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| US10436531B2 |
Recoil apparatus for firearms
A recoil inversion assembly for firearms having frame, barrel for a cartridge, bolt movable during a firing cycle, firing mechanism for firing the cartridge and recoil rod with recoil spring. The recoil inversion assembly has a transfer arm with one end pivotally connected to the bolt at a bolt axis, a guide slot in the frame for slidably receiving the bolt axis as the bolt moves during a firing cycle, an inversion lever having one end pivotally connected to the opposite end of the transfer arm, a fulcrum engaged with the inversion lever for rotation of the inversion arm with respect to the frame and recoil force transmitting mechanism connected to the inversion lever for transmitting rotation of the inversion level to the recoil spring for compressing the spring such that blowback during a firing cycle is transferred through the recoil inversion assembly to the recoil spring. |
| US10436529B1 |
Hydraulic fluid coolers
Hydraulic fluid coolers suitable for cooling hydraulic fluid in a closed loop hydraulic circuit and capable of withstanding high hydraulic fluid pressures may include at least one heat exchanger. The at least one heat exchanger may include a header assembly having a header inlet conduit, a header outlet conduit and a fan motor outlet conduit. A plurality of primary cooling conduits may be disposed in fluid communication with and extend between the header inlet conduit and the header outlet conduit. A plurality of secondary cooling conduits may be disposed in fluid communication with and extend between the header inlet conduit and the fan motor outlet conduit. A cooling fan may be disposed adjacent to the plurality of primary cooling conduits and the plurality of secondary cooling conduits. A hydraulically-actuated cooling fan motor may drivingly engage the cooling fan. The cooling fan motor may be disposed in fluid communication with the fan motor outlet conduit of the header assembly. |
| US10436525B2 |
Cyclonic cooling system
Fractionation, the process used by refineries to break down carbon chains of petroleum compounds so that the desired carbon compound can be achieved. This process typically involves high heat, distillation, re-boiling, and energy intensive cooling processes. This application discloses an invention that will condense vapor produced by a pyrolysis reactor. This system uses one standard cyclone; three cascading cyclones with internal cyclonic rotation fins that force incoming vapor to maintain a fixed amount of rotation regardless of the vapor's velocity, heat sinks that increase condensation, reversing fins that force gases to reverse direction inside the cyclone decreasing vapor velocity to increase heat loss; a main collection tank that allows for the controlling of the fuel flash point; a compact low temperature coil cooler that uses 100 percent of the cooling surface that allows for the production of higher quality fuel; and, bubblers/scrubbers that produce back pressure into the pyrolysis reactor. |
| US10436523B2 |
Thermal battery with encapsulated phase-change material and associated production method
The present invention relates to a thermal battery (1) comprising an enclosure (3) comprising a fluid inlet and outlet and comprising within it tubes (5) of encapsulated phase-change material, said thermal battery (1) further comprising a device (7) for holding and spacing the tubes (5) of encapsulated phase-change material, said holding and spacing device (7) being arranged between the tubes (5) themselves and between the tubes (5) and the enclosure (3), said holding and spacing device (7) being porous. |
| US10436522B2 |
Thermal storage heat exchanger structures employing phase change materials
A heat exchanger includes a housing configured to contain a working fluid. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of chambers disposed within the housing and arranged so as to be surrounded by the working fluid when the working fluid is within the housing, each chamber configured to contain a phase change material (PCM) that expands upon freezing. The walls of each chamber are formed of a high thermal conductivity material that allows transfer of thermal energy between the working fluid and the PCM in each chamber. The walls of each chamber include expandable bellows configured to deform to increase an internal volume of the chamber as the PCM expands upon freezing. |
| US10436519B1 |
Cocurrent loop thermosyphon heat transfer system for sub-ambient evaporative cooling and cool storage
Provided is a cocurrent loop thermosyphon system and method for operation thereof. The system includes a first rising tube having first and second ends; a condenser having first and second ends, with the first end connected to the second end of the first rising tube; a return tube having a first end connected to the second end of the condenser; a second rising tube having a first end connected to a second end of the return tube; a pump that pumps liquid within the second rising tube; and an evaporator having a first end connected to the second end of the second rising tube. The second end of the evaporator outputs vapor created by a change in state of the liquid to the first end of the first rising tube. |
| US10436517B2 |
Systems for recovery and re-use of waste energy in hydrocracking-based configuration for integrated crude oil refining and aromatics complex
Configurations and related processing schemes of specific direct or indirect inter-plants integration for energy consumption reduction synthesized for grassroots medium grade crude oil semi-conversion refineries to increase energy efficiency from specific portions of low grade waste heat sources are described. Configurations and related processing schemes of specific direct or indirect inter-plants integration for energy consumption reduction for integrated medium grade crude oil semi-conversion refineries and aromatics complex for increasing energy efficiency from specific portions of low grade waste sources are also described. |
| US10436511B2 |
Pulsed combustor assembly for dehydration and/or granulation of a wet feedstock
The invention relates to a pulsed combustor assembly (A) for dehydration and/or granulation of a wet feedstock, in particular a viscous feedstock such as a feedstock containing natural fibers, sugars and/or vegetable starches, comprising a combustion chamber (16), at least one fuel supply line (23), at least one air supply line (26), and at least one pulsed air generator, wherein the pulsed air generator is connected to the air supply line (26) for generating at least a first pulsed air stream with a pulse frequency f1 entering the combustion chamber (16). |
| US10436510B2 |
Ammunition cartridge case dryer
The invention disclosed is an ammunition cartridge case dryer for use in the cleaning, drying and reloading of ammunition cartridge cases. It comprises an upper housing, a base, means for forcing air into a hollow space defined by the upper housing and base, an array of cups or nozzles that are located on the upper surface of the dryer and are adapted to receive a wet cartridge case. The nozzles have apertures in communication with the hollow space such that air can be expelled through said nozzles into said cases for quick drying. |
| US10436509B2 |
Electrode roll drying method, and electrode roll drying device
An electrode roll drying device includes a drying oven housing an electrode roll, an outer-side heater configured to heat the electrode roll, an axial-side heater configured to heat the electrode roll, a pressure reducer configured to reduce internal pressure of the drying oven, a sensor configured to detect a temperature of an outermost portion of the electrode roll, and a control unit configured to control operation of the outer-side heater, the axial-side heater, and the pressure reducer. The control unit is configured to operate the outer-side heater and the axial-side heater to heat the electrode roll from the outer-side and winding core side, and, when the temperature of an outermost portion reaches a target temperature, stop operation of the outer-side heater, operate the pressure reducer to reduce the pressure within the drying oven, and carry out the heating by the axial-side heater and the pressure reduction by the pressure reducer. |
| US10436508B2 |
Air separation method and air separation apparatus
One object of the present invention is to provide an air separation method and an air separation apparatus which can collect a larger amount of nitrogen gas, liquefied oxygen, and liquefied nitrogen which have higher pressure than the operating pressure in the low-pressure column while inhibiting a decrease of the argon recovery, and the present invention provides an air separation method comprising a step in which the low-pressure liquefied oxygen at the bottom part of the low-pressure column is reboiled by the argon gas at the top part of the argon column and the middle-pressure nitrogen gas at the top part of the middle-pressure column, and a step in which the middle-pressure liquefied oxygen at the bottom part of the argon column is reboiled by the high-pressure nitrogen gas at the top part of the high-pressure column. |
| US10436507B2 |
Process and apparatus for producing pressurized gaseous nitrogen by cryogenic separation of air
Process and apparatus for producing pressurized gaseous nitrogen by cryogenic separation of air. The distillation column system includes a high pressure column, a medium pressure column, a main condenser and top condenser both being condenser-evaporators. Compressed and purified feed air is cooled in a heat exchanger and introduced to the distillation system. A gaseous nitrogen stream from the high pressure column is condensed in the main condenser. Bottom liquid of the medium pressure column is evaporated and gaseous nitrogen from the medium pressure column is condensed in the top condenser. Liquid nitrogen from the medium pressure column is pressurized and introduced to the high pressure column. A second gaseous nitrogen stream from the high pressure column is recovered as pressurized gaseous nitrogen product. A portion of the compressed and purified feed air is work-expanded and then warmed in the main heat exchanger. |
| US10436506B2 |
Supersonic separation of hydrocarbons
Selective recovery of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is achieved through the use of a converging-diverging nozzle, or de Laval nozzle. The vapor stream comprising C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is fed into an inlet of a de Laval nozzle having a throat. The vapor stream may have an initial temperature of between 0° C. and 100° C., and an initial pressure of between 200 psig and 500 psig. In the de Laval nozzle, the vapor stream expands after passing through the throat of the de Laval nozzle, producing a vapor stream having reduced temperature and pressure. Then, C2 to C4 hydrocarbons condense from the reduced-temperature vapor stream as liquid droplets, which may be recovered. Fractionation of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons by means of a de Laval nozzle is possible; the technique allows selective recovery of a stream enriched in propene from a mixture of propane and propene. |
| US10436502B2 |
Door shelf for a refrigeration device, refrigeration device having a door shelf and method for providing a door shelf
A door shelf for a refrigeration device includes a base. A support frame on the base defines a front and two side portions, each side portion includes front, central and rear side portions, the rear side portion is offset inwardly to the front side portion and the central side portion includes a first end at the front side portion. A preferably metal decorative strip which includes front, two side and two rear fastening portions is mounted securely on the frame with the front portion of the strip on the front portion of the frame, each side portion of the strip on the front side portion and a first region of the rear fastening portion on the central side portion. A second end of the central side portion defines a bending edge along which a second region of the rear fastening portion is bent to fasten the strip to the frame. |
| US10436501B2 |
Locker assembly and associated insert assembly for a cabinet
A locker assembly insert 10 for a cabinet 11. The cabinet 11 is a two door cabinet having a first door 12 and a second door 13. A central mullion 19 having a rear cover plate divides the cabinet 11 down the middle and the doors 12 and 13 close the cabinet. The locker assembly insert 10 in this case is applied to a two door cabinet and has a central support member 20 (which is put in place by first removing the rear cover plate behind the central mullion 19, the rear cover plate is tucked in behind the central support member 20 before assembly allowing it to be reused if the refrigerator is ever restored to its original condition). The insert is completed using vertical divider sets 27, 28 and 29 and ten door locker door assemblies 30 and 31. |
| US10436499B2 |
Refrigerator
A refrigerator comprises a cabinet having a storage compartment, a main door rotatably coupled to the cabinet and opening and closing the storage compartment, a door opening provided in the main door and in communication with the storage compartment, a sub door opening and closing the door opening, and a basket assembly provided in the door opening and comprising a basket movable forward and backward, wherein the basket assembly comprises a front plate provided under the basket, a front assembly provided under the front plate and configured to move the front plate forward, a rear plate provided under the front rail assembly, and a rear rail assembly provided under the rear plate and configured to move the rear plate backward. |
| US10436498B2 |
Refrigerator
A refrigerator provides visual information indicating a map of the refrigerator and technical operations of the corresponding regions. The refrigerator includes a voice recognition function using a proximity sensor. The refrigerator has input/output (I/O) management functions for foods stored therein. The refrigerator communicates with a peripheral device over a network. |
| US10436496B2 |
Indoor unit for air-conditioning apparatus
A blade included in an impeller is formed so that, when viewed in a vertical cross-sectional view of the blade, a pressure surface of the blade and a suction surface of the blade opposite to the pressure surface are curved more in the direction in which the impeller rotates, in their areas farther from the axis of rotation of the impeller and closer to the exterior of the blade, and are arched so that a portion near the center of the blade is most distant from a straight line connecting the inner end and the outer end of the blade, the pressure surface and the suction surface form a curved surface including at least one circular arc, and a straight portion of the blade is formed to be connected to the curved surface on its one side, and extend toward the inner end of the blade on its other side. |
| US10436491B2 |
System and method of controlling a variable-capacity compressor
A climate-control system includes a variable-capacity compressor unit and a control module. The variable-capacity compressor unit is operable in a first capacity mode and in a second capacity mode that is higher than the first capacity mode. The control module may be configured to switch the variable-capacity compressor unit between the first capacity mode and the second capacity mode based on a demand signal, a current outdoor air temperature, an outdoor-air-temperature slope, and a previous runtime of the variable-capacity compressor unit in the second capacity mode. |
| US10436489B2 |
Method and device for controlling refrigerator in air conditioning system and air conditioning system
Disclosed are a method and a device for controlling refrigerant in an air conditioning system. The method includes: S1: comparing a superheat degree of each outdoor unit with an average superheat degree; S2: if the superheat degree of a present outdoor unit is higher than the average superheat degree, and a first different between the superheat degree of the present outdoor unit and the average superheat degree is greater than a present value, increasing a refrigerant amount entered into the present outdoor unit; and S3: if the superheat degree of the present outdoor unit is lower than the average superheat degree, and a second different between the average superheat degree and the superheat degree of the present outdoor unit is greater than the present value, decreasing the refrigerant amount entered into the present outdoor unit. Therefore, the refrigerant amount entered into each outdoor unit is adjusted from systemic overall perspective. |
| US10436487B2 |
Air conditioner and method for controlling an air conditioner
An air conditioner and a method for controlling an air conditioner are provided that efficiently inject a refrigerant into a compressor. The air conditioner may include a compressor to compress a refrigerant; a condenser to condense the refrigerant compressed at the compressor; an evaporator to evaporate the refrigerant condensed at the condenser; and an injection module to selectively or simultaneously inject some or a portion of the refrigerant flowing from the condenser to the evaporator into a high pressure side and a low pressure side of the compressor. |
| US10436485B2 |
Sealed system for a packaged terminal air conditioner unit
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit (PTAC) includes a sealed system having an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger fluidly coupled through a line filter assembly. The line filter assembly includes a housing defining an indoor port having a first cross sectional area and being fluidly coupled to the indoor heat exchanger, a bypass port having a second cross sectional area smaller than the first cross sectional area, and an outdoor port fluidly coupled to the outdoor heat exchanger. A line filter is coupled to outdoor port for filtering the flow of refrigerant passing in one direction and a check valve within the housing prevents flow through the line filter in the opposite direction. A bypass conduit provides fluid communication between the bypass port and the outdoor conduit to bypass the line filter. |
| US10436476B2 |
Motor/damper assembly for fuel-fired water heater
A motor/damper assembly installable on the top end of a fuel-fired water heater includes a support plate structure upon which a flue collar with a pivotally supported flue damper, a drive motor, and a drive shaft interconnecting the motor damper are mounted. The assembly is installed by placing the collar over the upper end of the water heater flue, securing the support plate structure to the top end of the water heater, and positioning a top cover housing on the support plate structure. Using the assembly provides improved support rigidity and alignment for the motor and shaft relative to the damper, improved repeatable precise manufacturing placement of the motor and shaft, improved construction aesthetics, with the cover also protecting the shaft from shipping and handling damages. |
| US10436472B2 |
Air conditioner and method of controlling the same
An air conditioner to prevent fingers from being jammed therein during a closing operation of an opening and a method of controlling the same are provided. The air conditioner includes a housing in which an opening is formed, a door unit provided to be movable around the opening to open or close the opening, and at least one configured to control the door unit to stop at a position spaced a preset first distance from the opening during a closing operation of the door unit and control the closing operation of the door unit. |
| US10436469B2 |
Air cleaner
An air cleaner is provided that may include at least one blowing device including a main fan that generates air flow and a first discharge outlet through which air passing through the main fan is discharged; a flow controller movably provided at one side of the at least one blowing device, the flow controller including a sub-fan that generates air flow and a discharge grill through which air passing through the sub-fan is discharged; and a display provided in the discharge grill, the display device displaying operation information. |
| US10436468B2 |
Monitoring device, monitoring system, monitoring method, and non-transitory storage medium
In the present invention, provided is a monitoring device (10) including an operating-state-change information acquisition unit (11) that acquires operating-state-change information indicating a time-series change in operating states of an electrical device, the device being capable of assuming multiple types of operating states, a standard transition pattern storage unit (12) that stores standard transition pattern information indicating a pattern of transition between operating states generated in a normal electrical device, and a monitoring unit (13) that determines whether or not the electrical device is normal using the operating-state-change information and the standard transition pattern information. |
| US10436467B2 |
Temperature control method and apparatus
A method and an apparatus for controlling a temperature based on scheduling of an indoor temperature are provided. The apparatus obtains set temperature history information of an air handling unit from previously stored information. The set temperature history information is mapped to weather factor history information about at least one weather factor. The apparatus also obtains weather factor information regarding a scheduling target time. Based on the obtained set temperature history information and the obtained weather factor information, the apparatus schedules a set temperature of the air handling unit with regard to the scheduling target time. The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT) and may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, healthcare, digital education, smart retail, and security services. |
| US10436465B2 |
Coaxial ventilator
A coaxial ventilator exchanges atmosphere between parts of a building that are at differing heights. The coaxial ventilator includes an outer conduit that extends from an upper end thereof downward to a lower end thereof. The outer conduit surrounds an inner conduit that extends substantially the entire length of the outer conduit. Both the outer and inner conduits are open at their respective upper ends and lower ends. Temperatures of atmosphere both surrounding and within the outer conduit and the inner conduit induce an exchange of atmosphere between the coaxial ventilator and surrounding atmosphere. |
| US10436464B1 |
Forced air device for use with an outdoor table
The forced air device for use with an outdoor table is a device that is used to keep flies and insects away from an outdoor table, and also to act as a cooling device. The disclosed device generates a flow of cooled air using dry ice. The forced air device for use with an outdoor table includes a fan module, a CO2 module, a vent module, a control system, a first plurality of locking tabs, and a second plurality of locking tabs. The first plurality of locking tabs attaches the fan module to the CO2 module. The second plurality of locking tabs attaches the CO2 module to the vent module. The control system creates a cooled airflow through the disclosed device from the fan module to the vent module. |
| US10436463B2 |
Air-conditioning apparatus
Upon switching of an air-conditioning apparatus from an operation mode in which all of indoor units each including a use side heat exchanger are in non-operation to another operation mode in which at least one of the indoor units starts a cooling operation mode or a heating operation mode, a heat medium conveyed to the use side heat exchanger included in the indoor unit which has received a start instruction is cooled or heated to a predetermined temperature by a heat source side refrigerant, and after that, an air-sending device included in the indoor unit which starts the cooling operation mode or the heating operation mode is actuated. |
| US10436459B2 |
Air guide for air conditioner
An air conditioner includes an air guide which guides external air from an electronic component chamber to a heat exchange chamber, wherein the air guide includes a guide body which forms an air path; a water collection part which stores water introduced into the guide body; and a drainage hole of the water collection part which is provided at the water collection part to discharge the water. |
| US10436449B2 |
Light weight swirler for gas turbine engine combustor and a method for lightening a swirler for a gas turbine engine
The disclosure is directed to a swirler body for a combustor of a gas turbine engine, where the swirler body includes an annular mount face which defines at least one pocket. The disclosure is directed to a swirler assembly for a combustor of a gas turbine engine, where the swirler assembly includes a swirler first body with an annular first mount face which defines at least one first pocket and a swirler second body with an annular second mount face which abuts said annular first mount face, where said second annular mount face defines at least one second pocket. The disclosure is directed to a method of lightening a swirler assembly for a combustor of a gas turbine engine, where the method includes defining at least one pocket within an annular mount face of a swirler body. |
| US10436445B2 |
Assembly for controlling clearance between a liner and stationary nozzle within a gas turbine
An assembly for controlling a gap between a liner and a stationary nozzle within a gas turbine includes an annular liner having an aft frame that is disposed at an aft end of the liner, and a mounting bracket that is coupled to the aft frame. The assembly further includes a turbine having an outer turbine shell and an inner turbine shell that at least partially defines an inlet to the turbine. A stationary nozzle is disposed between the aft frame and the inlet. The stationary nozzle includes a top platform portion having a leading edge that extends towards the aft frame and a bottom platform portion. A gap is defined between the aft end of the aft frame and the leading edge of the top platform portion. The mounting bracket is coupled to the outer turbine shell, and stationary nozzle is coupled to the inner turbine shell. |
| US10436444B2 |
Gas valve unit
A gas valve unit for controlling a gas throughput guided to a gas burner of a gas device includes a plurality of on-off valves. Each on-off valve includes a movable valve body with a shut-off body and an activation area, a closing spring which, when the on-off valve is closed, pushes the shut-off body onto a sealing seat and thereby closes an opening. A driver lifts the shut-off body away from the sealing seat for opening the on-off valve by a force caused by the driver when engaging into the activation area against a force of the closing spring. The valve body has a shoulder area to accept a torque arising on engagement of the driver into the activation area. |
| US10436439B1 |
Wood pellet burner unit with sliding floor hopper
Embodiments include a wood pellet burner unit with a sliding floor hopper. The wood pellet burner unit includes a wood pellet fire pit, a wood pellet kettle burner, a wood pellet barbeque burner, and/or a wood pellet smoker, or the like. The sliding floor hopper includes an upper loading section having an opening therein that receives wood pellets, and a staging section coupled to the upper loading section and stages the wood pellets received from the upper loading section. A sliding floor is disposed atop a staging surface of the staging section and through a slit in the staging section. The sliding floor oscillates between a forward position and a back position. The sliding floor oscillates between a forward position and a back position to automatically and periodically feed the wood pellets to a lower region of the wood pellet burner unit on a continuous basis. |
| US10436438B1 |
Customizable holiday decoration
The customizable holiday decoration is a display device. The customizable holiday decoration displays a sentiment. The customizable holiday decoration has a mechanical component and an electrical component. The mechanical component of the customizable holiday decoration physically moves the sentiment. The electrical component of the sentiment illuminates a plurality of lights, generates audible sounds, and powers the mechanical component of the customizable holiday decoration. The customizable holiday decoration comprises a backing plate, a decorative plate, a plurality of legs, a drive mechanism, and a control system. The decorative plate attaches to the backing plate. The mechanical component and the electrical component attach to the decorative plate. The mechanical component comprises the plurality of legs and the drive mechanism. The electrical component comprises the control system. |
| US10436433B2 |
LED lighting apparatus and housing
A lighting apparatus and method for making the same are presented. In some aspects the apparatus includes a plurality of LED light sources mounted to a metal circuit board in a housing of the apparatus. In other aspects a light-permissive potting compound is disposed in the space between the LEDs and circuit board and the housing of said apparatus so as to permit exit of light from said LEDs while providing mechanical protection for the circuit board and LEDs and removing heat generated from said LEDs. |
| US10436429B2 |
Compression activated switch device for LED circuit boards
Various embodiments of a compression activated switch device for holding light emitting packages are provided. The device includes an electrical switch configured to operatively couple between a light emitting package and a power source. The light emitting package includes a light emitting element on a support, the electrical switch biased to an open position from a closed position. The compression activated switch also includes a coupling component configured to couple the light emitting package to a structure and a biasing element biasing against coupling the light emitting package to the structure with a predetermined force, wherein in response to a force being applied to the coupling component sufficient to overcome the predetermined force the electric switch moves to the closed position. Visual or audible feedback may be provided upon the application of the predetermined amount of force. |
| US10436422B1 |
Multi-function active accessories for LED lamps
Apparatus and methods of attaching accessories to LED lamps and for providing active accessories in LED lamps are disclosed. The active accessories include single-function active accessories as well as multi-function active accessories. |
| US10436420B2 |
Zoom LED lamp with slidable lens
A zoom LED lamp comprises a chip receiving cylinder, a chip fixing column, a lens receiving cylinder, and a fixing cylinder. The chip receiving cylinder comprises a radial positioning ring, a receiving groove, and an elastic sealing ring. The chip fixing column comprises a column body and at least two ears. The two ears are fixed in the chip receiving cylinder. The lens receiving cylinder comprises a lens cylinder and two openings respectively inserted into the two ears. The zoom LED lamp not only fixes the position of the lens cylinder in the radial direction, but also allows the elastic sealing ring to fix the position of the lens cylinder in the axial direction of the chip receiving cylinder when no external force is applied. In addition, the sliding path of the lens cylinder in the axial direction of the chip receiving cylinder can also be limited, so that the irradiation range of the zoom LED lamp can be regulated. |
| US10436418B2 |
Wavelength conversion member, molded body, wavelength conversion apparatus, sheet member, light emitting apparatus, light guide apparatus and display apparatus
To provide a wavelength conversion member, molded body, wavelength conversion apparatus, sheet member, light emitting apparatus, light guide apparatus and display apparatus particularly capable of suppressing the black discoloration occurrence of a resin layer positioned immediately above a light emitting device as compared with conventional techniques, the present invention provides an LED apparatus having a storage portion, an LED chip disposed inside the storage portion, and a resin layer filled inside the storage portion, the resin layer is comprised by having a first resin layer on the side close to an LED device, and a second resin layer on the side far from the LED device, a light scattering agent is included in at least the first resin layer, and quantum dots are not included in the first resin layer and are included in the second resin layer. |
| US10436408B2 |
Lighting device, corresponding lamp and method
A lighting device, which may be employed e.g. as a retrofit bulb for vehicle lamps, includes a light radiation source, e.g. a LED source, and a beam-narrowing optical system facing the light radiation source, for propagating a narrowed light radiation beam of the same source along a longitudinal axis of the device. Arranged distally of the beam-narrowing optical system along said longitudinal axis, there is moreover provided a cascaded arrangement of: a light-condensing lens, a light-driving lens, a filament-like body including annular reflective surfaces extending around the longitudinal axis and exposed to light radiation from the light radiation source propagated through the light-condensing lens and the light-driving lens, a distal mirror member having a reflective surface facing towards the filament-like body, to reflect light radiation towards annular reflective surfaces in said plurality of annular reflective surfaces. |
| US10436407B2 |
Modular headlamp assembly for producing a light distribution pattern
A modular headlamp assembly includes low beam headlamp module for providing illumination in a predetermined light distribution pattern. The low beam headlamp module includes a low beam heat sink and mounting assembly having a low beam heat sink portion with first and second sides. A low beam reflector member is attached to the low beam heat sink and mounting assembly such that the low beam heat sink portion bisects the reflector low beam member into first and second segments. A plurality of LED light sources is supported by the low beam heat sink portion. The reflector assembly and plurality of LED light sources produce a light distribution pattern extending at least 40 degrees in a first horizontal direction and at least 40 degrees in a second horizontal direction, with the light distribution pattern having a sharp horizontal cutoff line parallel to and below a horizon. |
| US10436406B2 |
Vehicle lamp fitting
This vehicle lamp fitting (10) includes a plurality of arranged light sources (12) and a light guide body (11) into which light from the plurality of light sources (12) is introduced. The light guide body (11) includes a light entry section (15) into which the light from the plurality of light sources (12) is incident; a light exit surface (11a) extending in an arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources (12); a step-shaped first lens cut section (21) provided between the light entry section (15) and the light exit surface (11a) and extending in the arrangement direction; and a step-shaped second lens cut section (22) provided between the first lens cut section (21) and the light exit surface (11a) and extending in the arrangement direction. |
| US10436405B2 |
Lighting module for the lighting and/or signalling of a motor vehicle
A lighting module includes at least one light-emitting assembly and one lens for shaping the emitted light rays, the lens having an entrance face for the light rays and an exit face. The lens is a flat lens, the lens and the emitting assembly being configured so that the exit face includes a first section and a second section that differ in the amount of light rays exiting from the lens via one or other of these sections in order that the first section forms an optical section and in order that the second section forms a lighting neutral section. The second section extends from the first section in order to have a largest dimension that is larger than the thickness of the flat lens, the exit face of the lens including features over the entirety of its area. |
| US10436400B2 |
Ceiling mounting structure
The invention provides a ceiling mounting structure, comprising a hanging board, at least one connector and at least one guide rail of which the quantity corresponds to that of the connector, wherein one end of the hanging board is articulated with one end of the connector, and the other end of the hanging board is provided with first clamping hooks; the guide rail has one end provided with rail-type clamping hooks and the other end is provided with second clamping hooks; the connector has hook grooves; the hanging board is fixed on a ceiling; the hook grooves and the rail-type clamping hooks form rail-type sliding and are connected with in a hooking way; and the first clamping hooks and the second clamping hooks are connected in a snap-fit way. |
| US10436396B2 |
Artificial candle and its light bulb
The present invention provides an artificial candle includes a hollow cylinder, an electric wire, and a light bulb. The light bulb includes a light source with a long strip shape, a cup sleeved on and fixed to the electric wire at a position near the first end of the electric wire, an outer cover covered on the cup, and an inner cover sleeved on the light source and defining a receiving space with the cup for receiving a part of the light source and the second end of the electric wire. The light transmitted of the inner cover is less than that of the outer cover and that of the cup. The inner cover is configured for reflecting light emitted from the part, received in the receiving space, of the light source towards the wire holder and an exposed part of the electric wire. A simulating effect of flame is improved. |
| US10436395B2 |
Flexible illuminating flat cable structure
The present disclosure provides a flexible illuminating flat cable structure including a connector, a circuit board, a plurality of external signal lines, a first illuminating unit, a shell, signal lines, a fiber cable, and a transparent coat. The connector connects to an electronic device. The circuit board includes contact welds, signal line welds, a first illuminating unit weld, controller welds, and an external signal line welds. The external signal lines conduct a power signal or a control signal. The controller generates a power control signal according to the power signal or the control signal sent from the external signal lines. The first illuminating unit generates lights according the power control signal. The shell includes an illuminating mark corresponding to the first illuminating unit. The signal lines transmit data signals. The fiber cable transmits lights. |
| US10436394B2 |
LED tube lamp
An LED tube lamp comprises a lamp tube, which includes a light transmissive portion, a reinforcing portion and an end cap; and an LED light assembly, which includes an LED light source and an LED light strip. The light transmissive portion is fixedly connected to the reinforcing portion. The reinforcing portion includes a plurality of bracing structures at endpoints. The bracing structure includes a combination of vertical ribs and horizontal ribs. The LED light strip abuts against the bracing structure, which guides the LED light assembly in place. The LED light assembly finds upright support by the reinforcing portion. The LED light source is thermally and electrically connected to the LED light strip. The end cap is attached to an end of the lamp tube. R15 is a ratio of an overall length of the reinforcing portion that shows itself on a circumference of a cross section of the lamp tube to an overall length of the light transmissive portion that shows itself on the circumference of the cross section of the lamp tube. R15 is a constant regardless of where the cross section finds itself on a longitudinal axis of the lamp tube. R15 is from 0.02 to 1.65. |
| US10436393B2 |
Lighting device and luminaire comprising the same
Disclosed is a lighting device (200) comprising a mounting surface (201); a lens (100) comprising a lens body (101) having an inner surface (102) encapsulating a cavity (103) and delimiting an entrance to said cavity, said entrance facing the mounting surface, the inner surface comprising a plurality of adjoining surface sections each defining a segment of the cavity, wherein each segment has a narrowing region distal to the entrance delimited by a curved portion (106) of the surface section delimiting said segment; and an elongate carrier (202) extending from the mounting surface into the cavity segments through the cavity entrance and comprising a plurality of solid state lighting elements (203) configured to emit light towards the lens body. Further disclosed is a luminaire comprising the said lighting device. |
| US10436389B2 |
Processing system
A system for processing objects to be cleaned that includes a processing vessel, and a storage vessel that includes an upper section for storing clean liquid and a lower section for storing dirty liquid. The upper section and lower section are in flow communication. |
| US10436383B1 |
Supporting an object at a window of a building using an adjustable support apparatus
An apparatus for supporting an object at a window of a building comprises a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member extends along at least a partial width of the window and abuts an interior surface of the building. The first member is configured to support the object by exerting an outward force on the interior surface of the building in response to a downward force exerted by the object. The first member also comprises at least two sections extending from the interior of the building to the exterior of the building. These sections may extend from the interior of the building to the exterior of the building about respective distal ends of the first member. The sum of the forces applied on the surfaces of the building are sufficient to secure the object to the building. |
| US10436382B2 |
Architectural panel support
Support brackets for supporting panels, architectural panel systems, and methods of installing architectural panels on support structures. Support brackets can include opposite sides, four quadrants, through holes containing studs extending from one side of the plate, and a center hole. Architectural panel systems can include support brackets attaching architectural panels to a support structure, first fasteners attaching the support brackets to the architectural panels, and second fasteners attaching the support brackets to the support structure. Methods of installing an architectural panel system can include attaching architectural panels to support brackets with first fasteners, positioning the support brackets on a support structure, and attaching the support brackets to the support structure with second fasteners, for example, that extend through the support brackets. Architectural panels can include interior cutouts that pass sunlight to form aesthetic patterns of sunlight and shade in an occupied space. |
| US10436376B2 |
Thread protector
A thread protector for use with a threaded end of a tubular member comprises a first end having an opening with an inside diameter, a second end, and an interior having an inside diameter that is substantially the same as the inside diameter of the opening. The interior is adapted to accept and surround the threaded end. The thread protector may be actuated between a locked and an unlocked configuration. When the thread protector is in the locked configuration, a portion of the inside diameter is reduced, as compared to when the thread protector is in the unlocked configuration, so as to securely mount the thread protector to the threaded end. |
| US10436374B2 |
Grooved sealing member for sealing pipes and other underground structures and method of using
An apparatus and method is provided for repairing an underground structure such as a pipe or manhole. The apparatus includes a liner assembly made of resin absorbent material. Some embodiments may further include a bladder assembly to help position the liner and press the liner against the walls of the underground structure. A sealing member is positioned in the underground structure. In some embodiments the sealing member is a separate member made from a compressible material, an absorbent material, or a hydrophilic or hydrophobic material. In other embodiments the sealing member is a portion of the liner assembly. The sealing member includes one or more channels adapted to receive a semi-liquid such as a hydrophilic or hydrophobic paste or grout. The semi-liquid is capable of swelling in response to being exposed to another liquid, such as water, and forms a seal between the liner assembly and the host pipe/manhole. |
| US10436369B2 |
High efficiency take-off fitting
A high efficiency take-off fitting allows conditioned air from a rectangular cross-section main duct to be smoothly transferred into a circular cross-section branch duct. |
| US10436367B2 |
Pipe joint fitting with earthquake resistant functions
Pipe joints and more particularly cylindrical push-on type pipe joint fittings with earthquake resistant functions. |
| US10436360B2 |
Articulated assembly for pipelines
An articulated assembly for pipelines, including: two articulated sections; wherein one of the two articulated sections engages into another one of the two articulated sections; and a locking body that engages at least in areas between the articulated sections and cooperates with a locking contour on one of the articulated sections and with a locking section of the other articulated section such that a relative movement between the articulated sections is limited; wherein a guide means is provided on the articulated sections such that the two articulated sections can be joined together in a defined rotational position in relation to one another. |
| US10436357B2 |
Connecting oil country tubular goods
Ends of separate tubular members used in oil and gas drilling are connected pin-to-pin by a threaded coupling and made leak tight by an internal pressure seal, wherein the male or field end pin of a first tubular member has an integral geometry designed to mate with the female or mill end pin of a second tubular member. The coupling and tubular members possess a modified buttress thread form having a negative load flank angle and a positive stab flank angle. When assembled, the coupling connects the field end pin of the first tubular member with the mill end pin of the second tubular member, wherein integral geometries of the mated pin ends generate the interference necessary to produce a single, metal-to-metal, leak-tight, internal contact pressure seal. |
| US10436354B1 |
Reservoir and methods of forming
The invention described herein relates to reservoirs within appliances. The present invention includes a reservoir made of a length of reservoir tubing. In particular embodiments, the length of the reservoir tubing is formed in an overlapping circular portion and conforms to the available space requirements within an appliance. Particular embodiments of the present invention include reservoirs, reservoir systems including a reservoir, processes for forming a reservoir, and processes for forming the aforementioned reservoir systems. |
| US10436348B2 |
Usage monitoring system and method
An apparatus for monitoring the usage of at least one maintainable part or component of a transfer valve or coupling comprises: data storage means for storing data representative of at least one attribute of the maintainable part or component of the valve or coupling; monitoring means for monitoring usage of the valve or coupling; and processing means for comparing the monitored usage of the valve or coupling against the at least one attribute of the maintainable part or component of the valve. |
| US10436346B1 |
Pressure regulating valve with incorporated shut-off mechanism and fluid bypass
A pressure regulator has a pressure chamber connected to an inlet flow area which receives liquid flow. As liquid flows into a forward chamber of the pressure chamber, pressure is exerted on the forward face of the piston, which in turn causes the piston to slide longitudinally through the pressure chamber. A bypass fluidically connects the forward pressure chamber and rear pressure chamber such that as the piston slides into the rear pressure chamber pressure increases at the rear pressure chamber, which in turn forces the piston to move forwardly, thus regulating flow out of the pressure chamber. A hand wheel is configured to turn a movable plate located inside the pressure chamber, with the movable plate configured to impede the piston from moving rearwardly. Pressure sensors and vents with a pressurized air source may be used to keep the pressure within a desired range. |
| US10436341B1 |
Pressure relief valves
Pressure relief valves may be tapped into high-pressure flow lines. The pressure relief valve is normally shut and is adapted to open at a threshold fluid pressure. It comprises a body, a passage, a valve seat, a ball, and a linear actuator. The passage is defined in the body and has a valve inlet and a valve outlet. The valve seat is in the passage. The ball is adapted to engage the valve seat to block flow through the passage. The linear actuator is mounted for linear movement in response to detection of the threshold pressure a from a normally extended position to a retracted position. In the extended position the ball engages the valve seat to close the passage, thereby shutting the valve. In the retracted position the ball can be flushed out of the valve by fluid flowing through the passage, thereby opening the valve. |
| US10436338B2 |
Rupture disks for bioreactors and methods of using same
A rupture disk includes a body including an internal wall extending from a first end of the body to a second end of the body. The internal wall defines an opening extending through the body. In some embodiments, the body further includes an internal flange formed on the internal wall, and the internal flange has a stepped surface. A rupture membrane is positioned within the body, and secured, for example, by cold welding. The rupture membrane may be secured to the stepped surface. The rupture membrane is positioned within the body such that the rupture membrane does not extend beyond the first end of the body. A process system including the rupture disk is also provided. A method of maintaining a process system that includes the rupture disk is also provided. |
| US10436337B2 |
Spring seat diaphragm retention grooves
A pressure relief valve controller (PRVC) includes a housing having a spring, a spring seat connected to the spring, a piston, and a portion of which is disposed between the spring seat and the piston, wherein one or more grooves and/or protrusions are disposed on at least one of the spring seat or the piston. The diaphragm can conform to the one or more grooves of the spring seat thus preventing diaphragm rupture due to excess pressure without affecting calibrations of current PRVCs. |
| US10436333B2 |
Air distributor
An air distributor may include a thin-wall main pipe (10) and branch pipes (48) distributed on the main pipe. The branch pipes may be symmetrically fixed on the main pipe by locking device disposed in the main pipe. Welding is not needed, and disassembly and maintenance are easy. The main pipe is thin-wall pipe, therefore the weight of the device is greatly reduced, and the production cost is decreased. |
| US10436332B2 |
Fluid control valves
A fluid control valve for mixing hot and cold water has an inlet for cold water, an inlet for hot water, and at least one outlet for temperature controlled water. The valve further includes a temperature control device for mixing hot and cold water to provide a source of temperature controlled water that includes a cartridge having inlet ports in communication with the inlets for hot and cold water and an outlet port in communication with the at least one outlet for temperature controlled water. The valve further includes an inner sleeve that defines with the cartridge a first passageway, and an outer sleeve that defines with the inner sleeve and cartridge a second passageway. The first and second passageways are configured to deliver hot and cold water to the inlet ports of the cartridge. |
| US10436331B2 |
Gate valve
A seal with a wedging element for adjustably compressing the seal. The seal abuts a surface, such as a gate of a gate valve, to seal against the surface with a sealing force that prevents fluid flow therebetween. The sealing force of the seal may be increasing or decreasing compression by adjusting the wedging mechanism. For example, as the seal wears away due to friction between the seal and a sliding gate, the compression may be increased in the wedging mechanism to increase the sealing force to a low threshold. |
| US10436328B2 |
Dry gas seal with electronically controlled shutdown valve
A mechanical seal system configured to inhibit the emission of process gas from a rotating machine. An annular plunger is axially slidable between a inboard closed position and an outboard open position such that when the plunger is in the closed position, the plunger inhibits the flow of the sealing fluid between the inlet passageway to the seal interface, and when the plunger is in the closed position, the plunger enables the flow of the sealing fluid between the inlet passageway and the seal interface. A biasing mechanism and solenoid provide opening and closing forces to the plunger. Normally-open and normally-closed configurations are provided. |
| US10436315B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling an engine and hazard lights based on start/stop switch actuation
A torque request module is configured to, while a vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined speed, decrease a torque request in response to a first signal from a start/stop switch being in a first state continuously for greater than a first predetermined period and less than a second predetermined period. A control module is configured to, as the torque request decreases, decrease torque output of at least one of an engine and an electric motor. A light control module is configured to: selectively turn exterior hazard lights on and off in response to a second signal from a hazard light switch being in a first state; and selectively turn the exterior hazard lights on and off in response to the first signal from the start/stop switch being in the first state continuously for greater than the first predetermined period. |
| US10436305B2 |
Belt-driven continuously variable transmission
A belt-driven continuously variable transmission in which a collision noise of a broken chain belt can be suppressed is provided. In the transmission, a chain belt is applied to belt grooves of pulleys to transmit power therebetween, and a speed ratio is varied by changing a width of the belt groove of at least one of pulleys. The transmission comprises: a guiderail that is contacted to the chain belt to suppress vibrations in the chain belt and that is allowed to rotate with a change in an inclination of the chain belt; and a pushing mechanism that applies a load to the guiderail to rotate the guiderail to alter an inclination of the chain belt in a direction to increase the speed ratio when the chain belt is broken. |
| US10436302B2 |
Torque vectoring device
A torque vectoring device has a downsized brake device for stopping drive wheels. The torque vectoring device comprises: a drive motor; a differential unit including a first planetary gear unit connected to a right drive wheel, and a second planetary gear unit connected to a left drive wheel; a differential motor that applies torque to any one of reaction elements; a torque reversing mechanism that transmits torque between the reaction elements while reversing; a rotary shaft connecting input elements; a rotary member that transmits torque of an output shaft of the drive motor; and a brake device that is contacted frictionally to the rotary member to establish a braking force. |
| US10436299B2 |
Stationary steering wheel assembly and method
A stationary steering wheel assembly includes a steering wheel connected to an axially extending column. The assembly also includes a steering wheel locking component engageable with the steering wheel and moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position locking the steering wheel to prevent rotation and the second position unlocking the steering wheel to allow rotation of the steering wheel. |
| US10436297B2 |
Operation device
An operation device includes a stationary portion, a movable portion configured to move in a predetermined direction within a predetermined range, and a load adjuster configured to adjust a movement load of the movable portion. An elastic portion that is elastically deformable is provided to the movable portion. The load adjuster is provided to the stationary portion and provided with a press portion configured to press the elastic portion in a direction intersecting with the moving direction of the movable portion. |
| US10436294B2 |
Toroidal continuously variable transmission
Fletching wear caused by elastic deformation in the axial direction of an input-side disk 2c due to thrust force of a pressure device is prevented. A female-spline section 13a formed around the middle section in the axial direction of the inner-circumferential surface of a center hole 19 in the input-side disk 2c and a male-spline section 12a formed around the outer-circumferential surface of one end section in the axial direction of an input rotating shaft 1b engage with a spline engagement. A disk-side fitting surface section 22 formed around a portion of the inner-circumferential surface of the center hole 19 in the input-side disk 2c that is adjacent to the other end side of the female-spline section 13a and a shaft-side fitting surface section 23 formed around a portion of the outer-circumferential surface of the input rotating shaft 1b that is adjacent to the other end side of the male spline section 12a are fitted together with an interference fit. |
| US10436292B2 |
Belt mounting tool
A belt installation tool (406) of the present invention includes a pulley pressing part (407) capable of being pressed toward a side of an outer periphery of a crank pulley (2) by the tension of a V-ribbed belt (4), a protection layer (471) having elasticity and covering the pulley pressing part (407) on the side of the outer periphery of the crank pulley (2), a belt hold part (408) for hooking and holding the V-ribbed belt 4, and a belt pressing part (409) for pressing the V-ribbed belt (4) extending along the outer periphery of the crank pulley (2) against the outer periphery of the crank pulley (2). |
| US10436288B2 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission including: input and output shafts, first to fifth planetary gear sets respectively having first to third, fourth to sixth, seventh to ninth, tenth to twelfth, and thirteenth to fifteenth rotational elements, a first shaft connected with the second rotational element and the input shaft, a second shaft connected with the fourteenth rotational element and the output shaft, a third shaft connected with the sixth and thirteenth rotational elements, a fourth shaft connected with the tenth and fifteenth rotational elements, a fifth shaft connected with the third, fourth, and seventh rotational elements, a sixth shaft connected with the eighth rotational element, a seventh shaft connected with the fifth, ninth, and eleventh rotational elements, an eighth shaft connected with the first rotational element, and a ninth shaft connected with the twelfth rotational element. |
| US10436284B2 |
Torsional vibration damper
A torsional vibration damper having enhanced vibration damping performance is provided. The torsional vibration damper comprises: a vacant area existing between an outer circumference of the sun gear and an inner circumference of the ring gear outside of a revolving range of the planetary gears revolved as a result of relative rotation between the sun and the ring gear; and a mass increasing portion that is formed on the rotary member other than an input element and an output element within the vacant area in such a manner as to protrude from the rotary member. |
| US10436280B2 |
Fluid-filled vibration damping device
A fluid-filled vibration damping device including: an inner mounting member; an outer bracket formed by molding; a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting the inner mounting member and the outer bracket with each other; a fluid chamber for which a portion of a wall is constituted by the main rubber elastic body with a non-compressible fluid sealed therein; a caulking member whose material is different from a material of the outer bracket, the caulking member being fixed to the outer bracket in a projecting state; and a lid member constituting an other portion of the wall of the fluid chamber, the lid member being attached to the outer bracket by being fastened through caulking using the caulking member. |
| US10436279B2 |
Torque rod
A torque rod, in which a front rubber and a rear rubber are respectively disposed at front and rear sides of a partition of a case fixed to a sub-frame and in which a pipe portion of a rod connected at a front end portion thereof to a power train passes through the front rubber, the partition, and the rear rubber and is coupled to an end plate, may include an attenuation device configured to cause flow of a liquid therein according to a load or vibration transferred from the rod, wherein the attenuation device is separably mounted between the rod and the end plate. |
| US10436271B2 |
Mechanical pad wear indicator
An apparatus for indicating air disc brake pad wear includes a housing having a proximate end and a distal end; wherein a first opening is located at the proximate end. The housing receives a first rigid member having a proximate end and a distal end and partially contained in the housing, the first rigid member distal end extending from the distal end of the housing and configured to attach to an associated inboard disk brake pad assembly. The first rigid member moves linearly in response to the movement of the associated disc brake pad such that the proximate end of the first rigid member as seen through the first opening recedes as the associated disc brake pad wears. The housing may also receive a second rigid member configured to attach to a carrier of the air disc brake assembly for determining wear on an outboard disc brake pad. |
| US10436268B2 |
Brake disk and manufacturing method thereof
A method of manufacturing a brake disk made of gray cast iron is disclosed. The method includes casting a disk body using gray cast iron containing 3.1 wt % to 3.7 wt % of C; machining a surface of the cast disk body; nitriding the disk body by exposing the machined surface to a temperature in the range of 540° C. to 580° C. for 50 min to 70 min, and coating the nitrided disk body. |
| US10436267B2 |
Non-woven, fracture reducing brake rotor preforms and pads
The present disclosure describes brake rotor preforms and brake pads configured to reduce fracturing and failure of brake rotors by distributing the axial force applied during braking across butt joints between abutting segments of preforms and rotors manufactured therefrom. The preforms comprise a spiral annular structure formed about a longitudinal axis from a plurality of carbon fiber precursor tow segments having a partial annular shape. Each segment is asymmetrical when viewed in the longitudinal axis direction and configured so planes defined by the segment's ends are never coplanar with planes extending radially from the longitudinal axis. The brake pads have a partial annular shape and ends adapted to prevent planes defined by the ends from being coplanar during use with a plane extending radially from a brake rotor longitudinal axis. |
| US10436266B2 |
Brake mounting hardware with integrated axle vent system
A heavy-duty vehicle brake hardware mounting component that includes an integrated axle vent system and optional air supply line connector. The brake hardware mounting component includes a body with a central opening disposed around and rigidly attached to an axle of the vehicle. An annular groove is formed within the central opening and is in fluid communication with an axle opening. The air supply line connector is attached within an opening formed in the body and extends through the groove and into the axle opening, and enables attachment of and fluid communication between components of a tire inflation system within the axle and an external air source. Pressurized air from within the axle can flow through the axle opening, around the air supply line connector, through the annular groove, through a check valve in fluid communication with the groove, and to atmosphere to relieve air pressure build-up within the axle. |
| US10436265B2 |
Rivet-less rotor clip design
A rotor disk assembly includes a rotor disk. The rotor disk includes a first rotor lug, a second rotor lug circumferentially spaced from the first rotor lug and defining a slot therebetween. The slot is located on a radially outward portion of the rotor disk and the slot has an undercut engagement portion defined by the first rotor lug and the second rotor lug. The undercut engagement portion is positioned circumferentially on the rotor disk to engage a rotor clip. |
| US10436261B2 |
Disconnecting overload clutch with transmission bodies arranged in groups
Disconnecting overload clutch, comprising a hub (5) which has axially directed hub recesses (4) arranged on the periphery thereof, a pressure flange (1) mounted on the hub (5) in a rotatable manner with axially directed pressure flange depressions (2), wherein in each hub recess (4), for example, two rotationally symmetrical transmission bodies (3,9) are arranged, which are pressed into the pressure flange depressions (2) by spring elements (6) via a switch element (7). According to the invention, the switch element (7) has axially projecting switch element cams (8) facing the front-end exposed surface (21) thereof, which in the engaged state transfer the force of the spring elements (6)to the transmission bodies (3,9) and thus axially engage with the hub recesses (4). When disengaging, the switch element (7) experiences an axial displacement and rotary movement with the switch element cams (8) in relation to the hub (5), so that the switch element cams (8) are transferred into a position wherein same transfer the force of the spring elements (6) only onto a support surface (20) of the hub (5) with the result that the clutch can freely come to a stop. |
| US10436260B2 |
Selectable one-way clutch
A selectable one-way clutch includes: a pocket plate provided with one side surface where a plurality of housing recesses is formed, each housing recess housing a plate-shaped engagement piece; a hollow disk-shaped notch plate disposed to face to the one side surface of the pocket plate, configured to rotate relative to the pocket plate, and including an engagement recess formed on a surface of the notch plate facing to the housing recess and a first communication groove communicating from the engagement recess to an outer peripheral side of the notch plate; a resilient member disposed between a bottom portion of the housing recess and the engagement piece to urge the engagement piece toward the notch plate; and a selector plate provided between the pocket plate and the notch plate to switch between storage of the engagement piece and release of the engagement piece. |
| US10436259B2 |
Positively locking clutch having a restoring element
An axially actuatable positive engagement clutch which includes an input shaft with an input toothing and an output shaft with an output toothing. An axially displaceable connection element can occupy a meshing position which is located in an actuation path (s) between the open position and the closed position and in which the driving toothing engages with the input toothing or the output toothing for the first time during the transition from the open position into the closed position. An actuation device is configured to displace the connection element from the closed position to the open position, and an elastic return element which applies a restoring force to the connection element in direction of the closed position. The return element has a force/deflection characteristic with a local force maximum (F1) which coincides in the actuation path (s) at least approximately with the meshing position of the connection element. |
| US10436258B2 |
Method and system for latching an actuator
An axle disconnect system including an actuator having an energizable coil in an overmold that is at least partially surrounded by a coil housing. An armature is in sliding engagement with the housing such that the magnetic flux through the magnetic circuit is uninterrupted. Disposed between one of (i) the housing or armature and (ii) a sliding collar is a slide ring. The sliding collar is located directly radially inward from the slide ring. A first end portion of the sliding collar has a set of axially extending teeth. Radially inward from the first end portion of the sliding collar is a return spring groove having a return spring. An outer surface of a second end portion of an output gear has a set of axially extending teeth that are selectively engageable with the teeth on the first end portion of the sliding collar. |
| US10436254B1 |
Linear guideway capable of detecting abnormal circulation state
A linear guideway includes a rail, a slider disposed on the rail, and a load passage formed between the rail and the slider. The slider has two non-load passages. Besides, a first end cap and a second end cap are disposed on two opposite end surfaces of the slider respectively. The first end cap has two first circulation grooves. The second end cap has a circulation member and a seal sheet. The circulation member has two second circulation grooves. The load passage, non-load passage, first circulation groove and second circulation groove collectively form a circulation channel for balls to move therein. A force sensor is disposed between the circulation member and the seal sheet. As a result, through the rigidity difference between the first and second end caps accompanied with the force sensor, it can be determined that if there is an abnormal circulation state. |
| US10436249B2 |
Method for producing a plain bearing bush
A method for producing a plain bearing bush includes providing a flat supporting metal layer and an anti-friction layer on this supporting metal layer to produce a flat composite material. The flat composite material is then rolled into the shape of the plain bearing bush in such a way that the supporting metal layer in the plain bearing bush is disposed radially underneath the anti-friction layer. The plain bearing bush includes the supporting metal layer disposed underneath the anti-friction layer in the radial direction. |
| US10436244B2 |
Swivel joint for a swivel support device
A swivel joint includes a support tube, an inner post, a limit member and an adjustor. The support tube includes a tube body having a top open end, a receiving groove, and a through hole communicating with the receiving groove. The inner post is disposed in the tube body, and has a limiting groove. The limit member is disposed in the receiving groove, and has a stop portion disposed in the limiting groove, and an anchor portion disposed in the receiving groove. The adjustor extends into the receiving groove through the through hole and abuts against the limit member near the anchor portion to limit the anchor portion from moving toward the top open end such that the limit member prevents a releasing movement of the inner post through the top open end. |
| US10436243B2 |
Crank shaft for an inline internal combustion engine and an inline internal combustion engine
A crankshaft for an in-line internal combustion engine includes at least two bearing points, and crank throws which include a first and a last crank throw. Each of the crank throws includes a counter-weight element. The first and the last crank throw each additionally include an additional weight. The crank throws are arranged angularly offset with respect to each other so that at least two of the crank throws are arranged in angular coincidence with each other. The crank throws and their respective counter-weight elements are arranged to provide for a mass balance. The first and the last crank throw, as seen in an axial direction of the crankshaft, are arranged in angular coincidence with each other. The additional weight of the first and the last crank throw are arranged in a mirrored manner, as seen in the axial direction of the crankshaft. |
| US10436241B2 |
Reinforced snap-hook with dual-direction spring latch
A snap-hook, including a hook and a dual-direction latch pivotally attached to the hook by a latch pin. The dual-direction latch blocks an opening to the hook's throat when held in a neutral position by a latch spring having a first spring force and a lever-return spring having a second spring force. The dual-direction latch is configured to move into the throat by overcoming the first spring force and to move out of the throat by overcoming the second spring force. The dual-direction latch comprises a spring guard attached to the dual-direction latch so as to shield the lever-return spring from coming into contact with one or both of an object disposed within a throat of the hook and an inner edge of the hook throat. |
| US10436237B2 |
Fastener
The present invention relates to a fastener (10) for a non-threaded bore (50), which fastener comprises: a first member (12) with a head (18), an externally threaded shank (20) extending from the head, and an axially extending projection (22) at the opposite end (24) of the shank compared to the head; and a second at least partly deformable member (14) attached to the axially extending projection, wherein the second member comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending outer ridges (40a-d). The present invention also relates to a method of mounting a first object (46) to a second object (48) using such a fastener, and to a method of manufacturing a fastener (10). |
| US10436236B2 |
Threaded fastening
A fastener assembly includes a stud, a threaded sleeve, and a compression spring. The stud includes a shaft with a first head at one end and a second head at an opposite end of the shaft, both heads with opposing bearing surfaces. The threaded sleeve is disposed about the shaft. The threaded sleeve includes external threads and a tubular interior with an inwardly projected shoulder. The compression spring is disposed about the shaft inside the threaded sleeve, with a first end bearing against a shoulder of the threaded sleeve and a second end bearing against a bearing surface of the second head. The spring urges the sleeve against the bearing surface of the first head. The assembly can maintain a preload between two components while allowing the components to be separated, and can also be used as a pressure limiter. |
| US10436233B2 |
Spring clip with frangible features indicating correct installation
A spring clip includes a first frangible feature extending between a first cantilever bar and a support post and a second frangible feature extending between a second cantilever bar and the support post. The frangible features provide a readily perceived indication of proper spring clip installation. |
| US10436232B2 |
Clamping system
A clamping system that includes a first jaw, a second jaw—the second jaw being pivotally connected to the first jaw—a locking handle pivotally connected to the first and second jaws, an adjustment element, first and second lever arms, and a release lever secured to the locking handle and configured to move the locking handle away from the first jaw. |
| US10436228B2 |
Electro-hydraulic machine with integrated sensor
An electro-hydraulic motor-pump unit, MPU, having a pump for conveying a hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic system, an electric motor coupled to the pump for driving, a control coupled to the electric motor and arranged for actuating and/or feedback-controlling the electric motor, and a housing, wherein at least one sensor is disposed in a sensor receiving means integrated in the housing and is electrically connected with the control. Additionally, the invention relates to a hydraulic system comprising hydraulic lines and connected to the hydraulic lines an MPU of the invention with at least one integrated pressure sensor. |
| US10436227B2 |
Sealing device for jet pump slip joints
A sealing device for a jet pump of a boiling water reactor is provided. The jet pump includes an inlet mixer and a diffuser receiving the inlet mixer at a slip joint such that an outer circumferential surface of the inlet mixer is received in an inner circumferential surface of the diffuser at the slip joint. The diffuser includes a plurality of guiding fins, each guiding fin including a radially inner surface, a radially outer surface and lateral surfaces extending radially between the inner and outer surfaces. The sealing device includes a seal configured for sealingly contacting the outer circumferential surface of the inlet mixer and a collar configured for holding the seal against the outer circumferential surface of the inlet mixer. The collar includes portions configured for being received radially between the radially inner surfaces of the guiding fins and the outer circumferential surface of the inlet mixer. The sealing device further includes a clamp configured for contacting the radially outer surfaces of the guiding fins to axially clamp the guiding fins. A method of mounting a sealing device onto a slip joint of a jet pump of a boiling water reactor is also provided. |
| US10436226B2 |
Compressor having sound control system
A climate-control system may include a compressor and a control module. The compressor includes a motor driving a compression mechanism to compress a working fluid. The control module is in communication with the motor and may be configured to determine a balance speed of the motor at which a forward-rotational inertial force of the compression mechanism is equal to a backward-rotational gas force on the compression mechanism. The control module may be configured to adjust a running speed of the motor to the balance speed after receipt of a compressor-shutdown-command and before shutting down the compressor. |
| US10436225B1 |
Methods and apparatus for balancing rotatable devices
An apparatus for locating a center of gravity of a workpiece and forming a bore in the workpiece, the apparatus including a housing having a base configured to support the apparatus on a surface, a mounting plate, an X-axis plate slidably disposed on a first side of the mounting plate opposite a second, base-facing side of the mounting plate, a Y-axis plate slidably disposed on the X-axis plate, a holder coupled to the side of the Y-axis plate opposite the X-axis plate, wherein the holder is configured and operable to receive and retain the workpiece, a securing device operable to releasably secure the workpiece in the holder, at least two distance sensors positioned adjacent the holder, an elongated tool mounted within the housing axially aligned with central apertures formed in each of the mounting plate, Y-axis plate and X-axis plate, wherein the elongated tool is operable to move reciprocally and rotatably, and motors operable to move each of the Y-axis plate, X-axis plate and elongated tool. |
| US10436221B2 |
Fan guard with flexible compression member
Example implementations relate to a fan guard device. One example fan guard device includes a frame to receive a fan. The example fan guard device includes a plurality of snaps extending in a first direction from the frame. The snaps engage the fan. The fan guard device includes at least one flexible member extending in the first direction from the frame to engage a flange of the fan. The flexible member may compress and remain in contact with the flange. The amount of compression of the at least one flexible member may accommodate a range of flange thicknesses of the fan. |
| US10436211B2 |
Compressor wheel, method of making the same, and turbocharger including the same
A turbocharger includes a turbine housing defining a turbine housing interior, a turbine wheel disposed within the turbine housing interior, a shaft coupled to and rotatable by the turbine wheel, a compressor housing defining a compressor housing interior and a flow path, and a compressor wheel disposed within the compressor housing interior and coupled to the shaft. The compressor wheel has a hub coupled to the shaft, and a plurality of impeller blades extending radially from the hub. The plurality of impeller blades define an inducer end having an inducer diameter, and an exducer end having an exducer diameter greater than the inducer diameter. The inducer diameter and the exducer diameter establish a compressor trim. The compressor wheel also has a compressor wheel shroud disposed about the plurality of impeller blades. The compressor wheel shroud encloses the plurality of impeller blades to define a shroud interior. |
| US10436208B2 |
Surge estimator
A method of correcting surge control parameters that includes providing a dynamic compressor having a compressor, driver, surge valve, and control system. The control system establishes surge control parameters such as surge detection lines, surge limit lines, and then detects the onset of a surge in the dynamic compressor. When the surge is detected the control system measures variables of the dynamic compressor such as fluid pressure, fluid speed, power, speed and valve position and based on these variables the control system automatically corrects the surge control parameters based on these variables at the time of the onset of the surge is detected. Advisory information is provided by control system to user for corrective actions to prevent surge. |
| US10436206B2 |
Wearable desk fan having a base to facilitate selective positioning of a fan housing to provide varied air flow paths
Disclosed are a method, a system, and a device to provide a wearable desk fan having a base to facilitate selective positioning of a fan housing to provide varied air flow paths to a user. In one aspect, the wearable desk fan includes a rotatable fan cage having a plurality of rotating blades to create a current of air, a mounting bracket to affix the rotatable fan cage at an end of plurality of wishbone arms, and a base handle coupled with the mounting bracket to allow folding of the base handle forming its base. A hinge joint and a beveled plate at the end of plurality of wishbone arms enable revolving and tilting of the rotatable fan cage. The mounting bracket may have a loop to attach a lanyard to enable hanging of the fan around a neck of the user. |
| US10436204B2 |
Fan assembly for cooling electric machine and electric machine incorporating same
The subject matter described herein includes a fan assembly for cooling an electric machine and an electric machine incorporating such a fan assembly. One exemplary fan assembly according to the subject matter described herein includes a first fan annulus for surrounding a portion of an electric machine. The fan assembly further includes a fan drive circuit for driving the first fan annulus separately from a drive mechanism of the electric machine. The first fan annulus is configured to be, when rotating to cool the electric machine, mechanically disconnected from a housing and a rotor of the electric machine and separated from the housing by radial gap. |
| US10436198B2 |
Low power consuming module for a vacuum pump
The present invention provides an improved vacuum pump assembly for a motor vehicle comprising of a housing, a rotor, modified vane, a sealing ring, a cover, wherein, the modified vane containing a vane slider is having at least one oil vent or relief hole or slot, for the reduction of the exit port oil peak pressure, by channelizing oil supplies to the vane top and bottom face, thereby improving the seal-ability between the moving and stationary part of the pump; and the modified vane further having an oil vent control at the exit port, for maintaining oil pressure and reducing the exit port hydraulic pressure, leading to reduction in the opposite end vane slider tip load causing low friction between the pump housing, the vane and vane slider, and further channelizing the excess amount of oil to the vane top face which creates additional sealing between the vane and the housing, reducing the air leakage between the low pressure chamber and high pressure chamber inside the pump. |
| US10436196B2 |
Screw rotor with high lobe count
A compressor (22) comprises a housing (50) having a first port (26) and a second port (28). A male rotor (52) has a working portion (64) having a plurality of lobes (110) of a count (NM) and at least a first shaft portion (62) protruding beyond a first end (68) of the male rotor working portion and mounted for rotation about a first axis (500). A female rotor (54) has a working portion (66) having a plurality of lobes (112) of a count (NF) and mounted for rotation about a second axis (502) so as to be enmeshed with the male rotor working portion. An electric motor (56) is within the housing and has a stator (58) and a rotor (60) mounted to the first shaft portion. The compressor has no additional compressor rotors. The lobe count of the male rotor is less than the lobe count of the female rotor. A combined lobe count (NM+NF) is at least fifteen. |
| US10436193B1 |
Cylinder liner retainer system with torque multiplier and method
The present invention provides a cylinder liner retainer system with a torque multiplier and associated method to quickly release an existing cylinder liner and reinsert a new cylinder liner as a replacement. |
| US10436191B2 |
Compressor and method for controlling the same
Disclosed is a compressor for use with an apparatus having a refrigeration cycle where the compressor includes a piston which reciprocates in a cylinder; a linear motor configured to provide a driving force to move the piston; a sensor configured to sense a motor current of the linear motor; and a compressor controller configured to detect information related to a load of the apparatus, in a separated manner from a controller which controls a body of the apparatus, wherein the compressor controller calculates a phase difference between a stroke of the piston and the sensed motor current, and wherein the compressor controller compares the calculated phase difference with a reference phase difference, and controls a driving of the linear motor in correspondence to the detected load, according to a result of the comparison. |
| US10436190B2 |
Relief valve assembly and components thereof
A relief valve assembly is provided for use in connection with high pressure and ultrahigh pressure pumps. The relief valve assembly includes a valve pin having an engagement portion with a tapered surface and a valve seat having a valve pin receiving aperture defining a tapered surface on the valve seat to sealingly mate with the engagement portion of the valve pin when the valve pin is seated against the valve seat in a seated configuration. The valve seat further includes at least one bypass passage that extends from the valve pin receiving aperture to an exterior surface of the valve seat such that when the valve pin is displaced away from the seated configuration fluid can pass through the bypass passage and an annular space created between the engagement portion of the valve pin and the valve seat. Systems incorporating the relief valve assembly are also provided. |
| US10436183B2 |
Plasma accelerating apparatus and plasma accelerating method
A plasma accelerating apparatus includes: a cathode (11) configured to supply electrons to a plasma acceleration region; an anode (12); a power supply (13) configured to apply a voltage between the cathode and the anode; a supply port (14) arranged on an outer circumference side of the cathode to supply a propellant to the plasma acceleration region; and a first magnetic field generator (15) configured to generate a first axial direction magnetic field in the upstream side region of the plasma acceleration region to suppress electrons supplied from the cathode from heading for the anode. Thus, the plasma accelerating apparatus and the plasma accelerating method having high thrust efficiency is provided. |
| US10436181B2 |
System and method for determining an estimated position of a wind turbine rotor shaft
The present disclosure is directed to a method for determining an estimated rotor shaft position of a rotor shaft of a wind turbine. The method includes generating, with a rotor shaft position sensor, a measured rotor shaft position signal associated with a measured rotor shaft position of the rotor shaft. The method also includes generating, with a plurality of accelerometers positioned in an axisymmetric arrangement, a plurality of rotor hub acceleration signals associated with a plurality of rotor hub accelerations of a rotor hub coupled to the rotor shaft. The method further includes determining, with a controller, a phase adjustment based on one of the plurality of rotor hub acceleration signals or a predetermined correction value. Furthermore, the method includes adjusting, with the controller, the measured rotor shaft position by the phase adjustment to determine the estimated rotor shaft position of the rotor. |
| US10436176B2 |
Vertical axis wind turbine with configurable airfoils
A vertical axis wind turbine includes: a central axis that extends in a substantially vertical direction; a plurality of configurable airfoils disposed about the central axis, the plurality of configurable airfoils physically coupled to rotate together about the central axis; an angle adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an angle formed between a configurable airfoil and a radius that extends from the central axis as the configurable airfoil rotates about the central axis; and a profile adjustment mechanism that is configured to adjust a profile of the configurable airfoil as the configurable airfoil rotates about the central axis. |
| US10436175B2 |
Method for attaching a toothed rear edge to a blade rear edge of a rotor blade
A method for applying a serrated rear edge to a blade rear edge of a rotor blade of a wind turbine that has a pressure side and a suction side. The method comprises the steps: disposing the serrated rear edge, with an attaching portion, on a surface of the blade rear edge, and attaching the serrated rear edge, in the region of the attaching portion, to the rotor blade by means of adhesive, the serrated rear edge being disposed on the suction side and being additionally fixed by application of an overlapping material strip to the pressure side, and the material strip being disposed on the pressure side and on the serrated rear edge such that it overlaps a transition between the blade rear edge and the serrated rear edge, or the serrated rear edge being disposed on the pressure side and additionally fixed by application of an overlapping material strip to the suction side, and the material strip being disposed on the suction side and on the serrated rear edge such that it overlaps a transition between the blade rear edge and the serrated rear edge. |
| US10436174B2 |
Turbine fluid velocity field measurement
A method of three-dimensional Doppler velocimetry applicable to turbines such as wind turbines achieves improved velocimetry by use of various possible convergent beam geometries and employing beam sources mounted on the turbine such as on a wind turbine nacelle, rotor hub or rotor blades. |
| US10436173B2 |
Rotary device for fluid power generation
Provided are a rotary device for fluid power generation and a fluid power generation device that are capable of converting the kinetic energy of a fluid to an electric energy. By utilizing a longitudinal vortex as a driving force, a rotary body such as a cylinder as a high-strength and tough wing-shaped member can be rotated, and power can be efficiently generated in a wide range of flow rate without letting the longitudinal vortex disappear even if the flow rate changes in a wide range. This rotary device for power generation includes a rotary body 3; and a wake body 8 that is a distance away from the rotary body 3 toward the downstream side of a flow direction 10 of the fluid, and has at least one crossover section at which the wake body 8 intersects with the rotary body 3. |
| US10436171B2 |
Pressure collection and delivery process
The disclosed technology provides for an apparatus for translating energy through the use of mechanics, fluid displacement, gravity and buoyancy. The apparatus generally includes a base having float chambers and plunger chambers in fluid communication, a plurality of floats and plungers, and an energy transform assembly. The energy transform assembly includes a plurality of linkage mechanisms supported by the upper support structure and a plurality of linkage mechanisms supported by the lower support structure. Each linkage mechanism includes a pair of levers and an elongated transfer bar, with each lever rotatably affixed to an opposing end of the transfer bar in a manner to translate rotation of one lever with lateral movement of the transfer bar and lateral movement of the transfer bar causes rotation of the other lever. |
| US10436170B2 |
Internal combustion engine control device and internal combustion engine control method
An internal combustion engine control device controls an in-cylinder direct injection type spark ignition internal combustion engine including a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel into a cylinder and an ignition plug for igniting an air-fuel mixture in the cylinder and configured to inject the fuel in an expansion stroke and ignite the fuel after injection in the expansion stroke under a specific operating condition. The internal combustion engine control device shortens an interval between a fuel injection timing in the expansion stroke and an ignition timing as the ignition timing is retarded. |
| US10436169B2 |
Method and device for start-stop systems of internal combustion engines in motor vehicles
The invention relates to a starting method for internal combustion engines in motor vehicles, comprising a start-stop system, and to a starting device (10) for carrying out said method, said starting device comprising a starter motor (11) and an insertion device (12, 20) which axially inserts a slip-on pinion (13) into a crown gear (14) of the internal combustion engine when a stop cycle begins. In order to minimize the period until the engine can be restarted, the pinion (13) is resiliently inserted into the still rotating crown gear (14) by means of a pressure spring (25) when the stop phase begins, once the internal combustion engine (15) is switched off but before it comes to a standstill and with the starter motor (11) switched off. |
| US10436163B2 |
Fuel rail assembly for an internal combustion engine
A fuel rail assembly for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. It includes a main gallery and a plurality of fuel delivery outlets. Each fuel delivery outlet has an injector cup and an injector cup mounting connection arranged between the main gallery and the injector cup. A fixing bracket is adapted to fasten the main gallery to the engine. The fixing bracket is spaced apart from the injector cup and secured to the main gallery. A fastening element is provided to secure the fixing bracket to the engine. A rigid connection member is coupled to the fixing bracket extends between the fixing bracket and one of the injector cup and the injector cup mounting connection. |
| US10436161B2 |
Strainer and fuel pump module having the same
Provided is a strainer including: a filter paper filtering fuel and having a space part disposed therein; an inner rib disposed inside the filter paper; protruding parts protruding up and down from the inner rib to be disposed inside the filter paper; and a communicating pipe combined with the filter paper to communicate with the space part. The filter paper and the inner rib are partially folded up longitudinally. The folded portion is formed in a rounded form, and the upper and lower portions of the filter paper are formed not to contact each other at the folded portion. Widths of the protruding parts are each formed differently and distances between the protruding parts are each formed differently. The width and the distance are more narrowly formed at the portion at which the filter paper is folded than at the portion at which the filter paper is not folded. |
| US10436160B2 |
Engine intake structure for vehicle
An engine intake structure for an internal combustion engine (13) of a vehicle (1) comprises a vehicle body opening (6) formed in a front part of an engine room (3) of the vehicle, an intake duct member (22) defining an air inlet (22A) facing in a forward direction and an air passage extending rearward from the air inlet, the air inlet being positioned higher than the vehicle body opening, and a flow obstructing member (60) typically consisting of an auxiliary device such as a horn positioned in a straight path extending from the vehicle body opening to the air inlet. |
| US10436158B2 |
Abnormality detection device for humidity sensor
An abnormality detection device for a humidity sensor has a humidity sensor disposed in an intake passage, a temperature sensor to detect an intake air temperature, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a first sensor signal at a time of the intake air temperature being a first intake air temperature, and a second sensor signal at a time of the intake air temperature changing from the first intake air temperature and reaching a second intake air temperature, calculate values from which an influence of a temperature difference between the first and second intake air temperatures is excluded, from the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, as respective humidity index values, and detect presence or absence of abnormality of the humidity sensor according to whether or not a deviation degree of these humidity index values is larger than a predetermined degree. |
| US10436156B2 |
Air fin for a heat exchanger, and method of making the same
An air fin for a heat exchanger has air channels defined by corrugations, the corrugations having generally planar flanks joined by alternating crests and troughs. Perforations extend through portions of at least some of the flanks and are aligned within two spaced apart planes. A rectangular aperture extends through at least two consecutive ones of the corrugations, and is bounded by the two planes. A method of making the air fin includes forming perforations into a continuous strip of metal sheet at regular intervals, corrugating the strip to form crests and troughs between the perforations, and punching out a portion of the strip at regular intervals. The punching out includes shearing webs between the perforations, and results in the formation of the rectangular aperture. |
| US10436154B2 |
Control device of internal-combustion engine
In a control device of an internal-combustion engine according to the disclosure, an intake throttle valve (25) for adjusting an EGR valve differential pressure (ΔPEGR) is provided, an EGR valve upstream pressure (PEGR0) is estimated by using a target fresh air amount (GAIRCMD) (step 6), a target differential pressure (ΔPEGRCMD) is set to a smaller value as the target fresh air amount (GAIRCMD) becomes smaller (FIG. 5), and a difference between the EGR valve upstream pressure (PEGR0) and the target differential pressure (ΔPEGRCMD) is set as a target valve downstream pressure (P1CMD) (step 7). By using the target fresh air amount (GAIRCMD), the EGR valve upstream pressure (PEGR0), and the target valve downstream pressure (P1CMD), the target EGR valve opening degree (LEGRCMD) is set (step 23), and an EGR valve (43) is controlled based on the target EGR valve opening degree (step 24). |
| US10436150B2 |
Nacelle
A nacelle is configured to be coupled to an underside of a wing and forms a clearance space between the nacelle and a leading edge slat of the wing. A portion of an outlet cowling moves longitudinally aft when a reverse thrust configuration is activated and the leading edge slat is deployed toward the nacelle. The outlet cowling also includes another portion located adjacent to the leading edge slat that does not move when the reverse thrust configuration is activated and thus maintains its clearance space from the leading edge slat. |
| US10436149B2 |
Gas turbine engine exhaust mixer with lobes cross-over offset
An exhaust mixer for a gas turbine engine has a lobe cross-over offset. The proposed geometric feature leads to improved exhaust performance and potential weight reduction. |
| US10436146B2 |
Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for producing the piston for an internal combustion engine
A steel piston (10) for an internal combustion engine comprises a ring zone (12), a shaft (14), openings (16) between the ring zone (12) and shaft (14) which extend from the piston outer side to the piston inner side, and, between two openings (16), a rib (18) which is substantially central with respect to a length of a piston pin to be received, wherein, when viewed in the circumferential direction, the rib (16) has a decreasing thickness from the middle thereof, as measured in the radial direction. In a method for producing a steel piston for an internal combustion engine comprising a ring zone and a shaft, openings are formed between the ring groove region and the shaft which extend from the piston outer side to the piston inner side, and at least one rib is formed between the openings which is substantially central with respect to a length of a piston pin to be received, wherein, when viewed in the circumferential direction, the rib (16) has a decreasing thickness from the middle thereof, as measured in the radial direction. |
| US10436145B1 |
Method for controlling a marine internal combustion engine
A marine engine operates according to first and second sets of mapped parameter values to achieve a first fuel-air equivalence ratio and maintains a stable output torque while transitioning to operating according to third and fourth sets of mapped parameter values to achieve a different fuel-air equivalence ratio. The first and third sets of mapped parameter values correspond to a first combustion parameter. The second and fourth sets correspond to a second combustion parameter. The transition includes: (a) transitioning from operation according to a current value of the first combustion parameter to operation according to a target value thereof; (b) transitioning from operation according to a current value of the second combustion parameter to operation according to a target value thereof; and (c) timing commencement or completion of step (b) and setting a rate of step (b) to counteract torque discontinuity that would otherwise result when performing step (a) alone. |
| US10436142B2 |
Systems and methods for determining fuel release from a fuel injector
Methods and systems for evaluating whether or not a fuel amount that is greater than a threshold has been release to an engine via fuel injectors when the fuel injectors are commanded off are presented. In one example, an oxygen sensor is activated and engine cranking is prevented until a pumping current of the oxygen sensor is proportionate to a concentration of oxygen sensed via the oxygen sensor so that released fuel may be observed during engine starting. |
| US10436130B2 |
Combustion engine, in particular gas engine, for a vehicle, in particular for a commercial vehicle
A combustion engine for a vehicle has an intake duct through which a fuel gas/air/exhaust gas mixture can be fed to a combustion unit of the combustion engine, and an exhaust gas recirculation system feeding in an exhaust gas from the combustion unit at an exhaust gas admission region to the gas fed to the combustion unit. A measuring device that determines the fuel gas/air/exhaust gas mass flow and the fuel gas/air/exhaust gas temperature is arranged in the intake duct upstream of the combustion unit and downstream of the exhaust gas admission region. A temperature sensor is arranged both in the exhaust gas recirculation system and in the intake duct, in each case upstream of the exhaust gas admission region, in addition to the measuring device, to determine a recirculated exhaust gas mass flow and/or an air mass flow fed to the combustion unit. |
| US10436116B2 |
Gas turbine engine geared architecture axial retention arrangement
A gas turbine engine includes a fan, an engine static structure, a geared architecture to drive the fan and supported relative to the static structure, a fan drive turbine to drive the geared architecture, a first member secured to the geared architecture, and a second member secured to the engine static structure and configured to cooperate with the first member to limit movement of the geared architecture relative to the static structure. A fan drive gear system and method are also disclosed. |
| US10436111B2 |
Foreign material exclusion device and retaining member therefor
A retaining member particularly suitable for use as part of a foreign material exclusion device that can be used to temporarily seal an area of a construction from foreign material or debris, wherein the retaining member includes a post adapted to be inserted through a body of the foreign material exclusion device and cap having a rim and a fitting, the latter mateably engageable with an end of the post. The post and fitting each include through bores that are alignable such that they can be connected, for example with an extraction member of the foreign exclusion material device. Foreign material exclusion devices including the retaining member are disclosed. |
| US10436109B2 |
Modular thermal storage
A power generation system comprising a shared hot side thermal store, a shared cold side thermal store, a plurality of power subunits, and an electrical bus is disclosed. Each of the power subunits may connected or isolated from the shared hot side thermal store and/or the shared cold side thermal store. |
| US10436105B2 |
Exhaust structure
An exhaust structure is provided with an exhaust manifold, and a supercharger having a turbine housing. The turbine housing is provided with an inflow port interconnected with the exhaust manifold, a housing member in which a space for housing turbine blades is formed, and an inflow port in which an inflow passage communicating from the inflow port through the housing space is formed. A sensor mounting part is formed in the inflow port, and a throttle member is formed such that the width thereof in an aligning direction of cylinders gradually decreases from the inflow port toward the sensor mounting part. With this configuration, the accuracy of detecting the combustion state of the cylinders can be increased. |
| US10436104B2 |
Supercharger
A supercharger includes a rotor housing defining a pair of cylindrical chambers. A driving shaft bearing is to support a driving rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. A driven shaft bearing is to support a driven rotor shaft for rotation in the rotor housing. An oil sump housing is to enclose a timing gear end of the rotor housing. A shaft seal is disposed between the rotor housing and each respective rotor shaft. The oil sump housing, the rotor housing and driving and driven shaft seals define a closed container for oil to lubricate the driving shaft bearing, the driven shaft bearing, a driving timing gear and a driven timing gear. The oil pools in the closed container and a top surface of the oil is spaced below the timing gears when the driving rotor shaft is in a vertical orientation. |
| US10436103B2 |
Liquid-cooled internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder block, and method for producing an associated cylinder block
Methods and system are provided for a cooling arrangement of an engine. In one example, the cooling arrangement may include first and second cooling ducts, where the second cooling ducts are arranged in gaps formed between adjacent cylinders and the first ducts are arranged outside of the gaps of the adjacent cylinders. |
| US10436102B2 |
Cooling system for vehicles and control method thereof
A cooling system for vehicles and a control method thereof improves indoor heating performance and fuel efficiency by controlling a flow rate of a coolant passing through a heater core together with an EGR cooler. A coolant having an increased temperature is first supplied to the heater core side through a flow stagnancy control to rapidly increase the temperature of the coolant flowing in the heater core, thereby improving heating performance. A warm-up feature is improved through an exhaust heat recovery function by a heat exchange between the exhaust gas and the coolant in the EGR cooler, thereby improving efficiency of fuel. |
| US10436101B2 |
Cooling control device and cooling control method for internal combustion engine
A cooling control device for an internal combustion engine has an internal coolant passage formed in the internal combustion engine, external coolant passages formed outside the internal combustion engine and connected to the internal coolant passage, the cooling control device performing coolant passage switching in which the internal coolant passage and a certain one of the external coolant passages are connected to or disconnected from each other by a circuit switching mechanism, a branching passage that sends coolant in the internal coolant passage to one of the external coolant passages which passes through a radiator, when the circuit switching mechanism has a failure and fails in circuit switching of connecting the internal coolant passage and the external coolant passage passing through the radiator to each other, and a wax-type thermostat provided in the branching passage that opens the branching passage when the internal combustion engine is excessively heated. |
| US10436099B2 |
Exhaust conduit hanger
An exhaust hanger assembly for a vehicle includes a bracket, a clip, and a rod. The bracket includes a peripheral wall having a non-circular cross section. The bracket includes a first end configured to be fixed to an exhaust pipe of the vehicle and a second end including first and second receivers formed in peripheral wall. The clip is disposed around at least a portion of an outer surface of the bracket and fixed to the bracket. The clip includes opposing apertures. The rod, which is configured to be fixed to a body of the vehicle, extends through the opposing apertures of the clip and is fixed to the clip. The rod is disposed within the first and second receivers of the bracket. |
| US10436095B2 |
Exhaust line with a reagent injector
The exhaust line comprises an injection segment including at least one cup having a large upstream face directly sprayed with the exhaust gases and dividing a circulation passage into an upstream space and a downstream space. The injection segment comprises at least one circumferential conduit fluidically connecting the upstream space to the downstream space. The cup defines at least one injection channel and at least one guiding area laid out so as to guide as far as said injection channel a portion of the exhaust gases spraying the large upstream face. An injection device includes a reagent injector that is oriented to inject the reagent substantially with a co-current or counter-current of the exhaust gases in the injection channel, with the latter extending from the injector as far as the inlet of the conduit. |
| US10436093B2 |
Engine device
In an engine device having a urea mixing pipe which injects urea water into exhaust gas of an engine, and an SCR case which removes nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the engine, and structured such that an inlet side of the SCR case is connected to an outlet side of the urea mixing pipe, an exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case is connected to an exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe where a urea water injection means is arranged, and an exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe is supported to the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case. |
| US10436092B2 |
Exhaust purification system and control method therefor
An exhaust purification system includes an exhaust after-treatment apparatus which is provided on an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and which includes catalysts for purifying exhaust gas, a catalyst temperature retention control module for executing a catalyst temperature retention control in which an intake air flow is reduced to thereby suppress a reduction in the temperature of the catalysts when the internal combustion engine is in a motoring state where fuel injection into the internal combustion engine is stopped, and a prohibition module for prohibiting the execution of the catalyst temperature retention control in a case where an activation of an exhaust brake system is detected while the internal combustion engine is in the motoring state. |
| US10436089B2 |
Radio frequency sensor in an exhaust aftertreatment system
A system structured to measure at least one of particulate matter or ammonia in an exhaust aftertreatment system. The system includes a selective catalytic reduction catalyst, a doser disposed upstream of the selective catalytic reduction catalyst, a particulate filter, and a radio frequency sensor communicatively coupled to the diesel particulate filter. The radio frequency sensor is structured to measure at least one of particulate matter or ammonia. |
| US10436087B2 |
Heat exchanger for exhaust tuning systems
Methods and systems are provided for a heat exchanger phase change material installed as a component of a variable exhaust tuning system. In one example, a method may include absorbing excess heat energy from exhaust gases during and after an engine-on event within a heat exchanger material, releasing heat energy stored in the heat exchanger material during and after an engine-off event, and heating an adjustable exhaust valve with the heat energy stored in the heat exchanger material. |
| US10436086B2 |
Active noise control system
A system includes an Active Noise Control (ANC) module unit configured to be installed within an air intake or exhaust of a power generation unit. The ANC module unit includes an ANC housing shaped to fit within the air intake or exhaust, an ANC core configured to be secured within the ANC housing, which includes a microphone configured to detect a sound generated by the power generation unit, a control board configured to control the noise-canceling sound based on the sound signal from the microphone and a set of pre-determined noise reduction transfer functions, and a first speaker configured to deliver a first noise-canceling sound to the air intake or exhaust. |
| US10436085B2 |
Road vehicle with an internal combustion engine and provided with a device for the transmission of the exhaust noise
A road vehicle comprising: a passenger compartment; an internal combustion engine; an exhaust system, which releases into the atmosphere the gases generated by the combustion, is connected to the internal combustion engine, and ends with at least one silencer having at least one outlet pipe; and an exhaust noise transmission device, which is provided with a transmission conduit, which originates close to the outlet pipe of the silencer, ends in the area of a wall of the passenger compartment, and is provided, on the inside, with at least one insulating element, which is arranged inside the transmission conduit so as to tightly seal the transmission conduit. |
| US10436082B2 |
Method for operating a gear pump, and gear pump
The invention concerns a method for operating a gear pump, in particular for delivering engine oil in an oil circuit of a vehicle, wherein a delivery device is provided with at least two gear wheels, in particular with external toothing or configured as spur gears and arranged in a housing, wherein by means of the gear wheels a fluid to be conveyed can be delivered starting from at least one housing inlet through to at least one housing outlet, and wherein the gear wheels are arranged behind each other viewed in the axial direction (x). According to the invention, an adjustment device is provided, by means of which the gear wheels can be twisted and/or displaced relative to each other depending on the pressure conditions inside the housing, in particular depending on the vacuum pressure at the housing inlet and/or depending on the fluid back-pressure at the housing outlet. |
| US10436081B2 |
Method for reducing noise of electric oil pump for vehicle
A method for reducing noise generated from an electric oil pump (EOP) is reduced while driving a vehicle which has only the EOP without a mechanical oil pump (MOP) limits revolutions per minute (RPM) of the EOP to 70% or less of a maximum RPM during a low noise driving mode and rotates the EOP at the maximum RPM during a high noise driving mode. |
| US10436078B2 |
Control device for internal combustion engine
In a control device for an engine, the engine includes combustion chambers, ports connected to the combustion chambers, and valves that open and close areas between the combustion chambers and the ports. The control device includes an electronic control unit that is configured to execute an anti-freezing operation of performing control to fully close the valves or make the valves be in a state of being opened with a lift amount of 1 mm or more, in a case where temperatures around the valves are lowered to a predetermined temperature range after the engine is stopped, or in a case where an outside air temperature when the engine is stopped is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature. The predetermined temperature range is a temperature range in which an upper limit value is lower than 10° C., and the predetermined temperature is lower than 5° C. |
| US10436077B2 |
Natural gas liquid fractionation plant waste heat conversion to potable water using modified multi-effect distillation system
Certain aspects of a natural gas liquid fractionation plant waste heat conversion to potable water using modified multi-effect distillation system can be implemented as a system that includes a waste heat recovery heat exchanger network thermally coupled to multiple heat sources of a Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) fractionation plant. The heat exchanger network is configured to recover at least a portion of heat generated at the multiple heat sources. The system includes a sub-system thermally coupled to the waste heat recovery heat exchanger network to receive at least a portion of heat recovered by the heat exchanger network. The sub-system is configured to perform one or more operations using at least the portion of heat recovered by the heat exchanger network. |
| US10436075B2 |
Multi-pressure organic Rankine cycle
The present disclosure relates to a multi-pressure stage, organic Rankine cycle (“ORC”) that includes a dry organic working fluid that may be split, such that a first portion of the working fluid flows through a high pressure stage and a second portion of the working fluid flows through a low pressure stage. Components of the high pressure stage and the low pressure stage may be heated by a heat source stream that may be split in a tee downstream of a high pressure evaporator and recombined in a mixer before entering a low pressure preheater. |
| US10436074B2 |
Combined brayton/rankine cycle gas and steam turbine generating system operated in two closed loops
A combined cycle dual closed loop electric generating system, having a gas turbine assembly (having a combustion chamber, a compressor, a first pump, a first driveshaft, a gas turbine and a first generator) and a steam turbine assembly (having a second pump, a second driveshaft, a steam turbine and a second generator). The first portion of the working fluid circulates through the gas turbine assembly and a first heat exchanger. The second portion of the working fluid circulates through the steam turbine assembly and the first heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger transfers a first heat energy from the gas turbine loop to the steam turbine loop. The gas turbine assembly generates a first portion of an electric output. The steam turbine assembly generates a second portion of the electric output. |
| US10436071B2 |
Blade outer air seal having retention snap ring
A retention member for a component of a gas turbine engine and methods of using the same are provided. The retention member includes an annular body having a first side, a second side, a first end, and a second end, a retention element configured at the first end of the annular body and on the first side, the retention element configured to releasably engage with an interior surface of a case of the gas turbine engine, and a support element configured at the second end of the annular body, the support element configured to engage with a surface of at least one of a blade outer air seal or a blade outer air seal support. |
| US10436069B2 |
Sheet metal turbine housing with biaxial volute configuration
Turbine housing assemblies and related turbocharger systems are provided. One exemplary turbine housing assembly includes and inner shell and an outer shell. The inner shell includes an inner base portion defining an inlet and a volute portion defining an outer contour of a volute in fluid communication with the inlet. The outer shell circumscribing the volute portion in a radial plane and includes an outer base portion circumscribing the inner base portion. The inner shell includes a first plurality of sheet metal structures joined to one another in the radial plane, the outer shell includes a second plurality of sheet metal structures, and first portions of the second plurality of sheet metal structures surrounding the volute portion are joined to one another in an axial plane transverse to the radial plane. |
| US10436064B2 |
Bowed rotor start response damping system
A method of bowed rotor start response damping for a gas turbine engine is provided. A spring rate and a damping characteristic of one or more bearing supports in the gas turbine engine are selectively modified while a shaft of the gas turbine engine rotates below a speed which is adversely affected by a bowed rotor condition of the gas turbine engine. |
| US10436063B2 |
Assembly for mounting a turbine engine to an airframe
An assembly is provided for mounting a turbine engine to an airframe. The turbine engine extends along an axial centerline and includes an engine core mount and an engine exhaust mount. The assembly includes a thrust pin linkage connecting and extending axially between a core thrust pin and an exhaust thrust pin. The core thrust pin is adapted to connect to the engine core mount, and the exhaust thrust pin is adapted to connect to the engine exhaust mount. One of the core thrust pin, the exhaust thrust pin and the thrust pin linkage is also adapted to connect to the airframe. |
| US10436061B2 |
Tapered composite backsheet for use in a turbine engine containment assembly
A backsheet for use in a turbine engine fan case includes a first portion including a first portion first end and an opposing first portion second end. The first portion is tapered between the first portion first end and the first portion second end. The backsheet also includes a second portion coupled to the first portion. The second portion includes a second portion first end and an opposing second portion second end. The second portion defines a constant thickness between the second portion first end and the second portion second end. |
| US10436060B2 |
Shaft event detection in gas turbine engines
There is described herein methods and systems for detecting a shaft event in a gas turbine engine comprising a power turbine having a first shaft extending in a first direction and a second shaft extending in a second direction opposite from the first direction. A first speed measurement is obtained at a first location along the first shaft and a second speed measurement is obtained at a second location along the second shaft. A speed ratio is determined between the first speed measurement and the second speed measurement, and is compared to a detection threshold. The shaft event is detected when the speed ratio is beyond the detection threshold. |
| US10436059B2 |
Rotating stall detection through ratiometric measure of the sub-synchronous band spectrum
A method for obtaining a baseline for detecting rotating stall using localized information already included within the frequency spectrum. Namely, ratiometric measures, i.e., quadratic coefficients obtained from weighted quadratic regression of sub-synchronous spectrum and/or information obtained through peak detections, are used to detect rotating stall. These ratiometric measures are configured to isolate changes caused by rotating stall from those caused by other operational conditions. As a result, new baseline information can be established to more reliably characterize a system, such as a system with associated turbines or compressors. Empirical or statistical approaches can be combined to automate the process of obtaining a new baseline and to detect rotating stall. |
| US10436056B2 |
Relative position measurement
A feedback sensor system is provided. The feedback sensor system includes a first ring rotatable about an axial direction and a second ring also rotatable about the axial direction. The first ring includes one or more first ring features and the second ring includes one or more second ring features. The feedback sensor system also includes a sensor directed at the surface of the first ring for sensing a parameter influenced by the one or more first ring features and the one or more second ring features. The sensor may determine a position of the first ring relative to the second ring by sensing the parameter. |
| US10436052B2 |
Leaf seal for sealing off a shaft rotating around an axis
A leaf seal for sealing off a shaft rotating around an axis, particularly in a gas turbine, is disclosed. The leaf seal includes a plurality of leaves arranged spaced apart from one another, where the leaves are produced integrally with a basic element supporting the leaves by a generative production process. A process for producing a leaf seal for sealing off a shaft rotating around an axis is also disclosed. |
| US10436048B2 |
Systems for removing heat from turbine components
An airfoil for turbomachines includes a first plurality of projections coupled to a suction sidewall adjacent a trailing edge and extending from the suction sidewall towards a pressure sidewall. A second plurality of projections is coupled to the pressure sidewall adjacent the trailing edge and extending from the pressure sidewall towards the suction sidewall. The airfoil includes a divider coupled to the first and second pluralities of projections and extending within a space between the first and second pluralities of projections. A first cooling channel is defined adjacent the suction sidewall and a second cooling channel is defined adjacent the pressure sidewall. The first and second cooling channels are configured to receive a coolant stream. The first plurality of projections is configured to meter the coolant stream through the first cooling channel and the second plurality of projections is configured to meter the coolant stream through the second cooling channel. |
| US10436045B2 |
Support device, turbine, and support method
A support device supports an inner member of a fixed body including the inner member and an outer member, the inner member being arranged around a rotating body and divided into upper and lower sections and the outer member being arranged in at least a part around the inner member and divided into upper and lower sections. The support device includes a first member including a main body portion arranged in a recessed portion provided in the outer member, and adapted to support the inner member, and a second member including a handle portion arranged in a space between a side surface of the main body portion and an inner wall surface of the recessed portion, the inner wall surface being positioned in at least a part around the side surface, and a first adjustment unit arranged in a gap between a lower surface of the main body portion and a bottom surface of the recessed portion, the bottom surface being positioned below the lower surface, through the space, the second member being adapted to adjust a position of the first member. |
| US10436044B2 |
Guide vane segment for a turbomachine
The invention relates to a guide vane cluster for a turbomachine, in particular for a turbojet engine, having at least two vanes that are joined together by way of at least one common platform for the radial delimiting of a flow channel of the turbomachine, wherein each vane has a vane element with a suction side and a pressure side that are joined together by a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the at least two vanes have different trailing edge wall thicknesses at least in a corresponding radial lengthwise extension region. |
| US10436043B2 |
Rotationally symmetrical part for a turbine engine rotor, and related turbine engine rotor, turbine engine module, and turbine engine
A rotationally symmetrical part, such as a disk, for a turbine engine rotor. The part has a rotational axis (A) and includes, an annular row of teeth defining grooves therebetween for therein holding fir tree-shaped rotor blade roots. Each tooth includes a first side flank, having at least two projecting portions for holding a blade root and separated from each other by a hollow portion, and a second side flank including at least two projecting portions for holding an adjacent blade root and separated from each other by a hollow portion. Each tooth has, on substantially the entire longitudinal dimension thereof, a lack of symmetry in relation to a substantially radial median longitudinal plane. At least one of the circumferences of the projecting portions of the second flank is located between the circumferences of the projecting portions of the first flank and is radially shifted from the circumferences. |
| US10436042B2 |
Thermal barrier coatings and methods
In a method for coating an airfoil member, the airfoil member comprises: a platform having a surface; and an airfoil having an end at the platform surface. The method comprises applying, via suspension plasma spray or solution plasma spray, a ceramic coating: to the airfoil with a first average coating thickness; and to the platform surface with a second average thickness at least 90% of the first average thickness. |
| US10436040B2 |
Airfoil with dual-wall cooling for a gas turbine engine
An airfoil with dual wall cooling for a gas turbine engine comprises a spar having pressure and suction side walls that meet at leading and trailing edges of the airfoil, with a tip extending therebetween. An interior of the spar includes a coolant cavity, and each of the pressure and suction side walls includes an arrangement of pedestals on an outer surface thereof and a plurality of cooling holes in fluid communication with the coolant cavity. A pressure side coversheet overlies the pressure side wall and terminates in a radial direction short of the tip of the spar to form a shelf extending along a chordal direction. Flow channels between the pressure side wall and coversheet are configured to direct coolant from the cooling holes to radial flow outlets adjacent to the shelf. A suction side coversheet overlies the suction side wall, and a coolant circuit between the suction side wall and coversheet does not include radial coolant outlets. |
| US10436035B1 |
Fan design
A gas turbine engine has a fan tip air angle and/or a fan blade tip air angle in a defined range to achieve improved over all performance, taking into account fan operability and/or bird strike requirements as well as engine efficiency. The defined ranges of fan tip air angle and/or a fan blade tip air angle may be particularly beneficial for gas turbine engines in which the fan is driven by a turbine through a gearbox. |
| US10436034B2 |
Airfoil shape for a turbine rotor blade
A turbine rotor blade is provided including an airfoil having an airfoil shape. The airfoil shape having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances in inches by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a height of the airfoil in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the airfoil profile sections at Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape. |
| US10436032B2 |
Damper ring
A damper ring is mounted in frictional engagement with a radially inwardly facing surface of a circumferential groove defined in a rotary part of a gas turbine engine. Energy dissipation is provided via sliding friction of the ring in the groove. The damper ring has a circumferentially segmented ring body having a non-uniform circumferential stiffness around its circumference including a locally reduced stiffness in a circumferential direction between each pair of circumferentially adjacent ring segments. |
| US10436029B1 |
Material-removal systems, cutting tools therefor, and related methods
Embodiments described herein relate to material-removal systems as well as cutting tools and cutting tool assemblies that may be used in the material-removal systems. More specifically, for example, the material-removal systems, and particularly the cutting tools, may engage and fail target material. In some instances, the material-removal systems may be used in mining operations. |
| US10436027B2 |
Method of geometric evaluation of hydraulic fractures
A method of evaluating a geometric parameter of a first fracture emanating from a first wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided. The method includes the steps of forming the first fracture in fluid communication with the first wellbore; forming a second fracture in fluid communication with a second wellbore; measuring a first pressure change in the second wellbore in proximity to the first wellbore; and determining the geometric parameter of the first fracture using at least the measured first pressure change in an analysis which couples a solid mechanics equation and a pressure diffusion equation. |
| US10436025B2 |
Diamond high temperature shear valve designed to be used in extreme thermal environments
A control valve assembly for a downhole wellbore including a body formed partially from a magnetic material. A plunger is moveably mounted in the body. A portion of the plunger is formed from a magnetic material. A magnetic circuit having a gap is arranged within the control valve assembly. The portion of the body formed from a magnetic material defines a first portion of the magnetic circuit and the portion of the plunger formed from magnetic material forms another portion of the magnetic circuit. A solenoid is mounted at the body and is selectively activated to create a magnetic field across the gap in the magnetic circuit causing the plunger to move thereby narrowing the gap to produce a pressure pulse in the wellbore. |
| US10436023B2 |
Multilateral production control methods and systems employing a casing segment with at least one transmission crossover arrangement
A multilateral production control method includes casing a first borehole with a casing tubular having at least one transmission crossover arrangement, each transmission crossover arrangement having an adapter in communication with a coil antenna that encircles the casing tubular. The method also includes completing a second borehole with an inflow control device. The method also includes deploying, inside the casing tubular, a conductive path that extends from a surface interface to the at least one transmission crossover arrangement. The method also includes communicating between the surface interface and the inflow control device using the at least one transmission crossover arrangement. |
| US10436021B2 |
Communication methods and apparatuses for downhole logging tools
Logging tool communication apparatus (10), for carrying out a downhole communication method, comprises rotatable and/or longitudinally reciprocable drill pipe (12) including fixed or capable of being fixed in a co-rotative and/or co-reciprocable relationship at an in-use downhole end an in-use downhole logging tool (27). The logging tool (27) includes a movement sensor (33); and the apparatus (10) includes a motor, at a location remote from the logging tool (27), for causing rotation and/or reciprocation of the drill pipe (12) in a borehole or wellbore (18). The apparatus (10) includes one or more control elements for selectively controlling operation of the motor so as to cause selective rotation and/or reciprocation of the drill pipe (12) which causes movement of the logging tool (27), when fixed to the drill pipe (12), in a manner that is detectable by the movement sensor (33). |
| US10436020B2 |
In-situ borehole fluid speed and attenuation measurement in an ultrasonic scanning tool
An example casing and cement evaluation tool may include a tool body and a rotating portion coupled to the tool body. A first transducer may be coupled to the rotating portion at a radial offset from a longitudinal axis of the tool. A second transducer may be coupled to the rotating portion at a different radial offset from the longitudinal axis of the tool. |
| US10436017B2 |
Plug tracking using piezo electric pulse signaling
A system for tracking an object in oil and gas wellbore operations wherein a releasable object carrying a first signal system is released into tube system associated with a wellbore. The first signal system communicates with one or more second signal systems positioned along the travel path of the object; along the surface of the formation; and/or throughout the wellbore. First signal system and the second signal system may communicate by RF signals. First signal system and any second signal systems positioned on the surface communicate by through-the-earth or very low frequency signals. A global positioning system may be utilized in conjunction with any second signal systems on the surface to identify the absolute location of the object in the underground wellbore. The first signal system carried by the object may be a piezoelectric system disposed to transmit a signal when the object experiences a predetermined pressure. |
| US10436013B2 |
Bend measurements of adjustable motor assemblies using inclinometers
A wellbore assembly is provided that can include a first motor housing assembly member and a second motor housing assembly member that can bend relative to the first motor housing assembly at a bend location. The assembly can also include a first inclinometer positioned on assembly side of the bend location to determine a first inclination and a second inclinometer positioned on a second side of the bend location to determine a second inclination. Based on the first and second inclinations, the amount of bend or bend direction of the second motor housing assembly member relative to the first motor housing assembly member can be determined. |
| US10436011B2 |
Multi-string monitoring using electro-magnetic (EM) corrosion detection tool
A multi-string corrosion monitoring method includes using a first set of electromagnetic (EM) log data to calculate attributes of a first casing string while attributes of a second casing string are assigned a fixed value. The method also includes using a second set of EM log data to calculate attributes of a second casing string while attributes of the first casing string are assigned a fixed value. |
| US10436009B2 |
Apparatus for testing the function and performance of a rotary steerable tool in a horizontal or inclined state
The present invention relates to the technical field of rotary steerable drilling, particularly to an apparatus for testing the function and performance of a rotary steerable tool in a horizontal or inclined state. The apparatus comprises a rotary steerable tool testing bench configured to provide a horizontal state and an inclined state for a rotary steerable tool so as to simulate a horizontal drilling state or a directional drilling state on the ground; and a rotary steerable tool function and performance testing unit disposed on the rotary steerable tool testing bench to test the function and performance of the rotary steerable tool in the horizontal drilling state or the directional drilling state. The apparatus in the present invention can test the function and performance of a push-the-bit rotary steerable tool under horizontal and inclined conditions on the ground in a lab. |
| US10436007B2 |
Device for discharging liquids accumulated in a well
The present invention relates to a liquid evacuation device for an extraction well. The device comprises a tank presenting a liquid accumulation area. The tank is connected to a gas evacuation tubing. An insulant limits a flow of fluid between a wall of the tank and a wall of the well, from a first space formed between the insulant and the well bottom to a second space formed between the insulant and the well head. A first opening on the tank enables circulation of a gas-liquid mixture from said first space to a third space formed in the gas evacuation tubing. A second opening on the tank enables circulation of fluid from said second space to the liquid accumulation area. The first opening is made between the liquid accumulation area and the connection to the evacuation tubing. |
| US10435998B2 |
Outer tube for a perforating gun
An outer tube for a perforating gun is provided that includes an inner wall and an outer wall and also a wall thickness (D) and a length (L), wherein the outer tube has a hardness over its entire longitudinal extent along the length (L) and its transverse extent along the wall thickness (D), wherein the hardness of the outer tube is reduced, in at least one region, to an extent (T) measured from the outer wall to the inner wall, wherein, in this region, the outer tube has a reduced hardness (HV) on its outer wall, said reduced hardness being reduced in this region by at least 5% in relation to the hardness (H) of the inner wall. |
| US10435994B2 |
Systems and methods for optimal spacing of horizontal wells
Systems and methods for optimal spacing of horizontal wells that maximizes coverage of a predetermined area within an irregular boundary by the horizontal wells. |
| US10435992B2 |
System and method for removing a liner overlap at a multilateral junction
A lateral junction liner system may include a liner sleeve proximate to a junction between a lateral bore and a main bore of a well. The liner sleeve may be movable between a first position and a second position. The liner sleeve may separate an upper section of the main bore from a lower section of the main bore while in the first position. The lateral junction liner may further include a liner positioned at least partially within the lateral bore and in contact with the liner sleeve. The lateral junction liner system may also include a lock mechanism attached to the liner sleeve that, when enabled, retains the liner sleeve in the first position and that, when disabled, enables selective displacement of the liner sleeve from the first position to the second position. |
| US10435988B2 |
Wireline drilling tool
A mechanical drilling and removal tool and method for use in wireline and other operations for drilling through and removing paraffin, scale and other deposits from tubing in oil wells, all without the need for any electrical or hydraulic input to the tool, the tool comprising: (a) a tool body having an outer surface removably engageable with the inner wall of oil well tubing and having a threaded inner surface for receiving a threaded shaft, the outer surface of the tool body being engageable with the inner wall of oil well tubing when a rapid dynamic upward force is applied to the tool body and being disengageable when a steady upward force is applied; (b) a threaded shaft having a head end, a threaded body, and a threaded bit end and having the body threads complementary to the threaded inner surface of the tool body, the shaft being movable longitudinally downward through the tool body when a downward force is applied to the head end while the tool body is engaged with the inner wall of oil well tubing, thereby causing the shaft to rotate within the tool body and causing the threaded bit end to drill into and collect between paddle threads on the bit a deposit disposed below the tool body; and (c) a ratchet, attached to the head end portion of the shaft, to prevent the shaft from rotating when the shaft is moved longitudinally upward, thereby allowing the entire drilling and removal tool, along with the collected deposit, to be removed from the oil well tubing when a steady upward force is applied to the head end of the shaft. The bit can be a separate piece removably connected to the threaded shaft. |
| US10435986B2 |
Method and apparatus for secondary recovery operations in hydrocarbon formations
A production casing string including a plurality of propellant sleeves positioned on an exterior of the production casing string, and each propellant sleeve includes a firing mechanism and a firing sleeve for selectively covering and uncovering the firing mechanism. The casing string also includes an identifiable marker associated with each propellant sleeve and at least one selective bi-directional valve assembly associated with each propellant sleeve. |
| US10435980B2 |
Integrated rotating control device and gas handling system for a marine drilling system
An integrated rotating control device and gas handling system for a marine drilling system is disclosed. The system includes a flow spool; a riser sealing tool coupled to the flow spool; a rotating control device coupled to the riser sealing tool below a tension ring of a riser section of a drilling riser, the rotating control device fluidically coupled to the flow spool; and an auxiliary line routed around the rotating control device between the riser sealing tool and the riser section. |
| US10435979B2 |
Methods and devices for isolating wellhead pressure
A wellhead is provided. In one embodiment, the wellhead includes a plug for sealing a side passage of the wellhead. The plug may include an outer member, an inner member extending through the outer member and coupled to the outer member with at least one degree of freedom of movement relative to the outer member, and a moveable seal disposed around the outer member. In some embodiments, the moveable seal is configured to seal against the side passage in response to being moved on the outer member by the inner member. |
| US10435978B2 |
Atmospheric ball injecting apparatus, system and method for wellbore operations
In one aspect the invention provides a ball injecting apparatus for releasing balls into the wellbore of a well. The apparatus comprises a body having an interior capable of housing one or more balls, at least one window in the body to allow for fluid communication between the body's interior and outside atmosphere. The window also provides for placement and removal of the balls into and out of the body's interior. An opening of suitable dimensions is provided on the body to allow the balls to exit the apparatus. A ball retaining and release mechanism retains and selectively releases the balls out the opening. The interior of the ball injecting apparatus is open to atmospheric pressure during operations. System and method aspects are also provided. |
| US10435977B2 |
Downhole stroking tool
A downhole stroking tool (1) comprising a housing (2), a first chamber (3), a first tool part (4) comprising a pump unit (5) providing pressurized fluid to the chamber, a shaft (6) penetrating the chamber, and a first piston (7) dividing the first chamber into a first chamber section (8, 8a) and a second chamber section (9, 9b). The piston is connected to or forms part of the housing which forms part of a second tool part (10) and is slidable in relation to the shaft so that the housing moves in relation to the shaft, the shaft being stationary in relation to the pump unit during pressurization of the first or the second chamber section, thereby generating a pressure on the piston, wherein the shaft is fixedly connected with the first tool part, and wherein the housing is slidable in relation to the first tool part and overlaps the first tool part. |
| US10435973B2 |
Assessment of pumpoff risk
An automated system for assessing pumpoff risk can be used to warn operators and/or control machinery in order to avoid pumpoff. Pumpoff risk is assessed through the use and/or comparison of one or more models of pumpoff risk. These models can include a sand build up model (e.g., to determine the threshold buildup size where pumpoff risk is too great), a line speed increase model (e.g., to determine the maximum flow rate allowable given a maximum support line feed rate), a residual error comparison model (e.g., to compare the deviation of predicted tension from actual tension), and a statistical analysis model (e.g., to determine likelihood of pumpoff given statistical probability of each of a multitude of possible scenarios). |
| US10435971B2 |
Anchor system and method for use in a wellbore
An anchoring system for anchoring a tool (24) in a downhole tubular element (2) comprises: —an anchor (28) having a central body (40) connected to, or integrally formed with, the tool (24); —a slip element (50) radially movable relative to the central body (32) between a retracted and an expanded position against the inner surface of the tubular element (2), —a primary spring (56) for moving the slip element to the expanded position; —a control device comprising a stop member (60) against which the slip element (50) is pushed by the primary spring (56); and —a secondary spring (58) acting on the stop member (60) to move each slip element (50) to its retracted position. |
| US10435964B2 |
Modular gripperhead with effector for a racker system
The systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to a modular gripperhead system for a drilling rig. The system includes a gripper having a first gripper arm and a second opposing gripper arm, each gripper arm having an inwardly facing gripping surface that forms at least a portion of a chamber sized to receive a portion of a cylindrical tubular, wherein the portion of the chamber has a longitudinal axis. The system also includes a grabber having a first grabber arm and a second grabber arm. Each grabber arm may be displaceable between a retracted position and an extended position in a direction along a first axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis. The first and second grabber arms may be pivotable about a first and second pivot point between an open position sized to permit a portion of a cylindrical tubular to enter between the first and the second grabber arms and a closed position sized to secure a portion of a cylindrical tubular between the first and the second grabber arms. |
| US10435963B2 |
Passive inline motion compensator
A system and method directed to passively compensating for the vertical movement of an offshore platform due to fluctuations of the sea level. The system, which is deployed from the offshore platform, includes an inline motion compensator, a top drive assembly and a static lift frame that are coupled together. In an embodiment, the inline motion compensator comprises an elongated vessel containing a piston which defines a blind chamber and a compensation chamber of the elongated vessel. The compensation chamber is filled with pressurized gas, which along with an elongated rod disposed therein, is used to compensate for the relative movement between the offshore platform and a hydrocarbon well assembly that it is coupled to system. |
| US10435962B2 |
Top-mounted compensator for use in a motion compensation system
A bell design crown block for a top mounted compensator includes a removable, tilting sheave block mounted within the outside perimeter of a crown block yoke. An actuator installed in the crown block actuates the tilt function. No hinge adaptor is required and the sheave block does not hang past or below the crown block yoke. When used in a floating platform application, idler sheaves are mounted on the crown block yoke and an optional interface beam may be provided for the active heave cylinder head. |
| US10435960B2 |
Alignment sub with deformable sleeve
In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, a system and method for rotationally orienting two wellbore tool components on a tool string relative to each other is provided. The system may include an alignment sub that is simple to operate and allows for quick adjustments to the relative orientations of downhole tool components. The disclosed alignment sub may include a first tubular component on one side and a second tubular component on the other side, and these tubular components are coupled together. The disclosed alignment sub utilizes an axially deformable and variable length sleeve attached to the first tubular component and adjacent to a tip of the second tubular component. The sleeve may provide an appropriate standoff distance between the opposing tubular components while enabling the components to be rotated relative to each other up to at least one full rotation about an axis of the alignment sub. |
| US10435954B1 |
Flexible coupling
A progressive cavity device including an articulated coupling for converting the complex motion of a rotor into simple rotation. The coupling may include two shafts coupled to one another by joint assemblies connected to opposite ends of an intermediate shaft. The joint assemblies may include interleaved male and female spline portions and an elastomer filling the spaces between the male and female splines. The elastomer may deflect under load to allow the male and female splines to move relative to each other to allow the assembly to react to shaft misalignments. To limit elastomer bulging from the ends of the joint in response to shaft movement, the bulge area may be capped so that the elastomer cannot bulge outward and become extremely stiff. |
| US10435952B2 |
Polycrystalline diamond compact, and related methods and applications
Polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”) include a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table in which cobalt is alloyed with phosphorous to improve the thermal stability of the PCD table. The PDC includes a substrate and a PCD table including an upper surface spaced from an interfacial surface that is bonded to the substrate. The PCD table includes a plurality of diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. The PCD table further includes an alloy comprising at least one Group VIII metal and phosphorous. The alloy is disposed in at least a portion of the plurality of interstitial regions. |
| US10435951B2 |
Tool face control of a downhole tool with reduced drill string friction
A system and method for drilling is disclosed, the system including a drill string with at least one drill pipe, a bottom hole assembly and a drill bit. The bottom hole assembly includes a downhole mud motor for rotating the drill bit, and a steering motor coupled between the mud motor and the drill pipe. The downhole mud motor includes a bent housing. The drill pipe is continuously rotated to minimize friction, regardless of whether the drill bit is turned using rotary drilling or drilling with the downhole mud motor. Tool face orientation may be controlled by operating the steering motor at the drill pipe speed, but in an opposite rotational direction to thereby hold the mud motor and bent housing stationary with respect to the formation. Steering motor speed may be increased or decreased to adjust tool face orientation. |
| US10435934B2 |
Carrier and bracket assembly for window balance
A carrier for a window sash has a balance connecting portion configured to be connected to a window balance. A vertical rail system is configured to slidingly engage a bracket of the window sash. |
| US10435929B2 |
Adjustable pressure relief latch
A latch including a housing having side members each having an elongated slot, a bolt mounted rotatably to the housing and positioned between the side members of the housing, an adjustment mechanism, and a pin and roller positioned slidably within the elongated slots of the side members of the housing. The adjustment mechanism includes a compression spring, a central cap for receiving the pin and roller therethrough, and a nut for adjusting the load on the compression spring. The bolt is moveable between a first, closed position, in which the pin and roller are engaged with the bolt, and a second open position, in which the pin and roller are disengaged from the bolt. The latch can be opened automatically when a defined load, as adjusted by the adjustment mechanism, is provided on the bolt to disengage the pin and roller from the bolt. |
| US10435919B2 |
Anti-vandalism padlock
Anti-vandalism padlocks are used to secure chains, latches or similar elements, consisting of two coupling armors, with a particular geometry according to their application, with a tumbler cam lock. This padlock does not have an exposed shackle nor any other similar element which may be subject to violation either by cutting, lever movements or the like. |
| US10435917B2 |
Door lock with integrated door position sensor
A door lock with integrated door position sensor includes rectangular magnets positioned behind the door strike to maximize magnetic field strength in available space limited by industry-standard dimensions for the door strike. A beveled or stepped mounting opening for the sensor is formed in a front plate of the door lock and behind a non-magnetic faceplate. The shape of the mounting opening allows the magnetic field to penetrate deeply through the faceplate and front plate to actuate the door position sensor. The sensor may be used in mortise locks or bored locks. In an alternative embodiment, the sensor is spring mounted to eliminate all mounting tolerances and ensure that the sensor is maximally forward and flush against the back of the non-magnetic faceplate. |
| US10435907B2 |
Flood protection for underground air vents
Apparatus allowing ventilation through a ventilation shaft to an underground ventilation duct fluidly communicating through the ventilation shaft to an atmospheric opening of the shaft and on threat of flooding operable to prevent downward flow of surface water into the ventilation duct includes support sidewalls fitting in the shaft providing a ventilation passage between support top and bottom openings and a suspension member supported on opposed lateral sidewalls proximate the top opening holding one or more hinge connected panels that manually release to rotationally close the passage and are manually rotationally liftable to a home position allowing ventilation. A panel drain automatically closes when the panel is raised to home position so it is already closed when the panel is released to rotationally close the passage. |
| US10435904B2 |
Pool cleaning robot having a filtering unit and a sensor
A pool cleaning robot that may include a filtering unit for filtering fluid that passes through the filtering unit; a calorimetric sensor for sensing a cleanliness related parameter of the filtering unit while the pool cleaning robot is submerged in the fluid; and a controller that is configured to at least assist in determining, based on the cleanliness related parameter of the filtering unit, a cleanliness of the filtering unit. |
| US10435899B2 |
Device for manual handling of a thermo-insulating cover of a spa, particularly a swim spa
A spa includes a thermo-insulating cover having a carrier segment and a carried segment rotatably connected to each other along an axis or rotation, the carrier segment rotatably mounted along an axis of rotation on and above a plane of an edge of the spa. An accumulation member has a fixed portion mounted on the spa and a movable portion that transmits force to the carrier segment. A travelling wheel is mounted on each opposite side at a front end of the carried segment, the wheels having a circumference equal to a distance of the front end of the carried segment spaced from the edge of the spa in the open position of the cover. |
| US10435897B2 |
Fall protection tool for use in blocking an opening
A fall protection tool for use in blocking an opening in a doorframe. The tool includes a frame assembly including a pair of lateral posts spaced from each other and extending substantially parallel with each other, and at least one transverse post extending between the pair of lateral posts. The tool also includes a hook member coupled to each lateral post, wherein the hook member is configured to couple to a portion of the doorframe such that the frame assembly is hangable from the doorframe. |
| US10435894B2 |
Scaffold with latch assembly and method
A scaffold upon which a person stands includes a platform with a first leg assembly rotatably attached to the platform. The scaffold includes a latch assembly having a latch pivot axis coupled to the platform. The scaffold includes a stud attached to a first leg of the first leg assembly to which the latch assembly engages when the first leg assembly is moved into the extended position to automatically lock the first leg assembly in the extended position where the latch assembly is in a set position. When the latch assembly is moved out of the set position, the stud on the first leg disengages from the latch assembly and the first leg assembly is able to rotate about the first leg assembly pivot axis to a folded position. A method for using a scaffold. |
| US10435892B2 |
Spacing element for making structural, aerated heat-insulation crawl spaces
A structural heat-insulation spacing, element used for making a “disposable” heat-insulation formwork used to cast reinforced concrete into a crawl space, made up of at least one supporting body defining, inside itself, at least one through-hollow co-axial to such supporting body, such through-hollow being suited to minimize a contact surface on the ground provided by such spacing element. |
| US10435890B2 |
Joining tool for side-lapped joints
A joining tool is disclosed comprising a support; a stationary arm extending from the support at one end, the stationary arm comprising at the opposite end a first jaw; a movable arm pivotally mounted on the stationary arm; the movable arm driveable from the stationary arm in a pivotable motion by an actuator coupled to the moveable arm; and a second jaw coupled to the moveable arm, the moveable arm movable between an activated position in which the second jaw engages the first jaw and an initial position in which the second jaw is spaced from the first jaw. |
| US10435888B2 |
Water stain and sag resistant acoustic building panel
Described herein is an stain and sag resistant acoustic ceiling panel comprising a porous body formed from mineral and cellulosic fibers having an upper surface opposite a lower surface and at least one side surface extending between the upper surface and the lower surface; a first layer applied to the upper surface, the first layer comprising a hygroscopic component and a hydrophobic component; and a second layer applied to the lower surface, the second layer comprising a hydrophobic component. |
| US10435886B2 |
Deck
A support structure having a horizontal surface such as a deck or stage, the support structure having first and second modules which are interconnected together, the interconnection comprising a connector assembly having a first member with a vertically extending recess formed within a bottom wall thereof, the recess being bounded by first and second interior walls which each have a protrusion extending inwardly within the recess, and a second member comprising a U-shaped element having a base, first and second legs, each of the legs having an interior and an exterior wall with one of the legs having a recess formed in each of the interior and exterior walls such that the first leg sidingly fits within the recess formed within the first member and the second leg extends upwardly adjacent one of the first and second side walls to receive and support an adjacent module. |
| US10435881B1 |
Systems and methods for fabricating concrete outdoor living substructures
Systems and methods fabricate precast concrete substructures or cores for creating outdoor living structures, such as fireplaces. A mold assembly may include a base section, an outer form section, and an inner form section. The outer and base sections may include pockets for receiving the forks of a fork lift. The outer section may be placed onto the base section, and the inner form section may be suspended within the outer form section. The base section may include three-dimensional (3D) shapes for creating voids in the core to reduce weight. The outer form section may include channels for forming slots in the core, and the base section may include slots for receiving the channels. The channels and slots may be positioned to align the outer form section to the base section as desired. |
| US10435879B1 |
Adjustable spacer between toilet and wall
An adjustable spacer device for use in the space between a toilet and a wall and a method installing same is disclosed. The device includes a component module formed prior to installation within the wall space where it is then finally adjusted to fit within the wall space and to maintain a set separation distance between the toilet and the wall. The adjustable spacer device includes a cover that further stabilizes and secures the component module. |
| US10435878B2 |
Flush toilet
A flush toilet is provided with a toilet main unit and a functional unit. The toilet main unit has a toilet bowl and an upper surface portion on which a recessed portion is formed. The functional unit is provided on the rear side of the toilet bowl and offers a function different from a function for washing the toilet bowl. The functional unit is able to move between an entering position where at least a portion of the functional unit is located inside the recessed portion and a retreating position where the entire functional unit is located outside the recessed portion. |
| US10435877B2 |
Flush toilet and bubble generation unit
A flush toilet includes a toilet bowl part, flush water conduits that guides flush water toward the toilet bowl part, a bubble passage provided separately from the flush water conduits, the bubble passage that guides bubbles toward the toilet bowl part, and a bubble generator provided in the bubble passage, the bubble generator that generates bubbles. |
| US10435876B2 |
Bubble generator and flush toilet
A bubble generator includes an ejector including a flow passage, a water supplier that supplies water into the flow passage, an air supplier that supplies air into the flow passage, a cleaner supplier that supplies a cleaner into the flow passage, and a bubble discharger that discharges bubbles generated by mixing the water, the air, and the cleaner; a water supply device that supplies water to the flow passage via the water supplier, and a cleaner supply device that supplies the cleaner to the flow passage via the cleaner supplier. The cleaner supplier is formed on a lower surface of the flow passage. |
| US10435872B2 |
Leakage prevention module
A leakage prevention module arranged to prevent fluid leakage from a tube connected apparatus arranged in the leakage prevention module, including a fluid tight trough including a drain in fluid connection with a drainage connection arranged to be connected to a drain tube, a wall with a recess where a lower end of the wall is fluid-tight fixed to the fluid tight trough such that the recess faces away from the drain. A first internal drain tube with a first end terminated in the recess and arranged to be connected to a drain tube from an apparatus and a second end in fluid connection with the drainage connection, a first feedthrough in the wall, a termination module arranged in the recess, where the termination module is arranged for terminating an inlet tube led in through the first feedthrough and further includes a first outlet arranged to be connected to a first supply tube to the apparatus. |
| US10435871B2 |
Drinking and service water supply device of a building, and regulating valve therefor
The present invention relates to a drinking and service water supply device (1) of a building with at least one circulation pipe (3) leading to at least one consumer (12) and with a regulating valve installed in the circulation pipe, and in a coordinated aspect to a regulating valve (18) for hot-water circulation systems, comprising a valve housing (20) into which a thermostatic element (25) which is controlled by water temperature is installed as a setting member for a regulation member (30) which cooperates with a valve seat (34) with a flow opening (35) between inlet and outlet channel (21, 22) of the valve housing (20) for regulating the water flow rate. It is desired in drinking and service water supply devices that strongly cooled-down hot water is replaced as rapidly as possible by heated water to avoid, if possible, germ formation in the water and a drop of the water temperature at the consumer. For the improved solution of these problems the present invention wants to indicate a direction-dependent regulation element (37; 41, 30) which with a flow (V) through the regulating valve (18) in one direction increases the flow coefficient Cv of the regulating valve (18) independently of the position of the setting member and with a flow through the regulating valve (18) in opposite direction does not cause an increase of the flow coefficient Cv. |
| US10435868B2 |
Control system for wheel loader, control method thereof, and method of controlling wheel loader
A control system for a work vehicle includes a display and a control unit which has the display show a perspective image in which at least a part of a work implement of a wheel loader or a vessel of a loaded vehicle is seen through. |
| US10435867B2 |
Hydraulic system for working machine
A hydraulic system for a working machine includes a first hydraulic apparatus to be activated by the operation fluid, a second hydraulic apparatus being configured to be activated by the operation fluid, a first operation valve to control the operation fluid to be supplied to the first hydraulic apparatus, a second operation valve to control the operation fluid to be supplied to the second hydraulic apparatus, a first fluid tube connecting the first operation valve to the first hydraulic apparatus, a second fluid tube connecting the first operation valve to the second hydraulic apparatus, a third fluid tube connecting the first fluid tube to the second fluid tube, and an outputting fluid tube connected to any one of the first operation valve and the second operation valve and configured to output the operation fluid supplied from any one of the first fluid tube and the second fluid tube. |
| US10435860B1 |
Portable cofferdam system
A portable cofferdam system for isolating a working area from water such as a culvert. The portable cofferdam system generally includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall each having an interior side, an exterior side, an upper edge, a lower edge and a rear edge. A middle wall is connected to the sidewalls opposite of the rear edges of the sidewalls forming a substantially U-shaped structure. An opening formed between the rear edges of the first sidewall and the second sidewall to allow for positioning about or near the inlet of an object or area to be kept dry such as the inlet of a culvert. |
| US10435858B2 |
Modular grid foundation
The present invention is an earth-locking apparatus and an inextricably intertwined method to form an underground grid-bridge system to provide foundation support for structures such as sand silos, holding tanks, bulkheads, and power transmission lines. The earth-locking modular apparatus has locking lugs and locking channels perpendicularly connected to a plurality of vanes that extend vertically the length of the central tubular member whereby interlocking vanes are conjoined to multiple modular apparatus allowing for confined compaction of columns and blocks of soil that are then subjected to a porosity destruction process to tighten and de-water the confined soil. The method of completing the underground grid-bridge describes the utilization of the compaction apparatus designed to work in conjunction with the earth-locking modular apparatus and earth-locking compaction implements design-engineered to cause porosity destruction resulting in extreme compression of confined soil to a load-bearing capacity that will resist compression, overturning, uplifting, torsion and sheer. |
| US10435853B2 |
Construction methods and systems for grade separation structures
A cut and cover method of constructing grade separation structures includes partially burying precast substructure elements with associated trench boxes under live traffic. Once the precast substructure elements are buried, the substructure is completed and the bridge span is installed. Other methods include installing precast superstructure elements with a formwork system and forming a bridge substructure and excavating underneath the superstructure once the superstructure is formed. |
| US10435850B1 |
Void reducing asphalt membrane composition, method and apparatus for asphalt paving applications
A roadway structure that includes: a substrate; a hot mix application portion positioned over the substrate, wherein said hot mix application portion comprises first and second adjacent paving passes defining a longitudinal joint, and wherein the first and second adjacent paving passes contain air voids along the longitudinal joint; and a spray-applied band of void reducing joint composition positioned between the substrate and the hot mix application portion, wherein the band is below the longitudinal joint, and wherein at least at portion of the void reducing joint composition fills at least some of the air voids. |
| US10435849B2 |
Modular system for the laying of underground and railroad and tram lines
A module (100) for a system for the laying of underground and railroad and tram lines both in tunnel and on the surface, in particular railroad and tram lines, comprising a supporting slab (101) for the tracks (6), with substantially parallelepiped shape, the slab having at least four peripheral housings (1), passing from the extrados to the intrados and suitable to house respective adjustable levelling devices (120). |
| US10435847B2 |
Fibrous structures
Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 14.95% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided. |
| US10435840B2 |
Method of controlling a converting line used to convert a paper web into paper products by reading marks on the paper web
A method of controlling a converting line that produces a paper product. The method includes unwinding a paper web from a parent roll on a converting line having a plurality of operational parameters. The paper web includes a plurality of sections and a plurality of marks, with at least one mark assigned to each of the plurality of sections and each mark associated with a paper rating. At least one of the plurality of marks is read with a mark reading unit. The paper rating associated with the at least one mark read by the reading unit is obtained. At least one operational parameter of the converting line based upon the obtained paper rating is changed. The paper web is converted into a paper product. |
| US10435837B2 |
Concentrated water dispersion of graphene and method for the preparation thereof
Concentrated dispersion from 5 to 50% by weight of nanoparticles of graphene in water with a lateral size from 10 to 5000 nm and thickness from 0.34 to 30 nm. The production process comprises the dispersion in water of flakes of expanded graphite and the subsequent treatment with ultrasounds at an energy level of from 100 to 2000 W for a period from 1 to 100 hours. |
| US10435835B2 |
Auxiliary washing machine and laundry treatment apparatus using the same
A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet and a drawer retractably provided in the cabinet. An accommodation unit is disposed in the drawer and defines a space configured to receive washing water. A water supply channel is connected to a water supply source and is configured to supply washing water to the accommodation unit. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a body along which a water supply channel is provided, the body being rotatably provided at the cabinet. A body guider is provided at the cabinet and is configured to guide a rotational movement of the body. |
| US10435833B2 |
Laundry washing machine and method for controlling a laundry washing machine
Laundry washing machine (1) having an outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), arranged inside the casing (2), a rotatable drum (4), arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub (3) and designed to receive laundry to be washed, and a detergent dispensing assembly (12), designed for supplying laundry detergent into the washing tub (3). The washing machine also has a water softening system (14), designed to receive fresh water from a water mains (13) and reduce the hardness degree of the fresh water in order to supply softened water the detergent dispensing assembly (12) and/or to the washing tub (3), during one or more softened water laundry washing phases, and a control panel (28) configured to allow operator to input information associated with washing performance/s. A controller (15) is configured to control the water softening system (14) in order to perform a washing program comprising one or more softened water laundry washing phases based on input washing performance/s information. |
| US10435830B2 |
Buttonhole sewing guiding device of a sewing machine
A buttonhole sewing guiding device of a sewing machine includes a buttonhole presser foot unit disposed on a presser foot holder of the sewing machine, and a sensing unit disposed on the buttonhole presser foot unit. A presser frame of the foot unit is movable relative to a sliding member between first and second sewing positions set in accordance with an operating distance that corresponds to a size of a button to allow first and second triggering members to initiate a sensing module for controlling operation of a sewing needle. |
| US10435828B2 |
Fabric belt for producing web material, in particular for producing spunbonded fabric
A woven-fabric belt for producing web material, in particular for producing spunbonded fabric, with a plurality of longitudinal threads, running substantially in a longitudinal belt direction, and a plurality of transverse threads, running substantially in a transverse belt direction. The longitudinal threads bind with the transverse threads at binder points, and crown regions of the longitudinal threads are formed on a web-material contacting side. On the web-material contacting side a multiplicity of deposits are provided at least on the longitudinal threads. The deposits do not extend into crown regions and/or deposits which do extend into crown regions in the longitudinal belt direction are asymmetrical in relation to a respective crown region. |
| US10435825B2 |
Footwear upper with knitted component and method of manufacturing the same
A method of knitting a knitted component for an upper of an article of footwear is provided. The method may include using a flat knitting machine. The upper may be configured to receive a foot of a wearer. The method may include performing a pass of at least one yarn feeder along the longitudinal axis relative to first and second needle beds, feeding at least one yarn with the at least one feeder during the pass, forming, during the pass, a plurality of first loops with the first needles to define a first portion of the knitted component, and forming, during the pass, a plurality of second loops with the second needles to define a second portion of the knitted component. |
| US10435822B2 |
Resilient yarn and fabric having the same
A resilient yarn, fabric having the resilient yarn, and outdoor products, such as sling furniture, are disclosed. The resilient yarn includes a core made with a thermoplastic elastomer. A sheath at least partially surrounds the core. The sheath includes polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or a blend of PVC and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). |
| US10435821B2 |
Carbon fiber compositions and methods of making
The invention is directed to melt-processable carbon fiber precursors which have the capability of thermal stabilization in air followed by carbonization in inert atmosphere which make them cost effective and widen their applications. |
| US10435820B2 |
Composite articles comprising metal carbide fibers
A method of producing, from a continuous or discontinuous (e.g., chopped) carbon fiber, partially to fully converted metal carbide fibers. The method comprises reacting a carbon fiber material with at least one of a metal or metal oxide source material at a temperature greater than a melting temperature of the metal or metal oxide source material (e.g., where practical, at a temperature greater than the vaporization temperature of the metal or metal oxide source material). Additional methods, various forms of carbon fiber, metal carbide fibers, and articles including the metal carbide fibers are also disclosed. |
| US10435812B2 |
Heterogeneous material integration through guided lateral growth
Methods are provided for generating a crystalline material. The methods comprise depositing a textured thin film in a growth seed area, wherein the textured thin film has a preferential crystallographic axis; providing a growth channel extending from the growth seed area, the growth channel permitting guided lateral growth; and growing a crystalline material in the growth channel along a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the preferential crystallographic axis of the textured thin film. A preferred crystalline material is gallium nitride, and preferred textured thin films are aluminum nitride and titanium nitride. |
| US10435810B2 |
Graphite crucible for sublimation growth of SiC crystal
A method of forming an SiC crystal including placing in an insulated graphite container a seed crystal of SiC, and supporting the seed crystal on a shelf, wherein cushion rings contact the seed crystal on a periphery of top and bottom surfaces of the seed crystal, and where the graphite container does not contact a side surface of the seed crystal; placing a source of Si and C atoms in the insulated graphite container, where the source of Si and C atoms is for transport to the seed crystal to grow the SiC crystal; placing the graphite container in a furnace; heating the furnace; evacuating the furnace; filling the furnace with an inert gas; and maintaining the furnace to support crystal growth to thereby form the SiC crystal. |
| US10435807B2 |
Lipseals and contact elements for semiconductor electroplating apparatuses
Disclosed herein are lipseal assemblies for use in electroplating clamshells which may include an elastomeric lipseal for excluding plating solution from a peripheral region of a semiconductor substrate and one or more electrical contact elements. The contact elements may be structurally integrated with the elastomeric lipseal. The lipseal assemblies may include one or more flexible contact elements at least a portion of which may be conformally positioned on an upper surface of the elastomeric lipseal, and may be configured to flex and form a conformal contact surface that interfaces with the substrate. Some elastomeric lipseals disclosed herein may support, align, and seal a substrate in a clamshell, and may include a flexible elastomeric upper portion located above a flexible elastomeric support edge, the upper portion having a top surface and an inner side surface, the later configured to move inward and align the substrate upon compression of the top surface. |
| US10435803B2 |
Non-noble metal based electro-catalyst compositions for proton exchange membrane based water electrolysis and methods of making
The invention provides electro-catalyst compositions for an anode electrode of an acid mediated proton exchange membrane-based water electrolysis system. The compositions include a noble metal component selected from the group consisting of iridium oxide, ruthenium oxide, rhenium oxide and mixtures thereof, and a non-noble metal component selected from the group consisting of tantalum oxide, tin oxide, niobium oxide, titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide, yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, cooper oxide, zirconium oxide, nickel oxide and mixtures thereof. Further, the non-noble metal component can include a dopant. The dopant can be at least one element selected from Groups III, V, VI and VII of the Periodic Table. The compositions can be prepared using any solution based methods involving a surfactant approach or a sol gel approach. Further, the compositions are prepared using noble metal and non-noble metal precursors. Furthermore, a thin film containing the compositions can be deposited onto a substrate to form the anode electrode. |
| US10435800B2 |
Electrolyser and energy system
An electrolyzer operates within an energy system, for example to provide grid services, energy storage or fuel, or to produce hydrogen from electricity produced from renewable resources. The electrolyzer may be configured to operate at frequently or quickly varying rates of electricity consumption or to operate at a specified power consumption. In one process of operating an electrolyzer, a series of dispatches is received indicating a specified power consumption for a period of time. The dispatches may occur at least once every 30 minutes. The electrolyzer is operated according to the dispatches. Hydrogen produced by the electrolyzer is discharged to a natural gas system. |
| US10435799B2 |
Process for the purification of a carboxylic acid-containing composition
A carboxylic acid-containing composition, which composition contains an aldehyde, is purified in a process, which process comprises introducing the carboxylic acid-containing composition and an aqueous electrolyte into an electrolytic cell comprising electrodes; electrochemically oxidizing the aldehyde in the electrolytic cell to obtain an electrochemically oxidized product composition comprising a carboxylic acid derived from the aldehyde; and, optionally, separating carboxylic acid from the electrochemically oxidized product composition. |
| US10435798B2 |
Hydrogen gas generator
A hydrogen gas generator comprises: an electrolyzer (2) configured to include a housing (20), a first chamber (21), a second chamber (22), a membrane (25), and a pair of electrode plates (23, 24); a tank (6) configured to store water to be electrolyzed (W); an electric power source (3) configured to apply a DC voltage to the pair of electrode plates; a diluter (4) configured to introduce a diluent gas into the first chamber or the second chamber in which the electrode plate to be a cathode is provided, the diluent gas diluting hydrogen gas generated; an electric quantity detector (51) configured to detect an electric quantity given to the electrode plate to be the cathode; a flow rate detector (52) configured to detect a flow rate of the diluent gas from the diluter; a calculator (5) configured to calculate a concentration of the diluted hydrogen gas on the basis of the electric quantity detected by the electric quantity detector and the flow rate detected by the flow rate detector; and an indicator (54) configured to present the concentration of hydrogen gas calculated by the calculator. |
| US10435796B2 |
Work piece including a sacrificial cover layer for laser drilling substrates
A method for forming a plurality of precision holes in a substrate by drilling, including affixing a sacrificial cover layer to a surface of the substrate, positioning a laser beam in a predetermined location relative to the substrate and corresponding to a desired location of one of the plurality of precision holes, forming a through hole in the sacrificial cover layer by repeatedly pulsing a laser beam at the predetermined location, and pulsing the laser beam into the through hole formed in the sacrificial cover layer. A work piece having precision holes including a substrate having the precision holes formed therein, wherein a longitudinal axis of each precision hole extends in a thickness direction of the substrate, and a sacrificial cover layer detachably affixed to a surface of the substrate, such that the sacrificial cover layer reduces irregularities of the precision holes. |
| US10435791B2 |
Treatment solution for chromium-free tension coating, method for forming chromium-free tension coating, and grain oriented electrical steel sheet with chromium-free tension coating
Provided is a treatment solution for chromium-free tension coating that can simultaneously achieve excellent moisture absorption resistance and a high iron loss reduction effect obtained by imparting sufficient tension, by using an inexpensive Ti source instead of expensive Ti chelate. The treatment solution for chromium-free tension coating contains: one or more of phosphates of Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Zn, Al, and Mn; colloidal silica in an amount of 50 parts by mass to 120 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the phosphate in terms of solid content of SiO2; Ti source in an amount of 30 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the phosphate in terms of solid content of TiO2; and H3PO4, and the number of moles of metallic elements in the phosphate and of phosphorus in the treatment solution satisfy: 0.20≤([Mg]+[Ca]+[Ba]+[Sr]+[Zn]+[Mn]+1.5[Al])/[P]≤0.45 (1). |
| US10435787B2 |
Hydrogen partial pressure control in a vacuum process chamber
A method for removing one or more processing by-products found in deposition systems, such as in vacuum forelines of vapor deposition systems is provided. The method comprises performing a deposition process to deposit a layer on a substrate positioned in a deposition chamber. Hydrogen-containing by-products are produced in a vacuum foreline fluidly coupled with the deposition chamber during the depositing process. The method further comprises flowing an oxidizing agent gas into the vacuum foreline to react with at least a portion of the hydrogen-containing by-products in the foreline. |
| US10435785B2 |
Fixed and portable coating apparatuses and methods
A system and method for depositing a coating may comprise a coating chemical reactor, surface activation component, and a deposition component. A target surface may be prepared for deposition with the surface activation component. The coating chemical reactor may comprise a coating chemical dispenser and a coating chemical verifier that prepares the coating chemical for deposition. The coating chemical verifier may utilize an optical excitation source and at least one optical detector, wherein chemical substances are identified by unique signatures composed of binary code. The coating chemical may be received by the deposition component to depositing the coating chemical on the target surface. |
| US10435783B2 |
Target assembly
A target assembly is provided in which an abnormal discharging between a projected portion of a backing plate and a side surface of the target is prevented and also in which a bonding material to bond the target and the backing plate can be surely prevented from seeping to the outside and also which is easy in reusing the backing plate. The target assembly according to this invention having: a target made of an insulating material; and a backing plate bonded to one surface of the target via a bonding material, the backing plate having a projected portion which is projected outward beyond an outer peripheral edge of the target, further has an annular insulating plate. The annular insulating plate: encloses a circumference of the target while maintaining a predetermined clearance to a side surface of the target; and covers that surface of the projected portion. |
| US10435782B2 |
Method of metallic component surface modification for electrochemical applications
Method for forming a metallic component surface to achieve lower electrical contact resistance. The method comprises modifying a surface chemical composition and creating a micro-textured surface structure of the metallic component that includes small peaks and/or pits. The small peaks and pits have a round or irregular cross-sectional shape with a diameter between 10 nm and 10 microns, a height/depth between 10 nm and 10 microns, and a distribution density between 0.4 million/cm2 and 5 billion cm2. |
| US10435771B2 |
Aluminum-titanium-vanadium-zirconium-niobium alloy composition for high temperature applications
An alloy composition that includes about 1 to about 9 atomic percent aluminum (Al), about 25 to about 33 atomic percent titanium (Ti), about 10 to about 33 atomic percent vanadium (V), about 5 to about 10 atomic percent zirconium (Zr) and about 25 to about 33 atomic percent niobium (Nb). |
| US10435768B1 |
Method of recovering materials bound to a metallic substrate using cryogenic cooling
A recycling process that facilitates separation of materials from metallic substrates by cryogenically cooling the recyclable items to induce embrittlement of the metals. Embrittled metals may be shattered more efficiently and with a higher yield of materials bound to the metallic substrates. Metal embrittlement may be induced by mixing the source stream with liquid nitrogen, and cooling the stream to approximately minus 200° F. Multiple recovery stages may be employed to maximize the yield of the target materials. Embodiments may enable recovery of platinum group metals (PGMs) from catalytic converters with metallic foil substrates. Yield of PGMs may be enhanced by employing a primary recovery stage and a secondary recovery stage, by cryogenically cooling input materials for each stage, by mixing the pulverized material in secondary recovery with an aqueous solution to dissipate attractive charges, and by wet screening the pulverized material slurry to obtain the PGM particles. |
| US10435767B2 |
Low-flux converting process for PGM collector alloy
A low-flux converting process for PGM collector alloy. The process includes feed introduction into a molten alloy pool, oxygen injection into the pool, tapping the slag, and tapping the PGM-enriched alloy. The collector alloy contains no less than 0.5 wt % PGM, 40 wt % iron, and 0.5 wt % nickel. If added flux material contains more than 10 wt % silica and 10 wt % CaO/MgO, the feed contains no more than 20 parts by weight added flux per hundred collector alloy. The process can also include using a refractory protectant in the converter; melting partially pre-oxidized collector alloy to form the initial molten alloy pool; magnetic separation of slag; recycling part of the slag to the converter; smelting catalyst material in a primary furnace to produce the collector alloy; and/or smelting the converter slag in a secondary furnace with slag from the primary furnace. |
| US10435766B2 |
Removal of radionuclides from mixtures
The present invention relates to a method of separating radioactive elements from a mixture, wherein the mixture is treated with at least one alkanesulfonic acid and at least one further acid, selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, amidosulfonic acid and mixtures thereof and also the use of at least one alkanesulfonic acid and at least one further acid for separating radioactive elements from mixtures comprising these. |
| US10435764B2 |
Method for calculating the combination of properties being established for a deformable lightweight steel
A method is disclosed for calculating the combination of properties of phase components and of mechanical properties being established of a predefined alloy composition for a deformable lightweight steel having the elements in percent by weight C 0.02 to ≤1.0, Al 2.5 to ≤8.0, Si 0.0 to ≤1.5, Mn ≥5.0 to ≤35.0, Cr >1.0 to ≤14.0, total content of N, S, P ≤0.1, the remainder iron and other steel-accompanying elements with some contents of Cu, Mo, Ni, and Zn of up to 1.0 wt % in total by using specific formulas on the basis of the manganese content, wherein, in the formulas, the alloy contents are used as absolute numbers without dimensions, and the calculated, dimensionless values are assigned the units MPa for Rm and Rp and % for A80. |
| US10435760B2 |
Fluxing agent, process of its production, agglomeration mixture and use of slug from secondary metallurgy
The invention relates to fluxing agents for the agglomeration process based on slag from the secondary metallurgy, the use of these fluxing agents in the process of agglomeration in the manufacture of the agglomerate designed for the use as a metallic charge in blast furnaces and a process of production of fluxing agents based on slag from the secondary metallurgy or based on a mixture of slag from the secondary metallurgy with other materials. |
| US10435758B2 |
EML4-ALK translocations in lung cancer
The present disclosure relates to methods for the diagnosis and evaluation of neoplastic disorders, particularly non-small cell lung cancer. Assays are described in which patient test samples are analyzed for the presence of one or more specific EML4-ALK fusion genes associated with neoplastic disorders. |
| US10435755B2 |
Detecting esophageal disorders
Provided herein is technology for esophageal disorder screening and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, compositions, and related uses for detecting the presence of esophageal disorders (e.g., Barrett's esophagus, Barrett's esophageal dysplasia, etc.). In addition, the technology provides methods, compositions and related uses for distinguishing between Barrett's esophagus and Barrett's esophageal dysplasia, and between Barrett's esophageal low-grade dysplasia, Barrett's esophageal high-grade dysplasia, and esophageal adenocarcinoma within samples obtained through endoscopic brushing or nonendoscopic whole esophageal brushing or swabbing using a tethered device (e.g. such as a capsule sponge, balloon, or other device). |
| US10435752B2 |
Use of ADCY3 for diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer
The present invention relates to: a composition for detecting a gastric cancer marker comprising a preparation for measuring the expression level or methylation level of mRNA of ADCY3 or a protein thereof; a kit for diagnosing gastric cancer, containing the composition; a method for diagnosing gastric cancer by treating a biological sample with the preparation to ascertain whether a material for complementarily binding to the preparation exists and comparing the amount thereof with a control group; a composition for treating and preventing gastric cancer, containing a preparation capable of inhibiting ADCY3 polynucleotide or ADCY3 polypeptide; and a method for treating gastric cancer by administering the composition to an individual. According to the present invention, it is possible to diagnose gastric cancer with high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity using ADCY3 as a marker for diagnosing gastric cancer, and thus can greatly contribute to reducing mortality due to gastric cancer. |
| US10435750B2 |
Methods for non-invasive detection of transplant health or rejection
The present invention relates to the technical field of organ and tissue transplantation and specifically to methods allowing rejection of transplanted organs and tissues by a transplant patient. The present invention provides methods for non-invasive and ex vivo or in vitro detection of the presence or absence of transplant rejection, i.e. transplant health or rejection. The present methods allow for effective and continuous monitoring of transplant status with a minimal or absent discomfort for a transplant patient. |
| US10435748B2 |
Genetic markers associated with suicide risk and methods of use thereof
Provided are polymorphic markers defined by SEQ ID Nos:1-5 which are associated with suicide risk. Also provided are methods of use of such markers as well as kits for identifying the presence of markers. |
| US10435746B2 |
Methods for selecting medications for treating patients having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Methods for selecting a medication for a patient are described that include determining the patient's genotype for a panel of genes, identifying a phenotype associated with the genotype for each gene, and selecting the medication based on the phenotype. |
| US10435745B2 |
Determining antigen-specific T-cells
The invention is directed to methods for determining antigen-specific T cells. In some embodiments, methods of the invention may be implemented by the steps of reacting under interaction conditions one or more antigens with T cells in a plurality of subsets of a tissue sample, such as peripheral blood; sorting antigen-interacting T cells from other T cells; separately sequencing for each subset recombined nucleic acid encoding a segment of a TCR chain from a sample of T cells prior to exposure to antigen and from a sample of T cells isolated based on their interaction with antigen, thereby forming a clonotype profile for the former sample and the latter sample for each subset; and identifying as antigen-specific T cells those T cells associated with a clonotype whose frequency increases in the latter sample relative to its frequency in the former sample. |
| US10435744B2 |
Combination of biomarkers for detecting and evaluating a hepatic fibrosis
The application concerns means for determining the stage of hepatic tissue damage, in particular the hepatic fibrosis score of subjects infected with one or more hepatitis viruses. In particular, the means of the invention involve measuring the levels of expression of selected genes, said selected genes being: SPP1, and at least one gene from among A2M and VIM, and at least one gene from among IL8, CXCL10 and ENG, and optionally, at least one gene from among the list of the following sixteen genes: IL6ST, p14ARF, MMP9, ANGPT2, CXCL11, MMP2, MMP7, S100A4, TIMP1, CHI3L1, COL1A1, CXCL1, CXCL6, IHH, IRF9 and MMP1. |
| US10435743B2 |
Method to estimate age of individual based on epigenetic markers in biological sample
The invention provides methods and materials that use observation of DNA characteristics to obtain information relating to the age of individuals. The instant disclosure identifies 88 sites in or near 80 genes for which the degree of cytosine methylation in epithelial and/or white blood cells is significantly correlated with age. In illustrative embodiments of the invention, cytosine methylation patterns the promoters of the EDARADD, TOMILI, and NPTX2 genes are used to predict the age of an individual with a high degree of accuracy. |
| US10435741B2 |
Compounds and systems for improving signal detection
Compositions, devices, systems and methods for increasing the signal to noise ratio (SNR) and/or enhancing photoprotection in an illuminated analytical reaction by addition of one or more signal detection assay (SDA)-enhancing agents to the reaction mixture. |
| US10435730B2 |
Recombinant production of steviol glycosides
Recombinant microorganisms, plants, and plant cells are disclosed that have been engineered to express recombinant genes encoding UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs). Such microorganisms, plants, or plant cells can produce steviol glycosides, e.g., Rebaudioside A and/or Rebaudioside D, which can be used as natural sweeteners in food products and dietary supplements. |
| US10435725B2 |
Eukaryotic microorganisms for producing lipids and antioxidants
Disclosed are compositions and methods related to eukaryotic microorganisms that can produce unsaturated fatty acids which can be purified and used. |
| US10435724B2 |
Method for producing C4 dicarboxylic acid
Improvement of C4 dicarboxylic acid productivity in a host cell. A polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID No: 2 or an amino acid sequence having an identity of at least 90% with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID No: 2. |
| US10435723B2 |
Adipate (ester or thioester) synthesis
The present invention relates to a method for preparing an adipate ester or thioester. The invention further relates to a method for preparing adipic acid from said ester or thioester. Further the invention provides a number of methods for preparing an intermediate for said ester or thioester. Further the invention relates to a method for preparing 6-amino caproic acid (6-ACA), a method for preparing 5-formyl valeric acid (5-FVA), and a method for preparing caprolactam. Further, the invention relates to a host cell for use in a method according to the invention. |
| US10435722B2 |
Carbon capture in fermentation
The invention relates to a method for producing products by microbial fermentation. The method comprises first converting a feed stream containing methane to a gaseous substrate comprising CO, of the invention include converting CO H2, and CO2 using a steam reforming zone and a water gas shift zone. The gaseous substrate is then converted to products such as alcohols and/or acids by to one or more products including alcohols and/or acids by fermentation using a carboxydotrophic microorganism. |
| US10435721B2 |
Xylitol producing metschnikowia species
Provided herein are Metschnikowia species that produce xylitol from xylose when cultured, as well as methods to make and use these Metschnikowia species. |
| US10435714B2 |
Nucleic acid-guided nucleases
Disclosed herein are nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Disclosed herein are engineered non-naturally occurring nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Targetable nuclease systems can be used to edit genetic targets, including recursive genetic engineering and trackable genetic engineering methods. |
| US10435710B2 |
Engineering a heterogeneous tissue from pluripotent stem cells
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to methods and compositions for the production of heterogeneous tissue from human induced pluripotent stem (hiPS) cells. |
| US10435705B2 |
Fungal resistant plants expressing HCP6
The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacosporaceae in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an HCP6 protein or fragment thereof in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell in comparison to wild type plants, wild type plant parts and/or wild type plant cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to transgenic plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells having an increased resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular, pathogens of the family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an HCP6 protein. |
| US10435699B2 |
Methods and compositions for generating complex trait loci
Compositions and methods are provided for stacking multiple independent transgenic loci into the genome of a plant. Compositions include plants, seeds or plant cells comprising at least one transgenic target site and at least one genomic locus of interest integrated at different genomic sites within a genomic window. Plant breeding techniques can be employed such that the transgenic target site and the genomic locus of interest can be bred together. In this way, multiple independent transgene integrations can be generated within a genomic window to create a complex trait locus. The complex trait locus is designed such that the transgenic target sites and/or genomic loci of interest can segregate independently of each other, thus providing the benefit of altering a complex trait locus by breeding-in and breeding-away specific elements. Various methods can also be employed to modify the target sites such that they contain a variety of polynucleotides of interest. |
| US10435696B2 |
DNA vectors, transposons and transposases for eukaryotic genome modification
The present invention provides polynucleotide vectors for high expression of heterologous genes. Some vectors further comprise novel transposons and transposases that further improve expression. Further disclosed are vectors that can be used in a gene transfer system for stably introducing nucleic acids into the DNA of a cell. The gene transfer systems can be used in methods, for example, gene expression, bioprocessing, gene therapy, insertional mutagenesis, or gene discovery. |
| US10435691B2 |
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of filovirus infections
The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of filovirus infections. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of treating filovirus infection in a subject in need thereof comprising administering the subject with a therapeutically effective amount of at least one oligonucleotide comprising the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:15. |
| US10435689B2 |
MicroRNA inhibition for the treatment of inflammation and myeloproliferative disorders
The present disclosure relates to the finding that microRNA-155 plays a role in inflammation, hematopoiesis and myeloproliferation, and that dysregulation of microRNA-155 expression is associated with particular myeloproliferative disorders. Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for diagnosing an treating disorders, including inflammation and myeloproliferation, modulating the levels of expression of one or more genes selected from the group consisting of Cutl1, Arntl, Picalm, Jarid2, PU.1, Csf1r, HIF1α, Sla, Cepbβ, and Bach1, and the like. |
| US10435687B2 |
Nucleic acid molecules that confer resistance to coleopteran pests
This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby. |
| US10435683B2 |
Methods, compositions, and kits for generating rRNA-depleted samples or isolating rRNA from samples
The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for generating rRNA-depleted samples and for isolating rRNA from samples. In particular, the present invention provides compositions comprising affinity-tagged antisense rRNA molecules corresponding to substantially all of at least one rRNA molecule (e.g., 28S, 26S, 25S, 18S, 5.8S and 5S eukaryotic cytoplasmic rRNA molecules, 12S and 16S eukaryotic mitochondrial rRNA molecules, and 23S, 16S and 5S prokaryotic rRNA molecules) and methods for using such compositions to generate rRNA-depleted samples or to isolate rRNA molecules from samples. |
| US10435676B2 |
Variants of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase and uses thereof
The present invention relates to a variant of Terminal deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TdT) which (i) comprises the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID Nº 2 or a functionally equivalent sequence, with at least an amino acid substitution at position corresponding to residue C302 or functionally equivalent residue, wherein the position is numbered by reference to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID Nº 1, (ii) is able to synthesize a nucleic acid fragment without template and (iii) is able to incorporate a modified nucleotide into the nucleic fragment. |
| US10435668B2 |
Nanoscale artificial antigen presenting cells
This disclosure provides nano-scale Artificial Antigen Presenting Cells (aAPC), which deliver stimulatory signals to lymphocytes, including cytotoxic lymphocytes, for use as a powerful tool for immunotherapy. |
| US10435665B2 |
Method of culturing segmented filamentous bacteria in vitro
The present invention relates to an in vitro method of culturing a segmented filamentous bacterium strain, comprising co-culturing said segmented filamentous bacterium strain with a eukaryotic host cell, wherein the culture is performed at an O2 level inferior to 5% in a rich tissue culture liquid medium containing bacterial medium components including iron. The present invention also relates to methods for genetically modifying a segmented filamentous bacterium strain comprising a step a culturing the strain in vitro. |
| US10435664B2 |
System and method for production of on-demand proteins in a portable unit for point of care delivery
A portable and mobile bioprocessing system and method for protein manufacturing that is compact, integrated and suited for on-demand production of any type of proteins and for delivery of the produced proteins to patients or for assay purposes. The portable system and method can also be used for efficient on-demand production of any type of protein with point-of-care delivery. |
| US10435663B2 |
Heat transfer baffle system and uses thereof
This disclosure describes an improved heat transfer system for use in reaction vessels used in chemical and biological processes. In one embodiment, a heat transfer baffle comprising two sub-assemblies adjoined to one another is provided. |
| US10435650B2 |
Cleaning composition and method for using the same
A cleaning composition comprises at least one surfactant and at least one colorant. The cleaning composition can have a pH of about 3 or less. The colorant exhibits one of several specified structures at a pH of about 7. A method for cleaning a surface utilizes the cleaning composition. |
| US10435642B2 |
Ionic liquids containing symmetric quaternary phosphonium cations and phosphorus-containing anions, and their use as lubricant additives
An ionic liquid composition having the following generic structural formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are equivalent and selected from hydrocarbon groups containing at least three carbon atoms, and X− is a phosphorus-containing anion, particularly an organophosphate, organophosphonate, or organophosphinate anion, or a thio-substituted analog thereof containing hydrocarbon groups with at least three carbon atoms. Also described are lubricant compositions comprising the above ionic liquid and a base oil, wherein the ionic liquid is dissolved in the base oil. Further described are methods for applying the ionic liquid or lubricant composition onto a mechanical device for which lubrication is beneficial, with resulting improvement in friction reduction, wear rate, and/or corrosion inhibition. |
| US10435638B2 |
Pyrolysis processing of solid waste from a water treatment plant
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for treating waste, such as municipal waste via pyrolysis and yielding one or more of heat energy; electrical energy and fuel. In some embodiments, waste feed stock can be municipal waste in black bag form. In some the present invention additionally provides for processing of hundreds of tons of municipal waste each day. |
| US10435637B1 |
Hydromethanation of a carbonaceous feedstock with improved carbon utilization and power generation
The present invention relates generally to processes for hydromethanating a carbonaceous feedstock in a hydromethanation reactor to a methane-enriched raw product stream, and more specifically to processing of solid char by-product removed from the hydromethanation reactor to improve the carbon utilization and thermal efficiency and economics of the overall process by co-producing electric power and steam from the by-product char in addition to the end-product pipeline quality substitute natural gas. |
| US10435635B2 |
Hydrocracking process and apparatus with heavy polynuclear aromatics removal from a reboiled column
A process and apparatus removes HPNA's from a fractionated bottoms stream from a reboiled product fractionation column that obtains heat from a reboiler. HPNA's are removed from the fractionated bottoms stream by stripping it with an inert gas. The HPNA lean stream may be fed back to the reboiled product fractionation column at the same elevation as the feed stream to the column. |
| US10435631B2 |
Process for separating particles containing alkali metal salts from liquid hydrocarbons
The present technology provides a process that includes heating a first mixture of elemental sulfur and particles comprising an alkali metal sulfide in a liquid hydrocarbon to a temperature of at least 150° C., to provide a sulfur-treated mixture comprising agglomerated particles; and separating the agglomerated particles from the sulfur-treated mixture to provide a desulfurized liquid hydrocarbon and separated solids. This process may be used as part of a suite of processes for desulfurizing liquid hydrocarbons contaminated with organosulfur compounds and other heteroatom-based contaminants. The present technology further provides processes for converting carbon-rich solids (e.g., petroleum coke) into fuels. |
| US10435625B2 |
Resin coated proppant particle and method of making the same
A particle with an environmentally friendly resin coating having very low levels of leachable compounds is disclosed. The water leachable phenolic content of the coated particle is low enough to eliminate problems with leaching of phenol or its derivatives into an aquifer during downhole applications. Processes for fully and partially coating the particle with the resin coating are also disclosed. |
| US10435614B2 |
Methods and compositions for in-situ polymerization reaction to improve shale inhibition
A method of modifying an alteration zone of a formation near a wellbore using a non-Newtonian polymeric composition created from a reaction of a non-Newtonian combination comprises the steps of mixing an anhydrous tetraborate and a fluid to create a crosslinker solution, mixing a crosslinkable polyvinyl alcohol and water to create a polymer solution, where the crosslinker solution and the polymer solution form the non-Newtonian combination, pumping the non-Newtonian combination to a reaction zone in the wellbore, where pumping the non-Newtonian combination is configured to induce mixing of the polymer solution and the crosslinker solution, allowing the non-Newtonian combination to react to form the non-Newtonian polymeric composition, allowing the non-Newtonian polymeric composition to migrate to the alteration zone, where the non-Newtonian polymeric composition migrates due to gravity, and allowing the non-Newtonian polymeric composition to interact with the alteration zone to modify the alteration zone. |
| US10435612B2 |
Thermal thickening in invert emulsion treatment fluids
Among the methods provided is a method comprising: providing an oil-based fluid formed by combining components that comprise a glycol ether additive comprising a glycol ether, wherein the glycol ether additive substantially increases the low-shear viscosity of the oil-based fluid at temperatures between approximately 120 degrees Fahrenheit (48.9 degrees Celsius) and 500 degrees Fahrenheit (260 degrees Celsius); and using the oil-based fluid to drill at least a portion of a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation. |
| US10435611B2 |
Methods for producing emulsifiers for oil-based drilling fluids
Methods for making emulsifiers, emulsified drilling fluids, and methods for using the same are provided. In one or more embodiments, the method for making an emulsifier can include mixing a tall oil and a triamide. The triamide can have the chemical formula: where: x, y, and z are integers independently selected from 1 to 10, R1 is a C8-C20 alkyl, a C8-C20 alkenyl, a C8-C20 dialkenyl, or a C8-C20 alkynyl, R2 is H or independently selected for each [(CH2)xNR2(CH2)y] unit, where R4 is a C1-C3 alkylene or a C1-C3 alkylene alcohol, and where at least one R2 is and R3 is a C8-C20 alkyl, a C8-C20 alkenyl, a C8-C20 dialkenyl, or a C8-C20 alkynyl. |
| US10435610B2 |
Drilling fluid for downhole electrocrushing drilling
The disclosure relates to an electrocrushing drilling fluid with an electrocrushing drilling base fluid including a non-polar oil, —OH, —(OH)2, or —(OH)3 alcohol, water, and an emulsifier in proportional amounts by weight or volume in that order. The electrocrushing drilling fluid may further contain at least one additive. The electrocrushing drilling fluid may have a dielectric constant or dielectric strength of at least a set amount, an electric conductivity or viscosity less than a set amount, or a combination of these properties. The disclosure further relates to an electrocrushing drilling system containing the electrocrushing drilling fluid and an electrocrushing drill bit and a method of electrocrushing drilling. |
| US10435609B2 |
Hydrophilic ether carboxylic acids as lubricant for salt based drilling systems
The present invention relates to a composition comprising (i) at least 10 wt % of an inorganic and/or organic, water soluble salt, based on the total weight of the composition; (ii) water; and (iii) an ether monocarboxylic acid. Further aspects of the invention relate to the use of an ether monocarboxylic acid of the invention, an amide, a salt or an ester thereof as a lubricant preferably in salt based drilling systems. |
| US10435606B2 |
Cables made of phase change material
Disclosed is a cable comprising a core and a PCM layer surrounding the core wherein the PCM layer consists of a PCM composition wherein the PCM composition comprises a PCM and an ethylene copolymer; and the core consists of a yarn, strand, or wire each made of a natural or synthetic polymeric material or a metal. The invention is useful for thermal management in a variety of applications in such as, for example, automotive, building, packaging, garments, and footwear. |
| US10435602B2 |
Adhesives with low VOC and fogging values
The invention relates to hotmelt adhesives based on polyesters, having low VOC and fogging values. In particular, the invention relates to reactive hotmelt adhesives including polyesters containing at least 50 mole percent, based on the polycarboxylic acid components, of terephthalic acid or a derivative thereof and containing at least 40 mole percent, based on the polyol components, of diols of the formula HO—(CH2)x—OH with x≥6. |
| US10435601B2 |
Adhesive agent and connection structure
An adhesive agent having excellent bonding properties with oxide films and excellent heat-dissipation properties and a connection structure using the same. The adhesive agent contains an epoxy compound, a cationic catalyst, and an acrylic resin containing acrylic acid and acrylic acid ester having a hydroxyl group. Acrylic acid in the acrylic resin reacts with the epoxy compound to generate connections between an island of acrylic resin and a sea of epoxy compound and roughen the surface of an oxide film to improve an anchor effect with the sea of epoxy compound; solder particles contained in the adhesive agent are melted to form metal bonding with an electrode, thereby enabling improvement in adhesive strength between the adhesive agent and the electrode and further improving heat dissipation from a surface of the metal bonding. |
| US10435593B2 |
Thermoresponsive smart adhesive pad
At least one example embodiment relates to a thermoresponsive smart adhesive pad. Provided is a thermoresponsive smart adhesive pad that includes a polymer layer including a plurality of concave grooves; a hydrophilic surface layer formed on the polymer layer; and a coating layer including a hydrogel and formed on the hydrophilic surface layer. Also, provided is a method of manufacturing a thermoresponsive smart adhesive pad, including forming a plurality of convex structures on a substrate; forming a plurality of concave grooves in a polymer layer using the substrate on which the plurality of convex structures are formed; forming a hydrophilic surface layer by performing a hydrophilic treatment of a surface of the polymer layer in which the plurality of concave grooves are formed; forming, on the hydrophilic surface layer, a coating layer including a mixed solution containing a hydrogel monomer; and irradiating ultraviolet (UV) rays to the coating layer. |
| US10435592B2 |
Primer composition and adhesive tape
An object of the present invention is to provide a primer composition for application between the base film and the adhesive layer of an adhesive tape that can improve the adhesion between the base film and the adhesive layer of the adhesive tape and an adhesive tape prepared by using the primer composition. A primer composition, comprising 100 parts by mass (as solid matter) of a graft polymer of a natural rubber graft-polymerized with 15 to 65 mass % of methyl methacrylate and 25 to 300 parts by mass of a carboxyl group-modified acrylonitrile butadiene rubber. |
| US10435588B2 |
Polishing composition
A polishing composition that can suppress surface defects and reduce haze is provided. A polishing composition includes: abrasives; at least one water-soluble polymer selected from vinyl alcohol-based resins having a 1,2-diol structural unit; and an alkali compound, where an average particle size of particles in the polishing composition measured by dynamic light scattering is not more than 55 nm. Preferably, the polishing composition further includes a non-ionic surfactant. Preferably, the polishing composition further includes a polyalcohol. |
| US10435587B2 |
Polishing compositions and methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices using the same
A polishing composition includes abrasive particles, a pyrrolidone containing a hydrophilic group, a dispersing agent, a first dishing inhibitor including polyacrylic acid, and a second dishing inhibitor including a non-ionic polymer. |
| US10435580B2 |
Gloss retentive fluorocopolymers for coating applications
Disclosed are protective coating compositions having enhanced gloss retention properties formed by steps comprising: (i) providing one or more fluorocopolymers by copolymerization of (1) one or more hydrofluoroolefin monomer(s) selected from the group consisting of hydrofluoroethylenes, hydrofluoropropenes, hydrofluorobutenes, hydrofluoropentenes and combinations of these, (2) one or more vinyl ester monomer(s), and (3) one or more vinyl ether monomer(s), wherein at least a portion of said vinyl ether monomer is a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl ether monomer, wherein the copolymer preferably has a number average molecular weight of greater than about 10,000; (ii) providing a VOC containing carrier for said one or more fluorocopolymers; and (iii) providing a stabilizing agent comprising: a) a radical scavenger and b) an absorber of UV light; and (iv) combining said one or more fluorocopolymers with said carrier and said stabilizing agent to produce a polymeric coating composition. |
| US10435579B2 |
Compositions containing hole carrier materials and fluoropolymers, and uses thereof
Described herein are compositions comprising hole carrier materials, typically conjugated polymers, and fluoropolymers ink compositions comprising hole carrier materials and fluoropolymers, and uses thereof, for example, in organic electronic devices. |
| US10435578B2 |
Printing ink composition comprising a metal complex with adjusted viscosity
A printing ink composition includes a metal salt of a metal ion and a counter ion, and a viscosity adjusting agent. The metal ion is present as a metal complex of the metal ion and the viscosity adjusting agent, the viscosity adjusting agent includes at least one functional ligand, where the functional ligand may be a monofunctional ligand having one functional group and multifunctional ligands having more than one functional groups. |
| US10435576B2 |
Water soluble polymer compositions
A water soluble polymer composition includes a water soluble polymer and a sugar and may be used as a support in additive manufacturing processes. |
| US10435567B2 |
Fluorinated and hydrogenated diamond-like carbon materials for anti-reflective coatings
Fluorinated and hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (“DLC-FH”) that have unique optical properties differ as a class from the existing DLC art, whose refractive indices [η]are limited to rather high values above a lower threshold of 1.7, and can range up to about 2.7. The DLC-FH materials can achieve very low refractive indices at 550 nm wavelength, [η550], i.e., below 1.5, and especially demonstrated down to 1.3. Moreover, whereas the absorption for the existing DLC art, as quantified by the extinction coefficient [κ] at a wavelength of 550 nm, [κ550] is limited to about 0.04, our DLC-FH material can achieve [κ550] below 0.01. Both of these attributes, i.e., low [η550] and low [κ550] means that, for the first time, a carbon-based material as represented by the DLC-FH material, can be used for anti-reflection (AR) coating, wherein there are no longer any restrictions in how they can be used to promote low reflectance (with low fit[η]) and high transmittance (with low [κ]). A dual-energy deposition process, using a Laser Arc for the high energy component creates a plasma of energized carbon atoms and ions, and excites a down-stream flow of fluorine and hydrogen containing gases to deposit an AR coating on a substrate which may be, windows typical of transportation vehicles (land, sea, air), and buildings. |
| US10435566B2 |
Particles for electrophoretic displays
This invention relates to polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new polymerizable dyes. |
| US10435563B2 |
Water soluble fluorescent or colored dyes and methods for their use
Compounds useful as fluorescent or colored dyes are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): including stereoisomers, salts and tautomers thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, M1, M2, A, q, w and n are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds are also provided. |
| US10435561B2 |
Titanium dioxide asphalt compositions
This invention provides, among other things, an asphalt-based sealcoat composition comprising high levels of titanium oxide particles. In some embodiments, the invention also provides a highly solar reflective asphalt-based sealcoat composition comprising high levels of titanium oxide particles. In some embodiments, the invention provides an asphalt-based sealcoat composition capable of reducing pollutants comprising high levels of titanium oxide particles. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods for preparing asphalt-based sealcoat compositions as well as their application to asphalt surfaces. |
| US10435553B2 |
Resin composition, molded article and film including vinylidene fluoride-based resin
The present invention provides a resin composition including a vinylidene fluoride-based resin (A), having a crystal melting enthalpy of 10 to 45 J/g as measured with a differential scanning calorimeter, and having (2) IHv of 60 or less as obtained by (1) a light scattering measurement. |
| US10435549B2 |
Carbon fiber-filled thermoplastic olefinic compounds and related automotive components
The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic olefinic composition made from or containing: (A) a first polymer composition made from or containing a homopolymer polypropylene; (B) a second polymer composition made from or containing a polypropylene polymer grafted with an unsaturated monomer; (C) a third polymer composition made from or containing a first elastomeric ethylene copolymer; and (D) a carbon fiber composition made from or containing a carbon fiber coupled with a sizing composition. Optionally, the thermoplastic olefinic composition may be further made from or contain (a) a fourth polymer composition made from or containing a heterophasic polypropylene copolymer, (b) a fifth polymer composition made from or containing a second elastomeric ethylene composition, (c) an inorganic filler composition, (d) an additives composition, or (e) any combination of these components. The thermoplastic olefinic composition is suitable for use as a metal-replacement component, including automotive components. |
| US10435547B2 |
Halogenated butyl rubber composition and vibration-insulating grommet
Provided are a halogenated butyl rubber composition which can be made low in hardness, being excellent in damping property and having excellent balance of the physical properties among kneading, roll-processing and crosslinking, and a vibration-insulating grommet using the halogenated butyl rubber composition. The halogenated butyl rubber composition contains 100 parts mass of halogenated butyl rubber and 3 to 20 parts mass of liquid unsaturated polybutadiene, and preferably further contains 0.1 to 5 parts mass of fatty acid amide. The halogenated butyl rubber composition is suitable for producing a vibration-insulating grommet. |
| US10435546B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire having a tire component prepared by use of a rubber composition according to the present invention which comprises: a polybitadiene (i) which satisfies conditions of (A) a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) of 43 to 70, (B) a ratio (Tcp/ML1+4, 100° C.) of 5% by mass toluene solution viscosity (Tcp) to Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) of 0.9 to 1.7, (C) a stress relaxation time (T80), being a time until a torque is attenuated by 80% assuming that the torque at the end of ML1+4, 100° C. measurement is 100%, of 10.0 to 40.0 seconds, (D) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 2.50 to 4.00, and (F) a proportion of cis-structure in microstructural analysis of not more than 98 mol %; another rubber (ii); and a rubber reinforcing material (iii), is excellent in processability and properties of tire. |
| US10435545B2 |
Triglyceride containing solution polymerization prepared styrene/butadiene elastomer and tire with component
This invention relates to vegetable oil extended rubber containing soy oil and tire with a component of such oil extended rubber. |
| US10435542B2 |
Hemp oil-containing rubber compositions and related methods
Disclosed herein are rubber compositions comprising hemp oil and a rubber, and tires (and tire components) made from the rubber compositions. Also disclosed are methods of improving the tear resistance of a rubber composition by utilizing hemp oil in the rubber composition. |
| US10435540B2 |
Flame retardant long glass fibre reinforced polypropylene composition
The present invention relates to pellets of a flame retardant long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene composition having a core containing glass fibers and a sheath of a polypropylene compound comprising a flame retardant composition and surrounding said core, wherein the flame retardant composition comprises a mixture of an organic phosphate compound, an organic phosphoric acid compound and zinc oxide. The invention further relates to flame retardant molding compositions and articles manufactured using the pellets or the molding compositions. |
| US10435536B2 |
Zinc oxide complexes
A method of vulcanizing rubber is disclosed. The method can include adding to un-vulcanized rubber a complex comprising mercaptobenzothiazole chemically bound to zinc oxide, and vulcanizing the rubber. |
| US10435535B2 |
Material system and method for fabricating refractory material-based 3D printed objects
A material system and method for bonding refractory powders in a three dimensional printer. A first particulate component including a refractory material is mixed with a first reactive component to form a particulate mixture. A flat layer of the particulate mixture is dispensed onto a build surface. A liquid binder, which may include a furan monomer and a surfactant, is dispensed by an ink-jet printhead onto the particulate mixture. The particulate mixture may contain a furan-soluble polymer that imposes a capillary attraction for the liquid binder, keeping it situated in the immediate vicinity of where the binder is dispensed. Additionally it provides a sufficient catalytic power to co-polymerize with the furan monomer and form a solid structure. This enables a 3D printer to build strong, accurate parts with high packing density, and to reuse the feed material many times in the printer. |
| US10435534B2 |
Dielectric substrate comprising unsintered polytetrafluoroethylene and methods of making the same
In an embodiment, a dielectric substrate comprises an unsintered polytetrafluoroethylene; and a high dielectric constant filler, wherein the dielectric constant of the high dielectric constant filler is greater than or equal to 35; wherein the dielectric substrate has a specific gravity of greater than or equal to 90% of a calculated theoretical density of the dielectric substrate, wherein the theoretical specific gravity is calculated based on a measured specific gravity of the high dielectric constant filler, the specific gravity of the unsintered polytetrafluoroethylene, and the relative weight fractions of the unsintered polytetrafluoroethylene and the high dielectric constant filler; and wherein the dielectric substrate has a dielectric constant of greater than or equal to 11.5 as determined at a frequency of 10 GHz. |
| US10435529B2 |
Air-permeable sponge composition and method for preparing air-permeable sponge by using the same
An air-permeable sponge composition and a method for preparing an air-permeable sponge by using the same belong to the field of articles for daily use. An air-permeable sponge composition includes a sponge body and an air-permeable coating, and an outer surface layer of the sponge body being coated with the air-permeable coating. A method for making the air-permeable sponge utilizes the composition of the air-permeable sponge, wherein the air-permeable sponge is made from the air-permeable sponge composition under specific process parameters. The sponge body and air-permeable coating have the same or similar contents of isocyanate, polyether polyol and polymeric polyol and a similar porous structure. |
| US10435526B2 |
Transparent polyester film with low visible light transmittance and high infrared-blocking rate and method for making the same
A transparent polyester film has low visible light transmittance of 5-50% by JIS K7705 testing standard and a high infrared-blocking rate of at least 90% by JIS R3106 testing standard, which is extruded from a kind of polyester resins obtained from 5-40 wt % of nanoparticle-based thermal insulation slurry and/or 0.005-0.1 wt % of nanoparticle-based black pigment slurry by weight of and to react with the polymerization materials to completely perform an esterification and a polycondensation, wherein the thermal insulation nanoparticle has a chemical formula of CsXNYWO3-ZClC with an average particle size of 10-90 nm and the nanoparticle-based black contains carbon black particles having a particle size of 20-80 nm. |
| US10435521B2 |
Polymer composition by continuous filler slurry extrusion
An inventive process for the production of a polymer composition is provided, said process comprising the incorporation of a filler into a polymer material, wherein said polymer material during incorporation of the filler is in at least partially molten state and wherein said filler is incorporated as a slurry. |
| US10435518B2 |
Polymer powder composition and its method of preparation
The present invention relates to a non dusty polymer powder composed of aggregated latex particles prepared by a multistage preparation process. |
| US10435508B2 |
Flame-retardant resin composition
Provided is a flame retardant resin composition excellent in flame retardance, and surface smoothness, appearance, flame retardance and electrical properties after a long-term thermal aging (e.g. 150° C., 500 hours) while maintaining mechanical and electrical properties.The disclosed flame retardant resin composition is a flame retardant resin composition containing a polyphenylene ether, in which, based on UL94 flammability test, an average burning time of a molded product having a length of 12.6 cm, a width of 1.3 cm and a thickness of 1.6 mm formed of the flame retardant resin composition before and after the aging processing in which the molded product is left to stand at 150° C. for 1000 hours under the atmospheric pressure is within 10 seconds, and a change rate of chloroform-insoluble component of the molded product before and after the aging processing is 15 mass % or less. |
| US10435507B2 |
Ultra-high purity polycarbonates having good inherent color and thermal resistance and a device and a method for producing the same
The invention relates to polycarbonates with extremely low residual levels of volatile constituents and thermal degradation products, and also improved optical properties, especially Yellowness Index (YI) and good thermal stability, from solvent-containing polymer melts. The invention further relates to an apparatus and a process for preparing these polycarbonates with the aid of a devolatilizing extruder with at least three devolatilizing zones, and zones for introducing entraining agent into dispersion are present upstream of at least three devolatilizing zones. |
| US10435506B2 |
Thiadiazolopyridine polymers, their synthesis and their use
The present invention relates to thiadiazolopyridine polymers, their synthesis and their use. The present invention further relates to organic electronic devices comprising such thiadiazolopyridine polymers. |
| US10435503B2 |
Compositions for polyurethane applications
A process comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of: foaming a reaction mixture containing at least one polyisocyanate and an isocyanate-reactive compound comprising at least one alkoxylated triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensate composition wherein the alkoxylated triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensate composition is a reaction product of a triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensate and at least one alkylene carbonate, is disclosed. |
| US10435500B2 |
Polyurethane based gel composition
A polyurethane gel for comfort applications includes a reaction product of a composition that includes (1) from 5 wt % to 35 wt % of a prepolymer component, based on a total weight of the composition, the prepolymer component including a reaction product of an isocyanate component that includes diphenylemethane diisocyanate (MDI) and a polyol component that includes a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene polyol that has an polyoxyethylene content greater than 65 wt %, based on a total weight of the polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene polyol, and (2) a remainder of a prepolymer-reactive component that includes an amine-terminated polyol and a propylene oxide-ethylene oxide based monol or polyol. The composition excludes any plasticizers. |
| US10435495B2 |
Copolymers and thermoplastic resin composition comprising the same
A copolymer includes (A) an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, (B) an unsaturated nitrile-based monomer, (C) a cross-linkable siloxane compound, and (D) an N-substituted maleimide-based monomer to realize a synergistic effect of matting characteristics and heat resistance properties. A thermoplastic resin composition including the copolymer, and a molded article including the thermoplastic resin composition are provided. |
| US10435491B2 |
Method for making polyalphaolefins using ionic liquid catalyzed oligomerization of olefins
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a process which generally includes contacting i) a monomer or mixture of monomers, ii) a haloaluminate ionic liquid, and iii) one or more halide components in a reaction zone, and oligomerizing the monomer or mixture of monomers in the reaction zone to form an oligomer product. The combination of the haloaluminate ionic liquid and halide component can constitute a catalyst system which is used in embodiments of the process to produce the oligomer product. |
| US10435484B2 |
Inactivation of off-taste inducing enzymes
The present inventions relates to a method for the production of gellan gum, under mixing conditions, the method comprising a) providing a fermentation broth or other liquid medium containing gellan gum, b) if necessary adjusting the temperature and the pH of the fermentation broth/liquid medium to allow or facilitate enzymatic treatment in step c, c) adding one or more enzymes capable of reducing or abolishing the enzymatic activity of S. elodea derived arylsulfatase and/or β-glucuronidase, said one or more enzymes being added in an amount sufficient to reduce or abolish the enzymatic activity of S. elodea derived arylsulfatase and/or β-glucuronidase in the broth/liquid medium, and/or treating the broth/liquid medium at a temperature between 90° C. and 125° C. for a period of time sufficient to reduce or abolish the enzymatic activity of S. elodea derived arylsulfatase and/or β-glucuronidase in the broth/liquid medium, and d) optionally recovering the gellan gum from the gellan gum containing broth/liquid medium. |
| US10435480B2 |
Protein coated polymeric substrate
The present invention provides a method for the functionalization of a polymeric surface with a protein by physical adsorption. The method enables a membrane spanning protein to be used as an anchor for proteins and/or peptides for display. Also provided are polymeric substrates for protein or peptide display, and related kits and methods of use. |
| US10435479B2 |
Chemically-locked bispecific antibodies
There is disclosed a process for forming chemically-locked bispecific or heterodimer antibodies, preferably in the IgG class, in high specificity and with high homogeneity. More specifically, there is disclosed a chemically-locked bispecific IgG class antibody having a linkage region joined together with bio-orthogonal click chemistry. |
| US10435478B2 |
Antibodies to quetiapine and use thereof
Disclosed is an antibody or a binding fragment thereof which binds to quetiapine, which can be used to detect quetiapine in a sample such as in a competitive immunoassay method. The antibody or the fragment thereof can be used in a lateral flow assay device for point-of-care detection of quetiapine, including multiplex detection of aripiprazole, quetiapine, olanzapine, and risperidone in a single lateral flow assay device. |
| US10435472B2 |
Method of treating bone metastasis diseases, medicaments therefore, and a method of predicting the clinical outcome of treating bone metastasis diseases
The instant invention provides for a new method of treating bone metastasis diseases in subjects, wherein said method preferably depends on whether the subject shows certain specific proteins levels in one or more body fluids prior to or during treatment, wherein said treatment comprises the administration of at least one pan αv integrin inhibitor to a subject, a medicament for use in said new methods, and a method of predicting the outcome of a treatment with at least one pan αv integrin inhibitor based on said specific protein levels in one or more body fluids of the subject. |
| US10435466B2 |
Anti-TIM-3 antibodies
Anti-TIM-3 antibodies are disclosed, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies, and uses and methods using the same, such as in the treatment of cancer or infectious disease or T-cell dysfunctional disorders. Bispecific antibodies against TIM-3 and other targets are also disclosed, with a preferred embodiment of a bispecific antibody against TIM-3 and CD3. |
| US10435464B1 |
Methods for making recombinant proteins
The present invention provides methods and compositions for making proteins, preferably antibodies, more preferably anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha antibodies, and most preferably adalimumab. The present invention further provides methods and compositions for mammalian cell culture, preferably Chinese Hamster Ovary cells. |
| US10435458B2 |
Antibody constant region variants with reduced Fcgammar binding
The present inventors carried out dedicated research to generate antibody constant regions with reduced Fcγ receptor-binding activity by altering amino acid sequences in the antibody constant region. As a result, the present inventors successfully identified novel constant region sequences with reduced Fcγ receptor-binding activity compared to conventional antibody constant regions. |
| US10435456B2 |
Compositions and methods for increasing the expression and signalling of proteins on cell surfaces
The present invention relates to the field of protein expression. More specifically, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing the expression and signaling of proteins on cell surfaces. In particular embodiments, the present invention provides nucleic acids and amino acid sequences useful for improving/increasing protein expression on the cell surface. In several embodiments, the sequences are operably linked to the N-terminal end of the protein of interest. The nucleic acid sequence encoding the sequence tag and the protein can comprise part of an expression vector. The protein can be expressed with the N-terminal sequence tag. In certain embodiments, the sequences of the present invention can be used with one or more chaperone or accessory proteins. In particular embodiments, the one or more chaperone/accessory proteins are encoded by the same vector or separate vectors. In other embodiments, the chaperone/accessory proteins are encoded the same vector that encodes the protein of interest. |
| US10435455B1 |
Immunotherapy against melanoma and other cancers
A method of treating a patient who has melanoma includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has melanoma. A method of treating a patient who has melanoma includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the melanoma. |
| US10435452B2 |
Cadherin 26 (CDH26)-Fc fusion proteins and methods of use thereof to treat inflammatory conditions
The invention provides (CDH26)-based therapeutic agent, compositions comprising same, and methods of treating inflammatory conditions using same. |
| US10435449B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against lung cancer, including NSCLC, SCLC and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10435446B2 |
Cell penetrating protein adaptor molecules and their application in research and medicine
Coupling proteins that make strong protein-protein interactions equipped with cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) provide a convenient and powerful method to perturb cell interiors; there are many potential payloads and a broad palette of selectively membrane permeable probes. In a preferred embodiment, the coupling protein will be calmodulin or a related calcium binding protein. In a preferred embodiment, the CPP will be TAT or another CPP. In a preferred embodiment, the coupling protein will release its payload after targeting to an interior compartment. Cargo proteins can be purified by affinity methods using the same tag that allows binding by the adaptor, enabling an integrated approach with ‘gains in both function and safety. Access to cell interior compartments has potential applications in research, diagnostics, and therapeutics. |
| US10435445B2 |
Peptide compound
The present invention provides a novel peptide compound having an activating action on GIP receptors and use of the peptide compound as a medicament.Specifically, a peptide containing a sequence represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof and a medicament comprising the same are provided. (I) P1-Tyr-A2-Glu-Gly-Thr-A6-A7-A8-A9-A10-A11-A12-A13- A14-A15-A16-A17-A18-A19-A20-A21-A22-A23-A24-A25- A26-A27-A28-A29-A30-A31-A32-A33-A34-A35-A36-A37- A38-A39-A40-P2 wherein each symbol is as defined herein. |
| US10435444B2 |
Agent for prevention or treatement of corneal disorders
An object of the invention is to provide an agent for preventing or treating corneal disorders, such as corneal epithelial disorder, dry eye, and reduction in corneal sensitivity. This object is achieved by using angiopoietin-like protein 7 as an active ingredient. |
| US10435443B2 |
Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) antagonist
Provided is a peptide that binds to a toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/myeloid differentiation factor 2 (MD2) composite and inhibit secretion of interleukin-6 (IL-6), nitrogen monoxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), and activation of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NFκB) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) via inhibiting a TLR4 signaling pathway induced by a liphopolysaccharide (LPS); a TLR4 antagonist including the peptide; and a composition thereof for preventing or treating autoimmune diseases and inflammatory diseases. |
| US10435442B2 |
Interaction of draxin and γ-netrins
This invention relates to extracellular protein-protein interactions and their possible therapeutic uses. More particularly, this invention describes the interaction between Draxin, particularly fragments binding to γ-Netrins comprising SEQ ID NO.: 1, 2 or 3, and variants thereof, with γ-Netrins, and the use of this interaction to disrupt γ-Netrin/Netrin receptor interactions. The invention also relates to diagnostic and/or therapeutic uses of Draxin or fragments or variants thereof, as well as to an antibody against Draxin inhibiting binding of Draxin to γ-Netrins. Further, the invention relates to fragments of γ-Netrins, in particular Draxin-binding Netrin1-fragments comprising SEQ ID NO.: 51 and variants thereof, as well as to an antibody against γ-Netrins inhibiting binding of γ-Netrins to Netrin receptors. |
| US10435439B2 |
Peptide with safer secondary structure, peptide library, and production methods for same
An object of the invention is to provide a peptide having a stabilized secondary structure.The present invention provides a peptide having a secondary structure stabilized by a crosslinked structure and containing at least one combination of a special amino acid of the formula (I): (wherein, (A) represents a single bond or a linking group having, in the main chain thereof, from 1 to 10 atoms; (B) represents a group containing at least one π bond; (C) represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group which may be substituted with a substituent; and X represents a group substitutable by a substitution reaction with a sulfanyl group) and an amino acid having, in the side chain thereof, a sulfanyl group; and having the crosslinked structure formed through a thioether bond between the side chain of the special amino acid residue and the sulfanyl group. |
| US10435435B2 |
Quinstatin compounds
The present disclosure relates to Quinstatin compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, kits, and methods for using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US10435426B2 |
Method for separation of acids and sugars to reduce energy consumption
The present disclosure relates to a method for separating sugars and acids with reduced energy consumption, including a step of diffusively dialyzing a first acid hydrolysate obtained by saccharifying biomass with an acid solution, thereby preparing a second acid hydrolysate wherein the concentration of the acid solution contained in the acid hydrolysate is decreased; and a step of electrolyzing the second acid hydrolysate, thereby separating sugars from the acid solution, which is advantageous in that less energy is consumed, the separated acid solution can be recycled directly without further treatment due to high concentration and loss of sugars can be minimized. |
| US10435424B2 |
Cytotoxic platinum complex, its preparation and therapeutic use
Platinum(IV) complexes especially suitable for antitumor therapy and methods for their preparation. Further provided is a method for treating a subject, in particular a human, suffering from a disease comprising administering a platinum(IV) complex of the present invention, which disease is especially preferably but not exclusively a cancer. Further provided is a method of inhibiting the growth of tumor cells by contacting the cells with a platinum(IV) complex of the present invention and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a platinum(IV) complex of the present invention. The platinum(IV) complexes of the present invention represent a novel class of platinum anticancer prodrugs for the treatment of diseases especially of cancer. The platinum(IV) complexes of the present invention exhibit advantageously high cytotoxic activity in various cancer types superior to commonly used platinum-based complexes. In addition, the complexes proved to be highly effective even against cisplatin-resistant cancers. |
| US10435419B2 |
Process for the preparation of tavaborole, its novel polymorphic forms and the polymorphs thereof
The invention relates to novel process for preparation of Tavaborole. The invention also relates to novel polymorphic forms of Tavaborole and process for preparation of those polymorphic forms. The invention also relates to process for purification of Tavaborole to obtain the Tavaborole in significantly high yield and substantially pure form. |
| US10435416B2 |
Organic anion lithium ionic cocrystal compounds and compositions
A cocrystal having the formula LiX.aM, or a solvate or hydrate thereof, wherein X is a conjugate base of an organic acid, M is a neutral organic molecule, and a is from 0.5 to 4, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such cocrystals, cocrystal solvates, or cocrystal hydrates, and methods of preparing such cocrystals, cocrystal solvates, or cocrystal hydrates, and such pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US10435415B2 |
Substituted tetrahydrocarbazole and carbazole carboxamide compounds
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) wherein: the two dotted lines represent either two single or two double bonds; Q is: R1 is F, Cl, —CN, or —CH3; R2 is Cl or —CH3; R3 is —C(CH3)2OH or —CH2CH2OH; Ra is H or —CH3; each Rb is independently F, Cl, —CH3, and/or —OCH3; and n is zero, 1, or 2. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and vascular disease. |
| US10435414B2 |
Tricyclic PI3K inhibitor compounds and methods of use
Described herein are tricyclic compounds with phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) modulation activity or function having the Formula I structure: or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and with the substituents and structural features described herein. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the Formula I compounds, as well as methods of using such PI3K modulators, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon PI3K dysregulation. |
| US10435410B2 |
Process for making beta 3 agonists and intermediates
The present invention is directed to processes for preparing beta 3 agonists of Formula (I) and Formula (II) and their intermediates. The beta 3 agonists are useful in the treatment of certain disorders, including overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, and urinary urgency. |
| US10435408B2 |
Azepine derivatives as 5-HT7 receptor modulators
Azepine derivatives acting on 5-HT7 receptors and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. The azepine derivatives and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have high binding affinities for and high antagonistic activities on 5-HT7 receptors. Due to these advantages, the azepine derivatives and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof can be applied to therapeutic or prophylactic agents for central nervous system diseases, such as depression, migraine, anxiety, pain, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, body temperature dysregulation, biorhythm dysregulation, sleep disturbance, and smooth muscle diseases where 5-HT7 receptors antagonistic activity is required. |
| US10435407B2 |
Triaza-spirodecanones as DDR1 inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein L and R1 to R5 are as described herein, as well as processes for their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use as medicaments. |
| US10435405B2 |
Pyrazolopyridine compounds and uses thereof
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I), methods of using the compounds for inhibiting HPK1 activity and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful in treating, preventing or ameliorating diseases or disorders associated with HPK1 activity such as cancer. |
| US10435401B2 |
Pesticidally active tetracyclic derivatives with sulphur containing substituents
Compounds of formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, can be used as insecticides and can be prepared in a manner known per se. |
| US10435400B2 |
2,4-disubstituted phenylene-1,5-diamine derivatives and applications thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions prepared therefrom
The present invention provides a class of 2,4-substituted phenylene-1,5-diamine derivatives, having an inhibiting effect on EGFR tyrosine kinases, and pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, solvate or prodrug of said derivatives. See the description for the definition of each group in the formula. In addition, the present invention also discloses pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions and applications thereof. |
| US10435398B2 |
Oxazole orexin receptor antagonists
The present invention is directed to oxazole compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the oxazole compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these pharmaceutical compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. |
| US10435394B2 |
Plant growth-promotion agent and method for promoting plant growth
The present invention concerns: a plant growth-promoting agent comprising a compound represented by Formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, NZ represents a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring group or an acyclic nitrogen-containing group having a partial structure of the nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring group, n is 0, 1, or 2, R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-3-alkyl group, a cyano group, or a carboxyl group, R1 and R2 may together form an oxo group, and when n is 2, R1 or R2 may be the same or different; and a method for promoting plant growth using the plant growth-promoting agent. |
| US10435392B2 |
Bipyrazole derivatives as JAK inhibitors
The present invention provides compounds of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as their compositions and methods of use, that inhibit the activity of Janus kinase (JAK) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of JAK including, for example, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disorders, cancer, and other diseases. |
| US10435389B2 |
Octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrole allosteric inhibitors of SHP2
The present invention relates to compounds capable of inhibiting the activity of SHP2. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions in the management of diseases or disorders associated with the aberrant activity of SHP2. |
| US10435388B2 |
Selective inhibitors of clinically important mutants of the EGFR tyrosine kinase
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) or a subgeneric structure or species thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, solvate, and/or prodrug thereof and methods and compositions for treating or ameliorating abnormal cell proliferative disorders, such as cancer, wherein A, R2, R3, R10, E1, E2, E3, Y, and Z are as defined herein. |
| US10435384B2 |
Method for extracting herbacetin from plants of Rhodiola L
A method for extracting herbacetin from plants of Rhodiola L., comprising the following steps: 1) performing an extracting process for the pulverized medical Rhodiola L. with an extracting solvent, and condensing to obtain an extract; 2) performing a leaching process for the extract and performing an acid hydrolysis for the extracted aqueous layer; 3) performing a leaching process for the solution after the acid hydrolysis with an organic solvent, combining the organic layer and concentrating under reduced pressure to obtain a herbacetin extract; 4) treating the herbacetin extract through polyamide column chromatography, collecting the outflow containing herbacetin and drying through condensation to obtain a crude herbacetin product; 5) treating the crude herbacetin product through reverse-phase silica-gel column chromatography, collecting the outflow containing herbacetin, drying through condensation and recrystallizing to obtain a pure herbacetin product. The invention for herbacetin preparation is characterized by simple process, high yield. |
| US10435371B2 |
Multifunctional aminoquinoline therapeutic agent
Aminoquinoline compounds useful for treating chronic pain, addiction, and other conditions are provided. The aminoquinoline compound is represented by Formula (I): in which the substituents thereof are defined as set forth in the specification. |
| US10435370B2 |
Quinoline derivatives for the treatment of inflammatory diseases
The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein: Formula (II) means an aromatic ring wherein V is C or N and when V is N; Q is N or O, provided that R″ does not exist when Q is O; R′ independently represent a hydrogen atom or a group chosen among a (C1-C3)alkyl group, a halogen atom, a hydroxy! group, a —COOR1 group, a —NO2 group, a —NR1R2 group, a morpholinyl or a morpholino group, a N-methylpiperazinyl group, a (Ci-C3)fluoroalkyl group, a —O—P(═O)—(OR3XOR4) group, a (C1-C4)alkoxy group and a —CN group, and can further be a group chosen among: (IIa), (IIIa) or anyone of its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of an inflammatory disease. |
| US10435367B2 |
Indirubin derivatives, and uses thereof
Indirubin is the major active anti-tumor component of a traditional Chinese herbal medicine used for treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Indirubin derivatives (IRDs) potently reduce the viabilities of various cancer cells and affect kinase activities. IRDs disclosed herein provide new therapeutics for cancer and conditions regulated by the kinase activities. |
| US10435365B2 |
Type III deiodinase inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit the activity of Type III deiodinase (DIO3). The present invention further relates to methods for treating or preventing depression, depression associated with other psychiatric or general medical diseases or conditions, condition amenable to treatment with known anti-depressants and cancer, particularly by using the compounds of the invention. |
| US10435359B2 |
Alkylaromatic sulfonate compositions from mixed hydrocarbons
Provided herein are various methods for forming alkylaromatic sulfonate compositions and blended alkylaromatic sulfonate compositions, and such compositions themselves. The methods of various embodiments include obtaining a C8-C30 hydrocarbon mixture, optionally treating the mixture to concentrate the mixture in sulfonatable aromatics, and sulfonating the mixture to form the alkylaromatic sulfonates. The mixture or treated mixture may be blended with linear alkyl benzene (LAB) compositions and sulfonated, and/or the alkylaryl sulfonates may be blended with linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) compositions, to form the blended alkylaromatic sulfonates of some embodiments. These compositions and processes for making them may be tailored to serve a variety of end uses, such as detergents in cleaning solutions or for enhanced oil recovery operations, and/or as low foaming and/or hydrotropic additives in detergent formulations, and the like. |
| US10435357B2 |
Tunable nitric oxide-releasing macromolecules having multiple nitric oxide donor structures
Provided here are nitric oxide-releasing compounds that include at least two different NO donor functional groups of the same class. In some embodiments, such nitric oxide-releasing compounds are macromolecules such as dendrimer and co-condensed silica. Pharmaceutical compositions, wound dressings, kits and methods of treatments are also provided herein. |
| US10435353B2 |
Method for producing isocyanates
The invention relates to the production of isocyanates by means of phosgenation of the corresponding primary amines in the gas phase, wherein the reactant flows of amine and phosgene are fed separately to a reactor through a pre-heated inert gas flow. Isocyanates within the sense of the invention are, in the broadest sense, all isocyanates whose corresponding amines can be substantially converted into the gas phase without decomposing, with the exception of 1,5-pentane diisocyanate. |
| US10435352B2 |
Method for synthesizing 2-alkyl-4-trifluoromethyl-3-alkylsulfonylbenzoic acids
A process for preparing 2-alkyl-4-trifluoromethyl-3-alkylsulfonylbenzoic acids of the formula (I) is described. Here, the substituents are radicals such as alkyl and substituted phenyl. |
| US10435348B2 |
Process for producing aromatics, p-xylene and terephthalic acid, and device for producing aromatics
The present invention relates to a process for producing aromatics, a process for producing p-xylene and terephthalic acid, and a device for producing aromatics. The process for producing aromatics at least comprises a step of producing C8 olefin from a compound having a lactone group and a step of producing aromatics from the C8 olefin. The process for producing aromatics has the characters of high yield of aromatics and high selectivity to xylene. |
| US10435343B2 |
Efficient catalytic greenhouse gas-free hydrogen and aldehyde formation from alcohols
Catalytic preparation of hydrogen and aldehyde(s) from alcohols, including bioalcohols, without production of carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide. |
| US10435341B2 |
Method for producing and purifying 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene
The invention relates to a method for purifying 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234yf) using a first composition comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene, 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (245cb) and trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-E), said method comprising the steps of: (a) bringing said first composition into contact with at least one organic extraction agent in order to form a second composition; (b) extractive distillation of said second composition in order to form a third composition comprising said organic extraction agent and trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-E), and a stream comprising the 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene and the 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (245cb); and (c) recovery and separation of said third composition in order to form a stream comprising said organic extraction agent and a stream comprising the trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-E). The invention also relates to a method for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene. |
| US10435340B2 |
Process for the enhanced separation of ethylbenzene
A process for the distillative separation of ethylbenzene from a mixture comprising ethylbenzene and at least one other C8 aromatic compound, comprising introducing a feed stream comprising said mixture into a first distillation column, introducing a first stream comprising a heavy solvent above the feed stream into the first distillation column, introducing an aqueous stream below the feed stream into the first distillation column. |
| US10435338B2 |
Method and process for converting the ethylene present in the overhead effluent from a FCC in a manner such as to increase the propylene production
A gaseous fraction leaving overhead from a fractionation column of a catalytic cracking unit (FCC) is fractionated using a unit for the conversion of ethylene into propylene, in order to upgrade the ethylene contained in the fuel gas. |
| US10435331B2 |
Honeycomb structure
A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb substrate including latticed partition walls which define a plurality of cells extending from one end face to the other end face and forming through channels for fluid and a honeycomb outer wall, and a flange portion attached to a part of the honeycomb outer wall of the honeycomb substrate, and including latticed flange partition walls which define a plurality of flange cells extending from one flange end face to the other flange end face and a flange outer wall, and in the honeycomb substrate, a ratio of a non-outer wall region in which the honeycomb outer wall is not disposed is in a range of 10 to 90% to a total area of a substrate circumferential surface. |
| US10435323B2 |
Method of making glass sheets with gas pretreatment of refractory
A method of making a glass sheet includes exposing a refractory block material comprising at least one multivalent component to a reducing atmosphere for a time and at a temperature sufficient to substantially reduce the at least one multivalent component of the refractory block material. The method also includes flowing molten glass over the refractory block material that has been exposed to the reducing atmosphere while preventing substantial re-oxidation of the at least one multivalent component. |
| US10435304B2 |
Process for making ammonia
A process for production of ammonia includes: providing a reaction stream including carbon monoxide and hydrogen; passing the reaction stream and steam over a water gas shift catalyst in a catalytic shift reactor, forming a shifted gas mixture depleted in carbon monoxide and enriched in hydrogen; passing the shifted gas mixture with an oxygen-containing gas over a selective oxidation catalyst at ≥175° C., forming a selectively oxidized gas stream with a portion of the carbon monoxide converted to carbon dioxide; removing some of the carbon dioxide from the selectively oxidized gas stream in a carbon dioxide removal unit; passing the carbon dioxide depleted stream over a methanation catalyst in a methanator to form a methanated gas stream, optionally adjusting its hydrogen:nitrogen molar ratio to form an ammonia synthesis gas; and passing the ammonia synthesis gas over an ammonia synthesis catalyst in an ammonia converter to form ammonia. |
| US10435303B2 |
Sol-gel process for the production of silica aerogels
A improved sol-gel process is described for the production of silica aerogels, in particular from plant raw materials, in particular from rice processing waste. |
| US10435300B2 |
Raw material of composite pellets used in kiln phosphoric acid process, and forming method therefor
Disclosed is a composite pellet used as a raw material in a kiln process for the production of phosphoric acid, which is of a core-shell structure with an inner ball encapsulated with a shell, the inner ball mainly consists of a inner ball material and a binding agent, and the shell mainly consists of a cladding material and a binding agent; the inner ball material mainly consists of a carbonaceous reductant powder, and phosphate ore powder and silica powder, the inner ball is combined with the shell through the binding agent to form the core-shell shaped structure. The preparation of the composite pellets comprises the steps of preparing the inner ball, preparing the cladding material, forming, drying and solidifying composite green pellets etc. The composite pellets prepared by the present invention have a smaller range of formulation fluctuation, more stable quality, higher strength and better performance. |
| US10435298B2 |
Oxygen-generating compositions comprising thermally treated (Fe,Mg)O
The present disclosure provides an oxygen-generating composition comprising an oxygen source and mixed-metal oxide of formula: (Fe,Mg)O, wherein said mixed-metal oxide is in at least partially crystalline form. |
| US10435291B2 |
MEMS isolation structures
A device may comprise a substrate formed of a first semiconductor material and a trench formed in the substrate. A second semiconductor material may be formed in the trench. The second semiconductor material may have first and second portions that are isolated with respect to one another and that are isolated with respect to the first semiconductor material. |
| US10435289B2 |
Deformable apparatus and method
An apparatus and method wherein the method comprises: a deformable substrate; a curved support structure configured to support at least a portion of a resistive sensor wherein the resistive sensor comprises a first electrode, a second electrode and a resistive sensor material provided between the electrodes; at least one support configured to space the curved support structure from the deformable substrate so that when the deformable substrate is deformed the curved support structure is not deformed in the same way; wherein the resistive sensor is positioned on the curved support structure so as to limit deformation of the resistive sensor when the deformable substrate is deformed. |
| US10435288B2 |
Liquid volume transfer system, liquid infusion device, unmanned aerial vehicle and liquid container
A liquid volume transfer system includes: a liquid infusion device, including a first communication module, a first controller and a first flow rate detecting module; a liquid container, including a second communication module; and an unmanned aerial vehicle, including a third communication module, a third controller and a second flow rate detecting module. The first controller obtains a remaining liquid volume value from the second communication module through the first communication module, and determines a target infused liquid volume value based on the remaining liquid volume value and a total infused liquid volume value; after completion of infusion, the total infused liquid volume value is sent to the second communication module through the first communication module; the third controller obtains the total infused liquid volume value through the third communication module, and sends the remaining liquid volume value to the second communication module through the third communication module after spraying. |
| US10435286B2 |
Intelligent liquid dispensing system
A liquid dispensing apparatus able to dispense liquid suitable for dispensor or as input according to desire of dispensor includes a liquid outlet, a valve, a liquid customizing module, a storage module, a determining module, a time calculating module, and a controlling module. The storage module stores rules as to liquid dispensable and a flow speed of liquid. According to the rules, the determining module determines liquid suitable for a dispensor or to answer an input requirement. According to the flow speed and dispensable amount, the time calculating module calculates a time for the liquid to flow. When preset condition is met, the controlling module turns the valve on. When a flow time of the liquid is reached, the controlling module turns the valve off. |
| US10435284B1 |
Load laser guidance system for forklift
A load laser guidance system for a forklift having a pair of laterally overlapping and laterally adjustable hollow parallelepiped bars on a forklift front end. A pair of servo motors, provided for the lateral adjustment of the bars, is disposed within the bars, which are attached to the mast assembly by a pair of braces. Forwardly projecting laser sensors, disposed on each bar, are configured to detect a width of a load of palletized cargo and to then communicate with a central processing unit within an interior dashboard which, in turn, activates servo motors to adjust the width of the bars to determine if the cargo can fit within a particular storage space. A dashboard monitor on the dashboard includes controls and a monitor screen permitting manual override of bar width adjustment. Weight sensors, disposed on each forklift arm, recognize load presence prior to activation of the laser sensors. |
| US10435283B1 |
Turntable leveling system
A turntable leveling system is configured to level a boom turret of an aerial device. This allows the boom turret to be leveled more than with level correction by outriggers. The turntable leveling system includes a lower turntable wedge and an upper turntable wedge. Each of the lower turntable wedge and the upper turntable wedge is independently rotatable relative to the chassis. The turntable leveling system is configured to be installed between a chassis and the boom turret of an aerial device. The turntable leveling system may further comprise a central turntable wedge disposed between the upper turntable wedge and the lower turntable wedge. |
| US10435278B2 |
Mobile machine
The present invention relates to a mobile machine, in particular a crawler crane, comprising: an undercarriage with a tracklaying gear, and an uppercarriage which is rotatably mounted with respect to the undercarriage, wherein the tracklaying gear includes two crawler supports aligned parallel to each other, along whose longitudinal direction a crawler chain each is movably arranged, wherein one cantilever arm each is provided on the inner sides of the crawler supports facing each other, and at the distal end of the respective cantilever arm a support cylinder is arranged. |
| US10435275B2 |
Elevator door device
An elevator door device includes a failure detection vane mounted on a safety shoe, and a failure detection roller to be brought into contact with the failure detection vane to turn on a shoe switch. The failure detection roller is mounted only on an OFF-failure detection floor. In a case where the shoe switch is turned off when a door is fully closed on the OFF-failure detection floor, it is determined that the safety shoe has OFF failure, and in a case where the shoe switch is turned on when the door is fully closed on an ON-failure detection floor, on which the failure detection roller is not mounted, it is determined that the safety shoe has ON failure. |
| US10435274B2 |
Seaworthy, watertight, floatable container for an offshore wind turbine maintenance program
A container for maintenance capsule as a component of a maintenance system for an offshore wind turbine maintenance program. The container transports tools, parts and maintenance personnel to and from respective wind turbine towers. The container is seaworthy, watertight and floatable, and can be loaded on a maintenance vessel which carries the container to and from a wind turbine tower. |
| US10435271B2 |
Elevator data communication arrangement
Elevator safety and safety related information needs to be sent reliably to safety controlling systems. Existing elevator communication devices may be used for transmitting this information by processing the received safety and safety related information and processing it before sending it over the communication bus from the elevator car or floor equipment to the controlling devices. A separate communication unit may be used for receiving and processing safety and safety related data packets before they are transmitted over a common bus used for safety and safety non-critical submission. |
| US10435263B2 |
Paper feeding device, image forming apparatus and paper feeding method
A paper feeding device according to an embodiment includes a paper feeding cassette that holds a plurality of sheets and has a stacking surface with an angle A relative to horizontal that changes depending on a quantity of sheets stacked thereon. A pickup roller feeds the plurality of sheets from the paper feeding cassette. A separation roller separates the plurality of sheets from each other in a case where the plurality of sheets are fed from the paper feeding cassette in an overlapped state. A guide unit has a guide surface which is inclined upwards on a downstream side thereof in the transport direction of the plurality of sheets. A drive unit changed an angle B of the guide surface relative to horizontal. A control device controls the drive unit to change the angle B based on the angle A. |
| US10435258B2 |
Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a storage unit storing a sheet, a conveyance member to convey a sheet, a support shaft portion, and a separation unit. The support shaft portion has one end fixed to a main body of the sheet conveyance apparatus and the other end as a free end that is not fixed to the main body. The separation unit pinches and conveys a sheet with the conveyance member and separates a plurality of sheets stored in and fed from the storage unit one by one. The separation unit includes a separation member that is supported by the support shaft portion and rotatable with the support shaft portion, and a holding member to hold the separation member. By moving the holding member in an axial direction of the support shaft portion, the separation unit is removed from the apparatus with the holding member holding the separation member. |
| US10435255B2 |
System or method for stacking containers
Exemplary systems and methods are disclosed for stacking containers in an automated storage and retrieval system. The system includes a plurality of storage stacks establishing a grid of storage locations and a plurality of buffering stacks. Each buffering stack having a hand-over location for holding containers near a surface of a grid and at least one intermediate holding location for holding the containers to be transported to processing stations or storage locations within the grid. An overhead load handler is configured to lift or lower containers from/to the top of a storage stack or the hand-over location of a buffering stack. |
| US10435251B2 |
Cleaning method and device for belt buffers
In order to clean the webs in a belt buffer having a plurality of belts arranged one above the other, a cleaning medium is applied to a running belt by means of a cleaning device and vacuumed off together with the loosened contamination. A device for carrying out this cleaning has a cleaning head for applying and vacuuming off the cleaning medium and a device for adjusting the height of the cleaning head to the level of the web to be cleaned and to move the cleaning head over the web to be cleaned. |
| US10435249B2 |
Conveying device
A conveying device includes a workpiece pressing member and a switching member. The workpiece pressing member is able to move along a conveyance path when a mobile body moves, and also moves a workpiece downstream of the conveyance path by moving downstream of the conveyance path while pressing the workpiece. The switching member is able to move along the conveyance path as the mobile body moves, and switches between an engaged state and a non-engaged state with the workpiece pressing member depending on whether the movement is in downstream and upstream directions. When the switching member moves downstream, the workpiece pressing member is able to press the workpiece, and, when the switching member moves upstream, the workpiece pressing member is able to avoid coming into contact with the workpiece. |
| US10435247B2 |
Tensioning system and drive positioning on a conveyor assembly
A conveyor assembly includes a frame having an intake end and a discharge end, the intake end and the discharge end defining a material flow direction therebetween. The conveyor assembly also includes a conveyor supported on the frame and configured to move material along the material flow direction. The conveyor assembly also includes a first non-driven idler shaft coupled to the conveyor at the intake end, a drive shaft coupled to the conveyor at the discharge end, and a tensioning system coupled to the drive shaft and configured to move the drive shaft relative to the idler shaft when the tensioning system is activated. |
| US10435238B2 |
Unitary ornamental front load containers, ornamental surrounds, and front load containers
Unitary ornamental front load containers for containing trash and/or recyclables include a container for containing the trash and/or recyclables, and an ornamental surround attached with a connector to the front load container. The attached ornamental surround defines right and left front openings aligned with right and left front pocket openings of right and left fork pockets of the container. The ornamental surround obscures from view the front sidewall, the right sidewall having the right fork pocket, the left sidewall having the left fork pocket, the rear sidewall, and the at least one hinged top of the container by an observer standing on the ground. The container and the attached ornamental surround being liftable as a unit by forks of a front loading garbage truck to empty the trash and/or the recyclables from the unitary ornamental front load container. |
| US10435234B2 |
Chemical liquid supply apparatus and semiconductor processing apparatus having the same
A chemical liquid supply apparatus includes a storage container configured to accommodate a chemical liquid for processing a semiconductor substrate, a chemical liquid supply pipe, a supply nozzle, and a grounding conductor. A conductive layer including a non-metallic conductive material is formed on an inner surface of the chemical liquid supply pipe. The supply nozzle includes a non-metallic conductive material. The conductive layer or the supply nozzle is electrically connected to the grounding conductor which is grounded to an outside of the pipe. |
| US10435233B2 |
Paracord dispenser and associated methods
A cord dispenser includes a body having a body outer wall and an inner chamber. The inner chamber is operable to contain a length of cord, the cord having a first cord end. A retaining mechanism is rigidly affixed to the body outer wall of the dispenser. The retaining mechanism is sized to removably secure a light source. A first through-hole is disposed in the body through which the first cord end is operable to be extended and to be securely attached to the light source. |
| US10435228B2 |
Two-liquid mixing-type aerosol product
The present invention has as its object the provision of a two-liquid mixing-type aerosol product having high formulation stability, being capable of easily forming a discharge material having a desired composition, and providing comfort during use when it is applied to the human body.A two-liquid mixing-type aerosol product of the present invention has a double-structure container including a propellant filling space and two liquid concentrate filling spaces and having a discharging mechanism for simultaneously discharging the contents filled in the two liquid concentrate filling spaces. The propellant filling space is filled with a propellant composed of a compressed gas. A first liquid concentrate filling space is filled with a first liquid concentrate composition having a viscosity of 1 to 1000 mPa·s at a temperature of 20° C. A second liquid concentrate filling space is filled with a second liquid concentrate composition having a viscosity of 1 to 1000 mPa·s at a temperature of 20° C. The discharging mechanism has a function for breaking the first liquid concentrate composition and the second liquid concentrate composition down into fine droplets and discharging these liquid concentrate compositions as mists. |
| US10435226B2 |
Dosing dispenser system
A dosing dispenser includes a housing, a traveler, and a plunger. The dosing dispenser also includes a driver. The housing defines a chamber, and the traveler and plunger are each positionable within the chamber. The traveler is configured to selectively position the plunger along an axis in at least one direction within the chamber. |
| US10435220B2 |
Packaging material and packaging container having an opening device made therefrom
Described herein are packaging materials and their use in manufacturing packaging containers having an opening device, and intended for food products. In some embodiments, a packaging material for a packaging container for liquid or semi-liquid food includes: a bulk layer made of paper or paperboard; a heat-sealing layer; a barrier layer arranged between the bulk layer and the heat-sealing layer; and a laminate layer arranged between the barrier layer and the bulk layer. The packaging material can include one or more weakenings in direct or indirect contact with an attenuation in the packaging material, the one or more weakenings defining a consumer opening area. The attenuation can provide a material bridge for an injection molded opening device. In one embodiment, the attenuation can include the heat-sealing layer, the barrier layer, and the laminate layer, but not the bulk layer. |
| US10435219B2 |
Display package for a hand tool
Packaging comprising of a display structure for displaying the hand tool. A retaining structure is combined to the display structure for engaging the working end of the ratchet tool with friction to prevent rotation of the working end. A securement structure is combined to the display structure and is configured to secure a portion of the ratchet tool in a manner that permits rotation of the handle of the ratchet tool relative to the working end while preventing the ratchet tool from being separated from the securement structure. |
| US10435215B2 |
Metal decorative product
A metal decorative product has a metallic luster decoration coated packaging on at least one side of a substrate and encloses a part disposed with electromagnetic wave device. The metallic luster decoration coated packaging is formed by coating an ink mixed with metal powder. In the metallic luster decoration coated packaging, the ink is used to make the metal powder and metal powder connection formed by the metal powder insulated and independent from each other. |
| US10435206B2 |
Sealable container arrangement
A closable container arrangement comprises a container, which comprises a container material and has a container longitudinal axis and a container connecting element, a lid which comprises a lid material, a sealing element, which comprises a sealing material, for sealing the lid on the container, wherein the sealing material comprises a hardness which is less than the hardness of the container material and/or is less than the hardness of the lid material. |
| US10435205B1 |
Paint bucket lid
A paint bucket lid is provided which easily is fitted atop a 5 gallon paint bucket. The lid has an access aperture which readily receives a siphon hose to supply paint to line painting equipment. A flap is hingedly connected to a fixed portion of the lid allowing it to be opened exposing an opening through which additional paint may be added without interrupting the line painting operation. |
| US10435204B2 |
Tamper evident food container with accordiated pull tab
A plastic container capable of assuming a loading state, an initially sealed state and an opened state comprises a lid including a lid rim and a base having a base rim. The lid rim sealingly engages with the base rim. A projecting portion has an accordiated section and a pull tab that projects outwardly from the lid. The accordiated section has at least one pleat. The projecting portion includes a frangible bridge. When the plastic food container is in the initially sealed state, the accordiated section has a first length and a first orientation relative to the projecting portion. When the container is in the initially sealed state and a first pulling force is applied to the pull tab, the frangible bridge ruptures. When the frangible bridge ruptures and before the lid is separated from the base, the container is in a tab-employed state in which the accordiated section springs outward and has a second length visibly longer than the first length. |
| US10435199B2 |
Compositions for containers and other articles and methods of using same
This invention provides a polymer, which is preferably a polyether polymer. The polymer may be used in coating compositions. Containers and other articles comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers and other articles are also provided. The invention further provides compositions including the polymer (e.g., powder coatings), which have utility in a variety of coating end uses, including, for example, valve and pipe coatings. |
| US10435194B2 |
Reinforced collapsible box
A reinforced box includes a body board comprising a bottom panel; a first side panel hingedly attached to the bottom panel, a first side flap hingedly attached to the first side panel; a second side panel hingedly attached to the bottom panel, a second side flap hingedly attached to the second side panel; and a first end flap and a second end flap each hingedly attached to the bottom panel, the first end flap adjacent to the second end flap; and an end panel, the first side flap of the first side panel attached to the end panel proximate to a first side of the end panel, the second side flap of the second side panel attached to the end panel proximate to a second side of the end panel, the first end flap and the second end flap attached to the end panel. |
| US10435192B2 |
Multiple inspection system and method that inspects different medications
A multiple inspection system and method that inspects packages filled with at least two different medications that are to be consumed by a patient is described. The method includes filling each package with the at least two different medications. A package that is to be inspected is selected by a process control module. A first automated inspection examines the different medications with a first measurement device. A first measurement result is generated. A first automated inspection result is generated by comparing a first expected inspection value with the first measurement result. A second automated inspection having a second measurement device generates a second measurement result. A second automated inspection result is generated by comparing a second expected inspection value with the second measurement result. An analytical module then proceeds to compare the first automated inspection result and the second automated inspection result. |
| US10435191B2 |
Projecting containment force for load wrapping apparatus
A method, apparatus and program product project a containment force to be applied to a load by a load wrapping apparatus prior to wrapping the load to facilitate proper configuration of the load wrapping apparatus for a wrapping operation. |
| US10435186B2 |
Apparatus and process for packaging a product
An apparatus for packaging a product comprises a packaging assembly to fix a film sheet to a support. The packaging assembly includes a lower tool having seats for receiving the support and an upper tool facing the lower tool and comprising a film holding plate for holding the film sheet. The film holding plate has an active surface for receiving the film sheet, where the upper and lower tools cooperating to define a packaging chamber. The packaging assembly is open to receive the film sheet in a first operating condition and is hermetically closed in a second operating condition. The film holding plate has a lateral surface extending substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the active surface, the film holding plate comprising ejectors arranged in the lateral surface for ejecting a stream of gas substantially parallel to said plane and substantially away from a center of the active surface. |
| US10435184B2 |
Method of space travel using a high acceleration thrust vehicle in combination with a plurality of low acceleration thrust vehicles
A method of space travel using a high acceleration thrust vehicle in combination with a plurality of low acceleration thrust vehicles. A primary spacecraft has a kinetic launcher that is utilized to discharge a plurality of subsidiary spacecraft in order to navigate the primary spacecraft along a flight path. Each of the plurality of subsidiary spacecraft has a propulsion system, allowing each of the plurality of subsidiary spacecraft to navigate to a refueling point. The refueling point for each of the plurality of subsidiary spacecraft may be a central location or a unique position along a subsequent flight path. Each of the plurality of subsequent spacecraft is then reloaded onto the primary spacecraft or loaded onto a subsequent spacecraft for another voyage. The kinetic launcher can be repositioned in order to control the direction of the acceleration experienced by the primary spacecraft. |
| US10435181B2 |
Method for applying a treatment fluid to interior surfaces of an aircraft fuselage
Methods are provided by which a treatment fluid (e.g., a liquid corrosion inhibitor) may be applied onto the interior surfaces of an aircraft fuselage. The methods include (a) deploying an automated guided vehicle (AGV) comprising a carriage assembly and a robotic spray system carried by the carriage assembly within the interior of the fuselage, (b) closing the cabin door opening of the fuselage with the AGV positioned therewithin, and (c) operating the AGV so as to move within the fuselage along a longitudinal axis thereof to spray the treatment fluid onto the surfaces thereof. |
| US10435176B2 |
Perimeter structure for unmanned aerial vehicle
Embodiments are described for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured for autonomous flight using visual navigation that includes a perimeter structure surrounding one or more powered rotors, the perimeter structure including image capture devices arranged so as to provide an unobstructed view around the UAV. |
| US10435173B2 |
Remote optical control surface indication system
A remote optical control surface indication system comprising mechanisms configured to engage heads of respective fasteners that attach an alignment indexing plate to a vehicular structure having a control surface coupled thereto. The system further comprises: a camera having a field of view that encompasses a portion of an end face of the control surface when the mechanisms are engaged with the fasteners and when the control surface is in a neutral position; a source of light that is activatable to project light that illuminates the end face of the control surface; a display screen comprising an array of pixels; and a computing system configured to process image data captured by the camera to determine a current position of a centerline of the end face of the control surface relative to a baseline position and control the display screen to display symbology indicating the current position relative to the baseline position. |
| US10435172B2 |
Aircraft comprising a display device for the attitude of an aircraft with respect to a fixed direction in space
A display device for displaying the attitude of an aircraft with respect to a fixed direction in space is described, said device comprising: a first element that can be fastened to the aircraft; and a second element, which is free to move with respect to the first element, following a change in position of first element with respect to the fixed direction; the second element in turn comprising: a mass, which is designed to return the second element to the same stable position with respect to the fixed direction when the first element changes its position with respect to the fixed direction; and a visual indication, which is representative of the position of the fixed direction, as the position of the first element changes. |
| US10435171B2 |
Nitrogen enriched air supply system and aircraft
To provide a nitrogen enriched air (NEA) supply system which easily maintains low the concentration of oxygen within a tank before fueling. In the present invention, a subsidiary pipe 20b that directly supplies NEA to a spill-back pipe 23 is provided. In a descent phase of an aircraft, the NEA is supplied to a second fuel tank 17 from the subsidiary pipe 20b. When the second fuel tank 17 is fueled after landing, the stored NEA is pushed out into a first fuel tank 15 through the spill-back pipe 23 by fuel F. Thus, the concentration of oxygen within the first fuel tank 15 can be also maintained low. Accordingly, it is possible to cut out the need for supplying the NEA before fueling, and thereby fuel the fuel tank while avoiding fuel explosion. |
| US10435168B2 |
System and method for controlling a position of an auxiliary power unit inlet door
A system and method for controlling a position of an inlet door of an auxiliary power unit are provided. A first control signal comprising instructions for opening the inlet door to a selected one of at least a first position and a second position is output. A possible failure in a feedback signal associated with the selected one of the at least first position and second position is detected and a second control signal comprising instructions for opening the inlet door to the other one of the at least first position and second position is then output. |
| US10435167B2 |
Method for automatically controlling the operating speed of a helicopter turboshaft engine, corresponding control device and helicopter provided with such a device
The invention relates to a method for automatically controlling an operating mode of a turboshaft engine of a helicopter, comprising a step (10) of receiving data (27, 28, 29) that are representative of the flight of the helicopter; a step (11) of selecting the turboshaft engine for which a change of mode would be most relevant; a step (12) of determining an operating mode of said turboshaft engine, known as the selected mode, selected from a plurality of predetermined operating modes; and a step (14) of ordering the operating mode of said turboshaft engine into said selected mode. The invention also relates to a corresponding control device. |
| US10435166B2 |
Cowling with structural hand holds operating also as maintenance position bumpers
An example cowling for a rotorcraft is hinged on a stationary part of an airframe of the rotorcraft and is pivotable from a closed position into a first partially open position and thereafter into a second fully open position. The example cowling includes a rod articulated on the cowling and having a free end configured to releasably engage with the airframe to hold the cowling in the first position; and at least one handhold attached to an exterior surface of the cowling, wherein the at least one handhold has a substantially straight section that in the fully open position rests on a top portion of the airframe so as to more evenly distribute the weight of the cowling on the airframe. |
| US10435163B2 |
Aircraft propelled by a turbojet engine with contrarotating fans
An aircraft propelled by a turbojet having contrarotating fans, the turbojet being incorporated at the rear of a fuselage of the aircraft and in line therewith and including two gas generators that feed a working turbine having two contrarotating turbine rotors for driving two fans arranged downstream from the gas generators, and distinct air intakes for feeding each gas generator, the air intakes being connected to the fuselage of the aircraft so as to take in at least a portion of the boundary layer formed around the fuselage of the aircraft. |
| US10435157B2 |
Headrest with integrated in-flight entertainment system
Described are headrests with integrated entertainment systems. The headrest includes a shell that is coupled to a seat through a headrest mount that has at least one degree of freedom of movement. The headrest shell also supports a visor with at least one side arm and a display span that may rotate between stowed and deployed positions. A neutral position mechanism supports the headrest in a neutral position and provides resistance to movement between the headrest and the passenger seat. The attachment of the visor to the headrest shell may also include an adjustment slot to allow fore and aft translation of the visor with respect to the headrest shell. The fore and aft translation of the visor allows for positioning the visor at different focal lengths, and provides extra clearance for the visor as it moves between stowed and deployed positions. |
| US10435156B2 |
Transport apparatus
An airworthy, unmanned transport apparatus (1) has a payload container (2) for at least one consignment (14), wherein the transport apparatus (1) has on its underside (4) at least two latching arms (5) which are arranged opposite one another and are each subjected to a spring force and by way of which the payload container (2) is able to be latched onto the transport apparatus (1) such that, as a result of the latching arms (5) being pressed in, the payload container (2) is releasable from the transport apparatus (1). |
| US10435153B2 |
Nets and devices for facilitating capture of unmanned aerial vehicles
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capture nets, netting systems, UAVs, and methods of making netting systems are disclosed. A UAV capture net may include an open-mesh material, and a plurality of streamers coupled to the open-mesh material, where each of the plurality of streamers includes a free longitudinal end. Netting systems may include a container, a propellant disposed within the container, and a net disposed with in the container, where the net includes an open-mesh structure and a plurality of streamers coupled to the open-mesh structure. UAVs may include an airframe coupled with a propulsion system and a netting system. Methods of making netting systems may include disposing a propellant and a net into a container, where the net includes an open-meshed fabric and a plurality of streamers connected to a portion of the open-mesh fabric. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. |
| US10435151B2 |
System for converting a safeguarded free flight onboard battery-powered drone to a ground-powered tethered drone
A system and method for converting onboard battery-powered, free-flight drones into ground-powered tethered drones that overcome the impediments designed into safeguarded free-flight drones. In combination with a ground-sourced power supply for the drone, power being delivered to the drone through a tether, the system comprises a battery emulating module that provides false signals to the drone's battery circuit board such that the onboard batteries may be removed and the alternative ground-based power source utilized without causing the drone's main circuit board to initiate a systems shutdown. |
| US10435150B1 |
Pneumatically actuated trim tab system on a rotating blade
A pneumatic actuated trim tab system adapted to be mounted on a rotor blade to pneumatically alter aerodynamic properties of the rotor blade. The system includes an inflatable diaphragm adapted to be mounted on one or each side of the rotor blade; a deformable plate attached to each of the inflatable diaphragm, such that inflation and deflation of the inflatable diaphragm causes movement of each of the plates; a valving system connected to each inflatable diaphragm to allow input of a fluid into each inflatable diaphragm and allow release of a fluid out of each inflatable diaphragm; and a controller for controlling fluid pressure into and out of each inflatable diaphragm using the valving system. |
| US10435146B2 |
Vehicle configuration with motors that rotate between a lifting position and a thrusting position
This disclosure describes a configuration of an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that will facilitate extended flight duration. The UAV may have any number of lifting motors. For example, the UAV may include four lifting motors (also known as a quad-copter), eight lifting motors (also known as an octo-copter), etc. Likewise, to improve the efficiency of horizontal flight, the UAV also includes a pivot assembly that may rotate about an axis from a lifting position to a thrusting position. The pivot assembly may include two or more offset motors that generate a differential force that will cause the pivot assembly to rotate between the lifting position and the thrusting position without the need for any additional motors or gears. |
| US10435143B1 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle with ports configured to receive swappable components
A configurable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may include swappable components that may be selectable to configure a customized UAV just prior to deployment of the UAV that is configured to deliver a package to a destination. The UAV may include a plurality of ports that may accept swappable components. The ports may be coupled to a logic board to enable control of the swappable components. The ports and swappable components may enable quick replacement of a malfunctioning components, such as an image sensor, which may avoid subjecting a UAV to significant downtime for service. The malfunctioning component may then be serviced after the UAV is readied for a subsequent flight or deployed on a subsequent flight. |
| US10435139B2 |
Gurney flap
A gurney flap arrangement comprises: an airfoil with an opening in a surface of the airfoil; a gurney flap having a first position in which at least a portion of the gurney flap extends through the opening and projects outwardly from the airfoil surface, and a second position in which the gurney flap does not project from the airfoil surface or projects outwardly from the airfoil surface to a lesser extent; and a seal disposed about the opening to seal a gap in the opening between the gurney flap and the airfoil. |
| US10435138B2 |
Manual wing-fold mechanism
A manual wing-fold mechanism provides a means by which to reconfigure the wing of an aircraft between a flight configuration and one that can be easily stowed and transported. The folding mechanism includes an extension tube that enables the outboard portion of the wing to be extended away from the inboard section of the wing, rotated about the lateral axis of the aircraft and then pivoted rearward so that the wing is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft along side the fuselage. The wing-fold mechanism is independent of the structural components of the wing used to convey aerodynamic loads during flight and provides a means for the user to bring the outboard wing section into a near alignment position while the wing-fold mechanism thereafter assists to refine the alignment into its final flight configuration. |
| US10435133B2 |
Low stress stiffener runout in Pi bonded structure
A stringer for having a runout with a raised area configured to reduces stress while improving drainage across the runout when utilized in a close structural component of a vehicle such as an aileron of an aircraft. In one or more configurations, the raised area of the runout of the stringer includes multiple tapered surfaces adjacent to one another oriented and configured as ramps to collectively guide water up, over and down the raised area of the stringer. |
| US10435131B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a waterjet-driven marine vessel
A system for controlling a marine vessel having first and second steering nozzles and corresponding first and second reversing buckets, comprises a processor configured to receive a first vessel control signal including at least a component corresponding to a translational thrust command in a port direction, and that is configured to provide a set of actuator control signals coupled to and control the first and second reversing buckets. The processor is configured to provide the set of actuator control signals so as to maintain the first reversing bucket substantially in a first discrete position and the second reversing bucket substantially in a second discrete position as long as the first vessel control signal includes a component corresponding to a translational thrust command in the port direction. |
| US10435130B2 |
Electric actuator for a marine steering system
An electric actuator comprises a housing and an output shaft reciprocatingly received by the housing. There is a screw assembly disposed within the housing and coupled to the output shaft. The screw assembly includes a plurality of annular rollers and a central screw received by the annular rollers. The annular rollers are rotatable about the central screw. There is a motor which includes a stator and a rotor. The rotor has an inner bore which engages the annular rollers. Rotation of the rotor causes the central screw to translate axially relative to the rotor and the output shaft to reciprocate relative to the housing. |
| US10435123B2 |
Auto erected ballast bags
A ballast bag includes a top portion, a center portion coupled to the top portion, a bottom portion coupled to the center portion, and a spring coupled to the top portion and the bottom portion and encapsulated by the center portion, the spring being capable of expanding the ballast bag from a compact state to an erect state, the ballast bag being capable of retaining water in the erect state. |
| US10435119B2 |
Container catching system which is sea-proof
A container catching system, which is sea proof, includes a frame with a base on which a container is to be positioned, hinge pins secured to the frame above the base, and arms situated around the base, each arm having an abovementioned hinge pin. Arm portions situated above the hinge pin contact, in the unfolded state, a container to be lowered to guide the container towards the base, and arm portions situated below the hinge pin move outwards when they contact the container, thereby causing at least the top arm to engage the container. |
| US10435118B2 |
Method and system for a towed vessel suitable for transporting liquids
A towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in the transportation, navigation, and storage of the towable vessel, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, power supply devices and methods, and means for filling, inflating, emptying, and deflating a non-rigid, towed vessel. Aspects of embodiments of the present invention further include features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of the fluid to be transported. |
| US10435117B1 |
Secure accessory mounting track
A secure accessory mounting track may comprise an elongated body with a tee-slot formed into the body. At least one end of the tee-slot terminates in an angled slot that may allow entry of device attachment hardware, but which will not permit the device attachment hardware to escape from the track when a device attached to the track is loosened only enough to adjust the position of a device. This fully secures the device along the entire length of the track, even when adjusting the position of the device. Attachment of the device may be achieved by fully tightening the attachment hardware to clamp a retaining flange between the hardware and the device. Removal of the device may require the attachment hardware to be loosened farther than what would be required for adjusting the position of the device. |
| US10435114B2 |
Bicycle gear shifter
A bicycle gear shifter comprises a shift positioning ratchet provided with positioning teeth, release teeth, and drive teeth, a drive member for rotating the shift positioning ratchet, a mounting member mounted on a bicycle handlebar, a resettable positioning member, a release member for driving movements of the resettable positioning member, a fixing member connected to the mounting member, and an actuating member for driving the shift positioning ratchet to reversely rotate. The shift positioning ratchet and the actuating member are mounted on the fixing member by a rotatable main shaft, the resettable positioning member is sleeved around the rotatable main shaft, and a positioning pawl is provided for engaging with the positioning teeth. The drive member is sleeved around the rotatable main shaft and is provided with a driving part engaging with the driving teeth. The bicycle gear shifter has a simple and compact structure, which reduces the stroke of the corresponding components during the shifting process, raises the responsiveness of a bicycle shifting process, and allows a cyclist to shift gears quickly while riding. The invention also allows a cyclist to select a direction of operation on the basis of actual requirements for flexible use. |
| US10435112B2 |
Bicycle drive train
A bicycle drive train comprises a sprocket assembly and a floating sprocket. The sprocket assembly comprises a first rotational center axis, a first sprocket, and a second sprocket. The first sprocket includes at least one first sprocket tooth and at least one first axially displaceable tooth with respect to the first rotational center axis. The second sprocket includes at least one second sprocket tooth. The at least one first axially displaceable tooth is displaceable relative to the at least one first sprocket tooth toward the at least one second sprocket tooth. The floating sprocket comprises a second rotational center axis and an axially sliding surface. The axially sliding surface is to support the floating sprocket movably relative to the sprocket assembly in an axial direction with respect to the second rotational center axis. |
| US10435110B2 |
Rear derailleur for a bicycle
A rear derailleur is provided for mounting to a bicycle. An upper body operationally engages the rear derailleur to the bicycle, and a lower body operationally engages a chain cage engaging a chain of the bicycle. Upper and lower link arms are pivotally connected to the upper and lower bodies. The upper link arm includes an actuating arm extending downwardly from the upper link arm through an aperture of the lower link arm. A cable for actuating the derailleur operationally engages the actuating arm for moving the chain cage relative to the bicycle. |
| US10435109B2 |
Gasoline engine boosting system and bicycle using the same
A gasoline engine boosting system including a fuel tank, an engine, a fuel tube, an accelerator line, a drive sprocket, a drive chain, a discharge pipe and a fixing bracket. The fixing bracket includes an adjustable engine fixing bracket. The adjustable engine fixing bracket includes a first front fixing rod, a second front fixing rod, a first rear fixing rod, a second rear fixing rod, a front fixing base, a rear fixing base, a first tube clip and a second tube clip, the front fixing base and the rear fixing base are respectively fixed on a front side and a rear side of the engine. The front fixing base includes a front sliding adjustment groove. The rear fixing base includes a rear sliding adjustment groove allow. The gasoline engine boosting system is adaptable to a bicycle frame. |
| US10435102B2 |
Recumbent bicycle with direct underseat steering
The invention allows a rider to operate a bicycle in a recumbent position, and steer the bicycle using a direct underseat steering system. The recumbent position, compared to the typical upright riding position, greatly reduces air resistance and required effort. The direct underseat steering system is mechanically simple, which makes is less costly to manufacture, and the direct steering system is also less likely than linkage-based systems to be damaged in a crash. The frame geometry allows the manufacturer to use inexpensive materials and techniques, while still providing the rider adequate stiffness and durability. |
| US10435101B2 |
Motorcycle retractable top
A retractable top for a motorcycle including a windshield and a storage compartment, the retractable top is provided with at least one hinge secured to the storage compartment, at least one folding member for pivotably securing a front section of the retractable top to an adjacent section of the retractable top, and at least one buckle for securing the front section of the retractable top to the windshield. Each buckle includes a first hook disposed on an inner surface of the windshield, a pivotal loop configured to place on the first hook, a second hook disposed on an inner surface of the front section of the retractable top, and a third hook pivotably secured to the pivotal loop and configured to secure to the second hook. The retractable top and the windshield are configured to releasably fasten together. |
| US10435100B2 |
Bicycle component
A bicycle component is provided with a base including a recess, a cover, a protected member that is at least partially arranged in the recess, and an engagement portion. The cover is configured to close the recess. The protected member is at least partially arranged in the recess. The engagement portion is configured separately from the cover and the protected member. The engagement portion is arranged in the recess and engages the cover that covers the recess. |
| US10435099B2 |
Personal exercise measuring safety system
A personal exercise measuring safety system is provided. Aforementioned system is applied in a bicycle and includes an image acquiring or information transmitting device, an exercise measuring device, a personal mobile digital measuring device and a power supply device. The image acquiring or information transmitting device is configured on one portion of the bicycle by a fixator. The personal mobile digital measuring device electrically connected with the image acquiring or information transmitting device by a digital image transmitting device so as to receive an image or information. The personal mobile digital measuring device selectively displays the image or information, or provides an external handheld communication device for receiving and displaying the image or information. The power supply device is configured to provide power to each device. |
| US10435098B2 |
Modular support element for the human body
The present invention relates to a support element for the human body, including a padding component and a base component or body, the base component including an upper, in use, surface, as well as a lower, in use, surface, the padding component includes an upper, in use, surface, and a lower, in use, surface designed to engage the upper, in use, surface of the base component, the support element including removable anchoring means of the base component to the padding component. |
| US10435097B2 |
Bicycle seat for protecting ischial tuberosities
A bicycle seat has a bicycle saddle with a forward end and a rearward end, the saddle having an ischial region. One or more cushioning pads are placed on the saddle in the ischial region. The cushioning pads have an upper surface, with the cushioning pads being connected to the saddle in a manner that enables the upper surface of the cushioning pads to move either from side to side with respect to the saddle during pedaling, or forward and rearward with respect to the saddle during pedaling, or both from side to side and forward and rearward during pedaling. |
| US10435093B2 |
Utility vehicle configurable workstation
Disclosed is a configurable workstation for coupling to a utility vehicle. The workstation allows for fast, simple, and secure mounting to the utility vehicle by way of a conforming surface engaging with the utility vehicle's rear platform or bagwell. The workstation is configurable in a number of customized forms depending on the use requirements of the utility vehicle and workstation and may include drawers, an interchangeable work surface with or without a backsplash, cabinets, or bins in many different combinations. Examples of the interchangeable work surface include a countertop, a wooden or metal workbench, and other removable and exchangeable work surfaces according to the application desired. |
| US10435092B2 |
Track tensioner
A track assembly is formed from a frame, first and second idler wheels, an endless track, and a tensioning assembly. The track is stretched around the wheels. By using the tensioning assembly to increase or decrease the distance between the first and second idler wheels, the tension within the track is adjusted. The tensioning assembly is formed from an outer tube, an inner member having an indicator, and a cage assembly having an opening. The outer tube is supported by the frame and is coupled to the second idler wheel. The inner member is telescopically received within the outer tube and is coupled to the first idler wheel. The opening is alignable with the indicator in response to relative longitudinal movement of the cage assembly and the inner member. |
| US10435088B2 |
Tailgate reinforcement
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a reinforcement or brace that can be installed on the tailgate of a vehicle. The reinforcement can provide structural support for heavier mounted objects, such as tires, as well as allowing for different attachment points. Advantageously, the tailgate hinge does not need to be removed or replaced. |
| US10435084B2 |
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. |
| US10435081B2 |
Joining structure
A joining structure of the invention includes a first metal sheet and a pair of second metal sheets. Each of the pair of second metal sheets is overlapped on the first metal sheet in a state where an end surface of one of the second metal sheets and an end surface of the other second metal sheet face each other, and the end surfaces that face each other are integrally joined to the first metal sheet by means of a single mass of melted metal. |
| US10435080B2 |
Vehicle lower structure
A vehicle lower structure includes: a floor panel disposed in a lower part of a vehicle; an undercover disposed lower than the floor panel; and a brace extending in a vehicle width direction between the floor panel and the undercover in a vehicle vertical direction. The brace is connected to the floor panel and the undercover. An undercover-side connecting portion of the brace that is connected to the undercover is located at a lower position than a floor-panel-side connecting portion of the brace that is connected to the floor panel. |
| US10435077B2 |
Vehicle sensor cleaning
A system includes a roof mount including a drainage tray, a sensor housing disposed on the roof mount, and a sensor supported by the sensor housing and a fluid spray directed toward the sensor. The sensor is disposed above the drainage tray. |
| US10435076B2 |
Vehicle engine compartment assembly
A vehicle engine compartment assembly includes an upper longitudinal beam and a front subframe disposed under the upper longitudinal beam. The vehicle engine compartment assembly further includes a middle longitudinal beam and a connecting supporting member. The middle longitudinal beam is disposed between the upper longitudinal beam and the front subframe. The connecting supporting member is connected to each of the middle longitudinal beam, the upper longitudinal beam and the front subframe. In the vehicle engine compartment assembly, the middle longitudinal beam is added between the upper longitudinal beam and the front subframe, and the upper longitudinal beam, the middle longitudinal beam and the front subframe are connected together to form a stable structure having a shape of “”. When the vehicle suffers collision at a high speed, the impact force is transferred through three load transfer paths to improve the energy absorption effect. |
| US10435075B2 |
Suspension module having a subframe assembly
A suspension module having a subframe assembly. The subframe assembly may include a lower subframe that may pivotally support at least one lower control arm. An upper control arm mounting plate may be mounted to the lower subframe. The upper control arm mounting plate may pivotally support an upper control arm. |
| US10435073B2 |
Method for operating a steering system and steering system
The disclosure relates to a method for operating a steering system of a motor vehicle having a power steering system. A support torque is introduced into a steering transmission. A driving situation is determined. The support torque is reduced depending on the driving situation. |
| US10435071B2 |
Steering assist device and circuit
If road information indicates that a first curve zone at a near side and a second curve zone at a far side that curve in different directions are continuously located in a road, a steering assist unit of a steering assist device or a steering assist circuit finishes decreasing process of decreasing the steering assist amount when the subject vehicle passes through the first curve zone earlier than a case when the subject vehicle passes through the second curve zone. |
| US10435070B2 |
Vehicle-trailer backing system having targetless hitch angle detection and trailer geometry learning
A backing system for a trailer and vehicle and associated method includes recording an image of a hitch for the vehicle and trailer assembly with a camera. A plurality of distances related to geometry of the vehicle and the trailer and a plurality of reference points are learned based on the camera inputs. A plurality of reference distances related to the plurality of reference points are then determined. A current hitch angle may then be determined using the plurality of reference distances and the geometry distances. |
| US10435065B2 |
Steering torque compensation apparatus and method for electric power steering system
A torque compensation apparatus for an electric power steering system may include: a temperature sensor configured to sense the initial temperature around the electric power steering system when a vehicle is started; a motor position sensor configured to sense a motor angle of the electric power steering system; a timer configured to detect an operation time of the started vehicle; and a controller configured to calculate a compensation gain when the initial temperature corresponds to a preset low-temperature state, the compensation gain reflects the increasing ambient temperature, and is based on the motor angles accumulated during steering and the accumulative operation time detected through the timer after the start of the vehicle; and the controller outputs the compensation gain to compensate for a motor output torque of the electric power steering system. |
| US10435063B2 |
System and method for determining vehicle steering misalignment
A method for detecting steering misalignments in an adaptive steering system of a motor vehicle, wherein the adaptive steering system has a steering wheel angle sensor for detecting a value representative of a steering wheel angle, an adaptive angle unit for detecting a value representative of an adaptive angle, and a wheel angle detection unit for detecting a value representative of a wheel angle. The method including detecting a value representative of the steering wheel angle, detecting a value representative of the adaptive angle, detecting or determining a value representative of the wheel angle, and computing a comparison value. |
| US10435059B2 |
Snowmobile
Snowmobile having a suspension assembly comprising an upper A-arm, a lower A-arm, and a ski leg. The ski leg is pivotably connected to the upper A-arm via an upper A-arm connector and to the lower A-arm via a lower A-arm connector and is pivotable about a kingpin axis. A ski is connected to the ski leg via a ski connector. The upper A-arm connector, the lower A-arm connector and the ski connector are positioned one with respect to the others such that the kingpin axis is behind the ski connector at a level of the ski connector when the ski is viewed from the side. |
| US10435058B2 |
Child stroller apparatus having an expandable frame
A child stroller apparatus includes a first frame portion provided with a first wheel assembly, a second frame portion provided with a second wheel assembly, the second frame portion being assembled with the first frame portion for sliding movement along a lengthwise axis extending from a front to a rear of the child stroller apparatus, and an expandable storage basket spanning across the first and second frame portions. The storage basket includes a first and a second basket frame portion respectively attached to the first and second frame portion, the first and second basket frame portions being movable away or toward each other for expanding or contracting the storage basket as the second frame portion slides relative to the first frame portion for increasing or reducing a distance between the first and second wheel assemblies. |
| US10435057B2 |
Collapsible chassis for strollers, baby carriages and the like
A collapsible chassis for strollers includes a base frame supporting at least one front post and at least one rear post with wheel assemblies. The base frame further supports at least one handle tube. An actuation element is supported by the base frame and is actuated by the user to move the chassis from the open condition to the closed condition. The actuation element is movable with respect to both the handle tube and the movable post and is connected by way of a first kinematic connection element to the movable post and by way of a second kinematic connection element to the handle tube. Actuating the actuation element causes the rotation of the movable post and handle tube. A third kinematic connection element is provided which includes an articulation element adapted to cause a motion of mutual approach in a transverse direction of the two rear posts. |
| US10435049B2 |
Method for transmitting data
Data are transmitted from a secondary station to a master station along a segmented path, wherein two contiguous segments are respectively connected by a node and wherein the path has at least three segments with at least two nodes. The data from the secondary station are split into N data packets, where N is the number of nodes. The data packets are marked distinguishably, each marking corresponding to a particular node on the path. Each data packet along the path is forwarded only to the adjacent node or adjacent station. Each node checks to determine whether the marking of the packet corresponds to the respective node. If so, data from the node are added to the data packet. The data packets are collected in the master station. The data transmission is concluded successfully if all N data packets with data from all N nodes are present. |
| US10435042B1 |
Modular cargo containment systems, assemblies, components, and methods
To provide a better way of protecting cargo on flatbed trucks, railcars, and so forth, the present inventor, devised among other things a cargo containment system formed from a set of interconnectable weatherproof panels that can be configured to define a rectilinear containment structure over and around a volume of cargo. |
| US10435034B2 |
Method and apparatus for warning of the wrong-way travel of a vehicle after an accident and/or a safety-critical driving situation, especially after an interim standstill of the vehicle
A method for warning of the wrong-way travel of a vehicle after an accident and/or a safety-critical driving situation, especially after an interim standstill of the vehicle, the method including a detecting task, in which a change in a direction of travel of the vehicle after an accident is detected. Finally, the method includes a task of providing a warning signal, the warning signal being provided as a function of a detected change in the direction of travel of the vehicle, to output the warning of the wrong-way travel of the vehicle after the accident and/or the safety-critical driving situation. |
| US10435033B2 |
Driving support device, driving support system, driving support method, and automatic drive vehicle
A driving support device includes an image output unit, an operation signal input unit, and a command output unit. The image output unit outputs an image information including a vehicle object representing a vehicle and a peripheral situation of the vehicle, to a display unit. The operation signal input unit receives an operation signal of a user with respect to the vehicle object in an image displayed on the display unit. The command output unit outputs an automatic driving control command corresponding to the received operation signal, to an automatic driving controller that controls automatic driving. If the operation signal input unit receives an operation signal of the user touching the vehicle object in the image displayed on the display unit, the image output unit outputs image information to the display unit in a selectable state, the image information including a plurality of operations automatically executable by the vehicle or a plurality of regions where the vehicle is movable when the vehicle object is touched. |
| US10435032B2 |
Vehicle and method for controlling the same
The present disclosure provides a vehicle and method for controlling the same. The vehicle includes: an input unit configured to receive a command to select a traveling mode; a controller configured to determine an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) setting parameter based on a traveling mode selected through the input unit and a driving pattern of a driver; and a display configured to display setting information regarding the determined ADAS setting parameter. |
| US10435028B2 |
Vehicle state estimation apparatus and method
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus (1) for estimation of a vehicle state. The apparatus (1) includes a controller (21) configured to determine a first estimation of the vehicle state in dependence on at least one first vehicle dynamics parameter. A filter coefficient (FC) is calculated based on a first vehicle operating parameter. An operating frequency of a first signal filter (35) is set in dependence on the determined filter coefficient (FC) and the first estimation is filtered to generate a first filtered estimation of the vehicle state. The present disclosure also relates to a vehicle; and to a method of estimating a vehicle state. |
| US10435026B2 |
Twin engine power uniter
A vehicle includes a chassis, a driveline and an accessory coupled to the chassis and configured to receive rotational mechanical energy, a first driver and a second driver coupled to the chassis and configured to provide rotational mechanical energy, and a power transmission device. The power transmission device includes a housing coupled to the chassis, a first input shaft configured to receive the rotational mechanical energy from the first driver, a second input shaft configured to receive the rotational mechanical energy from the second driver, a primary output interface coupled to the driveline, a power takeoff shaft radially aligned with the first input shaft and coupled to the accessory, a first clutch configured to selectively rotationally couple the first input shaft to the primary output interface, and a second clutch configured to selectively rotationally couple the first input shaft to the power takeoff shaft. |
| US10435019B2 |
Course prediction method and course prediction device
A course prediction method uses a position acquisition circuit configured to acquire a position of a surrounding vehicle and a course prediction circuit configured to predict a course of a host vehicle based on a traveling path of the surrounding vehicle obtained from a history of the position of the surrounding vehicle. In the course prediction method, the course of the host vehicle is predicted by increasing or reducing the size of the traveling path of the surrounding vehicle, based on a turning direction and a lateral position of the surrounding vehicle. |
| US10435018B2 |
Posture information based pedestrian detection and pedestrian collision prevention apparatus and method
An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: a front detection sensor detecting a presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least any one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, or a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a PDCMS function based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by a control of the electronic control unit. |
| US10435017B2 |
Method for providing an object prediction representation
A method is for providing an object prediction representation. In an embodiment, the method includes simulating movement of a host vehicle and an object in a longitudinal-lateral coordinate system based on their initial positions at the starting time and a movement of the host vehicle and determined movement of the object. Points in time when at least one reference point of the host vehicle and an object reference point of a plurality of object reference points have the same longitudinal position are detected. Further, for each detected point in time, an associated lateral position of the object reference point at the detected point in time is detected. |
| US10435016B2 |
System and method to stabilize motorcycles
Motorcycles can become unstable when operating at high speeds and at high cornering levels. For example, they can exhibit an oscillation at the rear wheel commonly known as “weave.” A system and method is provided which utilizes a high-fidelity computer simulation model of a 2- or 3-wheel motorcycle to predict operating states such as yaw rate, lateral acceleration and roll angle for a stable motorcycle at a given speed and steer angle. The operating state of a physical motorcycle can be measured and compared to that of the model at every instant in time to determine if the operating state of the physical motorcycle differs from that of the simulation model in such a way as to indicate loss of stability. The nature of that difference can then be used to intervene in the operation of the motorcycle independent of driver actions by application of brakes, modulating the engine torque or applying torques to urge the steering system in a corrective direction. Thus by comparing the physical response of the motorcycle to that of the computer model in an on-board controller these interventions can be applied at a time and intensity to stabilize the motorcycle and prevent a loss of control. |
| US10435015B2 |
System delay corrected control method for autonomous vehicles
In one embodiment, a driving scenario is determined for a next route segment or route for an autonomous vehicle. In response, a lookup operation is performed in a scenario/delay mapping table to locate a mapping entry that matches the determined driving scenario. The scenario/delay mapping table includes a number of mapping entries. Each mapping entry maps a particular driving scenario to a system delay that has been calculated for that particular driving scenario. Thereafter, the autonomous vehicle is controlled and driven in view of the system delay corresponding to the driving scenario at the point in time, including issuing control commands according to timing compensating the system delay under the circumstances. |
| US10435004B2 |
ABDW to ABDX-R control valve conversion
A system for converting an ABDW-type control valve to an ABDX-type control valve for use in a braking mechanism for a railway vehicle includes an ABDW-type control valve body in communication with an air supply system of the braking mechanism for controlling an application and release of brakes in response to changes in air pressure within the braking mechanism. A breather plate is mounted on an accelerated application valve interface on the control valve body. The breather plate has an internal stability volume for compensating a function of an accelerated application valve. A modified slide valve bushing is mounted inside the control valve body for establishing fluid communication with at least one passageway within the control valve body. At least one plug mounted is to at least one air passageway within the control valve body for sealing or choking the at least one air passageway. |
| US10435000B2 |
Guide ring of a piston pump for a vehicle brake system
A guide ring for a piston pump of a vehicle brake system includes a body and a seal. The body is configured to movably support a piston of the piston pump in a cylinder liner. The seal is held on the guide ring and configured to inhibit passage of air between the piston and the guide ring during movement of the piston. |
| US10434999B2 |
Stroke controlled balancing device for a hydraulic braking system, braking system comprising the device and method of operating the braking system
A stroke-controlled balancing device for hydraulic braking systems, comprising a balancing duct, a normally closed balancing valve, configured, in use, to maintain a connection between the hydraulic braking system and the balancing duct either closed or open, a stem having an external surface and an internal surface. A balancing channel is provided on the internal surface of the stem, said channel being hydraulically connected to the balancing duct, and the balancing valve is configured to slide, in use, along the external surface of the stem in order to open the connection between the braking system and the balancing duct. A braking system comprising the balancing device, as well as a method of operation of the braking system, are also described. |
| US10434996B2 |
Method for estimating coefficient of friction of a hydraulic brake system
A system and a method for estimating the coefficient of friction of a hydraulic brake system with axle-individual pressure buildup of a motor vehicle. In addition, a system and to a method for setting the target braking torque of a hydraulic braking system with axle-individual buildup of a motor vehicle in order to obtain a desired actual braking torque. |
| US10434986B1 |
System and method to securely activate a vehicle
One general aspect includes a method of activating vehicle operations, the method including: (a) receiving, via a controller, a sequence of input signals from a plurality of device interfaces to define an activation attempt, where each device interface is configured to control operation of a corresponding vehicle aspect; (b) determining, via the controller, if the activation attempt matches an activation sequence key; and (c) activating vehicle operations, via the controller, when it is determined the activation attempt matches the activation sequence key. |
| US10434983B2 |
Anti-theft for a steering column of a motor vehicle
A lock for an antitheft device for a motor vehicle steering column is provided and includes a stator having a stator head with an opening, a rotor rotatably mounted about an axis with respect to the stator having an annular flange, a cam to rotate as one with the rotor, and an elastic element arranged between the cam and the rotor in order to exert a thrust load axially on the rotor. The opening of the stator is designed to engage with the annular flange to prevent the rotor from rotating in a predetermined rotation direction from a predetermined angular position and allows the rotor to rotate beyond the predetermined angular position by prior depression of the rotor. |
| US10434979B2 |
Webbing take-up device
A webbing take-up device includes a spool, a motor that includes a rotation shaft, and an A-gear, a B-gear, a holder gear, an input gear, a clutch gear, an idle gear, and a spool gear that transmit rotation of the rotation shaft to the spool. The webbing take-up device further includes clutch weights that are moved toward a rotation-radial direction outside by being rotated together with the input gear such that rotation force of the input gear is transmitted to the clutch gear. Moreover, axial centers of rotations of the A-gear, the B-gear, the input gear and the clutch gear, and the idle gear are disposed between an axial center of rotation of the holder gear and an axial center of rotation of the spool gear. |
| US10434978B2 |
Webbing take-up device
A webbing take-up device includes a spool that takes up a webbing worn by an occupant, and that is rotated in a pull-out direction due to the webbing being pulled out, and a lock base that limits pull-out direction rotation of the spool in a vehicle emergency. The webbing take-up device further includes an energy absorbing wire that undergoes deformation so as to permit pull-out direction rotation of the spool at or above a force limiter load when the lock base has limited pull-out direction rotation of the spool, and a second force limiter mechanism that adjusts the pressing force of the energy absorbing wire according to a remaining take-up amount of the webbing on the spool. |
| US10434975B2 |
Robust seat belt usage sensor
A seatbelt assembly includes a seatbelt, a conductive sensing conductor and a conductive shield. The seatbelt has a lap band. The conductive sensing conductor is fixed to a first side of the lap band. The conductive shield is fixed to a second side of the lap band and is substantially aligned with and substantially overlaps the sensing conductor. An insulating layer is disposed between the sensing conductor and the conductive shield. |
| US10434966B2 |
Gap based airbag deployment
A computer determines a gap distance behind a front seat. In response to detecting an impact of the vehicle, the computer selectively controls deployment of an airbag based at least in part on a gap distance behind the front seat. The computer may determine the gap distance based on seat position data, image data, weight data, triangulation data, and proximity data. The computer may be incorporated into an airbag deployment control system for deploying the airbag behind the front seat. |