed at a back side of the seat cushion and making a backrest portion of the seat; and a cover formed of a cloth including a skin material, an adhesive material, and a cushion material at a concave portion on at least one surface among the seat cushion and the seat back. The cover is formed into a concave shape by heat presswork with a mold having a curved surface. |
| US10377272B2 |
Movement adjustment system
In order to suppress a claustrophobic feeling that a person sitting on a rear seat receives due to a front seat, and to make the front seat easy to use as an ottoman by the person, a movement adjustment system is used for a passenger seat and a rear seat, and includes a slide rail for moving the rear seat in the front to back direction, and a control part for changing the movement region of the rear seat by the slide rail. The passenger seat has a seat cushion, and a seat back mounted to be changeable between an upright state and a lowered state with respect to the seat cushion. The control part changes the movement region so that the passenger seat and the rear seat can come closer when the seat back of the passenger seat is in the lowered state than in the upright state. |
| US10377271B2 |
Release latch incorporated into a rear wall of a vehicle such as a truck cab
The present invention discloses a latch for securing a seatback to an elevated rear wall of a vehicle passenger compartment, and in which a striker having a crosswise engaging portion extends rearwardly from the seatback. The latch includes a fixed sector adapted to being mounted to the rear wall. A hook is pivotally supported to the sector, with a slide plate sandwiching the hook between the slide plate and the fixed sector such that upward displacement of the slide plate causes forward pivoting of the hook. Rearward pressing of the seatback and striker causes rearward rotation of the hook to receive the striker, the slide plate being upwardly displaced to cause forward rotation of the hook to disengage the striker. |
| US10377267B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes a pair of support portions that connect a frame portion and a roll-over protection cage to each other; a cross member that extends in a width direction of the vehicle and connects the pair of support portions to each other at positions higher than centers of the pair of support portions in an up-down direction of the vehicle; a first seat portion, a second seat portion, and a third seat portion in a front row; and a seat belt unit corresponding to the second seat portion. The seat belt unit includes a winding device located at a position lower than a shoulder anchor. The cross member is located between an upper end of the shoulder anchor and a lower end of the winding device in a front view of the vehicle, and supports the shoulder anchor and the winding device. |
| US10377265B2 |
Mediator device for smart electric vehicle charging
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for smart electric vehicle charging and a mediator device for the same. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a signal, at a first connector, indicative of a charging capacity of a charging station, from the charging station, and providing a signal indicative of a second charging capacity at a second connector to an electrical vehicle, wherein the second charging capacity is determined based on optimization data received from an optimization service. |
| US10377262B2 |
Range extending apparatus for electric vehicle and control method thereof
Electric vehicle range extending apparatus includes a step-down voltage provision unit, cell voltage sensing unit, cell switching unit, and control unit. The step-down voltage provision unit has an input port to be coupled to the main battery pack or an auxiliary battery pack, and an output port to output a power balancing signal. The cell voltage sensing unit is for being coupled to the battery cells and sensing individual voltages of the battery cells. The cell switching unit, including a plurality of switches, is coupled to the battery cells respectively, and coupled to the output port. The control unit, coupled to the cell voltage sensing unit, step-down voltage provision unit, and cell switching unit, is for controlling the cell switching unit based on the individual voltages of the battery cells so as to apply the power balancing signal to at least one of the battery cells selectively. |
| US10377259B2 |
Apparatus and method for rapid charging using shared power electronics
An apparatus comprises a power electronic energy conversion system comprising a first energy storage device configured to store DC energy and a first voltage converter configured to convert a second voltage from a remote power supply into a first charging voltage configured to charge the first energy storage device. The apparatus also includes a first controller configured to control the first voltage converter to convert the second voltage into the first charging voltage and to provide the first charging voltage to the first energy storage device during a charging mode of operation and communicate with a second controller located remotely from the power electronic energy conversion system to cause a second charging voltage to be provided to the first energy storage device during the charging mode of operation to rapidly charge the first energy storage device. |
| US10377252B2 |
Robots and apparatus, systems and methods for powering robots
Robots and apparatus, systems and methods for powering robots are disclosed. A disclosed conductive floor to power a robot on the floor includes a plurality of stationary conductors positioned in a pattern and a power delivery circuit to cause adjacent ones of the conductors to have different electrical potentials, the adjacent ones of the conductors to form a circuit to deliver power to the robot via contacts formed in a bottom surface of the robot. |
| US10377250B2 |
System and method of controlling charge of vehicle battery
A system and a method of controlling charge of a vehicle battery are provided. In particular, when a voltage of the vehicle battery is different from an output voltage of a commercially available quick charger, a compatibility problem is solved through a converter, thereby allowing an inverter, an electric motor, and a connector to have an increased efficiency and to maximize a reduction in size, weight, and material cost thereof. |
| US10377245B2 |
Vehicle power source
A vehicle power source includes a motor generator, a power storage, a switch, an abnormality detector, and a switch controller. The motor generator is coupled to an engine. The power storage is coupled to the motor generator. The switch is controlled between a conductive state and a cut-off state, in which the conductive state involves coupling the motor generator to the power storage, and the cut-off state involves separating the motor generator from the power storage. The abnormality detector is provided separately from the motor generator and detects abnormality of the motor generator. The switch controller is provided separately from the motor generator and controls the switch from the conductive state to the cut-off state when the abnormality of the motor generator is detected. |
| US10377244B2 |
Braking control method in regenerative braking cooperative control
A braking control method includes steps of: (i) confirming whether to enter a blending section where regenerative braking torque is reduced and friction braking torque is increased; (ii) determining a target reduced deceleration by a controller upon entering the blending section; (iii) reducing braking torque of a vehicle in response to the determined target reduced deceleration; and (iv) returning the braking torque of the vehicle to driver's requested braking torque when the vehicle is being stopped. |
| US10377240B2 |
Collected-current monitoring device
A collected-current monitoring device includes a current-value obtaining unit for obtaining current values I1 and I2; a first RMS-calculation unit for calculating a root mean square (RMS) 1 of the current value I1 at a window width W; a second RMS-calculation unit for calculating a root mean square (RMS) 2 of the current value I2 at the window width W; a determining unit for determining whether a combination of the RMS 1 and the RMS 2 satisfies an abnormality condition; an abnormality-signal output unit for outputting an abnormality signal when the abnormality condition is satisfied; an information-obtaining unit for obtaining railway vehicle information; and a setting unit for setting a set-parameter that includes at least one of the window width W or the abnormality condition depending on the railway vehicle information. |
| US10377238B2 |
Vehicular torque control device and torque control method
There is provided a configuration, including a storage unit that stores a theoretical driving wheel rotating speed based on a correspondence relationship with a predetermined engine speed in each gear stage of a transmission of a vehicle; gear stage detection means for detecting the gear stage when currently travelling; engine speed detection means for detecting an engine speed; driving wheel rotating speed detection means for detecting a driving wheel rotating speed; and torque control means for controlling output torque, in which the output torque is increased so that a current driving wheel rotating speed becomes close to the theoretical driving wheel rotating speed when a relative value of a calculated value which is calculated by using the detected driving wheel rotating speed with respect to a calculated value which is calculated by using the theoretical driving wheel rotating speed is equal to or greater than a first threshold value. |
| US10377237B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling LDC in electric vehicle
An apparatus and a method are provided for controlling a low DC-DC converter (LDC) in an electric vehicle by prioritizing respective controllers, connecting the controllers in series in ascending order according to priority, and determining a command voltage of the LDC on the basis of output voltages of the respective controllers. Accordingly, even when a controller with a highest priority is operating, controllers of lower priority continue operating. Thus, electrical load performance degradation caused by instantaneous overcurrent generated in state transitions is prevented. |
| US10377236B2 |
Assistance apparatus for driving of a vehicle, method thereof, and vehicle having the same
The present invention relates to an assistance apparatus for driving of a vehicle including a display unit displaying the virtual preceding vehicle corresponding to one virtual preceding mode, which is selected by a user, of a plurality of virtual preceding modes, an interface unit receiving route information including destination information that is set by a driver and sensing information detected by a sensing unit, and a processor controlling the virtual preceding vehicle on the basis of the route information and the sensing information. |
| US10377235B2 |
Vehicle safe starting device
The present invention relates to a vehicle safe starting device which controls the starting of a vehicle according to a driver's state. One embodiment analyzes blood alcohol concentration by projecting infrared rays into the driver's skin and receiving a reflected signal, and thereafter controls so that the vehicle is not stared if the blood alcohol concentration is larger than a reference value. Since a general breathalyzer using a driver's exhalation is not used, but infrared rays and a method of skin contact touch using a finger, etc. are used, it is possible to accurately measure the blood alcohol level without giving a driver inconvenience, and it is possible to preempt vehicle accidents by blocking driving in an inappropriate state. |
| US10377231B2 |
Magnet-assisted ball drive
The present invention concerns a magnet-assisted ball drive. The drive comprises a ball and a drive element in contact with the ball. The drive element is arranged to be rotated around its axis of rotation to drive the ball. The ball and the drive element each comprise magnetic material such that at least one of the ball and the drive element comprises a magnet to generate a magnetic pulling force to pull the ball and the drive element against each other. |
| US10377229B2 |
Fuel storage assembly for a vehicle
A fuel storage assembly for a vehicle includes a fuel tank defining a fuel chamber, a fuel pump module and a vapor pressure detection system. The fuel pump module includes a flange engaged to the fuel tank and a fuel pump assembly supported by the flange and disposed in the fuel chamber. The vapor pressure detection system includes a vapor pressure sensor attached to the flange, a vapor pressure inlet device disposed in the fuel chamber, and a conduit communicating between the vapor pressure inlet device and the vapor pressure sensor. |
| US10377228B2 |
Vehicle duct structure
An air intake duct is fixed to the lower surface of the rear floor panel of a vehicle. An oil cooler, which is an object to be cooled, is fixed to the lower surface of the air intake duct. An exhaust duct, which discharges air supplied to the oil cooler to the outside of the vehicle, is fixed to the lower surface of the oil cooler. The exhaust duct includes an exhaust port, which is open to the outside of the vehicle and is open downward from the vehicle. The intake duct includes an intake port, which is open to the outside of the vehicle and is opened at a position posterior to the rear tires of the vehicle, in other words, is opened in the rear wall portion of the rear bumper. |
| US10377222B2 |
Drive device for a motor vehicle and method for operating a drive device
A drive device for a motor vehicle, comprising a first drive assembly, a second drive assembly, and an epicyclic gear train coupled to the second drive assembly, wherein the second drive assembly can be coupled to a driven shaft of the drive device via the epicyclic gear train and to the first drive assembly by means of a shift clutch. It is hereby provided that a secondary drive shaft of an at least one secondary drive of the drive device having a secondary assembly is coupled to the epicyclic gear train. The invention further relates to a method for operating a drive device for a motor vehicle. |
| US10377221B2 |
Powertrain including modular drive unit
A powertrain includes a drive unit that can be modular and is adaptable to be used as an all-electric drive unit, an input power-split drive unit, or an input and compound power-split drive unit. The drive unit includes a first planetary gear set that has a sun gear member, a ring gear member, and a carrier member all rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The drive unit includes a first electric machine operable as a motor and having a rotor connected to rotate in unison with the sun gear member about the first axis of rotation. A first brake is selectively engageable to ground the ring gear member, a first clutch is operatively connected to the ring gear member, and an output member is connected to rotate in unison with the carrier member about the first axis of rotation. Multiple drive units can be used on a vehicle. |
| US10377217B1 |
Power supply device
A vehicle power supply includes a housing, a backing plate, a power assembly, and a clamp. The housing has a bottom wall and a side wall. The backing plate extends from the bottom wall. The power assembly has an array of electrical switching units that extend from the side wall to the backing plate. The clamp extends from the backing plate and is configured to engage a backside of the array such that a frontside of the array is forced into engagement with the side wall. |
| US10377214B2 |
Systems, apparatus, and methods for facilitating the removal of snow from a vehicle
An apparatus includes a first sheet having one or more holes are arranged proximate each corner. First, second, third, and fourth connecting cords, each connecting cords including an elastic band and first and second hooks, are used to secure the first sheet to a vehicle in such a manner as to cover portions of the hood, front windshield, and roof of the vehicle. A second sheet is used in a similar manner to cover the rear portions of the vehicle. After snow accumulates on the vehicle, a person standing in front of the vehicle may easily remove the first sheet (and snow thereon) by pulling the first sheet toward the front of the vehicle. The second sheet (and snow thereon) may be removed in a similar manner. |
| US10377209B2 |
Electrical transport refrigeration system
Examples of an electrically powered transport refrigeration unit (TRU) are disclosed. The TRU may include a refrigeration circuit that includes an electrically powered compressor, an evaporator equipped with an electrically powered blower, and a gas cooler equipped with an electrically powered blower. The TRU may also include a control circuit and a power regulator unit. The power regulator unit may be configured to supply variable DC and/or AC outputs to power components of the refrigeration circuit, and the control circuit may be configured to regulate the variable DC and AC outputs of the power regulator unit so as to control the operation of the TRU. The electrically powered TRU may be configured to use R774 as refrigerant. |
| US10377206B2 |
Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for providing a ventilation system
An apparatus is provided for removing gas from a vehicle storage unit. The apparatus includes at least one memory and a processor(s) detecting air being drawn, via an exhaust unit, from the front of a vehicle storage space to a rear of the vehicle storage space and through a ventilation unit forcing the air including emitted gas(es) to exit a top of the ventilation unit. The air is initially directed, from a supply unit in an upper part of the ventilation unit, into the rear of the vehicle storage space to the front of the vehicle storage space. The items emitted the gas. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to measure the gas as the air passes through the ventilation unit to determine whether the measured gas equals or is below a predetermined threshold. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided. |
| US10377203B2 |
Vehicle twist axle assembly
The twist axle assembly includes a pair of spaced apart trailing arms and a twist beam of which extends in a first direction between the trailing arms. The twist beam includes a pair of end portions and a middle portion. The twist beam further has a pair of side walls and at least one additional wall that extends between the side walls. The side walls in the middle portion are generally parallel with the side walls of the end portions. The twist beam is generally hour-glass shaped with the middle portion having a first width and the end portions have a greater second width. The twist beam also tapers from the first width of the middle portion to the second widths of the end portions for gradually increasing a torsional stiffness from the middle portion to the end portions. |
| US10377199B2 |
Apparatus for coupling trailing arm
An apparatus for coupling a trailing arm may include a carrier having defining an open space on one side thereof, a trailing arm, one end of which includes an extension inclined at a predetermined angle and inserted into the space, and an assist arm, an end of which is inserted into the space and positioned on one side of the extension, in which the extension and the end of the assist arm inserted into the space may be integrally coupled to the carrier. |
| US10377193B2 |
Group for bead releasing a tyred wheel and/or for thrusting a portion of a tyre of a tyred wheel
The present invention regards a group for bead releasing a tyred wheel and/or for thrusting a portion of a tyre (T) of a tyred wheel (TW), and such group comprises a base, a supporting column rising from the base, a tool-supporting arm extending from the supporting column and a bead releasing and/or thrust tool supported by the tool-supporting arm. |
| US10377188B2 |
Tyre pressure regulating device
A tire pressure regulating device for adjusting, while driving, the tire pressures of vehicle wheels of a plurality of vehicle axles of a motor vehicle with pneumatic tires includes at least one switchover valve arranged on the vehicle chassis that can be controlled in an electromagnetic/pneumatic manner, a plurality of axle valves, each axle valve being arranged on the vehicle chassis for each vehicle axle and being controllable in an electromagnetic/pneumatic manner, a plurality of pressure-controlled wheel valves, each pressure-controlled wheel valve being arranged at a respective vehicle wheel, a pilot control valve arranged on the vehicle chassis and being controllable in a purely electromagnetic manner or in an electromagnetic/pneumatic manner, and a plurality of two-channel rotary couplings arranged between the vehicle axles and associated vehicle wheels and provided with switchable seals. |
| US10377184B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with main grooves and land potions. The main grooves include an outboard shoulder main groove, an inboard shoulder main groove and a central main groove disposed therebetween. The land portions include an outboard central land portion and an inboard central land portion. The outboard central land portion is provided with first central sipes with a width of less than 2 mm, and is not provided with any grooves with a width equal to or more than 2 mm. The inboard central land portion is provided with second central sipes with a width of less than 2 mm, and is not provided with any grooves with a width equal to or more than 2 mm. The inboard central land portion is greater than the outboard central land portion in axial width. |
| US10377183B2 |
Evolving tread for a tire
The tread includes over at least a first axial part (M) at least one wavy groove in a first direction and wavy grooves in a second direction. The wavy grooves in the second direction are connected to the wavy groove in the first direction. Over at least a second axial part (B) of the tread, at least one wavy groove continuous in a third direction, and wavy grooves continue in a fourth direction. The wavy grooves in the fourth direction are connected to the wavy groove in the third direction. When new, the open parts of the first axial part (M) are connected to one another, and the open parts of the second axial part (B) are not connected with one another. Beyond a part-wear condition, the open parts of the second axial part (B) are connected to one another, and the open parts of the first axial part (M) are not connected with one another. |
| US10377182B2 |
Tire with improved traction
The present invention concerns a tire (10) comprising a tread (11) provided with a base surface (14) and with a plurality of ribs (12), each rib (12) being provided with a front wall and a rear wall, and a shaped profile (15), wherein the shaped profile (15) has a section that defines at least one flat surface (17) of the shaped profile (15) which is parallel, or inclined at an angle α up to 20°, to the surface of the head (16) of the rib and which is joined to the front wall of the rib (12) by means of a connecting surface (18), at least one sharp angle (19) of the shaped profile (15) and at least one front wall (23) of the shaped profile (15), which is joint to the base surface (14) of the tread (11) by means of a connecting surface (21). |
| US10377181B2 |
Pneumatic tire
In a pneumatic tire, a tread rubber includes a recessed portion extending along a tire-circumferential direction, the recessed portion being placed at a position of a tire-outer surface superposed on an end of the belt portion or at a position of a tire-outer surface on an outer side in a tire-width direction than the former position of the tire-outer surface, an outer wound-up portion is placed closer to a belt portion than an inner wound-up portion, the outer wound-up portion is separated from the belt portion to prevent the outer wound-up portion from being superposed on the belt portion, and the outer wound-up portion is superposed on the recessed portion. |
| US10377180B2 |
Reinforcing element having a flattened cross-section
The reinforcing element (34) has a cross-section with a flattened overall shape having an aspect ratio greater than or equal to 5 and extending in a main direction (Z1). It comprises a lateral edge (46) made of a polymeric composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer, the lateral edge (46) extending in a general direction substantially parallel to the main direction. The reinforcing element (34) is such that R=(Uc−U1)/Uc>11%, where Uc is the average value of the microhardness of the reinforcing element (34) measured in its central part, and U1 is the average value of the microhardness of the reinforcing element (34) measured at its lateral edge (36). The lateral edge (46) does not have any ridges. |
| US10377179B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire (1), wherein an inter-cord distance (Gcl) between a circumferential reinforcing layer (145) and an inner-side belt ply (142) at a tire equatorial plane (CL), an inter-cord distance (Gcu) between the circumferential reinforcing layer (145) and an outer-side belt ply (143) at the tire equatorial plane (CL), an inter-cord distance (Gsl) between the circumferential reinforcing layer (145) and the inner-side belt ply (142) at end regions of the circumferential reinforcing layer (145), an inter-cord distance (Gsu) between the circumferential reinforcing layer (145) and the outer-side belt ply (143) at the end regions of the circumferential reinforcing layer (145) have a relationship such that 1.20≤(Gcl+Gcu)/(Gsl+Gsu)≤9.20. |
| US10377176B2 |
High strength caster with dual offset orbital mounting assembly
In a heavy duty orbital caster assembly that includes a rotatable wheel unit joined to a transfer plate that pivots about a mounting post extending from a mounting plate adapted to be secured to the bottom surface of an object, the improvement comprising a pair of roller bearing assemblies that extend upwardly from the upper surface of the transfer plate adjacent to the caster wheel post as it extends through its bearing. The rollers impinge on the lower surface of the mounting plate, and serve to transfer some of the load of the supported object directly to the caster wheel, enabling the support of very heavy loads. |
| US10377175B2 |
Caster adapter or wheel assembly for mobile wheel base
In order to form a mobile wheel base, a stem caster adapter or a wheel assembly are attached to the bottom of a platform support or a container such as a cardboard carton are provided. The adapter has a body with a cylindrical recess open at the bottom surface adapted to receive and engage the stem of the caster. In the wheel assembly, a wheel or roller is rotatably attached to the bottom of the body. Both the adapter and wheel assembly have a cylindrical member extending from the top surface of the body with oppositely extending protrusions forming a bayonet-type mount. The mount is received within an opening in the bottom of the platform support or container and then rotated to attach the adapter or wheel assembly to the platform support or container. |
| US10377170B2 |
Robotic platform and method for operating perpendicular to crop rows on agricultural fields
A multi-lobed wheel adapted to be mounted to an agricultural platform for traversal of an agricultural field generally traverse to adjacent rows of planted crops without crushing the individual plants. The multi-lobed wheel having a wheel hub including a central axis on which the multi-lobed wheel is configured to rotate and a plurality of spaced apart lobes defining an outer perimeter configured to make ground engaging contact with the agricultural field, the outer perimeter including structure presenting a plurality of gaps between the plurality of spaced apart lobes, the gaps shaped and sized to provide sufficient clearance for individual plants within a planted crop row so as to enable the multi-lobed wheel to pass over a planted crop row without crushing the individual plants therein. |
| US10377166B2 |
Knock type pen
A knock type pen including a housing, a lead which is received in the housing and has an end to which a nib is coupled, and a knock element which protrudes from top of the housing and is pushed, a regulating element which is rotatably installed on an outer circumference of the housing, and a locking element which is provided in the housing and moves up and down by rotation of the regulating element, wherein when the locking element moves up, a press of the knock element is limited by the locking element. |
| US10377161B2 |
Overcoat printing and servicing
In certain examples described herein, a depositing mechanism performs an overcoat depositing operation. The depositing mechanism comprises a plurality of print head arrays. Each print head array is arrangeable in a deposit position to deposit an overcoat layer onto a substrate and a service position to enable servicing to be performed. In certain cases, an array controller causes at least one print head array of the plurality of print head arrays to be moved periodically from the deposit position to the service position according to a predefined servicing sequence during an ongoing overcoat depositing operation performed by the depositing mechanism. |
| US10377160B2 |
Die alignment with indexing scanbar
A method including printing a calibration pattern with a wide array printhead having a plurality of printhead dies. The method includes scanning the calibration pattern with a scanbar having a width less than a width of the wide array printhead by indexing the scanbar to a plurality of selected positions across a width of the calibration pattern and providing a scanned calibration image at each selected position, the calibration images together providing a scan of the full width of the calibration pattern, and measuring alignment between successive printhead dies based on the calibration images. |
| US10377159B2 |
Image forming apparatus and method for performing preparation operations prior to image data receipt
An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface, an image forming unit, a plurality of sheet feeders, and a motor configured to selectively apply a drive force any of the sheet feeders. A transmission assembly switches transmission to any one of the sheet feeders. A controller receives preceding data from the communication interface, and, in response, controls the transmission assembly to initiate a switch of the transmission of the drive force to a standard sheet feeder among the plurality of the sheet feeders. In response to receipt control data received after the preceding data, the controller controls the image forming unit, motor, and transmission assembly to form an image on the sheet based on an image forming condition included in the control data. |
| US10377157B2 |
Printing device, printing method and recording medium
A printing device includes a processor, a print head configured to perform a printing, and a sensor configured to detect a moving direction and a moving distance of the printing device. The processor is configured to perform processing of, while the printing device moves in a first direction, disabling the print head from performing the printing, and acquiring a first moving distance of the printing device in the first direction detected by the sensor, processing of, while the printing device moves in a second direction which is different from the first direction, determining that the print head has reached a printing start position when moving of a second moving distance based on the first moving distance of the printing device is detected by the sensor, and processing of, when it is determined that the print head has reached the printing start position, enabling the print head to start the printing. |
| US10377156B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus, having a body with a container compartment, a cover, a pair of supporting parts, a locking member, and an engaging portion, is provided. The pair of supporting parts support the roll along a first direction. At least one of the pair of supporting parts is movable in the first direction. The locking member is arranged on the movable supporting part and is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The engaging portion in the container compartment is engageable with the locking member being located at the locked position. The locking member at the unlocked position under the condition where the cover is open is separated from the engaging portion. The locking member contacts the cover and shifts from the unlocked position to the locked position to be engaged with the engaging portion in a process where the cover being open is moved to be closed. |
| US10377150B2 |
Porous body, ink jet recording method, and ink jet recording apparatus
A porous body that includes a first porous layer including a first resin, a second porous layer including a second resin, and a third porous layer including a third resin in this order. The second porous layer has a portion where no material is present when viewed in a thickness direction. |
| US10377143B2 |
Circulator and liquid ejector
A liquid circulator includes an upstream tank having a first pressure sensor, an intermediate tank, a downstream tank having a second pressure sensor, a circulation route for circulating liquid through an liquid ejecting head, the downstream tank, the intermediate tank, and the upstream tank, a first pump on the circulation route between the intermediate tank and the upstream tank, a second pump on the circulation route between the downstream tank and the intermediate tank, a first drive circuit configured to apply a first driving pulse to the first pump, a second drive circuit configured to apply a second driving pulse to the second pump, a controlling unit configured to calculate a pressure fluctuation value of the circulation route based on pressure values measured by the first and second pressure sensors, and adjust a phase difference between the first and second driving pulses as to minimize the pressure fluctuation value. |
| US10377142B2 |
Overmolded ink delivery device
An ink delivery device is described. The ink delivery device includes an ink die with a first surface. The ink delivery device also includes an overmold to encapsulate a number of surfaces of the ink die. The overmold has a second surface that is wider than the first surface. The second surface receives an adhesive to attach the ink delivery device to a printhead. The ink delivery device also includes an ink slot passing through the overmold and at least a portion of the ink die. |
| US10377138B2 |
Method for producing liquid discharge apparatus
A method for producing a liquid discharge apparatus includes: forming a first electrode on a film formed on a substrate, forming a piezoelectric part on the first electrode, forming a second electrode on the piezoelectric part, forming a metal part on the film by a metal material except for gold, and forming a gold trace on the metal part to connect to the first electrode. |
| US10377136B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head includes: a first pressure generation chamber communicating with a first nozzle opening via a first communication path, and a second pressure generation chamber communicating with a second nozzle opening via a second communication path. The first and second pressure generation chambers are aligned in a first direction. The first communication path includes, on one side of a second direction, a first oblique portion with a section area changing from a side of the first pressure generation chamber toward the first nozzle opening. The second communication path includes, on the other side of the second direction, a second oblique portion with a section area changing from a side of the second pressure generation chamber toward the second nozzle opening. |
| US10377134B2 |
MEMS device, liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and MEMS device manufacturing method
A MEMS device includes a wire that is formed of a conductive portion embedded into a recess opened in a first face of a substrate and a bump electrode that is electrically connected to the wire. A total width, in a second direction intersecting a first direction along which the wire extends on the first face, of an opening of the recess in a connection region where the wire and the bump electrode are electrically connected to each other is narrower than a width, in the second direction, of an opening of the recess in a region outside the connection region. |
| US10377133B2 |
Part design geometry for stenciling epoxies through orifices in film adhesive
A method of manufacturing a print head includes forming a jet stack, the jet stack including a nozzle plate having an array of nozzles, attaching an array of transducers to the jet stack, wherein the array of transducers has a transducer corresponding to each nozzle, adhering an adhesive layer to the array of transducers, forming opening in the adhesive layer, each opening adjacent a transducer in the array of transducers, partially removing the adhesive layer in regions adjacent the openings, such that the adhesive layer is less thick in the regions adjacent the openings than in other regions, and filling the openings with a conductive material, such that when the conductive material is applied, any air in the openings moves into the regions of the adhesive layer with less thickness adjacent the openings. |
| US10377132B2 |
Printer, control method of a printer, control device, and maintenance system
A printing device is configured to be used simultaneously with other printing devices and includes: a print unit configured to print by ejecting ink from nozzles; a timekeeping unit configured to keep time; a storage configured to store a reference period for executing a nozzle maintenance operation, the reference period being initially set at an initial reference period; and a maintenance processor configured to: execute a nozzle maintenance operation each time the reference period passes based on the time kept by the timekeeping unit, change the reference period stored in the storage from the initial reference period to a changed reference period such that a timing of the nozzle maintenance operation differs from a timing of the nozzle maintenance operation of at least one of the other printing devices, and execute the nozzle maintenance operation after the changed reference period passes. |
| US10377120B2 |
Apparatus and method for making conductive element
An apparatus for making a conductive element includes an original carbon nanotube film supply unit configured to continuously supply an original carbon nanotube film; a patterned unit configured to form a patterned carbon nanotube film; a solvent treating unit configured to soak the patterned carbon nanotube film to form a carbon nanotube film; a substrate supply unit providing a substrate; a pressing unit configured to generate a pressure on the carbon nanotube film and the substrate and fix the carbon nanotube film on the substrate; and a collecting unit capable of collecting the conductive element. The original carbon nanotube film includes a number of carbon nanotubes extending along a first direction. The patterned carbon nanotube film defines through holes arranged in at least one row in the patterned carbon nanotube film along the first direction, the through holes of each row includes at least two spaced though holes. |
| US10377119B2 |
Fabrication method for making a trim element by welding of a structural element and a functional element
An assembly method for assembling a structural element and a functional element constituted of a first functional element part and a second functional element part. The method includes the steps of (a) bringing into contact the first functional element part, the second functional element part and the structural element in at least one assembly zone, with the first functional element part being in contact with the second functional element part, and the first functional element part and the second functional element part being respectively in contact with the structural element in the assembly zone, and (b) welding of the first and the second functional element parts on to the structural element in the assembly zone in a single welding pass in a manner so as to simultaneously attach the first and the second functional element parts to the structural element. |
| US10377115B2 |
Method of manufacturing stretchable sheet
To acquire a stretchable sheet having air permeability due to the presence of through-holes, with no hole formed through outer layers.There are provided: interposing a resilient film (30) that stretches and contracts, in a stretched state between a first sheet layer (21) having no elasticity and a second sheet layer (22) having no elasticity; and joining the first sheet layer (21) and the second sheet layer (22) together with a number of joints directly or through the resilient film by melting the resilient film (30) with ultrasonic fusion energy applied by a thermal fusion device from the outside of the first sheet layer (21) and the outside of the second sheet layer (22) to a number of joint regions with intervals, during the interposing. The resilient film (30) is supplied around a counter roll (63) so as to be supplied around the anvil roll (60), and the anvil roll (60) is accelerated to be faster than the counter roll (63) in peripheral speed to stretch the resilient film (30). |
| US10377112B2 |
Membranes and uses therof
Membranes and methods for producing them are disclosed. The membranes comprise a core layer comprising a composite of alternating thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and barrier microlayers, and they comprise at least one cap layer that is bonded to the core layer or a structural layer. In some embodiments, at least the cap layer comprises a polydiene polyol-based TPU. The membrane may further comprise a rubber layer bonded to the cap layer. |
| US10377111B2 |
Colored biaxially stretched polyester film for metal plate attachment and forming processing
A colored biaxially stretched polyester film for metal plate attachment and forming processing, includes three layers: opposite surface layers (layers A) that contain substantially no coloring pigment and are made of a copolyester having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.65 to 0.80 and a melting point (TmA) of 230 to 260° C.; and a core layer (layer B) that has a coloring pigment content of more than 10 wt % and 50 wt % or less and is made of a copolyester having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.55 to 0.70 and a melting point (TmB) of 230 to 260° C. The film has a surface roughness within a range of 10 to 40 nm, and (TmB−TmA) is 4° C. or less. |
| US10377107B2 |
Structure body and the manufacturing method
An object of the present invention is to provide a structure body, which allows the obtaining of superior impact performance while suppressing increases in thickness and weight of a plastic plate and reducing cost, and a method for manufacturing that structure body. Provided is a structure body (1) provided with a structure (10) made of a metal or a thermosetting resin, a plastic plate (14) attached to a surface (10a) of the structure (10) with double-sided tape (12), and a non-foamed plastic sheet (A) having a glass transition temperature of −20° C. or lower arranged between the structure (10) and the plastic plate (14). Also provided is a method for manufacturing the structure body (1) that includes arranging the plastic sheet (A) between the structure (10) and the plastic plate (14) when attaching the plastic plate (14) to the surface (10a) of the structure (10) with the double-side tape (12). |