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US10459490B2	Foldable terminal The present disclosure relates to a foldable terminal including a body, a magnetic attraction assembly and a magnetic buffer assembly. The body includes an upper part, a bending part and a lower part. The upper part is coupled with the bending part. The bending part is coupled with the lower part. When an included angle between the upper part and the lower part is 0 degree, the magnetic attraction assembly attracts. When the included angle between the upper part and the lower part is greater than or less than 180 degrees, members of the magnetic buffer assembly repel each other. The present disclosure further relates to another two kinds of foldable terminals.
US10459481B2	Mobile device with front camera and maximized screen surface A mobile electronic device, for example a smartphone, may feature thin or curved borders at the left, right, top, and/or bottom edge of the display screen. To accommodate front-facing optical sensor(s) and/or emitter(s) despite a border that is too thin (e.g., too thin for a front camera module and lens), two or more corners of the display panel have a cutout, and the optical sensor(s) and/or emitter(s) are disposed, at least in part, in the areas of these cutouts at the corners. The cutouts may have a convex shape for the most part, thereby maximizing the remaining screen area. At least one embodiment of the mobile electronic device may have a display panel with at least three curved edges, a maximized screen surface, and minimized outer dimensions.
US10459480B2	Touch-sensitive screen A touch-sensitive screen, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, is described. The screen comprises a rigid cover layer with a roughened surface, a polarization layer arranged beneath the cover layer, a touch sensor layer arranged beneath the polarization layer, and a display of the touch-sensitive screen.
US10459479B2	Data storage device calibrating preamp clock using system clock A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk, and preamp circuitry coupled to the head, wherein the preamp circuitry comprises a preamp clock and a clock counter configured to count cycles of the preamp clock. A start command over is transmitted from system circuitry over a serial interface to the preamp circuitry to begin counting a number of cycles of the preamp clock. The system circuitry receives a preamp command over the serial interface from the preamp circuitry, wherein the preamp command is based on the clock counter in the preamp circuitry. The system circuitry generates a frequency adjustment command based on the preamp command, and transmits the frequency adjustment command over the serial interface to the preamp circuitry in order to adjust a frequency of the preamp clock.
US10459478B1	Digital sensor with embedded reference clock A sensor circuit and integrated circuit having the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, a sensor circuit includes first and second ring oscillators having different circuit topologies. A first counter is coupled to receive an output signal from the first ring oscillator, while a second counter is coupled to receive an output signal from the second ring oscillator. The sensor circuit further includes a local clock circuit that provides a clock signal to the first and second counters. Furthermore, the local clock circuit is coupled to provide the clock signal exclusively to circuitry within the sensor circuit, the circuitry including the first and second counters.
US10459475B2	Method and mechanisms to use phase change material to improve occupant comfort in automobiles A temperature moderation apparatus is structured to be positioned in vehicle passenger compartment. The apparatus includes an outer shell defining an interior of the shell, the wall has an exterior surface structured and positioned for physical contact with a skin surface of a vehicle occupant. The outer shell wall also has a plurality of through-holes formed therein. A phase change material element is positioned within the shell interior. The phase change material element includes a stretchable, thermally-conductive outer wall and a quantity of phase change material positioned therein. A pressurization mechanism is coupled to the phase change material element, the pressurization mechanism is structured to pressurize the phase change material element so as to force portions of the phase change material element to extend from the interior of the shell into associated ones of the through holes and past the outer shell wall exterior surface.
US10459473B2	Systems and method for routing power across multiple microgrids having DC and AC buses Systems and methods are described herein for managing the operations of a plurality of microgrid modules. A microgrid module includes transformers and/or power converters necessary for modifying the input AC or DC power sources to meet the required characteristics of the output power. The microgrid module further comprises a control software module and a power router software module. The control software module receives data from sensors in the microgrid module and controls the flow of power with controllable elements. The power router software module controls the operation of the power router. The power router can detect changes in demand for power within the microgrid module or from other microgrid modules. The power router can adjust the flow of power between the microgrid modules in response to changes in the supply of power to the microgrid module and changes in the demand for power from the microgrid module.
US10459469B2	Constant-voltage generating apparatus and measuring apparatus A constant-voltage generating apparatus including a plurality of constant-voltage circuits connected in series is provided. Each of the constant-voltage circuits has a positive-side power supply node, a negative-side power supply node, and a control unit that controls voltage between the positive-side power supply node and the negative-side power supply node to be constant voltage. The positive-side power supply node in the constant-voltage circuit at a preceding stage is connected to the negative-side power supply node in the constant-voltage circuit at a subsequent stage. The constant-voltage generating apparatus may further include a constant-current circuit that regulates power-supply currents flowing through the plurality of constant-voltage circuits to be constant.
US10459468B1	Load current sense circuit A current sensing circuit includes a pass transistor, a first sense transistor, a second sense transistor, a driver circuit, and sense circuitry. The driver circuit coupled to, and configured to generate a drive signal to control, the pass transistor, the first sense transistor, and the second sense transistor. The sense circuitry coupled to the pass transistor, the first sense transistor, and the second sense transistor. The sense circuitry includes a first sense circuit and a second sense circuit. The first sense circuit is configured to generate an output current proportional to a current flowing in the pass transistor. The second sense circuit is coupled to the driver circuit and is configured to set the drive signal to a predetermined voltage responsive to a voltage across the pass transistor being less than a threshold voltage.
US10459467B1	Switching regulator with soft start circuit and operation method thereof Disclosed herein is a switching regulator with a soft start circuit for suppressing an in-rush current. The switching regulator includes a peak detector configured to receive a clock signal and detect a peak voltage of the clock signal, a comparator configured to generate a soft start signal for controlling a soft start of the switching regulator based on a result of comparing a level of the peak voltage of the clock signal to a preset reference voltage level, a counter configured to switch a state of the soft start signal at a time point when a preset soft start time arrives, and a ramp voltage generation unit configured to generate a ramp voltage by adjusting a resistance of a variable resistor based on the soft start signal.
US10459457B2	Device and method for limiting or keeping constant a flowing quantity of liquid A device for limiting or keeping constant a quantity of fluid flowing therethrough, includes: a housing with a front chamber and a rear chamber; a partition arranged in the housing with two or more openings; and a flow limiting element arranged in one or both openings. The flow limiting element includes a housing provided with an inlet, an outlet and a throughflow opening; and a resilient plate-like valve element mounted in the housing, substantially able to close the throughflow opening by resilient movement in the direction of a valve seat arranged in the housing adjacently of the throughflow opening. The valve element is fixed on one side and can move resiliently on the opposite side in the direction of the valve seat. A mould produces one or more injection-moulded products. The injection-moulded product is a flow limiter for limiting the force of the flow of a fluid flowing therethrough.
US10459444B1	Autonomous vehicle fleet model training and testing A method and system of using excess computational resources on autonomous vehicles. Such excess computational resources may be available during periods of low demand, or other periods of idleness (e.g., parking). Where portions of computing resources are available amongst a fleet of vehicles, such excess computing resources may be pooled as a single resource. The excess computational resources may be used, for example, to train and/or test machine-learning models. Performance metrics of such models may be determined using hardware and software on the autonomous vehicle, for example sensors. Models having performance metrics outperforming current models may be considered as validated models. Validated models may be transmitted to a remote computing system for dissemination to a fleet of vehicles.
US10459442B1	Generating and transmitting parking instructions for autonomous and non-autonomous vehicles Systems and apparatuses for receiving data from a plurality of sensors and using the data, as well as other data, to generate a parking recommendation for an autonomous vehicle and instruct the autonomous vehicle to travel to the recommended parking location are provided. Data may be received from a plurality of sensors within a first autonomous vehicle, as well as from other vehicles and/or structures. Historical parking data associated with the first autonomous vehicle may also be extracted. In some examples, an expected future trip of the first autonomous vehicle may be determined. The system may then evaluate the data to generate a parking recommendation for the first autonomous vehicle. The system may generate and transmit instructions for traveling from a current location to the recommended parking location and may cause the first autonomous vehicle to travel to the recommended parking location.
US10459438B2	Method and device for operating a parking space A method for operating a parking facility within which several base stations are disposed, a) a minimum data quantity of data needed by a vehicle for its journey in the parking facility being ascertained so that the vehicle, based on the data corresponding to the minimum data quantity, can leave a radio range of a first base station and drive into radio range of a second base station, b) the first base station transmitting the ascertained minimum data quantity of data to the vehicle located within radio range of the first base station so that the vehicle, based on the data, can leave the radio range of the first base station and drive into radio range of the second base station. The invention further relates to a corresponding apparatus, to a corresponding parking system, and to a computer readable medium having a computer program.
US10459436B2	Asymmetric system architecture for fail-operational functions with limited availability requirements A vehicle system controller having an asymmetric system architecture and a method of operating the vehicle system controller is provided. The vehicle system controller includes a primary controller and a secondary controller in communications with the vehicle systems. Each of the controllers include a memory unit containing software application and a processor for executing the software to generate commands for the vehicle systems. The memory unit of the secondary controller contains only a subset of the total software applications contained in the memory unit of the primary controller. The subset of software applications is only for the operation of pre-identified features of the vehicle systems. The vehicle systems are configured to default to commands from the primary controller, but switches to the commands from the secondary controller for a predetermined length of time if the primary controller becomes fail-silent.
US10459435B2	Test manager for industrial automation controllers An engineering tool for testing a process control system includes one or more test manager instances. Each test manager instance includes circuitry that receives test cases and associated test requests. The circuitry also identifies a target for each test request, translates each test request into instructions to the identified target, checks each test request for validity, initiates execution of each test case, monitors subscribed data generated by the target, computes a difference between the subscribed data at a first point in time and a second point in time, and generates a notification when the computed difference is greater than a predetermined threshold.
US10459432B2	Slicing and merging production events The example embodiments are directed to a system and method for analyzing different production events as a group by modeling the production events as intervals of time. In one example, the method includes modeling a plurality of production processes as a plurality of intervals of time which are overlapping one another on a graph over a predetermined period of time, each modeled production process including a sequence of events over time, determining a slice of time on the graph within the predetermined period of time based on event timings within the plurality of production process, identifying an event that is occurring in each production process during the slice of time based on the overlapping plurality of intervals of time, and storing the identified events of each production process together as a group along with an identification of the slice of time.
US10459430B2	Method and system for variable data printing in a 3D print system A method of producing a variable data design file for use in production of personalized copies of a reference 3D object may include receiving a plurality of fixed structural parameters for a reference object and receiving information for creation of a plurality of variable structural parameters corresponding to variable data regions on the reference 3D object. The method may include using the plurality of fixed structural parameters to develop an instruction set configured to cause a 3D printing device to form a 3D object that exhibits the plurality of fixed structural parameters; and including, in the instruction set, instructions for creating the plurality of variable structural parameters based on the received information that will cause the 3D printing device to render at least one of the plurality of variable data regions in the 3D object, wherein the variable data region differs from a corresponding region of the reference 3D object.
US10459427B2	Numeric controller with notification of a CAM system in the event of a change in the subroutine A subroutine executable by the numeric controller to control a production machine is disclosed. A user selects at least one program instruction of the subroutine and the numeric controller outputs a parameterized description of the selected program instruction or of a sequence of program instructions that contains the selected program instruction to the user using the user interface. The user enters a change in the parameterized description and stores a modified subroutine that corresponds to the changed parameterized description. The numeric controller sends a message to a predetermined address identifying. the original subroutine and the change made in a form that can be evaluated in automated fashion. The CAM system that generated the subroutine uses the message to independently and automatically ascertain a data record on which the original subroutine is based and to modify the data record accordingly.
US10459426B2	Assignment of sensors to machine parts A sensor assignment device includes a movement instruction generator for generating and submitting a movement instruction to a distinct one of a plurality of actuators to move a distinct one of a plurality of machine parts, a sensor data receiver for receiving sensor data acquired by a subset of a plurality of sensors, a degree of correlation determiner for determining sensor-specific degrees of correlation between the detected sensor data and the movement instruction, and a sensor assigner for assigning those sensors to the distinct machine part whose sensor-specific degrees of correlation exceed a predetermined threshold or a multiple-step fashion as refinement in case of insufficiently reliable map of affiliations between sensors and machine parts. The received sensor data is used to influence the movement instruction.
US10459420B2	Method for setting feed rate of rotating cutting tool in real time and control device Disclosed are a method for setting a feed rate of a rotating cutting tool in real time and a device for controlling a feed rate of a rotating cutting tool in real time. The method includes: a vibration data collecting operation (S20) of collecting vibration information from a sensor installed in a machine tool (100); a chatter vibration trend diagram deducing operation (S30) of deducing a chatter vibration trend diagram (G) by simplifying an increase and a decrease of chatter vibration based on the collected vibration data; a chatter vibration trend determining operation (S40) of determining whether an inclination of the chatter vibration trend diagram (G) is increased or decreased; and tool feed rate adjusting operations (S51 and S52) of adjusting a feed rate of the tool to be decreased when the inclination of the chatter vibration trend diagram (G) is increased.
US10459416B1	Environmental control system and regulated power controller for same Power control for environmental control components (e.g. lighting, blinds, temperature) is controlled and distributed by a regulated power controller in accordance with user preferences and/or a schedule. The outputs of the regulated power controller include at least one regulator capable of a mixed mode output, operable in any of several output modes that can include DC regulation and pulse width modulation, as well as polarity inversion. The centralized control of electrical power facilitates the coordination of environmental control components for holistic control.
US10459415B2	Control program automatic creation system A control program automatic creation system includes a control program creator which creates a control program of the plant instrument based on the block diagram; a controller which receives a process signal from the plant instrument; and a network which connects the control program creator and the controller. The control program creator transmits the control program by way of the network. When the controller receives the control program by way of the network, the controller stores it in the memory, and further executes the control program, and transmits a computational decision of the control program by way of the network. When the control program creator receives the computational decision of the control program by way of the network from the controller, the creator superimposes the computational decision on the block diagram which the display displays and displays the superimposed decision.
US10459411B2	System and method for single and multizonal optimization of utility services delivery and utilization The present invention is directed to utility service delivery wherein distributed intelligence and networking is used in the optimization of the service delivery. The present invention employs a network of data collection nodes and aggregation nodes located on a power grid controlled by a controlling agency. The data collection nodes comprise Intelligent Communicating Devices (ICDs) and Communicating Devices (CDs), which transmit metrics they collect over the power grid from locations near meters or service transformers to the aggregation nodes. Commands, policies, and program updates may be transmitted from a server at an aggregation node to the ICDs and CDs. The ICDs are also capable of issuing control commands to the CDs and grid management devices, acting locally and/or in conjunction with other ICDs, CDs, aggregation nodes, and central controlling agencies. Through these communications and commands, utility services delivery and utilization is optimized.
US10459410B2	Automatic tracking of a specimen holder moved from one specimen rack to another A user may move a specimen holder from one specimen rack to another specimen rack. A database automatically tracks the movement of the specimen holder from a rack slot of one specimen rack to a rack slot of the other specimen rack. To track movement of the specimen holder, the user places a specimen rack on a specimen reader that determines the location of any specimen holders in slots of the specimen rack. The user removes a particular specimen holder from a particular rack slot of the specimen rack and the database is updated to reflect removal of the particular specimen holder from the specimen rack. The user places another specimen rack on the reader and inserts the newly removed specimen holder in a slot of the another specimen rack. The database is updated to reflect insertion of the specimen holder in a particular slot of the another rack.
US10459401B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is provided, in which a light emission unit is disposed upstream from a belt in the insertion direction. In a state where the insertion of a cartridge into the apparatus main body is completed, in the normal direction to the surface of the belt, a distance from the surface of the transfer member to the rotational shaft of a photosensitive drum is longer than a distance from the surface of the belt to an image forming position where light emitted by the light emission unit forms an image on the surface of the photosensitive drum.
US10459397B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus body; a body cover: photoreceptor drums; developing devices; toner containers; container covers; lock release mechanisms; pressing units; latching parts; and interlocking mechanisms. Each of the plurality of pressing units presses the toner container toward the container cover within the apparatus body. Each of the plurality of latching parts latches the toner container against pressing force of the pressing unit at a replenishment position where the toner is replenishable to the developing device within the apparatus body. Each of the plurality of interlocking mechanisms moves the toner container from the replenishment position to a side of the container cover by the pressing force of the pressing unit by releasing the latch of the latching part to the toner container in conjunction with lock release of the container cover by the lock release mechanism.
US10459395B2	Image Forming Apparatus A third contact portion contacts a first contact portion when a drum cartridge moves from first to second guide position. A fourth contact portion contacts a second contact portion when the drum cartridge moves from second to third guide position. When the drum cartridge moves from the first guide position to the second guide position, due to contact of the first contact portion with the third contact portion, the first cover located at the first position rotationally moves in a same rotational direction as the particular rotational direction to be located at the second position. When the drum cartridge moves from the second guide position to the third guide position, due to contact of the second contact portion with the fourth contact portion, the drum cartridge moves from the second guide position to the third guide position in a state where the first cover is kept at the second position.
US10459394B2	Sheet stacking unit, and sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus each including the sheet stacking unit A sheet stacking unit of the disclosure includes a sheet stacking plate, a cursor, and a detection sensor. The cursor includes an alignment part for performing widthwise alignment of a document, and a rack extending along the widthwise direction. The detection sensor is placed opposite the rack, and has a light-emitting portion and a light-receiving portion. A plurality of detection-object parts placed in the rack along the widthwise direction have optical characteristics of different reflectivities or transmissivities from one another with respect to light emitted from the light-emitting portion. The controller detects a widthwise size of the document on a basis of output values from the detection sensor which detects light reflected or transmitted by the detection-object parts.
US10459393B2	Image-forming apparatus Disclosed herein is an image forming apparatus having a structure improved such that a user easily opens and closes a printing media cassette. The image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a printing media cassette to receive printing media, the printing media cassette being movably coupled to the apparatus body, a first lever provided at the printing media cassette, a second lever provided in the apparatus body, the second lever being coupled to the first lever, turning, and being separated from the first lever when the printing media cassette is closed.
US10459392B2	Image forming apparatus, method of discharging toner, and program for discharging toner An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that carries a toner image; a developing part that accommodates two-component developer containing toner and a carrier, and supplies the toner to the image carrier; a transferor that transfers the toner image on the image carrier onto paper; a cleaning member that removes the toner remaining on the image carrier; and a hardware processor that controls toner discharge operation in the developing part according to a toner discharge condition, in which the hardware processor sets the toner discharge condition so that a replacement time of the cleaning member overlaps with a replacement time of another consumable.
US10459388B2	Image forming apparatus and recording material determination apparatus Various embodiments include an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording material, an illumination unit configured to emit light, an image capturing unit configured to capture light emitted by the illumination unit and reflected by the recording material as a surface image including a plurality of pixels, and a control unit configured to calculate a first feature quantity from a difference of output values of a plurality of pixels arranged in a first direction, and calculate a second feature quantity from a difference of output values of a plurality of pixels arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction in the surface image captured by the image capturing unit, and control an image forming condition of the image forming unit based on the calculated first feature quantity and the calculated second feature quantity.
US10459386B2	Image forming apparatus, method of controlling the same, storage medium, and image forming system An image forming apparatus is operable in a first mode, in which a job can be processed at a first printing speed, and a second mode, in which the job can be processed at a second printing speed faster than the first printing speed. The apparatus includes at least one processor that executes instructions to receive a reservation of a period in which the image forming apparatus will operate in the second mode, and to control the image forming apparatus to operate in the second mode, rather than the first mode, in accordance with the reservation. Further, the at least one processor executes the instructions to set a function in which the image forming apparatus operates in the second mode to be one of disabled and enabled, and to enable the reservation to be received based on the set function being changed from disabled to enabled.
US10459382B2	Image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus of the present invention has an apparatus main body including a link mechanism that an opening and closing member contacts, and a regulating portion regulating the movement of a shutter, and when the opening and closing member is further pushed in a closing direction at the time when the shutter is located at a second position, the link mechanism allows to move the opening and closing member in the closing direction while keeping a position of the shutter maintains at the second position by the regulating portion.
US10459371B2	Image forming apparatus including drum cartridge There is provided an image forming apparatus including a body, a drum cartridge and a developing cartridge both of which are installable into the body, and a shutter attached to the body. The shutter is movable between a first position to prevent installation of the developing cartridge while allowing installation of the drum cartridge with the drum cartridge and the developing cartridge being removed from the body, and a second position to allow installation of the developing cartridge with the drum cartridge being installed in the body.
US10459369B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming unit of an image forming apparatus includes a developing device and a toner replenishing unit that replenishes the developing device with toner. The toner replenishing unit includes an upper toner container, a lower toner container, a toner conveyance unit, and a replenishment control unit. The upper toner container and the lower toner container are disposed adjacently to each other in a vertical direction in an apparatus body. When the upper toner container becomes empty, the replenishment control unit controls the toner replenishing unit so as to replenish the developing device with the toner from the lower toner container.
US10459365B2	Information processing apparatus and image forming apparatus An image forming unit includes a first receptor, a light source, a photosensitive member, a rotational polygon mirror, a light receiving unit, an identifier configured to identify a reflection face, and a generator. An information processing apparatus includes a second receptor, a first detector, a second detector, a determiner, a corrector configured to correct image data, and an output unit configured to output corrected image data to the image forming unit. When the first change is newly detected in a predetermined period, the determiner determines, based on a time period from the second timing at which the first change is newly detected to a timing at which the second change is detected and a time period from the first timing to a timing at which the second change is lastly detected before the second timing, whether the first change is a change corresponding to the identified reflection face.
US10459362B2	Image forming apparatus having a voltage setter for setting the proper inter-peak voltage value An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a charging member, a voltage applier, a storage unit, a current detector, a characteristic deriver and a voltage setter. The storage unit stores in advance relationship information representing a relationship between an electrical characteristic of discharge products adhering to the surface and a proper inter-peak voltage value capable of properly charging the surface. The current detector detects a current value of a current flowing from the charging member to the photoconductor. The characteristic deriver derives the electrical characteristic of the discharge products adhering to the surface on the basis of an oscillating voltage applied to the charging member by the voltage applier and the current value. The voltage setter sets the proper inter-peak voltage value corresponding to the electrical characteristic derived by the characteristic deriver in the relationship information as the inter-peak voltage value of the alternating-current voltage.
US10459361B2	Image forming apparatus with voltage adjustment member An image forming apparatus includes a voltage adjustment portion having a voltage adjustment member connected to a contact member contacting an endless belt, the voltage adjustment portion changing a current flowing from a current supply member contacting the belt at a position different from a position, at which an image bearing member contacts the belt with respect to a rotating direction of the belt, to the voltage adjustment member via the belt according to a control signal input from a control portion outputting a control signal, thereby changing a size of a transfer potential to transfer a toner image borne by the image bearing member onto the belt at a part at which the belt contacts the image bearing member.
US10459360B2	Toner and image forming method A toner is provided. The toner comprises a binder resin comprising a polyester resin, a release agent comprising an ester wax, and a wax dispersing agent comprising a hybrid resin. The hybrid resin comprises a condensation polymerization resin unit and an addition polymerization resin unit. The condensation polymerization resin unit comprises a condensation polymerization product of an aromatic alcohol component and a carboxylic acid component, and the carboxylic acid component comprises an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 9 to 14 carbon atoms. The addition polymerization resin unit comprises an addition polymerization product of a styrene monomer.
US10459359B2	Toner binder and toner An object of the present invention is to provide a toner binder and a toner that maintains offset resistance while having high gloss and that is excellent in low-temperature fixability, grindability, image strength, and heat-resistant storage stability. The toner binder of the present invention is a toner binder containing a non-linear polyester modified resin (A), wherein the non-linear polyester modified resin (A) is a modified resin having one or more carbon-carbon bonds crosslinking polyesters, and the toner binder has a loss tangent tan δ of 2 to 20 in the entire temperature range of 110° C. to 130° C.
US10459358B2	Method for producing a toner Disclosed is a method for producing a toner comprising combining a binder resin, a wax, a negatively-chargeable charge control resin and a colorant to form the toner, prior to said combining, the negatively-chargeable charge control resin is obtained by drying treatment conducted for 2 to 24 hours under conditions of a drying temperature of 45 to 80° C. and a pressure of 0.5 to 20 kPa, wherein the negatively-chargeable charge control resin comprises a monomer unit having a functional group that imparts a negative charging property, a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer unit, and a (meth)acrylate monomer unit.
US10459357B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate; an undercoat layer formed on the conductive substrate and containing a polyurethane resin, metal oxide particles, a silane coupling agent, and a compound represented by General Formula (ID); and a photosensitive layer formed on the undercoat layer (where R1 to R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent, an aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent, an alkoxy group optionally having a substituent, an aryloxy group optionally having a substituent, a sulfo group optionally having a substituent, an amino group, an alkylamino group optionally having a substituent, or an arylamino group optionally having a substituent).
US10459349B2	Exposure method, exposure apparatus and method of manufacturing article According to an aspect of the invention, an exposure method includes: moving a substrate during a period from a start to an end of exposure performed on any region among a plurality of exposure regions, wherein a timing at which the substrate is moved during the period is determined on the basis of a difference between a width of the pattern formed on the substrate in a first direction on a surface of the substrate and a width of the pattern formed on the substrate in a second direction on the surface of the substrate different from the first direction.
US10459345B2	Focus-dose co-optimization based on overlapping process window A method to improve a lithographic process of processing a portion of a design layout onto a substrate using a lithographic apparatus, the method including: adjusting a first processing parameter among processing parameters of the lithographic process to cause the processing to be more tolerant to perturbations of at least one of the processing parameters during processing; and adjusting a second processing parameter among processing parameters of the lithographic process to cause the processing to be more tolerant to perturbations of at least one of the processing parameters during processing.
US10459344B2	Exposure method and exposure device An exposure method for projecting a pattern on an exposure mask onto a work by an exposure control of an exposure light including calculating an exposure position on the work from a relative positional relationship of the exposure mask and the work, setting a range acceptable for projecting the pattern even when the exposure position is off a target exposure position on the work as an exposure position range, and (3) executing an exposure control that irradiates the exposure light to the exposure mask when the exposure position is in the exposure position range, and that stops the exposure light when the exposure position is out of the exposure position range.
US10459343B2	Illumination device An object is to provide an illumination apparatus that achieves illumination with a uniform illuminance distribution, while reducing a light quantity loss. An illumination apparatus for illuminating an illumination target surface has: a deflection member configured to form an illuminance distribution with a periodic pattern along a predetermined direction on a predetermined face traversing an optical path; and an optical integrator system having a plurality of wavefront division facets arrayed on the predetermined face and configured to form secondary light sources with use of a beam from the deflection member; the deflection member forms the illuminance distribution with the periodic pattern of an integer times or a unit fraction times an array period of the plurality of wavefront division facets.
US10459341B2	Multi-configuration digital lithography system Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a digital lithography system that can process both large area substrates as well as semiconductor device substrates, such as wafers. Both the large area substrates and the semiconductor device substrates can be processed in the same system simultaneously. Additionally, the system can accommodate different levels of exposure for forming the features over the substrates. For example, the system can accommodate very precise feature patterning as well as less precise feature patterning. The different exposures can occur in the same chamber simultaneously. Thus, the system is capable of processing both semiconductor device substrates and large area substrates simultaneously while also accommodating very precise feature patterning simultaneous with less precise feature patterning.
US10459340B2	Developing method, computer-readable storage medium and developing apparatus A developing method includes: forming a liquid pool of a diluted developing solution diluted with pure water in a central portion of a substrate; forming a liquid film of the diluted developing solution on a surface of the substrate by accelerating rotation of the substrate to diffuse the liquid pool of the diluted developing solution on the entire surface of the substrate; and then supplying a developing solution onto the substrate. Supplying a developing solution includes: supplying the developing solution from a developing solution supply nozzle having a liquid contact surface while securing a gap having a predetermined size between the developing solution supply nozzle and the substrate; and moving the developing solution supply nozzle in a radial direction passing through a center of the substrate while forming a liquid pool of the developing solution between the substrate and the liquid contact surface of the developing solution supply nozzle.
US10459339B2	Resist pattern forming method, coating and developing apparatus and storage medium This resist pattern forming method comprises: a step for coating a substrate with a chemically amplified resist; a subsequent step for forming a latent image of a pattern by exposing the resist film on the substrate; a subsequent step for irradiating the exposed resist film selectively with infrared light from a first heating source having wavelengths 2.0-6.0 μm; a subsequent step for heating the substrate by means of a second heating source that is different from the first heating source for the purpose of diffusing an acid that is produced in the resist film by exposure; and a subsequent step for forming a pattern of the resist film by supplying a developer liquid to the substrate. Consequently, roughening of sidewalls of the resist pattern can be suppressed.
US10459334B2	Facilitation of orthotopic patterns during substrate fabrication Described herein are technologies to facilitate the fabrication of substrates, such as semiconductor wafers. More particularly, technologies described herein facilitate the correct placement of patterns of lines and spaces on a substrate. The resulting patterned substrate is the product of photolithography process and/or the pattern transference (e.g., etching) that occurs during the fabrication of substrates (e.g., semiconductor wafers). The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.
US10459333B2	Halftone phase shift photomask blank and making method A halftone phase shift film is formed on a transparent substrate by reactive sputtering using a silicon target, an inert gas, and a nitrogen-containing reactive gas. A hysteresis curve is drawn by sweeping the flow rate of the reactive gas, and plotting the sputtering voltage or current during the sweep versus the flow rate of the reactive gas. In a transition mode sputtering step of sputtering in a region corresponding to a range from more than the lower limit of reactive gas flow rate providing the hysteresis to less than the upper limit, the target power, the inert gas flow rate and/or the reactive gas flow rate is increased or decreased continuously or stepwise.
US10459331B2	Mask structure and COA type array substrate The present invention provides a mask structure and a COA type array substrate. The mask structure comprises a central light shielding portion (1), a peripheral light shielding portion (3) surrounding the central light shielding portion (1) and conforming to an outer contour shape of the central light shielding portion (1) and a circumambient hollow slit (5) sandwiched between the peripheral light shielding portion (3) and the central light shielding portion (1). The exposure light will diffract through the hollow slit (5) to result in the propagation of the reverse bending and the energy intensity gradient. In conjunction with the negative photoresist, the taper of the finally manufactured color filter layer through hole can be made to be gentle to improve the electrical connection quality between the pixel electrodes and the metal material signal lines for avoiding the display failure.
US10459330B2	Hybrid nanocomposite materials, laser scanning system and use thereof in volumetric image projection The invention relates essentially to the field of hybrid nanocomposite materials for uses in volumetric projection, for example such as in 3D imaging (such as the field of entertainment or the medical field). In particular, the invention describes a binary hybrid projection matrix, including at least two types of (nano)particles and/or different molecules (quantum dots, metal nanoparticles; carbon nanotubes), a method for manufacturing the matrix and a 3D projection system and method that includes the use of the matrix. The addition of the second type of particles makes it possible to modify the properties of the matrix in order to achieve better volumetric projection performance or else to generate new features that did not exist with a single particle. The new matrix also makes it possible to reduce the power of the laser used for the projection while obtaining equivalent brightness to that of existing matrices.
US10459328B2	Display device for controlling switching between first and second projectors A display device includes a screen, first and second projectors, and a controller. The screen has first and second surfaces. The first projector projects a first horizontally non-inverted image as viewed from the first surface. The second projector projects a second horizontally non-inverted image as viewed from the second surface. The controller controls switching of an operation between the first and second projectors and also performs control so that the first horizontally non-inverted image projected on the first surface will be projected on the second surface and so that the second horizontally non-inverted image projected on the second surface will be projected on the first surface.
US10459326B2	Dual-color projector A dual-color projector is disclosed that includes a blue laser device configured to emit a blue laser light, a red laser device configured to emit a red laser light, and a fluorescent wheel whose surface is coated with green fluorescent powder which is excitable by the blue laser light to emit a green fluorescent light. The dual-color projector may also include a first diffusion element and a second diffusion element.
US10459322B2	Light source system and projector A light source system according to an aspect of the invention comprises a light source unit, an optical path switching device configured to selectively switch a direction of light from the light source unit between a plurality of directions, and a heat dissipating unit positioned in one of the plurality of directions and isolated from the optical path switching device via a light transmitting member.
US10459318B2	Image display apparatus method and storage medium for modifying display luminance An image display apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an input image to be displayed on a display unit and a display control unit configured to reduce display luminance of the display unit in a case where a display image obtained by enlarging the input image is displayed on the display unit or in a case where a display image obtained by enhancing a contour of an object in the input image is displayed on the display unit.
US10459317B2	Structure, electronic device including the same, and method of manufacturing structure A structure includes a sheet metal antenna as a first member, a rear-surface-side housing as a second member including a through hole, and a sealing portion which seals the through hole while the sealing portion fixes relative positional relation between the first and second members. The second member includes a space. The sheet metal antenna includes a second portion along a second surface and an intermediate portion which passes through the through hole and the like. The space includes a first region covered with the second portion and the like, a second region located opposite to the first region with the intermediate portion being interposed, and a third region which lies from one main surface of the intermediate portion to the other main surface thereof while it is in contact with both of the first region and the second region. The second portion includes an injection hole.
US10459311B2	Contact image sensor using switchable Bragg gratings A contact image sensor comprises: a light source providing a collimated beam; a detector and a switchable grating array comprising first and second transparent substrates sandwiching an array of switchable grating elements with transparent electrodes applied to said substrates, said substrates together providing a total internal reflection light guide. A first transmission grating layer overlays said first substrate. A second transmission grating layer overlays said second substrate. A quarter wavelength retarder layer overlays said second transmission grating layer. A platen overlays said quarter wavelength retarder layer; a polarization-rotating reflecting layer overlaying said first transmission grating layer. An input coupler for directing light from said light source into said light guide and an output coupler for extracting light out of said light guide towards said detector are also provided.
US10459310B2	Au—Ag nanorods in nonpolar solvents Coating gold nanorods with silver and then SiO2 enables tuning of the plasmon resonance wavelength and renders them amenable to functionalization for stability in nonpolar solvents.
US10459307B2	Flame retardancy of electrochromic devices An electrochromic device includes one or more flame-retardant agents.
US10459305B2	Time-domain adjustment of phase retardation in a liquid crystal grating for a color display A method includes sequentially transmitting, through a beam steering device, light of a first color and light of a second color that is distinct from the first color. The method also includes applying a first voltage to the beam steering device for transmission of the light of the first color through the beam steering device; and applying a second voltage to the beam steering device for transmission of the light of the second color through the beam steering device. A device configured to perform the method is also described.
US10459299B2	ESD protection unit, array substrate, LCD panel and display device An electro-static discharge (ESD) protection unit, an array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and a display device. The ESD protection unit includes: a thin-film transistor (TFT); a first trace; and a second trace. A gate electrode of the TFT is exposed in a region that is formed by the first trace and the second trace and corresponds to a pixel unit, and the gate electrode of the TFT is configured to collect electric charges generated between the first trace and the second trace. A source electrode of the TFT is connected to the first trace and a drain electrode of the TFT is connected to the second trace.
US10459293B2	Methods and apparatus for liquid crystal photoalignment Liquid crystal photonic devices and microcavities filled with liquid crystal materials are becoming increasingly popular. These devices often present a challenge when it comes to creating a robust alignment layer in pre-assembled cells. Previous research on photo-definable alignment layers has shown that they have limited stability, particularly against subsequent light exposure. A method of infusing a dye into a microcavity to produce an effective photo-definable alignment layer is described, along with a method of utilizing a pre-polymer infused into the microcavity mixed with the liquid crystal to provide photostability. In this method, the polymer layer, formed under optical irradiation of liquid crystal cells, is effectively localized to a thin region near the substrate surface and thus provides a significant improvement in the photostability of the liquid crystal alignment. This versatile alignment layer method, which can be used in microcavities to displays, offers significant promise for new photonics applications.
US10459289B2	Display device A display device includes a backlight plate, a first panel and a second panel. The backlight plate includes a plurality of light emission zones. The first panel is disposed on the backlight plate, and the first panel includes a plurality of first pixels. The second panel is disposed on the first panel, and the second panel includes a plurality of second pixels. A diffusion plate disposed between the first panel and second panel. A number of light emission zones is less than or equal to a number of first pixels. The number of first pixels is less than a number of second pixels.
US10459284B1	Polarizer A polarizer for the display side of a liquid crystal display is provided. The polarizer comprises a polarizing layer, a light collimation layer and a quantum dot diffraction layer. The polarizing layer has a light incident surface and a light exiting surface. The light collimation layer is disposed on the light exiting surface of the polarizing layer. The quantum dot diffraction layer is disposed on the light collimating layer on the opposite side of the polarizing layer, and comprises a diffraction microstructure layer disposed on the light collimation layer, and a quantum dot planarization layer which fills and planarizes the diffraction microstructure layer and can be divided into a plurality of pixel regions.
US10459282B2	Display device The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and discloses a display device for reducing a thickness of the display device, so as to obtain a thinner display device and simplify the manufacture process. The display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate arranged oppositely; as well as a plurality of color control light-emitting units, a wire grid polarizer and a plurality of transmittance adjustment pixel units arranged sequentially from an inner side of the first substrate towards an inner side of the second substrate.
US10459281B2	Stereoscopic image display device A stereoscopic image display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; and a lens panel positioned at a surface where the display panel displays an image, wherein the lens panel includes: a photomodulation unit controlling a light path of light emitted from the display panel; and a first electrode unit and a second electrode unit facing each other via the photomodulation unit interposed therebetween, and wherein the first electrode unit includes a plurality of electrodes that are electrically connected to each other and positioned at different layers, and the second electrode unit includes at least one corresponding electrode overlapping at least one among the plurality of electrodes.
US10459279B2	Array substrate, method for manufacturing the same, display panel and display device An array substrate, a method for manufacturing the same, a display panel and a display device are disclosed, for reducing the amount of harmful blue light in a backlight without influencing the display quality of the product. The array substrate comprises a light-transmission region and a non-transmission region, and the light-transmission region is provided with a blue light filtering layer configured to absorb blue light with a wavelength smaller than 450 nm (FIG. 1).
US10459272B2	Liquid crystal display including blocking film An exemplary embodiment provides a liquid crystal display including: a substrate configured to include a display area and a peripheral area; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a roof layer disposed to face the pixel electrode; a capping layer disposed on the roof layer; and a blocking film disposed in the peripheral area to surround a lateral surface of the capping layer, wherein a plurality of microcavities are formed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer in the display area, and the microcavities form a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal material, wherein a level of a top surface of the blocking film is higher than that of a top surface of the liquid crystal layer.
US10459266B2	Display module, display apparatus having the same, and fabricating method thereof The present application discloses a display module including a display substrate having a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area; a packaging cover facing the display substrate; and a mold frame having a frame shape and configured to receive the display substrate and the packaging cover. In the present display module, the mold frame includes a main body and a protrusion protruding away from an inner surface of the mold frame, the protrusion is between the display substrate and the packaging cover; the packaging cover has a recess in an area corresponding to the protrusion for receiving the protrusion; the recess and the protrusion complementarily match each other; and the protrusion has a first surface abutting the peripheral area of the display substrate and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second surface abutting a surface of the recess.
US10459264B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first area and a second area, the first area including a display area where pixels are arranged, and the second area being adjacent to the first area and where wirings are arranged, wherein the wirings are covered with a protection layer, the second area includes a peripheral area and a central area in an arrangement direction of the wirings, and a thickness of at least one of the first substrate and the protection layer varies between the peripheral area and the central area.
US10459259B2	Method and system for electro-absorption modulator drivers in CMOS Methods and systems for electro-absorption modulator drivers in CMOS may comprise an electro-absorption modulator optically coupled to a laser source and electrically coupled to a modulator driver circuit that is in a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip. The electro-absorption modulator includes a summer for receiving a negative bias voltage and a programmable offset voltage, a voltage regulator for receiving the output of the summer and generating a negative DC voltage of lower magnitude than the negative bias voltage, level shifting circuitry for shifting a received data signal to a DC voltage level between the negative DC voltage from the voltage regulator and the negative bias voltage, and an electrical coupling structure for DC-coupling the level shifted data signal to the modulator. The bias voltage may be received from an off-chip low drop out (LDO) voltage regulator. The level shifting circuitry may include cascode CMOS transistors and a current mirror.
US10459257B2	Carbon-based surface plasmon source and applications thereof A spaser device comprises a graphene resonator and a carbon nanotube (CNT) gain element coupled via exciton-plasmon interaction. The graphene resonator may be a rectangular or square graphene nanoflake (GNF), and the CNT gain element may be characterized by chirality vector (n,m) selected such that the CNT has semiconducting properties. The CNT gain element may be illuminated using a light source having a photon energy corresponding with a first exciton energy (E22) of the CNT, whereby excitons having a second exciton energy (E11) less than the first exciton energy are generated in the CNT, and coupled to a surface plasmon (SP) mode of the graphene resonator. When the rate of generation of excitons having the second exciton energy exceeds a gain threshold, continuous spasing is established within the spaser device.
US10459255B2	Compensating visual impairment by using an eye-mounted display An eye-mounted display is used to enhance vision of a user with visual impairment. Images of a user's unimpaired view of a surrounding environment are captured. These image are modified to compensate for the user's visual impairment. For example, the captured images can be magnified, an angular extent of the captured images can be compressed, or a contrast of the captured images can be enhanced. Also, the captured images can be modified by including identification of an object, a face, or an emotion. For a captured image including text, the text in the captured images can be modified. The eye-mounted display projects the compensated images onto the user's retina. When the user's retina has a damaged section, the eye-mounted display projects the compensated images away from the damaged section.
US10459253B2	Ophthalmic device comprising an electrochromic cell The invention relates to an ophthalmic device (1) which includes an electrochromic cell (3) comprising at least two transparent layers (4, 5) having curved inner surfaces (4a, 5a) and defining therebetween a closed recess (6) filled with an electrochromic composition (7), the recess (6) being defined peripherally by a sealing gasket (11) made from an adhesive material (20), the sealing gasket (11) being suitable for keeping the two transparent layers (4, 5) assembled together.
US10459252B2	Apparatus and method for protecting a user from blue light radiation The present application discloses an apparatus for protecting a user's eye from blue light radiation, the apparatus includes a radiation detector configured to convert blue light from a light source into a photo voltage having a voltage value; a processor coupled to the radiation detector and configured to calculate a cumulative radiation intensity based on the voltage value cumulated over a time interval, and to compare the cumulative radiation intensity with a threshold value; and a controller coupled to the processor, configured to adjustably control blocking of at least a portion of blue light from the user's eye when the cumulative radiation intensity exceeds the threshold value.
US10459249B2	Chiral scleral lenses The present disclosure relates to trial scleral lenses, and the resulting scleral lenses, designed for the asymmetric shape of the sclera and/or its chiral properties. In some embodiments, the scleral lenses are also designed for the specific asymmetry associated with different scleral diameters. In addition, as discussed herein, the scleral shape can vary with different conditions of the eye. By designing a set of trial scleral lenses that takes into account these different asymmetric properties of the sclera, a clinician can be more efficient, fitting more eyes with fewer subsequent modifications. The resulting lenses will also achieve a better fit.
US10459248B2	UV curable coating compositions for improved abrasion resistance An ophthalmic article and methods of manufacturing the ophthalmic article are described herein. The ophthalmic article can include a first coating and a second coating. The first coating can include an abrasion resistant coating that includes flexible materials. The abrasion resistant coating can be radiation cured. The second coating can include a sputter-applied anti-reflective (AR) coating. Such an ophthalmic article can have a Bayer value of at or between 1.25 and 2.6, between 1.25 and 2.0 or 1.25 and 1.75; and a hand steel wool value of 3 or less.
US10459246B2	Flexible hinge with a tension spring Provided herein is a flexible hinge comprising a tension spring (1), a sliding element (2), a sliding element guide (3), a spring tensioner (4), a stop (5) for stopping the longitudinal movement of the sliding element (2), a fastener (6), and a bearing shield (7). The flexible hinge disclosed herein can be installed in a pair of eyeglasses comprising a pair of temples and a frame front so as to connect the temples to the frame front. The flexible hinge can be fixed to the temple with the stop (5) at one end and to the frame front with the fastener (6) at another end. The fastener (6) is used to engage sliding element (2) with the bearing shield (7). The sliding element guide (3) enables longitudinal movement of the sliding element (2) along the x-axis and prevents its movement along other axes.
US10459243B2	Optical image stabilization synchronization of gyroscope and actuator drive circuit Various embodiments provide an optical image stabilization circuit that synchronizes its gyroscope and drive circuit using gyroscope data ready signals and gyroscope reset signals. In response to a gyroscope data ready signal, the optical image stabilization circuit synchronously obtains position measurements of a camera lens when power drive signals are not transitioning from one power level to another power level, and synchronously transitions the power drive signals simultaneously with gyroscope reset signals. By synchronizing the gyroscope and the drive circuit, the gyroscope and other onboard sensing circuits are isolated from noise generated by the drive circuit.
US10459240B2	Stereoscopic three dimensional projection system with short throw ratio The present invention relates to a time-multiplexed stereoscopic 3d projection system wherein the image-beam from a digital cinema projector is separated by a polarization beam-splitting element into one primary image-beam possessing a first state of polarization and at least one secondary image-beam possessing a second state of polarization. Polarization modulators are provided in order to modulate the polarization state for each of said primary and secondary image-beams thereof and arranged so that all left-eye images possess a first modulated state of polarization and all right-eye images possess a second modulated state of polarization. Additionally, there is provided one uniaxial condensing lens and at least one uniaxial expanding lens in order to minimize the optical path-lengths for each of said primary and secondary image-beams thereof, hence enabling said stereoscopic 3d projection system according to the present invention to operate together with projectors having a shorter throw-ratio as compared to other prior-art technologies.
US10459239B2	Naked-eye stereoscopic display grating, manufacturing method and display device A naked-eye stereoscopic display grating, manufacturing method and display device are disclosed. The method includes: preparing a transparent substrate; depositing a metal oxide layer on the transparent substrate; depositing a metal grating layer on the metal oxide layer, wherein, a reflectivity of the metal oxide layer is less than a reflectivity of the metal grating layer; and adopting a photolithography method to etch the metal oxide layer and the metal grating layer in order to expose a portion of the transparent substrate to form a transparent region and a reflective region arranged periodically. Accordingly, the present invention can increase the usage efficiency of the light, decrease a color crosstalk problem and low contrast ratio problem caused by an environment light reflected by the metal grating layer and the light in the panel.
US10459235B2	Head-mounted display A head-mounted display includes an image display device displaying an image, a mounting member that is fixed to a head of a user, a first ball joint capable of moving and holding the image display device relative to the mounting member and a second ball joint. The first ball joint can move the image display device relative to the mounting member with a first degree of freedom or a third degree of freedom smaller than the first degree of freedom. A socket can selectively change a degree of freedom of the first ball joint between the first degree of freedom and the third degree of freedom.
US10459232B2	Augmented reality patient interface device fitting apparatus An augmented reality apparatus for facilitating a patient interface device fitting process includes a device or system for providing a real-time image of the patient, and a processor apparatus structured to: (i) store a plurality of augmented reality component data files, each of the augmented reality component data files relating to either a structure or an aspect of one or more particular patient interface devices or a problem that may be encountered in the fitting process, and (ii) cause an augmented real-time image to be created and transmitted by the augmented reality apparatus by augmenting the real-time image using at least one of the augmented reality component data files.
US10459231B2	Augmented reality systems and methods with variable focus lens elements An augmented reality display system includes a pair of variable focus lens elements that sandwich a waveguide stack. One of the lens elements is positioned between the waveguide stack and a user's eye to correct for refractive errors in the focusing of light projected from the waveguide stack to that eye. The lens elements may also be configured to provide appropriate optical power to place displayed virtual content on a desired depth plane. The other lens element is between the ambient environment and the waveguide stack, and is configured to provide optical power to compensate for aberrations in the transmission of ambient light through the waveguide stack and the lens element closest to the eye. In addition, an eye-tracking system monitors the vergence of the user's eyes and automatically and continuously adjusts the optical powers of the pair of lens elements based on the determined vergence of those eyes.
US10459227B2	Method of visually outputting to a worker during an operation a number of parameters pertaining to the operation, and associated apparatus A method includes detecting currently existing dose rates while a worker is performing an operation within a Radiologically Controlled Area (RCA) and visually outputting to the worker a dosage rate map of ionizing radiation within the RCA. The visual output can be visually depicted on a display that is worn by the worker during the operation and that is situated in proximity to the worker's eye. Another method of visually outputting to a worker a number of visual indicia that are representative of a number of parameters of an operation performed inside or outside the RCA includes periodically receiving a number of inputs from a number of detectors, employing the inputs to determine values for the parameters, and depicting the number of visible indicia on an electronic visual display that is situated on the worker and that is disposed proximate an eye of the worker.
US10459225B2	Display device A display device includes: a control unit that causes any one of light sources to emit light, each of the light sources emitting light of a different color, generates illumination light of a color from the light emitted from the light sources, using a field-sequential method in which the light sources for emitting light are switched in sequence, and reflects toward a screen, through a reflection unit, the light that corresponds to the display image from among the illumination light; a temperature detection unit for detecting the temperature of a display element; and a temperature adjustment unit for adjusting the temperature of the display element. The control unit stops supplying current to the light sources and supplies current at a first current value only to the temperature adjustment unit when the detected temperature is within a low-temperature or high-temperature non-displayed range of the display element.
US10459221B2	Systems, devices, and methods for variable luminance in wearable heads-up displays Systems, devices, and methods for laser projectors with variable luminance that are well-suited for use in a wearable heads-up display (“WHUD”) are described. Such laser projectors include a laser light source(s) and a scan mirror(s) to generate an image in the field of view of a user, and a liquid crystal element between the light source(s) and the scan mirror(s) to adjust the luminance of the image. The liquid crystal element is on an optical path between the laser light source(s) and the scan mirror and is communicatively coupled to a controller that modulates an opacity of the liquid crystal element. The opacity of the liquid crystal element determines the luminance of the image and may be altered in response to different factors, such as ambient light. Particular applications of the laser projector systems, devices, and methods in a wearable heads-up display are described.
US10459215B2	Video display device A video display device includes an eyepiece; and a display panel that includes a display plane that has a diagonal length that is not greater than 40 mm, wherein the eyepiece includes a first lens group and a second lens group; the first lens group includes a first element that has a first optical surface on the side of the display panel and a second optical surface on the opposite side, wherein the first optical surface has a negative refractive power, and an outer region of the second optical surface has a negative curvature and is convex; the second lens group includes, a second element that has a Fresnel surface facing the side opposite to the display panel and having a positive refractive power, and a third element that has a Fresnel surface facing the side of the display panel and having a positive refractive power.
US10459214B2	Objective optical system for endoscope and endoscope An objective optical system for an endoscope consists of a front group, an aperture stop, and a positive rear group in order from an object side. The front group consists of a negative first lens having a smaller absolute value of a curvature radius of a lens surface on an image side than that on an object side, and one or more parallel planar members of which an incidence surface and an emission surface are perpendicular to an optical axis, in order from the object side. The rear group consists of a positive second lens and a cemented lens in which a negative third lens, and a positive fourth lens are joined together in order from the object side and a cemented surface has a concave surface toward the image side. A predetermined conditional expression is satisfied.
US10459213B2	Sample processing improvements for microscopy Among other things, a first surface is configured to receive a sample and is to be used in a microscopy device. There is a second surface to be moved into a predefined position relative to the first surface to form a sample space that is between the first surface and the second surface and contains at least part of the sample. There is a mechanism configured to move the second surface from an initial position into the predefined position to form the sample space. When the sample is in place on the first surface, the motion of the second surface includes a trajectory that is not solely a linear motion of the second surface towards the first surface.
US10459210B2	Optical arrangement and method for imaging a sample An optical arrangement for imaging a sample is disclosed. The optical arrangement comprises at least one first objective lens and at least one second objective lens, at least one illumination source for producing an illumination beam, detector for imaging radiation from the sample, and at least one mirror for reflecting the radiation from one of the first objective lens or the second objective lens into the detector. The at least one mirror is double-sided and dependent on the illumination beam at the other one of the first objective lens and the second objective lens.
US10459208B2	Microscope and method for high-resolution 3-D fluorescence microscopy In a sample, fluorescence emitters are repeatedly excited to emit fluorescence, and still images are produced of the sample by means of a microscope. At least a subset of the fluorescence emitters is isolated in each still image. The positions of the fluorescence emitters are localized in the still images with a location accuracy exceeding the optical resolution. A high-resolution composite image is generated therefrom. An adaptive mirror is arranged in the imaging beam path, and is adjusted in such a manner that it produces an astigmatism when at least one of the still images is produced. As a result, still images with astigmatism are captured. Depth position information for the fluorescence emitters is derived from the rotational asymmetry. The adaptive mirror is additionally adjusted in such a manner that it does not produce any astigmatism when some of the still images are produced.
US10459207B2	Zooming optical system, optical apparatus, and manufacturing method for the zooming optical system A zooming optical system is provided, which is constituted by, in order from an object: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group having negative refractive power; and a fifth lens group having positive refractive power. In the zooming optical system, the first lens group is moved along the optical axis upon zooming, at least a part of the second lens group to the fifth lens group being moved so as to include a component orthogonal to the optical axis, and the following conditional expressions are satisfied: 4.41
US10459206B2	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal includes a terminal body and a camera module. The terminal body includes a housing and a control module. The housing is provided with a viewfinder window. The camera module includes a lens component and an image sensor. The lens component includes a lens frame, a concave lens, and a convex lens. The image sensor is fixed inside the housing and is located at a side of the convex lens away from the concave lens. The image sensor is electrically connected to the control module so as to control the image sensor using the control module to recognize an object image from outside of the viewfinder window.
US10459205B2	Auto focus and optical image stabilization in a compact folded camera Compact folded camera modules having auto-focus (AF) and optical image stabilization (OIS) capabilities and multi-aperture cameras including such modules. In an embodiment, a folded camera module includes an optical path folding element (OPFE) for folding light from a first optical path with a first optical axis to a second optical path with a second optical axis perpendicular to the first optical axis, an image sensor and a lens module carrying a lens with a symmetry axis parallel to the second optical axis. The lens module can be actuated to move in first and second orthogonal directions in a plane perpendicular to the first optical axis, the movement in the first direction being for auto-focus and the movement in the second direction being for OIS. The OPFE can be actuated to tilt for OIS.
US10459198B2	Optical image capturing system A six-piece optical lens for capturing image and a six-piece optical module for capturing image are provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens with refractive power, a second lens with refractive power, a third lens with refractive power, a fourth lens with refractive power, a fifth lens with refractive power and a sixth lens with refractive power. At least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the six lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US10459197B2	Image capturing lens system, image capturing apparatus and electronic device An image capturing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, a second lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, a third lens element with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, and a fourth lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof.
US10459194B2	Four-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system A four-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system in accordance with the present invention comprises, in order from an image side to an image source side: a stop; a first lens element with a positive refractive power having an image-side surface being convex near an optical axis, the first lens element is made of glass material; a second lens element with a refractive power having an image-side surface being convex near the optical axis and an image source-side surface being concave near the optical axis; a third lens element with a negative refractive power having an image-side surface being concave near the optical axis and an image source-side surface being concave near the optical axis; and a fourth lens element with a positive refractive power having an image-side surface being concave near the optical axis and an image source-side surface being convex near the optical axis.
US10459193B2	Real-time autofocus focusing algorithm A digital scanning apparatus is provided that includes imaging and focusing sensors and a processor to analyze the image data captured by the imaging and focusing sensors and adjust the focus of the scanning apparatus in real time during a scanning operation. The individual pixels of the imaging sensor are all in the same image plane with respect to the optical path of the digital scanning apparatus. The individual pixels of the focusing sensor are each in a different image plane with respect to the optical path, and one pixel of the focusing sensor is on the same image plane as the image sensor. The processor analyzes image data from the imaging sensor and the focusing sensor and determines a distance and direction to adjust the relative position of an objective lens and a stage of the digital scanning apparatus to achieve optimal focus during the scanning operation.
US10459192B2	Driving unit, optical unit, imaging apparatus, and endoscope A driving unit includes a tubular fixed part with a given axis as center, a movable part located inside the fixed part and having the axis as center, a front frame part attached to the fixed part and including at least a magnetic material, and a voice coil motor capable of moving the movable part relatively with respect to the fixed part in the axial direction by a coil wound around an outer circumference of the fixed part and a magnet located in the movable part, wherein the magnet of the movable part is biased by the magnetic material, and an axial width of the coil is longer than an axial width of the magnet.
US10459191B1	Spectrometer having a variable focus lens with a single air gap The technology provides two or more spectrometers having uniform focal lengths that facilitate comparing spectral results obtained therefrom. The spectrometers include a collimating lens that receives light rays therethrough, a grating that is optically coupled to the collimating lens, and a focus lens that is optically coupled to the grating. The focus lens includes an outer body having a first lens set, an inner body having a second lens set, and an air gap defined between the first lens set and the second lens set. The inner body is moveable relative to the outer body to adjust a size of the air gap in order to modify a focal length of the focus lens. The inner body moves relative to the outer body to change an image size in the x-dimension. A fastener is provided to fixedly secure the inner body and the outer body.
US10459189B2	Lens barrel, lens-barrel wafer, and associated method A method for forming a lens barrel includes aligning each of a plurality of upper apertures of an upper wafer to (i) a respective one of a plurality of middle apertures of a middle wafer and (ii) a respective one of a plurality of lower apertures of a lower wafer. The middle wafer is between the upper wafer and the lower wafer. The method also includes bonding the middle wafer to the upper wafer to form a lens barrel wafer. Each triad of co-aligned upper, middle, and lower apertures forms a wafer aperture spanning between a top surface of the upper wafer and a bottom surface of the lower wafer. Each upper aperture has a respective upper width and each middle aperture has a respective middle width less than the respective upper width to form, in each triad, a ledge for supporting a lens in the upper aperture.
US10459179B2	Optical transceiver and optical lens thereof An optical transceiver includes a substrate, a transceiver module, an optical lens and an adhesive. The transceiver module is disposed on an outer surface of the substrate. The optical lens is disposed on the outer surface for guiding light to the transceiver module. The optical lens defines a contact surface and at least one hole. The contact surface faces the outer surface, and an opening of the hole is located on the contact surface. The adhesive is accommodated into the hole from the opening, and the contact surface of the optical lens is adhered to the outer surface of the substrate by an adhesive.
US10459178B2	Optical receptacle, optical module, and measurement method This optical receptacle is provided with: a first optical surface; a second optical surface; a first recess; a second recess; an inclined surface; insertion holes; through holes; and reference parts. The second optical surface and the inclined surface face each other at inside surfaces of the first recess. The inclined surface is inclined so as to extend away from the second optical surface as the inclined surface approaches an opening of the first recess. First openings which are open at the inclined surface and second openings which are open at an inside surface of the second recess are provided at both ends of the linear insertion holes. The thorough holes face the second openings on the central axes of the insertion holes. The reference parts are provided to the surface at the side at which the first recess and the second recess are open.
US10459175B2	Optical device, and optical communication module using the same An optical device has a photonic IC having a modulator block and a photodetector block for transmitting and receiving optical signals via multiple channels, and a wiring board to transmit and receive electrical signals to and from the photonic IC, multiple electrical wirings formed on the wiring board being associated with the multiple channels, wherein the photonic IC has a first optical waveguide set extending from an output end of the modulator block to an output port of the photonic IC and a second optical waveguide set extending from an input port of the photonic IC to an input end of the photodetector block, the optical waveguides are arranged in the shortest paths for the respective channels in the first and the second optical waveguide sets, and the lengths of the electrical wirings are set so as to compensate for a difference in optical waveguide length among the channels.
US10459174B2	Bonded filter substrates In the examples provided herein, an apparatus has a first substrate upon which one or more first filters have been fabricated on a first surface of the first substrate. The apparatus also has a second substrate upon which one or more second filters have been fabricated on a second surface of the second substrate, wherein the one or more first filters and the one or more second filters each transmit a different band of wavelengths. Additionally, the apparatus has a bonding material that bonds the first substrate to the second substrate.
US10459173B2	Optical assembly with cable retainer An optical cable subassembly includes one or more optical waveguides, at least light coupling unit comprising a first attachment area permanently attached to the optical waveguides, and at least one cable retainer comprising a second attachment area permanently attached to the optical waveguides and adapted to be installed in a housing. A length of the optical waveguides between the first attachment area and the second attachment area allows a bend in the optical waveguides that provides a predetermined mating spring force at a predetermined angle of the light coupling unit when installed in the housing.
US10459168B2	Optical devices and method for tuning an optical signal The optical device coupleable to a waveguide to receive an optical signal from the waveguide generally has at least two optical grating devices optically coupled to one another and having corresponding spectral responses, the spectral response of at least one of said optical grating devices being tunable to adjust an amount of overlapping between the spectral responses of the at least two optical grating devices.
US10459167B2	Optical fiber capable of converting wavelength and backlight unit using the same The present disclosure relates to an optical fiber capable of converting a wavelength of a light emitted from a light source and a backlight unit using the same.According to the present disclosure, it is possible to extract a light of a desired wavelength band or a desired color (for example, a white light) by connecting an optical fiber, to which a color conversion material is applied, to a single laser light emitting element that emits a light of a specific wavelength band.
US10459164B2	Coating removing device A coating removing device includes a heating section that includes a heater to heat a coating of an optical fiber, and a blade to make an incision in the coating of the optical fiber; a gripping section that grips the optical fiber and is capable of moving with respect to the heating section; and a counter that counts a coating removal event number by detecting separation between the heating section and the gripping section.
US10459160B2	Glass waveguide assemblies for OE-PCBs and methods of forming OE-PCBs The glass waveguide assembly includes a substrate with glass optical waveguides formed in the body of the glass substrate without adding or removing any glass from the substrate body. The glass optical waveguides run generally from a front-end section to a back-end section. A protective coating is formed over at least a portion of the top surface of the glass substrate where the glass optical waveguides reside. Optical connectors are formed at or adjacent the back end at corresponding connector regions. Each connector includes an end portion of at least one of the glass optical waveguides. In some configurations, the glass waveguide assembly includes a bend section that facilitates forming an optical interconnection in a photonic system between an optical-electrical printed circuit board and photonic integrated circuit.
US10459157B2	Optical emitter packages An optical emitter package is disclosed. The optical emitter package can include a carrier, a switching die, and an optical emitter die mounted to the carrier. The optical emitter die can be directly electrically and mechanically connected to the carrier with a conductive adhesive. An energy storage device can be mounted to the carrier. The energy storage device can be directly electrically and mechanically connected to the carrier with a second conductive adhesive. The carrier can provide electrical communication between the switching die, the optical emitter die, and the energy storage device.
US10459154B2	Illumination apparatus and illumination system An illumination apparatus including a light-emitting unit and an apparatus-holding section. The light-emitting unit includes a light guide plate with a center portion being opened, a light source that inputs light from a side of an inner wall of the light guide plate, and a reflective film formed on a side of an upper surface of the light guide plate to reflect light propagated in the light guide plate. The light-emitting unit outputs light from a light output surface in opposite to the upper surface of the light guide plate. The apparatus-holding section detachably holds an electronic apparatus, is capable of removing the electronic apparatus from a side of an output direction of light from the light output surface, and includes a center of a surface parallel to the light output surface, which is positioned inside a light output area of the light output surface.
US10459153B2	Light guide plate and fabricating method thereof, array substrate and fabricating method thereof, and display device The present disclosure relates to a light guide plate and a fabricating method thereof, an array substrate and a fabricating method thereof, and a display device. In the light guide plate provided in the present disclosure, in a region corresponding to a first display region for arranging a gate driven circuit, more net-dots are provided or the diameter of net-dots is set to be larger, such that the luminance of outgoing light from the light guide plate in this region can be increased, thereby weakening the luminance difference between the corresponding display region and other display region.
US10459148B1	Display device and light guide plate A display device including a light source and a light guide plate may be provided. The light guide plate includes: a light guiding part which guides light incident on a side thereof from the light source by total internal reflection; a fine pattern portion which emits the guided light only to an upper portion of the light guiding part; a guard ring portion which protects the fine pattern portion from the intrusion of impurities; and a light emitting member which is disposed on a top surface of the fine pattern portion and a top surface of the guard ring portion. The light guide plate is formed of a transparent material.
US10459146B2	Display device with backlight module and method for manufacturing the same A display device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The display device includes a backlight module, a display panel, and a decorative film. The backlight module includes: a reflective layer disposed on the decorative film; a light guide plate disposed on the reflective layer, a set of optical films including a first diffusion layer, and at least one refractive layer. The light guide plate has a first surface facing the reflective layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the first diffusion layer is disposed on the second surface. At least one refractive layer is disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, wherein a refractive index of the refractive layer is between 1.15 and 1.45. The display panel is disposed on one side of the set of optical films far away from the light guide plate.
US10459145B2	Waveguide device incorporating a light pipe A waveguide apparatus has in combination: a light pipe with an optical axis for guiding light therethrough; a light coupling element in optical contact with an elongate portion of the reflecting surface of the light guide; and an optical waveguide in optical contact with the coupling element.
US10459141B2	Collection and guiding of ambient light towards display layer An apparatus include a housing having a top opening, and a sidewall and a bottom surface defining a cavity. The apparatus includes a display assembly. The display assembly includes an electronic transmissive display layer within the cavity to display an image viewable from the top opening of the housing. The display assembly includes a light collector within the cavity and having an optical opening at the top opening of the housing to collect ambient light. The display assembly includes a light guide layer within the cavity to guide the collected ambient light towards and through the display layer. The apparatus includes a processing device within the cavity to generate data to display using the display layer.
US10459138B2	High contrast inverse polarizer An embedded wire-grid polarizer (WGP) can include ribs 13 located over a surface of a transparent substrate 11, gaps 16 between the ribs 13, and a fill-layer 15 substantially filling the gaps 16. The fill-layer can have a relatively high index of refraction, such as greater than 1.4. At a wavelength of light incident upon the WGP, E∥ transmission can be greater than E⊥ transmission. E∥ is a polarization of light with an electric field oscillation parallel to a length L of the ribs, and E⊥ is a polarization of light with an electric field oscillation perpendicular to a length L of the ribs. This embedded, inverse WGP is especially useful for polarizing, with high WGP performance, small wavelength (high-energy) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum (e.g. UV) which are difficult to polarize with conventional WGPs (E⊥ transmission >E∥ transmission).
US10459135B2	Optical module and electronic device having the same An electronic device includes a housing that includes a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface, a display exposed through a first region of the first surface, an optical module disposed below a second region of the first surface that is adjacent to the first region of the first surface, and a processor. The first surface includes a glass layer, a film layer disposed under a rear surface of the glass layer and including an opening that overlaps at least part of the optical module and has a dimension corresponding to at least part of the optical module, and a visible-light-absorbing member comprising a visible-light-absorbing material disposed under the rear surface of the glass layer and overlapping at least part of the opening. The visible-light-absorbing member is configured to light in a first wavelength range and to allow light in a second wavelength range to pass through the visible-light-absorbing member.
US10459131B2	Retroreflective sheeting and vehicle license plate A retroreflective sheeting, comprising a surface protective layer; the surface protective layer comprises at least one acrylic polymer; the glass-transition temperature (Tg) of the product generated from the reaction of the acrylic polymer is 10° C.-35° C. and the coagulation ratio is 0%-95%; such retroreflective sheeting has favorable weatherability, low-temperature embossing resistance and adhesion resistance; it also discloses a vehicle license plate adopting the retroreflective sheeting.
US10459129B2	Light diffuser between two plates with varying properties The invention relates to a light diffuser (1) comprising a light diffusing element (10), wherein the light diffusing element (10) comprises a flexible translucent material, the light diffuser (1) comprising a first plate (11) and a second plate (13), said first (11) and second (13) plates being rigid and translucent, the light diffusing element (10) being arranged between said first (11) and second (13) plates in such a way that one first face of the light diffusing element (10) is coupled with the first plate (11), and one second face of the light diffusing element (10) is coupled with the second plate (13), at least one of said first or second face comprising a plurality of cavities or excrescences. Such a light diffuser is easily adaptable and can for example be mounted in a luminaire.
US10459123B2	Optical member, image pickup apparatus, and method for manufacturing optical member The optical member according to the present invention includes a film containing a plurality of chain particles and having a refractive index of 1.21 or more and 1.27 or less at a wavelength of 550 nm on a substrate. The film includes an alcohol having an ether bond or an ester bond and having a branched structure having 4 to 7 carbon atoms in a range of 1.0 mg/cm3 or more and 2.8 mg/cm3 or less.
US10459122B2	Manufacturing method of anti glare layer and display panel Disclosed are a manufacturing method of an anti glare layer and a display panel. The method comprises: preparing a spray solution comprising sprayed particles, each having a shell structure; spraying the spray solution uniformly onto the glass substrate by a spraying device to form an arrangement structure on the glass substrate; spraying an acidic liquid on the arrangement structure to remove the shell structures of the sprayed particles each having the shell structure to form gaps among the spray particles; implementing an annealing treatment to the sprayed particles to form the anti glare layer. Thus, the light diffraction effect can be reduce or even eliminated to improve the picture quality of the display for promoting the comfort of the user viewing.
US10459117B2	Extended subspace method for cross-talk mitigation in multi-parameter inversion An extended subspace method for inverting geophysical data to infer models for two or more subsurface physical properties, using gradients of an objective function as basis vectors for forming model updates. The extended set of basis vectors provides explicit mixing between gradient components corresponding to different medium parameters, for example P-wave velocity and an anisotropy parameter. In a preferred embodiment, off-diagonal elements of the mixing matrix may be scaled to adjust the degree of mixing between gradient components. Coefficients of the basis vector expansion are determined in a way that explicitly accounts for leakage or crosstalk between different physical parameters. The same extended subspace approach may be used to make further improvement to the model updates by incorporating well constraints, where well log data are available.
US10459116B2	Disposable antifouling covers for geophysical survey equipment Disposable antifouling covers for geophysical survey equipment. At least of example embodiments are methods including deploying marine geophysical survey equipment. The deploying may include: installing a disposable antifouling cover of plastic material on a portion of the marine geophysical survey equipment, wherein the disposable antifouling cover occludes a majority of an exterior surface of the portion of the marine geophysical survey equipment; and placing the marine geophysical survey equipment in a body of water.
US10459115B2	Method and device for detecting a material THIS INVENTION relates to a method and a device for detecting a target material at a distance. The device includes a means for indicating the direction to the target material, a primary energy source for subjecting a sample material to energy and a means for sensitizing the device, and specifically an indicating means thereof, such that the indicating means detects target material similar to the sample material.
US10459107B2	Well monitoring with autonomous robotic diver A monitoring apparatus for use in a well can include multiple segments, the segments comprising at least one buoyancy control device, at least one communication device, and at least one well parameter sensor. A method of communicating in a subterranean well can include installing at least one monitoring apparatus in the well, the monitoring apparatus including a communication device, a well parameter sensor and a buoyancy control device, and the communication device communicating with another communication device. A well monitoring system can include at least one monitoring apparatus disposed in a wellbore, the monitoring apparatus comprising multiple segments, the segments including at least one buoyancy control device, at least one well parameter sensor, and at least one communication device.
US10459103B1	Magnetic entry portal identification system An entry portal to a facility includes magnets to produce a magnetic field and a proximity sensor to detect passage of a user. A portable device carried by a user detects the magnetic field and generates magnetometer data which is then sent to the portal along with a device identifier. The magnetometer data is compared to expected magnetic field data to determine presence at the portal. Timestamps of the magnetometer data and data from the proximity sensor may be compared to determine whether the two events occurred contemporaneously. If so, the portable device is deemed to be present at the portal. The device identifier may be used to determine a user, and entry data indicative of entry of the user may be generated. Subsequently, the user may then be tracked using sensors in the facility.
US10459100B2	Survey techniques using streamers at different depths Techniques are disclosed relating to geophysical surveying and data processing using streamers at different depths. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining geophysical data that is specific to a geophysical formation and representative of: a particle motion signal recorded using sensors at a first depth, a first pressure signal recorded using sensors towed at the first depth, and a second pressure signal recorded using sensors towed at a second, greater depth. In this embodiment the method includes modifying a low-frequency range of the particle motion signal using particle motion information estimated based on the second pressure signal. The modified particle motion signal may then be used to separate up-going and down-going wavefields. In some embodiments, obtaining geophysical data is performed by towing a first streamer at the first depth and a second streamer at the second depth. In some embodiments, the second streamer does not include particle motion sensors.
US10459091B2	Radiation detector and scanner A system operable for detecting radiation to scan an object includes scintillators that have respective lengths that are greater than their respective widths and an imager that has a planar array of pixels. The scintillators are coupled to the imager with their respective longitudinal axes parallel to each other. An incoming radiation beam that has passed through the object enters the scintillators through respective surfaces of the scintillators that are transverse to the longitudinal axes, and is converted by the scintillators into light that is received by respective subsets of the planar array of pixels.
US10459087B2	Road registration differential GPS A system and method of calibrating satellite signals broadcast by one or more satellites of a satellite positioning system. The system receives sensor data from one or more sensors provided on a vehicle. The system further detects satellite signals from the one or more satellites, and determines timing offsets associated with the satellite signals from each of the one or more satellites based at least in part on the sensor data. For example, the one or more sensors may include at least one of a camera or a rangefinder, and the sensor data may correspond to a three-dimensional sensor image that may be used to determine a location of the vehicle.
US10459083B2	3D scanner with accelerometer Disclosed is a 3D scanner comprising at least one scanning module for acquiring three-dimensional coordinates of a surface of an object and a positioning device on which the object is placeable or fixable, whereby the positioning device is movable relative to the at least one scanning module, and the 3D scanner further comprising at least one accelerometer, which is configured to measure a change of the position of the positioning device relative to the scanning module, and a first processing unit which is connected to the at least one scanning module and to the positioning device for receiving data.Also disclosed is a method for scanning a surface of an object to acquire three dimensional (3D) coordinates of the surface.
US10459081B2	Methods for locating and positioning, locating system, charging station, and charging system The method for locating a certain object is a method for locating the object by means of a detected locating signal. With this method, locating of precisely this object is checked in such a way that an object with at least a temporally variable reflective property is used, and an influence of this reflective property on the detected locating signal is checked. The locating system has a locating sensor for locating an object by means of a locating signal detected by a locating sensor, as well as an evaluating device which is configured to check an influence of a temporally variable reflective property of the object on the locating signal detected by the locating sensor.
US10459079B2	Method for transmitting a quantized value in a communication system The presented invention claims new method for transmission of a quantization value by segmenting the quantization range into a number of number of contiguous value ranges, and using a quantization with scaling in each of value range, to reduce the quantization error, wherein the quantization is applied to those timing measurements when they are transmitted from the mobile station to the network server.
US10459077B2	Set-up for measuring a rotational speed, in particular, of a turbocharger of a motor vehicle For a set-up for measuring a rotational speed of a turbocharger of a motor vehicle, including at least one antenna for generating and/or receiving electromagnetic radiation and an electronic module having at least one electric and/or electronic component and being electrically connected to the antenna. The set-up further includes a housing shell made at least partially of laser-absorbing material and having an inner chamber, and a housing cover, which rests on at least one laser-absorbing contact surface of the housing shell and covers the inner chamber of the housing shell at least partially, and at least sections of which are made of material transparent to laser radiation; the antenna and the electronic module being situated in the inner chamber of the housing shell, and at least sections of the housing cover being welded to the housing shell at the at least one contact surface using a laser-welded seam.
US10459073B2	Acoustic wave diagnostic apparatus and method of controlling same If the boundary value of a velocity scale set in a case where the information indicating the velocity of the moving body is displayed on a liquid crystal panel is less than a threshold value, the frequency of pulses used in pulse-width control is set to 20 kHz in such a manner that noise ascribable to the pulses for pulse-width control will not be displayed on the liquid crystal panel. If the boundary value of the velocity scale is equal to or greater than the threshold value, then the frequency of pulses used in pulse-width control is set to 200 Hz in such a manner that noise ascribable to the pulses for pulse-width control will reside at a position remote from the information indicative of velocity.
US10459072B2	Ultrasound probe and ultrasound system An ultrasound probe includes a casing, a first transmitting unit, a second transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The first transmitting unit is used for transmitting a first push beam and the first push beam has a first transmitting frequency. The second transmitting unit is used for transmitting a second push beam and the second push beam has a second transmitting frequency. The receiving unit has a receiving frequency and is used for selectively receiving a reflective wave of the first push beam and the second push beam, wherein the receiving frequency is covered with the first transmitting frequency and the second transmitting frequency. The receiving unit, the first transmitting unit and the second transmitting unit are disposed in the casing side by side.
US10459070B2	Coherent integration of fill pulses in pulse doppler type sensors A method for the coherent integration of Fill Pulses in Pulse Doppler Radar sensors is disclosed. The present invention uses a pre- and a post-coherent waveform transmission and reception period to collect transient signals from reflections of Fill Pulses throughout the range extent. It then reassembles these signals to produce additional coherently integrable pulses of interval returns that are input to the filter and coherently integrated along with normally coherently integrated pulses. The result is an improved Signal To Noise Ratio (SNR) and Signal To Clutter Ratio (SCR) which is related to the total number of pulses emitted, including the Fill Pulses. This improvement can be obtained almost solely by signal processing in a digitally controlled Radar, and requires few if any hardware modifications.
US10459066B2	Self-adaptive system and method for robust Wi-Fi indoor localization in large public site A robust WiFi indoor localization system for large public sites includes a self-adaptive system communicatively coupled to a plurality of clients. The self-adaptive system includes a processor, a computer readable medium, and a communication interface module.
US10459064B2	Location system A system for determining the location of a mobile receiver unit includes static transmitter units, each including a respective clock which it uses to transmit a positioning signal according to a respective transmission schedule. The mobile receiver unit receives a positioning signal from any of the static transmitter units. A first processing means uses information relating to the received positioning signal to determine the location of the mobile receiver unit. A second processing means uses information relating to a respective drift and/or offset of each of the clocks of the static transmitter units to generate transmission schedules for the static transmitter units. Each transmission schedule instructs a respective static transmitter unit to transmit a positioning signal at one or more scheduled times according to the clock of the static transmitter unit.
US10459063B2	Ranging and angle of arrival antenna system for a mobile robot A mobile robot includes a chassis, a shell moveably mounted on the chassis, and a cutting assembly mounted to the chassis. The mobile robot also includes a communication system that includes an antenna module disposed on a rear portion of the mobile robot. The antenna module includes a base assembly, and an antenna assembly mounted to the base assembly by a spring. The antenna assembly includes a ranging antenna, and at least three angle antennas arranged axisymmetrically about the ranging antenna, such that the ranging antenna and the three angle antennas define a tetrahedral geometry for determining an angle of arrival for one or more incident signals.
US10459061B2	FFT-based displaced phase center array/along-track interferometry architecture A radar architecture comprising a computing device having a DC subtraction module, programmed to average a first value of a first pixel from a first received SAR image and a second value of a second pixel from a second received SAR image, to produce an averaged value, and to subtract the averaged value from the first value, resulting in a first DC subtracted pixel value, and to subtract the averaged value from the second value, resulting in a second DC subtracted pixel value; a DFT processing module programmed to receive the first DC subtracted pixel value and the second DC subtracted pixel value and to output a first DFT output comprising a plurality Doppler bins; and a detector module programmed to determine if the output of the DFT represents the presence of a target, and to estimate range-rate via a lookup table.
US10459057B2	Image processing apparatus, magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to detect a region of body fluid flowing in a subject from time-series images acquired by scanning an imaging area including a tagged region to which a tagging pulse is applied and imaging the imaging area; generate a plurality of display images in which the detected body fluid region is displayed in a display mode determined based on a positional relation between the body fluid region and a boundary line, the boundary line determined based on the tagged region; and output time-series display images including the plurality of display images to be displayed on a display.
US10459056B2	Method of designing pulse sequences for parallel-transmission magnetic resonance imaging, and a method of performing magnetic resonance imaging using such sequences A method of designing a pulse sequence for parallel-transmission magnetic resonance imaging comprises: a) acquiring, for each member of a cohort, inhomogeneity maps of radio-frequency fields generated within the member; b) computing, for each member of the cohort, a spatial distribution of flip angles of nuclear spins obtained using the pulse sequences, and c) computing a single cost or merit function representative of a difference between the spatial distributions of flip angles and a target distribution, and iteratively adjusting design parameters of the pulse sequences to optimize the cost or merit function; the steps b) and c) being carried out iteratively using a computer. A method of performing parallel-transmission magnetic resonance imaging on a subject using a pulse sequence designed by such a method is provided.
US10459054B2	Method and apparatus for implementing a diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance measurement The method and magnetic resonance apparatus for acquiring diffusion-weighted measurement data from a subject, (a) a diffusion module is activated that contains at least one diffusion gradient, and (b) an acquisition module is activated, which reads out measurement data by repetitions of RF excitation pulses, which are applied to the subject under examination, and phase-encoding gradients that are activated to spatially encode signals induced by the RF pulses. For at least one repetition, the RF excitation pulse are applied to the subject only if the phase-encoding gradients, activated for the spatially encoding signals, which are generated after the RF excitation pulse, have already reached their required strength. Steps (a) and (b) are repeated until all the required measurement data are acquired. The acquired measurement data are stored. A significant reduction in the noise level of DWI measurements is thereby achieved.
US10459051B2	Field of view increase in magnetic resonance imaging using nonlinear gradients and generalized iterative reconstruction A method for increasing field of view (FOV) in magnetic resonance imaging includes determining linear field gradients of associated with a gradient coil of a magnetic resonance (MR) scanner and using the MR scanner to acquire a k-space dataset representative of a patient using a plurality of readout gradient amplitudes. An extended FOV image is generated based on the k-space dataset using an iterative reconstruction process to solve a forward model that incorporates a measurement of gradient distortion as a deviation from the linear field gradients.
US10459047B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and gradient magnetic field power supply A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a gradient magnetic field power supply configured to supply power to a gradient coil. The gradient magnetic field power supply includes a plurality of switching circuits and a processing circuitry. Each of the switching circuits is configured to output a predetermined pulse voltage. The processing circuitry is configured to change the number of switching circuits to be caused to perform switching operation among the switching circuits, in accordance with an intensity of the voltage to be output to the gradient coil.
US10459046B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and artifact suppression method thereof According to at least one of embodiments, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a superconducting magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field; a cryocooler configured to cool down the superconducting magnet in a refrigeration cycle in which mechanical fluctuation with a predetermined period is included; a sequence controller configured to acquire magnetic resonance signals for generating a diagnostic image from an object; and processing circuitry configured to correct phase fluctuation included in the magnetic resonance signals for generating a diagnostic image acquired by the sequence controller, the phase fluctuation being generated by periodic fluctuation of the static magnetic field caused by mechanical fluctuation of the cryocooler.
US10459045B2	Sterile RF coils for MR imaging systems Sterile RF coil arrangements for use in magnetic resonance imaging are provided. The sterile coil arrangements can be formed by spraying or coating a curable liquid onto an RF coil housing and allowing the liquid to cure or dry to form a continuous sterile layer on the coil housing. The thickness of the sterile layer can be between 100 and 1000 micrometers. The curable liquid can include an antimicrobial or antibacterial agent, such as silver ions or triclosan, to better maintain sterility of the coil arrangement. The curable liquid can be selected such that it adheres to the housing when cured and is also removable without leaving residue behind.
US10459042B2	Magnetoresistive relay A magnetoresistive relay, comprising a substrate, a magnetic excitation coil, a magnetoresistive sensor, and switch integrated circuit which are placed on a substrate, which further includes an excitation signal input electrode, an excitation signal output electrode, a switch circuit positive output electrode, a switch circuit negative output electrode, a power input electrode, and a ground electrode. The ends of the magnetic excitation coil are each connected with the excitation signal input electrode and the excitation signal output electrodes. The signal from the magnetoresistive sensor is sent to the switch integrated circuit. The positive switch circuit output electrode and the switch circuit negative electrode are respectively connected with the switch integrated circuit. The power input ends and the ground ends of the switch integrated circuit and the magnetoresistive sensor are respectively connected with the power input electrode and the ground electrode. During operation, the magnetic field from the excitation coil provides an on/off signal, and this signal is used to change the magnetoresistance of the magnetoresistive sensor, the switch integrated circuit receives the signal from the magnetoresistive sensor, and from this the external output switching action is realized. This magnetoresistive relay is easy to operate, and it has low power consumption, small size, and long life span.
US10459041B2	Magnetic detection system with highly integrated diamond nitrogen vacancy sensor A system for magnetic detection includes a housing including a top plate, bottom plate, side plate, and main plate provided between the side plate and the bottom plate; a magneto-optical defect center material including at least one magneto-optical defect center that emits an optical signal when excited by an excitation light; a radio frequency (RF) exciter system configured to provide RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical light source configured to direct the excitation light to the magneto-optical defect center material; and an optical detector configured to receive the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material. The elements of the system are mounted to the main plate and capable of being unattached and remounted to the main plate to change at least one of a location or an angle of incidence of the excitation light on the magneto-optical defect center material.
US10459038B2	Method and device for estimating a current open-circuit voltage characteristic of a battery A method for estimating a current open-circuit voltage characteristic of a battery, comprising acquiring a portion of an actual open-circuit voltage characteristic of the battery, detecting or defining a significant point in the acquired portion of the actual open-circuit voltage characteristic, identifying a point, in a characteristic curve of an anode potential of the battery and/or in a characteristic curve of a cathode potential of the battery, that is associated with the significant point, shifting and/or scaling the characteristic curve of the anode potential and the characteristic curve of the cathode potential on the basis of the position of the significant point with respect of the associated point, until the acquired portion is simulated by combination of the shifted and/or scaled characteristic curves, and calculating the current open-circuit voltage characteristic on the basis of the shifted and/or scaled characteristic curves.
US10459027B2	Semiconductor test apparatus for testing semiconductor devices A semiconductor test apparatus capable of securely having the contact pin and the external contact terminal held in contact with each other even in case where the vertical type handler is used. The semiconductor test apparatus comprises: a test socket having a socket surface formed thereon, the socket surface having a contact pin towering therefrom; and a semiconductor transport fixture having a concave portion formed thereon, the concave portion adapted to receive therein an IC under test, wherein the test socket has a position adjustment guide provided thereon, the semiconductor transport fixture has a guide through bore formed therein, the guide through bore adapted to receive the position adjustment guide therethrough when the IC under test comes under test, and either one of the position adjustment guide or the guide through bore is formed in a tapered shape.
US10459026B2	Damage preventing identification system for conductors and coupling points in electrical systems with data acquisition Damage preventing identification system for electrical conductors and coupling points including at least one identification unit arranged for arrangement to a surface, end cap or cable shoe of an electrical conductor, which identification unit is provided with an encapsulation for arrangement of the identification unit to the electrical conductor, and for housing means for visual and electronic tagging, which identification unit further includes means for measuring temperature and/or current.
US10459023B2	System and method to determine stress levels in harvesting machine circuits A system and method for determining electrical stress in an electrical power system of a work vehicle. The work vehicle includes a plurality of electrical power circuits, wherein each of the electrical power circuits is operatively connected to one of a plurality of electrical devices, such as a motor. One or more controllers are each operatively connected to one or more of the plurality of devices to determine a change to an operating characteristic of the connected device. In one embodiment, a current sensor is coupled to each of the devices to sense current drawn by the device over a period of time. Each of the controllers is configured to compare the value of the sensed current to a predetermined value of current to determine a rise in temperature of the device. The determined rise in temperature is used to determine fault conditions occurring in the devices and associated wiring harnesses.
US10459022B1	Long range phasing voltmeter with robust phase transmission A long distance wireless phasing voltmeter has a first unit that uses two data bits per second to modulate a radio frequency carrier wave for simplex transmission to a second unit. Two bits define by their separation the phase difference between a voltage signal waveform on a reference conductor and a universal waveform generated from a GPS Pulse. The second unit also generates a universal waveform from a GPS Pulse and compares it to the voltage signal waveform on a local field conductor to obtain a second phase difference. The second unit compares the two phase differences to determine grid frequency, absolute phase angle, phase difference, phase rotation, and phase sequence between the reference conductor and the field conductor. Two pulses can be transmitted more reliably over data links miles apart than a longer signal and even when the data transmission occurs over a cell phone data link.
US10459021B2	Systems and methods for detecting defects in an antenna array and/or in a device coupled to the antenna array Various illustrative embodiments disclosed herein generally pertain to detecting defects by using a radio-frequency debugging signal transmitted by a transmitting antenna array towards a receiving antenna located in a far-field region of the transmitting antenna array. The radio-frequency debugging signal, which is configured to provide information pertaining to a signal radiation distribution of the transmitting antenna array, is received in the receiving antenna and conveyed to a test unit. The test unit digitizes the received radio-frequency debugging signal to obtain a digital dataset and applies a back-propagation algorithm to the digital dataset for deriving a reconstructed near-field representation of the transmitting array. The reconstructed near-field representation is compared to a signal radiation reference template in order to detect a defective amplitude and/or a defective phase that is indicative of a defect in the transmitting antenna array and/or a device-under-test coupled to the transmitting antenna array.
US10459017B2	Method and apparatus for detecting electrical conductance including control system for adjusting compressive force applied to an object by an actuator An example method includes causing an actuator to apply a compressive force to an object. The compressive force pushes a first electrode against a first end of the object and causes a second end of the object to push against a second electrode. The method further includes detecting an initial magnitude of the compressive force. The method further includes, in response to determining that the initial magnitude of the compressive force is outside of a predetermined range of magnitude, causing the actuator to adjust the compressive force applied to the object. The method further includes detecting a magnitude of the adjusted compressive force. The method further includes, in response to determining that the magnitude of the adjusted compressive force is within the predetermined range of magnitude, detecting a conductance of the object via the first electrode and the second electrode.
US10459014B2	Electronic device According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a transformer connected to a power supply device, a super capacitor chargeable with an output of the transformer, a voltage converter connected to the transformer, a processor having a power supply terminal supplied with an output of the voltage converter, first and second photo-couplers connected to the power supply device, and a capacitor connected to a primary side of the second photo-coupler through a resistor. The primary side of the second photo-coupler is grounded via a pull-down resistor. The processor includes first and second terminals connected to the first and second photo-couplers and a third terminal supplied with a charging voltage of the super capacitor.
US10459012B2	System for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure and method of same Some embodiments include a method for monitoring usage of electrical power of a structure using an electrical power monitoring system. The structure can have one or more main electrical power lines that supply the electrical power to a first load in the structure. The method can include calibrating the electrical power monitoring system. A first raw current in the one or more main electrical power lines and first calibration data can be generated while calibrating the electrical power monitoring system. The method also can include storing the first calibration data and a measurement of the first raw current. The method additionally can include measuring a second raw current. The method further can include calculating a first measured current. The method additionally can include displaying the first measured current. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are disclosed.
US10459008B2	Occupancy measurement and triggering in frequency domain bitmaps A method is disclosed for triggering upon signal events occurring in frequency domain signals. The method includes repeatedly sampling a time-varying signal and generating a plurality of digital frequency domain spectrums based on the samples of the time-varying signal. A frequency domain bitmap for the time-varying signal is repeatedly updated via application of the digital frequency domain spectrums. The method further includes selecting a portion of the frequency domain bitmap, determining a signal occupancy in the selected portion, and triggering a capture of the time-varying signal based on and in response to the occupancy determination for the selected portion of the bitmap.
US10459007B2	Probe card A probe card including a circuit board, a transformer, a probe head, and a reinforcement structure is provided. The transformer including a body, a plurality of solder balls, and a plurality of first contact points are disposed on the substrate. The body has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is located between the circuit board and the second surface. The solder balls are disposed on the first surface, and the first contact points are disposed on the second surface. The probe head is disposed on the second surface. The probe head is electrically connected to the circuit board by the first solder balls. The reinforcement structure is disposed between the probe head and the circuit board.
US10459000B2	Encoder wheel for wheel-hub unit A speed measuring device for a wheel-hub unit provided with a rolling bearing, the measuring device having an encoder wheel made of magnetized elastic material and assembled on a rotating ring of the bearing; mechanical supporting means that are directly placed between the encoder wheel and the ring so that the encoder wheel and the ring are angularly constrained to each other; and mechanical locking means for axially locking the encoder wheel inside a seat defined by the mechanical locking means together with the mechanical supporting means.
US10458999B2	Cell suction system, and method for performing suction work of intracellular substance using the same Provided is a cell suction system that supports suction work of a substance within a cell. The cell suction system includes: a suction section including a tubular tip configured to suction the substance from the inside of the cell received in a container; a detection section configured to acquire information on a front end part of the tip; and a conveyance section configured to make the suction section three-dimensionally movable, the conveyance section being configured to move the suction section to guide the front end part of the tip attached to the suction section into one specific cell based on the information obtained in the detection section.
US10458996B1	Methods for determining clinical response to TNF-alpha and/or JAK inhibitors in subjects with inflammatory diseases Embodiments of the present invention relate to biomarkers, including signatures containing a plurality of such biomarkers, which are predictive of responsiveness to therapy of gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), e.g., ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, with TNFα inhibitors or JAK-STAT inhibitors, such as anti-TNFα antibodies and JAK inhibitors. Further embodiments relate to the use of such biomarkers and/or signatures in determining the responsiveness of a patient with IBD to therapy with TNFα inhibitors or JAK inhibitors, such as anti-TNFα antibodies or small molecule JAK inhibitors. Additional embodiments relate to methods of treating gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders in patients, based on detection of one or more biomarkers.
US10458992B2	Breath sampling and analysis device A gas analysis device includes a canister with a cavity that is configured to receive a gas sample. A sensor is in fluid communication with the cavity and analyzes a portion of the gas sample that is received from the canister. The device also includes a blower assembly in fluid communication with the sensor. The blower assembly is configured to selectively draw a portion of the gas sample from the canister past the sensor so that the sensor is exposed to the portion of the gas sample.
US10458977B2	Skin topography as a marker for skin maturation The present invention relates to a method for determining the relief of the skin surface of a subject, and hence the degree of maturation of the said skin surface. Methods for identifying active agents, raw materials and formulation are also provided.
US10458976B2	Early warning of changes in health and robustness using narrowly forward scattered light to track ease of morphological changes of blood cells Early warning of changing health and robustness is given by tracking of ease of morphological changes in blood cells obtained by comparing intensities in a first scattered light intensity angular distribution and intensities in a second scattered light intensity angular distribution, with the light being scattered by blood cells into very narrowly forward scattered light intensity angular range.
US10458972B2	In-vitro diagnostic device using external information in conjunction with test results A system and method for augmenting or adding to the information used by an in-vitro diagnostic or other diagnostic device to generate results of a test is disclosed. A diagnostic device is capable of generating test results based on a sample, such as a sample provided by a patient, and is also capable of receiving additional information to enhance the results providable by the device. For example, an in-vitro diagnostic device is configured to read a lateral flow assay test, and is configured to receive additional diagnostic, network, test identification, or environmental information over a network. Using both the result of the diagnostic test and the additional information, the disclosed device provides more thorough, accurate, and reliable diagnostic information. The results generated by the device may be communicated to an appropriate remote device to enhance the results obtainable by such tests.
US10458971B2	Systems, apparatus and methods for testing and predicting the performance of concrete mixtures A mobile calorimeter includes a container comprising one or more walls defining a cavity. The container is adapted to hold a concrete mixture within the cavity. The mobile calorimeter also includes one or more heat flow sensors adapted to detect a heat flow generated by the concrete mixture. The heat flow sensors may include a thermoelectric device, a Peltier plate, or a macro fiber composite (MFC) sensor. The one or more heat flow sensors may be attached to the one or more walls, or may be embedded within the one or more walls. Data relating to a heat flow is obtained by the heat flow sensors, and is used to generate a prediction of a characteristic or performance of the concrete mixture.
US10458969B2	Dynamic water quality prediction Technical solutions are described for predicting water quality of a water source over a forecast horizon and for multiple locations. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving a forecast horizon for across which to predict the water quality. The forecast horizon includes a plurality of time periods. The computer-implemented method also includes receiving one or more geographical locations at which to predict the water quality. The computer-implemented method also includes receiving a set of water quality measures for the water source. The computer-implemented method also includes determining predicted water quality measures for the geographical location at each of the plurality of time periods in the forecast horizon based on the water quality measures. The computer-implemented method also includes outputting one or more of the predicted water quality measures.
US10458968B2	Water quality analysis device Provided is a water quality analysis device capable of keeping the device in a clean state without leaving an operation at the time of device power supply activation to an operator and without wasting time and wash water. The water quality analysis device is configured such that: a memory 21 capable of storing a stored content in a cut-off state of the device power supply is provided; the states of the vessels, such as an IC reactor 1 and a TC reactor 2, in which sample water is injected at the time of an analysis operation are sequentially stored in the memory 21; contents of the memory 21 are read at the time of the device power supply activation; and a cleaning operation is automatically executed according to prescribed procedures with the states read for each reactor 1 and 2 as a starting point. Thus, even after the power supply interruption due to, e.g., power outage, the device is kept in a clean state with minimum necessary operations.
US10458967B2	Method and apparatus for creating an opening in the calcified shell in the region of the blunt end of an incubated bird egg with embryo and for determining the sex thereof According to the present invention, a method and an apparatus are provided for creating an opening in the calcified shell of an incubated bird egg containing an embryo, in the region of the blunt end of the incubated bird egg. Within the region of the blunt end there is an outer membrane and an inner membrane with an air cell located therebetween. The apparatus comprises a holder on which the incubated bird eggs are stored with their pointed ends facing downwards, wherein the embryo adjoins the inner membrane, a first detection device configured to detect the position and geometry of the air cell, and an opening device configured to create an opening in the calcified shell at the blunt end of the incubated bird egg above the taut inner membrane. Due to the open calcified shell, the sex of the embryo may be determined in a reliable way.
US10458966B2	Egg candling and relocation apparatus for use with In ovo injection machines The invention relates to a candling apparatus for the rapid discrimination, removal and relocation of non-live avian eggs. The invention further relates to methods of use of the candling apparatus for the candling, removal and relocation of avian eggs.
US10458964B2	Method for rapidly determining sulfur content in a plurality of samples Methods for measuring the sulfur content in a plurality of individual sulfur-containing fiber or article samples, comprising: a) contacting a plurality of samples with a solution comprising potassium hydroxide to convert the sulfur to potassium sulfate; b) concurrently and individually combusting the plurality of samples from step a) in a furnace at a temperature of greater than 650° C. to remove essentially all organic materials to produce a plurality of residues; c) dissolving each of the pluralities of residue in concentrated nitric acid to form individual residue solutions; and d) analyzing the individual residue solutions with Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Emission Spectrometry to determine the sulfur content of each sample.
US10458959B2	Method of detecting failure or anomaly of sensor terminal There is disclosed a method of detecting failures or anomalies of a large number of sensor terminals without using manpower or expensive equipment in the seismic exploration business. The method includes preparing a plurality of sensor terminals having sensors that detect vibrations from outside, the plurality of sensor terminals receiving the vibrations and outputting vibration reception signals, and comparing a first vibration reception signal output by a first sensor terminal with a second vibration reception signal output by a second sensor terminal, thereby detecting if one of the first sensor and the second sensor is failed or anomalous.
US10458954B2	Structure evaluation system, structure evaluation apparatus, and structure evaluation method According to an embodiment, a structure evaluation system has a plurality of sensors, a signal processor, and an evaluator. The sensors detect an elastic wave generated from a structure. The signal processor acquires a reliability from a source of the elastic wave to the plurality of sensors by performing signal processing on the elastic wave detected by the plurality of sensors. The evaluator evaluates the soundness of the structure on the basis of the acquired reliability.
US10458950B2	Method for non-destructively determining material properties An approach to determining the crash dynamic behavior of structural castings made of a AlSi10MnMg alloy in a simple and cost-effective manner is provided. In this approach eddy current testing is carried out using a high-resolution measuring coil which is adjusted to the cast-specific conductivity.
US10458947B2	Thinning detection system and thinning detection method A thinning detection system includes a current applying apparatus configured to apply an AC current to electrodes installed on metal equipment which is a monitoring object, a magnetic-field measuring apparatus including an array of magnetic sensors configured to measure a magnetic field distribution of a surface side of the metal equipment; and a measurement managing apparatus configured to estimate a thinning distribution of the metal equipment based on a magnetic field distribution difference which is a difference between a reference magnetic-field distribution which is obtained in a case where thinning has not occurred in the metal equipment and a measurement magnetic-field distribution which is an actual measurement result. The measurement managing apparatus calculates a virtual current distribution of the metal equipment from the magnetic field distribution difference, and estimates the thinning distribution of the metal equipment on the basis of a virtual eddy current represented by the virtual current distribution.
US10458942B2	Chemical sensor array having multiple sensors per well In one embodiment, a device is described. The device includes a material defining a reaction region. The device also includes a plurality of chemically-sensitive field effect transistors have a common floating gate in communication with the reaction region. The device also includes a circuit to obtain respective output signals from the chemically-sensitive field effect transistors indicating an analyte within the reaction region.
US10458941B2	Electrochemical measurement device and electrochemical measurement apparatus provided with electrochemical measurement device Provided is an electrochemical measurement device capable of measuring more accurately and an electrochemical measurement apparatus provided with the electrochemical measurement device. The electrochemical measurement device includes a base part, and a placement part on which an object to be measured is placed, the placement part being provided to the base part. The electrochemical measurement device also includes an electrode part provided near the placement part on the base part, a wiring part provided on a surface of the base part and electrically connected to the electrode part, and an insulator that covers the wiring part. Further, a protruding part is provided on the base part of the electrochemical measurement device so as to protrude past the insulator.
US10458936B2	Apparatus and method for the determination of the absolute coefficient of thermal expansion in ultralow expansion materials An improved method and apparatus for determination of the absolute coefficient of thermal expansion of materials, including ultralow expansion materials, utilizes a metrology frame that is regulated within a first narrow temperature range that varies by only a small fraction of a degree Celsius from a set point temperature (e.g., less than about 0.01° C. from the set point temperature), while the temperature of the sample is varied to determine the coefficient of thermal expansion over a larger temperature range (e.g., 30, 40 or 50° C.). The method and apparatus permit determination of the coefficient of thermal expansion of a material to levels approaching 10−9/° C.
US10458933B2	Method for analysis using X-ray fluorescence The present invention is a method to quantify biomarkers. The method uses an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to perform an X-ray fluorescence analysis on the sample to obtain spectral features derived from the biomarker; and quantifying the X-ray fluorescence signal of the biomarker.
US10458931B1	Contact imaging sensor head for computed radiography A scan head design uses 1:1 (one-to-one) imaging micro-lens arrays to transfer the object plane X-ray image from a CR-plate onto a linear photosensor. The scan-head includes a housing having therein, an array of red light emitting diodes (LEDs), a red-absorbing filter, a microlens array, an infrared-filter, and a sensor. The housing faces the CR-plate and the scan-head is translated across the CR-plate to read out the X-ray image therein. The scan head is compact and provides for improved spatial resolution and reduced power requirements.
US10458923B2	Print data processing method, print data processing device, and recording medium having recorded therein print data processing program A method for processing print data includes a matching processing step of performing pattern matching between a streak detection pattern including a streak pattern having a width of one pixel and print data after a RIP process, a length measurement step of determining, when matching is established in the matching processing step, a length of a streak candidate part including a part corresponding to the streak pattern in a region where matching is established and a part continuous in an extending direction of the streak pattern and having a same value as a data value of the streak pattern, in the print data, and a determination step of determining whether or not the streak candidate part is white streak data that possibly results in a streak, by comparing the length determined in the length measurement step against a predetermined threshold.
US10458920B2	Systems and methods for ensuring proper tubing installation for fluid processing systems A fluid separation system is provided for separating a plasma-containing fluid into separated plasma and a concentrated fluid. The system cooperates with a fluid flow circuit including a fluid separation chamber and a plasma outlet line associated therewith for removing separated plasma from the fluid separation chamber. The system includes an optical sensor assembly that receives a portion of the plasma outlet line when the fluid flow circuit has been associated with the fluid separation system. To ensure proper installation of the plasma outlet line, the optical sensor assembly compares light received by its light detector to a baseline value, which is indicative of the amount of light received by the light detector before the plasma outlet line has been installed. The amount of received light being equal to or less than a selected percentage of the baseline value indicates that the plasma outlet line has been properly installed.
US10458915B2	Heteroarylcyanine dyes The present invention provides heteroaryl functionalized cyanine dyes including a reactive functional moiety, or which are conjugated to a carrier molecule.
US10458911B2	Method for searching candidate material for anti-cancer drug using localized surface plasmon resonance A method for screening an anticancer candidate is disclosed. The method includes immobilizing gold nanoparticles onto a substrate; binding a protein involved in carcinogenesis and metastasis to the immobilized gold nanoparticles, recording a spectrum of the protein conjugate, and analyzing the spectrum to obtain reference data; adding a candidate inhibiting the activity of the protein to the protein conjugate, recording a spectrum of the mixture, and analyzing the spectrum to obtain comparative data; and comparing the reference data with the comparative data to determine whether the candidate inhibits the activity of the protein. The method enables screening of a candidate inhibiting the activity of a protein involved in carcinogenesis and metastasis in an accurate and convenient manner.
US10458908B2	System and method for qualifying plant material System and methods may qualify plant material. A system for qualifying plant material may include an inspection zone, a support stage configured to support the plant material in the inspection zone, at least one camera configured to acquire at least one image of the plant material in the inspection zone, at least one processor configured to receive and analyze the camera image to identify a region of interest containing specific plant structures possessing active component, and at least one spectrometer configured to acquire a spectrometric measurement of the plant material in the inspection zone. The at least one processor may be further configured to facilitate a spectrometric measurement of the specific plant structures identified in the camera image, and to enable output of an indicator of a quality measure of the plant material based on the spectrometric measurement of the specific plant structures identified in the camera image.
US10458907B2	Infrared analytical sensor for soil or water and method of operation thereof An infrared (IR) sensor and a method of detecting molecular species in a liquid. In one embodiment, the IR sensor includes: (1) an IR light source configured to emit IR light, (2) a sensing element configured to receive the IR light, the IR light generating an evanescent field about the sensing element as the IR light propagates therethrough, molecules in a subject liquid interacting with the evanescent field and affecting a characteristic of the IR light and (3) an IR light detector configured to receive the IR light from the sensing element and detect the characteristic.
US10458902B2	Analysis instrument, associated systems and methods Disclosed is an analysis component and associated systems and methods. The analysis component can be used with an electronic device equipped with a detector for detecting light. The component comprises: a sample holder for holding the sample; a detector site at which a detector, or a detector portion of the electronic device, is to be positioned to detect light reflecting off the sample; and a structural component spacing the sample holder from the detector site by a predetermined distance; wherein the lysis component is configured to allow light from a light source to illuminate the sample such that light reflected by the sample can be received by the detector for analyzing the sample. An associated system comprises the analysis component and a detector for detecting light reflected off the sample. An associated method comprises providing said system, positioning the analysis component with respect to the electronic device such that the detector, or the detector portion of the electronic device, is placed at the detector site; inserting a sample into the sample holder; illuminating the sample with a light source; focusing an optical system of the detector such that an image of at least a portion of the sample is formed on a detecting plane of the detector; using the detector to receive light reflected off the sample; and analyzing the received light to determine a composition of the sample.
US10458899B2	Method and optical device for microscopically examining a multiplicity of specimens The invention relates to a method for microscopic investigation of a plurality of samples. The method contains the step of arranging the samples in a sample holder that is movable, in particular in motorized and/or automatic fashion, relative to a sample illumination position in such a way that at least one of the samples is respectively successively positionable in the sample illumination position, a clearance for a deflection means respectively remaining adjacent to the sample that is currently located in the sample illumination position; the step of focusing a light stripe with an illumination objective; the step of deflecting the light stripe, once it has passed through the illumination objective, with the deflection means in such a way that the light stripe propagates at an angle different from zero degrees with respect to the optical axis of the illumination objective and has a focus in the sample illumination position; and the step of successively positioning the samples, retained with the sample holder, in the sample illumination position, and detecting the detected light emerging from the sample respectively located in the sample illumination position. The invention furthermore relates to an optical apparatus having a sample holder that holds a plurality of samples and is supported movably, in particular in motorized and/or automatic fashion, relative to a sample illumination position in such a way that at least one of the samples is respectively successively positionable in the sample illumination position.
US10458891B2	In vitro method and apparatus for analysing the behaviour of substances in simulated physiological environment The invention refers to an in vitro method and apparatus for analyzing the behavior of substances in simulated physiological environment. The method comprises the steps of providing a first fluid, a gel matrix and a second fluid, separating the first fluid and the gel matrix by at least one first semi-permeable membrane and separating the gel matrix and the second fluid by at least one second semi-permeable membrane. The method further comprises the steps of injecting a substance into the first fluid, letting the substance migrate from the first fluid through the at least one first semi-permeable membrane, through the gel matrix, through the at least one second semi-permeable membrane and into the second fluid, and determining clearance of the substance from the first fluid.
US10458889B2	Detecting machine for a yield rate of bristles of a toothbrush and detecting method for bristles of a toothbrush A detecting machine for a yield rate of bristles of a toothbrush and a detecting method for the bristles are provided. The detecting machine includes a power device and two rotating units, and the two rotating units are rotatably mounted on a side surface of the power unit. The two rotating units are disposed parallel to each other. When in a rotating condition, the two rotating units rotate in opposite rotating directions. When a manufacturer horizontally disposes a toothbrush between the two rotating units, the surfaces of the two rotating units may compress the bristles and pull the bristles toward a direction away from the toothbrush. Therefore the manufacturer can inspect whether the bristles are firmly mounted on the toothbrush.
US10458888B2	Method and apparatus for examining eggs A non-destructive method for determining resistance to cracking of an intact egg, whereby said determining comprises at least one of the following steps a) and b): a) determining a tensile stress developed in an eggshell of said intact egg, for example a tensile stress at a predetermined load; b) determining an elasticity of said eggshell; wherein preferably the results of step a) and/or step b) are used in evaluating said resistance to cracking.
US10458887B2	Method of sample preparation for Maldi and automated system therefor Methods for preparing a biological sample for testing by Maldi where such methods are selected based on sample parameters. Maldi scores are obtained for a range of sample parameters (e.g. McFarland, dispense volume and number of dispenses). From the data, sample preparation parameters can be selected for a biological sample being prepared for Maldi testing. One sample preparation strategy uses multiple dispenses of sample with an intervening drying step, which yields more accurate Maldi scores, particularly for samples at the low range of McFarland values (e.g. below about 2).
US10458885B2	Rapid desorber heating and cooling for trace detection A desorber for a trace detection system. The desorber includes an inlet configured to receive a sample, a heating element configured to generate a vapor from the sample, and an active cooling element configured to cool the desorber.
US10458884B2	Vehicle closure cycling device and method A vehicle closure cycling device is provided. The device includes a fixture, a first actuator mounted to the fixture and displaceable to open the vehicle closure and a second actuator mounted to the fixture and displaceable to close the vehicle closure at a predetermined closing speed. The device also includes a controller configured to cycle the first actuator and the second actuator in sequence to repeatedly open and close the vehicle closure.
US10458879B2	Leak testing method and apparatus for use with heat exchangers The apparatus is used for testing heat exchangers having mutually separate first and second flow paths. The apparatus provides a high pressure fluid source (10) to connect with a first pressure-sealed flow path of the heat exchanger under test. A volumetric sensor (VS) is connected to a selected pressure-sealed flow path, having a sensing chamber arranged to receive fluid from the selected flow path. The sensing chamber is connected to a further fluid source such as a compressed air reservoir (16) which provides a high pressure gas supply. Movement of a magnetic float within the sensing chamber is detected by an array of Hall effect sensors, enabling a CPU to calculate the rate of leakage between the two flow paths which may be signaled to a local display and/or alarm or remotely via an internet connection.
US10458874B2	Pressure difference sensor for providing a pressure measurement signal A pressure difference sensor for providing a pressure measurement signal, comprising: a pressure difference measuring cell, which is suppliable with first and second pressures and which outputs the pressure measurement signal; first and second ceramic stiffening elements, each of which is joined with the pressure difference measuring cell and has a duct, via which the first, respectively the second, pressure is suppliable to the pressure difference measuring cell; a platform with first and second pressure input openings, each of which extends from a first surface to a second surface of the platform, wherein the pressure input openings are sealed on the first surface, each with its own isolating diaphragm, and first and second pressures tubes, which are arranged between the stiffening elements and the platform, and wherein each of the first pressure tube and the second pressure tube has at least one bend in a region between the platform and a first, respectively second, connecting area of the corresponding pressure tube.
US10458873B2	Pressure sensor A pressure sensor includes a sensor assembly and an evaluation unit. The; sensor assembly includes a sensor and an electrode arrangement. The sensor is configured to generate signals under the action of a pressure profile. The electrode arrangement is configured to transmit the signals to the evaluation unit. The evaluation unit includes an electric circuit board. The electric circuit board includes a base material that is electrically insulating with a specific volume resistance that is at least equal to 1015 Ωcm at room temperature. The electric circuit board includes a high temperature region facing the sensor assembly and a normal temperature region that faces away from the sensor assembly.
US10458871B2	Apparatus and method for measuring the pressure inside a pipe or container An apparatus and method for measuring the internal pressure of a pipe or container is disclosed. The apparatus includes an acoustical transmitter (Tx1) mounted on a wall (1) of said pipe or container and a signal generator (2) connected to said transmitter and which is adapted to provide a signal to the transmitter. The signal from the transmitter is detected by two receivers (Rx1, Rx2) mounted on said pipe or container in a distance from said transmitter (Tx1). A processing unit (3) is connected to said transmitter and receivers, the processing unit being adapted to measure the travel time of an acoustical signal propagating between two receivers in the wall (i) and determine the pressure inside the pipe or container from said travel time.
US10458866B1	Methods of manufacturing devices for static and dynamic body measurements A method of fabricating a sensor for static and dynamic body measurements, comprising providing a first layer serving as a flexible support material; disposing a second layer on the first layer, the second layer serving as a sensing material; disposing a third layer on the second layer, the third layer comprising an insulating material; coupling the second layer and the third layer using a first electrode comprising a first conductive thread and a first non-conductive thread, the first conductive thread embedded in the second layer; and coupling the first layer and the second layer using a second electrode comprising a second conductive thread and a second non-conductive thread, the second conductive thread embedded in the second layer.
US10458865B2	Multi-axis piezoresistive force sensor A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensor device comprising at least one microelectromechanical system sensor to characterize intracellular dynamics and behavior of a living biological cell so as to quantitatively measure the mechanical strength thereof. The microelectromechanical system sensor being responsive to mechanical force changes during said cell's contraction, migration, proliferation and differentiation.
US10458861B2	Non-contact temperature measurement by dual-wavelength shift in Brewster's angle Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a thermal processing chamber having a substrate monitoring system. In one embodiment, a temperature monitoring system is disclosed herein. The temperature monitoring system includes a housing and a window defining an interior volume. The temperature monitoring system further includes two or more light sources, a camera, and a polarizer. The two or more light sources are disposed in the interior volume, beneath the window. A first light source of the two or more light sources has a first wavelength. A second light source of the two or more light sources has a second wavelength. A camera is disposed opposite the two or more light sources. The camera to captures a plurality of frames of two or more light beams received from the two or more light sources. The polarizer disposed in an optical path of the two or more light beams.
US10458858B1	Micromachined thermistor A micromachined apparatus includes micromachined thermistor having first and second ends physically and thermally coupled to a substrate via first and second anchor structures to enable a temperature-dependent resistance of the micromachined thermistor to vary according to a time-varying temperature of the substrate. The micromachined thermistor has a length, from the first end to the second end, greater than a linear distance between the first and second anchor structures.
US10458855B2	Temperature sensor belt A temperature sensor belt includes at least one temperature sensor. The at least one temperature sensor is configured to provide an indication representative of a temperature of a workpiece. The temperature sensor belt also includes a support material disposed over the at least one temperature sensor. The support material is configured to support the at least one temperature sensor on the sensor belt. The temperature sensor belt also includes an insulative material at least partially surrounding the at least one temperature sensor. The insulative material is configured to thermally insulate the at least one temperature sensor.
US10458854B2	Disc cavity thermocouple A thermocouple and a method for making the thermocouple. The thermocouple includes a thermocouple element shaft and at least one sleeve coupled to the thermocouple element shaft in at least one location of the thermocouple element shaft that is expected to experience wear.
US10458853B2	Niobium titanium nitride thin film coatings for far-infared absorption and filtering The disclosed subject matter relates to an infrared detector including a dielectric detector membrane and a NbTiN absorber coating disposed thereon, the latter being a low stress, high resistivity film or coating useful at extremely low temperatures.
US10458847B2	Method and system for evaluating performance of image display device A luminance evaluation image 1 has a determination portion 3 configured such that luminance changes progressively between low and high luminance regions 3a and 3b defined to have luminance levels lower and higher than an upper limit of luminance displayable on the image display device 4, respectively. A chromaticity evaluation image has a determination portion configured such that chroma changes progressively between low and high chroma regions defined to have chroma levels lower and higher than an upper limit of chroma displayable on the image display device 4, respectively. At least either the luminance evaluation image or chromaticity evaluation image is displayed on the image display device 4 to evaluate characteristics of the image display device 4 from a position of a boundary B1 in the determination portion 3.
US10458844B2	Reconfigurable optical fiber spectrometer in a lighting device A spectrometer-equipped lighting device detects substances in an environment around the device. A fiber detector is optically coupled to receive light from a light source. The fiber detector has a bare area from which emanates an evanescent wave of light surrounding an exterior of the fiber detector to interact with the environment in which the fiber detector is exposed. The spectrometer, optically coupled to an opposite end of the fiber detector, detects the light output and in response, generates signals representative of the spectral power distribution of the light of the evanescent wave that has interacted with the surrounding environment. A controller analyzes the spectrometer generated signals and initiates action based on the analysis of the generated signals or outputs a report indicating an environmental condition detected by the spectrometer-equipped device.
US10458839B1	Methods and systems for monitoring a dynamic system A method for monitoring a dynamic system includes generating system measurement data substantially representative of at least one measured attribute of a plurality of attributes of a dynamic system using at least one measurement device and generating a Poincare map based on the system measurement data. The Poincare map includes representations of the plurality of attributes of the dynamic system. The method also includes determining at least one value for a first attribute of the plurality of attributes of the dynamic system based on the generated Poincare map and regulating real-time operation of the dynamic system based at least partially on the at least one determined value of the first attribute.
US10458834B2	Radiation detector A detector probe, for detecting ionizing radiation and which is suitable for use in a nucleonic instrument usable in locations having a high ambient temperature, includes an array of radiation detectors mounted on a support and a heat pipe for cooling the detector probe. The nucleonic instrument incorporating such a detector probe is also described.
US10458833B2	Blood reservoir with fluid volume measurement based on pressure sensor A system includes a fluid reservoir, a differential pressure sensor, and a controller. The fluid reservoir has a bottom and is to hold a fluid. The differential pressure sensor is coupled to the bottom of the fluid reservoir and to sense a pressure difference between pressure exerted on the differential pressure sensor by the fluid and pressure exerted on the fluid in the fluid reservoir and to provide at least one signal that indicates a fluid level in the fluid reservoir. The controller is to receive the at least one signal and determine a fluid volume in the fluid reservoir based on the at least one signal. Also, the controller is to provide at least one of a fluid level signal that indicates the fluid level in the fluid reservoir and a fluid volume signal that indicates the fluid volume in the fluid reservoir.
US10458830B2	Method for improving fuel economy test precision in on-road vehicles A method for improving fuel efficiency testing precision in on-road vehicles. The method comprises: installing one or more dataloggers in one or more vehicles, each datalogger configured to receive fuel consumption data broadcast by an on-road vehicle's engine control unit (ECU); transmitting the fuel consumption data from the one or more dataloggers in the one or more on-road vehicles to a processor; and analyzing, using the processor, the fuel consumption data from the one or more dataloggers in the one or more on-road vehicles to determine fuel efficiency of the one or more on-road vehicles. The fuel consumption data comprises fuel rate data from the ECU which is transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, engine speed and other operating parameters from the ECU that are transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, torque sensor data which is transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, and traditional fuel log data.
US10458828B2	Flow sensor heater circuit calibration A heater control circuit in a fluid flow sensor. The circuit comprises first, second, and third resistors, a heater resistor, a trimmable resistor, and a switch. A positive terminal of the first resistor is connected to a positive terminal of the trimmable resistor, a negative terminal of the first resistor is connected to a positive terminal of the heater resistor, a negative terminal of the trimmable resistor is connected to a positive terminal of the second resistor, a negative terminal of the second resistor is connected to a positive terminal of the third resistor, and a negative terminal of the heater resistor is connected to a negative terminal of the third resistor, the terminals of the second resistor are attached to the terminals of the switch, where the switch is configured closed in a calibration mode and configured open in a flow sensing mode.
US10458825B2	Thermal flow-rate sensor A thermal flow-rate sensor includes: a first temperature sensor that detects the temperature at a specified location of the outer-wall surface of a pipe; a heat-transfer element that is arranged on the outer-wall surface of the pipe in a state separated from the first temperature sensor, and that exchanges heat with a measurement medium by heating or cooling the outer-wall surface of the pipe; a second temperature sensor that detects the temperature of a portion of the outer-wall surface of the pipe that is heated or cooled by the heat-transfer element; and a control unit that performs specified processing. A heat-flux sensor is arranged between the heat-transfer element and the outer-wall surface of the pipe and directly detects heat flux between the heat-transfer element and the pipe; and the control unit detects the flow rate of the measurement medium based on the temperature that is directly detected by the first temperature sensor, the temperature that is detected by the second temperature sensor, and the heat flux that is detected by the heat-flux sensor.
US10458814B2	Device for determining a position of an element A device for inductive positioning comprises a coil, an element for influencing a magnetic field in the area of the coil, a signal generator for providing a digital signal and a delay element with an input and an output, wherein the delay element is designed on the basis of the coil and a delay period between a signal edge at the input and a corresponding signal edge at the output is dependent on the inductance of the coil. The device further comprises a comparator to provide a digital differential impulse, whose length is dependent on a time difference of corresponding signal edges at the input and the output of the delay element, an integrator to provide a voltage depending on the length of the differential impulse and an evaluator to determine the position of the coil in reference to the coil based the voltage.
US10458811B2	Calibration fixture for range finding sensors on a vehicle An apparatus and method for aligning, calibrating, or inspecting an onboard vehicle sensor having an external field of view by providing a calibration component on a support structure for positioning at a short calibration distance of said sensor. The calibration component is configured to appear to the sensor as if it was positioned at a predetermined linear calibration distance from the vehicle which is greater than the actual short calibration distance.
US10458809B2	Cognitive parking guidance Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for cognitive parking guidance. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for cognitive parking guidance includes initially receiving in memory of a computer either an express or implied definition of a navigation waypoint for a specified vehicle. The method also includes retrieving from over a computer communications network into the memory of the computer, a set of available parking spaces within a pre-specified distance of the navigation waypoint and loading into the memory of the computer a context of the vehicle. The method yet further includes filtering the available parking spaces in the set into a subset of one or more available parking spaces in accordance with the context. Finally, the method includes displaying a location of a selected one of the parking spaces in the subset in a display of the computer.
US10458807B2	Augmented reality system for visualization of traffic information in a transportation environment An augmented reality visualization framework for precision traffic analysis combines traffic data with content representative of physical-world characteristics, such as conditions in an intersection or roadway in which traffic activity occurs, and images of the intersection and roadway itself. The framework includes a visualization platform that enables display of the combined traffic data and content representing physical-world characteristics, and continual augmentations of such information in response to adjustments directed by users or automatically detected from actions such as user movement, other user manipulation, or movement of the visualization platform itself. The framework enables traffic applications such that a user can, when the platform is interfaced with intersection or roadway equipment, adjust machine activity or signal timing based upon the visualizations or data presented via the visualization platform. The visualization platform may also be configured to present the traffic data, and the content representative of physical-world characteristics, in a virtual reality setting.
US10458806B2	Methods and systems for providing information for an on-demand service The present disclosure relates to an information providing method for an on-demand service. The method may include receiving service request information from a passenger of a passenger terminal device. The service request information may include a departure location of the passenger. The method may further include acquiring historical service request information related to the passenger; and determining travel-route-related information based at least in part on the departure location of the passenger and the historical service request information. Also disclosed is a system for implementing the method.
US10458797B2	Spray drift systems and methods including an input device Systems and methods for adjusting or providing instructions to spraying systems are provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus to identify sensitive areas is provided. The apparatus comprising: a module to electronically receive sensitive area information, the sensitive area information related to one or more sensitive areas proximate to a first specified location; a module to electronically receive an identity of a first substance to be sprayed at the first specified location; and an alert mechanism to provide an indication of a first sensitive area proximate to the first specified location which is sensitive to the first substance.
US10458796B2	Navigation system and method thereof A navigation system is disclosed. The navigation system includes an image capturing device, a positioning device, and a processing device. The image capturing device is configured to capture an image of an object fed by a user. The positioning device is configured to obtain positioning information of the navigation system. The processing device is configured to: calculate a feature code based on features of a logo in the image; retrieve a piece of address information of a location corresponding to the feature code from a database; and calculate a route from the current location to the location corresponding to the piece of address using the positioning information and the piece of address information. A navigation method is also provided.
US10458793B2	Measuring camera to body alignment for an imager mounted within a structural body A technique is provided to measure an alignment of an imaging device of a guided projectile containing an imager and a world coordinate frame, and includes producing a pure rolling motion of a body of the projectile, capturing a series of images of an imaging device calibration target over a range of body roll angles of the rolling body, measuring the roll angles of the rolling body with respect to a world coordinate frame as defined by the imaging device calibration target, simultaneously estimating alignment angles of the imaging device and misalignment angles associated with an orientation of the body, and estimating a rotational transform between an imaging device coordinate frame and a body coordinate frame based on the estimated alignment angles and misalignment angles.
US10458792B2	Remote survey system A remote survey system uses a GNSS receiver, an on-board camera and a vision subsystem to provide real time three-dimensional (3D) global position information for a survey point that is in a location in which access to line-of-sight GNSS satellites signals is restricted. The camera takes images of the restricted access survey point location from unrestricted access locations and the GNSS receiver determines associated global positions. The vision system tracks an object of interest and at least three secondary objects at the restricted access survey point location in a plurality of the images and determines the positions of the objects relative to the camera and the orientations of the camera for the respective images. Using the relative positions, the camera orientations and the global positions of the camera, the vision subsystem calculates the global position of the restricted access survey point.
US10458790B2	Space determining device and system and method for capturing dimensions and mounting objects The present disclosure relates to a space and dimension determining device, which is useful for placement, mounting, hanging and leveling a picture, shelving, or any other object onto a receiving surface. The present device is capable of locking into position capturing the dimensions and allowing for “measureless” transfer of dimensions from one place to another. The present disclosure further relates to a device incorporating a laser, either as part of, or a separate, attachable feature to, the present device, the laser being useful for assisting in determining center points, and a plurality of dimensions and readings equal distance from the center point. The present disclosure also relates to a system and method of transferring dimensions from a space determining device to an electronic communication device, which is used to create a template for placement of an item or items within a target space.
US10458788B2	Adhesively coupled power-meter for measurement of force, torque, and power and associated methods An adhesively coupled power-meter measures one or more of force, torque, power, and velocity of a mechanical arm. The power meter includes a plate with a first surface prepared for adhesively coupling to the mechanical arm. At least one strain gauge is physically coupled with a second surface, opposite the first, of the plate and with an orientation corresponding to an orientation of the adhesively coupled power meter such that mechanical forces are transferred from mechanical arm to the at least one strain gauge when the plate is adhesively coupled to the mechanical arm. The power meter also includes electronics for receiving a signal from the at least one strain gauge and for determining one or more of force, torque, power and velocity from the signal, and a wireless transmitter for transmitting one or more of force, torque, power and velocity to a receiving device.
US10458787B2	System and method for measuring direction of face of driver in vehicle A system for measuring a direction of the face of a driver in a vehicle includes a sensor system for measuring a distance between a headrest in the vehicle and the face of the driver, and a controller communicatively connected to the sensor system and configured to collect the measured distance for a predetermined period of time, calculate an average distance between the headrest and the face of the driver by using the collected distance, and compare the calculated average distance and a current distance between the headrest and the face of the driver to determine the direction of the face of the driver in the vehicle.
US10458783B2	Three-dimensional scanner having pixel memory A triangulation scanner includes a projector, a camera, and a processor, the projector projecting a first pattern of light on a first point during first intervals and a no light during second intervals, the camera including an optical detector, a first accumulator, and a second accumulator, the optical detector receiving reflected light from the first point, the first and second accumulators summing signals from the optical detector during the first and second intervals, respectively, the processor determining 3D coordinates of the first point based at least in part on the first pattern, the summed signals from the first and second accumulators, and a speed of light in air.
US10458781B2	Sample shape measuring method and sample shape measuring apparatus A sample shape measuring method includes a step of preparing illumination light passing through a predetermined illumination region, a step of applying the illumination light to a sample, and a predetermined processing step. The predetermined illumination region is set such that the illumination light is applied to part of inside of a pupil and outside of the pupil, a light intensity of the illumination light incident on the predetermined illumination region differs between a center and a periphery. The predetermined processing step includes a step of receiving light transmitted through the observation optical system, a step of obtaining a quantity of light of the received light, a step of calculating a difference or a ratio between the quantity of light and a reference quantity of light, and a step of calculating an amount of tilt in a surface of the sample from the difference or the ratio.
US10458776B2	Abrasion inspection apparatus, abrasion inspection method, and program An abrasion inspection apparatus includes: a first imaging unit installed on a track along which a vehicle is traveling, a guide wheel installed on the vehicle, the first imaging unit imaging an inside of the track; a second imaging unit installed on the track in a vehicle traveling direction with respect to the first imaging unit and imaging the inside of the track; an image acquisition unit acquiring a first image of a boundary of the guide wheel captured by the first imaging unit on a first direction side in the vehicle traveling direction, and a second image of the boundary of the guide wheel captured by the second imaging unit at the same time on an opposite side to the first direction side; and a guide wheel detection unit detecting an abrasion situation of the guide wheel according to a position of a boundary indicated in the acquired images.
US10458774B2	Multi-function measuring gauge According to one aspect of this disclosure a comparative measurement gauge is described. The gauge includes a portable U-shaped body having two arms connected by an intermediate portion, wherein at least one of the arms engages a part to be measured. At least one rod is disposed in a space defined between the two arms. A slide is disposed on the rod in the space and one portion of the slide is attached to a measurement probe. A measurement indicator extends from one of the arms. The measurement indicator includes a tip that is adjacent to the slide. As the slide moves along the rod to measure the part the measurement indicator provides a measurement value.
US10458772B2	CMM apparatus for identifying and confirming the stylus Various embodiments improve the performance and reliability of coordinate measuring machines by verifying that coordinate measuring machine is configured to use the appropriate probe or stylus for measuring an object. In some embodiments, confirmation that the appropriate probe or stylus is mounted is built into an automated part of the CMM's measurement process, thereby assuring that a confirmation step is performed and that the outcome is correct.
US10458769B2	Shear-based inertia igniters with preset no-fire protection for munitions and the like An inertial igniter for igniting a thermal battery upon a predetermined acceleration event. The inertial igniter including: a base having a first projection; a striker mass rotatably connected to the base through a rotatable connection, the base having a second projection aligned with the first projection such that when the striker mass is rotated towards the base, the first projection impacts the second projection; a rotation prevention mechanism for preventing impact of the first and second projections unless the predetermined acceleration event is experienced; and a spring for biasing the striker mass in a biasing direction away from the base, the spring being disposed between a portion of the striker mass and a portion of the rotation prevention mechanism.
US10458760B1	Step auto clay thrower A step auto clay thrower consisting of a base, a stepping rod, a support, a throwing arm holder, a throwing arm and a mini motor is disclosed. When the stepping rod is depressed, the throwing arm is forced by a second spring to move a link and a first linking member in turning a shaft and a throwing arm forward for causing generation of a centrifugal force to throw a clay away from the throwing arm, and then a motor shaft of the mini motor is driven to rotate the shaft, thereby returning the throwing arm without any manual operation. In the time the throwing arm throws the clay and the throwing arm is returned by the mini motor, the mini motor does not need to overcome the force of the second spring so that the capacity of the mini motor can be minimized.
US10458759B2	Shooting target apparatus A wirelessly controlled electrically driven shooting target system(s) that can transition from concealed position to ready position and then back to concealed position. It can be used in a variety of shooting environments. The shooting target apparatus includes the following main components: Mainhouseing with base, interchangeable target holder, TTP130 gearbox, camshaft, double torsion spring (DTS), leaf spring, main housing meshing gear, four magnets, wireless receiver and the remote goes with it. According to one embodiment, activation of drive mechanism to active the camshaft compress DTS, then magnets attracting and disconnection to cause movement of the target holder, the key mechanism is reserve potential energy and fast conversion of kinetic energy from potential energy, which achieved by magnets attracting and disconnection. Also included is a wireless signal receiver for receiving a wireless control signal to activate the drive mechanism to cause movement of the target holder from the concealed position to the revealed position and from revealed position to the concealed position.
US10458757B1	Deployable net for an intercepting vehicle An intercepting vehicle includes a body, at least one tensioning line attached to the body, and a net attached to the at least one tensioning line for towing the net behind the intercepting vehicle. The net includes a perimeter surrounding an open-mesh matrix of fibers and at least one airfoil section disposed on the perimeter of the net, where the at least one airfoil section is arranged such that lift created by the at least one airfoil section when the net is towed behind the intercepting vehicle acts outwardly on the perimeter of the net, deploying the net into a capture orientation.
US10458752B1	Folded relay spring for optical sight An optical sight includes a housing, a relay assembly, and a biasing element. The relay assembly has at least one optical element, a main tube, a track tube with at least one track, and a reticle assembly. The track tube is selectively rotatable relative to and about the main tube to adjust an axial position of the at least one optical element within the main tube along an axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the main tube. The reticle assembly further includes at least one optical element. The biasing element includes a mounting strap that is fixed to an inner surface of the housing and a spring having an engagement surface that contacts the relay assembly and exerts a force on the relay assembly. The engagement surface is on a radially inner side of the spring opposite a radially outer side facing the mounting strap.
US10458748B2	Holster A holster for a handgun that comprises a holster body with a handgun cavity for receiving and retaining the handgun by way of a obstructing member at the ejection port and at the rear portion of the handgun slide. Moreover, a single obscured push button actuates both mechanisms. An internal retention sleeve having an inverted U-shape is slidingly mounted within the holster body and movable between a first securement position and a second release position. The sleeve having an integral thumb button depressible downwardly whereby the sleeve moves downwardly within the body to release a ejection port stop catch and the latch hood. The sleeve biased toward a normal retention position, the handgun withdrawal obstructing member biased toward the normal retention position, the latch hood biased toward a release position but having a normal latched obstructing position until released by the sleeve.
US10458742B1	Projectile launching device with self-timing and without cam lean A projectile launching device includes self-timing without cam lean. The projectile launching device may include a rail, a riser, two energy storing components, (such as two limbs), two cams, a launch string, and at least two cables. The ends of the launch string are attached to the two cams. Opposing ends of first and second cables are coupled to the first and second cams. A mid-portion of the first and second cables are slideably engaged with the first and second cable pulleys, respectively. The two cams are preferably built as mirror images of each other at a centerline of the rail. The two cams include a launch string track, having identical, but mirrored, upper and lower cable tracks.
US10458738B2	Blast overpressure reduction firearm system and method A firearm overpressure reduction system is disclosed having a muzzle that further includes a converging section, a throat section and a diverging section. The converging section is in direct communication with the throat section that is in direct communication with the converging section. The converging section has a converging parabolic arrangement and the diverging section has a diverging parabolic arrangement that leads to an exit area for a bullet fired. Another system and methods are also disclosed.
US10458733B2	Bolt mechanisms and firearms containing the same A firearm includes a bolt mechanism with a bolt configured to receive a firing pin assembly and a bolt head assembly. The bolt head assembly includes a pivoting bolt head and an extractor. The extractor is positioned relative to the bolt such that substantially all forces applied by the extractor to the bolt mechanism are reacted within the bolt head assembly. A biasing member or element can urge a claw portion of extractor towards a distal end of the bolt head.
US10458732B2	Bolt carrier system A semi-automatic or automatic rifle comprising a barrel attached to and upper receiver and including a compressible bolt carrier extension system. The compressible bolt carrier extension system includes a bolt carrier, an extension spring, two pins, and a reciprocation bolt carrier extension piece. As a whole, the compressible bolt carrier extension system makes possible the use of elongated upper and lower receivers to be used for chambering long-action or other center fire cartridges for use with AR rifles such as the M-16, and M4 etc., eliminating the need for any buffer or buffer tubes other than those commercially available. A further advantage of the compressible bolt carrier extension system is the reduction of felt recoil as the system fully loads during the recoil stroke as it pushes against the buffer absorbing additional recoil energy. The system can be incorporated into firearms using a variety of cartridges.
US10458730B2	Drainage system for a dehumidification system A dehumidifier drainage system includes a primary drain pan and a secondary drain pan. The primary drain pan is disposed at least partially below an evaporator. The primary drain pan includes one or more raised ribs that are configured to at least partially block air flowing across the primary drain pan as the air flows into the evaporator. The secondary drain pan is disposed at least partially between the evaporator and the primary drain pan. The secondary drain pan includes one or more downspouts. Each downspout is configured to funnel water condensed from the evaporator into an area of the primary drain pan that is at least partially surrounded by one of the raised ribs.
US10458719B2	High performance two-phase cooling apparatus The present application discloses two-phase cooling devices that may include at least three substrates: a metal with a wicking structure, an intermediate substrate and a backplane. A fluid may be contained within the wicking structure and vapor cavity for transporting thermal energy from one region of the thermal ground plane to another region of the thermal ground plane, wherein the fluid may be driven by capillary forces within the wicking structure. The intermediate substrate may form narrow channels within the wicking structure, providing high capillary forces to support large pressure differences between the liquid and vapor phases, while minimizing viscous losses of the liquid flowing in the wicking structure.
US10458718B2	Airtight penetration structure for heat dissipation device An airtight penetration structure for heat dissipation device includes a first plate member, a second plate member, and a plurality of hollow shaft members. The first and the second plate member are closed to each other to together define a closed chamber between them. The hollow shaft members are respectively provided at two free ends with a first and a second flange. The hollow shaft members are correspondingly extended through fastening holes provided on the first and the second plate member with the first and the second flanges attached to and flush with outer surfaces of the first and the second plate member to seal around the fastening holes, so that the closed chamber between the first and the second plate member is in an airtight state.
US10458716B2	Conformal thermal ground planes A conformal thermal ground plane is disclosed according to some embodiments along with a method of manufacturing a conformal thermal ground plane according to other embodiments. The method may include forming a first planar containment layer into a first non-planar containment layer having a first non-planar shape; forming a second planar containment layer into a second non-planar containment layer having a second non-planar shape; disposing a liquid cavity and a vapor cavity between the first non-planar containment layer and the second non-planar containment layer; sealing at least a portion of the first non-planar containment layer and at least a portion of the second non-planar containment layer; and charging at least the liquid cavity with a working fluid.
US10458707B2	Furnace tunnels and assembly system Flue gas entry into the tunnel(s) of a furnace is controlled by varying the flow conductivity or size of the individual or groups of openings through the entry ports. The openings can be provided either as gaps between adjacent blocks, or through bores of varying diameter, or as inserts having orifices of varying diameter and a profile matching the ports in which they are placed. Matching the flow conductivity (or cross-sectional flow area) and pressure drop through the individual ports to the desired mass flow, the flue gas flow can be distributed evenly, or as otherwise desired, into different ports, intervals, and/or regions of the tunnel.
US10458703B2	Method for liquid-vapor contacting in a mass transfer column using multiple pass, parallel flow downcomer trays A multiple pass, parallel flow downcomer tray for a mass transfer column and method for liquid-vapor contacting in a mass transfer column is provided. The multiple pass, parallel flow downcomer tray has at least four mass transfer decks configured to provide contact between an ascending vapor passing upward through apertures on the tray surface and a traversing liquid on the tray surface. The tray further includes a central downcomers disposed near a central axis of the tray and two or more peripheral downcomers disposed near the edge of the tray and spaced apart from the central axis, wherein at least two of the four mass transfer decks are configured to discharge the traversing liquid into the peripheral downcomers and two of the four mass transfer decks are configured to discharge the traversing liquid into the central downcomer.
US10458699B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator may include a cabinet forming a storage compartment; a rear panel forming a rear wall of the storage compartment and having a cooling air outlet hole which discharges cooling air toward the storage compartment; a fan housing coupled to the rear panel and in which a fan configured to circulate cooling air is installed; an outlet port which is formed at the fan housing and discharges cooling air supplied by driving of the fan; and a drawer provided capable of being withdrawn forward from an inside of the storage compartment, wherein the drawer includes: a drawer body forming a storage space; and a cooling air duct provided above the drawer body and having a cooling air path in communication with the outlet port.
US10458696B1	Opening system for a storage bin assembly A storage bin assembly for a refrigerator is provided. The storage bin assembly includes a base portion having opposed outer end sidewalls upwardly extending from the base portion. A flap is pivotally coupled to the opposed outer end sidewalls where the flap is configured to rotate between a closed position and an open position where the flap is positioned beneath the base portion. A top cover is coupled to a receiving slot portion of the opposing outer end sidewalls where a first magnetic member is positioned in a holding member proximate the top cover. A second magnetic member positioned in a receiving member of the flap that selectively engages the first magnetic member to define a magnetic connection.
US10458691B2	Controlling air conditioner modes In various implementations, a request for operation of an air conditioner may be received. The air conditioner may include a cooling mode and/or a dehumidifying mode. In some implementations, a compressor speed for a compressor of the air conditioner may be determined, and which mode(s) of the air conditioner to allow may be determined based at least partially on the determined compressor speed.
US10458688B2	Frost management of an evaporator Methods, devices, and systems for frost management of an evaporator are described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive operating information of a heat pump, determine a first set point of at least one of a number of components of the heat pump and a first operating temperature, receive a second operating temperature of the evaporator that is positively offset from the first operating temperature of the evaporator, determine a second set point of at least one of the number of components of the heat pump based on the second operating temperature, and modify a set point of at least one of the number of components of the heat pump to the second set point such that a heating mode of the heat pump is enabled for a heating interval length of the heat pump.
US10458687B2	Vapor compression system Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system that includes a refrigerant loop, a compressor disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to circulate refrigerant through the refrigerant loop, and an evaporator disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to place the refrigerant in thermal communication with a cooling fluid, where the refrigerant surrounds a tube bundle disposed in the evaporator, the tube bundle is configured to flow the cooling fluid, and the evaporator has a height based at least on a target height of a liquid level of refrigerant in the evaporator, the evaporator includes a discharge configured to direct the vapor refrigerant from the evaporator to an inlet of the compressor, and an interface between the discharge and the inlet is without a bend.
US10458678B2	Apparatus and methods for heating water with refrigerant and phase change material An apparatus for heating water has a tank for storing water and an air conditioning system that defines a refrigerant flow path through which refrigerant flows. The refrigerant flow path passes through a heat exchanger so that refrigerant heat is contributed to the tank. The heat exchanger houses a phase change material. A controller controls operation of the water heating apparatus.
US10458676B2	Retractable handle for a portable dehumidifier A portable dehumidifier includes a plurality of microchannel condenser coils, a fan, and a retractable handle. The fan is located adjacent to an airflow outlet and is configured to generate an airflow that flows into the portable dehumidifier through an airflow inlet and out of the portable dehumidifier through the airflow outlet. The airflow flows through an evaporator and the plurality of microchannel condenser coils in order to provide dehumidification to the airflow. The retractable handle is configured to slide into and out of the portable dehumidifier and to pivot upwards and lock into a tilted position to allow for transport of the portable dehumidifier.
US10458673B2	Air conditioner An air conditioner includes a discharge blade configured to move between a guide position at which a direction of air blown from a blower fan and discharged to an outlet is controlled, and a closing position at which the outlet is closed, wherein the discharge blade includes a plurality of blade holes through which the air is discharged through the discharge blade at the closing position, wherein the discharge blade moves between the guide position and the closing position and controls an air flow from the blower fan to a discharge plate or the outlet. Through this configuration, an air flow discharged to the outside of the housing can be controlled by operation of the discharge blade.
US10458672B2	Optimized energy usage in an air handling unit Rather than complex modeling or time consuming repetitive measuring for optimizing an HVAC system, a slope or change in energy use as a function of a change in a variable (e.g., temperature or humidity) is used to adjust the variable. In an HVAC system, the temperature or humidity of supplied air from the AHU is set based on the derived slope. The energy usage to heat and/or cool supplied air at the terminal units is balanced with the energy usage to heat and/or cool the air to be supplied by the AHU. The slope of the total energy usage may be indicated by a sum of flow rates.
US10458668B2	Air quality based ventilation control for HVAC systems An HVAC controller and/or server may be programmed to determine if ventilation of a building is desired based, at least in part, on the one or more user-specified air quality thresholds stored in a memory, and one or more of a measure of indoor air quality and a measure of outdoor air quality. The air quality parameter threshold may relate to an air quality index, an air pollutant concentration, a smog alert, a pollen count, a dew point, a chance of precipitation, and/or the like. In addition, the HVAC controller and/or server may take into account current or future weather conditions when determining the ventilation needs of a building. Upon determining that ventilation is needed or recommended, the HVAC controller may send or display a message to the user. The message may recommendation that the user open a window or operate a ventilation system, as desired.
US10458664B2	System and method for a portable air conditioner Systems and methods for portable air conditioners are shown. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a description of a design is provided for a portable air conditioning unit that uses a standard 5-gallon bucket and 20 pounds of ice. In some embodiments, a 24VDC lithium ion battery pack powers a backwards curved impeller, which draws air into an intake plenum and down through draft tubes, up thru an impeller, which slings the air radially thru exhaust duct(s) and out onto the user(s). A single push button may be utilized to turn the fan on and off and select a fan speed. In some embodiments, a neoprene insulating sleeve may be applied to the outside of the 5-gallon bucket or may line the inside of the bucket. In some embodiments, up to 7 vent wedges may be installed to duct the cool air in selectable directions. In some embodiments, the vent wedges may be removed allowing the top to seat down lower increasing the velocity of the cool air exiting radially.
US10458658B1	Portable cooking station A portable cooking station includes a work table having an upper work surface, a storage area disposed beneath the upper work surface and a caster wheel supporting each leg of the table. A gas burner having a plurality of nozzles arrayed in a circle and within a ring is disposed within the upper work surface. A faucet having an extendable fill arm and basin is disposed adjacent the gas burner. A control panel concentrates the burner assembly controls.
US10458657B2	Burner grate, gas cooking hob, gas stove top and gas stove The invention is directed to a burner grate (7), gas cooking hob, gas stove top and gas stove. For obtaining sufficient secondary air supply for inner flame exit ports (6) of a gas burner (4) of a gas cooking hob (3), a burner grate (7) adapted to be placed over the gas burner (4) and to support cooking vessels placed on the gas cooking hob (3) is proposed, which burner grate (7) comprises a feeder duct (12) extending from an outer region (13) to a mid section (14) thereof, and is adapted and implemented for feeding air towards flames of inner flame exit ports (6).
US10458655B2	Fuel nozzle assembly A system includes a fuel nozzle including a first wall disposed about a central axis, a second wall disposed about the first wall, and a plurality of lobes disposed between the first and second walls, wherein the plurality of lobes is spaced about the central axis to define a plurality of flow passages, and the plurality of flow passages is configured to output a plurality of flows into a flame region.
US10458654B2	Combustion chamber in a turbine engine The invention relates to an annular combustion chamber in a turbine engine, comprising two coaxial walls of revolution, one an internal wall (12) and the other an external wall (14), between which emerge fuel injectors (19) each engaged in centring means (36) which are moveable in the radial direction in support means (38), the chamber also comprising means (50, 68) of axial retention in the upstream direction of the centring means. According to the invention, the means of axial retention in the upstream direction are removably fixed to at least one of the internal (12) or external (14) walls of revolution.
US10458653B2	Machinable CMC insert An assembly comprising a ceramic matrix composite component, a ceramic insert, and a ply and a method for producing the same. The ceramic matrix composite component may comprise silicon carbide fibers in a silicon carbide matrix. The ceramic inset may be adjacent to the ceramic matrix composite component. The ply may at least partially cover the ceramic insert such that the ceramic insert may be sandwiched between the ply and the ceramic matrix composite component, and the ply may extend beyond the ceramic insert in at least one direction so that the ply is joined to the ceramic matrix composite. The ply may comprise at least one layer of silicon carbide fibers or carbon fibers in a silicon carbide matrix.
US10458652B2	Shell and tiled liner arrangement for a combustor A combustor adapted for use in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The combustor includes a metallic shell forming a cavity and a ceramic liner arranged in the cavity of the metallic shell. The ceramic liner defines a combustion chamber in which fuel is burned during operation of a gas turbine engine. The ceramic liner includes a plurality of ceramic tiles mounted to the metallic shell and arranged to shield the metallic shell from heat generated in the combustion chamber.
US10458651B2	Method and device for determining whether ignition has occurred The invention relates to a method and a device for determining in a heating appliance whether ignition of the mixture of fluid fuel and air has taken place, comprising the following steps of: applying an electrical ignition signal to a measuring circuit; filtering a combustion signal from the ignition signal; comparing the detected combustion signal to a predetermined pattern; and establishing that the anticipated combustion signal took place during a predetermined period of time.
US10458643B1	Breathing light assembly A breathing light assembly of an air purifier includes a front panel, a cover, a breathing light, a body cover, and a reflective strip. The cover includes a light transmission panel and a curved surface and is mounted to the front panel. The breathing light is mounted to the curved surface and faces the light transmission panel. The body cover cooperatively defines an optical channel with the cover. A surface of the body cover includes a light emitting zone within the optical channel. The light emitting zone faces the breathing light across the optical channel. Light emitted by the breathing light passes through the light transmission panel to the light emitting zone. The reflective strip is mounted on the light emitting zone and positioned at an end of the optical channel. The reflective strip reflects the light emitted by the breathing light.
US10458638B1	Connecting system for lighting members A connecting system for lighting members includes a rotary hinge assembly with an internal electrical connection, an upper hinge portion, a lower hinge portion, a central axial bolt that resides within an axial channel in the upper hinge portion and the lower hinge portion; and at least one LED strip assembly with a translucent LED module cover, a LED module of at least one LED in an array, a strip frame and at least one end cap with a female electrical connection port. A method for assembling a connecting system for lighting members includes connecting a first LED strip assembly with a rotary hinge; connecting a second LED strip assembly with the rotary hinge; placing a mount on one of the LED frames and engaging the mount with a support device; and inserting a power cord into a power connection port and connecting the power cord to a power source.
US10458633B1	Deformable and quick-installation illumination lamp A deformable and quick-installation illumination includes a central assembly, a first lateral assembly provided with lamp bars, and a second lateral assembly provided with lamp bars, the first lateral assembly is movably connected to one side of the central assembly, so that the first lateral assembly can retract or stretch, the second lateral assembly is movably connected to the other side of the central assembly, so that the second lateral assembly can retract or stretch, and the first lateral assembly and the second lateral assembly are both connected to the central assembly by using a limiting component, so that the illumination lamp can maintain a stretching state. A plurality of lamp bars can be installed on a building at a time, so that an installation procedure is simplified, thereby implementing quick installation, and reducing installation costs.
US10458631B2	Flood light A light comprises a housing including a front face, a first face, a second face, and a first surface arranged between the second face and the front face. A lens is disposed in the front face and a light source is covered by the lens. A power source is configured to provide power to the light source. The first face is angled at a first oblique angle with respect to the front face, the second face is angled at a second oblique angle with respect to the front face, and the first surface is angled at a third oblique angle with respect to the front face. The first face, the second face, and the first surface each define a surface which can support the light.
US10458628B2	Led luminaire with adaptable installation kit The LED lighting system is disclosed that includes an LED light fixture with slip tabs and/or snap or spring clips and an installation kit. The installation kit includes a set of hook clips at couple to the slip tabs, a junction box face-plate and a junction box unit with arm flanges that couple to the snap or spring clips. The installation kit allows the same LED light fixture be used in, or adapted for, a number of different installation configurations.
US10458624B2	Optical system for collimation of light An optical system for collimation of incoming light, comprising: a body (102); a recess (110) formed on a first side (104) of the body (102), the recess (110) having a central light entry surface (114) and a side light entry surface (112); a central light exit surface (118) provided at a second side of the body (108), which second side (108) is opposite to said first side (104); said central light entry surface (114) being arranged in relation to the central light exit surface (118) such that incoming light falling on the central light entry surface (114) is directed to the central light exit surface (118), a total internal reflection surface (116) provided at a side surface of the body (102), which is arranged such that incoming light falling on the side light entry surface (112) of the recess (110) is directed towards the total internal reflection surface (116) so as to be subject to total internal reflection towards the second side (108) of the body (102); and a rejection area (120) surrounding said central light entry surface (114), said rejection area (120) being configured to prevent incoming light to exit said body (102) through said second side (108).
US10458623B2	Optical device comprising light reflection film An optical device comprises: a light reflection film which includes a metal layer and a dielectric layer on the metal layer; and a phosphor layer which is located on the dielectric layer and which emits light by being excited by light from a light source. The dielectric layer is located between the metal layer and the phosphor layer. A first wavelength, at which a reflectivity of light vertically incident on the light reflection film from the phosphor layer is highest, is longer than a centroid wavelength of an emission spectrum of the phosphor layer. The dielectric layer has a layered structure comprising a plurality of layers composed of at least two but no more than six layers. Refractive indexes of any two adjacent layers of the plurality of layers are different from each other.
US10458619B2	Lighting device for a motor vehicle A lighting device for a motor vehicle including a housing covered by a lens in a light main radiation direction, and at least one supporting plate for multiple illuminants. Partially different light functions are assigned to the illuminants. A recess, which is formed by the housing and which forms at least part of the function of a reflector, is assigned to one of the light functions. The recess has a volume which is multiple times smaller compared to the housing volume, and only such a part of the supporting plate, including at least one illuminant, projects into the recess which is multiple times smaller than a remaining part of the supporting plate, which supports the illuminants for the other light functions. Thus, it is possible to implement the additional light function of a side marker light using the compact lighting device, which has few components and is thus cost-effective.
US10458617B2	Light device, especially a signal lamp for motor vehicles A light device, especially a signal lamp for motor vehicles, comprising a carrier bushing (1) with a translucent cover (2) and an inner chamber (3), wherein a lighting unit (4) is mounted providing the light signaling function, and one light source (91), and a filter (6) with at least one first input surface (83) for entry of at least part of light rays (100) generated by the light sources, and with at least one first output surface (82) designed to emit first light beam (102). The filter includes first segment (8) with the first output surface and second segment (7) with at least one second input surface (73) for entry of at least part of light rays generated by the light sources, and with at least one second output surface (72). The shape of the second output surfaces creates a designer element as a light emitting pattern emitted from those surfaces.
US10458614B2	Lamp for vehicle Provided is a lamp for a vehicle capable of forming a beam pattern satisfying the performance requirements by using a micro lens optical system which includes a cylinder lens. The lamp includes a light source portion, a first lens portion which includes a plurality of micro incident lenses, and a second lens portion which includes a plurality of micro exit lenses disposed in front of the plurality of micro incident lenses. Particularly, the lamp forms a beam pattern using a combination of one or more micro incident/exit units. Each of the micro incident/exit units includes one cylinder lens and a plurality of corresponding lenses that correspond to the one cylinder lens, and any one of the micro incident lens or the micro exit lens is the cylinder lens and the other is the corresponding lens.
US10458607B2	Lighting device for a component of a vehicle wash system A lighting device is provided for attachment to a component that defines an open area. The lighting device includes a mounting plate and a light emitting diode (LED) assembly. The mounting plate extends longitudinally, and is disposable within the open area. The mounting plate presents a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface. The LED assembly is operatively attached to the first mounting surface, with the LEDs being operatively attached to the first mounting surface, such that the LEDS form at least two columns. Each LED is configured to emit a respective field of light in response to being energized. The LED assembly is configured such that a field of light projected from the LEDs for one of the at least two columns is projected radially away from the field of light projected from the LEDs for the other of the at least two columns.
US10458605B2	Light source module A light source module includes a wiring board and a LED array electrically connected to the wiring board. The LED array can be driven to emit a first group of emission peaks in 300 nm≤λmax<450 nm, a second group of emission peaks in 450 nm≤λmax<550 nm, and a third group of emission peaks in 550 nm for matching the spectrum of sunlight underwater. When the maximum peak intensity of the emission peaks in the second group is taken as 1.0, the peak intensity Ia of each emission peak in the first group is in a range of 0
US10458604B2	Diffused flexible LED linear light assembly A diffused flexible LED linear light assembly (100) includes a flexible LED linear light component (102) having a flexible base (104) with individual LEDs (106) spaced longitudinally along the direction of the component (102). A partially translucent housing (120) houses the flexible LED linear light component (102). A curved section (124) of the translucent housing (120) varies in thickness in its lateral surfaces. The thickness may be varied so as to allow a relatively higher percentage of light transmission in areas of weakest LED output strengths. This light output intensity through the translucent housing, in view of the thickness variation, is substantially even or constant circumferentially and radially through the translucent section (124) of the translucent housing (120).
US10458600B2	System with remotely controlled, pressure actuated tank valve A pressurized tank system includes a first tank, a second tank, a manifold, a first conduit connecting the first tank to the manifold, a second conduit connecting the second tank to the manifold, a first pressure actuated valve operably connected to the second conduit, a third conduit connecting the manifold and the first pressure actuated valve, and a fourth conduit connecting the first pressure actuated valve and the second tank. The first pressure actuated valve is configured for operation by fluid pressure in the third conduit. A method includes operably connecting a first pressure actuated valve at a junction between the second conduit, a third conduit connecting to the manifold, and a fourth conduit connecting to the second tank; and automatically opening the first pressure actuated valve with the fluid in the third conduit when the fluid pressure level exceeds a threshold pressure level.
US10458599B2	Storage box for bottles of pressurized fluid and associated storage frame A storage frame for cylinders of pressurized fluid, including a primary structure and at least one storage box including at least one cylinder of pressurized fluid extending along a longitudinal axis between two ends, having at least one first retaining member configured to collaborate fixedly with one end of the at least one cylinder and blocking the rotation of the cylinder, and at least one second retaining member configured to collaborate with the other end of the cylinder.
US10458593B2	Mast systems for autonomous mobile robots A protractible and retractable mast system for an autonomous mobile robot includes an elongate flexible member including a first lateral end and a second lateral end, and a fastener having a first portion extending along a length of the first lateral end and a second portion extending along a length of the second lateral end. The flexible member is configured to be at least partially coiled within a body of the robot, and a portion of the flexible member is vertically movable away from the body when the flexible member is being uncoiled. The fastener is configured to connect the first lateral end to the second lateral end when the flexible member is being uncoiled, and disconnect the first lateral end from the second lateral end when the flexible member is being coiled.
US10458587B2	Mechanical piping system and method of manufacture A mechanical piping system and method is described herein. The system includes a first pipe with a first connection element disposed on an outer surface of the first pipe. The system also includes a second pipe with a second connection element disposed on an outer surface of the second pipe. An alignment element may also be included, with the alignment element creating a sealed flow path through the first pipe and the second pipe. Also, an external collar assembly may be included. The external collar assembly may engage the first connection element and second connection element and laterally secure the first pipe relative to the second pipe.
US10458584B2	Quick coupling This coupling (R) includes a male element (A) including a male body (2) provided with a locking relief (22), a purging ring (4) movable between a rear position, in which the purging ring closes off a purging passage of the male body, and a forward position, and a female element (B) including a female body (12, 14), a ball-retainer (23) carrying locking balls (18) of the male body, in a housing between a first position, in which they are able to oppose the removal of the locking relief, and a second position, in which the locking balls allow the removal of the locking relief, a valve body (25) secured to the ball-retainer, including coupling balls (27) suitable for securing the valve body and the female body in translation, an inner ring (29) suitable, in a retaining position, for keeping the valve body and the female body coupled by the coupling balls when the female element is uncoupled from the male element. In a first coupling configuration, the locking balls have crossed the locking relief of the male element; in a second coupling configuration, the inner ring has reached a position in which it no longer keeps the valve body and the female body coupled by the coupling balls; in a third coupling configuration, the female body keeps the locking balls in their first position; and in a fourth coupling configuration, the valve body has reached a position that allows fluid to pass between the two conduits. The female element includes steering means (32) able to drive the purging ring toward its forward position during the uncoupling.
US10458583B2	Unlocking tool for a quick connector assembly The quick release tool includes a U-shaped body which presents a base that has a first side and a second side. The body also has a pair of legs that are spaced laterally from one another and extend away from the first side of the base to respective distal ends. Each of the distal ends presents a pair of ledges that are spaced longitudinally from one another to receive fingers on the locker of the quick connector assembly. The base of the U-shaped body presents a living hinge which is spaced laterally between the legs for pivoting the distal ends of the legs away from one another in response to the application of a force onto the second side of the base, thereby allowing the locker to be moved from the locked position to the unlocked position.
US10458582B2	Single action push to connect conduit fitting with colleting A push to connect fitting assembly includes first and second fitting components joined to define an interior cavity, a seal device, and a retainer. The seal device is disposed in the interior cavity, and seals one of the first and second fitting components with an outer surface of a conduit end when the conduit end is inserted into the outboard end of the first fitting component. The retainer is assembled with at least one of the first and second fitting components, and includes a gripping portion that engages the inserted conduit over a first surface contact area to grip the conduit end, and a colleting portion outboard of the gripping portion. The colleting portion engages the inserted conduit end over a second surface contact area greater than the first surface contact area to collet the inserted conduit end.
US10458581B2	Crimped vapor recovery hose fitting A hose fitting includes a stem defining a conduit therein, a ridged axial portion, an opposing axial portion and a stem shoulder. The fitting also includes a swivel nut having threads and wrench flats, where the swivel nut defines a swivel nut end adjacent the threads, and the swivel nut is disposed on the opposing axial portion of the stem. The fitting also has a metallic wave spring washer disposed upon the stem between the stem shoulder and the swivel nut end, and a ferrule for securing a hose to the hose fitting at the ridged axial portion of the stem. In some cases, an inner fitting is disposed in the conduit at the opposing axial portion of the stem, and an inner hose may be in the conduit and attached to the inner fitting.
US10458579B2	Sprung coupling A preassembled combination connects a captured pipe element to a second pipe element. First and second segments are connected end to end surrounding a central space for axially receiving the second pipe element. The segments are configured to be drawn toward one another and into engagement with the pipe elements. An annular body forms the captured pipe element. An end face of the captured pipe element is retained within the central space by engagement between a bead projecting from a sealing surface of the captured pipe element and the coupling assembly.
US10458578B2	Method and apparatus for repairing a jet pump slip joint A jet pump slip joint repair assembly includes at least one clamp and a bushing configured to be inserted in a bore of a diffuser and to surround a portion of an inlet mixer. The clamp includes a gripping surface and a gripping collar. The bushing includes a generally cylindrical sidewall, the sidewall configured to surround the portion of the inlet mixer, a grooved flange on an upper surface of the sidewall, at least one cutout between adjacent portions of the grooved flange, and a groove on an inner, bottom surface of the sidewall. The assembly also includes a seal in the groove. The seal is flexible and formed of a metallic material. The seal is configured to be compressed when the at least one clamp engages the bushing.
US10458577B2	Grooved forged carbon steel fitting apparatus Roll grooved pipe fittings useful in the assembly of a variety of mechanically joined piping systems. These pipe fittings are roll grooved so that they can be mechanically joined directly with other like pipe fittings and/or with roll grooved straight pipe thereby substantially simplifying assembly. In addition, the present disclosure also includes hybrid pipe fittings and systems. Methods and apparatus for manufacturing these aforementioned roll grooved pipe fittings address both the roll grooving process itself, as well as various methodology and apparatus for correcting deformations that can occur as a result of the roll grooving process. The present disclosure also includes methods for using the aforementioned apparatus.
US10458575B2	Flexible pipe loop A flexible pipe loop including three flexible tube members: a first flexible tube member connected to a pipe run, a second flexible tube member connected to the first tube member, and a third flexible tube member connected to the second flexible tube member, the second flexible tube member and the third flexible tube member arranged such that they are substantially parallel. The configuration of the three flexible tube members permits six degrees of freedom of the flexible pipe loop.
US10458574B2	Lightweight, high flow hose assembly and method of manufacture A hose assembly, preferably a garden hose assembly, including a jacketed tube that is lightweight, durable and versatile. The tube is able to expand longitudinally along the length-wise axis of the hose between hose ends, as well as radially or circumferentially, to an expanded state in response to application of at least a minimum fluid pressure to an inner tube of the hose. Once the fluid pressure falls below the minimum fluid pressure, the hose assembly will contract. The two layer construction of the hose assembly allows for storage in relatively compact spaces, similar flow rates, approximately one-half the weight, and improved maneuverability when compared to conventional hose constructions. In one embodiment the jacket is formed around the tube in a continuous process that welds a material, preferably using hot air, into the jacket. The welded joint forms a region of jacket that is preferably about twice the thickness of the rest of the jacket. This thicker region results in a stiffer section of jacket that makes the hose more controllable and consistent in use.
US10458573B2	High pressure compact spiral hydraulic hose A hose includes an inner tube defining a central longitudinal axis there through, and is formed of a vulcanized rubber and a plurality of rod shaped particles orientated substantially parallel with the central longitudinal axis, along with other typical materials. The inner tube has a tube wall thickness (t) of between about 0.5 mm to about 1.5 mm, and the plurality of rod shaped particles is incorporated in an amount of 10% or less by weight. The hose further includes a tie layer directly surrounding the inner tube, a first reinforcement layer surrounding the tie layer, and at least a second reinforcement layer surrounding the first reinforcement layer. An interlayer is interposed between the first and the second reinforcement layer, and the interlayer bonds the first reinforcement layer to the second reinforcement layer. An outside cover surrounds the second reinforcement layer, as well as any additional layers.
US10458568B2	Tamper-resistant operating nut for hydrants A hydrant includes an operating stem defining a threaded distal end extending from the hydrant; an operating nut defining a first end facing the hydrant, an opposed second end, and a central bore defined in the operating nut and extending from the first end to the second end, the operating nut positioned on the operating stem such that a portion of the stem is positioned in the central bore and the threaded distal end of the stem extends beyond the second end of the operating nut; and a nut comprising a frustoconical portion configured to be rotatably secured to the distal end of the stem.
US10458564B2	Pipeline apparatus Pipeline apparatus comprises a housing including a riser and a pipeline connector and a seal pack assembly mounted in a member that is mounted in the riser, the apparatus including a shaft extending through the seal pack assembly. The seal pack assembly includes at least one seal situated and configured to provide a seal between the outer surface of the shaft and a component of the seal pack assembly through which the shaft extends, that component being releasably attached to the member.
US10458562B2	Control valve There is provided a control valve including a cylindrical casing having an inlet port and a first outlet port for a fluid, and a valve accommodated in the casing to be rotatable around an axis extending in an axial direction of the casing and having a flow path communicating with the inlet port to allow the fluid to flow therethrough, wherein a first communication port communicating with the flow path and the first outlet port according to a rotational position of the valve is formed in the valve, and a fail opening configured to be opened and closed by a thermostat is formed in a portion of the casing facing the inlet port in an opening direction of the inlet port.
US10458560B2	Pilot check valve A pilot check valve includes: a fluid channel body; a moveable body that moves in an axial direction under effects of pilot pressure; a packing including a lip portion that is displaceable, integrally with the moveable body, between a valve close position and a valve open position; and a detector to detect position of the moveable body. The packing, in the valve close position, allows flow of an operating liquid from a first port side of the fluid channel body to a second port side and prevents the flow of the operating liquid from the second port side to the first port side, and in the valve open position, connects the first port and the second port.
US10458555B2	Control valve with high performance valve cage A control valve includes a body having an inlet and an outlet and a valve seat positioned in a passageway between the inlet and the outlet. A valve plug is positioned within the body and is movable between an opened position and a closed position to modulate a fluid flow at the outlet. A cage is disposed within the body adjacent the valve seat and proximate the valve plug and has a circumferential wall having an outer surface and an inner surface aligned along a longitudinal axis of the cage. The outer surface of the cage defines an outer flow length and the inner surface defines an inner flow length that is less than the outer flow length.
US10458547B2	Parking device and method of assembling the same A detent lever 20 and a piston rod 42 are engaged with each other through engagement between a recessed portion 26 of the detent lever 20 and a pin portion 52 of a retainer member 50 attached to the piston rod 42. With this configuration, the detent lever 20 and the piston rod 42 can be engaged with each other easily and in a short time when assembling a parking device 10. As a result, the time required for the work of assembling the parking device 10 can be shortened.
US10458542B2	Brake transmission shift interface pin assembly A shifter system assembly for a steering column constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes a shifter mechanism and a brake transmission shift interface (BTSI). The shifter mechanism receives a shift lever and selectively moves between a “Park” position and an out of “Park” position. The BTSI assembly comprises a BTSI pin assembly and a solenoid coil. The BTSI pin assembly includes a blocking pin, a solenoid pin and a coupler. The solenoid pin is separate and distinct from the blocking pin. The coupler couples the blocking pin and the solenoid pin. The BTSI pin assembly moves between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position the blocking pin inhibits movement of the shifter mechanism out of the “Park” position. In the retracted position, the blocking pin allows movement of the shifter mechanism to the out of “Park” position.
US10458537B2	Shift device In a shift lever device, a lever moves an operation member when the lever is rotationally operated in a front-rear direction, and the lever rotates a select link such that the select link moves the operation member when the lever is rotation operated in a left-right direction. The position of the operation member is detected to detect a shift position of the lever. When the lever is rotation operated in the front-rear direction, the lever therefore moves the operation member without being through the select link, thereby enabling the precision with which the shift position of the lever in the front-rear direction is detected to be raised.
US10458533B2	Cooling system for power transmission unit A cooling system for a power transmission unit that can cool a cooling site effectively is provided. The cooling system comprises: an oil pump; an oil cooler that cools the oil delivered from the oil pump; a first oil pipe for delivering the oil from the oil pump to the oil cooler; a second oil pipe for delivering the oil cooled by the oil cooler to a heat generating element. A housing chamber includes a high-temperature section where the heat generating element is arranged, and a low-temperature section. The second oil pipe is arranged in the housing chamber while passing through the low-temperature section, and an opening is formed on the second oil pipe in such a manner as to open toward the heat generating element.
US10458530B2	Hybrid ballscrew seal A seal assembly for a ballscrew comprises a seal body. The seal body comprises a helical body portion having a central axis and extending through substantially a single helical turn about the central axis from a first end to a second end axially spaced from the first end. A connecting portion extends generally parallel to the central axis (A) and connects the first and second ends of the helical body portion. A channel is formed in a radially outer surface of the seal body, the channel extending continuously around the helical body portion and the connecting portion. An arcuate scraper seal portion extends inwardly from a radially inner surface of the connecting portion for sealing engagement within a helical groove of the ballscrew.
US10458518B2	Planetary gear assembly A planetary gear assembly is provided, comprising a first planetary gear stage and a second planetary gear stage. The first planetary gear stage comprises a first sun gear, first planet gears and an outer ring gear, and the second planetary gear stage comprises a second sun gear, second planet gears and one or more output ring gears. The outer ring gear and the second sun gear are the same component, and the first planetary gear stage is located within the second planetary gear stage.
US10458510B2	Pneumatically tuned vehicle powertrain mounts A system for securing a powertrain component to a body structure of a vehicle may include first and second mounts each having a base and a first elastomeric barrier secured to and extending from the base defining an air filled chamber, and a connector coupling the air filled chambers, the connector sized to provide an associated air volume that reduces stiffness of the first elastomeric barrier at an excitation frequency corresponding to a target engine speed. The air filled chambers may be hermetically sealed and pressurized above atmospheric pressure. The system may include a fluid-filled switchable mount having a decoupler air pocket selectively coupled to a vacuum source or atmosphere with an expander integrated with the mount or as a separate component coupled between the decoupler air pocket and the vacuum source. The expander may be implemented as a Helmholtz resonator or may include an in-line expansion chamber.
US10458508B1	Front fork shock-absorbing device and method for controlling the same A front fork shock-absorbing device includes a front fork and a shock-absorbing unit is located in the first space in the front fork. The shock-absorbing unit includes a driving unit and a spring rate adjustment device. The driving unit contacts an operation end of the spring rate adjustment device. A DC power unit is located in the second space of the front fork and electrically connected to the driving unit. The shock-absorbing unit provides shock-absorbing features to the front fork. The spring rate adjustment device is adjusted according to the road condition to provide comfortable riding to the users.
US10458505B2	Cylinder rod The cylinder rod of a hydraulic cylinder includes a body portion having a bar shape, and a head portion arranged at a longitudinal end of the body portion. The body portion has a coating formed on its outer peripheral surface. The coating includes, in terms of area ratio in cross section, not less than 56.1% and not more than 84.4% of a chromium carbide phase, with the remainder consisting of a nickel-based alloy phase and an oxide phase. The area ratio of the chromium carbide phase may be 61.7% or more.
US10458503B2	Movable element and a damping system A movable element for a damping system includes an absorbent mass arranged to be positioned in a housing. At least two adapted portions are arranged on a periphery of the absorbent mass. A plurality of elastic elements are arranged in the adapted portions and are designed to bear against an internal wall of the housing. The elastic elements have optimum damping properties in different variation ranges of at least one parameter. The present invention further relates to a damping system.
US10458501B2	Designs and manufacturing methods for lightweight hyperdamping materials providing large attenuation of broadband-frequency structure-borne sound A hyperdamping inclusion under constraint with large, broadband frequency damping properties is disclosed. The inclusion includes materials under near-buckling constraint such that fundamental eigenfrequency vanishes at near-buckling.
US10458494B2	Bushing for brake caliper guide rod fasteners A vehicle disc brake assembly includes a brake caliper. The brake caliper has a lug through which a bore extends, the bore having an axis. A guide rod fastener extends through the bore and is secured to a guide rod. An elastic bushing is in the bore between the lug and the guide rod fastener, wherein a circumference of the bushing contacts the lug. A radial clearance is between the lug and the guide rod fastener. The radial clearance is perpendicular to the axis.
US10458489B2	Selectable one-way clutch The selectable one-way clutch includes a pocket plate, a notch plate, a cover plate, and plate-like struts. A one end portion of each strut is provided with an engagement surface and a projecting portion. Each strut comes into an erect state in which the engagement surface of the strut erects from the other surface of the cover plate toward the notch plate side. The selectable one-way clutch moves the notch plate in the axial direction to change a distance in the axial direction between the pocket plate and the notch plate, thereby carrying out switching between an out-of-engagement state in which the erecting struts cannot contact with the notches and a one-way clutch state in which the erecting struts can contact with the notches.
US10458487B2	Cooling system for clutch mechanism A clutch mechanism designed to be installed between an engine and a motor vehicle transmission, wherein the clutch mechanism includes at least one cooling duct arranged to make a cooling fluid circulate toward the clutch, wherein each cooling duct includes an axially extending part and at least one radially extending part, the axially extending part of each cooling duct is situated radially between a transmission shaft and an interior face of the clutch support, and at least one radially extending part of each cooling duct is situated axially between the support bearing and the output hub.
US10458486B2	Clutch mechanism and method for installing such mechanism on transmission drivetrain A clutch mechanism intended to be installed between an engine and a transmission of a motor vehicle. The clutch mechanism is configured to be installed on the transmission (400) in two steps and by means of an axial locking system for axial locking of the control system (300) with respect to a clutch (100, 200). The axial locking system comprises a first axial locking element (304, 402) for implementing at least an axial retention between the control system (300) and the transmission (400), and a second axial locking element (600) for implementing at least an axial retention between the clutch (100, 200) and a shaft (A1, A2) of the transmission, and a means for rotational coupling of a clutch support (500) with respect to the control system (300), the rotational coupling means being different from the axial locking system.
US10458484B2	Dual clutch The present invention relates to a dual clutch which can transmit rotational power of a first clutch housing to a second clutch housing through a first piston for operating the first clutch, thereby reducing the number of parts and reducing production cost.The dual clutch outputting rotational power of an input shaft to a first output shaft or a second output shaft, includes: a cylindrical transmission housing having a space therein; a first clutch disposed at a radial outer side within the transmission housing and adapted to selectively transmit the rotational power of the input shaft to the first output shaft; and a second clutch disposed radially inward of the first clutch within the transmission housing and adapted to selectively transmit the rotational power of the input shaft to the second output shaft, and the dual clutch further includes a first piston selectively actuating the first clutch, and the first piston is adapted to continuously transmit the rotational power of the input shaft transmitted to the first clutch to the second clutch.
US10458481B2	Torque-reducing sleeve for a hydrant stem A stem coupling for a hydrant includes: an upper portion defining an upper portion length from a center of a plurality of break-away features defined in the stem coupling to a first end of the stem coupling; and a lower portion defining an lower portion length from the center of the plurality of break-away features defined in the stem coupling to a second end of the stem coupling distal from the first end of the stem coupling, the lower portion length equaling at least two times the upper portion length.
US10458479B2	High-speed snap ring and snap ring retention method A method of assembling a shaft assembly having a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and including a groove in an outer circumferential surface includes positioning a hub relative to the shaft and positioning a retaining ring in the groove of the shaft and adjacent to the hub. The method also includes securing a retaining member to the retaining ring. Securing a retaining member to the retaining ring includes advancing a portion of the retaining member towards the hub and deforming the portion relative to the retaining ring.
US10458478B2	Hub unit bearing and method of assembling hub unit bearing A hub unit bearing includes: a hub spindle; an inner ring; an outer ring member; a plurality of tapered rollers that are rollably provided between outer circumferential surfaces of the hub spindle and the inner ring and an inner circumferential surface of the outer ring member; a cage including a large-diameter-side annular part, a small-diameter-side annular part; and a sealing device including a metal insert, wherein: the metal insert includes a cylindrical part that is mounted on the inner circumferential surface of the outer ring member and a flange part that radially extends inward from one end of the cylindrical part; and an engaging projection is provided on an outboard side end face of the large-diameter-side annular part of the cage, and an engaging groove engaged with the engaging projection is provided on an inboard side end face of the flange part of the metal insert.
US10458477B2	Seal for rolling bearing and rolling bearing A seal for a rolling bearing includes a core metal and an elastic member configured to cover the core metal. A fitting portion is fixed to an outer ring and a seal portion contacts an inner ring. In the outer side of the seal portion an auxiliary lip projects without contacting the inner ring and in the inner side a main lip projects contacting the inner ring. An annular groove is formed between the main lip and a thick wall portion thus forming a flexible portion having a small wall thickness at a root portion of the main lip. The auxiliary lip inhibits intrusion of foreign substances and moisture, reduces external pressure acting on the main lip and ensures the sealing performance of the main lip. The flexible portion reduces the sliding resistance of the main lip.
US10458474B2	Bearing assembly for steering column A radial support bearing assembly for use within a steering column assembly having an outer tube and a shaft, including at least one inner ring defining an inner raceway, the inner ring being axially fixed relative to the shaft, at least one outer ring defining an outer raceway, and a plurality of roller elements disposed between the at least one inner ring and the at least one outer ring in rolling contact with the inner raceway and the outer raceway. The inner ring is in direct contact with the shaft and has a circular cross-section as taken in a plane parallel to a longitudinal center axis of the shaft.
US10458473B2	Cage segment of a rolling bearing A cage segment of a rolling bearing, which cage segment has two side plates and two webs which are fixedly connected to one another, wherein the webs extend parallel to the axis of rotation of the rolling bodies of the rolling bearing, and in which cage segment the side plates and the webs form a pocket for receiving a rolling body. In order to be able to produce and assemble a cage segment of said type in an inexpensive manner, and in order to be able to ensure operation without jamming in an associated rolling bearing, it is provided that the two side plates on both sides of the pocket extend in a circumferential direction of the rolling bearing to such an extent that the side plates together with in each case one of the two webs form in each case one half-pocket for receiving a directly adjacent rolling body.
US10458470B2	Compact bearing assemblies including superhard bearing surfaces, bearing apparatuses, and methods of use Embodiments of the invention are directed to compact bearing assemblies configured to operate in small spaces and/or in harsh environments, bearing apparatuses including such bearing assemblies, and method of operating such bearing assemblies and apparatuses. For instance, one or more compact bearing assemblies may at least partially rotatably secure a shaft of a power generation unit to a housing thereof. Also, a first compact bearing assembly may connect or couple to the shaft and may rotatably engage a second compact bearing assembly, which may be connected or otherwise secured to the housing.
US10458468B2	Cam follower for high axial load applications A roller assembly includes an outer ring having an interior area defined by an inner surface extending between a first and second axial end thereof. The inner surface has a bearing surface. A flanged headed shaft having an exterior bearing surface extends into the interior area. The shaft has a circumferential retainer receiving surface thereon. Two rows of rollers are positioned in the interior area with a spacer ring therebetween. A retainer ring is secured to the retainer receiving surface. The two rows of rollers and the spacer are axially retained on the shaft by and between the flanged head and the retaining ring so that the roller assembly withstands an axial load of up to 100 percent of an applied radial load.
US10458466B2	Non symmetrical bi-directional thrust bearing with two active faces A bearing device supports a shaft of a gas turbine engine. A first support disk is mounted to the bearing housing element. First tilting pads are tiltably arranged one after another along a circumferential direction at the first support disk. A second support disk is mounted to the bearing housing element spaced apart from the first support disk along an axial direction. Second tilting pads are tiltably arranged one after another along the circumferential direction at the second support disk. A first number of the first tilting pads is greater than the half of a second number of the second tilting pads but smaller than the second number of the second tilting pads.
US10458465B2	Cam follower roller device A cam follower roller device having a tappet extending along a longitudinal axis and including a cylindrical tappet body defining a bore. The device further having a rolling assembly arranged within the bore, and including a support body with a base and flanges, a pin and a roller. Each of the flanges of the support body is provided with an outwardly protruding portion that extends transversally from the flange towards the tappet body. The tappet body includes a support diametrically opposed and having each a transverse surface that cooperates with the protruding portion of the support body to longitudinally block the support body.
US10458461B2	Bearing shaft and bearing The present invention relates to a bearing shaft provided with an outer peripheral surface that includes a raceway surface (side surface) on which a rolling element rolls. The bearing shaft is made of steel containing carbon of 0.7% or more. The raceway surface is forming with a nitrogen-enriched layer. The absolute value of compressive residual stress in the surface of the nitrogen-enriched layer (i.e., the surface of a hardened layer which is formed on the side surface of the bearing shaft by shot peening) is 600 MPa or more and 1700 MPa or less. Thereby, it is possible for the present invention to prolong the operation life of a bearing.
US10458460B1	Spring-loaded safety latch release for power line hook A power line hook includes a spring-loaded safety latch with a mechanical release pin attached to the safety latch and extending through the hook body to an engagement catch or ring. The hook shank surface adjacent to the release pin and engagement ring is configured for receipt within a groove formed at an end of a standard hotstick, enabling its swift and secure connection thereto, with a user able to readily manipulate the position of the hook end and safety latch release while using the hot stick.
US10458457B2	Functional element, a component assembly consisting of a functional element and a sheet metal part and also a method for the attachment of the functional element to a sheet metal part A functional element having a functional portion, a generally tubular rivet portion and a ring-like sheet metal contact surface is characterised in that features of shape are provided at the rivet portion for co-movement of the sheet metal part during the formation of the rivet bead, in particular at the free end of the rivet portion and/or at the radially outer side of the rivet portion, at least in the region adjacent the free end of the rivet portion. A component assembly comprising a functional element and a sheet metal part as well as a method for the attachment of a functional element to the sheet metal part are also claimed.
US10458456B2	Systems and methods for making and using a fitted cap for applying a shaped sealant shroud to a portion of a fastener A system (501) for applying a shaped sealant shroud (590) to a portion (106) of a fastener (100) comprises a fitted cap (300) positionable such that a uniform gap (302) is formed between a wall (305) of the cap and the portion (106) of the fastener (100). The fitted cap (300) further comprises an inlet opening (306) and a vent (309) each configured to be communicatively coupled with the uniform gap (302). The system (501) also comprises a cap-manipulation tool (500) comprising a shaft (510) comprising a through, circumferentially closed, channel (516), configured to receive sealant (592) and to communicate the sealant (592) therethrough. The channel (516) is capable of communicating the sealant (592) through the inlet opening (306) of the fitted cap (300) into the uniform gap (302), and the vent (309) is oriented to purge gas from the uniform gap (302). The fitted cap (300) is rotatable together with the shaft (510) to distribute the sealant (592) in the uniform gap (302) to form the shaped sealant shroud (590).
US10458455B2	Systems and methods for making and using a fitted cap for applying a shaped sealant shroud to a portion of a fastener A system (200) for making a fitted cap (300) comprises a fastener template (202), dimensionally identical to a portion (106) of a fastener (100) and extending from a support plate (210), and a first plurality of through-openings (212) penetrating the support plate (210) and arranged about the fastener template (202). The system (200) also comprises a precursor cap (320) that is geometrically complementary to the fastener template (202), first means (217) for heating a first polymer sheet (270), and second means (219) for applying suction to the first polymer sheet (270) through the first plurality of through-openings (212) to vacuum-form the first polymer sheet (270) over the precursor cap (320). After vacuum-forming the first polymer sheet (270) over the precursor cap (320), at least a portion of the first polymer sheet (270) forms the fitted cap (300). The fitted cap (300) is configured to apply a shaped sealant shroud (590) to the portion (106) of the fastener (100).
US10458454B2	Structural assembly having injection-bonded joint and method of forming A method of forming an injection-bonded joint includes providing a first part and a second part having a second part upper edge and a second part lower edge, and forming a chamber wall within a bondline region between mating surfaces of the first part and the second part. The chamber wall divides a bondline length of the bondline region and defines at least one adhesive chamber. The method further includes forming a bondline dam along each of the second part upper edge and the second part lower edge in a manner such that the chamber wall, the bondline dams, and the mating surfaces collectively enclose the adhesive chamber having a chamber upper edge and a chamber lower edge. The method also includes injecting a structural adhesive into the adhesive chamber through an injection port and discharging excess adhesive from the adhesive chamber through a bleed hole.
US10458446B1	Material flow amplifier Material flow amplifiers as disclosed herein overcome drawbacks associated with known adverse flow conditions (e.g., surface erosion and head losses) that arise from flow of certain types of materials (e.g., fluids, slurries, particulates, flowable aggregate, and the like) through a material flow conduit. Such material flow amplifiers provide for flow of flowable material within a flow passage of a material flow conduit (e.g., a portion of a pipeline, tubing or the like) to have a cyclonic flow (i.e., vortex or swirling) profile. Advantageously, the cyclonic flow profile centralizes flow toward the central portion of the flow passage, thereby reducing magnitude of laminar flow. Such cyclonic flow profile provides a variety of other advantages as compared to a parabolic flow profile (e.g., increased flow rate, reduce inner pipeline wear, more uniform inner pipe wear, reduction in energy consumption, reduced or eliminated slugging and the like).
US10458444B2	Optimized method for controlling position and crossover pressure in a double acting actuator Systems and methods may be provided to digitally control both position and crossover pressure in a double-acting pneumatic actuator, in view of constraints (e.g., a deadband range comprising a set point) set on the crossover pressure. Control may be achieved, via a control algorithm (e.g., a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) control algorithm) acting upon inputs of actuator position feedback and crossover pressure feedback (e.g., as indicated by pressure feedback of each respective pneumatic chamber). Further, the embodiments described herein may reduce the necessary frequency of control actions for adjusting crossover pressure, thus reducing wear on process components, and allowing for finer control of actuator position.
US10458441B2	Rotary piston actuator anti-rotation configurations A rotary actuator includes a housing having an interior boundary that defines a central bore and has interior recesses, a chamber housing assembly disposed in the central bore and having an arcuate chamber, the arcuate chamber comprising a cavity, an exterior boundary of the chamber housing assembly having exterior recesses, each of the exterior recesses aligned with a respective one of the interior recesses, pins residing between the interior boundary and the exterior boundary, each of the pins mated to one of the exterior recesses and a corresponding one of the interior recesses to maintain an orientation of the chamber housing assembly with respect to the housing, a rotor assembly rotatably journaled in the chamber housing assembly and comprising a rotary output shaft and a rotor arm, and an arcuate-shaped piston disposed in the chamber housing assembly for reciprocal movement in the arcuate chamber.
US10458433B2	Co-molded metallic fan case containment ring A method of fabricating a fan case for a gas turbine engine defines a metallic ring including an outer surface and an inner surface. A first composite material is assembled about the outer surface of the metallic ring. A second composite material is assembled about the first composite material. The first composite material and the second material are cured about the metallic ring within a tool to form a first subassembly. The first subassembly is removed from the tool. A fan case assembly for a gas turbine engine and a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.
US10458432B2	Turbocharger compressor assembly with vaned divider A compressor assembly of a turbocharger can include a compressor housing that includes a compressor wheel space and a diffuser section that extends from the compressor wheel space to at least one volute; a dual-faced compressor wheel disposed at least in part in the compressor wheel space where the dual-faced compressor wheel includes a first compressor wheel face and a second compressor wheel face oriented back-to-back; and a diffuser section divider disposed at least in part in the diffuser section where the diffuser section divider includes a first side that defines in part a first diffuser that includes a first set of vanes associated with the first compressor wheel face and a second side that defines in part a second diffuser that includes a second set of vanes associated with the second compressor wheel face.
US10458427B2	Compressor aerofoil A compressor aerofoil for a turbine engine or an axial process compressor, the compressor aerofoil includes a suction surface wall having a suction surface and a pressure surface wall having a pressure surface, the suction surface wall and the pressure surface wall meet at a leading edge and a trailing edge and define a tip having a tip surface, the aerofoil has a maximum thickness Tmax. A mean camber line is defined as passing through the leading edge and the trailing edge. The compressor aerofoil further includes a winglet at the tip and which extends from the suction surface, the winglet has an overhang W that has a perpendicular extent from the suction surface in the range 0.1Tmax to 1.5Tmax. The winglet has a maximum overhang Wmax that occurs within 50% of the length of the mean camber line from the leading edge.
US10458425B2	Conical load spreader for composite bolted joint Composite fan blade platform includes forward and aft portions and transition portion therebetween. Platform mounting holes extend through increased section thickness in transition portion and conical countersinks centered about centerlines of mounting holes extend into transition portion. Bolts include bolt shanks extending away from boltheads through center bolt holes in conical load spreaders in conical countersink. Boltheads engage conical load spreader. Bolthead is disposed entirely within cylindrical counterbore into top of load spreader and engages shoulder at bottom of cylindrical counterbore. Radial gap between bolthead and cylindrical counterbore surface of cylindrical counterbore may be filled by filler or filler ring. Bolts may join platform supports to disk hooks attached, fixed or joined to, or integral with disk posts of disk. Nuts threaded on threaded inner end of bolt shank may secure bases attached to platform supports to fan blade platform.
US10458424B2	Centrifugal fan There is provided a centrifugal fan that effectively cools an electronic component with a simple structure. The centrifugal fan comprises an impeller 8 having a plurality of pins extending in an axial direction, a rotor yoke 18 formed with a plurality of through-holes through which the pins penetrate, the rotor yoke 18 being joined to the impeller 8 as the pins penetrate through the through-holes, and a circuit board 10 arranged in a state having a gap with respect to the rotor yoke 18, wherein an end 11c′ of the pin protrudes from the rotor yoke to a side of the circuit board, and the plurality of pins are arranged with uneven pitch in a circumferential direction of the impeller.
US10458421B2	Cooling fan illuminated with addressable LEDs A cooling fan is illuminated by addressable LEDs, which allows interactive control of the LEDs from a connected controller to create variable lighting effects on the fan impeller. The fan may include a frame, an electrical motor, an impeller, and addressable LEDs. The LEDs may be positioned around the periphery of a fan central cavity in which the impeller rotates. The LEDs may be mounted on a flexible circuit substrate that also forms a fan shroud. The addressable LEDs face towards the rotational axis of the motor, and can apply variable illumination of the impeller. The fan can be used to provide cooling to host device components and accessories, such as those related to a personal computer, while also providing interactive, decorative LED lighting and effects and/or conveying information concerning system operation, such as temperature, load, and queued email or instant messages.
US10458418B2	Ceiling fan The ceiling fan includes: a body having a plurality of blades and an upper mounting pipe portion; a suspender which is fixed to a ceiling; a first pipe which is suspended from the suspender and suspends the body by the upper mounting pipe portion; and a second pipe which is accommodated in the inside of a lower portion of the first pipe and into which an upper portion of the upper mounting pipe portion is inserted. The first pipe, the second pipe and the upper mounting pipe portion are connected to each other by a connecting bolt which penetrates an overlapping part where the first pipe, the second pipe and the upper mounting pipe portion overlap with each other. A hollow projecting portion which projects from an outer peripheral surface of the second pipe is engaged with a recessed portion formed on an edge of a lower opening of the first pipe and a protruding portion formed on an outer peripheral surface of the upper mounting pipe portion thus restricting at least the relative movement among the first pipe, the second pipe, and the upper mounting pipe portion in the rotating direction of the blades.
US10458412B2	Hermetic compressor having a thermal activated valve A hermetic compressor is provided that may include a casing having an inner space, an orbiting scroll provided in the inner space, a non-orbiting scroll engaged with the orbiting scroll to form compression chambers, a high/low pressure dividing plate that divides the inner space into high and low pressure portions, and an overheat preventing unit coupled to a surface of the dividing plate at the high pressure portion, the overheat preventing unit having a communication hole formed through the dividing plate to communicate the high and low pressure portions, and having a valve spaced from the dividing plate by a predetermined interval to selectively open/close the communication hole according to a temperature variation of the high pressure portion, whereby transfer of a refrigerant temperature of the low pressure portion to the overheat preventing unit through the dividing plate may be prevented, and the compressor may be quickly stopped upon being overheated, thereby being protected from damage.
US10458408B2	Rotary compressor having communication path hole overlap with discharge chamber concave portion In a rotary compressor, a lower end plate cover is formed in a flat plate shape, a lower discharge chamber concave portion is formed in a lower end plate to overlap a lower discharge hole side of a lower discharge valve accommodation concave portion, and the lower discharge chamber concave portion is formed in a fan-like range between a diametrical line passing through a center of a sub-bearing unit and a midpoint of a line segment connecting a center of the lower discharge hole and a center of a lower rivet to each other and a diametrical line opened by a pitch angle 90° in a direction of the lower discharge hole about the center of the sub-bearing unit. At least a portion of a refrigerant path hole overlaps the lower discharge chamber concave portion and is disposed at a position communicating with the lower discharge chamber concave portion.
US10458407B2	Scroll compressor with different chamfered corners A scroll compressor includes a first chamfered portion formed at a distal end portion of a spiral blade of a fixed scroll, a second chamfered portion formed at a distal end portion of a spiral blade of an orbiting scroll, a third chamfered portion formed at a bottom portion of the spiral blade of the fixed scroll, and a fourth chamfered portion formed at a bottom portion of the spiral blade of the orbiting scroll. An expression of 0<{(Av1+Av2)/2}/Ac<1×10−4 is satisfied where a sectional area of a space between the first chamfered portion and the fourth chamfered portion is defined as Av1, a sectional area of a space between the second chamfered portion and the third chamfered portion is defined as Av2, and a sectional area of a compression chamber is defined as Ac.
US10458403B2	Servo pump control system and method A servo pump control system (100) and a corresponding servo pump control method are disclosed. The servo pump control system (100) comprises a pressure controller (101) configured to receive a first control signal, and directly or indirectly provide a second control signal to the electric motor; and the pressure controller (101) configured to automatically commission at least one parameter without any manual adjustment.
US10458397B2	Loop linked smart morphing actuator Disclosed is a loop linked smart morphing actuator. The actuator includes a first area morphed in a first pattern and a second area morphed in a second pattern according to an external signal. The first area includes a first unit cell morphed in a first direction. The second area includes a second unit cell morphed in a second direction. The first unit cell and the second unit cell may be configured in a loop type knit structure. The second direction is opposite to the first direction, the second pattern is a pattern which has a symmetrical relationship with the first pattern and is provided opposite to the first pattern. In regard to a structure or a shape, provided is an actuator including a knit structure for realizing various driving forms which cannot be predicted through predetermined first and second patterns or a simple combination thereof.
US10458392B2	Wind power plant having frequency measurement A method for controlling a wind turbine which is connected to an electrical grid, detects a grid frequency present in the grid and in the case of which the power output is regulated on the basis of the grid frequency by a controller and, in particular, switches off the power feed into the electrical grid if a limit value of a grid frequency is exceeded, wherein a change in the grid frequency over time is detected, a rate of change is determined and the rate of change is compared with a rate of change limit value and a modified frequency value is used to regulate the power output in the event of the rate of change limit value being exceeded.
US10458390B2	Method for continuously making a helical type curved shaped turbine blade A sheet metal blank is formed into a helical turbine blade by stretching an outer portion of the blank by creating indents and detents thereon. Then the stretched side is flattened and the stretched structure is formed into a helical shape.
US10458381B2	Fuel injector tester/cleaner kit and method of use A pneumatic and hydraulic testing and cleaning kit for gasoline type fuel injectors used in electronic fuel injection systems on most cars today. The tester/cleaner apparatus includes a stand with pneumatic quick disconnect for applying air and a solvent in pulses at 35 to 55 psi to clean dirty fuel injectors.
US10458380B2	Methods and systems for a fuel injector Methods and systems are provided for a fuel injector. In one example, a system may include forming an annular venturi passage between an outlet surface of the fuel injector and a nozzle. The nozzle may further comprise one or more air entraining features that may work in concert with the annular venturi passage to promote air-fuel mixing.
US10458376B2	Air cleaner for internal combustion engine An air cleaner for an internal combustion engine includes a first housing having an inlet and an upper opening, a second housing having an outlet and a lower opening, a filter element arranged between the upper opening of the first housing and the lower opening of the second housing. The first housing includes a sound reducing wall portion. The sound reducing wall portion has a sound absorbing layer, which is made of nonwoven fabric, and an inner covering layer, which is fixed to the inner surface of the sound absorbing layer and made of a material having a lower air permeability than that of the sound absorbing layer.
US10458375B1	Air shutoff valve An air shutoff valve for use on an internal combustion engine includes a gate that is moveable between armed and triggered positions by springs when a retention pin is retracted and allows a spring loaded retention pin to retract and release the gate, which is also spring loaded, to drop. The retention pin is operated by an actuator through a cam mechanism.
US10458374B2	Fuel vaporizing system A fuel heater and vaporizing system includes a source of fuel, a thermal source from an engine, and a heat exchanger for thermally contacting the source of heated fluid so as to heat fuel flowing through the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger has a saddle shape and fits over the thermal source of engine heat. The fuel heater and vaporizing system may also contain a catalyst for causing the heated fuel to crack prior to distribution to an end use device. In an alternative arrangement, the fuel heater and vaporizing system may also extract its heat from the engine's other heated parts including a muffler or an exhaust pipe, exhaust manifold, valve cover, turbo housing, engine block, transmission and the like.
US10458372B2	Method and device for dynamic monitoring of an air charging system of an internal combustion engine A method and a device for the dynamic monitoring of an air charging system of an internal combustion engine, subsystems of the air charging system having a low-pass characteristic, and a characteristic state quantity that is to be measured being compared with a modeled, identical state quantity. The measured signal and the modeled signal are filtered using a high-pass filter or bandpass filter, and, given a change in the characteristic state quantity that is to be measured, higher-frequency signal portions are evaluated, which is advantageous with regard to the recognition of so-called slow response errors.
US10458371B2	EGR cooler An EGR cooler includes a housing having coolant inlet and outlet, through which coolant flows into and out of the housing, and having gas inlet and outlet through which exhaust gas flows into and out of the housing, a plurality of first tubes provided in the housing while one end of each of the first tubes communicates with the gas inlet and the other end thereof communicates with one end of a connection passage, a plurality of second tubes provided in the housing while one end of each of the second tubes communicates with the gas outlet and the other end thereof communicates with the other end of the connection passage, and first and second cooling fins inserted into the respective first and second tubes, wherein the gas inlet has a larger cross-sectional area than the gas outlet.
US10458362B2	Turbojet nacelle provided with a thrust reverser, including cut-outs to avoid the movable slat of an aircraft wing The disclosure relates to a turbofan nacelle including a thrust reverser, the thrust reverser including a movable cover moving back from a closed position in which the thrust is not reversed to an open position for uncovering cascades that reverse the direction of the flow of cold air which is diverted from the annular stream of secondary air, the movable cover including a radially outer portion intended for being adjacent to a leading edge of a wing of an aircraft. The movable cover includes on the radially outer portion at least one cut-out intended for avoiding interference with a movable slat of the leading edge of the wing of the aircraft, as well as a panel for closing the cut-out, the closing panel including a stationary portion at least partially covered by an upstream portion of the movable cover when the movable cover is in the open position.
US10458361B2	Coating for metal components, method for coating a metal component, piston for internal combustion engines and motor vehicle An abrasion-resistant and friction-reduced coating for metal components is provided. The coating includes an inner layer, an intermediate layer and an outer layer. The inner layer is intended to be applied to the metal component and has at least one layer selected from: a metal layer, a metal-carbide layer, a metal-nitride layer, a metalcarbide- nitride layer and a metal-containing hydrocarbon layer. The intermediate layer includes at least one layer of amorphous carbon and the outer layer includes a W—C:H layer or a a-C:H* layer. A maximum layer thickness of the coating is at most 5 μm. The coating is suitable in particular as a piston coating for use in internal combustion engines.
US10458355B2	Engine control device and engine control method Provided is an engine control device for correcting output characteristics of an oxygen sensor and performing air-fuel ratio feedback control. The engine control device includes various sensors for detecting operating state information of an engine, an oxygen sensor, and air-fuel ratio feedback controller to adjust an amount of fuel injected into the engine, on the basis of the operating state information and an output voltage value of the oxygen sensor, wherein the air-fuel ratio feedback controller calculates, in accordance with the operating state information based on detection results from the various sensors, a coefficient for correcting the output voltage value, implements air-fuel ratio feedback control on the basis of an air-fuel ratio feedback control correction amount calculated using a corrected oxygen sensor output voltage value calculated on the basis of the coefficient, and adjusts the amount of fuel injected into the engine.
US10458352B2	Control system for engine A control system for an engine includes an operational data sensor generating signals indicative of operational data of the engine and a controller communicably coupled with the engine and the operational data sensor. The controller operates the engine based on operational parameters defined by a baseline engine model. The controller receives the signals indicative of the operational data of the engine, and generates a dynamic engine model which defines at least one operational parameter of the engine based on the received operational data of the engine. The controller compares the baseline engine model to the dynamic engine model. The controller determines a difference between the baseline engine model and the dynamic engine model based on the comparison. The controller compares the determined difference to a threshold difference value and operates the engine based on the dynamic engine model, if the determined difference exceeds the threshold difference value.
US10458349B2	Method of start/stop engine control based on location information A method of start/stop engine control based on vehicle location and driving situation includes identifying the location and driving situation of a host vehicle, and classifying the location and the driving situation of the host vehicle based on the identified location and driving situation. The engine start/stop control is based on at least one of the location classification and driving situation classification.
US10458346B2	Combustion pressure feedback based engine control with variable resolution sampling windows A system for controlling an internal combustion engine has an in-cylinder pressure sensor, a crank angle sensor and a controller coupled to receive inputs from the pressure sensor and crank angle sensor. The controller is configured to convert the cylinder pressure input into a combustion metric indicative of the combustion occurring in the measured cylinder and control fuel input and timing into the engine based on the combustion metric. The controller samples the in-cylinder pressure sensor at a high frequency during critical combustion events and at a lower frequency during the non-critical cylinder conditions.
US10458333B2	Reduced stress boss geometry for a gas turbine engine A case for a gas turbine engine includes a case wall and a boss that extends from the case wall. The boss includes a perimeter step.
US10458331B2	Fuel injector with heat pipe cooling Fuel injectors for gas turbine engines are provided herein. The fuel injectors include a nozzle configured to dispense fuel into a combustor of a gas turbine engine, a fuel conduit fluidly connecting a fuel source to the nozzle, and a heat pipe having a vaporization section and a condensation section, wherein the vaporization section is in thermal communication with the nozzle and the condensation section is in thermal communication with a cooling source of the gas turbine engine.
US10458330B2	Auxiliary oil system for geared gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine comprises a fan drive turbine, a fan rotor, and a gear reduction driven by the fan drive turbine to, in turn, drive the gear architecture. A main oil supply system supplies oil to components within the gear reduction, and an auxiliary oil supply system. The auxiliary oil system operates to ensure that the gear reduction will be adequately supplied with lubricant for at least 30 seconds at power should the main oil supply system fail.
US10458329B2	System and process for recovering power and steam from regenerator flue gas A power generation process for use in a processing unit that includes the steps of: using a regenerator to produce a flue gas stream; removing catalyst particles from the flue gas stream; routing the flue gas stream to a combustor/expander unit after performing the step of removing catalyst particles; and using rotation of the turbine of the combustor/expander unit as a source of rotary power. Preferably, the combustor/expander unit includes a combustion chamber and a power recovery turbine housed within a single casing. In certain embodiments, the flue gas stream is routed between the regenerator and the combustor/expander without passing through a compressor.
US10458328B2	Welded combustion pressure sensor and method of manufacturing same A combustion pressure sensor has a case member with a joint surface on the side of a tip end and in which an opening portion is provided. A joint surface of a pressure reception member on which a combustion pressure acts is brought into planar contact with the joint surface of the case member so as to block the opening portion. A welding portion joins the joint surfaces to each other. A piezoelectric element stored in the case member converts a pressing force based on the combustion pressure transmitted from the pressure reception member into a signal. On the side of one edge side in at least the one joint surface, the one joint surface is limited to a given depth of welding from the other edge side. A predetermined clearance portion is provided so as to form a predetermined gap with the opposite joint surface and a welding portion is provided which includes at least all the limited joint surface from the other edge side in the one joint surface.
US10458326B2	Vee engine dual inboard camshaft system An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder case that includes a first geartrain disposed on a front end of the cylinder case and a second geartrain disposed on a rear end of the cylinder case. The first geartrain drives a first camshaft, and the second geartrain drives a second camshaft, the first and second camshafts having respective rotational axes that are parallel.
US10458322B2	Surge determination device, surge determination method, and program This surge determination device is provided with a surge determination unit for determining the presence or absence of a surge of a compressor that outputs compressed air to an engine on the basis of a rotation speed of the engine and an air flow rate.
US10458320B2	Turbocharger wastegate actuator assembly A wastegate actuator assembly includes a regulating rod, an arm, and a shaft. The regulating rod includes a proximate end region and a distal end region wherein the proximate end region of the regulating rod may be connected to an actuator. The arm includes a first end region and a second end region. The first end region is pivotally coupled to the distal end region of the regulating rod via a crank pin, a first cup spring, and a second cup spring wherein the first and second cup springs retain a solid lubricant substantially around the crank pin. The regulating rod may move in a linear fashion causing the arm and the shaft to rotate so as to move a wastegate cover connected to the shaft from a closed wastegate duct position (toward the wastegate duct) to an open wastegate duct position (away from the wastegate duct).
US10458316B2	Device for controlling the amount of air fed into the intake of a supercharged internal combustion engine and method using such a device The present invention is a device for controlling an amount of air fed into the intake of a supercharged internal combustion engine with the engine comprising two exhaust gas outlets (32 and 36) each linked to an exhaust manifold (30 and 34) in at least one cylinder (121, 122, 123, 124). A supercharging device (38) comprising a turbo-compressor with a double-intake (50 and 52) turbine (40) is connected to the exhaust gas outlets and to an outside air compressor (44) and to a partial transfer duct of the compressed air from the compressor towards the intakes of the turbine. The partial transfer duct comprises two branches (70 and 72) which are connected to intakes of the turbine each having a shut-off (74 and 76) which controls circulation of compressed air in the branches. The partial transfer duct is integrated into the casing of the turbo-compressor so that a manner as a length between the outlet of the compressor and the double intakes of the turbine is as short as possible to achieve a limited size and optimized response time.
US10458314B2	Hybrid intercooler system integrated with air conditioning system and method of controlling the same The present disclosure provides a hybrid intercooler system integrated with an air conditioning system and a method of controlling the same. In accordance with the present disclosure, it is possible to stabilize the temperature of intake air passing through the inlet of an intercooler using a water cooling unit and increase the cooling efficiency of the intercooler using an air cooling unit. Consequently, it is possible to improve engine power and fuel efficiency.
US10458313B2	Multifunctional rotary valve module An engine exhaust gas circuit includes a primary circuit in fluid communication with an intake of an engine and an outlet of the engine. The primary circuit conveys a gas from the outlet of the engine to the inlet of the engine. The primary circuit including a valve body having a rotary flap rotatably disposed in the valve body. A bypass circuit extends from a branch point intermediate the outlet of the engine and the valve body to the valve body.
US10458304B2	Method for diagnosing a quality signal, control device, control device program and control device program product A method for diagnosing a quality signal (26). The quality signal (26) is provided by a quality sensor (24) used in a reagent metering system (10). The reagent metering system (10) meters a urea/water solution (14) stored in a tank (12), the quality of which is checked by the quality sensor (24), upstream of an SCR catalytic converter (20).
US10458302B2	Exhaust aftertreatment system with ammonia gas generator An exhaust aftertreatment system may include a reductant tank, a gaseous ammonia source, an injector, first conduit and a second conduit. The injector may receive the liquid reductant from the reductant tank and the gaseous ammonia from the gaseous ammonia source and inject the liquid reductant into a stream of exhaust gas in a first mode, inject the gaseous ammonia into the stream of exhaust gas in a second mode, and both the liquid reductant and the gaseous ammonia into the stream of exhaust gas in a third mode. The first conduit may communicate liquid reductant from the reductant tank to the injector. The second conduit may communicate gaseous ammonia from the gaseous ammonia source to the injector.
US10458299B2	Exhaust gas aftertreatment apparatus An exhaust gas aftertreatment apparatus for an internal combustion engine, in particular a stationary internal combustion engine having at least one catalyst unit for exhaust gases, which is arranged downstream of the internal combustion engine. Exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine can be taken past the at least one catalyst unit by way of a bypass conduit, and the at least one catalyst unit and the bypass conduit are arranged in a common housing. The housing has at least two separate feed conduits for untreated exhaust gas and at least one outlet conduit for exhaust gas treated by the at least one catalyst unit.
US10458298B2	Exhaust gas system for an internal combustion engine An exhaust gas system for an internal combustion engine includes a first exhaust gas line leading into a first muffler; a second exhaust gas line arranged fluidly parallel to the first exhaust gas line and leading into a second muffler, wherein the first and second exhaust gas lines are respectively connected upstream of the first and second muffler at a branch to a common exhaust gas feed line; a control valve arranged in the first exhaust gas line upstream of the first muffler; and a damping device fluidly arranged between the branch and the control valve and adapted for damping exhaust gas resonance vibrations.
US10458292B2	Gas exchange valve actuator for axial displacement of a gas exchange valve of a combustion engine An actuator for axial displacement of a gas exchange valve of a combustion engine is configured to be connected to a pressure fluid source and a pressure fluid sink, respectively, and to be driven by a gaseous pressure fluid and includes an actuator piston including an actuator piston disc and an actuator piston rod projecting therefrom in the axial direction, a cylinder volume, the disc separating the cylinder volume into a first part and a second part and being displaceable back and forth in the axial direction in the cylinder volume between an inactive position and an active position, the first part being configured for controllable fluid communication with the pressure fluid source and the pressure fluid sink, respectively, and a hydraulic circuit includes a chamber, the free end of the rod being arranged therein, wherein the rod is displaceable back and forth in the axial direction in a channel.
US10458288B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a variable valve system A variable valve timing apparatus for an internal combustion engine, including: an actuator that activates a variable valve timing mechanism; a detection unit that detects a driving position of the actuator; a control unit that drive-controls the actuator, and when a predetermined execution condition is established, executes one of a first initialization process and a second initialization process that match the driving position of the actuator detected by the detection unit with an actual driving position of the actuator; and an abnormality determination unit that determines whether or not an abnormality is present in the driving position detected by the detection unit and stores an abnormality history after determining that an abnormality is present. The control unit executes the first initialization process when the abnormality history is stored and the second initialization process when the abnormality history is not stored.
US10458286B2	Compositions comprising tetrafluoropropene and tetrafluoroethane; their use in power cycles; and power cycle apparatus A method for converting heat from a heat source to mechanical energy is provided. The method comprises heating a working fluid E-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and at least one compound selected from 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane using heat supplied from the heat source; and expanding the heated working fluid to lower the pressure of the working fluid and generate mechanical energy as the pressure of the working fluid is lowered. Additionally, a power cycle apparatus containing a working fluid to convert heat to mechanical energy is provided. The apparatus contains a working fluid comprising E-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and at least one compound selected from 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane. A working fluid is provided comprising an azeotropic or azeotrope-like combination of E-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane.
US10458283B2	Varying compression ratios in energy storage and retrieval systems In the present disclosure, an example method is provided. The example method may comprise operating a pumped thermal system in a charging cycle at a first compression ratio, wherein the pumped thermal system comprises a working fluid circulating through, in sequence, a compressor system, a hot side heat exchanger, a turbine system, and a cold side heat exchanger, wherein the working fluid is in thermal contact with a hot thermal storage (“HTS”) medium in the hot side heat exchanger and the working fluid is in thermal contact with a cold thermal storage (“CTS”) medium in the cold side heat exchanger. The example method may also comprise operating the pumped thermal system in a discharging cycle at a second compression ratio different than the first compression ratio.
US10458280B2	Gas turbine engine hydraulically operated nacelle latch A method of actuating a hydraulic latch and a fan duct includes providing a pressurized fluid for actuating a latch, providing a valve to control flow of pressurized fluid to the latch and the fan duct, and selectively opening the valve, whereby the pressurized fluid opens the fan duct. A gas turbine engine includes a fan duct with an inner structure surrounding an engine core, a fan case surrounding a fan, and at least one latch. The at least one latch secures a first portion of the fan duct inner structure to a core engine fame or to a second portion of the fan duct inner structure. The at least one latch is also configured to secure the second portion of the fan duct inner structure to the core engine fame or to the first portion of the fan duct inner structure.
US10458279B2	Oil supply device for an epicyclic reduction gear set A bowl for supplying oil to at least two oil-distribution circuits which are connected to a planet carrier of an epicyclic reduction gearbox, the planet carrier rotating and the oil coming from a fixed oil ejector, the bowl being designed to be secured to the planet carrier and having a substantially cylindrical shape and being open radially towards the inside with respect to an axis. The bowl is divided into a circumferential succession of separate cups each designed to communicate with one of the oil distribution circuits A reduction gearbox with its supply device and a method of operation in a turbomachine are also disclosed.
US10458278B2	Apparatus and method for providing fluid to a bearing damper Disclosed is a lubricant supply system for a plurality of bearing dampers in a plurality of engine bearing compartments of a gas turbine engine, including a lubricant supply conduit, a first lubricant delivery conduit fluidly coupled to the supply conduit, the first delivery conduit including one or more lubricant delivery flow paths and delivering lubrication to engine components, a second lubricant delivery conduit fluidly coupled to the supply conduit, the second delivery conduit delivering lubricant to one or more of the plurality of bearing dampers, and an active oil flow management valve, selectively restricting lubricant flow in the first delivery conduit, increasing pressure in the second delivery conduit, based on an engine shaft rotational speed.
US10458276B2	Jet engine with multiple chambers and a bearing chamber support A jet engine with a bearing chamber, a sealing chamber, a de-aeration chamber and a bearing chamber support, the support delimiting the bearing chamber comprising at least one bearing appliance in certain areas. The bearing chamber is separated from the sealing chamber via a sealing appliance, with the sealing chamber being separated via a further sealing appliance from the de-aeration chamber that is arranged at the side of the sealing chamber facing away from the bearing chamber. The sealing chamber is connected to a sealing air conduit, by which the bearing chamber can be supplied with a sealing air volume flow. The de-aeration chamber is connected to a de-airing appliance via which a volume flow can be discharged from the de-aeration chamber into a core flow channel of the jet engine. The de-airing appliance is embodied as at least one air extraction duct with a tubular flow cross-section.
US10458275B2	Nacelle inner lip skin with heat transfer augmentation features A nacelle inlet structure is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This inlet structure includes an inlet lip, a bulkhead, a nozzle and a plurality of heat transfer augmentation features. The inlet lip includes an inner lip skin and an outer lip skin. The bulkhead is configured with the inlet lip to form a cavity axially between a forward end of the inlet lip and the bulkhead and radially between the inner lip skin and the outer lip skin. The annular cavity extends along a curvilinear centerline within the inlet lip. The nozzle is configured to inject fluid approximately tangentially into the annular cavity. The heat transfer augmentation features are configured with the inner lip skin and operable to interact with the fluid flow within the cavity in order to promote heat transfer between the inner lip skin and the fluid within the cavity.
US10458274B2	Geared gas turbine engine and a gearbox A gas turbine engine comprises a gearbox comprises a sun gear, an annulus gear, a plurality of planet gears and a carrier. The sun gear meshes with the planet gears and the planet gears mesh with the annulus gear. The planet gear carrier comprising a first ring, a second ring spaced axially from the first ring and a plurality of circumferentially spaced axles extending axially between the first ring and the second ring. Each planet gear is rotatably mounted on a respective one of the axles and the axles are arranged at a first radius. At least one of the first ring and the second ring comprises a metal matrix composite material ring and the metal matrix composite ring comprises a ring of reinforcing fibres and the ring of reinforcing fibres having a second radius greater than the first radius.
US10458272B2	Insulating test engine hood for a turbine engine on a test bench The present application concerns a test engine hood for a turbine engine, such as a double flow turbine. The test hood allows replacement of a flight engine hood during tests on a test bench on the ground where the temperature conditions could damage the flight hood. The test hood includes a tubular wall of carbon-fiber epoxy composite, and metal flanges upstream and downstream. To provide thermal protection, the test hood includes a layer of silicone with a majority of polysiloxane. The layer covers the entire inner surface of the wall to create a barrier. The present application also concerns a method for testing a turbine engine on a test bench, where the turbine engine is fitted with a test casing. The present application also concerns a use of silicone for thermal insulation of the inside of the test hood of the turbine engine on a test bench on the ground.
US10458267B2	Seal assembly for counter rotating turbine assembly The present disclosure is directed to a gas turbine engine including a turbine rotor, a turbine frame at least partially surrounding the turbine rotor, and an outer diameter seal assembly. The turbine rotor includes an inner shroud, an outer shroud, and at least one connecting airfoil coupling the inner shroud and the outer shroud. The outer shroud includes a plurality of outer shroud airfoils extended inward along a radial direction. The outer diameter seal assembly includes a sliding portion disposed between the turbine frame and the outer shroud of the turbine rotor. The outer diameter seal assembly defines a secondary tooth at the outer shroud radially inward of a longitudinal face of the sliding portion, and a primary tooth defined axially adjacent to a radial face of the sliding portion.
US10458265B2	Integrally bladed rotor An integrally bladed rotor for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a radially inner hoop extending circumferentially about an axis, a plurality of circumferentially spaced, axially extending slots, separated by respective blade supports, and a seal system that includes seal fingers extending axially through the slots.
US10458264B2	Seal arrangement for turbine engine component A component for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body including a cold side surface adjacent to a mate face. A plurality of ridges extends from the cold side surface. A seal member abuts the plurality of ridges to define a plurality of cooling passages. The seal member is configured to move between a first position and a second position relative to the plurality of ridges. Each of the plurality of cooling passages includes a first inlet defined at the first position and a second, different inlet defined at the second position. A method of sealing between adjacent components of a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
US10458263B2	Turbine shroud with sealing features A segmented turbine shroud for positioning radially outside of blades of a turbine rotor includes a carrier, a blade track, and retainers. The blade track is mounted onto the retainers, and the retainers are attached to the carrier to support the blade track radially outside of the blades.
US10458260B2	Nozzle airfoil decoupled from and attached outside of flow path boundary Flow path assemblies for gas turbine engines are provided. For example, a flow path assembly defining a flow path through a gas turbine engine, as well as axial and radial directions that are orthogonal to one another and a circumferential direction extending about the axial direction, comprises a nozzle airfoil having a first end opposite a second end and a wall defining a flow path boundary. The wall has an opening therein through which the second end of the nozzle airfoil protrudes such that the second end extends outside of the flow path. The flow path assembly further comprises a cap extending over the second end of the nozzle airfoil and an attachment member extending through the second end and the cap to attach the second end to the cap. Other embodiments of a flow path assembly having nozzle airfoils decoupled from the flow path boundary also are provided.
US10458257B2	Blade comprising a shank, provided with a depressed portion The shank of a blade includes a first side and a second side provided with a depression. By concentrating this depression on a single side, a shank that is more rigid and resistant with an equal lightening is obtained, with the stress concentrations depending on the depth of the depression but being absent from first flat side. The vibrations and bending deformations are also reduced.
US10458250B2	Build-up strategy for a crown base of a turbine blade, and turbine blade Applying material along parallel welding lines per welding layer, and changing a direction of extension of the welding tracks by 90° for the next welding layer, is provided.
US10458241B2	Systems and methods for positioning masking plugs on a component A tool for positioning a masking plug relative to a surface feature on a component is provided. The tool includes a body extending from a first end to an opposite second end. The second end is configured to couple to an attachment tool. The tool further includes a channel defined in the first end. The channel is sized to receive at least a portion of the masking plug therein such that rotational motion of the tool about a longitudinal axis is transferred to the masking plug. The tool is operable to releasably secure the masking plug to the first end.
US10458239B2	Oil pump having plurality of outer rotor pieces This oil pump includes a first volume-changing part provided between an inner rotor and an outer rotor and a second volume-changing part provided in the outer rotor. A plurality of outer rotor pieces, which is annularly connected to each other, of the outer rotor is circumferentially arranged in a state where a first engaging part and a second engaging part of the outer rotor pieces being adjacent to each other engage with each other such that a distance therebetween in a circumferential direction is variable.
US10458234B2	Mineral winning pick, holder, and combination A pick for mineral winning includes an elongate shank configured to be positioned into a cavity of a holder. A profile is defined on an outside surface of the shaft which includes a first surface formed into the profile and disposed to receive a leveraging device to enable a first forced translational movement of the shaft relative to the holder, and a second surface formed into the profile and disposed to receive the leveraging device to enable a second forced translational movement of the shaft relative to the holder.
US10458233B2	Sensors for in-situ formation fluid analysis A downhole tool including a tube having an inner bore that receives a sample of fluid from a subterranean formation, a vibration source and a vibration receiver each at least partially coupled to the tube, and a controller coupled to the vibration source and the vibration receiver is provided. In situ measurements of thermo-physical properties including, but not limited to, fluid density/viscosity, thermal conductivity and heat capacity, and hydrocarbon molecular weight may be provided through the system. The vibrating sensor may include a sensor platform that can be incorporated into sensors purpose built to test different in situ thermo-physical properties that are technically difficult or expensive to test using typical sensors. The vibrating sensors may be modularized and incorporated as a suite of in situ downhole sensors into existing downhole fluid sampling tools, reducing the overall expense of in situ testing.
US10458232B2	Formation fluid sample container apparatus Formation fluid sample container apparatus are described. An example apparatus includes a downhole tool having a body including an opening and a cavity extending into the body from the opening. The sample container includes an elongated container for holding a formation fluid sample and a sheath coupled to an outer surface of the elongated container and at least partially surrounding the elongated container. The sample container is fixed in the cavity and the sheath is to increase the mechanical integrity of the elongated container in a downhole environment.
US10458231B2	Estimating in situ stress from acoustic emission source parameters A method can include receiving acoustic emission data for acoustic emissions originating in a formation, performing a moment tensor analysis of the data, thereby yielding acoustic emission source parameters, determining at least one acoustic emission source parameter angle having a highest number of associated acoustic emission events, and calculating an in situ stress parameter, based on the acoustic emission source parameter angle. A system can include multiple sensors that sense acoustic emissions originating in a formation, and a computer including a computer readable medium having instructions that cause a processor to perform a moment tensor analysis of the data and yield acoustic emission source parameters, determine at least one acoustic emission source parameter angle having a highest number of associated acoustic emission events, and calculate an in situ stress parameter, based on the acoustic emission source parameter angle.
US10458226B2	Shock and vibration damper system and methodology A technique facilitates protection of a sensitive component, e.g. a well tool component, against shock and vibration. The sensitive component may be positioned in a mechanical chassis which is mounted in a housing. The mechanical chassis is mounted in the housing via a damper system which may comprise various vibration and shock absorbing components, such as a vibration damper, a transverse shock damper, and/or an axial damper. In drilling applications, the housing may be coupled into a drill string although the damper system may be used in other types of applications.
US10458225B2	Mitigating fluid pound effects under incomplete pump fillage conditions The current subject matter provides a tool and user interface for estimating a velocity at which a plunger of a rod lift pump system will impact a fluid within a well when the rod lift pump system is altered to operate under various conditions of pump fillage. In some embodiments, the estimated impact velocity can be determined using a velocity pattern characterizing a velocity and position of a plunger of a rod lift pump system operating under a condition of complete pump fillage. The estimated impact velocity can provide a user with useful insight into potential operation of the rod lift pump system when operating under various conditions of pump fillage.
US10458217B2	Real-time engineering analysis based system control According to examples, system control may include accessing a plurality of procedures to control an operation of a system to prevent an occurrence of a fault in the system and/or a reduction of an output of the system. A highest ranked procedure may be learned from the plurality of procedures to control the operation of the system to prevent the occurrence of the fault in the system and/or the reduction of the output of the system. Real-time data associated with the system may be accessed. Further, the operation of the system may be controlled by applying the highest ranked procedure to prevent the occurrence of the fault in the system and/or the reduction of the output of the system.
US10458215B2	Producing hydrocarbons from a formation A method for drilling a wellbore in the formation, wherein the wellbore is approximately horizontal; forming two or more fractures in the formation from the wellbore; receiving fracture performance data about the two or more fractures; analyzing the fracture performance data; selecting one or more fractures for injection and selecting one or more fractures for production based on the analysis of the fracture performance data; and completing the wellbore such that injection into the one or more fractures selected for injection and production from the one or more fractures selected for production may occur simultaneously.
US10458214B2	Oil pumping apparatus without a speed reducer There is provided an oil pumping apparatus including: (1) a connector connected to a device; (2) a top platform; (3) a roller disposed on a top platform; (4) a motor disposed on the top platform; (5) a driven belt to enable synchronous drives to operate the roller; (6) a load belt moveable over the roller, one end of the load belt being connected to the connector, and the other end of the load belt being connected to a balance box to balance the weight of the device; and (7) a control system for the apparatus. When the motor rotates in a clockwise direction, the motor drives the roller rotate in the clockwise direction and the device moves down vertically; and when the motor rotates in an anticlockwise direction, the motor drives the roller rotate in the anticlockwise direction and the device moves up vertically.
US10458213B1	Positioning device for shaped charges in a perforating gun module A positioning device includes a shaped charge holder. A plurality of shaped charge receptacles formed in the shaped charge holder are configured to arrange a plurality of shaped charges in a desired orientation. The shaped charges are detonated by a detonator in response to an initiation signal. The positioning device may be secured in a perforating gun module, with vertical and horizontal movement of the positioning being inhibited in the perforating gun module.
US10458209B2	Method to gravel pack using a fluid that converts to in-situ proppant A method for completing a wellbore extending through a subterranean formation may include installing a sandface completion assembly in the wellbore; pumping a solids free fluid comprising chemical precursors into an annulus formed between the subterranean formation and the sandface completion assembly; triggering and/or controlling chemical reaction between the chemical precursors to form a plurality of solid particles in the annulus.
US10458208B2	Method of developing hydrocarbons in a sedimentary basin, by means of basin simulation This invention is a method of developing a sedimentary basin containing hydrocarbons, by using basin simulation. Starting with gridded representations representative of a basin for each time step of a simulation, for each time step and in each cell of the gridded representation the following steps are performed. First a determination of at least one amount of biogenic gas produced in the cell for the time step is preformed followed by determining at least one amount of biogenic gas dissolved in water present in the cell at the time step, and determining therefrom an amount of free biogenic gas in the cell at the time step; then, accounting for advective transport of the quantity of biogenic gas dissolved in the water of the cell at the time step.
US10458205B2	Removable hand guard for drilling rig hand tongs A removable hand guard is provided for installation on drilling rig hand tongs and used to protect the hands of workers from being accidentally crushed when gripping the tong handle. The hand guard can include resilient body and tabs, which allow the guard to be positioned on the tong handle. The hand guard can be locked into place using locks and fasteners. The hand guard can include a slot, which can form a secondary handle to be used by a second worker to maneuver the tongs.
US10458203B2	Pressure cycle actuated injection valve A method and apparatus for completing a well that includes a subsurface barrier valve utilizes an injection valve which includes a variable orifice insert. The injection valve includes a mechanism for sensing pressure cycles that are employed during various well completion operations including pressure testing. The mechanism includes an indexing sleeve which will disable pressure functionality. Once this occurs, pressure cycling to open the barrier valve can proceed. Once the barrier valve opens, flow alone controls the injection valve during normal operations.
US10458202B2	Electro-hydraulic system with a single control line A system for control using a hydraulic fluid includes a hydraulic control line for flowing the hydraulic fluid, a fluid line in fluid communication with the hydraulic control line, a flow controller configured to regulate a flow of the hydraulic fluid in the fluid line, and a piezoelectric device in fluid communication with the hydraulic control line and configured to actuate the flow controller upon receiving a selected flow of the hydraulic fluid.
US10458201B2	Downhole assembly for selectively sealing off a wellbore Downhole assemblies and methods for isolating a wellbore. A downhole tool can include a body having a bore or flowpath formed therethrough, and one or more sealing members disposed therein. The one or more sealing members can include an annular base and a curved surface having an upper face and a lower face, wherein one or more first radii define the upper face, and one or more second radii define the lower face, and wherein, at any point on the curved surface, the first radius is greater than the second radius. The sealing members can be disposed within the bore of the tool using one or more annular sealing devices disposed about the one or more sealing members.
US10458198B2	Test dart system and method Embodiments of the present disclosure include a test dart for wellbore pressure isolation. The test dart includes a body extending from a first end to a second end, the body having a bore extending therethrough, a diameter of the bore being greater at a first end than the second end. The test dart also includes a groove formed proximate the first end and extending radially outward from the bore and into the body. Additionally, the test dart includes an anti-rotation pin positioned between the groove and the second end, the anti-rotation pin extending radially outward from the body. The test dart further includes a check valve positioned in the bore, the check valve enabling flow in a single direction and being moveable between an open position to enable the flow and a closed position to block the flow.
US10458196B2	Downhole casing pulling tool A method and apparatus for cutting and pulling a casing string from a well. A downhole casing pulling tool includes a tubular housing having a bore therethrough, a packer assembly configured to isolate an annulus between a casing and the tool, a slip assembly configured to engage the casing, and a piston assembly disposed in the bore of the tubular housing. The piston assembly is configured to operate an actuator, wherein the actuator is configured to operate at least one of the packer assembly and the slip assembly and modify a fluid pressure in the bore of the tubular housing.
US10458192B2	Drilling machine A drilling machine having: a string of telescopic rods provided with an excavation tool; a winch having a drum associated with a motor; a flexible pulling element connected on the one hand to the drum and on the other hand to the string of telescopic rods; a manual control element of the winch that can assume a first position, a second position and a third position; a control system configured for controlling the motor, in a first operating mode, so as to unwind the flexible pulling element from the drum when the manual control element is in the first position, wind the flexible pulling element on the drum in order to raise the string of telescopic rods when the manual control element is in the second position, stop the drum when the manual control element is in the third position; wherein it comprises a first manual selector adapted to select a second operating mode, and in that the control system is configured for controlling the motor, in the second operating mode, so as to wind the flexible pulling element on the drum in order to tension the flexible pulling element without raising the string of telescopic rods when the manual control element assumes the third position.
US10458189B2	Earth-boring tools utilizing selective placement of polished and non-polished cutting elements, and related methods An earth-boring tool includes a body having a longitudinal axis. The earth-boring tool also includes blades extending longitudinally and generally radially from the body. The earth-boring tool may also include one or more polished superabrasive cutting elements located on at least one blade in at least one region of a face of the earth-boring tool, and one or more non-polished superabrasive cutting elements located on the at least one blade in at least another region of the face of the earth-boring tool. Methods include drilling a subterranean formation including engaging a formation with one or more polished superabrasive cutting elements and one or more non-polished superabrasive cutting elements of the earth-boring tool secured at selected locations of one or more regions of blades extending from a body of the earth-boring tool.
US10458183B2	Stepladder having a ladder top with conduit holder slot and method The present invention pertains to a stepladder. The stepladder includes a ladder top having a plane having a front side and a rear side and a left side and a right side and a front side flange and a rear side flange and a left side flange and a right side flange. The stepladder includes a conduit holder slot for holding tubing, pipe and conduit. The conduit holder slot extends along the entire length of the top and in the right side and the left side. The conduit holder slot has a cross-section in the ladder top which is non-symmetrical. The stepladder includes a front section. The stepladder includes a rear section. A method for cutting a tube.
US10458181B2	Barrier There is provided a barrier and a method of opening and closing a barrier. The barrier including a first arm moveable about a first support, a second arm moveable about a second support and at least one coupling. The first and second supports are spaced across an opening and the barrier is arranged between an open and closed position, such that in the closed position, the arms are arranged in combination to traverse the opening. The barrier is further arranged in a locked position, such that the coupling is slidably coupled to the first and second arms. The barrier improves the safety of loading bay areas in order to allow the efficient transfer of goods on freight transportation vehicles.
US10458179B2	Solar-powered window covering The system includes a headrail, which includes a motor, a gearbox, and one or more tiltable slats. At least one slat includes sliding tracks. The system further includes one or more PV cells movably disposed within the sliding tracks. The PV cells slide in move along the tracks with regard to an amount of sunlight incident on the cells. Methods of operating a solar powered window covering are also disclosed. The methods generally include detecting a tilt of at least one window covering slat. The slat includes one or more PV cells disposed in sliding tracks in the slat, and the tilt indicates an amount of sunlight incident on the cells. The methods also include sliding the PV cells in the tracks with regard to the amount of sunlight incident on the cells.
US10458178B2	Retrofittable motorized gearbox assembly The invention is a motorized gearbox assembly. The motorized gearbox assembly includes a motor that drives an output shaft. The output shaft actuates a window covering by applying torque to a tilt rod of the window covering. The output shaft extends substantially an entire length of the motorized gearbox assembly. It also has a through-channel that extends substantially an entire length of the output shaft, so that the tilt rod can pass entirely through the motorized gearbox assembly. Because of this, the motorized gearbox assembly can be used for retrofitting blinds. In some embodiments, the motorized gearbox assembly has a diametrically polarized magnet driven by the output shaft, and a position encoder that measures the output shaft's position and number of rotations.
US10458177B1	Metal door A metal door including a hinge stile having upper and lower ends, a lock stile having upper and lower ends, a top rail extending between the upper ends of the hinge and lock stiles, a bottom rail extending between the lower ends of the hinge and lock stiles, and an intermediate rail extending between the hinge and lock stiles above the bottom rail. The hinge stile, the lock stile, the top rail, the bottom rail and the intermediate rail having a unique construction which creates a thermal break therein. The door is mounted in a jamb which also has a unique construction which creates a thermal break therein.
US10458176B2	Vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window unit with getter structure and method of making same Vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window unit configurations with getter structures are provided, as are methods for making the same. Techniques are provided for optimizing (e.g., increasing) the surface area of active getter material, before and/or after activation/flashing, within the constraints of a VIG window unit.
US10458175B2	Device for closing an opening in a building A device for closing a building opening, wherein a planar closure element and/or a frame rigidly attached to the edge of the building opening has a frame profile, which by way of two lateral surfaces delimits a profile cavity that is open toward the rebate face, wherein from each of the two lateral surfaces, a profile wall projects toward the direction of the respective other lateral surface. On the projecting profile walls, a metal cover plate and a clamping part are attached such that they are pulled together by screws, with the interposition of the profile walls. On the two projecting profile walls, a clamping part abuts, in each case, both flanks of a groove, the opening surface of which is parallel to the connecting surface between the two projecting profile walls.
US10458173B2	Rear door open/close switch A rear door open/close switch for being installed in a rear door of a vehicle. The switch includes an arm including an operating portion to be pressed when opening or closing the door, a switching portion that outputs a signal to open or lock the door, a spring member for pressing the arm in a rotational movement direction, and a housing that houses the arm, the switching portion and the spring member. The arm is arranged such that a rotational axis thereof is located nearer to a vehicle front side than the operating portion. When the arm is rotationally moved from an initial position to a switching position, an end portion of the spring member receives a force from a portion of the arm located nearer to the vehicle front side than the rotational axis and the spring member is elastically deformed by the force and thereby presses the arm.
US10458170B2	Anti-fall safety system for wings, doors, main doors, up-and-over doors, windows, vasistas windows Anti-fall safety system intended to prevent the detachment of a first component with respect to a second component of an opening and closing system, wherein the first component and the second component are constrained to each other by a reciprocal retainer, in such a way that the first component is mobile with respect to the second component, the safety system having an at least partially flexible elongated means which is provided with at least one engagement element placed in correspondence of one end of the elongated means, the engagement element being intended to engage in correspondence of an engagement point, following the engagement the elongated means preventing the detachment of the first component with respect to the second component.
US10458168B2	Furniture hinge A furniture hinge includes a first hinge portion to be fixed to a furniture carcass, a second hinge portion having a hinge cup to be fixed to a movably-mounted furniture part, a hinge axis connecting the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion, a bearing portion inserted into the hinge cup, the bearing portion including a cavity, and a spring device configured to move the furniture hinge from a predetermined angular position into a fully closed position and/or into a fully open position. A first end region of the spring device is supported on the bearing portion when the bearing portion is inserted into the hinge cup, the cavity being configured to accommodate the spring device. A convex control curve configured to interact from the predetermined angular position towards the fully closed position with the spring device. A pressure portion has a counter contour configured to be pressed against the convex control curve by the spring device. The counter contour has a concave section complementary to the convex control curve.
US10458154B2	Restraint condition detection and notification system, devices, and methods Systems, devices and methods are provided that illustrate the innovation in a number of embodiments. Device embodiments may be provided singularly or in ordered combinations to provide a system for restraint condition evaluation, compares the evaluation against predetermined thresholds, and signals a status of the selected restraint. Embodiments of status indicators include normal, attempted tampering, and compromised restraints. Methods may illustrate the device or system embodiments. The system provides increased safety and awareness for those involved in processing detainees.
US10458152B2	Gate assembly employing a dual actuator latching mechanism A gate assembly including a pivoting gate element secured to a doorway and/or passageway and employing a dual actuator latching mechanism having a simple yet unique locking lever and pawl mechanism for remote and manual latch release freeing the gate to swing to an open position, and automatic re-locking of the latching mechanism. The gate assembly includes a frame element for supporting the pivoting gate element and securing the gate to a doorway and/or passageway as well as latching the gate to a closed position at the frame element.
US10458146B2	Wire barrier A barrier includes at least one support panel having a first face and a second face and a first bend intermediate the first face and the second face is provided. The support panel is deployable from a folded and packed condition to a freestanding condition, and is re-foldable to a packed condition. In the freestanding condition at least one expandable wire coil is operatively attached to the support panel to form the barrier. The expandable wire coil may be made of barbed wire, razor wire, or concertina wire. The support panel includes a diagonal brace and may include a generally horizontal brace. Retention cable may be strung through the wire coil to retain the wire coil to the support panel. The barrier may be provided as a deployment kit including the barrier materials in a packed condition. A method of deploying the barrier is provided.
US10458144B1	Solar gravestone display The solar gravestone display is a funerary structure. The solar gravestone display is a reliquary that stores and displays one or more relics associated with a person. The solar gravestone display comprises a memorial structure and an epitaph device. The memorial structure forms a tombstone for the funerary structure. The memorial structure houses the reliquary of the solar gravestone display. The epitaph device is an electric circuit. The epitaph device: a) detects the presence of a visitor to the site; b) illuminates relics contained within the reliquary; c) initiates an audible presentation appropriate for the function performed by the funerary structure; d) extinguishes the illumination of the reliquary after a predetermined period; and, e) terminates the audible presentation after the predetermined amount of time. The audible presentation is selected from the group consisting of an encomium or music.
US10458141B2	Tornado shelter A protective enclosure that is primarily constructed from corrugated, symmetrical panel members of uniform shape. The panel members are made from steel. The panel members are connected together to form the walls and roof of the enclosure. The enclosure is connected to a cementitious member to anchor the enclosure. The enclosure is provided with a door that completes the enclosure and allows entry and exit from the enclosure.
US10458140B2	Modular processing facility The various processes of a plant are segmented into separate process blocks that are connected to one another using fluid conduits or electrical connections. Each process block is specialized to perform specific tasks in an assembly line manner to achieve an overall goal. For example, multiple distillation process blocks could be daisy-chained to create fuel from crude oil. Each process block is generally small enough to be mounted on a truck or a flatbed for easy transport, allowing for an assembly line of process blocks to be transported anywhere in the world with ease.
US10458136B2	Method and apparatus for producing waves suitable for surfing using wave-forming caissons with floating wave attenuator A wave generator for a wave pool with a floating attenuator housed within a caisson compartment that has mass, density and weight characteristics that enable it to remain substantially in contact with the top surface of the water in the compartment. Additional mechanisms are provided which help to keep the attenuator in a substantially horizontal orientation within the caisson, such that unwanted wave motions and water movements within the caisson compartment can be substantially reduced or eliminated. These mechanisms include the adaptation of a vertical post within the compartment and cable and pulley systems that are designed to help control the up and down movement of the attenuator as it travels up and down within the compartment.
US10458134B2	Structural repair and remote monitoring system and method A system is provided for being affixed to a portion of a construction structure that has sustained a fracture. The system can provide a repair strap, sensor and communication interface. The repair strap can be securable to the structure to span at least a portion of the fracture. The sensor can be carried on the repair strap and be configured to detect at least one condition representative of additional fracture of the structure. An electrical signal can be generated in response to said detection. The communication interface can be electrically coupled to the sensor and can receive the electrical signal generated by the sensor. The communication interface can be configured to transmit information to a remote electronic device via a public or private communication network.
US10458132B1	String groove masonry clamp A string groove masonry clamp having a clamp body with first and second clamp sides pivotally connected together and biased to clamp onto a masonry block to align a string positioning guide having a string groove at the edge of the apex of the corner of the block.
US10458129B1	Drywall banjo tools for applying joint type Method and apparatus are disclosed for drywall banjo tools for applying joint tape. An example tool for applying joint tape includes a base configured to couple to a drywall banjo that dispenses the joint tape. The example tool includes an arm including a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The proximal end is rotatably coupled to the base to enable the arm to rotate between an extended position and a retracted position. The example tool includes a corner wheel rotatably coupled to the distal end of the arm to enable the corner wheel to apply the joint tape along a corner drywall joint when the arm is in the extended position. The example tool includes side wheels rotatably coupled to the base to enable the side wheels to apply the joint tape along a flat drywall joint when the arm is in the retracted position.
US10458127B1	Window bracing device A window bracing device which is used to support a window unit within a window opening of a wall of a structure while that window unit is being secured to the structure, with the window bracing device being temporarily attached to the window unit on the interior side of the window unit, then braced against the interior of the wall surrounding the window opening, retaining the window unit in place while a worker secures the window unit to the wall; wherein the window bracing device is comprised of a bracing arm, a first foot, a second foot, a window engagement member, and an attachment component.
US10458119B2	Roofing shingles A shingle including a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, an asphalt layer, a layer of granules, and a spacing layer is provided. The asphalt layer covers at least a portion of the top surface and the layer of granules is adhered to the asphalt layer. The spacing layer is attached beneath at least a portion of the bottom surface.
US10458118B2	Fiber ring reinforcement structures A method for making a reinforced concrete structure and reinforcement agents are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes obtaining a mold for the reinforced concrete structure. A lattice is formed within the mold, where the lattice includes inter-locking ringed fibers and where each inter-locking ringed fiber is a fiber formed into a ringed structure that is inter-locked with at least one neighboring inter-locking ringed fiber in the lattice. The lattice is then encased by filling the mold with concrete. In some embodiments, the reinforcement agents are a plurality of ringed fiber-structures, each of which is coiled into a ringed structure that may or may not inter-lock with at least one neighboring ringed fiber(s)-structure.
US10458116B2	Building element made of a fibrous material and building construction utilizing same The invention relates to building elements and building constructions, and more particularly to building systems which utilize compressed blocks made of a fibrous material in conjunction with a framework in order to form building constructions for buildings and structures. The present building element consists of a block 2 made of a fibrous material, and forming elements which are disposed on the surfaces of the block and consist of a pair of frames 3 interconnected by at least one transverse brace 4 to form a single structure. The building element also comprises a forming mesh 5, which is disposed between the fibrous material block 2 and the frames 3, on top of the transverse braces 4 that connect the frames 3; outer and inner walls 6, which are fastened from the outer sides of the frames 3; and membranes 7, which are disposed between the walls 6 and the frames 3. The outer contour of the frames 3 comprises curvilinear jigsaw-like locking elements. On the ends of the vertical sides of the frames 3 there are provided slots 9 for load-bearing fastening strips 10; and the membranes 7 extend beyond the edge of the outer and inner walls 6. The invention also relates to a building construction consisting of the claimed building elements, wherein the building elements are joined to one another by the outer edges of the frames 3 by means of the curvilinear jigsaw-like locking elements and load-bearing fastening strips 10, and the building elements are arranged in a row and one above the other to form a single spatial construction.
US10458114B2	Modular building structure A modular building structure, obtained by assembling a plurality of module frames to obtain a complex frame is provided. The structure includes walls and floors implemented by cladding panels, and the module frames have a substantially parallelepiped shape. The structure includes connecting knots joining module frames adjacent on a same plane, on the lower side or upper side, at angles, or which provides for the connection of the module frames to a basement or to a roof structure. Each knot has a box-like structure with an inner core shaped like a hollow straight parallelepiped, formed by six walls facing two by two, each wall has an opening that form respective channels opened according to orthogonal axes. At each opening, the knot includes a corresponding supporting plate, parallel or orthogonal therebetween; each supporting plate, extending beyond the plane defined by one or more adjacent supporting plates, defines a respective rest.
US10458108B2	Dual-bowl toilet A toilet has a first bowl connected via internal passages to a water tank having a hand-operable valve, one or more remotely-operable spray openings, directed upward, and a connected passage to a sewer line, and a second bowl, rotatable and joined to the first bowl, and operable by a lever in a manner that the second bowl maintains an upright position, or an inverted position facing downward into the first bowl, Urine or feces in the second bowl at a time of moving the lever from the first position to the second position, as the second bowl is moved to the inverted position, is dropped into the first bowl, the second bowl, inverted, is spray-cleaned by operation of the spray openings, and the cleaned second bowl is returned to upright position by moving the lever back to the first position.
US10458106B2	Waterless trap A waterless trap for use in a drain assembly includes flow enhancing features to promote the vortex water flow of water received in the trap, an improved sealing arrangement to enhance the seal between a seal member and the housing to inhibit sewer gas leaks from an attached drain pipe by maintaining an evaporation barrier that assists in retaining water in a corresponding p-trap, and a plurality of air passages can allow the trap seal to open with ease when the drain pipe is pressurized. These features may be used in combination with one another or may be independently employed.
US10458102B2	Multi-function device capable of temporarily stopping water output A multi-function device capable of temporarily stopping water output, comprising: a water output device, having a water input end and a water output end, the water output device is provided with a plurality of water channels inside, to connect to the water input end and the water output end; and a switching mechanism, disposed in the water output device, to drive water flow to flow or stop, to realize water switching, the switching mechanism is located in the water channels nearing the water input end. The multi-function device is compact in structure. Wherein, the switching mechanism is positioned to block the water channel before water enters into the switching chamber. Therefore, weight of the water output device will not be increased, while avoiding damages to the water separation plate and the tight seal piece caused by higher water pressure.
US10458090B2	Soil displacement piles Soil displacement piles having a shaft and one or more soil displacement assemblies secured to the shaft are provided. If more than one soil displacement assembly is utilized, each soil displacement assembly is separated by a longitudinal distance. Each soil displacement assembly has an upper helical plate, a lower helical plate separated from the upper helical plate by a longitudinal plate distance, and at least one soil displacement plate positioned relative to the shaft, the upper helical plate and the lower helical plate.
US10458080B2	Gangway having position locking assembly A gangway comprising a fixed platform. A support structure is connected to the fixed platform in a manner that allows the support structure to rotate with respect to the fixed platform. A releasable position locking assembly that inhibits rotation of the support structure in a raising direction is also provided. The releasable locking assembly includes a closed-loop fluid arrangement.
US10458074B1	Access mat comprising single unitary pultruded body An access mat comprises a single unitary body having a generally planar upper wall, a bottom wall and side walls joining side edges of the upper wall and the bottom wall, formed by pultrusion from composite material comprising longitudinally continuous fibers and a set resin so as to define an elongated tubular body enclosing a hollow interior. The unitary body includes integrally formed parallel reinforcing ribs bridging the hollow interior in a thickness direction. The bottom wall has recessed channels therein receiving pultruded elongate connector members each shaped to fit into a respective one of the recessed channels with a bottom surface of the connector member coplanar with the bottom surface and a top surface of the connector member in engagement with a raised surface of the respective recessed channel for connecting of an end of the body to an adjacent end of another body by bridging between the bodies.
US10458073B2	Suspended layered energy absorbing material for vehicle arresting systems Systems and methods for arresting aircraft. In specific embodiments, the systems and methods can be useful in arresting light aircraft because they typically do not have the weight to penetrate available EMAS systems. The system is generally provided as a structure having a suspended layer of energy absorbing material. A lower portion of the system can have a lower strength, used as a method to suspend an upper, stronger/more highly energy absorbent portion of the system.
US10458071B2	Method of installing interface pad on concrete ties An interface pad for a concrete tie includes a resilient contact pad to cushion the tie from any overlying parts in a railway application, such as panels in a grade crossing or rails in a turnout. The pad may be flat or a cupped shape and may be of varying size to accommodate varying tie widths. The invention further comprises means and methods to correctly secure such an interface pad to a concrete railroad tie and minimize the possibility that the interface pad will be forcibly removed from the tie during installation of the tie.
US10458070B2	Production of sack paper There is provided a method of making white sack paper having a grammage of 50-140 g/m2 and a Gurley porosity (ISO 5636/5) of 2-10 s, comprising the steps of: a) providing bleached pulp, such as bleached sulphate pulp; b) subjecting the pulp to high consistency (HC) refining and optionally low consistency (LC) refining to the extent that the sack paper obtains the Gurley porosity; c) adding cationic polymer, such as cationic starch, to the pulp in an amount of 1.5-5.0 kg/ton paper; and d) adding size to the pulp in an amount of 0.4-2.0 kg/ton paper; and e) forming the sack paper from the pulp, wherein less than 2 kg/ton paper of anionic starch is added to the pulp.
US10458064B2	Stranded conductor and method for manufacturing stranded conductor According to embodiments of the present invention, a stranded conductor is formed in which the occurrence of defects, such as strand unevenness of filaments and outward protrusion of filaments, is inhibited. According to embodiments of the present invention, a stranded conductor (1a) includes soft filaments (2a) stranded together. The soft filaments (2a) include a soft filament made of an aluminum material, disposed along a center (101), and include six soft filaments, twelve soft filaments, and eighteen soft filaments made of an aluminum material, disposed around and concentrically with the center. The filaments are softened filaments that are softened. A lay length (Pa) is from 6.2 times to 15.7 times a conductor diameter of the stranded conductor.
US10458061B2	Composite material and molded article Provided are: a composite material capable of exhibiting the original functions of a base material thereof and also capable of exhibiting functions derived from CNTs, such as electrical conductivity, heat conductivity, and mechanical strength; and a molded article therefrom. A composite material comprising a base material and a structure formed on the surface of the base material, the structure including a plurality of carbon nanotubes, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes form a network structure, in which the carbon nanotubes are directly connected with one another and also directly adhere to the surface of the base material.
US10458060B2	Rotatable ironing board assembly A rotatable ironing board assembly for ironing while in a seated position includes a post that has an upper end and a lower end. A rolling unit is attached to the lower end of the post to facilitate movement of the post. A base is pivotally coupled to the upper end of the post. The base is positionable in a stored position that is vertically orientated and pivotable into a deployed position is horizontally orientated. A plate is rotatably coupled to the base. An ironing board is attached to the plate. A catch is attached to and extends outwardly from the post. The catch releasably engages the ironing board when the ironing board is in a vertical orientation.
US10458059B2	Basement assembly for reducing noise levels of a household appliance A basement assembly of a household appliance is provided herein. A basement has a bottom compartment and a top compartment. The bottom compartment is separated from the top compartment and includes a plurality of voids. A plurality of acoustic pads are configured to reduce noise levels produced by the household appliance. Each of the acoustic pads is configured to be received in one of the voids. A cover member is coupled to the basement and is configured to confine the acoustic pads therein.
US10458057B2	Clothes dryer with a foam seal A clothes dryer with a first bulkhead having an access opening and a first edge defining a front opening confronting the access opening. The clothes dryer has a composite seal located between the first bulkhead and the first edge which has a foam layer comprising memory foam and a low-friction layer having a coefficient of kinetic friction less than 0.3, with the low friction layer confronting the first edge.
US10458053B2	Microstructured high friction surface for high friction to fabric, yarn, and fibers This invention is directed to an improved contact surface for manipulating articles wherein the microstructure included on the contact surface having a plurality of pillars spaced apart in the range of 200 μm and 600 μm, having a height in the range of 50 μm and 1200 μm, a width of in the range of 70 μm and 300 μm, a wall draft angle between 0° and 15°, a density of in the range of 5,000 to 20,000 pillars per square inch, and a friction rating greater than 7. The contact surface can be included on a sewing machine feed dog, a glove, sporting equipment, firearm grip, hand rail, tool grip, tool handle, and a strap such as for a satchel or backpack.
US10458052B2	Knit textiles and uppers, and processes for making the same Articles of wear having one or more textiles that include a low processing temperature polymeric composition and a high processing temperature polymeric composition, and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The low processing temperature polymeric composition and the high processing temperature polymeric composition can be selectively incorporated into a textile to provide one or more structural properties and/or other advantageous properties to the article. The textile can be thermoformed to impart such structural and/or other advantageous properties to the article of wear. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
US10458051B2	Finishing composition for paintable cloth and products obtained An aqueous finishing composition includes at least one polyglycerol, at least one organic polycarboxylic acid containing at least three carboxyl groups, at least one esterification catalyst, at least one plasticizer, and at least one thickener selected from a group consisting of cellulose derivatives, succinoglycans and xanthans.
US10458050B2	Methods for electrically connecting textile integrated conductive yarns A textile fabric containing a first electrically conductive thread and a second electrically conductive thread is disclosed. In one aspect, the first electrically conductive thread and the second electrically conductive thread cross at a first crossover point, wherein the textile fabric further contains an electrical connector establishing an electrical connection between the first electrically conductive thread and the second electrically conductive thread. The electrical connector contains a first contact pad in electrical contact with the first electrically conductive thread, a second contact pad in electrical contact with the second electrically conductive thread, and a first stretchable electrical interconnection connecting the first contact pad with the second contact pad. The first contact pad and the second contact pad are provided at a location different from the location of the first crossover point. Methods for electrically interconnecting crossing electrically conductive threads of textile fabrics are also disclosed.
US10458049B2	Continuous boron nitride nanotube yarns and methods of production A method and apparatus for producing boron nitride nanotubes and continuous boron nitride nanotube yarn or tapes is provided. The apparatus includes rotating reaction tubes that allow for continuous chemical vapor deposition of boron nitride nanotubes. The rotation of the reaction tubes allows the boron nitride nanotubes to be spun into yarns or made into tapes, without post process or external rotation or spinning of the gathered nanotubes. Boron nitride nanotube yarns or tapes of great length can be produced as a result, thereby providing industry with a readily useable format for this type of material. Dopants such as carbon can be added to engineer the band gap of the nanotubes. Catalysts may be formed outside or inside the reactor.
US10458045B2	Brush with magnetic filaments A brush with magnetic filaments is described. The brush may be used, for example, as a brush for applying a cosmetic material. The filaments of the brush may, in one example, be made of a synthetic material infused with magnetic material.
US10458038B2	Conductivity based on selective etch for GaN devices and applications thereof This invention relates to methods of generating NP gallium nitride (GaN) across large areas (>1 cm2) with controlled pore diameters, pore density, and porosity. Also disclosed are methods of generating novel optoelectronic devices based on porous GaN. Additionally a layer transfer scheme to separate and create free-standing crystalline GaN thin layers is disclosed that enables a new device manufacturing paradigm involving substrate recycling. Other disclosed embodiments of this invention relate to fabrication of GaN based nanocrystals and the use of NP GaN electrodes for electrolysis, water splitting, or photosynthetic process applications.
US10458036B2	Leak checking method, leak checking apparatus, electroplating method, and electroplating apparatus There is disclosed an improved leak checking method which can accurately test a sealing performance of a substrate holder more than conventional leak check techniques. The leak checking method includes: holding a substrate with a substrate holder, the substrate holder including a first holding member and a second holding member, the second holding member having an opening through which a surface of the substrate is exposed; pressing a sealing projection of the second holding member against the surface of the substrate when holding the substrate with the substrate holder; covering the surface of the substrate, exposed through the opening, and the sealing projection with a sealing cap; forming a hermetic space between the sealing cap and the substrate holder; introducing a pressurized gas into the hermetic space; and detecting a decrease in pressure of the pressurized gas in the hermetic space.
US10458031B2	Fe—Ni alloy metal foil having excellent heat resilience and method for manufacturing same An aspect of the present invention provides an Fe—Ni alloy metal foil having excellent heat resilience, where the Fe—Ni alloy metal foil is prepared by an electroforming (EF) method and has a thickness of 100 μm or less (except O μm), wherein the Fe—Ni alloy metal foil comprises, by wt %, Ni: 34-46 %, a remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities, and wherein the Fe—Ni metal foil has a degree of heat resilience in an amount of 30 ppm or less.
US10458028B2	Method for electrochemical ammonia synthesis using single-crystalline metal catalyst An electrochemical method for ammonia synthesis including the steps of: preparing a single-crystalline metal thin film; and synthesizing ammonia by using the single-crystalline metal thin film electrode. More particularly, it relates to improvement of the production yield and synthesis rate of ammonia trough the method for preparing ammonia by using an electrochemical reactor which includes a cathode including a single-crystalline metal thin film on the surface thereof, an anode and an electrolyte, wherein the method includes the steps of: supplying nitrogen to the cathode; supplying aqueous electrolyte solution to the anode; and applying an electric voltage between the cathode and the anode.
US10458026B2	Method of producing graphene A method of producing graphene sheets comprising the steps of, forming a carbonaceous powder by electrochemical erosion of a graphite electrode in a molten salt comprising hydrogen ions, recovering the resulting carbonaceous powder from the molten salt liquid, and thermally treating the carbonaceous powder by heating the carbonaceous powder in a non-oxidising atmosphere to produce a thermally treated powder comprising graphene sheets. The method allows high production rates of high purity graphene sheets.
US10458020B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method There is disclosed a substrate processing apparatus which can align a center of a substrate, such as a wafer, with a central axis of a substrate stage with high accuracy. The substrate processing apparatus includes: an eccentricity detector configured to obtain an amount of eccentricity and an eccentricity direction of a center of the substrate, when held on a centering stage, from a central axis of the centering stage; and an aligner configured to perform a centering operation of moving and rotating the centering stage until the center of the substrate on the centering stage is located on a central axis of a processing stage. The aligner is configured to calculate a distance by which the centering stage is to be moved and an angle through which the centering stage is to be rotated, based on an initial relative position of the central axis of the centering stage with respect to the central axis of the processing stage, the amount of eccentricity, and the eccentricity direction.
US10458019B2	Film deposition apparatus having a peripheral spiral gas curtain A gas shower device having gas curtain comprises a first gas shower unit for injecting a reaction gas, thereby forming a reaction gas region, and a second gas shower unit. The second gas shower unit arranged around a periphery of the first gas shower unit comprises a buffer gas chamber for providing a buffer gas, and a curtain distribution plate. The curtain distribution plate further comprises a plurality through holes for injecting the buffer gas, thereby forming a gas curtain around a periphery of the reaction gas region. In another embodiment, an apparatus for depositing film is provided by utilizing the gas shower device having gas curtain, wherein the gas curtain prevents the reaction gas in the reaction gas region from being affected directly by a vacuum pressure so that a residence time of reaction gas can be extended thereby increasing the utilization of reaction gas and film-forming efficiency.
US10458014B2	Thin-film deposition methods with thermal management of evaporation sources In various embodiments, evaporation sources for deposition processes have disposed therearound an insulation material configurable to fit snugly around the source body of the evaporation source and to be at least partially distanced away from the source body to expedite heat transfer therefrom.
US10458013B2	Ferritic stainless steel and process for producing same Provided is a ferritic stainless steel having a chemical composition containing, in mass %: 0.003% to 0.025% of C; 0.05% to 1.00% of Si; 0.05% to 1.00% of Mn; 0.04% or less of P; 0.01% or less of S; 16.0% to 23.0% of Cr; 0.20% to 0.80% of Cu; 0.05% to 0.60% of Ni; 0.20% to 0.70% of Nb; 0.005% to 0.020% of N; and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, in which a nitrogen-enriched layer is present that has a nitrogen concentration peak value of 0.03 mass % to 0.30 mass % at a depth of within 0.05 μm of a surface of the steel.
US10458012B2	Method for manufacturing a component A method for manufacturing a component is provided. The method includes providing one or more notches on a surface of the component. Further, depositing a coating on the surface to provide a thickness of the coating on the surface, is performed. The method also includes removing, at least partially, the coating from the surface such that the thickness of the coating over the notches is different from the thickness of the coating on the surface adjacent to the notches.
US10458010B2	Substrate liquid processing apparatus, substrate liquid processing method, and storage medium Disclosed is a substrate liquid processing apparatus including: a processing bath in which a mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide is stored, and a substrate is immersed in the stored mixture such that a processing is performed on the substrate; an outer bath configured to receive the mixture flowing out from the processing bath; a circulation line configured to return the mixture in the outer bath to the processing bath; a sulfuric acid supply unit configured to supply sulfuric acid to the mixture; a first hydrogen peroxide supply unit configured to supply hydrogen peroxide to the mixture in the outer bath; and a second hydrogen peroxide supply unit configured to supply hydrogen peroxide to the mixture flowing through a downstream portion of the circulation line.
US10458003B2	Copper alloy and copper alloy forming material Copper alloys according to first to third aspects contain Mg at a content of 3.3% by atom to 6.9% by atom, with the balance substantially being Cu and unavoidable impurities, wherein an oxygen content is in a range of 500 ppm by atom or less, and either one or both of the following conditions (a) and (b) are satisfied: (a) when a Mg content is set to X % by atom, an electrical conductivity σ (% IACS) satisfies the following Expression (1), σ≤{1.7241/(−0.0347×X2+0.6569×X+1.7)}×100 (1); and (b) an average number of intermetallic compounds, which have grain sizes of 0.1 μm or more and contain Cu and Mg as main components, is in a range of 1 piece/μm2 or less. A copper alloy according to a fourth aspect further contains one or more selected from a group consisting of Al, Ni, Si, Mn, Li, Ti, Fe, Co, Cr, and Zr at a total content of 0.01% by atom to 3.0% by atom, and satisfies the condition (b).
US10457996B2	Nanocrystalline bainitic steels, shafts, gas turbine engines, and methods of manufacturing nanocrystalline bainitic steels A nanocrystalline bainitic steel consisting of, by weight percentage: 0.3% to 0.6% carbon; 9.0% to 20.0% nickel; up to 10% cobalt; 1.0% to 4.5% aluminium; up to 0.5% molybdenum; up to 0.5% manganese; up to 0.5% tungsten; up to 3.0% chromium; and the balance being iron and impurities.
US10457991B2	Compositions and methods for identifying depressive disorders Provided herein are compositions, kits, and methods for the identification of depressive disorders. In particular, provided herein are compositions, kits, and methods for the detection or diagnosis of major depressive disorder.
US10457987B2	Kits and methods for multiplex analysis of 13 MR Y-STRS Provided are methods and kits that allow the amplification, in a single multiplex reaction, of the thirteen rapidly mutating Y chromosome short tandem repeats (RM Y-STRs) at loci DYF387S1; DYF399S1; DYF403S1a/b; DYF404S1; DYS449; DYS518; DYS526a/b; DYS547; DYS570; DYS576; DYS612; DYS626; and DYS627, if present in a sample of DNA, and determination of the alleles at these RM Y-STRs. The ability to achieve such determination through a single multiplex arises as a result of a beneficially designed set of primers disclosed herein. Optimised conditions for the PCR also contribute to the advantages observed. Such kits and methods may be of benefit in the context of forensic sciences.
US10457981B2	Hybridization buffers Disclosed herein are hybridization buffer compositions and hybridization compositions, methods of making the compositions, and methods of using the compositions, such as the hybridization of DNA or RNA sequences by fluorescence in situ hybridization (“FISH”).
US10457978B2	Cyclopentane-peptide nucleic acids for qualitative and quantitative detection of nucleic acids The invention concerns methods for detecting a nucleic acid of interest in a solution comprising (a) contacting a solution suspected of containing the nucleic acid of interest with a PNA capture probe and a PNA reporter probe; wherein (i) the PNA capture probe comprises at least two trans-cyclopentanes; (ii) the PNA reporter probe comprises at least six biotin groups; (iii) the PNA capture probe bound to a surface; and (iv) the PNA capture probe and the PNA reporter probe each comprise a nucleobase sequence that is complementary to different non-overlapping portions of the nucleic acid of interest; (b) detecting the presence of the PNA capture probe and the PNA reporter probe bound to the surface; wherein the nucleic acid of interest is detected when 1-1000 molecules of the nucleic acid of interest are present in the solution being tested.
US10457977B2	Particle-assisted nucleic acid sequencing This invention generally relates to particle-assisted nucleic acid sequencing. In some embodiments, sequencing may be performed in a microfluidic device, which can offer desirable properties, for example, minimal use of reagents, facile scale-up, and/or high throughput. In one embodiment, a target nucleic acid may be exposed to particles having nucleic acid probes. By determining the binding of the particles to the target nucleic acid, the sequence of the target nucleic acid (or at least a portion of the target nucleic acid) can be determined. The target nucleic acid may be encapsulated within a fluidic droplet with the particles having nucleic acid probes, in certain instances. In some cases, the sequence of the target nucleic acid may be determined, based on binding of the particles, using sequencing by hybridization (SBH) algorithms or other known techniques.
US10457973B2	Method for rapidly determining effective sterilization, deimmunization, and/or disinfection A method for rapidly determining effective sterilization, deimmunization, and/or disinfection of equipment and/or supplies by a device. The method includes providing a defined surrogate protein having a predetermined sequence representative of an infectious agent potentially contaminating the equipment and/or the supplies to be sterilized, deimmunized, and/or disinfected by the device. The defined surrogate protein having the predetermined sequence is subjected to sterilization, deimmunization, or disinfection. The effectiveness of the sterilization deimmunization, or disinfection is rapidly determined by determining if the defined surrogate protein has been destroyed.
US10457970B2	Expression of modified glycoproteins and glycopeptides The present invention provides recombinant cells that contain a modification causing altered expression or function of at least one mannosyl transferase enzyme. As a result of the modification the cells produce a glycoprotein or glycopeptide that has an N-linked glycan profile that is simplified or humanized. The glycoprotein or glycopeptide can have at least 25% fewer high mannose structures on than the glycoprotein or glycopeptide produced by a cell that does not have the modification. In some embodiments the modification is a deletion, knock out, or disruption of a gene encoding a mannosyl transferase, which can be in an Alg3 gene. Therefore, the proteins produced avoid many of the problems associated with the therapeutic use of glycoproteins from species having foreign or plant-like patterns of glycosylation. The invention also provides compositions of the glycoproteins or glycopeptides and methods of making them.
US10457964B2	Method for increasing the biomass synthesis capacity of a photosynthetic microorganism The present disclosure relates to a method for increasing biomass synthesis capacity of microorganisms. The method in accordance with the present disclosure comprises overexpressing the genes involved in protein synthesis to increase the levels of protein synthesis and thereby, increase the biomass synthesis capacity of the microorganisms. The present disclosure also provides a modified microorganism having increased biomass synthesis capacity.
US10457962B2	Methods of anaerobic digestion of biomass to produce biogas Improved methods for anaerobic digestion of organic matter to produce biogas. Among the improvements given are including ferric iron in a hydrolysis reactor to increase the rate and efficiency of anaerobic hydrolysis to provide substrates for methanogenesis. A solids separation step is added after hydrolysis and before methanogenesis to improve the efficiency of the methanogenesis step. Other improvements involve using separate tanks for the hydrolysis and methanogenesis stages and using two (or more) methanogenesis tanks in sequence, and switching the order of the two (or more) methanogenesis tanks periodically.
US10457954B2	Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and methods of using same for increasing nitrogen use efficiency, yield, growth rate, vigor, biomass, oil content, and/or abiotic stress tolerance Provided are isolated polynucleotides and nucleic acid constructs which comprise a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to a nucleic acid sequence selected form the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 277, 1-276, 278-469 and 785-2397; and isolated polypeptides which comprise an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 482, 470-481, 483-784 and 2398-3818. Also provided are transgenic cells and plants expressing same and methods of using same for increasing nitrogen use efficiency, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant.
US10457951B2	Wheat with reduced lipoxygenase activity A series of independent human-induced non-transgenic mutations found at one or more of the Lpx genes of wheat; wheat plants having these mutations in one or more of their Lpx genes; and a method of creating and finding similar and/or additional mutations of Lpx by screening pooled and/or individual wheat plants. The wheat plants disclosed herein exhibit decreased lipoxygenase activity without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes. Additionally, products produced from the wheat plants disclosed herein display increased oxidative stability and increased shelf life without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes.
US10457950B2	Gene targeting in plants using a chimeric multi domain recombination protein An isolated polynucleotide sequence that encodes for a multi domain recombination protein, comprising a donor DNA-Binding domain (BDB); and a chromosomal binding domain (CBD). A plant cell can be transformed by introducing into the cell a first nucleic acid sequence, which comprises a plant nuclear promoter operably linked to a first nucleic acid sequence comprising the stated polynucleotide sequence, and a second nucleic acid sequence, which comprises a donor nucleic acid sequence and at least two flanking sequences capable of binding to a donor binding domain of the protein, the sequences being located adjacent to each end of the donor polynucleotide sequence forming left and right borders thereto.
US10457949B2	rDNA NTS-based gene multiple insertion cassette set and GRAS-grade recombinant yeast strain Disclosed is a gene multiple insertion cassette set including rDNA NTS fragments and an auxotrophic selection marker having an incomplete promoter is developed, and a safe oral recombinant strain having no antibiotic resistant marker is constructed by multiple insertion of an optimum number of the developed gene multiple insertion cassette sets into chromosomes of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain, a vaccine composition including, as an active ingredient, the above strain, a culture product thereof, a cell lysate, or nodavirus capsid protein (NNVcp) isolated and purified therefrom, and a composition for feed addition including, as an active ingredient, the above strain, a culture product thereof, a cell lysate, or squalene or oxidosqualene isolated and purified therefrom.
US10457945B2	UNA oligomers for therapeutics with prolonged stability This invention provides UNA oligomers for therapeutics having prolonged stability. The UNA oligomers can be composed of one or more 2′-3′-seco-nucleomonomers and one or more natural or non-natural nucleotide monomers. Embodiments include UNA oligomers with phosphorothioate or boranophosphate intermonomer linkages. The UNA oligomers can be used for therapeutics that target oligonucleotides, nucleic acids, or RNAs to reduce their activity.
US10457943B2	Antisense oligonucleotides for treatment of cancer stem cells The invention provides oligonucleotides complementary to a non-coding chimeric mitochondrial RNA as well as compositions and kits comprising the same, and their use in treating and preventing metastasis or relapse of a cancer in an individual previously treated for cancer with a therapy. The invention also provides oligonucleotides complementary to a non-coding chimeric mitochondrial RNA as well as compositions and kits comprising the same, and their use in treating a refractory cancer (e.g., a refractory HPV-associated cancer).
US10457941B2	Methods and compositions to treat liver diseases and conditions Methods and compounds useful to treat diseases and conditions are provided. Methods of administering one or more microRNA-inhibitor compounds or one or more microRNA-enhancing compounds to cells, tissues, and/or subjects as a treatment for a disease or condition are provided.
US10457940B2	AAV treatment of Huntington's disease Aspects of the disclosure relate to compositions and methods useful for treating Huntington's disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides interfering nucleic acids (e.g., artificial miRNAs) targeting the huntingtin gene (HTT) and methods of treating Huntington's disease using the same.
US10457939B2	Neuroprotective molecules and methods of treating neurological disorders and inducing stress granules Provided herein are neuroprotective molecules containing a sequence of 25-35 contiguous nucleotides between nucleotide 1 and nucleotide 50 of a mature human tRNA and at least four contiguous guanosine-containing nucleotides, where the sequence of 25-35 contiguous nucleotides contains a D-loop stem structure, the at least four contiguous guanosine-containing nucleotides are located at the 5′ end of the neuroprotective molecule, and the neuroprotective molecule contains at least one deoxyribonucleotide. Also provided are neuroprotective molecules containing a sequence of 25-35 contiguous between nucleotide 1 and nucleotide 50 of a mature human tRNACYS; and at least four contiguous guanosine-containing nucleotides, where the sequence of 25-35 contiguous nucleotides contains a D-loop stem structure and the at least four contiguous guanosine-containing nucleotides are located at the 5′ end of the neuroprotective molecule.
US10457935B2	Protein arrays and methods of using and making the same Methods and devices are provided for preparing a protein array having a plurality of proteins. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of nucleic acids each having a predefined sequence and expressing in vitro a plurality of proteins from the plurality of nucleic acids. In another embodiment, protein arrays having a solid surface and a microvolume are also provided. The solid surface can have a plurality of anchor oligonucleotides capable of hybridizing with a plurality of nucleic acids. The microvolume can cover each of the plurality of anchor oligonucleotides and can be configured to produce a polypeptide from each of the plurality of nucleic acids.
US10457933B2	Microbial strain improvement by a HTP genomic engineering platform The present disclosure provides a HTP microbial genomic engineering platform that is computationally driven and integrates molecular biology, automation, and advanced machine learning protocols. This integrative platform utilizes a suite of HTP molecular tool sets to create HTP genetic design libraries, which are derived from, inter alia, scientific insight and iterative pattern recognition. The HTP genomic engineering platform described herein is microbial strain host agnostic and therefore can be implemented across taxa. Furthermore, the disclosed platform can be implemented to modulate or improve any microbial host parameter of interest.
US10457931B2	Purification of nucleic acid from a sample containing nucleic acid and endotoxin Disclosed is a process for purifying nucleic acids, especially plasmid DNA, from a nucleic acid-containing, biologic sample, consisting of (a) preparation of a fluid sample containing nucleic acid and endotoxin each in dissolved form; (b) precipitation at least of nucleic acid and endotoxin from the fluid sample; (c) washing of the components of the fluid sample precipitated out in step b) in order to at least partially remove the endotoxin with at least one washing solution, which contains at least one amine compound with at least two carbon atoms and with a molar mass of ≤500 g/mol and; at least one organic solvent different from the aforementioned amine compound and has a pH-value (20° C.) in the range from pH 3.0 to pH 8.5, and; (d) dissolution of the remaining nucleic acid from the washed, precipitated constituents from step c) using a dissolving buffer and collection of the dissolved nucleic acids in a separate receptacle. The process is suitable for the effective and economical removal of endotoxins.

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